50 Cent is venturing into the world of comedy.

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50 Cent is venturing into the world of comedy. Thisis50.com has launched a comedy tour in partnership with Jam House Live. Broadcasting live on the last Thursday of each month on Fif’s Web site and jamhouselive.com, the show will premiere this Thursday, April 28, 2011.Similar to Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam and Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy, each half hour episode with feature a slew of comedians, including thisis50.com staple, Young Jack Thriller.....

Eminem’s “Marshall Mathers LP” Reaches Diamond Status!

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RIAA has confirmed that Detroit, Michigan superstar Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP album has reached diamond status. Signifying 10 million copies sold, the 2000 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records release remains one of Em's most critically-acclaimed works. Website HipHop-N-More.com pointed out the milestone.

L.A. Reid Remembers TLC’s “Left Eye” .

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Yesterday marked the ninth anniversary of the untimely passing of TLC member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. The rapper/singer was killed in a car accident while travelling in Honduras, she was 30 years old. Lopes’ death left a large hole in the music industry and in the lives of the many people that loved her. Record executive L.A. Reid was one such person whose life was touched by Left Eye and who continues to mourn her to this day. Reid was like a mentor to the artist and signed her to his LaFace Records label.

Soulja Boy To Quit Rapping Due To Bad Record Sales?

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The bad record sales of Soulja Boy lead him to speak to news recently concerning the downfall of his third studio album and how internal disagreements with Interscope influenced the album's disappointing record sales. Soulja claimed that, the album released date was badly scheduled. While he wanted to release the effort in July 2010, Interscope rather dropped it in November, over five months after its first and most successful lead single "Pretty Boy Swag" hit the radio.

The Game Arrested in Canada, Detained For 14 Days.

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Photo: Canada Customs"][/caption] The Ex G-Unit Member, The Game, the rapper has been detained in Canada. On Twitter, Game vent his frustration. In a series of tweets he lashed out at Canadian customs, saying, “Customs officials just denied me entry into Canada. I'm sorry 2 ALL my fans but I was mislead by promoters & assured I would be able 2 enter. I'm being detained in Canada for 14 days until they process my inadmissibility then I'll have a hearing heard by a judge. At that point the judge will decide to either deport me or give me a sentence for violating Canada's immigrant....

Germany : A Missionary Loses His Job.

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Photo: Spiegel"][/caption] Hamm - Is a town in Germany. The court today accused a worker for using the name of Jesus in his working period to customers. The call center worker ends his communications with "Jesus hat Sie lieb." [Jesus Loves You]. Due to this, the 29 year old worker has been dismissed from his work. The case was brought to the court. However, the magistrate, also not having any mercy on the religious worker and not having any mercy for religion, confirmed the dismissal! ....

50 Cent And Nicole Scherzinger Hooks Up For ‘Right There’ Music Video.

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Photo: James Lacsina/ MTV News"][/caption] "Well, I was really wanting to date her," the rapper said with a grin. "They played the song, and I said, 'OK, I'll do it. Maybe I'll get a chance to do the video and be next to her and see what happens!' "...I wanted to kinda keep the video pretty simple because I wanted it iconic," the songstress said, decked out in an eye-popping orange jumpsuit and olive-green jacket. "The way you get iconic pictures and memorable videos is just by keeping it simple. So we're in downtown L.A., and we're just wearing super-fly colors, and we're just feelin' it. Right now, we just shot a scene, it's just us against the blue skies — it's beautiful and we're just feeling the song." ....

50 Cent Traces Roots To South Carolina In Upcoming Vh1 Documentary!

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Photo: V/images"][/caption] The Origin of Me finds 50 returning to Edgefield County, South Carolina, where his ancestors moved from before relocating in New York City during the 1950s. Edgefield was a onetime home to controversial United States Senator Strom Thurmond and according to Vh1, "The epicenter of 'Confederate Rage', Edgefield was known to be one of the most violent places in the South." ....

Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” Cover Art Revealed.

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Photo: Young Money"][/caption] According to New York Magazine, the cover art for Tha Carter IV will feature a child Dwayne Carter, Jr. in a strikingly similar pose to his multi-platinum 2008 release Tha Carter III. The image is pictured to the right. Other albums featuring likenesses or archival images of young emcees include Nas' 1994 debut Illmatic and Notorious B.I.G.'s debut from the same year, Ready To Die....

Gucci Mane Arrest Details Emerge; Woman Ejected For Refusing Proposition.

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Photo: V/images"][/caption] UPDATE (04/20): Tuesday, DeKalb County, Georgia prosecutors announced formal charges of battery, reckless conduct and disorderly conduct against Gucci Mane, also known as Radric Delantic Davis. Gucci Mane’s attorney, Ashutosh Joshi told the Associated Press his client plans to plead not guilty to all charges. Gucci was originally accused of pushing a woman out of Hummer while driving down a suburban Atlanta street....