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British singer Jay Sean celebrated Thanksgiving stateside by performing his No. 1 hit “Down” atop the Hamburger Helper float at the 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday (Nov. 26). Jay’s U.S. debut album All or Nothing is available now.
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Snoop Dogg rocks out with Jamie Foxx, “America’s Best Dance Crew” winners Quest Crew, and jerking phenoms the Ranger$ in his video for “I Wanna Rock.” The Scoop Deville-produced, Dr. Dre-mixed track can be found on Snoop’s new album Malice N Wonderland, coming ...
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the U.S., we want to take a moment to wish all of our readers a happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for your support, whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or are a new visitor. We work hard to make Rap-Up.com your one-stop source for hip-hop ...
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If you missed it last year, here’s a second helping of Teairra Mari’s Thanksgiving meal. The R&B vixen invited Rap-Up TV into her kitchen where she prepared a honey-glazed hen with cornbread dressing for the holiday. Feast your eyes on what Teairra’s got cookin’.
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Christina Milian will be cooking up a feast for her first Thanksgiving as Mrs. Nash, but her husband won’t be eating much of it.
The-Dream, who bragged about his wife’s skills in the kitchen, tweeted that he won’t be partaking in Milian’s delicious meal because ...
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The Dream
Christina Milian
Hark! The herald angels sing. Leona Lewis blessed “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with her angelic voice on Wednesday (Nov. 25), performing two selections from her sophomore album Echo, “Happy” and her new single “Outta My Head.”
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Jimmy Kimmel
Lupe Fiasco says thank you to his fans this Thanksgiving with a new mixtape, Enemy of the State: A Love Story, featuring freestyles to Timbaland and Drake’s “Say Something,” Slaughterhouse’s “The One,” Clipse’s “Popular Demand,” and more. ...
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Drake
Slaughterhouse
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Lil Wayne has his eye on Ester Dean. “Ms. Ester Dean, you can get it,” Weezy raps on the remix to “Drop It Low,” which also references Seabiscuit and journalist Connie Chung (“I make that booty talk, Connie Chung for me”).
Download: Ester Dean f/ Lil Wayne ...
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Lil Wayne
Trey Songz gives us something to smile about with the viral video for “LOL :-)” featuring Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy Tell’em. The R&B singer does not appear in the clip. Instead, some of his most devoted fans submitted footage of themselves dancing, tweeting, and singing ...
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Trey Songz
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Soulja Boy
What do you wear in the presence of royalty? If you’re Lady Gaga, the answer is simple: latex.
Gaga, who will perform for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on December 7, is not toning down her outrageous fashion for royalty. “I’m sure it’ll be some latex fashion ...
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Lady GaGa
Rihanna is dangerous—literally. The bad girl wore a spiky gold number to the release party for Rated R at Juliet Supperclub in New York City on Tuesday (Nov. 24). RiRi kept it in the family, popping bottles with her Def Jam labelmates Rick Ross, Fabolous, and Karina Pasian.
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50 Cent will be eating humble pie this Thanksgiving. After losing his infamous chart battle with Kanye West in 2007, the Teflon Don has been defeated once more.
The rapper’s fourth album Before I Self Destruct implodes at No. 5 on this week’s Billboard 200 behind John Mayer, Andrea ...
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50 Cent
Kanye West
Donny Osmond may have taken the crown, but Whitney Houston gave winning performances of “Million Dollar Bill” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” on the season finale of “Dancing with the Stars.” Looking good, Whit.
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Whitney Houston
Mya was a step away from claiming victory on Season 9 of “Dancing with the Stars.” The singer and her dance partner Dmitry Chaplin, who had the highest scores during the season, were the runners-up, losing to Donny Osmond on Tuesday’s season finale. Kelly Osbourne placed ...
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Kelly Osbourne
Rihanna received love from her fans and her grandfather as she arrived at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Tuesday (Nov. 24) for a taping of “The Late Show with David Letterman.” She made a quick change and performed “Russian Roulette” on the late-night talk show.
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Ludacris, Akon, and Big Boi shared their good fortune with the less fortunate for Thanksgiving. The hip-hop stars distributed 2,000 turkeys and collard greens to families in need at South Cobb High School in Austell, Ga., on Tuesday.
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A little time behind bars can’t stop T.I. from appearing on new records. Usher bags Tip for a Scott Storch production from his Raymond vs. Raymond album, now due in 2010. Ursh brags about his VIP status, globe-trotting schedule, and record sales. “Industry’s in the recession, ...
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T.I.
Usher
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New Yorkers have a sequel to their Big Apple anthem. The song that propelled the Yankees to their World Series victory gets stripped down by Alicia Keys. The Jay-Z-less version of the No. 1 hit can be found on The Element of Freedom. Which do you prefer?
Download: Alicia Keys – ...
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Alicia Keys
State of Mind
Jay-Z
The video for “Morning After Dark” just premiered, but Timbaland is already on to the next one. Here’s a preview for his next single “Say Something” featuring Drake from Shock Value II.
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Timbaland
Drake
Rihanna’s “I don’t give a f— attitude” was on display as she let loose during her interview with Hot 97’s Angie Martinez on Tuesday (Nov. 24). She spoke about Chris Brown, lesbian rumors, being called a devil worshiper, Drake, and her penchant for grabbing boobies. ...
