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Lil Wayne Appears In Court

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Lawyer continues to fight DNA evidence in rapper’s 2007 gun-possession arrest. By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Lil Wayne appeared briefly in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday (August 11) for a hearing in the ongoing case stemming from his 2007 arrest on gun-possession charges following his first solo headlining show in New York. The rapper was only present for a few minutes as his attorney continued to fight DNA evidence introduced by the prosecution

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Jay-Z Pays Tribute To Beastie Boys’ MCA At All Points West Festival

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Jay opens his set with Beasties’ classic ‘No Sleep Till Brooklyn.’ By Jem Aswad, with additional reporting by Sabrina Rojas Weiss Jay-Z performs at All Points West on Friday Photo: Rob Loud/FilmMagic Jay-Z , who replaced the Beastie Boys in the All Points West festival lineup after the group’s Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with cancer last month, paid tribute to the Beasties and the MC during his performance at the fest on Friday night.

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Drake Falls Onstage, Re-Injures Knee

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

MC tweets after fall, ‘Getting surgery this week but I’m walking.’ By Shaheem Reid Drake Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images Drake took a chance when he decided to perform on the America’s Most Wanted tour with an injured knee, and that chance turned out badly on Friday night, when he had a nasty fall and had to be helped offstage at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey. The up-and-coming rapper/singer tore his ACL several weeks ago and, up until just before the tour — which also features Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and others — began, it was up in the air as to whether he would perform at all at all.

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