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March

26 March 2007
Tony Yayo has been charged this morning for assaulting a 14 year old boy. 

25 March 2007
Atlantic Records rapper DG Yola was shot in the face early Saturday morning in a robbery attempt that went wrong 

24 March 2007
Rapper Snoop Dogg's forthcoming tour to the UK has been cancelled because UK Home Office Minister John Reid has denied the rapper entry into the country. 

23 March 2007
Lil Jon has set a Guinness world record by splashing out $500,000 on his new necklace Crunk Ain't Dead. 

22 March 2007
Foxy Brown has had an arrest warrant issued after she failed to turn up in court over an incident in a beauty shop. 

21 March 2007
Tony Yayo has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 14 year old boy. 

20 March 2007
Robbie Williams has approached UK rapper Stig Of The Dump, to work on a new single together. 

19 March 2007
50 Cent is to star in a new film 'Live Bet'.  Meanwhile, his new LP 'Before I Self Destruct' is out in June. 

18 March 2007
Guru to tour the UK in May. 

17 March 2007
June sees a book release to mark the 25th anniversary year of the legendary film 'Wildstyle'. 

16 March 2007
Rah Digga has left the Flipmode Squad to pursue her acting career. 

15 March 2007
Snoop Dogg gets his tour with Puffy off to a great start by getting arrested in Sweden over drugs allegations. 

14 March 2007
Leftfield rap imprint Rhymesayers secure major distribution. 

13 March 2007
Ice Cube is working a new TV show 'All Good In The Hood'.

12 March 2007
Rawkus Record owners and former employee El-p are having handbags at dawn. 

11 March 2007
Retailer Topshop have come under fire for selling 'The Gangster Rap Colouring Books'. 

10 March 2007
Busta Rhymes has been banned from a Manhattan movie set.  Police banned him because his driving license was suspended last month and there were concerns over public safety. 

9 March 2007
10 years today since Notorious Big (RIP) was murdered.  The case remains unsolved. 

8 March 2007
Author Jake Brown new book is called 'Dr Dre's Life In The Studio'. 

7 March 2007
(Lil) Bow WOW is to invest in a yet unnamed NBA team. 

6 March 2007
New Beastie Boys LP, out this summer. 

5 March 2007
Bone Thugs and Harmony's new LP out May. 

4 March 2007
Eminem signs an excluisve deal with Universal publishing. 

3 March 2007
Cam'ron stars in a new HP advert. 

2 March 2007
Jay-z sells his clothing company Roc-a-wear for over $200 million dollars. 

1 March 2007
LL Cool J is to endorse Chap Sticks 

February

28 February 2007
Redman wants to design womans shoes when he retires. 

27 February 2007
Project Pat has left Sony records. 

26 February 2007
Foxy Brown proclaims that she is innocent over her recent arrest. 

25 February 2007
Ludacris father passes away. 

24 February 2007
Jermaine Dupri has launched a So So Def clothing line. 

23 February 2007
Busta Rhymes arrested for driving with a suspended license. 

22 February 2007
Beanie Sigels probation is extended. 

21 February 2007
Eminem's wife Kim says the rapper is on drugs (allegedly). 

20 February 2007
Slum Village have teamed up with Chevy to record a child safety song. 

19 February 2007
Nas is to launch a new footwear brand. 

18 February 2007
Fab Five Freddy to star in a episode of 'Law And Order'. 

17 February 2007
Voletta Wallace to launch a Notorious Big clothing line. 

16 February 2007
Jadakiss indicted to gun and drug charges. 

15 February 2007
Rockport want Young Joc to star in TV adverts. 

14 February 2007
Onyx are planning a new clothing line. 

13 February 2007
Gillie Da Kid arrested for running drugs houses. 

12 February 2007
Nore splits from Def Jam. 

11 February 2007
Jermaine Dupri appointed president of Island Records. 

10 February 2007
Remy Martin working on a new reality TV show. 

9 February 2007
Rick Rubin offered job as chairman of Columbia records. 

8 February 2007
Dr. Dre to produce films for New Line. 

7 February 2007
Stones Throw Records are going to release LP's on vinyl, CD, MP3 and cassestte. 

6 February 2007
Dr Dre long overdue LP 'Detox' out this Xmas. 

5 February 2007
Wu Tang Clan to tour the UK with Rage Against The Machine. 

4 February 2007
DMX to launch a clothing line. 

3 February 2007
RZA's new LP 'Digi Snacks' out later this year. 

2 February 2007
Lil Flip new LP out April after wrangling his way out of his Sony contract later this year. 

1 February 2007
Roots new LP will be released October 2007 

January

31 January 2007
Jay-z not content with projects for Budweiser, Hewlett-Packard and General Motors, is now starring in Cherry Coke adverts. 

30 January 2007
Timbaland new LP 'Shock Value' out end of March. 

29 January 2007
Wu-tang Clan new LP '8th Diagram' out this summer. 

28 January 2007
Queen Latifah to star opposite Katie Holmes in 'Mad Money'. 

27 January 2007
Young Buck is arrested in Nashville. 

26 January 2007
EMI merges with Capital Virgin Media groups. 

25 January 2007
Jay-z to star in Budweiser advert. 

24 January 2007
Snoop Dogg pleads not guilty to gun charges. 

23 January 2007
RIP to producer Disco D who was found dead this morning, apparently suicide. 

22 January 2007
Lil Wayne is getting sued for missing a concert last year. 

21 January 2007
Q-Tip new LP 'The Renaissance' out later this month. 

20 January 2007
Mobb Deep's prodigy to release two LP's this year on Koch. 

19 January 2007
Nate Dog claims Suge Knight owes $10 million in back payments. 

18 January 2007
MC Serch new LP 'Lost' out later this year 

17 January 2007
Mix Unit remove all their mix CD's they sell online. 

16 January 2007
DJ Drama has been arrested for selling mix CD's. 

15 January 2007
Serious Jones signs to Ludacris' Disturbing The Peace label. 

14 January 2007
Kayne West HBO TV series will be directed by Larry Charles director by Borat. 

13 January 2007
Snoop Dogg to star in a new TV show on gangs. 

12 January 2007
HBO are developing a reality TV show based on Kayne West day-to-day life. 

11 January 2007
Ras Kass writes to his bosses at Capitol Records, asking them to either release his LP or release him from his contract. 

10 January 2007
Paul Wall creates custom grills for cars. 

9 January 2007
Grandmaster Flash is to be introduced into US Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. 

8 January 2007
Styles P suffers broken leg in traffic accident 

7 January 2007
Jeff Chang's new book 'Can't Stop Won't Stop' is out in March. 

6 January 2007
Freaky Zeaky is out of jail and has just signed a deal with Dipset South. 

5 January 2007
Slim Thugs new LP 'Serve & Collect' is due out March on Koch. 

3 January 2007
Busta Rhymes is again in trouble with the law this time for allegedly assaulting a driver who was seeking back pay.