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Jay-Z Signs Willow Smith To Roc NationThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:19PMJust days after Will and Jada Smith's daughter, Willow Smith, dropped her debut single "Whip My Hair," she done what most artists struggle to -- sign a deal.

Busta Rhymes And DMX Coming To 'Def Jam Rapstar'Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:52PMLudacris and A Tribe Called Quest will enjoy the company a few more rap and hip-hop luminaries on "Def Jam Rapstar," and Busta Rhymes and DMX will be among them. Busta will be pulling overtime, since he's already on the "DJ Hero 2" track list, but the latest batch of titles confirmed by Def Jam [...]

Mary Anne Hobbs broadcasts final BBC Radio 1 show with guest mix from Kode9 and BurialThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:49PMIn the early hours Thursday (last night if you're on Pacific time), Mary Anne Hobbs broadcast the final show of her 14-year career with BBC Radio 1. Aided by special guests Hyperdub artists and dubstep breakout stars Kode9 and Burial,...

Calendar for September 10Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:54AMCity of El Cerrito -- Events, Community meeting on the El Cerrito Recycling Center, help in guiding principles, goals, and guidelines, 5-7 p.m. Sept.14, City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave., 510-215-4354, www.ecrecycling.org . Hubler Park Improvement Community Meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, Hubler Park Clubhouse, 7711 Sea View.

Thomaston looking at sagging pants ordinanceThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:38AMBy Larry Stanford editorial1@ thomastontimes.com "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground..." This rap parody by Atlantan Larry Platt...

Lupe Fiasco Defines Success, "I Don't Really Care About The 5 Mics, The XXL Ratings [Because] Jay-Z Said I Was Nice"Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:54AMGrammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco has defined what he believes to be success and said he does not sweat trying to make a classic album for sake of receiving a high rating from the media. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]

Queer Oakland: Juba Kalamka, the Lyrical MisanthropeThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:54AM“ You’re just trying to change the world!” When I was growing up, teens uttered this like an insult. The implication was that I was airy-fairy, naïve, unrealistically optimistic and slightly irresponsible … because everybody knew that trying to affect the status quo was a waste of time and energy, energy that should be directed toward hard work, toward good old manual labor. Obviously, I was ...

Should bullfighting be banned?Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:39PMCatalonia has voted to outlaw the traditional sport. What will this mean?

Best Live PerformerWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:15PMBET just revealed the full list of nominees for the upcoming 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards, and Jay-Z is leading all nominees with 11. Drake is next with 8 nods and Nicki Minaj rounds out the top three nominated artists of 2010 with 6 nominations.