Legendary emcee and producer Keith "Guru" Elam passed away Monday (April 19, 2010) in a New York City hospital. Just over six weeks since the former Gang Starr front-man was publicly reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest and been hospitalized, he died due to complications from undisclosed cancer after having been diagnosed with Anoxia.The controversy surrounding Guru's hospitalization, visitation rights, and recovery with present musical partner Solar led to limited information being released to press. What is known is that the 43 year-old Guru had suffered a heart attack, gone into a coma, and despite reports of strong recovery, ultimately lost his battle with what has
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Miss Info reports that last week, she received phone call from one-time Diplomats co-CEO Jim Jones featuring a public apology to Cam'Ron and likely ending the three-year rift within the crew. In a conversation, which apparently took place in Cam'ron's car, Jones claims responsibility for the rift between himself and Cam, saying, "The business of the Diplomats could have been fixed before. But by putting my emotions out in the public, it only made things worse. And of course, some of us became bitter about it."
It may seem as though Nicki Minaj is all glamor, with a Barbie-inspired theme to her image. Her accented delivery and unique personality has made her one of the most talked about Rap stars of 2010, despite having never released a solo album. With a recent Fader cover-story, fans are still just getting to know the voice behind the accent, and the face behind the eyeshadow and lipstick. It has been this way since she started gaining notoriety as part of Lil Wayne's Young Money crew. But, recently Minaj opened up to Details magazine about life before the stardom, of the violent scenes her father once caused and of her bi-sexuality, speaking on homophobia in Hip Hop. 
Friday afternoon, Scott Storch's Bluewave Group issued a press release saying the heralded producer will reunite with Dr. Dre and Jay-Z on the upcoming "Detox" single "Under Pressure." There have been rumors of the single's release for weeks, since Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre announced its existence during the Major League Baseball's opening day of the season at Fenway Park.
A video of an exclusive interview with T.I., his first since his stint in prison for criminal weapons possession, was recently uploaded to the rapper's YouTube page.
Erykah Badu's latest music video, "Window Seat" has received a mix of critique and praise for its explicit imagery. The video features Badu in one continuous shot as she sheds her clothing on a Dallas sidewalk. At the very end, Badu acts as if shot by gunfire, which is an allusion to John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination. 
New York's SOB's was packed to capacity last night (March 30, 2010) in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the Freshman of the Roc (Nation), J.Cole, at HOT97's Who's Next Live showcase. Cole provided selections from his Warm-Up mixtape along with a handful of freestyles, plus versions of "Dead Presidents" and "Get By" to which Talib Kweli jumped onstage with Hi-Tek to perform. Guests in the building included Statik Selektah, Domingo, Asher Roth (who assisted opening act Outasight), Young Chris (who also performed with Cole) and fellow Freshman 10, Pill, among others.
Nicki Minaj recently revealed to MTV.com the reason she and fellow Young Money artist Drake decided not to participate in XXL magazine's Freshmen 2010 issue, which highlights up-and-coming talent in the rap game.
In July of 2009, OutKast's Big Boi began saying that he wanted to take his Sir Luscious Left Foot solo album to Def Jam, home to L.A. Reid, the record executive responsible for OutKast's discovery and much of their success. Even with various Twitter announcements on spring release dates, it was not until Friday that Big Boi says he officially inked the contract.
Just as his career is at a high point, Gucci Mane finds himself in jail. Serving a six month sentence, the emcee has still found success. His latest album, The State vs. Radric Davis: The Verdict topped the charts. Recently, Gucci spoke to The Associated Press about what it was like to have an album top the charts while behind the bars and more.