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I've always had issues with my temper.

When I look back at myself during those years when everything was blowing up, I think maybe at first I was a little, you know, too aggressive and loud. It was like I had this voice and I had to be heard. ''Don't f--- with me,'' to the point where people must have been wondering, Why is this dude so angry? Is he on crack? Is he on crystal meth? I go back and see old interviews and even now I wonder, Why was I so hyper?

I went through a phase back then when I was shooting pistols in the air behind the studio and, you know, pulling guns out, pointing a pistol in somebody's face, not even realizing that I could've gone to jail for that s---.

Back then I was living on a main road, Hayes Street, and random people used to come and knock on my door all the time. The first album had gone four times platinum. I finally had some money. I remember thinking, I have a house, I can park in back. It was the first time in my life I'd had a real home that I could call my own and nobody was going to be able to throw me out. Directly across the street there was a trailer park. Wouldn't you know it? Sometimes kids would sit and wait for me to come out.

Other times they didn't even bother to wait. They would just come and bang on the door. The doorbell kept ringing. I was starting to lose it. As soon as I would open the front door the camera flashes would go off. They'd start clapping. I was losing my mind. ...
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Cypress Hill Hit With $29 MILLION Suit Over `'Black Sunday,' Sample!!!!!!!

West Coast rap group Cypress Hill are being sued for $29 million due to a sampling conflict stemming from their triple platinum, 1993 album, Black Sunday.

According to reports, legendary blues singer Syl Johnson filed a lawsuit against the hip-hop band claiming the music from his 1969 record "Is It Because I'm Black" were used without permission on Hill's "Lock Down (Interlude)." Despite Hill's track being over 15 years-old and not using the actual lyrics from the song, Johnson has decided to sue the group plus a number of record and publishing companies for the brief soundbite.

Cypress Hill, who were recently honored at VH1's 5th annual Hip-Hop Honors event, were not available for comment as of press time.

Johnson, who is the father of R&B singer Syleena Johnson, has a history of suing other musicians for allegedly using unauthorized samples of his music. Back in January, TMZ broke the news that he sued a long list of artists including Michael Jackson, Will Smith, Tupac Shakur and KRS-One claiming they stole his 1967 single "Different Strokes" without attributing him or paying for the sample.

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Last night, British R&B artist Jay Sean announced that he had inked a deal with Cash Money Records, the label home of Lil’ Wayne.

While Sean didn’t pick up any honors at last night’s MOBOs (Music of Black Origin) -the biggest award show in British urban music - he did have some good news to share backstage. The UK R&B star announced that he had signed a deal with Cash Money/Universal.

During a recent trip to Miami, Jay officially signed with the label and met Wayne and the rest of the Cash Money family. As a result of the deal, Cash Money has exclusive rights to release Jay Sean’s most recent album, My Own Way in the United States.  His forthcoming albums will also be released by the imprint.

“It’s always been a dream for me to sign to an American label,” Jay wrote in a blog posted on his official myspace page. “And it’s great to be accepted by the best in the game.”

Jay Sean already has a collabo with his label mate Weezy in the works and the self-proclaimed “best rapper alive” will be also be dropping a verse on a remix of Jay’s upcoming single, “Tonight,” which will be featured on a repackaged version of My Own Way.

My Own Way will be released in the United States during the spring of 2009.

Imprisoned rapper Gucci Mane issued a statement today (October 17), squashing growing rumors that he was found dead in his Fulton County jail cell. Gucci Mane, born Radric Davis, is currently incarcerated for violating the terms of his probation on a assault charge, on multiple occasions. Despite attempts by his lawyer to quell the speculation, rumors persist that the rapper overdosed in jail. Gucci Mane himself issued a statement to sources to prove that he is still alive. “I am alive and doing well,” Gucci Mane said in a statement. “I am in good health and in good spirits. To my friends, fans, and supporters – thank you for your concern and I apologize for the inconvenience of having to deal with these bogus rumors. I promise that I’ll be out before you can bat your eye and that I will be stronger than ever.”

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Details about Kanye’s new album “808’s and Heartbreak” have now been unveiled. Kanye selected a few journalists and guests to attend a listening session, including getting Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft to set the stage for the guests. “After waiting in a loading area with an open bar and a DJ, we walked up a driveway illuminated by florescent lights to a darkened room where approximately forty nude women, most of them wearing face-obscuring masks seemingly made of faux lamb’s wool, stood in the middle — black girls in the front, white girls in the back,” a Fader journalist wrote. “Mos Def sat down front-and-center, Michael Rapaport talked excitedly to the security guards, Will.i.am watched from one end of the U the audience formed around the women, Rick Ross watched from the other end.” Fader says there are only a few guests on Kanye’s album, incluing the only rap verses coming from Young Jeezy on “Amazing” and a duet with Lil Wayne. More importantly Fader says what the album “West delivered a monologue about how this album is about the freedom to do what you want to do and that he used Auto-Tune because it is the most fun thing ever.” Kanye said “If I wanna rap, I’ll rap,” he said. “If I wanna sing, I’ll sing. I told Jay, L.A Reid and everyone at my label that I needed to put this out right now, I’ll have another album in June, but this has to come out right now. The way these songs connect with you, God uses me as a vessel- he puts me through pain so that I can go through it, and create…” The album was put together in three weeks in the area code of 808 (hence the ...

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