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[caption id="attachment_7932" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Nas Photo:Getty/images"][/caption] NEWS No one laughs about Nas now, recording his twelfth studio album. Considered one of music’s most celebrated lyricists, he’s a top contender at next month’s Grammy Awards with four nominations.

[caption id="attachment_7925" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Kim Kardashian | Kanye West Photo:Getty/images"][/caption] NEWS Since Kim and her boyfriend Kanye West first announced right before the New Year that they were expecting a bundle of joy, Kardashian has described her pregnancy as an "adjustment."...

[caption id="attachment_7921" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="50 / Timbo Photo:Getty/images"][/caption] NEWS Timbaland has joined 50 Cent and SMS Audio as an investor partner in the company. According to Business Wire (via HHNM), Timbo will also serve as a member of the company's board of directors.

[caption id="attachment_7913" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="2 Chainz Photo:Getty/images"][/caption] NEWS Although Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has worked with G.O.O.D. Music helmsman Kanye West on numerous occasions and even appeared on Complex magazine’s G.O.O.D. Music cover.

[caption id="attachment_7895" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Hustlers Photo:VTeam/images"][/caption] NEWS Here are the 11 artists who were stuck in the midst tax struggle in 2012, with some managing it better than others. No matter the region, or if the artist was popping (Nas had a good year) or in falling off mode (no shots, Bubba Sparxxx), R Kelly with more.....

[caption id="attachment_3060" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Rick Ross Photo:Getty/images"][/caption] NEWS Rick Ross cancels North Carolina tour due to threats from a street gang, though those allegations have not yet been confirmed.

[caption id="attachment_7851" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Chris-Rihanna Photo: Rihanna, via Instagram"][/caption] NEWS Though Chris Brown and Rihanna have been telling anyone who will listen that they are 100 percent, unequivocally, absolutely not dating, there's certainly been a rekindling of something going on for most of the year.

[caption id="attachment_4784" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Chris Brown Photo:Getty/images"][/caption] NEWS Organisers say American R&B star Chris Brown has cancelled a stadium concert in Guyana after local protests over his 2009 beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna.

[caption id="attachment_7840" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Lil Wayne Photo:Lil Wayne (AAP)"][/caption] NEWS Lil Wayne has had a phenomenal run, but after 19 years in the game, the manic rap machine is looking to pull the plug — and it doesn't seem like he's looking back.

Lil Wayne classifies his latest clip, which echoes 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,' was meant to be 'fun.' Lil Wayne's new "No Worries" video...