April 8, 2009 - Keith Urban's "Defying Gravity" has earned the country crooner his first No. 1 spot on the US album chart, beating out legendary rocker Prince by a small margin.
November 7, 2008 - Talib Kweli's musical career made its first inroads through his
collaborations with DJ Hi-Tek in 1997 and Mos Def in 1998. By 2004, he was booked to support the Beastie Boys on tour, and appearances on MTV's "Wild 'N Out" and Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show" followed.
December 4, 2007 - Chad "Pimp C" Butler, half of the popular rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz), reportedly was found dead this morning in a West Hollywood, CA, hotel room. He was 33.
August 22, 2007 - With 615,000 copies sold in the US during its first week in stores, Disney's " High School Musical Soundtrack" debuts atop the latest Billboard 200 album chart.
July 6, 2007 - Industrial-rock godfather Al Jourgensen has revealed that the forthcoming album from his group Ministry will be the band's final studio release.
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