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  Chris Brown: "I'm Learning From My Mistakes"

  October 22, 2009 – Chris Brown sat down Wednesday with Angie Martinez of New York radio station Hot 97 for his second public interview since pleading guilty in June to assaulting Rihanna. But unlike his troubled appearance on Larry King Live in September, the R&B singer didn't fumble or retract his words and made himself clear: "I'm learning from my mistakes everyday and I regret it every second." Martinez was frank with Brown from the get-go: "Ther …
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  LISTEN: Rihanna's New Single!

  October 20, 2009 – Yeesh. What is going on with new Rihanna's new single? "Russian Roulette," written and produced by R&B smoothy Ne-Yo, starts with some wanky lead guitar lines before settling into a dirge-like tempo over which the Barbadian diva sings about suicidal gunplay as a metaphor for, uh, what exactly? (Hear the song below.) "He says close your eyes / sometimes it helps." The song ends with a gunshot. …
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  LISTEN: Chris Brown's Comeback Single

  September 30, 2009 – Let the lyric-parsing begin! Tuesday brought the debut of Chris Brown's "I Can Transform Ya," the first single from the R&B smoothie's upcoming album, Graffiti. Though Brown released the apologetic ballad "Changed Man" over the summer, the song is his first proper release since the whole Rihanna mess broke out last February. …
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  Kanye Apologizes on 'Jay Leno Show'

  September 15, 2009 – Just 24 hours after upstaging country-pop star Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the MTV VMAs, Kanye West apologized for the incident in an emotional interview Monday night on the debut episode of The Jay Leno Show. Kanye was on the show to perform Jay-Z's "Run This Town" alongside Hova and Rihanna, but, in light of the day's events, West decided to sit down with Leno to address the VMAs incident, which has fomented backlash …
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  Jay-Z Joined by Rihanna, Kanye, Diddy at 9/11 Show

  September 12, 2009 – There was really only one man for the job. Only one who could honor such a terrible tragedy without making the night anything but a celebration. Only one MC so symbolic of New York City and its potential, yet so loved by all. Only Jay-Z can rock Madison Square Garden on 9/11. …
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  WATCH: Chris Brown's 'Larry King' Controversy

  September 1, 2009 – The daytime soap opera starring Chris Brown and Rihanna just got even more dramatic. To promote Brown's first public interview since his arrest in February for the pre-Grammy altercation with then-girlfriend Rihanna, CNN yesterday released a teaser clip of the singer's appearance on Larry King Live, which is scheduled to air Wednesday night. …
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  Chris Brown: Earlier Abuse of Rihanna Alleged

  August 26, 2009 – Chris Brown was formally sentenced to five years probation, one year of domestic-abuse counseling, and 180 days of community service Tuesday, August 25, stemming from his February altercation with Barbados-born singer Rihanna, reports MTV. This sentence upheld the plea deal Brown made in June to avoid jail time. Judge Patricia Schnegg had delayed the sentencing from earlier this month. …
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  WATCH: Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye "Run This Town"

  August 20, 2009 – "Run This Town," a bangin' song off Jay-Z's September 11 release Blueprint 3, may be a late contender for 2009's defining summer jam, but Hova has more on his mind that just another notch on his diamond-studded belt. …
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  New Jay-Z Track Vows Death to Nothing In Particular

  July 24, 2009 – Kanye West definitely got the message: Ixnay on the Autotune-yay when rapping with Ova-hay. For "Run This Town," the first proper single from September's The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z is going the all-star route, showcasing Rihanna on the hook to this midtempo guitar sample-based track. But it's Kanye's verse towards the end that damn near steals the show ("What you think I rap for/ To push a fuckin' Rav 4?"), and reminds us how he got to be …
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  Jay-Z Reacts to Chris Brown's Public Apology

  July 22, 2009 – When news of Chris Brown and Rihanna's domestic altercation first made headlines in February, HOVA called Brown a "walking dead man." But yesterday, after viewing Brown's public apology, Rihanna's onetime mentor changed his story. "We're all flawed human beings," Jay told European radio host Tim Westwood. "The most he can do is apologize, that's it. What can we say? Everyone should be allowed to make mistakes. …
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