The hip-hop journalist who exposed rapper RICK ROSS as a former corrections officer in 2008 was shot and killed in Miami, Florida on Friday (14Aug09).

Don Diva Magazine writer Sam Ferguson’s car was showered with bullets as he headed north on the Florida Turnpike freeway on Friday afternoon.

According to local reports, he crashed the vehicle into the highway median and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have launched a major investigation to seek out his killer.

Ferguson, aka P-Man Sam, hit the headlines a year ago when he wrote a piece for Hip-Hop Weekly about old friend Ross, revealing the rapper once worked at a prison.

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Rapper BEANIE SIGEL has been arrested and charged with drug possession after police found marijuana in the car he was travelling in.

The star, real name Dwight Grant, was travelling through Wrightstown, New Jersey, on the way to perform at a private event at the area’s Kelly’s Bar when police officers pulled over his vehicle.

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Rapper DRAKE is preparing to undergo knee surgery after injuring himself on stage last month (Jul09).

The rising star tore an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his knee in June (09) while playing basketball, but he defied doctors’ orders by hitting the stage as part of Lil Wayne’s Young Money Presents America’s Most Wanted Music Festival tour last month (Jul09).

His performance in New Jersey on 31 July (09) ended in disaster when Drake’s knee gave way, causing him to collapse onstage.

He was reported to have undergone surgery earlier this month (02Aug09) to repair damage to a second torn ligament – but he has now told fans he’ll go under the knife in September (09) for the procedure.

He wrote on his Twitter.com blog, "In the studio… working on (upcoming album) Thank Me Later… magic. Surgery September 8th… Then we’re back in business."

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LIL WAYNE fans were left stunned on Monday (17Aug09) after his show in Canada was cancelled hours before it was due to take place.

Lil Wayne was scheduled to take the stage in Vancouver with hip-hop stars Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em as part of the Lil Wayne’s Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival tour.

But concert promoters announced on Monday afternoon that the show had been called off.

A news release read, "The Lil Wayne show has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond Live Nation’s control."

The statement went on to confirm ticket-holders would be refunded for their purchase.

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New York, NY/London, England – August 18, 2009: MTV will be the exclusive on-air and online outlet for the global multi-platform premiere of the new JAY-Z music video “Run This Town” with Rihanna and Kanye West. The video will debut on Thursday, August 20th at 8pm EST (international premiere times to be announced locally) across all MTV properties including MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Tr3s, MTV Hits, MTV Jams in the U.S. as well as on MTV’s international network of channels. “Run This Town” is the second video from the multi-award-winning rapper’s highly-anticipated album Blueprint3, which releases on September 11th, 2009.

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 16, 2009 — The Lone Star state’s Lil Flip, aka Flip Gates, is back again and ready to seize his rightful spot among southern rap royalty with the High Powered Entertainment CD release Respect Me, online and in stores everywhere on September 29th.

With street inspired themes, state of the art rhymes, and cutting edge production, this album will most definitely keep heads banging and clubs jumping. A voracious prodigy of the late legendary mix tape visionary DJ Screw, Lil Flip has delivered a winner with Respect Me; a killer collection of 15 original certified anthems, produced by J Silva (Keyshia Cole, Lil Wayne, E-40, Daz Dillinger and more).

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