C-Murder Launches Anti-Violence Initiative.

6 News reports "A rapper awaiting trial for murder and a minister who served time for identity theft say they have a plan to combat area violence."

GORILLA ZOE EXPLAINS THAT NECK TATOO.

REALLY BREAKING NEWS: LUDACRIS IS ELLEN'S LONG LOST SON!

Luda also reminded Ellen to put him on the will. LOL!

RAPPER T.I EXPLAINS WHY HE'S NOT ON TWITTER!

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From KJ the Kid Reporter's site:

"I can guess. He's going to jail soon and you can't follow someone in jail."

SNOOP DOGG ON SPORTS CENTER NAMING THE TOP 10 NBA PLAYS.

DEPECHE MODE - GAHAN SUFFERS SLEEPLESS NIGHTS OVER 'DEATH'

DEPECHE MODE singer DAVE GAHAN wakes up every night at 4.15am - the exact time he 'died' from a drug overdose 13 years ago. The Enjoy The Silence star, 46, was famed for his wild ways during the chart-toppers' heyday. But Gahan's partying nearly cost him his life in 1996, when his heart stopped for two minutes following an overdose of heroin and cocaine. Doctors were able to revive the star and his near-death experience forced him to reconsider his hedonistic lifestyle.

Gahan tells German newspaper Bild he still wakes up every night at the same time, seeing it as a gentle reminder of his good fortunes. He says, "I look at my watch and know in advance what the time will be. I think somebody wants to remind me that I have a good life - and it's not for me to decide when it ends. "What I did in the past was a big mistake. I knew this instinctively when I neared death. Today I'm grateful I survived." Gahan has since recovered from his addictions, and now lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children in New York.

VIDEO: BOOM BOOM POW--BLACK EYE PEAS.

MORRISSEY WALKS OFF STAGE IN ANTI-MEAT PROTEST!

British rocker MORRISSEY halted his performance at California's Coachella music festival on Friday (17Apr09) to protest against members of the audience who were eating meat. The former Smiths frontman, a staunch vegetarian, was disgusted by the smell of barbecued meat wafting over the crowd at the Indio, California event.

And halfway through his set, the star stopped mid-song and walked off stage, telling the audience, "I can smell burning flesh and I hope to God it's human." A few minutes later the star returned and re-started his performance, adding, "The smell of burning animals is making me sick. I just couldn't bear it."

PAUL MCCARTNEY PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE WIFE LINDA AT CONCERT.

SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY used his appearance at California's Coachella music festival on Friday (17Apr09) to pay tribute to his late wife LINDA - who died 11 years ago to the day. The Beatles legend took to the stage to headline the first night of the legendary music event in Indio, California, which runs until Sunday (19Apr09).

Friday's date had extra significance to the star as his beloved first wife lost her battle with cancer on 17 April 1998. And MCCartney used the opportunity to pay tribute to his late partner, dedicating his song Foxy Lady to her memory and telling the crowd, "It's an emotional day for me. That's good, that's OK. Lot of heart, lot of emotion."

SNOOP DOGG GETS WAXED ON WEED DAY 4/20/09!

On Monday, Snoop Dogg will become the first living rapper and third MC in history to be immortalized in a wax statue at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas.

The rapper/actor/entrepreneur has donated his own clothing--including a baseball jacket from his new clothing line, Rich & Infamous--to outfit his life-size likeness, which was handcrafted by sculptors in the attraction's London studios at a cost of $300,000.

Perhaps it's fitting that the unveiling of his wax statue falls on April 20, a.k.a. 4/20 – the international green light code for marijuana smokers.

God knows we'll be watching it all up here in Canada.

Thursday afternoon, Snoop sent the following tweet to his followers: "this is the deal...tell everybody you know to follow @madametussauds to win a chance to go to Vegas and party with @snoopdogg on 420!!!"

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