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Lauryn Hill Pays Tax Debt

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Lauryn Hill Pays Tax Debt

Singer/rapper Lauryn Hill has reportedly paid off the tax debt that likely would have sent her to prison for three years. On the day before Hill was due to be sentenced on charges of federal tax evasion, the Grammy winner paid more than $900,000 in taxes and penalties. She is still due to be sentenced Monday, but her sentence is likely to be adjusted due to her having repaid the money. Her attorney stated as much when he made the official announcement to the media that the debt had been covered. ”Ms. Hill has not only now fully paid prior to sentencing her taxes, which are part of her criminal restitution, but she has additionally fully paid her federal and state personal taxes for the entire period under examination through 2009,” her attorney, Nathan Hochman, said via email.

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Usher Prepares For Movie Role as Sugar Ray Leonard!

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The film centers on the story of  the great brawler Roberto Duran  who beat Sugar Ray in 1980 to claim the WBC welterweight title (though he lost is a few months later during the rematch). Usher says he has spent more than a year preparing to play Leonard, who was known for his fast hands, quick feet and wide smile. Robert De Niro will star as Duran’s Hall of Famer trainer, Ray Arcel. Filming is scheduled to begin in Panama in October.

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Wyclef Addresses Lauryn Hill’s Situation

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Wyclef Addresses Lauryn Hill's Situation

Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill both rose to fame as members of the Fugees in the late 1990s. But romantic squabbles and creative differences soured their relationship and ended the group. Nonetheless, Clef spoke to “Rap Fix” about Hill’s recent tax issues and the announcement that she has signed a new record deal. “I wish her the best, I think she’s going to have a great album,” Wyclef said. “You’re going to have ups and downs and in the industry.”

“What I learned in the industry is just make sure that you surround yourself with the best people. Not people that’s just gonna tell you what you want to hear, but people that’s going to tell you the truth,” he said. “You develop a God complex. Trust me when I tell you that.”

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Lauryn Hill Signs New Record Deal, Tax Evasion Sentencing Delayed

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Reports TMZ:

Lauryn Hill just bought herself a couple weeks of freedom.

The R&B legend was to be sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty to blowing off her 2005-2007 tax returns … but the sentencing was moved to May 6 to give Lauryn a chance to repay a chunk of her $968,000 tax debt. Hill’s attorney said the singer recently signed a million-dollar recording deal with Sony … she was also planning to take out a $650,000 loan to put toward the bill. Hill faces several years in prison … but her attorney is hoping for probation.

A pricey new record deal would certainly help L Boogie’s cause that she’ll be able to pay Uncle Sam all their dough if she is able to drop a new album and tour. Late last year she hit the road with Nas for the “Life Is Good/Black Rage” tour. ”Black Rage” was the name of a single that Ms. Hill was thought to be dropping. However,  that has not happened as of yet.

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Dionne Warwick Files For Bankruptcy Owes $10 Million In Taxes

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Grammy-winning singer Dionne Warwick,  has filed for bankruptcy because of unpaid taxes that total about $10.7 million. According to reports, her debt started growing in the 1990s, and was originally only $2.2 million. After 50 years in show biz, the singer said all she had to show for it was $1,000 cash; assorted pieces of decades-old furniture; clothes; artwork and paintings; two fur coats, and two pairs of diamond earrings. The vast majority of her debt is $10.2 million in tax claims from the IRS and the state of California. She also owes a former manager about $500,000, and ran up a $20,000 Visa card debt, court papers showed.  With the amount she currently owes, this is bound to be a long, drawn out case.

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Young Guru Announces The Grammy U: “Era Of The Engineer” Tour

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Engineer extraordinaire and Jay-Z‘s most trusted man when it comes to music, Young Guru, will be schooling young bucks on the music game. The Grammy University announced the “Era Of The Engineer” tour with GRAMMY® -nominated engineer/producer Young Guru — an educational program, that will launch April 8, 2013, in Philadelphia and make 13 stops across the United States. The 13-city tour, sponsored in part by HP and Disc Makers, will invite GRAMMY U students and members of the P&E Wing are invited to attend the 90-minute lecture panels. Guru’s exploits in music are absolutely nothing to sneeze at. The acclaimed DJ, producer and engineer has worked with artist such as s Beyoncé, Drake,  Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and many others in his acclaimed career. For those unfamiliar with GRAMMY U, it is a community of full-time college students primarily between the ages of 17 and 25, who are pursuing a career in the recording industry. According to a press release, The Recording Academy created GRAMMY U to help prepare college students for their careers in the music industry through networking, educational programs, and performance opportunities. GRAMMY U is designed to enhance students’ current academic curriculum with access to recording industry professionals to give an ”out of classroom” perspective on the recording industry such as the “Era Of The Engineer” tour. Check out the dates that Guru will be making on his tour down below.

April 8: Philadelphia, Drexel University
April 9: Seattle, JBL Theater at, EMP Museum
April 10: Berkeley, Calif., Fantasy Studios
April 12: Los Angeles, The Recording Academy
April 15: Chicago, SAE Institute
April 16: Washington D.C., SoundExchange
April 17: New York City, NYU at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
April 22: Oklahoma City, Academy Of Contemporary Music, University of Central Oklahoma
April 24: New Orleans, Loyola University
April 25: Miami, Miami Dade College
April 26: Atlanta, Emory Center for Ethics (will be streamed live at http://www.ethics.emory.edu)
April 27: Murfreesboro, Tenn., Middle Tennessee State University
April 28: Memphis, Royal Studios

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Kanye West Throws Shots At Justin Timberlake, Obama & More In London [Video]

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Kanye West and rants go together like peanut butter and jelly, and once again Yeezy used the stage to vent some frustrations. While in London Saturday night, the Chicago superstar railed against the GRAMMYs, Justin Timberlake‘s “Suit & Tie” single and even President Barack Obama. West was performing the first of back-to-back shows at the Hammersmith Apollo and shortly after performing the Cruel Summer single “Clique,” the G.O.O.D. Music chieftain got a few things off his chest. Graciously thanking the crowd, Kanye launched into his rant by mentioning that he owns a residence in London. But shortly after, he began to rail against the industry. “I hate business people,” said a seemingly frustrated West. “People get on the phone with me and talk to me like ‘What kind of business can it do, tho? What kind of business are you doing? What’s the numbers? How much did you sell?’” After a few moments of that, West started to dig in. “Remind me again why we in this sh-t? / Remind me why the GRAMMYs can suck my d-ck,” he crooned in a sing-song freestyle. “Remind me again who’s the original Superfly/And I got love for Hov but I ain’t f-ckin’ with that ‘Suit & Tie.’” West threw shots at corporate sponsors as well, just before having what appears to be a bit of meltdown. Mentioning the loss of his mother in an especially emotional moment, West then said, “I don’t give a f-ck what the President has to say” before going on to some other choice words. It seemed like Kanye West was working something out with himself onstage, and may have destroyed some endorsement opportunities for himself in the process as well. Check out the onstage rant in the video clip courtesy of TeamKanyeDaily below.

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