From NPR News, it's DAY TO DAY, Chicago rapper Rhymefest is a Grammy-winning songwriter and a former battle-rhymer who once trounced Eminem in a rap off.

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It's going to be all right even if you get caught, they'll let you off - that whole rap that you get.

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Diddy, a rap star, is reported to have switched off his BlackBerry for a few weeks while he appears in a Broadway play.

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Even with its street-lingo name, Skechers is one of few popular fashion brands to take off among suburban teens without first being embraced by the rap crowd.

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"The rap on him is that he talks too long, his speeches don't end, and occasionally he goes off the reservation, " King added.

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