The 25 Biggest Hip-Hop News Stories of 2012 (So Far)

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The year 2012 has brought music lovers plenty of treats—about 50 albums' worth to be exact. But it's given us plenty of drama too. There's never a dull moment in the world of hip-hop. From absurdity to tragedy and courtroom dramas, 2012 has had it all—and we're just halfway through the year. So let's take a deep breath and recount The 25 Biggest Hip-Hop News Stories of 2012 (So Far).


25. Diddy's Son Earns $54,000 UCLA Scholarship
24. Lauryn Hill Evades Taxes for Three Years
23. Nas' Daughter Instagrams Condoms
22. DMX Disses Rick Ross, Drake and Jay-Z
21. Lupe Fiasco "T.R.O.Y" Sample Angers Pete Rock
20.Highline Ballroom Bans MGK
19. Wiz Khalifa Gives Fans a Heart-to-Heart
18. Chief Keef Heads to Interscope
17. GOOD Music's Cruel Summer Confirmed
16. Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Kareem "Biggs" Burke to do Hard Time
15. Hot 97/Power 105 Beef Escalates
14. Jay-Z Makes Nets Move to Brooklyn Official
13. Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose Makes Engagement Twitter Official
12. Obama Shouts Out Young Jeezy at Correspondents Dinner
11. Brian McKnight's Goes XXX
10. Jimmy Henchman Admits to Tupac Set-up
9. Chris Brown Puts Name on Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" Remix
8. MIA Flips Bird at Superbowl
7. "Sweet," "Schemin,'" and "Serena" Involved in Drake/Common Beef
6. Pusha T and Young Money Trade Shots
5. Nick Minaj Pulls Out of Summer Jam After "Starships" Diss
4. Jay-Z and Beyonce Welcomes Baby Blue Ivy
3. Kanye West Keeps It "Cold" While Dating Kim Kardashian
2. Beef and Broken Bottles: Chris Brown and Drake's Brawl
1. Hip-Hop Legend Adam "MCA" Yauch Dies

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