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Chuck Phillips' latest Los Angeles Times article implicating Sean Combs in the shooting of Tupac Shakur may have been based on fradulent FBI reports created by Frank Sabatino, a 31-year-old scam artist who likes to get up close and clerical with rap superstars. In 2011, Phillips will a reveal a new theory of the crime based on lyrics by the Game. [Attn. New Bands: Bid Now For A Chance To Whore Yourselves To A Major Label
With major labels slashing staff, budgets, office supplies, free half-and-half for the break room, and anything else not nailed down, it's harder than ever for an unsigned band to get its music into the hands of the executives that could change their lives forever by stranding them in indentured contractual hell after the next "restructuring." But fear not, future Billboard stars, because if you've got a few thousand bucks to blow, forget self-releasing your own record or signing to an indie and putting that money back into touring. Capitol Records is now auctioning off the chance for a hopeful band or solo act to sit down and audition for its A&R team—for charity, of course.
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