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The Original title for Michael Jackson's song "Thriller" was Starlight.

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The Game had a verse on Kanye West's "Crack Music", but it didn't fit the concept Kanye wanted, so it was cut.

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Drake graduated from High School at 25, 10 years after dropping out.

Biography of Desmond Kwesi Blackmore (D-Black)

D-BLACK 
(DA GHANA BWOUY)
The multiple award winning Ghanaian musician goes by the birth name Desmond Kwesi Blackmore , better known in showbiz as D-Black (Da Ghana Bwouy), Ghana’s premiere Anglophone hip hop artist. D-black is a music business entrepreneur, executive producer, marketer and movie director. D-Black is acknowledged by his philosophy in life, "PHD", meaning Prayer, Hardwork and Dedication

Early Life
Born in January 12, 1986 in Accra, Ghana to a father, John Derek Blackmore, who was a businessman and a mother who was a public servant. D-Black, nevertheless, grew up in a single parent home. He has a total of nine siblings, eight of whom are half-siblings.
His mother was one that did not really like Hip-hop music being played but he found a way to be introduced to stars like Jadakiss, Nas, Dr. Dre, Notorious B.I.G and Tupac. By High School, D-Black had begun writing his own lyrics and performing them, informally to his schoolmates. When he was in S.H.S, he was kicked out of Pope Johns Senior High School. He used to  run out of school to Accra and record and do other things. He was sacked when he was caught the third time that was like three months before S.S.C.E. With this reason, he registered Nov/Dec as a private student he passed against all the odds.He attended University of Cape Coast (UCC) because of the influence Accra had on him. He was studying Economics at UCC. In the second year, he told his mother his dream of film directing and study music and she asked him to opt for National Film and Televison Institute (NAFTI) instead. He convinced his mother to be transferred to Legon and do Theater Arts.  During the year at home, before coming to Legon  he met Reggie Rockstone and Peer Pressure. After that year he attended University of Ghana, Legon.

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The original title for the Michael Jackson "Thriller" song was "Starlight".

Biography of Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr. (Shatta Wale)

SHATTA WALE
Shatta Wale (formerly Bandana) was born on 17th October 1984 with the name Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr to Charles Mensah Snr and Madam Elsie. He is best known for his controversy in the music industry and the sparked up "Dancehall King" accolade that made news for over a year with other renowned artistes. He is an artiste under the record label Bullhaus Entertainment.

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When Tupac was a child and he would get into trouble, his mother would make him read the New York Times and quiz him on the articles.