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Christopher Seward

Christopher Seward is a South Carolina native and Atlanta journalist who has worked for the AJC since 1989. He currently blogs for the AJC's Biz Beat and tweets for @ajcgaelections.

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Soulja Boy rehearses for BET Hip Hop Awards show at Atlantic Civic Center in 2009. (Hyosub Shin, hshin@ajc.com)

Soulja Boy on MTV ‘Hottest MCs’ list: ‘Fixed, biased’

Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy isn’t too happy about MTV’s “Hottest MCs in the Game VIII” list released this week.The list includes fellow local rapper 2 Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, but he’s the only one. MTV says “2 Chainz reinvents himself, slaying G.O.O.D. Music features and a solo ...

‘Welcome to Atlanta’ bar mitzvah video a hit on YouTube

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, NBA great Shaquille O’Neal and consumer reporter Clark Howard make cameo appearances in a 12-year-old Atlanta boy’s bar mitzvah rap video invitation, which has become a hit on YouTube. The “Save This Date” video, which has attracted more than 63,000 hits on YouTube and was featured ...

Jamal Anderson helped lead the Falcons to their first and only Super Bowl in 1999.

Jamal Anderson’s mansion sold at foreclosure auction

Former Atlanta Falcons running back Jamal Anderson has lost his Atlanta mansion to foreclosure and it has been sold at auction, according TMZ.com.TMZ said Anderson defaulted on his mortgage and the unnamed bank recently sold the home for $1 million, which is $225,000 less than what Anderson paid for it ...

Natina Reed (left) is shown with the group Blaque in this 2004 photo.

Natina Reed: Police seeking help investigating Atlanta singer’s death

Gwinnett County authorities are seeking information to help explain the accidental death of Atlanta R&B singer Natina Reed of the female group Blaque, who was struck and killed late Friday while standing in a roadway just north of Lilburn. Gwinnett County police would like to speak to “anyone who might ...

R&B singer Chris Brown appears in a Los Angeles courtroom on Sept. 24 with his attorney Mark Geragos. Judge Patricia Schnegg ordered a further review of Brown’s community service and travel to determine whether he has violated the terms of his probation for the 2009 beating of singer Rihanna, his girlfriend at the time. (Associated Press)

Chris Brown, Rihanna fast-tracking relationship

Superstar singers Chris Brown and Rihanna appear to be wasting little time putting their rekindled relationship in high gear now that Brown and his girlfriend have gone their separate ways.According multiple reports, Breezy, who recently attended the taping of the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, this week was spotted with ...

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” cast member Lil Scrappy, whose real name is Darryl Richardson, was booked into DeKalb County jail Monday for alleged probation violation. (Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office)

‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’s’ Lil Scrappy ordered freed from jail

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” cast member Lil Scrappy was ordered released from a DeKalb County Jail on Wednesday, but a judge imposed stricter conditions on probation terms from an earlier conviction.The hip hop and rap artist, whose real name is Darryl Richardson, was taken into custody Monday for violating ...

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and her mother, June Shannon, are stars of TLC’s hit reality show “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.”

Neal Boortz translates Honey Boo Boo on ‘Bert Show’

If the United Nations ever needs a translator for reality TV sensation Honey Boo Boo it should look no further than Atlanta’s own “Talkmaster,” Neal Boortz.The cast of the “The Bert Show,” which was broadcasting live from a Dallas hotel , nabbed the syndicated “The Neal Boortz Show” host as ...

Rapper Lil Wayne and his star studded teeth shine while taking in the Hawks and the Chicago Bulls game at Philips Arena on March 28. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

Producers sue Lil Wayne for royalties

In the same week Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy was hit with a lawsuit over royalties and profit sharing, fellow rapper Lil Wayne finds himself in the same situation.Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment label is accused in federal lawsuits of not paying royalties to two producers who were instrumental on several ...

American rapper Jay Wayne Jenkins, better known as Young Jeezy, takes in the Atlanta Hawks against the Miami Heat during 2nd half action at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

Business partner sues Young Jeezy, Def Jam

A business partner is suing Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy and Def Jam Recordings, claiming the artist and prominent record label have failed to share millions of dollars in profits from hits he helped Jeezy produce and promote.In a lawsuit filed recently in Fulton County Superior Court, Demetrius Ellerbee said he ...

Holyfield, wife finalize divorce

Former heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield has ended his nine-year marriage to his wife, Candi, according to the entertainment site TMZ, citing divorce court documents.The divorce was finalized in July, TMZ reported, but terms were not disclosed. The two were married in July 2003.It's the latest chapter for Holyfield, who has ...