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Rapper sues Khalifa

  January 06, 2012

A Pittsburgh rapper is suing hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa for $2.3 million over allegations that he stole the hit song “Black and Yellow.’’ Max Warren , who performs under the stage name Maxamillion , says Khalifa’s chart-topper “Black and Yellow’’ was lifted from his own song “Pink N Yellow.’’ . . . Nick Cannon has been transferred to a Los Angeles hospital to continue treatment for “mild kidney failure.’’ His representative said the 31-year-old entertainer was moved Wednesday after receiving treatment in Aspen, Colo., where he and his wife, Mariah Carey , had been vacationing.

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