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A rapper’s muse is a curious thing. While some MCs have been known to light candles in the studio, watch old TV shows or even indulge in the occasional intoxicant for inspiration, DMX found his inspiration to breathe fire by chillin’ in the serenity of Arizona’s rattlesnake-inhabited desert. “It’s been a beautiful experience,” said producer Dame Grease, who spent a month and a half there recording DMX’s fourth LP, tentatively titled The Ears. “We had the most fun ever.” Grease, who laid down 10 tracks for DMX’s debut album, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, is going back to the… Read more »

A black leather coat and a black Stetson hat are among the items Bon Jovi is loaning to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum received the items, which mark some of the milestones in the rock band’s 17-year career, in a special presentation on Saturday. Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi is loaning the museum the black leather coat he wore for the inside cover of 1988’s “New Jersey” album. Guitarist Richie Sambora is loaning several items associated with the song “Wanted Dead or Alive,” including his trademark black Stetson hat and acoustic custom-made double-neck Taylor… Read more »

A black satin conical bra that pop diva Madonna wore for her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour was auctioned off in London Thursday for 14,000 pounds ($20,000). The bra, which was designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, had been expected to fetch up to 3,000 pounds ($4,000) at the pop-music sale at Christie’s auction house. The vendor had won the item in a radio competition after the tour. It was snapped up by a Chilean fashion museum. Ever-popular Beatles items also fetched high prices. A letter written by John Lennon to an Indian fan while he was studying meditation there fetched 9,400 pounds… Read more »