Busta Rhymes on Sunday appeared at Manhattan's district attorney's office where he was arraigned on a third-degree assault charge. The rapper was arrested Saturday after a man accused Rhymes of beating him up for spitting on the rap artist's sport utility vehicle earlier this month....

AP - Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx and rappers Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes led the pack of nominees at the sixth annual BET Awards, recognizing the best in hip-hop, R&B, gospel and music videos, as well as outstanding athletes and actors.

Reuters - Rap star Busta Rhymes burst onto the U.S. album charts on Wednesday with his first No. 1 release, "The Big Bang," leading a generally sedate week on the Billboard 200 pop music roster.

AP - Busta Rhymes, "The Big Bang" (Interscope/A&M)

Reuters - Hip-hop stars Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott, moonlighting actor Jamie Foxx, and R&B singer Mary J. Blige each picked up four nominations at the BET Awards, which honor the leading black players in music, film/TV and sport, organizers said on Tuesday.