Wiz Khalifa's Rolling Papers is the first rap album to be certified gold in 2011.

Shawty Lo signs a deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records.

Bad Meets Evil's Hell: The Sequel becomes the first group album to debut at #1 on Billboard 200, but the second hip hop act to have a #1 album in 2011.

2Pac's Greatest Hits album is certified diamond by the RIAA.

It is revealed that Missy Elliott is suffering from Graves' disease.

The manhunt for hip-hop record executive James 'Jimmy Henchman' Rosemond ends with his arrest by US Marshals and DEA agents in NY City and a subsequent charge for heading a cocaine trafficking ring.

Notable performing acts included Erykah Badu and Rick Ross, among others.

The late Tupac Shakur's 40th birthday celebrated on June 16 at a venue in Atlanta, hosted by his mother, Afeni Shakur and comedian Mike Epps.

Ja Rule begins his two-year prison sentence for gun charges stemming from a 2007 arrest in New York City.

Fat Joe drastically slims down 88 pounds, currently weighing 265 pounds, in reaction to the death of seven of his friends due to obesity.

Lupe Fiasco stirs controversy, calling United States President Barack Obama 'the biggest terrorist in America'.

M-Bone of Cali Swag District dies from multiple gun wounds in front of the liquor store in Inglewood, California.

Lil B names his new album I'm Gay, sparking controversy and death threats.

Dre awarded 100% of the digital royalties from his first album The Chronic in a lawsuit from Death Row Records.

The scheduled May 16 release of Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV is delayed.

Krayzie Bone splits from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

Detroit rapper Fuzz Scoota joins the rap group D12.

It is the first rap album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 in 2011.

Lasers by Lupe Fiasco debuts at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 204,000 copies its first week.

Singer Nate Dogg dies on March 15, 2011.

Eminem pairs up with auto manufacturer Chrysler to star in a two-minute-long advertisement that aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, which was hailed by critics as being 'authentic' and 'rousing', and which is reported to have contributed to the boost in Chrysler's first quarter profits.

For the rap categories of the 2011 Grammy Awards, Eminem wins two Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Album while Jay-Z wins Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group, and Best Rap Song.

Shady Records signs Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf.

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