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Flint, MI's MC Breed -- one of the first Midwestern rappers to achieve national success with his 1991 single "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'," passed away Saturday at age 37 from kidney failure. [Associated Press via Google]Chris Brown and Kanye West were among the winners at Sunday night's American Music Awards, with Brown winning Artist of the Year and Favorite Male Artist in the Pop/Rock and R&B/Soul categories, and West snagging Favorite Male Rap/Hip-hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for Graduation. [PopEater.com]The family of Manic Street Preachers singer/guitarist Richey Edwards has officially declared him "presumed dead" nearly 14 years after his disappearance from a London hotel. The band's next album will feature lyrics penned by Edwards. [NME.com]