Top 20 Mysteries of 2010

BET.com looks back at some of the past year's unsolved music-industry mysteries.

Lil Wayne Released From Prison - After serving eight months for weapons charges, Lil Wayne was released from Rikers Island prison facility in New York in November. The sentence, which was originally a year, was connected to his arrest in 2007 after his tour bus was stopped and searched by police after leaving the performance venue.
Nicki Minaj - A rookie among the bunch, this Queens native turned heads quickly starting in 2008. Minaj’s trademark assets are incomparable. Who says Barbies weren’t sex symbols?
1. Alicia and Beyonce's Video - Alicia Keys’ “Put It in a Love Song,” featuring Beyoncé, was built up to be one of the most exciting videos of the year. Bey’s previous mega-collabos with Shakira and Lady Gaga had all been massively successful, and this clip with Alicia looked to be no different. Back in March, the two superstars flew to Brazil to shoot the visual, and photos of the two on the set surfaced, but the video never saw the light of day. Instead, Alicia’s “Un-Thinkable” was released. The mystery remains…

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2. Nicki's... - As Nicki Minaj’s buzz grew, so did the mystery around two things: her body and her sexuality. Though she’s addressed both topics on numerous occasions, she’s typically brushed the surface just enough to keep the conversation going. In the end, the gossip did little to detract Nick from releasing a successful debut. Pink Friday debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts—selling 375,000 in its first week.

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