Top 20 Mysteries of 2010

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

50 Cent (@50cent) - It was a memorable week for boxer Floyd Mayweather who announced that he was getting married and that 50 Cent would be his best man. In the midst of it all, police were looking for the boxer, but his best man 50 Cent knew where he was all along. TWEET: "Another case of angry baby mama wanting money. Police are looking for @FloydMayweather. I just got off the phone with him."
Kanye West (@KanyeWest) - Where’s Kanye? One of the Twitterverse’s favorites has been quiet for over two weeks now. His last tweet, a link to the Rejectz’s “Cat Daddy” video featuring Chris Brown, was posted on December 1. He wasn’t part of Alicia Keys’ Celebrity Digital Death or anything. Let’s hope he didn’t quit Twitter when he decided to stop doing press. Come back, Yeezy! Can’t leave Twitter alone, the site needs you!
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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3. Lil Wayne's Contraband - Barely two months in at Rikers Island, Weezy was caught with earphones and a watch that doubled as an MP3 player. He was later put in solitary confinement for the offense. Weezy’s eight-month sentence was also filled with he-said-she-said reports. Though he’s been mum since being released from prison in November, it’s only a matter of time before the world gets the skinny from the man himself. We’ll wait…

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