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(Sep. 13, 2002) *We've got the J. Lo-down. Rumors have spread due to a UK newspaper report, that the star refused to let the Music of Black Origin Awards use her music on their MOBO 2002 soundtrack (though the star received nominations from the organization) because she doesn't consider her music to be of "black origin." Say what?
The report claims that Lopez wrote a letter refusing to let any of her songs be on the album, does not want anything to do with the collection, and that her music heritage is Latin, not Black.

But Lopez's manager Benny Medina says, "Hey, what's new in the universe of British tabloid press?" Medina says the story is false.

"There is no letter that exists that responded in such a way, and it just seems to make no sense at all. She is so much a fan of both Black hip-hop music, artist, producers and the like, and 90% of the writers and producers on her album are contrary to that statement -- not Latinos, but actually Blacks."

In fact, Medina says the label didn't know anything about the compilation album.

"Not only has she never said anything disparaging about Black music, she was never even asked officially to participate in this compilation. Sony, Benny Medina, Handprint Entertainment, and Jennifer Lopez confirm that," he said.