Monday, April 6, 2009
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Rapper Arrested On Gun Charges
Original Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Flesh-N-Bone got picked up on gun possession charges on Thursday (April 2) in Santa Clarita, CA according to TMZ.
The Cleveland, OH rapper (born Stantley Howse) is reportedly behind bars after authorities found a firearm inside his vehicle. He is being held without bail and is expected to appear in court on Monday.
F-N-B has a history of gun charges. In 2000 he was sentenced to 12 years in Pleasant Valley State prison for assault with an AK-47 rifle. He served close to 8 years and was released in July of ’08.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Ciara "Fantasy Ride" OFFICIAL ALBUM COVER
The real album cover! Album in stores MAY 5
Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake - "LOVE SEX & MAGIC" music video
Russell Says “Mathew Knowles, You ARE the Father!”
Let the illegitmacy begin:
Oh boy! Here she goes again! Beyonce and her dad stood by and watched as Kelly Rowland lost her Miami condo, failed with both her albums and now gets dropped from Columbia Records. How f*cked up is that?
I understand that Matthew would be pissed that his own daughter(Kelly) would fire him as a manager, but to have her dropped from her label? Is it not enough that everytime Kelly attempted to drop a record Beyonce conveniently dropped one too? Or that each time there was an Award show where Beyonce was performing Kelly could only be in the audience cheering her on? Or how can we forget that other performance where Beyonce performed and tore it down and then introduced Kelly AFTER to sing some new single she had? The crowd went from WOW!!! to woah!!! That was so messy i felt like throwing on some plastic pants and doing some background moves myself just to hype up her crowd!LOL!(yall know i’m joking bout the plastic). But Matthew has been unfair to Kelly from the gate in regards to her career. I guess this is his way of winning favor with Tina Knowles for having this out of wedlock child so long ago? And even convincing Tina to allow his lovechild from another to move into the Knowles abode? And bringing this memory of infidelity into Golden Child Beyonce’s Girl Group? Next time just jerk off in the mirror Matthew because you’re ruining lives AND careers!
The saddest part of it all is that Kelly can actually hum better than Beyonce!
Do you know how badly they had to have brainwashed this girl to sit tight, wait her turn and just root for Beyonce? All to get kicked out of her house,(while B brags about how much property she owns) lose her fiance(while B secretly weds Joe Camel), and release records that only get outshadowed by Beyonce’s fully supported albums! C’mon Sasha, you know that sh*t aint right..and Karma will come and snap you right in that big ole Tina booty of yours if you don’t start looking out for others.(especially yo blood!)
Well Kelly hate to say we told you so…so we won’t…JUST GO ON AND WRITE THE TELL ALL BOOK….you can call it The Child Of Destiny Speaks Out! We’ll be waiting!!
Jonesy
Here is Russell’s latest blog concerning the issue:
In light of the recent excitement surrounding Miss Jones’ blog, I want to express my thoughts on this situation. Global Grind was created to fill a void in the hip-hop space, where artists, fans and foes could speak their mind openly and freely. As a yogi, you all know that I feel that most people are interested in a better view of the world, so I will always encourage positivity. That is the reason why we promote people like Brother Jesse Muhammad, from the Nation Of Islam, who might have not had the chance to write on other sites, and who has become a star blogger on GG. THAT IS WHY ASHLE DUPRE FOUND A VOICE HERE. That is what makes us unique and different. However, I PASSIONATELY believe that all artists MUST have the freedom to speak what’s on their minds, so we welcome Miss Jones to the GG community. If I had to make an educated assesment, since I know Matthew so well, I would say that Matthew Knowles has been an EXCELLENT FATHER AND A GREAT MANAGER. But this no way allows us at Global Grind to tamper or sway the opinions of all the artists we engage with as bloggers. I have no interest in creating more problems between members of our community, so I will leave it in your hands, our readers, to continue a vibrant, constructive discussion. And you can count on me to provide context and look for the higher note everyday of my life while defending the right for everyone to speak their minds in this unique space.
-Russell Simmons
Maybe Mathew should go on Maury to straighten all of this out. If the test results show that he is NOT the father, he can do the stanky leg and a backflip like the other buffoons on the show. SMH.
Don’t Try This at Home: Sister & Girlfriends Beat Down Burglar
A burglary suspect may have picked the wrong South Fairmont home to break into Thursday. Police said Lonnie Lane was burglarizing 1630 Waverly Ave. when the woman living in the home discovered him. The police report stated that 29-year-old Tiffany Friday chased Lane, 30, tackled him and held him down until police arrived.
Friday said she came home to find Lane and another man in her home. Since her home had been burglarized before, Friday said she knew where the men would come out of her house — the back. “I was mad. I mean, they had took, taken everything from us. I mean, they took my daughter’s games, my son’s games, they took TVs, computers,” said Friday. Friday said she chased the men from her home, through her backyard and into the woods. She then ran back home, got into her friends’ car, and told them how to get to the other side of the woods.
When they arrived, Friday said, Lane was just coming out of the woods. When he recognized her, Friday said, he threw a brick at the car. “I got hit with sticks, stems, anything they could pick up, they was just throwing at me to keep me off of ‘em. But, I kept runnin’, I was not gonna stop,” said Friday. Friday said she and her friends piled out of the car and grabbed Lane. “I grabbed him by the back of his shirt and I hit him in the woods. And as I went to go for the other one, he grabbed the rest of the stuff that the guy dropped and he got away. I said, ‘OK, you can get away, but this one right here, he’s not goin’ nowhere,’” said Friday. While the report did not detail if Friday assaulted Lane, it did note that “injuries to arrested occurred prior to police contact.” (emphasis theirs)
Friday said she and her friends did hit Lane. “That was all of our work,” she said. Lane is being held on $25,000 bond for one count of burglary. The other man Friday said was in her home has not been identified.
That is exactly what his ass gets and if the nucca didn’t know then, he knows now. Go ahead girl! F*ck a Thug (up). LOL
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BREAKING NEWS- Hostage Situation In Progress: Up To 40 Hostages, At Least 12 Dead
BREAKING NEWS
NBC News and news services
updated 3 minutes ago
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Several people were killed Friday when a gunman walked into an immigrant services center and opened fire, Gov. David Paterson said.
"I speak for all of New York when I offer my prayers for the victims and families of this tragedy," Paterson said hours after the gunman shot several people and took dozens hostage.
NBC's Pete Williams cited city and state officials as saying that as many 13 people might have been killed. But Williams cautioned that the information was very preliminary and may change by because police were still searching the building.
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At least 41 people were in the American Civic Association building at the time of the shooting, The Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin reported.
The gunman had a high-powered rifle, Mayor Matthew Ryan told the newspaper. Law enforcement sources later told NBC News that several weapons were recovered from the shooting scene.
The suspect was described as a man in his 20s between 5 feet, 8 inches, and 6 feet tall, wearing a bright green nylon jacket and dark-rimmed glasses.
Police locked down a nearby high school and advised local business owners to stay inside.
Rich Griffith, who works across the street from the hostage scene, said he saw three people carried out of the building on stretchers alive.
At least six hospitalized
Five people with gunshot wounds were being treated at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, according to hospital spokeswoman Christina Boyd.
The wounded ranged in age from 20 to their mid-50s, and their conditions ranged from stable to critical, she said.
Linda Miller, a spokeswoman at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, confirmed that a student from Binghamton University was being treated in the emergency room.
Around 1 p.m. ET, Pennie Kerber, 72, told the AP in a phone call from her home across the street that the scene appeared to be settling down.
"The cops are all standing around in the front now. They're still all over the roof for sure," she said. "The SWAT shooters that were to the side of the building look like they're not there anymore."
Eminem "We Made You" Video Premieres This Tuesday April 7th!!!
"We Made You" will be invading your local radio stations and
TV Channels on Tuesday April 7th !
Get Ready....
"Relapse" will drop on May 19th.
Man Arrested For Stalking Jamie Foxx
From BallerStatus.com -- Police arrested a man late last month for trying to force his way to the hotel room of actor Jamie Foxx in Phildelphia.
According to TMZ, Foxx was staying at the AKA Hotel in Philly on March 22nd, when he had to physically struggle to remove a 49-year-old William Brown from his room, after he tricked him into thinking he was Beyonce's producer.
After pushing him out, Foxx called security.
Nine days later on Tuesday (Mach 31), Brown was spotted near Foxx's hotel again. This time police were called in and he was subsequently arrested.
He was arrested and charged with stalking, burglary, criminal threats, and other charges, according to reports.
Brown is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail, pending a hearing April 7. It's not clear if he has an attorney.
Actor Jamie Foxx has since has returned to Los Angeles after wrapping up filming in Philadelphia this week on the movie "Law Abiding Citizen."
WTF?? Mom drugged 13-year-old daughter so she’d get pregnant
UNIONTOWN, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania mother has been charged with giving her 13-year-old daughter drugs and alcohol so the woman’s boyfriend could get the girl pregnant, police said Thursday.
Shana Brown, 32, is no longer able to have children but wanted to have a baby with her current boyfriend, Duane Calloway, said Uniontown Police Det. Donald Gmitter. The pair decided to drug the girl so Calloway, 40, could have sex with her without her knowledge, he added.
"There’s some sick people on this case," Gmitter said.
Brown has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was to turn herself into police later Thursday, Gmitter said. Brown’s attorney did not immediately return a call for comment.
Calloway faces several counts of attempted rape. He was arrested Wednesday and remains in Fayette County Jail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney
The three incidents occurred in Brown’s home in Uniontown, about 50 miles south of Pittsburgh, according to the criminal complaint.
The girl told police the plot was apparently hatched sometime in December after she rejected her mother’s proposal that she allow Calloway to impregnate her and then marry him.
In the following months, Calloway attempted to rape the girl three times, Gmitter said.
The first time, in February, the girl was alone with Calloway while her mother went out to buy pizza, according to the criminal complaint. Calloway began groping her and she kicked him away, the documents stated.
A few weeks later, the girl believes her mother spiked her Pepsi with rum, according to police. The girl told them she felt ill after drinking the Pepsi, passed out and later threw up. She was also partially naked when she woke up and Calloway was in the room, according to the criminal complaint.
The third incident occurred in mid-March, when the girl told police she came home early from school because she was not feeling well. She said her mother forced her to drink tea, and then she immediately fell asleep.
The girl said she pretended she was asleep until Calloway made a move, at which point she bolted upright and he left the room.
In a search of the Brown residence, police said they found an empty rum bottle, Tylenol PM and a pill crusher.
DJ Drama Responds To Cash Money Lawsuit
As we previously reported, Cash Money is suing several mixtape DJs and notably DJ Drama over The Dedication Series.
DJ Drama just issued the following statement:
"The accusations against me are misplaced.
This is not a case of Lil Wayne vs DJ Drama. Me and Wayne are good.
I am confident that this matter will be resolved quickly without harming the relationships between myself, Wayne and Cash Money Records.
However, due to the ongoing nature of this litigation I do not wish to make any further comments."
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Thisis50 Poll: If You Could Have Any ONE of These Lyrical Assasins on a Track..which ONE Would You Choose?
Usher E-Mails MTV Five Facts About Confessions, Five Years After Its Release
Last week, during our series focusing on the music and the scene in Atlanta, MTV News' Shaheem Reid wrote a blog observing the fifth anniversary of the release of Usher's landmark, multimillion-selling Confessions album, about which he said: "Listening to the music, on which Ush sang about everything in his relationship, I knew I would hear — hell, the world would hear — something different this time. He was already a star, but with this joint, you had the feeling it was going to be different. Usher would be talking about realer things that older cats could also relate to."
Five years on, Usher himself had five things to say about Confessions, which he e-mailed to us yesterday. Take it away, Ush ...
1. Confessions stands today to be one of my greatest pieces of work ever. It was a product of my environment and one of the most conflicted times in my life. However, pressure makes diamonds!
2. No one knows that "Yeah!" almost didn't make the album. Lil Jon produced "Yeah!," and once we finished the record we did a little research on the record only to find out that "Freek-A-Leek" by Petey Pablo had the same beat. At times I wonder if it would have made a difference if the beat was never changed. Nobody knew it was going to be that huge of a record.
3. I didn't have a baby with another woman [a situation depicted in the album's title track], although a lot of people thought that was the case when they listened to the album for the first time. That song was not personally about me.
4. As a matter of fact, I'm still looking for the woman that I supposedly got pregnant. LOL!!! It's funny because that really caused so much controversy ... It was just a song!
5. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't change anything about Confessions. The anniversary comes just in time for the new album. I got a new story to tell. A new dawn, a new day, and I'm feeling good. Be ready!
Bonus fact: Not many people know that Stevie Wonder played keys on Confessions.
Source: MTV
Feds Make Coke Bust at Bronx Pizzeria: Pizza parlor delivering calzones and....Cocaine
The NYDaily News reports:
"I'll have a large pie, half-pepperoni, half-cocaine."
A Bronx pizza parlor that delivered drugs as well as calzones was busted and six people - including the store's manager - were arrested, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said Wednesday.
Investigators charged that John's Pizza on Westchester Ave. employed its delivery men as drug couriers and used the supply of cocaine inside the pizzeria to ferry narcotics shipments throughout the city.
"Using their pizza shop as a front for drug trafficking, the dough that this organization made was not from the sale of pizza but rather illegal narcotics," said DEA Special Agent-In-Charge John Gilbride.
"Through concentrated law enforcement efforts this organization's brick ovens have been shut down," Gilbride said.
Federal agents used a wiretap to conduct a 10-month probe into the Parkchester pizzeria and determined that its manager, Benigno Burgos, moved drugs worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from the unassuming storefront with a red-and-green awning.
Some customers traveled from as far as Connecticut to pick up their take-out orders - which were actually pizza boxes stuffed with up to $40,000 of cocaine at a time, officials said.
Agents raided John's and four nearby drug supply houses Tuesday and discovered nine kilograms of cocaine, four handguns and approximately $20,000 in cash, officials said.
At Burgos' home on Taylor Ave., investigators found nine kilograms of cocaine hidden under a child's mattress, officials said.
Burgos and Victor Gomez, his alleged partner in the scheme, were nabbed along with four drug couriers, officials said. Three of the drug ring's customers were arrested last year, officials said.
Investigators from the NYPD, Port Authority and Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office assisted in the takedown, officials said.
Ciara to Perform on ‘SNL’ for First Time
Ciara will be the musical guest on the May 9 episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
The R&B singer will perform on the sketch-comedy show for the first time during the week of her album release. She will be joined by special guests Young Jeezy for “Never Ever” and Justin Timberlake on “Love Sex Magic,”. Timberlake will return as host.
The Obama's Meet The Queen of England
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, are welcomed by Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
Undershipped: Who's To Blame ??
R&B Songstress Keri Hilson released her debut album, "In A Perfect World..." last week. Keri Hilson had a phenomenal debut on Soundscan charts selling 94, 497 copies.
Unfortunately, inside sources have confirmed to us that Keri's album was undershipped. Sources tell us that the label only shipped 120,000 copies meaning alot of retail stores didn't have copies of the album. SMH
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Soundscan Showdown: Major Labels VS Independents
This weeks Soundscan Numbers shine a little light on the Current State of the Music Industry. Jim Jones' fourth solo album, Pray IV Reign sold 42,982 copies in its first week. Slim Thug's second solo album, Boss of All Bosses, sold 32, 721 copies in its first week.
Jim Jones is signed to major record label, Columbia Records while Slim Thug is signed to independent label, Koch Records. The marketing dollars for Jim Jones album, certainly exceeded the budget of Slim Thug's project. However, Jim Jones only sold just about 10,000 more copies than Slim thug did. This raises some very serious questions:
1. Are major labels almost on their way out?
2. Is it financially smarter to sign with an Independent Label?
3. Does it make sense in this day and age spending millions of marketing dollars on a project?
WHAT DO YOU THINK???
Rap Chart Watch: Jim Jones Beats Out Slim Thug For The No. 1 Spot
Jim Jones' fourth solo album, Pray IV Reign, debuts at No. 1 on this week's 'Top Rap Albums Chart'.
Pray IV Reign, which features appearances from Ludacris, Ryan Leslie and Juelz Santana, reels in 42,900 copies in its opening week.
Debuting at No. 2 is Slim Thug with his latest effort Boss Of All Bosses.
The set, which features appearances from Scarface, Paul Wall and Mike Jones, scans 32,700 copies in its first week on the charts.
Posted at No. 3 is T.I. Paper Trail shifted 20,000 units this week, pushing its total sales to 1,836,800.
Gorilla Zoe slips three spots down to No. 4. Don't Feed Da Animals sold 15,400 discs in its second week on the chart. The album's tally stands at 46,800.
Entering the charts at No. 5 is
Chilling at No. 6 is Lil Wayne. Tha Carter III bagged up 10,200 units this week, pushing the album's total sales to 3,092,400.
Lonely Island holds fort at No. 7. Incredibad scanned 9,000 units this week. To date, the album has sold 120,000 copies.
Seated at No. 8 is Soulja Boy. ISouljaBoyTellEm cashed out 7,800 CDs in its 15th week on the charts. So far, the album has sold 183,000 copies.
Ludacris slides a slot down to No. 9. Theater Of The Mind rakes in 5,220 discs this week. The album’s tally stands at 601,700.
Wrapping things up at No. 10 is Twiztid. Wicked moves 5,200 this week. After 2 weeks, the album has sold 28,100 copies.
R&B Chart Watch: Keri Hilson Snatches The Crown From The Dream
Debuting at No. 1 on the 'Top R&B Albums Chart' this week is Keri Hilson with her first album In A Perfect World.
In A Perfect World, which features appearances from Kanye West,Ne-Yo and Akon, scanned 94,400 discs in its opening week.
The Dream slips to No.2. Love Vs Money pushed 35,900 units this week. After 3 weeks, the album has sold 242,900 copies.
Posted at No. 3 is Beyonce. I Am...Sasha Fierce bagged up 22,700 units this week. So far, the album has sold 2,026,600 copies.
Right behind her is Jamie Foxx at No. 4. Intuition shelved off 21,700 discs this week, pushing the album's total sales to 786,800.
Kanye West holds fort at No. 5. 13,600 folks picked up 808's & Heartbreak this week. The album's tally stands at 1,459,500.
Seated at No. 6 is Keyshia Cole. Different Me reeled in 12,100 units this week. After 15 weeks on the charts, the album has sold 813,500 copies.
Ne-Yo slips two spots to No. 7. Year Of The Gentleman shelled out 10,900 discs this week. To date, the set has sold 998,200 copies.
Chilling at No. 8 is Akon. Freedom continues to keep registers ringing as it scoops up 10,800 units this week. The album's tally stands at 577,100.
Holding fort at No. 9 is India Arie. Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics bagged up 9,900 units this week, pushing the album's total sales to 184,700.
Wrapping up the Top 10 is J-Holiday. Round 2 shifted 9,900 units this week. So far, the album has sold a total of 81,600 copies.
Baby: “2Pac, Jay-Z and Biggie Didn’t Get to the Sh*t Wayne’s Done.”
In a recent interview with
VIBE Magazine, Baby made an outrageous claim. Speaking on Lil Wayne Baby said:
“He can rap, he can sing, he’s just an artist,” he says. “I don’t think no one will ever be greater [than Wayne] because I don’t think no one puts in the time or the quality. If someone do come along, can you imagine what he’ll have to do? He got to put out on thousand mixtapes, do a thousand records [and] sell 100 million records. 2Pac, Jay-Z and Biggie didn’t get to the shit Wayne’s done.”
CUBAN LINK stops by the studio and talks about his issues with Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, the fallout of the Terror Sqaud, Big Pun, his involvement with Bang
CUBAN LINK stops by the studio and talks about his issues with Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, the fallout of the Terror Sqaud, Big Pun, his involvement with Bang Bang Boogie and Much More!!!!
Google releases AUTO-PILOT for GMAIL. YOUR EMAIL NOW CAN ANSWER ITSELF
From GOOGLE.COM
"The easiest email could possibly be.
As more and more everyday communication takes place over email, lots of people have complained about how hard it is to read and respond to every message. This is because they actually read and respond to all their messages.
Ok folks basically this new feature in GMAIL answers FOR YOU based on the contents of the email. You no longer have to think and respond to your email, just kick back and enjoy another episode of Pimpin Curly!! Thoughts?? Will you continue to use GMAIL? Or would you rather think for yourself?
Man Dies Trying To Catch Suicidal Girlfriend As She Jumps From 7th Floor
A Chinese man was killed last night after trying to catch his suicidal girlfriend as she jumped from the seventh floor of their Quanzhou apartment building in south-eastern China.
The young man, only identified as Wang, tried to break the woman’s fall by holding out his arms, witnesses said. He was killed by the impact of her body landing on top of him, according to Perth Now.
His girlfriend survived the fall, suffering only from bone fractures and other injuries. She was not in critical condition and expected to make a full recovery.
The couple had quarreled before Wang went to the street below to try and persuade his girlfriend not to jump. It was unclear if she plummeted from a ledge or out of a window.
Hospital staffers say the woman appears confused and doesn’t know how she fell.
King Magazine Shuts Down
As we previously reported, Blender Mag shuts down...it is now confirmed..after six years and 50 issues .. KING magazine is done too.
Blame it on the tough economic times.
The final issue will hit newsstands April 21 and will feature Joe Budden's wifey, Tahiry.
"Tia's Diary: Deeper Than Rap" will be in stores this May
Rick Ross' ex is releasing her book in May entitled Tia's Diary: Deeper Than Rap! It's been a while since we've heard from Tia but something tells me that she won't be quiet for long.
It's funny how Tia has a picture of Gunplay with a black eye and Officer Ricky wearing a Hawaiin shirt. WOW...I can't wait for all the good gossip to come out!
Nike Air Yeezy Release Info & Price Confirmation
With all the hype surrounding the Nike Air Yeezy, countless release photos, many have wonder how they could get their hands on it and at what price. Individuals anticipating the release may be able to think a little easier now. The sneakers are set at the price of $215 at selected Nike retailers.Via. KicksOnFire.com
The Zen Grey colorway will be available at NYC’s 21 Mercer store, The House Of Hoops in Harlem, and both the 34th street locations of Foot Locker and Footaction on April 4th. If you’re currently out of the state of New York, contact your local sneaker boutique for availability.
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