May 2008 Blog Posts (138)

Jermaine Dupri Signs Internet Sensation "Phatfffat"

Music mogul Jermaine Dupri has found his next superstar on the internet and hopes to capitalize on a groundswell of support online.

Under the name Phatfffat, Dondria Nicole has garnered hundreds of thousands of viral views of her singing on video platforms like YouTube and her appeal prompted the veteran producer to sign her.

"The fans are getting the whole album in two months. I'm giving them access to the… Continue

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Alicia Keys Launches Online Documentary To Raise HIV/ AIDS Awareness

She hopes movie will inspire others to help give the people of Mother Africa their dreams back.

Alicia Keys has had a very busy year. If she wasn’t ruffling the feathers of 50 Cent she was signing a humongous deal with Vitamin Water that…probably further ruffled the feathers of 50 Cent. But this is sure to give even 50 goosebumps. The Grammy-award-winning singer Alicia Keys recently embarked on a charity mission to Africa to visit some of its areas… Continue

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Trick Daddy Heads To Cash Money, Preps Group Album

It's been a turbulent year for Trick Daddy, one in which saw the Miami rapper depart from his long-time home, Slip-N-Slide Records. In this SOHH exclusive, the southern hip-hop staple opens up about leaving Slip-N-Slide, his new deal with Cash Money and why Trick still loves the kids.

Last fall after nearly a decade of being the flagship artist of Slip-N-Slide records, rumors began to circulate over Trick's discontent with the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 27, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Dipset Affiliate Profiled on America’s Most Wanted

On Saturday, May 24, 2008, AMW’s Josh Walsh covered a case involving 32 year old Carlos “Zoo” Thompson. An “enforcer” who traveled with the “Dips” to gigs and parties, as muscle when they encountered ‘beef’ an whatnot from other hip hop factions.

He is accused of giving a 13-year-old, L’Mani Delima a 38 caliber weapon gun on June 16, 2005 and ordering him to shoot 15-year-old Phoenix Garrett in Harlem. This was after Thompson and a group of… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 27, 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

BOW WOW TO JOIN HBO'S 'ENTOURAGE': Move part of rapper's decision to step up Hollywood game.

*Bow Wow will become a regular on HBO's "Entourage" when the show returns for its fifth season this fall, according to reports.

The rapper takes on the role of Charlie, a stand-up comic who becomes the latest client of Eric, played by Kevin Connolly.

"After 16 years in the music industry and six successful albums, I've decided to shift my energy to something else I'm passionate about, acting," said the artist, according to… Continue

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NBA Star Arrested - Facing Jail

Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah, son of French Tennis superstar player Yannick Noah (see picture below), got arrested this morning on charges of possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol.

According to police, Noah was spotted by an officer on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup containing an amber drink.

Police later found pot on him during a search at the police station.

He could face up to six months… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 26, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Final suspect arrested for violent home invasion

New Haven (WTNH) _ A third teenage boy is under arrest for a vicious home invasion last month in New Haven.

Eighteen-year-old Tyquan Brown, of New Haven, was arrested Wednesday evening. Police say he was one of three teenage boys who broke into a house on Loomis Place on April 29th.

The teens allegedly beat a 55-year old woman in… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 25, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Chicago Crime- Woman shot in head, man wounded on South Side

A woman was shot in the head and a man was wounded at a Calumet Heights stoplight Saturday night on the South Side.

An unidentified gunman walked up to a car stopped at a stoplight in the 9300 block of South Colfax Avenue and fired multiple shots into the vehicle about 11:20 p.m., police said.

A 21-year-old woman in the car suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition. A 27-year-old man in the car… Continue

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Slick Rick Granted Full Pardon By New York Governor

New York Governor David Patterson announced today he will grant rapper Ricky “Slick Rick” Walters a full pardon.

The unconditional release follows years of advocacy in the name of the rapper from the likes of Russell Simmons, Will Smith, and others.

Slick Rick was born in the United Kingdom, but arrived in the U.S. at age 11 and settled in the Bronx. In 1991 the rapper plead guilty to weapons and attempted murder charges and was… Continue

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Kanye West And Common Sued

Kanye West, Common, Method Man, and Redman, along with their record companies were sued yesterday (May 22) by a late Jazz artists’ daughter over a sample used in various songs by the rappers. Kathleen Firrantello, whose father is musician Joe Farrell, filed the suit in a U.S. District Court in New York. Firrantello claims portions of her father’s 1974 track “Upon This Rock” was used in West’s “Gone,” Common’s “Chi-City,” and Meth and Red’s “Run 4… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 25, 2008 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

MORE POSITIVE ID'S IN R. KELLY TRIAL: Singer's former protege, Sparkle, says that's him and her niece in video!

*Prosecutors in R. Kelly's child pornography trial continued Thursday to provide witnesses that can positively identify the alleged victim at the center of the case.

The R&B singer, 41, is accused of videotaping himself having sex with a girl as young as 13. His attorneys claim that Kelly is not on the tape and the alleged victim, who is now 23, also denies that she is in the video.

Aubrey Hampton, 23, a former friend and… Continue

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BILLBOARD SWEET ON LIL WAYNE'S 'LOLLIPOP': Song returns to No. 1 on Hot 100 after three week hiatus.

*Lil Wayne's single "Lollipop" featuring late songwriter Static Major returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Thursday after a three week break.

It's the longest chart-topping hiatus since Usher's "U Got It Bad" had a four-week layover between No. 1 runs in January 2002. "Lollipop" was also on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for a fourth week.

Lil Wayne, a.k.a. Dwayne Carter, is due to drop his sixth studio… Continue

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WESLEY SNIPES WILL REMAIN FREE DURING APPEAL

*Wesley Snipes was granted bail on Thursday that will allow him to remain a free man while his tax evasion case is on appeal, reports TMZ.com.

The actor was due to begin his prison sentence on June 3 after he was convicted in February of failure to file a tax return since 1998. The decision regarding his bail hinged upon whether or not he was considered a flight risk.

In granting bail, the judge also said the appeal process might… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 25, 2008 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

BLACK TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL coming in 2009

When it launches in 2009, the Black Television News Channel (BTNC) will be a 24/7 cable news network that provides original news programming with a distinctly African-American perspective, filling a major gap in coverage of African-Americans by today’s mainstream media.

Created by J.C. Watts, a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma, the network is part of a multi-year carriage agreement with Comcast Cable. Initial distribution… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 21, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Bulls Win Draft Lottery

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The Chicago Bulls do not have a head coach but they won the N.B.A.’s draft lottery on Tuesday night, jumping from ninth to first.

The Bulls earned the right to take one of the two consensus top choices, point guard Derrick Rose of Memphis or power forward Michael Beasley of Kansas State. Chicago had just a 1.7 percent chance of winning the top pick.

The Miami Heat, which had the worst record in the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 21, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

50 CENT DENIES NEWS CORP MERGER: Rapper's management says recent reports are not true.

*The management team behind 50 Cent is denying recent reports that the rapper is currently hammering out a $300 million deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation.

AllHipHop.com says it has confirmed that 50's rep at Violator Management has called the report false.

According to reports, the deal was supposed to bring 50 Cent to MySpace Records, while News Corp would have controlling interest over the rapper's tours, books,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 20, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

USHER'S MOM LAUNCHES RECORD LABEL

*Usher's mother and former manager Jonnetta Patton has launched her own independent record label, JPat Records, with two newly signed acts on the roster – R&B group Kwiet Storm and R&B male singer Donte J.

Although Usher fired her as his manager during Mother's Day weekend in 2007, Patton continues to run her Atlanta-based JPat Management company and is still representing the career of her youngest son, Grammy-nominated… Continue

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4 COPS FIRED AS A RESULT OF POLICE BRUTALITY

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's police commissioner said Monday that four officers will be fired and four others disciplined for their roles in the beatings of three shooting suspects, an encounter that was captured on videotape and drew widespread outrage.

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Another eight officers who had physical contact with the suspects will undergo additional training on the department's policies concerning the use of force, Commissioner… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 20, 2008 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

EXCLUSIVE*** NEW RICK ROSS FEATURING NELLY

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LL To Release First Ever Mixtape

LL Cool J is set to release his first-ever mixtape, The Return of the G.O.A.T., put together exclusively by DJ Kay Slay. “A lot of people are under the misconception that LL is making those grown-and-sexy records, that he ain’t with the street vibe anymore,” Slay told MTV News’ Mixtape Monday. “I think he wanted to step back and let people know he’s still the G.O.A.T.” The mixtape is scheduled to feature collaborations with Busta Rhymes and will… Continue

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