November 2008 Blog Posts (188)

Ouch: Teen In Pittsburgh Claims He Was Beaten For Supporting Obama In His Own Home!

CBS reports "Pittsburgh, PA --- A West Allegheny high school student says a classmate knocked on his door, asked for water, and then all hell broke loose! Approximately ten people barged into his home and began to beat him, because he supported… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 17, 2008 at 12:59pm — 5 Comments

ESSENCE ANNOUNCES '25 MOST INFLUENTIAL': A certain president-elect tops list; Ifill, Brazile, Perry, Smith also ranked.

Essence magazine has chosen Barack Obama as its most influential person of the year in a special year-end issue, which recognizes the 25 most distinguished African-Americans who have made a difference.

"President-elect Barack Obama's historic win was the pinnacle of an amazing year in African-American achievement," says the magazine's editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray. "Essence is so proud to acknowledge the top 25 African-Americans who followed… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 17, 2008 at 4:10am — 1 Comment

WANDA SYKES GOT MARRIED UNDER PROP 8: Comedian says recent overturn led her to finally speak publically about being gay.

*Organizers of a Las Vegas rally against California's ban on same-sex marriages got a surprise appearance from comedian Wanda Sykes, who happened to be in town performing at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

"You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life," Sykes told folks at the rally, hosted by the LGBT Center of… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 17, 2008 at 4:00am — 8 Comments

Suspect Arrested in Violent Fairburn Carjacking, Murder

FAIRBURN, Ga. (MyFOX ATLANTA) – An arrest was made Friday in the violent Fairburn carjacking that left an Ohio man dead.

Investigators arrested 26-year-old Kealy Williams of Palmetto and he has been charged with murder and carjacking. Williams was taken to the Union City jail, where he remained Friday night.

Forty-one-year-old Terrance Harris of Cleveland, Ohio was shot at a car wash on Highway 74, south of Interstate 85 in Fairburn… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 17, 2008 at 3:57am — 2 Comments

Suspect seized in Aurora slaying

A day after a dragnet of hundreds of police failed to capture a man who had fatally shot an Aurora code-enforcement officer, SWAT officers paraded a 22-year-old handcuffed murder suspect before a phalanx of cameras in prime time Friday.

Harry Denard Williams, 22, was arrested a few minutes after 5 p.m. on the 5200 block of Victor Way for investigation of murder in the death of Rodney Morales, according to Shannon Lucy, Aurora police… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 17, 2008 at 3:55am — No Comments

DDDD-AYMN: 15-Year-Old Girl Charged With Shooting Classmate in School!

Fox 29 reports "La Salle University has suspended several students and a fraternity after an alleged racial attack on three black freshmen students. It happened before 3a.m. on November 9 outside an off-campus building near the corner of Chew Avenue and Wister Street. Philadelphia Police and La Salle University Police were called there for a fight. Upon dispersing the crowd, details started to come… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 17, 2008 at 3:49am — 3 Comments

DDDD-AYMN: 15-Year-Old Girl Charged With Shooting Classmate in School!

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2 Cahokia brothers charged in Steak 'n Shake killings

CLAYTON -- Two brothers who had worked at Steak 'n Shake until about six months ago were charged today in connection with the murders on Monday of a cook and waitress at the south St. Louis County restaurant, police said today.

Waitress Tammy L. Cantrell, 44, and cook Mark L. Gerstner, 24, were found slain inside the eatery. The restaurant is at 5828 South Lindbergh Boulevard, in a small municipality of Green Park, in south St. Louis… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 10:30pm — 4 Comments

Boo Da Boss is Gonna Be Alright and is at Home recovering.

CTE rapper Boo Rossini was in fact hurt in a car accident. And I'm pleased to report that Boo is doing ok, back at home recuperating. Now some of you were wondering who is Boo but let me be one of the first to say. Dude can go as far in this rap sh*t as anybody. Anybody. But instead of me filling you in. Lets bring in the World Famous Charlie Braxton to bring you up to speed. Jacktown what up!

To national rap fans Boo may be a relative… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 2:30pm — 10 Comments

NY Daily News Calls Damon Dash A Broke “Has-Been Mogul”

In today’s NY Daily News… they say that Damon Dash owes a couple of people hundreds of thousands of dollars including GMC Leasing for defaulting on his $720.00 Tahoe truck payments. We don’t care how many reports surface about Dame’s finances, its impossible to us that he is broke. See an excerpt from the article below:

The co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear - who in 2005 sold his share in the clothing empire to Jay-Z for $20 million… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 1:58pm — 13 Comments

Lil Wayne & DJ Drama Present, “The Dedication 3″

1. Welcome Back 2. Dedication 3 feat. Mack Mane, Willie The Kid, Gudda Gudda

3. What Else Is The To Do

4. thingy Pleaser feat. Jae Millz

5. Ain't I feat. Jae Millz

6. You Love Me You Hate Me

7. Bang Bang feat. Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda

8. The Other Side feat. La The Darkman, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda

9. My Weezy feat. Shanell, Lil Twist & Tyga

10. A Dedication

11. She's A Ryder feat. Gudda… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 1:50pm — 14 Comments

Lil Wayne Movie And 50 Cent Album Pushed Back To Next Year

It’s hard out here for a rapper. First Lil Wayne’s Halo Champagne was put on indefinite hold, and now the rapper will have to wait until next year to make his big screen debut. Hurricane Season, Weezy’s first feature film, has reportedly been pushed back to March 2009.

The flick was initially scheduled to open around the holidays, but was postponed due to a saturated holiday movie field.

“The market is really crowded for the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 1:47pm — 11 Comments

Bump J Charged With Armed Robbery

Police in Carbondale, Ill arrested Chicago-based rapper Bump J at a routine traffic stop earlier this week and federal authorities then charged him with a 2007 bank robbery, according to an FBI release obtained by the STING wire.

The release said that the rapper was being held because he is a suspect in the Chase Bank robbery that took place on January 4, 2007 at 800 W. Madison St. in Oak Park Illinois.The Chicago FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 1:32pm — 26 Comments

Kanye Covers Fader + Talks About Love Lost

Listen up, ladies! Kanye West is looking for Miss Right.

"I want to have kids," he tells PEOPLE. "But I want to have the right girl too – someone who really cares about me."

Still, the savvy hip-hop star is no easy prey. "When I'm in a club, girls are super-calculating, planning every step," he says.

West – speaking exactly a year and a day since the sudden death of his mother, Donda – said making his new album, 808's and… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 1:09pm — 2 Comments

Kanye West Arrested In LA

Kanye West will not be charged with assaulting a photographer -- in an alleged incident that went down just hours ago in the UK.

West was arrested at a hotel in Gateshead, England early this morning after allegedly getting into a tussle with a photog on his way out of the Tup Tup nightclub in Newcastle.

After a short investigation, West was released from police custody without charges.

FYI -- The person alleging the assault… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 14, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Lil Wayne Makes History With Appearance At 42nd Country Music Awards

From BallerStatus.com -- Although Snoop Dogg one-upped him by showing up for the CMT Music Awards earlier this year, Lil Wayne made an appearance at Wednesday night's (November 12) CMA Awards show in Nashville, Tennessee.

The New Orleans rapper joined Kid Rock onstage to help the rocker perform his hit single, "All Summer Long." However, Weezy didn't rap. Actually, he didn't utter one word.

Instead, the rapper -- dressed in a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 13, 2008 at 3:00pm — 15 Comments

ROCCETT FEATURED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF STREET REPORT MAGAZINE

New York, NY - November 11, 2008 - The 25-year-old rhyme spitter and new member to Young Jeezy's CTE crew is featured in the October issue of Street Report Magazine that already hit newsstands (cover attached). Roccett graces the cover alongside Grand Hustle artist Alfamega, Block Ent. producer Looney Tune and Big Jigg.

Roccett is the next in line to stardom of rappers hailing from Carson City, CA after MC Ren, Ras Kass, Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E. and… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 13, 2008 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Shakir Stewart Calls Jermaine Dupri To Review Brutha

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 13, 2008 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

Undercover cop shoots 19-year-old suspected drug dealer

Listen to a 911 call

CLEVELAND -- A man who tried to rob an undercover narcotics officer was shot at 11:44 p.m. Tuesday.

CLEVELAND -- A man who tried to rob an undercover narcotics officer was shot at 11:44 p.m. Tuesday.

Kameron Brown

Kameron G. Brown, 19, of East 188th Street, was shot five times and is in critical condition at Fairview General Hospital.

The shooting happened in a parking… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 13, 2008 at 12:42pm — 18 Comments

Kanye West Feels Lonely After His Mother Passed Away: Wants To Design & Do Music On Weekends

AP reports "After a tough year for Kanye West, the rapper admits that he's had it with showbiz and is contemplating making his music more of a weekend hobby. He also opens up about being on his own without a woman in his… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on November 13, 2008 at 12:37pm — 4 Comments