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SPIKE LEE WEIGHS IN ON JACKSON'S OBAMA COMMENT: 'I think it's coming down to jealousy,' filmmaker says of civil rights vet.

*Spike Lee says Jesse Jackson needs to go somewhere and sit down.

Well not in those words, but when EUR caught up with the filmmaker in Beverly Hills yesterday to discuss Jackson's comments about Barack Obama "talking down to black people," and wanting to "cut off his nuts," Lee expressed profound disappointment in the civil rights veteran and suggested that jealousy may have been behind his words, which were said when Jackson thought his mic was… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 11, 2008 at 5:56pm — 6 Comments

2-year-old beaten to death

DE SOTO — Taking a toy from his half sister led to one of what police are calling many "torture" sessions for a 2-year-old who died Monday, allegedly at the hands of his father's girlfriend.

Brandy Jean Mabery, 23, was charged Tuesday with felony abuse of a child resulting in death and armed criminal action for striking a child with a stick in the death of Stacey Tolbert-Wyatt.

Paramedics found the toddler in cardiac arrest about… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 9, 2008 at 12:14pm — 18 Comments

Breaking News: Cory Maggette to Golden State

Former Clipper, Cory Maggette plans to sign with the Warriors for about $5 Mill a yr. Not sure on deal length yet but a quality move. Especially after losin’ Davis. Celtics and Spurs had interest but didn’t wanna pay up.

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 9, 2008 at 11:41am — 1 Comment

LIL WAYNE HAS HIS OWN CHAMPAGNE: Rapper partners with Milestone Brands and French grower to create signature bubbly.

*Having the hottest record in the country right now isn't enough for Lil Wayne. The New Orleans-born rapper just stepped into the bubbly business with his newly-launched Halo Champagne.

Weezy teamed with the company Milestone Brands and French grower Voirin-Jumeh to develop the product, which is scheduled to arrive in stores later this year. Halo made its formal premiere in the video for Wayne's No. 1 single "Lollipop."

“I’m excited… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 3, 2008 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

KANYE TO DESIGN LOUIS VUITTON SHOES: Rapper takes his 'Louis Vuitton Don' tag to another level.

*Kanye West says he's about to create a line of men's footwear for the French fashion house Louis Vuitton, as well as a non-Louis-related line of womens wear headed for stores this fall.

The rapper showed up Friday at Vuitton's spring 2009 show in Paris’ Jardins de Bagatelle and told Women's Wear Daily: ”I’m here for Louis” before revealing that he is working with the fashion giant on a men’s shoe line.

He also used his… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 3, 2008 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Man gets up to 26 years for attempted MPD murder

An Oakdale man was sentenced up to 26 years in prison Tuesday afternoon, for the attempted murder of a Minneapolis Police officer. In November, 34-year-old Israel Anderson shot Officer Daniel Grosland in the ankle. Grosland was trying to break up a fight in a downtown parking lot.

Prosecutors said a friend of Anderson’s was in the middle of a fight. Anderson left and came back with a gun. He fired four to six rounds, striking Grosland and… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

ICE CUBE TO TOUR BEHIND 'RAW FOOTAGE': Album due Aug. 19; tour to begin two days later and last through Sept.

*Actor-producer Ice Cube is going back to his hip hop roots this summer to promote his upcoming album, "Raw Footage."

The former member of gangsta rap group NWA has organized a late-summer U.S. tour to coincide with the album's Aug. 19 release. The trek will hit clubs and theaters across the country, beginning Aug. 21 in Seattle and wrapping Sept. 21 in New York City. [Scroll down to view itinerary.]

"Raw Footage," Ice Cube's… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 1, 2008 at 6:40am — 1 Comment

Boy, 3, crushed to death by gate on Near North Side

A 3-year-old boy was crushed to death Friday evening by a large, rusted steel gate at the Cabrini-Green housing complex, prompting a crowd to gather and hurl accusations of mismanagement at property managers.

"How many accidents happen over here because of failed inspections," screamed Willie J.R. Fleming, a resident and a director with the Coalition to Protect Public Housing. "There's no accountability, there's no oversight of this."

Authorities and residents… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 29, 2008 at 4:30am — 3 Comments

DEATH ROW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP: Suge loses appeal; label auctioned to Global Music Group for $24 million.

*Global Music Group is the new owners of famed West coast-based rap label Death Row Records after former owner Marion "Suge" Knight lost his appeal Tuesday against a ruling that forced him to sell off the label's assets.

In May, a bankruptcy judge in California ordered the rap mogul to liquidate the label at an auction.

The sale was supposed to take place on Tuesday. Instead, Suge was in court trying to stop it from… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 26, 2008 at 8:18am — 8 Comments

Kanye Compares Soulja Boy to Nas

source:bossip.com

Soulja boy is fresh ass hell and is actually the true meaning of what hip hop is sposed to be. He came from the hood, made his own beats, made up a new saying, new sound and a new dance with one song. He had all of America rapping this summer. If that ain’t Hip Hop then what is? A bunch of wannabe keep it real rappers that ain’t even relevant, recycling samples trying to act like it’s 96 again and all they do is hate on new shit?… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 22, 2008 at 11:00am — 12 Comments

Boy's suffering leads to official soul-searching

The little boy's body was a study in pain. He was covered in cigarette burns, including to his genitals. He couldn't fully open his hand because it had been burned on a stove. His tooth was broken with a nerve exposed. And he had been made to sit in his own urine and feces, authorities say.

As the 5-year-old remains hospitalized by kidney failure brought on from malnutrition, two county supervisors are… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 21, 2008 at 2:47am — 14 Comments

KANYE TO PERFORM AT NIKE+HUMAN RACE CONCERT: Kelly Rowland to sing in Paris as part of worldwide running event.

*Kanye West will headline a concert in Los Angeles following the grand finale of the 25-city Nike+Human Race, the world’s biggest one-day running event taking place on Aug. 31.

"This race is bringing together hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world to run and listen to some great music while serving a higher cause, and I’m excited to perform in L.A. as part of the grand finale,” West said in a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 19, 2008 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment

Fredricks Smith to spend life in jail for drive-by death of Darryl Lance Weaver Jr.

GRAND RAPIDS -- Usually when a person convicted of murder stands for sentencing, he or she manages to at least mumble out some sort of apology to the victim's family.

Fredricks Smith had nothing to say before he was sent to prison for life in the fatal drive-by shooting of 17-year-old Darryl Lance Weaver Jr. in March 2007.

Weaver's father said Smith's silence proves his guilt.

"He deserved what he got," said Weaver,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 18, 2008 at 2:35pm — 8 Comments

Baltimore teen beats mom to death

A Baltimore County grand jury has indicted a 16-year-old in the death of his mother and the beating of his father, according to court records.

Lewin Carlton Powell III of Towson was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault, according to documents filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

Powell was arrested last month and accused of using a baseball bat to fatally beat… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 13, 2008 at 3:30am — 14 Comments

Greg Street: ‘I just want my little brother [JD] to make bigger moves’

V-103 DJ and producer Greg Street is backing off from statements he made about Island Urban Music president Jermaine “JD” Dupri in a controversial video circulating the Internet.

In a statement to Sandrarose.com, Greg Referred to JD as his “little brother”, saying he made his point and now he wants to end the beef and move on.

Says Greg Street:

I just want my little brother to make bigger moves. He has done a lot for… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 10, 2008 at 5:19pm — No Comments

SHARPTON PLANS MARCH AT MLB ALL-STAR GAME: Sean Bell protest designed to disrupt annual event next month at Yankee Stadium.

*Rev. Al Sharpton is attempting to make good on promises that he would "shut New York City down" to protest the acquittals of three NYPD detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed Sean Bell on his wedding day.

On Sunday, the civil rights activist threatened to disrupt baseball's historic All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium on July 15 unless the state passes new laws to curb police misconduct.

"It's the time the whole world… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 10, 2008 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Diddy, Jeezy, 50 Cent discuss Obama nomination, Nas to release "Black President"

A number of MC's have spoken out in the last two days about Barack Obama wining the Democratic nomination for President.

"Today is one of the greatest and proudest moments of my life," Diddy told MTV of Obama's nomination. "Not just as a black man, but as an American. Senator Obama becoming the Democratic nominee for president is history in the making and proof that we do live in the greatest country in the world!"

Young… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 6, 2008 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment