USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – January 2009 Archive (166)

Man Kills Wife, 5 Kids & Himself After Job Loss

A Los Angeles man who was fired from job at a local hospital killed his five children, wife and himself at their home yesterday (January 28).

According to CNN, Ervin Lupoe, 40, decided to take the lives of his family after he and his wife were recently fired from Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.

Prior to the killings and his suicide, Lupoe sent a note to a local TV station threatening to kill his family and himself because… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 28, 2009 at 12:49pm — 14 Comments

Crips And Bloods Doc Hits Theaters, Snoop & Lil Wayne Co-Sign

QDIII, the man behind the Beef DVD series and Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel, recently released his latest project, Crips and Bloods: Made In America, an award- winning documentary about two of South Los Angeles’ most notorious gangs.

Along with QDIII, who is credited as an executive producer, the film has several other big name producers connected to the project including NBA player Baron Davis and Jessica Alba’s husband Cash Warren, among others. Directed by Stacy Peralta… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 28, 2009 at 12:38pm — 4 Comments

‘Koch Records’ Is No Longer. Now known as E1 Music

E1 Entertainment, the parent company of Koch Records has chosen to dissolve the company (name) in a consolidation effort to merge their portfolio of over 100 global subsidiaries under one branded umbrella.

The move which is little more than a name change comes as the urban division gears up for a hefty run with releases from D-Block, Alchemist, Juelz Santana’s Skull Gang, Havoc of Mobb Deep, and Slim Thug.

The re-branding will… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 28, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Lil Wayne Performing His New Single "Prom Queen" In San Diego

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 28, 2009 at 10:30am — 6 Comments

Adair Freeman Died For His Fake Diamond Chain

Police have released surveillance video images of a white pick up truck seen leaving the scene of a fatal shooting early Saturday morning.

19-year-old Adair Freeman was shot to death outside his father’s recording studio on Jan. 24 at 1:50 a.m. as he returned to the studio from a Shell gas station at 14th and Spring streets.

Surveillance video shows a white late model Chevrolet pickup truck with a black bed liner pull past the pumps at… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 28, 2009 at 3:00am — 16 Comments

'SWAGGA LIKE US' CREW ADDED TO GRAMMYS: Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West to perform their hit single.

*Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West are among the newest artists added to the performance lineup for the 51st annual Grammy Awards, to be held Feb. 8 at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

The quartet is expected to perform their hit single "Swagga Like Us," while T.I. will also take the stage with Justin Timberlake to rock their current duet, "Dead and Gone."

Other newly-added artists include Paul McCartney, who will be backed by Foo… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 28, 2009 at 2:39am — 5 Comments

Spike Lee has chosen Snipes to play James Brown in the biopic

My man Wesley Trent Snipes, South Bx product, has been picked bymovie icon Spike Lee to play none other than James Brown in the Biopic. Like my Khal said over @ Rock the dizz, I don’t doubt this cats ability with the acting. He’s done a wide array of things but i’m not sure how they’ll flip the voice issh. maybe it’ll be all milli vanilli, we’ll see. How do you think he can… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 4:19pm — 2 Comments

Lil Wayne and AT&T To Debut of New Single Via Facebook

AT&T customers can download the ringtone exclusively through February 2ND. The internet keeps very little secrets and one of its worst kept is that AT&T has teamed up with Lil Wayne to release a new song via social media. What was unclear were some of the details which were outlined in yesterday’s press release. Tonight between 9-10 p.m. PST Fans (that’s you Ca$h) can log on to one of two AT&T Facebook Page to catch the live world debut… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 4:17pm — 2 Comments

President Obama’s First Interview Is On Arab Television

Posted by Juan

I walked in on the Al-Arabiya interview last night in the middle and I’ll admit I was rather shocked. I didn’t know he was planning to give this interview, his first formal such sit down as president to an Arab TV station. It speaks volumes about his focus for his administration.

One of the major complaints of the McCain campaign was that President Obama would not be ready on day 1. What we’ve seen is rather the opposite. He seems… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 4:15pm — 1 Comment

Akon involved in London Burger King fight

R&B singer Akon found himself at the centre of a frightening scene in London recently - when an encounter with fans went awry.

The Smack That hitmaker was strolling through the city centre at the weekend when several members of the public approached the star.

But the sighting sparked a fan frenzy and after being mobbed, Akon was forced to take shelter in a nearby fast food restaurant.

And the star had to be smuggled out… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 4:12pm — 1 Comment

College Student Found Shot, Killed In Her Car

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Family members of a murder victim released her picture in the hopes someone might be able to help them solve her murder.

DeKalb County police found Angelika Williams shot and killed in her car Sunday. Police said Williams was slumped over her car’s steering wheel.

The 21-year-old was found parked outside the Spring Harbor Condos on Bayshore Drive but she did not live there.

A resident called police and said… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 4:08pm — 7 Comments

RIHANNA COVERS GQ MEXICO

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 4:06pm — 4 Comments

The-Dream Reveals Plans For Collabo Album With Kanye West

R&B singer/songwriter The-Dream is trying to get Kanye West to do a Jay-Z/R. Kelly Best of Both Worlds-esque collaborative album.

In a recent interview with West Coast radio personality DJ Skee, the hitmaker responsible for such songs as Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and J. Holiday’s “Bed” spoke on his plans on collaboration with ‘Ye. “Me and Kanye, we trying to lock this business down,” he said. “I wanna do a record with Kanye. I already let him know about it – I told him I… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Ron Browz - Jumpin' (Out the Window)

Video for Ron Browz "Jumpin' (Out the Window)" off of the album Jumping Out The Window coming in stores on March… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 27, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Young Jeezy Accepts O’Reilly’s Invitation, Calls Fox News Host “Ignorant”

Young Jeezy ain’t never scared. As previously reported, the snowman struck back at Bill O’Reilly after the TV host called he and Jay-Z’s inaugural performance of the “My President” remix, “offensive.”

Though he harshly criticized Jeezy and poked fun at his name, O’Reilly did open the door for the rapper to appear on “The O’Reilly Factor” to explain his position. The Snowman said he’d gladly face the Fox TV personality.

“Damn right! I… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 26, 2009 at 11:51pm — 49 Comments

Rocko Hit With Jail Time For Assaulting Woman

Atlanta rapper Rocko was sentenced to 48 hours behind bars for an incident that occurred in February of ‘07.

Rocko, who is currently engaged to R&B singer Monica, plead no contest to battery charges earlier today according to WBSTV.com. A DeKalb county solicitor says the “Umma Do Me” rapper assaulted a woman in a ATL club with enough force to give her a black eye and cause injuries to her face.

In addition to the short jail stint,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 26, 2009 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments

JEEZY SPEAKS ON "MY PRESIDENT" REMIX WITH JAY - Z

MTV Shows

Last week, before performing the "My President" remix with Jay-Z in Washington, D.C., Young Jeezy told MTV News that even though his song was inspired by Barack Obama, he didn't expect the president to come out and endorse it. Jeezy is fully aware that there is still a certain distance the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 26, 2009 at 3:02pm — 1 Comment

Teen Killed Outside His Father’s Recording Studio

Atlanta police are investigating the senseless murder of Adair Freeman (inset), who was gunned down outside his father’s recording studio early Saturday morning.

Police say someone shot the 19-year-old twice in the chest around 1:50 a.m. Saturday outside Hot Beats Recording studio as he made a run to the Shell station next door for a bag of ice.

The studio, located north of 14th St. at 1200 Spring St. NW, is owned by Russell… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 26, 2009 at 12:02pm — 2 Comments

Eddy Curry's Ex-Girlfriend Killed, Child Witnessed Murder

The 3 year old son of New York Knicks star Eddy Curry reportedly witnessed the murder of his mother and baby sister at a Chicago apartment yesterday (January 24)

According to The New York Daily News, Curry’s former girlfriend Nova Henry, 24, was found shot dead along with her 9-month-old daughter, Ava, by Henry's mother at their apartment Saturday evening.

Curry's son was found in the apartment unharmed.

Police said that the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 25, 2009 at 7:33pm — 3 Comments

Roccett - Give You Some Game

Here goes a new joint from CTE West representer Roccett “Give You Some Game” produced by Tha Bizness.. This is off his new street album, Another Day Another Dollar, coming soon..

DOWNLOAD: Roccett - Give You Some Game (Produced by Tha…

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on January 25, 2009 at 11:53am — 3 Comments