USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – February 2009 Archive (184)

ANDRE HARRELL RECOVERING FROM HEART SURGERY: Blige, Chris Rock, Jay-Z welcome mogul home after quadruple bypass.

*Mary J. Blige, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, and Warner Music chairman Lyor Cohen were among the guests gathered at a welcome home party for music mogul Andre Harrell, who had been hospitalized after undergoing heart surgery.

The 48-year old had an emergency quadruple heart bypass procedure to prevent him from succumbing to coronary artery heart disease, reports the New York Post.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, Harrell's former intern at his Uptown Records… Continue

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Rapper From Do Or Die Ordered To Pay $8 Million In Damages To Victim's Family

A Chicago judge yesterday (February 2) ordered Do Or Die rapper Belo to pay $8 million in damages to the family of a man he murdered in 2002.

Belo, born Darnell Smith, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2007 for shooting and killing Raynard "B-Dog" Pinkston during a dispute in 2002.

Belo pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement and is now serving 10 years behind bars. He was initially facing first-degree murder… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on February 3, 2009 at 8:11pm — 4 Comments

Lil Wayne Talks About The Crips & Bloods: Made In America Documentary! "I Dont Know Too Much About The Bloods & Crips" (Movie That Takes Inside Look At Gangs)

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P Diddy Says “DJ’s Killed Hip Hop”

SEAN COMBS has blamed a current lack of creativity in the global DJ scene for stifling hip-hop music. The rap mogul is adamant that the genre is in the midst of a “recession” because there are so few talented beatmakers around to help create interesting tracks.

He tells MTV.com, “People have figured out the formula when they make records for radio, and DJs ain’t DJs no more. DJs don’t break records no more. DJs don’t play album cuts. DJs play… Continue

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Reggie Bush Scores Endorsement Deal with Red Bull

While Red Bull Energy Drink has always supported driver from NASCAR, MotoGP, Formula One and athletes from Major League Soccer and individual action sports athletes, they've never supported athletes from the NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB – until now. Red Bull announced that they have partnered with New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush.

"Like a lot of professional athletes, I've been drinking Red Bull for years - it keeps me focused during training… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on February 3, 2009 at 1:05pm — 1 Comment

VIDEO: Jazmine Sullivan On GMA

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Cam’ron Breaks Silence In XXL Cover Story, Addresses Dipset Rift

Call it a comeback. After nearly two years out of the spotlight, the Diplomats’ charismatic founder, Cam’ron, sat down with XXL magazine for his first interview in years.

The cover story features Cam finally speaking on his enigmatic hiatus, Diplomats ownership, being an alleged “paper gangster” and the root of his rifts with Jim Jones and Juelz Santana, among other things. While Dipset loyalists seemingly can’t get over Dipset being a Cam-less… Continue

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Keri Hilson’s Dub Magazine Photo Shoot

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DAVID DUKE LASHES OUT AGAINST MICHAEL STEELE: Former klansman calls new GOP leader 'black racist' and 'Obama Jr.'

*Former KKK grand wizard David Duke, who once ran for governor of Louisiana, has called the newly appointed chairman of the Republican Party a "black racist," reports WDSU.com.

On Friday, GOP leaders voted former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele into the party's leadership post. Steele is the first African-American to hold that position.

Duke described those who supported the move as… Continue

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Monday, February 2, 2009 RICK ROSS COVERS URBAN INK

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CAM'RON - I HATE MY JOB

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WNBA’s Candice Parker The Face of Addidas New “Me, Myself” Campaign

Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA women’s basketball champion and perhaps the best female hooper on the planet, Candace Parker will be the face of a new Adidas’s “Me, Myself” campaign.

As part of an interactive contest, Adidas is encouraging female athletes to share their inspiring sports success stories. The three top entrants will star in the new women’s “Me, Myself” campaign alongside CP3 (the second) which will be used in a fully… Continue

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4 Thugs Kill Man for Throwing Beer Bottle

Four women who allegedly killed a man on the South Side for “disrespecting” them by throwing a beer bottle were ordered held without bond today for the weekend murder.

The women—Tiffany Cox, 25, Carmelita Hall, 25, Roslind Ball, 22, and 25-year-old Miesha Nelson—were playing cards with Morris Wilson in Cox’s apartment early Sunday when Nelson and Wilson started bickering, according to Cook County prosecutors.

Although Assistant State‚s… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on February 3, 2009 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

Kobe Bryant Drops 61 on the Knicks!

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NEW CIARA "ECHO" FEATURING YOUNG JEEZY

Find more videos like this on… Continue

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14 Time Olympic Gold Winner Michael Phelps Smokes Weed

The sports world has been delt yet another astonishing blow. As the country prepared for its holy grail all events, the Superbowl details about the ilicit activities of greatest competitor in Olympic history were unfolding.

On November 6, just weeks after taking home eight gold medals 23-year-old Michael Phelps surprised students at the University Of South Carolina in Columbia by showing up unannounced at a house party. He allegedly visiting a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on February 2, 2009 at 11:06pm — 4 Comments