USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – June 2008 Archive (196)

SOHH Hacked & Spammed With Racist Nazi Headlines, Pics

Make sure all of your security and passowords are on point and don’t

mention 4chan.

Popular Hip-Hop news and editorial website SOHH.com was attacked

earlier this morning by the notorious hacking group known as anonymous

or simply 4chan. The details surrounding the cause of this attack is

sketchy at the moment, but it has also been reported that other rival

Hip-Hop… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 12:30pm — 9 Comments

Derrick Rose shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern after being selected as the first overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA Draft

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Point guard Derrick Rose of the University of Memphis was taken by the Chicago Bulls with the first pick of the 2008 NBA Draft on Thursday, and the Miami Heat followed with all-around forward Michael Beasley of Kansas State.

Rose averaged 14.9 points per game and 4.7 assists in leading Memphis as a freshman to the finals of the NCAA Tournament and the 6 ft 3 ins (1.91-metre) Chicago native was thrilled to be joining his… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 1:30am — 4 Comments

Baytown teen charged with capital murder in son's death

Authorities on Thursday took the rare step of filing a capital murder charge against a 14-year-old girl, whose newborn son died after being submerged in a Baytown school toilet and having toilet paper stuffed down his throat.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has not decided whether the girl should be certified to stand trial as an adult. If so, she could receive a life sentence without the possibility of release if convicted.

"This has been a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 12:51am — 2 Comments

Man convicted of murder in Westfield player's death

A Houston man was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting death of a high school football star last year.

Emile "Rusty" Anthony Lewis, 20, showed little emotion as state District Judge Mike Anderson announced the jury's verdict.

He faces up to life in prison.

The eight-man, four-woman jury heard opening statements in the trial's punishment phase late Thursday and are expected to hear closing arguments this morning. Then… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 12:47am — 1 Comment

Virginia carries out 100th execution since reinstatement

A man who killed a store owner by sawing at his neck with a pocketknife during a 1997 robbery became the 100th person executed in Virginia since capital punishment was reinstated three decades ago.

Robert Stacy Yarbrough was pronounced dead at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt. The 30-year-old was put to death by injection for the 1997 slaying of 77-year-old Cyril Hugh Hamby.

"Tell my kids I love them,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 12:42am — No Comments

Unreasonable Child Support & Demands. DO YOU THINK RUSSELL WAS HUSTLED? WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS.

Looks like Russell Simmons is the latest music mogul to be taken to the bank for child support following his recent divorce from Kimora Lee Simmons. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Simmons will be ordered to pay $480,000 per year (or $20,000 per kid/ month to be exact.)

Kimora will maintain sole custody of their two children, Ming Lee and Aoki Lee with Russell will be “granted” visitation every eighth week. In addition, Russell… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 26, 2008 at 12:14pm — 25 Comments

Feud Between 50 Cent And The Game Is Finally Over

The Game has ended his long-running feud with former mentor 50 Cent, insisting the "beef" between the two rap rivals is over.

The Los Angeles rap star and his former G-Unit boss have been waging a furious war of words over royalty payments for years.

But The Game insists the feud was never anything that was going to escalate to a level of the East Coast-West Coast battle that ended with Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. six feet… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 26, 2008 at 8:32am — 18 Comments

Fast Forward Mixtape, Hosted By Kanye West

01. Mixtapekings (Intro)

02. Fast Foward (Intro) with Kanye West

03. Flashing Lights (Dub Floyd Screamixx) ft/ Talib Kweli

04. Put On ft/ Young Jeezy

05. Can’t Tell Me Nothin (Remix) ft/ Young Jeezy

06. Lollipop (Remix) ft/ Lil’ Wayne

07. Barry Bonds (Dub Floyd Screamixx) ft/ Lil’ Wayne

08. American Boy (Remix) ft/ Estelle & Busta Rhymes

09. Stronger (DJ A-Trak Remix)

10. Sky… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 26, 2008 at 8:24am — 2 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

2 Charged In Slaying Of College Executive

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of two men in the death of an Edward Waters College executive killed in his Arlington apartment on March 10.

Jeffrey Hardiman, 45, was the vice president of planning and research at the college. His body was discovered March 10 by a maintenance worker at River Bend Apartments.

Anthony Mackey, 24, and Keith Murphy, 21, were charged with murder and booked into the Duval… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 11:18pm — 5 Comments

Alabama LB Johns arrested for selling cocaine

USCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama linebacker Jimmy Johns was arrested on felony drug charges Tuesday and kicked off the team, the latest in a string of off-the-field problems for coach Nick Saban's squad.

Johns, who moved to defense for his senior year after playing running back and receiver in 2007, was "pretty wide open" selling cocaine to students on and around the University of Alabama campus but tried to hide what he was doing from teammates, police… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 11:04pm — 10 Comments

HO'S ON WHEELS

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A sleek, black limousine bus parked just a block from Miami Beach Police Department headquarters was being used as a brothel on wheels, a place where clients could come to solicit sex from prostitutes, police said.

"It was brazen," said Miami Beach police Detective Juan Sanchez.

Brazen not just for where the bus was parked, police said, but for how the bus' owner got prospective clients aboard -- by walking up to… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 11:00pm — 6 Comments

211 SOONXXXTV.COM PROMO VIDEOS

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 7:00pm — 7 Comments

SHOULD YOUNG JEEZY BUY THIS WHIP? HE'S CONSIDERING IT.

Versace and Lamborghini have partnered up again with another version of the exclusive LP640, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster Versace & Collection. From leather totes, gloves, belts and other accessories, along with some physical changes like a transparent hood to showing it's V12 engine, nappa leather clad seats and hand-embroidered Versace logo throughout the car. The Versace x Lamborghini LP640 will make itself available at select… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 5:30pm — 44 Comments

THE ROOKIE: MICHAEL BEASLEY EPISODE 2 (VIDEO)

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 5:26pm — 1 Comment

YOUNG JEEZY TALKS ABOUT NEW ALBUM AND WHAT FANS CAN EXPECT

Young Jeezy is currently prepping the release of his third studio disc The Recession. SOHH recently caught up with the Georgia rapper to explain the title of his new album and offer fans a glimpse of what to expect.

Known for delivering street anthems, Jeezy plans on sprinkling a little bit of politics on his new album.

"The whole purpose of this album basically is to let people know that I'm aware of what's going on," he told SOHH.… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 2:14pm — 28 Comments

Man convicted in grad student's rape, torture

NEW YORK (AP) -- An ex-convict was found guilty Tuesday in the rape and torture of a Columbia University graduate student who survived 19 hours of nightmarish sadism in which he scalded her with boiling water and attempted to blind her before trying to burn her to death.Robert Williams was convicted of attempted murder, rape, kidnapping, arson and other charges in the attack, which was so prolonged and agonizing that the victim begged her tormentor to… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 1:08pm — 11 Comments

Dad: Children murdered because he owed money

The lives of two children were commensurate to a debt owed by their father, if what he says is true.

Randy Sylvester Sr., of Pasadena, (below) who led police to the charred remains of his two children, has been charged with capital murder, according to The Associated Press.

He has been held in the Harris County jail without bond since he was arrested June 17 for assaulting the mother of the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 12:59pm — 18 Comments

Former WSB-TV anchor avoids cocaine trial

Former Atlanta television personality Warren Savage has avoided trial for cocaine possession by completing a rigorous 18-month drug treatment program in Forsyth County.

At a ceremony for graduates of the program Monday night, Savage, who is in his mid-40s, said he's a changed man.

All that I am and all that I hope to be I owe to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, with whom I have a much stronger connection than I have ever had before in… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 12:52pm — No Comments

2 Henry High honor students are now 2 rape suspects

The day Minneapolis Henry High School student Santwoine Thornton was charged with raping another student during school hours last week, he was to be honored as a college scholarship winner.

An honor roll student, Thornton wrote last month in the school's online newspaper that he planned to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College to major in urban park, recreation and youth development. He boasted… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 12:46pm — 7 Comments