USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – July 2008 Archive (251)

Esther Baxter Covers Black Men Magazine

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 3, 2008 at 10:00am — 23 Comments

BARON DAVIS THE NEW $65 MILLION DOLLAR MAN

No surprise here, $65 mil to play in his hometown with Elton Brand, Cuttino Mobley & rookie Eric Gordon beats playing in Golden State no matter how sad a sports franchise the Clippers may be.… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 3, 2008 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Mom charged with putting newborn in trash

A baby girl born in a Lauderdale Lakes home two weeks ago went from her mother's womb into a trash-filled white garbage bag.

The little girl survived the ordeal and is in good health, while the mother sits in county lockup, charged with attempted murder, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Here's how authorities say it happened:

Meshia Morant, 30, a Jamaican living illegally in the United States, was staying with… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 3, 2008 at 10:00am — 11 Comments

Romeo Charged In Teen's Fatal Shooting

PITTSBURGH -- A 19-year-old man faces a criminal homicide charge in the fatal shooting of a teenager in January.

Ernest Tolliver was a passenger in a car that was leaving the Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-through in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood when, police said, someone ran up to the car and opened fire, killing Tolliver.

Police said Wednesday evening that officers have arrested Romeo Price, who remains held at the… Continue

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

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

$1 mil bond in NOLA slaying

An Orleans Parish judge has set a $1 million bond to keep David Bonds in jail awaiting trial on attempted murder, two months after a jury acquitted the 19-year-old of murdering musician Dinerral Shavers.

Judge Julian Parker last week raised the magistrate court's original $750,000 bond to a cool million - which in Orleans is an enormous sum for a defendant facing a charge not involving a homicide. Bonds remained in jail as of Tuesday… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 12:08pm — 9 Comments

Ft. Meyers: 200 riot over pack of cigarettes

3:35 p.m. update

The fight that broke out early Monday morning at a Fort Myers gas station over a pack of cigarettes reportedly started at a teen night in a Cape Coral club.

According to sheriff spokesman Tony Schall, most of the crowd had traveled to the gas station from a teen night at an event… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 12:05pm — 21 Comments

Patriots' Player Arrested for Assault

MANSFIELD, Mass. (June 30) - New England Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews was held without bail Monday after allegedly pointing a handgun at his girlfriend's head. Andrews was arrested Monday after the alleged incident that occurred at about 1 a.m. after he returned home and an argument began between him and his girlfriend, according to Gregg Miliote, director of communications for the Bristol County district attorney's… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 12:01pm — 2 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

YOUNG JEEZY SUPPORTS OBAMA NOT MCCAIN

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 11:30am — 10 Comments

50 Cent, JAY-Z, & Kanye makes Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List

Yesterday Forbes release their annual Celebrity 100 list. It breakdown each celebrity based on power ranking which is all well and good but who needs power when we can have checks?!

Although #26 on Forbes Power Ranking 50 Cent landed in the #2 pay slot behind Oprah Winfrey bankrolling $150 Million last year due in part to the $100 million come up he enjoyed after taxes last summer when his Glacéau VitaminWater was bought by Coca-Cola as… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 11:00am — 13 Comments

Chanta Patton COVERS KING

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

50 Cent Explains The Lyrics On "You So Tough" alleged T.I. diss

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 11:00am — 18 Comments

Affidavit: Mother Turns In Son for Murder of Memphis Man

Terry Terrell Booker

MEMPHIS, TN – A man has been charged in a Memphis murder and his own mother turned him in to police.

According to a court document, Terry Terrell Booker has been charged with First Degree Murder in the shooting death of 27 year-old Milton Trezevant. Investigators say the shooting happened around 7:55 p.m., June 18, 2008, in the area of Horn Lake Road and Hewlett.

Police say Booker’s mother… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 10:55am — 4 Comments

The Good Life: Meagan Good interview in Complex

Actress-turned-video-vixen-turned-actress MEAGAN GOOD puts up with some funny stuff in the new Mike Myers flick. By Richard “Treats” Dryden Can you blame Hollywood for typecasting Meagan Good as the Love Interest? Her deep stare and beckoning curves left crater-sized impressions in films like Stomp the Yard and Waist Deep and 50 Cent’s memorable “21 Questions” video. Even in 2005’s Brick, when Meagan stretched her acting range to include indie noir,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 10:52am — 6 Comments

Jay-Z -- Lot More than 99 Problems

Some ex-workers at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club could be end up being a lot more than dirt on Hova's shoulder after a judge's ruling yesterday.

A federal court judge gave the OK to a class-action suit filed by some of Jay's current and past minions at 40/40, saying that they made a sufficient showing that club owners may have violated federal wage and labor laws. The former employees allege in their suit they got shivved out of OT pay, and that they… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 10:35am — 7 Comments

SOULJA BOY SNEAKERS ON THE HORIZON: Rapper inks multi-year shoe and apparel contract with Yums.

*Soulja Boy will have his own brand of sneakers to go along with the release of his upcoming album for Interscope. The rapper just signed a multi-year sneaker and apparel contract with Dallas-based clothing company Yums Shoes.

According to Billboard.com, the teen rapper will join forces with graffiti artist and designer Tex to design his own signature Yums "Block Star" sneakers and clothing line. The sole of each Yums sneaker will be decorated… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

YOUNG JEEZY TEAMS UP WITH ICE CUBE, MIKE EPPS, AND TERRY CREWS FOR NEW MOVIE "JANKY PROMOTERS"

MULTI-PLATINUM RAPPER YOUNG JEEZY CASTED AS

"BIG NAME HIP HOP ACT" IN WRITER-ACTOR-PRODUCER

ICE CUBE'S NEW FILM, JANKY PROMOTERS

CUBE'S FIRST SCREENPLAY SINCE "FRIDAY AFTER NEXT"

WILL FEATURE HIMSELF ALONG WITH STARS YOUNG JEEZY, COMEDIAN MIKE EPPS AND TERRY CREWS

(NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 30, 2008) Multi-Platinum Rapper Young Jeezy has been casted as the "big-name hip-hop act" in… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 1, 2008 at 1:21pm — 12 Comments