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

T.I. & “Respect My Vote!” Campaign Launch

T.I. showed his support for the Hip Hop Caucus’ “Respect My Vote” campaign in Washington D.C. on Monday. The campaign, led by the rapper will employ other celebrities, athletes and high profile influential figures to get out the vote in a variety of ways including PSAs for radio, television and online use; in person appearances; press events; mobile and email alerts from celebrities themselves; and an aggressive online campaign. Also at the event: DJ… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 29, 2008 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

Ex-Morgue Worker Accused Of Sex With Corpse

CINCINNATI -- A grand jury indicted a former employee of a Cincinnati coroner’s office with the abuse of a corpse more than two decades ago, WLWT-TV in Cincinnati reported.

Prosecutors said Kenneth Douglas, 55, of Westwood, Ohio, sexually assaulted the body of 19-year-old Karen Range, who was murdered during an attempted rape Aug. 19, 1982, at her home.

She had been severely beaten and had her throat slashed with a paring… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 29, 2008 at 9:30am — 10 Comments

Latest Rick Ross Interview

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 29, 2008 at 9:30am — 10 Comments

1st NELLY AD FOR SEAN JOHN UNDERWEAR

Sean John Underwear taps internationally renowned recording artist, Nelly, as their new spokesmodel. The first campaign features the rapper donning the Fall collection of underwear basics and loungewear.

The campaign was shot by Randee St. Nicholas and showcases Nelly in both interior and exterior shots at a modern home overlooking Los Angeles.

Sean “Diddy” Combs on picking Nelly for the new campaign:

“I have known… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 29, 2008 at 8:00am — 9 Comments

Two Lakeland Men Suspects In Fatal Shooting

LAKELAND | Law enforcement officials have identified the two Lakeland men arrested following an armed robbery and fatal shooting Sunday that began in Fort Meade and ended in Lakeland.

Jamel Bell, 20, a passenger in the getaway car, was arrested after the car crashed at West Parker and Stella streets in the Lake Parker Drive area. The driver, Antwan Laron Nelson, 21, ran from the crash scene. Deputies found him at a house at 705 Gilmore St. and… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 9:00pm — 7 Comments

Suspects arraigned in Wayne County dog fighting ring

DETROIT -- Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans said Monday that more than half of the 55 people arrested in connection with an alleged dogfighting ring have been arraigned, despite being released earlier this month because of legal technicalities.

Suspects cannot be held for more than 48 hours before facing formal arraignment. The Sheriff's Office failed to meet the deadline to charge 52 men and three women arrested early July 14 in a garage behind… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments

LeBron James Throws His Money behind Barack Obama

You can pretty much take this as an endorsement. According to the L.A. Times, LeBron James threw down a cool $20,000 to a committee devoted to electing Barack Obama president. It's an interesting move for James considering he usually doesn't like to talk politics and tries to shy away from controversial subjects until he's forced to respond.When Michael Jordan was playing ball, he stayed away from endorsing anyone, saying the now infamous quote,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 8:19pm — 4 Comments

GANG BRAWL AT MALL

Raleigh, N.C. — A massive fight that involved hundreds of people and forced the evacuation of Triangle Town Center mall was gang related, Raleigh police said.

Four off-duty officers working at the mall reported a fight in progress and requested assistance around 8 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses told WRAL News that about 200 teenagers started yelling and fighting on the mall's upper level.

The melee… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 1:44pm — 36 Comments

Ciara On The Cover Of Billboard

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 1:36pm — 6 Comments

Crack Cocaine Ring Busted In Wythe County, Va.

Six of seven men believed by authorities to be involved in a crack cocaine ring were rounded up late Thursday and early Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia.

A federal grand jury indicted the group Thursday, charging them with selling the potent drug in Wythe County from February 2007 through April of this year.

“These men were responsible for bringing large amounts of crack cocaine into… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 1:09pm — 24 Comments

Informant offered rare look inside gang

Jesse Guajardo choked back tears on the witness stand in federal court as he abandoned his second family once and for all.

He had grown up in the Latin Kings street gang, peddling drugs when he was only 8 and becoming a soldier when he was a young teenager. After an uncle recommended him for membership in 1988, he suffered a beating or "violation" by three Latin Kings to join the gang's ranks.

By 2006, at age 29, he was a chapter… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 1:08pm — 19 Comments

Ne-Yo ‘Year of The Gentlemen’ LP Cover

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 10:10am — 1 Comment

Boy, 17, pleads guilty in mob attack

MOUNT CLEMENS -- A teen pleaded guilty Friday before Macomb Circuit Judge Edward Servitto Jr. to two felony charges in connection to a mob attack on three people in Mount Clemens on May 31.

Deonte J. Williams, 17, of Mount Clemens admitted to throwing a brick through a side passenger window of a passing vehicle on North River Road near the Gibraltar Trade Center.

Williams will be sentenced Aug. 25 for creating a riot, a felony… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 27, 2008 at 10:57pm — 2 Comments

2 fathers slain in Boston drive-by

Two fathers were killed early yesterday and a third man was seriously wounded after a car pulled up to their vehicle in Milton and someone fired at least 14 rounds at them, authorities said.

Asa C. Finley, 26, of Mattapan was already dead by the time the driver of the Toyota Camry he was traveling in pulled up at Carney Hospital in Boston about 2:30 a.m., said Norfolk District Attorney William Keating.

He was the third person in his… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 27, 2008 at 10:30pm — 8 Comments

DJ KHALID CALLS INFAMOUS ON CHARGE

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 27, 2008 at 9:30pm — 10 Comments

Brandy teams up with Skechers for charity

R&B singer Brandy has teamed up with footwear manufacturer Skechers for its “Nothing Compares to Family” ad campaign. The ad features Brandy and her 6-year-old daughter Sy’rai Smith. Skechers also signed actress Tori Spelling and “Heroes” villain Jack Coleman for the campaign which benefits family-related charities selected by the individual celebrities.

Proceeds will benefit Brandy’s Norwood Kids Foundation. The NK Foundation is dedicated to… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 27, 2008 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

The Production Game in 2008

Where is the music production game headed? The recording industry's assorted crises and upheavals have undoubtedly affected the careers of many artists, and the musicians working behind the scenes have felt the changes too. Shrinking budgets! Technological breakthroughs! The increasing perception of music as a commodity! Producers have had to adapt to the times, dealing with some issues as old as the business, and others where there are no precedents.… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 27, 2008 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

Nas’ “Untitled” Myspace Release Party

SOURCE: BUZZCUTS/COM

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 27, 2008 at 5:20am — 3 Comments

13-Year-Old Girl In Custody In Homicide

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Police have a 13-year-old girl in custody in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in Kansas City, Kan.

Keaire Brown turned herself in.

She was charged in the juvenile department of Wyandotte County District Court with first-degree murder, or in the alternative, second-degree murder and with attempted aggravated robbery, according to a news release from prosecutors.

KCTV5 News generally… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 27, 2008 at 4:30am — 11 Comments

LeBron Covers Time, Makes A Promise

LeBron James graces the cover of next week’s Time, and it’s a far more flattering photo than the last James cover that made headlines. Surely, you know what I’m talking about. In the issue, which tells us the 100 athletes “to watch,” James makes a promise that, after that humbling bronze medal win four years ago in Athens, the men’s basketball team would definitely bring home the gold medal at the Olympics this… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 26, 2008 at 12:05pm — 9 Comments