USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – August 2008 Archive (282)

Soulja Boy is Officially a Platinum Artist!!

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 4, 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Game’s LAX Special Edition Cover. WHAT DO YALL THINK?

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 3, 2008 at 11:15am — 21 Comments

Pics: SoSoDef Summerfest Celebrity Basketball Game

Jermaine Dupri was not deterred by the incident that occurred during the, “Welcome To Atlanta,” party and went on to have his celebrity basketball game. Players included J.D., Nelly, Bow Wow, Chris Tucker, Kevin Hart, Boris Kodjoe, Hot Sauce amongst others. Obviously from the pic below you can see J.D.’s team came out victorious. The event was a peaceful success, check below for pics.…

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 3, 2008 at 11:10am — 6 Comments

13 Year-Old Accused of Stealing Car

He's not old enough to drive a car. But Memphis Police say that didn't stop a 13 year-old boy from stealing one right off a dealership lot! The accused car thief in big trouble after crashing into a Memphis Police officer. Investigators say the teenager's joyride ended when he hit the patrolman, on Perkins near Quince. He hit the cop, not the cruiser. Officers cuffed the kid and tonight they're searching for his parents.

While Eric Dawson… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 3, 2008 at 11:00am — 6 Comments

Nelly Becomes Part owner of ZizZazz Explosive Energy Mix.

SOURCE: HIGHBRIDNATION.COM The energy and health beverage industry has exploded in recent years as the public has moved away from soft drinks and to what they believe are healthier beverages. In effort to tap into that industry and further expand his business empire, Nelly has acquired part ownership in ZizZazz Explosive Energy Mix.

Nelly, has been busy over the last few weeks. He was recently announced as the new spokesmodel for Sean John… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:46pm — 3 Comments

Snoop Dogg's tour bus pulled over in Texas; 2 arrested on pot charges

DALLAS -- A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said. DPS spokesman Charlie Morgan said members of a commercial vehicle inspection team pulled the bus over on Interstate 45 in Corsicana because the vehicle had an expired registration sticker. Troopers searched the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:27pm — 9 Comments

Kidnapping ends in police shoot-out; victim still missing

New Orleans police officers shot and wounded an armed robbery suspect late Wednesday evening in a Gert Town shootout, following an odd chain of events that included a robbery and an apparent kidnapping.

The abducted man, Roy Wolfe, 34, of Slidell, is still missing, police said.

Police have arrested two suspects, including the 19-year-old man an officer shot in the arm, who is in stable… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:22pm — 4 Comments

Third possible victim, witness sought in case of Richardson coach

Police continue to investigate whether a Richardson High School coach who is accused of having sex with two female students may have had other improper relationships, authorities said. Brent M. Archie, 31, remained in the Richardson jail on four charges Friday evening after two teenagers told police that they had sexual relationships with him. One of the girls said they had sex more than 10 times in Mr. Archie's athletic office at Richardson High… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:21pm — 7 Comments

Two more charged in Tuesday's shooting spree

Charges against two more suspects in Tuesday’s gangland-style, rolling shooting spree indicate that the gun battle started as an effort to retaliate for an incident the night before. Tyrone Fleming, 30, and Mark Lee, 19, are each charged with four counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of using a firearm to commit a felony.

Brandon Johnson, 16, was charged earlier this week with… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:19pm — 2 Comments

Gang member charged with assault, ethnic intimidation

A Salisbury teen with a known gang affiliation is in jail today after police say he and a group of other teens beat up a man walking through their neighborhood just because he is white.

And police are investigating a similar but unrelated gang-related assault in another Salisbury neighborhood.

Marlon Jermaine "Murda" Barber, 19, of 833 E. Lafayette St., was charged Thursday with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:17pm — 7 Comments

Deputies Call Drive-By 'Gang-Related'

Three people were arrested about an hour after what Flagler County deputies called a gang-related shooting in Palm Coast early Friday morning.

Just after 1 a.m., deputies were called to Prosperity Lane by residents who reported two gunshots being fired at their home.

The 48-year-old resident told deputies she, her daughter, her son and her son's girlfriend were standing in the driveway when a car drove past the home and two shots were… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:16pm — 5 Comments

Police Question Man, Seek Another In Woman's Slaying

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis police Friday night had questioned one man and were looking for another in connection with the slaying of the daughter of a prominent clergyman.

Anthony Wright, 28, was brought in for questioning Friday night in the July 19 shooting death of 24-year-old Chenelle Walker, IMPD Sgt. Paul Thompson said.

Police were still looking for Kevin Hubbard, 21, also identified as a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 2:15pm — 2 Comments

The Dreams Nightclub Turns Into A Nightmare As A Shooting Takes Place Inside

Our friends over at Real Talk NY hit up Jermaine Dupri’s party at Club Dreamz on Friday night in Atlanta. Many celebrities were in the house celebrating J.D’s popular Summer Fest weekend. Word is a shoot out went down inside and the celebs starting ducking.

Peep what REAL TALK NY SAID:

Things were crazy, J.D., Usher, Diddy, Nelly, Gabrielle Union, Nia Long, etc. were all in the same section… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 1:56pm — 6 Comments

T.I. & NELLY PLAN JOINT ALBUM, What do yall think of the idea?

According to Rap-Up.com exclusive reports that rappers T.I. and Nelly are planning to work on a joint album. Although both artists have albums coming out this year (Nelly’s Brass Knuckles drops September 16th, while T.I.’s Paper Trail has just been pushed back to September 30th), Nelly, who appeared on the cover of this month’s issue of Rap-Up, disclosed some information.

“We talked about doing a joint together, a whole album,” the St.… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 2, 2008 at 1:47pm — 14 Comments

Rough Arrest Caught On Camera [More Police Brutality?]

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 1, 2008 at 11:30am — 12 Comments

Black Olympians Cover Upcoming Jet Magazine

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 1, 2008 at 11:26am — 5 Comments

CASSIE COVERS COMPLEX AND SHOWS SOME BACK. WHAT DO YALL THINK?

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 1, 2008 at 11:24am — 14 Comments

South African star of Tsotsi makes as splash as spokeswoman for L’Oreal’s new dark skin tone line

Introducing Terry Pheto, Newest Face of L’Oreal Paris. For those of you SERIOUS movie buffs you might be familiar with 2006 Best Foreign Film Oscar-winning movie Tsotsi. It was critically acclaimed although it didn’t get much burn in mainstream Western culture. Anyway South African actress, Terry Pheto, who starred in the flick has just signed on to be the new spokeswoman for L’Oreal Paris’ brand new product line targetted at dark skin tones called… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 1, 2008 at 11:22am — 1 Comment

Two People Accused of Assaulting Six MetroLink Passengers

KSDK -- St. Louis Metropolitan police took two people into custody accused of assaulting six people after they got off at a MetroLink stop.

Prosecutors charged Jermaine Smith, 17, with third-degree assault.

A 16-year-old male has also been taken into custody, but police could not release any information about him because he is a juvenile.

Police said the victims, an 18-year-old woman, 50-year-old woman, 23-year-old… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 1, 2008 at 11:16am — 2 Comments

Social workers, parents charged in starvation death of teen

Two Philadelphia social workers were among nine charged yesterday in the death of a Danieal Kelly, a 14-year-old girl who starved to death in 2006, her body eaten by bed sores to the bone.

Unveiling a blistering grand jury report today, District Attorney Lynne Abraham blasted the city's Department of Human Services as an indifferent and callous agency that had let Kelly die needlessly.

Drawing gasps at a news conference in which she… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 1, 2008 at 11:15am — 7 Comments