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

R. KELLY WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN S.A.: Authorities probe link to tour scam.

*Authorities in South Africa are looking to question R. Kelly regarding a scam in which he allegedly profited $130,000 from a tour despite failing to show up, reports WENN.

Busiswe Zakwe was arrested and charged with swindling thousands of dollars from investors by promising ticket sale profits if they brought an R. Kelly tour to the country in 2005. Kelly never stepped foot in South Africa, but the woman claims she deposited the investors' money… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 27, 2008 at 11:31am — 1 Comment

'THE WIRE' UP FOR HUMANITAS HONOR: Episodes from HBO series named among finalists for award saluting exploration of human condition.

*Episodes of HBO's "The Wire" have been recognized by The Humanitas in its annual awards honoring film and TV writing that explores the human condition.

"The Wire" faces competition from ABC's "Boston Legal" and the HBO mini-series "John Adams" in the 60-minute television category.

Meanwhile, the writers behind "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Juno" and "Lars and the Real Girl" have been named finalists in the 2008 Humanitas Prize… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 27, 2008 at 11:26am — 4 Comments

FAITH EVANS ADMITS BEATING LIL' KIM: Excerpt from new memoir details night she caught rapper in bed with Biggie.

*In her new book, "Keeping the Faith" singer Faith Evans writes of catching rapper Lil Kim red-handed and buck naked in the bed of her husband, the late Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace.

Evans writes: I don’t know what got into my head. But I decided that I needed to know once and for all what Big was really trying to do. On that night before Christmas, I drove to Big’s house on a mission to find out where I really stood.

The… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 27, 2008 at 11:22am — 10 Comments

Jay-Z & Partner Sell The 40/40 in Las Vegas

Business mogul Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter and his partners have announced today the sale of the 40/40 Club in Las Vegas for

an undisclosed amount. The 24,000 square floor ultra sports bar and lounge

located in The Palazzo and Casino, will not operate under the 40/40 brand, as

the sale is for the lease and not the naming rights.

“The sale is a great business decision, we are delighted. We look forward

to expanding the brand… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 27, 2008 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Video: Joe Budden Joins The Game Onstage

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 27, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Trick Trick Speaks On Yung Berg's Chain & Robbery Incident! "I Never Touched That Boy, I Heard He Needs To Call Bow Wow If He Wants His Chain Back" [Audio Only]

As you may all already know yes Yung Berg got robbed in Detroit. Trick Trick's Brother Diesel is sporting Yung Berg's $70,000 Transformer Chain, It has been noted that Diesel is known Club Bouncer and Jack boy, (at Plan B Night Club in Detroit). Employed by Peter Arabo. He is also a rapper under Trick Trick's Goon Squad. We hear from inside sources in Detroit that Diesel sells small amounts narcotics around Detroit and known for jack-moves. Kind of funnie but Diesel is also suing the Detroit… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 5:51pm — 20 Comments

DMX Curses At Judge In Miami! "I Aint Going Back To No F*cking Jail"

Local 10 reports "Rapper DMX dropped the F-bomb during an extradition hearing in a Miami-Dade County courtroom Tuesday morning after learning he would spend another month in jail. "I ain't going back to no f---ing jail," said DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons. "Oh, well that just ingratiated you to me," said Judge Lawrence Schwartz. "I've never heard the F-word before, so it's OK." The judge then warned Simmons' lawyer that the rapper had better not curse in his… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 4:33pm — 7 Comments

YOUNG JEEZY INTERVIEW WITH HOT 103.9

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 3:56pm — 4 Comments

COME JOIN YOUNG JEEZY AS HE PERFORMS LIVE ON JIMMY KIMMEL TOMORROW [HOT]

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 1:19pm — 1 Comment

Newark struggles to curb teen slayings

NEWARK, N.J. — Bukhari Washington had resisted the lure of gangs and drugs that derailed the lives of so many in his tough Newark neighborhood.

But that resolve couldn't stop the bullet that tore through the 15-year-old's head on Aug. 14, killing him as he slept in his own bed.

Another teen living one floor down said the bullet accidentally fired as he was "fiddling" with a semiautomatic assault rifle he bought for… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 12:13pm — 4 Comments

Mom Admits To Dropping Baby Off On Union Twp. Doorstep, Police Say

UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A Beaver Falls mother is accused of abandoning her baby last week by dropping it off on the porch of a home in Union Township.

According to police, Lelanie Gurley said she didn't want her 4-month-old baby anymore, so she put him on the front step of a home along Grandview Avenue. Gurley said she called the house to tell them the baby was there and watched until someone came out to get him.

"A male on the couch… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 12:09pm — 6 Comments

Armed Robbers Hold Up Lawrenceville Store Workers

PITTSBURGH -- Police have released surveillance photos from a convenience store robbery in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood.

Two men with guns confronted two employees at the Quick Stop on Liberty Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. Thursday and forced one of the workers to lie on the floor, police said.

One of the men grabbed an employee's keys and took cash from him, police said.

The robbers ran away separately, headed… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 12:08pm — 7 Comments

Suspect to stand trial following mental exam

Artives Freeman, whose first-degree murder trial was abruptly halted in May after he entered the courtroom dressed in a suit and tie and covered in his own feces, has been declared competent to stand trial.

Freeman was sent to a mental hospital for an examination. A psychologist concluded he is not mentally ill but had been feigning symptoms of mental illness.

The 24-year-old Charlottean, accused of killing a 46-year-old female… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 12:05pm — 5 Comments

REAL TALK NY COVERS THE GAME

Where does Game rank against the hardest rappers of all-time? Article by Michael Partis

“All these motherfuckers been patiently waitin/ Since the West coast fell off, the streets been watching/The West Coast never fell off, I was sleep in Compton”

“Westside Story”-The Game

He’s had numerous beefs, feuds, and battles; He did 120 Bars, then 200 Bars and Runnin’, and then 300 Bars and Runnin’; he went from not… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 11:47am — 1 Comment

Nelly had his listening session for Brass Knuckles in the NYC recently:

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 11:41am — 3 Comments

SNOOP TO STEP UP CLOTHING LINE PRESENCE: Rapper to promote product across multiple properties.

*Snoop Dogg is about to focus a great deal of attention to the promotion of his clothing line, Rich & Infamous.

According to Variety, the Long Beach rapper intends to plug the label extensively across the various entertainment properties with which he's involved, including his E! reality TV series "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" and through product placement in films and music videos. .

Additionally, Snoop's CD packaging will include… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 11:38am — No Comments

Dr. Dre’s son found dead?

According to an online report, the son of legendary producer Dr. Dre was found dead in his home on Saturday morning. The report named the deceased man as 20-year-old Andre Young Jr.

Dre also has a 26-year-old son, Curtis Young, a rapper who goes by the name Hood Surgeon (pictured above).

The son of legendary rap producer Dr Dre has been found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning.

Andre Young Jr., 20, was… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 4:50am — 16 Comments