USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – August 2009 Archive (118)

The-Dream Named New Def Jam Executive Vice President

Singer-songwriter The-Dream can add another title to his ever-growing list of achievements - Vice President. The R&B star has announced that he is the new Executive Vice President of Island Def Jam: The Dream announced his new position as Executive Vice President of Island Def Jam Records Wednesday through his Twitter page. The 27-year old singer, songwriter, and producer sent out a series of Tweets late that evening saying:

“I… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 27, 2009 at 9:58pm — 7 Comments

Chicago Rapper Bump J Takes Plea Deal For 2007 Bank Robbery

Chicago rapper Bump J recently signed a plea deal that would give him a lighter prison sentence, for his part in a 2007 bank robbery in his hometown.

According to the local Wednesday Journal, Bump (real name: Terrance Boykin) faced a life sentence, but as a part of the plea deal he signed last month, he's likely to receive a minimum seven year sentence.

Back in January 2007, the rapper and one other man entered the a Chase Bank branch,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 8:18pm — 13 Comments

R & B singer Chilli from one of the hottest girl groups TLC is looking for love

And the VH1 casting director just sent over some info about Chilli’s upcoming reality show. We’re told:

The R & B singer Chilli from one of the hottest girl groups TLC is looking for love. I am contacting you because I wanted to know if there is anyway you can blog about her looking for love to get the word out to the eligible bachelors of Atlanta. We are holding the auditions here in Atlanta, but men who are willing to travel to audition are… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Beyonce Knowles Named 2009 Billboard's Woman of the Year

Beyonce Knowles will be crowned Woman Of The Year at the 2009 Billboard Women In Music Event. On Tuesday, August 25, Billboard has announced that the R&B diva will be awarded the title in the event that will be held on October 2 in New York City.

Woman Of The Year Award is a title given to a female recording artist that has inspired the music business with her success, leadership and new ideas. The singer, who is the only performer in the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 5:56pm — 4 Comments

Jay-Z, “I’m Not Hating On Young People”

In the next issue of XXL magazine Jay-Z responds to the critcism of “D.O.A”: “I’m not hating on young people. Like, when people say that, I’m like, What are you talking about? It’s just stupid. I’m not hating on young people… I’m not Bill Russell, [saying] Michael Jordan ain’t shit. I’m saying Lil Wayne and Kanye are like LeBron and Kobe. My job as someone at the forefront of the game is to leave it in a better position than when I came in. Same way… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 5:44pm — 2 Comments

The Most Watched Online Video of All-Time. Guess Who?

A company that tracks the viewership of online videos has just released their July list of most watched onlive videos ever. These clips include music videos, movie trailers, user-generated spots, and clips from TV shows. Videos by Black music artists account for the top three most watched online videos of all-time with Soulja Boy’s dance happy “Crack Dat” anchoring the chart with 487 million views. Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking “Thriller” video is… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 5:41pm — 1 Comment

Jadakiss Denies Any Involvement In Drug Bust At His Apartment

MTV's 1515 Boys got the exclusive statement from Jadakiss addressing the incident that went down in his apartment last Saturday where drugs and cash were found and two men were arrested prior to the raid.

"What happened on Saturday was an unfortunate situation, but one in which I have no involvement in. Since the release of my recent album Last Kiss, I have been on the road touring and promoting my project. I am focused on my performance schedule… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 5:35pm — 2 Comments

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 4:50am — No Comments

ANTWON TANNER'S 'ONE TREE HILL' ROLE UNCERTAIN: Actor present in first several episodes of fall season. Beyond that, it's anyone's guess.

*Antwon Tanner will appear in the first several new episodes of his CW series "One Tree Hill" despite pleading guilty in New York City to a Social Security number scheme.

CW spokesman Paul McGuire says it's unclear what will happen later in the show's upcoming seventh season, set to premiere Sept. 14.

Tanner plays high school basketball star-turned-coach Skills on the teen television drama, which is currently in production in… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 4:42am — 2 Comments

YOUNG JEEZY IN TULSA OKALAHOMA FOR AMW TOUR SHOWS OFF HIS NEW 2010 STUDIO TOUR BUS

Find more videos like this on… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 2:08am — No Comments

YOUNG JEEZY OFFICIAL CONCERT AFTER PARTY

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 12:43am — 2 Comments

Is Atlanta’s Anti-Gang Effort Too Little Too Late?

Perhaps the authorities of local municipalities need to start listening to gangsta rap music. Rap being the “news” of the streets can often be an indicator of criminal activities in a particular area long before authorities become aware of them.

Some rappers even give specifics, but in this case we’re specifically speaking about the gang problem in the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan area.

As reported in the Atlanta Journal Constitution,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 12:27am — 3 Comments

Jay-Z’s Bodyguard Lost It After Being Called The N-Word

UPDATE: We knew we smelled something more to the story about Jay’s bodyguard and the paps. It turns out that the Croatian paparazzi that pressed charges against Julius for assault called Jay and his camp the N-Word. MediaTakeOut.com has the full story:

Well MediaTakeOut.com did a bit of digging – and now we know what made Jay and Julius spazz out. Word is that when Jay and Bey refused to pose for the paparazzi’s pictures, the cameraman shouted… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 12:26am — 2 Comments

Miami Heat Forward Beasley Checks Into Rehab

MIAMI (AP) — Michael Beasley of the Miami Heat is being treated for depression-related issues at a Houston rehabilitation facility, a person briefed on the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.

Beasley checked into the facility last week, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of privacy concerns. It’s unknown how long Beasley will remain at the facility, or whether he will be available when the Heat open training… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 12:18am — No Comments

Khujo Speaks On Goodie Mobb Reunion

Goodie Mob x Khujo x Sept 19th from Motion Family on…

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 12:10am — No Comments

Adidas's Biggest Mistake: Michael Jordan Says It Could Of Been Adidas Not Nike!

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Prof. Griff, Ex-Public Enemy Member, Gives Commentary On The Industry

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 12:06am — No Comments

Jadakiss’s Home Raided, Weed & Heroin Found

Two associates of Jadakiss were arrested yesterday (August 24) after being busted with six pounds of marijuana, five grams of heroin and $42,000 in cash, reports The Journal News.

According to the paper, one of the men, Gabriel R. Henriquez, 39, had a room in Jada’s leased waterfront apartment in Yonkers, where police found the money and the drugs.

Lieutenant Joseph Monaco told the Journal that Kiss “is not wanted at this… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2009 at 12:02am — 2 Comments

Young Jeezy, Trap to the Future

[Editor’s Note: These are the outtakes to the edited interview that appears in the September 2009 issue of XXL.]

XXL: Do you think [Thug Motivation] 103 is gonna be like The Recession? There were a lot of—not depressing just dark records [on The Recession].

Young Jeezy: No, no. I think this will be a revamp. We gotta start over. And I hate to sound crazy saying it like we just gotta reassess the situation. We gotta kinda bring our… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 25, 2009 at 11:55pm — 24 Comments

C-Murder Receives Additional 10-Year Sentence

C-Murder was sentenced this morning (August 25) to 10 years in prison for two attempted murders in a Baton Rouge nightclub, according to The Times-Picayune.

As XXLMag.com previously reported, the 38-year-old rapper took a plea deal in May, pleading no contest to two counts of second-degree murder. He will be credited for time under house arrest and awaiting trial since his August 14, 2001 arrest at Club Raggs.

The sentencing comes less… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 25, 2009 at 11:52pm — 4 Comments