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ALICIA KEYS INKS DEAL WITH VITAMIN WATER

Grammy award winner, Alicia Keys reportedly has signed an endorsement deal with Coca-Cola run Vitamin Water. There are conflicting reports as to how much bread the talented beauty will rake in. (YBF’s got it at $50 mil while Media Takeout’s got $25 Mil. Big difference I’d say.) We’ll keep you posted when more details become available. Either way this sounds like some serious cake. She would joins Kelly Clarkson as only the second artist on the… Continue

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Breaking News: Remy Sentenced To 8 Years

Just minutes ago, incarcerated rapper Remy Ma was sentenced to 8 years in Manhattan Criminal Court for weapons and coercion charges. SOHH was on the scene as the sentence was handed down.

As SOHH previously reported, on March 27 a Manhattan jury convicted Remy of first-degree assault, criminal weapons charges and attempted coercion, for shooting her former friend, Makeda Barnes-Jospeh, in the abdomen last July. The two were in a… Continue

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YOUNG JEEZY GUEST APPEARANCE ON REALITY SHOW "THE HILLS"

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Papoose & Remy Ma Wedding Canceled Due To Handcuff Key

Wedding - or prison break?

Remy Ma's jailhouse nuptials were abruptly called off Monday when her rapper groom, Papoose, showed up with a most curious wedding present: a handcuff key.

"A wedding was scheduled today and a visitor to that wedding service was found to be in possession of jail contraband so the wedding was canceled," a correction official told the Daily… Continue

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Racial Brawl Of 600 Students At Locke High School In South Central LA! (Blacks & Hispanics) Leads To LockDown

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Florida player charged with using dead girl’s credit card

Florida Gators junior safety Jamar Hornsby was charged with credit card fraud for making illegal purchases on a dead woman’s credit card. Hornsby turned himself in after learning a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. He was released hours later on his own recognizance.

According to the AP, the credit card belonged to Ashley Slonina, a Florida junior. She was riding a motorcycle with another football player, redshirt freshman… Continue

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Ne-Yo Hosts Mother's Day Brunch

This Mother's Day Ne-Yo will be making sure single and foster moms in Atlanta know just how appreciated they are.

The Grammy award winning singer/songwriter will host a brunch on Sunday (May 11), for 50 single and foster mothers from the metro Atlanta area to help raise awareness of the need for reform of the foster care system in the United States.

"They need something special," Ne-Yo told the Associated Press. "So with the… Continue

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WHITE TIGER ATTACK TRAINER AT RICK ROSS VIDEO SHOOT

A white tiger attacks its trainer on the set of Rick Ross' new music video featuring… Continue

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AL SHARPTON owes overdue taxes, other penalties

NEW YORK: Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the New York governor's mansion.

The Rev. Al Sharpton has emerged over the past decade as perhaps the most prominent U.S. civil rights leader, a status that was demonstrated again this week when he led protests against police brutality that briefly shut down six of Manhattan's major bridges and… Continue

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Florida trucker busted hauling KUSH

PHOENIX - A Lakeland man was arrested after Arizona highway patrol officers seized an estimated 4,100 pounds of marijuana early Saturday during a traffic stop north of Phoenix.

Sgt. Harold Sanders of the Arizona Department of Public Safety said a semi-truck was stopped on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix late Friday. An officer became suspicious and asked for permission to search the truck's trailer.

The trailer was loaded with 20… Continue

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Barack Obama GETTING HIS MAGAZINE GAME UP COVERS TIME AND ESQUIRE

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FINALLY! R KELLY TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TODAY: But defense lawyers are still trying to delay start.

*After six years of delay after delay, the R. Kelly child pornography trial is finally set to begin today in Chicago. The 41-year-old singer is accused of having sex with a 13 or 14-year-old girl.

Contributing to the delays were more than 30 pretrial motions, the multiple fractures suffered by Judge Vincent Gaughan in a fall from a ladder at home and Kelly’s emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix.

Prosecutors say they… Continue

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The Fader pays tribute to the late Aaliyah

The Fader pays tribute to the late Aaliyah in its annual Icon issue. The issue features contributions from both professional and personal friends.

“It only took Aaliyah a few albums to make an indelible mark on the world of pop music, but today her influence can be felt across numerous genres,” said Chris Richards, Executive Editor of The Fader. “This issue not only tracks that influence, but also offers a more personal glimpse into the… Continue

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WHO IS THE Hottest MC In The Game?

MTV News announced today the “Hottest MCs In The Game” show is set to return May 16. The panel-discussion debate premiered last year and crowned Lil’ Wayne the top act in hip-hop, with T.I., Game, Andre 3000, and Kanye West rounding out the top five.

The show riled some artists, with 50 Cent saying “Fuck MTV” for his number eight ranking. Lupe Fiasco was equally perturbed at missing the list. Jim Jones, however, was pleasantly… Continue

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WILL SMITH'S 'HANCOCK' FIGHTS RATINGS BOARD: Producers want PG-13 but MPAA twice slapped it with an R.

*The upcoming Will Smith movie "Hancock" is having trouble getting the PG-13 rating desired by the film's producers.

According to the New York Times, the $150 million film has been submitted twice to the ratings board and tagged each time with an R, citing several objectionable scenes.

Director Peter Berg revealed that the movie – starring Smith as an unconventional, alcoholic superhero – contained scenes of a statutory… Continue

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DMX ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING

Cops say DMX was driving so damn fast on an Arizona highway, it took more than three months to catch up with the guy.

Scottsdale police finally arrested the rapper at his home yesterday after they claim he broke 100 MPH at three separate checkpoints back in January.

According to police, stationary cameras first snapped DMX in triple digits around 8:24 PM . One minute later he was spotted again -- this time doing 114. Three… Continue

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Black Teens: They’re Taking Our Jobs

Culture Clash

immigration caution

According to the US Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for black teens is six times the national average, and almost 300,000 African American kids are actively seeking low-skill jobs for the upcoming summer and beyond. But many black teens looking for work in California have been caught off guard by a harsh new reality: if you don’t speak Spanish, oftentimes you aren’t finding… Continue

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Yung Joc Launches Label; New Line Of Sunglasses

Rapper Yung Joc has landed the first major label situation for his new imprint, Swagg Team Entertainment.

The Atlanta-based artist, born Jasiel Robinson, has inked a deal with Jive Records to release the debut album by Chicago trio Hotstylz, who created an online sensation with a satirical track that has since been renamed “Lookin’ Boy.”

“I wanted to put together a team of artists and opportunists to change the pace of music as we… Continue

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Beyonce and Ellen DeGeneres launch New American Express Commercial

American Express released it’s newest installment to the “Are you a Cardmember?” campaign, featuring talk show host and lesbian rights advocate, Ellen DeGeneres and Mrs. Beyonce Knowles Carter, on Monday. In the spot, Ellen is looking for her “people” as Beyoncé encourages Ellen to “have your people call my people” to get tickets to her upcoming concert.

The campaign is in effort to help promote Amex’s guide and portal to a wide variety… Continue

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Mary J. Blige Teams up With Steve Stoute To Form Woman Empowerment Foundation

The queen of R&B, Mary J. Blige has teamed up with good friend, Steve Stoute, COO of Translation Brand Consultation and Brand Imaging to announce the formation of a new charity called F.F.A.W.N. (the Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now, Inc.) Billboard.biz is reporting that the organization which is said to be aimed at “inspiring women” will be officially announced this Friday.

The organization reportedly will offer… Continue

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