News: Michael Jackson Auction Fetches Big Money

New York (CNN) — More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles — including the late pop star’s famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance — were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million.

Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York’s Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of only $120,000 in sales.

The highly prized memorabilia, which included items spanning the many stages of Jackson’s career, came from more than 30 fans, associates and family members, who contacted Julien’s Auctions to sell their gifts and mementos of the singer.

Jackson’s flashy glove was the big-ticket item of the night, fetching $420,000 from a buyer in Hong Kong, China. Jackson wore the glove at a 1983 performance during "Motown 25," an NBC special where he debuted his revolutionary moonwalk.

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Dr. Boyce: Heather Ellis Video Released

by Dr. Boyce Watkins 

When I held the rally for Heather Ellis last week, the woman facing up to 15-years in prison after allegedly cutting line at a Wal-Mart, I was hoping that one day the rest of the world could see what I saw nearly two weeks ago. In spite of the prosecutor’s contention that the video tape would prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt, the truth is that the video is highly inconclusive. Check the video out and see for yourself.
You can click here to watch the video.

Click to read more on the Heather Ellis case.

 

www.TheHeatherEllisCase.com

News: Detroit Man Shoots His own Son in the Head!

Jamar Pinkney, Sr. of Detroit is accused of shooting his 15-year-old son

in the head execution style. The shooting occurred after his son, Jamar Jr., confessed that he’d done something inappropriate to his 3-year-old sister. Jamar Sr. came home, stripped his son naked, took him outside the house and shot him in the head.

Lazette Cherry, Jamar Jr.’s mother, said she wanted to get help for her son when he confessed to what he’d done with his sister. She claims, however, that there was no rape. She says that her son admitted that he knew that lying down on top of the little girl was wrong.

"He got on his knees and begged, ‘No, Daddy! No!’ and he pulled the trigger," she said. "There wasn’t nothing that my son wouldn’t do for his father. He loved his father so much."

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Apparently, the woman who wrote this article has no life

Why Beyonce Should Never Have Kids

First Bey and Jay didn’t want kids and then they did and now they don’t. Either way the thought of Beyonce having kids could be a very scary thing. Here’s 9 reasons why Beyonce shouldn’t have kids just yet:

*Disclaimer: I don’t hate kids or moms. I applaud and admire every mother out there and if you’re a mom, by default you are fierce!

1. Hips Don’t Lie

Bey currently has all the right curves in all the right places and knows how to work it. I’m afraid that if she pops out a kid those hips aren’t going to bounce back.

2. Career Suicide

Babies can be notorious career killers. Just take a look at Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera. What are any of them doing now??

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How Rihanna Is Profiting from Her Tragedy

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University 

I hated what Chris Brown did to Rihanna. I was angered, disappointed and irritated by the fact that many are quick to forgive egregious behavior on the part of celebrities, and a hit song can forgive all sins. At the same time, celebs are just like the rest of us, full of complexities that the world may never come to understand. Rihanna has walked away from Chris and she is now telling the entire world how bad of a man he is, and we’re all taking her side.

The problem for Rihanna, however, is that her actions aren’t making much sense.

Rihanna’s recent whirlwind media tour has included the likes of ABC News, MTV and other major media outlets. Throughout this tour, she has allowed the world to enter into her dark reflection on the relationship she had with Chris Brown, with that reflection seeming to have almost no productive purpose. I am not sure why the he-say/she-say between two 19-year old kids should be the concern of the nation. But then again, I am sitting here writing about it, so I am as guilty as everyone else.

 

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What the hayell? The Cosby Show Redone as a Porno!

Click here to watch the video trailer – hilarious!

Black News: Black Professor Punches Out a White Colleague in Conversation Over Race

A prominent Columbia architecture professor punched a female university employee in the face at a Harlem bar during a heated argument about race relations, cops said yesterday.

Police busted Lionel McIntyre, 59, for assault yesterday after his bruised victim, Camille Davis, filed charges.

McIntyre and Davis, who works as a production manager in the school’s theater department, are both regulars at Toast, a popular university bar on Broadway and 125th Street, sources said.

The professor, who is black, had been engaged in a fiery discussion about "white privilege" with Davis, who is white, and another male regular, who is also white, Friday night at 10:30 when fists started flying, patrons said.

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McIntyre, who is known as "Mac" at the bar, shoved Davis, and when the other patron and a bar employee tried to break it up, the prof slugged Davis in the face, witnesses said.

"The punch was so loud, the kitchen workers in the back heard it over all the noise," bar back Richie Velez, 28, told The Post. "I was on my way over when he punched Camille and she fell on top of me."

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The Latest from The Urban Daily – 11/9/09

MUSIC

VIDEO: Mos Def & Jim Jones On A Track Together??

By Jerry Barrow, Senior Editor November 9, 2009 8:06 am

Read more about VIDEO: Mos Def & Jim Jones On A Track Together??

TAGS: Dame Dash, jim jones, mos def, The Black Keys

MOVIES

Monique Channeled Own Abuse For Role In “Precious”

By The Urban Daily November 8, 2009 4:38 pm

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TAGS: mo’nique, Precious

TV

VIDEO: Taylor Is Swift With Kanye Payback

By The Urban Daily November 8, 2009 2:55 pm

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TAGS: Kanye West, taylor swift

NEWS

Men’s Group Wants Rihanna To “Woman-Up” On Hitting Brown

By The Urban Daily November 8, 2009 2:18 pm

Read more about Men’s Group Wants Rihanna To “Woman-Up” On Hitting Brown

TAGS: chris brown, rihanna

NEWS

Lamar Odom Wants Kids With Khloe:”Soon!”

By The Urban Daily November 8, 2009 2:01 pm

Read more about Lamar Odom Wants Kids With Khloe:”Soon!”

TAGS: khloe kardashian, lamar odom

MUSIC

VIDEO: Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter” Documentary Trailer

By Jerry Barrow, Senior Editor November 7, 2009 2:09 pm

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TAGS: Lil Wayne

MUSIC

HOT OR NOT: Juvenile, “Gotta Get It”

By Jerry Barrow, Senior Editor November 6, 2009 5:30 pm

Read more about HOT OR NOT: Juvenile, “Gotta Get It”

TAGS: Gotta Get It It, juvenile

What’s New? – 11/9/09

Watch Teaser Trailer to ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’

Andrea of ‘Fly’ and Her Hair Inspiration

Looks for Less : The Soul Train 2009 Awards

Is the Swine Flu Reaching a State of Emergency?

Jay Z vs. Beanie Sigel: It’s Nothing but Business as Usual

Steve Harvey: His New Wife is the Woman Who Changed His Life

Health Care Reform: Join The War Room Fight Now and Beat The Tea-Baggers

Former WNBA Player Admits to Smoking Weed While in the League

Deadly Russian Road Roulette All the Rage in Bulgaria

‘Permission Slips,’ Sherri Shepherd’s Memoir About Life’s Ups and Downs Will Make You Laugh and Cry

Celeb News: Katt Williams Arrested for Burglary? WTF?

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NEWNAN, Georgia (AP) — Comedian Katt Williams has been jailed in Georgia on charges of burglary and criminal trespassing.

A deputy at the jail in Coweta County, southwest of Atlanta, confirmed Williams was being held there and that a magistrate was expected to set bond at an arraignment Monday afternoon. The deputy did not have access to a police report to provide more details.

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Did Jigga Get Charlamagne Tha God Fired from His Job?

The people at Media Outrage did an interview with an insider at 100.3 The Beat to see if Jigga really did have a role in getting Charlamagne Tha God Fired over his interview with Beanie Sigal.  Here’s what they had to say:

 

MO: Was Charlamagne fired because of his interview with Beanie Sigel?

Person: Yes, I am %100 sure that he was let go because of his interview with Beanie Sigel.

MO: So you’re not speculating like the rest of us right now?

Person: No

MO: Why would they do that though, knowing that that interview brought high ratings?

Person: You have to understand as I’m very sure that he already does, the station has to maintain an amicable relationship with Jay-Z and his camp because this man is the biggest rapper in the game right now. Infact, he’s not really even a rapper anymore. He’s a business. So you can’t risk ruining a relationship like that just to draw ratings. A radio personality can always be replaced and with the proper set-up, put in a position to succeed. It’s better for the station to replace that person than ruin a relationship with someone who has been on top of the game for years now.

MO: So you are saying that you are really %100 sure that Charlamagne was fired because of his interview with Beanie Sigel?

Person: Yes. I can’t really go into the particulars but that’s what I was told. Is it foul? Yes. This is the business that we are in though.

MO: Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us.

The Latest from Hip Hop Wired – 11/7/09

LL Cool J’s “NCIS: Los Angeles” Heading To Syndication After Only 7 Weeks On The Air

NEWS

» By MICHAEL ICEBLUE HARRIS   Nov 7 2009, 9:07 Am

LL Cool J is showing no signs of slowing down after more than 20 years in the game. The Queens MC is about to receive some major paper from his moonlighting gig away from the mic. His new television series “NCIS: Los Angeles” has just been sold into syndication after only seven weeks on the air.

CBS TV Distribution has licensed the show to USA for roughly $1.9 million per episode. It will start airing weekly in the fall of 2011.

“NCIS: Los Angeles” is a spin-off from the popular

Comments 0 Tags def jam, ll cool j, rock & roll hall of fame,“NCIS: Los Angeles”

Dr. Boyce Watkins Editorial: Black Men Continue To Get Pimped By The NCAA

FEATURES, NEWS

» By Dr. Boyce Watkins   Nov 7 2009, 8:06 Am

The revolution has been televised.

I always knew it would be, since African American athletes have always been center stage in the NCAA’s multi-billion dollar money machine. Millions of Americans go mad during the month of March to see "Tyrone G. Anyhood," the latest corporate product being lined up on the Great American assembly line of mass exploitation and academic fraud.

The NCAA has profited handsomely from the Black community’s commitment to producing and delivering hoop dreams that put young Black men on the court during the hours they should be spending in a book. We perform death-defying athletic circus acts for the amusement of America, while

Comments 1 Tags boyce watkins, Ed O’Bannon, NCAA

Ludacris On Hand To Pay Tribute To Soul Legend Otis Redding

NEWS

» By JORDAN C. ALSTON   Nov 7 2009, 6:35 Am

Feelings and memories of a better time were aplenty at the Wooddruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday as some of this era’s most bright and promising talent paid tribute to a man that left an indelible mark on the world with his music.

Artists such as Anthony Hamilton, Estelle, and Grammy-winning rapper, Atlanta’s Ludacris, were on hand to give respect to soul music titan Otis Redding.

Estelle sang Redding’s classic,

Comments 1 Tags Anthony Hamilton, atlanta, ludacris,music, Otis, otis redding, Redding, Soul, the rolling stones

Mos Def To Join Jay Electronica & Curren$y To Form Trio

NEWS

» By Jason Weintraub   Nov 7 2009, 6:11 Am

If you are a Hip-Hop fan who tends to care more about lyrics and meanings to tracks than the catchy hooks and repetitive beats, then do we have news for you!

Mos Def, Jay Electronica, and Curren$y are all teaming together to make a much needed “Hip-Hop” album that will give the game something it has been missing for awhile.

According to Curren$y, the three, all by complete coincidence, met up at Dame Dash’s new music facility

Comments 0 Tags damon dash, jay electronica, lil wayne,mos def, rapper currensy

Wyclef To Receive RFK Center For Justice & Human Rights’ Ripple Of Hope Award

NEWS

» By Moguldom   Nov 6 2009, 16:09 Pm

The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights today announced that Wyclef Jean and Bono will receive the organization’s 2009 Ripple of Hope Award. The award, which will be presented at the Center’s annual dinner on November 18th, recognizes the bold leadership demonstrated by the two honorees on humanitarian issues.

"As champions of justice, Bono and Wyclef have brought the national spotlight to human rights violations, empowered local activists, and transformed the lives of millions of people living in poverty from

Comments 0 Tags bono, The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, U2, Wyclef Jean

Bone Thugs Speak On Flesh’s Incarceration & Eazy-E’s Death

NEWS

» By MICHAEL ICEBLUE HARRIS   Nov 6 2009, 14:53 Pm

"It’s both, it’s a place where you can rehabilitate but it’s also a warehouse. Because mind you, that place is there for a reason. You got real live monsters that deserve to be there that committed crimes that are absolutely heinous. They are never gonna see the light of day and they are there forever and for a reason."

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is gearing to release their long awaited unified front, Uni5:  The World’s Enemy, which will be dropping on December 22^nd.  Speaking with Hip-Hop Wired, Krayzie spoke on the conception of their latest album saying,

“Flesh was locked up for ten years, he just came home.  As everybody knows Bizzy Bone was away from us for a while. Flesh came home and we just felt the need…it was going to happen regardless. We felt the need to come back together and give the world that Bone magic that we brought to the world years earlier. It was like a must. The whole concept of the album, Uni5:  The World’s Enemy… the unifying came from us being back unified and the world enemy concept came from we always felt like we was

Comments 0 Tags Bone Thugs N Harmony, eazy-e, flesh n bone, ruthless records

50 Cent Still Considering Signing Beanie Sigel, Promotes New Fragrance

NEWS

» By DANIELLE CANADA   Nov 6 2009, 12:44 Pm

“You can’t sign a deal in a conversation — it’s a process. We’ll see what happens."

50 Cent, the man whose name has become synonymous with controversy in the weeks leading up to his official release of Before I Self Destruct, is speaking out on his alleged contractual agreement with Jay-Z’s latest enemy, Beanie Sigel.

As previously reported , Fif and Beanie caused mass speculation of a possible new G-Unit alliance after appearing on a Philadelphia radio show.

Now 50’s

Comments 1 Tags "before i self destruct, 50 cent, beanie sigel, g-unit, jay-z, Power By 50, thisis50

DMX To Pull Out Of MMA Fight?

NEWS

» By DANIELLE CANADA   Nov 6 2009, 11:59 Am

DMX made headlines in September after announcing that he was willing to allow bodily harm to be inflicted on him by the hands of a mixed martial arts fighter. Now reports are circulating that he came to his senses and pulled out of the scheduled beat down.

As previously reported, he was scheduled to take on Eric Martinez on December 12 in Jefferson, Alabama. He even caused promotional melee about the upcoming production by stating that he wouldn’t train for the event. Instead, he had the bright idea to

Comments 0 Tags dmx, DMX Cancels MMA Fight, Eric Martinez, mixed martial arts, MMA Fight

Ludacris Donates Coats For Charity

NEWS

» By DANIELLE CANADA   Nov 6 2009, 11:17 Am

The always philanthropic and always present in the Atlanta community, Ludacris, strikes again with his charitable ways.

September brought an onslaught of tumultuous flood waters that left parts of metro Atlanta devastated. Offering to aid his ailing city, Luda stepped up through his Ludacris Foundation to donate

Comments 2 Tags Atlanta Floods, Clarkdale Elementary,LudaCares, ludacris, Ludacris Founation

Ying Yang Twins Release Greatest Hits Album

NEWS

» By DANIELLE CANADA   Nov 6 2009, 10:17 Am

The Ying Yang Twins, Atlanta’s hyper hood brotherly duo, helped usher crunk to the musical forefront and gave the world music to dance to. Now just shy of four years out of the limelight, the dynamic duo of Kaine and D-Rock is bringing their trademark shake anthems back to listener’s ears through a collection of their greatest hits. Titled

Comments 0 Tags Champs Is Here, deep entertainment,mannie fresh, ying yang twins, Ying Yang Twins Greatest Hits

Young Jeezy Added To Blueprint III Tour

NEWS

» By DANIELLE CANADA   Nov 6 2009, 10:01 Am

As Jay-Z begins to wrap up his ‘North American College Tour’ with Roc Nation affiliate Wale and his signee, J.Cole, he’s still prepping for his highly anticipated Blue Print III tour. The man, who apparently never sleeps, will trek across the country again to bring fans cuts from his #1 album. Jigga won’t be alone however and has announced plans to bring his “Real As It Gets”, collaborator Young Jeezy

Comments 0 Tags Blueprint 3 Tour, J. Cole, jay-z, North American College Tour, roc nation, wale, young jeezy

The Latest from Hip Hop Wired – 11/4/09

Beanie Sigel & 50 Cent Air Out Jay-Z, Beans To Possibly Sign With G-Unit

NEWS

» By MICHAEL ICEBLUE HARRIS   Nov 4 2009, 12:35 Pm

“He is a crumb and I’m gone put my foot on his neck until he responds. Please make a record because a week it’s been out dog. I’m not taking nothing from Jay-Z as an artist. He ain’t no walk in the park but all I’m saying is I don’t got to jog to keep up to him.”

It looks like the union between Dwight Grant and Curtis Jackson is official as the two lyrical titans stood side by side on Philly radio airwaves with radio personalities The Hot Boyz.  Putting the rats in the fire, Sigel held no punches as he spit his truth about Roc-A-Fella and how Damon Dash and Jay-Z both played one of their most loyal soldiers.

Beanie Sigel discussed his plans to sign with 50 Cent

Comments 1 Tags 50 cent, beanie sigel, damon dash, jay-z,rapper freeway

Common Joins Maya Angelou to Discuss State of Black America

NEWS

» By JUSTIN STEWART   Nov 4 2009, 12:20 Pm

America has been in a state of emergency for some time as of late.  With the recession and the swine flu running rampant and leaving their marks, the country has been in a mad dash searching for some sort of order out of this madness.

The same situation is present in the Black community, but the effect has been one that has been going on for even longer.

African-American communities have continued to be ravaged with violence, drugs, poverty and more as the race has slowly been destroying itself with so much inner turmoil with the intentions of just surviving.

Heavily influenced by images that seem to generally promote more ignorance and without having

Comments 1 Tags black america, chicago, common, maya angelou, saving the race: the human race, the believer, tom joyner

Lupe Says Hip-Hop Was A Factor in Derrion Albert Murder

NEWS

» By JUSTIN STEWART   Nov 4 2009, 11:38 Am

Since the murder of Derrion Albert, many rappers have weighed in to say that action needs to be taken as the aggression  in the African-American community has escalated.

It was reported earlier that Twista had made a more direct approach by visiting those that were friends of Albert.

With such a heavy influence in the community, it has been in the hands of rap artists to gear these young minds into the right direction and provide positive imagery to show that there is a way to enjoy life without having to resort to violence.

As a Chicago native, rapper Lupe Fiasco recently stepped up to the plate and

Comments 2 Tags chicago, Derrion Albert, hip-hop, leaks,lupe fiasco, remember the smile: a restrospective of lupe fiasco, teen violence, the cool

Roccett Releasing “The Free Agent” With DJ Drama

NEWS

» By JUSTIN STEWART   Nov 4 2009, 11:07 Am

Once an artist that was given the support from Young Jeezy, West Coast artist Roccett has since stepped away from CTE and decided to go about things on his own.

Releasing a slew of mixtapes, including Another Day, Another Dollar, the rapper has built up anticipation for the big band, which comes in the form of his official street album, The Free Agent.

With assistance from DJ Drama, the two will release the album to iTunes and all other digital online retailers this month.  Noted features include

Comments 0 Tags another day another dollar, cte, dj drama,itunes, roccett, the free agent, young jeezy

Game’s R.E.D. Pushed Back

NEWS

» By DANIELLE CANADA   Nov 4 2009, 11:07 Am

Game is becoming the latest victim of an always frustrating, always unfortunate trend in hip-hop; album push backs. Hurricane Game confirmed to his fans via Twitter that his latest installment, R.E.D., would be put on hold.

Originally set to drop in December, a new release date has yet to be confirmed. He tweeted about the mishap saying,

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Shyne Finally Speaks

NEWS

» By JUSTIN STEWART   Nov 4 2009, 10:50 Am

“Nobody’s perfect and a lot of us grow up in imperfect situations, as myself, and our lives continue to be imperfect, but there are no excuses.”

Life after prison has been quite the road for rapper Shyne.  Shortly after being released from prison having served almost a decade, he was quickly swept up by immigration and was informed of the fact that there was a possibility that he would be deported back to Belize.

Deemed his homeland, many know that the rapper grew up and was raised in New York, but due to his criminal activity, his free passport for America was

Black News: Thousands Putting Together Buses in Memphis to Rally for Heather Ellis

The rally is on!  Visit www.TheHeatherEllisCase.com for more information.

Michael Baisden Steps Up to Help Heather Ellis Case

by Dr. Boyce Watkins , AOL Black Voices 

Just when you thought black celebrities didn’t care anymore, the "Bad Boy of Radio,"Michael Baisden announced today that he is going to give $5,000 to the legal defense fund of the family of Heather Ellis, a 24-year old black female college student who faces 15-years in prison after cutting in line at a Walmart.

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Review: Michael’s Movie is Gooooood

Believe the hype. This Is It dispels any doubts about Michael Jackson’s creative genius.

Clearly separating him from other artists of his day, longtime collaborator and the film’s director Kenny Ortega emphasizes exactly why Michael Jackson earned his "King of Pop" title. Culled from more than one hundred hours of footage, This Is It goes beyond the best of Michael Jackson’s rehearsal reels. Instead, Ortega – better known now for directing the High School High Musical films than his many other achievements which include co-creating and co-directing Jackson’s Dangerous and HIStory world tours, elects to highlight Michael Jackson’s creative process and erases any doubt that what you saw with Michael came from anybody but him and God.

In a world of manufactured music where contemporary artists, many with big names, are unable to sing and dance simultaneously, This Is It reminds us that Michael Jackson was of a generation of cultivated and honed talent where practice did indeed make perfect. There was no resting on laurels with Michael Jackson. It wasn’t just magic. It was tireless work and effort – the two attributes that aren’t often applied to the genius of African-American performers so liberally.

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Why Spike Lee Might Be Wrong About Tyler Perry

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Black Planet

I woke up this morning to see that Tyler Perry is being forced to defend himself against nasty allegations coming from Spike Lee.  Spike has made it clear that he doesn’t appreciate what he perceives to be “coonery” in Tyler Perry films and TV shows. When I saw Perry flat out say that the accusations “pissed him off,” I thought, “Wow, now that’s an honest brother!”

RELATED: Tyler Perry Responds To Spike Lee’s “Coonery” Criticism

I grew up on Spike Lee and I’ll always love him.  I am also certain that images of black people singing, dancing and eating chicken certainly won Perry instant favor with the not-so-in-touch executives in Hollywood.  But here are three reasons that Spike Lee might be wrong about Tyler Perry:

1)    Tyler Perry is not all about Madea: I went onto BET a few times to talk about Hip Hop.  My hoity-toity friends in academia (many of whom pride themselves on writing research papers for journals that nobody ever reads) criticized me for being “unscholarly” by talking to rappers.  But my response was that hip hop culture has a dramatic influence on the young minds that I am trying to reach with education.  You don’t get a baby to eat healthy by only forcing vegetables down his throat; you sprinkle sugar on the food to get the child’s attention.  It’s not always a matter of forcing people to consume what they NEED – you should also be willing to let them have some of what they WANT.  Every positive black movie doesn’t have to be a PBS special.

 

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News: Tavis Smiley Gets Named Taken Off Building

A long-simmering disagreement between broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Texas Southern University ended Friday when the university’s governing board agreed to strip Smiley’s name from its communication school.

Smiley promised in 2004 to donate $1 million and to raise another $1 million for TSU. The school later created the Tavis Smiley School of Communication in his honor.

In return, Smiley made one $50,000 donation in mid-2005 and raised $250,000 from three corporate donors.

But he said Friday that he had intended to fulfill his personal $1 million pledge.

“Any institution that turns away a $1 million gift in this economy, I think ought to have good reason for doing that,” he said in a telephone interview.

He also said former university President Priscilla Slade offered to name the school for him before he pledged any money.

“I even made a joke, how much is this decision going to cost me?” he said. “She said, ‘This decision has already been made.’”

“It doesn’t feel good,” he said of the board’s decision. “My intentions were to help the students.”

 

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WTF? Writer Claims Malcolm X was Bi-Sexual

Peter Tatchell wrote a piece in the UK Guardian, called “Malcolm X Was Bisexual, Get Over It.”Tatchell writes that he is disappointed in the lack of recognition for gay and lesbian African Americans for Black History Month (Black History Month is in October in the UK). He writes:

Perhaps it is unintentional but Black History Month sometimes feels like Straight Black History Month. Famous Black LGBT people are not acknowledged and celebrated. Either their contribution to Black history and culture is ignored or their sexuality is airbrushed out of their biographies.

He goes on to write that one famous Black LGBT person is none other than Malcolm X:

A good example of this neglect is the denialism surrounding the bisexuality of one of the greatest modern Black liberation heroes: Malcolm X. The lack of recognition is perhaps not surprising, given that some of his family and many black activists have made strenuous efforts to deny his same-sex relationships and suppress recognition of the full spectrum of his sexuality.

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News: Rallies Planned for Heather Ellis Case

To join the Your Black World Coalition, please visit www.YourBlackWorld.com.

From Dr Boyce Watkins

www.BoyceWatkins.com

To the Your Black World family:

When the children of my assistant Shauntay (Justin and Journi) brought the case of Heather Ellis to me, I was in disbelief.  I was shocked that in 2009, a young college student, with no criminal record, could face 15 years in prison for cutting line at Walmart.  I was even more appalled by the threats from the KKK and allegations by local leaders that the town went as far as blacking out the local news coverage during the minutes that the family held a press conference in support of their daughter.  We sent information about the case to CNN and other media outlets, and they covered it (along with BET, Essence, ABC News and others), but I don’t feel this is enough.  We’ve decided that we aren’t going to take this sitting down, and we hope you won’t either

In honor of Justin and Journi, the two young visionaries who convinced me to take on this issue, we’ve created the "Journey for Justice," set to take place in Kennett, Missouri on Monday, November 16 at 11 am.  On that day, we are going to meet at the Walmart where the incident took place (1500 1st St., Kennett, MO) and march to the steps of the courthouse(Square 200 Slicer St.).  You can find out more information about the case and rally on the site www.TheHeatherEllisCase.com.  Given that the prosecutor in the case (Stephen Sokoloff) has asked for a change of venue (to Bloomfield, MO – a town with less than 20 black people), some of the details of the rally might change (I have no doubt that they are scheming to make this as difficult as possible).  But I can guarantee you this: On November 16, we are heading down there to fight against the madness occurring in this county, no matter what the cost.

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Your Black Gossip – 10/26/09

Kanye West Gets Assault Charges Dropped

By Moguldom

Kanye West and his manager Don “DC” Crowley have been cleared of all three-misdemeanor charges that resulted from a scuffle with the paparazzi in 2008. The charges of battery, grand theft and vandalism against West and Crowley were thrown out by Los Angeles court commissioner Mark Zuckman.

Not getting away scott free, the two will have to do 50-hours of community service and then the matter will be expunged from their records. They also paid the paparazzi in a civil suit, which further helped the case get tossed. The two also completed 12 hours of anger management classes.

As previously reported, on September 12, 2008, harassing photographers caught the short end of the stick when the two got into a shoving match with the hounding reporters that resulted in the cameras and gear being smashed.

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Joe Jackson Receives Award for Good Parenting…Interesting

By Tanyanika Samuels and Christina Boyle

The Rev. Al Sharpton believes the world needs more fathers likeJoe Jackson – a man the King of Pop said routinely beat him and his siblings when they were children.

The civil rights leader heaped praise on the dad’s parenting skills at the National Action Network in Harlem Saturday.

"The arrogance of [people] attacking a man for being a stern father," Sharpton said. "I wish we had more stern fathers – then we wouldn’t be shooting each other up."

Jackson said he was honored to be recognized by Sharpton.

"This feels great," he said. "I feel like I’m someone very special."

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Tyler Perry Responds to Spike Lee’s Diss

Recently Spike Lee made it known that he does not like the way some of Tyler Perry’s character, such as Madea, portrays African Americans.  Click here to see what Tyler Perry had to say in response to Spike Lee.

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CICELY TYSON GETS HONORED

Actress Cicely Tyson will host an invitation-only event for the unveiling of her new Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts (CTS) in New Jersey.     

The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, 3-8 p.m., at the school, located at 35 Winans Street (between North Walnut and Arlington Streets) in East Orange. CNN’s Soledad O’Brien will be the evening’s mistress of ceremonies.

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TRACY MORGAN EXPLAINS HIS ‘SNL’ DISS

In an interview Tuesday "Today’s" Matt Lauer, Tracy Morgan tried his best to explain away harsh comments about two of his former "Saturday Night Live" colleagues that are mentioned in his upcoming book.      

"It’s not that I don’t have nice things to say," Morgan said when pressed about his "f*** ‘em" comments to Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan last week. "It just never was there."     

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ACCUSED MURDER OF KANDI FIANCE AJ: RELEASED FROM JAIL

*Frederick Richardson, the man accused in the beating death of A.J. Jewell, the ex fiancé of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss, was released from Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail early Tuesday after posting $10,000 bond.     

Magistrate Judge Karen Woodson said his release was fitting with the crime, according to E! Online, especially after an initial coroner’s report suggested the blood disorder sickle-cell anemia may have been a factor in Jewell’s death.

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Black News: 15 Years in Prison for Cutting Line – Pretrial Has Begun

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Heather Ellis is a college student facing15 years in prison for cutting line at Walmart – visit www.SaveHeatherEllis.com for more details on the national protest to be held in Kennett, MO on November 14.

According to the family, the prosecutor in the case, Stephen Sokoloff, has asked for the trial to be moved to Bloomfield, MO, a town with less than 20 African Americans in it.

Dr Boyce Watkins and Rev. Al Sharpton are planning a march in Kennett to support Heather Ellis.

Juan Williams Called an Uncle Tom

I have no idea why FOX News political commentator Juan Williams is defendingRush Limbaugh, perhaps the most divisive, hateful person in American media today. I’m not sure why Williams is letting FOX News use him in the same way Armstrong Williams has always trotted out to defend conservative issues. (It’s hard out there for a journalist.)
However, I do know that he does not deserve to be told to "go back to the porch," as radio talk show host Warren Ballentine said during a debate about Limbaugh last week.
The comments were made by Ballentine during a discussion with Williams on the ‘O’Reilly Factor’ about Limbaugh being dropped from a bid to purchase the St. Louis Rams football team. Williams and Ballentine disagreed about whether the ‘Barack the Magic Negro’ song that Rush Limbaugh played was "racial."
BILL O’REILLY: The reason that Limbaugh is not going to be able to buy in to the NFL is because a bunch of made-up stuff became legend, and he got hammered.
WARREN BALLANTINE: Okay, we won’t look at the made-up stuff. Let’s look at him playing ‘Barack the Magic Negro,’ and we’re going to say that’s just funny, that’s just a joke, that’s not racial either. It is racial to real black people.

 

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News: Black Barbies Come Out – What do you think?

Grace, Kara and Trichelle were created to fill a void for young black girls who for so long have been playing with dolls that don’t look like them.

Stacy McBride-Irby, creator of the new Barbie, poses with the dolls.

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The new black Barbies released by Mattel have fuller lips, curlier hair and other features that the company says more accurately represent African-American women.

Some have cheered the new dolls. Others jeered them, saying they’re not black enough.

"I love the black Barbie. It’s about time," Jua Simpson said on CNN’s iReport, a user-generated news community. "But the hair is still a step backwards, since most of our hair is not straight and light brown."

Others disagree with critics who say the dolls should have had more natural black hairstyles, such as afros or braids.

"Many people have criticized the dolls for either having hair that’s too long or too straight, but I have long, straight hair that I straightened. But it’s my hair and a part of me," said Tanisa Zoe Samuel, an African-American iReporter from the Turks and Caicos, in the Caribbean. "Black women come in all shades, shapes and varieties that there is just no way to capture everyone with three dolls." iReport.com: Samuel shares her thoughts on the new Barbie

The dolls were created by Stacy McBride-Irby, an African-American who watched her daughter play with dolls and wanted to create a doll that looked more like her.

 

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Should This Man Have Shot the Boy Having Sex with His Daughter

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University, AOL Black Voices 

I have daughters and I love them all. They are all at "that age," between 16 and 20, where they tend to love the boys that you want to beat down the most. Every time I hear them express their undying love for Lil Wayne, I can only think about him having 3 women pregnant at the same time. When I see a Chris Brown poster in their room, I remind them that Chris was accused of having boxing practice on Rihanna’s face.

But as a father, you can’t protect your daughters from themselves. Some things they have to learn on their own. And if sleeping with a pants-saggin, "purple stuff dranking," gold grill wearing, 10,000 tattoo having buffoon is the way they need to learn their lessons, you just kinda have to deal with it.I empathize with Wade Edwards, the man accused of shooting a boy for sleeping with his step daughter. Wade shot the boy four times, aiming for the "relevant zone" with each bullet. But while I can understand Wade’s anger, I do not, for one second, condone his actions.

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What? Woman Says She Lied about Being Gang Raped by Whites

• Megan Williams, 20, of Charleston, W.Va., stands outside of her home. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)

TOM BREEN,Associated Press Writer

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) — A black woman at the center of a 2007 torture case that raised questions about racism in West Virginia now says she lied about being a victim.

The law office of Columbus, Ohio, attorney Byron L. Potts says Megan Williams will attend a Wednesday afternoon news conference there during which Potts or Williams will discuss why she lied about being assaulted by a gang of white people in Logan County.

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Man Shoots Boy For Having Sex with his Daughter!

Wade Edwards, 41, is facing charges for shooting the 18-year old boy who was having sex with his 16-year old step daughter.  He shot the boy 4 times and was aiming in his pelvic area.  So, if you’re daughter is giving it up, does that mean you can shoot every dude who takes it?  Just stupid.

Richard Pryor’s Wife is Apparently Ghetto too

The media seems to be startin’ somethin’ when it comes to the latest news of Marlon Wayans getting the role in the Richard Pryor biopic. Mrs Pryor is a little peeved with Mike Epps.

     The following quote was posted online by Richard Pryor’s wife Jennifer.   Apparently, Mike Epps did something to her:

"Poor B*tch …

He got his ass so fired from me and Richard Pryor project and now he is trying to go around talking sh*t, saying he’s doing the Richard Pryor project … motherf*cker better watch his punk, country ass  … it’s gonna get royally sued if he wants to play this game! My lawyers are ready and waiting!!!

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What? Ice Cube’s New Movie Turns into Marketing Garbage

This past weekend, when folks were flocking to theaters to see ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ and ‘Black Dynamite,’ one film that was released without much fanfare was Ice Cube’s latest, ‘Janky Promoters.’

No trailer, one poster and no marketing spells disaster. ‘Janky’ isn’t even listed in this week’s top 125 films.

Initially set to be released last March by the Weinstein Co., the film was dropped down to its DVD division company, Third Rail Releasing. It was released in just 22 theaters, where it grossed a dismal $5,300. It averaged $240 per theater.

‘Janky’ follows the shenanigans of a pair of shady concert promoters (Cube and Mike Epps), who get in over their heads when they get a shot at booking a big-name hip-hop act (Young Jeezy). Complications come in the form of a pot-growing neighborhood nemesis named Mondo and Cube’s character’s son (Nickelodeon star Little JJ), who is under contract with the old man.

Also starring in the film are Terry Crews, Glenn Plummer and Tamala Jones.

In a call this week to the only theater in New York City where the film is playing, the operator stated that no one had bought tickets for the first two showings.

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Steve McNair’s Life was Complicated

Update: Exclusive pictures of both Leah Ignagni and Sahel Kazemi have been released.

This week, Nashville, Tenn., police released an updated case summary on the murder-suicide of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his mistress, Sahel Kazemi. Police identified Leah Ignagni as McNair’s possible second girlfriend. Ignagni told police that she believed Kazemi had been following her in the weeks before McNair’s death. According to Kazemi’s roommate, Emily Andrews, Kazemi knew about Ignagni.
According to the report:
Andrews said that Kazemi told her that [Kazemi] found a tampon in the bathroom wastebasket in the Lea Avenue condo, and on another occasion, saw a female leaving the condo.

Police are not saying that the relationship played a role in the incident.

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News: Massive Protests planned in the Heather Ellis Case

from Your Black World, SaveHeatherEllis.com

Kennett, MO. – Heather Ellis, a young college student out of Kennett, MO is now facing 15 years in prison if she is sentenced after being accused of cutting line at a local Walmart. Her case has gotten the attention of the nation, and has been the subject of extensive online protests.

Heather was in a Walmart store 3 years ago with her cousin. The two split up to find the shortest line. Since her cousin was in the shorter line, Heather joined him. That’s when the clerk accused Heather of cutting in front of the other customers. An argument ensued, leading to the manager and security guard being called, and finally the police.

The incident left Ellis, an honor student on her way to medical school, charged with disturbing the peace, trespassing and two counts of assaulting a police officer. After Heather refused to sign a plea agreement, Stephen Sokoloff, the town’s prosecutor, filed felony charges against Heather.

 

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Racism? Boy Gets Set on Fire by His Classmates

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 5:23 am
By: Denise Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com

A black Missouri teen, who last month was doused with gasoline and set afire by two white schoolmates, now faces charges himself as he recovers from burns over most of his body.

Walter Currie Jr., a 15-year-old in Poplar Bluff, Mo., was burned on June 13 after an exchange with two teens with whom he reportedly had a previous altercation.

The youth who allegedly doused him with the gasoline and lit the fuel has been charged with assault as a juvenile, Currie’s parents said. 
On July 6, several weeks after the incident, authorities gave Currie and his parents notice that he is being charged in connection with another incident where a teen related to the youth who set him afire was hit in the face, said Winonia Currie, Walter’s mother.

“All of a sudden, they decided to charge him with something that happened on June 10, but Walter said he didn’t have anything to do with it,” she said.

Because all of the people involved are juveniles, court officials in Butler County, Missouri said they can give only limited details on the incidents and cannot discuss names.

“I can tell you that there are charges against everyone involved,” Lesi Smith, chief juvenile officer for Butler County, told BlackAmericaWeb.com.

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The Latest in Black Celebrity Gossip – 10/19/09

Mase Puts Diddy on Blast

During an appearance on a radio show Diddy got a big surprise when Mase walked in asking him to sign some release papers.  Supposedly the papers were to allow Mase to appear on other artist’s songs.  Click here to watch.

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Baby Survives Being Run Over by a Train

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A baby’s stroller falls under a train and the baby survives!

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Three People Die During a Marathon in Detroit

A half-marathoner and two other runners died during the Detroitmarathon on Sunday, organizers said.

Daniel Langdon, 36, of Laingsburg, collapsed at about 9:02 a.m. between the 11- and 12-mile markers, said Rich Harshbarger, vice president of consumer marketing for the Detroit Media Partnership.

Rick Brown, 65, of Marietta, Ohio, collapsed at 9:17 a.m., near where Langdon went down, and 26-year-old Jon Fenlon of Waterford collapsed at about 9:18 a.m., just after finishing the half-marathon in 1:53:37, Harshbarger said.

It was unclear whether Brown and Langdon were participating in the 13.1-mile half marathon or the full race.

Harshbarger told the Free Press that there were at least six medical stations on the race course and that emergency personnel were on the scene within seconds.

Every runner must sign a medical release form, and they are encouraged to talk to their doctors before they run the race, Harshbarger said.

"On a day when so many people bring such energy and challenge themselves to do their utmost, this news is very difficult to hear," said Free Press editor and publisher Paul Anger said. "Our deepest sympathies are with the families."

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Hot or Not: Alicia Keys “Don’t Mean Anything”

Alicia Keys just released the video for the first single off her new album “The Element of Freedom” titled “Don’t Mean Anything”, which reminds me of her song “If I Ain’t Got You” from a few years back.  Click here to watch her new video.

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TLC Performs for the First Time in 7 Years

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Is Beyonce Lying about Being a Songwriter?

This is isn’t the first time that Beyonce has been put on blast for not actually being a songwriter, but according to an inside source she didn’t write any of the songs on her “I Am…Sasha Fierce” album.  Here is what they had to say.

A lot of these artists claim to be songwriters, but don’t always write a thing. Some, like Beyonce, serve as vocal arrangements, which points to part of the song’s composition, and thus, receive a songwriting and production credit. Others, like Beyonce, can demand credit based on their name alone. I myself have heard of new song writers looking for placement with Beyonce’s last album being told Beyonce demands a certain amount of publishing upfront (and it’s substantial) or they could “be paid handsomely” to politely remove their name from the song altogether. Fact is, Beyonce didn’t write one song on “I Am…Sasha Fierce.” Beyonce and her team have bought the rights from the songwriters and then Beyonce took credit for it. I have no idea about previous albums but it’s obvious that Beyonce never had a pen in her hand, which is a shame because Beyonce claims something she isn’t.

Damn – Toni Braxton Facing Foreclosure?

TMZ is reporting that she might be losing her house too.  Damn.

Heather Ellis, the KKK, and 15 Years in Prison: What People Need to do Right Now

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices, Syracuse University 

I mentioned the story before about Heather Ellis, the young woman who was threatened by the KKK after protesting about her arrest that took place in a Walmart store. The story was quite interesting in that Ellis now faces 15 years in prison for effectively cutting line at a Walmart. The unfortunate events occurred when Ellis was shopping with a cousin in Kennett, Missouri.

Heather and her cousin went to separate lines and when her cousin found the shorter line, Heather joined him. Ellis was then accused of cutting line by the person checking out customers, which led to an altercation. When Ellis was asked to leave the store, she argued with the managers, which led to the police being called. Ellis was eventually charged with disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a police officer.

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Bill Cosby dropping a CD

Many times we don’t want to listen to old heads when we know what they say is right. Bill Cosby has been holding a mirror to Black America over the last few years and rightfully so as teenage pregnancy, high school drop out rates and murders like that of Derrion Albert seem to become normal.

Now stepping into the music genre again, the famed comedian and Black activist plans to rekindle Hip-Hop’s socially conscious flame on “Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency,” an album of music with messages reflecting today’s most critical issues affecting young people.

Created to engage listeners and lead them to take action, the CD’s empowering and dialogue-provoking themes will be spread throughout the Internet via the comedian/actor/author’s extensive social media network and an interactive new web site, billcosby.com, designed to build a grassroots campaign of activist-led house parties and town halls.

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Hampton Makes a White Woman Their Queen

Last Friday, Nikole Churchill became Hampton University’s first non-black homecoming queen and the second non-black homecoming queen of any historically black college or university. Her crowning, by five judges, has caused controversy, as students and alumni debate whether Churchill deserves the distinction.

The 22-year-old Churchill is Hawaiian, with an Italian mother and a father from Guam. According to WTKR, she was chosen out of 10 applicants in the competition and reportedly built her win on the platform of mentoring girls ages 11–14 on topics including "self-esteem, body image, teenage pregnancies and nutrition."

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Why did Method Man Get Arrested for evading taxes, But Nicolas Cage Gets Nothing?

 

While we all know about Method Man getting arrested for allegedly evading taxes of $33,000, there is another man, Nicolas Cage, who owes over $6 million. Why hasn’t old Nick been arrested?  Did he luck out and have the right complexion?

The YBG Latest – 10/13/09

TYSON ON OPRAH ACTING A FOOL

For those who didn’t see James Toback’s critically acclaimed biographical documentary on Mike Tyson, Oprah Winfrey is giving an up-close-and-personal look at the former heavyweight boxing champion.

The media maven’s intimate interview with "Iron Mike" will air on Oct. 12, and BV Newswire has learned that during the no-holds-barred chat no topic was off limits.

The Brooklyn-born pugilist talks candidly about it all, including his disastrous marriage and divorce from former TV star Robin Givens;his trial and three-year imprisonment for rape; his ear-biting bout with Evander Holyfield, the award-winning film ‘Tyson,’ which has generated Oscar buzz; and the tragic death of his daughter.

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MARLON WAYONS AS RICHARD PRYOR

Marlon Wayans is in advanced talks to play comedy legend Richard Pryor in "Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?" for Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures.

The $20 million production will follow Pryor’s controversial brand of comedy and his battle with drugs reports, Entertainment Weekly.

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NIA LONG FIRED FROM THE CLEVELAND SHOW

Coming out this week is ‘Good Hair,‘ a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about African American hair culture.

Directed by funnyman Chris Rock, the film explores hair salons and styling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way black hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships and self-esteem of black people.

Known for her roles in ‘Soul Food,’ ‘The Best Man’ and ‘Love Jones,’Nia Long was among the celebrities who candidly offered her stories and observations to Rock.

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RAVEN SYMONE TALKS ABOUT “GOOD HAIR”

Hair Apparent caught up with one of our favorite hair girls – Raven-Symoné. Though her show ‘That’s So Raven’ is now in syndication, one of the things that riveted us to Raven, other than her outsize talent, was the fact that her hair miraculously transformed into chic cuteness each week.

When did you get your first perm?
”When I got my first perm it was April 11 and I was around 13 years old. My first like sew-in weave, I don’t remember my age but I remember what kind. It was a curly and short and it had red streaks in it. I remember saying, oh my goodness, it’s so much hair on my head. It was probably like 7 ounces. And I remember taking it out the same day. Now, I don’t go out without 12 ounces. I’m totally addicted. But I have to say, I’m addicted for work. When it’s time for me to work, I put my weave in and I like it to look cool but when I’m by myself at home, I wear my hair natural.”

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“Good Hair” Receives Some Criticism

by Alynda Wheat

Chris Rock’s documentary, Good Hair, opened Friday to mixed, but frequently positive, reviews. I’m going to take the painful stance of suggesting that’s because there aren’t a lot of black women in the film reviewing community. Good Hair is often funny, fascinating, and raises a few key ideas. What it doesn’t do is offer a cogent, relevant analysis of why black women relax their hair or wear hair extensions — which was supposed to have been the point.

Some background: Rock says he did the film because his daughter came to him one day, upset, that she didn’t have “good hair.” This apparently prompted the comedian to begin an odyssey that took him from the hair salons of New York City to a hair show in Atlanta, from Indian hair-shaving ceremonies, to the Beverly Hills salons that buy the Indian hair. But in all that conversation what you never hear are opposing viewpoints. Nearly everyone in Chris Rock’s movie seems to agree on a few critical ideas (that can happen when you limit your sample). Frankly, as a black woman, I sat through Good Hair with one dominant thought: Who are these people? Their opinions rarely represented my own, or those of anyone I know. I am but one voice in this vast, complicated community, but I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t say something. Here, a few of the ways Good Hair gets it entirely wrong.

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SMH: The Game Gets Sued by his Attorneys

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Compton’s Most Wanted The Game is being sued by his attorneys who claim that he skipped on their lawyer fees.  His attorneys, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldsert filed a suit in L.A. County Superior Court claiming that The MC owes them $34,683.90.

The firm successfully represented the MC who only ended up serving eight days on what could have been a 5-year sentence.  The Game allegedly threatened a man with a gun during a basketball game and assaulted him as well.

In related news, The Game has reportedly ended his beef with his mentor Dr. Dre and was recently back in the lab working with Dre and Snoop on the long-awaited Detox album.  Only time will tell if the ten-year old promised will ever be released but in the meantime The Game’s forth album, The R.E.D. Album is scheduled to hit stores in December.

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Lebron James and his “Frenemies”

When you play for a city’s two biggest professional sports teams, you’d think that there would be a sense of unity and camaraderie among athletes. That doesn’t seem to be the case with Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James and Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards. According to a report from the Associated Press, after the Bengals beat down the Browns on Sunday, Edwards went clubbing at a venue where one of LeBron’s good friends, Edward Givens, promotes club nights. An argument between Edwards and Givens ensued, and it ended with Givens at the hospital with a black eye and a cut.

"Braylon comes up and started saying things, degrading me," Givens told the Cleveland Plains Dealer. "He said if it wasn’t for LeBron or the Four Horsemen [James' friends and business partners], I wouldn’t have what I have, nor would I be able to get girls. Everyone knows Braylon has a problem with LeBron.

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Remember this one? Roxanne Shauntay Issues a Statement about Her Fake-Ass PhD

According to EUR Web:

A rep for Shante explained that Cornell’s Web site had posted a picture of the artist and listed her name as “Dr. Shante,” when in fact, she “didn’t receive the years of education to constitute a PhD. She did not falsely promote herself as a PhD, but rather she continued what the college started in how they basically said she was a doctor.”

On Thursday, Shante sent us the following statement responding to the controversy:

I would like to thank my long time fans and supporters for your continued support. I am humbled and grateful to all of you for that.

Without going into all of the details as of right now, I would like to apologize that this story regarding my post recording career has caused such a ruckus. The entire story will be revealed at a later time.

Throughout my career and life, I have been faced with many challenges, both professionally and personally. Like all of you, I am human, and may have not made the correct decision all the time. And, like anyone else, I would like to think that my entire life or career is not judged by one error or mistake.

It is very easy to criticize someone and I have left myself open to criticism. That is fair.

There are plenty of people that will attest that I have done a lot for them. It seems though, that negativity gets more attention than positivity.

All I can say to that, is before you level any further criticism and cynicism, walk in my shoes. I am making this statement to apologize to the people that truly care about me for any angst that this situation has caused, and to thank them for their continued support. I am proud of what I have been able to do for so many others, and would like to let those persons know that I will continue to be there for them no matter what.

I am proud that during my twenty plus years as a pioneer in the Hip-Hop industry to have opened doors for those who came after me.

I will have no further statement in regards to this matter at this time

Please contact my management at Spydo Music xxx-xxx-xxxx or my publicist Belinda Foster at xxxx for any further inquiry.

Regards,

Roxanne Shante

TI Takes the Trophy from Prison

T.I. didn’t need to attend the BETHip-Hop Awards to take home two trophies.

The rapper, who is locked up in an Arkansas penitentiary on a federal weapons conviction, won for best collaboration and CD of the year. His fiancee Tameka "Tiny" Cottle accepted his awards at the ceremony in Atlanta on Saturday.

Jay-Z was honored as the MVP of the Year, while Ice Cube received the "I Am Hip-Hop" icon award.

 

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Hip Hop Wired – 10/12/09

Tony Yayo’s Man Killed, Cops Look 2007 Assault For Clues

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» by Madam Toussaint   Oct 11 2009, 11:26 am

2 years ago Tony Yayo caught charges for the assault of a 14 year old child. The kid was James Rosemond, the son of Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, the head of Czar Entertainment. Czar Entertainment repped Game at the time G-Unit who had beef with G-Unit.

Yayo’s man and employee Lowell Fletcher, a.k.a. Lodi Mack, allegedly flashed a gun at the kid then ended up taking the rap. Fletcher, who was also

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DJ Don Cannon Drops Mixtape Konsole Kingz & Xbox 360

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» by moguldom   Oct 10 2009, 14:08 pm

Konsole Kingz (KKZ) has teamed up with mega-producer Don Cannon to release a new mixtape inspired by their mutual adoration for the love of sports games. Released on I – Tunes today, this new age mixtape features production from Don Cannon and exclusive tracks from Wale, Cool Kids, Pac Div and Currency.

Ludacris, Slim Thug, Freeway and Bonecrusher also make appearances as well. Solid relationships with the top gaming

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Everlast To Give Career Retrospective Performance

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» by moguldom   Oct 10 2009, 14:00 pm

On October 17th, 2009 Whitey Ford, aka Everlast, will hold a special career retrospective performance at The Key Club in Hollywood, CA. The performance will look back at Everlast’s musical career over the past two decades and feature the versatile singer/songwriter/rapper performing tracks from all of his recorded works.

Everlast has been a fixture within the rap and rock communities for over 20 years now. From his early

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Shyne Claims Diddy Lied About "Alleged" Conversation

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» by MICHAEL ICEBLUE HARRIS   Oct 10 2009, 11:50 am

Somebody’s lying… Former Bad Boy Recording artist Shyne has denied speaking with his former boss Sean Combs. Diddy had claimed that he spoke with his Shyne several weeks ago and that it was blessing that he was finally coming home. He also claimed that “Shyne was in good spirits and couldn’t wait to get home and heat the whole scene up.”

Well Shyne has stated other wise in a press release from his attorney Oscar Michelen. The statement read:

“My client wants to make it very clear that no such conversation between Mr. Combs and he ever occurred. I want it known that this supposed

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Horrocore Rapper Esham Readies Halloween Release

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» by moguldom   Oct 10 2009, 8:53 am

Hip-Hop horrocore Detroit rap veteran Esham will be returning to engrave his name on this year’s Halloween season with a new hour long creep show experience, Hellaween: Pure Horror. Dropping on CD and digital download on October 13 through Aknu Media, the new album features 17 tracks juxtaposed with gore-laden sound effects and a host of classic horror villains hell bent on terrorizing audiences worldwide. Esham stated,

"The vision was to manifest a project framed around the psyche of these characters while loosely paying homage to the

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Roscoe Dash Clears The Air About Travis Porter

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» by DANIELLE CANADA   Oct 9 2009, 14:18 pm

The young Atlanta rap scene is getting ‘turnt up’ by controversy. A song booming on the underground scene titled “All The Way Turnt Up” caused a rift between the eastside Atlanta group, Travis Porter and upcoming ATL artist, Roscoe Dash. Both Dash and Porter claim that the song belongs to them. In order to clear the air, young Roscoe took to the internet to defend his artistic integrity and

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Preview of Kanye’s New Book Hits The Net

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» by DANIELLE CANADA   Oct 9 2009, 12:15 pm

Although his latest tour was cancelled, Kanye West’s 2008 ‘Glow In The Dark’ tour was a huge success. The national tour raked in millions in sales and featured Ye working alongside Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco. Now Ye’s preparing to release a new book cataloging

Black News: Michelle Obama Gets Criticized for Her Staff Size

In the past it’s been almost a tradition for America’s first ladies to catch flack from their husbands’ political opponents over the size of their staffs, and Michelle Obama certainly hasn’t been exempt from that. Criticism of her "massive" staff has popped up on email chains, blogs, and chat rooms. But what are the facts regarding how many people are under her employ, and how does the size of her staff compare to that of past first ladies?

On July 1st of this year, the Obama White House posted the Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff on its official blog. A minor uproar over the first lady’s staff size ensued. One critic atCanadianFreePress.com accused the president’s wife of employing an "unprecedented number of staffers" for someone who "doesn’t perform any official duties," while a widely circulated chain email reported that "there has never been anyone in the White House at any time that has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady’s social life." Many other critics of the Obama administration expressed similar sentiments.

 

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Eddie Griffin – Going Broke?

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University, Your Black World 

I had a lot of fun watching the new Vh-1 show, "Going for Broke," starring comedian Eddie Griffin. Griffin is one of the funniest comics in America, the comedian that Chris Tucker could have been (if he would simply stop disappearing between Jackie Chan movies).

On the show, Griffin gives insight into his personal life, which is both intriguing and disturbing. The show is called "Going for Broke" for a reason, because Eddie just might actually get there.
Here are some reasons that Eddie Griffin might actually become the broke celebrity that he is trying to become:

1) He spends like a damn fool. One of the easiest traps for an entertainer to fall into is the "infinite money trap." That’s when the person thinks that they’ve got an endless supply of cash, giving them ability to spend whatever they want on whatever they want. Apparently Eddie may have fallen into this trap, since his Bentley was being repossessed in an early episode of the show. Eddie’s conversation with his accountant was also revealing, as the words "all the accounts are empty" seemed to strike him hard. With all the success that Eddie Griffin has had, it is difficult to imagine that he would be completely broke. But the truth is that this kind of thing happens all the time.

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Pregnant 12-Year old Found: Father Accused of Incest

A few weeks ago, we reported on the story of two sisters, one of them a pregnant 12-year-old, who were missing with their adoptive father. Well, time reveals most mysteries, and this one has become a bit clearer.
The father of the two girls, Mathew Hess, has been charged with indecent liberties with a child, first-degree rape and felony incest between near relatives.The father has already been charged with child neglect and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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Marlon Wayans to Replace Eddie Murphy as Richard Pryor

With Eddie Murphy’s box office status on the decline and Marlon Wayan’s on the rise, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Wayans is being tapped to replace Murphy in ‘Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said?’ for Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures.

Directed by Bill Condon (‘Dreamgirls’), the movie explores Pryor’s controversial brand of comedy and his battle with drugs. The movie is currently budgeted at $20 million.

Chris Rock, Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor and Mark Gordon will produce the film.

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One word: Adorable

Meet Jennifer Hudson’s new son – Named David after his daddy.

Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize?

We love you Barack, but what exactly have you done to earn this?

Serena Gets Naked for ESPN The Magazine

 

In case you don’t recognize her booty, that’s Serena Williams.  I’m sure your boyfriend knows who she is.

What’s Cracking at TheGrio – 10/7/09

 

• Serena reclaims No. 1 rank
• Tyler Perry reveals abused childhood
• Browns’ Edwards involved in alleged fight with LeBron’s friend
• Method Man arrested for not paying taxes
• Rumors of Maya Angelou’s death greatly exaggerated
• ‘Housewives’ cast member’s ex-fiance dies in fight

News: Shyne Won’t Be Shining for a Minute

It looks like Shyne’s homecoming is on hold for the moment.

The former Bad Boy rapper (born Jamal Barrow) was scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday (October 6) after serving more than nine years of a 10-year sentence in connection with the 2001 Club New York shooting involving Diddy and Jennifer Lopez.

But his release is now under review, as representatives for the rapper revealed to MTV News that the Brooklyn MC is being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an unspecified facility in Western New York State. Officials are determining whether or not to deport the rapper, who was born in Belize, a rep explained.

 

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Surprise, Surprise: Guess Who Doesn’t (or Didn’t) Know How to Read?

 

Turns out that R. Kelly can’t read, or at least he couldn’t.  Now, why couldn’t he just get one of those middle school girls to teach him how?  You know they were studying grammar at school!

WTF! Mother Cuts Her own Child’s Throat!

From ABCNews.com:

Police were called to the home on East 38th Street around 5 a.m. Sunday. There, they found a 5-month-old boy with a slash wound to his neck.

The boy’s 29-year-old mother, Tineka Johnson, was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

The boy was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he is listed in serious condition. Johnson was also taken to the hospital, where she was treated for a self-inflicted stab wound to the leg.

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Remember Lisa Nicole Carson?

Finally out on DVD is the first season of ‘Ally McBeal,’ which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002. The series starred Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in a fictional Boston law firm with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric, humorous and dramatic.

Among the supporting cast were Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Peter MacNicol,Vonda Shepard, and Lisa Nicole Carson.

Carson was a rising starlet in the mid-’90s, appearing in ‘Jason’s Lyric,’ ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ and ‘Love Jones’ before settling in on two highly successful television shows.

The Brooklyn native played Ally’s friend and fellow defense attorney Renée Raddick from 1997 to 2002 (seasons 1–4) and made a guest appearance in the series finale. She also played Carla Reece, the on-again-off-again girlfriend of Eriq La Salle’s Dr. Peter Benton, in NBC’s ‘ER’ between 1996 and 2001.

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A Rapper Who Takes His Job Waayyyy too Seriously

Elizabeth McCutchen and a friend were walking to book club two weeks ago in quaint Farmville, Virginia, when they strolled by a home on First Avenue. "Something smells dead," her friend said.

Richard Samuel McCroskey has been arrested in connection with the killings of four people in Virginia.

They were thinking animal. A dog, a cat, something like that. They never imagined they were smelling the remains of massacred humans. It was Thursday, September 17. But another 24 hours would pass before police made the gruesome discovery.

Richard Samuel McCroskey III — a 20-year-old rapper in the underground genre of "Horrorcore" who sang of chopping people into pieces — has been arrested in connection with the slayings. The crime scene was so horrifying police would not even describe it, saying only that the victims died of blunt force trauma.

The victims were Mark Niederbrock, 50, the beloved pastor at Walker’s Presbyterian Church; his 16-year-old daughter, Emma Niederbrock; Melanie Wells, Emma’s 18-year-old friend from West Virginia; and Niederbrock’s estranged wife, Debra Kelley, 53, a professor at Longwood University.

McCroskey has been charged only in the killing of Mark Niederbrock. Police and the prosecutor’s office did not return repeated phone calls from CNN. But in late September, authorities said more charges are pending.

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Beyonce Knowles is finally breaking her silence aboutKanye West storming the stage at the VMAs to declare that she should have won Best Female Video instead ofTaylor Swift.

"Well, I knew his intentions, and I knew he was standing up for art; and he told me before, when they said the nominees, he’s like, ‘You have this award,’" Beyonce, 28, told O: The Oprah magazine editor at large Gayle King (viaMTV News) at the Billboard Awards over the weekend, when she was named Woman of the Year.

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"When they didn’t call my name, he was, like, completely shocked," Knowles says. "And when he walked on the stage, I was like, ‘No, no, no!’ and then he spoke, and I was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no!’"

Knowles — who handed the mic over to Swift after winning Video of the Year later that night — continues, "But in the end, it ended up being a great night, and Taylor Swift did get her moment — and I didn’t have to make an acceptance speech."

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Boycott Non-Black Haircare Products!

Atlanta, GA October 5, 2009 – Professor Devin Robinson, an economics professor at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA and best-selling author of Taking it Back: How to Become a Successful Black Beauty Supply Store Owner, will lead a one week long boycott against Non- Black Owned Beauty Supply stores.

Robinson stated, "Blacks make up 96% of the consumers of these stores, yet represent less than 5% of the retail ownership." As a previous owner of 3 locations, Robinson understands the industry inside out and offers comprehensive solutions for Blacks to recapture this industry. "The problem is with the distributors. Distributors are mainly Non-Blacks and they handpick who they will distribute products to. This oftentimes leaves aspiring black owners disenfranchised", said Robinson.

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Judge on Trial for Allegedly Sodomizing Inmates

Judge Herman Thomas

The trial of a former US judge accused of having sex with male inmates in exchange for leniency is set to start in Mobile, Alabama.

Herman Thomas, 48, denies the charges, which include sodomy, kidnapping, extortion, sex abuse and assault.

Up to 15 current and former prisoners are set to testify against him at the jury trial.

He was once the Democratic Party’s choice to be the first black federal judge in south Alabama.

Mr Thomas resigned as a judge in 2007 following allegations that he spanked inmates in his private office at the county courthouse with a paddle.

 

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Hip Hop Wired – 10/5/09

Snoop Dogg Announces Wonderland Tour And Causes Airport Scare

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 5 2009, 7:41 Am

Priority records new president has been in the news a lot lately. It seems like he just can’t help it. This time he’s going back to school. Before you get all upset he’s not doing a reality show like Flavor Flav will about going back to school.

Instead Snoop will be heading out on his “Wonderland High School” tour starting October 27 in Baltimore, Maryland to promote his 10th studio album Malice N Wonderland.

The West Coast vet will perform his classics along with new material from Malice N Wonderland, due out December 8. Snoop will be hitting the road with Method Man, Redman, and Devin the Dude.

In other Snoop news The Doggfather was stopped at an airport in Beirut for

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Rick Ross Named #5 Hottest MC In The Game, Falls Off Stage

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 5 2009, 7:40 Am

It’s not that Rick Ross found out he was the #5 Hottest MC in the game and then fell off stage but nevertheless both events did happen. We have proof below the jump.

MTV has put out another "controversial" list of the Top Ten Hottest MCs in the Game. As in 2007 and 2008 the MTV Brain Trust has set to anger anti Weezy-ites and anti Jeezy-ites all over again.

Rick Ross was judged on rhyme skill, flow and how those things are implemented musically as the main factors.

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Lil Wanye Tapped By Rock Band Weezer For New Album

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 13:32 Pm

Lil Wayne has collaborated with everyone from Baby toChris Breezy to Babyface (cause Wayne can’t stay away from guys named Baby) and just when you think there’s no one else to work with, Lil Wayne links up with rock band Weezer.

Weezy and Weezer teamed up for "Can’t Stop Partying," a track off their new album, Raditude due out Oct. 27. I guess music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebels come together and so does partying.

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Maino Earns First Platinum With "All the Above", Joined 50 Cent at "ThisIs50 Fest"

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 12:49 Pm

Hustle Hard Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Maino’s "All The Above" featuring T-Pain has just been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Upon its release in June "All The Above" scored the highest first week single sales for a new rap artist since Flo Rida’s "Low." The single went on to become one of the summer’s heaviest rotation hits on Hip-Hop radio.

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MC Hammer Uses Twitter With Cash4Gold To Raise Money For Provide Disaster Victims

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 12:01 Pm

Three-time grammy winner MC Hammer and leading mail-in buyer of precious metals including gold, silver and platinum from the general public, Cash4Gold, have teamed up to raise money for hunger relief organization Feed The Children in the wake of not just recent widespread flooding across Georgia, but also devastating natural disasters in the Philippines, American Samoa and Indonesia.

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Houston’s Own DJ Screw, Big Moe, HAWK, and Pimp C Honored in New DVD

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 11:33 Am

Houston, Texas’s Hip Hop music scene was heavily influenced by DJ Screw, Big Moe, HAWK, and Pimp C and now the four will be honored in a Mixtape DVD Series by Pitch Control TV.

The Volume 3 of the Mixtape DVD Series includes video tributes and special moments with the artists before they passed. The director wanted the focus to be on the special moments more than the beef so this edition includes almost 2 hours of exclusive material — interviews, concerts, music videos and behind the scenes

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Def Jam To Release 25th Anniversary CD Box Set

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 10:55 Am

As you may have figured out after news of the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2009 Def Jam Tribute,KRS-One’s blackout on the red carpet and Redman’s Adidas collabo that Def Jam is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year.

Finally, with all the Def Jam projects floating around the legendary label will release what it is known for- music. On October 6th Def Jam will release a deluxe 5-CD crate called DEF JAM 25 ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION. 

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Wyclef Partners With Timberland For Humanitarian Projects

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» By Moguldom   Oct 3 2009, 13:23 Pm

The Timberland Company today announced a partnership with globally renowned Grammy Award-winning musician, humanitarian, and Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti, Wyclef Jean. Wyclef is one of six Earthkeeper Heroes within the company’s 2009 Earthkeepers program, which aims to catalyze a movement of environmental and social activists.

A first for both Wyclef Jean and Timberland, this innovative partnership will fuse music, product, digital and social media, service events and

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Souls Of Mischief Reemerge With Montezuma’s Revenge Release & World Tour

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» By Moguldom   Oct 3 2009, 13:22 Pm

In anticipation of the November 10th release of their newest Prince Paul-produced effort,Montezuma’s Revenge, Oakland, California Hip-Hop crew Souls Of Mischief are gearing up to set out on the "Montezuma’s Revenge World Tour ‘09." The tour will consist of 35 dates over one and a half months throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. They will perform for

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What Makes Women Want to have Sex?

What makes a woman want to have sex? Is it physical attraction? Love? Loneliness? Jealousy? Boredom? Painful menstrual cramps?

Many women interviewed were having sex purely because they wanted the experience.

It turns out that woman have sex for all of these reasons and more, and that their choices are not arbitrary; there may be evolutionary explanations at work.

Psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss, both professors at the University of Texas at Austin, decided that the topic of "why women have sex" deserved a book of its own. They’ve woven scientific research together with a slew of women’s voices in their new collaborative work, "Why Women Have Sex," published September 29 by Times Books.

"We do bring in men occasionally by way of contrast, but we wanted to focus exclusively on women so that the complexity of women’s sexualpsychology was not given the short shrift, so to speak," said Buss, a leading evolutionary psychologist.

The authors conducted a study from June 2006 to April 2009 that asked women whether they had ever had sex for one of 237 reasons, all of which had emerged in a previous study. About 1,000 women contributed their perspectives. Watch women answer The Question »

It turns out that women’s reasons for having sex range from love to pure pleasure to a sense of duty to curiosity to curing a headache. Some women just want to please their partners, and others want an ego boost.

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What’s up with the Obama Death Threats on Facebook?

Dr Boyce Watkins and another brother from the Democratic National Committee talk about Obama’s facebook deaththreats on CNN.

 

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The Cleveland Show Gets High Ratings

While football won the night with 14.1 million tuning in to see Indianapolis at Arizona, Fox placed second in the adult demo thanks in large part to Seth MacFarlane’s "Family Guy" and "Cleveland," Sunday’s highest-rated scripted TV shows, according to Nielsen.     

"Cleveland" pulled 9.4 million viewers at 8:30 p.m, up 44% from the "King of the Hill" episode that premiered in its time slot last year. The debut was the strongest demo bow for any scripted series this fall, and is also Fox’s best start for a comedy since March 2003, according to Variety.

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Black Love: 11 Reasons He Dumped Yo Ass

I was flipping through a Women’s Health recently (I admit it), and I noticed an interesting poll. Women cited the following as the most common breakup reasons:

When I was little, it drove me crazy when my parents supported "no" with "because I said so." I always wanted a reason. I’m not sure if knowing why always helps, but perhaps if you know common reasons guys break up with girls, you’ll at least be able to see it coming. So, here are mine:

I Got Bored: I’ve read many different hypotheses on attention span, but my favorite is (Wikipedia):

"Continuous attention span, or the amount of time a human can focus on an object without any lapse at all, is very brief and may be as short as 8 seconds. After this amount of time, it is likely that an individual’s eyes will shift focus, or that a stray thought will briefly enter consciousness."

 

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Real Housewives Fiance Killed in a Strip Club Brawl!

Kandi Burruss, the newest cast member of the hit reality show, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is coping with the tragic death of her fiancé, Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, who appeared regularly on the show.

Burruss’ publicist, Lisa Nelson, confirmed to WSBTV.com reporter Brian Johnson that the incident has left the Atlanta "housewife" stunned and speechless. Burruss posted a message on her Twitter page Saturday expressing how the incident has left her devasated.

"I could never in a million years imagine this happening. Please pray for A.J.’s children … that’s who i’m the most concerned for. I’m about to give my swollen eyes some rest now. I just wanted to say thanks two everyone for their prayers," said Burruss.

 

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Nike Denies Signing Michael Vick

Nike has sacked Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick, contradicting the player’s agent who said on Wednesday that the shoe giant had re-signed him. "Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick," Nike said in a statement issued Thursday. Vick was released from prison in May after serving time for killing dogs for sport and profit.
It’s understandable that Nike would be wary of resuming business with a man convicted of running an illegal dog-fighting operation that horrified the nation. Yet on Wednesday, Mike Principe, managing director of Vick’s agency, BEST, apparently believing that Nike had re-signed his client, announced as much at an event hosted by SportsBusiness Journal. Without disclosing details of an arrangement, Vick’s agent, Joel Segal, said, "Mike has had a great relationship with Nike and is excited to be part of the Nike team again."

But on Thursday, Nike denied that it had re-signed Vick but said it had agreed to supply "product" to him "as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike."

 

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Tiger Tiger Woods Ya’ll!

Tiger Woods has become the first sportsman to break through the billion-dollar earnings barrier, Forbes magazine reported on Thursday.

The 33-year-old American, who has won 14 majors, reached the latest landmark of his career when he won a 10-million-dollar bonus for his FedEx Cup victory last weekend.

According to the magazine’s calculations, Woods went into the 2009 season on 895 million dollars which included prize money, endorsements, appearance fees as well as money earned through his golf course design business.

Even before picking up his end of season bonus, Woods had earned 10.5 million dollars on the USPGA Tour this year, winning six titles.

 

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News: A Kid was Behind the Obama Facebook Death Poll

The Secret Serviceannounced today that a juvenile was behind the Facebook posting that asked whether President Obama should be assassinated, calling it a prank that would not lead to prosecution.

The agency declined to release the juvenile’s name, age or residence.

The Facebook posting, put up Saturday but since removed, posed a quiz to readers, "Should Obama be killed?" The options were no, maybe, yes, and "yes, if he cuts my health care."

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Nicole Spence: What if your Girl Does Some Freaky Stuff?

by Nicole Spence 

 
Hey guys,
I know I’m late but Let’s get busy( in my Aresenio Hall voice! Lol),
I have an interesting Dear Nicole letter read below:
the other night while getting some head from my girl she tried something new and stuck a finger in my azz and i nutted like i never before and it felt really good but i don’t want her to think I’m gay or something how do i tell her i really liked that shit damm why did it feel so good? i need to know because if felt so fucking good but i’m no fag is that acceptable? thanks
Wow!! My first reaction is that you’re not gay! But Let’s be clear if a man that I’m seeing asked me to put a finger in his booty, I would immediately think his ass was gay!!
I mean that’s just a hell of a request!
But you didn’t ask for it, your girlfriend just tried something new and it turns out you dig it! It’s actually kinda cool, that you guys are delving into uncharted territory like that. Sounds freaky but she is teaching you about your body. So that’s cool! And I don’t think you have to tell her how much you liked it, I’m sure she can tell by your reaction! Shooot if she likes to "Rep her city" as much as I do, she’ll be doing that shit again and again for that same explosive reaction! Congrats!!

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Great Video: YouTube’s Greatest Hits – Hilarious!!!!!!

 

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Dr. Boyce Watkins speaks on the “Sippin Syrup” Drink Being Sold in Stores

by Dr Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University 

You’ve probably heard the phrase "sippin syrup," used in reference to the act of mixing cough syrup, codeine, and soda together to create a relaxed feeling within the person who consumes the beverage. The "drank" has become quite popular, particularly in the south, as rappers have done their jobs of giving free promotion to an illegal product that has managed to make teenagers even less productive than many of them already are.
It was only a matter of time before corporate America stepped in to make money off the trend. Meet the new drink on store shelves: Sippin Syrup. The drink doesn’t use any illegal products, but produces the same "lean" effect that many young people seek from the cough syrup product on the street. Harmless enough, right? Not so fast.
Officers in the Houston area are concerned that the product sold on store shelves is nothing more than a gateway to an incredibly dangerous and addictive drug. The snazzy ad campaign fully leverages the power of the brand of "purple stuff" being sold on the streets already. Teenagers who can’t get the real stuff would likely be enticed by the substitute until the door is open for the actual product.

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Still Livin in the 90s

The original mad rappers, Onyx, are back, and they’re not happy about Damon Dash’s ‘Blak Roc’ collaboration album with The Black Keys. In a recent interview on Angela Yee and Leah Rose’s Lip Service radio show on Shade 45, the baldhead rappers discussedyelled about Dash’s project, which features notable MC’s likeLudacris, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and more.
"N—-s is biting the whole f—in’ movement," explained a ticked off Fredro Starr. "The ‘Black Rock’ s—, we been rocking with that. Now I’m hearing other n—-s coming out with it…I ain’t sayin’ no f—in’ names. You know what it is man, holla at me n—-, 100 mad n—-s with guns n—-, stop playing games with me!"

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Damn Mr. Mayor – We didn’t know you had it like THAT!

Mayor Eric Brewer has to regret the day that he came out of the closet so to speak, lambasting a local television station for airing out his sequin-laced dirty laundry.

Coming less than a week before he faces poll goers via a voting booth, the mayor of East Cleveland has been sited in rare form; looking fabulous in an amber wig and Jimmy Choo’s.

In a move lambasted by Brewer, WKYC’s Channel 3 was the first media outlet to shed light on the startling revelation, sending the picture and subsequent mayoral race into the stratosphere.

Reading a statement outside his campaign headquarters, the incumbent mayor vented his frustration with the event via a statement that left more questions than answers.

“I had not seen any of the pictures until WKYC’s broadcast yesterday evening.” To date, he has refused to say or deny whether the person pictured is him.

Members of Brewer’s campaign have named his opponent, City Council President Gary Norton, as their chief suspect into their search to find whomever leaked and circulated the photos.

Mayor Brewer is also looking into whether police involvement may have played a part in the affair due mainly to the firing of multiple officers during his freshman term.

Former Mayor of East Cleveland, Saratha Googins, says that she knew of the picture for years.

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Tyson Would Sleep with Obama?

"I don’t actually go that way, though I notice a lot of people think I do. But umm, you know what, if Imma do it, I’m going for [Barack] Obama. If I got with him, I could run the country. If I was that way, Obama, I’d be gunning for you brother! I’d be the one in control. That’s if I was that way. Who you gonna go for? Will Smith? Somebody pretty like that? Not to say Obama’s not pretty. But I’d go straight for Obama because you got power then. You could run red lights and just wild out. And I’d have Michelle [Obama]hold the camera!"

– Supermodel Tyson Beckford answering: "If you had to spend the night with a man, who would it be and why?"

News: Ebony Magazine is About to Be Sold

 

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, MSNBC’s TheGrio.com, Your Black World 

 

The black journalism students here at Syracuse often come to me to find out how the industry works. They sometimes instinctively wonder if their professors’ stories about being in a CBS newsroom in 1982 are going to help them survive in a world run by Twitter, Myspace and Facebook. The answer is a resounding "probably not."

While respecting the journalism professors teaching their classes, I simply use examples like Ebony Magazine to help them realize that black media is changing, and sites like theGrio.com, BlackVoices.com, and TheRoot.com, are examples of how black media has evolved. In fact, a journalist who doesn’t understand technology and business models is in danger of starting his/her career as a dinosaur.

When it comes to recent reports about Ebony Magazine being offered for sale, I admit that I was saddened, but not surprised. The Ebony Fashion Fair has become one of the most celebrated events in black America, and the magazine has been nothing less than a tremendous source of national pride since its creation in 1945. But in the age of the web, oversized bureaucracies can be crushed under the weight of their own arrogance. Bloated payrolls, pompous corporate functions and a sense of entitlement make them easy prey for quick, hungry and rapidly evolving competition.

In spite of the tremendous love we have for Ebony/Jet, the truth must be confronted when realizing that it is what radio was to TV or what the train was to the airplane. Like radios and trains, there is still a place for print media, but that role is no longer dominant. The current economic climate only accelerated the inevitable, since advertisers were eventually going to stop spending $50,000 for magazine ads when they can buy the same number of eyeballs for $5,000 or less.

I present the following 5 questions I’d like to ask out loud about both Ebony Magazine and the state of African American media:

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Hollywood Director Arrested for Drugging and Raping a 13-year Old Girl

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested on an arrest warrant stemming from a decades-old sex charge, Swiss police said Sunday.

Roman Polanski attends a film premiere in Paris, France, in June 2009.

The Academy Award-winning director pleaded guilty in 1977 to a single count of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, acknowledging he had sex with a 13-year-old girl, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced. U.S. authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in 1978.

He was taken into custody trying to enter Switzerland on Saturday, Zurich police said.

Polanski, 76, has lived in France for decades to avoid being arrested if he enters the U.S. He declined to collect his Academy Award for Best Director in person when he won it for "The Pianist" in 2003.

He was en route to the Zurich Film Festival, which is holding a tribute to him, when he was arrested by Swiss authorities, the festival said.

Polanski was nominated for best director Oscars for "Tess" and "Chinatown," and for best writing for "Rosemary’s Baby," which he also directed.

"Roman Polanski, who is one of the greatest film directors of all time, would have been honored for his life’s work in Zurich today," the film festival said in a statement.

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Black News: Why Michael Vick Has Been Good for Animal Rights

Maybe it was one of the times John Goodwin found a more receptive audience while lobbying politicians for stricter sentencing against dogfighting.

Maybe it was one of the times a law enforcement training session was packed with police.

Maybe it was while he was riding along on what is an increasing number of raids on dogfighting operations.

Whenever it was, there was a moment over the past two years that Goodwin, the anti-dog fighting expert at the Humane Society of the United States, realized that of all the unexpected things, a silver lining had formed in the ugly clouds of the Michael Vick(notes) scandal.

“People campaigned against dogfighting ever since the first dogfight ever happened,” Goodwin said. “But never had there been a spotlight put on this issue like when Michael Vick was involved in it.

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All we can say is “deeyam”: And you Sing in the Church?

Earlier this month, clips of a taped television interview that gospel music sensation Tonex conducted for ‘The Lexi Show‘ (on the Gospel network) surfaced on the Internet and caused a heated frenzy within the black religious industry. During the revealing conversation, the internationally renowned music superstar (nee Anthony Williams III) talked candidly about his homosexuality, his failed marriage and his thoughts on the black church. As expected, when someone touches upon such a taboo subject, it strikes a chord among others. But as the multiple Stellar Award-winning virtuoso tells it, in his very own words, it was a lot more than he ever bargained for. Below is Tonex’s exclusive testimony to BlackVoices.com:

Okay, so now since it’s really gone mainstream, there is really no backpedaling is there?

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What if He’s Cheating on you?

I just found out after 28 years of marriage that my husband had a seven-month affair with a co-worker. He would drink with her at a bar and then they would have sex. After a few months, she became pregnant, and my husband did not tell me. He didn’t have anything to do with her or the child. I am really confused and don’t know what to do. The child is now 9 years old.

Sandra
This is a very difficult and fearful situation, and it is exacerbated by the length of time that has passed since the affair took place. Over the years, partners grow and change, and you have to learn to love the new incarnations of themselves in the present. Your best choice is to take stock of who your husband is now based on the choices he has made in his life and who you are now, and ask yourself if he is still the man you want to be with. As for the child, your husband chose to relinquish his role as father so that you would never find out about the affair. This was not a choice he made to protect you, but rather to protect his position in your marriage. If he had wanted to protect you, he would not have had the affair. You have to ask him if he has changed and if he is remorseful for the decisions he made in his past. Then you have to ask yourself if his actions have proven that he has truly changed.

 

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Nicole Spence: Limp Man on the Job

by Nicole Spence 

So a good friend of mine recently started digging in the crates, and began messing with an old flame!
These 2 dated years ago pretty heavy actually, ish happened and they parted ways. But now he’s back! The sex that she remembers was pretty fiery! Although she does recall having to initiate some of their sexual encounters. But it was still pretty Calente!
He’s about 8years older than her, so she was looking forward to the whole " daddy" experience. Unfortunately things "down south" haven’t been quite the way she remembers, while talking over Patron shots, she asked me if she should give him the ol Heave hoe!
Here’s the skinny!

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Dr. Boyce Watkins Asks if BET Stepped Over the Line with “Skank Robbers”

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World, Syracuse University 

During the BET Awards, Martin Lawrence and Jamie Foxx did a skit called "Skank Robbers," which you can watch below. Some have argued that the video goes over the top, producing stereotypical images of black women to the point of being offensive. Referring to them as "skanks" was enough to draw the ire of many African Americans, but there was also a point in the video in which the narrator says, "From the producers of ‘Planet of the Apes’."

This video leads to the following questions as it pertains to BET:1) Who’s making the decisions? I’d love to see what thought process goes into deciding to make R. Kelly your keynote performer right after he is accused of creating child pornography, or having Lil Wayne sing about wanting to have sex with every girl in the world while underage girls are dancing on stage. I don’t hate BET, and I’ve done a great deal of work with them in the past, but I would like very much for them to explain to the public exactly how they operate.

 

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Census Worker Lynched in Kentucky

A U.S. Census worker found hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery had the word "fed" scrawled on his chest, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-government sentiment.

The law enforcement official, who was not authorized to discuss the case and requested anonymity, did not say what type of instrument was used to write the word on the chest of Bill Sparkman, a 51-year-old part-time Census field worker and teacher. He was found Sept. 12 in a remote patch of the Daniel Boone National Forest in rural southeast Kentucky.

The Census Bureau has suspended door-to-door interviews in rural Clay County, where the body was found, pending the outcome of the investigation. An autopsy report is pending.

 

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Queen Latifah’s Excedrin Commercial – Hilarious!

 

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Nicole Spence on Love: What You Think about a Lil Swingin?

by Nicole Spence , Your Black World 

So I was on the way to school talking on the phone with one of my girlfriends. I brought up a previous conversation that I had with my friend Jack. Just recently Jack invited me to go with him to check out this Sex club in Brooklyn. Jack knows damn well that I won’t be partaking in any of the reckless behavior, but we both figured it would be juicy material for me to write about, if I wasn’t such a damn fraidy cat, and I actually had the balls to enter such a place. 
The crazy shit is nasty people are everywhere, as I’m walking and chit chatting to my surprise this clean cut black guy over hears my conversation. As I attempt to cross the street he stops me. Now I’m thinking “ Oh you want my number?” But No! He tells me “ I didn’t mean to over hear your conversation, but I did. My girlfriend and I are looking for a new Sex club, can you tell me the name of the one you were just speaking about?” Get the fuck outta here! You swing? He begins to ask if I’m apart of the “community” I say, "No" followed by a very loud weird laugh. Lol 

 

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A Super Model or a Business Model? You Be the Judge

Think Tyra Banks is just a pretty face? Watch this video to find out that there’s more to Tyra than meets the eye. 

Hip Hop Wired – 9/21/09

Fame Kills Tour Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga

NEWS

» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 20 2009, 15:14 Pm

After speaking the truth at theVMAs in Taylor-Swift-gate and his unfavorable descriptions byPresident Obama and Bill O’Reilly, Kanye West announced that he would take some time off.

The joke won’t die though. On September 19th Jimmy Kimmel bumrushed rock band The Killers live show Kanye style and gave a shout-out to Beyonce.

Ah but there will be no rest for the weary because Ye’s tour dates with Lady Gaga have been officially announced. How can he

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Busta Rhymes Announces Sudden Death of DJ Roc Raida

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» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 20 2009, 15:13 Pm

Anthony "DJ Roc Raida" Williams, has reportedly died on September 19. The announcement came from Busta Rhymes via Twitter.

"I am sorry 2 say that on this day at 2:05 Sept 19th we lost another incredible life…Dj Roc Raida died 2day my personal Dj is gone… I just wanna thank everyone 4 ur love and support and ur prayers…We will never let ur name die Roc…We love u and will 4ever miss u…RIP." ~Busta Rhymes’ Twitter

The Legendary Grand Master Roc Raida was a member of the New York-based crew the X-Men who later became known as the X-ecutioners. Champions of furthering the turntablist movement, the X-Ecutioners made

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Charles Hamilton Dropped From Interscope Records

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» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 20 2009, 15:12 Pm

Rap newcomer Charles Hamilton has been reportedly dropped from Interscope Records. Never heard of him? Well, it seems the young Harlem native’s career may have imploded. Despite getting signed to Interscope through Pharrell’s Star Trak imprint, so called hipster rapper C Ham has gotten into one fiasco after another. No word on why Interscope Records may have dropped him, but it might have something to do with this…

Fail: Blaming fellow Interscope artist and blogger Soulja Boy Tell Emfor lack of hipster rap

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Del The Funky Homosapien Hit By Drunk Driver

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» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 20 2009, 15:11 Pm

Although statewide driving under the influence accidents are reportedly down in Colorado, Oakland, and California, rapper Del Tha Funky Homosapien was recently injured in a drunk driving accident en route to Denver on September 18th, 2009.

Del The Funky Homosapien and his crew members were reportedly rear ended by a drunk driver in an Escalade.

Del was said to be sleeping at the time of

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M1 Of dead prez Speaks On What He’s Seen “From The Ghetto To Gaza”

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» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 19 2009, 12:07 Pm

M1, one half of the rap group dead prez, will be on a speaking tour from September 23 through the 29th. The tour is entitled “From The Ghetto To Gaza.” The rapper is set to hit up East and West Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Sonoma, San Jose and Santa Cruz with seven events in seven days.

In “From The Ghetto To Gaza,” M1 will speak on his recent world tour where he touched down in Scandinavia, Cairo and Gaza. In Gaza M1 made

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Queen Latifah Is Looking For The Next Hot Female Rapper

NEWS

» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 19 2009, 11:46 Am

Queen Latifah wants to see you make your best diva face. The rapper/actress has teamed up with Cover Girl to launch the “Ignite Your Persona Competition.” The winner could get the opportunity to perform as an opening act during Queen Latifah’s tour.

Whether you’re a hustler, diva, showstopper, lady or vixen, the Queen wants you to submit a one-minute video performance showcasing one of those personas that fits you best. Along with a

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Hip Hop Subway Series This Weekend

NEWS

» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 19 2009, 10:20 Am

On Sunday, September 20th New York City will be the host to the “Hip Hop Subway Series.” The event will feature the city’s best Hip-Hop talent from emcees, singers, musicians, break dancers and others. All the talent will be underground, literally!

The event takes place underground at the back of Brooklyn bound A Train platform at the Times Square 42nd Street subway.

The organizers promise endless cipher, impromptu

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Celebrate Women’s Contribution To Hip Hop At The B-Girl Be Block Party

NEWS

» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 19 2009, 9:15 Am

Ever wonder where all the women in Hip Hop have gone? Intermedia Arts has too but they’ve decided to be proactive and celebrate the contributions of B-Girls to Hip-Hop in the meantime. Part of the celebration is the “B-Girl Be Block Party” to be held on September 19th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The fourth annual all-day festival at Intermedia Arts brings

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Snoop Dogg To Connect With Soulja Boy For "Malice N Wonderland"

NEWS

» By Madam Toussaint   Sep 18 2009, 15:47 Pm

More details are emerging about Snoop’s upcoming releaseMalice N Wonderland. Priority Records new chairman has tapped the talents of The Dream, Tricky Stewart, R. Kelly, Lil Jon, Gucci Mane, Brandy, Pharrell and his new best friend Soulja Boy. On "Different Languages," the song dedicated to his wife Shante, Snoop shows his softer

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Chad Johnson Still Gettin Crazy

Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals decided to break the Packers tradition by being the first non-Packer player to leap into the stands.  He did so, but only after looking around to find some Bengals Fans together who would embrace him.  Yeah, you a black man in Green Bay?  You better be careful!

Scumbag Alert: Did This Man Murder His Children?

Florida authorities were searching Sunday for a 33-year-old man after his wife and five children were found dead in their Naples home.

 

The bodies of Guerline Damas, 32; Michzach, 9; Marven, 6; Maven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months, were discovered Saturday, Rambosk said.

Authorities have been unable to locate Mesac Damas, who possibly left the country Friday morning and may be in Haiti, Capt. Chris Roberts of the Collier County sheriff’s department said Sunday at a news conference.

"We don’t see at this point any indication of an individual out in the neighborhoods committing additional crimes or homicides, but certainly we will look at every opportunity," Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said at an earlier news conference.

There had been a "handful" of domestic disturbance calls to police since 2000 involving the Damas couple, with the latest resulting in the arrest of Mesac Damas in January, Roberts said. Mesac Damas pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor battery against Guerline Damas in June, and Roberts said he does not think Mesac Damas served any jail time for the crime.

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Shocking: Haitian Mother and 5 Young Children Found Dead

NAPLES, Fla. — Five young children and their mother were found dead in a Florida apartment, and authorities were searching Sunday for the woman’s husband, who had left the country.

Mesac Damas, 33, boarded a flight to Haiti from Miami International Airport on Friday, said Collier County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Batten. Damas has family from Haiti, she said. Sheriff’s officials said they want to talk to Damas, who is a person of interest.

The victims were identified as Guerline Damas, 32, and her children: Michzach, 9; Marven, 6; Maven, 5; Megan, 3; and 11-month-old Morgan. Batten would not say how they died, but according to the Fort Myers News-Press, Guerline Damas’ brother, Foren Dieu, said police told relatives that the victims’ throats were cut.

Family members contacted authorities Thursday saying they hadn’t heard from the mother. A missing person report was filed the next day, and on Saturday, the sheriff’s office entered the home in a gated community in Naples and found the bodies, Batten said.

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He’s Still the Man

Money came back with a guarantee. Floyd Mayweather Jr. told the world he was still its best boxer despite taking 21 months off, and he backed up every boast with every jab in an impressive victory.

Although next time out, hopefully he’ll pick on somebody his own size.

Mayweather overpowered the smaller, lighter Juan Manuel Marquez for an unanimous decision Saturday night, maintaining his perfect record in his comeback from retirement.

Mayweather knocked down Marquez in the second round and then peppered him with countless damaging shots to remain unbeaten (40-0, 25 KOs). Still, his impressive effort couldn’t be viewed without weighing the obvious disadvantages in height and strength faced by the talented Marquez, a 130-pounder just 18 months ago who moved up two weight classes for this once-in-a-career payday at the MGM Grand Garden.

 

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News: Well-Known Publicist Gives PR Advice to Kanye West and Serena Williams

 

Karen Taylor-Bass, a well-known publicist, decided to go out of her way to give some PR advice on how Serena and Kanye can save their damaged public images.  Read what she had to say:

Kanye West Latest Ego Trip

“Last night, I was watching the VMA with my 9 year old son, as he was packing his books for school.  As I was explaining to him the significance of the MTV Awards, as a former Music Publicist, the mood shifted from this is cool to … this is crazy.

I was shocked by Kanye West’s latest ego tripping antics. Lets be real, that moment  with Taylor Swift versus Beyonce, was all about Kanye getting some "shine" aka spotlight.   Countless times we excuse Kanye for his childish, ego- "me" moments, however, this time his friends should really answer and heed Madonna’s call during her  tribute to Michael Jackson. Perhaps, Kanye needs a reality check and someone to talk to? Maybe, its a cry for help? What I do know is that  it’s not okay to take to social media an issue an apology time and time again … you were man enough to take the mic from Taylor Swift, be man enough to publicly apologize.

Kanye you need to take a time-out, and re-brand your image.. We want to believe in your brilliance, but not like this. “
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Serena Williams’ Costly Moment

“Serena Williams allowed poor judgment to take center stage on Saturday at the United States Open which possibly cost her the title, endorsements, fans, and most importantly, a damaged BRAND . The angry black woman as a brand is not palatable for mainstream media. Upon seeing the tape, I must say Serena Williams got real ‘hood’ with the line judge and her behavior was out of pocket.

Athletes, especially Black athletes, must remember this is a business and your brand is your business. If you are known for grace, dignity, and being a champion, well display that at all times. John McEnroe got away with many antics during his reign, however, with the advent of technology — every emotion, word and behavior is captured for the world to see. And sadly, Black athletes are judged by a different standard. All is not lost as it relates to damage control — issue a mea culpa immediately to the officials, fans, Kim Clijsters, etc.,  and show the world all  champions are human with flaws with moments.”

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Tupac, We Miss You

Guess who died this month in 1996?  There’ll never be another one like him.

Damn: Runner’s Plot Thickens

Caster Semanya’s gender fiasco manages to get worse. E-mail correspondence found by the South African newspaper Mail & Guardian shows that her team doctor Harold Adams and athletics boss Leonard Chuene did indeed know that Semenya was tested in South Africa before the World Championships in Berlin but kept Semenya in the race even after they found out that her test results were "not good."
Semenya crossed the 800-meter finish line a full minute before her competitors. Her time, coupled with her supposed virile looks, prompted championship officials to order a gender test.

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Titans Player Gets Fined for Message on Shoes

On Sunday, Houston Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson(notes) wore shoes bearing a message designed to get him more money. They ended up having the exact opposite effect.

Robinson was fined $25,000 yesterday for wearing customized Nike cleats with the words "Pay Me Rick" written on the heel during the team’s season opener Sunday. The message was intended for Texans GM Rick Smith, who had placed the franchise tag on Robinson after failing to sign him to a long-term contract over the offseason. After sitting out all of training camp because of the dispute, Robinson finally signed the one-year tender a week before the season began. It will pay him $9.957 million in 2009, or $9.932 million after he pays that fine.

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Tyler Perry Gets Blasted in New Tell-All Book

A new tell all book has emerged and it’s about Tyler Perry and his many rumored relations with females in the industry including Tyra Banks and Oprah. Pop the hood for the details.

A book entitled Tyler, an acronym for T.he one Y.ou L.east E.xpected R.evealed:  Uncensored Tell All Book about the REAL man behind the make-up and dress, alleges that the Tyler Perry you see isn’t the Tyler Perry you get.  The author is really trying to throw Tyler under the bus and even has audio of him going off about some “undisclosed” female who is feeling him too much saying “the b*tch is crazy.” 

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Kanye Gets a Whole Bunch of BET Nominations

Although he’s having one hell of a week getting bashed by what seems to be everyone in the mainstream media – since calling out MTV during Taylor Swift’s award acceptance speech, Kanye West may have a better shot at love from the black community.
BET just announced that he has garnered nine nominations for ‘The BET Hip Hop Awards ‘09.’
The Def Jam Records rap superstar leads the pack of nominees, which also includes Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, T-Pain, T.I., Fabolous and Drake.
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Baisden gets with Dr. Elaina George to Ask Obama Hard Questions

from AOL Black Voices, Your Black World

Although many Americans have seen and heard the insane debate over healthcare, almost no one understands what’s going on. This is doubly true for the African American community, who is affected greatly by this debate and its outcomes. Most black bloggers aren’t talking about it and black doctors are too busy to inform the community.
Michael Baisden got with Dr. Elaina George, a prominent black physician in the Atlanta area, to break down the public option, healthcare and all related issues in the interview below.During the interview, Dr. George and Baisden answer some important questions:

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Is Amber F*cking Up Kanye’s Career?

Is Amber Rose bringing Kanye down?  Word is that she was letting him take Henney to the head right before the awards show.  Does this make her a bad woman or is it all on Kanye himself? 

Taylor Swift Says Kanye Lied on Leno – He never Reached out to apologize

Kanye went onto Leno last night apologizing for what he did to Taylor Swift during the VMAs.  He said that he wanted to apologize to her face to face, but Taylor says he hasn’t reached out.

 

Kanye, you gotta fix your image.  Click to watch the video