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Written by NmyHood
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Sunday, March 16 2008 |
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Los Angeles Times journalist Chuck Philips has more surprising allegations concerning musical icons Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G. (born Christopher Wallace) and Sean "Diddy" Combs. In an article that the Times will be publishing Monday morning (March 17), Philips alleges that Combs and Wallace were aware, a week in advance, that Tupac would be ambushed in the 1994 shooting at New York's Quad Recording Studios, two years before he was shot and killed in Las Vegas.
"They were advised in advance of what was going to happen," Philips told MTV News on Saturday. "They did not know the assailants were going to be shooting. In fact, [the assailants] were told no shooting. But Tupac pulled a gun, and it went haywire. It was supposed to be a severe beating."
Shakur was at DJ Ron G's home laying down raps for a mixtape on November 30, 1994. He was called to Quad Studios to rap on a song by Uptown artist Little Shawn, for which he was to be paid $7,000. When Pac got to the studio, he was robbed, beaten and shot a reported five times by the assailants (although some reports say he shot himself twice accidently).
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Written by NmyHood
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Sunday, March 16 2008 |
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Jim Jones and Lyfe Jennings are participating as panelist for the Third Annual Hip Hop and Higher Education Symposium "HIV/AIDS and the Hip-Hop Generation," at Howard University.
Good to see these young brothers taking action to shed light on something that is often ignored in the Hip Hop community. The Third Annual Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium will take place at Howard University's Blackburn Center Ballroom from 12 p.m.-5 p.m. on March 27, 2008.
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Written by NmyHood
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Saturday, March 15 2008 |
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 Hmmm sounds like another dude trying to get a pay check without working. Shannon Rodrick said The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, told him his "team is garbage" and "'sucker-punched" him, causing him to fall backward.
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Written by NmyHood
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Thursday, March 13 2008 |
 Hillary Clinton stepped out of her normal confrontational comfort zone Wednesday night to do something that she almost never does. She actually took time out to apologize,her biggest apology came in response to a question about comments by her husband, Bill Clinton, after the South Carolina primary, which Obama won handily. Bill Clinton said Jesse Jackson also won South Carolina when he ran for president in 1984 and 1988, a comment many viewed as belittling Obama's success.
"I want to put that in context. You know I am sorry if anyone was offended. It was certainly not meant in any way to be offensive," Hillary Clinton said. "We can be proud of both Jesse Jackson and Senator Obama."
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Written by NmyHood
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Wednesday, March 12 2008 |
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Lil Mama's VYP: Voice of the Young People is due April 29th from Jive.
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Written by NmyHood
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Wednesday, March 12 2008 |
 Juelz Santana appeared in municipal court in New Jersey on Wednesday after police pulled him over for driving with a suspended license and found marijuana and hollow-point bullets in his Bentley, the Daily News has learned.
Santana, 26, whose real name is LaRon James, was arrested last week as he approached the entrance of his home in the gated Glenpointe community in Teaneck.
"This is bull shit," Santana yelled when pulled over, Officer John Abraham said.
Abraham said he smelled marijuana and saw a green leafy substance on the center console as well as marijuana roaches and Dutch Master and White Owl cigars used to make blunts.
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Written by NmyHood
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Wednesday, March 12 2008 |
 Ice Cube, is finishing the final touches on his new album Raw Footage. This is his ninth solo album it includes guest appearances from Musiq, Nas, Scarface and WC.
To celebrate this release he plans on webcasting his concert live from the South by Southwest music festival in Austin on this Saturday. You can watch the concert live on his site UVNTV.com
His previous release, 2006's "Laugh Now, Cry Later," sold 547,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and ended a six-year gap between albums. Ice Cube, 38, has become better known in recent years for acting in such comedy features as "Are We There Yet?" and "First Sunday."
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Written by NmyHood
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Monday, March 10 2008 |
 The Game was released from jail last night (3/9/08) after serving eight days of a 60 day sentence. The Game was jailed at the often overpopulated Twain Towers Correctional Facility.
He was convicted last month of possession of a firearm in a school zone after being accused of pulling a gun on a player from an opposing team during a pickup game at a South Los Angeles school nearly a year ago.
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