Archive for May 2009

I BROKE DOWN AND BOUGHT THE ‘DEEPER THAN RAP’ ALBUM

Aight this is my sh*t right now LOL.  I was resisting purchasing Ricky Ross, the C.O. boss but his new single is too much.  His arguement is strong, his music is dope.  Still don’t cosign the lying but this is serious rotation in the Lincoln!

For the record, the album is a dope offering in a time when music is lacking in quality, making Ross’s lying ass a must in these times.  The dude did his thing.

JAY-Z DECLARES “NO AUTOTUNE”

JAY-Z “NO AUTOTUNE”

I am hearing that Jay-Z is going all out. Yep. The word is that he’s got a song literally called “No Autotune” and the song is basically waging war against the technological device. The song is supposedly produced by NO ID and is indicative of the whole album, The Blueprint 3. Yes, it would see that Jay-Z is looking to go against the grain with this one. But did he boot Kanye West from the album? I had a rumor on that a ways back, but I don’t know. I know that a source of mine stated that Jay was slighting Kanye on this one with the “No Autotune,” but my gut says Jay wouldn’t diss Yeezy.

T.I. IS ON THE SCENE EVEN WHILE IN JAIL

T.I. is now in jail, but he’s not going out without a fight. The rapper actually won’t have too many fights in his minimum-security jail. But the rapper has taken steps to make sure we don’t forget him. First of all, he has recorded a mixtape that will be released in the future. Also, it is being said that he recorded about five music videos for distribution while he is away. This will make its seem like he’s not away. The mixtape is called “A Year And A Day” and it features Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, and Kanye West, among others. Also, Tip and Tiny got married and she got a show. From what I understand they are putting out a reality show surrounding Tiny’s life and times. COOL.

CHRIS BROWN FINALLY SPEAKS ON RIHANNA

For nearly three months, R&B singer Chris Brown has been keeping a very low profile, keeping public appearances and performances to a minimum.

 On Tuesday night (May 26), Brown, who celebrated his 20th birthday earlier this month, made direct contact with his fans globally for the first time since he allegedly attacked then girlfriend Rihanna in early February.

 During a bowling game, Brown revealed that he is currently working on a new album entitled Graffiti, and while he didn’t provide a release date for the project, he announced that the first single will be released this summer.

 Brown went on to indirectly address the pre-Grammy altercation that has, for many, forever changed his public image.

 “We ain’t going nowhere,” he stated. “Everybody that’s hating, they just been haters. All my real fans, I love y’all. I ain’t a monster.”

 On Wednesday, rapper Bow Wow announced his support of Brown, who he says is like “his brother.”

 Following a live phone call, prompted by view requests, Bow Wow made it clear that their friendship had not been affected by the recent events.

 “That’s my best friend, I hold him down,” said the Atlanta-based former child star. “He good with me. F**k what a hater got to say. Ain’t nobody f**kin’ with that boy, man.”

 Chris Brown is due in court on Thursday (May 28), where he will face one count of felony assault and one count of making criminal threats.

 During his April 6 arraignment, Brown plead not guilty to both charges.

T.I. MARRIED TO LONG TIME GIRLFRIEND TINY

T.I. and longtime girlfriend Tiny are now man and wife, according to recent reports.

T.I., real name Clifford Harris, and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, were married in a secret wedding ceremony last Friday on an island that was on the outskirts of Miami.

Cottle is the mother of two of T.I.’s kids and been the rapper’s companion since 2001.

“It’s been a crazy situation around here with all that has been taking place. In regards to Tiny and T.I., yes they are officially husband and wife. It recently took place in a very private ceremony with only members of the immediate family and certain members of the Grand Hustle family,” an unnamed source told The Urban Daily.

The wedding was positioned as a family trip to the media, but doubled as a wedding.

Rapper T.I. checked into a federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas on Tuesday (May 26).

The rapper is serving a 366-day federal prison sentence for attempting to by illegal machine guns and silencers from undercover agents in October of 2007.

MIKE TYSON’S DAUGHTER DIES TRAGICALLY

Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has died after sustaining critical injuries from a treadmill cord wrapped around her neck as she played on Monday.

Exodus Tyson was playing around a treadmill in the family home in Phoenix at the time of the tragic accident.

Her 7-year-old brother found Exodus alive, but with the cord around her neck. At the time, her mother was cleaning in a separate part of the house. The brother immediately alerted the mother who alerted emergency services.

Exodus was taken to the hospital and placed on life support, but she died hours later.

“Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs under the console — it’s kind of a loop,” police Sergeant Andy Hill told local Fox News. “Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it.”

Sergeant Hill has eliminated any notion of foul play around the death.

Mike Tyson was in Las Vegas, but flew to Phoenix as soon as he received the news.

A PR firm representing the family issued a statement.

“The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time,” a statement released on behalf of the family said.

NEW GENERATION 3 iPHONE INFORMATION

That is a current iPhone picture

Here is what I am getting on the iPhone people. A third wave has landed in early May, when someone on a Chinese forum posted what appeared to be an iPhone screen shot with more detailed specs, including:

• 32 GB of storage (up from a max of 16 GB)
• a 3.2 megapixel autofocus (as opposed to fixed focus) camera
• a 600 MHz CPU (up from 400 MHz)
• 256 MB of RAM (up from 128MB)
• a digital compass and FM receiver.

According to Gartner, worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 269.1 million units in 2009 Q1, down 9.4% from 2008. But smartphone sales exceeded 36.4 million units, up 12.7% from the same period last year.

Nokia (NOK) and “Others” — which apparently included Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Mobile — were the big losers in the smartphone market. RIM, however, grew its market share nearly 50% year over year, while Apple’s share increased 109%.

MARIAH CAREY PERFORMS BLINGED OUT & NICK CANNON QUITS

Mariah Carey sang at the launch of the Mardan Palace in Turkey. I’m still looking for Nick Cannon’s diss of Eminem. 

Speaking of Nick, he’s opted out of any quarrel with Eminem. I was looking forward to this culture clash of titans! Here’s what Nick said to Entertainment Weekly: “I never even considered it as beef. It’s not beef. It’s just, Hey, I heard the record. I said what I had to say. I feel exactly the same way by it and stick by everything, but I think it’s one of those things where it becomes that it’s not really that big of a deal, you know?”

SCOTT STORCH IS SUED AGAIN

By Ace Cannon

Scott Storch was handed another financial defeat, when a Miami-Dade jury awarded a former business partner a $750,000 judgment against the hit producer. Storch was sued by Miami-Beach actor Matt Sinnreich, who paid Storch $25,000 to form a cooperation to produce Sindy Espitia and rapper Darrel “D Shep” Sheppard. According to the Miami Times, Storch never formed the cooperation and never returned the money. The producer was accused of breach of contract and civil theft. The judgment awarded was a default judgment, because Storch never replied to the complaint. Storch’s $10 million dollar mansion is set to be sold off on June 26.

DJ KHALED & TERROR SQUAD HAVE BEEF

Terror Squad is one serious crew. Here is what Fat Joe’s homey, Pistol Pete, is saying about DJ Khaled.  Khaled you better start repping that chain hard homey, like start showering with that joint homey.

“He’s another one that don’t do s**t for us. Khaled’s another one that’s supposed to be on blast. He gonna give up that Terror Squad chain when I see him. He don’t do a mutha f**kin’ thing for the squad. He thinks its about him ‘He’s the beeeessssss.’ He’s moved on. He don’t even where the TS chain no more. He don’t represent TS like I do.”

One Word: Trouble.