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The final moments of the flight of the cargo plane that crashed Monday in Afghanistan, killing all seven crew members, appear to have been captured on a dashboard camera.

The approximately 3-minute video shows what appears to be the Boeing 747-400 jet climbing shortly after takeoff, at 11:20 a.m., from Bagram Airbase.


But some 12 seconds into the video, the jet appears to stall, rolls from side to side, and drops.

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At 23 seconds, the plane crashes, nose first, into the ground off the side of the road, erupting into a ball of orange flame and black smoke.

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There is no immediate reaction from inside the vehicle.

After the driver brings the vehicle equipped with the webcam to a halt, at 1:15 in the video, someone says, "Oh, f*ck!"

At 1:33, as the camera shows the vehicle moving once again, a noise can be heard -- possibly from a dog. Someone says, "All right, come here. Shh! Shh! Shh!" The yelping stops; the vehicle stops.

At 2:13 in the video, the vehicle approaches the crash site and stops, the camera once again capturing thick black smoke. The video ends.

"That's one dramatic fall out of the sky," said Arthur Rosenberg, a pilot, engineer and partner with the New York-based law firm Soberman & Rosenberg, which specializes in litigation stemming from plane crashes. "It could have been a rock."

He added, "The plane just flat-out stalled. There's absolutely no question about that."

He said too much cargo in the rear of the plane is one of several possible causes.

"It looks to me like the plane pitched up; the most likely cause would be too much load in the rear," he said in a telephone interview. "The plane dropped below minimum controllable airspeed and started to roll."

But, he added, "It's way too early to tell."

CNN cannot confirm the video's authenticity. It bears the date 2013/02/01, but date stamps can easily be inaccurate.

According to National Airlines, the U.S.-based cargo carrier, Flight NCR102, had just taken off from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan en route to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crash occurred.

"This was a purely cargo flight and no passengers were aboard," a company statement said.

The cargo included five armored vehicles being taken out of Afghanistan as part of the drawdown of U.S. forces, said Shirley Kaufman of National Air Cargo.

National specializes in moving freight for the military and businesses, as well as charter passenger service in the Middle East.

The cause of the crash has not been determined; a four-person team from the National Transportation Safety Board as well as representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and The Boeing Company will assist the Afghanistan Ministry of Transportation and Commercial Aviation in the investigation.

Six of the victims were from Michigan, National said; they were identified as Brad Hasler, Jeremy Lipka, Jamie Brokaw, Rinku Summan, Michael Sheets and Gary Stockdale.

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Rinku Summan

The other victim, Timothy Garrett, was from Kentucky.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said his group shot down the aircraft and that "several foreign soldiers were killed."

That claim could not be verified. A number of Taliban claims of responsibility have proven false.







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Gary Stockdale, 51, from Romulus, Michigan


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Just married: Brad Hasler, a pilot who was killed in the tragic plane crash in Afghanistan, is pictured with his new wife Robin in this wedding photo from two weeks ago

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First Officer Jaime Brokaw, from Michigan

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Michael Sheets was engaged to be married


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XXL releases their 2013 Freshman Class mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama. Angel Haze, Action Bronson, Trinidad James, Schoolboy Q, AB-Soul, Logic, Dizzy Wright, Travi$ Scott, Kirko Bangz and Joey Bada$$ all contribute songs to the project.

 

Tracklist:

 

1. FreshMan Class 2013 – “Bars”
2. Action Bronson – “November Rain” produced by Party Supplies
3. Ab-Soul – “Back Then” produced by Nez & Rio
4. ScHoolBoy Q – “She Like” produced by Sap
5. Joey Bada$$ feat. Action Bronson – “Beyond A Reasonable Doubt” produced by Chuck Strangers
6. Angel Haze – “Lofticries” produced by HiriiThe$kyGod
7. Travi$ Scott – “God Level” produced by Travi$ Scott
8. Kirko Bangz feat. Big K.R.I.T. – “So Trill” produced by Platinum Handz
9. Logic – “Gone” produced by Kevin Randolph
10. Trinidad Jame$ – “I Need Mo” produced by SMKA
11. Dizzy Wright feat. Joey Bada$$ – “Maintain” produced by DJ Hoppa
12. Angel Haze – “Element” produced by HiriiThe$kyGod
13. ScHoolboy Q – “Yay Yay” produced by Boi-1da
14. Kirko Bangz – “Long Time” produced by Knucklehead
15. Dizzy Wright – “Impeccable” produced by DJ Hoppa
16. Trinidad Jame$ feat. Gucci Mane – “No Hook”
17. Travi$ Scott feat. T.I. & 2Chainz – “Upper Echelon” produced by Travi$ Scott


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Rick Ross was recently dropped by Reebok in the wake of his date rape lyrics in the song "U.O.E.N.O." His top soldier Meek Mill is coming to his defense.

 

"F*ck Reebok, we wear Puma," Meek said in a recent interview. "As far as the Ross situation with Reebok, I just don't approve of none of that. I don't approve of no companies trying to dib and dab in on our culture and then when you make a mistake they dip out on you. It's like their still making money off our brand. These companies actually follow our culture. Make money of our culture and pay us like a pimp out. 'Oh this b*tch ain't working today, huh? Put her off the strip.' You fire me we gonna tear your sh*t back down. Ain't nobody wearing Reebok no more."'

 

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MTV's RapFix Live should be very entertaining today. Sway welcomes Havoc of Mobb Deep, Wyclef Jean and Kid Ink to the show. Expect some interesting topics, fan questions and hopefully a freestyle at the end of today's episode

 

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Fred The Godson recently stopped by Forbez DVD Live to chop it up with M. Reck and the interview king, Doggie Diamonds. Before leaving the building, Doggie requested Fred freestyle over the "You Ain't A Killer" instrumental by the late great Big Pun.

 

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If her recent twerking video wasn't enough, Miley Cyrus makes sure her Hanna Montana persona is dead and buried for good as she strips down for a revealing photo shoot for V Magazine. The 20-year old singer covers issue No. 83 for the publication, which you can pre-order HERE.

 

Miley will be interviewed by producer Pharell Williams for the cover story. Check out her photo shoot with Mario Testino below.


 

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Lil Wayne had to be hospitalized overnight after suffering another seizure. TMZ reports the rapper was taken to Cedars-Sinai in L.A. late Tuesday night by his bodyguards

Wayne suffered one seizure. He was treated and released this morning.

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It's an unfortunate situation, but is apparently something Weezy has to deal with long term. He recently revealed that he suffers from epilepsy. This is at least his fourth episode of seizures that have been reported by the media.

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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Snoop for an exclusive interview!

She talks about her acting career, rumors of being arrested on minor drug charge, doing a track with Tony Yayo "Stick Up", doesn't want to rap but wants to taking acting serious, playing Erykah Badu's sister & much more!

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J. Cole just blessed fans with his free EP, Truly Yours 2. One of the hottest tracks on the project is "Cole Summer." However,one line in the song left the Roc Nation rapper on Twitter's hot seat last night.

 

"If I had one wish, I would f*ck Tia and Tamera, at the same time, and put name tags on they t*tties so I don’t get they name wrong. Screamin' 'Game on,' like Wayne's World, that just came on," Cole raps.

Cole was referring to twins Tia and Tamera Mowry. Tia caught wind of the song and asked her Twitter followers to send it to her.

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What happened next was pure comedy as Cole begged Tia not to listen to the track.

 

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Check out the song below.

 

Props to @BloginNYC and OliverTwisted


 

 

 

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STAR goes in on Kanye West, The documentary Black Metal Veins, Stevie J from Love & Hip Hop possibly being a woman beater, turning up "The Gossip Game."

 

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Radio legend Troi Torain (STAR) always delivers hard-hitting objective truth. As a culture critic he is vicious, as a businessman he is relentless, as a luminary he is un-matched.

Considered radio pioneers by many, Star & Buc Wild have set precedents on the urban landscape and were recently inducted into News One's "Top 20 Black Radio Jockeys Of All Time."

Star & Buc Wild made the national stage on MTV (1999) but it was their radio show on New York's Hot 97 (2000 - 2003) that secured their place in Hip-Hop history.

Star & Buc Wild's resume includes The Source magazine, MTV Networks, Hot 97, Power 104.1, Power 105.1, Pulse 87, Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Vladtv, Thisis50, 100.3 The Beat and shot97.com and VH1 (Reality Television).

This clip is from their LIVE show (12noon -- 2pm) on http://shot97.com.

Media relations contact Sarah O'Neil — thehater1964@yahoo.com

 


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Well known Los Angeles tattoo artist Mister Cartoon was the man responsible for putting the famous tattoo on 50 Cent's entire back. Cartoon sits down with Vlad TV to talk about 50 initially being hesitant to let him do the work and how he convinced the G-Unit mogul that it was a good idea.

 

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Cartoon also talks about doing work for Eminem and being responsible for the Shady Records logo

 

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Peep the full interview below.





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It took several months, but Lil Wayne has finally apologized to the family of Emmett Till for his offensive lyrics in Future's song, "Karate Chop."

 

"Pop a lot of pain pills/Bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels/Beat that p*ssy up like Emmett Till," Wayne rapped in the song, which leaked onto the internet back in February.

 

As we previously reported, Till's family was very upset by the lyrics.The 14-year old boy was brutally murdered in Mississippi after whistling at a white woman in 1955.

 

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After waiting months for an apology from Wayne that never came, Till's family decided they would would attempt to get Mountain Dew to drop the Young Money CEO.

 

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"Don't do the Dew. Stop buying it. Stop lining his pockets,Airickca Gordon-Taylor, Director of the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation, said in a recent video.

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Today Wayne finally issued an apology. Read it below.

 

Dear Till Family:

 

As a recording artist, I have always been interested in word play. My lyrics often reference people, places and events in my music, as well as the music that I create for or alongside other artists.

 

It has come to my attention that lyrics from my contribution to a fellow artist’s song has deeply offended your family. As a father myself, I cannot imagine the pain that your family has had to endure. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge your hurt, as well as the letter you sent to me via your attorneys.

 

Moving forward, I will not use or reference Emmett Till or the Till family in my music, especially in an inappropriate manner. I fully support Epic Record’s decision to take down the unauthorized version of the song and to not include the reference in the version that went to retail. I will not be performing the lyrics that contain that reference live and have removed them from my catalogue.

 

I have tremendous respect for those who paved the way for the liberty and opportunities that African-Americans currently enjoy. As a business owner who employs several African-American employees and gives philanthropically to organizations that help youth to pursue their dreams my ultimate intention is to uplift rather than degrade our community.

 

Best,

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Lil Wayne

 

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Juicy J drops off the fourth installment of his Trippy Tour vlog. In this episode we go behind the scenes as Juicy performs in Houston, San Antonio and Baton Rouge. Purchase your tickets for the Stay Trippy Tour ft. A$AP Ferg at www.thejuicyj.com

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The Taylor Gang emcee also covers the April/May issue of FADER magazine.

 

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Head over to FADER's website to read the cover story. Check the behind the scenes footage below.


 

Trippy Tour Pt. 4


 

Juicy J's FADER Cover - Behind The Scenes

 

 

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