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LOS ANGELES – The suit O.J. Simpson wore on the day he was acquitted of murder has been delivered to the Newseum in Washington, D.C., where it will be part of a display focusing on the trial that was viewed by millions.
Susan Bennett, vice president and deputy director of the museum of news, said the Armani was transported Thursday by Simpson's former manager, Mike Gilbert, who had it in storage for nearly 15 years. Gilbert flew to Washington from California carrying the tan suit, white shirt and gold tie in a garment bag.
Bennett said the clothing has been placed in the artifact preparation area and Newseum officials hope to have it ready for display by October, which will mark the 15th anniversary of Simpson's acquittal in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
Simpson was acquitted Oct. 3, 1995, after a televised trial that riveted the nation.
"We are very careful with all of our acquisitions," Bennett said. "It is being evaluated and we will have professional mount makers prepare the display."
Bennett said the suit will be in a collection that includes press passes, newspapers and the mute button that Superior Court Judge Lance Ito used when he wanted to shut off the live microphone in court so lawyers could talk privately during the trial. The exhibit will focus on media coverage of the so-called trial of the century.
The acquisition ends a 13-year legal battle between Gilbert and Fred Goldman, the father of Ronald Goldman. Both men claimed the right to the clothing.
Fred Goldman has been trying to collect virtually anything from Simpson to satisfy a $33.5 million judgment from the trial of a lawsuit that found Simpson civilly liable for the deaths. At one point he wanted to sell the suit, but Gilbert claimed it was his property.
Gilbert came up with the idea of a donation to a museum.
The suit was first offered to the Smithsonian Institution, but the museum said it was not appropriate for its collection. The Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington also had been trying to acquire the suit, but the parties decided the appropriate venue was the Newseum, Gilbert said.
Source: Associated Press
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A controversial Facebook group that calls for people to pray for the death of President Barack Obama has reached over 1 million members on the social networking site.
The name of the group suggests that God should “take away” President Obama much like he did Patrick Swayzie, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson saying,
“DEAR LORD, THIS YEAR YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTOR, PATRICK SWAYZIE. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTRESS, FARAH FAWCETT. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE SINGER, MICHAEL JACKSON. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT IS BARACK OBAMA. AMEN."
The name reportedly plays off an email being circulated to New Jersey teachers that calls for the death of Governor Chris Christie.
The group has an album of pictures depicting the President as a communist, socialist and a liar.
On the page, a member of the group asks people to name the best and worst thing about the President to which one person responded,
“Best thing: He smokes (lung cancer hopefully), Worst thing: hes black... lmao.”
If you want to see this crap expression of freedom of speech for yourself click here.
Source: HipHopWired
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Maybe Rikers should get a velvet rope.
Rap mega-star Lil Wayne - locked up on a gun conviction - brought in at least one more bold-faced name this week: Diddy.
The music mogul stopped by the Eric M. Taylor correctional facility to visit Lil Wayne on Wednesday. Diddy, born Sean Combs, even swapped his luxury wheels for the public bus like all the other visitors Wednesday.
Diddy was on a pre-approved list to see Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter Jr., and the chat was limited to an hour, sources said.
The "Lollipop" singer was jailed in March and is serving one year behind bars.
Diddy escaped a jail sentence when he was found not guilty of weapons possession and other charges after a 1999 shoot-out at a New York nightclub
Source: NY Daily News
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Since dropping Battle of the Sexes in March, Ludacris has been doing his part to raise awareness for certain public service campaigns -- including an HIV/AIDS awareness project and a promotional campaign for the 2010 Census.
Now, he's teaming with Trojan condoms to help launch their new Magnum Live Large Project. Luda will serve as their spokesman.
According to reports, the new pair-up will be Magnum's first full-fledged advertising campaign, which will consist of radio, web and print ads. Print ads are set to run in the May and June issues of Vibe, XXL and The Source magazines.
The campaign centers around a contest that will give fans the opportunity to record a "Magun-themed" song. To enter, just visit MagnumLiveLarge.com, download music samples, record a track, and submit for consideration.
Visitors will then vote for their favorite songs, and the winner will receive $5,000, and a trip to the Birthday Bash hip-hop festival in Atlanta on June 14, where they will have the chance to hop onstage with Ludacris.
Source: BallerStatus
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Nothing in all of sports beats a great boxing match. It's the ultimate challenge, two men matching their skills and wits. Where one mistake can leave one of them staring up at the ring lights wondering what the hell just happened.
Tomorrow (May 1) in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Sugar Shane Mosley meet in a match that will determine who is the best fighter in the world today not named Manny Pacquiao.
Both fighters have already made history by agreeing to Olympic Style drug testing leading up to the fight.
"I brought USADA in to keep the sport on an even playing field. Everyone knows this is done for the betterment of the sport," says Mayweather. "After I get blood taken, I'll go in and box 12 or 13 rounds, no problem whatsoever."
Floyd will make a reported $40 million while Shane will take home $7 million for a fight that's expected to shatter all previous Pay-Per-View records.
Both fighters are confident going into the match. Floyd is the clear favorite and sees Shane as "just another victim", but that doesn't bother Shane at all.
"At this point it doesn't even bother me," he said. "They were picking (Antonio) Margarito to win, too, by a landslide, and people were talking about my health, that he was going to retire me.
"I'm telling you guys, (Mayweather's) not going to beat me."
All the talking is done now. As Michael Buffer would say, "Let's get ready to rumble!"
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The-Dream – Love King f. Ludacris [Tags] | T.I. – Fall In Love Again f. The-Dream [CDQ]
01 One In A Million
02 Love King
03 The Dream
04 Put It Down
05 Lemonade
06 Love King f. Ludacris
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08 Oh Lets Do It
09 Lover’s Thing
10 Purple Kisses
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Hip-hop’s new-school frontrunner Drake just released “Find Your Love,” the second single from his forthcoming debut album, Thank Me Later. This Kanye West produced track finds the rapper singing about what he describes as “one of my worst character traits.” Apparently the 24-year-old has the worst luck picking the right woman. “I look for love in the wrong people,” he recently told us. “It just always seem like the women I find are poison for me. I love women that can just walk into a room and stop the whole area. And I think that those initial qualities always end up getting me hurt, which is a crazy thing for a guy to say.”
The beat’s hip-hop-meets-Phil Collins pop sound is similar to the dreary tunes found on West’s last album 808's and Hearbreak. But Drake, sans the Auto-Tune West used, sings well here. On “Love,” Drake, hurt by women many times before, hopes his next relationship doesn’t crash like the others. “I’ve been through this s— so many times that if I go through his again,” he says of the song’s concept, “I better find your love. You better be that one. Because if not, I don’t know what type of guy I’m going to turn into.”
Broken hearts aren’t typically the topic of hip-hop songs. Drake believes that his supporters, especially the guys, will be able to relate. But he knows he’s taking a chance. “Find Your Love” is an extremely vulnerable song,” he says. “And it’s actually a huge risk. It almost feels like the song should be performed by a woman. I’m just hoping that men really hear the song and they’re honest with themselves. I know a lot of men feel that way.”
Dropping May 1st at Noon! LiveMixtapes!
Check out pictures of Drake performing at the Rites Of Spring Music Festival 2010 in New Orleans (4/24/10)
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Lloyd Banks appeared on MsDramaTV recently for an interview. I have to give her props for doing her homework and varying a little bit from the formula we've seen in some of Banks interviews.
She asked him how he felt about rappers like Joell Ortiz & Jim Jones jumping on the Beamer, Benz or Bentley track.
"It's cool, I think it just makes the aura of the record bigger." Banks told her "Enjoy it man, what I do is for the world."
When asked about the passing of legendary rapper Guru and the controversy surrounding his business partner Solar, Banks offered nothing but respect for Guru.
He praised Guru, saying the late MC was always quick to help him out and give him pointers whenever they linked up.
As far as the controversy, Banks had this to say:
"I don't think all that stuff is even necessary at this point. We should be talking about his legacy and what he's done for hip hop."
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ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR) - A murder investigation is hitting close to home for St. Louis rap star, Nelly. Multiple sources close to Nelly tell News 11 the victim was one of Nelly's bodyguards. The victim is 36 year old Michale Johnson sources describe him as Nelly's left hand man, or someone who was by the rapper's side providing security.
St. Louis county police responded to a home on Nola, near north Hanley Wednesday night just before midnight. Johnson was shot several times.
Police say he was either walking in or walking out of the home when someone opened fire. They're not sure if Johnson was targeted or if he interrupted a burglar who then shot him.
Police say they are retracing the victim's steps from the previous 24 hours to try and find out where he was, and what a possible motive might be.
No one has been arrested at this point.
Thursday afternoon Nelly didn't want to talk about Johnson's murder. The rap start was busy giving out scholarships at Lindenwood University. Two high school students received full tuition scholarships. This is the second year Nelly has made such a donation to the school.
Ciara and Paris Hilton seemed to really be enjoying each other's company while Timbo dj'd playing some of his biggest records.
Ray-J and sister Brandy who's new album is being produced by Timbaland joined the party, as did Interscope Records big wig Jimmy Iovine..
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Drake's breakout mixtape, So Far Gone, set the bar pretty high for his upcoming debut album, Thank Me Later. His first offering, "Over," was intensely debated, but DJs co-signed the single almost immediately.
One critic, however, wasn't as quick to deliver praise. According to Drake, Jay-Z had to warm up to the record.
"I got a funny e-mail today from Jay-Z about ['Over']," Drake said during a conference call for DJs.
The Toronto lyricist said Jay offered an analogy to describe the way the track grew on him. He compared the song to "the girl you see at the club, she's not the cutest," Drake explained. "But then you speak to her and realize that she's one of the sexiest women of all time."
Drake premiered his follow-up to "Over" early Thursday morning (April 29), the Kanye West-produced "Find Your Love." He recently shot a video for the track in Jamaica, and images from the set have leaked online. Two other Thank Me Later tracks, "Fireworks" and "Shut It Down" (featuring The-Dream), have sprung up online.
Drake also revealed during the call that he might have a bonus track on his debut album featuring Lupe Fiasco and upstart MC J. Cole. "I think that would be a special moment for hip-hop fans," he said, before adding a joke. "For people that are disappointed when I drop songs like 'Find Your Love,' I think they would appreciate that. Hopefully they're both willing."
Source: MTV
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Executive Decisions: Sha Money XL
Queens is in the building — again. Sha Money XL has signed on to become the senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records. The label has had such a rich history of Queens-bred fellas in the boardroom, from its founder Russell Simmons to Irv Gotti to one of Sha's mentors, the late Jam Master Jay. XL is excited to plant his flag in the cherished hip-hop recording house.
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