While Dr. Dre had hoped to drop his long-awaited Detox album this year, the hip-hop icon recently revealed to ABCNews.com that he's still cooking up the beats.
In an interview to promote his line of Monster headphones, the reporter casually asked Dre what upcoming projects he had. "Only my album that I've been working on for the last 10 years, that's it, Detox record," he laughed.
While he didn't go into any specifics, Dre said, "Hopefully, I'll get it done at the end of this year, and we can hear it next year."
Asked what was causing the holdup of the album that would be his first solo effort since 1999's 2001 album, Dre admitted, "motivation, other things getting in the way." Detox was originally slated for release in 2004 but has been pushed back numerous times as Dre worked on music for affiliated artists including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and the Game, as well as Gwen Stefani and Mary J. Blige.
A snippet of music from the album debuted earlier this year during a commercial for Dr Pepper. Back in August 2008, 50 Cent told MTV News that he'd recorded some material for Detox with Dre and joked that they were so good "I want the records back." At the time, even 50 didn't know when the album might drop, but he was keeping hope alive.
"Hopefully, he'll get it done and put it out," 50 said. "I'm waiting for the Detox. All I can say is, Dr. Dre is the best producer in my eyes. Just the consistency over the years. ... He knows what he wants. He's such a perfectionist that it becomes difficult for him to put it out."
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CNN Reports
Al Capone's legend of bootlegging, gangland slayings and tax evasion lives on more than 60 years after the Chicago gangster's death. Now comes a footnote that is a sign of the times: foreclosure.
For many, Al Capone's name is synonymous with Prohibition-era gang violence.
A Wisconsin lodge that may have been one of Capone's old hideouts goes on the auction block this week with a starting bid of $2.6 million.
The two-story stone lodge, tucked away on 407 acres in Couderay, Wisconsin, was owned by the Capone family in the 1920s. It will be auctioned Thursday on the steps of the Sawyer County Courthouse, three hours from Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to an ad in the Chicago Tribune.
The property includes a 37-acre lake and eight-car garage.
The Tribune ad was placed in September by the Chippewa Valley Bank. The property, owned by Hideout Inc. owner Guy Houston, went into foreclosure in April 2008.
The Houston family purchased the property in the 1950s and transformed the home into a tourist spot. Visitors paid a few dollars for a walking tour of Capone's reputed hideout. iReport.com: More views of Capone's compound
The lodge is fortified with stone walls at least a foot thick and a guard tower. There is a separate facility that resembles a jail on site.
"There has been a ton of interest since we ran the article," said Joe Kinnear, vice president of Chippewa Valley Bank in Wisconsin. He added that at least 100 buyers have expressed interest.
Neither Houston nor the property owner's attorney, Todd Smith, could be reached by CNN.
Since bank officials announced a few weeks ago that Capone's hideaway was for sale, the news has traveled across the country -- and the world.
The property holds enormous nostalgic value, Kinnear said. After all, he noted, Al Capone's name is closely associated with Chicago, Illinois.
"This guy really has incredible fame power," said John Russick, senior curator at the Chicago History Museum. "He became this icon for a whole profession of underworld figures, and people are fascinated with that."
With his expensive suits, wide-brimmed fedora and cigar, the gangster who relished the media spotlight became the face of lawlessness during the Prohibition era.
From 1925 to 1931, Capone was Chicago's most notorious organized-crime boss. He ruthlessly relied on intimidation, bribes and violence, according to gangster lore.
Even some state and local law enforcement officers turned a blind eye when Capone's gang committed crimes, leaving the feds to chase him, historians say.
But life as a crime kingpin brought a growing list of enemies, said Arthur J. Lurigio, a professor of criminology at Loyola University Chicago, who is also working on a documentary and book about organized crime in Chicago.
"He wanted to get away from his enemies," Lurigio explained. "He had already escaped death several times."
Lurigio said the Wisconsin hideout was probably just one of many retreats. Capone found respite at properties in Indiana, Michigan and Florida, too. The rural locations were ideal because Capone's rivals wouldn't travel that far to hunt him down, Lurigio said.
No one can say for certain whether Al Capone ever stayed in the Wisconsin lodge. Because he operated an illegal business, there are few written documents with clues on where he spent his time, historians say.
State University of New York at Oswego professor emeritus Luciano Iorizzo, who wrote "Al Capone: A Biography" in 2003, said he has never come across evidence that Capone visited the Wisconsin hideout.
Jim Ferguson, vice president of the Sawyer County Historical Society, said there is no hard evidence that Capone visited the property, though some locals say they spotted Capone in their community.
More likely, Ferguson said, Capone's brother, Ralph, who was in charge of soda bottling plants, lived on the property at some time.
"It was a very nice place," said Ferguson, who visited the property several times when it was open to tourists. "There was an open staircase going up to the second floor and a second-floor balcony."
The lodge, which the owners claims has the original Capone furnishings, was cozy, he recalled. The antique furniture captured the wooded Wisconsin lifestyle, Ferguson said. Animal pelts and elk heads decorated the walls.
If Capone did indeed retreat to the Couderay property, there was plenty of game to hunt, and the lakes are famous for fishing. According to historians, the 6-foot-tall, 200-pound crime boss enjoyed outdoor sports. He was an amateur athlete who began boxing in his adolescence and battled top fighters of the time, including Lou Ordoni and Babe Lancaster.
Henry Binford, a professor of history at Northwestern University, theorizes that the hideout was a stopover in the transportation of liquor to Chicago during Prohibition. It's rumored among locals that planes from Canada that were filled with alcohol docked on the small lake.
"Being an ostensible businessman, he had a lot of channels of supply," said Binford, who points out that the lodge is located close to the Canadian border.
Capone's illegal activities caught up with him in the 1930s. His most infamous mob war, the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago that killed seven rivals, further enticed federal agents to catch him. In 1931, he was convicted of tax evasion and sent to Alcatraz prison in California.
This summer, when the hideout tours were shut down, Leslie Strapon, assistant executive director of the Hayward Chamber of Commerce, said her office received hundreds of calls from disappointed tourists.
"Everyone is patiently waiting to see what's going to happen with the place," she said. "It would be nice if it fell into the hands of someone who was wiling to reopen and carry on the tradition."
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The God MC Rakim links up with Maino aka "The Hand Of God" for this banger. The production on this joint is real hot and both Ra and Maino go in hard (no homo). Rakim's new album 'The Seventh Seal' should be dropping by the end of the year.
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London Telegraph Reports
The three-hour event will feature a mix of global superstars such as Beyoncé, Jay-Z and the Black Eyed Peas as well as popular African artists.
Singer Diana Ross memorably fluffed her lines at the 1994 World Cup when she failed to convert a penalty and the concert is seen as a shift away from the flag-waving era towards a more youthful market. The Fifa-sanctioned event will take place at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
Fifa has contracted Kevin Wall, who has been responsible for live collaborations with Madonna and Michael Jackson, to produce the events, which have been billed as the "greatest entertainment event to date on the African continent".
Wall said: "We believe sports and music transcend cultural, language and geographic barriers, and through this international event, Control Room will present the sights and sounds of unity and celebration for an unforgettable experience of which all will want to be a part."
Meanwhile, Beyoncé and Aerosmith are set to headline concerts at the first ever Formula One race in Abu Dhabi. The performers will open and close the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend next month.
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MTV Reports
Three months since he revealed he was suffering from cancer of the salivary gland, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch wrote in a message to fans this week that after undergoing treatment and surgery, he's feeling healthy.
Yauch, 45, said he just returned from a trip to Dharamsala, India, where he had traveled to see some Tibetan doctors and ended up attending a three-day teaching from Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
"I'm feeling healthy, strong and hopeful that I've beaten this thing, but of course time will tell," wrote Yauch, who recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. "I'm taking Tibetan medicine and at the recommendation of the Tibetan doctors I've been eating a vegan/organic diet, which surprisingly enough was harder to do in India than it is now that I'm back home. Here I can just shop for the right food and cook ... a lot easier than depending on restaurants."
Yauch announced on July 20 that the discovery of the cancer would necessitate the canceling of all of the Beasties' planned summer-festival appearances and push back their new album, Hot Sauce Committee, Part One, while he underwent treatment. According to a band spokesperson, because the cancer was discovered early and localized in an area that will not affect Yauch's vocal cords, it is believed the surgery was successful. Hot Sauce Committee has not yet been rescheduled.
In addition to attending the Dalai Lama event and consulting with Tibetan doctors, Yauch said he also visited a nunnery called Jamyang Choling. "They did a Puja (religious ceremony) for me to help me get well," he said. "One nun said to me, 'We do prayers and then you are better.' So I've got that going for me, which is nice."Read more…
Rick Ross takes a Jab @ Floyd Mayweather in his newest freestyle while telling current inmates that he hasn't lost his CO swag
Lyrics:
Ricky rosay, run up in ya cell block
How its gunplay, when that nigga shell shock
We the law fool, started off the crack game
Niggaz mad, Cuz we took over the rap game
Lights out, Lockdown, Triple cs nigga
You kno the deal, Hands up, on ya knees nigga
took the sheets, then I took ova the streets
now Its shower time nigga, time to take ova the meat
NO HOMO!, I meant say beef
wicklow niggaz dont want it, cuz its time to eat
Donuts by the box, That fresh krispy kreme
Its deeper than the macs, shout out to micky dees
believe I had keys, and I never took a L
And when I say keys, i mean the keys going to cell
Gorillas in a cages, Now they getting g-mail
I got the streets on lock, no bond, no bail
Wat u did wit chris brown, who Mr.slap a hoe
I locked that nigga up, But I had to let him go
how bout that fool killed mike, we gave him homicide
The whole prison cried/ when my nigga mike died
Ima boss, Im thinkin world domination
They Got brisco, Im still lookin for them haitans
Carol City Cops, Wat the fuck is wicklow
If u aint wick u aint shit, but the boss on patrol
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LA Times Reports
He's out of prison, back in the NFL, and now Michael Vick is going to star in his own television series.
The quarterback, who took his first regular-season pro snap just two weeks ago after serving 18 months in prison, is partnering with BET for a new eight-part docu-series scheduled to air early next year. The program, tentatively titled "The Michael Vick Project," spotlights his controversial comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles while also examining his tumultuous past -- including his troubled childhood and his 2007 arrest for running a dogfighting ring.
"I just want people to really get to know me as an individual," Vick said last week in an interview from his home in Philadelphia. "What I want to do is change the perception of me. I am a human being. I've made some mistakes in the past, and I wish it had never happened. But it's not about how you fall, but about how you pick yourself up."
The onetime NFL star's decision to expose his private life to a television audience follows a flurry of recent news and sports media interviews, which began with "60 Minutes" in mid-August. The Vick series is a gamble for a quarterback who is eager to rehabilitate his tarnished image but also doesn't want to incur the further wrath of animal rights protesters, many of whom argued against his reinstatement to the NFL.
That may be difficult. Officials with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals expressed skepticism about the project.
"People who abuse animals don't deserve to be rewarded," said PETA spokesman Dan Shannon. "They shouldn't be given multimillion-dollar contracts . . . or given the privilege of being a role model.
"We don't believe Michael Vick understands the seriousness of his crime. I think he's sorry he got caught, but only time will tell if he's truly remorseful."
The project is being produced by DuBose Entertainment; Vick's production company, MV7 Productions; and Category 5 Entertainment. No one associated with the production would comment on Vick's compensation for the series. In August, a federal judge approved Vick's six-year plan to repay creditors an estimated $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy.
Producers of the Vick series emphasized the program should be considered a docu-series -- not a typical reality show like VH-1's "The T.O. Show," which revels in the excesses of its flamboyant star, wide receiver Terrell Owens. The tone of Vick's show, say producers, will be serious and somber as it focuses on his personal struggles since his release, including the strains on his relationships with his fiancée, Kijafa Frink, and his children. It will also revisit the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., where Vick spent 1 1/2 years behind bars and the Virginia property where he ran and financed a dogfighting ring.
"This show can be a blueprint for so many kids," he said. "I want to show them that things are going to happen, that they're not going to get through life without dealing with some kind of adversity. I want to show that if they have a fall from grace, this is how they can turn it around. We want this to be a story of hope."
James DuBose, executive producer for the project, said the series would be much more illuminating than Vick's recent media interviews.
"We've heard the results, but we have not seen the process of how Michael got to where he was," said DuBose, who has produced several reality-based series for BET.
"This is the raw storytelling of what happened, why and how."
The project has the support of the Eagles, the NFL and former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, who has acted as Vick's mentor since his imprisonment, say the producers. Also on board, they say, is the Humane Society, which has enlisted Vick in its battle to end the widespread abuse of dogs in the inner city.
BET's new entertainment chief, Loretha Jones, says the Vick project fits squarely into the network's new branding strategy of family values, cultural uplift and community pride. When she learned several months ago that Vick was being released, Jones was immediately interested in developing a series around him.
"I did not reach out for this show in order to court controversy," said Jones. "That's not where we're taking the network. . . . It's important for us to capture this important moment to see what someone does when they have the opportunity to rebuild themselves. It might serve as a road map for young men facing the same challenge."
The series will not downplay Vick's notorious past, Jones emphasized.
"No way are we excusing or minimizing the atrocity that Michael was involved in," she said. "Michael makes no attempt to do that. It is inexcusable. However, there are numerous public figures who have engaged in egregious behavior and have been given a second chance."
Vick is aware that the series may do little to alter the negative perception some hold against him.
"All I can ask is that people are receptive and come to this with an open mind," said Vick. "I can't change the past, I can only change the present. I know there are people who can't forget what I did, but I hope they can someday forgive me."
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Seattle Times Reports
Radio personality Rush Limbaugh has joined forces with Dave Checketts, owner of the NHL St. Louis Blues, in a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams, league sources confirmed.
The Limbaugh-Checketts group has made its bid on the team and plans to keep it in St. Louis.
According to league sources, there are multiple bidders for the Rams as the potential sale of the franchise has advanced to a second stage — from looking for potential buyers to evaluating the merits of bidders. It is not known who the other bidders are.
"I certainly think individual bidders have the right to discuss their interest in the club," said Kevin Demoff, the Rams' executive vice president of football operations. "There's really nothing for us to say. It's really not fair to anybody involved in the process.
"There is no inevitability for the team to wind up being for sale, anyway. There may be bidders, but that doesn't mean there will be a sale."
Checketts, the founder and chief executive officer of SCP Worldwide, a New York-based firm that owns and operates the Blues, would be the frontman for a group of investors that would purchase at minimum the 60 percent share of the Rams owned by Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez, the son and daughter of the Rams' late owner, Georgia Frontiere.
Limbaugh, a conservative political commentator, said in a statement: "Dave and I are part of a bid to buy the Rams, and we are continuing the process. But I can say no more because of a confidentiality clause in our agreement with Goldman Sachs. We cannot and will not talk about our partners. But if we prevail, we will be the operators of the team."
Limbaugh, originally from Cape Girardeau, Mo., worked briefly as a commentator for ESPN's NFL pregame show in 2003 but resigned amid controversy over his remarks about media coverage of Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb.
Forbes magazine recently valued the Rams' franchise at more than $900 million, but it is believed the Rams' sale might fetch $800 million or less given the state of the economy and the state of the team, which has lost 14 games in a row.
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Rapper was to be release from prison Tuesday, but a rep says officials may deport him to Belize.MTV Reports
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.
"Shyne is currently in federal custody while his future immigration status is determined," the rep said in a message to MTV News. Shyne attorney Oscar Michelen emphasized to MTV News on Tuesday afternoon that Shyne has not been released, contrary to media reports.
In August, a lawyer for Shyne said the rapper was "90 percent of the way home" after a judge ruled on his post-release supervision. The rapper received two and a half years of post-release supervision (probation, essentially) stemming from his conviction on first-degree assault and a host of other lesser charges. At the time of his sentencing, an official with the Department of Correction confirmed to MTV News that Shyne would have to complete at least eight years and seven months of his prison sentence.
For years, though, Shyne's release date has been the subject of much confusion. Michelen acknowledged the subject had become urban legend, as the rumors started yearly that his client would be released. Michelen told MTV News in August that he believed a clerical error led to the incorrect assumptions.
"I think [the basis for the rumor] was created by a computer," he explained, "because the Department of Corrections has a Web site where you can do an inmate lookup. And if you have the information, it will show you that [Shyne's] earlier release date was originally April [of this year] and then June. And we don't now how that was in there. But it showed that. And then what would happen is before a release date, [an inmate] would get produced before a parole board, and in the institution, there would be rumors that [Shyne] was up for parole. I guess inmates or guards would spread the rumor."
At press time, the status of Shyne's release from prison remained unclear.
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BallerStatus Reports
It's been quite a while since we heard from former G-Unit first lady Olivia, since being dropped from 50 Cent's label.
While it may seem like she's disappeared into oblivion, Olivia has continued to stay busy. In a new interview with PowerPlayed.com, she updates fans.
"I've been doing movies, y'all, finishing the album, I've been touring overseas," Olivia explained. "It's been a whole lot that y'all haven't seen me doing, but the people who have been following me online, checking out where I've been, they know what's up."
According to the singer, she's in a whole new space, musically. After feeling constricted with G-Unit, unable to really do R&B records, Olivia explains why she feels free in the studio.
"I've been working even though y'all don't think I've been working ...," she said. "When I was on G-Unit, I had to conform to what was on G-Unit, so I couldn't come out with R&B records because I was with a bunch of rappers. So now, I get to do exactly what I want to do and you get to hear me really sing. But again, for the people that come to my live shows, they see what I do ... I'm no longer with G-Unit, I'm back solo."
Further details regarding her new album, and label situation were unknown at press time.
Stay tuned, and check out the full video interview below:
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Posted by Mr.I Get It on October 6, 2009 at 5:07pm
Reading what Fab said about me on Twitter was disappointing.I have extended myself to Fab personally to allow him to expand himself as an international Touring Artist.I Thought we were Friends but that's cool.Law #2: Never put too much trust in Friends, Learn how to use EnemiesBe wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.—50th Law of Power.Am I 50 Cent or Am I Machiavelli? Dammmm!!!if you missed it, check out what Fab said: Fab Take Shots At 50 Cent Via Twitter? Find more photos like this on ThisIs50.com : IF IT'S HOT IT'S HERE!
Posted by Mr.I Get It on October 6, 2009 at 4:57pm
A few days ago the cover of 50 Cent's upcoming "Before I Self Destruct" album leaked featuring 50 in a part demon, part battle-scarred Terminator style. "The album cover, I sat there and thought about it," Fif said. "I wanted to do something that was completely different than I’ve ever done. The Curtis album, I was pretty close in the camera when I done it. I felt it was intimate."50 says he wanted to make this one, even more intimate. "This project is even more [intimate], but it’s harder. I didn’t sugarcoat things. My imperfections are visible on there. I’m in a secure enough space. … It’s a huge gape in hip-hop. There ain’t no middle ground. You’re either here or you’re there. To create the middle ground, the guys that have been up here gotta come down and bring everybody to the forefront where they seen. That’s what this is actually about."
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Rap-Up Reports
Rihanna keeps warm in style with a Chanel muffler at the Chanel ready-to-wear show during Paris Womenswear Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 in France on Tuesday (Oct. 6). The reclusive Prince also sat in the hay-strewn seats at Karl Lagerfeld’s rustic chic show which resembled a county fair.
HipHopWired Reports
Hip-Hop is at a cross roads and ignorance can no longer be shadowed as freedom of creative expression. With teenagers dying mercifully at the hands of each other and recent media attention only being drawn to the epidemic as the murders of 16-year-old Derrion Albert from Chicago and 13-year old Kevin Miller in Queens made national headlines, Hip-Hop has to stop talking about it and start being about their actions.
One MC taking responsibility is “Queensbridge's Finest” Cormega. While many rappers glorify their time or “alleged” time in the streets, Cormega's tone was always apologetic for the ills of his past which is one reason he's been highly regarded as a lyricist's lyricist.
As MC's speak on the recent light being put on the murder of our young Black youth by each other, Mega took a moment to speak with Hip-Hop Wired about MC's becoming more conscience and being more accountable for the words they put in their rhymes. Speaking on the power to shape minds of the next generation and putting the bullshit street antics to the back burner, Cormega stated,
“I came to the understanding, that whenever you have power, whether it's a lot of power or a little bit of power, you have influence. And influence, especially in ghettos when there's kids looking up to us, or young men and adults looking up to us, what we say is indoctrination. Some of the things we say, people apply that to their life. When I was growing up I heard Kool G Rap say, ‘I keep stepping with a nine in my waist line/ Got 16 shots now the weights mine.'
So when he was saying that shit I was doing that shit that he was saying in the song but I was looking up to him because I felt he was speaking my life. So you can say I was living that life and him speaking it made me respect what he said even more. I don't want to be that dude that's glorifying drugs and glorifying some of the things that I have done because there's a lot of young dudes that look up to me. And I never knew that until I became internet savvy and I had dudes send me letters from jail or people wrote me actual emails saying, ‘Yo, your music saved my life.' And I never knew that my music affected their life or helped them get through life. Songs like “Are You My Nigga” helped them realize who their real friends are so my words have an affect on people because they look at me as a person who's telling the truth so I don't want to glorify the negativity.”
Gearing to release his third solo project Born & Raised on October 20th, Mega continues to speak the realness with cuts like “Make It Clear,” “Live & Learn” and “Journey.” Using his music to teach and inspire hope and delivering his story in the form of lessons learned, Mega added,
“I got shot before but that doesn't give me street credibility at all, that makes me a victim. So I don't want no young dude thinking that's a rite of passage. Because when I was growing up the niggas that came out of jail, we looked up to them. We was like he was in C-74, he went to jail…he's a real nigga. But at the end of the day he was in jail cause he got caught, we have to stop looking up to people for the wrong reasons.
We have to start looking up to people for the right reasons, like there's people that come home from the armed forces. They risked their life to fight for our liberties and we don't even look up to them and give them respect and those are the people that we should be looking up to. So when I made my music as I grew older I became apologetic but I've been apologetic. I know a dude that I shot and I regretted I shot him. It was for a reason, it was for the cause but it's like damn. At the end of the day I could've killed that nigga and it wasn't over nothing.
And there's times I look back when I was younger and we stood on the block. There was a time when I gave a crack head crack when she was pregnant but I stopped because I realized you might be affecting that child. Other people's mentality was ‘Fuck it. If I don't give it to her someone else is gonna give it to her' but you can't think like that. So when I made my music, I don't just give you the cinematic view, like Menace II Society. That's a movie but that shows you the ills but you can't smell the asphalt, or you can't smell the gun powder from that movie so I'm trying to give it to you as raw as I could and as true as I could so you don't make the same mistakes I made. Yeah, I went to jail but that doesn't make me a real nigga. That makes me a nigga that got caught for some bullshit and that makes me stripped for those years that I lost doing that bid.”
Living in the white man's world, Cormega also addressed the blocks many dealers claim they own but in actuality that corner will belong to someone else if they become incarcerated and it's still not the next dealer's property either. Giving an even more in depth look at the harshness many in the hood face yet many rappers front like they lived that life, Cormega also declares that it's time for MCs to take responsibility and stop reliving the past.
“I sold drugs but for what glory did I sell drugs. Cause, think about it. You sell drugs and you say this is my block and you got the whole block locked but whose block is it really? 10 yers from now you'll be in jail or if not you might still be making the same money you've been making but what happens? What do you gain from that? There's been dudes that killed their man or flipped on their man over petty drug money so it's like I give you the truth in my music so you can apply it to your life. Whether you do it in a positive or negative way but if it give you the truth and I tell you the downfalls of it, at last nobody can say I glorified the bullshit. Some people can actually learn from me.
If I could do my life different I would. If I could have my mother back…my mother got killed in front of me when I was 5. I hear rappers say they had a hard life and I just be looking at them like this nigga's a clown because I know they didn't. I know they lived with their mothers and had parents there but they were just the fucked up kid out the bunch. Their other brothers and sisters are doing good. I had a hard life, if I could've had an easy life, I would've chosen that path. I know there's some kid somewhere that's hustling at 16 like I was, or there's a young kid sitting in the jail cell scared trying to figure out what's his next move and thinking he can't do nothing with his life.
So I'm trying to be that person…everybody knows I went to jail and been through shit, so I want to be that person where some young dude somewhere or some older dude somewhere can say, ‘Yo Mega went home from jail and he made it.' I can do that. A rapper won't tell you this cause they haven't been to jail; some of them have but a lot of them are fronting. When you're in jail you're taught to believe that you're nothing, that's how the C.O.s look at you. I had a C.O. look at me with disgust and say “convict.” He called me a fucking convict.
Basically they telling you you're not shit and you can't get a job when you come home and you don't have any dreams. So for me, every step that I take further or height that I rise to higher is letting every person in jail know: Yo mega came straight from jail and he got a deal and he's on. I'm trying to inspire people. Just like Bernard Hopkins, he came from jail and he's a lightweight champion, and that's what I try and do with my music and my life.”Read more…
Braylon EdwardsNFL.Com Reports
BEREA, Ohio -- LeBron James called Browns receiver Braylon Edwards "childish" for allegedly punching James' friend early Monday morning outside of a Cleveland night club
James said Edwards punched Edward Givens, a friend of James' and a promoter with a Cleveland marketing firm who was working outside the club around 2:30 a.m. EDT.
"I've never crossed paths with Braylon before, but it seems like there's a little jealousy going on with Braylon and me and my friends. I have no idea why," James said. "I've never said anything to Braylon at all. But for him to do that is very childish. My friend is 130 pounds. Seriously. It's like hitting one of my kids. It doesn't make sense."
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Edwards was not available for comment Monday as the Browns regrouped following their 23-20 overtime loss to Cincinnati on Sunday. He did post a message on his Twitter account -- OfficialBraylon -- at 5:25 p.m., offering praise to James.
"I have no issue with LeBron," Edwards tweeted. "I respect and admire him."
James says he was home when the fight occurred, but got a call from Givens telling him about it at 7 a.m. Monday.
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Edwards' manager issued a statement, hoping to soothe any perceived rivalry between two of Cleveland's biggest sports stars.
"Braylon has nothing but the highest respect for LeBron James as an athlete and person," Hayes Grooms said.
Browns coach Eric Mangini said he has spoken with Edwards about the alleged fight.
"I know there is an incident that has been reported with Braylon Edwards, it's something that I am aware of. It is something that I spoke with Braylon about and personal conduct is very important to me. I always want our players to put themselves in the most positive positions. This is something I will continue to gather information on."
Edwards faces possible disciplinary action from the Browns and the league.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer first reported the incident on its Web site, cleveland.com.
According to a police incident report, Givens accused an unidentified man of punching him in the face following an argument at approximately 2:30 a.m. Givens, who is listed as 5-foot-7, 135 pounds on the report, said the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Edwards hit him with a closed fist. He told police he suffered a black eye and cut and was treated at a hospital.
Edwards' name did not appear in a police report. He was not arrested and there are no charges pending against him.
Edwards was not in Cleveland's locker room during the portion open to the media.
Givens told the Plain Dealer for a story on its Web site that he was outside greeting people when Edwards approached him.
"Braylon comes up and started saying things, degrading me," Givens said. "He said if it wasn't for LeBron (James) 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.
"So I had to speak up for myself. The conversation started to escalate. As some of his teammates started to pull him back, he punched me. As long as I've known Braylon, I've allowed him and his friends to come into our events free of charge. Whatever jealousy he has with LeBron, he felt he needed to take it out on me."
Edwards did not catch a pass in the loss to Cincinnati. It was the first time in 62 career games Edwards did not have at least one reception.
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Harlem, New York producer/rapper Ron Browz recently revealed to AllHipHop.com that he has split from his label, Universal Motown.
According to Browz, he could not see eye-to-eye with the label, despite experiencing success in 2009, including two BET Award nominations for hit records he recorded.
Browz, who produced classic tracks by rappers like Big L, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, DMX and Nas, was signed to Universal Motown via his own imprint, Ether Boy Records.
Since signing with Universal Motown in September of 2008, Browz produced three massive hit singles: the collaborative track “Pop Champagne” featuring Jim Jones, “Jumpin’ Out the Window” and “Arab Money” featuring Busta Rhymes.
“Currently me and Universal decided it was best for us to part ways as far as business, because little creative differences,” Browz told AllHipHop.com exclusively. “I love Sylvia [Rhone]. Sylvia was the first person to give me an opportunity to show the world what I could as far as being an artist.”
Browz, born Rondell Turner, is continuing on with his career, while negotiating with various recording companies for his next deal.
The rapper recently shot a video for his new single “$20 Dollarz,” which should be released in the next two weeks.
The remix to the track features OJ Da Juiceman, Jim Jones, Shawty Lo, Nicki Minaj and a new verse by fellow Harlemite, Mase.
On the production side, Browz recently produced “She’s A Killer” on Ghostface’s new album The Wizard of Poetry, Nicki Minaj’s new track “Get Crazy” and an upcoming tune by crooner Bobby Valentino.
Browz, who used the controversial Autotune technology on his two biggest hits, as well as the track he just produced for Ghostface’s Wizard album, shared his opinion on the voice enhancing effect.
“People criticized it, but you can’t deny hot records,” Browz told AllHipHop.com. “All these records was crazy in the club. And the funny thing is, after D.O.A., it seemed like more Autotune records came out after the record came out.”
Ron Browz is currently working on his major label solo debut.
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