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LeBron James Goes Back to His Roots, Hosts Screening Of Documentary "More Than A Game"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 24, 2009 at 8:30am
Right near the high school where he became a phenomenon, the NBA's reigning MVP hosted a screening of the documentary, "More Than A Game," a film about James' ascent to superstardom and the four childhood friends who helped him get there.
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Common Gears Up For Second ‘Common & Friends’ Concert In Los Angeles

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 24, 2009 at 8:29am

BallerStatus Reports Rapper Common and his "friends" have signed on to headline the second annual "Common & Friends" concert at the Hollywood Palladium in September 26. In addition to Common, the "friends" on deck include The Roots, De La Soul, Ludacris, Nas, plus "huge special guests," reads the event's flyer. The show is being put together to raise funds for the Common Ground Foundation, created by actor and hip-hop artist Lonnie Rashid Lynn, also known as Common. "For the second year in a row, Common and the biggest artists in hip-hop will come out and lend their support for the Common Ground Foundation," said Executive Director, Jodie Blum. "With proceeds from this amazing event, we are able to raise much needed funds to empower youth in the United States." Tickets for the event are already on sale through LiveNation.com. Tickets are $100 for general admission and $200 for VIP Balcony seating. According to the organization's press release: the Common Ground Foundation is "committed to the empowerment and development of urban youth in the United States. The Foundation's vision serves as an inspiration for equality, opportunity and hope among youth in underserved communities." For more information, visit CommonGroundFoundation.org.
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Tony Yayo On Working With DJ Drama: 'He's The Hottest DJ'

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 24, 2009 at 8:11am
This Week's Main Pick Street Kings: Tony Yayo and DJ Drama Holding It Down For: The Whole Mixtape Game Mixtape: Gangsta Grillz: Gangsta Paradise Real Spit: DJ Drama and the G-Unit have been talking about collaborating since before 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo were working on their T.O.S. album. A full group Gangsta Grillz hasn't solidified yet, but Dram did get a chance to lock in with one-third of the Queens music murderers. "You hear my mixtapes on ThisIs50.com and you hear them with DJ Whoo Kid," Yayo explained. "I wanted to go out of my element this time. It was like, 'Who should I go to? DJ Drama.' Atlanta is poppin', New York City's poppin', everywhere is poppin' — but I had to go to Gangsta Grillz. [Mastermind DJ Drama] paved the way for a lot of artists. He's the hottest DJ to go to. Shout out to Whoo Kid, but I did this one with Drama this time." "My relationship with G-Unit has always been quite a good one," Drama said. "It's always been love, always been respect. I've always been a fan of their music and their mixtapes. The mixtape game wouldn't be what it is without Yayo, Fif, Banks, Whoo Kid, G-Unit. For me to come up and do my thing with Gangsta Grillz and us to unify — it's perfect. The streets been wanting this for a while. Yayo hit me, I said it's perfect." The Talk of New York says he titled the tape after a slang term in his neighborhood. "That's the name of Queens — shout to Southside Jamaica," Yayo explained. "Shout to Willie the Kid and La the Darkman. The video is crazy. Real recognize real. I've been dropping a lot of mixtapes on my own, learning from 50. I think I'm starting to get the game mastered. It takes some time. Swine Flu, Swine Flu 2: Tha Pandemic, Public Enemies. Now I got Gangsta Paradise. Reason I call it Gangsta Paradise is because the gangstas in Queens call it 'gangsta's paradise.' Brooklyn is the jungle." Yayo and Dram are hopeful that they can knock out a full G-Unit Gangsta Grillz once 50 finishes filming his latest movie. Joints to Check For » "Cut Throat Sh--." "I got a lot of down South beats. I got a lot Master P joints on there," Yayo explained. "Mystikal, UGK — I got 'Swamp N---a' on there. I wanted to try something different. I know a lot of n---as are not thinking to rhyme off of 'Swamp N---a' by Master P." » "Drama." "I thought it was perfect [for Yayo to use Southern beats]," Drama said. "Somebody like Yayo — I know he knows how to put a good tape together. Sometimes you gotta walk artists through it, help them with beat selection. When he sent it to me, I was like, 'This is genius.' It's a lot of quality Southern beats on there. It's not just hit records, it's the dope records — through the years, the timeless records."
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Ryan Jenkins' parents 'help TV star evade capture over Playboy model's murder'

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 23, 2009 at 2:46pm

The Telegraph UK Reports The manhunt for the 32-year-old was stepped up as authorities intensified their search around his parents' homes in Canada. Police believe he had been in contact with his divorced parents shortly after the murder of Jasmine Fiore, his wife. It is not known whether they knew he was on the run from police when he made contact, but law enforcement sources said they had assisted him. Mr Jenkins is suspected of strangling Fiore and then reporting her missing the evening of Aug 15 before fleeing.

Mr Jenkins and Fiore met in Las Vegas in March and married a few weeks later. The couple separated shortly afterward, but had reportedly recently reconciled. Fiore's body was found in a rubbish bin in Buena Park an Orange County city about 20 miles south-east of Los Angeles. Her teeth had been pulled out and her fingers cut off, apparently to impede her identification. Investigators used the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her, a spokesman for the Orange County's district attorney's office said. Authorities believe Mr Jenkins, a millionaire property developer who appeared on the VH1 show "Megan Wants a Millionaire", fled via car, boat and on foot to enter his native Canada. Investigators said his father's private jet flew from Honduras to the US around the time Mr Jenkins made his escape. They believe he has been in contact with his mother, who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and, despite the international manhunt, she has allegedly been assisting him. His father has a home in Calgary, and authorities in the city have been alerted to watch for Mr Jenkins. The last confirmed sighting of Mr Jenkins was on Wednesday night, when he led authorities on a high-speed boat chase on the US-Canada border. After eluding the coast guard, using a cutter and a helicopter, he led a speedboat at a marina on the Canadian-US border and fled on foot. The US Marshals Service has issued a $25,000 reward for information leading to Mr Jenkins' arrest.
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Loch 3 SIXES ON THE 1 DOLLAR BILL CONSPIRACY THEORY MY ASS

Posted by Loch121 on August 23, 2009 at 8:59am
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Clark Atlanta University Grad Sells Himself on eBay For 10K To Help With Tuition

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 23, 2009 at 12:07am

Terrance Wyatt HipHopWired Reports Desperate times have called for desperate measures and some people will go through extremes in order to accomplish a goal. In the case of Clark Atlanta University alumni, Terrance Wyatt, he has decided to place stock in himself as he places himself on eBay and selling himself for $10,000. Such a drastic move seems to have come from a man that may have felt that his back was firmly pressed against the wall as he was eighteen credits shorts of graduating and was one that was not privileged to receive an abundant amount of financial aid along with the university not being the place to look for in terms of receiving the necessary funds. At this point it seems as though Wyatt, 23, has looked to all of his resources and this is the last option he feel has been presented with. As far as the actual ad that he presented to potential buyers, which has since been pulled by eBay, Wyatt issued this: “I am in the last year of my master's of business administration program here at Clark Atlanta University. As many of you, I have become a victim of the recession (a depression to some of us) in our wonderful country and I am in danger of losing everything I have worked for in the brief 23 years of my life. The root of my problem stems from not being able to cover all of the tuition in the final year of my pursuit of higher education. I am short about $10,000 of realizing a lifelong dream. I am a first generation college student in my family. My mother did not finish high school but she did the best she could in raising me under the circumstances. I haven't seen my father since I was 7 years old. Although being raised in poverty, and around drugs and violence; by the grace of God, I overcame my surroundings and graduated in the top 10% of my high school class (2004). So I am willing to offer you a piece of my future. I am an aspiring hedge fund manager, social activist, and entrepreneur. I am offering to give the person that is willing to help me now, a percentage of everything that is soon to come in my life. This investment in my future right now could potentially pay off to be millions for you if I have my way. I can verify everything I have said. I am not trying to scam or lie to anyone. I just want to graduate this year and break the cycle of self-destruction and poverty in my family once and for all. As far as being a benefactor of my future earnings, we can have the documents customized to your liking by the firm of your choosing (or mine if you would like) to insure you will be entitled to future compensation from any of my future earnings and business ventures. You will also receive a thank you card and a personal note of gratitude as an immediate item.” Man, times are hard.
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Rioting Inmates Set Fire To Kentucky Prison

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 22, 2009 at 10:56am
Newsday Reports BURGIN, Ky. (AP) — Rioting inmates started fires that damaged several buildings at a central Kentucky prison, and some prisoners suffered minor injuries in the melee, police said Saturday. Dozens of law enforcement officers responded to the disturbance that began around 6:30 p.m. Friday at the medium-security Northpoint Training Center, in a rural area 30 miles south of Lexington. Several hours later, all prisoners were accounted for, said state police spokesman Lt. David Jude. "We are at a state where the facility is secure," Jude said at a news conference early Saturday morning. "We do not feel that right now there is a current riot in place." No staff or officers were hurt, he said. Jude said he could not elaborate on inmates' injuries and said he did not know if any had been hospitalized. A medical building, kitchen and other buildings were damaged in the fires, according to a news release from the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet. Flames and smoke could be seen from miles away. Jude said officials were assessing the situation at the damaged prison, which houses morethan 1,200 inmates. The public safety cabinet said officials were trying to determine whether the dormitories could be immediately occupied. Officers moved in on the rioting prisoners with tear gas about 9 p.m., the news release said. All inmates were subdued by 10:30 p.m. Jay Blanton, a spokesman for Gov. Steve Beshear, said the governor had been in constant contact with prison officials. Northpoint houses more than 1,100 general population inmates in six open-bay dormitories, according to its Web site. Another 60 special management inmates are housed in single cells in a separate structure, and 40 minimum-security inmates are in another separate building. It opened in 1983 and has a staff of 285. A prison spokeswoman said earlier Friday that the prison had been on lockdown since Tuesday, when one group of inmates assaulted two others, The Advocate-Messenger of Danville reported. Mendolyn Cochran said inmates set fires in trash cans in one building, then when they were called to the yard, they continued to set fires and destroy prison property, the newspaper said on its Web site. Jude said he was unable to confirm that information, and added it was too early to speculate whether the riot had been planned in advance or what type of coordinated effort the inmates might have had.
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Houston Mic Pass Part 2 (Chamillionaire, Killa Kyleon, Z-Ro, Bun B, Trae, Paul Wall, Devin The Dude, Lil Flip, Lil Keke, Rob G & Billy Cook)

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 22, 2009 at 7:06am
Houston Mic Pass Part 2 (Chamillionaire, Killa Kyleon, Z-Ro, Bun B, Trae, Paul Wall, Devin The Dude, Lil Flip, Lil Keke, Rob G & Billy Cook)
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What the h-Elmo, man? Surly man dressed as 'Sesame Street' character hassles Times Square tourists

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 22, 2009 at 5:30am

'Elmo,' who demanded tips for a photo outside Planet Hollywood, wasn't happy when a Daily News reporter and photographer approached. New York Daily News Reports Elmo no like tourists, tightwads - or photographers. At least a rogue version of the lovable "Sesame Street" character hassling passersby outside Planet Hollywood in Times Square Friday night didn't. The dirty and creepy character demanded money from people and, when he didn't get it, swore and jostled them. "No picture. No picture. You have to tip Elmo. You have to tip Elmo or Elmo gets angry," the imposter shouted as he stuck a filthy red paw over a Texas tourist's camera lens. "What the hell, Elmo? Keep your hands to yourself," shouted Victoria Vought, 47, pulling away. Wide-eyed at the loud to-do, Vought's son, Dylan, 4, asked, "What's wrong with Elmo, Mommy?" "That's not the real Elmo. That's a bad Elmo," she quickly explained. The explanation stuck because any kid will tell you the real Elmo, a furry red monster with large white eyes and an orange nose, is very upbeat and giggles a lot. And he's clearly not grungy. Friday night's cut-rate imitation nearly got his orange nose bloodied by Ken Ross, a 32-year-old insurance agent from New Mexico, after he grabbed at Ross' camera. "It's just a picture. Don't be rude, and don't touch me," Ross warned, adding, "Somebody should rap you." The phony's temper finally got the best of him when a Daily News reporter and photographer tried to find out who he was.

The 'Elmo' imposter then attempted to grab our photographer's camera, but failed, only to apologize a few moments later. "Look man, Elmo needs to make a living, too," he said.
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Aubrey O'Day: My Playboy Photos Are Better Than Heidi Montag's

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 21, 2009 at 7:55pm
We're sure plenty of people are comparing Aubrey O'Day's and Heidi Montag's recent Playboy pictorials — and O'Day is one of them. Earlier this year, O'Day bared it all for the magazine, and Montag was recently featured in a less revealing pictorial. O'Day said she feels the "Hills" star could have taken a few more chances when she posed for the magazine. But, before O'Day told MTV News what she really thought of the photos, she complimented Montag's pictorial. "I think Heidi is a beautiful girl and it's an honor to be a part of an iconic lineup of women," she said. "I'm happy that she took the opportunity. She looked beautiful." However, O'Day didn't have to think twice when asked whose pictorial she thinks is better. "I'd have to go with mine," she said. "There's been so much speculation and competition between the two MTV girls, and I had heard that Spencer made a statement about it, but, I don't know, I think mine's still the winner." The former Danity Kane singer, who is currently prepping to star in "Peepshow" in Las Vegas, also has some advice for Montag. "I mean, every woman has their own way of expressing themselves," she said. "I think that my Playboy photos express very strongly my nature as a woman. They were classy, they depicted the parts of my body that I love, and I felt completely beautiful and secure and empowered by them." O'Day, who said she would "absolutely" pose for the magazine again, added that she thinks that if Heidi has plans to do so — as she has hinted — she needs to step it up for her next pictorial.

Aubrey O'Day "So whatever her journey is, I'd say ... to just take that risk, really do something kind of ... maybe do something she's a little scared to do, so she overcomes a fear and feels really proud," she advised Heidi. "You know, you can take a million pretty pictures, every celebrity girl has taken a million pretty pictures, but it's like: Which pictures are really going to stand out and be iconic, and which pictures are just pretty pictures that are here today, gone tomorrow?"

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