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(AllHipHop News) Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth is striking back at local radio station 97.9 KBXX, The Box, claiming executives from the station have unfairly banned his music and interfered with his relationships with other executives.
Trae is filing the lawsuit in 189th District Court of Harris County, naming Radio One, KBXX’s general manager Doug Abernathy, program manager Terri Thomas and personality Nnete Inyangumia.
Trae claims that he was unfairly banned from the station after a July 2009 shootout erupted at “Trae Day,” that injured eight teen agers.
According to the lawsuit Trae was banned after Inyangumia accused him of causing the violence.
"I would not have filed a lawsuit, but when other people started being hurt by this ban, I knew I had to stand up,” Trae said in a statement released today (May 4th). "I just could not let any more people suffer and be punished by the radio station over this ridiculous vendetta."
The lawsuit also claims that the station even suspended a staff member for a week, because he made a mixtape outside of work, featuring Trae’s music, while another one was fired for accidentally playing a song by Chamillionaire that featured a verse from Trae.
Trae also claims a song and video by rapper 6tre Gangsta was scrapped, after representatives for KBXX told 6tre’s reps that any song featuring Trae would not be aired,.
The rapper has hired Houston attorney Warren Fitzgerald Jr. to represent him in the case.
Even Rap-A-Lot Records’ CEO James Prince weighed in on the ban, which has impacted an upcoming deal between Trae and the legendary Houston label.
“I had been excited about being involved with the next Trae album, but with this ban taking place, not only in his home town, but likely also in the second best place for airplay, which is Dallas, it would be impossible to promote the album. This ban is sabotaging his career, because those cities are the foundation for breaking his records.”
Prince added: “Having run a record label for over twenty years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
According to Fitzgerald, KBXX and Radio One have gone “beyond the parameters of legally sanctioned activity” by banning Trae’s music and interfering with his career.
“I find this behavior repulsive, especially for a radio station that daily champions itself as music artists ‘best friend,” Fitzgerald said.
Trae is suing for damages to his reputation, mental suffering, performance revenue, royalties and other damages.
A preliminary hearing is set for May 14, 2010 at 1:30 pm.
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Hip Hop's reigning 'Baddest B*tch' is back with a new album.
Trina's new cd 'Amazin' hit store shelves today. Driven by the single "Million Dollar Girl" which features Diddy and Keri Hilson. The disc also has appearances by Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Monica, Lyfe Jennings and Lady Saw.
Trina sat down with Boss Lady recently to talk about this disc and what fans can expect.
Trina said this album is more about what phase she's going through in her life. She said the song
"Let Dem H*es Fight" was co-written by Lady Gaga although singer Kaleena appears on the album.
When asked what she thought about the wave of females getting plastic surgery Trina said she was ok with it.
"I really don't judge, I feel like whatever makes you feel better, whatever enhancements you want for yourself, so be it"
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(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has officially parted ways with his former management company Mizay Entertainment and booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Enterprises.
Mizay Entertainment is helmed by Debra Antney, while promoter Johnnie Cabbell is the owner of Hitt After Hitt Enterprises.
Both companies and their respective owners are named in several federal lawsuits, claiming they booked Gucci Mane in several cities throughout the country, without disclosing that the rapper was heading to jail.
Gucci missed a string of dates over the past year, resulting in lawsuits against Mizay and Hitt After Hitt for failing to return hundreds-of-thousands of dollars in advanced payments.
Gucci has closed down his So Icey Entertainment imprint and is now the President and CEO of 1017 Brick Squad Records Inc.
The artists on the new label are Wacka Flocka Flame, OJ Da Juiceman, Bricksquad (Wacka, OJ and Gucci) and Gucci Mane himself.
"The rest of 2010 is going to be real major," Gucci Mane told AllHipHop.com in a statement today (May 4th). “I'm taking control of all of my business properties and keeping the focus on my career, my music and my artists. All the pieces to the puzzle are finally in place and once I get home it's Gucci time."
Gucci Mane also has a new management team to handle his career now that he has parted ways with Mizay Entertainment.
The rapper has entered into an exclusive management deal with First Avenue Management, while CAA will now handle the booking of his shows.
He also named David Bolno, Managing Director at Nigro, Karlin, Segal & Feldstein as his new his new business manager.
In April, Nicki Minaj abruptly fired Debbie Antney and Mizay Entertainment from managing her career.
Last week, Antney and Cabbell were named in another lawsuit in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania over a failed show in Pittsburgh last August
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A teenage fan hopped on the field at the Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals game last night (Monday 5-03-2010). The guy was just having some fun by running around, but he was interrupting the game.
So security came out to catch and remove him from the field. The only problem was the cop was so fat and out of shape he couldn't grab him, so instead he used his taser.
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He's tossed the gel, shaved off his spiky hairdo and adopted his grandfather's last name - which he hopes becomes known more for music than mobsters.
"I don't do rap, I do pop music," said the newly christened Carmine Gotti. "If I had to put a name on it, I would call it hip-pop, if anything. I like to stay in my own lane."
He's working on a record deal and making cameos in videos by rappers Khia and Fat Joe.
The 24-year-old grandson of the late John Gotti came to his own fame in the reality show, "Growing Up Gotti." He insists he's not the kid you saw in the A&E series that starred his mom, Victoria Gotti, and two brothers.
"I'm matured, I was a kid when they saw me last time," he said. "I wanted to step away from that whole image....I'm a young man now. I'm clean-cut."
For the past three years he has been in and out of Yonkers' Power House Studios, made famous by rappers DMX and the Ruff Ryders, pursuing his passion.
"It wasn't something that came overnight. It wasn't something that was handed to me," said Gotti, who compares his low-key style to Fabolous with a Justin Timberlake twist.
Gotti, born Carmine Agnello Jr., has dropped his dad Carmine Sr.'s last name and complained bitterly last year that he left the family struggling financially. His mom divorced the elder Agnello in 2003 and he remarried after his release from prison in 2008.
He speaks fondly of his "Dapper Don" grandfather, who died in 2002 in a federal lockup.
"He was more like a father figure than a grandfather figure to me," said Carmine Gotti, who has John Gotti's likeness tattooed on his arm.
"He was always there for us, he loved us, and that's the one side we knew about him," he told the Daily News in a recent sitdown. "We didn't see any other side....He was just my grandfather."
He says his debut album - expected out this summer - will even include a tribute to his grandfather.
Until then, he's building the buzz with some high-profile artists. He appears as one of the "bad boys" in risqué rapper Khia's video, "Been a Bad Girl," and is also in Fat Joe's video, "(Ha Ha) Slow Down," which was released Friday.
As for his own project, Gotti says, "My album is more focused on the club scene, and mostly focuses on women....I want to surprise everybody."
His life as a Gotti is also an influence in his music.
"I've seen a lot of ups and I've seen a lot of downs," he said. "I lived 12 years of my life without a father. My mother had to raise us. But I can't complain - I still have a loving family."
Deputy Clay Grant Subdued Layla Trawick
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Deputy Clay Grant Jr. was off-duty and picking up a couple of household items from Target when customers started screaming.
He says he quickly saw why: A woman was running down the cosmetic aisle with a knife in each hand.
Layla Trawick, 34, had just stabbed four people, including a woman holding a baby, slashing at shoppers in an apparently random attack at the busy store Monday, authorities allege.
Grant grabbed his duty weapon, identified himself as a sheriff's deputy and ordered the woman to drop the knives, he said. She ran away and he followed her from aisle to aisle before she surrendered.
"She finally dropped her knife, and I was able to place handcuffs on her," Grant said.
The Target store is on the second floor of a shopping center at a busy West Hollywood intersection. Shoppers streamed down the stairs and away from the building in a panic.
"People were really scared," said Rachelle Calello, a makeup artist who works in a cosmetic store next to Target. "Who knows if she has a knife or something else?"
A mother holding her baby was stabbed in the neck and was taken to the hospital, where she was in stable condition, Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. The baby was unhurt and all four victims were expected to survive.
One witness said she was shopping for a Mother's Day card when she heard someone screaming, "There is no witness protection program!" as chaos broke out in the store.
Katy Winn, a freelance photographer from West Hollywood, said the woman was yelling at the top of her voice.
"I think I heard (the deputy) telling her to drop to the floor. That's when things got really chaotic and started falling over," Winn said.
Grant was wearing a white T-shirt, camouflage shorts and running shoes so several shoppers mistook him for a gunman, adding to the sense of panic, officials said.
Calmly recounting the events at a news conference Monday, Grant said his training kicked in and he decided not to shoot because he didn't feel his life was in jeopardy.
"Her facial expression was someone who was lost, confused, didn't know exactly where they were," Grant said.
Trawick was arrested with the help of private security guards and held on $1 million bail on suspicion of attempted murder. It was not immediately known if the Antioch woman had an attorney.
Investigators were trying to determine whether Trawick got the knives in the store.
GURU's close friend SOLAR has blasted his former lover after she alleged the two men endured a physically violent relationship - insisting her accusations are "lies" and "cheap shots".
Tasha Denham, who has a child with Solar, came forward with allegations her ex-boyfriend often fought with the late rapper, who died last month (Apr10) after a battle with cancer.
She told HipHopDx.com, "I saw (Guru) punched in the face numerous times with no provocation. It (would just be) that he'd (Solar) get upset with something Guru would say and punch him in the face. I know he knocked a tooth out of Guru's. I know he gave him a black eye (so Guru would) have to wear glasses for photo-shoots and concerts."
But Solar is fuming about the unfounded allegations - accusing Denham of lying about the incidents.
He tells Britain's Conspiracy Radio, "This is from a groupie that has no knowledge of anything about me and Guru. It's unbelievable that they even put her up there. She never lived with Guru. She never knew Guru. She's just making up tales.
"These are just cowards taking cheap shots at a man that's not here anymore and they should be ashamed of themselves."
The star has also blasted Guru's sister Patricia Elam, after she claimed he had an unhealthy hold over his friend and business partner.
He adds, "The crazies are talking now. Trish (Elam) is speaking when Trish and Guru haven't spoken, haven't seen each other in I don't know how long. These are two people that did not get along."
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" currently sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and "Airplanes" — the second single from his The Adventures of Bobby Ray album — has just leapt into the top 10. The Atlanta MC, who already has a video for "Nothin'," just shot a clip for his sophomore single, albeit one that's missing a key component: Paramore's Hayley Williams, who sings the track's hook.
The biggest concert even of the summer has officially announced it's full lineup.
The 2010 Hot 97 Summer Jam will feature Usher Trey Songz, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Gucci Mane, Fabolous, Juelz Santana, DJ Khaled and Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek).
As always, you can expect a few surprise guests to show up as well.
The event will take place at New Jersey's New Meadowlands Sports Complex Arena for the first time following the demolition of Giants Stadium.
Ticket prices range from $40 general admission seats up to $250 for the Platinum Lounge where you will have the chance to mingle with some of the artists before they take the stage.
Head over to Hot97.com for more info.
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The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive
Cam'ron has been a busy man lately.
Besides reconciling with Jim Jones and announcing the possible reunion of the Diplomats, he made a surprise appearance at Converse's Band of Ballers tournament as both "assistant coach" and basketball player, helping the Jones Family squad secure their second consecutive title. Cam's also preparing for the third release in his and DJ Drama's mixtape series, Boss of all Bosses 2.5.
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Busted!
Authorities late Monday night arrested a suspect in the botched plot to bomb Times Square.
Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American who recently returned from a trip to his home country, was nabbed at Kennedy Airport.
Faisal Shazhad
"Mr. Shahzad, an American citizen, was taken into custody at JFK Airport in New York as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai," Attorney General Eric Holder said in an early-morning news conference.
"This investigation is ongoing, as are our attempts to gather useful intelligence, and we continue to pursue a number of leads," the Queens-born Holder said.
"But it's clear that the intent behind this terrorist act was to kill Americans," he told reporters.
The Customs and Border Protection agents at Terminal 4 had Shahzad's name and photo, a source told the Daily News.
"He was looking to get out of the country," a source told The News.
Shahzad, 30, of Connecticut, bought his mobile weapon of mass destruction on craigslist - and paid a 19-year-old college student $1,300 cash for it.
He is believed to have links to international terrorists and was already under surveillance for two days when the feds moved in.
They had hoped he would lead them to other possible suspects but scooped him up at JFK when he looked ready to run.
Shahzad bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that he left in Times Square last Saturday night two weeks ago in a deal without paperwork, sources said.The National Security Agency had also been tracking his cell phone calls, some of which had been made to overseas numbers.
The SUV was packed with enough fuel, fertilizer and explosives to ignite a massive fireball - and kill scores of people.
In Times Square, New Yorkers and tourists alike were thrilled to hear today that Shahzad was now in the hands of the law.
"They did a great job getting this guy so fast," said Diana Suliz, 22, a bartender from the Bronx. "I feel safer now that they've got him."
But she's still worried about the future.
"I'm scared now that this might be part of a bigger terrorism threat. I have a daughter, she's only 9 months old," she said. "I don't want her to have to grow up worrying about terrorists in her own city."
Holder assured New York - and the nation - that law enforcement officials are on the case.
"This investigation is ongoing, it is multifaceted, and it is aggressive," he said. "As we move forward, we will focus on not just holding those responsible for it accountable."
Sources told The News early Tuesday that the feds are tracking three associates who may have helped the suspect
Shahzad tried to cover his tracks when he drove the Pathfinder to Times Square.
The vehicle identification number was defaced, but detectives found it stamped on the engine block and axle to get a lead on the current owner.
NYPD and FBI detectives identified Shahzad after tracking down the previous owner, Peggy Colas of Bridgeport, Conn., sources said. She told investigators she had turned over the keys to the mystery man at a Connecticut mall, sources said.
Peggy Colas
"Of course I'm scared. If I say something and he comes here, then what?" she said from her home earlier Monday night, before Shahzad was arrested. Authorities whisked her away to shield her from the encamped media.
Colas told cops the buyer paid with $100 bills, and he used a bogus name - though his cell phone number worked.When she found out who bought the car, Colas freaked out, posting on her Facebook page: "OMG! I had a crazy day. ... It's official. I have bad luck. ... I hope they find that bastard."
Her family couldn't believe her luck either.
"He came off like a nice guy, I guess," one of Colas' brothers said. "He told my sister, 'I'm going to New York.' He said he needed a car in the city."
As Shahzad was tracked, investigators have also started looking at a Connecticut-based Web site purporting to represent a faction of the Taliban in Pakistan, sources said. The site went up last week, and within 24 hours of the failed bombing was laying claim to an attack on American soil, law enforcement sources said.
The arrest appears to eliminate as a suspect the still-unidentified white man caught by security cameras stripping off a dark shirt to reveal a red one after the SUV was abandoned in Times Square.
The arrest came after a day of fast-moving developments:
- The White House uttered the T-word for the first time in connection with the failed plot that sent a scare through the city.
"I would say that was intended to terrorize, and I would say that whomever did that would be categorized as a terrorist," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
- Motorized traffic into Manhattan slowed to a crawl as officers checked trucks entering the East River tunnels - and gave New Yorkers a jarring flashback to the tense days after the 9/11 attacks.
- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called for federal funding for a midtown surveillance program that would use security cameras and license plate scanners to track every vehicle moving between 34th and 59th Sts.
Inside the Pathfinder, cops found dozens of M-88 firecrackers, three tanks of BBQ-style propane, two red plastic jugs of gasoline and a metal locker densely packed with eight supermarket bags of fertilizer.
The whole shebang was wired to two cheap, yellow, old-fashioned travel alarm clocks set to work in tandem - one to blow up the propane tanks and the other to explode the contents of the locker.
The fertilizer was not explosive-grade and would not have produced the kind of devastation associated with ammonium nitrate bombs - like the one in Oklahoma City in 1995.
But the propane tanks pack an explosive punch that could have shattered windows and done all kinds of damage in Times Square, officials said.
The Pathfinder was parked by "The Lion King" marquee on W.45th St., right next to the 1515Broadway headquarters of Viacom, which owns Comedy Central.
The bombing plot was foiled by two sharp-eyed street vendors who spotted smoke seeping from the SUV just after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and alerted mounted Officer Wayne Rhatigan. He then sounded the alarm.
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02 Rick Ross feat. Jay Z, Pusha T, Kanye West, Fabolous, Lil Wayne & T Pain - Maybach Music 2 (remix)
03 French Montana feat. Big Sean, Nipsey Hussle & Wiz Khalifa - I'm On It
04 Soulja Boy feat. JBar - In Da Club
05 Sean Kingston - #1
06 DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Swizz Beatz & T Pain - All I Do Is Win (remix)
07 J. Futuristic feat. Lloyd - Go Go Go
08 B.o.B - I See Ya
09 B.X.C. - Louder
10 Trae - Quit Callin (Part 2)
11 Cousin Curtis - Drummer Boy
12 T Pain feat. Brainstorm - I Don't Wanna Be (remix)
13 Gyptian feat. MIMS - Hold Yuh (remix)
14 Jason Derulo feat. Mann - Move
15 B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams, Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 & WeB - Airplanes (remix)
16 Fat Joe - I'm Ill (freestyle)
17 Olivia - Next 2 You
18 The Game - I'll Find You
19 Eminem - Not Afraid
20 T.I. - Welcome Back To The Trap
21 Trey Songz - For The Sake Of Love
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Cash Money CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams just took home a fat stack of money after betting $4 million on Floyd Mayweather Jr in his fight this past weekend against Shane Mosely which Mayweather won.
That was small change though compared to his next bet. He plans to put down a cool $10 million on Mayweather again if his fight against Manny Pacquiao can be finalized.
Pacquiao and Mayweather's last fight fell apart because of Manny's refusal to agree to Olympic Style drug testing.
Something tells me this fight will happen though. There's just too much money to be made by both fighter's for it not to.
When it does, expect Birdman to be sitting ringside hoping he can win big again.
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Christina Aguilera's brand-new "Not Myself Tonight" video is certainly jaw-dropping, a three-minute run of barely-there outfits, extended S&M-inspired sequences and a whole lot of guy-on-girl groping.
But in an interview with "Access Hollywood," Aguilera defended the clip, saying that it shows off her wild side, which she's not shying away from just because she's a mother.
"Mama still has to be me," she said. "I never claimed to be a cookie-cutter soccer mom. That's all good for some people. Not for me."
Aguilera — who, in previous interviews, has cited her two-year-old son, Max, as an inspiration for the songs on her upcoming Bionic album — said that she doesn't think the video is inappropriate, and added that just because she's a mother, it doesn't mean that she's not also an artist, one who deals honestly and frankly with the subject of sexuality.
"[Max] is going to grow up in a household where he knows mommy expresses herself artistically and some of that will have to reflect itself sexually too, at times," she said. "He's going to learn to respect the fact that women are allowed to express themselves and not feel shameful about their bodies or their sexuality."
She added that while Max is already a fan of the songs on Bionic (which is due June 4), he's not shy about expressing his allegiance to another of his mother's pop contemporaries.
"He's really into Rihanna," Aguilera said. "And he does say 'Put in mama's song! Put in mama's song!' And then he goes, 'Go cazy! Go cazy!' It's so cute."
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When Damon Dash pulled a Roc-A-Fella chain out of his vault several months ago and presented it to Curren$y, it was just a celebration of their friendship. Now, the chain means much more. Dash is resurrecting Roc-A-Fella Records and plans to make Curren$y's Pilot Talk the label's first new release on June 15.
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During an exclusive sit down with BET.com, Nas broke down his beat selection process, which he's been heavily criticized for throughout his career.
"Well I have a wish list sometimes or I have a dream list of who I would love to work with and wish they would want to get in the studio and do records or whatever," Nas told BET.com. "Then I have my own ideas of being a producer. And what happens is a lot of time goes by with me being indecisive so it winds up with me kind of like doing what I have to do really fast because I played around for so long. Then, the deadlines come."
However, don't think for one second that the Queens lyricist doesn't have his ear to the street. Nas knows exactly where the heat is. "But, you never know who has it, everyone’s got a lot of talent," he shared. "You have Little Brother, you have Drumma Boy. There’s a lot of dudes I like right now. You have DJ Toomp."
Without giving away too much, Esco revealed that he's quietly working with three unspecified beatsmiths. "When I work again, there’s about three different people I been talking to specifically about really doing it, so we’ll figure it out," he offered.
Nas and Damian Marley's "Distant Relatives" hits stores May 18 via Universal Republic/Def Jam Records.
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