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Wiz Khalifa is hopelessly in love with Amber Rose and he isn't afraid to get down on his knees to show it.
That's exactly what the Pittsburgh rapper did the other night at a Nashville concert during a performance of "Roll Up."
Check Wiz out looking like he's ready to go to the alter in the video below.
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MEXICO CITY — Fighting among the Zetas gang and other vicious drug cartels led to the deaths of more than 40 people whose bodies were found in three Mexican cities over a 24-hour span, a government official said Saturday.
At least 20 people were killed and five injured when gunmen opened fire in a bar late Friday in the northern city of Monterrey, where the gang is fighting its former ally, the Gulf Cartel, said federal security spokesman Alejandro Poire.
Body on the floor at club in Monterrey where at least 20 people were murdered
Eleven bodies shot with high-powered rifles were found earlier Friday, piled near a water well on the outskirts of Mexico City, where the gang is fighting the Knights Templar, Poire said. That is an offshoot of the La Familia gang that has terrorized its home state of Michoacan.
Poire said an additional 10 people were found dead early Saturday in various parts of the northern city of Torreon, where the Zetas are fighting the Sinaloa cartel headed by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
"The violence is a product of this criminal rivalry ... surrounding the intent to control illegal activities in a community, and not the only the earnings that come with it, but also with transporting drugs to the United States," Poire said in a news conference.
Poire provided no more details on the killings in Torreon in the border state of Coahuila.
Coahuila state officials said the 10 bodies in Torreon had been mutilated and left in a sports-utility vehicle. Seven of the victims were men and three were women, and all had been killed several days earlier, said Fernando Olivas, a state prosecutor's representative in Torreon.
In Monterrey, 16 people died at the Sabino Gordo bar in the worst mass killing in memory in the northern industrial city, where violence has spiked since the Gulf and Zetas broke their alliance early last year. Four others died later at the hospital and five were injured, said Jorge Domene, security spokesman for the state of Nuevo Leon, where Monterrey is located.
Other downtown businesses closed earlier than usual after news of the massacre broke.
In Valle de Chalco, a working class suburb southeast of Mexico City, a man was found alive among the dumped bodies and was taken to a hospital, said Antonio Ortega, a spokesman for the Mexico State police.
He said some of the bodies were blindfolded and had their hands tied. Poire said one woman was found seriously injured.
State officials said police found another body nearby a few hours later but could not confirm it was related to the mass attack.
Ortega said he didn't know if the victims were shot at the scene or were taken to site.
The capital region has been largely spared the widespread drug violence that grips parts of Mexico.
But some poorer areas of the sprawling metropolis of 20 million people have begun to see killings and decapitations committed by street gangs that are remnants of splintered drug cartels.
In another incident allegedly involving Zetas, the Mexican Navy said Friday it rescued a former mayor of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, who had been kidnapped along with his son. Four alleged Zeta members were arrested at the scene after an anonymous tip informed the navy of former Mayor Humberto Valdez's abduction Thursday, according to the Navy statement.
Poire repeated the government insistence that criminals, not the government's crackdown on organized crime, are causing the violence. More than 35,000 people have died since President Felipe Calderon stepped up the attack on organized crime in 2006, according to official figures. Some groups put the number at more than 40,000.
"The violence won't stop if we stop battling criminals," Poire said. "The violence will diminish as we accelerate our capacity to debilitate the gangs that produce it."
Federal authorities apprehended La Familia's alleged leader in late June, claiming the arrest was a debilitating blow to the gang. Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas was alleged to be the last remaining head of the cartel, whose splinter group, the Knights Templar, continues to fight for control of areas La Familia once dominated.
Mexican authorities also arrested Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, a co-founder of the Zetas drug cartel who is suspected of involvement in the February killing of a U.S. customs agent.
Source: Associated Press
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Jadakiss is about to drop another video in support of his mixtape I Love You (Dedication To My Fans).
The raspy voiced emcee is joined by fast rising newcomer Fred The Godson on this one.
Kidd Kidd, Tony Yayo, Shawty Lo & 50 Cent
Fresh on the heels on inking Shawty Lo to a deal, MTV is reporting that 50 Cent might be adding New Orleans rapper Kidd Kidd to the G-Unit roster.
Kidd Kidd is a former Young Money affiliate and appears on several songs with Lil Wayne. He had been signed to Sha Money XL's Dream Big Ventures, so it's unclear how all of this would work out.
But if the rumors are true it would position G-Unit nicely in the south with artists in Atlanta and the N.O.
Kidd Kidd's first appearance in a G-Unit video will be in Tony Yayo's "Haters", which was just filmed in Atlanta. The video will also feature 50 Cent and Shawty Lo.
Check out a couple of Kidd Kidd's videos below.
Kidd Kidd ft 50 Cent "Better Walk"
Kidd Kidd "From Here"
Kidd Kidd "Platinum"
Kidd Kidd "Big Bankroll"
Eccentric rap collective Odd Future were treated very rudely yesterday [July 9] at Scotland's T In The Park Festival.
NME is reporting that the crowd pelted the band with water bottles during their set.
One of the problems may have been that OFWGKTA front man Tyler, The Creator was confined to a fold out chair the entire show due to a broken foot. Normally Tyler is a stage diving maniac.
After trying to fight back by throwing bottles back at the crowd, the group gave up and cut their set 20 minutes short.
"We ain't playing your motherf*cking game," Left Brain shouted as the group left the stage.
Tyler later joked about the incident on twitter.
One of Casey Anthony's attorneys has come forward to talk about death threats against everyone involved in "tot mom's" acquittal.
Cheney Mason told TMZ that not only is Casey Anthony receiving threats, but so are her lawyers and the jurors.
Mason said his office had gotten "all kinds of threats" including "one we just turned over to law enforcement."
Anthony was acquitted of murdering her 2-year old daughter Caylee. The child was missing for 31 days before Anthony reported her missing.
Anthony was convicted of four counts of lying to law enforcement. She was sentenced to 4 years in prison those crimes. With time already served she will be released July 17.
Hines Ward
Back in May Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis predicted crime would rise if the NFL lockout didn't end soon.
A lot of people laughed off what Lewis had to say as hype from a player wanting the lockout to end soon, but his words are starting to look prophetic.
“Do this research if we don't have a season," he told ESPN. "Watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game,"
The Sporting News just published the names of 19 (now 20) NFL players who have been arrested in the 120 days since the owners locked the players out, as they try to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement.
During the lockout there can't be any contact between the the teams and players. And while no games have been missed yet some players obviously need more structure, even in the off season. Normally teams would have had organized team activities by now. Also players would have been allowed to rehab injuries and workout at team facilities. With those options unavailable players have been left on their own, and some have made bad decisions.
There is some good news on the horizon. The owners and players appear closer than ever to ending the longest ever work stoppage in league history.
The two sides will continue to negotiate a new CBA this week.
Check out the list of NFL players who have been arrested since the lockout began on March 12.
March
13th: Vikings CB Chris Cook (brandishing a handgun)
17th: Raiders OT Mario Henderson (carrying a concealed weapon)
19th: Cowboys DB Bryan McCann (public intoxication)
25th: Packers DL Johnny Jolly (drug possession)
25th: Eagles OT Jason Peters (disturbing the peace)
30th: Buccaneers CB Aqib Talib (aggravated assault with a deadly weapon)
April
3rd: Raiders WR Louis Murphy (drug possession)
4th: Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel (felony theft)
12th: Titans WR Kenny Britt (eluding police, obstruction)
19th: Falcons S William Moore (speeding, driving with suspended license)
May
6th: Chargers LB Antwan Applewhite (drunken driving suspicion)
10th: Buccaneers DE Alex Magee (marijuana possession)
22nd: Bears RB Garrett Wolfe (theft, disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer, resisting arrest with violence)
June
8th: Titans WR Kenny Britt (resisting arrest)
9th: Colts RB Javarris James (drug possession)
16th: Packers CB Brandon Underwood (disorderly conduct)
17th: Seahawks DE Raheem Brock (theft, resisting arrest)
19th: Eagles LB Akeem Jordan (assault and battery)
July
9th: Steelers WR Hines Ward (drunken driving)
**UPDATE** 20th Player Arrested
10th: Bengals CB Adam "Pacman" Jones (disorderly conduct while intoxicated and resisting arrest)
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On the day Isayah Muller should have been celebrating graduating from his Bronx, New York high school, he wound up losing his life over a $200 bottle of cologne.
Isayah and his family were leaving his graduation on June 28 when his father Andre, noticed the bottle of cologne missing, He turns around to confront the parking lot attendants, accusing them of stealing the cologne.
What happens next is all caught on just released camera footage.
Andre is seen arguing with two attendants before completely losing it. He punches one of the attendants in the face, then picks up a snow shovel and attacks them with it.
At that point Isayah got involved in a fight with one of the attendants, who stabbed him in the chest.
His family rushed the 19-year old football star to a clinic, but he died within hours.
When you're the President of the United States being second guessed and criticized comes with the job. And when the country is going through hard economic times, people generally fault the commander-in-chief, fair or not.
Obama is bearing the brunt of the blame for the nations' bad economy. His job approval rating according to Gallup is at 46%, down from 50% in June.
According to statistics gathered by the Wall Street Journal, a president wants to be in the 48% approval range on Election Day to be in a comfort zone. Anything less than that then it gets dicey.
One of Obama's strongest supporters spoke out recently about the criticism he's has been receiving, and gave a surprising answer.
"He's the president, it's fair." Jay-Z told Billboard at his "Watch The Throne" listening party Thursday. "You gotta fix [the country's current climate]. Can't fix it all in one day. Numbers don't lie, it's f*cked up out there. Unemployment is still high."
Actor Matt Damon, who recently jumped off the Obama bandwagon had some not so nice words to say about him on the Piers Morgan show back in March.
"I really think he misinterpreted his mandate," Damon said at the time before criticizing ignoring the poor. "[He] didn't even say the word 'poverty' in his State of the Union address even though you've got millions of people languishing in it."
Seems like some people are cooling on the idea that Obama is going to cure what ails this country. Are they jumping off the bandwagon too soon?
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Drake joined SBTRKT on stage last night (June 8) at their show at the Wrongbar in his hometown of Toronto for a performance of 'Wild Fire.'
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Rihanna really heated things up in Dallas last night at her 'Loud' concert at American Airlines Center.
According to Complex a lighting fixture caught fire right after the singer performed "California King Bed," forcing the shows cancellation.
Fortunately nobody was hurt and Rihanna joked about the incident later on twitter.
I'm amazed at how many audience members stay in their seats clapping and cheering instead of heading for the exits.
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New visuals from the Berkeley, California based god. His latest album 'I'm Gay' was released on June 29.
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Apparently there have been rumors flying around that actress Megan Fox's nearly flawless looking face might not be %100 natural. To prove doubters wrong, the "Jennifer's Body" star released four photos of herself yesterday via Facebook. The pics show her with several different facial expressions displaying wrinkles on her forehead.
Not sure if this will silence the naysayers or not, but she still looks good in my book.
Actor Michael Rapaport stepped out of his comfort zone to direct the documentary "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest.". It was a labor of love for the 41-year old actor, who's been seen in movies like "Bamboozled" and "Small Time Crooks."
A native New Yorker, Rapaport grew up on 80's and 90's hip hop.
"I got kicked out of a lot of schools when I was a kid because I was so disruptive," he told the New York Daily News "All I cared about was basketball, girls, sleeping and hip hop. I would travel out to the Howard Projects in Brownsville to play ball with my best friend and I was exposed to things I never would have experienced on the East Side of Manhattan."
Rapaport's favorite group coming up was A Tribe Called Quest. The Jamaica Queens trio of Phife, Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.
When Rapaport decided to make the documentary about the group he knew it wasn't going to be easy. This would be his directorial debut, but that turned out to be the least of his problems.
Q-Tip refused to give his permission for the film to be released due to creative differences.
"It was brutal making this documentary," says Rapaport. "I wouldn't change it for anything but it took everything out of me. I always knew, though, that I was going to finish making the movie, and once we got accepted to Sundance, there was no stopping me from screening the film there, even if I had to do it out of the trunk of my car."
The film is now showing in New York and Hollywood and will be released to more theaters across the country throughout this month and August.
To see where it will be playing near you click here.
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Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole may be relative newcomers to the rap game, but in a short amount of time both have gained the respect of fans and critics.
The two have paired up for what was previously going to be a mixtape, now Cole says the music they've made so far is headed for an album instead.
"I'm not settling for a mixtape because I feel we're too talented for that and the music we've made so far is too good," Cole told HardKnocksTV. "Right now we've got 4 or 5 bangers. I don't want to waste them. 'HiiiPower' is one of those and [Kendrick] is using that [on his mixtape] 'Section.80.' But I don't want to do that with the others, I want to build. Even if it takes 9-10 months whatever, I feel like the final outcome of that project is something that hip hop needs."
During the rest of the extensive interview Cole talks about the beat he's picked out for the Jay-Z collaboration on his debut album, Wale's new hot record with DJ Toomp, his single "Workout" and more.
Check it out below.
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