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C-Murder is currently appealing his conviction for murder in the shooting death of 16 year old Steve Thomas at a nightclub.
His brother Percy "Master P" Miller recently called into Houston radio station 97.9 The Box to speak on the Madd Hatta show and gave his opinion on the situation.
P talked about how he changed his life, leaving the thug life behind. He suggests that his brother hadn't made the right decisions by keeping the name C-Murder and not leaving the street life after he found fame.
Right after P finished his phone interview, C-Murder called in to clear the air.
He said his brother is actually hurting his appeal process by the things he's saying about him, by labeling him a gangster.
C-Murder said, "Right now I am in the appeal process of my case and everything is critical and kind of delicate. And what big bro is saying and the type of stuff he's talking about is hurting my case".
C-Murder goes on to say he hasn't talked to his brother in years so when P speaks on him and his case he doesn't know what he's talking about and he wants him to stop.
It's sad to see two brothers not getting along in a situation like this. Let's hope things get better.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – As a younger man, Taiwan's Lin Yu-chun sang for hours on end, trying to get his mind off the sneers he endured because of his portly figure.
The round-faced soprano with the bowl haircut never imagined his voice would one day transform him into an international sensation.
But now, he is being compared to Britain's Susan Boyle, the plain-looking 48-year-old who shot to stardom after singing "I Dreamed a Dream" on "Britain's Got Talent."
Lin's Whitney Houston-like rendition of "I Will Always Love You" on Taiwan's "Avenue to Stardom" talent show last Friday has already racked up some 1.3 million views on YouTube, and the number is climbing fast.
For the 24-year-old with the disparaging nickname of "Little Fatty," the event has been a life-changer.
"I now have more confidence in pursuing a singing career," Lin told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "You don't have to be a good-looking man or woman to succeed. Just be yourself and try your best."
Lin said he had long suffered from a lack of self-confidence because of his plain looks and rotund figure.
"Being fat draws a lot of mockery in our society," he said.
To cope with the pain of his exclusion, he locked himself in his room and sang along with the songs of Celine Dion and Mariah Carey.
But the artist who really grabbed him was Houston — particularly the song "I Will Always Love You," from the soundtrack to the 1992 film "The Bodyguard."
"I played it again and again even though my parents couldn't stand it any more and asked me to stop," Lin said.
Lin has had a bumpy start to stardom.
After graduating from college last year, he failed to make much of an impression on another Taiwanese talent show, where judges criticized both his looks and his high-pitched voice.
"One said I should instead pursue the career of a comedian, and another questioned whether it was right for a man to sing soprano," he said.
Now all that is behind him.
"(The show) has reinvigorated me," he said.
Still, Lin said, he is doing his best not to let his new found fame go to his head.
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One of the funniest comedians in the business Martin Lawrence stopped by Jimmy Kimmel's show.
Martin was on a roll as he talked about the Obama's listening to Al Green in The White House and the President's white side coming out when he dances.
Check out the rest of the hilarious interview below.
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Robin Thicke became a father earlier this week when his wife Paula Patton gave birth to their first child, a boy named Julian Fuego. The R&B crooner told Rap-Up TV that he’s not looking for his son to follow in his musical footsteps. Instead, he wants him to follow in larger footsteps—size 14 to be exact.
“I hope he’s Kobe Bryant. I’d really like it if he could play basketball very well,” said Thicke. “Like Tiger Woods, I’mma have him shooting that ball at two years old. I’mma have him focused.”
Source: Rap-Up
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Gregory Giusti's 83-year-old mother had not heard that her son had been arrested, but she told ABC7 he has a history of mental problems. She does not think he would be capable of carrying out the threat; he has never owned a gun, and she blames Fox News for getting her son worked up.
Giusti was arrested Wednesday afternoon for threatening Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi over recent healthcare legislation.
"Greg frequently gets in with a group of people that have really radical ideas and that are not consistent with myself or the rest of the family, which gets him into problems," Eleanor Giusti said. "I say Fox News, or all of those that are really radical, and he, that's where he comes from."
Giusti, 48, has a long history of encounters with law enforcement.
In 2004, Giusti was convicted of criminal threats. The San Mateo District Attorney's office says he was trying to evade the fare on a Caltrain, and when the conductor tried to kick him off, Giusti started yelling and threatening the conductor's life. As a result, Giusti was sentenced to one year in county jail and three years supervised probation. He was also ordered to undergo mental health counseling.
There is also a lawsuit filed in February by Hamilton Square Baptist Church in San Francisco. It says, "Giusti has engaged in and continues to engage in a campaign of harassment" against people at the church.
Giusti also has a record of skipping out on his BART fares and causing disruptions. BART sued him in 1996.
He also has two convictions in San Francisco for welfare fraud and petty theft from 1992.
According to ABC7 legal analyst Dean Johnson, there is a point at which free speech ends and a threat begins.
"Communicating a threat with the intent that it be taken seriously is one of those types of speech that is simply not protected," Johnson said. "Even under state law, as well as the federal law that applies here, there are crimes that are based on threatening another individual, you simply cannot do that."
Eleanor Giusti also told ABC7 she talked to her son earlier in the day -- apparently before the arrest. He asked about his niece and nephew and acted as though nothing was going on.
The FBI told ABC7 Giusti will be booked into San Francisco County Jail to spend the night, before appearing in federal court Thursday morning.
Source: KGO-TV
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After Monday night's kickoff in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, Drake's Away From Home Tour is under way. The outing lasts until the end of May, so fans of the 23 year-old performer have ample time to catch and opening acts Francis and the Lights and K-OS on the road. But what about his family from Young Money?
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"I thought it was a move for women and men and children who feel they weren't good enough," Erykah Badu said Thursday (April 8) about her controversial video for "Window Seat." " 'This is just me, I'm good enough.' I felt it was important enough to do. More pros than cons."
By now, you have probably heard about or seen "Window Seat" for yourself. In the video, which was released on Badu's Web site a couple of Saturdays ago at 3:33 a.m., she goes nude to promote individuality and is shot in the head once all her clothes are off. She falls to the ground near the same grassy knoll where President Kennedy was shot in downtown Dallas in 1963. Instead of blood, animated words that spell out "groupthink" leak from her head on the sidewalk.
The singer said she received support from women such as Jill Scott, Mo'Nique, Angela Davis and Kim from Matt and Kim (the duo's clip for "Lessons Learned" inspired "Window Seat") as well as other celebrity fans. Badu knew the clip would cause a stir.
"I know it was a shocking thing I did," she said. "I expected it to provoke dialogue, and it's an important statement to make. It's about freeing oneself of the layers and layers of things that we have learned as Americans in this country. At the point of becoming naked and individual and free, either you're assassinated spiritually or mentally by the group or worse. The words coming out of my head after I was figuratively and literally assassinated was 'groupthink.' Groupthink is a term coined by Irving Janis, 1972. It pretty much states what happens when a character or person is ostracized for thinking out of what the consensus is. He or she is pretty much thinking [more] with a heart than with loyalty. It's an important thing. It's art. It's performance art."
As much support as she got from friends, family and fans, Badu said certain media outlets lambasted her.
"Art is supposed to spark dialogue and ring an awakening of some sort," she maintained, "especially if it is impactful and powerful. I didn't expect to be demonized, but I did expect to spark that sort of dialogue.
"I put it out on my site at 3:33 a.m. What are the odds that it would spread like that?" she added. "It's something much bigger than me. And it's not over yet. There are many layers to that. You can peel back one or peel back many."
The Grammy winner said she first thought of the idea to go nude in "Window Seat" while in the studio. She started researching nudity in art and came across the Matt and Kim video for "Lessons Learned." She came up with the treatment for "Window Seat" and chose directors Coodie and Chike from Creative Control. The singer said she directed the video and loved the way Coodie and Chike shot. She hopes to work with them again on many projects.
"It was real," she said about shooting on St. Patrick's Day in Dealey Plaza in Dallas. "We only had one take to do it. It was done in one minute and 22 seconds. We sped the music up really fast in order to give it the slow-motion feel. I was walking really fast. Like a brisk jog/walk. I was nude for about 15 seconds of that. It was a brave thing to do. I had a chance to confront a lot of fears in that moment."
Even while shooting and knowing they had only one chance to get things right, Badu had second thoughts. You see in the video there's a part where she goes to unzip the zipper in her hoodie and stops before taking a few more steps and finally unzipping it.
"The first unzip was 'OK.' The backup was 'Should I do this?' " she explained. "Afterwards, after it was all over, we ran."
Although she made a getaway, Badu was charged with disorderly conduct last week and fined $500. The singer said she has not received the paperwork from police yet.
Source: MTV
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The singer said she received support from women such as Jill Scott, Mo'Nique, Angela Davis and Kim from Matt and Kim (the duo's clip for "Lessons Learned" inspired "Window Seat") as well as other celebrity fans. Badu knew the clip would cause a stir.
"I know it was a shocking thing I did," she said. "I expected it to provoke dialogue, and it's an important statement to make. It's about freeing oneself of the layers and layers of things that we have learned as Americans in this country. At the point of becoming naked and individual and free, either you're assassinated spiritually or mentally by the group or worse. The words coming out of my head after I was figuratively and literally assassinated was 'groupthink.' Groupthink is a term coined by Irving Janis, 1972. It pretty much states what happens when a character or person is ostracized for thinking out of what the consensus is. He or she is pretty much thinking [more] with a heart than with loyalty. It's an important thing. It's art. It's performance art."
As much support as she got from friends, family and fans, Badu said certain media outlets lambasted her.
"Art is supposed to spark dialogue and ring an awakening of some sort," she maintained, "especially if it is impactful and powerful. I didn't expect to be demonized, but I did expect to spark that sort of dialogue.
"I put it out on my site at 3:33 a.m. What are the odds that it would spread like that?" she added. "It's something much bigger than me. And it's not over yet. There are many layers to that. You can peel back one or peel back many."
The Grammy winner said she first thought of the idea to go nude in "Window Seat" while in the studio. She started researching nudity in art and came across the Matt and Kim video for "Lessons Learned." She came up with the treatment for "Window Seat" and chose directors Coodie and Chike from Creative Control. The singer said she directed the video and loved the way Coodie and Chike shot. She hopes to work with them again on many projects.
"It was real," she said about shooting on St. Patrick's Day in Dealey Plaza in Dallas. "We only had one take to do it. It was done in one minute and 22 seconds. We sped the music up really fast in order to give it the slow-motion feel. I was walking really fast. Like a brisk jog/walk. I was nude for about 15 seconds of that. It was a brave thing to do. I had a chance to confront a lot of fears in that moment."
Even while shooting and knowing they had only one chance to get things right, Badu had second thoughts. You see in the video there's a part where she goes to unzip the zipper in her hoodie and stops before taking a few more steps and finally unzipping it.
"The first unzip was 'OK.' The backup was 'Should I do this?' " she explained. "Afterwards, after it was all over, we ran."
Although she made a getaway, Badu was charged with disorderly conduct last week and fined $500. The singer said she has not received the paperwork from police yet.
Source: MTV
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Chris Rock is promoting his new movie 'Death At A Funeral'.
In this hilarious interview Chris joked about Tiger Woods and black men being powerless to white women with big butts.
They also talked about Health Care Reform a lot more.
'Death At A Funeral' opens April 16.
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After news hit the net yesterday that Lil Wayne had picked up a job in jail, fans rallied in support of the Young Money head for taking on a new responsibility. Now however it seems that the support may have been misguided.
As previously reported Us Weekly published an "exclusive interview" with his ex-wife Antonia Toya Carter confirming that Wayne had a job in Riker's Island monitoring inmates on suicide watch.
Now however Toya claims that the story is completely false.
Toya completely denies ever doing an interview with the publication and ranted about the false story on Twitter saying,
“Good morning tweethearts....I'm angry this morning. Who told US weekly to say I told them Wayne have a job...I never said that to them...people r Crazy!
Adding insult to injury, when asked by a fan if she ever did an interview with the publication she responded simply,
“Never did.”
Someone's lying here and I'm willing to bet it's not Toya.
SMH….no integrity.
Source: HipHopWired
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Fergie, ELLE's May cover girl speaks on fame, gossip, and her relationship with Josh
On curbing her appetite: “I’m not going to lie: There are times I play mind tricks on myself, like that the french fries are poison. With desserts, I’ll let myself have just one bite, but I’ll look like a freak when I’m eating it, like when I did Duncan Hines commercials as a kid, just savoring every morsel.”
On criticism from gossipmongers: “It has hurt me in the past when people say things like how ‘fugly’ I am or how horrible I look. I’ve had to learn not to give it such a high priority in life…. Look, when you’re trying to juggle all of this in your life, sometimes you’re not going to look perfect. I don’t have time to get a facial every couple of days.”
On having high expectations: “For my album, I wanted to arrive at the MTV Awards in a British buggy on hydraulics. It didn’t quite work out that way, but, yes, I have all these big, huge dreams.”
On her relationship style: “I’m a relationship girl, a romantic. When I was younger, I used to be the cheater. I’m not talking about going all the way—I wasn’t doing that in high school! But I’d have boyfriends, and then spring break would come around and I’d be a little bit naughty.”
On marriage to Josh Duhamel: “You grow a deeper love for each other, besides the initial lust and falling in love and all of that. You come to know each other a lot better, you grow together, and it makes you love each other that much deeper.”
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Street Gangs TV caught up with Philly rhyme slanger Kurupt on the set of his new video "In Gotti We Trust".
The Kingpin speaks on how he linked up with Snoop Dogg, his growth as an artist and businessman in the industry.
He says his goal is to show people that the West Coast isn't all about gang banging.
Kurupt's new album 'Streetlights' is in stores April 20.
1. Intro 2. I'm Burnt (Feat. Problem) 3. Questions (Feat. Uncle Chucc) 4. In Gotti We Trust (Feat. Xzibit) 5. Face Down (Feat. Tone, J Black & Terrace Martin) 6. Blame It On U (Feat. Rell) 7. Yessir 8. All That I Want (Feat. Snoop Dogg & J.Black) 9. I'm Drunk (Feat. J.Black) 10. Scrape (Feat. Terrance Martin, Virginia Slim & Big Tri) 11. Riot In The Club 12. I'm The Man (Feat. J.Black) 13. I...
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Ice Cube is building a nice buzz for his new album 'I Am The West'
Here we catch Cube filming the video for the first single "I Rep That West"
The video sees Cube literally going all over the west, even back to 1864, the days of real cowboys where Don Mega goes to commit a robbery.
Looks like it's gonna come out dope. 'I Am The West' in stores July 13.
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LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Singer Whitney Houston was released from a Paris hospital on Wednesday after suffering a respiratory infection and she called media reports that she was using drugs again "ridiculous."
After being hospitalized in Paris on Tuesday under doctor's orders, Houston told People magazine she is looking forward to returning to the stage after postponing several dates on the European leg of her concert tour.
"I'm feeling great," she said. "I'm just ready to move on and continue my world tour."
Houston, 46, is expected to retake the stage on April 13 in Birmingham, England, and continue touring through June.
"My health is terrific, but this is a time when I get a lot of allergies ," she told People.
Houston had been due to perform in Manchester, England, on April 8 and 9 but the shows were rescheduled for June 16 and 17. Her show in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 11 was moved to May 1.
She already had postponed a concert in Paris on Tuesday, delaying the European leg of a world tour that received a rocky reception in Asia and Australia.
Houston, one of the top selling U.S. female vocalists of all time, launched a comeback last year after battling drug addiction and released "I Look To You," her first studio album in seven years that topped the U.S. and other charts.
But her performance during her "Nothing but Love" world tour in Australia was panned by some critics and some fans walked out, complaining she was off key, out of breath and looked exhausted.
The negative reports and postponed concerts in Europe led some tabloids to speculate that Houston had relapsed into drug use. She called that "ridiculous."
"At this point, I just don't respond," she told People. "I don't even read it."
Source: Yahoo
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An Alabama dog owner tries to get his dog to obey him, but the dog has a mind of it's own.
Listen as the owner tries to give Joby the hardheaded mutt orders in the deepest Alabama twang ever.
This is mad funny
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Rihanna wowed the American Idol crowd last night (April 7).
The Barbadian beauty dressed in a skin tight black catsuit performed her new single "Rockstar 101".
She even picked up a guitar at one point. It was only for show, but it was still a good effect..
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The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive
It's been a while since we had Curtis Jackson around these parts in Mixtape Daily. Our fellow Queens native has been on the road for a while, making movies and touring overseas. While hollering at our colleagues at MTV UK, Fif revealed that he wants his Black Magic album to drop before summer is over — oh, and the title has nothing to do with witchcraft.
Not everyone is gaga over Lady Gaga. M.I.A. is not holding her tongue about the pop superstar in a new interview.
“People say we’re similar, that we both mix all these things in the pot and spit them out differently, but she spits it out exactly the same,” the “Paper Planes” hitmaker told NME magazine. “None of her music’s reflective of how weird she wants to be or thinks she is.”
Both artists are signed to Interscope Records, but that didn’t stop M.I.A. from lambasting her labelmate. “She models herself on Grace Jones and Madonna, but the music sounds like 20-year-old Ibiza music, you know? She’s not progressive, but she’s a good mimic. She sounds more like me than I fucking do! That’s a talent and she’s got a great team behind her, but she’s the industry’s last stab at making itself important—saying, ‘You need our money behind you, the endorsements, the stadiums.’ Respect to her, she’s keeping a hundred thousand people in work, but my belief is: Do it yourself.”
While the Oscar-nominated rapper, who will release her third album this summer, admitted visuals were important, don’t expect to see her dancing in a prison yard or decked out in caution tape. “It’s not like Haus of Gaga,” she laughed. “Me blindfolded with naked men feeding me apples and shit.”
Gaga wasn’t M.I.A.’s only victim. Ke$ha also bore the brunt of her comments. “I’m more concerned by how someone like Ke$ha can so blatantly copy [electro-rapper] Uffie,” she said. “Everyone’s fine with it. Not a fucking lawsuit in sight.”
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