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Anthony Gonzalez AllHipHop Reports The former manager for popular Hip-Hop group The Clipse has pleaded guilty to running a $10 million drug conspiracy. Anthony “Geezy” Gonzales, 34, pleaded guilty to distributing over a half-ton of cocaine and over a ton of marijuana during proceedings in U.S. District court on Tuesday (October 6). Gonzales pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana and using, carrying and possessing firearms during and in relation to and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District, Virginia, Gonzales admitted to leading a small, efficient drug distribution ring that employed family members and life long friends. Gonzalez is one of seven defendants charged in the case and is the fifth to plead guilty. The ring began distributing cocaine, marijuana and heroin in 2003 and continued operation until the time Gonzales’ arrest in April of 2009. Four family members, including his mother, wife, sister and aunt have been spared jail time despite handling drugs or money, which was used to buy luxury vehicles, jewelry, several homes and the Encore Lounge. Prosecutors also accused Gonzales of laundering his drug proceeds though his company Soul Providers Management, which was the booking agent for The Clipse.

The brothers were never charged or accused of wrong doing in the case. Gonzales, who will be sentenced to at least 15 years in prison on January 11, has also agreed to cooperate in an investigation into his suppliers. Additionally, Gonzales has agreed to the entry of a nine million dollar monetary judgment.
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Video After The Jump CBCNEWS Reports A race row has exploded in Australia, after staff on a variety show were forced to apologize for a blackface skit parodying the Jackson Five. American performer Harry Connick Jr. was serving as guest judge for a reunion edition of the long-running show Hey Hey It's Saturday Night and voiced his disapproval over the musical skit, performed on Wednesday. The "Jackson Jive" performance featured five men with black makeup smeared over their faces and wearing exaggerated black Afro wigs dancing and singing along with another man, who had stark white makeup smeared over his face and was dressed in a costume reminiscent of Michael Jackson. The men, all doctors, first performed the skit on the show about 20 years ago while they were medical students. New Orleans performer objects Connick Jr., an actor and celebrated musician and bandleader from New Orleans, gave the performers a score of zero and noted that if he had known of it in advance, he wouldn't have agreed to appear on the show. "If they turned up looking like that in the United States ... it'd be like 'Hey, hey there's no more show," the singer said after the skit.

Harry Connick Jr A fellow judge, however, described the group as "very cute" and praised the performance for "great choreography and terrific singing." At the end of the live program, host Daryl Somers apologized to Connick Jr. "I know that to your countrymen, that's an insult to have a blackface routine like that on the show, so I do apologize to you," Somers said. "I know it was done humorously, but we've spent so much time trying to not make black people look like buffoons, that when we see something like that we take it really to heart," the American responded. The Nine Network, which aired the program, apologized for causing offence, as did Anand Deva, the Sydney-based plastic surgeon who led the performers. However, Deva blanched at accusations of racism. "I am an Indian, and five of the six of us are from multicultural backgrounds and to be called a racist…I don't think I have ever been called that ever in my life before," Deva told Australian press. Storm of debate The skit drew criticism from the public and from Australian politicians, as well as provoking a storm of debate online. Some Australians blasted critics as being excessively politically correct and called Connick Jr. a hypocrite, citing (and a circulating a video of) a 1996 appearance on U.S. sketch comedy show MADtv in which he parodied a southern preacher and jokingly promoted one of his albums. However, many others expressed embarrassment over the performance and noted that in the 1996 clip, Connick Jr. is not performing in blackface and that the skit is performed alongside African American comedians and musicians. Blackface — in which Caucasian actors darkened their faces with shoe polish or a similar substance and offered demeaning, stereotyped portrayals of African Americans — was a regular feature of U.S. variety shows dating from the 19th century. However, since the 1950s, such depictions have increasingly been deemed highly offensive and racist.
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Video After The Jump Conan O'Brien staff member Deon Cole found it unfair that every ethnic group besides African Americans had a day to celebrate and do nothing but get drunk. So he felt it was only right to name October 7th as "Black Drinking Day" lmao!
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Video After The Jump The Inquisitr Reports Colton Harris-Moore- also called “Colt”- is known as the “Barefoot Burglar” because he tends to go pillaging shoeless. Colt’s been breaking into vacation homes and watercraft for years, and recently moved up to plane theft. Harris-Moore is 18, but he’s been tangling with the police since he was 12. He’s currently wanted for stealing and crashing some small planes (he taught himself to fly via manuals and simulators), as well as dozens of burglaries in Washington state. But where are the parents? Harris-Moore’s mother spoke to press about her son’s crimes: “I hope to hell he stole those airplanes- I would be so proud,” Pam Kohler told a reporter, noting her son’s lack of training. “But put in there that I want him to wear a parachute next time.” Kohler isn’t Colt’s only fan- a Facebook group has emerged, with nearly 2,600 fans as members and this description: Colton Harris-Moore is Western Washington’s new Jesse James (without the murders). Without a doubt one of the greatest and most notable outlaws to come from an otherwise shitty, boring area. Some of his greatest achievements include the Kamikaze theft and crash landing of 3 airplanes (with no flight training) as well as commandeering a couple boats. Let’s hope that he remains healthy, free and at large for a long time! Fly Colton, Fly! Furthering his folk hero status, police say his thefts center largely around survival tools. And while authorities are confident Colt’s 18 month long crime spree will come to an end, his mother has high hopes for his future: Kohler hopes her son makes his way to a country that won’t extradite him. She said she sometimes talks to him on the phone, but she won’t let on if she knows where he is. “I figure I’ll spend my time with him in a positive way,” she said, “because who knows if he’ll be shot tomorrow?”
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Dr. Dre Wants To Release Detox In 2010

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." Source : MTV
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Videos After The Jump Dipset Capo Jim Jones and DJ Webstar have linked up to release a joint album titled 'The Rooftop'. "She Can Get It" is the lead single. The two harlem natives have a history of making hit records so expect this project to be hot. 'The Rooftop is in stores now, make sure you go out, support and cop it !
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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. Download Here
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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."
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One more for Ne-Yo's impressive résumé. One more superstar the A-tier singer/songwriter has worked with: Ne-Yo sings the hook on 50 Cent's new single, "Baby by Me." "He reached out," Ne-Yo told MTV News. "I always say he did the majority of the heavy lifting. [The song] was pretty much done by the time he sent it to me. He said, 'I just need you to put something on it.' He gave it to me, I wrote my part, sent it back and the rest is history." Ne-Yo says he was surprised that 50 asked him to be on the song, because it sounded great already. "When he first sent me the joint, I was like, 'You don't need me for this,' " the singer said. "I thought the beat was hot, what he was talking about was hot. I just tried to add to the hotness." 50 Cent says Ne-Yo and R. Kelly are the only other artists on the album, and that there is an alternate version of "Baby by Me" with up-and-coming singer JoVan Dais. "The album version of the song was the one where you don't even know the singer," 50 told DJ Whoo Kid over the weekend on Sirius Satellite Radio. "I did the reference in the studio. It's a little more visual. Ne-Yo lightened it up a little bit and made it ready for radio. It works. I gotta sift through and see what I'm gonna put on the album. The Ne-Yo record is a stronger radio version." "Baby by Me" is the latest single from 50's Before I Self Destruct, which lands in stores November 17. Source : MTV
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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 Download Here
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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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