London Mail Reports
Most people would provoke a shudder by dressing up as a pregnant nun for Halloween.
But when it is 'Octomum' Nadya Suleman and she also disguises her eight babies as little devils, the shudder becomes more of a convulsion.
The mother of fourteen - including her octuplets born in January this year - poked fun at herself as she headed out with her eight IVF babies to celebrate Halloween.
The effort of thinking up eight different costumes for the babies was apparently too much for her, however, as she dressed them all the same - as little red devils.
Complete with two giant prams draped in spider webs, the familiy made for a bizarre sight as they headed out for some trick or treating in La Habra, California, in the run up to Halloween this week.
Ms Suleman is poised to star in her own reality TV show after the saga over her babies' controversial birth
The unemployed single mother faced a backlash after the birth of her babies in January when she and the doctors who treated her were criticised for going ahead with the pregnancy.
The babies, born in California, were only the second set of octuplets in America to survive for more than a few hours after birth.
All eight babies are believed to be doing well.
SixShot.com Reports
The driver of a vehicle involved in an Ohio gun battle that killed a member of the rapper T.I.'s entourage during a wild highway chase has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges.
Forty-one-year-old Padron Thomas was initially charged with murder. But he struck a deal with prosecutors that allowed him to plead to lesser charges in exchange for testifying in December against his brother, who pulled the trigger.
A judge on Wednesday scheduled a sentencing hearing for Nov. 17. Thomas faces 10 years in prison. He's already serving 17 years on unrelated federal drug charges.
Thomas's younger brother, Hosea Thomas, was sentenced to 66 years in prison for shooting Philant Johnson in May 2006 after a T.I. concert in Cincinnati.
Three others were injured in the shooting. T.I. wasn't hurt.
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7NewsBelize Reports
As we reported at the top of the news, Jamal Shyne Barrow – or Moses Michael Leviy, as he is now known is in Belize tonight. He was deported today after 9 years in a maximum security prison in New York. And so what did Shyne do in his first hours of freedom after 9 years in jail? Well he visited the Princess Royal Youth Hostel on the Western Highway. He went there to give residents a motivational visit. He told them they were his priority and that’s why instead of going to the hotel, before eating, and even showering – he went there because he knows what they are going through. And he should, because as Shyne explained, he spent two years in a youth facility. Keith Swift has that story.
Keith Swift Reporting,
The convoy of SUVs rolled into the Youth Hostel compound at 4 pm. That is when we got the first good look at the unassuming rap star as he jumped out of the Ford Excursion and casually walked to the diner area – stopping on the veranda to embrace and talk to Youth Hostel residents.
From there he headed into the dining room which is where the taping stop. He didn’t allow us to film the exchange with students. But it took about 15 minutes – and he spoke to residents about the mistakes he made.
Keith Swift,
“You just met Shyne, how do you feel?”Ian Wade, Resident – Youth Hostel“Well I nuh feel no way because he is a Belizean like we and he gaan dah foreign, he gaan do ih lil rapping and he got caught up, just like how we get caught up. Like he said, all of us make mistakes.”Keith Swift,
“Is this advice that you’ll follow?”
Ian Wade,“Yeah because he gave some positive choice and some good advice for the youths.”Keith Swift,
“Will you follow the advice he gave you?”
Rigoberto Garcia, Resident – Youth Hostel"Yes, that everybody makes mistakes and everybody learn from your mistake too.”Keith Swift,“How do you feel about the fact that as he told you guys, this is the first place he came?”Rigoberto Garcia,"Well that makes me feel soft hearted because the man just came out of jail and he came to see we.”
We were allowed to begin filming at the end of the meeting which is when he was posing for pictures with residents – and just about anyone who wanted one. The Chief Supervisor at the Youth Hostel Glenda Mae Martinez hopes the impression Shyne left on these students will be long lasting.
Glenda Mae Martinez, Chief Supervisor – Youth Hostel“This is an opportunity for our residents in our care to recognize that in life we make mistakes but you don’t lay down and die. I want them to take time and reflect tonight on what happened today and where do we want to go from here. Youths in our care, all they need is guidance and I am sure that Shyne will be a very good motivator for them. So let us see where this will take us but we will try to get the best result from this.”
Keith Swift,
“So you see him as being an example of what not to do?”Glenda Mae Martinez,“Definitely.”
And at the end of it, Shyne jumped back into his SUV and left. He promised residents that he’ll be back.
Shyne left the Youth Hostel and headed to the Radisson Hotel. His legal advisor Professor Charles Ogletree will address the media when he arrives on Saturday.
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Video After The Jump50 Cent teams up with Danny Dyer to cause some trouble in crime thriller 'Dead Man Running.' In his British movie debut, 50 gives the lowdown on playing a violent gangland loan shark. The movie opens October 30th in the UK.
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Chace Infinite Of Self Scientific drops this long awaited mixtape to keep fans satisfied until a full SS album is ready. Anything Chace spits on is fire so make sure you cop this. Download link belowDownload HereRead more…
Tracklist:
01 Swag Surfin’
02 Ice Cream Paint Job
03 D.O.A.
04 Interlude
05 Wasted
06 Watch My Shoes
07 Break Up f. Gudda Gudda & Short Dawg
08 Banned From TV
09 Throw It In The Bag (rmx)
10 I Think I Love Her f. Tyga & Shanell
11 Interlude 2
12 Wetter
13 I’m Good f. T-Streets
14 Make Her Say f. Jae Millz
15 Run This Town
16 I Gotta Feeling
17 Outro
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Rap-Up Reports
Chris Brown returned to the stage on Tuesday (Oct. 27) at Power 105.1’s Powerhouse ’09 concert for the first time since pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna. Despite technical difficulties, the pop star braved the rain and thrilled the audience with his new single “I Can Transform Ya” with Swizz Beatz, wearing a Michael Jackson “Thriller”-inspired outfit.
Keri Hilson, Mario, Ryan Leslie, Fabolous, Trey Songz, Jim Jones, Omarion, and The-Dream also performed at the New York radio station’s annual show at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J.
Video After The JumpBBC Radio 4's Today presenter Evan Davis speaks to 50 Cent about how overcoming your fears can help you get ahead in business. 50's book, The50th Law is currently on the New York Times Best Seller's List and is available at local book stores everywhere. His new album "Before I Self Destruct" drops November 23rd.
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NY Daily News Reports
A "desperate" Philadelphia Phillies fan was arrested for offering to exchange sex for tickets to see her beloved team play the Yankees, investigators said.
Cops say Susan Finkelstein, 43, posted a pleading ad on craigslist saying she needed two tickets to baseball's biggest game.
"DESPERATE BLONDE NEEDS WS TIX!" the ad was headlined.
"Diehard Phillies fan - gorgeous tall buxom blonde - in desperate need of two World Series Tickets," she allegedly wrote.
Describing the price as "negotiable," she ended the ad flirtatiously: "I'm the creative type! Maybe we can help each other!"
Bucks County Public Safety Director Fred Harran said an officer with the special investigations unit spotted the ad and set up a meeting with Finkelstein at a local bar.
The officer told her he and his brother had tickets to sell.
Finkelstein offered to perform sex acts on both of them, saying, "Well, I'd rather have two tickets, and I could take care of both of you."
"There was no confusion at all," Harran said. "She was pretty explicit in what she was going to trade."
Finkelstein is charged with a misdemeanor count of prostitution. No one answered her home phone yesterday, but she posted on Facebook that she "is wondering about the integrity of our 'police.'"
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Posted by Mr.I Get It on October 28, 2009 at 7:58am
MTV ReportsFans will have to wait an extra day to catch Jay-Z and Alicia Keys teaming up for a performance of their Big Apple anthem, "Empire State of Mind," at the World Series. It was announced on Tuesday (October 27) that the duo will now be performing their ode to NYC before the game's first pitch on Thursday instead of Wednesday, as originally planned, when the Yankees play the Phillies in the Series."The performance was changed due to the forecast for inclement weather for Wednesday, October 28," a joint statement from Jay-Z and Major League Baseball reads. "Staging for the performance could adversely impact the field if it is wet, creating damaged and unsafe playing conditions.While there was no comment from Jay in the statement, we expect he'll be just as pumped to perform on Thursday. "First of all, the new [Yankee] Stadium — it's the Yankees and it's game one of the World Series," Jay, an avid Yankee fan, told MTV News on Monday. "I'm beyond excited about it, and on top of that, it's a New York record. It's a record that pays homage to New York [and which was also performed at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards]. The timing of that couldn't be better."Jay had expected to perform at the World Series for some time, he just had to be sure that his hometown team was definitely going to the Series."The whole time we knew we had the performance," Jay joked. "We knew we had the performance last week. I think it was 3-1 [in favor of the Yankees] at the time. [The Yankees] lost that game to make it 3-2. I was like, 'Man!' I had to come in [the stadium] with the stage and all that. I was like, 'Man, these guys gotta come on.' It was almost selfish."
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Posted by Mr.I Get It on October 28, 2009 at 7:37am
www.ballerstatus.comGucci Mane is gearing up for the release of his first major label album, The State Vs. Radric Davis, due in stores in December.The album follows a slew of independent releases, mixtapes and features over the past few years, which has upped his stock and landed him at #6 on MTV's "Hottest MCs in the Game" list this year.MTV said of Gucci: "No artist this year has more effectively merged the underground with the mainstream. He's broken through in '09 and shined through the clouds of controversy that have continued to dampen his career."2009 has been a very busy year for the Atlanta native. His popularity has landed his on four Top 20 singles this summer including Mario's "Break Up," Trey Songz' "LOL" featuring Soulja Boy, and landing the feature on Mariah Carey's "Obsessed" remix, as well as his first single "Wasted."He also boasts more than 150 songs on over 40 different mixtapes and albums.Despite his success, Gucci Mane remains true to his underground cult following, who continue to demonstrate their devotion to the battle-tested hero. His set-up single, "Wasted" featuring Plies (with OJ Da Juiceman on the remix), is the rapper's most successful single to date. It has earned over 15 million plays on MySpace, and is currently the #5 most streamed song on all of MySpace.(Watch the official video for "Wasted" right here Icon - Video)Gucci's next single from the new album is "Spotlight," featuring Usher.While Gucci continues to release mixtapes, including his latest The Cold War series (available over at MixtapePass.com), the new album will contain ALL new, never-before-heard music, both mainstream and for the street, he promises.Gucci Mane first shot ontoo the scene in 2005 with his smash single, "So Icey" featuring Young Jeezy, off his debut album, Trap House. Disputes over the song's rights resulted in a well-publicized and deadly beef between the two artists and would be the source of legal headaches for years to come. His follow-up album, Back to the Trap House, spawned the hit "Freaky Gurl," which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks.Now, we have The State Vs. Radric Davis, due in stores December 8th.
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As big as it gets: Jay-Z won the BET Hip-Hop Awards' MVP of the Year trophy, beating Lil Wayne, Drake, T.I. and Kanye West. Hov also opened the show with a performance of "As Real as It Gets" with Young Jeezy. Taped earlier this month in Atlanta and aired Tuesday night (October 27), the ceremony showcased the hip-hop nation, from the New Boyz to OGs like Jigga.
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'Despite my past and stuff like that, I appreciate all of y'all,' Brown tells fans at the New Jersey concert, which also featured Fabolous and The-Dream.EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Chris Brown is getting back to the music. After making headlines this year for his February assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, Brown made serious movement in his musical comeback on Tuesday (October 27) with the premiere of his "I Can Transform Ya" video and a headlining performance at Power 105.1's Powerhouse '09 concert.Incidentally, the New York radio station hosted a comeback show for R. Kelly when he was facing legal woes back in 2003. Much like Kelly six years ago, the Powerhouse fans embraced Brown with cheers and singing of their own.After openers The-Dream, Fabolous, Day26, Trey Songz, Keri Hilson and Mario, Brown had his spotlight. Most of the opening acts were eager to see Chris get back to where he belongs: entertaining. Instead of taking off after their performances, you could see Hilson, Songz and Day26 by the side of the stage waiting to see what Brown would do."Chris is a performer. In spite of all that's been going on in his personal life, he's gonna get out there and perform," Songz said before Brown hit the stage. "I'm confident in that. As a friend, as a brother, I wanna see him go out there and shut it down. I believe everybody deserves a second chance. In God's eyes, none of us are perfect, and he forgives us every day. He deserves a second chance, and I commend Power 105 for giving it to him."There was an immediate roar in the crowd as Brown came out in a black-and-red jacket that looked like a futuristic version of what Michael Jackson wore in the "Thriller" video. Brown wasted no time in getting to his new material, starting with "I Can Transform Ya." Chris began at the back of the stage with his dancers, who were all dressed in black up to their face-covering motorcycle helmets. Brown started singing and walking to the front of the stage, where Swizz Beatz also emerged to rap the song's hook."Wall to Wall" followed, with more high-powered dancing. In the middle of the record, Brown's DJ played Jay-Z's "On to the Next" during a choreographed breakdown. Leg kicks, krumping, slides — Brown's arsenal seems to have expanded."Gimme That" was next, and Brown reminded the crowd that he's getting older on the opening lyric: "The young boy now is 20." Shortly after, Brown's DJ asked him how he felt. The singer let the music speak for him as the Clipse's "I'm Good" came on.Brown and two backup dancers walked from the back to the front of the stage with a bop and arms folded. They leaned to the left on the song's chorus, leaned to the right, then they all dropped down low. "Yo" came next, followed by "Take You Down." The latter was Brown in full heartthrob mode. Brown didn't last the entire record without ripping off of his black tank top. The ladies voiced their approval with screams.Juelz Santana came out as special guest to debut his new single with Brown, "Back to the Crib." Next, Brown slowed the tempo and had thousands of backup singers in the crowd on his hit "With You.""Are y'all glad Chris is back doing shows?" Brown's DJ asked the audience. The fans screamed with praise.Brown finally spent some time speaking to the audience after they sang Jordin Sparks' parts on "No Air." "Despite my past and stuff like that, I appreciate all of y'all," he said. His words were barely audible because of the cheering.The singer also promised to be a better man. "How long we gonna do this for? We gonna do this forever!" he also promised.Of course, "Forever" closed the show."It was dope. I loved it," Omarion said after the show. "It's amazing to be able to come out and support my peers. Chris came and did his thing, all the time. Yeah, CB, he's ready. He's right and he's ready. It's time.""Excuse my French, but that mutha----in' boy killed that sh--!" Polow Da Don exclaimed after watching Brown. "The energy was crazy. You could tell that's something that's missing in the game. He's the absolute truth. He's the future."Earlier in the night, Mario paraded out a host of surprises during his short set. Maino came out for "All the Above," then Red Cafe joined the party with "Hottest in the Hood." Jim Jones later came out for "We Fly High." Jones was joined by DJ Webstar for "Dancin' on Me." Finally, Sean Garrett came out for the smash "Break Up."Keri Hilson, the lone female on the bill, lit up the mic with "Turnin' Me On," "Knock You Down" and Timbaland's "The Way I Are." Trey Songz was combustible with his hits "Successful" and "I Invented Sex."
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Video After The JumpRakim breaks his silence and gives his opinion on Nas's song 'Unauthorized Biography of Rakim' off of the Street's Disciples cd. Interestingly enough, Ra says Nas has never reached out to him to this day to explain why he did the song which makes him think the QB mc may have had an "angle" for doing the joint. The one thing that is clear from this interview is Rakim didn't appreciate having intimate details of his life revealed on record. Especially by someone he has no relationship with, business or otherwise.
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Posted by Mr.I Get It on October 27, 2009 at 5:03pm
www.rapbasement.comA new snippet of a track called "Strong Enough" from 50 Cent's upcoming "Before I Self Destruct" album has landed online confirming rumors that the G-Unit general takes shots at former G-Unit members Young Buck and The Game. In the snippet, 50 explains why the five-member group was slimmed down to three. "That Big Poppa, I'lll send your monkey a** to see Allah," Fif raps. "These n*ggas ain't strong enough, they money ain't long enough, when they bump heads with me...When I say I'll kill ya, I'll kill ya/As a kid I wasn't fittin' in/Special Ed kid in the back on Riddelin' -- Hooptie all f*cked up/Pockets all f*cked up/Now n*gga what's up?/I'm rich now, n*ggas know about my dividends -- Crib the size of a New York City clock now/Okay, okay, try me and get shot down/I'm like a Zebra, I got so many stripes/I'm the f*cking general/I run my ciick right/There was five of us, all of us millionaires/Now one's a junkie and one's a f*cking queer/Now it's three of us/That's the way it started..."In related news, the trailer for "Before I Self Destruct," the movie with the same name as 50's upcoming album, recently also hit the internet. The film is included with 50 Cent's new album in a dexlue edition50 Cent - Disses Young Buck & The Game On New Album Track50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct (Move Trailer)
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EarthTimes Reports
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NEW YORK, NY -- 10/27/09 -- E1 Music is excited to announce the release of "The Avon Barksdale Story - Legends of the Unwired" -- in March 2010. This gripping film won Best Docudrama at this year's NY International Independent Film & Video Festival and reveals the raw truth about death, drugs, and violence in the streets of Baltimore, MD. In "The Avon Barksdale Story," the real Nathan Avon "Bodie" Barksdale tells all to actor Wood Harris, who played his on screen character in HBO's critically acclaimed series "The Wire."
"The Wire" was based on the lives of real gangsters. "The Avon Barksdale Story" is the first to chronicle the actual lives of these real people. Barksdale's real name, Nathan Avon Barksdale, and his nickname, "Bodie," were both used in the series as composite characters. Avon Barksdale was "The Wire's" first season's central character. The storyline focused on the Barksdale clan and their ruthless hold on Baltimore's underworld and the intense efforts of law enforcement to stop them. Barksdale was a real crime figure in Baltimore.
Barksdale says he consulted David Simon, the creator of "The Wire," during the early filming of the highly successful mini-series. He says, "'The Wire' was one long commercial for this!"
During the drug wars of the '80s, long before "The Wire's" drug kingpin Avon Barksdale entered the mind of David Simon, a young man (named Nathan Avon "Bodie" Barksdale) was in the belly of one of the most violent neighborhoods on Baltimore's Westside. The Lexington Terrace Projects was one of the most notorious areas in the city making it the perfect backdrop for HBO's "The Wire." But unlike David Simon, an admitted outsider, this story possesses the intimate detailing which can only come from an insider's view. The real Barksdale brings the riveting fact-filled account of his world now known as "The Avon Barksdale Story - Legends of the Unwired." A must see story for all true fans of "The Wire!"
This film was financed, directed, and produced by the KAJ Enterprise film group.
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