Bay Area rapper Yung Lott was attempting to shoot a music video for his single entitled "DEMO" last week, but San Francisco police shut things down.
SF Gate reports that police handcuffed 20 men on the set and subsequently arrested 21-year-old Taj Williamson suspicion of being a felon in possession of a loaded semi-automatic handgun and gang allegations. Michael Higginbotham, 24, was popped for suspicion of selling drugs.
DirectorBrian Stormlaid his camera down out of fear of getting shot. It continued to roll however and filmed the entire incident.
Storm was detained while being cuffed and searched. He was later released without being arrested or cited.
He gave his thoughts on the incident in a description of the video clip uploaded to YouTube.
"Young men in a poverty stricken neighborhood, purposely staying busy to stay out of trouble, gathered together to do something positive, creative, and productive and ended up being violently stereotyped and prejudged. When there are many murders in San Francisco, is something as harmless as young men shooting a video something almost the entire sfpd needed to be in one place, armed for? If this is the response for that, why is it that when we in poverty stricken neighborhoods need and or call on the sfpd, they do not show up? Food for thought."
Talented Harlem, New York emceeAzealia Bankslands on the cover onPlayboy Magazine'slatest issue. The house thatHugh Hefnerbuilt will interview hip hop's fire starter and feature a nude spread of her shot by photographer Ellen Von Unwerth.
Peep the cover up toip and pick up a copy of the issue when it hits newsstands on March 20.
Fabolousreleases his second freestyle in as many weeks. He showed the West Coast love on his"B.A.S."joint. This week he brings it back to the East Coast by dropping verses overJay Z's"You, Me, Him and Her."
Sounds like he's taking shots at 50 Cent and Tatted Up Holly.
Don't people know better than to mess with Beast Mode?
Seattle Seahawks player Marshawn Lynch ran into a loud mouth hater outside of a San Francisco bar on Friday, March 13. A guy (probably a 49ers fan) kept calling the 215 lb running back a "Seattle Sea Chicken."
After a while Lynch and one of his friends had enough and started to scrap. Watch what happens above.
Don't people know better than to mess with Beast Mode?
Seattle Seahawks player Marshawn Lynch ran into a loud mouth hater outside of a San Francisco bar on Friday, March 13. A guy (probably a 49ers fan) kept calling the 215 lb running back a "Seattle Sea Chicken."
After a while Lynch and one of his friends had enough and started to scrap. Watch what happens above.
Manny Pacquiao and his family will be living in luxury in the weeks leading up to his May 2nd fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
TMZ Sports reports that the Filipino boxing champion has just purchased Diddy's former Beverly Hills mansion for a cool $12.5 million.
Pacquiao didn't want to bother with furnishing the home, so he purchased the 7 bedroom, 7 bath crib that has a $200,000 home theater with everything (art, furniture, appliances) already in it.
The owners also agreed to stock the wet bar as part of the deal.
Diddy sold the mansion in 2001, after owning it for several years. The price is small change to Pacquiao. He'll make at least $80 million for his fight with Floyd.
ATLANTA (Associated Press) — The ministry of a prominent Georgia megachurch pastor and evangelist who teaches that God wants to bless the faithful with earthly riches is seeking donations to buy a luxury jet valued at more than $65 million.
The website of Creflo Dollar Ministries asked people Friday to "Sow your love gift of any amount" to help the ministry buy a Gulfstream G650 airplane. Dollar and his wife, Taffi, are co-pastors of World Changers International Church in College Park, just south of Atlanta.
Dollar is one of the most prominent African-American preachers based around Atlanta who have built successful ministries on the prosperity gospel. Ministers in this tradition often hold up their own wealth as evidence that the teaching works.
The ministry's current plane, acquired in 1999, was built in 1984, has traveled more than 4 million miles and is no longer safe, spokesman Juda Engelmayer said. On a recent trip overseas, one of the engines failed, but the pilot was able to land safely and no one was injured, the ministry's website says.
"(W)e are asking members, partners, and supporters of this ministry to assist us in acquiring a Gulfstream G650 airplane so that Pastors Creflo and Taffi and World Changers Church International can continue to blanket the globe with the Gospel of grace," the ministry's website says.
Gulfstream's website lists an asking price of $67,950,000 for a G650 with a flight record of 1,616 hours and 625 landings since it entered service in mid-December.
Members of the ministry travel for much of the year bringing their message, food and supplies to people around the world, Engelmayer said. They need a plane that's fuel efficient, faster, with enough cargo capacity and enough seats, he said.
The G650 "flies at more than 92 percent of the speed of sound," typically holds about 18 seated passengers and can take off with a maximum weight of 99,600, according to Gulfstream's website.
Numerous online reports quoted the ministry website as saying: "We are believing for 200,000 people to give contributions of 300 US dollars or more to turn this dream into a reality."
On Friday afternoon, that line was gone, and the website instead said: "Your love gift of any amount will be greatly appreciated."
When asked about the change, Engelmayer replied in an email: "The ministry operates on the goodness of its followers and has always been a donor based organization. Every gift given is heartfelt and appreciated, and people who wish will give at the level comfortable to their situation and ability."
Soon after that, the website's entire page about the plane appeared disabled.
Dollar, who has five children, is a native of College Park and says he received a vision for the church in 1986. He held the first service in front of eight people in an elementary school cafeteria. His ministry grew quickly and the church moved into its current 8,500-seat sanctuary, on Dec. 24, 1995.
Dollar said in a 2007 interview with The Associated Press that he renounced his church salary, and his income comes only from personal investments, including a real estate business and horse breeding company called Dollar Ranch. He's also published more than 30 books, focusing mostly on family and life issues, including debt management.
He said he can get up to $100,000 for a single appearance on his packed schedule of speaking engagements.
The First Single called Talk To Me Nice from The Bronx Native Presidential Nitti off the Upcoming EP called DUDUS produced by O banga Productions. The Zoo Music Group CEO Presidential Nitti will be dropping his Upcoming EP late Spring.
Madonna stopped by the Howard Stern Show recently to promote her new Rebel Heart album. During a discussion about a 1994 appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman where the pop icon repeatedly cursed, she casually made the revelation that she was dating Tupac Shakur at the time and suggested she was "feeling gangster" that night because of the rapper's influence.
"I don't know, I was in a weird mood that day," Madonna said of the David Letterman appearance. "I was dating Tupac Shakur at the time, and the thing is he got me all riled up about life in general. So when I went on the show I was feeling very gangster."
Lil Bibbyteams up withVadoandDaveto contribute the song"Real Rap"toDigital Trapstars'new project entitled"Screens On Lock 2."Produced byKidz N Brooklyn.
Nueliphe World emcee C Black just got home from a bid and he wastes no time hopping in the booth to jump on the Raekwon The Chef instrumental for "Ice Cream." Check it out up top.
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As a member of Bodega Bamz's Tanboys Team and owner of Cold Summers Ent., Lil Eto is primed to put Rochester, New York on his back and take his career to another level. His forthcoming album is entitled "The Gold."
He calls on producer LJ Milan for this banger, "Right On."
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The fight that everyone has been hoping to see will finally go down on May 2nd at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will step into the ring to settle once and for all who is the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world today.
50 Cent offered his opinion on the fight and his current relationship with Floyd while chatting with EntScoop.
"It's the biggest fight we can make right now for the sport of boxing," 50 said. "Champ, like I've said consistently is like my younger brother. I actually ran into him recently at the Chris Brown concert. He came and we talked a little bit. Even if I was angry with him, in the heat of that I would stop in the middle of a fight this big. I should be out there."
Almost everyone has seen the video of Nicki Minaj's ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels getting confronted by goons in Brooklyn, New York. He heads back to the borough to speak with Doggie Diamonds of Forbez DVD to talk about the situation and explains that he went back to the same spot to shoot a video the next day.
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