50 Cent will be making a donation to UNICEF after it was revealed that he performed for Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy six years ago at a Venice film festival, according to New York’s Daily News.“In light of the ongoing events in Libya, 50 Cent will be making a donation to UNICEF, which is providing vital relief supplies to meet the needs of women and children at risk during this crisis,” a spokesman for Curtis James Jackson III told E!While it was not disclosed how much the 35-year-old rapper was paid to perform, Nelly Furtado tweeted last month that she was given $1 million to play a 45 minute set for the Khadafy family.In addition to the New York MC, Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Usher have all issued statements saying they will donate money to charities in light of the Libyan leader’s highly publicized trouble.
After getting released from jail, P chose to go straight to the studio on the very first day for a recording session with Havoc and Alchemist. A few days ago, we saw a picture but today we have some footage from the event. The Mobb is coming! Thanks to Jux for sending this through.
Lil Kim was in good spirits at Webster Hall in NYC last night (February 10).
And why wouldn't she be,given that her mixtape 'Black Friday' is doing very well and this was the party to celebrate it's release.
Kim singned a few autographs, thanked her fans and performed a medley of songs, that included "She Be Killin Em" x "Queen Bitch" x All About The Benjamins" x "Clap Clap."
Up top, a bootleg view of Rihanna looking nice on the cover of latest issue of VOGUE magazine. After the jump, RiRi’s flirty interview with Chelsea Lately in Australia.
Stack Bundles, founder of his own crew Tha Riot Squad and Jim Jones’ group M.O.B., was a superstar in the making before his life was tragically taken on June 11, 2007. The world has awaited his debut album Rockstar ever since, settling for iTunes compilations of unreleased material in the meantime.
But before the notoriety, Stack Bundles and fellow Riot Squad member Cau2gs were just two kids from Far Rockaway. Street Video/Street Radio and 2GS Films have teamed up to release a DVD of unreleased footage and freestyles from 2001. Almost exactly 10 years later, this DVD gives an exclusive glimpse into the seedling days of Tha Riot Squad.
As Stack announces on the DVD, “Stack Bundles and Cau2gs album coming. It’s called Pros & Cons…it’s coming.” Staying true the original vision, the DVD and mixtape will both share the name “Pros & Cons”. Both releases will contain exclusive, never heard before material, sure to please any fan of Stack Bundles and Tha Riot Squad.
Charlie Sheen fever is sweeping the country. Every talk show and tv station is chattering about the former star of CBS's Two and a Half Men. People at water coolers, bar's and yes even tattoo parlors are talking about Sheen's Adonis DNA.
Some people now want Charlie Sheen tiger's on their leg's
One place you can get a Charlie Sheen tat is South Shore Tattoo in Amityville, New York, where one customer guy decided he needed some tiger's blood.
Tattoo artist Mike Nomy was happy to oblige. He even did it for free since the unidentified recipient is a long time customer. And completely sober according to Mike.
Cool artist, not sure about the tat though. Would you guys be up for some "Charlie Sheen" ink?
Just a few days after being freed from a three year stretch, Mobb Deep's Prodigy finds himself back in the driver's seat like he never left.
First thing Banana Clip P did was hop back in the studio with longtime partner Havoc and producer The Alchemist.
It will be very interesting to if P continues to go in the same rap direction he was on before getting locked up. We heard P getting more political on tracks "Illuminati" and "Real Power Is People" from his 'HNIC2' album.
One person anxious to work with P is G-Unit's Lloyd Banks.
Banks spoke with Sway about the collaboration.
"I haven't spoken to him [Prodigy] yet. We gonna get something done," Banks said. "I have this crazy record, I'm not gonna say the other feature, but hopefully I'll get a good one."
Could this new song end up on Banks' new 'Cold Corner' mixtape? Let's all hope so...
Tokyo (CNN) -- The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years unleashed walls of water Friday that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats like toys.
Local media reported at least 50 deaths, with more casualties feared.
And the 8.9-magnitude quake, which struck at 2:46 p.m. local time, prompted the U.S. National Weather Service to issue a tsunami warning for at least 50 countries and territories.
It also sparked fires in at least 80 locations, Kyodo news reported.
Its epicenter was offshore 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said.
But residents there continued to feel aftershocks hours after the quake. More than 30 aftershocks followed, with the strongest measuring 7.1.
"I wasn't scared when it started ... but it just kept going and going," said Michelle Roberts, who lives in central Tokyo. "I won't lie, it was quite scary. But we are all OK. We live on the third floor, so most everything shook and shifted."
A spokesman for the U.S. military bases in Japan said all service members were accounted for and there were no reports of damage to installations or ships.
President Barack Obama, while offering his condolences, said the United States was standing by to help "in this time of great trial."
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said an emergency task force has been activated, and appealed for calm. He said there were no reported leaks of radioactive materials from power plants.
Four nuclear power plants closest to the quake were safely shut down, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said.
About 2,000 residents near the Fukushima nuclear power plant were being told to evacuate, Kyodo said.
At Tokyo Station, one of Japan's busiest subway stations, shaken commuters grabbed one another to stay steady as the ground shook. Dazed residents poured into the streets after offices and schools were closed. Children cried.
The quake toppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath.
Waves of debris flowed like lava across farmland, pushing boats, houses and trailers. About 4 million homes had no power in Tokyo and surrounding areas.
Firefighters battled a fiery blaze at an oil refinery in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo.
Residents said though earthquakes are common in Japan, Friday's stunned most people.
"This was larger than anyone expected and went on longer than anyone expected," said Matt Alt, who lives in Tokyo.
"My wife was the calm one ... she told us to get down and put your back on something, and leave the windows and doors open in case a building shifts so you don't get trapped."
Richard Lloyd Parry said he looked through a window and saw buildings shaking from side to side.
"Central Tokyo is fine from what we see, people are calm ... and not going inside buildings," he said.
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth -- 24.4 kilometers (15.2 miles) -- creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.
As the city grappled with the devastation, a massive tsunami swept across the Pacific Ocean.
An earthquake of that size can generate a dangerous tsunami to coasts outside the source region, the National Weather Service said.
In Philippines alone, the tsunami is expected to hit in the early morning and the government has evacuated coastal areas.
The National Weather Service issued warnings for more than 50 countries and territories.
The wide-ranging list includes Russia and Indonesia, Central American countries like Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica and the U.S. state of Hawaii, where warning sirens were sounded in the morning. A tsunami warning was also issued for areas along the United States and Canadian west coasts.
While some officials feared that waves from the tsunami could be high enough to wash over entire islands in the Pacific, at least one expert said it was unlikely.
The tsunami could cause significant damage and flooding, but "washing over islands is not going to happen," said Gerard Fryer of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Humanitarian agencies were working with rescue crews to reach the people affected.
"When such an earthquake impacts a developed country like Japan, our concern also turns to countries like the Philippines and Indonesia, which might not have the same resources," said Rachel Wolff, a spokeswoman for World Vision.
Wolff said her agency is helping people on the ground in Japan and teaming up to help others in countries along the path of the tsunami.
The tsunami could cause damage "along coastlines of all islands in the state of Hawaii," warned the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."
Tsunamis are a series of long ocean waves that can last five to 15 minutes and cause extensive flooding in coastal areas. A succession of waves can hit -- often the highest not being the first, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.
Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake had struck off the same coast, the country's meteorological agency said.
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.
The quake Friday was the fifth-strongest in the world since 1900, the agency said and the most powerful to hit Japan since then.
50 Cent is the latest artist to express concern over having performed at a private concert for Libyan leader Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfī's family.
50 put on a show during the 2005 Venice Film Festival that was later linked to the Qaddafi clan
A representative for 50 released a statement yesterday (February 9), regarding the show which reads in part:
"In light of the ongoing events in Libya, 50 Cent will be making a donation to UNICEF, which is providing vital relief supplies to meet the needs of women and children at risk during this crisis,"
The rapper has his own G-Unity Foundation and regularly gives back to the community.
Other artists who have recently been mentioned as having performed for the Qaddafi clan include Mariah Carey, Usher, Nelly Furtado and Beyonce.
Beyonce has given her portion to Haitian charities while Furtado has said she plans on donating to charity
I took a trip out to Los Angeles for Big Sean's new video, "My Last," featuring Chris Brown and directed by the homey Taj. "My Last," is the first single off of Big Sean's upcoming album, "Finally Famous," which drops May 3rd.
Lupe Fiasco's often-delayed, crititically panned new album is going big dogg status on the charts.
Billboard is reporting that the disc will hit # 1 on its Top 200 chart with sales anywhere from 190,000 to 240,000.
The numbers are amazing considering the album doesn't feature a big hit and the troubles Lupe endured trying to get the record on shelves.
Prior to this album, Lupe's highest selling debut was 143,000 with "The Cool" which took the number 15 spot in 2007. His highest previous spot on Bllboard was number 8 with "Food and Liquor" in 2006.