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While in Houston for a show at Warehouse Live recently Chief Keef and his crew pick up iced out grills from famed jeweler TV Johnny, who along with his partner Paul Wall have fitted more than half the industry with pieces.
During his show a fight breaks out between a few knuckleheads in the crowd. Peep the footage.
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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Chris Rivers for an exclusive interview!
He talks about being Big Pun's son, losing a lot of weight, developing his rap songs, his teeth, untold Big Pun story, new mixtape "Wonderland of Misery", new single with Styles P & much more!
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He talks about being from Mississippi, how you have to make yourself hot & much more!
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She accepted and aquired the name Pretty Krissy and made P.K. her rap altar ego after finding out she could rap. Now P.K. is one of the most dynamic and versitile female artist doing it. Her main influences are Lauren Hill, Mariah Carey, SWV, and Beyonce. Dru Hill was one of her favorite male groups.
Check out Pretty Krissy performing LIVE at Velocity on June 29th, 2013!! She is also featured in the vids below..
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It's been said that divorce can be as painful as a death in the family. When there are kids involved and their parents can't reach an amicable agreement when it comes to visitation it's even worse.
The courts generally set rules for visitation, alimony, child support payments and the distribution of marital assets, but even then problems can still arise.
Case in point; the Dwayne Wade/Siohvaughn Funches-Wade divorce. In 2011, Wade was awarded custody of their two children, Zaire and Zion, with Funches receiving visitation every other weekend and on certain holidays.
As part of the divorce agreement, Funches-Wade was supposed to be paid a $1 million dollar settlement, plus $25,000 a month and an additional $10,000 a month in living and travel expenses as a part of their 2008 agreement.
Pretty nice settlement on paper right? Well,according to Funches-Wade she is not seeing very much of that money.
Wade and Funches during happier times
She has filed a new lawsuit claiming that funds from Wade’s endorsement deals with T-Mobile, Staples, Gatorade and Li Ning are not being deposited in joint account controlled by both of them, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
In the lawsuit Funches-Wades' attorney, William P. Suriano, claims his client has been unable to pay her mortgage or home or auto insurance. They are seeking $2 million in damages from Wade, his attorney, a financial adviser and the four companies involved in the endorsement deals.
In 2009, Funches-Wade sued Dwayne for allegedly giving her a sexually transmitted disease (STD) contracted through an through an extramarital affair. Wade sued his his ex-wife and two of her lawyers for defamation. Funches-Wade later dropped her lawsuit.
On Friday (July 19), Funches held a press conference/demonstration on the streets of Chicago to detail issues regarding the way Wade has been treating her.
She says the NBA star has scheduled a basketball camp for Zaire during her visitation time. She also claims that the parenting coordinator, Howard Rosenberg, told her if she doesn't allow her son to participate in the basketball tournament he would ask the judge to not allow her to see her kids again. Funches-Wade says she has email proof.
Funches-Wade also alleges that her own lawyer has cut deals for financial settlements with Wade without her permission.
This situation just seems to be getting worse by the day. The only hope is that the parents can set aside their differences and put the children first.
**UPDATE** July 22
After a bitter money dispute and issues regarding custody of their children, Dwayne Wade has reached a settlement with his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches.
Wade's attorney, Jim Pritikin, released a statement on Monday July 22.
The statement reads:
"Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches have reached a financial settlement. The agreement was submitted in court last Tuesday, July 16 prior to Ms. Funches' recent unfounded and erratic public display outside the courthouse this past Friday. Dwyane Wade has made several requests over the years to settle this matter, despite Ms. Funches having 16 different attorneys and 2 arrests throughout this process. Mr. Wade has provided a very generous settlement to Ms. Funches to continue to live a wonderful lifestyle for the rest of her life.
Despite false allegations by Ms. Funches claiming to be “homeless” and “destitute,” Dwyane Wade has maintained over the years financial support to his ex-wife by providing her with income over $25,000 on a monthly basis, timely paid for her home mortgage, maintenance and security at the house, 4 cars, insurance, taxes and all of her attorney fees throughout this process. Ms. Funches has made a mockery of homelessness which is a serious and personal issue for Mr. Wade as his mother was homeless for a period of time when he was a child.
Dwyane Wade was awarded sole custody of their sons by the court in 2011. The safety and wellbeing of his children are his main priority. Due to Ms. Funches' current unstable mental state, her visitation will be determined by the court. Mr. Wade continues to hope that one day he will have a civil relationship with his ex-wife for the sake of their sons."
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This may be a first for a rap album. 2 Chainz will be releasing his new album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time on September 10, 2013.
The project is a follow up to his highly successful debut album, Based on a T.R.U. Story. Tity Boi sat down with Power 105.1's DJ Self recently and revealed the album will come with a cookbook.
When I see my Instagram people say 'you eat like a white person'. People don't know that I have huge stomach issues. I have ulcers, I have acid reflux, so, certain supplements or certain prescriptions that I take is not something that people may think I'm abusing. I really have prescriptions for certain things… so of course I've got a chef, and I have to eat a certain way. By me eating a certain way, it has changed my life. I've got a glow, it's about what I'm putting inside my body.
I'm cool enough to be comfortable in my own skin and try to educate people, so with this cookbook I'm gonna have probably about 14 to 15 meals, how ever many songs it is, that's gonna tell you what was used to make these as far as ingredients, and cooking time and all of that stuff, and probably the pros and the cons of eating it... I'm a seafood lover, I don't eat beef or pork, period… so turkey, chicken, that's a lot of the recipes I use and eat every day, you know? I eat multiple meals a day... I treat this rap like a sport, that's my angle... very few athletes eat fried food all day long, or all month long… it clogs up arteries, cholesterol, and things of that nature. Black people, the leading cause of death is high blood pressure. All that kind of comes from what you eat, so yeah, I eat salads and stuff like that.
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It's time for some more Sunday heat from former Infamous Mobb member Ty Nitty. The Love and Loyalty Records CEO drops some nice lyrics over this 2 Deep Beats-produced track. "Ruff Ryder" was filmed by BeatVault Video for Love and Loyalty Films.
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At a recent Beyonce concert a male fan comes unglued when the singer touches his hand. The fan convulses and jumps up and down like he's in a trance initially. After Mrs Carter kneeled down to hug him, it became too much for him to take. Within seconds he had passed out.
That's the first time I've seen someone catch "The Holy Ghost" outside of a church.
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Beyonce and Jay Z attend a "Justice for Trayvon" rally in NYC, pictured with Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, right center, and the Rev. Al Sharpton, far right.
Platinum-selling power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce appeared Saturday at a “Justice for Trayvon Martin” vigil after the slain teen’s mother proclaimed her son’s innocence.
“Trayvon was no burglar,” a stoic Sybrina Fulton told a Harlem rally with the Rev. Al Sharpton. “He had a drink and some candy. He had every right to be in that area.”
Former N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer also attended the demonstration.
Entertainers Beyonce and Jay-Z stand in support at a rally organized by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network called "Justice for Trayvon" rallies and vigils outside outside the Federal offices building at 1 St. Andrews Place in Lower Manhattan.
Sharpton and Fulton went from the Harlem gathering to a lower Manhattan protest — one of scores scheduled nationwide one week after George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the shooting of Martin.
Rapper Jay-Z and his wife turned out for the Manhattan demonstration. Other events were set for Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta.
Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin speaks at the National Action Network headquarters in Harlem on Saturday.
Fulton defended her son and placed the blame for his death directly on the Florida man cleared of any guilty in the fatal incident.
“George Zimmerman started the fight and George Zimmerman ended the fight,” Fulton said. “My son died without even knowing who his killer was ... Today it was my son. Tomorrow it might be yours.”
Former N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer also attended the demonstration. Sharpton, speaking at the Harlem rally, called for a fight against “Stand Your Ground” laws in Florida and elsewhere. He also called for federal charges against Zimmerman in the case.
“We’re going to make sure there is an aggressive civil rights investigation,” Sharpton promised. “We are trying to get justice, not get something off our chests.”
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the National Action Network headquarters in Harlem. Fulton echoed Sharpton’s call for another prosecution of Zimmerman, 29.
“We have moved on from the verdict,” she said. “Of course, we’re hurting. Of course we’re shocked and disappointed. But that just means we have to roll up our sleeves and fight.”
Neighborhood watch volunteer Zimmerman insisted that he shot the 17-year-old Martin in self-defense. The teen was unarmed when fatally shot inside a gated community on Feb. 26, 2012.
Trayvon Martin's parents lead rallies in US
Protesters across U.S. turn out in support of Trayvon Martin
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Brick Star Boyz boss Troy Ave drops off something new that fits the heatwave we've been feeling across the country. "Hot Out" was produced by Scram Jones. Listen up top and download below. Be on the look out for Troy's album, New York City, coming soon.
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B.o.B is signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint, but he has a deal with Eminem's Shady Publishing. Bobby Ray recently talked to Vlad TV about his relationship with Slim. He recalls being in awe when Em told him that he was a star and speaks on his admiration for the Detroit emcee's dedication to his craft.
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Justin Timberlake and Jay Z's massive Legend of the Summer stadium tour to Yankee Stadium on Saturday, July 20.
At times the duo performed together and separately. Fans lucky enough to secure tickets got to hear some of their favorite songs like "99 Problems," "Holy Grail," "I Just Wanna Love You," "Mirrors" "Izzo," "Cry Me a River," "Encore," "Dirt Off your Shoulders" and "Lovestoned."
Hov brought Alicia Keys out to perform "Empire State of Mind" Justin and Jay also took a moment to dedicate "Forever Young" to Trayvon Martin.
"Everybody put a cell phone and light it up," Jay told the crowd. "Let's light the sky for Trayvon Martin tonight in here."
The tour heads to Chicago on Monday, July 22. Other stops include Detroit, San Francisco, Baltimore and Philadelphia before it wraps up in Miami on August 16.
Check out video footage and photos from the show below.
"99 Problems"
"Holy Grail"
"New York, New York" + "Empire State of Mind"
Alicia & Jay
"I Just Wanna Love You"/"Rock Your Body"/"I Want You Back" / "Izzo"
"Mirrors"
"Izzo"
"LoveStoned"
"Forever Young" (Trayvon Martin tribute)
"Dirt Off Your Shoulders"
"Cry Me a River"
"Encore"
Photos from: Fuse TV
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Webbie is an interesting guy. Some may dislike some of the things he says, but he's a straight shooter. He recently sat down with Vlad TV and compared the cases of his incarcerated friend Lil Boosie to the George Zimmerman case. Check out what he had to say below.
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STAR talks Marc Anthony being hated on by Major League baseball fans, Rolling Stone magazine trying to create a rock star image for the Boston bomber and more promotion being needed for black suffering (slavery) in America.
Radio legend Troi Torain (STAR) always delivers hard-hitting objective truth. As a culture critic he is vicious, as a businessman he is relentless, as a luminary he is un-matched.
Considered radio pioneers by many, the Star & Buc Wild show has set precedents on the urban landscape and was recently inducted into News One's "Top 20 Black Radio Jockeys Of All Time."
Star & Buc Wild made the national stage on MTV (1999) but it was their radio show on New York's Hot 97 (2000 - 2003) that secured their place in Hip-Hop history.
Star & Buc Wild's resume includes The Source magazine, MTV Networks, Hot 97, Power 104.1, Power 105.1, Pulse 87, Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Vladtv, Thisis50, 100.3 The Beat and shot97.com and VH1 (Reality Television).
This clip is from STAR's LIVE show (12noon -- 2pm) on http://shot97.com.
Media relations — thehater1964@yahoo.com
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AR-AB has a lethal hit list of emcees on deck in Philadelphia. One of them is Goonie Gang member Kylledge. Peep his official music video for "Spaz" off of his project, Notamixtape. Be on the lookout for his forthcoming mixtape, Drugs, Women & Music."
Directed by @ggridah18. Follow Kylledge on Twitter @KYLLEDGE.
Multiple Grammy Award winning singer/rapper Lauryn Hill is currently serving out a three-month prison sentence in Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut for tax evasion. Despite her unfortunate situation the former Fugees members spirits seem high in a letter that was posted on her Tumblr page.
She lets her fans and supporters know how much she appreciates them and talks about her interaction with other female prisoners.
Read the letter below.
"I have known since very young to look for the purpose and lesson in everything, including the trials. Although it has taken some adjustment, I cannot deny the favor I have encountered while in here, and general warm reception from a community of people who despite their circumstances, have found unique ways to make the best of them. Thank you for the letters of concern and well wishes that I receive in the mail every day. Although I may not be able to write everyone back, please know that they have been received, read, acknowledged, and appreciated.With Love back, MLH"
Keep your head up Lauryn, we look forward to you returning home soon.
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Kimmy Blanco still has what it takes to continue making her mark in the game. The Queen Bee releases a music video teaser for her latest single, "Look Like Money." Check it out below and see what you think.
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As battle rap continues to grow in popularity, the U.K.'s Don't Flop league has emerged as one of the top. Today they bring us a battle between Canada's Dirty Harry vs. London emcee Quill. Who takes the crown?
MCs:
http://www.twitter.com/Quillyrics
http://www.twitter.com/D1rtyHarrii
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http://www.twitter.com/twitteurgh
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http://www.twitter.com/BodyBagnall
http://www.twitter.com/Cruger7
http://www.twitter.com/Zeekz_LDN
http://www.twitter.com/BrokenAntenna
http://www.twitter.com/TheoRennie
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Watch part 1 here, Tyrin Turner Talks Tupac; His Role in "Menace II Society" - Click HERE
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In part 2 of our interview, Tyrin Turner talks Janet Jackson, loving girls, friendship withLarenz Tate, Jamie Foxx & much more!
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With the outrage surrounding George Zimmerman's acquittal in the murder trial of 17-year old Trayvon Martin continuing to grow, President Barack Obama decided to hold a press conference today to speak to the country about the issue.
Watch his press conference and read the transcript courtesy of Business Insider below.
THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session. The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks, there’s going to obviously be a whole range of issues -- immigration, economics, et cetera -- we'll try to arrange a fuller press conference to address your questions.
The reason I actually wanted to come out today is not to take questions, but to speak to an issue that obviously has gotten a lot of attention over the course of the last week -- the issue of the Trayvon Martin ruling. I gave a preliminary statement right after the ruling on Sunday. But watching the debate over the course of the last week, I thought it might be useful for me to expand on my thoughts a little bit.
First of all, I want to make sure that, once again, I send my thoughts and prayers, as well as Michelle’s, to the family of Trayvon Martin, and to remark on the incredible grace and dignity with which they’ve dealt with the entire situation. I can only imagine what they’re going through, and it’s remarkable how they’ve handled it.
The second thing I want to say is to reiterate what I said on Sunday, which is there’s going to be a lot of arguments about the legal issues in the case -- I'll let all the legal analysts and talking heads address those issues. The judge conducted the trial in a professional manner. The prosecution and the defense made their arguments. The juries were properly instructed that in a case such as this reasonable doubt was relevant, and they rendered a verdict. And once the jury has spoken, that's how our system works. But I did want to just talk a little bit about context and how people have responded to it and how people are feeling.
You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago. And when you think about why, in the African American community at least, there’s a lot of pain around what happened here, I think it’s important to recognize that the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn’t go away.
There are very few African American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me. There are very few African American men who haven't had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. That happens to me -- at least before I was a senator. There are very few African Americans who haven't had the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously and holding her breath until she had a chance to get off. That happens often.
And I don't want to exaggerate this, but those sets of experiences inform how the African American community interprets what happened one night in Florida. And it’s inescapable for people to bring those experiences to bear. The African American community is also knowledgeable that there is a history of racial disparities in the application of our criminal laws -- everything from the death penalty to enforcement of our drug laws. And that ends up having an impact in terms of how people interpret the case.
Now, this isn't to say that the African American community is naïve about the fact that African American young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system; that they’re disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. It’s not to make excuses for that fact -- although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. They understand that some of the violence that takes place in poor black neighborhoods around the country is born out of a very violent past in this country, and that the poverty and dysfunction that we see in those communities can be traced to a very difficult history.
And so the fact that sometimes that’s unacknowledged adds to the frustration. And the fact that a lot of African American boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that African American boys are more violent -- using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently causes pain.
I think the African American community is also not naïve in understanding that, statistically, somebody like Trayvon Martin was statistically more likely to be shot by a peer than he was by somebody else. So folks understand the challenges that exist for African American boys. But they get frustrated, I think, if they feel that there’s no context for it and that context is being denied. And that all contributes I think to a sense that if a white male teen was involved in the same kind of scenario, that, from top to bottom, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different.
Now, the question for me at least, and I think for a lot of folks, is where do we take this? How do we learn some lessons from this and move in a positive direction? I think it’s understandable that there have been demonstrations and vigils and protests, and some of that stuff is just going to have to work its way through, as long as it remains nonviolent. If I see any violence, then I will remind folks that that dishonors what happened to Trayvon Martin and his family. But beyond protests or vigils, the question is, are there some concrete things that we might be able to do.
I know that Eric Holder is reviewing what happened down there, but I think it’s important for people to have some clear expectations here.
Traditionally, these are issues of state and local government, the criminal code. And law enforcement is traditionally done at the state and local levels, not at the federal levels.
That doesn’t mean, though, that as a nation we can’t do some things that I think would be productive. So let me just give a couple of specifics that I’m still bouncing around with my staff, so we’re not rolling out some five-point plan, but some areas where I think all of us could potentially focus.
Number one, precisely because law enforcement is often determined at the state and local level, I think it would be productive for the Justice Department, governors, mayors to work with law enforcement about training at the state and local levels in order to reduce the kind of mistrust in the system that sometimes currently exists.
When I was in Illinois, I passed racial profiling legislation, and it actually did just two simple things. One, it collected data on traffic stops and the race of the person who was stopped. But the other thing was it resourced us training police departments across the state on how to think about potential racial bias and ways to further professionalize what they were doing.
And initially, the police departments across the state were resistant, but actually they came to recognize that if it was done in a fair, straightforward way that it would allow them to do their jobs better and communities would have more confidence in them and, in turn, be more helpful in applying the law. And obviously, law enforcement has got a very tough job.
So that’s one area where I think there are a lot of resources and best practices that could be brought to bear if state and local governments are receptive. And I think a lot of them would be. And let's figure out are there ways for us to push out that kind of training.
Along the same lines, I think it would be useful for us to examine some state and local laws to see if it -- if they are designed in such a way that they may encourage the kinds of altercations and confrontations and tragedies that we saw in the Florida case, rather than diffuse potential altercations.
I know that there's been commentary about the fact that the "stand your ground" laws in Florida were not used as a defense in the case. On the other hand, if we're sending a message as a society in our communities that someone who is armed potentially has the right to use those firearms even if there's a way for them to exit from a situation, is that really going to be contributing to the kind of peace and security and order that we'd like to see?
And for those who resist that idea that we should think about something like these "stand your ground" laws, I'd just ask people to consider, if Trayvon Martin was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk? And do we actually think that he would have been justified in shooting Mr. Zimmerman who had followed him in a car because he felt threatened? And if the answer to that question is at least ambiguous, then it seems to me that we might want to examine those kinds of laws.
Number three -- and this is a long-term project -- we need to spend some time in thinking about how do we bolster and reinforce our African American boys. And this is something that Michelle and I talk a lot about. There are a lot of kids out there who need help who are getting a lot of negative reinforcement. And is there more that we can do to give them the sense that their country cares about them and values them and is willing to invest in them?
I'm not naïve about the prospects of some grand, new federal program. I'm not sure that that’s what we're talking about here. But I do recognize that as President, I've got some convening power, and there are a lot of good programs that are being done across the country on this front. And for us to be able to gather together business leaders and local elected officials and clergy and celebrities and athletes, and figure out how are we doing a better job helping young African American men feel that they're a full part of this society and that they've got pathways and avenues to succeed -- I think that would be a pretty good outcome from what was obviously a tragic situation. And we're going to spend some time working on that and thinking about that.
And then, finally, I think it's going to be important for all of us to do some soul-searching. There has been talk about should we convene a conversation on race. I haven't seen that be particularly productive when politicians try to organize conversations. They end up being stilted and politicized, and folks are locked into the positions they already have. On the other hand, in families and churches and workplaces, there's the possibility that people are a little bit more honest, and at least you ask yourself your own questions about, am I wringing as much bias out of myself as I can? Am I judging people as much as I can, based on not the color of their skin, but the content of their character? That would, I think, be an appropriate exercise in the wake of this tragedy.
And let me just leave you with a final thought that, as difficult and challenging as this whole episode has been for a lot of people, I don’t want us to lose sight that things are getting better. Each successive generation seems to be making progress in changing attitudes when it comes to race. It doesn’t mean we’re in a post-racial society. It doesn’t mean that racism is eliminated. But when I talk to Malia and Sasha, and I listen to their friends and I seem them interact, they’re better than we are -- they’re better than we were -- on these issues. And that’s true in every community that I’ve visited all across the country.
And so we have to be vigilant and we have to work on these issues. And those of us in authority should be doing everything we can to encourage the better angels of our nature, as opposed to using these episodes to heighten divisions. But we should also have confidence that kids these days, I think, have more sense than we did back then, and certainly more than our parents did or our grandparents did; and that along this long, difficult journey, we’re becoming a more perfect union -- not a perfect union, but a more perfect union.
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