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Slaughterhouse: Crooked I – Planet C.O.B v.1[Artwork + Tracklist/Pre-Order]

Posted by TheNewEntry on July 17, 2010 at 2:33pm

Crooked I-Planet C.O.B v.1 upcoming EP, no release date yet.......

Tracklist:

01 Thinkin Out Loud
02 Independent (prod. Rick Rock)
03 Can I Talk To U (prod. Grinch)
04 Let Me Buy U A Drink f. Vaugn Anthony (prod. Tabu)
05 Music Is My Life f. Brian Rivers (prod. Komplex)
06 #OKBYE f. Skyy (prod. Grinch)
07 Everythang (prod. Dirty Dunnz) [Download]

Now available for pre-order

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Bizarre Of D12 Says New Group Album Including Eminem Is On The Way. Also Speaks On The Current State Of Hip Hop [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 17, 2010 at 2:30pm


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While Eminem has been enjoying phenomenal solo success with his most recent albums 'Relapse' and Recovery', it's been a long while since we've heard from his group D12.

Bizarre tells VladTV that a new album is on the way, but first the group will drop a mixtape to get the streets buzzing.

He also speaks on the current state of hip hop.

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Producer Bangledesh Talks About How He Got The "A Millie" Beat Into Lil Wayne's Hands & His Favorite Remix Of The Song [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 17, 2010 at 2:00pm


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Bangledesh is not on the best of terms right now with Young Money as he is suing Lil Wayne for $500,000 for failure to pay him for production of "A Millie".

He recently told Vibe, "I don’t really give a f*ck about [Wayne]. I can't give a f*ck about somebody that don’t give a f*ck about my situation, I have kids. In the hood, people get killed for ten dollars. I couldn’t imagine owing someone hundreds of thousands of dollars and just walking around in front of them. I'm so confident in myself, that I don’t need Lil Wayne. There's gonna be so many opportunities. I can create a Lil Wayne."

There is no denying though, that the beat is incredible and was one of the hottest songs off of Wayne's album 'The Carter III".

Bangledesh talks to VladTV about how he got the beat into Weezy's hands.

"Basically the connection was my friend that I went to high school with, Shanell. She's actually in Young Money now. She just knew Wayne and "A Millie" was a beat that I always wanted to play for Wayne. I had a lot of opportunities to sell it, but I always hold my beats until I want the person to hear it. Until they hear it, I can't do nothing else with it. So I had an opportunity to play it for him and he went in on it immediately, freestyle. He'll freestyle and just perfect it, listening back to it, like not writing."

Bang said in his opinion Cory Gunz spit the dopest verse out of any of the countless remixes to the song.

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Snoop Dogg Interview With Tim Westwood: Speaks On Being Back In The UK After Getting Banned, Touring W/Diddy Back In The Day & Trying To Help End UK Gang Violence [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 17, 2010 at 1:00pm


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BBC Radio One's Tim Westwood caught up with the one and only Snoop Dogg after a recent show in London. The two got a chance to catch up on old times.

It had been a minute since the Doggfather had a chance to touch down in the UK after being banned due to several run-ins with the law.

Tim asked him how it felt when he first heard he had been banned from the country.

"That broke my heart not to be able to come out her and see the people who mean so much to me," Snoop said. "It was personal, I felt like it was a slap in the face from the people who loved me. But through the grace of God and time and spirit I'm back where I need to in the UK at home."

Snoop spoke on being able to tour Britain with Diddy back in the day, putting the East Coast vs West Coast rivalry to bed. He said it's possible he and Puff might do it again in the future.

Snoop would also like to help end gang violence in the UK.

"I can definitely do something positive with the gangs in the UK. I would like to put together a concert to try to help end some of this violence and some of this misunderstanding out here because I come from that life you know. So in the near future I'll be getting my mind, my plan and my team together to come over here and do some things that would be effective with ending some of this nonsense and this violence that does not need to be happening."

Snoop is definitely on a real positive vibe these days and it's good to see that.

Peep the rest of the interview below.

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Jay Z & Drake-Better Than Good Enough[Download]

Posted by TheNewEntry on July 17, 2010 at 12:00pm

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Tracklist:

1.Jay-Z & Dr. Dre - Under Pressure
2.Jay-Z Feat. Drake - We Off That
3.Jay-Z - What We Talkin About
4.Drake Feat. Jay-Z - Light Up
5.Jay-Z - Ultra
6.Drake - 9Am In Dallas

7.Jay-Z - Maybach Music 2
8.Drake - You Know, You Know
9.Jay-Z - Xxxo
10.Jay-Z Fabolous - Money Goes, Honey Stay (When The Money Goes)
11.Jay-Z Feat. Young Jeezy - Real As It Gets
12.Drake Feat. Young Jeezy - Unforgettable
13.Drake Young Jeezy - Lose My Mind (Remix)
14.Drake Feat. T.I. Swizz Beatz - Fancy
15.Drake - Show Me A Good Time
16.Jay-Z Feat. Nas - Success
17.Drake - Still Got It
18.Jay-Z - A Star Is Born
19.Drake - Greatness
20.Jay-Z - Blue Magic

Jay-Z & Drake Better Than Good Enough


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Actress Rosie Perez Confined To Wheelchair After 'Law & Order' On Set Accident, Reveals Neck Surgery Scar [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 17, 2010 at 9:30am


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Actress and AIDS activist Rosie Perez claims she was injured back in Sept. 2009 on the set of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Now, ET talks to the Emmy-nominated actress to find out why she is wearing a neck brace and why she was scared for her career.

"I have two slipped discs, one bulge, three sprained ligaments, and a pinched nerve, which resulted in minor nerve damage," Rosie tells ET.

She says the problem began during a stunt, which she says resulted in shaken baby syndrome, but she says she was initially misdiagnosed, and, as a result, she waited a long time to get a correct diagnosis.

"Then, when the problem was diagnosed correctly, I didn't listen to the doctors because I wanted to try alternative methods to heal. Then, I finally had to relent and give in to surgery," she says.

NBC was contacted but declined to comment on the story.

ET caught up with Rosie, a member of the Presidential Advisory Council for HIV/AIDS (PACHA), shortly after she returned from Washington, D.C., where she met President Barack Obama, neck brace and all.


"I have been an AIDS activist for 23 years," Rosie says. "AIDS has been in our lives for 30 years and there has never been a national AIDS strategy ever in the United States of America. This was the first time that it has occurred."

Naturally, she didn't want to miss the occasion, so Rosie, who had surgery just a few weeks ago, talked to her doctor, who gave her permission to go only if she followed his instructions to the letter: Go to the White House, do her thing and leave. No parties.

"We got to have a private moment with the president," she continues. "I sat in a chair and I did not want to have the picture taken with the neck brace on, so I had my scarf to rap around it. I could not stand at attention. [When] the Commander and Chief walks in the room, you stand at attention.

So, he is shaking everyone's hands and he gets to me and he says, 'Rosie, what did you do to yourself?' I said, 'I injured myself on set.' He said, 'What were you doing -- a stunt? And everyone said, 'Yeah,' and he goes, 'Didn't they tell you that they have professionals to do that?' It was really funny."

Despite her injury, Rosie, who says she hadn't worked since September, managed to film a Lifetime TV movie, "Lies in Plain Sight," again under strict doctor's orders.

She says, "I went to my doctor and I said, 'I really want to do this project.' He said, 'All you can do is dialogue, you can't do any action.' So, I had a spinal injection and they extracted spinal fluid and they injected this other thing in my neck and in my spine. I was only able to work for, I think, five days, or six or seven days. But, then, towards the end of the shoot, I was in so much pain that we had to really, really take it easy."

Rosie says she has gotten through all this with the help of loved ones and by staying positive. She is so positive, in fact, that she has more work lined up for when the doctor gives her the green light to resume her career.



Source: ETOnline

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Freeway Ricky Ross Speaks On His Cocaine Empire & How The CIA, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr Helped Start America's Crack Epidemic [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 17, 2010 at 8:00am


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Freeway Ricky Ross' real life is the kind of story Hollywood has made fictional movies about and rappers (one in particular) have fantasized about in their rhymes.

Born Ricky Donell Ross, Freeway was actually a very good tennis player at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles. He dropped out as a senior after his coach told him he wouldn't be able to get a college scholarship because he couldn't read or write.

After that he enrolled at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, a vocational community college where a friend told him about the booming cocaine business.

From there the legend began. Freeway built a cocaine empire that brought in anywhere from $1-2 million dollars a day through distribution from the west coast to the midwest.

Ross was brought down after trying to purchase more than 100 kilos of cocaine from a police informant. Which led to his 1996 conviction.

But as you will read and see in this interview with Streetgangs.com, Freeway's story is much bigger than it appears on the surface. It reaches all the way to the steps on the White House.

"I didn't think I would be living when I was 24-25 years old, I didn't know how long. I lived a dangerous life. Right now just to be living and be free is..[mind blowing]," he says.

Street Gangs: You think the U.S. Government might have some concerns about you that now you're a free man, but you're also a part of an expose of nefarious activities of our own goverment?

"The government know that I'm not the one that exposed it. They know that I didn't know anything about it. They know that all I was doing was selling drugs. They know that {journalist] Gary Webb is the one that put it all together. Some people try to say I put it together. The government know....I wish it would have been me that did all the stuff that Gary did. I don't think they really have any concerns for me."

The Gary Webb that Freeway refers to was an investigative journalist who wrote a series of articles for the San Jose Mercury News titled the "Dark Alliance". In the articles Gary investigated Nicaraguan CIA-backed Contras who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S. and distributing it as crack in L.A. with profits going back to the Contras. Gary asserted that the Contras started the crack epidemic in the U.S. with full CIA knowledge and were shielded from prosecution by the Ronald Reagan administration.

Gary died in 2004 at the age of 49 from two gunshot wounds to the head. His death was ruled a suicide.

Gary Webb


Street Gangs: Gary Webb died before you was released from prison. If you had an opportunity to meet him face to face what would you say to Gary Webb?

"That would have been amazing to see Gary, because he wanted me to be free bad. Gary thought that I got a raw deal all the way around the board. He felt that I was a victim in the whole thing and that I had been taken advantage of. I didn't feel like that, but that was his personal opinion. He felt that if I was in jail then the rest of those guys that was involved should be in jail to."

Street Gangs: I guess he was talking about guys like [Oscar] Danilo Blandon?

"Blandon, [Norwin] Meneses, Oliver North, Bush [George Sr], [Ronald] Reagan, the list goes on. There was quite a few of them he felt was more culpable than I was."

Oliver North


Street Gangs: Now you personally knew Denilo, that was like your connection?

"Yeah, Denilo that was supposed to be my man."

Street Gangs: How did he treat you and how was he in the beginning when you guys were making all this money?

"Oh we were cool, we were like brothers, father-son type of relationship. He taught me what needed to be done, I stayed at his house when I went to Miami. I mean we were just cool, stayed at each other's houses."

Street Gangs: So were you shocked when you caught that case at the end there and he turned out to be a witness against you?

"Very shocked, even after he set me up, I still couldn't believe that he would testify. I still couldn't believe that he would walk in the courtroom in front of 12 people and point the fnger at me knowing that I was going to get a life sentence in prison."

Danilo Blandon


As you can see, Freeway Ricky Ross has quite a story to tell. He is currently working with 'Blow' writer Nick Cassavetes to bring his story to the big screen.

It's going to be one hell of a movie.

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Deadline Passes For Floyd Mayweather Jr To Accept Fight. Manny Pacquiao Looking At Miguel Cotto Or Antonio Margarito To Replace

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 17, 2010 at 6:12am


Manny Pacquiao reluctantly will look for another opponent for his next bout after promoter Bob Arum's deadline for a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr. passed Saturday without a word from Mayweather.

In the latest improbable twist in the torturous negotiations for the most tantalizing prospective fight in boxing, Arum said Mayweather's camp simply hasn't responded to a contract proposal with no obvious points of contention.

Pacquiao already has agreed to extensive drug testing and an equitable split of the earnings from what's likely to be the richest fight in boxing history.

"Floyd, for whatever reason — and I'm sure he has some valid reason — didn't want to commit," Arum said.

Although Arum was careful not to criticize Mayweather, saying the fighter who calls himself Money could take the incredibly lucrative offer at any point in the next week or so, Arum plans to open discussions with Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto for a fight with Pacquiao in November.

"(Pacquiao-Mayweather) is dead when we conclude a deal for Manny's fight in November," Arum said. "Then we're contractually bound to that fight, and we would look to do a deal with Floyd for next year. If Floyd emerged and said he wanted to do the fight (in November), then there would be nothing opposed to doing the fight."

Arum claims he couldn't wait any longer to start the time-consuming process of putting together a fight for Pacquiao, whose personal schedule has tightened up with his election to congress in his native Philippines this year. Arum said Top Rank needs several months to put together television deals and publicity tours for the bout.

Pacquiao and Mayweather are their sport's top two stars, and a meeting likely would be worth more than $40 million to each fighter. They've discussed a bout for several months since Mayweather's return from a brief retirement, but haven't made a deal.

Although he hasn't spoken directly to Mayweather, Arum believes the former pound-for-pound champion might be reluctant because of the legal woes of Roger Mayweather, his uncle and longtime trainer. Roger Mayweather will go on trial in Las Vegas next month on assault charges stemming from an altercation with a female boxer last year.

"It would be a shame if it didn't happen, but I don't think (anybody) should be too harsh on Floyd in this situation," Arum said. "I would have liked him to communicate, but I really believe that this issue with the uncle has an effect. Putting myself in their shoes, I would feel a lot of reluctance going into this big fight without my trainer, and we're not going to know what the outcome of this criminal situation is for quite some time."

Arum also gave a little insight into the murky negotiations, which were conducted with much less public grandstanding than in the rancorous talks during the 2009 holidays, which ended with no deal — and with Pacquiao suing members of the Mayweather camp for insinuating he uses performance-enhancing drugs.

Arum said he never spoke directly to Mayweather, his representatives at Golden Boy Promotions or even Al Haymon, Mayweather's chief adviser. Instead, Arum spoke solely to HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg, who served as a mediator between Top Rank and Mayweather's camp.

Mayweather's camp has been utterly silent throughout the negotiations, with Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer even refusing to acknowledge talks were occurring. Haymon never grants interviews or makes public statements about his varied boxing interests.

Mayweather's official Twitter feed, which usually is overflowing with plugs for his iPhone application, music ventures and charity endeavors, hasn't been updated since Thursday afternoon.

Although Top Rank informed Greenburg of its deadline — and even tweaked Mayweather by putting a countdown clock on its website — Greenburg and Haymon hadn't responded by Friday night.

"The fight that we want to do is Mayweather," Arum said. "We haven't said anything different, we haven't acted differently, but Manny has to fight in November. We're going to proceed with all deliberate speed, but if in the interim Floyd decides that, despite the Roger situation, that he wants to fight Manny, absolutely, that's the fight we want."

Pacquiao is unlikely to have much trouble reaching a deal with either of the replacement opponents identified by Arum. since Cotto and Margarito both are fellow Top Rank fighters.

Pacquiao stopped Cotto last November to win the WBO welterweight title in a fairly one-sided fight, but Arum said the rematch would be at super welterweight, where Cotto rejuvenated his career by claiming the WBA title at Yankee Stadium last month. The match also is enticing because Pacquiao could go after a title in his eighth weight class.

While Pacquiao and Cotto would meet either at Cowboys Stadium or in Las Vegas, Arum said Pacquiao might have to fight Margarito in Monterrey, Mexico — which could be a financial boon to both fighters, given Mexico's lower withholding taxes. Margarito's suspension in California still hasn't been lifted after he was caught using illegal hand wraps in a January 2009 bout, essentially making him unable to fight anywhere stateside without an exemption.

Arum scoffed at the notion of matching Pacquiao against Paul Williams, Timothy Bradley or other lesser-known fighters who might be even more deserving of a shot at the world's best boxers, calling them "free riders" on Pacquiao's financial muscle.

"Paul Williams is a tremendous fighter, really a great fighter, but he's never been promoted correctly," Arum said. "He doesn't have any following. He can't sell a ticket. ... I'm not going to let anybody have a free ride."

Source: NBC

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Deadline Passes For Floyd Mayweather Jr To Accept Fight. Manny Pacquiao Looking At Miguel Cotto Or Antonio Margarito To Replace

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 17, 2010 at 6:12am


Manny Pacquiao reluctantly will look for another opponent for his next bout after promoter Bob Arum's deadline for a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr. passed Saturday without a word from Mayweather.

In the latest improbable twist in the torturous negotiations for the most tantalizing prospective fight in boxing, Arum said Mayweather's camp simply hasn't responded to a contract proposal with no obvious points of contention.

Pacquiao already has agreed to extensive drug testing and an equitable split of the earnings from what's likely to be the richest fight in boxing history.

"Floyd, for whatever reason — and I'm sure he has some valid reason — didn't want to commit," Arum said.

Although Arum was careful not to criticize Mayweather, saying the fighter who calls himself Money could take the incredibly lucrative offer at any point in the next week or so, Arum plans to open discussions with Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto for a fight with Pacquiao in November.

"(Pacquiao-Mayweather) is dead when we conclude a deal for Manny's fight in November," Arum said. "Then we're contractually bound to that fight, and we would look to do a deal with Floyd for next year. If Floyd emerged and said he wanted to do the fight (in November), then there would be nothing opposed to doing the fight."

Arum claims he couldn't wait any longer to start the time-consuming process of putting together a fight for Pacquiao, whose personal schedule has tightened up with his election to congress in his native Philippines this year. Arum said Top Rank needs several months to put together television deals and publicity tours for the bout.

Pacquiao and Mayweather are their sport's top two stars, and a meeting likely would be worth more than $40 million to each fighter. They've discussed a bout for several months since Mayweather's return from a brief retirement, but haven't made a deal.

Although he hasn't spoken directly to Mayweather, Arum believes the former pound-for-pound champion might be reluctant because of the legal woes of Roger Mayweather, his uncle and longtime trainer. Roger Mayweather will go on trial in Las Vegas next month on assault charges stemming from an altercation with a female boxer last year.

"It would be a shame if it didn't happen, but I don't think (anybody) should be too harsh on Floyd in this situation," Arum said. "I would have liked him to communicate, but I really believe that this issue with the uncle has an effect. Putting myself in their shoes, I would feel a lot of reluctance going into this big fight without my trainer, and we're not going to know what the outcome of this criminal situation is for quite some time."

Arum also gave a little insight into the murky negotiations, which were conducted with much less public grandstanding than in the rancorous talks during the 2009 holidays, which ended with no deal — and with Pacquiao suing members of the Mayweather camp for insinuating he uses performance-enhancing drugs.

Arum said he never spoke directly to Mayweather, his representatives at Golden Boy Promotions or even Al Haymon, Mayweather's chief adviser. Instead, Arum spoke solely to HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg, who served as a mediator between Top Rank and Mayweather's camp.

Mayweather's camp has been utterly silent throughout the negotiations, with Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer even refusing to acknowledge talks were occurring. Haymon never grants interviews or makes public statements about his varied boxing interests.

Mayweather's official Twitter feed, which usually is overflowing with plugs for his iPhone application, music ventures and charity endeavors, hasn't been updated since Thursday afternoon.

Although Top Rank informed Greenburg of its deadline — and even tweaked Mayweather by putting a countdown clock on its website — Greenburg and Haymon hadn't responded by Friday night.

"The fight that we want to do is Mayweather," Arum said. "We haven't said anything different, we haven't acted differently, but Manny has to fight in November. We're going to proceed with all deliberate speed, but if in the interim Floyd decides that, despite the Roger situation, that he wants to fight Manny, absolutely, that's the fight we want."

Pacquiao is unlikely to have much trouble reaching a deal with either of the replacement opponents identified by Arum. since Cotto and Margarito both are fellow Top Rank fighters.

Pacquiao stopped Cotto last November to win the WBO welterweight title in a fairly one-sided fight, but Arum said the rematch would be at super welterweight, where Cotto rejuvenated his career by claiming the WBA title at Yankee Stadium last month. The match also is enticing because Pacquiao could go after a title in his eighth weight class.

While Pacquiao and Cotto would meet either at Cowboys Stadium or in Las Vegas, Arum said Pacquiao might have to fight Margarito in Monterrey, Mexico — which could be a financial boon to both fighters, given Mexico's lower withholding taxes. Margarito's suspension in California still hasn't been lifted after he was caught using illegal hand wraps in a January 2009 bout, essentially making him unable to fight anywhere stateside without an exemption.

Arum scoffed at the notion of matching Pacquiao against Paul Williams, Timothy Bradley or other lesser-known fighters who might be even more deserving of a shot at the world's best boxers, calling them "free riders" on Pacquiao's financial muscle.

"Paul Williams is a tremendous fighter, really a great fighter, but he's never been promoted correctly," Arum said. "He doesn't have any following. He can't sell a ticket. ... I'm not going to let anybody have a free ride."

Source: NBC

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Repo Men (Ransom, Bravo, and Paul Cain) - Lords Of War [Music Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 7:15pm

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The 2nd music video off of the Repo Men's (Ransom, Bravo, and Paul Cain) upcoming self titled release narrated by DJ E Stacks (Shadyville) and DJ Head Debiase (The Aphiliates) Directed By JStar Multi-Media. @201Ransom @BKBravo1 @PaulCainSF @DJEStacks @DJHeadDebiase
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Repo Men (Ransom, Bravo, and Paul Cain) - Lords Of War [Music Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 7:15pm

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The 2nd music video off of the Repo Men's (Ransom, Bravo, and Paul Cain) upcoming self titled release narrated by DJ E Stacks (Shadyville) and DJ Head Debiase (The Aphiliates) Directed By JStar Multi-Media. @201Ransom @BKBravo1 @PaulCainSF @DJEStacks @DJHeadDebiase
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Repo Men (Ransom, Bravo, and Paul Cain) - The Family (Music Video)

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 7:11pm

The 1st music video off of the Repo Men's (Ransom, Bravo, and Paul Cain) upcoming self titled release narrated by DJ E Stacks (Shadyville) and DJ Head Debiase (The Aphiliates) Directed By JStar Multi-Media. @201Ransom @BKBravo1 @PaulCainSF @DJEStacks @DJHeadDebiase
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Stop It Fam: 39 Yr Old Penny Hardaway Wants To Make A Comeback & Play For Miami Heat [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 6:30pm


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MIAMI -- Penny Hardaway insists that he's interesting in coming back to the NBA in general, and the Miami Heat in particular.

When trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh joined forces to play on the Heat, Hardaway -- who hasn't played in the NBA since 2007 with the Heat -- said he got the itch to return.

"I'm just throwing my name in the hat," Hardaway said on ESPN's Outside The Lines. "I'm just one to put my name out there and say, hey, I would love to be one of the guys to be on that team."

Hardaway last played in 2007 with the Heat. He played in 16 games that season, averaging 20 minutes and 3.8 points.

"I just really hope that they give me a great opportunity to come back down and show that I can do the things that I did a couple years ago," he said on Outside the Lines.

Thursday, on an online radio program he co-hosts, he said after the signings of James and Bosh, and Wade's return, "I felt like I could really be good in that system."

Balky knees helped force Hardaway into retirement, but he says he's feeling better, working out and playing five days a week. And he stressed to OTL that he's not talking about major minutes. Hardaway turns 39 this weekend.

"I felt like with a minimal role of what they're trying to fill, a very small piece in a big puzzle, it doesn't really matter your age," he said. "If you can have a good influence on the team, whether it be in the locker room or on the floor, I feel like I can do that, that's why I really want to go back because I really feel like I can help that team."

Hardaway played in the NBA Finals in 1995, when he teamed with Shaquille O'Neal on the Orlando Magic. He missed the entire 1997-98 season with a knee injury, but came back and was a four-time All-Star in the late 1990s.

Hardaway said he's texted Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and former teammate Alonzo Mourning, but admitted he hasn't talked to Heat president Pat Riley. But he did say he's serious about another comeback.

"I'm not trying to relive anything," he said. "... I keep myself in shape, I love the game of basketball and I really feel like it doesn't matter about your age."



Source: ESPN

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Katy Perry's "California Gurls" Tops Billboard's New 'Songs Of The Summer' Chart. Eminem, Drake, Usher Also In Top 10

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 5:29pm


It would appear, after years spent debating, deliberating, dissecting and disputing, that there is finally a better way to determine just what is the biggest Summer Jam of the year ... and of the past 25 years, too.

That's because Billboard just unveiled its brand-new Songs of the Summer chart, which ranks the Top 10 summer jams "based on actual performance on the Billboard Hot 100, from the June 12, 2010, chart date through the most-recent chart."

Not surprisingly, Katy Perry's "California Gurls" holds the top spot on the chart. After all, the song has been #1 on the Hot 100 for six straight weeks. Usher's "OMG" — which had previously nabbed the top spot on the Hot 100 — is in at #2, followed by B.o.B and Hayley Williams' "Airplanes," and the Travie McCoy/ Bruno Mars track "Billionaire." Ke$ha's "Your Love Is My Drug" rounds out the Top 5.

Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" — which won MTV's Summer Jam Sweepstakes last month — is at #6, Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" is at #7, Drake's "Find Your Love" is at #8, Eminem's "Not Afraid" is at #9 and Mike Posner's "Cooler Than Me" closes out the Top 10.

The "Songs of the Summer" chart will run until September 9, when Billboard will crown a champion. So it's still plenty early, which means that you probably can expect to see newer Hot 100 entries — like Eminem's hard-charging "Love the Way You Lie," which sits at #2 on the chart after just three weeks — to make a dent on the Summer chart as well. Hot 100 rankings are based on radio play and sales.

Along with the Summer chart, Billboard also unveiled a comprehensive list of the biggest summer songs of the past quarter-century, as determined by impact on the Hot 100 and something called "an inverse point system, with weeks at #1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least." For music obsessives, it's a treat. And for trivia buffs, it finally provides an answer to the question "Who had the biggest summer song in 1988?" (Steve Winwood!) So, really, everyone wins


Source: MTV

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Wesley Snipes Loses Appeal, Will Serve 3 Year Prison Sentence For Tax Evasion

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 4:30pm


Actor Wesley Snipes was dealt a devastating blow today by a federal appeals court. His 36 month prison sentence was upheld by the court for tax evasion according to TMZ.

The 'New Jack City' actor tried to argue that the sentence was unreasonable, but that argument failed.

Snipes originally got in trouble in 2008 when he was found guilty of not paying his taxes from 1999-2001. Leaving him owing the Internal Revenue Service $12 million dollars.

No word on when Snipes will have to begin his sentence.

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Drake & Young Money On The Set Of “Fancy” & "Miss Me"Video Shoot[Pics]

Posted by TheNewEntry on July 16, 2010 at 2:00pm

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Drake started to shoot a music video for “Fancy” featuring Swizz Beatz and T.I. from his Thank Me Later album. The video was shot in Atlanta and it will be directed by Anthony Mandler. Some of the Young Money artists, Soulja Boy, Trey Songz, Paris Morton, Tiny, Slim and more were all on set at the video shoot.

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Pictures Of Drake & Young Money On The Set Of Fancy Video Shoot

Drake shot the music video for his “Miss Me” single featuring Lil Wayne from his Thank Me Later album (who

shot his parts before he went to jail). Most of the Young Money crew made cameos, and the video was directed by Anthony Mandler and shot in Atlanta.

Picture Of Drake On The Set Of Miss Me Video Shoot

Picture Of Young Money On The Set Of Miss Me Video Shoot

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Rappers & Athletes Have Targets On Their Backs As IRS Forms Special Unit To Track & Follow To Keep Tab On Earnings. Lil Wayne Owes $1.13 Million

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 1:27pm


(AllHipHop.com) After gaining the attention of fans earlier this week with a heart felt letter from behind bars, incarcerated New Orleans rapper Lil' Wayne is making headlines in a less favorable way.

Apparently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is after Lil' Wayne’s fortunes, seeking over $1.13 million dollars in back taxes for the years 2004, 2005 and 2007.

The IRS filed and a lien against his One Family Foundation this past June in Dade County Florida courts, as the lien maintains the same address as his charitable organization.

This is the second tax lien filed against Wayne in the last 2 years as in 2008 he paid off a tax debt of $977,840

Representatives for Lil' Wayne could not be reached for comments at the time of press release.

Multiple sources confirmed with AllHipHop.com that the IRS has a special unit that tails and tracks the artists, as one of the methods used to keep a tab on their earnings.

The “issue management team” was formed in 2007 and its goal is to get unclaimed tax money from athletes and entertainers in the United States and foreigners who come to tour the country.

“A few years ago, they concluded that athlete and entertainer taxes might be escaping their radar. So they reinstated a division to only deal with this area,” said Bill Zysblat of the global touring/accounting company RZO Productions.

A number of rappers have fallen into tax troubles since 2007.

Artists and executives like Suge Knight ($6 million), Nas ($3 million), DMX ($1.5 million), Lil Wayne ($1 million), Swizz Beatz ($645,000), Snoop Dogg ($598,000), Fat Joe ($140,000), Method Man ($40,000) and numerous others have had to account to the IRS in the past year alone.

A source told AllHipHop.com that in the pursuit of the tax dollars, a variety of artists have landed in trouble for other infractions, such as gun possession and a variety of drug charges.

The IRS is also investigating a number of record labels and artists, who ran money through their non-profits for commercial gains.

Source: AllHipHop

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