The gunman accused of murdering 12 people and inuring 58 others inside an Aurora, Colorado movie theater during a showing of The Dark Knight Riseslast Friday made his first appearance in court today.
24-year old James E. Holmes appeared to be heavily sedated throughout the proceeding. He struggled to keep his eyes open and was barely focused as Judge William B. Sylvester spoke.
The hearing, known as an advisement, took place at the Arapahoe County Justice Center.
Holmes wore a maroon jumpsuit while sitting next to his defense attorney. His feet were shackled and it has been reported that he has been wearing a bullet proof vest while in jail to keep other inmates from stabbing him.
Prosecutors will formally file charges on July 30th. District Attorney Carol Chambers said her office is considering the death penalty against Holmes.
G.O.O.D. Music is preparing to drop their Cruel Summer compilation on September 7th. Complex caught up with the crew consisting of Kanye West, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Common, Big Sean, Q-Tip, John Legend and 2 Chainzto talk about what's in store.
Check out an excerpt from the interview as well as pics and a behind the scenes video.
What does G.O.O.D. Music mean to you? Big Sean: Quality—the best. Kanye put himself in a class that nobody can match, as far as evolving, progressing, and taking the best of what we learn and making more out of it. So the brand is just being the coolest. We dress the best, we rap the best, we sing the best, we look the best. [All laugh.] It’s about getting the money, but it’s also about changing the world and doing what the fuck we want to do.
Pusha T: And knowing that it’s limitless. That’s the biggest thing that comes with G.O.O.D. Music. You get so much, and the fans get so much, in fucking with this brand. From G.O.O.D. Fridays to these 30-minute movies in the Middle East...
Kid Cudi: —made on a whim.
Pusha: There’s just so much that comes along with the brand, as far as showing people that we can do what we want. There are no limitations.
John Legend: It starts with the name itself. We want to be known for quality. We want to be known for stuff that we all can be proud of. That creativity, that attention to detail, that quality control—that’s what distinguishes us from other folks who might just be chasing a hit. Kanye picks artists who care about making great art. We all want to make money and do well, but we also want to make great art that’s important and interesting.
Common: There was a moment in hip-hop when I went to SOB’s and I saw Kanye perform before he came out with The College Dropout. The thing that amazed me was that the “backpack” crowd was there, and then there was the Roc-A-Fella crowd, dudes who were throwing up the Roc. I was like, “Yes.” It reminded me of when I grew up. There was niggas who sold dope that was listening to Rakim and A Tribe Called Quest—and there wasn’t no separation. They just liked it.
What this community does is connect these individuals. There’s somebody who may f*ck with 2 Chainz and think, “Aw, Common—he be on that conscious sh*t.” But because we’re on a song together, they’re going to feel what I do and vice versa.
Cudi: With all due respect to what these guys said, I think we’re missing the main point, which is that we represent honesty, in all aspects. Ain’t nobody fake. Ain’t nobody phony. Niggas are who they are. Everybody is who they are around each other. We’re real. I’m not in other crews. I don’t know how other niggas live, but I know right here that’s one of the main things we represent: honesty and realness. You can just hear it in the music. This ain’t no cookie-cutter sh*t.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA slammed Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal Monday with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all the school's victories from 1998-2011, knocking Joe Paterno from his spot as major college football's winningest coach.
Other sanctions include a four-year ban on postseason games that will prevent Penn State from playing for the Big Ten title, the loss of 20 scholarships per year over four years and five years' probation. The NCAA also said that any current or incoming football players are free to immediately transfer and compete at another school.
NCAA President Mark Emmert announced the staggering sanctions at a news conference in Indianapolis. Though the NCAA stopped short of imposing the "death penalty" — shutting down the Nittany Lions' program completely. But the punishment is so severe, it's more like a slow-death penalty.
Sandusky, a former Penn State defensive coordinator, was found guilty in June of sexually abusing young boys, sometimes on campus. An investigation commissioned by the school and released July 12 found that Paterno, who died in January, and several other top officials at Penn State stayed quiet for years about accusations against Sandusky.
Jerry Sandusky
Emmert fast-tracked penalties rather than go through the usual circuitous series of investigations and hearings. The NCAA said the $60 million is equivalent to the annual gross revenue of the football program. The money must be paid into an endowment for external programs preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims and may not be used to fund such programs at Penn State.
"Football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people," Emmert said.
By vacating 112 Penn State victories over a 14-year period, the sanctions cost Paterno 111 wins. Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden will now hold the top spot in the NCAA record book with 377. Paterno, who was fired days after Sandusky was charged, will be credited with 298 wins.
The scholarship reductions mean that Penn State's roster will be capped at 65 scholarship players within a couple of seasons. The normal scholarship limit for major college football programs is 85. Playing with 20 less is crippling to a program that tries to compete at the highest level of the sport.
Emmert had earlier said he had "never seen anything as egregious" as the horrific crimes of Sandusky and the cover-up by Paterno and others at the university, including former Penn State President Graham Spanier and athletic director Tim Curley.
The investigation headed by former FBI Director Louis Freeh said that Penn State officials kept what they knew from police and other authorities for years, enabling the abuse to go on.
There had been calls across the nation for Penn State to receive the "death penalty," and Emmert had not ruled out that possibility as late as last week — though Penn State did not fit the criteria for it. That punishment is for teams that commit a major violation while already being sanctioned.
Joe Paterno's statue being removed near Beaver Stadium on Penn State's campus
Penn State has already agreed to not fight the sanctions.
Emmert said the university and the NCAA have signed a consent decree, essentially a pact signing off on the penalties.
"This case is obviously incredibly unprecedented in every aspect of it, as are these actions that we're taking today."
Justin Bieber was a big winner at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards held at the the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City on Sunday, July 23rd. The Canadian teen took home four awards on the evening. He also performed his hit songs "Boyfriend" and "As Long As You Love Me" featuring Big Sean.
Lil Wayne is gearing to release the fourth installment of his DJ Drama-hosted Dedication mixtape series. The Young Money boss took to Twitter on Sunday to make the announcement.
Drama also talked with MTV yesterday about the upcoming release.
"Me & Cortez had been talkin back & forth for for bout a year that it was almost time for D4" Drama told MTV. "He said Tunechi had been mentioning it and was gearing up. During the Vegas stop on Club Paradise tour, Tez told me it was a 100% go. I told him thank god, cuz the fans invade my twitter daily asking about it! Dram & Wayne is a dangerous combination. Shout out to the Mixtape Weezy. Get ready."
Are you looking forward to hearing the new Wayne mixtape?
Lloyd Banks will release his highly anticipated V6 mixtape Tuesday, July 24th. The tape boasts features from Vado, Fabolous and Schoolboy Q. Production will come from Cardiak, Beat Butcher, Automatic, Doe Pesci, The Jerm and more.
Future recruits Bad Boy CEO Diddy and DTP's Ludacris for the official "Same Damn Time" remix video. The original version can be found on Future's debut album Pluto.
Grab yourself a copy of Pluto from iTunes now and be on the lookout for the Atlanta rapper's upcoming mixtape Super Future.
New Visual from Jay-Cro' s latest Project #NoPanties. This time he teams up with 2011 106&Park W.O.W Champion (also a Detroit native) Lady Te. This video shows off Jay-Cro's & Lady Te's swag as artist while being complimented by dancers and cameos from other artist and producers Jay-Cro has recently worked with. Produced by Erv Productions, the Detroit emcee brings you yet another certified club banger.. "Pop it Slow".
DJ Kay Slay returns with a brand new mixtape packed with heaters. The tape boasts features from Papoose, Jon Connor, Mysone, Beanie Sigel, Sheek Louch, Fred The Godson, Nas, Vado, N.O.R.E. Sauce Money and many more
While the overwhelming response to Frank Ocean coming out has been positive, with many artists saying they would like to work with the singer there are still some people who refuse to accept his lifestyle. You can count West Coast rapper Xzbit as one of those who won't be working with Frank anytime soon.
X to the Z is about to drop his new album Napalm. When asked by a fan if he planned on working with Frank, X replied "pause."
The use of the word "pause" is slang to negate the homosexual connotation of a comment.
Another one of the rapper's followers saw his reply and got angry.
Unfazed, the "Front 2 Back" MC said he wouldn't apologize for anything he says on his own timeline.
Do you think X was wrong? Or is he entitled to speak his mind?
Michael Jackson's 82-year old mother has been reported missing in the midst of a growing dispute between several of Jackson's children and her advisers over her finances and legal affairs.
Katherine Jackson was reported missing by her nephew, Trent, after her grandchildren were unable to get in touch with her for a week according to CNN.
Jermaine Jackson disputed the claim. He tweeted that his mother is following doctors orders and resting.
"Outsiders, from Alan Duke to TMZ 'sources', can clutch at straws all day long but no-one can tell us about events concerning our own mother," Jermaine tweeted. "I want to reassure everyone (inc all sudden medical experts) that Mother is fine but is resting up in AZ on the orders of a doctor, not us."
Several hours later Michael's daughter Paris, disagreed with Jermaine and asked for help in finding her grandmother.
"Yes , my grandmother is missing . i haven't spoken with her in a week i want her home now," Paris tweeted. "If anybody sees my grandmother , please call the authorities or this number— (818)-876-0186 it's the security number .. thank you so much."
TMZ is reporting that this all stems from a dispute involving Randy, Jermaine, Tito, Rebbie and Janet Jackson. They are seeking to have the executors of the Michael Jackson Estate resign from their positions.
In a letter that leaked to the internet the family claims that John Branca and John McClain had "taken advantage of the family ... and have stressed out Katherine Jackson so much, that she recently suffered a "mini-stroke.'"
Yesterday Joe Buddenpreviewed three new tracks from Slaughterhouse including "Weight Scale." The song finds the four rappers going in over Nas' "Nasty" instrumental. Up top is the cover for the freestyle which will appear on Slaughterhouse's upcoming mixtape.
Australian 100 meter hurdler Michelle Jenneke caught a lot of people's attention at the World Junior Championship in Barcelona last weekend. The 19-year old did a warm up routine that looked more like she was trying out for a cheerleader squad than getting ready for a big race.
A video of her routine has since gone viral and has been viewed over 10 million times on youtube.
Jenneke won her first heat, but didn't make the final cut to the 2012 Olympics after finishing fifth overall. She has however received an offer to pose nude from the website Sex.com.
“She's the right amount of cute and sexy, not to mention her body is clearly in peak condition," Sex.com’s Martin Ellison told XBIZ. "Michelle Jenneke has shown a sex appeal that's uncommon in female athletes and we want Michelle to know that she can use her sexuality to not only raise her profile but also benefit athletes all over her country."
Jenneke probably won't be accepting the offer unless she decides to retire because the money wouldn't go directly to her. Such an agreement would violate the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) rules, which is why Sex.com offered to make a donation to ASC instead of paying Jenneke directly
Check out the routine below. One is set to 80's music, complete with slow motion.
Michelle Jenneke Sexy Warm Up Routine (Without Music)
Michelle Jenneke Sexy Warm Up Routine (With Music)
Jump Off Joe Budden blessed fans yesterday when he held a BlogTV live stream session and previewed several new Slaughterhouse tracks off of their upcoming mixtape that is due to drop prior to their album welcome to: Our House.
Last week Cassidy and Meek Mill had a disagreement on Twitter after Cassidy retweeted some things his followers were asking about why he and Meek hadn't collaborated since Meek blew up. Yesterday Cassidy stopped by BET's 106 & Park to judge the latest Freestyle Fridays and he cleared the air.
"Me and Meek Mill been messing with each other for years, but when you're on one side of the world and somebody else is somewhere else you got a bunch of people in the middle and it could cause problems," Cassidy said. "People can be in your ear and make you feel the wrong way or different things and all that. That's how it got twisted up. From me retweeting it did get a little twisted but we got a crazy history together. We're from the same city. You could pull up a bunch videos we did, a bunch of songs together. Plus I'm happy he's doing his thing because we're from the same city and it's good for my city."
Cassidy said that at the end of the day it's all good between him and Meek.
"I got access to him," Cass added. "I texted him, hit his phone. We talked about it and got to the bottom of it and it's over with."
A couple of weeks ago we brought you some footage of Maino's "Mobbin" video featuring Waka Flocka. Today Picture Perfect lets loose some extended visuals.
Here we get cameos from Lucky Don, Frenchie 1017, Tony Testa, Mob Wives’ Ramona Rizzo, Karen Gravano, and Michael K. Williams from HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” Jessica Legend, Hustle Hard Gotti and more.
Iggy Azalea and T.I. are in the "Murder Business" together. The blonde Aussie import teams up with her Grand Hustle boss for the video to the lead single off of Iggy's upcoming Glory EP.
We're sad to report that Usher's 11-year old stepson has died from injuries suffered in a jetski accident in Georgia earlier this month.
Kyle Glover suffered severe head injuries when an inner tube he was being pulled in on Lake Lanier was hit by a man on a jetski. Kyle had been on life support, with no sign of brain activity since the July 8th accident.
TMZ is reporting that his mother, Tameka Foster, made the agonizing decision to take her son off of life support after it was determined the injuries were too severe to overcome.
Our prayers go out to Tameka, Usher and their families during this difficult time.
G-Unit/D4L artist Shawty Lo drops the official video for "Million Dollar Man" off of his new mixtape of the same name. Watch Shawty stunt like Ted DiBiase in this clip directed by Cricket.
Make sure you download that new Million Dollar Man mixtape, hosted by DJ Holiday for free from Datpiff.
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