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Producers Shamar Daugherty and Alonzo Lee, together known as The Trak Starz have plead guilty to charges of failing to file their tax returns

Prosecutors accused Daugherty, 34, of failing to file tax returns for calendar years 2003-2005, when he had a total gross income of $889,938.

Lee, 38, allegedly failed to file tax returns for calendar years 2003-2004 on gross income of $594,263.

The Missouri duo burst onto the national scene by by producing two hit records, "Right Thurr" and "Holidae Inn" for rapper Chingy.

Since then they have gone on to work with big name stars, including T.I., Nelly, Ludacris, Britney Spears, Usher and The Pussycat Dolls.

Lee owes the IRS $144,000, while while Daugherty owes more than $256,000 according to Contact News..

They could both be sentenced to prison time and fines of up to $25,000 during sentencing later this year.

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Producers Shamar Daugherty and Alonzo Lee, together known as The Trak Starz have plead guilty to charges of failing to file their tax returns

Prosecutors accused Daugherty, 34, of failing to file tax returns for calendar years 2003-2005, when he had a total gross income of $889,938.

Lee, 38, allegedly failed to file tax returns for calendar years 2003-2004 on gross income of $594,263.

The Missouri duo burst onto the national scene by by producing two hit records, "Right Thurr" and "Holidae Inn" for rapper Chingy.

Since then they have gone on to work with big name stars, including T.I., Nelly, Ludacris, Britney Spears, Usher and The Pussycat Dolls.

Lee owes the IRS $144,000, while while Daugherty owes more than $256,000 according to Contact News..

They could both be sentenced to prison time and fines of up to $25,000 during sentencing later this year.

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Almost immediately after he finished a jail bid for gun charges in March, T.I. set out to reclaim his status as a hip-hop king — hitting the mixtape circuit and huddling in the studio with Lady Gaga and Swizz Beatz. But that doesn't mean jail wasn't a serious setback.

"It did make me worse in a sense. ... Putting me in prison took me off [a positive] path a little bit, and now I'm working to get back on that path — or at least back on the path to the extent that I was before I went in," T.I. told Complex magazine. Before heading to jail, T.I. was serving part of his sentence by counseling at-risk kids and notched over 200 speaking engagements warning young people about violence on the MTV show "Road to Redemption."

T.I., who is on the cover of the magazine's August/September issue, says that the jail atmosphere definitely took its toll. "I lost a little bit of my positive focus during that period of incarceration. Being in that environment and having those daily surroundings, it's going to affect you."

One result was that he actually tuned out when it came to music. "I didn't listen much to records when I was in there. Music is what I do every day. That made me more homesick than anything," he said. Instead, T.I. logged lots of TV hours to pass the time. "I watched series like 'Sons of Anarchy.' I'm a fan. It's another form of 'The Sopranos' to me. I watched football and ESPN." But, the most popular show on the cellblock — "True Blood" — held no appeal for him.

"I couldn't really [watch it]. They got into that sh-- heavy," T.I. said. "The whole prison damn near shut down. Everybody left off the yard, like, ' "True Blood" coming on!' They went crazy for it — there's a bunch of sex in it, so they were tuning in for that."

T.I.'s King Uncaged drops in September

Source: MTV

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Comedian/Singer/Actor Jame Foxx is known for grabbing headlines. He's recently been in a public feud with shock jock Howard Stern, put rapper Plies on blast for hiding vfrom 40 Glocc and been romantically linked to Kirstie Alley and Stacy Dash.

But it's the Oscar winner's new head tattoos that have had everyone wondering just what the hell is he is thinking.

It's all good though, he hasn't lost his mind, website OnTheRedCarpet.com is reporting the tats are for a movie role.

Jamie is starring alongside Jennifer Aniston in the new comedy, Horrible Bosses that will be hitting theaters in 2011.

No word on if the tats are real or just the intricate work of a barber.





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(AllHipHop News) DMX’s wife Tashera Simmons has officially separated from the chart-topping rapper and is planning a reality show focusing on her rebuilding their family without him.

According to Simmons, the reality show is titled Tashera Simmons….Life After X and will give a firsthand account of how their family is coping with the rapper’s legal and drug problems and how they “cope with a husband and a father that has let them down over and over again.”

Additionally, Simmons is penning a tell-all memoir titled Tashera Simmons…Strength of A Woman, with author Aliya S. King.

"It’s not a tell-all, I want to clear that up. It’s a memoir, it’s a story about our life, my life, and our life together,” Simmons told AllHipHop.com in a press release announcing the reality show.

My side of the story, because I feel like in his book, he didn’t really get into detail to better explain it,” Tashera Simmons stated. “I think reading my book, it explains everything. I’m talking about everything, from my childhood when I was abandoned by my mother and left to take care of my siblings, to when me and Earl (DMX) first met at 11 and we got together at 18 and I’m starting from there until then on…It’s a positive tell all."

According to Tashera, the reality show is being shopping to several networks, who are vying to pick up the show.

Tashera Simmons and the Simmons family was featured on the hit BET reality series, DMX: Soul of A Man.

The reality series chronicled DMX’s career in 2006, during the months leading up to one of several jail stints over the past 10 years, the most recent being from March 2010 until July 2010, for violating terms of his previous probation.

The rapper tested positive for cocaine.

The reality series is currently in negations with several networks to have the show picked up.

Tashera Simmons recently launched a foundation called Women of Strength, a foundation dedicated to supporting drug abuse, abandonment and other issues.

For more information visit: http://www.women-of-strength.com.

Source: AllHipHop

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Foxy Brown got arrested today for violating a protective order her neighbor has against her according to TMZ.

Law enforcement took Fox Boogie into custody around 6pm after Foxy verbally engaged the neighbor which violated the protective order against her..

But according to Foxy's manager, Bernadette Brennan the whole thing started when Foxy was rehearsing outside for her upcoming show at the B.B. King Blues Club in New York.

The neighbor didn't like the noise, got aggravated and eventually started yelling in the rappers' face.

To avoid further confrontation Brennan say Foxy went inside, which is when the cops go there and arrested her.

There's nothing worse than a neighbor you can't get along with. Sounds like Foxy might want to move.

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New music video From the PLK!

Off The 'Return Of The PLK' mixtape Download Here!

Directed By James "Latin" Clark

HFM2 coming soon!

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People aren't supposed to take drugs and operate heavy machinery or drive. They also shouldn't go on a national t.v show airing to millions of people.

Whoopi Goldberg, one of the hosts of ABC's popular daytime talk show The View was lit up like a Christmas tree Monday (July 19).

Apparently, Whoopi needs sedatives calm her down during airplane flights. She came directly to the studio after landing and the meds hadn't fully worn off when the cameras started rolling.

The result was Whoopi laughing uncontrollably, talking about having gas and wondering why she was able to still sit up straight.

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“It’s a dedication to the ladies who take pride in being the flyest and finest that there are out there to be noticed,” T.I. told MTV News on the set of the sleek clip, which reflects the song’s sultry vibe. The video features Drizzy, Tip and Swizz in all-black everything, spitting suave lyrics and flanked by leggy dancers in formfitting bodysuits.

In his cool Atlanta drawl, T.I. chatted about participating in the collabo and sang the praises of Drake and Swizzy. “I was offered the opportunity and given the pleasure to be a part of this monstrosity of a record by young Drizzy and my big homie O.G., player, partner Swizz Bizzy,” Tip said. “I’m honored, privileged and absolutely pleased to be a part of this extravaganza that you are witnessing before you here today.”

Anthony Mandler, who has helmed all the clips from Drizzy’s Thank Me Later, said the singer/MC’s approach to his work influences how the director develops the accompanying visuals. “For me, there’s a lot of pressure, because I feel like he’s creating music from a place that’s so pure and so unique and so original that it pushes me to try to create imagery that stands in the same zone,” Mandler said.

Drake also lavished Mandler with respect and said his work with the director has changed his perspective when it comes to making videos. “As far as me evolving as a visual artist, I started in a place where visuals weren’t my strongest aspect. Me and Anthony shot ‘Over’ together, and for the first time, I really felt like, ‘This is how I’m supposed to look,’ ” Drake said. “From there, it’s sorta been like an inseparable bond.”

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Bronx rapper and newest Young Money signee Cory Gunz will team with Nike to promote the brand’s classic Air Force 1 sneaker. The son of NY rapper Peter Gunz will star in Nike’s new ad campaign, shot in his home borough of the Bronx, and will also perform at a Nike-sponsored concert on August 18 at the Apollo Theater.

The 2009 XXL Freshman is currently prepping his yet-to-be-titled debut EP for an early 2011 release through After Platinum/Young Money, and a new MTV reality show, Son of A Gun, that is executive produced by Nick Cannon.

Via: XXL

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Tracklist:
1. Hell Of a Life (feat. Lil’ Wayne) [Kanye West & DJ Toomp]
2. Dark Fantasy [RZA]
3. Power [S1]
4. Chain Heavy (feat. Eminem & Jay-Z) [Kanye West]
5. Ghetto University (feat. T.I.) [Kanye West & DJ Toomp]
6. That’s My Girl (feat. Katy Perry & Kid Cudi) [Kanye West & Jon Brion]
7. Runaway [Kanye West & Q-Tip]
8. Lost In The World (feat. Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross) [Kanye West & No I.D.]
9. Gorgeous (Ode To Kardashians) (feat. Drake & Game & Ludacris) [Kanye West]
10. Monster [Kanye West & DJ Premier]
11. Holding Me Back (feat. Mos Def & Talib Kweli & Phonte) [Kanye West & Madlib]
12. Devil In a New Dress [Pete Rock]
13. The Joy (feat. Common & John Legend) [Kanye West]
14. So Appalled (feat. Drake & Jamie Foxx) [Kanye West & No I.D.]
15. Blame Game [DJ Toomp]
16. Sweat On My Face [DJ Premier]

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A New York City police officer is in hot water over the major mishandling of a minor accident.

Officer Louis Ramos of the 84th Precinct was arrested and suspended Tuesday after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving.

The arrest follows a June 14 incident in which Ramos and his partner ran into a cyclist with their patrol car.

According to the Daily News, Ramos and fellow officer Paris Anderson were driving against traffic when they neared the intersection of Sands and Jay Streets in Brooklyn and struck the unnamed bicyclist.

The biker was launched forward over his handlebars.

He suffered a broken hand, cuts and bruises.

Ramos, a 19-year veteran, and Anderson, a six-year veteran, can be seen on surveillance video pulling the rider onto the sidewalk and giving him tissues to clean the cuts and abrasions on his face, arms and legs.

They then returned to their vehicle and left the scene.

The Daily News reported that Anderson and Ramos said they thought the man just fell off his bicycle after being startled by the patrol car's lights and sirens, but it was unclear what the officers were responding to.

The Brooklyn District Attorney's office has charged Ramos with assault, leaving the scene of an accident with injury and reckless driving



Source: KSDK

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