Terrance Wyatt
HipHopWired Reports
Desperate times have called for desperate measures and some people will go through extremes in order to accomplish a goal. In the case of Clark Atlanta University alumni, Terrance Wyatt, he has decided to place stock in himself as he places himself on eBay and selling himself for $10,000.
Such a drastic move seems to have come from a man that may have felt that his back was firmly pressed against the wall as he was eighteen credits shorts of graduating and was one that was not privileged to receive an abundant amount of financial aid along with the university not being the place to look for in terms of receiving the necessary funds. At this point it seems as though Wyatt, 23, has looked to all of his resources and this is the last option he feel has been presented with.
As far as the actual ad that he presented to potential buyers, which has since been pulled by eBay, Wyatt issued this:
“I am in the last year of my master's of business administration program here at Clark Atlanta University. As many of you, I have become a victim of the recession (a depression to some of us) in our wonderful country and I am in danger of losing everything I have worked for in the brief 23 years of my life. The root of my problem stems from not being able to cover all of the tuition in the final year of my pursuit of higher education. I am short about $10,000 of realizing a lifelong dream.
I am a first generation college student in my family. My mother did not finish high school but she did the best she could in raising me under the circumstances. I haven't seen my father since I was 7 years old. Although being raised in poverty, and around drugs and violence; by the grace of God, I overcame my surroundings and graduated in the top 10% of my high school class (2004).
So I am willing to offer you a piece of my future. I am an aspiring hedge fund manager, social activist, and entrepreneur. I am offering to give the person that is willing to help me now, a percentage of everything that is soon to come in my life. This investment in my future right now could potentially pay off to be millions for you if I have my way.
I can verify everything I have said. I am not trying to scam or lie to anyone. I just want to graduate this year and break the cycle of self-destruction and poverty in my family once and for all.
As far as being a benefactor of my future earnings, we can have the documents customized to your liking by the firm of your choosing (or mine if you would like) to insure you will be entitled to future compensation from any of my future earnings and business ventures. You will also receive a thank you card and a personal note of gratitude as an immediate item.”
Man, times are hard.
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Newsday Reports
BURGIN, Ky. (AP) — Rioting inmates started fires that damaged several buildings at a central Kentucky prison, and some prisoners suffered minor injuries in the melee, police said Saturday.
Dozens of law enforcement officers responded to the disturbance that began around 6:30 p.m. Friday at the medium-security Northpoint Training Center, in a rural area 30 miles south of Lexington. Several hours later, all prisoners were accounted for, said state police spokesman Lt. David Jude.
"We are at a state where the facility is secure," Jude said at a news conference early Saturday morning. "We do not feel that right now there is a current riot in place."
No staff or officers were hurt, he said.
Jude said he could not elaborate on inmates' injuries and said he did not know if any had been hospitalized.
A medical building, kitchen and other buildings were damaged in the fires, according to a news release from the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet. Flames and smoke could be seen from miles away.
Jude said officials were assessing the situation at the damaged prison, which houses morethan 1,200 inmates. The public safety cabinet said officials were trying to determine whether the dormitories could be immediately occupied.
Officers moved in on the rioting prisoners with tear gas about 9 p.m., the news release said. All inmates were subdued by 10:30 p.m.
Jay Blanton, a spokesman for Gov. Steve Beshear, said the governor had been in constant contact with prison officials.
Northpoint houses more than 1,100 general population inmates in six open-bay dormitories, according to its Web site. Another 60 special management inmates are housed in single cells in a separate structure, and 40 minimum-security inmates are in another separate building.
It opened in 1983 and has a staff of 285.
A prison spokeswoman said earlier Friday that the prison had been on lockdown since Tuesday, when one group of inmates assaulted two others, The Advocate-Messenger of Danville reported.
Mendolyn Cochran said inmates set fires in trash cans in one building, then when they were called to the yard, they continued to set fires and destroy prison property, the newspaper said on its Web site.
Jude said he was unable to confirm that information, and added it was too early to speculate whether the riot had been planned in advance or what type of coordinated effort the inmates might have had.
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Houston Mic Pass Part 2 (Chamillionaire, Killa Kyleon, Z-Ro, Bun B, Trae, Paul Wall, Devin The Dude, Lil Flip, Lil Keke, Rob G & Billy Cook)
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'Elmo,' who demanded tips for a photo outside Planet Hollywood, wasn't happy when a Daily News reporter and photographer approached.
New York Daily News Reports
Elmo no like tourists, tightwads - or photographers.
At least a rogue version of the lovable "Sesame Street" character hassling passersby outside Planet Hollywood in Times Square Friday night didn't.
The dirty and creepy character demanded money from people and, when he didn't get it, swore and jostled them.
"No picture. No picture. You have to tip Elmo. You have to tip Elmo or Elmo gets angry," the imposter shouted as he stuck a filthy red paw over a Texas tourist's camera lens.
"What the hell, Elmo? Keep your hands to yourself," shouted Victoria Vought, 47, pulling away.
Wide-eyed at the loud to-do, Vought's son, Dylan, 4, asked, "What's wrong with Elmo, Mommy?"
"That's not the real Elmo. That's a bad Elmo," she quickly explained.
The explanation stuck because any kid will tell you the real Elmo, a furry red monster with large white eyes and an orange nose, is very upbeat and giggles a lot. And he's clearly not grungy.
Friday night's cut-rate imitation nearly got his orange nose bloodied by Ken Ross, a 32-year-old insurance agent from New Mexico, after he grabbed at Ross' camera.
"It's just a picture. Don't be rude, and don't touch me," Ross warned, adding, "Somebody should rap you."
The phony's temper finally got the best of him when a Daily News reporter and photographer tried to find out who he was.
The 'Elmo' imposter then attempted to grab our photographer's camera, but failed, only to apologize a few moments later.
"Look man, Elmo needs to make a living, too," he said.
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AllHipHop Reports
Houston rapper Paul Wall took time to speak to AllHipHop.com today (August 21) about his motivations to participate in his third USO tour, as he prepared to embark on a nearly day-long journey.
Paul Wall, and Florida-based DJ Smallz, departed Washington, DC on a mission to show their support for US troops deployed in Southwest Asia.
The trip, which was announced earlier this week, has been a year in the making, revealed Paul Wall, who previously visited Kuwait and Iraq on separate USO tours.
“This was actually something that Smallz has been wanting to do,” Paul Wall told AllHipHop.com. “We’ve been going back and forth, trying to find the right time to go. But you know, we’ll get last minute shows and things like that. We finally decided to just pick a date.”
The decision to return to the Middle East region was also personal for Wall.
“My grandfather was a Lieutenant Colonel in the military and I grew up in a very small family,” shared the 28-year-old father of two. “He was all I knew for a long time. And then I have a lot of friends who were in the military, I lost a couple friends in Iraq. And then I heard a statistic that 80% of the military in the Middle East is either from Texas or stationed in Texas.
“So, going over there, it was just an amazing feeling,” he continued, “[To see] 5,000 troops with their assault riffles on their backs, they got their bulletproof vests on and everything, and their just going crazy, holding up Texas flags.”
During his visit to Iraq, Wall was accompanied by two friends, a far cryfrom the group of 12 he travelled with to Kuwait, as part of a Hip-Hop comedy tour organized by actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy. The smaller entourage allowed for the opportunity to explore Iraq and to forge a much more personal bond with the troops.
During the visit, Wall befriended two soldiers deployed from Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, about three hours from Houston; both about his age and had been married for approximately the same amount of time.
While he was in Iraq, Wall saw one of his new friends, who happens to have a son about the same age as Wall’s own son. His friend received news that, despite having served his full deployment, he would be remaining in Iraq for an additional six months due to a stop loss.
“I was there a week and I was already going crazy missing my son,” Paul Wall recalled. “I could only imagine what he was going through. Feeling that and seeing it just made me wanna do my duty and go over there even more to perform.”
Once he makes it back to the States, Paul Wall will be back to work, continuing his recent recording schedule, which finds him in the studio working on several collaborations and laying the foundation for his third major label release.
But his primary focus, he says, will be on the continued success of Expensive Taste, the clothing line he launched with close friends Travis Barker and Skinhead Rob. The clothing label was born almost out of frustration, after Paul Wall’s contractual obligations to Atlantic Recordsprevented the trio from pursuing a recording contract as a group also named Expensive Taste.
“We actually started the line as t-shirt to sell as merchandise to our fans,” explained Paul Wall. “We took the logo Mr. Cartoon had created for our group, and put them on shirts to promote the music. And it got real popular. So we took it one step further and said, “F**k it, since Atlantic won’t let us do the group, we’ll just make it a clothing line.”
Immediately following Wall’s return to the States, Expensive Taste will launch its latest collection at the Magic Fashion Tradeshow in Las Vegas August 31 – September 2.
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MTVNEWS Reports
Omarion released an official statement on Friday (August 21) regarding his parting of ways with Lil Wayne's Young Money label earlier this week. The statement reiterates the singer's Twitter post on Wednesday, dispelling rumors that he'd been dropped.
"I have a lot of respect and admiration for the genius of Lil Wayne and the entire Young Money family," he said. "I asked to be released from the label to pursue other opportunities that were recently presented to me. Because of our relationship, Lil Wayne had no issue with us ending our business relationship and released me from the label. Lil Wayne and I have nothing but love for each other, there is no beef. I also wanted to make it clear that my company nor did I, leak the song, 'I Get It In,' and I want to dispel any rumors that have surfaced. I appreciate my relationship with Young Money/ Cash Money and look forward to doing business in the future.
"There will be a major announcement regarding my career and my new album, Ollusion, coming next week," the statement promises.
Young Money member Mack Maine broke the news of Omarion's departure on his Twitter page Wednesday night, writing, "ATTN: Omarion is no longer Young Money ... the song they leaked featuring Wayne is not official ... Good luck to him in his future endeavors."
Omarion has not released an album since 2007's Face Off duet with Bow Wow. The former B2K member was released from his contract with Sony music, and in 2008, there was talk of him signing to Timbaland's Mosely Music Group. Except for a few songs that leaked to the Internet, nothing transpired from that collaboration.
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HipHopWired Reports
Big Boi, one-half of the legendary OutKast, rocked Heineken's Red Star Soul concert last night at the Velvet Room in Atlanta. Spitting venom from his 16-year career, Big went through his laundry list of hits setting the packed house a blaze with cuts like “Player's Ball,” “Elevators,” “Rosa Parks,” “So Fresh, So Clean” and “Ms. Jackson.”
Speaking with Hip-Hop Wired exclusively before the show, Big talked about his upcoming second solo album Sir Luscious Left Foot… Son Of Chico Dusty.
“The album is done, the solo album. We just getting the right set up for it. I'm about to put out the next single with Andre 3000 called “Looking For Ya” and it was produced by Erick Sermon. It'll be out in a couple of weeks. The album is in the can, done. Bringing Atlanta lyricism to the top has always been one of our missions and I'm still coming with them rhymes and saying something too. Believe me, it's straight dope. I take pride in the lyrics as well as the beats and stuff so when ya'll hear it, ya'll gone love it, believe that. Dre is in the studio working on his and we also have started working on the new OutKast album."
Big Boi also revealed that he will be in the house on Saturday, September 19th at the Masquerade in Atlanta when fellow Dungeon Family members, the Goodie Mob reunite. The historic event will bring Khujo, Big Gipp, T-Mo and Cee-Lo back together to perform their classics as well as some new stuff they have in the can. He added,
“The Goodie Mob reunion show will be taking place at the Masquerade in a couple of weeks and I will be there. It's just a great thing to see all the boys back together on stage and it's gonna be an incredible show. Atlanta, ya'll know what time it is and we fitting to do it all over again.”
No stranger to the Hollywood screen, Big Boi also made it clear to check for him next year on the small and big screens.
“As far as the acting stuff goes, I got a couple of scripts that I'm reading now and I got a couple of TV projects I'm working on but I'ma put the album out first. The people want the album and they thirsty for it so I'm fitting to give them some of the new-new, straight up.”
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