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Lil Boosie Indicted On 1st Degree Murder Charges. Could Face Death Penalty [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 18, 2010 at 6:00am

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Rapper Lil Boosie has been indicted on first degree murder charges in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana according to WAFB.

The charges stem from the shooting death of 35 year old Terry Boyd in October 2009.

The rapper was also hit with several drug related charges along with his girlfriend, Walnita Decuir and three others.

Boosie, real name Torrance Hatch is already in prison serving two years for violating probation by possessing marijuana and a gun.

The District Attorney says Boosie could face the death penalty if convicted of these latest charges.

Complete list of charges below

TORRENCE HATCH, A/K/A "LIL BOOSIE" 27, 1132 POMPEY

Status: already incarcerated at Dixon Correctional Institute

1st Degree Murder of Terry Boyd, 35, shot to death inside his residence at 16837 Vermillion Drive on 10/21/09. The shots were fired from outside home through a window.
3 counts PWITD Narcotics (Schedule II-Codeine, Schedule I-Ecstacy and Schedule I-Marijuana)
3 counts Conspiracy to commit PWITD Narcotics
2 counts Conspiracy to Introduce Contraband into a Penal Institution

WALNITA DECUIR, 25, 1132 POMPEY

Status: At-large, Wanted

3 counts PWITD Narcotics (Schedule II-Codeine, Schedule I-Ecstacy and Schedule I-Marijuana)
3 counts Conspiracy to commit PWITD Narcotics
2 counts Conspiracy to Introduce Contraband into a Penal Institution

REGINALD YOUNGBLOOD, 32, 10635 WILLOWOOD DRIVE

Status: Arrested this afternoon, in custody

2 counts 1st Degree Murder of Charles Matthews and Darryl Milton, which occurred on 4/1/10 in 1400 block of Monte Sano Avenue. Both men shot to death while sitting inside a car.
2 counts Attempted 1st Degree Murder. The first occurred 2/22/10 at 5725 Tioga. A male victim inside the home was shot in the back. The shots were fired from outside, through a window. The second case was on 3/6/10, 5725 Tioga, the same location but a different victim. The man was shot in the wrist as he was getting out of his car.

STACEY RILEY, 36

Status: already incarcerated at Dixon Correctional Institute

3 counts PWITD Narcotics (Schedule II-Codeine, Schedule I-Ecstacy and Schedule I-Marijuana)
3 counts Conspiracy to commit PWITD Narcotics
1 count Conspiracy to Introduce Contraband into a Penal Institution
JOSHUA WILSON, 27, 8143 QUAD SQUARE DRIVE

Status: arrested today, in custody

1 count Conspiracy to Introduce Contraband into a Penal Institution

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Singer Lloyd Speaks On Collaboration With Lloyd Banks + New Album

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 5:56pm

(AllHipHop News) A variety of rappers have called upon R*B crooner Lloyd to help deliver them hit singles this Summer, including G-Unit member Lloyd Banks.

Lloyd, whose vocals are heard on 2009’s smash single “Bedrock,” is featured on four new singles that will drop this summer: Nipsey Hu$$le’s “Feeling Myself,” Chamillionaire’s “Make a Movie” featuring Twista, “Go, Go, Go” by newcomer J. Futuristic and Lloyd Banks’ “Any Girl.”

According to Lloyd, he would have never been able to work with an artist like Lloyd Banks, due to the ongoing feud between 50 Cent’s G-Unit and Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. collective of artists.

“There was no hesitation on my part because we never had direct issues,” Lloyd told AllHipHop.com of his collaboration with Lloyd Banks. “We met for the first time in the studio and everything just clicked. It felt like it was our 10th song together.”

Lloyd is currently preparing to release his debut album for Interscope Records and his fourth studio album overall.

The release could feature a rumored collaboration record between Lloyd, Drake and Rich Boy.

““I was independent for about 6 months and we just tried to stay as busy as possible with shows and collaborations,” Lloyd stated. “It’s starting to pay off now. “I like working with talented artist that are on their grind, whether they’re newcomers or veterans."

Source: AllHipHop

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New Book Claims Death Row Was An FBI Front To Ruin Black Activism & Take Out 2Pac

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 5:38pm

(AllHipHop News) A new book being published claims that Death Row Records was actually a front for the FBI in an attempt to assault and end black activism.

The new book The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders: U.S. Intelligence’s Murderous Targeting of Tupac, MLK, Malcolm, The Panthers, Hendrix, Marley, Rappers & Linked Ethnic Leftists.

According to the book’s author, Baltimore area native and Columbia University graduate John Potash, he extensively researched the book, which claims to show the FBI’s consistent pattern of undermining black activism.

The book claims that Shakur was deliberately targeted by the government, like other black leaders, due to his growing influence in the African-American community, utilizing Hip-Hop music.

"What I think it was was that he had become the most influential black man in the black community in the country," Potash told The Baltimore City Paper. "The CIA and U.S. intelligence, what they have to do is win the hearts and minds of the people. They don't want to control us by force, they want us to control ourselves by having us believe in a certain way--that we don't need national health care, for example. And here, Tupacwas threatening to win over the hearts and minds of people, he was able to counter so much of the propaganda in the black community."

The FBI War on Tupac Shakur took ten years to research, utilizing court testimony, FBI documents and a number of previously unseen documents provided by The Black Panthers to Potash.

As for Death Row, Potash claims that the government was definitely involved in the record label’s operations, in a continued attempt to harass Shakur and derail his career.

"I believe that Death Row Records, which included dozens and dozens of police officers at all levels, according to a high-level police officer that investigated them, was a front company and was trying to continue penal coercion and mess up [Tupac Shakur's] head," Potash said.

A research documentary also accompanies the self-published book.

Source: AllHipHop

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Shyne "Roller Song"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 11:30am

Does Anybody Care? T-Pain Says He's Not Putting Out Any More Music Until People Start Buying Music Again [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 10:07am

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There was a time in recent pop-culture history when T-Pain and his Vocoder were virtually inescapable. You couldn't turn on the radio, watch a hilarious viral video or tune into an awards show without getting an earful of T-Pain and his computerized twang.

But in 2010, with album sales still sluggish, T-Pain said he's not putting out any new music until the tide turns.

"I got the mastered version of my album in my car right now. But I'm not bringing my album out until these artists start selling records again, 'cause ain't nobody selling records unless you Susan Boyle," T-Pain told MTV News. Even though his website is promoting his forthcoming effort RevolveR, the collabo king insisted he's going to fall back until album sales pick up. "I'm not doing nothing. I'm not bringing out no album, not dropping no more new singles until people start selling records again, and that's the approach I think everybody should take unless you Susan Boyle or Miley Cyrus."

Pain said that, these days, artists who are not running things on the pop tip don't really have a chance. "It ain't really nothing else you can do. Any hip-hop artists, anybody coming from the South, we ain't doin' it," T-Pain said. "Until everybody show and prove, I ain't droppin' no album."

While he's holding back on his solo work, Pain is still collaborating and told MTV News about creating the track "My Own Step" with ATL's Roscoe Dash for the soundtrack to the dance flick "Step Up 3-D." "The song was for somebody else at first, and then they was asking ... [T-Pain's label] Nappy Boy: 'Do we have some songs for the "Step Up 3-D" movie?' " said Pain, who sent songs featuring artists such as Sophia Fresh, Tay Dizm and One Chance. "They was like, 'You got some stuff with you on it?' I was like, 'Yeah, here go a song right here.' They came up to me like, 'Roscoe Dash got on.' I was like, 'Yes! We got him!' " T-Pain said, adding, "I've been trying to do a song with Roscoe Dash for a long time."

Pain, who's no stranger to hitmaking, said he was looking forward to working with the "Show Out" rapper, because he thought Dash brought something fresh to the game.

"I've been living in Atlanta for, like, two and a half years ... and I listen to the radio a lot, and they play all Atlanta. When Roscoe Dash's song came on the radio, I was like, 'Oh, thank you,' " Pain said. "It was just a relief. It was just something new."

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Drake Dismisses Lil Kim For Calling Him A Punk P**** "Thank Me Later Is In Stores, So It's Just About Relevant People Today"

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

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Drake's new album is selling quite well according to early reports. So excuse him if he's dismissive of people trying to throw dirt on his shine.

Lil Kim aka The Queen Bee has been taking shots at Drizzy and his Young Money partner in rhyme Nicki Minaj. She recently labeled the Toronto MC a "punk p****"

Drake shrugs that off by saying "Diss me and you'll never hear a reply for it."

But when it comes to his Young Money family he gets more defensive. He's already said recently he doesn't repect Lil Kim's dissing Nicki Minaj. In his latest interview with Houston's 97.9 The Box host The Mad Hatta he explains his point of view further.

“I really don't care… sometimes I get a lil impulsive when you start talking about the people I love. You can say whatever about me, I'll never respond to it, like I'll never react to it, but if you start talking about the people I love then I do get a little bit more reactive and that's all that happened there, Nicki's got records climbing the charts and today Thank Me Later is in stores, so it's just about relevant people today…”

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Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls Covers July Maxim [Check Out Behind The Scenes Video + Pics Inside]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 9:12am

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Beautiful stunner Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls covers July's Maxim Magazine.

Fresh off an appearance on 'Dancing With The Stars' the singer thought this would be the right time for her 1st Maxim cover citing Pamela Anderson as her inspiration.

She reveals she has a crush on Halle Berry. "She's just naturally gorgeous. I love her smile.
"Wait, I sound like a dude; I've got to snap out of it!"

Now we need a joint shoot with Nicole and Halle, that would be just perfect.

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Too Much Moonshine: North Carolina Man Claims He Saw Bigfoot "He Had Beautiful Hair. I Rough Talked Him, I Said Git...Git!" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 7:30am

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They must be making some strong moonshine in the woods of of North Caralina.

North Carolina police have filed a suspicious person report after resident Tim Peeler claims he saw the mythical creature BigFoot.

"This thang was 10 feet tall, he had beautiful hair," said Peeler. He was out calling coyote "Instead of them.........him."

Peeler defended himself and the dogs Bigfoot was trying to eat by using a big stick.

"I come out chere and rough talked him and run him off," claims Peeler. "I said git away from here....git....git! And he went right back chere dat paff again."

Even sheriff's deputies in this neck of the woods believe in Bigfoot.

Sgt Mark Self recalls stories of the beast as a child. "It scared me, there was a 8-10 foot hairy looking man/person," he explains. "It was killing some animals, breaking into chicken houses killing chickens."

As Peeler drew a picture of the creature he described what he looked like further. "Look like he had six fingers on each hand."

The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization says there have been 57 Bigfoot sightings in North Carolina since 1997, including six in Cleveland County where Peeler lives.

This dude is straight tripping if you ask me.

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Keri Hilson Speaks On Her New Album Which Will Be Produced By Timbaland & Polow Da Don [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 6:57am

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After years of waiting in the wings, Keri Hilson proved on her debut cd 'In A Perfect World' that she has what it takes to be a superstar.

Now as she prepares for her 2nd album she talks to HipHopHollywood about what fans can expect.

Q - What Producers are on the album?

A - Timbaland and Polow Da Don, they're both Executive Producers of my 1st album and Executive Producers on my 2nd. We're in the process of choosing which single it's gonna be.

Q - The single coming out this year?

A - Oh definitely this year and the album dropping later this year.

Q - Where's your head at on this one?

A - This time around I have women's thoughts. I did on the 1st one, I had to represent women. But this time I dug deeper into how we think and feel.

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50 Cent & Floyd Mayweather Jr Talk Compilation Album, Fake Rappers. Is Floyd Dissing Lil Wayne? "You Got Rapper's Get A Bunch Of Tattoos,Go To Jail 10-20 Days. Next Time Out They Rock Stars"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 6:00am

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For the original concept of his Black Magic album, 50 Cent said he was inspired by dance music while touring overseas. Now that he's in the U.S., on the Invitation Tour, the G-Unit team captain said he has a whole other muse for a completely different album.

"I started working on it," 50 said last week in Los Angeles. "I been working on writing to a concept for Black Magic. ... I recorded 19 songs. Then when I got back to the U.S., I started writing to a different concept. I spoke to Em. He called me when I was starting in Detroit."

Before Fif could go more in-depth about his upcoming album, his friend, Floyd Mayweather — who sat in on the interview as well — announced he has an LP as well. "We're doing a compilation album," Money Mayweather said. The boxing champ said he'll be highlighting various artists on the project.

"We'll probably launch it in the heat of the next bout," Fif said. "It'll probably be the biggest fight in the history of the sport."

Of course, 50 was referring to the long-delayed Mayweather/ Manny Pacquiao title bout. Floyd wants Pacquiao to take Olympic-style drug testing, and Manny has resisted thus far.

Back to the music: Fif and Mayweather agree that a lot of the hip-hop out right now has taken a softer turn.

"It'll just make room for you to impact when [the hardcore] comes back," 50 assessed. "No one told the world to enjoy that [softer] music temporarily. I think a big portion of why people didn't want to hear the aggressive content is because the people conveying them were lying."

"You got rappers in today's time, they get a small advance from their record label, get a bunch of tattoos, a few piercings on their face, go to jail for 10 or 20 days, [then] they killers," Mayweather weighed in. "Next time out, they rock stars. I think rap is crazy, but it's still very creative."

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony On The Monique Show: Perform "Gone" x "Crossroads" + Interview [2 Videos]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 5:36am

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Since the late Eazy-E brought them into the game in 1994, Bone Thugs_N-Harmony have dropped hit after hit using their unique rapid fire flow to power songs like "Thuggish Ruggish Bone"

The group has fought through internal turmoil with member Bizzy Bone and a ten year prison stint by Flesh-N-Bone, but through it all the group has found a way to stay together.

They talked to Mo'Nique about all the turmoil and what has kept them going strong.

Bone Thugs new album 'Uni-5: The World's Enemy' is in stores now.

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Perform "Gone" x "Crossroads"

Lil Jon On Chelsea Lately: He Talks About Akon Smacking Chelsea's Ass & Asks If She Likes To "Pop Her P****" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 5:08am

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Lil Jon is out promoting his new cd 'Crunk Rock'. He and host Chelsea Handler explored the many ways you can get crunk.

Jon encouraged everyone to go home and have a "crunkgasm"

Chelsea asked him about his song "Pop That P****",. he said he pops his p**** and asked Chelsea if she liked to pop hers.

His new album has features from Soulja Boy and The Ying Yang Twins and is in stores now.

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Mike Tyson Says Tupac Shakur Was 'Fearless' [Audio]

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

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The last time Mike Tyson saw Tupac Shakur, it was September 7, 1996.

'Pac, who had struck up a friendship with Tyson in the early 1990s, came to Las Vegas like thousands of others to watch "Iron Mike" clean the clock of fellow pugilist Bruce Seldon. That night, Tyson won the World Boxing Association's heavyweight championship title via first-round TKO. After the bout, Mike, 'Pac and Suge Knight headed to the locker room to celebrate. No one knew that prizefight night would also mark one of the greatest tragedies in hip-hop: Tupac was shot as he left the Tyson/Seldon matchup; he died from his injuries a few days later, on September 13.

" 'Pac was just a ball of energy," Tyson recalled of his friend, when MTV News called him up on Wednesday (June 16).

The most prolific MC ever, 'Pac would have celebrated his 39th birthday Wednesday. Instead, the hip-hop community honors Shakur's life and legacy. Tyson remembered him as an individual who was unique, to say the least. The former heavyweight partied with the icon, but the two men also shared some insightful private conversations.

"He was incredible. You knew he was a special person when he's in your presence," Tyson said on the phone from Las Vegas.

"If you had any consciousness of the reality we live in, you could feel his energy. You knew he was a special individual." Mike described their talks as, "purely emotionally intimate talking; expression of feeling. He was very prolific in expressing himself. He had a lot of hostility. I think it was just misguided and misdirected. It was obvious he was a genius, he was a prodigy. Whoa! He was just amazing as far as his energy was concerned. He was explosive — like a black panther ready to pounce."

In the ring, Tyson exhibited 'Pac-like qualities himself. He intimidated the competition, but the people loved him. He was a warrior, the fiercest gladiator the sport has ever seen.

"He looked very destructive. He came across as a world beater," Tyson said. "As far as his music was concerned, his presence and his energy ... the word I'm looking for is fearless. He came across as fearless. When you come across somebody that's fearless, you're a little bit in awe. You're like. 'Whoa!' He's ready to blow, too, at any moment; very volatile. He's very focused. He can go from one second to the next and get very focused."

Tyson and Tupac met during a turning point in both their careers. Iron Mike was the biggest and baddest draw in boxing, but also a year removed from having lost his heavyweight championship. 'Pac was still affiliated with Digital Underground and about a year from landing the star-making role that would launch him: the intriguing, if insane, Bishop in 1992's crime saga "Juice."

"Magic Johnson had a party at the Palladium in Los Angeles," Iron Mike said, jogging his memory. "What year was this? No, I wasn't champion, it was '91. I just fought [Donovan 'Razor'] Ruddock ... I believe I came outside. I was talking to the people running the door. They were friends of mine. They wouldn't let these guys in, Tupac and them. I said, 'Man, let these guys in. You remember how it was with us.'

"So they let him in. 'Pac had said, 'Hold up for one minute,' and he brought back 200 more people. He had a gang of people with him. They said, 'Listen, you can't go through the front, you have to go through the back.' Next thing I knew, it was over. I hear somebody on the mic — he took the mic. Him and his guys got the mic somehow and started rapping. The whole crowd started going crazy. They loved him. The guys from Digital Underground introduced him to me. They said, 'This is Tupac.' I met him, he was very young. He was very happy, vivacious. He just had energy. He was wild, an amazing individual."

More than three years would pass before Tyson and Tupac crossed paths again. In 1995, 'Pac visited the champ at the Plainfield Correctional Facility, in Plainfield, Indiana, where Tyson was serving his sentence for a rape conviction (a crime for which Tyson still maintains his innocence).

"The next time I saw [Tupac] I didn't even know who he was," Tyson said. "I knew he was '2Pac.' But his mother had wrote me a letter in prison ... I remembered that night. He came to prison to see me. We spoke. He was so much more confident than when I had met him the other time, probably a year or two prior to that. He had gone from being shy guy to very strong-willed and confident and independent. He was tremendously feeling himself. He had so much confidence. He was bursting off the air.

"He came to the prison. He was standing on the table, started talking. All the people in the prison started going crazy. I said, 'Sit. Sit down. Sit, brother, sit,' " Tyson recalled. "The white prisoners, the guards, everybody went crazy in this redneck prison. They went nuts when he came in there. I didn't know he was [famous] like that. I didn't know he was like that! I thought he was some young brother. But when he came in, I didn't know people was feeling him like that too. I was like, 'Yo man. Chill, brother.' He was wilding, sweating, talking, being very gregarious. He was prolific. He was talking, having a ball. ... He was very territorial. He was an interesting guy. He was different than any other rapper I had ever met from a philosophical perspective."

Tyson said all of the prisoners were trying to talk to 'Pac and snap pictures with him. But the champ was concerned that all the hoopla might get him thrown out of the facility, which had happened before when other celebs had visited the boxing legend.

"I didn't know Tupac was that big then, because I was inside," Tyson explained. "That's when they had that [East Coast vs. West Coast] beef stuff [with Bad Boy]. I didn't know Tupac was who he was. I had no idea."

Source: MTV

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He Did What? Producer Alex Da Kid Says Diddy Asked Him To Make A Beat That "Makes Him Feel Like A White Man In A Basement In Atlanta"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 6:19pm

Diddy is an artist with particular tastes. Some might call those tastes downright weird.

Rap-Up is reporting the Bad Boy CEO summoned London producer Alex Da Kid to his studio at 3am for a recording session.

Diddy began to reel off what he wanted from the beat maker.:

“He was like, ‘I want the beat that makes me feel blue,’” says Alex, “That's blue as in the color."

Diddy then went over the top for his next reqest.

“Diddy said to me, ‘I want a beat that makes me feel like a white man in a basement in Atlanta."

Da Kid isn't sure if any of his beats will make the final cut for Diddy's next album 'Last Train To Paris', but he is certain of one thing.

“Diddy’s hilarious.”

Indeed he is, Alex.

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O Lawd She's Lost It: NY Correction Officer Goes On Shooting Rampage, Injuring Her Grandfather Then Killing Her Lesbian Lover & Uncle [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 5:30pm

Nassau County correction officer Kim Wolfe hides her face during her arrest Wednesday after the fatal shootings of her uncle

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A correction officer went on a blood-thirsty rampage in Long Island Wednesday, killing her ex-girlfriend and her own uncle during four hours of mayhem that also left the shooter's grandfather wounded, police said.

The suspected shooter also abducted her niece and hopped in a car, surrendering just before 6 a.m. during a traffic stop in Hempstead. Charges are pending against Kim Wolfe, 43, who was hospitalized after having trouble breathing.

"She loved her job," Patricia Bines said of her slain sister, Stacie Williams, a nurse's aide. "She loved working with babies. This is the worst day of our lives."

Williams, 45, was working the night shift at Nassau University Hospital about 1:30 a.m. She was standing near the front entrance and on a cigarette break when she was confronted by her former lover.

The mother of three was shot several times and died in front of the same hospital where she worked in the maternity ward.

Compounding the anguish for Williams' family was an injury to the murder victim's son. He was struck by a car as he ran across Hempstead Turnpike in a desperate dash to reach his dying mother's side.

"She lived life like it was golden," said her other sister, Nicole Rogers, 38. "That was the motto for her."

Williams worked at the hospital for 23 years, union officials said.

After the first shooting, Wolfe drove about 3 1/2 miles to Hempstead.

Police said more gunfire erupted there about 2 a.m. Wolfe's 56-year-old uncle was shot to death and her grandfather was shot in the leg. Their names weren't immediately released.

"I would have never known this was coming," said Ron Lanier, 46, who worked with Wolfe at the Nassau County Correctional Facility in East Meadow. "She loved her grandfather, she was over there all the time."

Jerry Laricchiuta, President of the Civil Service Employees Association local 830 union, said he met Wolfe when he worked at the jail and could not believe he was capable of such brutality.

"I knew Wolfe," he said. "She was a character, but nothing that would ever indicate she would ever do anything like this."

Wolfe drove away from the scene of the second killing in her Mitsubishi Montero. Police said Wolfe took her 23-year-old niece as a hostage. Cops pulled her over about 5:45 a.m. and arrested her. The niece wasn't injured.

Officers found a handgun in Wolfe's car.

The suspect has been a correction officer for 19 years and worked the midnight shift supervising inmates at the county jail next to the hospital, said Liz Consolo, spokeswoman for Nassau County sheriff's office.

Source: NY Daily News

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Ok Fam You Need To Chill Now: Drake Tries To Explain His Rihanna Fascination "She Made Me Feel Small & Nervous" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 5:00pm

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By being candid both in life and in rhyme, Drake is discovering that his brand of raw honesty can come at a cost. The Toronto MC says that he was "a pawn" to pop diva Rihanna in a recent New York Times. Now, his revealing remarks about their long-rumored fling are making headlines.

Drake, however, said his intent wasn't to offend the "Umbrella" star.

"That's a moment that I've been eager, sort of, to explain," he told MTV News. "I feel like when people write about it or try to take an excerpt from me describing it, it's gonna sound negative. And in no way was it negative. I'm at one of the greatest places in my life — I'm on top of the world. I'm extremely confident, so it's very rare that anybody, let alone a woman that I like, makes me feel nervous or makes me feel small.

"She's just such an overwhelming and incredible person," Drake continued. "And such a talented person and someone that I was like, 'I can't believe I'm here talking to this individual,' that she just gave me that feeling like when I was 17 years old trying to take Nikki Ramos, this girl from Toronto, out on a date and she never wanted to go with me. She never would go; she would have a million excuses why she couldn't talk to me. That's how [Rihanna] made me feel, she made me feel small; she made me feel nervous. It just put me back to the Acura in Toronto, feeling like Aubrey Graham, not Drake."

The two stars caused quite a stir last year when New York City tabloids reported the pair were spotted getting cozy at an upscale Manhattan bowling alley. Drake denied the talk, appearing on local radio station Hot 97 to say he and Rihanna were just friends.

But on his debut, Thank Me Later, he addresses the topic on opening track "Fireworks," clearing the air and looking back on the moment — and what could have been.

"I could tell it wasn't love/ I just thought you f---ed with me/ Who could have predicted/ Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me," Drake spits in the second verse. "Damn, I kept my wits about me, luckily/ What happened between us that night it always seems to trouble me/ Now all of a sudden, these gossip rags want to cover me/ And you making it seem like it happened that way because of me."

Still, in spite of his lyrics, Drake isn't one to kiss and tell. When asked what it was like to plant one on Rihanna, the rapper was coy.

"I don't know what you're talking about," he smiled and looked away.

Source: MTV

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Off The Market: Megan Fox Getting Married To Brian Austin Green

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

We all had our shot and blew it! Megan Fox is officially off the market after getting engaged to boyfriend Brian Austin Green.

"Yes, she is engaged," her rep told UsWeekly.

"I saw her jumping up and down," a witness said of the proposal in Hawaii. "Later, I saw a half dozen staff sifting through the sand."

This is the 2nd time the pair have been engaged, so there is a glimmer of hope that Green will screw up again.

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Funeral Madness: Director Accused Of Going NUde In Front Of Clients, Wearing Dead Man's Jacket In Front Of His Family, Cocaine Addiction & Lots More [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 9:00am

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FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - State regulators in Ohio have shut down a funeral home where a director is accused of mishandling a corpse and other misdeeds.

The state board that licenses funeral homes outlined a long list of accusations against Gregory Routson of Routson Funeral Chapel in Findlay, about 45 miles south of Toledo.

There are over a dozen allegations against Routson, the panel said. The allegations listed:

* Routson left a body unrefrigerated for 13 days

* He was often naked, half-clothed or intoxicated or is addicted to the use of morphine, cocaine, or other habit-forming or illegal drugs

* Put a jacket of a deceased man on in front of the man's family

* Threatened and harassed employees

* Failed to sterilize all instruments for embalming

* Failed to destroy waste materials properly

* Misappropriated money from memorial contributions

* Applicant / licensee has committed immporal or unprofessional conduct

Routson said Tuesday that none of the administrative charges are true and that he's being set up by a competitor. Routson blames this entire situation on another Findlay funeral home, claiming they have tried to sabotage his business since opening in 1994.

"It was just a matter of time they would find an avenue," he said.

Routson, who opened Routson Funeral Chapel with his wife 16 years ago, said the business is his family's livelihood.

He's upset a Findlay-area newspaper broke the news to him on Monday, rather than the state board investigating the matter.

When contacted, the other Findlay funeral home denied any involvement and first found out about the allegations in the newspaper.

State investigators began looking into the funeral home after receiving a complaint from a family last week.

Routson can ask the state board for a hearing or file an appeal in court.

Since shutting down Monday, Routson has been answering the door and phone calls from worried customers who have pre-paid for funeral expenses.

"I'm completely sorry because they entrusted final wishes to me," Routson said. "I wish this never happened."

Source: FoxToledo

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Drake Reveals Andre 3000 Turned Him Down For A Feature On 'Thank Me Later', "In His Mind I Have To Prove Myself"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 8:30am

Drake may be the most hyped or overhyped (depending on who you ask) rapper in the game right now, but there's one rap vet that's not buying into it just yet.

Drake tells Vibe he tried to get Andre 3000 of Outkast on his debut album, 'Thank Me Later' but was turned down.

“I really tried to do a song with Andre 3000, but I think it was meant for my second album, Dre is one of those people that needs you to do a little more. He’s one of those people that believe in his craft so much that he needs you to do more than just be over hyped or just famous. In his mind, I have to prove myself and the truth is, I do. That’s just being real. I have a lot of work to do, so I actually respect him for that. I think on the second album I’ll probably only have two features. I have a few people in mind and Dre probably will be one of them.”

Drake could probably use that dose of humility right now. With everyone heaping praise on the young MC, getting turned down for a feature should help keep him hungry and focused.

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Happy Birthday Tupac Shakur, Rapper Would Have Been 39 Today

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 7:30am

Tupac Shakur was many things to many people. He was a poet, actor, militant, rapper, genius, thug and gentleman all in one.

An unmatched work ethic and dedication to his craft allowed Pac to release a total of 10 solo studio albums, six posthumously with another set to come out this year. He also released the group album 'Thug Life' with Rated R, Big Syke and MoPreme. A remarkable body of work considering his rap career only lasted five years, not including his early years as a member Digital Underground when he was more of a dancer than rapper.

Possibly one of Pac's best albums, 'Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory' was recorded in just one week.

To date he has sold over 75 million records worldwide.

Today marks 2Pac's 39th birthday. Makes you wonder just how much more he could have accomplished had he not been killed in Las Vegas on September 13,1996 at age 25. Succumbing to injuries from bullet wounds he received one week earlier..

His good friend Treach of Naughty By Nature told MTV that Pac knew he wouldn't live long.

"We spoke many a time, and he was like, 'I don't see myself growing old,' " Treach said.

Since his death, his mom Afeni Shakur has helped carry on his legacy through The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. Which provides opportunities for young people through the arts.

A new Tupac biopic is also on the way and will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also directed 'Training Day'.

Many rappers have tried to emulate Pac, but will never be able to duplicate his greatness.

Happy Birthday Tupac Amaru Shakur.

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