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Fox News thrives on being outrageous and at times ridiculous. The network that calls itself "fair and balanced" is usually anything but.
Glenn Beck and fellow republican pundit Bill O'Reilly are so often offensive it barely registers a blip on the radar anymore.
But on occasion, like yesterday (May 26), one of them says something that makes you just shake your head.
Bill's guest on the O'Reilly Factor was liberal African American, Columbia University professor Mark Lamont Hill. The two of them were discussing Obama's plan to send 1200 troops to the Mexican border to help protect against illegal aliens.
For some reason Bill decides to tell Hill he looks like a drug dealer.
"Say you're a cocaine dealer—and you kind of look like one a little bit," Bill said
Without hesitation, Hill replied "As do you... you know, you actually look like a cocaine user."
Perfect comeback to an offensive, racist remark, but it still amazes me O'Reilly can get away with saying almost anything he wants.
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Ondre Moore, a rapper known as Swifty McVay and member of Eminem's group D12, owes almost $254,000 in delinquent state and federal taxes, according to public records.
Moore, 35, drew notoriety four years ago when he bailed on a court hearing on an alleged probation violation. He skipped court to serve as an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of fellow D12 member Proof, who was killed at an after-hours club.
He is the third member of the multi-platinum group to face tax problems. Members Denaun Porter, a celebrated rapper who goes by Kon Artis, and Von Carlisle, a lyricist known as Kuniva, owed more than $215,000 last year and were subjects of an earlier Tax Watchdog column.
What's owed
$253,984
The IRS filed a $224,749 lien against Moore on March 31 with the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds.
The IRS filed a $22,036 lien against Moore and his wife March 31 in Los Angeles.
The state of Michigan filed a $7,199 lien against the couple Nov. 4, 2009, with the Ingham County Register of Deeds.
Their side
Moore is negotiating a payment plan with the state and IRS, said Jeffrey Freeman, his Birmingham-based tax lawyer.
"Mr. Moore takes full responsibility for his debt to the IRS and the state and is working with the government in resolving his outstanding tax liability," Freeman said. "He has rejoined with his prior manager, and his current business and tax matters are now being properly handled."
Freeman said he hopes to resolve the tax issues in the next several months.
Source: Detroit News
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Arizona's controversial new anti-immigration law SB 1070 continues to draw boycotts and protests.
Kanye West has joined a protest being organized by Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against The Machine dubbed "The Sound Strike".
The protest movement is growing larger as artists refuse to perform in Arizona as long as the law is in place. Singer Shakira was recently in Phoenix speaking with Mayor Phil Gordon and other government officials to discuss the controversial legislation.
Pitbull and Cypress Hill recently canceled shows there and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Disturbing Tha Peace artist Willy Northpole just released a new video "Back To Mexico" as a show of solidarity between blacks and mexicans.
Sonic Youth, Joe Satriani, Massive Attack, Tenacious D, film maker Michael Moore and many others are participating.
De la Rocha sent out a press release on Tuesday (May 25) that read in part.
"Fans of our music, our stories, our films and our words can be pulled over and harassed every day because they are brown or black, or for the way they speak, or for the music they listen to. People who are poor like some of us used to be could be forced to live in a constant state of fear while just doing what they can to find work and survive. This law opens the door for them to be shaked down, or even worse, detained and deported while just trying to travel home from school, from home to work, or when they just roll out with their friends.
Some of us grew up dealing with racial profiling, but this law (SB 1070) takes it to a whole new low. If other states follow the direction of the Arizona government, we could be headed towards a pre-civil rights era reality. This unjust law was set into motion by the same Arizona government that refused to acknowledge Martin Luther King Jr. day as a national holiday."
SB 1070 allows police officers to stop and question people they "reasonably suspect" of being in the United States illegally.
To read more on the protest and see the full list of artists participating and sign the petition go to www.thesoundstrike.net.
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Willy Northpole "Back To Mexico"
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They tell boxers to "protect themselves at all times" when in the ring. One dude in South Central, Los Angeles found out the hard way the same rules apply to the streets.
After a brief confrontation, one L.A, man knocks out another out cold. Then robs him in broad day light and walks away.
A few kids kids standing right next to the action were watching and chilled like "this aint nothing new".
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Paramount and director Michael Bay have apparently found the woman they want to play opposite star Shia LaBeouf in the movie 'Transformers 3'.
Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley who has no previous acting experience has beaten out swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker and Sarah White for the role according to Deadline.com.
Whiteley replaces Megan Fox who was either fired or quit depending on whose story you believe as LaBeouf's love interest.
Paramount was under pressure to find a replacement quickly for the role because production is about to start on the film which is expected to premier in the summer of 2011.
Bay still has a week to finalize the decision, but barring anything unforeseeable happening between now and then, Whiteley will be the selection.
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As one of the pioneers of West Coast hip hop and a real living hip hop legend, Ice Cube could just kick back and rest on his laurels, but he's still just as hungry as ever.
During his interview on 106 & Park he talked about what still motivates him.
"I got a hunger for the music. I got a passion for doing films. I love to create, that's what I get off on," he said
He stressed that he still feels like he has something to prove when he steps in the booth.
"Anytime you get on the mic I got something to prove. You better have something to prove, or you need to get out the game."
Longevity in the business is hard to maintain, Cube said for artists like himself and Dr Dre it's all about quality over quantity.
When asked about younger artists in the business he respects and admires he mentioned 50 Cent.
"Everybody gotta like how 50 doing it, Kanye (West), these dudes are dope".
Ice Cube's new album 'I Am The West' hits stores July 13.
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A mobile phone company has suspended the number 0888 888 888 – after every single person assigned to it died in the last 10 years.
The first owner Vladimir Grashnov – the former CEO of Bulgarian mobile phone company Mobitel which issued the number – died of cancer in 2001 aged just 48.
Despite a spotless business record there were persistent rumours that his cancer had been caused by a business rival using radioactive poisoning.
The number then passed to Bulgarian mafia boss, Konstantin Dimitrov, who was gunned down in 2003 by a lone assassin in the Netherlands during a trip to inspect his £500 million drug smuggling empire.
Dimitrov, who died aged 31, had the mobile with him when he was shot while eating out with a model.
Russian mafia bosses – jealous of his drug smuggling operation – were said to have been behind the killing.
The last owner of 0888 888 888 was Konstantin Dishliey, and estate agent who ran a cocaine trafficking operation and was gunned down at a restaurant in Sofia Bulgaria in 2005.
Dishliev, an estate agent, had secretly been running a massive cocaine trafficking operation before his assassination in 2005.
He died after £130 million of the drug was intercepted by police on its way into the country from Colombia.
Since then, the number is understood to have been dormant while police maintained an open file on Dishliev's killing and his smuggling ring.
Now phone bosses are said to have suspended the number for good. Callers now get a recorded message saying the phone is "outside network coverage."
A Mobitel spokesman would only say: "We have no comment to make. We won't discuss individual numbers."
Source: London Daily Telegraph
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Simon Cowell's tenure on American Idol came to an end Wednesday night (May 26). The sometimes prickly, but always entertaining Cowell is leaving the show to produce and judge on the American version version of Britain's popular show 'X Factor'.
Fox gave Simon a grand sendoff as former Idol winners including Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino sang "Together We Are One" as a tribute to Cowell.
The show featured performances by Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Carrie Underwood and Brett Michaels.
The winner of this season's show was also announced as Lee DeWyze beat out Chrystal Bowersox for the crown.
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Janet Jackson Performs "Nothing" x "Nasty"
Christina Aguilera Performs "You Lost Me"
American Idol Winners Perform "Together We Are One"
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The West Coast Don, Ice Cube is out on a promotional tour for 'Are We There Yet' the tv show. While in New York he stopped by Hot 97 to talk to Angie Martinez.
Cube says his son, OMG is the real deal on the mic. "He's a dope lyricist, he can spit em".
He also talked about his other son, Dough Boy who's a producer. Cube says Dough Boy produced two tracks on his upcoming album 'I Am The West' which is due out in July.
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Rihanna has taken on the responsibility of planning Katy Perry’s bachelorette party. But she can save money on hiring strippers because her BFF would rather see her shed her clothes.
The “California Gurl” is set to wed actor Russell Brand in India later this year, but first Rihanna will throw her a girls’ night out. “I have to come up with something cool ’cause she’s getting married in India. I’m like, ‘Now what do I do to match that for a bachelorette party?’” RiRi asked Ryan Seacrest in April.
Perry has the answer. “I hope she’s the one stripping at my bachelorette [party] ’cause she’s hot,” she confessed to AMP Radio’s McCabe.
Rihanna’s boyfriend Matt Kemp surprised her at her 22nd birthday party by hiring a porn star midget to give her a lap dance. “[Rihanna] has a lot to live up to,” added Perry. Indeed.
Source: Rap-Up
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It's been a long minute since we've seen Da Brat. She has been serving three year sentence in a Georgia prison for hitting a waitress in the face with a Rum bottle after the two bumped into each other at Atlanta's Studio 72 club back in 2007.
She's currently on work release where her day job is "making windows" as she says in the video below. I'm unsure if she actually makes windows or sells them but, yeah.
She stopped in to see her old boss Jermaine Dupri while he was filming his 'Living The Life' web series.
She thanked her fans for the all the and the love and support she's gotten while locked up. She plans a full media onslaught with music and tv appearances once she's out.
Once she is released she still has to serve seven years probation and 200 hours of community service so let's hope she can avoid any more trouble.
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In what can only be described as a miracle. A 15 month old baby was hit by a train in Melbourne, Australia and lived after its stroller rolled onto train tracks.
The baby's grandmother looked away for a second and that was enough time for what could have been a tragedy to happen.
Remarkably, the child only suffered a few cuts and bruises even though the stroller was pushed a few feet by the train.
Railway staff praised the driver for reacting quickly and hitting the brakes.
This is the second time within a year a baby stroller has rolled onto the train tracks in Melbourne. Last October a similar incident happened. Luckily the baby was fine in that instance as well.
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G-Unit General Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has lost a shocking 60 pounds in order to accurately play a football player diagnosed with cancer in his new film.
The movie, 'Things Fall Apart' co-written by 50 Cent also stars Ray Liotta and is being directed by Mario Van Peebles
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Everybody's got an opinion on who they think is going to win the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao fight. Big time fight fan, Redman is no different.
Red talks to VladTV about who he thinks will win.
He also speaks on Pac Man's last fight against Joshua Clottey, boxers taking performance enhancing drugs and what he perceives as Pacquiao's weakness
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Chris Brown's career is at a crossroads. The singer's last album, 2009's 'Graffiti' wasn't the commercial success he had hoped. And coming on the heels of his physical assault of then girlfriend Rihanna maybe that backlash from fans should have been expected.
Feeling like pop radio has abandoned him, the R&B star has gone in a totally different direction on his new mixtape 'Fan Of A Fan'. A collaborative effort with Young Money rapper Tyga.
A new video from the tape for the song "No Bullsh*t" is already stirring controversy and dividing some of his long time fans because of it's sometimes R-rated content.
The video shows Chris getting his "grown man" on with a young lady. With shots of him licking, kissing and doing other things that you usually don't see in a music video. Especially one from the usually more reserved Chris Brown.
As one fan, hupakoe05 wrote in the comment section of the video on youtube.
"it's one thing to grow up... it's another to sell out.... be different...you have to put out a ass-licking video cause everybody else is? smh"
Another fan, tashatambara had a completely different take on it
"Chris BREZZY IS THE SHIT... I LOVE HIM so much.. this song got me... Good video .. i love his dance steps.. every move and heart beat was so passionate... for all d negative comments on dis video, y'll shud appreciate hardwork and dont hate... cos Chris is Fly, and y'all probably not even by the terminal....."
Chris addresses his fans on Twitter about the video, writing, "just so u know.. all these videos r for you.. the fans. Ive never done it for the industry or approval of my peers(other artists) i do it for u... everyone else can just follow my lead".
Every artist with a teen fan base like a Chris Brown or a Miley Cyrus has to make a decision to either keep making bubbly pop songs or try to gain an adult audience.
Looks like Chris has made his decision, now he has to hope the fans will be ok with it.
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When T.I. first ventured out to get an Eminem verse on "Touchdown" for 2007's T.I. vs. T.I.P., the King of the South thought the best-case scenario would be that he'd get 16 bars of fire and a hit record. The ATL native gained much more than that while working with Marshall Mathers: a friendship.
"I reached out to Em," Tip explained to MTV News. "My management reached out to his management, just in hopes of getting him on a record. Em personally reached out to me, and we been speaking ever since, especially since I went through my situation [with having to go to prison]. [He would] just kinda remind me that 'I've been through dark period in my life too. You're gonna make it. You're one of the ones we need, so you're gonna make it. Stand tall and walk the walk.' He just made it a point to always reassure me of the spot that I hold in this thing that we got called hip-hop. It was incredibly helpful. It was incredibly noble of him, in my eyes, to even take the time out to reach out to me."
Tip says while he being prosecuted and sentenced for illegally attempting to purchase firearms, Eminem would call him once every two weeks.
"We continue to stay in touch," Tip said. "He wrote me since I was in the joint. We've spoken several time since I've been back home. We maintain a healthy relationship."
Just like Tip has overcome severe circumstances with his conviction, Eminem overcame a drug addiction that almost resulted in a fatal overdose.
"Adversity brings strength," T.I. said. "No matter where the adversity comes from, you become a better person if you are able to channel that strength in a positive way. If you are able to take that experience and learn from it, and you're willing to grow from it, accept the part you've played in it and move forward, I think you're a better person. That's something that I can see he's experienced that I've experienced, that we both share in common."
T.I. and Eminem have agreed to record a song for Tip's August 17 LP King Uncaged.
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From a Jamaican Gully Town to Jamaica, Queens, Young Money's Drake and Lil Wayne have the mixtape circuit in a tizzy right now. Drake's Wayne-featured "Miss Me" — which we told you about months ago — is a must-have for mixtape DJs right now. It may be the biggest new song to hit the circuit in weeks.
Despite all the anticipation Drizzy has for his upcoming Thank Me Later LP (due June 15), the 23 year-old Canadian knows that he is not in any way filling Wayne's shoes. Drake will correct you if you say he's "holding it down" for Weezy during the New Orleans fireman's time in jail.
"You know what, man? I rap and I rap very confident. But in my actual head, I can never hold down Young Money because I'm not Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne is who we look up to. He's our mentor. I will definitely do everything to keep the brand going, keep Young Money on people's minds. But Lil Wayne is the only one — he's the epicenter of that all. I definitely don't wanna take on that responsibility. I just wanna put out this album, give the people this great music and have the people understand it's coming from Young Money. If you do enjoy it, then please, give all the credit to Young Money because that's who I represent. But as far as me being able to 'hold it down,' that's not even a conversation. Lil Wayne is Lil Wayne. He's my hero, my mentor and he's the reason I'm here. I do it in honor of him as opposed to filling the void."
"Miss Me" has appeared on the mixtape circuit in a variety of forms. First it was just a Drake verse and an alternate chorus, then it was the Drake verse, alternate chorus and a snippet of Wayne's verse. Finally, the mastered and complete version landed on the Internet and mixtapes this week.
"It's a pretty straightforward [song]," Drake told us when his Away From Home Tour kicked off several weeks ago. "It's a song about being away from what you love and hoping that when you're gone, doing you, somebody out there misses you. It goes for Wayne in his situation and it goes for me in my situation, 'cause I'm on the road for I don't how long right now."
Drake also talks about marrying Nicki Minaj on the track, while Weezy bounces off the walls on a myriad of subjects
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It turns out Diddy's Midas touch extends beyond music.
The hip-hop mogul told "Inside the Actor's Studio" host James Lipton, during his pre-taped appearance that aired Tuesday night (May 25), that he predicted Halle Berry would win an Academy Award for "Monster's Ball" — with his aid.
"I knocked on Halle's door at a hotel," Diddy recalled, after his acting coach urged him to jet across the country to claim his role in the movie. "And she was like, 'What are you doing here?' I was like, 'Give me five minutes. Do you remember when people just looked at you as a pretty face? Remember in "Strictly Business" and no one would give you chance? I know you may think that I'm gonna be polarizing, that I'm gonna take your shot to win a Oscar.' But I said, 'I'm gonna help you win an Oscar. I'm gonna be believable.' I said, 'Give me a chance.' "
Berry, of course, did go on to earn an Oscar for her portrayal of Leticia Torres, an embattled wife whose husband was executed by her new lover, a fact she learned after their hookup. Diddy joked that with Berry's win and later Phylicia Rashad's Tony win for "A Raisin in the Sun," he has a recruiting pitch for his future co-stars. "You'll always win," he said.
Throughout his conversation with Lipton, Diddy was engaging, jovial and displayed a restrained charisma. The producer/rapper-turned-actor had the support of his mother, Janice Combs, and his son, Justin Combs, who were seated in the audience, along with a number of aspiring actors, writers and directors. Diddy took questions from the crowd and told the students to never take no for an answer, citing the encouragement from his acting coach, Susan Batson.
Diddy appeared on the show to help promote his latest film, "Get Him to the Greek." In the movie, Diddy plays an over-the-top record executive — he told Lipton his character, Sergio, was only mildly similar to himself — that has been earning rave reviews from his co-stars, including Jonah Hill.
"I think Diddy's going to really shock people," Hill told MTV News earlier this year. "We were saying Diddy's kind of the McLovin of 'Get Him to the Greek.' You don't know what he's going to do. Every time he breathes in the movie, it garners a huge laugh."
Source: MTV
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Marion "Suge" Knight was released on bail last Thursday (Masy 20) after being arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
Seems logical he would lay low for a minute , but that just wouldn't be Suge's style.
TMZ is reporting the former CEO of Death Row Records is now caught up in a murder plot. An unidentified man filed papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday (May 24) asking a judge to grant him a restraining order to keep Knight away.
In the legal docs the man claims Suge "had 8 guys come to my house and told them to get me or kill me".
It's not known if this is the same person from the previous assault case, but he told police Suge warned him "he was out now and going to take my life."
Suge has been ordered to appear in court June 8 to respond to the allegations.
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