News: Shyne’s Father Speaks On His Return, “It Will Take Some Time For Him To Recover”
Shyne
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Rapper Jamal “Shyne” Barrow’s father, Prime Minster Dean Barrow, has spoken on his son’s deportation to Belize and shared his initial reaction to seeing him after nearly nine years behind bars.
Mr. Barrow feels his son will need ample time to rest before making a move back into the rap spotlight.
“When I saw him yesterday I really was stunned,” Barrow said in an interview. “You don’t go to jail for that period of time without it obviously exacting a huge toll on you but I really was shocked to see what it had physically done to him and clearly it will take some time for him to be able to recover from that experience. Not having gone through it myself, I don’t know whether anyone is ever able to recover. But it was wonderful to see that he is free at last and good to have him in Belize. Although he appeared physically frail, it was obvious that he is mentally as strong as ever and certainly kept talking to me about what his presence here at home could mean for this country, what opportunities he could cause us to be able to, he could create for us.” (7 News Belize) read more…
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News: Joe Budden Airs Out Tahiry Break-Up, “I Was Ready To Marry My Significant Other”
Joe Budden
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Joe Budden recently discussed the details surrounding his break-up with Tahiry and said he was thankful he did not follow through and marry the one-time King Magazine covergirl.
Speaking via a blog broadcast, Budden spoke on the couple’s differences.
“My life is pretty routine and predictable,” Budden said during a blog broadcast. “i don’t need much, I’m not controlling, I’m not jealous, I’m not insecure, I’m not any of the things that Tahiry would say that I am. I’m like cool as a fan — the really sad part about my entire five-year relationship
that I am just now getting out of, you can call it arrogant, you can call it cocky, you can call it whatever the f*ck you want to call it, I was ready to marry my significant other. Let me just say that. Thank the f*cking lord above that that did not happen…It would have been a whole lot worse if I had married Tahiry. I went from being ready to settle down — and now that I am outside of that relationship, it’s easy to see that I spent five years settling.” (World Star Hip Hop) read more…
Michael Jackson
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
The late Michael Jackson’s This Is It soundtrack will reportedly dominate sales charts next week with nearly 300,000 projected copies in its first seven days.
Along with Jackson, new releases from artists like Tech N9ne and Brian McKnight will reportedly chart.
The late superstar continues to bolster the record business, with the Epic release of the companion album to This Is It hitting retail to the tune of what looks now like around 300k in first-week sales. That would be more than enough for it to debut at #1. Soulbook, a collection of R&B standards featuring duets with Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson, is headed for between 80-85k. Tech N9ne (31-35k) and E1’s Brian McKnight (18-22k) will also debut. (Hits Daily Double) read more…
News: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys To Censor “Empire State Of Mind” For World Series Performance
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ “Empire State of Mind” World Series performance will reportedly feature PG-friendly lyrics and take place tomorrow (October 29) evening from New York.
Originally slated to hit the stage today, Hov and Keys will now treat fans to their set on Thursday.
The lyrics to Jay’z “Empire State of Mind” are sometimes as raw as New York, but it looks like the rapper will clean up that language when he performs his city anthem at the World Series
News: Suspect In T.I. Shooting Case Pleads Guilty, Admits To Taking Part In Fatal Shoot-Out
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Today, the man responsible for helping in the 2006 murder of T.I.’s friend and assistant Philant Johnson has confessed his role in the fatal shoot-out.
Pardon Thomas pleaded guilty to multiple charges including manslaughter and assault.
Padron Thomas, 41, pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter, tampering with evidence and five counts of felonious assault. Thomas admitted he was driving a vehicle north on Interstate 75 in a May 3, 2006, incident when his younger brother, Hosea Thomas, fired several shots into vans carrying TI and his friends. The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, wasn’t hit but his friend Philant “Big Phil” Johnson was killed and three others wounded. The official sentencing date is Nov. 17 but the judge indicated Wednesday he will impose the 10-year sentence and allow it to run at the same time as Thomas’ federal prison sentence. Hosea Thomas was upset he’d been hit in the head with a bottle at a Roselawn party attended by TI and his posse following a concert. Enraged, he got in the vehicle and the brothers chased the rapper’s van up the interstate before Hosea Thomas opened fire. Hosea Thomas is eligible for parole in 2074 when he is 100 years old. (Cincinnati News) read more…
News: Crooked I To Benzino, “If You Disrespect Slaughterhouse, Then You Are Disrespecting Me”
Crooked I
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Slaughterhouse’s Crooked I recently addressed Benzino calling out certain members in his rap group and pledged his loyalty toward Royce Da 5′9, Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz.
In addition to standing by his team, Crooked also explained why he ignored Zino’s taunts over the summer.
“Some dudes I have respect for and some dudes I don’t,” he explained in an interview about rap beefs. “It’s like me sitting back and watching Benzino say, ‘I respect Crooked but Slaughterhouse is over-rated.’ I’m Slaughterhouse. If you disrespect Slaughterhouse then you are disrespecting me. But what am I going to do? I am not going to waste my breath rapping a million bars about somebody. If I did that, I would put it on an album and get paid. I’m not going to air anybody out for free. All of these little beefs pop up and to me they are just silly. To me it’s like, you do something to me when I’m on your Coast and I’ll do something to you when you’re on mine.” (All Hip Hop) read more…
News: Jay-Z Runs The Pack At No. 4, Black Eyed Peas Stay In Top 10 & Royce Da 5′9 Debuts On The Charts
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
In this week’s Sales Wrap, Jay-Z continues to run the pack at No. 4, The Black Eyed Peas remain hot at No. 6 plus new releases from Royce Da 5′9, Joss Stone and Melanie Fiona debut on the charts.
Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z shows no signs of slowing down as The Blueprint 3 slipped just one slot to No. 4 with 42,800 pushed units but lost out to the New Moon Soundtrack which secured No. 1 with 153,000. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the rap mogul’s latest effort rests at 1,159,300 sold discs after seven weeks in stores.
The Black Eyed Peas‘ E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) remained at No. 6 this week moving 35,200 pieces. The group’s new album has sold 1,269,800 records as it heads into its 21st week on store shelves. read more…
Marc Ecko
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Hip-Hop clothing designer Marc Ecko’s financial issues have officially caught up with him with new reports confirming that he has been forced to give up his clothing trademark.
Ecko was forced to sell off a controlling stake in Ecko, middle America’s most familiar hip-pop fashion line in order to raise cash to pay off creditors. It’ll help the feeble brand hobble on, but it won’t be his. (Gawker) read more…
News: Chris Brown Returns To The Stage, “Despite My Past, I Appreciate All Of Y’all”
Chris Brown
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
R&B singer Chris Brown made his return to the stage last night (October 27) at New York radio station Power 105.1’s annual Powerhouse show which also included performances by Fabolous and Keri Hilson.
Taking place in New Jersey, the singer reportedly came out dressed as the late Michael Jackson.
Chris took to the stage for Power 105.1’s Powerhouse 09 concert after The-Dream, Fabolous, Day26, Trey Songz, Keri Hilson and Mario kicked off the evening’s entertainment. The 20 year-old singer started off his performance wearing a black and red costume reminiscent of Michael Jackson’s famous “Thriller” ensemble and sang his new single, “I Can Transform Ya.” The mood was buoyant on stage, with Chris dancing and singing, eventually ripping off his black tank top, much to the excitement of his female fans. (Socialite Life) read more…
