Tuesday, August 25, 2009

They Say

Dr. Conrad Murray won't leave his house, is on the verge of mental break-down, and has been put on suicide watch by his friends. A neighbor of his blogged, “He won’t come out because he can’t come out. He’s become the most hated man in the world.”

An Apartment Leased by Jadakiss

got raided yesterday and cops seized 5 grams of heroin, 6.5 pounds of marijuana and $40,000 cash. Police obtained a search warrant after pulling over a car that smelled like weed with two men inside [neither one Jada].
At this time no charges against Jadakiss have been filed.

Kelly Rowland Says

"I feel empowered. Finally. When you don't believe in yourself, you feel like you're living in fear. You don't give yourself the opportunity to believe that you can. And as much as you tell yourself you can't do it, you end up not doing it. Me? I was complacent and comfortable where I was."

Plaxico Explains How He Shot Himself

Where In The World

is Naomi Campbell? In St. Tropez with her billionaire boyfriend.
Click here if you care to live vicariously.

Jay Z

is performing on September 11, 2009 at Madison Square Garden to benefit the widows and children of police and fire fighters who died at 9/11.

8 Years Ago Today

R&B princess Aaliyah died when her plane crashed seconds after take off in the Bahamas. An autopsy showed the pilot had cocaine in his system and alcohol in his stomach. The plane was also found to have been overweight with luggage and not up to date on its maintenance checks.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Michael Jackson's Death

has officially been ruled a homicide by the LA coroner.

New Life for The Game?

BET is in talks with CBS Studios about ordering new seasons of The Game.

Where Are They Now

Gary Coleman is the new face of Canadian restaurant New York Fries.

Dave Chappelle

turns 36 today

Roxanne Shante gets her PhD on Warner Music's Dime

It's time for Hip Hop history class y'all. Before there was a Salt N Pepa, MC Lyte or a Queen Latifah there was Roxanne Shante, who shot to fame after she recorded an answer track to UTFO's classic rap Roxanne Roxanne. [<--please report to Youtube for further research] Roxanne Shante signed a recording contract with Warner Music when she was 14 and you know what happened next: she got stiffed on her royality checks and ripped off by lawyers, managers and label execs. Still, Rox was able to enforce a forgotten clause in her orginal contract where Warner had agreed to pay for her education for life. In 2001 Roxanne earned a Ph.D in psychology from Cornell University and forced Warner to stick to their agreement by threatning to go public with the story after they initally balked at paying her $217,000 tution.

The Pending Divorce

seems to be agreeing with him. More pictures of Usher sans the wife or kids frolicking in St. Tropez here

New Jay Z featuring Drake