RACISM ON THE SOCCER FIELD

 

By Eva Lodde, Mike Glindmeier, Jens Todt. 

Mired in betting scandals, riven by infighting and alarmed by recent poor performances on the pitch, German soccer needs anything but more controversy in the few months remaining before it hosts the World Cup. But some recent cases of blatant racism are doing further damage to its image. It started with a Hitler salute. Two eastern German soccer teams in the fourth division, FC Sachsen Leipzig and Hallesche FC, had just drawn 2-2 on March 25 in Halle, and the fans weren't happy. Leipzig's Nigerian midfielder Adebowale Ogungbure was walking off the pitch when hooligans ran up to him, spat at him and called him "Dirty Nigger," "Shit Nigger" and "Ape." He ignored it and walked on. Then, when he passed the main stand and heard fans making whooping monkey noises at him, he decided he'd had enough. He put two fingers above his mouth to symbolise a Hitler moustache and stuck out his right arm in a Nazi salute to the crowd.Given their behavior, one might think they would have appreciated the gesture and even returned it. But a Halle supporter attacked him from behind with a corner flag and another grabbed him in a stranglehold. Ogungbure pushed them away as a teammate intervened and dragged him towards the tunnel, to the safety of the changing rooms.

WHY DID GOP MAJORITY LEADER TOM DELAY RESIGN

 

DeLay implicated in Florida gangland hit of casino boats owner. Former GOP Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s surprise announcement that he will resign from Congress in a few weeks and not stand for re-election after winning the GOP primary in his Houston area district came after a bombshell was dropped in the Broward County, Florida trial of former John Gotti hit man Anthony “Big Tony” Moscatiello for the February 2001 gangland slaying of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Konstantinos “Gus” Boulis. Moscatiello is on trial with Anthony “Little Tony” Ferrari and James “Pudgy” Fiorillo in the murder of Boulis.

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

Its been talked about for years, in discussions for ages…"The Simpsons Movie" is finally being set for a July 27, 2007 release. 20th Century Fox snuck copies of a 25-second teaser trailer in front of "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown" this past weekend and also showed it during commercials on last night's "Simpsons" episode. The promo spot advertises the movie for a release next year. USA Today reveals that the movie will most likely be rated PG-13 for language "coarser" than TV. Albert Brooks, Minnie Driver and the real-life Erin Brockovich have also been announced as guest stars. The plot still remains to be a secret but it's been revealed that nearly all the Simpsons characters will make an appearance. Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John wartzwelder, Mike Scully,  James Brooks and Jon Vitti are penning the screenplay. David Silverman, series co-producer and animation director, will be directing the feature.

O.J ALL DAY

O.J is getting Old.

THREE 6 MAFIA HONORED

Three 6 Mafia was honored in their City of Memphis with a Memphis Music Salute hosted by the Rock and Soul Museum on April 1st.

DIDDY @ NYSE

Sean "Diddy" Combs rings the bell to begin trading on Monday at the New York Stock Exchange.

DAVID CHASE’S VIEW OF GANGSTA RAP’S MAFIA INFATUATION

Episode 69 of the Sopranos has viewers calling it the best episode this season and one of the best in recent memory. The episode injected some real life politics as Tony had political discussions about religion and dinosaurs with evangelical right wing Christians and Creator David Chase's also firing shots at Gangsta rap's infatuation with Italian Crime families. The April 3rd Premiere entitled: THE FLESHY PART OF THE THIGH was a reference to a deal made by Bobby Bacala played By Steven R. Schirripa and Treach of Naughty By Nature to agree to shoot the rapper in the fleshy part of the thigh to get his street credibility up in exchange for 8,000 dollars.

A.J. CALLOWAY SPEAK OUT AGAINST DEMONIC RAP

ORANGEBURG, S.C.- The former co-host of BET's popular 106 & Park video countdown show blasted this week what he called the destructive messages of many of the show's most popular music videos. A.J. Calloway co-hosted the show for five years with Free, whose given name is Marie Wright. Both left the show in July. "I couldn't watch my own show with my niece on my lap," Calloway told an audience Wednesday at South Carolina State University as part of the "Black Student Today" panel. The discussion focused on the impact of hip-hop music.

BUSTA CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE’D DAVID MAYS

According to the NY Daily News. Busta Rhymes took a page out of Naomi Campbell playbook and sent an adversary to the hospital this week after braining him with a Champagne bottle. The rapper, who was in Miami for the Winter Music Conference, has a serious beef with deposed Source publisher David Mays. The pair got into a brawl Sunday night at the Miami hot spot Opium, sending Mays to the hospital to clean up a gash in his noggin, two sources tell us. Rhymes’ entourage hasn’t been talking about the incident, and Mays hasn’t gone to the police. It is the same hip-hop omerta that has plagued the NYPD's investigation into the slaying of Israel Ramirez, in Brooklyn in February. But one witness to the Miami assault tells us: "Mays got around 50 stitches in the back of the head." Many of the artists on Busta’s management company, Violator, including 50 Cent and Eminem, have had a problem with Mays over his coverage of them in The Source. Busta’s rep didn’t return calls, and Mays was tight-lipped when we contacted him. "I ain’t talking about that," he said, before hanging up the phone.

AGAINST IBB

"At the beginning of his rule, Babangida did try to live up to his self-bestowed mantle as a restorer of human rights, releasing many politicians detained under the Buhari regime, but this patina wore off as time went by. Despite his initial promises to do so, Babangida never did get around to abolishing the notorious State Security (Detention of Persons) Decree Number 2, which established the right of the government to detain for six months any individual deemed dangerous solely on his say-so, without any right to a trial or even habeas corpus." This is according to wikipedia.com. I was pretty much a baby when General Ibrahim Babangida was in power and I was raised through his regime, and I know for a fact. We as Nigerians DO NOT NEED another Military dictator-turned-politican to run Nigeria. Obasanjo was enough. Check out this link that was sent to me.

Against Babangida Website

NAOMI CHARGED WITH ASSAULT

NEW YORK (AP)- Naomi Campbell was charged with second-degree assault Thursday after allegedly bashing her housekeeper in the head with a phone in an altercation at her Park Avenue apartment, police said.The 35-year-old British-born supermodel was taken into custody shortly after police went to Lenox Hill Hospital to investigate the reported assault, police said.

SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST

 

The concept of the WB's new "Survival of the Richest" is to take wealthy and pampered young people, who have never worked in their lives, and team them with young, debt-ridden working-class stiffs. Six mismatched teams, trying to work together and learn from one another, in an upstairs-downstairs variation on "Beauty and the Geek." But the same network's "Beauty and the Geek," from Ashton Kutcher, is warm-hearted and entertaining. "Survival of the Richest," premiering tomorrow night at 8, is cold-hearted and dreadful.

RUSSELL AND KIMORA SPLIT

Are hip-hop's power couple ready to call it quits? An insider tells Us Weekly that Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons are close to making an annoucement any day now to reveal the split. It is reported that Russell has already moved on to Denise Vasi, a 23 year old model. A source reveals: "They enjoy doing yoga."

HILARIOUS

Starburst, Sour Patch Kids, and Skittles: The candy commercials are super-absurd these days. And hilarious. The Skittles one might take the cake. Is that how a celebrity feels when he comes in a girl's mouth? Starburst…. Taste the rainbow.

TED TURNER BLAST BUSH AND MEDIA

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP)— Ted Turner took shots Tuesday at the media for its coverage of sex and violence, at himself for losing control of the news network he founded, and at the Bush administration for going to war in Iraq.The outspoken billionaire philanthropist made his comments as he was being honored for promoting global understanding. "There’s an awful lot of superfluous news, the pervert of the day and someone that shot seven people at a fraternity party," Turner told a crowd gathered at a downtown hotel. "Who needs it all?" Turner, 67, said he regrets losing control of CNN, which he founded in 1980, to Time Warner Inc. after its merger with America Online.

BUSTA WAS BLEEPING MAD IN MIAMI

According to a NY tabloid written by popular Gossip columnist Richard Johnson rapper Bust Rhymes went ballistic on a young gay fan who dared to tap the rapper on the shoulder after a night of clubbing in Miami. Rhymes, who was in South Beach for the Winter Music Conference, has been on edge ever since one of his security guards, Israel Ramirez, was shot dead last month in Brooklyn while guarding Rhymes’ jewelry. But it seems nothing makes the rapper’s temper flare faster than the unwanted touch of an effeminate man. The drama unfolded at the 11th Street Diner, which is next door to gay club Twist, early Sunday morning. "The restaurant was packed with transvestites, gay men and drag queens, which obviously made Busta a little edgy," eyewitness Thomas Barker e-mails. "This became evident when a young gay guy came up behind Busta and tapped him on the shoulder to congratulate the rapper on his recent comeback. Before the guy could even mutter a word, Busta turned around and repeatedly screamed, ‘Why the [bleep] you touchin’ me, man? Get the [bleep] away from me’ . . . his two huge bodyguards then caused an even larger scene by pushing the kid away . . . Busta quietly whispered to his bodyguards, ‘I hate [bleeping] faggots, man.’ " A spokeswoman for Rhymes did not return calls.

DHANI JONES ARRESTED FOR DANCING

 

While in Miami Beach, Florida Philadelphia Eagle Linebacker Dhani Jones was arrested for dancing. Jones was charged with the misdemeanor of failure to obey a lawful command after he allegedly refused to stop dancing outside a South Beach club early Sunday, according to Miami Beach police. “He refused several orders to get out of the street, and he was arrested,” said police spokesman Bobby Hernandez on Monday.The 28-year-old Jones signed an affidavit promising to appear in court for arraignment. It wasn’t immediately clear Monday when that would occur or whether Jones, who lives in New York, had hired a lawyer.

WEEKEND RELEASE OF ATL’ FILM RAISES SECURITY

By RICHARD L. ELDREDGE of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Could a coming-of-age film set at a Southside Atlanta skating rink translate into overtime for mall cops next weekend? That was the not-so-subtle implication of a memo about the upcoming movie "ATL" that was e-mailed this week to seven shopping centers: Perimeter, Cumberland, Discover Mills, NorthPoint, Oglethorpe, Southlake and Augusta malls. In the memo, Valor Security Service Perimeter Mall security director W. Mark Crowell warns: "On March 31, the movie ‘ATL’ will be released in theaters. A theater manager at one of our properties has alerted the mall team that this movie could cause potential behavior problems. The movie trailer indicates that themes in the movie include moral choices and narcotics trafficking … Please appropriately prepare your security staffs for the release of this movie." Valor provides security for the seven malls.

SUGE KNIGHT IS BROKE

A judge said on Thursday he would take control of Marion "Suge" Knight’s assets, including his Death Row Records label, after finding the rap mogul had avoided paying a $107 million civil court judgment. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald Sohigian said Knight, who co-founded Death Row with rapper Dr. Dre in the early 1990s and helped launch the careers of performers Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur, could stave off the order if he fully disclosed his assets in a debtor’s exam set for April 1.Sohigian said he would appoint a court officer to take over Knight’s finances because he had failed to make good on a $107 million judgment won last March by Lydia Harris, who claimed he cheated her out of a 50 percent stake in the rap label."Because he had a long history of deceiving the court and avoiding payment, I asked the court to appoint a receiver to take over," Harris’ attorney, Rex Julian Beaber, said. "If Knight cooperates in providing the information, he can ask the court to remove the receiver. But I don’t think there’s a chance in hell Knight is going to cooperate.

IS SHE AN IDIOT OR IS IT HOLLYWOOD?

 

By Leonard Pitts Jr. of Tribune Media Services

Lionel Richie always seemed like one of the good guys. I interviewed him many times back in the ’70s and found him friendly, funny, gregarious, a great guy to be around. So it has always surprised me that his daughter is such an idiot. Maybe I shouldn’t care. There’s a lot going on in the world right now – war, famine, bigotry, war – and one could argue that these things matter a lot more than the idiocy of Richie’s 25-year-old adopted daughter. But Nicole Richie’s disturbing little stunt two weeks ago in Castaic, Calif., has stayed with me ever since I read about it. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Richie, trailing a camera crew, was pushing a baby carriage down the street for the latest mutation of her TV show, "The Simple Life," when she happened upon an 11-year-old boy playing basketball in his driveway.

50 CENT STILL SHIT TALKING

 

If you can stomach the incessant dickriding from Ms. Jones and whoever the other clown on the show is, here is some audio of 50 on Hot 97 this morning. With the GRODT DVD dropping today and Mobb Deep release date steadily approaching, 50 is of course in prime talk shit mode. Among the topics discussed:

• He claims he had nothing to do with Styles P’s album being pushed back.
• Responding to Spike Lee’s invitation to sit in on one of his film classes, 50 says Spike doesn’t have anything to offer him.
• He also speaks on the NOT AT ALL SUBLIMINAL shot Spike took in Inside Man, and wonders why people are mad at his game but not something like GTA.
• Says Game went to the wrong house in his Stop Snitching Stop Lying DVD.
• Takes more shots at Kanye West.
• When asked if he will ever be President of Interscope records states: "I’m already the president of Interscope Records"
• Speaks on Carmen’s book and says it’s all business and that Nas should have put his foot in her ass a long time ago.
• On down south music: "They don’t want to think, they want to have a good time."
• Criticizes Puff for how he jerked Big and says he’s "running him into the ground."

So, none of these comments are really anything new, but if I didn’t post it I might be accused of ‘hating’ by the Stanley’s. Plus, I figure there’s enough material here to occupy the commenters for the next 24 hours or so. Enjoy…

Audio Link 1, Link 2.  This Post is Courtsey of Nahright

THE LOWDOWN ON THE DOWNLOW

More than a year after Oprah Winfrey brought wide attention to the idea of married, supposedly straight, black men sleeping with other men, cable's BET is exploring the subject in more detail. BET Executive Vice President Nina Henderson Moore said producers brought the concept of "The Down Low Exposed" to the network several months ago. "We loved their style and approach," Moore said about the special, which airs tomorrow night at 10. "We wanted to make sure they would be able to bring something that took the discussion one step further. You want to be careful about a subject that was talked about so much."

SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE

Scarlett Johansson, best known for her role in the movie "The Island", topped the polls for FHM magazine's sexiest woman alive. She commented by saying she was flattered to be considered sexy.

RULE TO BEING A SUAVE BLOKE

The Rule to being a provocative Bloke. The main key to being a suave bloke like me is getting other common folks to buy into the bullshit you are embracing without scolding anybody in the process. The strategy I like to use is comedy, make people laugh. People don't like scolders and women don't like being scolded. My shriek, Ms. Charles, tells me time after time that I am an asshole. Probably what I need is a help group like Alcoholics Anonymous, more like Assholes Anonymous. See I am not scared to let the asshole out from time to time and its should be a practice that all should try. But there lies a problem behind that, as long as you dont piss people off in the process you are fine. People's feeling get hurt easily and you dont wanna make them feel like you are better than them but the impression should be "sexier" not "better". Always understand the difference.

At the same time, in order to be suave you cant be looking over your shoulder worrying about what other idiots are thinking after you do something. For example, when Kanye proclaim to the whole world that George W doesnt about black people, he didnt care what the outcome was. Do not question yourself, just make it happen. I do sometimes say alot of stupid shit like kanye. you can't go around trying to make people feel better about themselves by explaining yourself all the time. Do you and someobdy will get you some of the time. Point blank I'm a fucking problem, capiche. I'm out.

JACKO WANTS TO MEET ALIENS

Bahrain resident Michael Jackson is allegedly eager to meet aliens from other galaxies. PR guy Mike Luckman - director of the New York Center for Extraterrestrial Research and author of the Pocket Books-VH1 release “Alien Rock: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Extraterrestrial Connection” – claims Jackson personally told him so. “Michael indicated to me that he is open to making contact with otherworldly beings,” Luckman said, adding that his never-before-revealed conversation with Jackson lasted for 15 minutes during a well-publicized visit (before Jacko’s child-molestation trial) to the famed magic store Abracadabra on 21st St. in Chelsea. Store owner Paul Blum confirmed Luckman’s close encounter, in late 2003. But Jackson’s spokeswoman, Raymone Bain, told me: “I wouldn’t doubt that he was in the store,” but insisted that if her client talked to Luckman, “He was only being polite.” Luckman’s account? “That is pure bull,” Bain said. SOURCE

GHOSTFACE KILLAH TRACKLISTING

Click here to view the Fishscale Tracklisting

 

WHO’S VOICE IS THAT?

 

Who’s voice is that? Thats the same question I ask my brother everytime a Duracell ad appears on the tube. I found out that Jeff Bridges does the voiceover for the Duracell ads. Alot of more A-list actors are doing more voiceovers for ads. Kevin Spacey’s pitching Honda. Kelsey Grammer does Disney. Kiefer Sutherland voices Apple commercials and Ford, and his dad, Donald, did Volvo. There’s Queen Latifah (Pizza Hut), Sean Connery (Level 3 Communications), Christian Slater (Panasonic), Gene Hackman (Oppenheimer Funds). Which voice have you heard?

SHE’S A BRICK HOUSE

Our Favorite Laguna Beach Broad, Kristin Cavallari. If you aint feeling this broad, you might as well just be sniffing glue.

DICK CHENEY IS IN TOUCH WITH HIS INNER DIVA

 

Journalist have often wondered alout just who is the VP, what’s he like besides hunting sitting quail.The website the SmokingGun.com helped to shed some light on the VP by posting his travel requirements and the eyebrow raising document has many comparing him to J Lo and other Music Divas.

WHAT’S UP ESE? YOU NEED A HUG!

Meet Jose Luis Gomez, a 20 yr-old Iowa man who locked up for robbery and assault charges in polk county. Nothing says hardcore than shaving your eyebrows and tattooing “fuck” and “you”. Imagine this guy in the can, he might just give the wrong muthafucka a bad impression by looking at him. Check it out

PSA

CAUTION!! Stay away from Tom Cruise, you might just catch Scientology.

GAS GUZZLER

High-end SUVs aren’t selling as well as they used to and people are even trading them in for vehicles that get better gas mileage. “For Janna Jensen, it was the dirty looks and nasty gestures from other drivers that finally persuaded her to give up the family’s $55,000 Hummer H2.” I have an irrational and nearly irresistable urge to key the hell out of a Hummer everytime I see one.

THE GHOSTFACE KILLA DOLL

Finally the moment all you Wu-Tang Kids been waiting for, the Ghostface Killa doll is out. But Kids, watch out, if you pull the big ass medallion he says “Yo bitch, I fucked your friend ya you stank ho,” and some other great expressions, ya heard.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Why is bread in Paris better than bread in America? I thought bread was supposed to be bread everywhere. Do the the French make their bread in style or not the American way?

KELIS POSES FOR KING MAGAZINE

” And it’s a fine line between feminist and man-hater. My husband (Nas) always tells me I’m a feminist. That word usually has a negative connotation to it. When people think of what a strong woman is, it’s like some crazy, hardened man-hater, a carpet-muncher. Yet as soon as a woman puts on a tight bathing suit and shows her round ass or cleavage, all of a sudden she’s caving in to society. I think that’s ridiculous. I’m 26 years old. I look fabulous. I’m a bad chick. I thank God for that.”

MATT DRUDGE UNCOVERS MEMO FROM ABC NEWS EXEC

Matt Drudge of the Drudgereport has done it again. A top producer at ABC NEWS has reportedly declared that “Bush makes me sick” in an email obtained by Matt. Apparently the executive producer of the weekend edition of Good Morning America isn’t a fan of the President. Drudge dishes: ‘John Green, currently executive producer of the weekend edition of GOOD MORNING AMERICA, unloaded on the president in an ABC company email obtained by the DRUDGE REPORT. “If he uses the ‘mixed messages’ line one more time, I’m going to puke,” Green complained. The blunt comments by Green, along with other emails obtained by the DRUDGE REPORT, further reveal the inner workings of the nation’s news outlets.

BC FERRY SINKS OFF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

BC Ferries has called off its search for two passengers of a ferry that sank early Wednesday in the choppy waters off the coast of British Columbia, handing the effort over to the RCMP. The RCMP began treating the disappearance of Shirley Rossette and Gerald Foisey as a missing persons case late in the afternoon. The Canadian Coast Guard had been trying to track down their whereabouts. Read more of this story

CHARLIE SHEEN QUESTIONS 9/11 EVENTS

Charlie Sheen has accused the US government of covering up the real events of September 11. The heartthrob actor has revealed he doesn’t believe the official account of the atrocity in 2001. He told GGN Radio Network’s ‘The Alex Jones Show’: “It seems to me like 19 amateurs with box-cutters taking over four commercial airliners and hitting 75 per cent of their targets feels like a conspiracy theory. It raises a lot of questions.” The actor also said he was suspicious about the cause of the Twin Towers collapse, saying it looked like a “controlled demolition”. The ‘Two and a Half Men’ star – who has two children with estranged wife Denise Richards – also reportedly questioned the way a plane managed to hit the Pentagon. Sheen thinks the public need to uncover the real version of events for the sake of the victims and those who lost their loved ones. He said: “It is up to us to reveal the truth. It is up to us because we owe it to the families, we owe it to the victims, we owe it to everyone’s life that was drastically altered, horrifically, that day and forever. “We owe it to them to uncover what happened.”

MARY J BLIGE ADVISES WHITNEY HOUSTON

 

Last week Blige offered some words to Lauryn Hill about getting her life together now its Whitney Houston’s turn. Mary J. Blige draws upon her own experience in advising Whitney Houston to admit to her alleged drug problems, stating the admission of an addiction is the “first step on the road to recovery.”Blige, who still battles with the effects of her past drug use, tells Britain’s “Attitude” magazine, “You have got to want to admit that you have got a problem, first of all. Then start to deal with why that is.”The “Be Without You” singer also says that Houston’s issues may be rooted in her own unhappiness. “It’s probably more than just drugs,” she says. “You get addicted to drugs and alcohol because you want to drown out all the problems in your life.”Describing herself as “a work in progress,” Blige says her current insight is the result of a long, hard journey that began when she looked in the mirror and began holding that person responsible for her problems, not others. Many of her lessons were handed down by a good friend and confidant, Chaka Khan.

TYRONE CARTER’S BROTHER GETS FIVE YEARS

 

Tank Carter thinks he had a good excuse for not showing up to serve a six month prison sentence. He was watching his brother, Tyrone Carter, win a Super Bowl. But a Broward judge disagrees. The judge increased Tank Carter’s sentenced for driving with a revoked license to five years in prison. Carter says despite the outcome, he’d do the same thing again. He was scheduled to report to a Broward County jail January sixth.Instead, he watched the Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks from the 50-yard line and partied with rapper Snoop Dogg after the February fifth game. He reported for jail February 13th.The Carter boys have been close since growing up together in Pompano Beach. Tyrone Carter says he would have done the same thing his brother did.No matter how you look at it 5 years in jail for driving with a suspended license is crazy.

IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL

New studies make the Bush administration’s “liberation” argument for a ‘pre-emptive’ war against Iraq seem questionable. The invasion of Iraq in March 2003 by U.S.-led coalition forces has been responsible for the death of at least 150,000 civilians (not including certain of Iraq), reveals a compilitation of scientific studies and corroborated eyewitness testimonies. The majority of these deaths, which are in addition those normally expected from natural causes, illness and accidents, have been among women and children, documents a well-researched study, that had been released by The Lancet Medical Journal.

MORE EYES IN THE SKY FOR NYC

 

The NYPD is installing 505 surveillance cameras around the city – and pushing to safeguard lower Manhattan with a “ring of steel” that could track hundreds of thousands of people and cars a day, authorities revealed yesterday. The police cameras will constantly keep watch over neighborhoods plagued by crime and monitor potential terror targets as the city moves to put another 1,200 cops on the street, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.

PRINCE AND HIS PURPLE FANTASY

Prince was slapped with a lawsuit – for painting his rented mansion with bright purple stripes. The 80s superstar reportedly customised the £40,000-a-month Hollywood home by covering it with purple lines and his personalised ‘Prince’ symbol. He was also accused of daubing ‘3121′, the title of his new album, on the house and installing a monogrammed carpet – also in his beloved purple – in the master bedroom. His landlord, NBA star Carlos Boozer, lodged a lawsuit against the singer in January. But the star’s lawyers insisted Boozer had collected his rent without complaining about the colourful additions.The lawsuit was subsequently withdrawn “without prejudice”. Meanwhile, the quirky star is giving fans the chance to win special purple tickets to a private concert at his home. The singer is hiding a small number of the ‘Willy Wonka’ style tickets in his new album and single ‘Black Sweat’ which are released this month. Fans who buy the lucky CDs will win an ‘Evening with Prince’ – a trip to the reclusive singer’s home to see the one-off performance. A source from Universal, Prince’s record label, said: “This is another great marketing stunt.”

THE AMERICAN MENTALITY

 

“The idea concerns the fact that this country wants nostalgia. They want to go back as far as they can – even if it’s only as far as last week. Not to face now or tomorrow, but to face backwards. And yesterday was the day of our cinema heroes riding to the rescue at the last possible moment. The day of the man in the white hat or the man on the white horse – or the man who always came to save America at the last moment – someone always came to save America at the last moment – especially in “B” movies. And when America found itself having a hard time facing the future, they looked for people like John Wayne. But since John Wayne was no longer available, they settled for Ronald Reagan – and it has placed us in a situation that we can only look at – like a “B” movie.”

Gil Scot Heron- “B” Movie

CAPTION THIS

I recall first seeing this picture in the Montreal Gazette and stared at it for about 2 minutes. The Government has currently detained two men on suspicion of terrorism, which I feel is against everything Canada stands for because the Govt hasnt charged the two men yet. To make things worse, there is no appeal process. So Tom, Dick and Harry went to protest at the Federal Government Building. If you are going to protest, at least spell the Guantanamo correctly.

REMEMBERING THE GOOD TIMES

L-R: Ralph Carter, Esther Rolle, Jimmie Walker, Ja’net Du Bois and John Amos remembering the Good times.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III THEME SONG

I previously spoke about Kanye producing the Mission Impossible III Theme song for the new movie, here’s the track from Mission Impossible III featuring Kanye West, Keyshia Cole, and Twista. Courtsey of our good friends at Nahright.

Kanye West, ft. Twista and Keyshia Cole - Theme from Mission Impossible III

MUHAMMED ALI’S 12TH ANNUAL CELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT BENEFIT

 

Muhammad Ali gave the lunatics the keys to the asylum last weekend when he invited Robin Williams and Jim Carrey to his 12th annual Celebrity Fight Night benefit. Both of them came to Phoenix to help the champ battle Parkinson’s disease. Accepting an award from the boxing legend, Williams wasted no time plopping himself on Ali’s lap and talking to him like he was Santa. “For those of you who are here to support Parkinson’s research,” said the comic, “I just want to remind you to keep lobbying: Third-generation stem cells are like using beef jerky for a skin transplant.” Williams also paid tribute to the late expletive-spewing comic Richard Pryor, The News’ Kasia Anderson reports. “I’d like to propose that, just like they retire jerseys in the NBA, we retire term ‘Mother-[bleeper]!’” Carrey noted that he and Ali share a birthday, then went searching for God. “I was born into the world with my arms like this, going, ‘God, I have a big funnel here — and I’m ready for all the gifts of the universe — for every blessing and bountiful goodness you have — bring it on! … It was hard on my mother! The doctor took a look and said, ‘Ah yes, he’s gotten ahold of an existential funnel. We’ll have to do a C-section!’” The wackiness may have infected Ali, who took to sneaking up behind his celeb guests during photo ops and making Devil horns. But clearly, he’s still on the side of the angels: The event raised $6 million. SOURCE

CARLOS SANTANA SPEAKS OUT AGAINST GEORGE BUSH

Carlos Santana quoted his old friend Jimi Hendrix in an anti-war message Monday in Peru and said his philosophy is the antithesis of President George W. Bush’s. “I have wisdom. I feel love. I live in the present and I try to present a dimension that brings harmony and healing,” the 58-year-old rock icon said. “My concept is the opposite of George W. Bush.” Santana, speaking to Peruvian journalists ahead of a Tuesday concert, said young people’s opposition to the war in Iraq is reaching the dimensions of the anti-Vietnam war sentiment in the 1970s. “There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war,” he said. “As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets.” In 1971, Santana was prevented from performing in Peru by the military dictatorship, which deemed his music an “alienating” force. Santana returned to perform in 1995.

 

ANDY THE VIRGIN

This seems weird but why are the deleted scenes and outtakes from “The 40 year old virgin” funnier than some original scenes from the movie?

BOMBS OVER BAGHDAD

By Tom Lasseter

Baghdad – American forces have dramatically increased air strikes in Iraq during the past five months, a change of tactics that may foreshadow how the United States plans to battle a still-strong insurgency while reducing the number of US ground troops serving here. A review of military data shows that daily bombing runs and jet-missile launches have increased by more than 50 percent in the past five months, compared with the same period last year. Knight Ridder’s statistical findings were reviewed and confirmed by American Air Force officials in the region.

JOIN THE CLUB

“I’m gonna put a bullet in his f&%$in’ mummy head. I promise.”

Last Night’s episode of The sopranos “Join the club” was one of those freaky weird episodes. Tony wakes up in a hotel, heads out to the bar for a drink, loses his briefcase and wallet and cannot go back home but this all happening while he is in a coma. A group of business travelers heard about his dilemma and invited him to join them for dinner, in between their conversation Tony makes a statement that still has me thinking. “I’m 46 years old. I mean who am I? Where am I going?“. Tony lays in bed on a ventilator and the gun shot wound damaged his internal organs. There was a scene towards the end of the episode where Camerla is talking to Tony, asking him if he’s listening. It switches back to Tony in the Hotel room, staring at the phone but cant call home and there is a white light at the end of the city skyline. Weird.

JAZZ LEGEND NARVIN KIMBALL DIES

 

Jazz Legend Narvin Kimball Passes away at 97. May his sould rest in peace.

T.I THE KING IS BACK

Here’s a track from T.I.’s upcoming album, King. This is called King Back, is produced by Just Blaze and samples the theme from The Exorcist. Between this and What You Know, I’m looking for this album like Kennedy Jr. SOURCE

T.I. – King Back

SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR WARNS OF AMERICAN DICTATORSHIP

 

by Julian Borger in Washington

Sandra Day O’Connor, a Republican-appointed judge who retired last month after 24 years on the U.S. Supreme Court, has said the U.S. is in danger of edging towards dictatorship if the party’s rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary. In a strongly worded speech at Georgetown University, reported by National Public Radio and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Ms. O’Connor took aim at Republican leaders whose repeated denunciations of the courts for alleged liberal bias could, she said, be contributing to a climate of violence against judges.

PRODIGY DISSES JESUS

 

“Now homie if I go to hell and you make it to the pearly gates/ Tell the boss man we got beef/ And tell his only son Im’a see him when I see him/ And when I see him, Im’a beat him like the movie/ For leaving us out to dry in straight poverty/ For not showing me no signs they watching over me/ Look, we the new breed in 2006/ We don’t give a fuck about that religious bullshit/ Nigga show me where the cash at/ And nice whips with the 3 car garage to fit them shits/ Man my life is painful, pray to angels/ Or praying to myself hoping I don’t have to spank you/ My bullets will shank you/ And when my gun start cutting, ain’t nobody gonna save you/ In the bible times, they ain’t have to deal with the shit/ We dealing with, this survival times”

Prodigy of Mobb Deep- Pearly Gates (SOURCE)

DUMB CANADIAN LAWS

 

I am sure a good majority of you canucks have never heard of theses laws. Enjoy reading these dumb laws.

You may not pay for a fifty-cent item with only pennies.

Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.

SHATTERED LIVES

Phil Armstrong, 51, from Pass Christian, Miss. “We lost everything–again,” referring to Hurricane Camille, which smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1969. “The post-traumatic stress syndrome is yet to kick in.” by Kevin Horan for USN&WR

PHOTOS OF POST-TSUNAMI THAILAND

I happened to come across a very interesting website which showcased a gripping series of comparison shots dealing with the Tsunami that hit Thailand back in 2004. I have posted some of the images from the website, for more pictures and a better view you should visit the website and see it for yourself. According to the website-

“As an ex disaster specialist I still have many friends working in the field all over the world and in the year following the Asian Tsunami I kept in close contact with them. Just as I expected I soon began to hear stories of how western money coupled with the tourism industry was rebuilding Thailand in record speed while Sri Lanka was still struggling and Banda Aceh was left only with resources for making baby steps.”

VENEZUELANS POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHER SPENCER TUNICK

Tunick’s Photo Shoot in Montreal in May 2001

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Brooklyn artist Spencer Tunick has photographed and filmed masses of people in the nude in dozens of public places from Finland to Australia, and now he is looking for at least 2,000 volunteers in Venezuela.Organizers said Tunick had chosen a street in Caracas for his human art installation and was asking volunteers to show up and strip on Sunday morning.

PHARRELL IN VOGUE MAGAZINE

Pharrell Williams and Karolina Kurkova will grace the covers of Vogue Magazine in their April Edition.

SIDNEY LUMENT’S “FIND ME GUILTY”

 

Not everybody’s applauding Sidney Lumet’s “Find Me Guilty,” a courtroom drama about a real-life criminal trial in which Vin Diesel stars as Mafia wiseguy Jackie DiNorscio. But New Jersey resident Roe Guido, a 39-year-old mother of four, is a huge fan. She’s the daughter of DiNorscio, who successfully defended himself in the 21-month-long trial. “Vin did a great job, and I didn’t think he’d be able to do something like that, because I thought he was just an action hero,” Guido told me yesterday. “But nobody could have played my father better.”

Guido, whose father died of cancer in November 2004 at age 62 after spending more than half his life in prison, has been showering Diesel with praise since Monday’s New Jersey screening for friends, family and some of her dad’s running buddies who aren’t legally permitted to leave the state. “I just sent him a text message telling him that he made me and my father’s dreams come true. He was just impeccable.” SOURCE

MANDELA REVEALS PAST AS A PIG THIEF

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- Former South African President Nelson Mandela admitted youthful sins during a visit with the makers of the Oscar-winning film “Tsotsi.” Mandela said he identified with the main character of the film, a young gangster. As a teenager in South Africa’s rural Transkei region, Mandela herded livestock. He and friends would use the dregs of locally brewed beer to lure pigs from the village, the BBC reported. Once they were far away, the boys would stab, roast and eat the pigs, he said. “Some of the leaders of this country and elsewhere in the world started with misdemeanors of all kinds, but as they grew up, they became responsible people who have served our country very well,” Mandela said. Mandela thanked the makers of “Tsotsi” for putting South Africa “on the map,” but film director Gavin Hood responded that it was Mandela himself who had done this. “Without what you did, we would not have been able to make this film together as South Africans in a free country,” Hood said.

JAMIE FOXX’S NEW VIDEO

Watch Jamie Foxx’s New Video “Dj play a love song” Featuring Eva Pigford

Jamie Foxx- DJ Play A Love Song Video

THE IGNORANCE OF A NATION

SPITZER CHARGES H&R BLOCK WITH FRAUD

 
By Joe Giannone and Bill Rigby

New York – H&R Block Inc. (HRB.N) the largest U.S. tax preparer, fraudulently marketed retirement savings plans that caused hundreds of thousands of mostly low-income clients to lose money, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. The suit seeks $250 million in fines plus refunds after H&R Block steered roughly 500,000 tax return customers to invest in individual retirement accounts, but failed to disclose high hidden fees that actually outpaced interest earned on the accounts, the attorney general said. As a result, about 85 percent of these customers lost money, Spitzer said.

RULE #7

 

“Seven: this rule is so underrated, Keep your family and business completely seperated. Money and blood don’t mix like two dicks and no bitch, Find yourself in serious shit.”

Christopher “Notorious B.I.G” Wallace

TOM GREEN BREAKS RIBS WHILE FISHING

LOS ANGELES, CA- Tom Green broke two ribs when he was slammed by a wave while fishing in Central America, it was reported Wednesday. The comic was hospitalized Monday and released on Tuesday, his manager, Howard Lapides, told People magazine. Green, 34, was standing on rocks when he was hit by a “wall of water,” People said. “I actually tried to lean into (the wave), as if that would keep me in my footing,” Green posted on his Web site. It was like leaning into a freight train. And I was gone. I felt my life flash before my eyes,” he writes. “Milliseconds later I slammed hard onto the rocks … I could feel the cracking of bone.” A witness took Green to the hospital.

SEXUAL COMIC OF JESUS SPARK OUTRAGE IN SASKATCHEWAN

 

The Editor-in-Chief of the University of Saskatchewan’s student paper, The Sheaf, has resigned after the paper printed a cartoon of Jesus performing oral sex on a pig. A week before the comic was printed, the paper ran an editorial emphasizing how it would not print the cartoon of the prophet Mohammed that has ignited strong opposition across the world. The Saskatchewan Christian Centre asked the university president in a news release to shut down the paper and fire all the editors. One of the paper’s columnists has resigned due to the Jesus cartoon, and the news editor previously resigned because the paper would not publish the Mohammed comics. The Student paper has apologized for printing the cartoon.

“ANOTHER ABU GHRAIB DETAINEE LOSES HIS LIFE”

 

BAGHDAD, Iraq- The U.S. military said an Abu Ghraib detainee has been found dead at the prison and is conducting an investigation but believes he died of natural causes. U.S. Central Command issued a statement Thursday that an unidentified 24-year-old man died Wednesday. He was found unconscious and could not be revived. The Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an inquiry into the matter but the statement called it “standard procedure after any detainee death.” Following the investigation the body will be handed over to the detainee’s family.

ANGELINA JOLIE TO STAR IN SIN CITY SEQUEL

Angelina Jolie is set to star in the sequel to ‘Sin City’.The screen beauty – who is pregnant with lover Brad Pitt’s baby – is reportedly being lined up to play the role of “A Dame To Kill” For in the second film. The actress will start shooting ‘Sin City 2′ after she gives birth later this year. Rosario Dawson, who is reprising her role as sexy hooker Gail, said: “The film’s kind of been postponed because the director Robert Rodriguez has been interested in Angelina Jolie for the lead. “But she’s very pregnant right now. So that’s putting an understandable hold on the film.”

MICHAEL FINALLY PAYS HIS NEVERLAND RANCH WORKERS

 

Michael Jackson has avoided another court case by paying employees at his Neverland Ranch $306,000 in outstanding wages. Staff at the ranch had been working unpaid since December 19 – and the troubled singer was given until March 15th to pay-up or face a possible lawsuit. State labour commissioner Robert Jones said in a statement: “There is no need to take legal action in this matter as our main concern, that all employees receive wages owed to them, is being addressed.” It is not known how many people had been working for Jackson without pay. The Department of Industrial Relations said that Neverland had 69 workers in December, but that “a lot of employees” had subsequently left. The pop star now has until March 24 to pay $69,000 in penalties for not carrying workers’ compensation insurance. He also faces fines of more than $100,000 for not paying up in the payroll department.

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

Jessica Alba’s sexy British FHM Collections (Spring/Summer 2006) shoot.

4:20 OR NOT

Long-term users – who’d smoked four or more joints per week for at least 10 years – showed the greatest (memory) deficits. sorry sunny but Fuck 4:20

IS JAMIE ANNOYING

 

Dissatisfied with women’s attempts to “go ‘head get down,” Jamie Fox continues to sing “Gold Digger” 500 times a night at whatever club or party he happens to be at. Our spy at Teddy’s on Thursday night reports:
 
“He slid into the booth next to the DJ, popped champagne and quickly had a serious Gold Digger session going. The women were lining up to have a dance off in front of him. At one point he was on the dance floor pouring champagne into strangers mouths. He and Scarlett Johansson had a long moment together on the dance floor, no kissing at all but it seemed like he was giving her some advice or something? He carried on his circus until the place closed down.”
 
Well, it could be worse, we suppose. He could be going around singing “Unpredictable.” But seriously. Is the Jamie Foxx Era almost done? It was cute the first couple of times, but now it’s just starting to grate. However, the fact that he’s pouring booze straight into people’s mouths like it’s Spring Break in Cancun at Señor Frogs is hysterical. That he can keep doing. SOURCE 

I’M SO SORRY

IVERSON OUT FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE GAME

 

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Allen Iverson will miss Tuesday’s game against Toronto and possibly the team’s upcoming West Coast road trip. An MRI on Monday showed Iverson sustained a sprain and contusion of the right foot. The injury occurred at the end of the first half against Memphis Sunday, when Iverson inadvertently stepped on a ball boy’s foot while backpedaling after a shot. After playing Toronto, Philadelphia will head west to play Seattle, the LA Clippers, and Golden State. Iverson is officially listed as doubtful for the road swing. The 6-footer is averaging 33.2 points and 7.4 assists per game this season.

WILL FERRELL IS NOT DEAD

 

It would appear that someone out there has a poor sense of humor. Apparently some internet lowlife seems to be spreading around a link to a fake and extremely poorly written press release claiming that Will Ferrell has died in a paragliding accident. This is what the release says: ‘Los Angeles — Actor Will Ferrell accidentally died in a freak para-gliding accident yesterday in Torey Pines, Southern California. The accident apparently happened somewhere near the famed paragliding site after a freak wind gush basically blew Ferrell and his companion towards a wooded area where they lost control before crashing into the dense foilage. Ferrell and his professional guide, Horacio Gomez of Airtek Paragliding Center attempted the jump at around 2 in the afternoon. According to witnesses, the conditions were basically ideal for para-gliding and the weather did’nt pose a problem at all.’

COMMON CELEBRATES 35TH BIRTHDAY

Chitown rapper Common celebrated his 35th Birthday with friends and Family.

26th ANNUAL GENIE AWARDS

 

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the winners of the 26th Annual Genie Awards, celebrating excellence in Canadian cinema. Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan hosted the 26th Annual Genie Awards presentation. Immediately following the Awards ceremony, CHUM stations – in partnership with MusiMax – aired two unique one-hour specials from the glamorous Carlu in downtown Toronto. CHUM Television’s Live! At the Genies and MusiMax’s Le Gala des Prix Génie showcased the night’s memorable moments giving viewers across Canada an insider’s look at the film industry from the Genie Awards gala celebration. The broadcasts featured highlights of the Awards ceremony, interviews with winners and nominees and clips from the nominated films. Live! At the Genies aired on, Citytv, Star!, Bravo! and MusiMax.

ISAAC HAYES QUITS SOUTH PARK

Isaac Hayes has quit “South Park,” where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion. Hayes, who has played the ladies’ man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed. “There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins,” the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said. (read more)..

BENTLEY RELEASING NEW ALBUM ON G.O.O.D MUSIC

He used to fetch coffee and carry umbrellas for P Diddy, but now Farnsworth Bentley is forging his own career in music. The ex-butler, aka Derek Watkins, 31, has signed to Kanye West’s label G.O.O.D Music and his debut album ‘Laid Back’ is due out this summer. Our music mole tells us: “He’s already done Making the Band 2 in America and appeared in Outkast’s video for The Way You Move, so he’s no stranger to the music world. “And of course as he used to be Diddy’s butler he certainly knows a thing or two about making it in the music world.” That will be all, Bentley.

SOURCE

JIMMIE “J.J” WALKER TO SPOOF JAY-Z

After easing up on his Jay-Z attacks the past few weeks, Cam’ron is preparing another major assault. Killa recently called on none other than comedy legend Jimmie “J.J.” Walker to spoof Hova in the split “Lick It or Not”/ “Wet Wipes” clip, which was shot in New York last week. Think of the character as a J.J.-Z of sorts.”I showed up, I was there for a couple shots and I was done,” said Walker on Monday (March 6) via phone from his Las Vegas home. “They just called me up. I’m never hiding.”

WHO SHOT YA?

I’m sure majority of you saw the first episode of The Sopranos season 6 last night. If you didnt catch it, you missed alot. According to my previous post, I mentioned someone was gonna get whacked in the first, but I would have never guessed Tony would get shot by his crazy Uncle, Junior is losing his fucking mind. I cant believeDavid Chase made me wait 21 months to watch Tony get shot. Also, the feds, having locked up Johnny Sack, are still gunning for Soprano. Little does he know that one of his cohorts, henchman Patsy Parisi, has been singing to the law. But, in one of those oh-so-”Sopranos” twists, after Parisi slid into the feds’ sedan and started to talk, he died, taking all the secrets with him.

COREY MILLER’S CONVICTION OVERTURNED

NEW ORLEANS (AP)— The rap artist formerly known as C-Murder is in line for a new trial in connection with a club shooting more than four years ago. On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court scrapped the second-degree murder conviction of Corey Miller, a case that had been in legal limbo for almost two years. Miller, 35, was convicted in the shooting death of Steve Thomas, 16, who was gunned down outside the now-defunct Platinum Club in Harvey on Jan. 12, 2002. Miller faced a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

GEORGE HAS SOME TWO WORDS FOR GUTLESS DEMS

 

George Clooney has a message for Democratic office-holders who voted for the war in Iraq, only to claim later that they’d been misled by President Bush:”F–k you!”. The movie star’s argument — directed at the likes of presidential wannabes Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Kerry and John Edwards. Edwards is the only Senator thus far saying that voting for the war was a big mistake. “The fear of being criticized can be paralyzing,” Clooney writes today on Huffingtonpost.com — “Just look at the way so many Democrats caved in the runup to the war. In 2003, a lot of us were saying, where is the link between Saddam and Bin Laden? What does Iraq have to do with 9/11? We knew it was bulls—.
“Which is why it drives me crazy to hear all these Democrats saying, ‘We were misled.’ It makes me want to shout, ‘F— you, you weren’t misled. You were afraid of being called unpatriotic.’”Clooney exhorts the lily-livered Dems to stop being cowards and put some steel in their spines.”It’s not merely our right to question our government, it’s our duty. Whatever the consequences,” he lectures.”We can’t demand freedom of speech, then turn around and say, ‘But please don’t say bad things about us.’ You gotta be a grownup and take your hits.”

YOUNG JEEZY ARRESTED IN MIAMI BEACH

 

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.- Young Jeezy was arrested after an alleged shootout in South Beach involving some of his friends. The 28-year-old rapper, born Jay Jenkins, was charged early Saturday with two counts of carrying a concealed firearm without a permit, police said. Jenkins was with a group of men involved in a fight around 5:30 a.m. Friday, according to a police report.

REEBOK UP TO SPEED WITH RAPSTARS

Reebok is turning up the volume with its next generation of rap stars, led by Nelly and Daddy Yankee. The No. 2 sneaker marketer that hit the top of the charts with rappers Jay-Z and 50 Cent, will unveil today its latest celeb-inspired products and ads aimed at capturing the youth market.

REMEMBERING THE NOTORIOUS

Christopher George Latore Wallace, May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997

The Making of Ready to Die: Family Business. Courtsey of XXL Magazine

S. AFRICA PARADES PRIDE IN OSCAR

 

The citizens of South Africa take the Academy Award more seriously than the denizens of Hollywood. “Tsotsi” director Gavin Hood — whose movie of crime, social class and redemption won the Oscar for best foreign-language film — can hardly wait for the official parade in honor of the cast and filmmakers when they return to Johannesburg on Sunday.

“I got the call of congratulations from President Thabo Mbeki’s office,” the 42-year-old Hood told me yesterday. “It’s a bit overwhelming. We’re going to have a welcome-home event through Joberg and the shanty towns, with a big celebration at the Market Theater in New Town. It’s as though we’ve just won the World Cup.”

FRANK VINCENT’S NEW BOOK

Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Dominic Chianese, Steve Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Steve Schirripa, Paul Borghese and Danny Aiello toasted consummate Hollywood wiseguy Frank Vincent on his new book, “A Guy’s Guide to Being a Man’s Man.” Vincent’s pal James Gandolfini couldn’t make the Capitale party but he did write the book’s intro. “[Frank] has honor, loyalty, and respect,” vouches Gandolfini. What’s more, he likes the way that he and Vincent can “break each other’s b—s.”…

DUBAI COMPANY TO TRANSFER US PORTS TO AMERICAN COMPANY

 

By David D. Kirkpatrick and Carl Hulse

Washington – DP World, the United Arab Emirates state-owned company that had agreed to buy several port terminals in the United States, said today that it will transfer those properties to an American-owned company, bowing to a political groundswell against the acquisition. The decision came just hours after a delegation of Republican leaders in Congress told President Bush in an Oval Office meeting that Congress would act within days to block the company’s acquisition of the United States port terminals in the name of national security, lawmakers present said.

RING TONES RIP OFF

 

Paul Porter of Industryears and Wendy Day of Rap Coaltion recently decried the ringtone phenomena. Paul Porter decried “Many of us are unhappy with the mixed messages the music industry continues to deliver. We have all seen ads for ring-tones, slickly marketed to target younger demos. Ring-tones for many youth are an expression of their identity. The music industry has effectively found a new revenue stream that mostly has gone unnoticed.”

JACKSON’S NEVERLAND RANCH SHUT DOWN

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch was shut down on March 9th and he was fined around $169,000 for failing to pay or insure his workers for months. California officials ordered the eccentric star to “stop using any employee labour”, at the sprawling 2,700-acre ranch, until he obtains workers’ insurance. Local animal welfare officials are also monitoring the situation at Neverland and will remove Jackson’s zoo animals if necessary.

Jan Glick, animal services director, said: “We are keeping an eye on it.”

The enormous ranch features amusement park rides and a zoo that includes elephants, giraffes, snakes, orang-utans, tigers and a crocodile. Officials said Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain since his acquittal on child-molestation charges last June, has failed to pay more than 30 ranch workers since December. The figure in unpaid wages is believed to total at least $306,000. Authorities were alerted after a Neverland employee making an unpaid-wage claim remarked that a co-worker had been injured at work and was unsure about filing a claim due to the lapsed insurance.

HONDA’S $6 MILLION AD

 

Peep Honda’s $6 Million ad which took 3 months to complete. This is a wonderful masterpiece worth every cent of the $6 Million.

Honda Accord Wagon Ad Campaign (Thanks to Sunny)

CHINA WILL PROBABLY BE THE BIGGEST ECONOMY BEFORE 2015

Predicting future is difficult task. But what would happen if biggest economies in the world would grow with the 2005 real GDP growth rates until 2015? You can see current GDP ppp chart above. It is obvious that USA is far ahead from China. Japan is currently third major economy in the world and India forth. You can see 2005 GDP real growth rates here. China real GDP growth rate is 9,2 %, USA 3,5 % and so on. I applied those rates and results are astonishing.

COURTSEY OF CUTTING EDGE

NEW SEAN JOHN KIDS AD CAMPAIGN

Beyonce and Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter

Leave it to Diddy to come up with some of the best Sean John Ads. First it was the young, rich and muthaf–kin famous then the Menage-a-trios now the Kids. Dont get me wrong, the Kids are cute and adorable but some dont look like the real celebrities. For example, Diddy looks more like Mase, Kanye looks more like Ray J, Kelis looks more like Kelly Rowland and Missy aint fat. It’s a very interesting Ad Campaign though, like we all know Diddy loves the Kids.

IS MY HUSBAND GAY?

 

ABC’s The View Co-host Star Jones looked none too comfortable when Meredith Vieira mentioned a New York Times article about women who are married to gay men. “Would you know if you had married a gay man?” Vieiera asked her chat sisters. “And is it then okay to still sleep with him, even though he may be carrying on an affair?” Star has roundly denounced rumormongers who’ve bruited that her husband, Al Reynolds, has a gay past. She kept her thoughts to herself on air. But chances are Meredith heard from her during the break.

BLACKS, POLICE AT ODDS OVER “FRED HAMPTON WAY”

 

by Demetrius Patterson

Some old emotional wounds never heal. Former Black Panther and now Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-1st) said healing is especially tough for him when recounting the life and tragic death of his former Panther leader and comrade, Fred Hampton. Hampton, who was killed on Dec. 4, 1969 along with fellow Panther Mark Clark in a hail of bullets during an early morning raid by Chicago policemen on his apartment at 2337 W. Monroe, became the center of controversy in the city again on Monday after Ald. Madeline Haithcock (2nd) pushed through an ordinance in the City Council’s Transportation Committee to rename a portion of West Monroe Street as “Chairman Fred Hampton Way.”

IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR REAL HIP HOP

 

Many people dismissed a movie about a Memphis pimp going through a mid-life crisis who turns to rap for his salvation. It was called ‘trite’, ‘exploitative’ and corny. But it was one of the best movies of 2005. The film’s title song “It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp” had heads boppin’ in movie theatres, but no one would’ve guessed that the song, by Three 6 Mafia would’ve won an Oscar.

TO PUSH OR NOT TO PUSH

 

NELLY FURTADO IS BACK

 

Canadian Songbird Nelly Furtado is back after a 4 year hiatus. She is working on her new album “LOOSE” with producer, Timbaland. The album will hit stores in May but here a taste of what Nelly is cooking up.

Nelly Furtado- Promiscuous Girl

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2006

I dedicate today to all the women in my family, to all the women I’ve loved before, all the women that I unfortunately broke their hearts. To all the women who never gave a shit about me. To all the women that broke my heart. To all the women that gave me knowledge. I dedicate this poem by one inspirational woman to you all.

MORE LAWSUITS AGAINST TODD BERTUZZI

 

 VANCOUVER, British Columbia- Former Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore has filed another court document against Vancouver Canucks right wing Todd Bertuzzi.Moore’s lawyer in Vancouver, George Macintosh, filed the papers on Moore’s behalf Tuesday.

LEGEND GORDON PARKS DIES AT 93

 

1913-2006 REST IN PEACE

Renaissance man Gordon Parks, who photographed the triumphs and tribulations of African-Americans and became Hollywood’s first major black film director with “The Learning Tree” and “Shaft,” died yesterday. He was 93. Parks, who also composed music for Duke Ellington and wrote fiction, died in his upper East Side apartment after a battle with cancer, relatives said. His son and daughter were at his side.

BARRY BONDS AND STEROIDS

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Bonds used a vast array of performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids and human growth hormone, for at least five seasons beginning in 1998, according to a book written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters.An excerpt from “Game of Shadows,” which details the San Francisco slugger’s extensive doping program, appears in the March 13 issue of Sports Illustrated.

DANA REEVES DIES OF LUNG CANCER AT 44

“Dana will always be remembered for her passion, strength and ceaseless courage that became her hallmark.  Along with her husband Christopher, she faced adversity with grace and determination, bringing hope to millions around the world.”

REST IN PEACE DANNA REEVE 1961-2006

X3:THE LAST STAND

 

I was watching 24 last night and suddenly this comes on. Watch the full theatrical trailer for X3:The Last Stand. Kelsey Grammer is The Beast.

VICTORY FOR DAVE MAYS AND ZINO THE GREAT

Source magazine co-owners Dave Mays and Ray Benzino scored a legal victory on Friday (March 3rd), when a judge blocked Mays and Benzino’s ownership interest in the magazine from being sold. New York State Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Lowe III has decided to uphold the temporary restraining order that blocked the auction of their company stock by Black Enterprise and Textron Financial Corp, citing his need for more time to examine the facts of Mays and Benzino’s multi-million lawsuit, which alleges that the board of directors colluded to steal the magazine and illegally ousted the two from their executive positions.

“F–K THE MEDIA”- BUSTA RHYMES

 

“The Media is trying to make me look like a real shit bag. They got a nigga looking real crazy… We went to work that day. We were having a productive day when unfortunate situations transpired and killed my friend. But we’re going to have fun honoring Izzy’s name… F- -k the media.”

Busta Rhymes was the headliner at New York City radio station WWPR-FM’s Birthday Bash on Sunday night (March 5th).

OPERATION SPEED IRAQ WAR

 

Blair ‘made secret US Iraq pact’: Tony Blair and George W Bush decided to invade Iraq weeks earlier than they have admitted, a new book by a human rights lawyer has claims. The book by Philippe Sands says the two leaders discussed going to war regardless of any United Nations view. And it suggests the US wanted to provoke Saddam Hussein by sending a spy plane over Iraq in UN colours. Downing Street said on Thursday it did not comment on discussions that “may or may not have happened” between leaders.

KIRBY PUCKETT DIES AT 45

 

“I was told I would never make it because I’m too short. Well, I’m still too short, but I’ve got 10 All-Star games, two World Series championships, and I’m a very happy and contented guy. It doesn’t matter what your height is, it’s what’s in your heart.” — at his 1996 retirement press conference.

REST IN PEACE KIRBY PUCKETT

CHURCH OF FRYIN’TOLOGY

CASSIDY IS FREE!

Cassidy is a Free man, according to his Label. Cassidy was released from Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on Thursday.

PAT TILLMAN AND THE US ARMY

The Army said Saturday it will launch a criminal investigation into the April 2004 death of Pat Tillman, the former professional football player who was shot to death by fellow soldiers in Afghanistan in what previous Army reviews had concluded was an accidental shooting.

“CONDI, STOP SMOKING THAT CRACK”- SPIKE LEE

 

“I dislike Condoleezza Rice more than [President] Bush. The thing about it is that she’s gotten a free ride from black people.”"People say, ‘She’s so successful’ and ‘Look at her position as a black woman.’ She is a black woman who grew up in Birmingham, Ala., and said that she never experienced a day of racism in her life,” “Condi, stop smoking that crack!”"I know you love your Ferragamo shoes, but come on. While people were drowning in New Orleans, she was going up and down Madison Ave. buying Ferragamo shoes. Then she went to see ‘Spamalot.’”

78TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS RED CARPET

Three 6 Mafia Arrives at the 78th Annual Academy Awards.

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…

 

The 78th Academy Awards was hosted by Jon Stewart. Congratulations to all the winners especially them boys from tennesse, Three 6 Mafia. The first Hiphop act to win and perform at the Oscars in the history of the academy awards.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

 

“I believe that a prosperous, democratic Pakistan will be a steadfast partner for America, a peaceful neighbor for India, and a force for freedom and moderation in the Arab world.”

YEAH RIGHT!

BAND STICKER ON BIKE PROMPTS BOMB SCARE

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities shut down four buildings at Ohio University after a police officer noticed a sticker that said “this bike is a pipe bomb” before finding out the message was the name of a punk rock band, a university spokesman said. Police noticed the sticker on a bicycle early Thursday, then blocked streets around a university-owned restaurant where it was found, spokesman Jack Jeffery said. A bomb squad came from Columbus, about 65 miles away.

BUSH ARRIVES IN PAKISTAN WITH HEAVY SECURITY

 

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — President Bush rewarded this anti-terror ally Friday, minimizing U.S. concerns about democracy’s pace and anti-American sentiment in favor of a high-profile visit to boost Pakistan’s global standing.Bush arrived amid extraordinary security for an overnight stay, following an unannounced visit to Afghanistan and three days in India, Pakistan’s neighbor and rival. Air Force One landed after dark, its lights off and window shades drawn to conceal the distinctive aircraft.

LIL KIM BREASTS MAY BE LEAKING

Lil Kim may be the Queen Bee at the federal Detention Center in Philly but those fake breasts of hers are becoming a problem. According to NY Daily News, Lil Kim Aka Kimberly Jones is worried about her boobs leaking. Thats what happens when you decide to go under the knife. She is serving time for Perjury.

PAUL MCCARTNEY DOESNT CARE ABOUT CANUCKS

 

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI- Paul and Heather McCartney posed with seal pups on ice floes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Thursday and blasted Canada’s annual seal hunt.

“Canada is known as a great nation,” the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation quoted McCartney as saying. “But this is something that leaves a stain on the character of the Canadian people and we don’t think that’s right. I don’t think the vast amount of Canadians think that’s right.”

The couple told a news conference in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, they have “complete faith that Prime Minister Harper will take swift and decisive action to end the slaughter of these defenseless seal pups for good.”

Seal products were banned from the United States in 1972 and the Humane Society of the United States sponsored the McCartneys’ Canadian trip to try to pressure Canadian authorities to end the annual hunt.

DAVID CHAPPELLE MAY NEVER RETURN TO COMEDY CENTRAL

 

DAYTON, Ohio — Comedian Dave Chappelle says he may never return to his hit Comedy Central show if the cable network goes through with plans to air new episodes culled from material he filmed before leaving the series. “I feel like it’s kind of a bully move,” Chappelle told the Dayton Daily News in a telephone interview for a story Wednesday. “That’s just how I feel about it. I don’t know if that’s the case. But if people don’t watch it, then I’d be more than happy.”

WHO KNEW THE DONALD WAS THIS NICE?

 

Who knew that Donald Trump was such a friend of the little guy? When the reality television star heard that a waiter and a security guard at his Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, found and returned a diamond-and-platinum bracelet lost by a female member at a recent Jay Leno-headlined dinner-dance, Trump was shocked to learn that the lady hadn’t tipped the two honest employees. Especially since the bracelet was worth $2 million, as Trump told another Mar-a-Lago guest, Outlaw Biker mag founder Casey Exton, who repeated the claim at New York’s Zocalo restaurant. So what did The Donald do? He phoned the lucky lady — who tells me the bauble is worth “far less than $2 million” — and shamed her into visiting the club on Sunday and leaving two cash-laden envelopes for the good samaritans. How much cash? “I don’t think that’s anybody’s business —that’s ugly,” the lady, not Martha Stewart, told me yesterday.

COURTSEY OF THE DAILY NEWS

CAMRON DENIES RUMORS

 

Dipshit Lieutenant Cam’ron recently appeared on the Angie Martinez show on Hot 97, He addressed the rumors of his alleged beef with Jim Jones, and the affair with Mariah. He also gave a shout out to Chris Brown. Look closely at the current issue of The Source magazine cover, notice 100% BENZINO FREE! I thought he was supposed to return on a fucking Horse aka Zino the Great.

Camron on Hot 97 Audio (Thanks to Nahright)

BET’S RIP THE RUNWAY

 

BET will televise RIP THE RUNWAY on Thursday, March 24 at 9 p.m. The Acclaimed Production company of the Grammy Awards, Cossette Productions, will be on site co-producing the big night.

“We are excited about our first fashion special… Music loves fashion and fashion loves music. There is no better outlet than BET for these two to come together for a little ‘chic’ in the city.” said Lynne Harris Taylor, BET Director of Music Programming. 

EDDIE MURPHY LOVES TO HELP

Eddie Murphy’s divorce from his ex Nicole Mitchell could reveal Eddie’s tranny past if she fights the prenup. Back in 1997 Eddie Murphy picked up a transvestite prostitute named Atisone Suiuli – a year later she fell from her rooftop in L.A. On other occasions Murphy “emptied” his wallet to help out other hookers, but denied any sex took place.

HARRY TURNS 80 TODAY

HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY HARRY BELAFONTE

“WE ARE FULLY PREPARED”- BUSH

WASHINGTON – In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans’ Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential video footage. Bush didn’t ask a single question during the final briefing before Katrina struck on Aug. 29, but he assured soon-to-be-battered state officials: “We are fully prepared.”

The footage — along with seven days of transcripts of briefings obtained by The Associated Press — show in excruciating detail that while federal officials anticipated the tragedy that unfolded in New Orleans and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast, they were fatally slow to realize they had not mustered enough resources to deal with the unprecedented disaster.Linked by secure video, Bush expressed a confidence on Aug. 28 that starkly contrasted with the dire warnings his disaster chief and numerous federal, state and local officials provided during the four days before the storm. View the Incredible Video Footage here

CONS OF HOLLYWOOD 101

What the fuck happened to Vivica? She looks more like a black barbie doll, all plastic, botoxed out of her mind. Damn, She even look better when she was dating Fiddy cent. Black women are known to age gracefully compared to other races and that a fact. Looks like a serious case of out of control lip collagen. She really fucked up on her face.

GM 4TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW AND CHARITY

General Motors had their 4th Annual Fashion Show and charity which included a long list of All-Star Celebrities from Joy Bryant to Jamie Foxx. The Show took place on the 22nd of February in Hollywood, which combined Fashion, Automotive design and top entertainment. I dont know why GM gives a shit about fashion when they are the Automotive industry, all GM needs to do is focus on making some fucking reliable vehicles.

SUPPORT THE CAUSE

Eva Mendes

Aldo’s New See, Speak or Hear AIDS Ad campaign. You can support the campaign by purchasing the tags at any Aldo Store Nationwide.

BRUCE WILLIS HATES PAYING TAX

 

“I’m a Republican only as far as I want a smaller government, I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop [expletive] on my money and your money and tax dollars that we give 50 percent of… every year. I want them to be fiscally responsible and I want these [expletive] lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I’ll say I’m a Republican… I hate the government, OK? I’m a-political. Write that down. I’m not a Republican.”

TWO USHERS SHOT AT KANYE CONCERT

Some Wankstas shot two ushers after they were kicked out a British concert by Kanye West. These fools didnt have tickets, got so pissed off that they didnt get in and let off some shots resulting in two ushers in the hospital. This proves that its not only gangsta music that provokes acts of violence but the mentality of the fools that attend these concerts. Not too long ago at the Rollings Stones Concert in Rio, the same incident happened only stones and bootles replaced the guns. Imagine that, in fucking Rio “City of god” de Janeiro. Nowhere is safe, stay home and lock your doors. 

“I WANT OUT”- US TROOPS IN IRAQ

 

BY RICHARD SISK

WASHINGTON – More than 70% of U.S. troops in Iraq oppose the stay-the-course strategy of President Bush and favor pulling out within a year, according to a poll released yesterday. The LeMoyne College/Zogby poll of 944 troops from all services interviewed at “several undisclosed locations” in Iraq showed that more than one-third of the 72% favoring a pullout would begin withdrawals immediately.

BEST ROBOTS EVER

For as long as I can remember as a youth, Rosie has been cleaning, scrubing and cooking for the Jetson Family, we have been told that robots are going to take over the world. We have seen this in our everyday lifes from movies to the invention of the Personal Computer. Check out the 50 Best Robots ever.

MONDAY MORNING TEST

I am fully aware that today is not monday but it feels like a monday to me. Try the monday morning test and see if your IQ is intact.

YOUR RIGHTS OR THE SIMPSONS

Some Americans really dont have their priorities straight. More americans know about the simpsons than their First Amendment rights. Television has killed the American public.

YOUNG PEOPLE/ OLD PEOPLE

DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY PREMIERE

The Roots without Black Thought.

CAPTION THIS

 

DANIEL CRAIG NOT BOND?

Some James Bond fans are just retarded. Some Bond geek has created a website for his disaproval of Daniel Craig as the new 007. This moron feels studio exec Barbara Broccoli should place Pierce Brosnan to his former role. Well buddy, Pierce was stuck ing that role and Daniel Craig can really fucking act, who shares the young Sean Connery’s dangerous charisma more than any Bond since. See Layer Cake if you need convincing.

BLACK LIGHTING

 

As we near the end of Black History month, my last hero i forgot to mention was Black Lighting. Black Lighting was created in 1977 and was the first Black Character to get his own comic. Some say his costume was made from his mother’s old san diego charger cheerleader outfit. He discovered his super powers while scuffing his feet on a radioactive carpet and touching a really big door knob.

AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND A NATIONAL MONUMENT

 

President Bush has declared part of the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan a National Monument – placing some of the land where some 20,000 slaves and free blacks were buried in the 18th century in the care of the National Park Service. The monument will allow “visitors to better understand and honor the culture and vital contributions of generations of Africans and Americans of African descent to our Nation,” Bush said in a proclamation signed Monday.

MC LYTE DONATES DIARY TO SMITHSONIAN

 
MC Lyte’s diary, as well as a turntable, vinyl records and other memorabilia from her fellow hip-hop pioneers, have been donated to the Smithsonian Institution for a collection that will trace the history of the Bronx-born music genre.The contributions, which also include artifacts from Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash, were displayed at a Manhattan news conference on Tuesday.Ice-T and six other hip-hop stars looked on as the artifacts – some of which collected dust for decades in boxes and attics – were turned over to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, for a project called “Hip-Hop Won’t Stop: The Beat, The Rhymes, The Life.”

CONVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA- TAVIS SMILEY

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are on a mission to empower black America. The two men are crisscrossing the country on a seven-city tour promoting their latest book, “Covenant with Black America.” They’ll be in New York tonight. “A covenant is something we are making for ourselves as black people,” said Smiley. “We have to make a promise with ourselves that each of us individually and collectively is prepared to do what it takes to make black America better.”

HALIBURTON IS STILL GETTING PAID AFTER FRAUD DISCOVERED

By James Glanz

The Army has decided to reimburse a Halliburton subsidiary for nearly all of its disputed costs on a $2.41 billion no-bid contract to deliver fuel and repair oil equipment in Iraq, even though the Pentagon’s own auditors had identified more than $250 million in charges as potentially excessive or unjustified. The Army said in response to questions on Friday that questionable business practices by the subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root, had in some cases driven up the company’s costs. But in the haste and peril of war, it had largely done as well as could be expected, the Army said, and aside from a few penalties, the government was compelled to reimburse the company for its costs.

WHAT DOES CIVIL WAR LOOK LIKE?

George Stephanopoulos: What does civil war look like?

George Will: This. This is a civil war.

 

DUMB STATEMENT: FOX suggesting an “All-Out Civil War in Iraq could be a good thing“. Which civil war in the history of civilization has been a good thing. I still stand by my notion that FOX news is proganda, which is owned, controlled and operated by Right-wing Republicans. But I love 24.

RETIREMENT PHOTOS

Keith Sweat and Aaron Hall.

Keith Sweat, Ted Riley and Jermaine Dupri.

Attorney Charles Mathis threw a party at his million dollar mansion this past Saturday to hundreds of guests who turned out to celebrate Atlanta producer Jermaine Dupri’s first Grammy win. Jermaine is the recipient of the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song of the Year for “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey.

SOPRANOS IS BACK!

 

 

At Last, The Sopranos is finally back on TV. This has been one of my favorite shows, David Chase made me wait too long for Season 6. Last Season ended with the FBI taking Johnny Sack into custody, the death of Adriana and the reconciliation of both Tony and Carmella. There so many rumors floating around the web that Tony is gonna become a Boss or he might get whacked. One thing is for certain, someone is getting whacked in Boston.

U2: AMBASSORS OF CONSCIENCE

U2 have been honoured by Amnesty International at a ceremony in Chile, according to BBC News Online. Irene Khan who is the Amnesty International secretary general has praised the group for their humanitarian work, saying: “Their leadership in linking music to the struggle for human rights and human dignity worldwide has been groundbreaking and unwavering.” She added: “They have inspired and empowered millions with their music and by speaking out on behalf of the poor, the powerless and the oppressed.” The band were given the ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ award, which seeks to promote Amnesty International’s work through its ambassadors, and were also praised for their work promoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

STANLEY CROUCH DOESNT LIKE THE N-WORD

One of the most repulsively fascinating facts about contemporary black popular culture is how it continues to reach fresh lows. It finds new ways of leaping all fences that would bar it from falling into a bottomless pit of tastelessness. All of the insults and burdens of minstrelsy have been bested by black comedians and rappers who have made stupidity, hedonism, pimping, misogyny, pornography and violence their stock in trade.
One defense of this amoral sense of life and culture is that black people didn’t invent any of it, so why shouldn’t they, like the white people, be able to make big money from it? As one imbecilic black man in television said to me, “I ain’t hating on these brothers. All they are doing is dealing with a market the same way that the white people do. This is capitalism and they’re responding to a market. You know the old saying, ‘Whatever the market will bear.’ ”

TYLER PERRY DOES IT AGAIN

 

There must be something about a Black man in a dress that drives folks crazy.Whoever knew the Chitlin circuit was so big.Maybe, Tyler Perry but thats it. Critics can’t understand the fascination of the emasculating image of a man in a dress but Playwright Tyler Perry, has turned his crazy-granny “Madea” character into a lucrative cottage industry, returned to the top of the box office on Sunday, exactly one year after stunning the industry with a No. 1 bow for his first film.

CAPTION THIS

I was listening to the radio. you know how it is – corona in one hand, book in the other, having some me time and on came this song by Rhianna. I really dont see the talent in this broad to say the least. But I do like the whole ‘Beyonce’ Packaging, President Carter knows what he’s doing. I’m so sick of Ne-yo, I can not put on the radio.

IDLEWILD

 

IDLEWILD stars André Benjamin Aka Andre 3000 and Antwan Andre Patton better known as Big Boi of OutKast in a tale set in a 1930s Southern speak-easy. Also starring Paula Patton, Terrence Howard, Patti LaBelle and Ving Rhames and directed by Bryan Barber. Coming out March 10. Click to view Idlewild Trailer

IF I HAD…

 

 

BLASPHEMY?

 

Muslims everywhere aint looking too good now, ever since the Prophet Muhammad Cartoons surfaced all hell broke loose. Now I know one of the rules written is the prophet is NEVER to be drawn or represented and I understand that. In this corner… weighing in at a mighty 36 words, hailing from the King James Version of the Holy Bible, it’s the third commandment, the word of the lord, our God… It’s Exodus 20:4!!

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”

Meanwhile in the Vatican City they have a chapel with a chip on its shoulder, a piece of art with over 8 years of painstaing work… The Sistine Chapel. Have you seen any christian run up in the chapel and try and burn it down, or ban italy products, burn the italian flag? If God can not be drawn or represented, then that picture above is Blasphemy! Movies like ‘Passion of the Christ’ and ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ should have never been made. We live in a society of ‘Jesus is my homeboy’ t-shirts, kanye even posed as Jesus for Rolling stone for crying out loud, calm your ass down. Plus We all know black people like to over do it. There have been riots and protests all around the world especially in the Middle east, islamic youths haved clased with cops, embassies have been destroyed. Northern Nigerian Muslims militants, cus that what they are, brainwashed by the protests on tv killed and burnt down churches and resulted in 66 people dead. The highest dead toll in relation to the cartoon. I remember the days my brother and I will fight over who’s watching what cartoon first.

37TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

The 37th Annual NAACP Image Awards was held yesterday in Los Angeles, every negro person of color with BSP (Black star power) was in attendance. Ladies got their hair did and fellows got their heads faded because like we all know, Black people love to look good when we party. This is our equivalent to the Oscars. Doesnt get better than this. If Judge Mathis can win an Image award, who the hell says I cant? You know I always had a dream just like Martin that one day I will be at the Image Awards.

NIGER DELTA MILITANTS SHOW HOSTAGES TO REPORTERS

Armed militants wearing black masks and military fatigues showed off a 68-year-old American hostage to reporters and released photos of eight other foreigners seized a week ago by a group demanding a greater share of Nigeria’s oil wealth. Nine militants carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers carried the captive, who identified himself as Macon Hawkins of Kosciusko, Texas, by boat in the Niger Delta.

A LETTER FROM JAIL

 

April 16, 1963
MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN:
While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statements in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.

AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MORON

Reenacting the scene from “40 Yr-Old Virgin” at work.

Sunny: You know how I know you’re gay?
Benny: How? How do you know I’m gay?
Sunny: Because you watch America’s next Top Model.
Benny: You know how I know *you’re* gay? Cus you dont like Tyra Banks.

 

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

 

As early as 1849, Abraham Lincoln believed that slaves should be emancipated, advocating a program in which they would be freed gradually. Early in his presidency, still convinced that gradual emacipation was the best course, he tried to win over legistators. To gain support, he proposed that slaveowners be compensated for giving up their “property.” Support was not forthcoming.

In September of 1862, after the Union’s victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued a preliminary decree stating that, unless the rebellious states returned to the Union by January 1, freedom would be granted to slaves within those states. The decree also left room for a plan of compensated emancipation. No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1 Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared, “all persons held as slaves within any States, or designated part of the State, the people whereof shall be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”

The Emancipation Proclamation did not free all slaves in the United States. Rather, it declared free only those slaves living in states not under Union control. William Seward, Lincoln’s secretary of state, commented, “We show our symapthy with slavery by emancipating slaves where we cannot reach them and holding them in bondage where we can set them free.” Lincoln was fully aware of the irony, but he did not want to antagonize the slave states loyal to the Union by setting their slaves free.

The proclamation allowed black soldiers to fight for the Union — soldiers that were desperately needed. It also tied the issue of slavery directly to the war.

This Moment in Black History was brought to you in part by Egocaster.

 

“HALL OF FAME IS A PISS STAIN”

A Hand-written letter from the imfamous “SEX PISTOL” to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Fame, we dont need no stinking Fame”. This is the same punk band that dissed the royal family, they dont give a shit.

JANET LOOKING GOOD

New pictures of Janet Jackson, she has lost alot of that weight she had on a couple of weeks ago. Janet, YOU CAN DO IT!!

JUVENILE’S NEW VIDEO

Juvenile’s new video “Get your Hustle on“, Filmed on location in New Orlean’s 9th ward the video’s eerie post-apocalyptic backdrop is significant, although in many ways the formula is nothing new. The video’s political statement seems almost softened to me by the masks/indictments of ‘leadership, the most significant footage isn’t the ‘empty promises’ symbolism but the ruins themselves.

ANNOYING CO-WORKERS

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Quote Of The Day: “I joke a lot,” Bobby Brown explained. Bobby needs to lay off the pipe for a while.

FIDDY DID WHAT?

 

Sources at Vibe Magazine are alledging that 50 Cent baby mother is now working on a book with 50’s approval that is likely to be very scandalous.It may say things that even 50 wont.It still wont likely sell as much as Nas’s baby mother(Carmen) book where those same sources claim that Jay Z got Carmen pregnant also but Carmen suffered a miscariage. Carmen also claims that in 1999, she found Beyonce’s phone number in Nas pocket after his “You owe me” Video shoot in which Beyonce has a cameo. Carmen says that Nas told her that Beyonce tried to hook up with him.

MY TWIN SISTER IS WHITE

 

When Kylie Hodgson gave birth to twin daughters by caesarean section, she was just relieved that they had arrived safely. It was only when the midwife handed them over for her to hold that she noticed the difference between them. It was a shock when I realised that my twins were two different colours,” said Kylie, 19. “But it doesn’t matter to us – they are just our two gorgeous little girls.” The amazing conception happened after two eggs were fertilised at the same time in the womb.

LOU DOBBS EXPOSES THE BUSH CRIME FAMILY

 

Excerpts of Transcript from Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN.
DOBBS: President Bush’s family and members of the Bush administration have long-standing business connections with the United Arab Emirates, and those connections are raising new concerns and questions tonight in some quarters about why the president is defying his very own party leadership and his party in defending the Dubai port deal.

MARSHA AMBROSIUS INKS DEAL WITH DR.DRE

 

The vocal half of Grammy-nominated duo Floetry, Marsha Ambrosius, has signed a solo recording deal with hip-hop hitmaker Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records, according to Billboard.com. The singer-songwriter says she is thrilled at the chance to work with Dre, who has only worked on a few projects in recent years. “Who wouldn’t? It’s a lifetime opportunity,” she said, adding, “It’s not like he offers to do an album with everybody.” The invitation to work with the rapper-producer came late last year, when Ambrosius and partner Natalie Stewart were performing two Floetry shows at The Roxy in Los Angeles. The audience included a number of other music makers, including Dre and Prince. Ambrosius ran into Dre later the same week, and when he played her a track she soon found herself in his studio, singing the vocal hook. The seeds for the Ambrosius solo project were own.

AUDIO EVIDENCE FOR SALE

 

BY BEN WIDDICOMBE

A secret audio recording exists of the argument that sparked the fatal shooting of rapper Busta Rhymes’ bodyguard – apparently capturing the voice of the suspected killer who is believed to have called Rhymes a “bitch.”The recording could prove to be an explosive piece of evidence as cops hunt for the man who shot Israel Ramirez on Feb. 5 in Brooklyn, just feet from some hip hop & R&B acts such as , including Tony Yayo, DMX and Mary J. Blige.

WHERE MY HOMIES AT?

PEACE OUT HOMIE

BABY IS 37!

The Cash Money crew celebrate Baby’s 37th Birthday. Baby is 37! Damn

SPIDERMAN 3

Your first look at Spiderman 3.

COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN

Dont forget to tune into Lil Kim’s reality show “Countdown to Lockdown” which premieres on BET, March 9th which happens to be the same day that B.I.G died. The show follows her last 2 weeks as a free citizen. 

TYRA BANKS THE STRIPPER

 

Retired supermodel Tyra Banks has turned investigator to find out what men really get up to at strip clubs. The former catwalk stunner donned trashy clothes, a latex nose and a wig to disguise herself as a sexy dancer and took a secret film crew into a strip club to give viewers of her US daily talk show a sneak into the sleazy world of strippers and pole dancers. Banks even performed a sexy pole dance for the unknowing regulars at the unnamed strip joint. The revealing special show airs on March 1, 2006. 

SMOOTH AS TAMALA

DEPARTMENTAL FATTENING

 

The Lifes and Times of having an office Job.May the potlucks begin!

COMMON’S SOUTHSIDE SLAP

 

From AHH Rumors:

 

COMMON SLAPS FIRE OUT OF HECKLNG SKINHEAD?

So, my man hit me up with a rumor he heard. Last week, Common was rocking at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I heard Com was rockin’ it b-boy style all the way down to the breakdancing. Shout out to Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Ced Coast 97.3, who I heard were in the house. Anyway, Common was wearing a shirt that stated “I Love Black People,” but there was a skinhead-looking fellow in the front row. I won’t say he was definitely a skinhead, but what he did next is a good indication that he was! The dude continuously heckled Com during the show and capped it off with a middle finger to the Chi-Town rapper. He must have thought it was sweet with Com, but I heard Sense wasn’t having it. I heard Com walked over to the skinhead and slapped the fire out of his racist face right in the middle of the damn show. The whole crowd went wild, I heard. Common reportedly said, “I don’t know what you thought but I am from the South Side of Chicago!” Security removed the man and the crowd gave him a beer shower on the way out. Eventually, the crowd calmed down and Common ushered peace back into the House…but, the skinhead left with the Blues! 

If that’s true, I’m loving Com right now.

“What you rappin’ for to get fame or get rich?/I slap a nigga like you, and tell him “Rick James bitch!” – Chi City. SOURCE

 

CAM’RON AND MARIAH

Mariah Carey can deny it, but it sure looks like something’s up between her and bad-boy rapper Cam’ron. The duo hosted a party together at the Roxy in L.A. last weekend and were spotted snuggling at Bungalow 8 a couple of weeks ago. Mimi has also been seen riding around in his blue Lamborghini and wearing a chain of Cam’s crew, the Diplomats. SOURCE 

 

GOLF MAGAZINE COVER FEATURES CONTROVERSIAL IMAGE

 

A new special issue of golf magazine The Green features a controversial image on the cover that has caused one retail chain to call for its immediate removal from all store branches. Intending to pay tribute to African American and Women’s history, the February/March issue of the publication has a cover photo of a sign from 1784 advertising “Negroes For Sale.” The Arizona-based retail chain Sports Authority, which carries the magazine along with other major retailers nationwide, sent a companywide e-mail to employees calling for the immediate removal of the magazine from store shelves. After receiving the e-mail, one Sports Authority employee contacted the magazine’s offices to say that the image was “just rude to be on the cover of a golf magazine,” reports Target Market News.

BEYOND 2000

The Video gaming Industry just happens to be an innovation that has met and surpassed our 20th-century expection and is embedded in our everyday life.

ABSOLUT KRAVITZ

Would I drink more Absolut vodka because Lenny is their Spokesman? Hell no. But they do have some great artistic ads. This music project will let Lenny create an exclusive new track based on his interpretation of the ABSOLUT brand. Check it out.

DONALD TRUMP VS. MARTHA STEWART

 

NEW YORK — The bleat goes on in the rekindled Donald Trump-Martha Stewart battle. The domestic diva took aim in an article in the current Newsweek; The Donald blasted back in a letter to Martha delivered Tuesday, and late Tuesday a stunned Stewart returned fire. In his biting letter, Trump wrote that Stewart’s version of “The Apprentice” was “a mistake for everybody _ especially NBC.”

JOKE OF THE DAY

 

SUPER DAME TO THE RESCUE

Being the son of rap mogul Damon Dash has its privileges. According to the New York Post, Damon Jr. was jacked for his cell phone by some local kids near New York’s Dwight School, where Junior is a student in the eighth grade. When word of the mugging got back to Dash, pops decided to take matters into his own hands. The paper reports that Dash and “a couple of large friends” went up to the school’s location near Central Park West and 89th Street. While it was not reported what happened next, the cell phone somehow turned up in Dash’s possession within minutes. A spokeswoman for Dash declined comment about the incident to the Post, but an insider told the paper, “It’s totally true.” (source)

O’ WHERE DID DAVID GO?

 REST IN PEACE

 

PRESIDENT DAVID PALMER 

I just thought about this, How dare FOX kill off the first African-American US president on the show, 24, during Black History Month. Thats messed up. I could enjoy more of President Palmer on the show. This moment in Black history was brought to you by Egocaster. Black History 365.

INSULT PRESIDENT BUSH

Do you know what $20 can get you? I was bored at work and happened to come across a really funny website. For $20, you could send an insult to President Bush right in Washington D.C with just the click of the mouse. Insult The President is “a site dedicated to providing constructive feedback (insults) to the President of the United States” according to them. I think the funniest insult i read was ” You’ve got an MTV mind in a PBS world”. You actually get a certificate to show off to your buddies at work. The joy of the internet, you could insult the moron in the white house without ever leaving your workstation!

HALLE BERRY FOR VERSACE

 

Halle Berry’s New Versace Ad. Damn, She’s Hot. I remember last year Madonna was the model face for versace and they had some real nice ads. No Bias but Halle makes Versace look good.

ANDERSON COOPER TOLD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY

I was reading Anderson Cooper’s 360 Blog recently and he brought up the topic of the Klu Klux Klan’s recruitment on the rise. According to Cooper, He interviewed a Klansman, Jarred Hensley, who is the second most powerful klansman in the state of Ohio, USA. Hensley declined Cooper’s request to attend one of his klans meeting. Cooper, who is Asian-American decent was told by Jarred Hensley to leave the country.

JACK JOHNSON: A TRUE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERO

Last night, I was lucky enough to watch the PBS documentary, “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson“. Now, I know that in all truthfulness, Jack Johnson was the Greatest fighter of the old also the first African-American Heavy weight Champion. One of my appreciation for Jack Johnson and adoration and other words that begin with the letter “a” that mean good stuff, is the fact that he was a true fighter. I mean I watched the title fight against Jess Willard, and they stated that it was 105 degrees and he fought to the 26th Round. 26th round!! It was rumored that Johnson allowed himself to be knocked out because of his marriages to white women, against the law at the time, and his flamboyant lifestyle that the White man could not stand. He later on became a connoisseur of Harlem night life, eventually opened his own supper club, Club Deluxe, at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue which was later turned into the Cotton Club. Johnson died in a car accident in 1946 after being forced to eat in the back of a white diner in Raleigh, North Carolina.

RICKY WILLIAMS REALLY LOVES HIS WEED

 

Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams faces a one-year suspension from the National Football League after a fourth violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, the Miami Herald reported. Williams, 28, served a four-game suspension last season for testing positive for marijuana use a third time. The substance that resulted in Williams’s latest failed drug test isn’t known, the Miami Herald said, citing people familiar with the situation it didn’t identify.Williams, who has 3 times prior tested positive for marijuana use, violated the league’s substance-abuse policy this offseason for the fourth time when he failed a drug test, two sources said Monday. The substance discovered is not known publicly.

CAN I SEE A NATIONAL I.D PLEASE???

“First thing when I wake up and right before I close my eyes at night, I think, sense, feel man like I’m under some kind of microscope, Satellites over my head, Transmitters in my dollars, Hawking, watching, scoping, jocking, Scrutinizing me, Checking to see what I’m doing, Where I be, Who I see, How and where and with whom I make my money, What is this? “Excuse me Miss, may I have your phone number and your social security?” Who me? When all I came to do is buy my double or tripple A batteries, Please, I DECLINE!!! – Jill Scott – ” Watching Me “

Newly appointed Minister of Public Safety, Stockwell Day is using his new position to show Canadians his party’s commitment to fiscal restraint and minimal state intrusion into citizens’ lives. After all, what could be unintrusive than a $5 Million National System of identity cards?

THE NAME IS JACK

Learn some fun facts about “The American James Bond” Jack Bauer here. For example, did you know that “If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he’d shoot Nina twice”?

FLORIDA TEEN DIES AT BOOT CAMP

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Guards at a juvenile-detention boot camp kneed and struck a teenager who had apparently gone limp while being restrained the day before he died, a videotape released Friday showed. The scenes from the tape outraged the parents of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson. His mother said it proved the guards killed her son, despite a medical examiner’s ruling that Anderson died from internal bleeding unrelated to the confrontation.

KANYE ADMITS HE CANT RAP

 

From his interview in the March issue of Playboy:

“I’m nowhere near as good as Jay-Z, Eminem or Nas. So I compensate … with star power, sheer energy, entertainment, videos, really good outfits and overwhelmingly, ridiculously dope tracks. Justin Timberlake isn’t the best singer, but he’s a true star, the entire package. The main thing I use to make up for my lack of rapping skills is my content, my subject matter.” 

At least the dude is being honest, because from the way I see the music industry alot of negros cant rap for nothing. Take for example that ninja turtle looking idiot, MIKE JONES. Sometimes I wonder why this guy has a career in the music biz, but I cant hate. Right?

Courtesy of Nah Right

BEAUTIFUL

R&B sensation, Ne-Yo’s Son and Mother of his Child. I love the picture so i just had to post it.

81 POINT KOBE UNVEILS NEW SNEAKER

Kobe Bryant’s All-Star 2006 Nike Kobe I Basketball Sneaker.

SUGE KNIGHT FILES SUIT AGAINST MICHAEL HARRIS

Marion “Suge” Knight on Thursday (Feb. 16) filed a $106 million lawsuit against a convicted drug dealer, Michael Harris who claims to have founded the mogul’s Death Row Records with seed money from behind bars.      

Knight, who has always denied the claim, is charging current San Quentin State Prison resident Michael Harris with federal fraud, conspiracy and racketeering. Knight’s attorney, Dermot Givens, said that Harris was a federal informant who concocted “a scheme to blackmail various entertainment industry entities” by threatening to sue over his alleged drug money investments.”There was an effort to silence rap music and specifically Suge Knight, who was its icon,” Givens told the Associated Press.     

EVE AND THE AFRICAN OIL SHEIK

 

For some reason there is always interest in who Eve is dating.Recently she was the subject of Internet chatter because she was shown to be dating a white male. However her new beau is talk of the town for more ominous reasons. He is the son of an african dictator who has exploited his country’s oil wealth for personal profit and gain. Once featured on 60 Minutes for his kleptocratic greed and wealth much is known about him and even thou he is handsome, well-tailored and super-rich. Many close to her praying she’ll break up with him? Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the 35-year-old son of Equatorial Guinea dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema, spares no expense when it comes to making Eve happy.

ATL: THE MOVIE

 

ATL tells the story of four teens coming of age in a working class Atlanta neighborhood where hip-hop music and roller skating rule. As the group prepares for life after high school, challenges on and off the rink bring about turning points in each of their lives. The film is loosely based on Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins experiences growing up in Atlanta and hanging out at a local skating rink.

Click here to view Trailer

BIG UPS TO TENNESSEE

Three 6 Mafia will perform their Oscar-nominated song, ‘It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp’ on March 5th at the Academy Awards.

JIM BROWN TURNS 70

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY JIM BROWN

THE NEW FACE OF TOMB RAIDER

INTRODUCING THE NEW LARA CROFT

 LONDON, Feb. 15, 2006 (UPI) — A London sales assistant and model has been chosen to succeed Angelina Jolie as the face of video game action heroine Lara Croft. Karima Adebibe, 20, will leave her job at the Top Shop to travel the world promoting the upcoming seventh Lara Croft tomb raider game, Sky News reported Wednesday. First though, the new Lara must learn survival techniques as well as gunmanship, archaeology and the rules of royal etiquette.

 

PREVAL WINS HAITI’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

 

By STEVENSON JACOBS, Associated Press Writer

Rene Preval was declared the winner of Haiti’s presidential election Thursday under an agreement between the interim government and electoral council, staving off a crisis over last week’s disputed vote in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.

MOS DEF ORDERED TO PAY MORE CHILD SUPPORT

Mos Def appeared in court on Feb. 14 after filing for divorce from his wife, Maria Yepes-Smith. Mos Def, born Dante Smith, was ordered to pay $10,000 a month to support their 7- and 8-year-old daughters. Mos Def has paid roughly $8000 a month since the order was issued, but said obligations to his three other children and other business issues prevented him from making the court ordered payments. Mos Def also argued that his payments should be reduced because Yepes-Smith reneged on an agreement to home school the children. “I’m the only person who’s providing for my children,” Mos Def told Judge Sarah Krauss. His ex wife said he has a new movie coming out called 16 Blocks with Bruce Willis so he hould be able to afford it.

 

CAMRON NABBING PEDOPHILES ON DVD

 

According to VH1 Camron made an announcement of his plans to release a DVD on which he will “deal with” internet predators aka pedophiles in the same style but a different manner as NBC. Cam says “We set up a similar situation where we are videotaping people thinking they’re gonna meet little kids,” he continued. “When they get there, it’s gonna be me and [my manger] Big Joe like, ‘What the hell are you doing, you damn pervert? What the f— is wrong with you, coming to meet a 13-year-old boy?’ We’re gonna talk to them and not let them leave until we find out what’s wrong with them.” Cam said he has caught two people in compromising positions, so far, and he wants to catch at least eight more for the still-untitled DVD. According to his crew, the Diplomats, there will be no police involvement.

BRUCE WILLIS BLASTS OPRAH OVER JAMES FREY

 

Bruce Willis has a few fighting words for Oprah over James Frey and even the tabloid magazines.

“Hey, Oprah,” Willis continues.

“You had President Clinton on your show, and if this [bleep] didn’t lie about a couple of things, I’m going to set myself on fire right now. James Frey is a writer, OK? He can write whatever he wants. It’s fiction, and it’s just hard, it’s just shameful how he was treated in some of these things.”

Willis says Justin Timberlake “was asked to play James Frey in the making of that book, and he waited and waited and listened to everyone and he said – ‘Have you heard of this magazine called In Touch magazine or Us Weekly or InStyle or People or any of these magazines? They lie about people and they just make up [bleep] all week long, and you have to sue them to get it changed.’

“This is the world that we live in. That’s approved and people go, ‘That’s OK,’ and people go, ‘Ooooo, someone is [bleeping] this person over here. Someone did this over here.’ And they’re all lies and no one is yelling at them. So let’s leave James Frey alone.”

Without pausing for breath, Willis turned on Entertainment Weekly, which recently wrote that “Die Hard IV” was one sequel they “didn’t want to see.”

EW “hates me,” he fumed. “They’ve hated me since they’ve been a magazine. F – - – them. And you can go tell them that.”

Courtesy of PAGE SIX

 

SAMUEL AND CURTIS DO MOVIE TOGETHER

Seems like the Jacksons will be working together after all. If you recall Samuel L. Jackson stated that he doesnt want to star in movies with rappers, and Curtis ‘Fiddy Cent’ Jackson dissed him by calling him a ‘crackhead’. Well the two put their differences aside and will be starring in an upcoming movie on the war in Iraq. The Movie will be called “Home of the Brave”. The Movie will follow three Soldiers who return home and find it difficult to adjust. It would be good to see fiddy in this movie, just cause i will like to see if this idiot can play any other character than a ‘Gangster’.

HAPPY FEB. 14TH

I love Valentine’s Day, I think it is great we have one day a year to put aside everything and concentrate on our significant other. Actually, I think it is sad we need a holiday to make us do something romantic. The nature of Valentine’s Day is pure and caring and all around “sexy”. Think of all the creative, romantic, and sexual occurrences on that one day a year.Think about it, every day of the year nobody cares if you have a significant other, but suddenly it’s Valentine’s Day and it is everyone’s business what your “plans” are or what “gift” you received. It’s even worse that most gifts are public displays of affection. Don’t we do this on any other holiday? Listen nobody cares you received flowers, secretly they probably want to stub you in the eye because all you can talk about all day is, “hey did you see the five dozen roses mr Romantic sent me?” “No, because you fucking ego is blocking my view!!” I am not saying you all should label me as “Mr Fuck-Valentine’s day”, Dig a little deep and do something special today. This also does not mean expensive, its about being meaningful. Trust me your significant other will remember a Valentine’s Day that you made her laugh, cry (happy tears), and fall in love all over again. Excuse me, I have to look for that red teddy bear with the chocolate and rip off its head. Happy Valentine’s Day.

HOW DEEP DOES THE RABBIT HOLE GO

 

“Q Scott, there’s a report coming out of a Sheriff’s deputy there who said that he was prevented from interviewing the Vice President by the Secret Service. Do you know anything about that? And is that appropriate?

MR. McCLELLAN: No, I don’t know anything about that. You ought to direct that to the Secret Service. My understanding was that Secret Service took the appropriate steps to inform law enforcement. But, again, check with Secret Service. “

I believe Mr Whittington, who is a millionaire Lawyer, was discussing the whole wiretapping issue with Cheney and Cheney got pissed and shot him in the face. Hmmm… Just my thoughts. The funniest thing about the Bush Administration is they cant lie properly. If you are gonna fool somebody, do a good job at it please. Then they have Scott “Fatboy” McClellan as the White House Press Secretary.

WHY NICE GUY EDDIE DIED

The L.A. Coroner’s office has determined that cocaine & whiskey lovin’ actor Chris Penn died accidentally from an cocaine & whiskey soaked heart and the effects of a mix of multiple medications. Mmmm, multiple medications, abuse of prescription cough syrup Promethazine.

THREE 6 MAFIA OSCAR NOMINATION

Tennessee-based Three 6 Mafia (Jordan “Juicy J” Houston, Cedric “Crunchy Black” Coleman and Paul “DJ Paul” Beauregard) have just made rap music history by becoming the first African-American rap crew to nominated for an Oscar. The trio penned the song “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp,” which was featured in the film Hustle & Flow. The song has been nominated for the Best Original Song category in the 78th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony.

CHILI ARRESTED FOR POSSESION

 

Rozonda “Chili” Thomas of the multi-million selling group TLC, was pulled over by Atlanta, Georgia police for driving without her headlights on. Well the cops found some narcotics on her and she was arrested and charged with possesion and released on a $10,000 bail. Its currently unknown what type of narcotics we are talking about here, but i know she was messing with that sticky icky green shit.

IS R.KELLY BISEXUAL?

 

R. Kelly’s brother Kerry will drop these bombshells in a tell-all DVD:

R. Kelly has had several affairs with underage chicks including Aaliyah
R. Kelly molested his own niece
R. Kelly asked his brother to tell police he was the dude having sex with an underage chick on camera
R. Kelly showed the underage sex tape to everyone and was proud of it
R. Kelly beats his wife
R. Kelly and his wife always have threesomes
R. Kelly is bi-sexual
R. Kelly’s song Trapped in the Closet is about his life .

DAVE CHAPPELLE ON INSIDE THE ACTOR’S STUDIO

Dave Chappelle made an appearance on Inside the Actor’s Studio on Bravo recently, there will be a repeat this Thursday 2/16 at 8pm.  If you cant wait, heres the footage.

Dave Chappelle ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’

PROPAGANDA IS EXPENSIVE: BUSH ADMINISTRATION SPENT 1.6 BILLION ON PR

Washington, DC – Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, and other senior Democrats released a new Government Accountability Office report finding that the Bush Administration spent more than $1.6 billion in public relations and media contracts in a two and a half year span.

JOY BRYANT IN VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE

Rising film stars Scarlett Johansson, Joy Bryant and Keira Knightley, better known for their work with their clothes on, have bared all for Vanity Fair. Joy Bryant bares all. NSFW

CHENEY’S GOT A GUN

 

“Cheney’s got a gun
The whole world’s come undone
From lookin’ straight at the sun
What did the VP do
What did he put him through?”

US Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded Harry Whittington during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets. Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was “alert and doing fine” in a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday after he was shot by Cheney on a ranch in south Texas, said Katharine Armstrong, the property’s owner.

COMMON SITS WITH TAVIS SMILEY

 

Common was nominated for 5 Grammies for his phenomenal album entitled BE. Tavis Smiley who is a huge fan of Common hosted him before the Grammies to get his perspective. Common relayed that “music deserves a messages” and despite the idea that some of his prior work did not go gold in sales he never lost faith in his ideas. However Common fills that the time is right in the world for his message because people are saying”ok, I will rock to this or that but I am not going to play this in the home… I dont listen to a lot of stuff that is on the radio.I think some of this imagery is false and contrived”

In a refreshing turn Common told Tavis that he no longers want to fight against the label of being a concious artist. ” I used to think that the label was bad and that they were trying to box me in and seperate me from other rappers but if Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Steve Wonder and KRS1 are labeled as aware or concious artist then that’s a category I want to be in.” Before leaving Common testified to his strong friendship with Kanye West who produced over 80% of the albums tracks. Telling Tavis the BE album ” didnt start out with Kanye because he was working on somebody else album but I came in the studio and he offered me an amazing track”, this was the begining but not the genesis of the relationship. Common admits “when I first met him back in the day in Chicago, he used to talk a lot of yang and was shallow but now he is just so mature and evolved now , so the relationship just jelled to the point where the album was spectacular.”

SNOWSTORM BURIES NORTHEAST REGION

 

NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2006 (UPI) — A snowstorm hit the Northeast United States dumping 20 inches of snow in some areas, canceling more than 2,000 flights and leaving thousands without power.

JAMIE FOXX AND FANTASIA

This is a video of Fantasia singing to Jamie Foxx at Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Party. I’ve only got two words- PURE TALENT!

Fantasia and Jamie foxx Video

SHE TASTE JUST LIKE CANDY!

Today, I saw a guy drooling in front of the newsstand at the Chapters Bookstore, which has the latest issue of XXL Presents Eye Candy magazine spread all over the place. This month’s issue has Torontian Melissa Ford posing on the cover. When I approached to give the guy a Kleenex, my head bumped against the window. Then I realized that guy was me.

CHRIS BRIDGES GUEST STARS IN LAW & ORDER:SVU

 

“When I was approached to work on ‘SVU’ and read the script, there was no way that I could turn down this amazing opportunity… The character was so rich and the story line so complex that I knew it was something I had to do.”

Ludacris aka Christopher Bridges will appear on an upcoming episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Ludacris will play Ice-T’s nephew in an episode that will air on March 28th. Chris is expanding and moving into Tv, thats good for him considering that he played a very good role in “CRASH” as a philosophic car jacker.

I HAD A DREAM…

 

I’m not exactly sure why I dreamt this but I think it has something to do with me watching that Intel Centrino duo ad with Mariah carey. “Now, entertainment really comes to life in your lap.” For real, can she entertain me with more than just singing? I might think so “Cmon Mimi, i got a twenty in my left pocket”. Do you notice the dude she is sitting on? He’s the character ‘Jamal’ from BET’s “The Corner”.
 

IS KANYE GETTING COCKY?

Cocky rap star Kanye West is calling for a revised edition of the Bible, because he thinks he should be a character in it. The “Jesus Walks” hitmaker, who picked up three Grammy Awards last night, feels sure he’d be “a griot” (West African storyteller) in a modern Bible.

After the stunt Kanye West pulled at the Grammys with the “THANK YOU LIST” and the “I TOLD YOU SO” signs, you’d think Kanye would learn. Nope! Now he wants to make history and be written into the Bible! Kanye West was quoted saying, “I bring up historical subjects in a way that makes kids want to learn about them. I’m an inspirational speaker. I changed the sound of music more than one time… For all those reasons, I’d be a part of the Bible. I’m definitely in the history books already.”

A ‘WTF’ MOMENT

 

Why in the hell is Ashanti releasing beauty products? What the fuck does she know about beauty, I can still remember 2 weeks ago this chick had sideburns. Seriously, this Chick doesn’t know a thing or two about beauty. I hope that product fixes blotchy skin and cellulite because she needs the help. By the way, doesnt that bottle look like a Hidden Valley ranch dressing bottle.

DEF JAM SIGNS RICK ROSS

By: Kenny Rodriguez

Def Jam president Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has announced the signing of Miami rapper Rick Ross in a distribution deal with Def Jam, Ross’s single “Hustlin” has generated a nationwide buzz on hip-hop airwaves. Ross, who has repped the Miami underground scene since the late 1990s, remains on Slip-N-Slide Records. Rumors of bidding wars began circulating in early January, including talks with Atlantic Recordings, Cash Money Records, and Bad Boy Entertainment. Last year when Young Jeezy stepped away from the Atlanta group Boyz N Da Hood, Ross was considered his potential replacement after appearing on their 2005 self-titled album, but the deal never came to fruition.

“I sat down with a lot of people and ultimately [Def Jam] came with the best situation,” Ross explained. “I feel comfortable with their system. It’s obvious they know what they’re doing. We wanna win big. They wanna win big. So we knocked it out.”

Ross’s debut album, “Career Criminal,” is already scheduled to hit stores by summer, and is set to feature a vocal appearance by Jay-Z.
Rick Ross- Hustler’s Anthem

HIP-HOP PRODUCER J DILLA DEAD

1972-2006

Details are still being gathered but Hip-Hop producer/MC Jay Dee, also known as J Dilla, reportedly passed away earlier Yesterday (February 10) in a Los Angeles, hospital due to what is believed to have been kidney and/or liver failure. The beatmaker had been sick for an unspecified amount of time leading to rumors spreading last year that J-Dilla was in a coma. J-Dilla was a founding member of the rap grou, Slum Village and a member of A Tribe Called Quest’s production team The Ummah. He is also known for his production work with acts such as Busta Rhymes, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, The Pharcyde, Common, and De La Soul. J-Dilla more recently worked with Kanye West on Common’s critically acclaimed album Be. He will be sorely missed by the Hip-Hop community.

OSAMA BUYS TRAIN TICKET FROM MONTREAL TO OTTAWA

 

A VIA Rail worker in Montreal who bought a train ticket under the name of Osama bin Laden to prove a point about lax security had his punishment cut in half by an arbitrator. Benot Dulong, a VIA worker who also held office in the local union, bought a train ticket from an automatic ticket machine under bin Ladens name. He then posted a copy of the ticket on the union board in Central Station.

ALL BLACK PEOPLE LOOK THE SAME

I dont know if any of you noticed NBC’s Brian Williams calling Barack Obama Harold Ford. That it’s happened before is messed up. That a Senate staffer says people mix them up plenty, even though one is a Senator and the other is a Representative, is fucked up. And I probably wouldn’t have heard about it, if it hadn’t been on camera during the State of the Union Address. Doesnt that picture of Harold Ford look like a take out from a new NBC show? Dude looks way too serious.

SPIKE LEE VS. GANGSTA RAP

Spike Lee is a man known in Hollywood with many slashes -director/actor/writer/producer/outspoken social critic. On Wednesday night, the 48-year-old Lee retained the latter crown, poking fun at Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – and his brother – and speaking out against a “gangsta” mentality among some blacks and a mass media that cashes in on it. “No one gets upset that pimpdom gets elevated on a pedestal,” he said, repeatedly making references to Snoop Dogg and lambasting the rapper’s stereotype-fueled comedy “Soul Plane. “We are bombarded by these (’gangsta’) images again and again and again and again. They do make a difference on human behavior,” said Lee, adding that he thinks allowing a child to sit in front of a television unsupervised should be a criminal act. Lee, who has directed music videos, criticized “gangsta” rap videos for their portrayal of women as “ho’s.” He accused these rappers of “cooning” – a reference to an old racial slur that framed blacks as uneducated and primative. “African-Americans are known all over the world from these videos,” he said

I APPLAUD WYCLEF JEAN

I applaud Wyclef Jean. At a time when most rappers only care about how many cars they own and how ignorant they can be in front of the cameras, Wyclef, who has always been vocal about his homeland and its political condition, has braved the nuisances of Haiti to make sure he participates in the current elections. Not only has he gone back, he is assisting people in getting his country back to some kind of order. This is rare because most Hip-Hoppers could care less about what happens in their city, state or country. Of course, most of them appear every four years during the presidential elections to take advantage of whatever publicity is going on surrounding the actual elections.

SOUTH AFRICA BEGINS LAND REDISTRIBUTION

Johannesburg, South Africa- South Africa will from next month start large-scale expropriations of land from white farmers after years of compensation negotiations proved unsuccessful, a top official said on Monday.

KANYE WEST: TOUCH THE SKY

 

Kanye West’s new video for “Touch the Sky” was premiered during MTV’s Grammys pre-show. I have always been impressed with Kanye’s music videos, especially with the cartoon-theme ‘Heard Em Say’. The Video guest stars Pamela Anderson, Lupe Fiasco and Nia Long and directed by Chris Milk. Overall it wasn’t what I expected but I like the concept of the video, it very curtis-mayfieldish, retro, Evil Knievel outfit. I love the big ass sideburns but I cant fucking believe this idiot kissed Pamela Anderson, aint she like the white version of Superhead? Plus she has Hepatitis B.

Kanye West- Touch the Sky

HURRICANE KATRINA MOVIE?

 

By Devin Faraci

Wong Kar-Wai, the masterful Chinese director behind films like In the Mood For Love, 2046, Chungking Express and Happy Together, is coming to america. He wants to make a movie based on Hurricane Katrina, based on true stories in and around the massive disaster.

KANYE’S GRAMMY AFTERPARTY

Kanye’s Official Grammy After Party

50 CENT TO THE GAME: “NOT RICH, STILL TRYIN”

 

With all the hype and controversy surrounding the petty little beef between The Game and Fiddy, ‘Mr Interscope’ has fired back. Seems like Fiddy is tired of this little riff-raff breaking in and destroying his property. Throughout the entire track, titled ‘Not Rich, Still tryin’, Fiddy rhymes from Game’s perspective and even impersonates his voice and flow.

“I will say, however, that this track is pure comedy. In true 50 Cent fashion, the trash talk at the end of the song is actually better than the song itself. Curtis is obviously trying to return to the glory days of the pre-GRODT mixtapes when he was dismantling Ja’s career before our very eyes, but unless he stops acting like he’s afraid to make a serious dis track, I can’t imagine that ever happening again. If anything, Game will end his own career before 50 ever does.”- Nahright

50 Cent – Not Rich, Still Tryin 

 

BROKEBACK JOKE

Click picture above to watch the trailer for Brokeback to the Future. (Credit:Chocolatecakecity.com)

 

YOU LIE, WE SUE: THE BEAUTY OF NORTH AMERICA

Courtesy of CTV NEWS 

U.S. author James Frey is under fire once again for his embellished memoirs of drug-addicted exploits. Just days after Oprah Winfrey berated Frey on international television for trying to pass off fiction as fact in A Million Little Pieces, a Montreal man revealed he is planning his own revenge — in a Quebec Superior Court.

WAS THE GRAMMYS LAST NIGHT?

Last night’s Grammys was amazing. The Irish Band, U2, was the biggest winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards taking home five awards. ‘How to dismantle an atomic bomb’ won both Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. ‘Sometimes You cant make it on your own’ was named Song of the Year.

NO SIGN OF BIRD FLU IN NIGERIA

Kano – Results from initial tests on chickens that mysteriously died in northern Nigeria showed no sign of bird flu, but further tests were being carried out, said officials on Monday.

JAY-Z AND NAS DISS CAMRON’S EARRING

Ever since Cam’ron opened his big fucking mouth and dissed President Carter aka Jay-Z, words have been spreading like wildfire. Alot of peeps wanna know if Mr Carter is indeed going to retaliate and release one of those “million dollar diss records”. It’s been about a month since Nas signed with Def Jam, and now the alliance has become official: He and Jay are on the same team. My fingers have been crossed, waiting for a diss record from both Jay-z and Nas airing Camron and the dipshits out. According to rumors, there is an interview with both Jay and Nas which would be aired on BET. Nas has some very harsh words for the harlem diplomat.

Nas:  Some of these artists that come at artists have everything you could
tear down in a rhyme.  Just look at them.  Just look at their appearance,
look what they sound like, how they got in the game.  The whole history of
their existence in rap is a joke.  I just don’t understand the nerve of some
of these dudes.

BET: To be attacking guys like y’all. 

Nas:  Not even.  Less than that.  The nerve.  An earring like that [holds
fingers to his ear, indicating a large earring]?

The Quote is reference to those ridiculous big square earrings that Cam’ron wears.

JADAKISS & STYLES P DISS 50 CENT

 

Hey here is some new music for you guys. I heard Jadakiss and Styles P unleashed some vernon on ”Mr Interscope” and i thought it was pretty funny. Its from Big Mikes new mixtape “Big Boy Game 10.5″ (Mixtapes are dropped fasted than nigerian home videos, I just cant follow them) Be sure to cop it at mix unit. The song is titled “I’m sorry Ms. Jackson” after the famous hit track from Outkast.

Jadakiss and Styles P – I’ m sorry Ms. Jackson

GEORGE BUSH BLASTED AT CORETTA SCOTT KING’S FUNERAL

Coretta Scott King was laid to rest yesterday after a six-hour service attended by four Presidents and 10,000 ordinary people who came to pay tribute to the first lady of the civil rights movement – and one of its last icons. However the other story which unfolded was the George Bush ambush that took place.

NO MISSION IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR KANYE

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.- Grammy Award-winner Kanye West will interpret the theme to “Mission: Impossible III,” bringing his inventive, masterful, and dynamic style to the iconic song. Dubbed “the smartest man in pop music” in an October ‘05 TIME Magazine cover story, West — who is also nominated for an additional eight GRAMMYs at the upcoming 48th annual ceremony — continues the tradition of groundbreaking and innovative artists performing the classic theme, as members of U2 did in 1996 for “Mission: Impossible,” followed by Limp Bizkit in 2000 for “M:I-2.”

MUHAMMAD CARTOON PROTEST

Burning flags, okay i get it…

LET IT SNOW

 

Trapped in the Kitchen
by Nick Sylvester

“So much white it’ll hurt your eyes,” brags the Atlanta coke rapper Young Jeezy. This is either a lie or a revelation. Back in the day, the crystalline tropane alkaloid called cocaine was used as a topical anesthetic in ocular surgery. Maybe it hurt your eyes, but you certainly didn’t feel the pain. So when Jeezy explains a track later, “This is the streets, and I am the trap”—call it blind optimism.

INTRODUCING… 25 CENT

GGGGGGGGGG-Unit Kids! Yeah, say it. Cmon say it, dont make me force it out of you. Yes, He’s a cute kid. If you havent guessed by now, that is Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s son, Marquis aka “25 Cent”. Lets just hope he doesnt have a Gun fetish like his father, young Marquis might just show off his pops gun collection at school and start ’poppin them thangs’.

MOVE B***H, GET OUT THE WAY

Kendra Davis, the wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis, was charged with misdemeanor battery Thursday for allegedly throwing a cup of coffee at a woman during a traffic dispute last fall. Last Month, She had a verbal confrontation with a fan at a Knicks-Bulls game in Chicago, causing Antonio Davis to climb into the stands to check on her. He was ejected and received a five-game suspension from the NBA. I’m sorry but If you throw a hot cup of coffee on me, read my words- “ITS ON!! AND I DONT CARE IF YOU’RE ANTONIO DAVIS WIFE!!”. Funny question, Why does everyone look a little crackish in their mugshot? just wondering.

BUSTA RHYMES BODYGUARD KILLED

 

A bodyguard for Busta Rhymes was shot dead during a star-studded video shoot in New York. Missy Elliot, Busta Rhymes and G-Unit members including Tony Yayo were scheduled to be filming on a ninth-floor soundstage in Brooklyn on Sunday (02.05.06) when trouble started.

Police Sergeant Kevin Farrell said the bodyguard, 29-year-old Israel Ramirez – a longer time member of the rapper’s entourage who recently started working security for Busta as his jewelry handler, was shot and killed shortly after midnight outside of the Kiss The Cactus Production studio in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, NY.

L. BOOGIE IS BACK

At last The Fugees are back on stage again, I knew L.Boogie could put her feeling aside.”…All I hear is Fugee this/Fugee that/Where Fugee At?/I need Fugees to spit up on this track/Lauryn if you’re listenin/Pras if you’re listenin/Gimme a call I’m in the lab in the Booga Basement/Y’all know my style/I’m still *mini, money, mini, mini/It aint all about the money…” They performed for a free open-air concert on the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles. It was the first time that the Fugees has played live in 10 years.

THEY SHOOTIN’, I MADE YOU LOOK

 

“To us there was no constitution, no such thing as moral persuasion- the only thing left was the bullet.”- Rob Williams

NEGROES WITH GUNS: Rob Williams and Black Power tells the dramatic story of the often-forgotten civil rights leader who urged African Americans to arm themselves against violent racists. In doing so, Williams not only challenged the Klan-dominated establishment of his hometown of Monroe, North Carolina, he alienated the mainstream Civil Rights Movement, which advocated peaceful resistance.

OSCAR NOMINEES

 

These are the nominees for the 78th Annual Academy Awards. If you notice Terrance Howard is nominated for Best Actor for his role in “Hustle and Flow”. I did see this movie and it was pretty good but not oscar worthy. The good thing about this is that the Academy atleast recognizes Terrance’s great work this year i.e “Crash”. Jon Stewart will host the awards and you know he’s gonna rip it up.

JANET’S WEIGHT GAIN

Seems like Jermaine Dupri has been feeding Janet some southern fried chicken. Recent Pictures of an overweight janet have been floating online, Janet Jackson has been working out overtime to get her body back into shape by spring/summer for her new album. Janet, “YOU CAN DO IT”

DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY

Watch the trailer for Dave Chappelle’s all hip-hop concert film Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. A live show, a combination of comedy and music, that was shot on location last year, as comic Dave Chappelle threw a party in downtown Brooklyn, inviting local residents and cameras. In theatres March 3, 2006.

THE DO’S AND DONT’S OF LIFE

“Hey Dad, thanks for teaching me all about multiculturalism and diversity and how groovy it is being real. I am having a great time here in South Chicago and I’m meeting a lot of new friends. You were right, black people are more in tune with soul culture and they do seem to have an intrinsic beat. And man, talk about libido. I can barely keep up! Anyhoo, not exactly sure why you and mom keep crying on the phone but I’ll come back home eventually. PS: Black Power!”

By Vice magazine

AMERICA’S SHAME: THOUSANDS OF KATRINA VICTIMS EVICTED

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hauling everything he owned in a plastic garbage bag, Darryl Travis walked out of the chandeliered lobby of the Crowne Plaza, joining the exodus of Hurricane Katrina refugees evicted from their hotel rooms across the country Tuesday. More than 4,500 evacuees were expected to check out of their government-paid hotel rooms Tuesday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency began cutting off money to pay for their stays.

JESSE L. MARTIN AS MARVIN GAYE

Law and Order star Jesse L. Martin is set to star in a biopic about singer Marvin Gaye. hooting starts in May in Hungary and Germany on Sexual Healing, an independent drama to be written and directed by Lauren Goodman.With biopics such as Ray and Walk the Line a hit with audiences, the time seems right for a biopic about one of Motown’s most enduring talents.

NEW GOVERNMENT: HARPER IS SWORN IN AS 22ND PM

 

By BETH DUFF-BROWN  

Stephen Harper, who promises to mend Canada’s frayed relations with the United States, was sworn in as the nation’s 22nd prime minister Monday, marking the first time in more than 12 years that the Conservative Party will rule this traditionally liberal nation.

CAM SUED AFTER “IMFAMOUS RUCKER PARK INCIDENT”

 

By Nahright

SOHH has a report up alledging that Cam filed suit against “an unknown assailant” after being assaulted during what has now come to be referred to as “The Infamous Rucker Park Incident”. This is confusing to me for a couple of reasons. First of all, if he sued somebody from Junior Mafia, wouldn’t Cease have brought that up on the Cocaine City DVD when he shows the beatdown video? It seems to me like that revelation would be way more damaging to Cam and the Dips then a video of them catching a bad one or something like, oh I don’t know, Jim Jones’ Catholic school picture could ever be. After all, anybody can get caught slipping, but you have to purposely go into court and file a lawsuit.

Second, from what I saw of that video, Cam was too busy doing a flawless Michael Johnson impersonation to have gotten touched during that incident. It’s hard to get beat down when your pursuers can’t find you. Still, if you read the police report from that day it does state that Mr. Giles was “knocked to the ground and kicked” by 15 attackers. And I know what you’re thinking but no, the police report alone doesn’t really prove anything because the police were probably called to the hospital because it was a case of assault. Who knows. I expect Killa to announce a press conference anyday now to either refute these claims or attack Jay-Z for his lackluster cuff link selection or whatever fashion violation he’s riding against this week. 

DAVE CHAPPELLE ON OPRAH

I was lucky enough to check the Dave Chappelle’s “couch sharing” with Oprah. If you didnt,  Oprah.com has most of the interview and whatnot posted. Here is a snippet:

Some people said Dave had gone crazy or was on drugs. Some media reported Dave was locked in a mental institution.

In reality, Dave says, he went to South Africa to slow down. How could he have just left like that? “One, I needed a break,” he says. “Two, we have family and friends down there. I felt like it was a place where I could really reflect… And here’s the other thing: I was only gone for two weeks! They made it sound like it was so mysterious.”

BUSTA RHYMES BANGED NICOLE RICHIE

 Busta Rhymes was on a radio station doing an interview recently and was asked some very hard questions. Busta was asked Whats the last celeb you slept with? His repy: ”Lionel Richie’s daughter got it real quick.” Me personally, I’m proud of Nicole for the simple fact that I thought she didn’t even like black guys.  So she’s not a sellout, she just wants to keep her afro-relations on a low.

Listen to the Interview

TOMMY LEE MISTAKES TRANSSEXUAL FOR A BABE

 

Tommy Lee was left red-faced when he discovered the stunning girl he was flirting with – was a transsexual. The rocker had reportedly asked sexy Nina Arsenault to sit on his knee while he was partying at Toronto’s swanky Ultra Supper Club.

10 YEARS, 1 RING, BETTIS RETIRES

SUPERBOWL XL CHAMPS- PITTSBURGH STEELERS. 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH OPENS WITH BLACK HISTORY FIND

More evidence has surfaced of Africans in the Americans dating back to 1550’s.
Researchers have found the remains of African slaves in a 16th century Mexican graveyard, confirming historical accounts of African travels to the New World. The graves were discovered near the ruins of a colonial church in Campeche, Mexico, a port on the Yucatán peninsula. The authors of the study, details of which were published Tuesday, say the remains are the earliest physical evidence of African slaves in North America to his knowledge.

MCNABB’S REVENGE

The fact the Eagles badly whiffed on their attempt to reach a second straight Super Bowl hasn’t stopped them from making lots of news here at the site of the NFL title game between the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers.
As usual, it is quarterback Donovan McNabb and wide receiver Terrell Owens sharing the headlines, thanks to their inability to share a locker room during the Eagles’ disastrous 6-10 season.

SPECTER SAYS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM VIOLATED THE LAW

 
By Brian Knowlton
Source: International Herald Tribune

Washington – The Republican who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee said today that he believed the Bush administration had violated the law with its warrantless surveillance program and that its legal justifications for the program were “strained and unrealistic.”