I am taking a vacation to universal from today to Tuesday!!!! No more posts until tuesday!! sorry guys!!! hope you understand!! CUNestuesday!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Jay-Z's Empire 2010
The State of Jay-Z's Empire
He's worth an estimated $450 million and hobnobs with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. How the Brooklyn-born performer has become the leading music impresario of his generation.
By JOHN JURGENSEN Wall Street Journal
OCTOBER 22, 2010
Jay-Z in a meeting at the offices of ad agency Droga5, the details of his book's elaborate, $1 million marketing campaign behind him.
Rolling through New York City in the back seat of his black Maybach, Jay-Z touches a button to let more light through the translucent roof, then tugs back a window curtain to peek out at the rainy streets of his hometown. The rapper went from a Brooklyn housing project to a top corner office near Times Square, a path traced in "Empire State of Mind," his anthem to the city that has taken a place next to Sinatra's.
At age 40 and still rapping, Jay-Z inhabits the rare zone where cultural cachet and corporate power meet. He's had partnerships with Hewlett-Packard, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Reebok and Microsoft. Forbes magazine put him on the cover of its current 400 "Richest People in America" issue, even though at $450 million he was only "on his way" to cracking the list ($1 billion was required this year). He's posted more No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 list than anybody but the Beatles, has won 10 Grammy awards and sold 45 million albums.
He's using his clout to rewrite some industry rules. His music company hedges the unpredictable business of music sales against steadier revenues from music publishing, artist management and touring. The company, Roc Nation, was created out of a $150 million, 10-year, profit-sharing deal with concert giant Live Nation, which has made bets on acts such as U2 and Madonna that are similar, though narrower in scope.
Jay-Z's ventures include an ownership stake in the New Jersey Nets; a sports-bar chain called the 40/40 Club and a Greenwich Village bistro, the Spotted Pig; creative and operational control of the Rocawear clothing line that he sold in 2007 for $204 million; and the Carol's Daughter beauty line he co-owns.
In the early days of his entrepreneurship, there were awkward exchanges with white-collar guys trying to relate. "In the beginning it was ' 'Sup, man!' " he says in his soft speaking voice. "But at this point, it's pretty much accepted that I walk both worlds naturally."
And yet, he chafes at the lack of respect for a genre that some people still dismiss wholesale because of ugly words and violent imagery. When he shares strawberry malts with Warren Buffett, confers with the president, or even vacations in St. Tropez, he does so on behalf of "the culture," he says, by which he means hip-hop.
Now, to state his case more clearly, the rapper born Shawn Carter has turned to prose. His first book, "Decoded," to be published Nov. 16, is a hybrid of music history, social commentary and memoir, with an emphasis on his transition from the crack trade to the music business. The 336-page book is structured around the lyrics to 36 Jay-Z songs, each footnoted to unpack his allusions, slang and double entendres. This couplet, "No lie, just know I chose my own fate/I drove by the fork in the road and went straight," is explained in footnote 16 to the song "Renegade": "I went straight—stopped selling drugs—but I also didn't accept the false choice between poverty and breaking the law." Microsoft put up about $1 million for the marketing of the book
He had rejected proposals to write a conventional business-strategy book. "Our ambition was never to just fit into the corporate mold, it was to take it over and remake that world in our image," he writes in a footnote to "Operation Corporate Takeover," a song that rhymes "reverse merger" with "no need to converse further."
The book deal follows his classic playbook. He maintains tight creative control of the project, but often connects with deep-pocketed corporate partners. Companies hope to borrow some of the rapper's glow, of course, but he has also used such deals to shape his own public image.
In 2005, Jay-Z completed an autobiography with writer Dream Hampton. But he felt that the memoir, tentatively titled "The Black Book," revealed too many personal details. "It was great, but I couldn't do it," he says. He shelved it, reimbursing publisher MTV Books for the advance paid to Ms. Hampton (who later helped with "Decoded").
Last year Jay-Z signed with Random House. Editor Christopher Jackson had some initial doubts about the proposed concept, an annotated book of lyrics, but in their first meeting, he says, the rapper fleshed out a broader context of rap as poetry and "a story of choices made." (That format allowed Jay-Z to dip into memoir while guarding intimate details, such as his marriage to singer Beyoncé Knowles, who is barely mentioned in "Decoded.") In meetings, Jay-Z also specified what the project would not involve, including a celebrity book-signing at a Barnes & Noble. "It's a very efficient way to sell a lot of books and it would have been a huge event, but he was completely uninterested in that," Mr. Jackson says.
Jay-Z is careful not to overexpose himself. "He'll decline something based on his gut, then he'll tell me, 'If that play's big, watch the bigger play that comes because I said no,' " says Kevin Liles, a marketing executive and friend. Last year, when influential radio station Hot 97 had new Jay-Z songs in heavy rotation, Jay-Z declined an invitation to headline the station's high-profile Summer Jam concert. He was clearing the decks for his own Madison Square Garden concert (and TV simulcast) on Sept. 11, which benefited 9/11 charities.
On the cover of the book, the golden tentacles of a "Rorschach" print by Andy Warhol dwarf the rapper's name, tucked into a corner. He vetoed an early mock-up from his publisher that splashed "Jay-Z" across the cover in bold type. "It always starts like that," he says in the car, wearing jeans, a gold Rolex and loose-laced Timberlands. "I'm not trading on my name; I'm trading on the work."
The Microsoft-funded marketing campaign for "Decoded" is markedly ambitious. The company's Bing search engine is used in a kind of treasure hunt: Some 50 outside partners were recruited to help place book excerpts on everything from billboards to hamburger wrappers in about 300 locations cited in the text, including Miami and London.
Jay-Z has had an informal relationship with Microsoft going back to 2006, when he joined Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer at a conference, discussing the future direction of entertainment. Bing specifically has co-sponsored two of the most recent "Two Kings" dinners that Jay-Z hosts with LeBron James during the NBA's All-Star festivities.
Jay-Z's music career began in 1996, when no major labels wanted to sign the 26-year-old local rapper. He and two partners formed an independent label, Roc-A-Fella Records, by necessity. That move eventually strengthened his bargaining position. Mr. Liles, who was an executive at the iconic rap label Def Jam, recalls Jay-Z declining an offer of a traditional signing deal. "He looked at me and said 'I own the company I rap for.' " Instead, Roc-A-Fella entered a joint venture with Def Jam.
In 2005, Jay-Z took the job of president and CEO of Def Jam while rival labels courted him. What clinched the deal with the label—by then owned by Universal Music Group—was a contract clause giving the rapper full ownership of his past recordings for Def Jam. These rights revert to him starting in 2014.
"I'm happy about it," he says now. "But when I think about it, it's something I shouldn't even have to ask for. It's mine, I created it."
By the time he left Def Jam in 2007, he had begun quiet negotiations with Live Nation for his next move. To diversify its concert promotions business and compete more directly with record labels, the company had previously signed U2 and Madonna to long-term contracts that cut Live Nation in on revenue sources such as merchandise and music licensing, in addition to touring.
Jay-Z's deal goes further. With financing from Live Nation that included about $25 million up front and $5 million annually in overhead, the rapper started Roc Nation, an umbrella for his own output and an incubator for new talent. In exchange, Live Nation shares in all new business done by Roc Nation. That ranges from a percentage of potential "Decoded" earnings to publishing revenue from the songwriter Philip Lawrence, a Roc Nation signee who has had two No. 1 songs this year, including "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars.
Like many in the industry, Jay-Z is trying to wean himself off a reliance on selling recorded music. His company has released only one album, his own "The Blueprint 3" in 2009. "It's been two years since the Live Nation deal and I haven't put out one artist," he says. "But right now Roc Nation is profitable because we manage [artists] and we have a publishing company." He says such ancillaries buy the company to time to shape the musicians on its roster, including rapper J. Cole and singer Willow Smith (the 9-year-old daughter of actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith). "We don't have to rush out records that don't work for the sake of making money," he says.
Even as he represents hip-hop, his Live Nation deal compels him to move beyond that genre. In the last two years, he crossed over to headlining major rock festivals, including England's Glastonbury and Coachella in Southern California. Among the artists that Roc Nation manages are U.K. rock band the Ting Tings, producer Mark Ronson and, as of this week, Rihanna.
Many of Jay-Z's brand partnerships, including with Reebok and H-P, have been funneled through the marketing firm he co-owns, Translation. "It allows him to circumvent the agency process in most instances with someone he can trust," says Translation founder Steve Stoute.
Jay-Z typically bargains for a degree of creative control and long-term partnerships rather than one-offs: his deal with Reebok, when he became the first non-athlete to have a sneaker line with the company, lasted about four years. He has used such deals to shape his own public image. In 2006, he was hired to star in and help craft the campaign for Budweiser Select. Earlier that year he had lashed out at the makers of Cristal Champagne after an executive made remarks about rappers drinking Cristal that Jay-Z interpreted as racist. Through the Budweiser deal, he was "shattering that Champagne myth." He says it wasn't uncommon for radio stations to serve him chilled bottles of bubbly during morning promotional visits. "It's 10 in the morning! I don't drink champagne all day, every day." Looking back, however, he says Budweiser might not have been the best match. "A beer commercial? That was pretty much on the line for me."
In his office, by a coffee table stacked with art books (Damien Hirst, Ed Ruscha), his Forbes magazine and a humidor, he perches on the edge of a chair with his fingers tucked into his pockets. He says he'll always rap about variations on the same themes: drug hustling, business boasts, luxury hopscotching from Gucci to Louis Vuitton to the new Dior suit he says is a perfect fit. They're all narrative devices:
"I'm just describing a scene, but the crux of the story is the message. Almost like a movie. Setting: South of France. This is what's happening. This guy from out the projects who didn't graduate from high school is now living this sort of life. And this is how he got here."
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He's worth an estimated $450 million and hobnobs with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. How the Brooklyn-born performer has become the leading music impresario of his generation.
By JOHN JURGENSEN Wall Street Journal
OCTOBER 22, 2010
Jay-Z in a meeting at the offices of ad agency Droga5, the details of his book's elaborate, $1 million marketing campaign behind him.Rolling through New York City in the back seat of his black Maybach, Jay-Z touches a button to let more light through the translucent roof, then tugs back a window curtain to peek out at the rainy streets of his hometown. The rapper went from a Brooklyn housing project to a top corner office near Times Square, a path traced in "Empire State of Mind," his anthem to the city that has taken a place next to Sinatra's.
At age 40 and still rapping, Jay-Z inhabits the rare zone where cultural cachet and corporate power meet. He's had partnerships with Hewlett-Packard, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Reebok and Microsoft. Forbes magazine put him on the cover of its current 400 "Richest People in America" issue, even though at $450 million he was only "on his way" to cracking the list ($1 billion was required this year). He's posted more No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 list than anybody but the Beatles, has won 10 Grammy awards and sold 45 million albums.
He's using his clout to rewrite some industry rules. His music company hedges the unpredictable business of music sales against steadier revenues from music publishing, artist management and touring. The company, Roc Nation, was created out of a $150 million, 10-year, profit-sharing deal with concert giant Live Nation, which has made bets on acts such as U2 and Madonna that are similar, though narrower in scope.
Jay-Z's ventures include an ownership stake in the New Jersey Nets; a sports-bar chain called the 40/40 Club and a Greenwich Village bistro, the Spotted Pig; creative and operational control of the Rocawear clothing line that he sold in 2007 for $204 million; and the Carol's Daughter beauty line he co-owns.
In the early days of his entrepreneurship, there were awkward exchanges with white-collar guys trying to relate. "In the beginning it was ' 'Sup, man!' " he says in his soft speaking voice. "But at this point, it's pretty much accepted that I walk both worlds naturally."
And yet, he chafes at the lack of respect for a genre that some people still dismiss wholesale because of ugly words and violent imagery. When he shares strawberry malts with Warren Buffett, confers with the president, or even vacations in St. Tropez, he does so on behalf of "the culture," he says, by which he means hip-hop.
Now, to state his case more clearly, the rapper born Shawn Carter has turned to prose. His first book, "Decoded," to be published Nov. 16, is a hybrid of music history, social commentary and memoir, with an emphasis on his transition from the crack trade to the music business. The 336-page book is structured around the lyrics to 36 Jay-Z songs, each footnoted to unpack his allusions, slang and double entendres. This couplet, "No lie, just know I chose my own fate/I drove by the fork in the road and went straight," is explained in footnote 16 to the song "Renegade": "I went straight—stopped selling drugs—but I also didn't accept the false choice between poverty and breaking the law." Microsoft put up about $1 million for the marketing of the book
He had rejected proposals to write a conventional business-strategy book. "Our ambition was never to just fit into the corporate mold, it was to take it over and remake that world in our image," he writes in a footnote to "Operation Corporate Takeover," a song that rhymes "reverse merger" with "no need to converse further."
The book deal follows his classic playbook. He maintains tight creative control of the project, but often connects with deep-pocketed corporate partners. Companies hope to borrow some of the rapper's glow, of course, but he has also used such deals to shape his own public image.
In 2005, Jay-Z completed an autobiography with writer Dream Hampton. But he felt that the memoir, tentatively titled "The Black Book," revealed too many personal details. "It was great, but I couldn't do it," he says. He shelved it, reimbursing publisher MTV Books for the advance paid to Ms. Hampton (who later helped with "Decoded").
Last year Jay-Z signed with Random House. Editor Christopher Jackson had some initial doubts about the proposed concept, an annotated book of lyrics, but in their first meeting, he says, the rapper fleshed out a broader context of rap as poetry and "a story of choices made." (That format allowed Jay-Z to dip into memoir while guarding intimate details, such as his marriage to singer Beyoncé Knowles, who is barely mentioned in "Decoded.") In meetings, Jay-Z also specified what the project would not involve, including a celebrity book-signing at a Barnes & Noble. "It's a very efficient way to sell a lot of books and it would have been a huge event, but he was completely uninterested in that," Mr. Jackson says.
Jay-Z is careful not to overexpose himself. "He'll decline something based on his gut, then he'll tell me, 'If that play's big, watch the bigger play that comes because I said no,' " says Kevin Liles, a marketing executive and friend. Last year, when influential radio station Hot 97 had new Jay-Z songs in heavy rotation, Jay-Z declined an invitation to headline the station's high-profile Summer Jam concert. He was clearing the decks for his own Madison Square Garden concert (and TV simulcast) on Sept. 11, which benefited 9/11 charities.
On the cover of the book, the golden tentacles of a "Rorschach" print by Andy Warhol dwarf the rapper's name, tucked into a corner. He vetoed an early mock-up from his publisher that splashed "Jay-Z" across the cover in bold type. "It always starts like that," he says in the car, wearing jeans, a gold Rolex and loose-laced Timberlands. "I'm not trading on my name; I'm trading on the work."
The Microsoft-funded marketing campaign for "Decoded" is markedly ambitious. The company's Bing search engine is used in a kind of treasure hunt: Some 50 outside partners were recruited to help place book excerpts on everything from billboards to hamburger wrappers in about 300 locations cited in the text, including Miami and London.
Jay-Z has had an informal relationship with Microsoft going back to 2006, when he joined Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer at a conference, discussing the future direction of entertainment. Bing specifically has co-sponsored two of the most recent "Two Kings" dinners that Jay-Z hosts with LeBron James during the NBA's All-Star festivities.
Jay-Z's music career began in 1996, when no major labels wanted to sign the 26-year-old local rapper. He and two partners formed an independent label, Roc-A-Fella Records, by necessity. That move eventually strengthened his bargaining position. Mr. Liles, who was an executive at the iconic rap label Def Jam, recalls Jay-Z declining an offer of a traditional signing deal. "He looked at me and said 'I own the company I rap for.' " Instead, Roc-A-Fella entered a joint venture with Def Jam.
In 2005, Jay-Z took the job of president and CEO of Def Jam while rival labels courted him. What clinched the deal with the label—by then owned by Universal Music Group—was a contract clause giving the rapper full ownership of his past recordings for Def Jam. These rights revert to him starting in 2014.
"I'm happy about it," he says now. "But when I think about it, it's something I shouldn't even have to ask for. It's mine, I created it."
By the time he left Def Jam in 2007, he had begun quiet negotiations with Live Nation for his next move. To diversify its concert promotions business and compete more directly with record labels, the company had previously signed U2 and Madonna to long-term contracts that cut Live Nation in on revenue sources such as merchandise and music licensing, in addition to touring.
Jay-Z's deal goes further. With financing from Live Nation that included about $25 million up front and $5 million annually in overhead, the rapper started Roc Nation, an umbrella for his own output and an incubator for new talent. In exchange, Live Nation shares in all new business done by Roc Nation. That ranges from a percentage of potential "Decoded" earnings to publishing revenue from the songwriter Philip Lawrence, a Roc Nation signee who has had two No. 1 songs this year, including "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars.
Like many in the industry, Jay-Z is trying to wean himself off a reliance on selling recorded music. His company has released only one album, his own "The Blueprint 3" in 2009. "It's been two years since the Live Nation deal and I haven't put out one artist," he says. "But right now Roc Nation is profitable because we manage [artists] and we have a publishing company." He says such ancillaries buy the company to time to shape the musicians on its roster, including rapper J. Cole and singer Willow Smith (the 9-year-old daughter of actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith). "We don't have to rush out records that don't work for the sake of making money," he says.
Even as he represents hip-hop, his Live Nation deal compels him to move beyond that genre. In the last two years, he crossed over to headlining major rock festivals, including England's Glastonbury and Coachella in Southern California. Among the artists that Roc Nation manages are U.K. rock band the Ting Tings, producer Mark Ronson and, as of this week, Rihanna.
Many of Jay-Z's brand partnerships, including with Reebok and H-P, have been funneled through the marketing firm he co-owns, Translation. "It allows him to circumvent the agency process in most instances with someone he can trust," says Translation founder Steve Stoute.
Jay-Z typically bargains for a degree of creative control and long-term partnerships rather than one-offs: his deal with Reebok, when he became the first non-athlete to have a sneaker line with the company, lasted about four years. He has used such deals to shape his own public image. In 2006, he was hired to star in and help craft the campaign for Budweiser Select. Earlier that year he had lashed out at the makers of Cristal Champagne after an executive made remarks about rappers drinking Cristal that Jay-Z interpreted as racist. Through the Budweiser deal, he was "shattering that Champagne myth." He says it wasn't uncommon for radio stations to serve him chilled bottles of bubbly during morning promotional visits. "It's 10 in the morning! I don't drink champagne all day, every day." Looking back, however, he says Budweiser might not have been the best match. "A beer commercial? That was pretty much on the line for me."
In his office, by a coffee table stacked with art books (Damien Hirst, Ed Ruscha), his Forbes magazine and a humidor, he perches on the edge of a chair with his fingers tucked into his pockets. He says he'll always rap about variations on the same themes: drug hustling, business boasts, luxury hopscotching from Gucci to Louis Vuitton to the new Dior suit he says is a perfect fit. They're all narrative devices:
"I'm just describing a scene, but the crux of the story is the message. Almost like a movie. Setting: South of France. This is what's happening. This guy from out the projects who didn't graduate from high school is now living this sort of life. And this is how he got here."
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Just Asking: Decoding Jay-Z
In a new book, the rapper and entrepreneur breaks down his breaks.
By JOHN JURGENSEN Wall Street Journal
OCTOBER 21, 2010, 7:39 P.M. ET.
With music, clothing, advertising and other ventures already under his belt, rapper Jay-Z is about to release his first book.
"Decoded," co-written with Dream Hampton, looks at his life and the evolution of hip-hop culture through the lens of his lyrics. More than 30 of his songs, parsed and footnoted, frame the chapters on everything from his peers, including Notorious B.I.G., to the crack-dealing he left behind for music.
Among other businesses, the rapper, born Shawn Carter, operates Roc Nation, a company that encompasses recording, music publishing and artist management. Roc Nation is a byproduct of a 10-year, $150 million, profit-sharing deal Jay-Z struck with concert giant Live Nation. Here are excerpts from an interview with Jay-Z in his office.
WSJ: A lot of musicians claim to never go back and listen to their old material, but you obviously took some joy in digging back into your archives for "Decoded."
Jay-Z: I believe that it's necessary. Especially for rap music, where the words are fast and for the most part there's not a consistent melody that people can sing along to. So a lot gets lost in translation. Because rap music is poetry, I thought it was important to describe it as such.
WSJ: You're famous for not writing your lyrics down as you compose them. What changes about them when you see them on the page like this?
Jay-Z: Some [lyrics] become really profound when you see them in writing. Not "Big Pimpin." That's the exception. It was like, I can't believe I said that. And kept saying it. What kind of animal would say this sort of thing? Reading it is really harsh.
WSJ: This book puts a frame around your career. When did you really start thinking about how you wanted to present your legacy?
Jay-Z: You think about legacy before you even start. When a kid is practicing on the basketball court, it's "5-4-3-2-1 and the crowd goes crazy!"
As you start realizing your dreams and it's tangible, you think about it in a real way. But I think that emotion happens from the beginning, from record one.
The legacy, I think about that as I make the music, all the time. How can I make the best album of all time? You always fail. But every time I go up to bat, I'm thinking how can I make an album better than "Thriller."
WSJ: I've talked to some of your friends who say that when you guys make personal career decisions, you're taking into account how the decisions will move hip-hop culture forward overall. Can you give me an example?
Jay-Z: For us, this is the music that saved a generation. So there's a big responsibility for those who it saved to make sure that thing is intact for the next generation. We're the first generation that really took advantage of it, starting with Puff [Daddy] and Master P, guys who really made a name and became successful as entrepreneurs.
Even more than that, when you're under attack so much as a genre [as hip hop is], you're forced to come together. But probably the last time we really came together on something was working for Obama, lending our voice and the people we had toward that campaign. Whether he does a great job or not is almost secondary to what it did for the dreams and the hopes of an entire race. Just based on that alone, it's a success, the biggest we've had. Period. To date. It's Martin Luther King's dream realized. Tangible. In the flesh. You can shake his hand.
WSJ: What would you change about hip-hop if you could?
Jay-Z: We have to find our way back to true emotion. This is going to sound so sappy, but love is the only thing that stands the test of time. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was all about love. Andre 3000, "The Love Below." Even NWA, at its core, that was about love for a neighborhood.
We're chasing a lot of sounds now, but I'm not hearing anyone's real voice. The emotion of where you are in your life. The mortgage scandal. People losing their jobs. I want to hear about that.
WSJ: How did the conversation begin with Live Nation to do a profit-sharing deal?
Jay-Z: It happened at a time when I was looking for a different approach to what the music business was going to look like in 10 years. There's a big variable on the equation. I was at the end of Def Jam and I was already preaching that idea to them. [I said] why don't you give me a fund? Let me go out and acquire things. It would take the relief off of having to have a hit [song]. These things could help generate revenue while we found and developed great artists, which is the model I'm doing now.
It's been two years since the Live Nation deal and I haven't put out one artist. But right now Roc Nation is profitable, because we manage and we have a publishing company.
WSJ: What were your own priorities going into that partnership?
Jay-Z: Records are covered, we can make records in our sleep. Live Nation's specialty is touring. So we came up with a plan to put together a touring schedule that would make this thing profitable. We really concentrated on building that profile. Playing [rock music festivals like] Glastonbury, Coachella.
There are certain posts I've always had on the bulletin board: Madison Square Garden. Yankee Stadium. Central Park is the next one. If we walked up to the Yankees cold, without Glastonbury, without Coachella, without those things under our portfolio, I don't know if Yankee stadium gets done.
WSJ: What's the most important decision you made along the way to help keep your career in your own hands?
Jay-Z: We got lucky. In the beginning we couldn't get a deal. We had to work our own records in the beginning. It gave us a different way to negotiate when we came to the table. Most people get excited and take the first deal they're offered. We had a little bit of success already, so we were stubborn enough to think that we could really do it at that point. They offered us a deal and we asked for a co-venture. That pretty much ensured that we'd have control from the beginning, from album one.
WSJ: Will the artists on your record label own the music you release?
Jay-Z: I'll give them the chance to get it back. That's only fair.
WSJ: You don't hand out awards. Are there other things you say no to automatically?
Jay-Z: That doesn't have anything to do with building the myth. I'm just uncomfortable speaking. I can do a stadium show for two hours and I'm in my comfort zone. But if you look at any of my acceptance speeches they're maybe seven seconds. I want to get off the stage.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Mariah Carey Confirms Pregnancy
"Yes, we are pregnant. This is true," Carey, 41, said on the Today show Thursday morning as part of a sneak peek at a three-part Access Hollywood interview. "It's been a long journey. It's been tough because I've been trying to hold on to a shred of privacy."
Husband Nick Cannon, 30, joined the interview to talk about the "absolutely emotional" news, adding, "The greatest gift on earth is a child."
Carey, who also told of a miscarriage two years ago, would not reveal her due date. She would only say "it's still early" and "expecting is great." Ever-supportive Cannon said of the loss, "It strengthened our relationship so much … she handled it so well."
The news, of course, won't surprise those who have followed the couple's coy references to pregnancy and babies over the past few months. Rumors flew as the expanding singer seemed to bloom a little more every week, and both Cannon and Carey have spoken about their desire for children.
In August, Carey fanned the flames by stepping out in Brazil wearing a maternity dress. She quickly addressed the ensuing frenzy, explaining she is "superstitious" about pregnancy and promising, "When the time is right, everyone will know."
Now we know! Wish them the best!
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Mother Kills Baby Over Facebook Game
By: YBM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A north Florida mother has pleaded guilty to shaking her baby to death after the boy's crying disturbed her game on Facebook.
Alexandra V. Tobias pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday and remains jailed.
The Florida Times-Union reported that she told investigators she was angered because the boy was crying while she was playing the game FarmVille.
The paper also reports that she told investigators she shook the boy, smoked a cigarette to compose herself and then shook him again.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A north Florida mother has pleaded guilty to shaking her baby to death after the boy's crying disturbed her game on Facebook.
Alexandra V. Tobias pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday and remains jailed.
The Florida Times-Union reported that she told investigators she was angered because the boy was crying while she was playing the game FarmVille.
The paper also reports that she told investigators she shook the boy, smoked a cigarette to compose herself and then shook him again.
She will be sentenced in December. State guidelines call for 25 to 50 years, but a prosecutor said it could be shorter than that.
A telephone message and an e-mail sent by The Associated Press to her attorney weren't immediately returned.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Forget Responding To Those Rape Allegations, Marques Houston & Chris Stokes Are Ready For "The Return of Immature"??! Are you serious?
Instead of speaking on the recent allegations of sodomy and rape of a minor made by Raz-B,
Raz-B and R&B Singer Quindon Tarver Claim Marques Houston Sodomized Them!! WOW Details & Video inside
October 22, 2010
Marques Houston and manager, Chris Stokes are getting ready for the "Return of Immature"??? WTH...seriously though?
These are some of the strongest allegations I have heard and some nasty behind the scenes stuff is going on and Marques and Chris are tweeting away from their twitter pages ( @chrisstokes1969 and @MarquesHouston) as if nothing is going on. Why not address the allegations and explain to their fans?
Instead, we get this....
The Return of Immature? Lol.
And to top it off Marques Houston was on 106 and Park on B.E.T and they did not ask him anything about these allegations. Seriously though? B.E.T, you're going to support this and ignore it? Oh let's not forgot Immature used to be on B.E.T like everyday when they were younger...so the inside friendships are still there. Is this what our world has come to?
Some of y'all thought this was just as crazy as we did.....
Check out some of your tweets on this subject:
RT @DJLADYT: Lol, http://twitpic.com/312pm7 "The return of Immature"? I mean, I was a huge fan but...timing is a lil off don't cha think?
@darksknprecious: @DJLADYT I agree ,timing is totally off. Like some heavy sh%t is not brewing. Ignorin major allegations #whodoesthat
@LynMarie_NME: @DJLADYT I thought u were kidding
@FTDh0ss: @DJLADYT: U kiddin rytE
@goodoljay: @TALKOFTHETOWNN the return of Immature!? whats next a reality show
Raz-B and R&B Singer Quindon Tarver Claim Marques Houston Sodomized Them!! WOW Details & Video inside
October 22, 2010
Marques Houston and manager, Chris Stokes are getting ready for the "Return of Immature"??? WTH...seriously though?
These are some of the strongest allegations I have heard and some nasty behind the scenes stuff is going on and Marques and Chris are tweeting away from their twitter pages ( @chrisstokes1969 and @MarquesHouston) as if nothing is going on. Why not address the allegations and explain to their fans?
Instead, we get this....
The Return of Immature? Lol.And to top it off Marques Houston was on 106 and Park on B.E.T and they did not ask him anything about these allegations. Seriously though? B.E.T, you're going to support this and ignore it? Oh let's not forgot Immature used to be on B.E.T like everyday when they were younger...so the inside friendships are still there. Is this what our world has come to?
Some of y'all thought this was just as crazy as we did.....
Check out some of your tweets on this subject:
RT @DJLADYT: Lol, http://twitpic.com/312pm7 "The return of Immature"? I mean, I was a huge fan but...timing is a lil off don't cha think?
@darksknprecious: @DJLADYT I agree ,timing is totally off. Like some heavy sh%t is not brewing. Ignorin major allegations #whodoesthat
@LynMarie_NME: @DJLADYT I thought u were kidding
@FTDh0ss: @DJLADYT: U kiddin rytE
@goodoljay: @TALKOFTHETOWNN the return of Immature!? whats next a reality show
The Fame (Official Demo) - Single
DownloadThe new Demo of The Fame! In my opinion it sounds ALOT better than the Final version! download it and decide for yourself! Oh and Sorry its a little Low Quality but you can still here it pretty good!
Monday, October 25, 2010
T.I. Not Going To Jail? Huh...What Happened to 11 Months?
UPDATE: T.I. will be serving his 11 month sentence - click here for those details.
T.I. has something to celebrate for and we hope he doesn't chose drugs to do so! He's not going back to jail. Since his one year prison bid, T.I. has been pretty busy....busy keeping up with his new charges!
He got caught up again....
Then tried to save the day right before his sentencing...
Got 11 months in prison....
He begged for no jail time...
Some "mysterious" group begged for no jail time...
T.I. Has Mysterious Group Beg Judge To Not Jail Him! It's getting weird
October 23, 2010
Anddddd it WORKED! ....Huh? We thought he was already sentenced to some sort of time in jail?
Well, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has declined to file charges against T.I. following his arrest September 1 on alleged drug possession.
According to DA office spokeswoman Jane Robinson, her office rejected the filing of misdemeanor charges in part because the rapper (born Clifford Harris) has already been sentenced to serve prison time for a probation violation in connection with the arrest.
Really?....so why did they sentence him to 11 months? Hmmmm
Do you think T.I. is being treated differently because of his celebrity or does this serve him right?
T.I. has something to celebrate for and we hope he doesn't chose drugs to do so! He's not going back to jail. Since his one year prison bid, T.I. has been pretty busy....busy keeping up with his new charges!
He got caught up again....
Sep 03, 2010
Sep 17, 2010
Then tried to save the day right before his sentencing...
Oct 14, 2010
TI Suicide-Story A HOAX?!
TI Suicide-Story A HOAX?!
Oct 19, 2010
Got 11 months in prison....
Oct 15, 2010
He begged for no jail time...
Oct 18, 2010
Some "mysterious" group begged for no jail time...
T.I. Has Mysterious Group Beg Judge To Not Jail Him! It's getting weird
October 23, 2010
Anddddd it WORKED! ....Huh? We thought he was already sentenced to some sort of time in jail?
Well, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has declined to file charges against T.I. following his arrest September 1 on alleged drug possession.
According to DA office spokeswoman Jane Robinson, her office rejected the filing of misdemeanor charges in part because the rapper (born Clifford Harris) has already been sentenced to serve prison time for a probation violation in connection with the arrest.
Really?....so why did they sentence him to 11 months? Hmmmm
Do you think T.I. is being treated differently because of his celebrity or does this serve him right?
Saturday, October 23, 2010
T.I. Has Mysterious Group Beg Judge To Not Jail Him! It's getting weird
As if T.I. going BACK to jail wasn't bad enough, and let's not forget the "suicide jumper" that T.I. saved just a day before sentencing. Now even more mysterious things are happening!
New court documents have just been filed in an attempt to keep T.I. out of the slammer -- and instead move him into a rehab program ... problem is, T.I.
A ticked off citizen filed documents in federal court in Atlanta, arguing that the courts are pissing away tax dollars by jailing T.I. for a recent drug possession arrest ... so the person filed a motion to toss out the jail sentence.
The mystery person identifies him or herself as "Citizens of the State of Atlanta Georgia" -- they even provided a signature.
Neither T.I.'s people nor the prosecution have any idea what the group is.
T.I.'s lawyer, Steve Sadow, says that despite the well-intentioned gesture -- he has no plans to appeal the judge's sentence.
PS -- The guy T.I. "talked off the ledge the other day" ... swears this isn't his doing. T.I. sat reunited with him at the same radio station the "event" took place.
To listen to the interview - click the pic below.
Thoughts? lol
Friday, October 22, 2010
Raz-B and R&B Singer Quindon Tarver Claim Marques Houston Sodomized Them!! WOW Details & Video inside (UPDATE: RAZ -B "I WAS NOT RAPED"
UPDATE:12/29/10
Chris Brown and Raz-B got into it today. It all started when Raz-B sent out this tweet:
Im just sittin here Thinking how can niggas like @ebenet & @ChrisBrown disrespect women as Intelligent as @HalleBerry11 @RihannaYou can click on all the snap shots below for the drama. But at the end of the day Raz ended up saying he "didn't get raped!"
Wouldn't that be considered a case closed??? If you check out the info in the original post below, you can watch for yourself on video, Raz claiming he got raped (sodomized) by Marques Houston. Getting back to today's argument, let's not forget the fact that Raz-B was stalking Rihanna all day on Twitter:
Those are just some on them. Seems as if Raz was sorta plotting something, right? And he has been promoting and talking crazy ever since he "confessed" the rape. Not to judge, but it just kind of sounds way too familiar ...Tila Tequila *cough*
But TMZ decided to put a different spin on the story, claiming that Chris Brown has anger management issues. If you come to this blog a lot, you know that we stand by victims constantly, but we are on Chris' side this time. But we did try and warn him:
It's so sad when "celebs" use us to get on their side with these serious allegations. See Tila Tequila, Raz-B's "protege." All I can say here is God only knows.Chris did bodyyyyy him though:
Then Rihanna pops up (2 days since her last tweet, while on vacation in Barbados) and says:
SO....guess who has a #1 album in Canada this week???? Thank you all my Canadian Massive!!! #whosloud
...TWITTER WAS A CIRCUS TODAY LOL
ORIGINAL STORY BELOW:
Posted October, 10, 2010
Former B2K member, Raz-B, has put out quit a few videos lately that we have been showing to you but if this last one doesn't touch your heart I don't know what will. Though, these are by far NOT the first allegations made, Raz-B and fellow R&B singer Quindon Tarver are claiming both Chris Stokes and other R&B singer Marques Houston forced sex upon them.
Yes, these are allegations here but as I report this, I can't help but to be so extremely sad for these boys who went through this. I cried just a few minutes into these last videos, it's just way too much. To give you some background on myself, saying that I loved the group Immature would be an understatement; I was borderline obsessed... I would laugh at that but this story just disgusts me especially as a true fan who followed their work, and just to think back, like wow. I know for a fact Quindon Tarver was with MH a lot because I seen them at numerous shows together as kids. I really hope justice will be served for Raz and any of those boys that went through this. Raz mentions offers on the table from Oprah and Tyler Perry to speak to them and I think he should let his voice be heard to the world. Hopefully someone out there can really help these boys.
If these allegations are indeed true, BOTH Chris Stokes and
Marques Houston should go to jail for a long time.
Below is Raz-B on the phone with Quindon Tarver speaking about
being sodomized by Chris Stokes and Marques Houston and more:
This next video actually gives the graphic details of the sexual acts forced upon them. Quindon and Raz find out that they had similar encounters. "The first time Marques ever put is D*** in my **** was in that room too."
They go on to describe specific features on Marques' and Chris' genitals. "Marques Houston is not circumsized. He asked me to suck his d***, I told him no."
WATCH IT FROM YOUR PHONE - CLICK HERE
Here is another video of Raz-B before these came out explaining more:
CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT FROM YOUR PHONE
Raz also refers to Omarian's face in his response video in one of the videos as looking like Chris Stokes. We reported the other day that Omarian had a "look of death on his face", and that face looks like he is scared information might come out, on HIM. Take a look at that video below:
WATCH IT FORM YOUR PHONE
Like I said this is not the first time these allegations have been brought up. Check out MTV's report from 2007, when Chris Stokes responded to Raz-B.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1578567/20071226/b2k.jhtml
Also check out Raz-B's other recent videos about this subject:
Raz-B from B2K Goes Off On Omarion & Marques Houston - Calls MH a Pedophile! Omarion Responds (Video)
How are you guys feeling about all this? I know we have heard tons of publicity stunts but guys this one just sounds too real. Why would someone say this stuff?
- Lady T
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Dating? Get the 411!
On October 19, Kim was spotted at Bijan's Bistro in Chicago with Kanye West, who shot footage in NYC last month with Kardashian for her upcoming E! series.
Brian Schyler, a jazz singer who was also dining at the restaurant that night said: "Kanye had his arm around her all evening! He was rubbing her knee all night - they definitely looked like a couple."
This is not the first time these two have been romantically linked. Do we smell a new couple in the works?
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Beyonce's Mom Talks About Beyonce's Pregnacy On Ellen Today! Check out this preview...
The interview airs today on Ellen's show. Click here to watch a preview.Tina Knowles dismisses the rumors! Beyonce is NOT pregnant :/ lol
Newspaper Prints Cover Story Featuring - TOP 100 Homosexuals photos, addresses & more!
An African newspaper called the "Rolling Stone" printed out a cover story featuring the TOP 100 Homosexuals in the country. They featured names, addresses and even encouraged violence saying, "Hang Them." The newspaper has been ordered to shut down but not for ethical reasons...homosexuality is ILLEGAL in their country. This is just OUTRAGEOUS!Check out this report and video below:
(CNN) -- A Ugandan newspaper published a story featuring a list of the nation's "top" gays and lesbians with their photos and addresses, angering activists who say the already marginalized group risks facing further attacks.
Earlier this month, Rolling Stone newspaper -- not affiliated with the U.S. magazine with the same name -- featured 100 pictures of Uganda's gays and lesbians. Next to the list was a yellow strip with the words "hang them."
The story comes about a year after a Ugandan lawmaker introduced a measure that calls for the death penalty or long jail terms for those who engage in some homosexual activities.
The proposal was shelved after an international outcry.
"For me, the first thing that crossed my mind was, 'how can this country allow such things to happen?" said Julian Pepe, who was also named in the story.
"They were calling for our hanging, they are asking people to take the law into their hands. We are all terrified."
The 29-year-old said she's a lesbian.
"I came out when I was 12, I have supportive parents who have been there for me," said Pepe, a program coordinator for Sexual Minorities Uganda.
Those named in the story are living in fear, she said. Some have had to change jobs and move to new places.
Video: Gay activists fear for their lives
They were calling for our hanging, they are asking people to take the law into their hands. We are all terrified.
--Juilan Pepe
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* Uganda
"We are providing some with psychological support," she said. "People have been attacked, we are having to relocate others, some are quitting their jobs because they are being verbally abused. It's a total commotion."
Uganda's ethics and integrity minister Nsaba Buturo dismissed the activists' accusations.
"They [the activists] are always lying," Buturo said. "It's their way of mobilizing support from outside, they are trying to get sympathy from outside. It's part of the campaign."
Buturo said the anti-gay measure will be addressed and passed "in due course."
"Of course I hope it passes," he said.
Calls to David Bahati, the member of parliament who introduced the anti-gay bill, went unanswered Wednesday.
The paper's editor, Giles Muhame, defended the list and said he published it to expose gays and lesbians, so authorities could arrest them. The weekly paper has been publishing for about six weeks.
After the list was published, the federal Media Council sent a warning to Muhame and ordered the newspaper to cease operating.
But the warning was "not related to the list at all," said Paul Mukasa, secretary of the Media Council. Rather, he said, the letter warned the paper that it was publishing without required permits.
"Until they fill in the required paperwork, they are breaking the law," Mukasa said.
The secretary said the newspaper has initiated the process "to put their house in order."
"Some rights groups have complained that the newspaper is inciting people, but the council is focusing on its lack of paperwork," Mukasa said.
Homosexuality is illegal in most countries in the region, including in nearby Kenya, where sodomy laws were introduced during colonialism.
In Uganda, homosexual acts are punishable by 14 years to life, Pepe said.
"Half the world's countries that criminalize homosexual conduct do so because they cling to Victorian morality and colonial laws," said Scott Long, director of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights program for Human Rights Watch. "Getting rid of these unjust remnants of the British empire is long overdue."
The role religion plays in Africa has a lot to do with the ban, others say.
Olatune Ogunyemi, a professor at Grambling State University in Louisiana, has said that some African constitutions are based on religion, making it possible to justify criminalizing homosexuality.
A post-apartheid constitution bans discrimination against gays in South Africa, the first African nation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Beyonce's Pregnant?????
UPDATE:
Beyonce's Mom Talks About Beyonce's Pregnacy On Ellen Today! Check out this preview...
Tina Knowles dismisses the rumors and says Beyonce is NOT pregnant!
US Weekly is reporting that Beyonce Knowles, 29, is pregnant with her first child.
A source told Us Weekly, "B was shocked. She loves kids, but she wasn't ready to be a mother just yet. She really wanted to get her album done and tour the world again."
Us also talked to Beyonce's sister Solange. She said, "She's got the most beautiful heart. She'll be a great mom."
Hmmm, think it's true?
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Kanye West Says He 'contemplated suicide' At "Runaway" Movie Premiere
Kanye did a Hollywood screening of ihs 40 minute "Runaway" film and told the audience, consisting of friends, creative collaborators, radio programmers and media types,
"I contemplated suicide."
He added:
“I will not give up on life,” explaining he takes creative initiative from “people who will never have their voices heard.”
Not to mention his album cover art is getting banned left and right...
Check out this related story:
Kanye West Album Cover Art Banned - Plans To Drop 5!! Wal-Mart Speaks Out! (Video)
Kanye West Album Cover Art Banned - Plans To Drop 5!! Wal-Mart Speaks Out! (Video)
Oh my! Yes, this is Kanye's album cover art for his latest atest release My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
During an interview at his L.A. movie premiere for Runway, Kanye told cameras that he plans on releasing five album covers for his latest release My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
His previous proposed album cover has allegedly been banned in the US.
There was word that Wal-Mart was banning Kanye's CD because of the cover art.
Kanye took it to twitter:
Kanye tweeted
"In all honesty...I really don't thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers...I wanna sell albums but not at the expense of my true creativity."
BUT.......apparently, they're not at fault this time and a Walmart spokesperson said,
“We’re excited about Kanye West’s new album and we look forward to carrying it in our stores on November 22nd."
"As always, it's our standard practice to carry the edited parental advisory version. We did not reject the cover artwork and it was never presented to us to view."
In the video below Kanye talks about his inspirations for the art, why he liked it and his proposed plan for the 5 album covers. Check it out below:
Great way to stir up some controversy but what do you think about this cover?
Check out Kanye speaking more on this subject on Ellen:
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T.I. Suicide-Story A HOAX?!
TI more likely than not FAKED the suicide attempt in Atlanta earlier this week.
Here's what we know thus far. A source who WORKS at the V-103 radio station who suspects that something is FISHY. The insider explained, "There was a buzz around the station early on in the day. We all knew something was going to happen, and all of a sudden - the suicide jumper happens."
The insider continues, "But what makes it even more crazy is that NO ONE without access can get inside the building, let alone the roof. Unless
someone from the radio station called down and let them up."
So . . . V-103 radio station was askd to ask whether they had
ANYTHING to do with allowing the "jumper" into the building. They had NO COMMENT.
Hmmmm.....Well, if TI was part of an ELABORATE HOAX . . . he may have just bought himself even MORE jail time. Because according to Georgia Law, being involved in a conspiracy to FAKE a suicide attempt gets you UP TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL!!!
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Celebrity Cheaters T.V. Show Getting Ready To Kick Off - Check Out A Preview (Video)
If you remember, we told you about this months ago....Apr 27, 2010
and yes, it's finally coming true. Lol - Believe it or not, the popular TV show "Cheaters" has went Celebrity. And who but a Tiger Woods mistress to kick it off...
Check out a preview below:
VH1 News special Celebrity Cheaters, which is scheduled to air one week from today on Monday, October 25 at 9/8c.
Joslyn James spilled the beans about her illicit relationship with Woods. Here is another preview below:
Waka Flocka Flame Says "Fu*k This Industry" & "Don't be a Rapper - get a degree!"
Waka Flocka seemed really heartfelt at this show he Ustreamed. He speaks on how people want to ruin his career and stop him from rapping, how much he dislikes the music industry and more.
Jay-Z Partners w/ Bing.com To "Decode" His Life and Lyrics and New Book
In an interesting move Jay-Z has teamed up with search engine Bing for an interactive game to step by step release all pages of his DECODED book ahead of its release date.
“Bing, the decision engine from Microsoft, is launching a multi-platform search experience and interactive game to help people decode JAY-Z’s life and lyrics. JAY-Z’s words will be taken a step further, allowing fans to use Bing and decide how to find the very locations that inspired them.
Every single page of JAY-Z’s book will be released to the public before the book is in stores, with pages physically placed in locations related to their specific content. The immersive journey will take players from the projects in the Brooklyn neighborhood where JAY-Z grew up and the London streets where he found inspiration, to the building of his empire in Manhattan and beyond. Fans physically in those locations and those playing online with Bing will be offered never-before-experienced insights into JAY-Z’s highly personal process. In addition to high profile media placements around the world, DECODED‘S three hundred pages will be appearing in places and on objects that have never before been used as advertising. From pools and pool tables to bronze plaques and high-fashion clothing racks; a variety of unexpected surfaces will become the canvas for JAY-Z’s art.
And it will be up to fans to decide how to find these pages using Bing. Online, fans will find a one of a kind search experience built on Bing technologies and will be able to walk the streets that JAY-Z walked and use Bing to search and decide how to decode his life and lyrics at every turn. The immersive online experience utilizes multiple facets of Bing, including Bing Maps and Bing Entertainment, to give fans full access to the stories behind JAY-Z’s songs . Over the course of a month, fans will come together as a community to compile DECODED online before it hits bookshelves.
Over 300 pages to decode, located via 600 unique traditional, non-traditional and digital advertising placements in 15 locations around the world and in Bing Maps, 200 prize winners, one grand prize winner and the unveiling of DECODED – all in the next 4 weeks.”
The game can be found at bing.com/jay-z.
How It Works
Produced by creative agency Droga5, the game launches on October 18th and five to ten new pages from DECODED will be unveiled each day, until the contest ends on November 20th. Players of the game answer clues to find the DECODED pages in the online game experience at Bing.com/jay-z, or in-person by locating the clues in NYC, London and beyond. Any player who locates a page online, or in-person (by texting unique game codes from the page) is entered into a drawing for a prize: the specific page they’ve located, signed by JAY-Z. All participants will be entered for a grand prize: two tickets to JAY-Z and Coldplay in concert in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve.
GOOD LUCK....will you be "decoding"?
Willow Smith Premieres "Whip My Hair" Video On 106 & Park - Breaks out in tears! Check out the Interview, Video + Behind The Scenes
Willow Smith is so friggin adorable! Check her out as she premieres her debut video "Whip My Hair" on B.E.T's 106 & Park.
She starts crying after the premiere too...
even made us shed a tear...
CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT FROM YOUR PHONE!
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "WHIP MY HAIR"
WATCH IT FROM YOUR PHONE - CLICK HERE!
Here is some cool behind the scenes footage from the video shoot and a bonus interview, check it out below:
T.I. Begs For Forgiveness
"I want drugs out of my life. If I can get the treatment and counseling I need. I can beat this. I need help. For me, my mother, my kids, I need the court to give me mercy."
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Frozen Food Recall!! There could be GLASS in your vegatables.....
While there have been no reports of injuries, the Pictsweet Co. of Bells, Tennessee, is advising the public not to eat the recalled store-brand vegetables because of the potential for harm.
Consumers should return them to the place of purchase for a full refund, Pictsweet said.
The voluntary recall covers the following items:
-- Kroger 12-ounce Green Peas (UPC 11110 89736). Production Codes of 1440BU, 1440BV, 1440BW, and 1600BD.
-- Kroger 12-ounce Peas and Carrots (UPC 11110 89741). Production Codes of 1960BD and 1960BE.
-- Great Value 12-ounce Steamable Sweet Peas (UPC 78742 08369). Best by dates of July 20, 2012; July 21, 2012.
-- Great Value 12-ounce Steamable Mixed Vegetables (UPC 78742 08026). Best by date of July 15, 2012.
Consumers with questions may contact Pictsweet toll-free:
1-800-367-7412, extension 417, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Central Daylight Time, Monday through Friday.
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2Pac: "If They Love Their Kids" (Unreleased - #newmusicmp3)
Here's an unreleased track from 2Pac ...and they keep coming.
Jadakiss f/ 50 Cent "Dump" (#newmusic MP3)
Former enemies Jadakiss and 50 Cent team up for this new track. Very unexpected, sounds tough....listen below:
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