Archive for ‘July, 2009’

Obama Holds Beer Summit With Gates And Arresting Officer

Obama Holds Beer Summit With Gates And Arresting Officer

TweetPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in an attepmpt to calm racial tension, threw back beers with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the officer who arrested him — Police Sergeant James Crowley near the Oval Office yesterday. A national debate on racial profiling occurred after Sgt. Crowley arrested Gates in front [...]

Ludacris Releases Name Of Next Album

Ludacris Releases Name Of Next Album

TweetWith only two more months before the release of his seventh album, Battle of the Sexes, platinum selling rapper Ludacris is already getting rady for his follow-up album. He  also put to bed rumors that his next album, which is set for a 2010 release date, would be named Cineplex and revealed to Rap-Up Magazine [...]

Rapper Jarule Drops Seventh Album Today Via Internet For Free

Rapper Jarule Drops Seventh Album Today Via Internet For Free

TweetSince disappearing from the public eye  after his highly publicized battle with hip hop titan 50 Cent, former mutli platinum rapper Jarule in  an attempt to get back to his glory days when his music was at the top of charts is going to release his seventh album titled “The Mirror” today for free.The lead [...]

Kid-Cudi Heads To HBO

Kid-Cudi Heads To HBO

TweetDespite having one of the most anticipated albums and hottest singles (Day and Night) of 2009 as well as having  uber producer turned rapper Kanye West in his corner the young phenom named Kid Cudi has decided to step away from the music game that gave him his fame; well at least temporarily. Taking a [...]

Jamie Foxx & Queen Latifah Set to Star In New Film

Jamie Foxx & Queen Latifah Set to Star In New Film

TweetFemale rap pioneer/actress Queen Latifah, is reportedly teaming up with academy award winning actor Jamie Foxx for a new movie. The hollywood duo will appear in New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” a film that follows five different intertwining Valentine’s Day stories(sort of like Vantage Point). Jamie will play a TV Sports reporter that gets sent [...]

Ice Cube Slated To Direct New Upcoming ESPN Documentary

Ice Cube Slated To Direct New Upcoming ESPN Documentary

TweetHip Hop mini mogul Ice Cube is scheduled to direct an E upcoming ESPN documentary about the National Football League’s  Los Angeles Raiders. Cube was recently added to a lineup of 30 special-edition directors for the “30 for 30” ESPN documentary series. The documentary features 30 one-hour films that shine a light on a topic [...]

T.I. And Grand Hustle Slated To Star In New Videogame

T.I. And Grand Hustle Slated To Star In New Videogame

TweetGame studio and online publisher Heatwave Interactive recently announced that rapper T.I. and member of his  Grand Hustle label will be appearing in the game Platinum Life. T.I.’s role in the online game is to act as a sort of  guide for players in the rags to riches story as he will guide them from [...]

American Idol Rigged? Former Contestant Claims So

American Idol Rigged?  Former Contestant Claims So

Tweet ‘American Idol’ season 8 semi-finalist Ju’Not Joyner  recently made some serious allegations against the reality show competition, claiming it’s rigged. In a chat with AI Now, the Joyner made it clear that although he’s thankful for the opportunity, he was never given a fair shot on the show. “Welll … first of all, let [...]

Katherine Jackson Gets Permanent Sole Custody Over Grandchildren

Katherine Jackson Gets Permanent Sole Custody Over Grandchildren

TweetAfter weeks of  ongoing negotiatings, Katherine Jackson (mother of deceased  pop star Micheal Jacskson) and Debbie Rowe(mother to 2 of Jackson’s kids) have settled their custody battleover Michael Jackson’s children. The pop star’s mother and his ex-wife have reached an out-of-court agreement giving Katherine sole custody of Prince Michael I, 12, Paris-Michael Katherine, 11, and [...]

Boxing Champ Arturo Gatti’s Death Ruled Suicide Not Murder

Boxing Champ Arturo Gatti’s Death Ruled Suicide Not Murder

Tweet Its official. Boxing great Arturo Gatti who everyone initially thought was murdered by his wife actually killed himself on July 11 in a seaside resort in northeastern Brazil. According to published reports the day after Gatti was found dead, police said that his 23-year-old Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, had strangled him with her purse [...]

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