Brandy Gets Booted

Brandy Gets Booted

R&B singer, Brandy, has been replaced as a judge for the new season of "America's Got Talent". Brandy is leaving the show because of her lack of ability to commit...

The decision was also made in the wake of her involvement in a fatal car accedent in L.A., involving a 38 year old mother. Brandy will reportedly be replaced by Ozzy Osbournes wife, Sharon Osbourne.

Sharon Osbourne is best known for her families' reality show on MTV, The Osbournes.

Gettin' What She Deserves....

Gettin' What She Deserves...

Esther Williams, a singer in the 70's is suing Tupac Shakur's estate as well as rapper Ghostface Killah of the infamous Wu Tang Clan. Williams is accusing Shakur and Ghostface of sampling her 1976 song "Last Night Changed It All".

The sample was used on Shakur's 2002 Better Dayz and on Ghostfaces 2004 Pretty Toney album. Williams is suing each estate for $10,000,000.00.

To here the Esther Williams song, "Last Night Changed It All", click the link below folks!!!!

http://djspeed.imeem.com/music/miaAcheJ/last_night_changed_it_all/

Al's "War On Hip-Hop"

Al's "War On Hip-Hop"

Al Sharpton is devoting his valuable time to fighting the "War on Hip-Hop". Sharpton plans to invest money into the stocks of big time distributors of Hip Hop. Sharpton's groups being Universal Music Group and Time Warner.

The recent focus on the negative lyrics in Hip Hop is thanks to none other than the recent event involving shock jock, Don Imus. Imus use of derrogatory terms was defended by some claiming that it was the fault of rappers for desensitizing the derrogatory terms that are used.

Hip Hop has been blamed for allowing women to degrade themselves and objectifying women. Although Hip Hop is a factor in the demeaning of women and their bodies, the media is the main culprit. You can see ads where women are being sexually explicit and where men are drooling over scandally-clad women in commercials.

Eve- A True Rough Ryda'

E-V-E ...A TRUE RUFF RYDA'

The paparazzo over at TMZ.com had a first hand view of the DUI scene involving rapper/actress E-V-E. According to TMZ the rapper was in a car accident about 2:45a.m. involving her gold Maserati and a median! Allegedly Eve was riding around Hollywood and authorities pulled her over under suspicion of drunk driving.

Hours later Eve posted bail for $30,000.00 and her court date is set for May 17th. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. After all, most of these celebrities just get a slap on the wrist when they do anything wrong.

E-V-E is best known for her affiliation with the record label 'Ruff Ryders' which also includes rapper DMX who has had his share of run ins with the law. Eve has also been involved in her own show on the CW.

D'Day 4 B'Day

Hit R&B singer, Beyonce', has faced some attacks from the media lately. Bey's re-released B'Day album, the Deluxe Edition, has been pulled from shelves on a count of some legal issues.

Beyonce allegedly re-recorded British singer Des'ree's 1996 single "I'm Kissing You", and released it as her own track "Still In Love (Kissing You)".

Singer Des'ree is best known for single "Gotta Be", which debuted in the 90's. Surprisingly, R&B singer Des'ree is only requesting $150,000.00, which is chump changed compared to Bey's album sales.

The clearance for the re-recording o f the song had not been cleared when Beyonce recorded the song anyway. The deal was not to create a video for the song and to leave the track in the same way that she found it, which obviously was not adhered to....The B'Day Deluxe Edition album has been pulled until May 4.

To view Beyonce's version and video of the song "Still in Love (Kissing You)...click the link below folks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU5GGiFK5Bc

If You Wanna B Her Lover...Eddie...You ARE the father!!

Pop singer of the 90's, Melanie B aka Scary Spice of the Spice Girls, has officially claimed famed actor, Eddie Murphy, as the father of her newborn daughter. Mel B placed actor Eddie Murphy's name on the child's birth certificate.

Melanie's daughter was born April 3rd 12:11a.m.; which is ironically her alleged father's birthday! Eddie Murphy claims that he is still unsure if the child is his and his publicist continues to refuse commenting.

Murphy, 46, is best known for his Oscar-nominated role in Dreamgirls. Melanie B is best known for her place in the Spice Girls, a blowout girl group in the 90's. A paternity will determine the child's true paternity, but whether or not Murphy will request the test is still under questioning.

Its Not Right But Its Okay- WHITNEY HOUSTON WINS CUSTODY BATTLE

Singer and actress Whitney Houston won full custody of her 14 year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina. Whitney was awarded full and complete custody in an Orange County court on Wednesday. Houston filed for legal seperation back in September of 2006.

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown have been married for 14 years. They became married in 1992. The couple caused much of a stir because of Bobby's age difference from Whitney's: Whitney is 6 years Bobby Brown's senior. Nowadays women dating older men is hardly news

Whitney Houston is known for her highly successful R&B singing career in the 90's. Houston has been a milestone singer for many years. Bobby Brown is also known for his success with the R&B group New Edition, and later on for his successful R&B career in the late 90's.

Their infamous relationship has been in the media for some time now. The couple is infamous for their drug related arrests. According to BET.com, "Houston told the judge that she did not need spousal support or child support from Brown."

Nickelodeon: Gettin' Gangsta

In the news lately there have been reports of a shooting that occured at a Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards afterparty. April 1st shots were fired at a drapery store in L.A. ;the building was being rented out for the party. Three teenagers were shot, but were not severly injured. Police said that there was most likely gang activity involved and an automatic weapon was used.

Personally, I think that whenever there are teenagers and shooting involved...police automatically yell "Gang FIght!!!"....

There were no celebrities attending the party and it was NOT an official function of the Kid's Choice Awards. The party was said to have a crowd of up to 200 teenagers. Thankfully no one was severly injured and no arrests have been made.

The GAME..."Couldn't Get Far"

The rapper known as The GAME, formally known as Jayceon Taylor, has been issued a warrant for his arrest. According to Bet.com Game was allegedly posing as a undercover agent to a New York taxi cab driver. While in the cab The Game "forced" the cab driver to run red lights and violate other traffic laws. The warrant has not been issued for that particular offense, but has been issued for The GAME skipping his court date. Officers said that if Game appears at his next court date, June 13th, the warrant will NOT be activated.

Is it me or do rappers think they can get away with anything? Maybe he was rushing to his court appearance...who knows?

THE LATEST TREND- D.U.I.!!

What?! The latest trend you say!? Well obviously celebrities can do anything these days and get away with it...(same story different day!) Yet again another case of D.U.I. in L.A.

Hip Pop rapper, Taboo, of the Grammy Award Winning group, Black Eyed Peas, was arrested Tuesday morning after wrecking his car in outside of L.A.. Taboo, 31, formally known as Jaime Luis Gomez, was arrested and cited for suspicion of being under the influence. Gomez was also cited for possessing 1 oz. of marijuana and prescription drugs, with no prescription. Gomez was released Wednesday on a $5000 bail.

The Black Eyed Peas are mostly known for their hits "Lets Get It Started", Grammy Award winning "My Humps" and their leading lady, Fergie.

NEVER TOO OLD 4 DUI

Friday night veteran actress Vivica A. Fox was arrested on DUI charges. Fox was reportedly going 80mph Friday night when she was stopped by officials. Fox, 42, took a field sobriety test and was obviously over the legal limit. Fox's blood level was above .08.

Fox was charge with misdemeanors and if convicted could face a maximum of 6 mos. in jail and a $1000 fine.

Fox is known for movies such as "Kill Bill", "Two Can Play That Game", "Soul Food", "Booty Call" and "Set It Off". Fox was also in the spotlight for her brief and public relationship with rapper 50 cent.

Fox's arraigment is set for May 17, 2007.

$$$Selling Out BigTyme$$$

Hip-Hop entrepreneur and mogul, Jay-Z, recently sold his name brand ROCAWEAR. The company is known for producing iconic urban fashion (at unaffordable prices by the way). The company was sold to the Iconic Brand Group resposible for name brands such as Joe boxer, Mudd and Candies etc. He allegedly sold the brand for a whopping $204 million in CASH.

Jay-Z, formally known as Shawn Carter, will

continue to have creative direction of the line. He and the Iconic Brand group have a new luxury line in the work; which will be known as The Sean Carter Collection which is expected to debut in 2008.

This merger shows the power that entertainers in the rap industry can have on pop culture. This is one of the biggest deals that the Iconic Group has settled.

Her Milkshakes's On LOCKDOWN

R&B and funk singer, Kelis had a run in with the law over the weekend. The singer is best known for her hit "Milkshake" and she's also known for her high profile marriage to rapper Nas. Kelis was arrested Friday morning in Miami for allegedly attacking two undercover officers.

The officers were posing as prostitutes when they claim singer Kelis began to yell racial slurs and profanities at them. Kelis allegedly attacked them and had to be restrained by friends.

The singer was put on two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct.

E-40: ALIVE & WELL!!!!

Rapper E-40, born Earl Stevens, is alive and well. The rumor mill was churning today as messages and whispers of E-40's death crept into music lover's ears all day. It was alleged that E-40 was killed in Las Vegas while performing one of his infamous "ghost riding the whip" maneuvers.

The Rapper is known for his representation of the Bay Area in California. The rapper is a promoter of the new wave of music in the Bay Area known as 'Hyphy' Musiq.

The rapper's lawyer released this statement, “thank all those who have expressed concern and kept 40 in their prayers and urge whoever is responsible for generating these outrageous rumors to contemplate the gravity of their actions and stop immediately.”

Foxy: BACK AT IT

Foxy Brown is back at it again. The acclaimed female rapper was recently arrested, on charges of battery and obstruction of justice, for allegedly attacking an employee of the Queens Beauty Supply Store in Florida.

This is not the first run in with the law that Foxy Brown, born Inga Marchand, has come across. Foxy is known for her bad temper and short fuse.

In October 2006 Brown was sentence to 3 years of probation for attacking to nail salon employees.

Making HITS in the Music Biz

Making hits in the music busines are a regular occurence, but making hits for murder is not that common. Well known New York drug dealer, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, 46, was finally charged for the 2001 murder of rising star Eric "E- Money Bags" Smith. The singer was shot 10 times.


McGriff was also charged for the murder of Smith's associate, Colbert "Black Just" Johnson. The police had been watching McGriff for a while. McGriff is known as one of the coldest and ruthless drug dealers in Queens, New York. McGriff has been linked to other assassinations and hit attempts in New York.


McGriff was also connected with a prior legal situation including Murder Inc. mogul , Irv "Gotti" Larenzo and his brother Chris Larenzo. Allegedly McGriff helped fund the music label with drug money; which Irv Larenzo and Chris Larenzo were later charged with money-laundering for.


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www.allhiphop.com

IT'S PRIMETIME 4 JAIL TIME

PRIMETIME 4 JAIL TIME

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Rappers and jail time seem to go hand and hand these days. If jail time equals street cred in the rap game...rappers of today are truly certified. But in today's new rappers and big time celebrities have been getting caught up in Hollywood's legal system.

Young Buck recently caught a charge recently for outstanding warrants in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Buck was cited early for driving on a suspended license. Young Buck, aka David Brown, was released on $1,000 bail and is scheduled for a future court date.

In other jailtime news, rapper Mystikal was released earlier this week after serving three years of a six year sentence. The rapper was charged with sexual assault after allegedly forcing an employee of his to perform sexual acts in return for $80,000.00 worth of debt.

And R&B singer Brandy has recently been brought up on charges facing a fatal car wreck that she was proved to be at fault for. Brandy, mostly known by her starring role in the series Moesha, has been hit with a $50,000,000.00 wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of the victim.

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First let me introduce myself. I'm Ashlee, but everyone who knows me calls me Darby. I am a sophomore, Mass Com major, at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. I created this blog to keep people informed and interested in the World around them; whether it is political news, celebrity news or local news...I am here to provide an accessible outlet for all of the subjects. I intend for this blog to be a relevant and exciting way to view information. So Enjoy!