DMX, Suge Knight, 50 Cent Arrested
In three separate
incidents, DMX, Suge Knight, and 50 Cent were on the wrong side of
the law this past week. X was charged with unsafe lane changing,
producing a forged document (fake ID), and failure to signal. All
this occurred when X was pulled over in Harrison, NY on Christmas
Eve for driving recklessly. To make matters worse, X was denied
entry into Canada to perform at two concerts. X was slated to do
shows in Calgary and Saskatoon, but was not let in by our friendly
neighbors up north. No reason was given, but six other peeps in X’s
entourage were able to get through customs while the Dog was
detained in a holding cell.
Knight was arrested last Monday for violating parole. The
violations stem from Knight allegedly associating with a known gang
member, and for not doing a background check for a security guard he
hired. Both allegations are in violation of Knight’s parole. Tha
Row’s head honcho is currently locked up in the L.A. County Jail
pending a court hearing.
Queens MC 50 Cent was arrested and charged with two counts of
criminal possession of a firearm. The arrest happened early Tuesday
morning when 50 and members of his G Unit crew pulled up outside an
NYC club where they were scheduled to perform. The NYPD (who was
waiting outside in an unmarked taxi cab) cited 50’s rented SUV for
double parking, and noticed two handguns inside the vehicle.
Judge Blocks Slick Rick’s
Deportation
Slick Rick will
get more time to fight for his right to stay in the U.S. after a
federal judge blocked his deportation. Any non-citizen who serves
more than 5 years in prison can be deported. Rick served 5 years
and 12 days. The judge’s ruling will hopefully allow Rick’s lawyers
to prove why he should get to stay in America. Despite this
positive event, Rick is still locked up in Florida pending the
outcome.
Eve Getting Blackmailed?
An unidentified
male apparently has an explicit picture of Eve getting down with two
other females. The owner of the picture has been trying to sell it
to various radio stations with no luck. Eve does not deny that such
a picture could exist, explaining that it could have been from her
short stint as an exotic dancer.
New LL Commercial Gives Props To
JMJ
A new Dr. Pepper
commercial featuring LL Cool J gives tribute to Run DMC and Jam
Master Jay. Ironically, the ad was filmed before JMJ was murdered.
The spot will feature LL rhyming about the legendary Hip-Hop
pioneers, specifically giving props to JMJ. The commercial will
debut during the NFL playoffs on January 18th -19th.
In other JMJ news, Adidas is planning to release a special edition
of their shell toe shoes in his honor. The shells will feature
JMJ’s face on the tongue, and “JMJ” emblazoned on the sides. Jay’s
sons came up with the design, and proceeds will go to JMJ’s Scratch
Academy in New York.
Foxy Brown Wanted By Jamaican
Authorities
Jamaican police
issued an arrest warrant for Foxy for missing a court date from
July. Fox had a run-in with a female officer at the Norman Manley
Airport, and was supposed to appear in court because of the
incident. Foxy claims that the officer thought she was a drug
runner, and was not even aware of her court date.
Master P Forced To Give Up Some
Ghetto D
D as in
dollars…after a California judge ruled that P has to pay over $100,
000 in punitive damages to an 80-year old lady for sampling her
voice in a song. Geneva Burger’s voice was sampled from a recorded
phone conversation in which she was asked about the addictive nature
of marijuana. Burger’s voice was featured on the song “No Limit”
from Magic’s 1998 album Sky’s The Limit. The old lady was
shocked to find out that her voice was sampled on a gangsta rap
album. So does that mean it would’ve been all gravy if Garth Brooks
had sampled it? P was not the only one who had to shell out some
dough. Snoop had a verse on “No Limit” and was forced to pay
$75,000, while Priority Records (No Limit’s distributor) had to pay
$300,000.
Deliver Us From Eva Soundtrack
Includes Old & New Hits
The
soundtrack just dropped on Tuesday and features LL’s latest single
“Paradise” featuring Amerie. The soundtrack also includes new
joints from Mary J. Blige (“Star Tonight”), Usher (“She’s Got The
Part”), Ginuwine (“Excuses”), and 3LW (“More Than Friends”). Old
school classics like Stevie Wonder’s “My Cheri Amour” and Marvin
Gaye & Tammi Terrell’s “You’re All I Need To Get By” also are
featured on the album. New artists
Yoli, Calvin Richardson,
Element, Terry Dexter, and Vikter Duplaix make contributions to the
soundtrack as well. Deliver Us From Eva stars LL Cool J and the
fine-as hell Gabrielle Union, so be sure to check for it at the
theaters starting January 31st.
Nate@seaspot.com
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