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Snoop Gets “Pimp Slapp’d” With Lawsuit
The D-O double gizzle was hit with a lawsuit over the answering
machine message used on “Pimp Slapp’d” from Snoop’s latest album.
“Pimp Slapp’d” is a dis track that takes verbal shots at Suge
Knight, Kurupt, and Xzibit. The man whose voice was used without his
permission, only goes by John Doe and claims he fears retaliation
from Suge. The lawsuit is for an undisclosed amount and also seeks
to remove the phone message from all future copies of Snoop’s Paid
Tha Cost To Be Tha Boss.
Damon Dash Arrested
Dame Dash ran into trouble with the law for “absconding with a
subject child” after he allegedly threatened to move his son to
California. Dame’s baby momma Linda Williams said that their 11-old
son brought weed to school because he was unhappy about Dame
smoking. The sixth grader showed the herb to his teacher, and now
faces drug possession charges. Dame was released after appearing in
court, and will go to trial on April 3rd.
Russell Simmons Offers New Pre-Paid Visa
If you are one of the 50 million Americans without a checking
account, you can now get a pre-paid Visa debit card from none other
than Russell Simmons. Russell started a joint venture between his
Rush Communications Inc. and the Unifund Corporation to launch the
Rush Visa Card. Customers will be able to deposit money into their
Rush account and use their card the same way normal debit cards are
used.
DMX Denied Entry To Canada…Again
I dunno if X is gonna make it to Canada before he retires, but at
least he’s trying. DMX had to cancel another show north of the
border after Canadian officials denied him entry into the country.
The government cited the war with Iraq and security concerns as
reasons for the denial. Currently, there is no word on when X is
coming to the Northwest.
Fabolous Faces Another Gun Charge
Fab caught his 3rd case of the year after being arrested for
possession of a loaded semi-automatic firearm. Fab was set to
perform at an NYC club when bouncers found the loaded 9 on his
bodyguard. The NYPD was called and Fab was taken in along with his
entire entourage after no one would admit to owning the gun. Fab
plead not guilty to all charges.
Queen Latifah Hit With $15 Million Suit
Actress/entrepreuneuer/rapper (does she still rap?) Queen Latifah
has been enjoying big screen success lately. After earning an Oscar
nomination for “Chicago”, Latifah’s latest movie “Bringing Down The
House” has earned over $83 million to date. However, New York lawyer
Marie Flaherty claims her screenplay was ripped off by Latifah (the
film’s executive producer) and other people involved with the movie.
Flaherty wrote “Amoral Dillema”, which is about a lawyer who hooks
up with a female prisoner online, which is very similar to the plot
for “Bringing Down The House”. Flaherty filed a $15 million lawsuit
in Federal court in Manhattan.
The Life & Times Of 50 Cent
50 is looking to sell his memoirs for somewhere in the “high six
figures” to the rights to his life story. The book would include
50’s biography and also feature un-released poems and pictures. The
book will be tentatively slated for a Christmas-time release.
8Ball & MJG Sue Suave House
Ball & MJG are suing their former label over violating a settlement
between the parties. Suave House CEO Tony Draper never paid the
group royalties for their Lay It Down album and even agreed to
release 4 more 8Ball & MJG albums with indy distributor Koch. Draper
was supposed to pay the back royalties and give the group 6 months
notice if he intends to release new material. 8Ball & MJG are said
to be seeking $2 million in damages.
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Chico DeBarge-Free
The Diplomats-Diplomatic Immunity
The Fugees- Greatest Hits
Hot Boys- Let ‘Em Burn
Les Nubians- One Step Forward
Rob Swift- Under The Influence
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