Angry youth destroy Same sex marriage ceremony in James Town Ghana and chase the two lesbians

Angry youth burst in on a same sex marriage ceremony in James Town in Accra early Monday, sending the couple and guest alike fleeing.

The attack came while the two marrying women were exchanging rings and vows, at the dawn ceremony.

The enraged youth, including females, wielding sticks, canes and other implements later marched through the neighborhood, amid local songs, which targeted lesbians.

According to the James Town Police, the mob arrested the two girls, a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old who attended the ceremony and demanded that the police arrest all other lesbians in the area.

The two girls have been detained at the James Town Police Station.

Speaking to the Times, the James Town District Police Commander, Franklin Addei, said that the youth brought a petition to the police requesting that lesbians in the area be arrested.

“We told them that there is no low that forbids lesbianism and, therefore, we could not act on their request,” he said.

Mr. Addei said the police advised them to instead send the petition to the chief of the area who could call those involved and advise them to desist from such practice.

The police commander said the police were aware of such practices in other communities such as Bubiashie, Kaneshie, Chorkor and Mamprobi, but there was very little they could do.

Nii Tackie, one of the protestors told the Times that they were determined to flush out all the lesbians. “We will not allow this thing to continue in the area,” he said.

Sackey Quaye, another anti-gay activist, said the lesbian activities often brought about confrontations between men and women in the community.

“Their activities are depriving us of women. Anytime a man decides to go after a woman in the area, these lesbians will pounce on him and beat him up.

“We cannot allow this to go in the area. The women use money to lure young girls into this bad habit and deprive us. It must stop,” he insisted

Pope Benedict Creates A Cologne That Only He Is Allowed To Wear

This particular cologne be a one of one, means none before non to come(to quote the great Jay-Z) The pope is out here wildin’ for respect tho! Is being the closest thing in the physical form closest to god not good enough? He’s been featured in magazines for his shoes, Gucci sunglasses and outfits. Is there some type of endorsement deals going down the low!?!? Click below to read the rest of the story.

At 84, Pope Benedict XVI has proven to be a spiffy dresser. He wears cherry red loafers that landed him in the pages of Esquire magazine as the “accessorizer of the year,” he’s been spotted wearing sunglasses by Gucci and been outfitted by the Italian fashion house, Belstaff. Now, according to the Guardian, il Papa has commissioned his own brand of eau de cologne, a scent that only he may wear. The fragrance is a combination of lime tree, verbena and grass and was created by Silvana Casoli, an Italian nose, as perfume makers are called, who has created scents for Sarah Jessica Parker, Katy Perry, Madonna and Sting

Kareem “Biggs” Burke Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

Roc-A-Fella records co-founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke appeared in court today and admitted to his federal drug charges including conspiracy and intent to distribute over 100 kilograms of Marijuana. As part of the plea deal, “Biggs” forfeited $660k, $15k seized cash, his 2010 BMW and home.

As part of an 18-month investigation, Biggs’ New Bergen, NJ home was raided in October 2010 and was among the 50 individuals arrested for their drug trafficking operation that stretched from Florida to New York. Burke will be sentenced on May 18 facing a minimum of 5 years, but up to 40 years in prison.

Man Threw Party After Killing His Father And Grandmother

A New Jersey man killed his father and his grandmother — and then threw a party. Dwayne Flourney, 26, stabbed his grandmother, when his dad arrived home later in the afternoon, Flourney fatally knifed him, too.
He then allegedly hid the bodies, stashing grandmother Sandra Flourney, 76, in the trunk of a car parked in the home’s garage and leaving his father, Brian Flourney, 52, in a chair on the sun porch, covered by a sheet.
Later, he invited pals over to party.
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Rihanna Explains "Birthday Cake" Remix With Chris Brown

rihanna explains why she reunited with Chris Brown on the remix to "Birthday Cake."

Rihanna recently spoke to Ryan Seacrest on his 102.7 KIIS radio show to plug her upcoming film debut Battleship. During the interview, the Def Jam songstress spoke on her controversial decision to re-team with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown on the remix to her song "Birthday Cake" and Brown's "Turn Up the Music."

Although their recent collaborations confused many listeners given Brown's 2009 assault case against her, Rihanna explained that it only made sense to work with her former beau given the style of the songs. She added that the collaborations are innocent and meant to be a bridge between his and her fans.

“The first song that came about was ‘Birthday Cake.’ I mean we ended up recording them at the same time and executing them together, but I reached out to him about doing ‘Birthday Cake’ because that’s the only person that really - it made sense to do the record," she explained. "Just as a musician despite everything else that was going to be the person. You know I thought about rappers, and I’ve done that so many times, and the hottest R&B artist out right now is Chris Brown. So I wanted him on the track, and then in turn he was like ‘Why don’t you do the remix to my track?’ and it was a trade off. We did two records. One for my fans. One for his fans, and that way our fans can come together. There shouldn't be a divide. You know? It’s music, and it’s innocent.”

Couple found dead inside car in Kano

A man and a woman, both in their twenties, were found dead inside a Peugeot 406 car today at Kundila quarters in Kano. The young man has been identified as Abubakar Abba by his brother Ahmad Lawan Maduwa who owns the car with the registration number AW 576 KMC while the young lady has also been identified as Ummul khair Muhammad. The cause of their deaths has not been ascertained.

Passers-by mill around the car while military personnel stand guard.

Maduwa who spoke to Daily Trust said he gave his brother the car on Tuesday around 9pm and asked him to take it to a mechanic the following day (today).

He said he was woken up by a phone call from one of his friends, who told him that he had spotted his car and that soldiers and police men had the car surrounded and a crowd had also gathered.

It was gathered that the late Abubakr was a student of Saadatu Rimi college of education while the lady was said to be living with her mother in Kano.

Police spokesman Magaji Musa Majiya confirmed the incident and said the two corpses had indeed been identified. He also said an investigation had commenced to ascertain the cause of their deaths as no visible injuries were seen on them or any sign of torture

Lady Gaga's Parents Thought She Was Crazy The First Time They Saw Her Perform

Lady Gaga's parents were so shocked by the young star's outlandish stageshow when they first saw her perform in New York, they thought their daughter was crazy.

The pop superstar's mom Cynthia Germanotta agreed to sit down with Oprah Winfrey in the family home and tape a rare chat for an upcoming TV special, and admitted her introduction to a Gaga show at Joe's Pub took her by surprise.

She revealed, "She was in her bikini, performing with Lady Starlight, and decided that night... to actually light hairspray on fire.

"Her father and I were like... he said, 'I think she has a screw loose'."

The interview with Cynthia and her famous daughter will air on Oprah's Next Chapter this Sunday.

Mystikal Says He's Not Involved With Birdman & Mannie Fresh Beef

Mystikal says he's an impartial party in the rift between Birdman and Mannie Fresh.

It's no secret that Bryan and Mannie Fresh haven't been on good terms over the past few years, but Mystikal, who recently signed to Cash Money, isn't involved in the beef. During an interview with MTV's RapFix Live, the New Orleans, Louisiana rapper said that he was in prison when their differences arose.

"I was gone, I wasn’t out here. What I do with Mannie is what I do with Mannie. What I do with my company is what I do with my company," he says.

Mystikal has been working with Mannie Fresh on his upcoming Cash Money debut Original, stating that there are about five tracks completed with Fresh for the project.

"I did some hot tracks with him, when I first came home, like some mixtape kinda stuff. We just ain't ever released it yet," he said. "Me and Mannie, we have about five under our belt right now, so I'm just tryin'a keep it movin'. I got what I need from KLC, the Beats by the Pound stuff. Lord, it's gonna be an awesome album."

Rihanna Is Planning Her Own Fashion Line

R&B superstar Rihanna is working on creating her own clothing line with the world's top designers.

The "Umbrella" singer has been collaborating with Armani's stylists on a Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 collection of apparel and accessories - and now she wants to focus on her own designs.

But she's keen to build up her fashion sense and gather the best people around her before she becomes the latest pop star to launch a line.

She explains, "I'm really pursuing a fashion line of my own. I wanna design. I'm working with designers that I respect.

"I want people to trust me before I say, 'Buy it because it's mine.'

E.X.P.O.S.E.D : TOP ACTOR SEGUN ARINZE IMPREGNATES A YOUNG LADY AND THEN ABANDONS HER

Star actor Segun Arinze is in at the centre of a growing controversy.

The outgoing president of the Actors` Guild of Nigeria, AGN, is accused of being the father of a 10 years old girl (he does not associate with).
We learnt the alleged love child is a product of one night stand.
Amara Obiefuna, young lady said to be in her late twenties claimed Segun Arinze is the father of her child.

According to Enquirer, Segun had been invited to a movie location in Enugu where Amara lives with her parents. Like every normal human being, Segun we gathered had been so randy on this fateful day and had seen the young lady who was an undergraduate of the University of Calabar. And before you could say Jack Robinson, the actor had swept the young lady off her feet and the wrestling bout that ensued on that day is the product of the innocent little girl who has been denied fatherly love and care.

Further findings revealed that the alleged love child is Segun’s carbon copy but he has refused to be financially or emotionally committed to her upkeep.
Amara was quoted to have said he`s a very mean person, he switched off the phone he gave me after our first meeting and I`ve also met him where we discussed the issue of the pregnancy
We shall keep you posted as events unfold

B.I.G. RETROSPECTIVE – Tracey Lee Remembers Recording With Notorious B.I.G And Night He Was Killed

Philadelphia born MC Tracey Lee scored a bona fide hit in 1997 with the Malcolm McLlaren-sampling record, “The Theme (It’s Party Time).” While his debut album, Many Facez, didn’t reach the same level of success as the lead-off single, it did contain some undeniable jewels.

One hidden gem was a collab with the late great Notorious B.I.G. called “Keep Your Hands High,” recorded just a few months before Big was murdered in LA. Biggie’s verse from that song has been bitten and flipped (“all them rings and things you sing about bring ‘em out”) by both Jay-Z and T.I and it was lifted in its entirety to create “Rap Phenomenon” from Born Again.

So, on the eve of the 15 year anniversary of one of hip-hop’s most important figure’s untimely passing, Tracey, now a certified entertainment attorney (he obtained his J.D. from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and freshly minted independent rapper, shares his memories of working with Brooklyn’s finest, including a conversation they shared just minutes before BIG was shot.[I first met B.I.G.] through my affiliation with Mark Pitts, who was the CEO of ByStorm Entertainment, then a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Mark was B.I.G.’s manager while he was working with Puff. Being that I was mark’s first artist, and he was also B.I.G.’s manager, [he] would be the most appropriate person to hook up with to kinda push me out there. I think Mark had that in the pot and was cooking that up before I even got signed.We first met in the studio in person but during my demo process/stage when I was giving Mark all kinds of [music] that I was doing before we actually inked the deal, he would play stuff for B.I.G. in the car. He played him a gang of stuff and there was one particular record called “No Doubt,” that that was the song that Mark told me that really got me signed. [When he heard that] B.I.G. told him, ‘this kid is serious…’ It was kind of like he was getting to meet me indirectly through the music.


So when we finally hooked up in D&D studios, Premier’s Studio when we actually did the record, we kicked it, and we vibed off the gate. I was definitely in awe because it was B.I.G. but at the same time, as an MC, it was like, ‘Ok, I gotta step my game up…’ This is one of the best, if not the best MC out there at the time. So it was like if I’ma get on the record with B.I.G. then I gotta come with it.

FIRST CONVERSATION….

He taught me a lot in our initial conversations about the [music] game at that particular time. He was actually in it and I was just about to get involved. So he dropped a lot of jewels from an artist’s perspective. I remember him distinctly telling me that he was gonna fulfill his contract and then fall back. I don’t know how many albums he actually owed Bad Boy or Puff or whatever but he was kind of at his wits end so to speak with the game. At least that’s the impression that I got, cause you know–I think and this is strictly my interpretation going off of the mood and the body language and all of that– B.I.G. to me was a talented dude but he was about his paper at that time so it was like as soon as he could fulfill his contractual obligations, you know, he was gonna venture off into other things.

Of course that comes with maturation and evolving and understanding more about the game. I think he was just evolving so he wanted to do what he had to do and get out. So I took that at that particular time as, ‘Yea, I can dig where you’re coming from.’

So those are the things that sort of stick out to me from our conversation. He didn’t really get into specifics, but I made that determination based off of body language and doing some deductive reasoning. But I do remember him saying specifically, ‘Imma do the rest of these albums and I’m out…’ now what ‘out’ meant, I have no idea. I don’t think he would have stopped rhyming but I think he meant out of his contract and doing his own thing whatever his own thing was. He still had Junior Mafia, he was doing writing with them. Him and Un had deals in the works at that time so it could have branched off into movies or whatever. But I know he was definitely trying to fulfill his contractual obligations so he could perhaps have more freedom and control over what he did from there on out.

RECORDING: “KEEP YOUR HANDS HIGH”

Mark was telling me all the while, ‘You and B.I.G. gonna do a record…’ I’m like, ‘Aiight, cool…’ So I’m patiently waiting, never getting discouraged but it ain’t happen after all these months. Then finally the day he said it was going down I go in there and for him to be there first… he was already doing what B.I.G. does, he already got the treats in there, he got the hen-rock in there, you know he got some extra-curriculars in there and he vibing as only B.I.G. does.

So I walk in the room and he like, ‘Yo, what up Tra’…’ so our session is just really relaxed. He making cats laugh all day but then all the while, while we having conversations, he would just zone out like every so often and I’m watching and I’m looking at how he zone out rolling his body like back and forth to the beat but I’m not really understanding what’s going on. I’m just thinking he just vibing but all the while he was writing without a pen and a pad. I look back in hindsight and I’m like dude’s method was crazy. But at the time it just felt like we was at somebody’s crib and we just chillin.

But then about seven hours later, he gets out his zone and then he says, ‘Aiight, I’m ready…’ and then I’m like, ‘Ready for what?’ I’m sitting there with my pen and the pad trying to figure this thing out [but]he’s like ‘I’m ready to go in the booth.’ I asked where’s your pen and your pad, he was like ‘I can’t write it down, it confuses me. I got it in my head.’

So I’m thinking he just going in there to freestyle it. But he actually wrote the joint in his head, piecing it together in the booth as we go along and not only am I in awe of his method, but the sh*t that came out his mouth… I thought I had something but I kind of had to really go back and re-write my sh*t. cause dude said, ‘them rings and things you sing about, bring ‘em out, it’s hard to yell when the barrels in your mouth…’ I’m like the way this dude is twisting his syllables and figuring out new ways to pronounce things. Like instead of fragile he said fragilly. The sh*t was incredible. The thing about BIG that impressed me the most was what the normal MC could say in 10-20 words, he could say in 4. He maximized word usage and syllables more so than any other MC that I ever heard in my life.

THE AFTERMATH

So after we make the record, [we know] it’s definitely going on the album but we didn’t get rights to actually advertise that B.I.G. was on the record. And I’ma go out there and say it cause this is what I heard… Puff really didn’t give us the rights to advertise. We didn’t have sticker rights, we couldn’t say “featuring B.I.G.” nowhere on the cover, nowhere on the back, so people basically just had to find that sh*t. They had to go get my album and just figure it out that B.I.G. was on the record. And I think that’s the reason why it was never put out there like it was supposed to be. Of course hip-hop heads gonna find sh*t and thank God that 15-years later, there’s still people figuring out that I did a record with B.I.G. For the people that knew, it’s considered a classic and I’m definitely appreciative of that but we didn’t have rights to advertise the record. Of course we wanted to, it should have been the natural single after “Theme,” but we couldn’t do that cause we didn’t have video rights. The thing that was gonna happen though, I know they were preparing for a Life After Death Tour and I was gonna open up for that so I think that would have exposed that record to the point where the labels would have had to step on somebody’s neck be it Puff or whoever, like, ‘Yo, y’all better single this joint because we can make some money off it.’

But of course the untimely death of my man, RIP BIG all day, you know that didn’t happen. Hence this is where we are. At the time I was kinda upset that we got this classic record on our hands. At least I’m thinking eventually it will be a classic record and nobody will know unless you happen to stumble across it.

I think [BIG] loved the fact that I brought out his best. A lot of people say those verses that he spit on my joint are some of BIG’s best verses. Being as humble as I am, I’m not gonna step up there and say that, cause BIG had some dynamic verses, but I cant really argue with peoples opinion. It even got to the point where two people sampled the sh*t off of my record. Jay sampled it and TI sampled it. [TI] sampled Jay’s voice saying it but it really came from BIG. So that right there, for a record that wasn’t even a single that right there told me that people were listening to this record and listening to BIG’s verses specifically. For me to bring those verses out of him showed me the respect that he had for me as an MC and a lyricist. He loved the record, couldn’t wait to do it live on stage and all that sh*t.

News – Lil Kim Halts Rocsi On ’106 & Park’

The concept was easy. Lil Kim was a guest on BET’s ’106 & Park’ to promote her upcoming projects, interact with her fans and honor her late and great counterpart, The Notorious B.I.G. The outcome however was probably not what show producers had in mind.

Things almost came to a head when co-host Rocsi, began to question Kim on Nicki Minaj. Kim refused to answer and almost seemed tense as Rocsi seemed to almost want to press the issue.

Rocsi even stated to Kim that she did not want her answering question ‘somewhere else’.

After the show Kim took to Twitter, “I want to take this time 2 say #TeamLilKim & all my fans that came out 2 106. I fucking love u guys. Y’all really turnt it up & represented,” tweeted Kim. “Even when Rocsi tried to get disrespectful towards the end & ask an unappropriate irrelevant question.”

Thank you, Kim for letting it go

Nas “The Don”

God’s Son has returned to provide the masses with real hip-hop.

To start the song off with Super Cat and a saple of his hit “Don Dada” only adds to the hype of the introduction.
The production is stellar to say the least.

Nas has reinvented himself several times throughout his career but has never came up short. This time is no different.
NO ONE DOES IT LIKE NASIR JONES!

CELEBRITY QUOTE: I WAS A RASCAL WHEN I WAS YOUNG--AREA FATHER,CHARLY BOY

I was a rascal when I was young. And very early, I knew exactly what I wanted and always went for it.

I’m sure in a very humorous way I must have given my parent hell. And I felt, it’s now time to give them all the love they gave me while I was growing.

For about eight years, I couldn’t find food on my table. I lived off bread and groundnut. I sold pepper soup and beer in the village just to survive.

I am from a good background but I wanted to carve my own niche because I didn’t want to live under anybody’s shadow. That was what drove me to the village from America.

Men, that’s some wonderful transition.

What can inspire you in the village? Who can inspire you there?

Nobody. It wasn’t until Tina Onwudiwe,may God forever bless her soul, came to the village and dragged me to Lagos. Otherwise Charly Boy wouldn’t have been what you know today

This should be a lesson for ladies, to be fore warned is to be fore armed. Spare your parents the pains and disgrace.
Ladies who maintain long distance relationships with unknown persons on Facebook should try and be more careful with the level of commitments they get themselves involved in.

As you read this, a female NYSC member is now in the custody of the NDLEA over a drug parcel sent by her London-based Facebook friend.

The lady had, at the weekend, received a telephone call from her London friend about the arrival of a parcel with instructions on whom to hand it to once she collected it.

The parcel had arrived Lagos enroute Abuja, at the weekend, but officials of the courier firm in collaboration with NDLEA operatives decided to open the parcel before the beneficiary was allowed to take it away.

During checking, the vigilant operatives discovered a pack of cocaine. The parcel, a small container, has within it three packs of cocaine concealed inside a wall clock.

The lady under interrogation confessed that she met the man on Facebook and was under instruction to hand over the parcel to another friend also based in Abuja.

She also confessed that this was not the first time she would be collecting parcels from her London-based friend. Even the shoe she was wearing at the point of her arrest was said to be a 'gift' from the same friend.

Poor girl, if only ladies can be more careful.

Meet The "Security And Exchange Commission's" Boss, Arunma Oteh, Who Spends N85,000 On Food A Day

If the money had not been government money, could she have spent such amount of money from her purse?

The Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission, Arunma Oteh, spent a huge N850,000 on food in one day, in violation of regulations on how much chief executives can spend, a House of Representatives committee said on Wednesday.

Ms. Oteh was accused of multiple violations at a bad-tempered public hearing of the House committee on Capital market investigating a dwindling market that has weakened  investors trust and cost the nation billions of naira.

The House committee, headed by Herman Hembe, said the commission's boss flouted rules, compromised her position and engaged in a spending spree in the last one year she has held office.

At a point, Ms. Oteh accused the committee of pursuing an agenda and surpassing the mandate of the hearing. She branded the house sitting a Kangaroo court, and dodged questions put to her.

The inquiry sets out to establish why the capital market is almost collapsing, and why big organizations are protected by the commission while investors face increasing risk. Lawmakers said the DG's unbridled spending and her relationship with some of the organizations she oversights have eroded the commission's regulatory role.

In one case, the DG spent as much as N30 million on hotel bills accommodation in eight months and N85,000 on meals on another day.

"You stayed in a hotel for 8 months and spent over N30 million. In one day you spent N85,000 on food at the hotel; the other day you spent 850,000 on food. These are the things we should look at to see how you will regulate a market that is collapsing," Mr. Hembe said.

The committee said the DG's actions have called to question her competence to hold the position and directed that she submit her academic certificates and all documents regarding the engagement of the Access bank staff.

Nigerian Rapper JahBorne Stabbed 12 Times

Jarborne best known for his tune, Maga is recovering after being stabbed 12 times in the arm, chest, and back of the head. The attack happened in Okota, Lagos according to the rapper on the night of March 10th, 2012. He said the attackers attacked him out of nowhere, and after the incident left him on the street for dead. His friends found him, and rushed him to the hospital. He received 9 sticthes. He is current stable and has been tweeting about the incident. This is kinda crazy that people are getting stabbed out of the blue. Hopefully it’s not a trend, and is just an isolated. Thank God for his life

Mystikal Says Lil Wayne & Baby Saved His Life, Talks Prison Experience

Mystikal shares that Lil Wayne and Baby saved his life, says that returning to YMCMB is "humbling" after spending six years in prison.

After spending six years in prison, Mystikal finds himself rhyming alongside Lil Wayne as part of YMCMB. During a recent interview with Hip Hop Nation, Mystikal spoke about what it means for him to be a part of such a popular label after being locked up for so long. Mystical shared that it has been "humbling" and added that Weezy, Baby and company saved his life.

"My head is still spinning right now," he shared of the transition he's experienced from going to prison to returning as part of YMCMB. "It's humbling. It's really humbling to be looking from the six years [in prison], looking up at everything. That's at the bottom of the barrel. The only thing worse than being in prison is probably death itself. So to do that for six years and then to come home and be on top with the top record label in the world? It's humbling."

Mystikal also shared that he is thus more mindful about his subject matter when rhyming. He then expressed how fortunate he feels to be in his current situation.
"That was nothing but God that allowed this situation to unfold like this," he shared. "After the debacle and everything that happened, God still showed up at the end."

Moving on, he added that Lil Wayne and Baby saved his life.

"They didn't save my career; they saved my life," he noted.

Shyne Speaks On Importance Of Squashing Beef With Diddy

Shyne says that his beef with Diddy could have blown up to dangerous levels.

Shyne and Diddy recently met up during a trip to Paris Fashion Week, erasing any doubts that the two had lingering beef with one another. Releasing a statement to XXLMag.com, the rapper, who changed his name to Moses Michael Levy, said that the rivalry could have reached dangerous levels and ended in possible bloodshed.
“You can’t overstate the cultural significance of what Shyne and Diddy reconciling means,” wrote Shyne. “You know I’m about it when it comes to them hammers, thus unfortunately this could have ended like Tupac and B.I.G. But what if Tupac and B.I.G ended like this and reconciled?

“Let’s celebrate this moment as a historical event and a victory for hip-hop and Afro and Latin American men trained to exterminate each other,” he continued. “It’s a new day! L’chaim!!!”
Shyne also touched on the important example that this sets for Black and Latino youths. He said that it could be a powerful moment in helping troubled adolescents think before committing wrongdoing.

"On a scale of what this says to African and Latin American men, who have been trained to self hate and to self-destruct, this is a watershed moment,” he wrote. “The paradigm shift that’s taking place as the way Afro and Latin American men deal with each other is tremendous. This could be a gigantic step in putting an end to the cycle of hate and violence that is self-genocidal and destroying the minority community by sending fathers off to jail or an early grave.”

Erick Sermon Says Hip Hop Lacks Musical Balance

Erick Sermon weighs in on the Hip Hop industry at large, saying there's no balance of music.

Erick Sermon has never been one to bite his tongue when it comes to his thoughts on Hip Hop. Now, the Green Eyed Bandit weighs in on the industry at large, saying that Hip Hop has lost its sense of artistsic balance.

In a recent interview with ThisIs50, the EPMD/Def Squad double threat said that the mainstream market has become overly saturated by one single style of Hip Hop. The legendary Sermon explained that this lack of sonic balance in the industry is hurting new artists' chances at breaking into the game and achieving success.

"Right now, like I said before, I think that we don't have a balance in the industry," he explained. "I'm not claiming to be the mad rapper neither, I feel like right now we just have one side. You have people like 50 [Cent] and [Lloyd] Banks…and Lupe Fiasco who fought so hard to get that Hip Hop to where [they] wanted it to be so [they] can do what [they] wanted to do and [they] won that way…we don't have a balance right now, everything's one sided. All the new Hip Hop kids who want to rhyme and the producers who want to make beats…they feel there's no place for them because no one's picking them up. I feel like there is a lane that needs to be filled up and somebody needs to open their mouths so we can get creativity and balance back in music."

Jessica-Simpson wants-sex-all the-time

Has Jessica Simpson ever been one to mince words? I can’t remember a time when that was the case. Doesn’t matter, though, because it’s one of the many reasons that we love her!

She recently visited Ryan Seacrest on his radio show and talked about how pregnancy has definitely, ahem, put her in the mood. Am I being too subtle???? Jessica Simpson wants sex all the time!
The Huffington Post quotes her telling Ryan, “I am definitely feeling ‘intimate.’ I’m kind of unstoppable at the moment! … Like the big ‘O’ is like the biggest ‘O’ ever.”
That was a definite overshare, but I just can’t bring myself to be disgusted.
So what’s her man think of her overactive sex drive? He’s probably all, “Jessica! Go to sleep!” and “Jessica, not now!” right? WRONG!
”He’s always ready. He’s always ready!” she said.
LOL. Right. Like why would he be disappointed that his woman wants to do the dirty literally all the time? I’m not exactly shedding a tear for him either! *giggle*
Jess said recently that despite being as big as a house, she still has a couple weeks left in her pregnancy. I wouldn’t be surprised if she gave birth today…to octuplets

Nicki Minaj is Allure magazine's cover girl this month

Nicki Minaj is Allure magazine’s cover girl this month, where she opens up about her cartoonish characters, which mogul’s career she wants and on her hate for exercise.

On dethroning Jay-Z

“I never thought about music as just being the end-all, be-all. I always looked at it like a business, something that I could create an empire out of…. I had a little conversation with Jay-Z at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. He said, ‘Congratulations on all your success.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m coming for you. I’m coming for your spot, Mr. Mogul.’”

On exercising:

“I’m naturally petite, but I definitely struggle with keeping those extra pounds off. And I hate working out. I can’t stand being on a treadmill. That mentally irks me. When I need to lose a few, I just cut out sugar and starch.”

On why her fan base ranges from eight-year-olds to adults:

“I think as far as the younger demo is concerned, I play dress-up,” Minaj begins. “I also can put on a very cartoonish voice. So sometimes children may not know what I’m saying, but they like the sound of it, and they think I sound like some weird character.”

On trying out new looks with her hair from the age of nine:

“I had done something I thought was really, really, really cute, and I showed my neighbor,” she says. “She was like, ‘Why’d you do that to your hair?’ And I never forget what I said: ‘I’m someone new in this hair.’”

Is Bobby Brown Writing A Tell-All?

Rumors that The King of Rocks and Blunts is reportedly working on publishing a tell-all book about his life with late ex-wife Whitney Houston are circulating once again.
Insiders say that in light of Our Fair Lady Nippy’s death Bobby Brown sees potential to make money off writing a book because there’s peak interest right now.

Dionne, hold my mule. And $20 sack.
“He’s not going to address anything that will cast him in a negative light,” a source told E! Online. “And that’s why people, I don’t think, will buy the book. They’re going to see that it will most likely be completely self-serving.” The source continued, “What great revelations is he going to have in this book?”

“Back in 2008, the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn’t that great. Whitney had fallen off the radar back then but now, following her tragic death, the market has changed. Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney,” the source added.

A rep for Brown declined to offer further details, telling Entertainment Weekly, “We do not comment on gossip and rumor.”
I am casting all of my burdens inside Cousin Dionne’s nostrils. The only thing that has to do with Bobby and Whitney’s relationship I want to hear more details on is the removal process of the doodie bubble — that’s it!

Mo'Hits saga continues Mo'Hits Officials Deny D'banj Said He Owns Mo'Hits

March 13,celebregion.com published the excerpts from the interview D'banj had with Ebony Magazine in which he said he owns Mo'hits records and Don jazzy is his artist.
A Mohits Official said;
My name is Ricardo and I am an Officer of Mohits.
This article is taken out of context and I was there during the interview. In no way would Dbanj ever Disrespect his partnership with Don Jazzy by calling him his artist or vice versa , they are partners in an entity. I ask that the writer clarifies his article .
Thank you
His Media/personal Manager also said:
Hello "D'banj never had any such statement with Ebony magazine during the interview he did with them. We are in touch with the editor of the magazine on these and a correctional rejoinder will be published soonest..
mohits Records is co-owned by Don Jazzy and D'banj
Thanks, Bankuli"

Mother knifed to death in front of her child, 4, had her Facebook status changed to 'sleeping around' shortly before attack

Leanne McNuff's mother found her daughter with stab wounds after hearing 'banging noises' from her home next door
Her soldier boyfriend Ian Lowe, 24, on leave from serving in Afghanistan, is being questioned over killing
Tributes paid to 'stunning' mother who had been 'transformed' by the birth of her son Jaden
The couple's relationship had been strained in recent years and they had broken up once before




A young mother was stabbed to death in front of her four-year-old son after someone changed her Facebook status to 'sleeping around'.
Leanne McNuff, 24, was knifed just an hour after phoning her best friend to say her account had been hacked.
Her soldier boyfriend Ian Lowe, 24, was arrested shortly after she was attacked in front of her son Jaden in her semi-detached home in Droylsden, Greater Manchester.

Today the Private, from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment who was leave from serving in Afghanistan, was still being questioned by police over the killing on Sunday evening.
Leanne's best friend Emma Barlow, 26, said she had been worried that someone had hacked her Facebook account shortly before she was attacked.
Emma said: 'I spoke to her around 50 minutes before it happened. She was having problems with her Facebook and had phoned me for help.

'She thought someone had hacked into her account and changed her password. Jaden was still up and I could hear him in the background.'
'Someone had changed her Facebook status and it was saying nasty things about her - things that weren't true.

'She was upset because it was saying things about her sleeping around - it was all untrue. I was trying to contact Facebook.'
24-year-old Leanne McNuff was taken to hospital on Sunday night with stab wounds where she was pronounced dead a short time later
Emma said she discovered her friend, a former call centre worker, had been knifed to death on the radio news.
She added: 'Later I heard about her death on the radio. They hadn't named her, it just said a young girl had been stabbed.
'My stomach just jumped when I Googled it and I started screaming. I was texting and ringing Leanne but got no reply so I feared the worst.'

After the knife attack Leanne's mother Margaret and brother Ryan who live next door dashed round to the house to find the young woman dying.
Emma said: 'I just feel desperately sad and devastated for Jaden. He was great with my little one. He was Leanne's world and she was his. It's unbearable.'
Leanne’s mother paid tribute to her daughter in a statement she released through the police.

She said: 'Leanne was loved by everyone and was an honest and upfront young woman. We are all just devastated. We feel numb and empty.
'Leanne was a beautiful, kind-hearted and generous girl, who lived and breathed for her four-year-old son Jaden, who in turn idolised and adored his mummy.

'Leanne had a great sense of humour, with lovely manners, and was loved by everyone who knew her.'
Leanne and Pte Lowe, 24, spoke to local media in February 2008 when the soldier returned from a tour of Iraq to see his son Jaden for the first time.



he said: 'She was such a lovely girl. She looked after her son very well and she had a good job before she became pregnant.
'She was full of life, intelligent, bubbly and very pretty. As a mother she doted on her little boy - it was the making of her. She comes from a good family who supported her.
'We feel robbed and angry. As a family we are just devastated - what a waste of life. Nobody deserves to die at 24. My sister is going through hell.'

A former pupil of Fairfield high school in Droylsden and Tameside College, Leanne had worked at ATA security before becoming a mother.
Detective Inspector Graham Brock from Greater Manchester Police said: 'Our thoughts are with Leanne's family and friends at this time, who are understandably distraught that their loved one has been taken from them in this way.

'We are in the early stages of the investigation and are working to establish the full circumstances of what has happened.

'I would like to reassure residents that we do not believe there is any danger to the wider community, as we believe this is an isolated incident. We would urge anyone who may have seen or heard anything to contact us.'

Leanne's friend said she had been planning to move to Catterick, north Yorkshire, to be near Lowe, who was stationed at the garrison there with his battalion.

Soldiers who are stationed in the UK live in barracks during the week and are free to leave at weekends unless they are on duty.
Suspect Private Lowe was on leave from the army after serving time in Afghanistan when he was arrested.

Last week one of his comrades Sgt Nigel Coupe, 33, was killed along with five other soldiers when a Taliban roadside bomb destroyed their Warrior armoured vehicle in Helmand Province.
An Army spokesman said: 'We can confirm that on March 11, a serving soldier from 1 LANCS was arrested on suspicion of murder.
'The matter is subject to an ongoing police investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further whilst this is ongoing. All enquiries should be directed to Greater Manchester Police.'



she said: 'She was such a lovely girl. She looked after her son very well and she had a good job before she became pregnant.
'She was full of life, intelligent, bubbly and very pretty. As a mother she doted on her little boy - it was the making of her. She comes from a good family who supported her.
'We feel robbed and angry. As a family we are just devastated - what a waste of life. Nobody deserves to die at 24. My sister is going through hell.'

A former pupil of Fairfield high school in Droylsden and Tameside College, Leanne had worked at ATA security before becoming a mother.
Detective Inspector Graham Brock from Greater Manchester Police said: 'Our thoughts are with Leanne's family and friends at this time, who are understandably distraught that their loved one has been taken from them in this way.

'We are in the early stages of the investigation and are working to establish the full circumstances of what has happened.
'I would like to reassure residents that we do not believe there is any danger to the wider community, as we believe this is an isolated incident. We would urge anyone who may have seen or heard anything to contact us.'

Leanne's friend said she had been planning to move to Catterick, north Yorkshire, to be near Lowe, who was stationed at the garrison there with his battalion.
Soldiers who are stationed in the UK live in barracks during the week and are free to leave at weekends unless they are on duty.

Suspect Private Lowe was on leave from the army after serving time in Afghanistan when he was arrested.
Last week one of his comrades Sgt Nigel Coupe, 33, was killed along with five other soldiers when a Taliban roadside bomb destroyed their Warrior armoured vehicle in Helmand Province.

An Army spokesman said: 'We can confirm that on March 11, a serving soldier from 1 LANCS was arrested on suspicion of murder.
'The matter is subject to an ongoing police investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further whilst this is ongoing. All enquiries should be directed to Greater Manchester Police.'