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DMX Pleads Not Guilty To Drug and Animal Charges

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DMX has plead not guilty to recent drug and animal cruelty charges he was charged with last week. X is definetly walking on a thin line and better watch his activities before he finds himself doing some hard time. MTV has the scoop on his court apperance.

DMX has a well-established reputation for showing up late, or not at all, for shows and interviews. But on Thursday, the gravelly voiced rapper was tardy to the one place you never want to be: court. Dressed in a baggy white T-shirt and “dingy” jeans, DMX (born Earl Simmons), walked into the Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix an hour late for an arraignment on four felony drug charges and seven misdemeanor animal-cruelty charges, according to the Arizona Republic.

He entered a plea of not guilty on all 11 charges, which stem from an early-morning May 9 raid on his Arizona home by Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies. The raid came seven months after the sheriff’s office launched an investigation into allegations that the rapper was neglecting 12 pit bulls on the property, some of whom were reportedly dehydrated and apparently underfed. The bodies of three dogs were found buried in the backyard. He is charged with two counts of marijuana possession and two for drug paraphernalia based on evidence the police reportedly found in the rapper’s home.

The Republic reported that DMX had no comment for the press, but when asked how he was dealing with the allegations, the rapper — who has said he’s working on both a secular and gospel album — replied, “Prayer.” He described his present situation as “not very pleasant.”
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Garmin Offers “Lifetime” Blackberry GPS Navigation for $100

Tracking Device Made Nice

via Boy Genius Report

You’re not one of those people who still pays a subscription fee for navigation are you? Please say it ain’t so. If it is, it’s time to remedy your situation post haste. Forget whatever carrier service you’ve been using on your BlackBerry because Garmin is now offering their top-notch GPS navigation software for a cool $100. Voice and 3D guidance, millions of Points of Interest and Garmin quality; gotta love it.

They even have you covered with a version that works with BlackBerrys lacking internal GPS. “Lifetime” is a bit misleading however, perhaps intentionally. The license you’ll receive from Garmin is not transferable from device to device, and so it is good for the lifetime of the handset as opposed to your lifetime. Either way, if you plan to keep your shiny new BlackBerry for more than 10 months then the Garmin deal has paid for itself. Actually, factor in the unlimited traffic, weather and fuel price finder and it’s paid for in far fewer than 10 months.

Will Touch Screen Blackberry Be the iPhone Killer?

Touch Screen Crackberry?

via Boy Genius Report

Let’s start this off this by stating there’s more to this device than what will be listed. This is just what’s known at this point, although these details have yet to be confirmed as final specifications. One of the BlackBerry 9000 devices will sport a screen with the dimensions of 480 x 320 (or maybe that’s 320 x 480), 1GB of on-board memory, and an Intel XScale PXA270 processor at 624MHz, clocking in slightly faster than the 620MHz ARM 1173 processor found in the iPhone.

The BlackBerry 9000 will also sport the dual-threat of GPS and WiFi as well as introducing 3G support (multi-band HSDPA) to the GSM carrier family devices, answering the prayers of many of us. At this point in time, there’s no update to the camera, which remains at 2 megapixels, although we’re hearing there is the possibility of seeing a 3.2 megapixel camera at launch. You all know the drill! Rest of the goodies, after the break!

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Associate Accuses Rev Al of Shaking Down Dr. Dre For Half-A-Mil

Sharpton Shakedown?

via HipHop DX

In an upcoming interview for HipHopDX with Dr. Dre’s former right hand man for over a decade, Bruce Williams, it was revealed that Rev Al Sharpton gave Dr. Dre and his Aftermath camp an ultimatum - Half a million to squash the 50 Cent/Game beef or they would march.

“He said if we didn’t have a million, we marching. It’s that easy,” Williams stated exclusively to HipHopDX. He also makes mention of the situation in his recently released book “Rollin With Dre.”

“We got a lot of black leaders that don’t do shit to me. I don’t see what they do,” he continues. “In the (Game/50) situation (Sharpton and company) are going to come and say ‘we need X amount of money’, whether you are going to give it to charity or not? Why don’t you come and say ‘hey, let’s all of us sit down and figure this out?’ Don’t come and say ‘give me a half a million dollars or we marching!’ That didn’t even get the situation resolved. You seen it. They didn’t even look like they squashed anything.”
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[video] Pain- The GAME feat Keisha Cole

Proppers to The GAME for giving the ICONS their proper due and their proper shine. He managed to get ICE CUBE and BIG DADDY KANE in the same shoot. CLASSIC…You ever notice how someone from the West is always reaching out to give our LEGENDS their proper shine?

[audio] Shabba & Mavado- Don’t Worry (Afrikan Vybz Remix)

The Rudest
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21-Gun-Salute for the Original Don Gargon SHABBA ‘longside MAVADO…rudeness, seen!

[video] The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy Returns…with a major twist! This time the emphasis will be shifted to Asia and its long hidden history of pyramids. Jet Li stars alongside Brendan Fraser up high in the Himalayas to battle an awakened mummy hellbent on world destruction.

Editor’s Note: It’ll be interesting to see if they touch on the Chang Dynasty and its relationship to Egyptian pyramid builders. Hint, they were “black” asiatics folks, look it up!

[pics] Kim & Kourtney Kardashian In Miami

via Life Files

Kim Keeping Up Lovely

What? You gonna front like you don’t be trying to Keep up with the Kardashians?

[audio] Where The Cash At (Remix) Swizz Beatz feat. Foxy

Swizz as a Foxx

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FENDI Baby Strollers Rolling Out to a Hood Near You

Stuntin from the Cradle

Spotted @ Life Files

What’s scary is that shorties are gonna be willing to hold on to their seeds just to stunt in one of these…I can see them now on 125th!

[video] Amy Winemouse Playing With Mice?

Alright I’m totally convinced this chick has lost it. In our ongoing series “O How the Mighty Have Fallen” I guess you can say Amy qualifies. This video is the reason she will forever be known as Amy Winemouse from here on…sad, sad, sad.

Blacks to Outnumber Whites In Brazil

Buckwild In Brazil

via AP

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Blacks will outnumber whites in Brazil this year for the first time since slavery was abolished, but the income gap between the two groups may take another 50 years to bridge, according to a government study released Tuesday.

The government’s Applied Institute of Economic Research said Brazil, which has the world’s second-largest black population after Nigeria, is decades away from racial equality despite public policies aimed at decreasing the gap.
Blacks generally earn 50 percent to 70 percent less than whites, and hold only 3.5 percent of management positions at Brazil’s 500 largest companies, according to the labor-union statistics institute Diesse.

A 2004 study by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro found the income gap between whites and blacks in Brazil was wider than in apartheid-era South Africa.
“Black people end up not having the access to an education that will allow them to climb to meet opportunities. And when there is an opening, they aren’t always capable of competing for it,” said Diesse director Clemente Ganz Lucio.
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Will Smith To Open Private School Near His Cali Residence

Will Making Big Willie Moves

via Hip Hop Crunch

Will Smith is investing $1 million in the construction and development of a private school near his Calabasas, California estate.

“The academy will be run privately, and will include prekindergarten through grade 6.”

Will has leased Indian Hills High School campus, which he will rename The New Village Academy of Calabasas.

“Will paid $889,000 to lease the campus for three years, plus he’ll cover all the additional costs such as utilities,” an insider told The National Enquirer.

According to a spokesperson, The New Village Academy, which will operate under the motto “Spiral Up,” will be “open to all races, religions, and creeds.”

The New Village Academy boasts:

Organic low-fat breakfasts and lunches with no fried foods or refined sugar, as well as a cirriculum, developed in cooperation with Will and Jada, featuring instruction ion Spanish, Technology, and Robotics.

Tuition will range from $7,500 to $12,500.

10 Ways To Change the World Through Social Media

Social Network

Peeped @ Know The Ledge

If you’re reading this blog, then you’re on board with social media. There’s a good chance you belong to social networks like Facebook or MySpace. It’s likely that you Digg stories and even possible that you Twitter. These technologies and services, together with a growing number of others, make up the social web. It’s much like the regular web, but more interactive. More…social. It invites and even demands active participation from everyone. It has a global reach with viral capacity, and yet it’s bringing local communities closer together. It enables people to connect, organize, and make a difference as never before. Indeed, social media is a powerful force, one that the world’s CEOs are starting to acknowledge and take seriously.

Many entrepreneurs, activists, and marketers are leveraging the social web for positive change. In the process and by its very nature, they are giving each of us the tools to change the world and make it a better place. There are thousands of examples, which is precisely why Max Gladwell exists. Here are 10 worth exploring. CLICK [HERE] for FULL POST.

Alabama Sheriffs Feed Inmates on $1.75 a Day

thats the sound of the man...

Back in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same $1.75-a-day allowance, and some sheriffs are actually making money on top of their salaries.

But exactly how much is something of a mystery because state auditors do not have access to sheriffs’ private accounts.

How could anyone turn a profit feeding men and women for an entire day on less than the price of a Coke and a bag of Fritos? Sheriffs practice Depression-style frugality and rely on such things as day-old bread, cut-rate vegetables and cheap inmate labor.
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[video] Huckabee Takes Shots at Obama During NRA Conference

OK, so this is the Republican strategy? The remainder of the campaign will be below the belt politics with opponents either using racism or fear-mongering to rile up the new-age lynch-mobs? Despicable to say the least.

Reports Say Bush Lost $ In Office, Cheney Gained $

Bush & Cheney Scheming

Again, another attempt to humanize Bush and make him look like a victim

via Washington Post

President Bush’s financial fortunes appear to have declined over the past seven years, with his family assets dropping as low as $6.5 million, according to disclosure forms released yesterday.

Bush and his wife, Laura, were worth at least $9 million and as much as $24 million at the start of his term. The Bushes could still be worth as much as $20 million now, according to the financial documents filed with the Office of Government Ethics, which requires assets to be reported only within broad ranges.

Vice President Cheney and his wife, Lynne, have fared better, reporting assets of at least $21 million and as much as $99 million, the forms show. The Cheneys are at least as wealthy as they were when the vice president entered office, and may have added as much as $29 million to their net worth during his tenure.
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Man With HIV Sentenced to 35 Years For Spitting on Cop

via Dallas News

An HIV-positive man with a history of spitting at police officers and biting fellow jail inmates was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday.

Willie Campbell’s sentence came one day after the same Dallas County jury convicted the 42-year-old of harassment of a public servant for spitting into the eye and open mouth of Dallas Officer Dan Waller in May 2006.

As Mr. Campbell was being arrested for public intoxication, he began to resist and kicked at the computer screen in the police vehicle, Officer Waller testified during the two-day trial.

“He turns and spits,” Officer Waller said. “He hits me in the eye and mouth. Then he told me he has AIDS. I immediately began looking for something to flush my eyes with.”
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Curtis Is On Verge of Signing $300 Mil Deal With News Corp

Curtis & Rupert?

via Fox30 Online

Rap superstar 50 Cent is on the verge of signing a new branding deal with media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s company - worth a cool $300 million.
The In Da Club hitmaker is in final negotiations with Murdoch’s News Corp firm - which owns social networking site MySpace - for a large stake in all aspects of the 50 Cent brand, including music, concerts, books and his label G-Unit Records.

If the agreement goes ahead, G-Unit Records and its roster of artists will move under News Corp’s MySpace Records umbrella.

According to reports, half of the $300 million deal will be in stock, potentially making 50 Cent - real name Curtis Jackson - one of the biggest News Corp shareholders.
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[video] The GAME- 911 Is A Joke

Racist Secret Service Emails Exposed; Rev. Jackson Was Target

Secret Agent

Obama take note. Racially-insensitive emails have emerged that have exposed Secret Service agents making crude remarks about the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family. Jackson, like Obama was provided with a detail of agents early in his his much heralded run for the Oval Office in the 80’s. The most insensitive emails paint a scenario where Jackson and his wife would be assassinated by a missile shooting their plane out of the sky.

The Secret Service e-mail, CBS 2 obtained from a court filing in Washington, was titled “The Righteous Reverend,” and jokes about the deaths of Jackson and his wife when a missile strikes their plane. The e-mail ends with, it “certainly wouldn’t be a great loss and probably wouldn’t be an accident either.”

The inquiry into these emails was put forth by “black” agents who have been fighting for years to obtain a full record of the agencies communications. As a defense, the Agency alleges that these were a few bad apples out a batch of millions of communications but the persons involved were top brass officials and if the leadership harbored those sentiments then who cares what their subordinates felt. Also uncovered were sexually explicit and pornographic communications between agents.

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Lil Kim Wins Judgement Against Lil Cease For Half-a-Mil

Jr. M.A.F.I.A. Chronicles

via NY Post

Lil’ Kim was awarded a half-million-dollars yesterday by a judge who found a friend-turned-foe ripped off her name and image for an unauthorized DVD (Chronicles of Jr. M.A.F.I.A.).
Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff found that James Lloyd - a former Junior M.A.F.I.A. rapper alongside Lil’ Kim - and his company, Ground Zero Entertainment, wrongly capitalized on the diva’s fame with a film about the crew.
Lil’ Kim originally had filed a $6 million suit against Lloyd, who had testified against her in a criminal trial that ended with her conviction for lying to a grand jury.

Foxy Disowns “Brooklyn’s Don Diva” & Black Hand Management

Fox Boogie Baby

via Nahright

The Inga Saga Continues….the following is a letter released to Miss Info from Foxy Brown separating herself from her recently released “Brooklyn’s Don Diva” album which she feels doesn’t properly represent her artistically. According to her she just got around to hearing the finished product (I’m gonna leave that joke alone). As a result she has fired her manager Chaz and his Black Hand affiliates and a new project is being crafted as we speak. Well, you know how outspoken Foxy is, I’ll let her handle the rest:

“BROOKLYN’S DON DIVA”, MY HIGHLY ANTICIPATED STREET ALBUM WHICH HIT STORES TUESDAY, IS, AS IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE, A MIXTAPE STREET ALBUM - THE WARM-UP TO MY LONG-AWAITED, EPIC, 4TH STUDIO ALBUM “BLACK ROSES”.

UNFORTUNATELY, DURING MY INCARCERATION, THIS CD WAS COMPILED WITHOUT MY APPROVAL. I HEARD THIS CD IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR THE FIRST TIME JUST DAYS AGO AND WAS DEVASTATED. RIDDLED WITH GRIEF OVER AN ALBUM THAT WAS SEEMINGLY SO CARELESSLY ORCHESTRATED, I SAT DOWN WITH THE PRESIDENT OF KOCH TO COME TO A DECISION ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF THIS SITUATION. IN ANOTHER PHASE OF MY LIFE AND CAREER I WOULD HAVE DEALT WITH THIS SITUATION WITH LITIGATION, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY FANS AND IN THE WAKE OF THE PROFOUND SPIRITUAL CLEANSING I RECENTLY UNDERWENT IN PRISON, I MADE THE DECISION TO SETTLE OUR CREATIVE DIFFERENCES AMICABLY. MY FANS HAVE WAITED 7 YEARS FOR AN IN-STORE RELEASE AND DESERVE MY VERY BEST.
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Killer Cops Strike Again…Shoot Up 3 Unarmed Black Motorist In Cali

vigil for Michael

via LA Times

Believing they were under fire, Inglewood police officers Sunday (Mother’s Day) shot and killed a passenger in an approaching car and wounded the driver, but no weapons were found and no one has been charged, authorities said.

The passenger was identified as 19-year-old Michael Byoune of Los Angeles, who died at the scene from gunshot wounds to the torso, said Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator Jerry McKibben.

The officers were in their patrol car near Crenshaw Boulevard and 8th Avenue about 1:40 a.m. when they heard gunfire and pursued a man who was running, said Inglewood Police Sgt. Hector Ramirez.
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Bush Attacks Obama, Zsa Zsa’s Husband Goes After Michelle

Bush in Israel

It was only a matter of time before we say this one coming. The sitting president took a cheap shot at the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama in front of Israel’s Knesset by implying that his strategy of diplomacy aimed at nations hostile to the American policies embodied by this administration was comparable to trying to appease Hitler. WTF? So it appears after Obama ethers Bill & Hill off the face of the political landscape he’s gonna be fighting a tag-team battle with Bush & McCain for the position of Commander-In-Chief and from the looks of the preliminary barbs being thrown the Republicans will stoop at nothing to prevent him from taking that spot. Here’s an excerpt of what was said:

In a speech to Israel’s Knesset, Bush said: “Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along.

“We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: ‘Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler, all this might have been avoided.’ We have an obligation to call this what it is—the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.”

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[Video] Maino “Hi Haters”

I think Maino may have a hit here. First heard this at Lil Mama’s album release party and the crowd went crazy, but that might be NY love. We will see if Atlantic gets behind this and gives him the proper set up. Oh yeah “Hi Haters!!”

Hip Hop’s Hottest Honey- Tasena

The Secret Garden...Wanna Bite?

As if you needed any other reasons to venture to South Beach this Memorial Weekend we found ten frames to help you make your mind up. If you’re so lucky you might bump into this Miami native while you’re cruising down Collins. Tasena is a native of Indonesia with her eyes set on the prize. In addition to being a self-proclaimed “Goth” chick she loves working out and getting tatted. Keep your eyes wide for this Hip Hop Honey on the rise!!

Levi’s Nevada 501 Denim

Levi Suspenders

via Hypebeast

For the upcoming launch of Japan’s all new Levi’s E-Shop set to debut on May 15th, the world’s most popular denim brand has sought to create a special limited edition Nevada 501 jean. The denim embodies many of the same characteristics of the original 501 including the addition of leather suspenders. The limited run of 150 pairs will be available in conjunction with the launch of e-levi.jp on May 15th.

Nike Debuts South Beach Collection Just In Time For Memorial

These are SO South Beach!

via Hypebeast

The bright lights and sunny beaches of Miami are allegedly behind this latest pack of sneakers from Nike. Many of the models feature warm fluorescent gradients which are kept minimal mostly as an accent seen on the synthetic parts. Models include the usual suspects such as the Air Max 90, Air Max 1, Air Max BW and Shox NZ and are slated for a Euro exclusive starting June 9th.

[Editorial] A Day In Brooklyn

VICTORY

By PMoor

Yesterday I managed to pull myself away from the computer and make my rounds in the world, like when my namesake Morpheus jumps into the Matrix. What I found was surprising to say the least. Brooklyn is undergoing a transformation right before our eyes and as entrepreneurs we’re focused on getting in where we can fit in. At the end of the day Jay-Z and Bruce Ratner will change the landscape of what we now know to be Brooklyn forever just like Harlem will be transformed into something that is less cultural but more business. And you know how the old adage goes, “when you can’t beat ‘em you better join ‘em” (I can only vouch for what’s going on in Brooklyn, I can’t vouch for the BS taking place Uptown).

So, me and my mentor, Jacqueline Rowe held meetings this afternoon with some good folks from BUILD (Brooklyn United For Innovative Local Development) to see how we can inject ourselves into the future because its all about the future, my friends. Then we made our way up Flatbush Avenue taking note of all the landmark businesses we used to frequent that are now displaying “OUT OF BUSINESS” signs in their windows. While the point wasn’t lost on me that this may be as a result of the Nets Arena coming to town what resonated even more louder in my mind is that in this changing dynamic you gotta play to win, because one thing is certain, “Change Gon’ Come.”
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New Blackberry 9000 Will Sync With iTunes

Berry 9000

via Gizmodo

According to CNET, RIM is planning to ship the newly announced BlackBerry Bold (aka 9000) with some newfangled music capability that the folks at Apple may not be all that pleased with. The program in question has been dubbed “Blackberry Media Sync”—and it will make it possible to transfer music to the phone via iTunes. There has been no official word yet, but my guess is that Steve’s reaction will be to bypass diplomacy and stomp on RIM Godzilla style. [CNET]

Radio Hosts Stoop to New Lows as Remy & Shooting Victim Air It Out On Air

Remy Ma & Shooting Victim Makeda

The travesty continues…on the morning of the 14th, both Remy Ma and shooting victim Makeda Barnes-Joseph called into New York radio (Hot 97) to state their case. The radio hosts, DJ Envy and Miss Jones took this opportunity to stoop to new lows by ridiculing the young lady who was “allegedly” shot by Remy. Not only were they accusing her to be ‘out for the money’ but while she was explaining her ordeal you could hear them ad-libing her vocals with sounds of gunshots and snickering laughter. Jonesy, as she is so passionately referred to, stated her bias from the gate by telling Makeda that Remy was her girl and she was riding with her rendition of the event. Even though this girl was clearly hysterical on the phone, pleading with someone to show some compassion and hear her story these buffoons up at the radio couldn’t extend her an ounce of decency.
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[video] “I Run This” Baby feat. Lil Wayne

Sen. Edwards Throws Sen. Obama His Support

Dream Ticket?

The highly coveted John Edwards endorsement was hand-delivered to Barack Obama on Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Edwards broke rank with his wife, who is pro-Hillary and said he believes Obama shares his vision to cut poverty in half within ten years. Pundits are wondering whether this is a glimpse of the Democratic Dream Ticket or if the Dems orchestrated this endorsement to resuscitate Obama’s standing with blue collar “whites” who have categorically been flocking to Hillary Clinton, as evidenced with her landslide victory last night in West Virginia.

Edwards, who received a thunderous ovation when Obama introduced him to a crowd of several thousand, said, “brothers and sisters, we must come together as Democrats” to defeat McCain. “We are here tonight because the Democratic voters have made their choice, and so have I.”

Editor’s Note: Now, although I do agree that an Edwards endorsement is great for the Party, I don’t believe Democrats are directly addressing the issue at hand in West Virginia. Those rural blue collar whites aren’t interested in Edwards policies, they are vehemently non-supportive of the “black” candidate and grouping him with a “handsome” white young senator from North Carolina isn’t going to stem that distrust. A staggering 77% of voters said race played a factor at exit polls and the “Rev. Wright” issue doesn’t help. I find it funny that when whites invoke the “racial” divide into their argument they just haven’t “moved on” but when “blacks” mention it then they’re radical or separatists. Again, another clear example of the double standard which clearly exists.

[video] DJ Aaries “I Will Not Lose 2008″ Campaign

This is the man who won Rocawear’s “I Will Not Lose” Campaign. DJ Aaries repping South Carolina and hailing from Harlem, USA will not lose for several reasons. Here are a few of them.

Mass Appeal Is Going Out of Print

Mass Appeal

Hip Hop print media suffered another blow with the untimely passing of Brooklyn’s (by way of Williamsburg) own Mass Appeal. The ‘zine which just published their 50th anniversary issue featuring The Game (Mohawked up) announced that they will be halting production of the publication but continuing other media ventures connected to the brand.

“After 12 years of publishing Mass Appeal magazine we’ve decided to call it quits on the print edition,” publisher Adrian Moeller told Gawker. “We’re putting our resources into our faster growing properties, Missbehave Magazine and Colossal Media. We’re in talks to sell Mass Appeal, and it may resume publishing in the future. We’ll continue the website and special event productions.”

For more on the passing of Mass Appeal CLICK [HERE]

Jim Jones To Be Honored For HIV Awareness

Jimmy Jones

via Livesteez

Jim Jones has been tapped to make an appearance a National HIV Testing Day ceremony in Jersey City, NJ. The Harlem native will speak on June 27 to a attendees at Public School #4-107 about the importance of getting tested for HIV/AIDS.

For his participation in the event, Jones will receive a Proclamation from the city. New Jersey Senator Sandra Cunningham and Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy will present the honor, according to AllHipHop.

National HIV Testing Day event is being organized by the City of Jersey City. The event is designed as a community mobilization and social marketing campaign that encourages people to take advantage of voluntary HIV counseling, testing and prevention services. The event is open to the public, but those seeking entry must first be tested. Organizers will provide information about available medical care for those who test HIV-positive.

Jones has shown himself to be something of a spokesperson for the cause, as he also participated in the symposium titled “HIV/AIDS and the Hip-Hop Generation,” at Howard University in March of this year.

Lil Wayne Says “The World Will End In 2012″

Lil Wanye-stradamus

via The Rap Up

Lil Wayne is convinced the world will end in just four years time - after reading about Mayan prophecies on his tour bus.

The star has made the most of hours spent on the road, by learning about the ancient civilization.

And he is sure recent events in world history prove the Mayans were right - and Armageddon will happen in 2012.

He tells Blender magazine, “The world is about to end in 2012… ’cause the Mayans made calendars, and they stop at 2012. I got encyclopedias on the bus.

“The world is about to end as we know it. You can see it already. A planet doesn’t exist - there’s no more Pluto. Planes are flying into buildings - and not just the Twin Towers. Mosquitos bite you and you die. And a black man and a woman are running for president.”

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Kanye Getting His Fever On

Courtesy of REAL TALK NY

So this is what he got rid of his girl for? Boy I tell ya…


[audio] Raekwon & Ghost- NECRO

Rae, Ghost & Trife Da God

Peeped @ REAL TALK NY

Rae & Ghost are back at it…this one is called “NECRO”

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