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By Ashanti Turner
It is with utmost dismay and astonishment to report that Aswad Ayinde, the individual that directed the infamous “Killing Me Softly” video has been charged with raping, (more…)
By Ashanti Turner
It seems like everybody wants to war with General Larry Platt. Most recently, allegations have been made that the General hasn’t kept his end of the bargain in reimbursing American King Music for a studio session when he & Mim’s (of “This Is Why I’m Hot”) recorded the official “Pants on the Ground” song. Per representative & Attorney, Leron Rogers of Hewitt & Rogers,
“My client, American King Music, who funded Mr. Platt’s recording session with Mims, would like to compensate Mr. Platt for the sales of the full-length hit song ‘Pants on the Ground’ which we made available on iTunes. However, Mr. Platt and his representatives have failed to take care of Mr. Platt’s obligations.”
Everyone in the world has seen this already, but just in case you live in Rwanda or Mars, check out the video below:
By Ashanti Turner
Police has charged a teenager with attempted murder after shooting eight people at rapper Waka Flocka’s concert last week in Gary, Indiana.
Devontius Hutcherson, 17, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies for the shooting last Friday. After he was interrogated for a separate incident, police also charged the trigger-happy teen with murder. Allegedly he shot and killed a 22-year-old and wounded the man’s cousin in a botched robbery attempt on January 19th in Miller, Indiana.
Hutcherson stole money and jewelry from both victims in that incident.
The teen is being held behind bars with no bail.
By Kevin Johnson
Veteran producer Dr. Dre will be featured in a $40 Million Ad Campaign by Hewlett-Packard which will launch this weekend.
Besides the Hip Hop star, “Let’s Be Amazing” campaign will feature comedian Rhys Darby and others. HP will attempt to give the company more “personality and distinction” and to be innovative for their consumer base.
When commenting on his new notebook PC Dre said, “The laptop is the new stereo for a lot of people and that’s why we’re putting out this computer with incredible sound.”
Below is the video of the commercial (more…)
By Jason Smith
Besides putting his mite behind Lady GaGa, singer/producer Akon has been very busy lately. He recently announced that he is set to launch his own fragrance, “Konvict” for men and women. According to sources, the fragrance line is a partnership with his recently formed Konvict Cosmetics, International LLC.
“We are excited and honored to launch Konvict with AKON which we project strong sales in this celebrity fragrance market,” said the Managing Director of Konvit Cosmetics Jack Aini.
You can purchase “Konvict” for men or women at website www.akonfragrances.com for $41.95. 10% of the profits from the fragrance will go to Akon’s Konfidence Foundation, a program for underprivileged African youth.
Other than the fragrance, the singer is stepping into the Indian film market.
“India is my next focus area, I want to try different things, want to explore… want to enjoy my work. We have the same kind of entertainment, the only difference is of tradition and language.”
Akon will record a song for the soundtrack to the movie RA.One. According to sources, the singer will record the song in Hindi and it will be accompanying by a free featured video.