In between his feat to release 28 mixtapes in 28 days, Gorilla Zoe is seeing his name brought up in a money scandal.
Gorilla Zoe, real name Alonzo Mathis, is associated with a case in Georgia now that a promoter for one of his concerts is facing a theft by deception charge.
The owner of a restaurant in Cartersville, Georgia claims that he was robbed of his money after paying a concert promoter for a Gorilla Zoe show that never happened.
According to the complaint, (more...)
There has been quite an epidemic going on as of late in regards to rappers and athletes being called for their bad choice in decision and facing prison time.
Not since Shyne and his 10 year sentence has Hip Hop been under such a microscope by the law and received such heavy penalties.
L.O.X. member Styles P is one that has seen the cell when he was arrested and served an 8 month bid at the Valhalla Correctional Facility in upstate New York back in 2002. Doing time for stabbing a man in the buttocks, the rapper is one that used his time incarcerated to reflect and make sure that he never stood inside a cell again.
Styles P recently caught up with HipHopWired and gave his opinion on rappers getting caught up by the law as of late and stating that every man must be aware of their movements.
“To answer your question truthfully, you got to watch what you do nowadays (more...)
The trial for the Spelman college student killed on the campus of Clark Atlanta University has begun.
As previously reported 20-year-old Jasmine Lynn was killed September 3 walking on the University's campus.
According to police two men were fighting when shots rang out leaving Lynn struck fatally in the chest.
Devonni Manuel Benton was arrested for the crime and appeared in a Fulton County courtroom Tuesday after being granted a request for an expedited trial.
Defense attorneys for Benton claim that he is being falsely accused and his associate, Clarence Carter, is responsible for murder.
The family of Jasmine Lynn is still seeking a wrongful death lawsuit against Clark Atlanta University.
“In today's day and age, a buzz doesn't really mean anything. It's so manufactured, it's smoke and mirrors.”
As a rapper makes an attempt to get their foot in the door, the routine always begins with building a buzz so that Hip Hop heads are at least aware of his/her presence.
In most cases, however, this buzz isn't really what it's cracked up to be once it becomes evident that the fans aren't coming by the masses to performances and, worst of all, not buying the music.
Don't believe the hype. Most times the music will just have to speak for itself.
Newcomer CurT@!nS, pronounced Curtains, is a New York native that has created a lane for exposure, but, speaking with True Stories Radio, extinguished this preconceived notion of exactly what having a buzz means.
“In the rap scene, perception can totally wipe away reality (more...)
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Wale's been in the headlines lately for less than positive reasons, most recently for being the target of scrutiny following the release of the video for his song “Pretty Girls.”
As previously reported journalist Joy Daily bashed Wale for featuring light skin and Hispanic women in the production calling for a boycott of his video.
Now shaking off the criticism as he rightfully should, Wale's moving on to announce another set of tour dates to his already busy schedule.
Wale is announcing plans to team up with International rapper K'naan to co-headline Easter tour dates.
Both MCs noted for their African descent, are kicking off their tour on (more...)
The saying goes to respect one's elders and somebody had to learn the hard way as a man was embarrassed and beaten up by a 67-Year-Old man.
After taking offense to a remark about performing a spit shine for some Stacy Adams shoes, a Black man goes on a verbal assault while on a bus with the older white man.
Unwilling to back down, the elder stated that he isn't afraid of him, which most have rubbed the Black man the wrong way as he continued to try and send threats of placing his foot inside his rectum.
Everything blew out of proportion after the elder went to his seat and the Black man, having been verbally provoked, went to the front of the bus to slap the man.
What happens next, nobody could have saw coming.
HAHA…notice how at first the girls are saying to kick the old man's butt, but after he's left in blood they tell him he can file charges.
Only in America, people. Only in America.
This just goes to show to not think you are something that you are not or else you might end up slumped over spitting blood out of your mouth.
In a recent act of unnecessary violence, a 17-year-old male was the victim to an assault as he was attacked by his supervisor while at McDonalds in Memphis.
According to the victim, he was punched and kicked and was slammed against the counter repeatedly.
Having to be rushed to the hospital with his face swollen, the teen can no longer open his right eye and he is suffering from a broken nose.
The manager in question could be faced with assault charges and he has been placed on suspension until the allegations have been sorted out accordingly.
Being asked to cover an overnight shift, a deal was made that he would receive a meal and be able to leave at 5 a.m. The deal was apparently broken after having to stay longer to wait for the opening manager and when he tried to clock out, he was attacked.
Being released from prison four months ago, Shyne's return to rap was sidetracked when immigration took it upon itself to have him deported back to Belize.
Since then, Po has been fighting to obtain residency in the United States while being barred from areas such as the United Kingdom due to his criminal past.
These obstacles, however, have yet to throw him from his path as the rapper has signed a deal with Def Jam Records for $1 million.
According to Miss Info, the label was able to reign victorious over a bidding war. His last album, 2004's Godfather Buried Alive, came out on Def Jam. The response to that album in comparison to his debut, however, would have left some to believe that (more...)
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