Archive for May, 2010

Twin Teens Make Headlines for Being the Top Of Their Graduating Class…Together [Video]

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Two teens in Texas have beat the odds in more ways than one.

Twin teens LaTonya and LaToya Harris are not only identical twins, but they also have identical grades, making them both the valedictorians of their graduating class.

The teens who plan to attend the University of Texas, are the first “twins” to reach such an honor.

The parent of the teens state that they “have been baffled at their daughters since birth” and are “proud'” of the young women.

The young ladies who are best friends, plan on rooming together in the fall.

With all of the mess that is going on in the schools today, it is great to see some young women making headlines for a positive reason.

Hip-Hop Wired would like to say congratulations to LaTonya and Latoya for beating the odds.

Teacher Of The Year Quits After Student Reports Sexual Relationship

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

A teacher in Georgia has resigned in the midst of allegations that she had a sexual relationship with one of her students.

According to published reports, Keenon Aampay, who was once voted Teacher of the Year, is accused of seducing a student to sleep with her and impregnate her to get a good grade.

The student's family told police that the English teacher initiated the affair after the student approached her for help with his homework. It was then, the police allege, that Aampay started the affair by giving the senior gifts.

The student reported the incident after the ex-teacher failed him for declining to impregnate her after she continued to pressure him.

As of press time no charges were filed against the teacher, but the Gwinnett, County,  GA  officials are currently investigating the claims.

Celebrity Financial Adviser Steals Millions From Clients Including Wesley Snipes

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone have found themselves victims after a financial adviser swindled money from them and other celebrity clients.

Kenneth Star and his partner Andrew Stein have been charged with a slew of charges including wire fraud, investment adviser fraud and money laundering. Stein, who is the former New York City Council President, was charged with making false statements in a filing with the Internal Revenue Service and making false statements to a federal officer.

Star is accused of stealing more than $30 million from clients and using some of their money to purchase his upscale Manhattan apartment.

The complaint that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission states that Starr provided investment advisory services to more than 30 high net-worth clients, providing accounting, tax preparation, business management, bill-paying and "concierge" services to a larger group of about 175 clients.

The complaint also notes that Starr and others have power of attorney or signatory authority enabling them to control many bank and investment accounts belonging to their clients, which allowed him to steal his clients' money by transferring their funds into his personal accounts.

As of press time, there was no word on whether the fraudulent activity had any direct connection with Stallone and Snipes' legal issues with the I.R.S.

Bill O'Reilly Tells Black Columbia Professor He Looks Like A Drug Dealer [Video]

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Bill O'Reilly is continuing to make offensive and disrespectful comments, this time telling a Black professor at Columbia University that he looks like he sells cocaine.

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill appeared on the FOX News commentator's “O'Reilly Factor” and while the two were having a discussion O'Reilly remarked,

“Say you're a cocaine dealer....and you kind of look like one a lil bit..…”

To which the professor slyly replied,

“As do you. You look like a cocaine user.”

Touché!

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CNN Apologizes For Playing Coolio Song With the Word N*gga On Air [Video]

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

CNN anchor Kyra Phillips publicly apologized on behalf of CNN after a Coolio song with the dreaded "N" word was played during a news segment.


"We aired some music just a few minutes ago, and, obviously for those of you that heard it, it was the wrong music that aired," Phillips said shortly thereafter. "We apologize for that. It was a terrible mistake. And we're working very hard to make up for it."


Peep the video of the mistake after the jump.
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Florida Woman Gets Breast Implants With Stolen Identity

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

A  Broward County, Florida woman is in police custody after authorities say she swiped someone's credit card and used it to pay for her $9,000 implants.

Police arrested 29-year-old Shatarka Nuby after they say she stole the credit card information of a girl who wrote it on a college application and tried to mail it off to a University.

The girl's application was never received by the college and she discovered she was $19,000 in debt from five cards that were illegally taken out in her name.

Police say Nuby was responsible and used the money to replace her breast implants and get liposuction on her arms.

Police report that she has a history of identity theft and served just under a year in jail for three incidents of fraud in 2008.

She now faces up to ten years in jail for the crimes.

Rick Ross - "The Albert Anastasia EP" [Download]

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Before setting the stage for the fourth time with the release of Teflon Don, Rick Ross is serving up the prequel with the drop of The Albert Anastasia EP today.

"Sweet Life" feat. John Legend

[Check after the jump for more tracks and to DOWNLOAD Albert Anastasia EP] (more...)

Ice Cube Speaks On His Son Entering The Rap Game and Promotes New Series [Video]

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

West coast vet turned director Ice Cube was out promoting his new television series, “Are We There Yet”, and sat down in an interview to discuss his thoughts on his legacy and his son OMG's entrance into the arena of Hip-Hop.

In the interview with HOT 97's Angie Martinez, Cube reveals that the comparison to Rev Run's son Diggy [I know you didn't think we were talking about JoJo] doesn't bother him.

Peep The Video After the Break!!! (more...)

Havoc Discusses Prodigy And Clears Up Rumors About 50 Cent [Video]

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Mobb Deep member Havoc recently sat down in an interview to discuss his take on his partner in rhyme, Prodigy's incarceration. Havoc told VladTV that Prodigy's prison sentence served as a wakeup call to both of them to get their ‘act' together.

“I knew that he was going to go in,” Havoc recalled.  "They just kept giving him chance after chance, so I knew they were going to give him some time because they were too many times that they had let him go already.”

When asked about his previous run-ins with the law, Havoc revealed that he has had his fair share of legal issues, but none were as (more...)

Rick Ross Announces Possible Clothing Line and Books [Video]

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Miami bred lyricist Rick Ross recently sat down and revealed that the decision to partner with Diddy has definitely opened up some doors.

Ross who has worked with Diddy on countless collaborations, including the Dirty Money hit “Hello, Good Morning,” states to MTV that Diddy helped bring things to the “horizons” that Ross had overlooked.

"The more time you spend with [Diddy], you understand the importance of relationships," he added about what he's learned from the legendary businessman. "In these few weeks, just the moves we've made have been big. Just us pulling off this F. Gary Gray video ..."

Ross also revealed that (more...)