Busta Rhymes Released From Jail On DWI Charge
Busta Rhymes has been released on $7,500 bail, after being arraigned earlier in the day, according to officials.
Representatives for Rhymes told AHH.com that the rapper was formally charged with misdemeanor DWI and Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI), which is a violation, not a criminal offense.
"According to the complaint, he blew a .067 BAC at the station [and] .08 BAC is legally drunk in New York," Rhymes' attorney Scott Leemon told AHH.com. "His license was not suspended and he was immediately released on an agreed upon bail of $7,500 cash."
The rapper is expected to appear in court again Tuesday May 8 to answer the DWI charges.
Rhymes, 34, will also begin trial stemming from another assault case from 2006.
He was arrested early today (May 3), after police stopped his Yukon Denali on 51st Street and 11th Avenue in Manhattan.
The officers charged that the tint on the SUV windows was too dark. The police also claimed they smelled alcohol on the rapper's breath and apprehended him.
He was booked at the 28th St. precinct in New York.
Rhymes, born Trevor Smith, was also arrested on Feb. 22 for driving in Manhattan for driving with a suspended license.
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Rapper Eve will be charged on Friday in connection with a drunken driving accident in Hollywood, the Los Angeles City Attorney's office said.
The Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Eve Jihan Jeffers, was arrested April 26 after she crashed her gold Maserati into a center divider. There were no injuries.She was arrested at the scene, and later freed from jail after posting $30,000 bail.
She will be charged with driving under the influence, with registering a blood alcohol limit in excess of 0.08 percent, and not showing proof of insurance, an official said on Thursday. He declined to say what her blood alcohol reading was. She is scheduled to be arraigned on May 17.Offenders usually face probation of three to five years, a minimum fine of $390 and an alcohol treatment program.
Eve, 28, won a Grammy in 2001 for her collaboration with pop singer Gwen Stefani on the rap tune "Let Me Blow Ya Mind." She starred with Vin Diesel in the action movie "XXX" and had her own sitcom on the now-defunct UPN network.
R. Kelly’s Ex Wife Speaks
In the interview, she talks about how few people seem to realize R. Kelly even has a wife, let alone one with whom he’s had three children — two girls, ages 9 and 7, and a 5-year-old boy.
Andrea was pregnant with their son when the news broke of the alleged R. Kelly sex tape, for which he is currently awaiting trial. Part of the reason she stayed silent then, she says now, is that she was trying to protect their children — being “a lioness” for her cubs.
“They may say, ‘Mom and Dad went through a storm,’ ” she said. “But it’s not the storm I want them to remember, it’s how their mom came out of it.”
She also doesn’t believe that R. Kelly is the man on the tape at the center of the criminal charges. “C’mon,” she said. “Who would believe all that? That’s why they call them allegations.” But at the same time, she also says she hasn’t seen the tape and never looked for it.
Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis Calls Out 50 Cent and Ludacris
Wynton Marsalis is widely recognized as one of today’s best jazz musicians. Now, the jazz legend is calling out hip-hop and artists such as 50 Cent and Ludacris for their vulgar language. “I call it ghetto minstrelsy,” Marsalis tells The Guardian.
“Old school minstrels used to say they were real darkies from the real plantation. Hip-Hop substitutes the plantation for the streets. Now you have to say you’re from the streets, you shot some brothers, you went to jail.
Rap has become a safari for people who get their thrills from watching African-American people debase themselves — men dressing in gold, calling themselves stupid names like Ludacris and 50 Cent, spending money on expensive fluff, using language like “bitch,” “ho” and “nigger.”
Brandy Sued By Car Crash Victim's Husband
As expected, the husband of the woman killed in a car crash involving singer Brandy has filed a lawsuit against the singer.
According to TMZ.com, Marquane Hdidou filed the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming Brandy and another motorist named Mallory Ham were "recklessly and carelessly ... traveling too fast for conditions” and "following too closely" on the 405 Freeway, which factored into the collision that killed his wife, Awatef Aboudihaj on Dec. 30.
As a result of his wife's death, Hdidou claims in the lawsuit that he has, "forever been deprived the support and maintenance, services, guidance, companionship, comfort, affection, solace, moral support, society, care, love, consortium and other benefits" from his wife.
Hdidou’s lawsuit seeks an undisclosed sum to cover medical and funeral expenses, as well as legal costs and other damages.
This is the second lawsuit filed against Brandy in relation to the woman’s death. Aboudihaj’s parents are suing the entertainer for $50 million.
Lloyd Banks UK Concert Cancelled
G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks was scheduled to perform in Derbyshire, England at club T Five this Saturday (May 5). But according to the Derby Telegraph, the Derbyshire police have cancelled the concert due to fear of gun violence.
“It’s not particularly the individual, although it is a music genre that glorifies guns and violence,” says Chief Inspector Gary Parkin. Officials also claim they only learned about the event on Monday, giving them little time to prepare.
“Because of the lack of preparation time and us finding out at short notice, there hasn’t been time to put the proper contingencies in place to make sure the event goes off in a safe environment,” Parkin says. “Around 600 tickets have been sold for this event already and we’re working with the promoters and licensee to make sure that people know it has been cancelled and the venue will be shut.”
Doug E. Fresh Headed To Court For Assault Charge
Pioneering MC Doug E. Fresh has been ordered to appear in a Michigan courthouse today.
Doug E. Fresh, whose real name is Douglas E. Davis is due to appear in a Romulus, MI court today on charges that he assaulted a Northwest Airlines employee. According to the Detroit News, airport police say that on April 16 Davis pushed an airlines employee before entering a jet way at Concourse A of Detroit's Metropolitan Airport.
The world-famous entertainer, best known for his incredible beat-boxing, was charged with assault and battery as well as violating airport rules. Davis was previously freed on $5,000 bond after appearing before 34th District Judge David Parrot.
Davis rose to fame in the mid-80's thanks to popular hits like "The Show" and "La Di Da Di."
The Temple of Hiphop is gearing up for their 10th Annual Hip Hop Appreciation Week, which kicks off in Atlanta, GA from May 13-20.
"Honor" is the theme for this year's Hip Hop Appreciation Week, which the Temple of Hiphop launched to "celebrate the culture of Hip-Hop and to allow Hip-Hop fans to speak out about the truth of Hip-Hop and raise social awareness," according to a statement from the Temple, which was launched by rap legend KRS-One.
Throughout the week, different cities around the country produce events that create discussions around the concept of hope, engaging the youth, parents, educators, politicians and music fans through hip hop music and culture.
In Atlanta, special events will be held revolving around the theme of “Honor,” such as the InSpirit Truth Center’s 1st Inspirit Hip Hop Awards.
The Inspirit Awards, sponsored by the Inspirit Truth Center, the Temple of Hiphop and HIPHOP Ministries, Inc. will honor three leaders from the Hip-Hop community that have assisted in the "growth, development and preservation of Hip-Hop culture,” according to a statement.
These year's honorees are Wanique Shabazz, Program Coordinator for WRFG 89.3FM radio in Atlanta, Dee Dee Cocheta-Williams, Hip-Hop Activist andJasz, Owner of Earwax Records.
Minister Server of the Temple of Hiphop will host the event, featuring live performances by Ishues, Lando, the Inspirit Youth Ministry and others.
Twista Calls Upon Americans To Appeal to the Government
Atlantic Records recording artist, Twista, has voiced his opinion on President George W. Bush’s veto of a $124 billion Iraq Spending Bill which also set a timeline for American troops to be completely withdrawn from Iraq.
Calling the President’s actions “bogus”, in his blog with Red Eye, an edition of the Chicago Tribune, Twista went on to call upon Americans to appeal to the government: “We need to say something effective to bring our troops back home. We have troops dying every day and I think it's time that they come back home.”
Twista shares that he feels that Americans should write to their Senators, Representatives, and Governors in response to the veto. On the situation in Iraq, Twista commented, “I kind of feel the way Rosie O'Donnell feels: They didn't attack us so why should we have to attack them?”The blog can be found online at http://redeyechicago.com/twista .
Readers are encouraged to send the emcee
their questions, comments, and reactions through the site as well.
Porn played on Disney Channel in N.J.
Cable operator Comcast is investigating how hardcore pornography was broadcast during a popular cartoon program on the Disney Channel.
Customer Paul Dunleavy would also like to know. He was stunned Tuesday morning to find his 5-year-old son watching something other than “Handy Manny,” a cartoon about a bilingual Latino handyman and his talking tools.
“It was two people doing their thing, it was full-on and it was disgusting,” the Middletown father of three told The New York Daily News for Wednesday newspapers. “I couldn’t believe it.”
Dunleavy’s phone number was unlisted when The Associated Press tried to contact him Wednesday.
Fred DeAndrea, a spokesman for Philadelphia-based Comcast, confirmed the programming error occurred around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. He described it as an “isolated issue in a local New Jersey facility.”
Bone Thugs and Twista Recording New Album Together
According to Billboard.com, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Twista are recording an album together. “We’re working on an album,” Layzie Bone told Billboard.com. “We’ve got, like, five, six, seven songs. Twista is our dog, man. We’re unifying the Midwest. We had problems in the beginning, but that’s too long ago to bring up. We’re making music, man.”
In the 90’s, Bone and Twista were engaged in a heated rivalry about who originated the quick, double-timed rhyme style.
“It definitely was a rivalry at one time, but it was all senseless, nonsense,” says Krayzie Bone. “We were just young and not even realizing what was going on. Now we’re like, ‘Man, what were we even beefing about?’ We don’t even know — like, who rapped the fastest or whatever. It really didn’t make sense. Now we’re like, instead of beefing, we can make money together.”
While there is no release date for the album, Twista does appear on Bone’s new album, Strength & Loyalty (Full Surface/Interscope Records), on the song, “C-Town.”
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