Directed by Aristotle
Philadelphia rapper and self-proclaimed broad street bully, Beanie Sigel was sentenced to two years in prison at the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia today, for failing to pay more than $728,000 in taxes dating back to 1999.
Damn. Hold ya head Beans!
Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba has bought half of Yahoo’s stake in the company — 20% of Alibaba’s shares — back from Yahoo for $7.1 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo will sell half its stake in Alibaba for at least $6.3 billion in cash and up to $800 million in new Alibaba preferred stock. Read More
Jim Jones drops an official video for “Paper Chase” featuring Trav, off his “Vampire Life 2” mixtape.
Stalley drops an official video for “Midnight Satori”, off his “Songs By Me” EP. Directed by Slick Jackson
8 Ball drops an official video for “Good Girl, Bad Girl”.
Filmmaker Spike Lee is currently in the final stages of post-production of a Michael Jackson** documentary that focuses on the King of Pop’s album Bad and ensuing world tour.
The film, which syncs up nicely with the album’s 25th anniversary, features 40 interviews done by Lee with Jackson’s confidants, choreographers, musicians and other collaborators. Lee also interviewed contemporary stars from Kanye West to Sheryl Crow (a backup singer on the Bad tour) about the album’s lasting influence.
Following Frank Ocean’s early digital release of “Channel Orange” and free stream from his tumblr (http://frankocean.tumblr.com/), “Channel Orange” has sold enough units to reach #1 in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
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CJ Wallis captures Curren$y and Harry Fraud’s studio sessions as they create their new EP “Cigarette Boats”
Directed by G Visuals
An analysis of FBI crime statistics by 24/7 Wall Street reveals that in many of the most dangerous cities in America, such as St. Louis and Memphis, violent crime went up. Checkout to see if your city makes the the Top 5 Dangerous Cities in America list below:
5. Memphis, TN
Violent crimes per 1,000: 15.8
4. Oakland, CA
Violent crimes per 1,000: 16.8
3. St. Louis, MO
Violent crimes per 1,000: 18.6
2. Detroit, MI
Violent crimes per 1,000: 21.4
Homicide increased by 11 percent in 2011 in Detroit as compared to 2010.
1. Flint, MI
Violent crimes per 1,000: 23.4
Flint has the second-highest murder rate and the highest rates of aggravated assault, burglary and arson in the nation.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson releases new mixtape featuring Hayes and Schoolboy Q
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