Hip-hop newlyweds Nas and Kelis are reportedly planning their
humble abode in New York City. The happy couple is said to be considering purchasing
a $1.3 million 1,663-square-foot condo in Chelsea, Manhattan, according to the
Financial Observer. The loft-like condo reportedly includes a large master bedroom,
an open gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, and marble baths. Nas and Kelis got
married in a small Atlanta ceremony in January of this year. The details of
the wedding were later disclosed on the television special, "In Style Celebrity
Weddings."
Contrary to reports, Mixmaster S#### has not died, but the West
Coast pioneer is in grave condition. Sources said that the rapper was briefly
declared dead after he was taken off life support, but began breathing without
the aid of the equipment. After he began breathing again, the doctors sent him
to another hospital for more help. Unfortunatly, S#### reportedly suffered another
cardiac arrest en route to the second hospital. Again, he was close to dying,
but they put him back on the life support. S#### may be brain dead, but reports
are not clear at press time. S####’s tragic condition is the result of a motorcycle
crash that occurred about two weeks ago. He was a pioneer for Hip-Hop and was
a major player in the West throughout the 80’s. "Mixmaster S#### represents
West Coast rap at it’s finest. I mean, before Eazy, [Ice] Cube, a lot of people
on the West knew S####," said Adisa "The Bishop" Banjoko, a journalist
from California. "He was one of the first cats to introduce the grit of
slangin’ crack and jackin’. It was almost, like blues." S#### perfected
a sing-song style of rhyming and worked with luminaries like DJ Pooh, Snoop
Dogg, King Tee, Tha Liks and Toddy Tee. As the West Coast rap scene mourns,
fundraisers are reportedly being set up.
As P.Diddy begins another round of "Making the Band"
with MTV, noticeably absent this season are Bad Boy executives Phil Robinson
and Tracy Waples. The former Bad Boy staffers have both bolted to Def Jam. Robinson,
the one-time manager of Da Band, has landed a position with Island Def Jam president
L.A. Reid, and Waples has joined Jay-Z’s staff as a senior vice president. Also
leaving the Bad Boy Camp is Jameel Spencer, the president of Blue Flame Marketing,
Diddy’s ad agency. Spencer has left to join Dame Dash’s Roc Brands as chief
brand strategist.
