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Hip-Hop Rumors: Jim Jones Charged By NYPD! Beyonce On Gilligan’s Island? DeTox Gets Photographed! Cam’Ron’s Chillin!

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Rumors
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DISCLAIMER:

All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.

TODAY’S RUMORS!

THE DAILY TWO CENTS

More rumors to come…

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING – [email protected].JIM JONES TO MEET WITH POLICE OVER NE-YO SCRAP!UPDATE: Jim Jones has been charged by NYPD in this case. Read about it HERE!Well, Jim Jones is going to bring in the New Year in with true G-Swag and meeting with the police over the alleged fight with Ne-Yo’s team! (I know swag is so played out, but that’s why I’m using it.) You know ya heard it hear first, even though some of my details were off. Nevertheless, the cops caught wind of the alleged confrontation that happened in Louis Vuitton store on Fifth Ave in NYC. Jim of Byrd Gang crew will meet at the 54th NYPD, according to MTV news. From what I know, being real, Jim Jones didn’t partake in the fight at all. I heard it was all the goonies, whoever they are. Anyway, I also heard Ne-Yo hauled a$$ out of that melee. What did you expect him to do? FIGHT? The person I heard caught it the most was Vaugh, Ty Ty’s brother. (Ty Ty is like Jay-Z’s best friend.) All of this is speculative. More on this later, I’d say. I wonder if Jim will be like he didn’t see anything at all?

GILLIGAN’S ISLAND WITH BEYONCE?

You know Hollywood loves to rehash old shows and movies and update them! Well, there is a rumor that Beyonce might star in the movie version of Gilligan’s Island. If you are an adult, you probably remember the hit series that starred Gilligan, the professor, Mr. and Mrs. Howell, Mary Ann, The Skipper and, of course, Ginger…the Hottie. Of course, with Beyonce being the hottest thing this side of Rihanna, they want her to be the Ginger character. Now Ginger was originally White, but I could definitely see B in the role. We’ll see how it goes.

CASSIE HAS BEEN KICKED OUT OF RYAN LESLIE’S CREW

I hope you all don’t have such short memories that you don’t recall that Ryan Leslie pretty much made Cassie hot right? I mean, she was definitely hot before, because she was a model, but as a singer…that’s Ryan. He staged the myspace push and the musical push to. I even heard Ryan was head-over-heels in love with Cassie. Then came a dude named Diddy. Anyway, I heard Ryan has replaced her with a new chick by the name of KRYS IVORY. Not that it matters, but Krys is a White female – hence the name Ivory.

LUPE STARTS A NEW GROUP…???

Kanye West just might get a run for his skinny jeans. I am hearing a very strong rumor that Lupe Fiasco is in the process of forming a new group that is decidedly on the indie tip. From what I have been told Lupe is going to be doing a combination of singing and rapping with a band. A band is nothing new, but singing in a British accent is pretty new for even Lupe. From what I understand, this will take Lupe’s musicianship to a whole new level, but not really in the Hip-Hop way.

UPDATE: Lupe had reportedly denied that this is him singing and a new group of his. I went to WithoutAPause.com and got the full songs. Click here to listen to the alleged songs. You judge!

FOXY BROWN IS HAPPY!

Hhmmmm….I wonder why Foxy Brown is so happy? Anyway, I heard this picture was take during the New Year’s festivities. Perhaps 2009 will bring her some better times than 08?

DETOX IS NOT A MYTH

I heard Dr. Dre has a new artist named Slim The Mobster and he’s circulated a picture of Dr. Dre working on Detox. Here is one of them. Dre has a real intense look on his face. Maybe he doesn’t like people taking pics of him?

I WISH I WAS CAM’RON

Check out the pics of Cam’ron having fun at Six Flags…dude looks like he’s having more fun than the Fat Boys at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

BUSTA RHYMES B.O.M.B. PLAYLIST

Is this the tracklisting?

Back On My Business track list:

Kissin tha Curb (feat. Bishop Lamont)

Don’t Touch Me

We Made It (Feat. Linkin Park)

Blown (feat. T-Pain)

Missile

Packin’ Them Things

I Got Bass (p###. Bangladesh)

Arab Money (feat. Ron Browz)

Undescribable (feat. Billy Danze)

Fried Chicken (feat. Nas)

Throw It Up (feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris)

Get that Gwoop (Feat. Slim Thug)

Bust Our Gunz (feat. Reek Da Villian)

Where’s My F#####’ Money

Breathin’ Like That

Don’t Want None (feat. Hot Rod)

Dont Touch Me (feat. Reek Da Villian, Spliff Starr, Lil Wayne, Nas, The Game, & Big Daddy Kane) [Remix}

Arab Money (feat. Ron Browz, Diddy, Swizz Beats, T-Pain, Akon, Lil Wayne) [Remix]

Arab Money (feat. Reek Da Villian, Rick Ross, Spliff Star) [Remix Part 2]

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

Looks like that whole thing with Mistah Fab and his chain was just a big joke or a hoax. At any rate, he’s got his chain to the fullest and it appears like this is clownery.

Rumor has it, LL Cool J was slated to perform at a gay night club, but never showed up. I’m not sure why this is a rumor, but I guess it something that is nothing.

I don’t know how true this is, but I heard Jazmin Sullivan might be in the early stages of a pregnancy.

Olivia sex tape? I’m just asking.

RANDOM QUOTES

Lil Kim is not happy at her portrayal in the Biggie Movie:

“I’ve been quiet for too long. I’ve had enough and I’m about to expose them both…I’ve been quiet for a long time. I’m very disappointed in Faith. There’s nothing Faith or Ms. Wallace could do to stop me from reppin’ B.I.G. all day. I’m gonna always do that…it’s time for Ms. Wallace to be exposed. As far as the film goes, I was neither a writer nor producer of the film. I really had nothing to do with it at all…maybe she thinks that, but that’s incorrect. It’s Ms. Wallace’s project.”

Tru Sosa writes illseed regarding the rumor that he was killed on New Year’s Day…whoa!

“I’m sure you don’t know who I am, and I appreciate the concern, but I am not dead. And I’m not on drugs. Thanks. Stay Blessed. –Sosa”

MAX B VS BYRD GANG

J-HOOD AND D-BLOCK STILL BEEFING

This beef is getting ancient old…

Rapper Stan Spit (Stanspit) allegedly slept with J-Hood’s girlfriend. This came from Stan or somebody claiming to be Stan Spit. Now we can see if these dudes can spend the rest of the year e-beefing.

EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY

Dude works for Domino’s and he fell like one too.

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CAM’RON, WE LOVE YOU!!!

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!

-illseed

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DMX’s Arizona Home Robbed, Placed In Foreclosure

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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In addition to his legal woes, embattled rapper DMX has fallen victim to the harshness of the current real estate market His luxurious Arizona home is in shambles and is now facing foreclosure.

 

The five bedroom house, which lies on a sprawl in the Cave Creek valley outside of Phoenix, is currently on the market for $429,000, nearly $200,000 less than the multi-platinum selling rapper paid for the home in 2003.

 

Had the home been kept in proper condition, it should be worth nearly $650,000, according to a local real estate agent in charge of selling the home.

 

The house is being sold on behalf of the bank and according to DMX‘s wife Tashera Simmons, part of the reason for the home’s poor condition is that after the Simmons separated, no one took care of the home.

 

In addition to the fact that the family ceased paying for the cleaning service that had previously taken care of the home in their absence, the home was further left damaged after a SWAT Team raid in May of last year.

 

The raid, which resulted in the X’s arrest on drug and animal cruelty charges, left several open access points for thieves to access the home.

 

Following the SWAT Team’s investigation, the house’s front door was left blown in, as well as several broken windows around the property.

 

They also left the tile and carpet throughout the house charred.

 

In the months since, burglars have removed nearly all valuables in the home, including DMX’s ATV recreational vehicles.

 

To make matters worse, when the bank took over the property, they found anything that the thieves deemed uninteresting simply laying in the pool.

 

The real estate company selling the house, which was showcased on DMX’s 2006 BET reality show Soul of a Man, hopes to still sell the house, despite it’s current condition.

SET IT OFF: Notorious

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The legacy you leave is not measured in possessions you have when you expire.  It’s not measured by the things you did, but by the effect that you had on the people who loved you and how different the world is for you being there.

 

Christopher Wallace was an amazing individual whose words altered perception of him despite his striking image.  His biggest power was the ability to make your ears overpower your eyes; an alchemist that changed “Black and ugly as ever” into an object of physical desire.

 

Beneath that power lies the truth.  Biggie Smalls was a true master of connection. He could find that central point that unites our collective experience and simplify it to the point that no matter who heard him, they would understand what he had to say.  That legacy is what makes him an important figure, flaws and all, and is also what inspires the movie Notorious. During the filming of the film I had the distinct pleasure of being on set to see the behind the scenes creation of this movie. 

 

Consequently, this is the largest budget that Fox Searchlight has ever committed to a film. For it to be about a rapper, speaks to how much they believe in this project. Today’s particular shooting chronicles a 1996 performance at the Georgia Dome, post the Quad Studio shooting of Tupac, and amid the East/West hysteria. Here are some of my observations.

 

The first thing they make known is that this movie is the vision of Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace. As such, it stands as perhaps her chance to tell the story not of the rapper, whose life unfolded in the media, but of her son, Christopher Wallace.  Those stories don’t necessarily align. Miss Wallace has been on the set every day, overseeing every aspect of the film’s creation.  Don’t get it twisted, you may rewind this, but Bad Boy’s not behind this.

 

I asked Miss Wallace how it felt to see such a large part of her life unfold on the screen. She responded, “When I did my book, I felt I was done, but there’s so many documentaries.  And once you see them it gets so out there that it’s like you’re watching the Godfather. 

 

I said so many people love my son; I’m going to do his life. This is about a man with a heart. I want the world to see that no matter what they come from they can be the greatest.”

 

Obviously this is a movie, so there is a certain amount of Hollywood needed to connect story arcs within the film. When asked about some of these instances, Miss Wallace was very forthcoming.  “The jail scene never happened,” she replied, “they had me praying in jail and that’s whatever.  They had some things about his father that didn’t happen and I had that taken out.”

 

Miss Wallace never misses a date on the set, commuting from PA every morning and she wields full control over the script. It’s clear that in a very real sense this is her movie. This is her chance to give the world her son but on her terms; to give the story of the man, not the entertainer or the rapper.

 

A while later I met up with the lovely Antonique Smith, who plays Faith in the film. She briefly spoke of the idiosyncrasies of playing someone that’s still alive. In her performance, she chose to interpolate rather than imitate Faith. She watched footage and read about her. “On the one side, I have her as a resource and I can ask her what was going on in her mind,” Smith said. “On the other hand I want to make her happy.” The aspiring singer has been planning for the spotlight since her early youth. From what I saw on the set, you will not be disappointed.

 

The person of interest in all of this is Naturi Naughton, cast in the role of Lil’ Kim.  It’s not secret how central Kim was to the story of B.I.G., but also well-known is the running enmity between Biggie’s mom and Kim. 

With Miss Wallace at the helm of this project, it’s curious to see how Kim would be portrayed. Naughton, formerly of R&B group 3LW is all grown up, and added some insight into how this would play out.

 

“My agent submitted my name to the auditions.  I don’t rap, so[initially] I doubted myself. Once I got a call back I got focused and challenged myself. Maybe 50% of the Kim you see on screen is me. I’m definitely not Kim, as far as my public persona. Totally different. 

But the confidence and the sex appeal as a woman is me.  Naughton continued,”There has to be a little of the character in you or it won’t be believable.  I’m learning that I have that feistiness.”

 

Obviously no look at this movie is complete without checking out the guy who plays B.I.G., aspiring rapper Jamal Woolard, p.k.a Gravy. Yes the same Gravy from the HOT 97 incident a few years ago who got shot in the posterior.  Physically, he’s pretty close. Roughly the same height and weight. Same Brooklyn swagger as B.I.G., but obviously that’s not enough. Biggie was more than that.

 

Woolard was chosen after a nationwide search, and after chosen he was subjected to a Biggie bootcamp. He was coached in the studio for weeks by one of Bad Boy’s infamous Hitmen, D-Dot Angelette. He spent four months in total getting the mannerisms down, including weeks with cotton balls in his mouth to manufacture that crisp husky voice. There are times when the music is blaring and he’s rapping along that it’s positively haunting. This particular day and scene requires a rendition of “Who Shot Ya.”  I had my doubts initially but he has it down pat.

 

Aside from Miss Wallace, there are some very good people attached to this film. George Tillman (the director), Wayne Barrow, Mark Pitts, D-Dot, Puffy, and even Un Rivera had a hand in bringing the film as close to what really happened as possible.

 

Says Barrow, “22 million people feel that they have ownership of this movie, but there are three people I care about: Miss Wallace and his two kids.”

To the question of what his obligation is for this movie, Barrow responded, “That those kids know who their father is. At the core of this movie, it’s a mother/son story. 

It’s also a love story.  It’s a story about womanizing and friendship and so many other stories. It’s about universal experience.”

 

And so we come full circle. The man whose most powerful weapon was that universal connection having that same experience displayed in pictures to the people who loved the persona, but didn’t really know the man at the center of it.  From my experience that day, this project is in capable hands and Hip-Hop may add a new movie to its “must-have” list as the first major motion picture about the life of one of our own. Cut.

Kurupt Launches Label; New LP With DJ Quik

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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West Coast rapper Kurupt is gearing up for what he hopes to be an exceptional New Year.

 

In addition to three new projects slated for release in 2009, the Dogg Pound co-founder has created a new imprint to be distributed through Fontana/Universal, he told AllHipHop.com exclusively.

 

The newly founded Penagon Entertainment will be operated jointly by Kurupt and his Atlanta-based management firm Lakeshow Management.

 

The distribution agreement with Fontana/Universal will allow the former Death Row Records VP to retain all creative control over his music and those signed to the label.

 

It also provides for the continued expansion of the label’s roster, while growing his resume as a business man.

 

Kurupt is also adding to his lengthy catalog of collaborations, with the release of a new album with DJ Quik.

 

The new LP, entitled Blaqout, will be released via Quik’s Mad Science Records, which is also distributed by Fontana/Universal.

 

The idea for the project came about while the two worked together on Snoop Dogg’s album, Ego Trippin’.

 

During their many discussions about music, Kurupt said they came to the conclusion that they should create an album together.

 

“Me and Quik are like night and day,” Kurupt said. “You can’t have one without the other – the perfect combination.”

 

While putting the finishing touches on Blaqout, Kurupt is also preparing for the February release of his next solo LP, Street Lights, which will be the first project on Penagon/Fontana/Universal.

 

The album heavily features production by West Coast producer Terrance Martin, known for his work on Snoop’s last album.

 

Also in the pipeline is 100 Wayz, the latest offering by Tha Dogg Pound, which is the first official album from the group since 2005’s Dogg Food.

 

In past interviews, the group has said that their intermittent releases should be considered no more than official mixtapes.

 

In preparation for the new release, Daz and Kurupt recently partnered with DJ Drama for Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Grill titled Full Circle.

 

The duo is also working on a collaborative project with producer Pete Rock.

Dr. Dre Son’s Death Ruled a Heroin Overdose

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The Los Angeles coroner’s office has determined that the August death of Andre Young, Jr. was due to an overdose of heroin and morphine.

 

The 20-year-old, born Andre Young, Jr. was found unconscious and not breathing on August 23 by his mother at the family’s Woodland Hills home.

 

He had spent the night partying with friends. An autopsy was completed within a few days, but the cause of a death was delayed per the results of a myriad of tests, including a toxicology report.

 

LA coroner spokesman Larry Dietz revealed that his division has officially closed the case as an “accidental death” due to “morphine and heroin intoxication.”

 

Since the untimely passing on his son, Dr. Dre has declined to speak on the matter, requesting that fans and media alike respect his family’s need for privacy.

 

“Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son,” stated Lori Earl, the producer’s publicist. “Please respect his family’s grief and privacy at this time.”

 

The devastating loss came as Dre was preparing a December release of the oft-delayed and long-awaited Detox, his third and alleged final studio album.

 

The LP is now expected to follow new albums in 2009’s first quarter from Eminem (Relapse) and 50 Cent (Before I Self-Destruct).

 

To date, the only confirmed appearances on the album are Nas, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Eminem, and 50 Cent.

“No Woman, No Cry” Songwriter Vincent Ford Dies

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Vincent Ford, the man credited with writing Bob Marley’s classic “No Woman, No Cry,” passed away in Jamaica on December 28.

 

According to Intrepid reporter Brittany Somerset, the songwriter’s death comes after a long struggle with diabetes.

 

Both of Ford’s legs had been amputated due to complications from the disease.

 

Ford became good friends with Bob Marley as the two grew up in the Trench Town ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica in the 1960s.

 

The song “No Woman, No Cry” first appeared on Bob Marley’s 1974 album Natty Dread.

 

The most well known version of the track remains the concert version off the 1975 album Live!

 

The song later gained even more international fame with its inclusion on the greatest hits compilation Legend (1984), now recognized as the best selling reggae album of all time.

 

Although Vincent Ford is officially credited as the sole songwriter of the seminal hit, rumors persist that Marley added Ford’s name to ensure his friend would have royalties for the rest of his life.

 

Despite the whisperings, Ford went on to write three more songs for Marley’s breakthrough album Rastaman Vibration: “Positive Vibration,” “Roots, Rock, Reggae,” and “Crazy Baldhead.”

 

After Marley succumbed to cancer in 1981, Ford ran a soup kitchen in his native Jamaica and made no further forays into songwriting.

 

“No Woman, No Cry” continues to be a popular cover song.

 

Throughout its 35 year history, the song has been reworked by The Fugees, Sean Kingston, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Cliff, Faith Hill, and Tila Tequila.

 

Vincent Ford was 68 years old.

Hip-Hop Photographer Missing In France; Family Seeks Help

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The international Hip-Hop community has banded together to help French authorities in their search for Hip-Hop photographer Hermann Deza.

 

The 33-year-old was last seen leaving his house on December 26 and has not been heard from since.

 

Deza, known among his peers as Hermosdef, has neither his wallet nor his cell phone with him.

 

His family and friends have circulated a flyer with his picture and contact information for authorities in Puteaux, France, a northern suburb of Paris.

 

In addition to posting the flyer on several popular French and US blogs, Deza’s family and friends are also utilizing social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook to help in the search.

 

They have even encouraged supporters to help further by using the flyer as their profile avatars.

 

The French-born son of Ivory Coast immigrants in Paris, Deza first became interested in photography while studying in London.

 

Describing both music and photography as his passions, he has made a career of capturing Paris’ vibrant soul and Hip-Hop community through portraits he calls “Afropics.”

 

His works include photos of US artists performing in France, such as Musiq Soulchild and Method Man, as well as some of the artists at the forefront of American-inspired urban music in France, including Les Nubiennes, soul vocalist Agnes Paris, and rappers Booba and Tiemoko.

 

He is a member of the Jazzefique Hip-Hop collective.

 

Anyone with information about Hermann Deza’s whereabouts is asked to contact the police precinct in Puteaux at +33 01.55.91.91.40.

 

Calls can also be directed to +33 06.63.85.98.23 or 06.13.58.88.33

Hip-Hop-Not Dead, Soulja Boy’s Career…?

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Uncategorized
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Maybe I didn’t hear this right.  Did Soulja Boy just indirectly blame Nas for the abysmal sales of his latest album?  Did the Billboard cover boy just suggest that Hip-Hop is dead? (Damn it!  I swore I would never utter, nor write that phrase eveeeerrrr again.) Did Soulja Boy just call some of the Hip-Hop Nation brain dead parrots who simply repeat what the perceived experts say? Okay, well maybe that’s kinda sort of the truth.  But until Soulja Boy is actually welcome in the Hip-Hop Nation, which will probably be the 1st of never, he really is in no position to mock the brethren.

 

I’m assuming Mr. Tellem felt that his mini-monologue was a sincere challenging of an already overly-challenged phrase.  However, it came off as a selfish thought theft being used as an excuse for the fact that no one bought his sophomore effort.

 

I also find it quite amusing that this video popped up as the writers around the web (including yours truly) started regretting their 2008 contempt for SB and cutting him a collective break. I guess regretting regret is going to be the way of the walk in this case. I don’t even think the “respect the kid’s grind because he’s making that paper” crew can save him now. 

 

People are already contemplating what Ether 2 is going to sound like. Considering what Ron Browz has been kicking out lately, I think that nostalgic pairing should be left in the past. Mr. Jones’ bars broken up with an extra helping of auto-tuned ooooohhhhh’s will deflate his credibility a bit since no one seems to like that handy dandy tool much these days.  And there really is no point of slicing someone’s wrist after they have already shot themselves in the head.  A Nas response would simply be over-kill and aren’t we moving to a kinder, gentler Hip Hop? That’s what the prognosticators are saying anyway.

 

Here is the rub though.  I’ll bet you a snotty Benjamin that there are some folks who agree with him.  It’s not like that whole HHID movement didn’t encounter resistance.  There were some pretty thoughtful critics who pulled out the e-daggers when Nas started marketing his most controversial album to date. Hell, people are still talking about it. So is SB now the poster child for the anti-HHID movement or is he just another loyal member of the HHID club who has strayed from the list of usual suspects? Or maybe he is simply tossing his hat into the ring for the next time Nas needs a good PR person.

 

If you ever hear Nas say, “I don’t like rap music right now,” you know what’s up; especially if it comes on the tail end of a freestyle ode to the plantation overseers.  The more I think about it, the more some of what Soulja Boy said makes sense.  I mean if anyone can spot a dumb ass remark in a hay stack, it would be him.

 

Seriously though, when Nas was making his rounds right after HHID dropped, he said one of the things that led him to using Hip-Hop is Dead as his title was the younger generations expectation that those who blazed the Hip Hop trails they skipped down unfettered would step to the side.  He felt there were some newbies who were buying into their own hype and that character flaw was bothersome to him.  He said there were rappers out there who thought they should be considered big shots after one album and liked to take shots at folks who had been doing it for a while.  How prophetic is it that the same personality type Nas credited for the back peddling of the genre has stepped to the forefront to cast blame.  I mean in the world according to Soulja Boy, a few months ago Hip Hop was the best thing since ice and tats. It’s amazing how much a Soundscan report can change a thought process.

 

Look, I don’t think SB killed Hip-Hop any more than I think Nas did because to have a killer you have to have a death.  It’s been a bumpy road and plenty of issues need to be addressed, but life support is not one of them. So SB and his Yums carriers can fill that empty coffin with all those extra copies of iSouljaboy Tellem that no one is going to buy and have their little funeral because the only thing round here that’s dead is that album.

“If you really think it’s dead n*cca, then revive it. You feel me? Do something.  Bring it back to life.”

-Soulja Boy

TOP 10 SPORTS STORIES OF 2008

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Uncategorized
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In 2008, we witnessed arguably one of the greatest years in sports history. If there was one phrase that comes to mind that best described 2008’s Year in Sports, I would have to describe it as “The Year of OH, SNAP!”  Well that is the G-rated version of the saying, but you get the idea. I cannot remember a year like this in sports in my lifetime.

 

Of course, the older generation can argue that they have witnessed better seasons in the past, i.e. the Season of ’69 (Joe Willie’s Jets in Super Bowl III and the Amazing Mets), but the Sports version of “Old School vs. New School” will be around until the end of time. However, when it comes to 2008, there were more plot twists than an episode of Murder She Wrote.

 

So, what will we remember about 2008 from the world of sports? Dara Torres, The Detroit Red Wings, Michael Vick, Marion Jones, Adam “Pacman” Jones; the list goes on and on. It depends on whatever floats your boat. The best thing about the 2008 Sport’s year is that we watched, we witnessed the majesty of it all. As the late, great Jim McKay would say in the opening of ABC’s Wide World of Sports, “the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat… the human drama of athletic competition”.

 

Therefore, I ask you to watch and witness as I share with you the Top 10 things I will remember the most from the year in sports from 2008:

 

 

10) Super Mario: The Kansas Jayhawks, 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions

 

9) The Saga Continued: The Brett Favre Saga

 

8) The Greatest Tennis Match in our Lifetime: Nadal / Federer, Wimbledon 2008

 

7) Irish Pride: 2008 Boston Celtics, NBA Champs

 

6) Quicksilver 2008: Usain Bolt

 

5) Hit ‘Em High, Hit ‘Em Low & Is Philly in this motherf*@#er? : The 2008 MLB Season

 

4) I Will Not Lose: Tiger Woods, 2008 U.S. Open

 

3) Golden Redemption: 2008 Men’s Olympic Basketball/The Dream Team

 

2) Aquaman 2008: Michael Phelps

 

1) Land of the Giants: Super Bowl XLII, Upset for the ages

 

 

Well that’s it. That’s my list. I’m sure I left a few things off and of course this topic is always subject to debate, so let the debating begin. Let me ask you this, what are your favorite moments for 2008 in the world of sports?

 

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Soulja Boy Assaulted In Georgia

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A representative for teen sensation Soulja Boy has confirmed the young entertainer was assaulted last week.

 

Unconfirmed reports began circulating on New Year’s Eve that Soulja Boy and several of his close friends were ambushed and robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday night (December 30) after six men invaded the rapper’s home.

 

Allegedly, Soulja Boy’s friend Jbar was nearly taken hostage during the robbery.

 

The following day (December 31), a video surfaced of two masked men claiming responsibility for the crime.

 

In the clip, the duo boasted of stalking Soulja Boy before the attack by attending his album release party and subsequently tailing the rapper to his home.

 

The alleged thieves further described the robbery in detail. They disputed initial reports of there being six assailants armed with pistols and Ak-47s.

 

Instead, the alleged robbers claimed the crime was completed between them with one weapon.

 

Due to the two minute video’s over the top content, the clip was initially met with skepticism by fans and media alike.

 

However, a representative for Soulja Boy has confirmed with AllHipHop.com that an incident did take place, but the rep refused to provide any concrete details, stating only that the crime is “a serious situation.”

 

Soulja Boy released his sophomore album iSouljaBoyTellem on December 16.

 

Earlier this week, the teen rapper again sparked controversy by releasing a Youtube video accusing legendary lyricist Nas of killing Hip-Hop and destroying economic opportunities of other emcees.

 

AllHipHop.com will continue to cover this story as more details emerge.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Cam’ron Sighting! Dirty Drama! Did or Didn’t Mistah Fab get Robbed?

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Rumors
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All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.MY DAILY TWO CENTS I’m still taking it easy, y’all even thought I’ve basically written something every day. Yesterday, I wrote a editorial on my Person of the Year! I kept it sooooo simple and to the point. Read it right here: G.W. Bush: Illseed’s Person of the Year   Other than that…check out a few rumors! CAMRON SIGHTING! I heard Cam’ron is chillin’ like a villain! Somebody hit me up an told me that Killa was recently spotted at Six Flags riding roller coasters and whatnot. They also told me that he was back at the pool of some hotel with some super thick babes. Only thing is, I am not sure where this Six Flags is…the only one I know of is on the East Coast and it’s too cold for all that this time of year. DIRTY AWARDS AFTERMATH? I don’t know what’s going on now, but I heard that there might be some trouble in the streets of the A over the Dirty Awards. You know what happened. Factions of T.I.’s Grand Hustle and Shawty Lo’s D4L got into a major fight. Well, I heard that situation might still be going on in the streets. I heard that one of T.I.’s muscle men might have been involved in a shoot out of some sort. This dude is pretty talented so I hope the talk is just that. NOT A RUMOR …ANOTHER RAPPER DEADI got a rumor that a rapper named Tru Sosa was found dead right before the new year came in, according to reports. The rapper was down with C-Murder and seemingly spent the New Year’s celebration all by himself. The only thing is that he didn’t kill himself and police reportedly say he was offed with a shot to the head. Police have speculated that there was some dispute over drugs, but they haven’t released anything definitive. They found him at 12:15 am after a neighbor called the police to tell them they heard gunshots. I haven’t been able to verify this factually so there is hope it is a hoax.FAIZON EXPLAINS WHY HE DISSED FUNK MASTER FLEX He tells it at about 2:37 in the video.

AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE MOP on Sesame Street!

MISTAH FAB DID NOT GET ROBBED …

OR DID HE…? Look at this video…

Did they make up a chain to say the robbed FAB or did Fab get a new one? SOULJA BOY GOT HIS HOME INVADED? They robbed them “fawk boys” or did they?

RUN DOWN OF KATT AND STEVE HARVEY My girl Ashley gave me the 100% thorough run-down of the Katt Williams and Steve Harvey beef. LOL. Beef? They need Biggie to run down “What’s beef.” Anyway, take it away Ash: Hey illseed, I was at the Katt Williams Steve Harvey show last night in detroit… besides Katt getting cut short it was a pretty decent show… It actually started right on time (9:00), but ran late which is why (im assuming) they cut Katt short… they had a gut do a tribute to luther vandross which was really good and some comedian i havent heard of (and dont remember today) do a set then Steve came out… he was funny but it kinda seemed forced, like you could kinda tell he aint really wanna be there it was just another pay check… plus he spent half his set talking about this lady that was sitting in the front row… now she did look crazy and was acting real weird but it was a bit much… when security tried to kick her out cause she wouldnt shut up Steve did stand up for her tho… he also kept talking about the set up of the venue and how f*cked up it was cause it was in a big ass circle… and he kept saying he was an original king of comedy so he funny regardless of whether or not we were laughing at him… after he did about an hour, there was supposed to be a twenty minute intermission which turned into like forty-five so Katt didnt even hit the stage til like 11:45… now the show was advertised as like a comedy championship between the underground king (Katt) and the original king of comedy (steve) but Steve wasnt really playing into all that… he just told some jokes and talked about how he wasnt feeling the set up cause it was like a boxing match with ppl on all sides of him… when Katt came out he played into the whole battle thing and had his robe and belt and all that, he even took off his coat and threw it into the crowd… When he started his set Katt went real hard at Steve calling him B#### made and talking about how he cant be the original king of comedy because he wasnt the first… and how we should all ask for our money back cause Steve took so much time talking about the lady in the front row… He was also going hard on T-Pin about the BET awards and how he came down to the video shoot the next day and confronted the n#### and he got on his bus like a little b#### and drove off… Katt was hilarious for the few minutes he was up there, which I honestly had been a little worried about because sometimes he is hilarious and sometimes its just chuckles… but he was telling s### that wasnt on his last dvd so it was pretty straight… im thinkin there were some die hard steve fans there tho cause you heard a few boos when he was talking about him in the beginning… they stopped the thing at midnight so we could all count down and then Katt told a few more jokes then you just started seeing mad ppl leaving and Katt said they told him he had to stop it was about 12:15 at this point… I know the show was supposed to be over before midnight but it wasnt our fault (or Katt’s) that the other s### ran late… so Katt apologized that he aint get to do his full show and we all left… Anyways it would have been better if they hadnt made Katt get off the stage so early but was still worth the money that my friend paid for the tickets… atleast to me it was lol… anyways have a happy new year and i hope your night went as good as mine did! Lol SHELZ GOT THE VIDEO! A New King of Comedy? So that big comedy championship “fight” went down last night between Steve Harvey and Katt Williams in Detroit after all that back and forth between them in the days leading up to it. Well actually it was just Katt dissin folks for the most part. Jamie Foxx added to the mix by saying that Katt hadn’t written a new joke in years and his cohorts on Foxxhole Radio really gave lil man hell. That led me to believe that everyone was rooting for Steve right? Well, according to my folks in Detroit, Steve would have been better off calling in sick because Katt came in with an entire set of new material and went straight for Steve’s jugular. They also said Steve was the one with the recycled material. The Rock City consensus is there is a new King of Comedy and his name is Katt Williams. Shouts to TheAlexJ0nesChannel for the footage and my boy Darkside for the info. PSA… If you have vertigo or any type of motion illness, I’d suggest you not watch the first video. And lol@ole dude filming this getting busted.

DMX, WE LOVE YOU!!!

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!-illseedWHO: illseed.comWHAT: RumorsWHERE: AllHipHop.com, MySpace.com/TheIllseedHOW: Send your rumors and ill pics to illseed at [email protected].– allhiphop rumors

Queen Latifah Robbed For $10k Worth Of Jewelery

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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Oscar nominated rapper/singer Queen Latifah became the victim of thieves when more than $10,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from her luxury villa in Tobago on Monday (December 29).

 

Police investigating the incident believe the theft was an inside job that may have been committed by a member of the house and grounds staff at Stone Haven Villas, Black Rock Tobago.

 

According to Trinidad and Tobago’s Newsday, authorities state there was no forced entry into the villa, which reinforces the inside job theory. Latifah was in Tobago last week for the Christmas holidays.

 

The 35-year-old entertainer, who checked into the $1,000 a night villa under the name Cynthia Hadden, reportedly stayed at the compound with a female friend.

 

Police were informed of Latifah’s visit by Stone Haven management, which asked that special attention be paid to the area.

 

Despite having three security guards on duty around the clock, a bracelet, two gold rings, a gold chain and a silver ring were taken, as Latifah attended a barbecue brunch in her honor.

 

Guards conducted a search of the villa after the rapper contacted the Stone Haven manager, when she discovered the jewelry was missing.

 

Police were notified when the search came up empty. A statement was later taken from Latifah, who has since checked out of Stone Haven.

 

The rapper was reportedly upset over the theft as she stated the jewelry had a sentimental value and that she would be willing to offer a reward for its return.

 

Tobago police, who have conducted searches, have questioned staff assigned to the villa and Stone Haven employees.

 

Acting police commissioner James Philbert expressed his department’s desire to retrieve the jewelry as he told Newsday that “several searches are being carried out and the police are trying to have the jewelry returned to Queen Latifah.”

 

“Investigators said the larceny seems to be an inside job and efforts are being made round the clock to make a breakthrough,” he shared with the paper.