Jermaine Dupri,
DJ Drama, Kandi Burgess (formerly of X-Scape) Keion Carpenter of The Atlanta
Falcons and Lil’ Jon have joined with Show Me the Way Foundation, Atlanta’s
Hot 107.9, Macy’s and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Atlanta to host the first annual
Wonder Land Kids Fashion Show. The event features the children of various celebrities
walking the fashion runway to help raise HIV/AIDS awareness in their local communities.
All of the proceeds from the event will benefit children and teens who have
been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. "I am a smart, handsome young man and I get
all the ladies!" Lil’ Jon’s eight-year-old son Nathan stated in a press
release. The Wonder Land Kids Fashion Show takes place July 16 at the Fabulous
Fox Theatre. Doors open at 6PM. Tickets are on sale for $15 for children 10
and younger and $25 to $50 for general and VIP admission
The parents of
aspiring Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper Anthony "emceeaccident" Latour
have filed a lawsuit against North Sewickley Township and the local Police Department
in Federal Court, claiming the school district expelled the rapper without just
cause, because of battle raps he wrote and posted against another student on
the Internet. Latour was 14-years-old when police arrested the aspiring rapper
at school in April of 2005 and charged him with terroristic threats because
of the lyrics contained in the rap songs. The same day of his arrest, seven
police officers with a K-9 dog searched the Latour’s home and confiscated $10,000
worth of recording equipment his parents had purchased for his recordings. Latour
also spent two weeks in a juvenile detention facility and was expelled for two
years. He was eventually awarded a $90,000 settlement from The Riverside Beaver
County School District in Pennsylvania. In the new lawsuit, the Latour’s seek
an undisclosed amount in damages for constitutional violations.
Rapper Nas will
be featured in an upcoming remixed Miles Davis project to help celebrate the
jazz legend’s 80th birthday. Nas collaborated with guitar god Santana for a
track on the album, titled Evolution of the Groove. In addition to the
CD, a new DVD, book, movie, Davis will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame. "One of the things that has been most surprising to me is just
how iconic the name Miles Davis is," Darryl Porter, the General Manager
of Miles Davis Properties told the Associated Press. "Part of our goal
is to get a whole new generation of Miles fans." Davis, who passed away
15 years ago, still sells thousands of the legendary trumpetist’s album Kind
of Blue each week, a testament to his enduring legacy.
Two men face charges
in connection with a concert ticket scam in Dubuque, Iowa. Police charged 20-year-old
Jeffrey Revis of Wesley Chapel, Florida and Charles Warthan of Chattanooga,
Tennessee with theft in the first degree, after the pair promoted a phony concert
titled Summer Jam 2-K-6 which fraudulently featured rapper Chamillionaire and
R&B stars Ciara and Chris Brown. Police said over 1,000 people paid $25
a ticket for the fake concert, which were sold at local record stores. Police
said they caught the two as they attempted to collect more ticket receipts for
the concert. Victims of the concert scam can bring their tickets and fill out
a complaint form at the Dubuque County Sherriff’s Office. If convicted, the
two men face up to ten years in prison.