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It's too depressing for me to do this blog. Most of this isn't funny and points to how tough it is to come up poor with mental illness.
I deal with enough negativity as it is.
You could buy this blog and get rich, though. I know you can!
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ATL Hoodrat aka SOULJA GIRL goes crazy on the Marta!
This young lady needs psychiatric help as do lots of people who end up in jail and will never get what they truly need. Given her brief accusations of someone on the train being someone who raped her, you can see how her mental issues could put others behind bars as well, innocent or guilty.
Atlanta Police Issue Arrest Warrant For "Soulja Girl"
On the upside, I've decided to relaunch Ski Mask Way with a focus on dropping batches of links and occasional videos or other graphics.
The links should be coming almost daily and we'll see how it goes.
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Sorry about that but crime goes on without us. Enjoy!
Semi-famous rapper JT Money is denying involvement in a shooting that took place outside of an Atlanta nightclub last weekend.
The shooting occurred after a dispute between two men outside of the Opera Club in Midtown Atlanta. One man was shot in the abdomen, but no other incidents or injuries were reported. JT Money, real name Jeffrey Thompkins, has a lawyer that says Thompkins was in Florida at the time of the shooting.
Couple of things stick out about this incident. One, it took place at a party for R&B singer Trey Songz. Not really following why anyone would have beef at a show featuring ballads. Two, I genuinely had no idea JT Money was still relevant on the scene, so I'm wondering why some outlets have spun him with terms of "hip-hop star" and "famous rapper."
Inga Marchand, known to many as hip-hop artist Foxy Brown, has been sentenced to 76 days of solitary confinement at Rikers Island prison for misbehavior and altercations with prisoners and guards.
Marchand was sentenced to serve a year in prison after violating terms of probation in July of this year. She was convicted of attacking a person with a Blackberry phone, and began serving her prison term in September.
This could bode well for the rapper whose career has been in a downward spiral for the past two years. I can't think of a better place to write introspective rhymes, nor can I think of a better album name to spark her comeback than 'Solitary Confinement.'
America's Gangsta Flavor of the Month, Clifford "T.I./T.I.P." Harris faces significant jail time after being arrested in Atlanta on Saturday for purchasing firearms from an undercover federal agent.
A cooperating witness in the investigation, Harris' bodyguard told authorities that he was instructed by Harris to purchase the firearms on his behalf, and deliver them to him. A raid of Harris' College Park, Ga. home after his arrest resulted in the seizure of several other firearms illegally purchased firearms.
He's due to appear in court today.
I know that T.I. frequently mentions having the chopper ready for any hater, and having his lawyer paid up ready to defend him, but I was hopeful that success in film, music and other business ventures wouldn't actually warrant him doing it in real life.
Jayceon Taylor, known throughout the hip-hop world and New York police precincts as the Game, had charges of impersonating a police officer dismissed yesterday. The charges did have a condition, barring Taylor from being arrested again for the next six months.
He faces felony charges in Los Angeles next week stemming from an altercation during a pick-up basketball game that allegedly resulted in Game punching someone in the face, and brandishing a firearm in a school zone.
Do rappers have some type of ultra pre-paid legal service? They seem to get out of the toughest spots with the greatest of ease. I believe Game won't be playing around for the next several months, but that's based on more hope than proof. What has been proven, however, is that he has quite a temper and is indecisive on facial tattoos.
And the strangest thing, he seems to be so much happier than 50 Cent these days.
Foxy Brown surrendered to NY police on Wednesday to face charges from a July 30, 2007 assault incident with her neighbor. Her hearing for the incident is set for September 26, 2007.
Arlene Raymond accuses Foxy (real name Inga Marchand) of assaulting her with a Blackberry cell phone in Brooklyn earlier this summer. According to an interview with the New York Post, Raymond was confronted by Brown on a street corner, after which Foxy threw the phone, and injured her eye.
This incident is in addition to charges stemming from a February incident in Florida, when Brown allegedly attacked a beauty supply store owner and resisted arrest.
In related news, the potential of jail time has presented a great opportunity for Foxy to start her own label through Koch Records, Black Roses Entertainment. One thing you can say about Foxy the criminal that you can't say about Foxy the artist, she does keep it consistent.
Remy Ma, the famous female New York rapper is vehemently denying shooting her friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph at a New York night club on last Saturday night.
Different accounts are being given by both the rapper and the alleged victim, but Barnes-Joseph claims that Ma (real name Reminisce Smith) thought that she had stolen more than $2000 dollars cash from her purse, and then shot her twice in the midsection before dumping Barnes-Joseph's purse. Ma was arrested in connection with the incident early Sunday morning and released on $250,000 bond.
At the very least, we should go through a couple of rounds of witnesses not saying nothin' to nobody, before the truth is eventually pieced together. While its a little more serious than hitting somebody in the head with a microphone, it can be absolutely damaging to a career that's already tough going just for being a female in the game.
Just in the nick of time to accompany his highly anticipated LP T.I. Vs. T.I.P., Clifford "T.I." Harris allegedly smacked somebody in the head with a microphone at last Tuesday's ESPY pre-party held in Hollywood.
The alleged victim is said to have thrown a cup at T.I. during his performance, which if you follow the T.I.P./Ron Artest school of thought, is not such a good idea.
As of the date of this posting, no charges have been filed.
Look, it's time for everybody to get the clue about T.I.'s street credibility. Sure, he's becoming a sought-after actor and spokesperson, and is one of the hottest acts in hip-hop right now. If you're going to try to cool him off, don't let it be from a hurled cup during a performance. Nobody wants to see a star going to jail, even if he doesn't mind.
Besides, nobody wants to be known on the streets as the one who made the Rubberband Man snap.
Young Dolla - Trap Stay Open
Blueprinting the drug game.
News out of New York yesterday centered around an alleged early Saturday morning robbery of Foxy Brown in Brooklyn at the hands of four assailants. But this wasn't your run-in-the-mill chain snatching, this appears to as much a matter of the heart as it is the loot.
The alleged attack was a result of Foxy dumping her boyfriend after finding out he was a pimp. The ex-boyfriend/pimp then apparently called some ladies to come straighten Foxy out, resulting in a beating/weave snatching/robbery.
Foxy, who's on probation and is facing a battery charge of her own, told reporters this morning that she was not robbed of a Louis Vuitton bag, $500 in cash and credit cards. Police refute the claim, saying that Foxy was the victim. They have made an arrest in the case but have no additional information on other suspects.
Several key things stick out about this incident:
1. Foxy is beginning to close in on Adam "Pacman" Jones for hood-styled incidents involving police.
2. The attackers stole her hearing aid. That's just plain wrong, even if she is a rapper.
3. Apparently, it's not as hard out here for a pimp as we were once led to believe.
In the seriously fucked up news department, Ariz. Woman's Face Branded With 'Snitch':
A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a branding iron in apparent retaliation for helping police in a domestic violence case, authorities said.
The brand singed into her flesh during a June 13 attack is 4 to 6 inches long and stretches across her left cheek from lip to earlobe, Mesa police Sgt. Chuck Trapani said Friday...
The woman told police she was attacked by four people, including an acquaintance whose Mesa apartment she was visiting, Trapani said. That acquaintance, Preston L. Valdez, 21, told police the woman was smoking methamphetamine with him shortly before the attack.
The woman said the three others who attacked her were hiding in the bedroom, Trapani said. She said they came out, knocked her unconscious, then cut and shaved large swaths of her hair and branded her, Trapani said. She was treated at a hospital and released.
Two of those who attacked the woman _ James H. Standridge, 34, and, Jackie L. Getz, 26 _ were arrested in a domestic violence case in February 2006 after the woman answered officers' questions about them. The police investigation later led to the removal of a child from the home because drug paraphernalia was found there.
Trapani said a picture of the woman shows that the word on her face had scabbed over and that "snitch" was clearly legible. He said police were searching for the branding iron.
This story is more about meth and domestic abuse than hip hop, but this is the kind of nonsense you align yourself with when you say "Stop Snitchin'" like it meant something.
I'd snitch on George Bush, either one, I hate those guys!
I'd snitch on Ronald Reagan, that bloody bastard, if I could just figure out where they dumped his body.
I'd snitch on the Army Corps and all the rest who contributed to the death of New Orleans.
I'd snitch on those cops that pulled guns on Boots Riley for no good reason other than walking while black.
I'd snitch on that security guard over at Cameron Village that was shaking his can of mace as he followed a harmlessly noisy guy a block away.
I'd snitch on your uncle, you know, the one you told me about.
I'd snitch on my neighbor, seriously, I need some dirt on this guy, his tools of lawn beautification and home rejuvenation run day and night and I'm not sure how much longer I can take it!
I'd snitch on myself, but I gave up existentialism in my youth.
I'd snitch on Jesus, cause everybody knows I got a God complex.
I'd snitch on you, but then who'd listen to my triumphant tales of snitchery?
Yeah, I'd snitch!
~ a creative text by clyde smith ~
Grafh - Yeah Right
Nice song about fake thugs and so forth.
Beware: Gratuitous 9/11 footage that has some unclear connection to this song.
A residential park in Wyoming, MI will be closed today amid concerns from local police that permits obtained to hold a family reunion in the park were actually reserved to hold a large-scale "hip-hop bash."
DJ Skee, who applied for the permit says that the moves of the park and police officials are "racist and biased." The permit was requested for the 'Muhamma Family Reunion,' but the city says it has reason to believe the event is actually the 'Saginaw' or 'Powell Family Picnic,' which has drawn attention and criticism from neighborhood residents in the past.
Skee says the event the event is going to go down, regardless of hostility from other sources.
There are usually five components that are a lethal combo for large scale, peaceful party to go wrong: liquor, good weather, fine women, upbeat music, and too many people. That's not a black or white thing, it's an immaturity thing. I can understand both sides of the story in this situation, but the smart move for everybody would be to make it an annual city event, with sponsorship and security. The community makes money, the city establishes a good rapport with its citizens through a safe party, and they all sing "We Are Family."
A new project out of South London is using a cinematic opera theme to dissuade youth from gun crime.
Urban Concepts are a project founded by the Safer London Foundation to reduce crime and promote collective education and safety. The Don't Trigger opera weaves dramatizations of gun violence interwoven with footage of actual gun violence victims and relatives of gun crime victims.
The Safer London Foundation partners with London's Mothers Against Guns to produce and promote its message, and has also produced an album featuring some of London's biggest hip-hop acts denouncing gun violence.
Kudos to the BBC for reporting on efforts to curb gun violence rather than just reporting statistics on gun violence.
Lupe Fiasco's business partner Charles Patton was sentenced to 44 years on drug charges stemming from the possession of 6 kilos of heroin.
Ruff Ryders' executive Darrin Dean was arrested last week on charges of cocaine possession and related crimes.
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