Month: May 2008

QUOTE OF THE DAY: JOSS STONE

” I love it. All you have to do is say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to things. It’s easy. It’s good to have a manager at the start of your career but it’s silly to give someone 20 per cent of your earnings for making your decisions.  They say: ‘Don’t worry about how much you’re earning, what bills you’re playing, who you’re doing or what you’re going to wear – I’ll decide all that for you’. If you say you’d like to be []

UK BLIND ITEM: WHICH UK HIP HOP ACT TOTALLY LOST THE PLOT?

?   Which delusional London based Hip Hop act tried to play at being gangsters Stateside, but ended up returning to their old London neighbourhood, with their tails firmly placed in between their legs?   Four years ago this act could be seen rolling alongside some of the biggest US Hip Hop acts, receiving major props and steadily drinking in the promise, that they would become the next big thing to come out of the UK.     The future looked oh so []

FAMILY CLAIMS THAT THEIR DAUGHTER WAS RAPED OVER THE PHONE

A Tunisian family alleges their daughter was raped during a telephone conversation with a man, a lawyer for the family said. The 30-year-old man said he never touched the young woman. But he acknowledged he heard her scream while they were “totally into” an erotic telephone conversation — and that she reported bleeding, Al Arabiya reported. Maha al-Metebaa, a lawyer representing the family, told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabs the case needs careful investigation because of its unprecedented allegations. He said a medical []

MAN WHO SNATCHED 50 CENT’S CHAIN IS CAUGHT!

Police in Angola arrested the man accused of jumping on stage and snatching the chain off of superstar rapper 50 Cent during a concert at Cidadela Pavilion in Luanda. Police Superintendent Carlos Mota revealed that officials had apprehended Bruno Carvalho, who hopped on the stage as 50 Cent and G-Unit performed and stanched the rapper’s diamond chain. Carvalho was turned over to authorities by his own parents yesterday (May 4), after footage of the incident hit the Internet and spread throughout the []

VIDEO: MARIAH CAREY – ‘BYE BYE’

from madnews.wordpress.co posted with vodpod ‘Bye Bye’ is Mariah’s follow up single/video to the smash hit ‘Touch My Body’, and guess who puts in a cameo appearence? yes that’s right, her “alleged” new husband, the strange Nick Cannon. Three words spring to mind when it comes to Mariah and Nick – publicity seeking whores. As for the track ‘Bye Bye’, well it’s typical Mariah. Simple production, vocals adapted to suit the production – but it’s a grower.    

COURT DENIES REQUESTS TO UNSEAL R KELLY COURT DOCUMENTS

The Chicago Sun Times reports that one week after news organizations asked the Illinois Supreme Court to unseal court documents and proceedings in R&B star R. Kelly’s child pornography case, the court said no. In a terse, two-sentence ruling issued today, the Supreme Court denied the news outlets’ motion for a supervisory order. The court gave no explanation. Continue Reading In the meantime, some of the information under seal has come to light. The Sun-Times reported Saturday that a prosecution witness will []

SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS HONOURED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was honoured in Hollywood on Friday (May 2nd), with his very own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Combs annoys me at times. Sometimes I just feel like slapping him clean across the face. However I cannot help but admire the man. He has achieved so much in a relatively short space of time….. Congratulations Sean! Sean with children and on and off again love Kim Porter Russell Simmons Sean with mother Janice Combs Oscar winning actor Jamie Fox

50 CENT’S CHAIN SNATCHED IN ANGOLA, AFRICA

from madnews.wordpress.co posted with vodpod The person filming this incident has a very shaky hand. Anyway.. (huge sigh), man snatches 50’s chain and mass hysteria ensues after 50 jumps in to the audience and runs after the thief….. Pure foolishness… smh…..  

MADONNA APPEARS ON 106 & PARK

from madnews.wordpress.co posted with vodpod Madonna stopped by BET’s 106 & Park this past Thursday (May 1st) to promote her new single ‘4 Minutes’ featuring Justin Timberlake / produced by Timbaland. Madonna obviously called in the ‘Ghetto Fabulous’ stylist brigade to pull together that outfit for her first ever appearance on BET/106 & Park. Those gold chains…why Madge??? But LOL at her comments when asked what it was like working with Pharrell.  I’m glad she pulled pip squeak in to line.  (Note: Somebody needs []