Day: July 30, 2008

OBAMA CAMPAIGN CONDEMNS LUDACRIS DEDICATION SONG

Presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama has condemned an endorsement song from Ludacris, in which the Atlanta MC criticizes rivals Hillary Clinton and John McCain. The song “Politics: Obama Is Here” contains celebratory bars on Obama’s success, but turns venomous when Obama’s rivals are addressed. Ludacris references the bitter Democratic primary battle by stating “Hillary hated on you/So that b**ch is irrelevant.” Regarding Republican nominee John McCain, the rapper rhymes: “McCain don’t belong in ANY chair unless he’s paralyzed/ Yeah I said []

‘UNTITLED’ VIDEO RUINED D’ANGELO’S MUSIC CAREER, SO SAYS FORMER MANAGER…..

Picture Source In the August issue of Spin Magazine D’Angelo’s former manager Dominique Trenier claims that the singer’s hugely popular video ‘Untitled’ (circa 2000) signalled the demise of his career. Read below.. “We couldn’t get through one song before women would start to scream for him to take off something. It wasn’t about the music. All they wanted was for him to take off his clothes.” The cat calls had an undeniable effect on D’Angelo. “He’d get angry and started breaking sh*t. The audience thinking, []

UK NEWS: WILEY SIGNS ALBUM DEAL WITH ASYLUM RECORDS

Grime emcee/rapper Wiley has announced via the Rwdmag.com forum, that he has just signed an album deal with Asylum Records (part of the Warner Music Group). Wiley  wrote: “I signed an album deal at midnight last night, I’ve got one thing to say, I won my race against time goodbye everybody cos I’m gone don’t even chat to me… I am grime it flows thru my veins more than any1 else’s… I’m gone I ain’t comin’ back about no way back I am the way []

UK NEWS: PASTOR STANDS DOWN AFTER GETTING THE SISTER OF “BIG BROTHER” STAR PREGNANT

A pastor has stood down after a relationship with one of his congregation – Big Brother bully Alexandra de Gale’s sister – left her pregnant. Leon Richardson, of El-Shaddai Outreach Ministry, confessed to his West Croydon congregation that he had been seeing Donna de-Gale. Although the minister, who has three children from a previous failed marriage, has stood down he continues to attend church activities and was at a bible reading session this Tuesday. As a result around half a dozen church-goers []