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UK NEWS: COMEDIAN RICHARD BLACKWOOD TO HELP RAISE PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS

It has been reported that comedian and actor Richard Blackwood has agreed to under go a  digital rectal examination (DRE) live on This Morning as part of the Stand By Your Man campaign, which aims to raise awareness of prostate cancer. Blackwood said: “I believe it’s vital to raise awareness for all men — regardless of  background — of the importance of being diagnosed early. Quite recently I  learned that my mother has been diagnosed with cancer and that’s really left me  thinking []

PICS OF THE DAY: ‘INSIDE THE WORLD OF AMERICA’S HIP HOP HONEYS’

I spotted this article on The Daily Mail website today and the journalist that wrote this piece cannot be serious. Puffing on cigars clasped in their three-inch multi-colored talons, these are the women who populate hip-hop music videos.  ‘Hip-hop Honeys‘ was shot by photographer Brian Finke, known for his previous portraits of cheerleaders, body-builders and frat boys.  He captured the glamorous extras behind-the-scenes at video shoots in a variety of locations including a Park Avenue hotel room and a Harlem cigar bar. The []

TWEETS OF THE DAY: MIKE GLC HAILED AS THE “FOUNDER OF UK HIP HOP”…”500,000 MIXTAPES SOLD”

35 year old rapper Mike GLC’s profile went up a notch last weekend after tabloid rag The Sun exposed him and his good friend 24 year old N-Dubz star and former X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos in an “alleged” drugs sting (CLICK HERE) and (CLICK HERE). Tulisa, who is currently hiding out in her rented £6 million mansion and Mike have both been released on bail. Since then their fans and fellow artists have come out in support to protest their innocence and have even gone []

UK NEWS: YOUTUBE REMOVE GANG VIDEOS AFTER NEWHAM COUNCIL REQUEST

BBC News reports that YouTube has removed removed dozens of videos promoting gang violence after a request from an east London council. Newham Council has created a special unit within its enforcement team to trace videos it believes could be used to recruit new gang members. The scheme, which has been running since January, has indentified about 500 videos and 76 of them have so far been removed. Other London councils are looking at the scheme with a view to adopting it. []