September 29, 2011
The founder/CEO of seminal Hip Hop label Sugar Hill Records has died of congestive heart failure. Sylvia Robinson founded the label in the 1970s and formed the group The Sugarhill Gang who later went on to release the first commercially successful Hip Hop single Rappers Delight in 1979. She also was the visionary and guiding force behind Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five’s most successful single The Message. Sylvia was 75 years old. ______ ______ Rest In Peace Sylvia Robinson.
September 29, 2011
Via The Daily Mail A Premier League footballer was suspended from his club today after he was arrested over an alleged sex attack on a woman in the back of a taxi. Titus Bramble, 30, was held by officers in the early hours after the cab driver became concerned by the player’s behaviour towards his fellow passenger. Instead of driving Bramble home, he took the pair straight to a nearby police station and alerted officers. They then arrested the defender, who earns £40,000 […]
September 29, 2011
Organisers of the prestigious annual Mobo Awards are being urged by media and entertainment union BECTU to pay all staff working on this year’s event which is being staged at the SECC in Glasgow next Wednesday 5 October. The appeal comes in response to an advertisement for runners and ushers to work on the event http://www.mobo.com/node/4638 which confirms that no payment is being offered. The union believes that Mobo is signalling an intention to breach the national minimum wage regulations; the Act stipulates […]
September 29, 2011
Check out rapper Pound Sterling’s new single and video Unfaithful. .. The Track – Lyrics, flow and singing… there are no words. And I just hope he got clearance from Kanye first before using that sample. The Video – Good acting. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss folks?
September 29, 2011
Truth be told @NoelClarke has supported a lot of people and has giving out more careers and jobs than ypur local Job centre #JustSaying — Arnold Oceng (@ArnoldOceng) September 29, 2011 UK rapper/actor Snakey Man bigs up award-winning actor, director, script writer, producer, humanitarian and Godfather of UK “urban” film Noel Clarke for almost single handedly eradicating unemployment in this country. Your thoughts please….
September 29, 2011
It’s put everything in perspective. I have a different respect now for people who don’t have legs. [Thanks Blockett] Singer Jessie J tells Q Magazine that after breaking her ankle during a performance and having to hobble around wearing a cast, that she now understands the struggles people face who have no legs. She then goes on to question her role with her fans. People think you go to a special hospital, get special casts and treatment. It’s a lie – I’m the […]
September 28, 2011
Angela Simmons is the latest celebrity to get naked for animal rights organisation PETA (It’s for PETA so it’s okay to stand naked using my hand to cover my vagina). The daughter of Rev Run said, “As a devout Christian, I feel it’s very important to show compassion for all of God’s creation—and adopting a vegetarian diet is the best way to keep innocent animals from suffering.” Click HERE to view more campaign photographs. “Eating meat is a sin” – Oh get […]
September 28, 2011
Excited MOBO Awards organisers tweeted the following this evening… Breaking news! @JLSOfficial flying into MOBO Awards on private jet! http://t.co/H1banhVs — MOBO AWARDS (@MOBOAwards) September 28, 2011 *crickets* Hahahahahahahaha. Pure comedy. I wonder whose paying for the private jet. Anyway who plans on traveling all the way to Scotland to attend this “highly anticipated” event?
September 28, 2011
Well it’s almost that time again folks when Britain recognises selected areas of black history during the month of October. Selected areas of black history usually covered during this period… 1) A brief look at the horrors of slavery and then fast forward straight through to Britain abolishing slavery. 2) The Windrush years – when hundreds of West Indians travelled to the “mother country” in 1948 on a ship called The Empire Windrush in search of a better life and more opportunities as promised by the old Empire. What happened and the hardships they faced after they […]
September 28, 2011
The Mirror reports that the body of a young woman has been found at the home of former Hollyoaks star Phina Oruche. Paramedics were called to the 39-year-old actress’ address in Aigburth, Liverpool, after they received a 999 call reporting that a young woman was ‘not moving’. The woman, who has not been formally identified, was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor. As well as appearing in Hollyoaks, Phina has also starred in Footballer’s Wives and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. She also […]
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