VIDEO: JIM JONES THEATRICAL DEBUT – THE HIP HOP MONOLOGUES ‘INSIDE THE LIFE AND MIND OF JIM JONES’

Last night (November 12th) Jim Jones made his theatrical debut in the play The Hip Hop Monologues ‘Inside The Life And Mind Of Jim Jones’. The production also featured tracks from his forthcoming album ‘Pray For Reign’, which will drop early next year. From what I understand both he and Damon ‘bruk pocket’ Dash came up with this unique concept. Bruk Pocket who is desperate to become relevant again is now Jim’s manager/business partner. Any way I’ve said this before and will say it again, Denzel Washington needs to []

UK NEWS: ITV LOCAL LONDON OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER FOR THE URBAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008

First it was the MOBO Awards and now we have The Urban Music Awards 2008 to look forward to, which takes place on November 15th. For those who wish to watch the night’s events, please read below: ITV Local London http://www.itvlocal.com/london has become the official media partner of the Urban Music Awards 2008. The awards ceremony will be streamed LIVE on ITV Local London on a dedicated Urban Music Awards channel http://www.itvlocal.com/london/umas Viewers can log on to the website to see some of the []

WHITNEY HOUSTON’S NEW ALBUM/SINGLE COVER: A MESSAGE FROM SONY BMG

Yesterday I posted the supposed single/album cover for Whitney Houston’s new project. (See below) Cover Source And just a few moments ago I received the following email from Whitney’s label home Sony BMG…. The allegedly “new” Whitney Houston album cover circulating throughout the internet is not a legitimate album cover for Ms. Houston’s forthcoming Arista disc. Ms. Houston is still recording and we look forward to unveiling new music along with the official album cover in due time. Ole liars dem! I personally think that this was either []

UK TV: SINGER SIMON WEBBE JOINS ‘I’M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE 2008’

Former model and ex-Blue group member Simon Webbe, will appear as a celebrity contestent in this years ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’. To view the entire list of ‘celebrity’ contestents, who will go up against each other to become King or Queen of the “jungle” click here  Simon lists his “jungle” skills as “being a strong alpha male”. OK I know celebrity reality vehicles pay well but when producers working for shows of this nature come knocking, you know your once bright star is now lying lifeless in the []

SUGE KNIGHT SUES KANYE WEST OVER SHOOTING

Former Hip-Hop mogul Suge Knight is suing rapper/producer Kanye West, blaming the Chicago superstar for damages that resulted from a nightclub shooting three years ago In August 2005, Knight was shot in the right leg at Kanye’s pre-MTV Video Music Awards party at the Shore Club, located in Miami. Initially some speculated that Knight accidentally shot himself, but that claim was later refuted after eyewitnesses confirmed that at least six shots were fired during the incident. The assailant was never apprehended. Knight, []

VIBE MAGAZINE (DECEMBER ISSUE): PLIES – THE FUTURE OF HIP HOP

Do you know what upsets me the most about Plies? The fact that this man is educated,  he went college/university.  But now he just chooses to dumb down in SPECTACULAR fashion. Swiped from Necole Bitchie Quote taken from Vibe interview: “I want to be everything a street n*gga ain’t supposed to be. A street n*gga ain’t supposed to be professional. A street n*gga ain’t supposed to be humble, they supposed to sh*t on everybody. A true street n*gga, he ain’t supposed to be a responsible father []

INTERVIEW OF THE DAY: ED LOVER

Former ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ co–host and DJ Ed Lover discusses his feud with LL Cool J and R Kelly’s acquittal.  I like Ed Lover’s style. He isn’t an arse kisser like most folk who work within the music industry. Lord knows, somebody needed to tell LL the truth!

UK NEWS: BBC RADIO HOST REPLACED IN ‘RACISM’ ROW

BBC Radio Bristol presenter Sam Mason Via BBC News and The Telegraph A BBC radio presenter has been replaced over allegedly racist comments made during an off-air phone conversation. Sam Mason, who took over the BBC Radio Bristol weekday afternoon programme six weeks ago, was suspended on Friday. She was informed by station bosses on Saturday that she would no longer be working for the BBC. According to The Sun newspaper, Miss Mason allegedly told a Bristol taxi firm “not to send an Asian driver []