"Be careful what you wish for... you just might get it." - someone

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February 12, 2008
Big L’s Mother Passes, a Note from DJ Premier.

For those who loved and respected the legacy of BIG L, I wanted to announce the passing of his mother Gilda”PINKY” Terry.

She passed this morning of February 10, 2008….her oldest son Donald gave me the news this morning so i am passing it on to all of you.

As some of you may also know, this Friday, February 15, 2008 will mark the 9th Anniversary of Big L’s passing so all of you who have radio shows, pay homage to one of the best lyricists who deserved a lot more shine than most Artists who ever put out a record.

This is also the 2nd Anniversary of J Dilla’s passing and he is another great loss to our Hip Hop Community 4 Life.

Big Up To his daughter, and to his brother Illa J, and especially Miss Yancey.

All I can say is may all of your souls fly above us and keep us funky, and we will see you when we get there.

One Love,
DJ Premier

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KARMA'S A BITCH part 1:

By Nolan Strong

Criminal charges against rapper G-Unit member Tony Yayo were dismissed today (February 14), although the rapper pled guilty to a violation, regarding an incident last March involving the 14-year-old son of a rival music executive.

In March of 2007, Yayo, born Marvin Bernard, was accused of backhanding the son of music executive Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond, who manages a number of top rappers, including G-Unit rival The Game.

Yayo and several associates were accused of surrounding the boy and backhanding him across the face for wearing a Czar Entertainment T-shirt during an altercation on W. 25th street in New York.

The street houses offices for both G-Unit’s management Violator and Rosemond’s Czar Entertainment and has been the scene of several other violent incidents in the past.

According to Leemon, Yayo agreed to the plea to avoid a trial and labeled the violation a "glorified traffic ticket" that will not effect the rapper’s criminal record at all.

Yayo will serve 60 days community service, while Fletcher was sentenced to nine months in prison for his role in striking the boy.

Leemon also accused the Hip-Hop police of "burying" information that would have ended the court proceedings months ago.

In January, Yayo won a significant victory, when it was discovered that two members of the Hip- Hop Police Squad interviewed an associate of Yayo’s named Lowell Fletcher on two separate occasions.

Fletcher, who is a longtime associate of Yayo’s, admitted to assaulting the child the on the night of his arrest in March of 2007.

He admitted to the assault again, while being interviewed on unrelated criminal charges in August of 2007.

Fletcher claimed that it was he who had assaulted the child and that Yayo restrained him.

"Tony Yayo did not hit anyone and would never do anything to harm a child," Yayo’s attorney Scott Leemon told AllHipHop.com. "This fact was confirmed by Mr. Fletcher when he told members of the Notorious Hip-Hop police in August that he did this on his own. The Hip-Hop police buried this helpful information and the charges against Tony Yayo proceeded until today. Without a doubt, today’s proceedings have validated Mr. Bernard’s claims that he was falsely accused."

Yayo, who faced 9 months in prison, plead not guilty to the criminal charges.

According to Leemon, Yayo pleaded guilty to a violation for being simply becoming involved in the fracas and restraining Fletcher.

"All that Tony Yayo admitted to doing was getting out of the car and glaring at the victim," Leemon said. "Once he realized what Fletcher was doing, he went and grabbed Fletcher to pull him away from the victim. This was not criminal and the DA’s office agreed by only pursuing the violation."

In related news, sources told AllHipHop.com that Henchmen’s son was recording readying a number of tracks as Lil’ Henchmen.

KARMA'S A BYOTCH, part 2:

The mother of a young teenager that claims he was assaulted by G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo and an associate has spoken out against court proceedings today, which saw criminal charges against the rapper dismissed.

Yayo and an associate named Lawell Fletcher pled guilty today (February 14), for their roles in an altercation in which the young son of music executive Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond was backhanded.

Lawell will do nine months in prison, while Yayo, born Marvin Bernard, will do 60 days of community service for his role in the March 2007 assault on the child, which took place on 25th Street in New York, as he walked to his internship at Czar Entertainment.

The boy’s mother Cynthia Reed labeled Yayo’s crime against a minor as "despicable."

"As much as Marvin Bernard tried to wiggle his way out of his role in assaulting my son, who is a minor, he had to accept responsibility to accept a plea deal," Ms. Reed stated. "He couldn't hide behind 50 Cent, G-Unit, Violator management or his co-defendant. This malicious crime against a child is despicable and any industry sponsor or company that supports individuals like Tony Yayo should remove themselves from a relationship with him and his affiliated entities."

Ms. Reed demanded an apology from rap superstar 50 Cent, who denied that Yayo was involved in the incident.

In April of 2007, 50 Cent released a statement condemning the attack and claimed he was launching an investigation into the incident.

"Crimes against children should never be legitimized just because a person is an entertainer," said Reed, who led a number of public demonstrations denouncing the rapper and his G-Unit brand last year.

"A public apology is appropriate at this time, not only from Tony Yayo but from 50 Cent for denying this event ever happened--- as if my son was lying when all along they knew this assault had taken place," Reed said.

www.allhiphop.com

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THE PATH. WALK IT.

1. You must create and look for opportunities: Opportunities rarely ever come knocking on the door of someone who's not seeking them. You have to create and seek opportunities for yourself. You have to take the initiative to get the ball rolling and the doors opening.

2. Negativity will only bring more of it: When you focus only on negativity, obviously that's all you will see. You will not seek out positivity, and even when positivity comes into your life, you'll look for the negative part of it.

3. Where you are does not determine where you can go: It doesn't matter if you're homeless or living in a mansion, poor or rich, or if you have a 4.0 grade point average or "failing", it won't make any difference in the future. There are countless rags to riches stories to back this point up. If you have the drive and talents, you can go anywhere. You create your own limitations and horizon.

4. If you can't help others, you can't help yourself: Even if it's just to hold the door for someone or some other simple gesture, it will do wonders for your life. You'll feel great and you'll eventually be returned the favor sometime during your life, whether you realize it or not. If you don't want to help others, then others won't want to help you, and nor should they.

5. Follow your passion, money will follow: If you have passion and have fun doing your job, then I wouldn't consider it a job. You can focus on creating even more passion for that subject and money will eventually follow you. If you focus only on the money, it won't come because you're focused on the quantity of your work and not the quality.

6. Enjoy yourself: Have fun as much as possible, don't take everything so seriously. Push your worries aside and bring enjoyment closer.

7. If it were easy everyone would do it: This is why get rich quick schemes will never be true. If it was so quick and easy then everyone would be millionaires. Making money and accomplishing tasks is hard work, but well worth it.

8. Planning is good but so is being spontaneous: Planning ahead in business and in life is important but so is being able to quickly change that plan. Various people and events will get in the way of your plans, so you have to be able to modify or forget your plans at times. Be spontaneous once and awhile, it makes life interesting.

9. You have many talents: You may be a talented athlete or musician but you probably have ten more talents you don't even know about. When people find something they're good at, they only focus on that instead of seeing what else they can do.

10. Don't work hard without rewards: What's the point of working hard to follow your dreams if you aren't going to treat yourself along the way. Each little or big goal you accomplish should be rewarded with a proportionate treat, maybe a day off or a big slice of cake.

11. Money does bring happiness: As I said, you shouldn't be chasing money but when you do earn it, you know you've been accomplishing something. It feels great and brings you happiness because you know you'll have more freedom and time to do what you want.

12. Someone always has it worse: At times you may be having a bad day, but stop yourself and think about it; there has to be millions of other people are having a worse day than you.

13. You'll need others: Make as many friends as you possibly can and never burn bridges. You will need others for your success.

14. Being open-minded is the key to more knowledge: If you want to know more about the world you have to be open-minded. Give everything a chance.

15. Failure is great: One of the most important, if not the most important steps to success is failure. You have to fail at least once, but it's better if you've failed multiple times. You can learn so much more from your failures than you could any other way. And when you finally achieve success, you'll appreciate it so much more.

16. Most people are actually nice: This is something I've only recently realized. Most people are nice, but not usually to strangers. Once they get to know you and you get to know them, they will most likely seem like very nice people.

17. Words and thoughts control everything: What you say and think will ultimately become reality. If you say you're going to fail, then you will because you'll find a way to make it happen. If you say you're going to succeed, the same will happen, you'll find a way.

18. Your view is the reality: How you see an event or situation is how it exists. If you see something as tragic and negative then that's what it means to you. If you see something as exciting and positive, then that's what it is.

19. Inspiration and motivation are everywhere: I don't care where you are, there is something there that can motivate and inspire you. You can be at war is some far away country, in horrible conditions, but there will be something there to keep you going and strive for something better. You just have to recognize it and keep it with you.

20. You can change the world: Every single person has the ability to change the world whether directly or indirectly. When you change your life and the lives of those around you, you've changed the world. Small things that you do can make a huge impact on the world.

Written by Andrew Galasetti of Lyved

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YOU KNOW I LOVE WOMEN... BUT FOR SOME REASON, I DON'T FIND THIS ATTRACTIVE:



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FAT JOE!



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?UEST LOVE VS. TRAVIS BARKER ON THE DRUMS:



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CONS TO THE QUENCE'S FIFTH VIDEO FROM AN ALBUM THAT DIDN'T SELL MUCH... NOW THAT'S GANGSTA:



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MOS DEF PERFORMING:



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good enough for now.
yo, I saw that PSP game 'B-Boy' and I have to say I'm fuckin blown away!!!
the future was yesterday already!
and Valentine's Day was fun... I shoulda got some. Oh well, tonight I will.
Also I hate tobacco and I hate tobacco.
Um, I got stuff to write RIGHT NOW. It's called HISTORY.
bye!
I love you,
Addi Stewart