SHAME ABOUT HIS SITUATION, THOUGH.
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FUCK, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T SAVING THIS SPOT. RAP IS OUTTA CONTROL.
In an effort to curb local gentrification, and save what is widely regarded as "the birthplace of Hip Hop," residents of the 100-unit building located at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue made plans to buy their building. Those efforts ended when the building's current owners made moves to pay the unit's remaining mortgage and have it removed from a special affordable housing program.
The building's current owners were blocked from selling the property month's ago, when New York's Department of Housing Preservation and Development rejected the proposed $9 million sale. That sale was $1.5 million higher than the building's assessed value, and would have likely removed the building from the Mitchell-Lama affordable housing program. In order to avoid having another sale blocked by the state, the current owners elected to pay the remaining balance off. Such a move will end any regulatory power the state has over the sale or use of the property.
"They have requested a payoff letter for early September,” housing department spokesman Seth Dolin tells the New York Times. “It means they want to pay off their mortgage and exit."
DJ Kool Herc and a number of celebrities and elected officials were able to postpone the sale by lobbying to make the building a historic landmark last year [click to read]. Mark Karasick, the real estate developer who is looking to purchase the property from its current owners, has not disclosed what he plans to do with the property after purchasing it. Local residents fear the Sedgwick building could be subject to a significant rent increases, or demolition.
I HOPE IT WORKS OUT...
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RICK ROSS'S KARMA BITES BACK:
WWW.ALLHIPHOP.COM
By Nolan Strong
The Second Annual Rick Ross Be Out Day was interrupted by gunfire today (August 6), AllHipHop.com has learned.
The annual event took place in Carol City Park and offered the local community a day of food, and fun sponsored by Rick Ross himself.
The event went off without a hitch, until Ross took the stage and that’s when the gunfire erupted.
“He was giving back to the community when this happened,” a source on the scene told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive statement. “Rick and the whole Poe Boy team got on stage and that’s when someone in the crowd started shooting.”
The shooting resulted in a number of people fleeing the area in fear of their lives, the witness added. Rick Ross Be Out Day provides local children with back-to-school necessities.
The annual Rick Ross Be Out Scholarship is normally presented at the event, which was also sponsored by The City of Miami Gardens and The Children’s Trust.
Police have confirmed the shooting with AllHipHop.com and have revealed that one man is in custody, while another man remains at large.
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MAINO SLAPPED HIM? HERE'S HIS VERBAL REPLY:
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NEW ROYCE 5'9" - GOING NUTZ: http://www.zshare.net/audio/1663771794102303/
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ILL.
RIGHT?
EXTREEEEMELY ILL.
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RAP IS OUTTA CONTROL. LIL KIM DON'T NEED THIS:
By Donald Lawson
The CW11 reported earlier that a woman was found dead in a utility closet yesterday on the roof of Times Square night club Spotlight Live.
The woman, 24-year-old Ingrid Rivera, was identified yesterday by her parents after her mother reported her missing following her Sunday night attendance at a birthday party at Spotlight Live, for Brooklyn rapper Lil Kim.
Rivera, a Queens, New York resident, was last seen having an altercation with bouncers reportedly over her alcohol intake.
She was surreptitiously separated from her friends by bouncers and was never heard from again.
The star-studded event was attended by Hip-Hop luminaries Busta Rhymes, Lisa Raye, Missy Elliot, and Wyclef Jean, among others.
Early forensic examination shows evidence of blunt force trauma.
At press time, a complete autopsy report had not been completed regarding cause of death.
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Obama Doesn't Sweat. He should.
by Greg Palast
In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations. Guess their color.
In swing-state Florida, the state is refusing to accept about 85,000 new registrations from voter drives – overwhelming Black voters.
In swing state New Mexico, HALF of the Democrats of Mora, a dirt poor and overwhelmingly Hispanic county, found their registrations disappeared this year, courtesy of a Republican voting contractor.
In swing states Ohio and Nevada, new federal law is knocking out tens of thousands of voters who lost their homes to foreclosure.
My investigations partner spoke directly to Barack Obama about it. (When your partner is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., candidates take your phone call.) The cool, cool Senator Obama told Kennedy he was “concerned” about the integrity of the vote in the Southwest in particular.
He’s concerned. I’m sweating.
It’s time SOMEBODY raised the alarm about these missing voters; not to save Obama’s candidacy – journalists should stay the heck away from partisan endorsements - but raise the alarm to save our sick democracy...
REAL SHIT.
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THIS IS PERFECT, EXCEPT NUMBER 3, WHICH IS PERFECT IF IT APPLIES TO -ALL- BOOKS, NOT JUST THE BIBLE, KORAN, OR THE RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURE BOOKS.
1) you can't help anybody who doesn’t think they have a problem
2) you can't help anybody who thinks you are their problem
3) you can't help anybody who refuses to embrace the scriptural solution to their problems
4) you can't help anybody who wants you to make a bigger investment in them than they're willing to in themselves
5) you can't help anybody who does not have a goal
6) you can't help anybody who does not have a picture of their desired outcome
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I LOVE YOU, KATE!
Alanis Morissette Unsent
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STEP IT UP, JIGGAMAYNE:
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ROSIE PEREZ IS MAD AT KANYE, LOL:
“[Rosie] Perez is concerned over a certain line in which she believes that West “You got D’s motherf**ker, D’s, Rosie Perez.” is referring to her breasts.
“I’m a woman of a certain age and if you’re gonna mention me in a song, have a little respect,” Perez explained. “He mentions my breasts. When you walk down the street and you have 15-year-old boys.. and they’re like, ‘Yo, Rosie, D’s D’s, Rosie Perez,’ it’s no good.”
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THANK GOD THERE IS -SOME- JUSTICE LEFT IN THE WORLD:
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By Roman Wolfe
A man employed with a Times Square, New York nightclub confessed to murdering a woman during a birthday bash for rapper Lil’ Kim.
According to reports, 24-year-old Rahman Syed was arrested after he confessed to murdering Ingrid Rivera, also 24, and leaving her body inside of popular night club Spotlight Live on Sunday (August 3).
Rivera was thrown out of Spotlight Live because she was drunk.
According to police, Syed encountered Rivera and offered to take her to a friend.
When she refused his advances, he hit her on the head with a pipe in the building’s elevator shaft.
Family members filed a missing persons report when Rivera did not return home.
While Lil’ Kim was celebrating her birthday, New York Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the event was also open to the public.
Celebrities like Missy Elliot, Lamar Odom, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes and others were at the event, which drew over 500 people.
"We will be taking a very focused look at that club," New York Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. "These are advertised events. It was not a private party.”
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RAS KASS HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT, CALLED 'INSTITUTIONALIZED VOL. 2'. LISTEN TO IT!!! - http://www.raskass-central.com
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SAIGIDDY IS STILL COMING. I AIN'T FORGET ABOUT THE BIG HOMIE. IF YOU DID, YOU SLIPPIN'!
The man who is still fiending to give the Hip Hop world The Greatest Story Never Told has been hard at work performing overseas, though his presence in the states has been somewhat silent. Checking in with DJ Envy, Saigon [click to read] relayed his current status on signing a record deal to finally release The Greatest Story Never Told, as well as his future with Just Blaze.
The biggest question mark still lingering over the progress of Saigon’s rap career resides in his quest to find the right record label, to which Saigon persists there are a handful of options available, including a reunion with former partner/producer Mark Ronson. “He let me know that’s an option if I want. If I wanna go over there to put my music out, with his situation at Interscope, it’s an option.”
Where others might have folded under the restless setbacks that the rap music industry entails, Saigon has kept his demeanor cool thanks in part to his main collaborator Just Blaze. Because of their musical connection, a relationship has spawned in which Saigon considers “awesome.” “Just is riding with me till the end. That’s like my brother. Over the past four years of working we established like a friendship, more so than just business.” When asked if Just Blaze would be around for his second album, Saigon echoed his words true as he stated, “I won’t make an album without Just Blaze.”
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JOHNNY DEPP AS THE 'RIDDLER'? NOT BAD! PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN AS THE 'PENGUIN'? ILL!
http://www.holymoly.co.uk/news/28/johnny-depp-lined-up-to-play-the-riddler-in-next-batman-film-3842.html
'The Dark Knight' has performed so well at the box office that producers are already working on casting the next instalment of the Batman story, once again to be directed by Christopher Nolan. In a frankly inspired piece of casting it is rumoured that they will be approaching Johnny Depp to play the role of the Riddler and attempt to breathe life into a character hammed to death by Jim Carrey in the truly awful 'Batman Forever'.
Johnny's a lovely man so hopefully he won't prepare for the role in the same way as Heath Ledger did for the Joker (by seemingly going a bit dotty then dying). If this comes off it might be the first time the audience is cheering for the Riddler to give Batman a truly historic hammering.
Depp is no stranger to odd characters. He played Willy Wonka, Edward Scissorhands and used to knob Kate Moss, but there's another fine piece of casting in the wings. The Penguin (last played by Danny DeVito – and looking more like a dead dinner lady than a super-villain) is going to be played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, so goes the rumour.
Who else in the world could bring the awkwardness, the air of menace and the gallons of sweat to the role better than Hoffman? All it needs now is Angelina Jolie as a naked Catwoman and I'll start camping outside the cinema now.
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BLUEPRINT 3 ON IT'S WAY. WILL IT TOP THE CARTER 3? SALES WISE? DOUBT IT.
After a much talked about appearance at the Glow in the Dark tour in New York, Jay-Z called in to the Shade 45 Morning Show with Elliott Wilson and Angela Lee to speak on being back in the studio, the Live Nation deal and his personal life.
Jay reveals that the performance during Kanye’s set [click to watch] was completely impromptu, but that he couldn’t turn down the opportunity to grace the stage.
“I really went to see his show. I walked into the dressing room and he was like, ‘let’s do this.’ I couldn’t tell him no, it was his show.”
Hov also noted that his next album will be titled Blueprint 3 and confirmed reports that Timbaland will not be producing the entire album.
One issue that Jay did not hesitate to address was the rumor that his deal with Live Nation is “falling apart.”
“That’s silly,” he replied to the claim.
During the interview, Jay also dodged claims that he was married, neither confirming nor denying reports of recent nuptials to Beyonce.
On the subject of his next album, Jay says he’s in the zone right now, but has only completed three tracks for the project. He declined to name the producers because the tracks may not make the final cut.
“I gotta make the best product,” he said regarding producers and how they feel if a song doesn’t make the album.”That doesn’t depend on anyone’s feelings. We’re in there to do a job. It’s about getting the best results; it’s not about my ego or their ego.”
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I AM SO FED UP WITH BULLSHIT, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE. I JUST WANT TO KILL IT AND MOVE ON TO FIXING LIFE INTO THE HEAVEN PARADISE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
KHARI, STOP BEING A FUCKING SELFISH ASSHOLE. GIVE YOURSELF TO THE WORLD, AND THE WORLD WILL GIVE TWICE AS MUCH BACK TO YOU.
EVERYONE ELSE, I LOVE YOU.
KATE, YOU LIGHT ME ON FIRE.
SINCERELY,
ADHIMUSIC
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