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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Flesh-N-Bone plans to use his green thumb to push some green.
Credit Flesh-N-Bone for finding new ways to secure his financial future.
The Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
rapper claims to have developed his own strand of cannabis, which he
will market to marijuana dispensaries in the United States. TMZ reports that the rapper's creation is named "Phifty Caliber Kush," designed for pain relief.
Flesh already plans to sell the strain at a dispensary in Flint,
Michigan, and hopes to take his business to California, Colorado, and
Washington.
The rapper plans not only to sell the bud, but the seeds as well.
In October, BTNH embarked on a two-month Rock The Bells series tour, which featured stops in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Idhao, Washington, Arizona, Utah, and Wisconsin.
R. Kelly has sold his home in Chicago for a loss of more than $4 million.
The home, located in suburban Olympia Fields, has six full bathrooms,
seven half-baths, and a four-car garage and was valued at more than $5
million. But a new owner was able to buy the mansion at an auction for $950,000.
R. Kelly had owed more than $3 million on the 11,140-square-foot
home, J.P. Morgan Chase stated in court. On Monday, the bank stepped
forward to purchase Kelly’s former home and will put it back on the
market once a judge approves the deal.
R. Kelly now joins a growing list of celebrities who lived large in
the 1990s and early 2000s and paid for it once the recession hit and the
housing market imploded. Earlier this year former NBA star Allen Iverson lost his $4.5 million Atlanta home to foreclosure after defaulting on his mortgage.
Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton has also gone through a messy
foreclosure process at his giant estate near Sin City, and was also
forced to sell of his menagerie of exotic animals.
Rumors have also circulated that the Long Island home of Dina Lohan,
where her daughter Lindsay has reportedly stayed because of her own
financial problems, is facing foreclosure as well.
For R. Kelly, the foreclosure is another sign of financial problems
he’s faced in the past few years. Last year, the “Trapped in the Closet”
soap opera creator was hit with $5 million bill from the IRS for unpaid taxes.
Kelly originally paid $1.5 million for the property, which once
belonged to a wealthy family that owned several McDonalds franchises in
the area. When Kelly demolished the exiting home to build the mansion
that stands there today, the family was reportedly heartbroken.
Despite R. Kelly having to sell his home at foreclosure and owing the
IRS millions, the singer’s spokesman Allan Mayer said Kelly isn’t
having any financial troubles.
The D.O.C. speaks on "We Want Eazy," post-crash depression, and more with "Playboy" magazine.
It’s not often that legendary Dallas rapper The D.O.C.
opens up to the masses, but Playboy magazine was able to secure a rare
and quite candid interview with The D.O.C. for the publication’s April
2013 issue.
During his chat with Playboy, the Hip
Hop icon spoke on helping craft “We Want Eazy,” the Dr. Dre and MC
Ren-assisted record that would later be featured on Eazy-E’s debut album
Eazy-Duz-It.
“Dre takes me to the studio and I meet Eazy, and Ren, and Yella. And
Dre puts on this drum beat and he says, ‘Can you write me something?’
You know, it took about 10-15 minutes and that song was ‘We Want Eazy.’
Ended up being the guys first single,” The D.O.C. revealed.
The D.O.C. also touched on the car crash that took his voice and the depression that soon followed.
“The whole West Coast movement changed direction the night I had that
accident,” said The D.O.C. “Once that shit happened I was just out of
there. I didn’t care about anything, but getting drunk. Getting high and
trying to get away from that pain of not being able to do the one thing
that I was good at.”
Not one to let his lyrical dreams dissipate, The D.O.C has taken his
talents to his hometown of Dallas, Texas by helping talented
up-and-comer’s find a little shine of their own.
“You can’t let go of the dream that easy man. They all say you got
such a story. You got such a story to tell and [it’s] so powerful and
it’s so positive,” the rapper explained. “And that’s where I’m at right
now. Dallas, Fort Worth is where my heart is. I want to pluck the young,
deserving people from this city and give them the benefit of those
experiences and see if I can get some shine down here because they
deserve it too.”
Tahiry talks about why she punched Consequence after he struck Joe Budden at their Love & Hip Hop New York reunion show.
This week, Joe Budden and Consequence
made headlines after scuffles broke out at their "Love & Hip Hop
New York" reunion show. Consequence first said he "smacked the shit
outta Joe Budden" and then Budden explained that it was "the most pussy
display ever seen from a nigga." Footage of their second scuffle of the
day was then released and can be viewed below.
According to Budden, Tahiry Jose was the one to strike Cons after the initial hit in the first scuffle. Tahiry recently discussed the details with Hot 97.
"We were basically taking two minutes to walk out because we had two
minutes," she shared in the interview. "They were switching the set. We
walked right past him. Then out of nowhere, I feel somebody over my head
just hit Joey in the head. Joey was then rushed to the other side of
the room by like eight security. Consequence was then running back but
they forgot about Tahiry so I caught a good one."
"It was probably a girly-girl punch that him him straight in the face," she added.
"It's human nature. You can't just attack people and not expect
people to react," Tahiry noted, explaining why she hit him for Joe
Budden. "I'm walking with whoever and you're my dude, you are around me,
then it's either all or nothing. That's just how I am."
More from her conversation can be heard below.
Exclusive: The emcee formerly known as Snoop Dogg also explains why he decided to be open about his religion with his fans.
The maturation of the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg
continues its press run. On Wednesday March 5, the multi-platinum
selling Hip Hop icon spoke with media members about his upcoming
documentary, Reincarnated in West Hollywood, California's famed Westlake Studios. The film details
the one-time Doggfather’s spiritual journey to Jamaica and entrance
into the Rastafari religion, the creation of his first Reggae release (Reincarnated) as well as the birth of his new moniker: Snoop Lion.
Snoop Lion Explains Why He Shared His Faith With His Fans
Sitting in what’s referred to as Westlake's “Bubbles’ Room”—a space built for Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee during the Thriller
recording sessions in 1982—Snoop spoke in depth about his spiritual
transformation and why he decided to share his journey with his fans.
“One thing about it is that when it’s in you, it’s in you and you can’t
do nothing but let it out of you,” he told HipHopDX.
“It’s a
spirit thing,” he continued. It’s not even about being bashful or shy.
I’ve never been offensive with [my beliefs]. I’ve always been the one to
let people know slowly but surely who I am. I don’t force it on you or
try to make you become what I am—whether it was the gangster shit;
whether it was me hanging with the Fruit Of Islam; [whether it was] me
being with the Rastafari, whatever. I’ve never forced anything on people
other than what you believe.”
Snoop’s religious affiliations
were largely pushed to the background of his gangster rapping, marijuana
loving reputation. However, the Doggystyle-emcee says that he never intentionally hid his faith.
“Sometimes
the questions are posed as to what do I believe in and what do I stand
for,” he explained. “But if those questions aren’t asked, there’s no
need to speak on it because my religion is a liberty. It’s the way I
live. Not what is presented to me or what is supposed to be religion. To
me the best religion is the way you live. Not by a book or by what
someone tells you. By the way you live. That’s your religion because
it’s your life and it tells exactly who you are and what’s gonna happen when you’re gone. That’s my belief.”
Snoop Lion also discussed the creation of his first Reggae release—Reincarnated—a departure from his Rap roots that is executive produced by Diplo &
Major Lazer. Stepping away from the cypher wasn’t a challenge for
Snoop. He says he was comfortable making a Reggae album because Reggae
was always “intertwined” into his music.
“It was always in there
but never at the forefront,” he noted to DX. “As far as being
challenging, nah. It’s all music. It’s all melodies and harmonies. It’s
what feels good to you. Reggae music feels good if you do it right. I’ve
always been able to do it right but I’ve never been able to do it all.
So I wanted to step in and do it right and do it all at the same time.”
Along with Diplo & Major Lazer, Reincarnated the album features production by 6Blocc, Dre Skull, Supa Dups, and Ariel Rechtshaid. Notable appearances include Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes on “Remedy,” Akon on “Tired Of Running” and Collie Buddz on “Smoke The Weed.” Snoop’s daughter Cori B is featured on “No Guns Allowed”—an anti-gun violence anthem which also features Drake rhyming in an Andre 3000-like style.
Snoop Lion Shares Solution To Rise In Gun Violence
When asked his thoughts on what individuals can do to help quell the
recent rise of shootings nationwide, Snoop offered a solution. “One of
them is doing what I’m doing: correcting my mistakes by being a better
person and putting out more energy and more music that represents what
we’re going through as opposed to what we went through,” he said. The
Lion continued:
“I ain’t going through that no more. I’m going
through what you’re going through, watching the world and watching the
power that I have and watching the way people react when I walk into a
room. What should I do with this power? Should I abuse it? Should I
continue to send my peoples down the wrong path? Or should I at least
try to wake them up and let them know that there is another way and show
them that the way that I’m doing it may be the new way. They’ve been
following everything else that I’ve been giving them, let me give them
something that got some substance to it with thought behind it.”
During
last July's New York City press conference where he first announced his
name change, Snoop Lion said he was initially drawn to Jamaica because
he always thought he was "Bob Marley reincarnated." Last January, original Bob Marley & The Wailers member, Bunny Wailer lambasted
Snoop's Rasta conversion, calling it an "outright fraudulent use of the
Rastafari communities personalities and symbolism." In response to
Wailer, Rohan Marley—Bob Marley's son—spoke out in support of Snoop Lion.
Reincarnated the album is available for purchase on April 23. The documentary of the same name hits theatres on Friday, March 15. Visit SnoopLion.com for theatre and ticket information.
"Dead Man Down"-Dead funny at times….
…Only because Actor/Singer Jamie Foxx, who has nothing to do with this movie at all, went on a funny rant about the lead actor of this film, Terrance Howard. On Foxx's own SIRUS radio show, he capped on Howard's shaking nasal tone voice that Foxx claims Howard uses in every one of his films. I never really noticed the repetitive tone that Howard uses until Sunday. I was trying to believe him as the villain of the film, but thanks to damn Jamie Foxx, I had a smile on my face when Howard said his lines. I was even smiling when Howard was doing his best bad guy monologue in one of the movie's most intense scenes with Colin Farrell.
Farrell on the other hand did not make me laugh; his serious demeanor was what I expected out of him as he played a scorn Hungarian Father named Victor, posing as crime lord boss and Alphonses' (Howard) right hand man. Alphonse's crew gunned down Victor's family; Victor survived the attack and vowed to take out Alphonse's men one by one while leaving creepy little clues of whom he is along the way. Victor is doing all this from the inside, trying to stay one step in front of his trusted friend and fellow crew member, Darcy (Dominic Cooper), who by the end of the movie puts two and two together and realizes that his friend Victor is the one taking out their own crew one by one. Oh yeah, we do not know how Victor joined Alphonse's crew. Alphonse did not know whom the family was that he gunned so he never knew Victor until he was looking to get onto someone's crew; I made that last part up but that is what the movie left me believing.
The killing the crew part of the plan is the easy part. Things get complicated when the "not so pretty in the film" love interest Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) makes Victor kill the guy that crushed her face while being involved in a prior dunk driving accident. Victor feels compelled to comply because Beatrice witnessed and recorded Victor killing one of Alphonse's men in his apartment. Towards the end of the film, Beatrice realizes that killing the person that scarred her face for life will not heal her wounds but being with someone that has also felt pain in his life like Victor could be subtle therapy. In movie world that is believable, so I bought it. At the end, all hell breaks loose and everybody knows whom everybody is, people are napped, and people are blasted, very good action!
Some twist and "setup" could have been done before, but I have no problem with that, as long as the film can deliver in their own creative way and to me this film did that. Once I got over laughing at Howard's voice, I was able to appreciate him being another African-American actor in what I call a mainstream genre film. Glad I saw this at the theaters. Will be looking forward to more Terrance Howard; I just won't listen to Jamie Foxx before I do.
Lil Wayne suffers from yet another seizure, this time while wrapping filming for a music video in Los Angeles.
Celebrity gossip site TMZ reports that Young Money rapper Lil Wayne
was hospitalized on Tuesday, March 12th after suffering from multiple
seizures. The seizures happened shortly after Lil Wayne wrapped shooting
for a music video in Los Angeles, he was then taken to Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center.
The Young Money helmsman was eventually released from the hospital and is said to be doing okay.
Although a serious health scare, Tuesday’s incident isn’t the only
time Lil Wayne has suffered from one or more seizures. Back in October, a
private jet Lil Wayne was flying on was forced to make an emergency
stop after the rapper began exhibiting “seizure-like” symptoms.
The “seizure-like” symptoms were reportedly caused by a severe migraine
and dehydration. Following the incident, Lil Wayne was prescribed
seizure medication and was also asked by a doctor to drink at least four
bottles of water per day.
Neither Lil Wayne nor a rep for the rapper has responded to news of his latest seizure.
