Juvenile's Daughter Killed By Teen Brother

Juvenile

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Rapper Juvenile, has a personal connection to the recent slaughter of a sheriff's deputy.

A teen from Georgia was arrested on February 29, 2008. The young man was charged with killing his two young sisters and mother.

Tyrone Terrell Jr. was reported to have shot his mother, the 39 year old sheriff's deputy, and his two sisters (Jelani, 4 years old, and Micaiah, 11.) This sophomore at Central Gwinnett High School has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of aggravated assault. The teen faces heavy sentencing while being held without bail at DeKalb County Jail.

Jelani, the four year old victim, is the daughter of Juvenile. Previously, in 2003, the rapper Juvenile was arrested for abandonment after DNA testing.

RZA Teams Up With Guitar Center

RZA

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Former group member of the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, has teamed up with Guitar Center, the nation's largest retail chain for music equipment. The two are teaming up for a custom Roland Rza / Format MV8800 production center.

This limited edition production center was designed in part by the producer and features original artworks hand painted pattern. The units will be available for sale to the general public on February 28, 2008. Producers can expect to see a hefty price tag at more than $5,000 each.

As Tony Baraz, project manager for Guitar Center, explains, "RZA was very involved in every aspect of the creation and design..."

For full stats on the hardware release, you can check out the official GuitarCenter.com/Rza web site.

Timbaland Breaks Ground With Mobile Phone Exclusive

Timbaland

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Once again, Timbaland, is doing something that has never been done. He is about to make history with mobile phone provider Verizon Wireless momentarily. Timbaland, real name Tim Mosely, will be the first producer/artist to release a mobile, phone-only music album.

He just made this official after signing a groundbreaking contract with the U.S. based Verizon Wireless to release a song from this album every month. Presumably there will be at least twelve tracks. The songs will only be available to Verizon subscribers of the proprietary V Cast mobile service.

Among other things, Timbo promises the tracks will feature guest stars for Verizon listeners. As Timbaland explains, "Every place don't get a CD, but everybody has a mobile phone. Just producing a mobile album has never been done. I'm the first to ever do it."

Dr. Dre Goes To Battle With Death Row

Dr. Dre

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Legendary music genius, Dr. Dre, filed papers on February 5 requesting documents from former label Death Row. His efforts are to help identify the amount of unpaid royalties.

Dr. Dre, real name Andre Young, is doing so under Rule 2004 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which allows judges to order companies to turn over documents containing sensitive or private information such as financial affairs, assets, and liabilities.

This is not the first time the music mogul has done this. His last filing was in 2007. The disputes are for the royalties of Dr. Dre's solo debut, The Chronic.

The label, at one time, held a power house of artists including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 2 Pac, and many more. Dr. Dre originally helped Suge Knight start Death Row in 1991and initially held 50 percent ownership. In 1996, when Dr. Dre decided to part ways, he agreed to surrender his ownership in the company in exchange for royalties. According to Andre, though, Death Row never held its end of the deal.

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50 Cent Shuns Paris Hilton

50 Cent On Stage With Paris Hilton

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After mall security were made aware that that 50 Cent and some of his crew were wearing weapons, they were allegedly ordered to leave.

The mall and security, in Scottsdale, Arizona, asked the rapper to remove the weapons from the mall's premises. The crew members followed the orders without any confrontations.

The same evening, the superstar was booked to perform at the 944 Super Village, where a cameo appearance by Paris Hilton was being promoted. After giving a call out to the media temptress, she decided to join the rapper on stage. 50 then commanded Paris to, "Get the f--- off the stage."

It is unclear if 50 was joking or serious, but Paris left the stage and broke into tears.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Gets Cold Sholder From Canada

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

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As long-time group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony approached custom officials at the Canadian border, they were not expecting to have the response they did on January 30, 2008.

The group was on pace to appear on their sold out tour in Canada when the border officials denied the group entry because their music was "too violent." The group does not understand.

"We never had a problem going over there, but all of the sudden, they were talking the music is too violent," explained Krayzie Bone. "I'm like man, that's crazy because we doing the same music we've done every time we came over there and nothing never happened."

The groups's Canadian tour had included the major cities like Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. Canadian officials did attribute their denial into the country to a rising problem with gangs.

Lil Wayne Hits A Road Bump

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Rapper Lil Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter, was taken into custody after being arrested in the early monring on January 22, 2008.

While state officials and DEA were both involved in the arrest, the cash money records artist was charged with three felony charges, including posession of drug and paraphanalia, possession of narcotics, and possession of dangerous drugs.

The police allegedly discovered 29 grams of cocaine, 105 grams of marijuana, and 41 grams of ecstasy on Lil Wayne's tour bus as they stopped at a state checkpoint.

After being released on a $10,000 bail, Wayne rushed to Richmond, Virginia to make a scheduled show. Fans were already waiting for hours when he entered the stage. But the rapper made it up to them by performing for three hours.

Lil Wayne explained to fans, "A junkie can't do what the f*** I do."

City Of Compton Gives Suge Knight The Boot

Suge Knight

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Founder and CEO of the notorious Death Row Records is one of many alleged "gang members" the city officials in Los Angeles banned from a neighborhood in Compton, California.

As reported by the Associate Press, the city officials requested a judge, in a proposed injunction introduced 01/24/08, that members of the street gang "Mob Piru"be banned from staying out past 10:00 PM, drinking alcoholic beverages in public, carrying weapons, or congregating in general.

Marion "Suge" Knight was just one of an estimated 200 people included in the injunction. The Death Row Record mogul said the proposed order was "crazy" and referred to it as a "publicity stunt."

Death Row Records, with infamous tactics of Suge Knight, spawned a generation of hardcore, gangster rap. Many famous artists such as DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, and Daz owe their roots to Death Row Records.

Diddy Is No Longer

P. Diddy

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Those who remember the first album may remember him as Puff Daddy. This evolved into P. Diddy, which was shortened to Diddy. Now Sean Combs, the hip hop mogul and founder of Bad Boy Records, has decided to evolve into Sean Jean.

As reported by The New York Post, Diddy says it's just another step in his evolution.

Sean Jean explains, "I have always evolved and taken a different name each time. It's nothing unusual where I come from. Right now I want to be Sean Jean because that's where I am."

Sean Jean is one of the most successful and well-known clothing lines to be created from a member of the hip hop community. Sean Jean's creator referring to himself as Sean Jean is excellent brand recognition.