Dear Snoop,

We’re all for brothers gettin’ checks out of corporations. And we long gave up on the idea of you as an artist once you eschewed rap and creativity in exchange for pimp cups, MTV shows and added “izzle” to the end of every word uttered. We didn’t even bat an eyelash when you embroidered your name on house slippers. You are Hip-Hop’s Billy Mays. Still, there’s a fine line between cashing checks and keeping your integrity in check Read the rest of this entry »

Wendi Handley

Kwame Kilpatrick’s 14 Most Scandalous Moments [Black Enterprise]

Keri Hilson: Sex Sells, But I’m No Sell Out [Black Voices]

Christmas Gift Ideas For Your Favorite Film Geek [TUD]

Has Dr. Dre Ruined His “Detox” Buzz? [TheLoop21]

Kim Kardashian Hates Genocide, Kobe Bryant [With Leather] Read the rest of this entry »

Much like the Walkman, I’d be halfway surprised that LimeWire was still up and running if it wasn’t for people asking me for an alternative from time to time. To which I always refer them to iTunes or Amazon being the upstanding citizen I am. Imagine how distraught I was when I heard a judge ordered LimeWire to shut down their operation. Read the rest of this entry »

Sam

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Jerry Rice To Make Debut In Pro Golf [Yahoo]

Freeway Talks Islam & Quitting The Music Industry [HHNM]

Nike Air DT Max 96 Returns Holiday 2010 [The Shoe Game]

Government Study Says RIAA & Pals Full Of Crap [Hypebot] Read the rest of this entry »

Jasmine D. Is Ready For Action

Elton John Speaks On Helping Eminem Battle Drugs [RR]

Why Twitter Will Endure [NYTimes]

Social Shopping Networks: Blippy Asks You What Your Friends Are Buying [Trend Hunter]

‘Avatar’ Passes $300 Million Mark [Variety]

Four Year Old Boy Dies In Church From A Stray Bullet on New Years [Black Voices]

Urban Meyer Is In It For The Long Haul [With Leather] Read the rest of this entry »

Catrina Starr. Yes You Are

Ford Brings Wi-Fi To The Highway [Autopia]

Ray Allen Likes To Talk Dirty [Necole Bitchie]

The Top 50 Geeky Moments of 2009 [Asylum]

Nike Air Force 1 Low x DJ Premier [KATC]

10 Women We Hope Will Have Wardrobe Malfunctions In 2010 [The Urban Daily] Read the rest of this entry »

Kimah Nicole, Snickers Status

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Am I Too Old For Hickies? [NWSO]

Worst Celeb DUI Excuses Ever [Maxim]

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Beat Society Interview with M-Phazes [Beat Society]

Sports Cereal: A Spoonful Of Weird In Every Bite [SbS]

Tila Tequila Is Top 5 Dead or Alive [TRU]

Lady Gaga Is Broke… [MTV]

Court: Sisqo Must Pay Child Support for Son He Had With 14-Year-Old Girl [Wendyista]

The Game Sued Over Alleged Fight At A Funeral [TMZ]

Good News Everyone — Futurama Is Saved [Topless Robot]

Larry David Plans Fictional Seinfeld Reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 [Film Junk]

Jay-Z Breaks Out Blizzard of Hits, Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson at All Points West [Rolling Stone]

Her Name Is Krystinna. What Did You Have In Mind For Saturday?

Jackie Chain Interview With Grade A Muzik [Ozone]

Where Are All The Female A&Rs? [Guardian]

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Album Set to Go 30x Platinum [GOT]

Swizz Speaks on Upcoming Projects Wih Jay-Z & DMX [Sketches Of My Soul]

Apparently, Underage Strippers Are Legal In Rhode Island Warming Glow

Teen Finds Cocaine In CVS Candy Aisle [Consumerist]

Game Has Said Jay-Z’s Name In Over 70 Songs? [Boi Genius]

East Coast vs. West Coast: Neil Young vs. Bob Dylan [You Set The Scene]

Author E. Lynn Harris Dies At Age 54 [Black Voices]

Tracing the Line From Radiohead to Dr. Dre [Passion Of Weiss]

Congrats, RIAA: Chilling Effects Have Killed Interest In New Digital Music Startups [Tech Dirt]

Soaking Wet Wednesdays With Briana Elise

B Is For Bob: How Bob Marley Got Censored For Kids
[Complex]

Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Heads to the House [Coed]

Naughty By Nature Teams With Microsoft To Promote PDA [AHH]

Lil Wayne’s Lawyer Questions Authorities’ Search Methods In AZ Drug Bust [XXL]

Wait, There Was A “Recipe” For Meth In GTAIV? [Kotaku]

Lance Armstrong’s Bike Thief Facing Years in Prison [Animal]

Trading Places…Jeezy & Gucci Edition [Nappy Afro]

Richard Marx Defends The RIAA’s $1.92 Million Scapegoat [Sun-Times]

The 15 Games You Need For Your New iPhone [OffWorld]

Deconstructing a Girl Talk Song [Josh Spear]

Kaitlin, Your Thick Thursday Offering

Freda Payne, Thelma Houston, K.C. Casey Embarrass Themselves On American Idol [Newsday]

Driven: Nissan 370Z vs. Ford Mustang [Men's Journal]

Economy Be Damned: Apple Posts Its Best Second Quarter Earnings Ever [Tech Crunch]

Poor DVD Sales Hamper U.S. Film Financing Deals [Yahoo]

Lions Announce Deal…With Their Backup Choice [SbS]

Satanic Body Mods: One Man’s Transformation Into A Devil [Trend Hunter]

Are EPMD Going Senile? [Unkut]

Lil Boosie Arrested For Assault [AHH]

Common Market: The Winter’s End EP Capsule Review [Pop Matters]

Just The Tips: How To Choose Eyewear That Fits Your Face [Complex]

Obama Continues To Fill Administration with RIAA Insiders; Content Owners Happy[The Daily Swarm]

Ozzie Guillen’s First Sparring Partner of 2009: Nick Swisher [The Stonecipher Report]

The Ladies Still Love Chris Brown [Blog Xilla]

Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek Thisis50 Interview [ThisIs50]

Eve Canela On A Muy Bueno Monday

Prostitutes All Over Twitter, Naturally [Gawker]

Terrence Howard Says Marvel Betrayed Him With ‘Iron Man 2′ Contract [The Playlist]

Welcome 2 Chicago: The Lost Songs [FSD]

WrestleMania’s Greatest Moments I-XXIV [HHR]

Radiohead to Testify Against the RIAA [Torrent Freak]

Mistah FAB Plays NBA 2K9 for His Chain [TRU]

5 Things I’d Rather Do Than Listen To Ron Browz [Listening To Sharpies]

Odd Culture’s Top Ten Celebrities on Twitter [Odd Culture]

Mos Def Challenges Wayne, Jay-Z & Andre 3000 [Rappers I Know]

For Freak Something Saturday we present Mariya Sprtieva

Price of Battered Rihanna Pic: $62,500 [Gawker]

Preacher Creflo Dollar Signs Hip-Hop Artist [AHH]

Time Mag’s 25 Blogs Of 2009 [Time]

NY Post Apologizes — To Some — Over Obama Cartoon [Yahoo]

The White Stripes on Late Night with Conan O’Brien [Culture Bully]

Did Last.fm Just Hand Over User Listening Data To the RIAA? [Tech Crunch]

Price of Battered Rihanna Pic: $62,500 [Gawker]

John Forte: How I Went from Prep School to Prison [Alter Net]

The Top 50 Best Selling Albums of 2008 Worldwide [Prefix]

Casting Cam’ron’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ TV Show [Complex]

Cataloging the Sins of Tyler Perry’s Religiously Inspired Blockbusters [Vulture]

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It’s a new year yet the RIAA is still on that bullshit. But this time they’re trying to bring Comcast & AT&T along for the ride.

To bring you up to speed: The RIAA’s stopped lawsuits on file sharing, instead choosing to only continue monitoring and alerting ISP’s of suspicious activity.  The ISP’s will then threaten to suspend or terminate the service of the individual Read the rest of this entry »

While announcing this agreement out front in press conference, upstairs the legal department decided to reject a judge’s decision for 20-year-old Whitney Harper to pay $200 per song after having been found guilty in a copyright infringement case. Instead of collecting what would have been a total recovery of over $7400, they decided to let the jury decide what the payment should be since they wanted $750 per song. They want a trial case because they don’t agree with her “innocent infringement defense” instead of a speedy settlement and win. Read the rest of this entry »

It appears things will be looking up for sites like Muxtape which have recently come under the scrutiny of the RIAA. Earlier this week along with DiMA (the Digital Media Association), NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International), and SGA (Songwriters Guild of America) the RIAA came to terms for artists to be compensated for limited downloading and interactive streaming audio sites. Read the rest of this entry »