Nasir “Nas” Jones won an Emmy Award for his work on a Liberyian documentary “Survival 1.” Nas produced, directed and scored the music for the film. “Survival 1″ follows the journey of amputee victims of the Liberian civil war who form a soccer team and eventually be came champions. He says “After all these years of making music, I am honored to have this be the first award I ever won of this magnitude,” he said of the win. “An Emmy before a Grammy. Crazy [bleep]!” Click here , for the full story. Nas Collaborating With Odd Future’s Frank Ocean Why Is Nas Hiding Behind An Ironing Board In The Dark? [VIDEO]
It looks like “Money Ain’t A Thing” rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri is facing some financial difficulties! Dupri’s mega mansion is facing foreclosure! Reports state: “Channel 2 Action News has learned that Jermaine Dupri’s mansion on Mount Paran Road in northwest Atlanta was in foreclosure and set to be auctioned on the courthouse steps last week, but the sale was canceled at the last minute. The law firm handling the foreclosure would not say why the sale was stopped. Suntrust Bank had started foreclosure on an original loan amount of more than $2.5 million. According to records Channel 2 obtained from the Georgia Department of Revenue, Jermaine Dupri Mauldin owes the state $493,768.75 in back taxes for 2007. Channel 2′s Tom Regan spoke with Fayette County Tax Commissioner George Wingo. Wingo sent Regan documents showing Dupri owes $14,024.67 in unpaid property taxes, fees and penalties in connection with another home Dupri owns.” Lil’ Wayne In Tax Trouble Again, IRS Files $5.6 Million Tax Lien Inside Rihanna’s $7 Million Mansion [PHOTOS]