Welp! TI Said He Would Have Killed George Zimmerman Via Radio reports: With the country still embroiled in social and political fallout from George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the Florida slaying of Trayvon Martin , Atlanta rapper T.I. did not mince words when asked about his response to the verdict. “Man, it was some bulls**t,” said T.I. during an exclusive interview with Power 98 “Morning Maddhouse” DJ No Limit Larry. Larry caught up with the rapper backstage at the station’s Summerfest 2013 concert, which hosted Lil Wayne’s “America’s Most Wanted” tour featuring T.I. and 2 Chainz when it touched down in Charlotte, NC. “My hat goes off to the Martin family, because if it was me and my child, there wouldn’t have been no trial,” T.I. continued. “I’d have been on trial. It would’ve been the trial of the father who killed the man who killed [his child]. That would have been my story. My hat goes off because [the Martin family] are much more clear and level-headed thinkers than [myself].” We can’t even be mad at him for this. It’s hard to take the high road like Tray’s parents have. Especially when Zimmerman and his dumbazz brother keep saying things like “it was God’s plan” and “I dare you to file a civil lawsuit.” Continue reading →
Racism in America is stronger than ever in 2013 and you’re either out of touch or racist yourself if you disagree. Why racists chose THIS year to show out, we don’t know, but race relations are only getting worse, especially in pro sports, where athletes apologize weekly for accidental racism. Here are the ten most racist moments in sports history. Take a look. Continue reading →
Or should she be directing the statement to herself? The interwebs are buzzing that Karrueche sent shots at Rihanna via this Instagram photo, which she captioned with the very harmless message: Do you think she was trying to start (or finish) isht with Rihanna? Hit the flip for another emo tweet from Breezy’s main squeeze
We thought financial aid was meant to help the kids with no scrilla. Rich Kids Have Edge In College Education According to Today Money College students have a better chance of getting financial aid if they come from affluent backgrounds than if they are lower on the income scale, some new studies show. There is growing evidence that colleges may be offering more scholarship money to wealthy students and less to those truly in need, and by doing so are perhaps closing a door to advancement for many families. A new study by Sallie Mae found that 36 percent of students from wealthy families received scholarships averaging $10,213 for the school year just ended, while 35 percent of students from families earning less than $35,000 a year received scholarships worth an average of $7,237. “With their relentless pursuit of prestige and revenue, the nation’s public and private four-year colleges and universities are in danger of shutting down what has long been a pathway to the middle class,” wrote Stephen Burd, author of the New America study. Why is this happening? For starters, colleges are in a perpetual race to rise in published rankings. Second tier schools are using offers of aid as lures for highly qualified students who might not otherwise attend – even if those students don’t really need the money. Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at George Washington University’s graduate school of education, agrees that colleges are using merit aid in ways that don’t fit the mission of financial aid. But the underlying trends, she says, are complex. Scars from the recession are another issue, Baum says, leaving more students in need of aid. One solution, she says, would be for colleges to lower their tuition and reduce the amount of merit aid they award. With colleges competing for the best students, that shift may be a long time in coming – but “they’re going to have to do something different,” she said. “I have to believe we will evolve in that direction. Do you think this is fair? Shutterstock Continue reading →
Will the YMCMB label mates be making little multi-cultural babies together …? We wouldn’t bet on it! Nicki Minaj Responds To DJ Khaled’s Marriage Proposal Via NYPost Nicki Minaj has finally responded to DJ Khaled’s bizarre marriage proposal, confessing that the whole stunt was meant to draw attention to the exec’s new music. “I was shocked just like the rest of the world,” Minaj said during a radio interview on Hot 97. “I was cracking up laughing with the rest of the world ’cause Khaled is a master at what he does.” It appears Khaled’s scheme was an elaborate plug for his new track “I Wanna Be With You” off his upcoming album, “Suffering From Success.” “It was just another way for him to kinda give the world a glimpse on the feeling of this record. Nobody in my real life took it seriously,” she explained of her Young Money label-mate. “Everybody just hit me like, ‘LOL. Yo, Khaled is crazy.’” Ya don’t say… The “Starships” rapper then added they aren’t even dating: “Khaled is my brother and Khaled was not serious with that damn proposal, ya’ll. Please let it go. He was kidding. He’s not attracted to me, he doesn’t like me. We’re brother and sister.” Last week, Khaled insisted that his proposal was completely sincere after his MTV video went completely viral. “I want to marry her! She can take her time and think about it. At least she knows how I feel now,” he told Us Weekly. The “American Idol” judge also whipped her fans into a tizzy when she was seen with a huge rock on her engagement finger while out with her friends in Beverly Hills over the weekend. DJ Khaled has officially taken his hip-hop P.T. Barnum act to another level…SMMFH Image via Twitter
We knew this isht would backfire on her . Siohvaughn Funches Files Motion To Continue Seeing Her Kids You can’t fight crazy with crazy Instead of her azz laying on the street pretending to be homeless, she should have been thinking of a way to better her situation. According to Gossip Extra Funches’ camp is filing a response to Wade’s motion to suspend time-sharing, saying there’s no legal basis for the request and arguing that Funches is no threat to the boys. As for the financial agreement that was to pay Funches $5 million-plus to go away announced with great fanfare Monday? It has yet to be signed! DWade is playing his hand lovely. He caused her to have a meltdown and make her look more crazy than we thought she was. SMH.
We’re glad he at least got something out the deal. Student Left In Cell For Five Days Awarded $4 Million According Mail Online The college student forgotten in a holding cell for five days without food or water, took a $4.1 million settlement from the Justice Department his lawyer announced Tuesday. 24-year-old University of California, San Diego student Daniel Chong was arrested on April 21, 2012 as part of a major drug bust. He was taken to county jail and subsequently forgotten in a cell for five days – starving and hallucinating. “It was an accident,” Mr Chong said in a news conference on Tuesday attended by KPBS, “a really bad, horrible accident.” Mr Chong’s attorney Eugene Iredale said that the Justice Department is still trying to figure out how Mr Chong slipped from their notice, but the inspector general still has no answers. The DEA did not have a system in place at the time on how to treat detainees, but has since installed camera in each of the cells and holds daily inspections. “What happened to Daniel should never happen to any human being on the face of the planet,’ Mr Ireland said in the press conference. ‘The government has recognized the profound suffering that Daniel underwent,’ he said. Mr Iredale said that no one has been disciplined for the drug bust, and that no criminal charges will be filed. The student originally planned to sue for $20million. Mr Chong said he is in good health back UC San Diego studying engineering. The engineering student was swept up as one of nine suspects in an April 21 drug raid that netted 18,000 ecstasy pills, other drugs and weapons. Seven suspects were taken to county jail, and another was released, but Mr Chong was somehow left behind, said Amy Roderick, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration. ‘Each suspect was interviewed in separate interview rooms, and frequently moved around between rooms and cells,’ Ms Roderick said. ‘The individual in question was accidentally left in one of the cells.’ Mr Chong said federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents told him he would be let go. One agent even promised to drive him home from the DEA field office in Kearny Mesa, he said. Instead, he was returned to a holding cell to await release. Mr Chong said he could hear the muffled voices of agents outside his five-by-10-foot windowless cell and the door of the next cell being opened and closed. It took him nearly five days at Sharp hospital to recover, he said. NBC News How do you forget about someone in a cell for five days? Can you say dropped the ball?
Jay gives Harry Belafonte a seat! Jay Z Responds To Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte recently lashed out at superstar couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé and other black stars about not using their fame and fortune to aid the greater good of the community and spark social change. Jay Z finally responded in an interview with Rap Radar and says his presence enough is charity because it inspires black boys: “I’m offended by that because first of all, and this is going to sound arrogant, but my presence is charity. Just who I am. Just like Obama’s is. Obama provides hope. Whether he does anything, the hope that he provides for a nation, and outside of America is enough. Just being who he is. You’re the first black president. If he speaks on any issue or anything he should be left alone…I felt Belafonte he just went about it wrong. Like the way he did it in the media, and then he big’d up Bruce Springsteen or somebody. And it was like, “whoa,” you just sent the wrong message all the way around…Bruce Springsteen is a great guy. You’re this Civil Rights activist and you just big’d up the white guy against me in the white media. And I’m not saying that in a racial way. I’m just saying what it is. The fact of what it was. And that was just the wrong way to go about it.” Harry Belafonte has responded to Hov’s comments and says his intial comments were never meant to hurt or disrespect the couple… “I would be hard pressed to tell Mr. Jay Z what to do with this time and his fortune. All I can be critical is of what he is not doing. This conflict that is emerging was not from me as a direct attack on Jay Z or Beyonce. I was at a press conference in Switzerland. Questions were raised by the international press. They asked about the artists and the social engagement of the past based on a film we were watching…and how artists responded earlier in my life and how they responded today. “And I made the observation that the highly powerful voice that our community has – Black America has – there is so much celebrity power that it was sad to see that the collective of the celebrity power had not been applied to bring consciousness to the inequities that we face. “Artist that heard that responded in a very strong way. You’ll find that Jamie Foxx, you’ll find Chuck D [of Public Enemy]…you find that any number of highly profiled people have taken that critique and called for [a meeting]. We’ve sat. We’ve talked. And I will tell you now that these people that I’ve just mentioned are officially behind Dream Defenders. They are prepared to come down. They are prepared to perform. I would hope that Jay Z would not take personally what was said because it was not said about him personally.” Belafonte says he would rather talk in private: “Having said that, I would like to say to Jay Z, to Beyonce: My heart is wide open and filled with nothing but hope and the promise that we can sit and have a one-on-one. And lets understand each other rather than try to answer these questions and these nuances in a public place.” Hit the flip for the full video interview! Continue reading →
WTF?!?! Florida Man Killed By SWAT After Taking Hostages In An Apartment Complex Via NYDailyNews A gunman holding hostages inside a South Florida apartment complex killed six people before being shot to death by a SWAT team that stormed the building early Saturday following an hours-long standoff, police said. Sgt. Eddie Rodriguez told The Associated Press that police got a call around 6:30 p.m. Friday that shots had been fired in a building with dozens of apartments in Hialeah, just a few miles north of Miami. Rodriguez said that when police arrived, they discovered an active shooter situation: “He’s inside the building, moving from floor to floor. Eventually he barricades himself in an apartment.” A crisis team was able to briefly establish communication with the man. Rodriguez said negotiators and a SWAT team tried talking with him from the other side of the door of an apartment unit where he was holding two hostages. But Rodriguez said the talks eventually “just fell apart.” Officers stormed the building, fatally shooting the gunman in an exchange of gunfire. “They made the decision to go in there and save and rescue the hostages,” Rodriguez said. Both hostages survived. Rodriguez said he didn’t have any information on how long negotiations lasted. If we didn’t know any better we’d say the mental health of people in America is rapidly deteriorating… He said police discovered two people, a male and female, shot to death in the hallway in front of one unit. Three more, a male and two females, were found shot and killed in another apartment on a different floor. Another man who was walking his children into an apartment across the street also was killed. Rodriguez said it wasn’t immediately clear whether the gunman took aim at him from an upper-level balcony or if he was hit by a stray bullet. Zulima Niebles said police told her that three of her family members were among the victims. She said her sister Merly Sophia Niebles, her sister’s husband, and her sister’s daughter Priscila Perez, 16, were all shot and killed. R.I.P. to those that lost their lives, our thoughts are with the family, friends and community affected. Image via Shutterstock Continue reading →
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