Source: Prince Williams / Getty Jim Jones caught a break in his Georgia drug and gun case . After taking a plea deal, the Dipset rapper was able to avoid jail time. Jones was facing five felonies after a car he was a passenger in allegedly was chased down by cops, with guns and drugs found in the vehicle after it was searched. Reports TMZ : According to court docs out of Coweta County, GA — where Jim was facing 5 felony counts and a misdemeanor from his June 2018 arrest — Jim was sentenced to 2 years probation and a $1,500 fine, plus minor court costs. We’re told 3 of the 6 charges were dropped, including a felony drug charge and 2 felony counts of possession of a firearm. The other 3 charges will go away if he stays out of trouble while on probation — all part of a plea deal. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Jim has to stay off booze and drugs for the next couple years and report to his probation officer in GA to get the remaining 3 charges dropped from his record. All things considered, he should count himself lucky. We’re willing to bet Jones stays out of trouble because those felony charges carry years in the bing. And you can’t make money while sitting in a cell. — Photo: Getty
Saturday! 4/20! Biggest basketball event to hit the south side! Celebrity Game featuring Reec (Hot 107.9) and The Hotshots Vs. Clayton County Alumni All-Stars Clayton State University Gymnasium Youth boys and girls basketball skill development training camp from 10:00am-12:30 Ballin-4-Peace” SouthSide Celebrity Shoot-Out (Basketball Game) is from 1-4pm Check Out Video From Previous Reec & Hotshots Event:
While most independent artists are grinding hard to obtain label deals, 808 Mafia CEO & producer, Southside recently called out Interscope Records for taking a deal away from him after deeming him as too dangerous. Southside also encouraged other artists and producers not to sign their lives away to record labels and detailed plans for releasing a joint 808 Mafia Label album with TM88 […]
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Tika Sumpter managed to pull off one of the most low-key pregnancies for the celebrity set and now the journey has come to an end, as the Southside With You actress has just given birth to her first child. The beautiful Tika Sumpter didn’t publicly announce her pregnancy until this past August when she was […]
Celebrate Kanye’s 35th Birthday By Looking At His Conquests It’s Kanyeezy’s bday everyone! June 8th marks the birthday of one of Hip-Hop’s most treasured artists, Kanye West. Yeezy has come a long way from humble beginnings in the southside of Chicago. He went from college dropout to Polo-wearing prodigy to one of the biggest celebrities in the world. Let’s take a look back at the young Yeezy and how he grew up to chop down some of the finest women in the game.
‘I went from being a caricature in people’s eyes to becoming someone with a lot of layers,’ Minaj tells Shade 45’s ‘Sway in the Morning.’ By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Nicki Minaj Photo: Slaven Vlasic/ Getty Images There’s more to Nicki Minaj than just a pink wig and her funny voices. Rap’s reigning queen has evolved from a budding New York MC to an omnipresent figure in music and pop culture. She’s come a long way since her 2007 Playtime Is Over mixtape. “I think I went from being a caricature in people’s eyes to becoming someone with a lot of layers,” Nicki told MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway when she appeared on his “Sway in the Morning” Shade 45 radio show on Tuesday. Nicki spoke with Sway and co-host Devi Dev about a range of topics — from her over-the-top 2012 Grammy performance to working with Madonna — but Nicki seemed most eager to emphasize that as many strides as she’s made in her career, her superstar qualities were always there on the inside. “You just gotta realize that I’m never gonna be one-dimensional,” she said. “Even my core fans I think, at times, thought I was one-dimensional when I was doing mixtapes. However, even on the mixtapes, I was singing and I did a song called ‘Can Anybody Hear Me’ on one of my mixtapes where I was singing and talking about being a female rapper and trying to get signed.” “Can Anybody Hear Me” appeared on her 2009 tape Beam Me Up Scotty and featured Nicki spitting about her difficulty securing a record deal. Funny when you think about all of the success she’s now obtained. “When it rains, it pours for real/ Def Jam said I’m no Lauryn Hill/ You can’t rap and sing on the same CD/ The public won’t get it, they got A.D.D.,” Nicki rapped back in ’09. Minaj has since broken down those barriers and her latest album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, is the ultimate brush-off to naysayers who once told Nicki what she couldn’t do. “It’s just been peeling back the layers and now I think the ultimate layer was me saying, ‘Now I’m gonna do whatever kind of music I want to do and you’re free to not like it,’ ” she said. “This new album, Roman Reloaded, when I tell you I am not nervous, I am not fearful; all of those emotions left.” The Young Money superstar’s second album balances her hard-core rap sensibilities with pop tracks produced by RedOne and Dr Luke. Critics have been lukewarm , but Nicki doesn’t want to choose between the two distinct musical genres; it’s all derived from a feeling, she said. “My story is not gonna always entail a hard hip-hop beat, but sometimes it is,” she explained. “A lot of the tracks on this album are just a hard hip-hop beat and just spittin’ and that’s why I enlisted some people like [Cam’ron] and 2 Chainz and the legendary Nas.” What do you think of Roman Reloaded ? Tell us on our Facebook page! To celebrate the release of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, we will be examining the “Evolution of Nicki Minaj” throughout the week. Check MTV News every day to see how the Southside Jamaica, Queens, Barbie went from a promising mixtape standout to rap’s reigning queen. Related Videos The Evolution Of Nicki Minaj Related Artists Nicki Minaj
Even after the alleged cheating scandal, Alicia Keys threw husband Swizz Beatz a surprise birthday party at the High Line Roller Skating rink in NYC. Keys tweeted “Happy Birthday to the most INCREDIBLE man I know!!!!! @therealswizzz !!! To A life of ENDLESS shining between us!” The couple looks extremely happy despite current issues… Swizz Beatz is lucky Alicia has “If you’re playing me I don’t want to know” syndrome. Does Swizz Beatz’s Gift To Alicia Keys On His Birthday Prove His Guilt? [PHOTO] Alicia Keys Responds To Swizz Beatz Sexting Rumors? Swizz Beatz’s Side Chick Admits To Affair! Swizz Beatz Caught Cheating On Alicia Keys?!
First Lady Michelle Obama graces the cover of Upscale magazine’s October 2011 issue. Readers will get a more intimate and relatable view of the first lady as she revisits her life before the White House, shares candid fashion views and discusses the issues that she is working on to positively impact our country and the world. In the October Upscale cover story, entitled “National Treasure,” Michelle Obama opens up to Spelman College graduates about her life as a young black girl in the Southside of Chicago. “Some of you may have grown up like me, in neighborhoods where few had the chance to go to college,” explained Mrs. Obama, who prefers to be called Michelle. The cover story will also detail the impact Mrs. Obama has had on fashion, reasons for her style choices, reflect her comparison to previous first ladies, including Jacqueline Kennedy. The feature also covers Mrs. Obama as a wife and mother, coining the term mom-in-chief, highlighting the Obama’s ability to bring a positive image back to the black family. Michelle Obama Graces The Cover Of Essence Magazine Michelle Obama: First Female Public Figure To Appear On Better Homes & Garden
