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Swizz Beatz:
Well I think every producer has his or her own lane. Naturally there's a competitiveness within yourself to achieve greatness. READ MORE>>>
'NYC ALL STAR COMEDY SHOW' SPREAD THE LAUGHTER
All star comedians Capone, Bobby Johnson, Gina Brillon, Vince August, George Diaz, Peter Sasso and The Source magazine come out to support our troops at Fort Hamilton for an evening of laughs.
Arguably the most successful Hip-Hop group of 2009, Young Money had two radio smash hits with "Bed Rock" and "Every Girl In The World". Of course with lead member being superstar Lil Wayne, the album poises to be a great set-up for future stars Drake and Nicki Minaj. Check out street bangers "Roger That" and "Pass The Dutchie".Young Money
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DJ Webstar's birthday bash at M2 in New York was not your average Monday night party. The stars came out to shine that night and show their support for the 22 year old Uptown party starter. The stars in attendance: P. Diddy, Trey Songz, Brian McKnight, Omarion, Serani, Dorrough- of Ice Cream Paint Job fame, super-producer Rico Love, Skip to my Lou- Rafer Alston, Celebrity DJ- DJ Cassidy, D-Block's own- Sheek Louch, 106 & Park's- Rocsi, radio personality and VJ- Dee Vasquez, internet sensation and soon to be reality TV star, and of course Joe Budden's ex- Tahiry, Pablo Escobar Jr. -son of legendary drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, The Retro Kidz and of course the birthday boy himself DJ Webstar. READ and SEE MORE>>>
Original Hot Boy and former Cash Money artist, B.G. had an official album listening session in New York City at Chung King Studios for his E1 Release - Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood. The album is really hot and my favorite track on the album is "Back to the Money". And with guest appearances from Young Jeezy and T.I., this album is sure not to disappoint true B.G. fans. And as a surprise, Jim Jones and Maino stopped by the studio to show their support. A great night of Hip-Hop, New Orleans style.
GILLETTE FUSION MVP PRIME TIME TOUR HITS THE ROAD
"Gillette’s 5 city tour focuses on getting the message out regarding shaving and razor bumps amongst African American men" READ MORE>>>
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Shana Melius
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc.
P: 877.778.3623 ext 702
F: 718.425.8983
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PRESERVE OUR LEGACY TO HOST A SERIES OF WALK-A-THONS
NATIONALLY FOR STEM CELL MONTH IN JUNE 2010
AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT STEM CELLS, THE LACK OF DONORS & JADEN’S LAW
our Legacy, Inc. will host a series of walk-a-thons, nationally, to increase awareness about stem cells and benefits stem cells provide for treatment options for various health disparities, the lack of minority donors and Jaden’s Law for stem cell month, June 2010. 
New York, N.Y.- It was announced today that the grass-root 501 (c) not-for-profit organization, Preserve
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. (P.O.L.) Preserve Our Legacy was formed after the devastating loss of three-year old, Jaden Hilton. Jaden lost his battle because he could not find an unrelated donor.
Therefore, begin the birth of “The Jaden Hilton Initiative”, which is to increase awareness about the lack of minority within the NMDP National Registry and to create awareness about health disparities as well as stem cell treatment options offered through bone marrow donation and umbilical cord donation. The goal is to mentor, educate and inform the minority community about the benefits that adult stem cell treatments provide for health disparities. Adult Stem Cells are collected through umbilical cord donation, after a mother’s gives birth and bone marrow is collected via hip and/or PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cells) donation.
Jaden’s Law Walk- A Stem Cell Movement
Jaden’s Law; to require the Department of Health to establish a program to educate citizens of option to donate bone marrow to join the National Bone Marrow Donor Program registry through Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. Preserve Our Legacy, Inc will host a national series of walk-a-thons in June 2010 for Stem Cell Month. Cities include: Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL and New York, NY. Exact dates will be disclosed at a later time.
Lack of Minority Donors
Presently, minorities are underrepresented in the National Registry of the NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program). Potential donors, presently, in the National Registry for minorities are: African-Americans or
Black, more than 550,000 with only 8% of the total population, Native American or Alaskan Native, nearly 83,000 or 1% of total population, Asian, nearly 520,000 or 7% of the total population, Hispanic or Latino, nearly 690,000 or 9% of the total population. Multiple Race, nearly 210,000 or 3% of the total population, while white donors represent more than 5.3 million or 73% of the total population.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will partner with various organizations to assist in creating awareness about the need of minority donors as well as assisting in finding a donor match for those in need.
More detail released at a later date. For more information, media or to request interviews contact us at 1.877.778.3623,for Media East Coast, ext. 702, Central U.S., ext. 711 and West Coast, ext 715. For Sponsorship information, ext 704 or 712.
Shannon is only 11 years old and she is fighting for her life. She was recently diagnosed with leukemia, and needs a marrow transplant from a 100% Match in order to survive.
Unfortunately, Shannon and many other patients like her are still searching for their life saving matches. Shannon has the
best chance of finding a match within her Dominican and African American heritage.
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Behind These Prison Walls: If These Walls Could Talk Written by Jerry "Mr. Live-N-Direct" Bagley They say men lie, women lie, but the numbers never lie. And in relation to the sheer amount of numbers of young Black men and women incarcerated throughout the United States prison system (more than 50 percent of the estimated 2.3 million that's locked up), it is a staggering statistic when Blacks only account for 13 percent of the total U.S. population. READ MORE >>>
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Superbowl Weekend Wrap Up 2010
Written by Jerry "Mr. Live-N-Direct" Bagley
Okay, I arrived in Miami from New York and to be honest, I was just happy to get away from all the super, extra, cold 20 degree weather of the Big Apple and enjoy the warm tropical breeze of the Sunshine State.Unfortunately, the first day after I arrived I was met in Miami with torrential downpours! Lol! I leave one miserable climate and now am entering another one? WTF! I thought to myself, am I in the middle of hurricane season or something in Miami? Shit, I didn't see this much rain since Noah's Ark! READ MORE>>
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N.I.N.A has always been musically inclined. She started singing in the
church choir at the age of 4. She started writing poems and music at a very early age (middle school) which led to the desire to become a singer/songwriter.
Most times she just wrote her thoughts accapella until the first time she actually heard a beat in her head and put words to it. She has my first experience in the music world in 2003 when a friend of mine
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FOXY BROWN KILLS BB KINGS LIVE PERFORMANCE!
Wow....What a difference 24 hours make! Now the rumors regarding Alicia Keys split from longtime manager Jeff Robinson is because of him ripping her off for years. According to different reports, its being said that Jeff was taking upwards of 25 and 30% of Alicia's income.
Wow....What a difference 24 hours make! Now the rumors regarding Alicia Keys split from longtime manager Jeff Robinson is because of him ripping her off for years. According to different reports, its being said that Jeff was taking upwards of 25 and 30% of Alicia's income.
Months after the tragedy that took place in Haiti, it seemed like people were starting to forget what happened to the thousands of people who lost their lives and their homes in Port-Au-Prince. So it was really refreshing to see Chris Brown, after everything he experienced this year, utilize his resources to help give back to the people of Haiti.
Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, multi-platinum records, 11 number one albums on the Billboard charts, tied with Elvis for the most number 1 singles, married to Beyonce, a mega-star in her own right, owner of an NBA team, 40/40 franchises across the country, raises champagne glasses with P. Diddy, the power and influence to bring Oprah Winfrey to the projects, and a business portfolio that rivals a who's who of superstars, even the best Hollywood director couldn't write a movie that told this story of rags to riches splendor. If you would have asked me 15 years ago if I thought Jay-Z would ever be on this level, I would have probably laughed at you. It's the story of what legends are made of. There's no way you can make this type of shit up.
The Staples Center in Los Angeles was the perfect backdrop to now end the highly successful "Blueprint 3 Tour". The Staples Center is often called the house that Kobe built. No disrespect to Jack Nicholson, but tonight, just for one night, Hovie's Home.
Starting the show off with "Run This Town", the Jiggaman ran through a score of classic hits and even had Mr. "Showtime" himself, Swizz Beatz, come out and perform side by side with him for "On To The Next One".
After half his set, Young Jeezy joined Hova onstage where they had the LA crowd in a frenzy. Trey Songz opened the show and did his thing for all the ladies, and Young Jeezy had all the dope boys repping for the streets. But none could compare or command the stage presence of the H to the IZZO.
When they say Jay-Z laid the "Blueprint" for the blueprint in music you see today, respect a true pioneer and legend at work. He's one of a kind.
This is truly a sad day in our society when a daughter plans to kill her own mother. But wait a minute, not only did she plan it, but she actually had her boyfriend go through with it and do it. I'm the judgmental type, but one can only think that this young lady is going to hell for that. One of the 10 commandments is to honor thy mother and father.
They say justice and karma has a funny way of catching up with us. You never know when things are to come back around full circle. After 32 years, a family has finally found closure. "Circumstantial Evidence" said 32 years ago that all 5 teenagers were last seen getting in this man's truck. And after that all 5 were never seen again. Coincidence? I think not. I'm just happy justice is finally being served. Better late than never.
Man! What does a brother got to do to get some good weed around here? LOL! How does a man get fired from a job at Walmart (Walmart of all places!) for legally taking medical marijuana for his medical purposes? It's a recession! I hope this guy gets his job back. Come on Walmart! Do the right thing!
The blurb to go above the video-Rhianna performs for the kids at The Kid's Choice Awards. Reigning pop princess and battered womens advocate, Rhi Rhi looked fabolous as always for the cameras as she shimmied her way across the stage!
Where is the 354 Million Dollars in US donations to the Red Cross?
Does the Red Cross=Double Cross? Where the hell is all that money? Over 354 million dollars and nowhere near that amount has reached the Haitian people. This has to be investigated. Its an outrage! There is no reason it should take the Red Cross this long to get that money to those people that are in desperate need of assistance and relief. Instead of people trying to investigate every little move Wyclef does, why is no one asking Red Cross these questions? Red Cross is a good organization that helps people, but they need to cut through all the red tape bureaucracy and get that money into the heart of Haiti where it's needed.
Famed Poet Maya Angelou calls for the violence to stop in Chicago and other urban cities.
Maya Angelou, one of my heroes (or sheroes, whichever one you prefer) has reached out to community leaders to help speak out against the continued gang violence in hotspots like Detroit and Chicago. Please support her cause. Too many of our young children are dying senselessly on these streets
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Jill Scott on interracial marriageI was genuinely inspired over the weekend when I watched an episode of Law & Order SVU, where Jill Scott made a special guest appearance as an abusive caretaker of her quadraplegic sister. It showed me her acting range as an actress other than the stereotypical roles you see "heavy set" or "overweight" black women are often given in Hollywood. (Can't wait to see what the next few roles are given to Gabby from "Precious" will be and how diverse they are) Jill Scott embodied her character. It's what great actresses do. And now Ms. Scott has written an introspective blog about interracial marriage and dating that is hard hitting and direct to the point. It's a must read.
http://bossip.com/232151/making-it-rain-on-them-hoes-gabby-sidibe-to-host-snl/#more-232151
http://theybf.com/index.php/2010/03/31/drama-shaqs-texts-to-his-other-mistress-vanessa-lopez/#more-25099
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/31/jay.leno.behar/index.html?hpt=C2
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President Obama and Health Care Bill