50 Cent: Nah, Game Ain't Coming Back To The Unit!

Bad blood. 50 Cent admits that Game is a great artist but he stands firm in not allowing him back into The Unit.

Game burned bridges and then some. Now the Compton rapper wants to make "peace" with The Unit.

We've heard this story. One minute Game goes after The Unit and a few months later, he's cool with them.

We know that every attempt to reunite with his old crew was marred with Game's stubbornness and unwillingness to acknowledge 50 Cent's role in his debut album.

In the beginning I was down with Game throughout his fallout with The Unit. But when I seen him admit that he believes leaving The Unit was a mistake, I started to believe the rumors of Game being bipolar.

As you know this is over 10 years since The Documentary. The debut album from Jayecon Taylor (aka Game). The first debut album since he signed a contract with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. That album was a certified classic.

Despite his constant name drops, Game managed to score a four times platinum album. He had a lot of A-game producers, a lot of featured guests and five hit singles. But the thing that was missing was The Unit.

Yeah, there were features of Tony Yayo and 50 Cent, but the album was missing Young Buck and Lloyd Banks.

Well according to 50, Game didn't get along with Banks.

He wanted to do his thing with the Black Wall Street Records.

He was picking fights with Joe Budden, Memphis Bleek, Jay-Z and Yukmouth.

When 50 asked Game to jump on a single targeting Ja Rule, Nas, Jadakiss, Fat Joe and Ashanti, Game refused. Game said he didn't want no part in the feuding. He wanted to rep his click.

So on radio, 50 fired The Game. On Hot 97, 50 formally dismissed him from the group and told the public that Dr. Dre and 50 will continue without Game.

Game got upset and tried to confront 50 at the radio station. When his entourage was denied entry, a member of Game's crew threatened the security and they drew the pieces and popped off.

Game and 50 were both at the peak of an all out East-West Coast feud. But that ended when Jimmy Iovine warned them both that they'll be fired out the cannon if they don't patch things up.

So in front of cameras, the rappers made peace, "sort off".

While both hit each other with subliminal and not so subliminally dissing of one another, Game decided to release the 300 Bars. The freestyle went off on 50, Banks, Buck, Yayo and R&B singer Olivia.

He created the G-Unot boycott with his manager Jimmy Rosemond (aka Tha Henchman).

Game had been forced off the Aftermath label because he didn't want to pay royalties to Dre and 50.

50 took ownership of the naming rights after Game got fired from the labels.

50 continued to record a few more albums under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Eminem's Shady Records label. But when it came to his Street King Immortal, it was put on ice. They shelved the album and let 50 find the door out.

Now as an independent artist, 50 decided to reunite with his estranged crew. He made peace with Buck and Banks. He also patched up things with Yayo and recruited Kidd Kidd to The Unit.

Now the Unit is trying to recapture its glory. But one member is still looking from the outside.

Outside is Game. Now an independent artist himself, Game is hoping to recruit Dre and 50 for The Documentary 2.

Game's failed attempts at reuniting with 50 all stemmed from the way they promoted The Documentary. The album was a product of The Unit.

Game didn't give credit to 50.

I believe that 50 should reconcile with Game. Although I don't trust Game at his word, 50 should get over the feud.

So do you think that it's time for these two to bury the hatch?

Robin Thicke And Pharrell Williams Owe $$$!

The mega producer Pharrell Williams (center) and pop singer Robin Thicke (left) got to break dollars to the estate of Marvin Gaye. T.I. (right) was a featured act in the hit song Blurred Lines.

The R&B/pop singer and mega producer are pissed that they owe up. The greedy family of Marvin Gaye managed to win over the U.S. federal court. They claimed that the mega-hit Blurred Lines sounds similar to Got to Give It Up, a song that was a hit when their father Marvin was alive.

Robin Thicke already facing legal drama with his ex-wife Paula Patton is now shelving cash for using stealing the legendary R&B singer's soul.

Nora Gaye is an entertainer and daughter of Marvin.

The impact could damage the reputation of Pharrell Williams. He is the producer of many hits including his own "Happy" which got nominated for an Oscar.

I am going to be honest. I am not happy about this. I don't hear no similarities to the songs. But to a federal jury and federal judge, the difference is clear: They jacked Marvin Gaye.

But Marvin's daughter Noah Gaye, a singer and actress in her own right is happy. She was one of the many family members who brought up the lawsuit to U.S. federal district.

The family won $8 million in royalties.

The AP reports that the Gaye family is satisfied with the decision. We don't know if Robin Thicke or Pharrell will appeal the decision.

"Right now, I feel free," Nona Gaye said after the verdict. "Free from ... Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told."


An attorney for Thicke and Williams has said a decision in favor of Gaye's heirs could have a chilling effect on musicians who try to emulate an era or another artist's sound.

The Gayes' lawyer branded Williams and Thicke liars who went beyond trying to emulate the sound of Gaye's late-1970s music and copied the R&B legend's hit "Got to Give It Up" outright.

"They fought this fight despite every odd being against them," Busch said of the Gaye family outside court.

Thicke told jurors he didn't write "Blurred Lines," which Williams testified he crafted in about an hour in mid-2012.

Williams told jurors that Gaye's music was part of the soundtrack of his youth. But the seven-time Grammy winner said he didn't use any of it to create "Blurred Lines."

Gaye's children -- Nona, Frankie and Marvin Gaye III -- sued the singers in 2013 and were present when the verdict was read.

The verdict may face years of appeals.

"Blurred Lines" has sold more than 7.3 million copies in the U.S. alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. It earned a Grammy Awards nomination and netted Williams and Thicke millions of dollars.

The case was a struggle between two of music's biggest names: Williams has sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his career as a singer-producer, and Gaye performed hits such as "Sexual Healing" and "How Sweet It Is (To be Loved by You)" remain popular.

During closing arguments, Busch accused Thicke and Williams of lying about how the song was created. He told jurors they could award Gaye's children millions of dollars if they determined the copyright to "Got to Give It Up" was infringed.

Howard King, lead attorney for Williams and Thicke, told the panel that a verdict in favor of the Gaye family would have a chilling effect on musicians who were trying to recreate a genre or homage to another artist's sound.

King denied there were any substantial similarities between "Blurred Lines" and the sheet music Gaye submitted to obtain copyright protection.

Williams has become a household name -- known simply as Pharrell -- thanks to his hit song "Happy" and his work as a judge on the "The Voice." He wrote the majority of "Blurred Lines" and recorded it in one night with Thicke. A segment by rapper T.I. was added later.

Williams, 41, also signed a document stating he didn't use any other artists' work in the music and would be responsible if a successful copyright claim was raised.

Thicke testified he wasn't present when the song was written, despite receiving credit.

The trial focused on detailed analyses of chords and notes in both "Blurred Lines" and "Got to Give It Up."

Marvin Gaye was a legendary musician who touched the world. He was gunned down by his own father in 1984.

Jurors repeatedly heard the upbeat song "Blurred Lines" and saw snippets of its music video, but Gaye's music was represented during the trial in a less polished form. Jurors did not hear "Got to Give It Up" as Gaye recorded it, but rather a version created based solely on sheet music submitted to gain copyright protection.

That version lacked many of the elements -- including Gaye's voice -- that helped make the song a hit in 1977. Busch derisively called the version used in court a "Frankenstein-like monster" that didn't accurately represent Gaye's work.

An expert for the Gaye family said there were eight distinct elements from "Got to Give It Up" that were used in "Blurred Lines," but an expert for Williams and Thicke denied those similarities existed.

Gaye died in April 1984, leaving his children the copyrights to his music.

Pharrell responds to the verdict.

While we respect the judicial process, we are extremely disappointed in the ruling made today, which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity going forward. Pharrell created 'Blurred Lines' from his heart, mind and soul and the song was not taken from anyone or anywhere else. We are reviewing the decision, considering our options and you will hear more from us soon about this matter.

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. and Pharrell) (Interscope/NuAmerica/Star Trak Records)



Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Motown Records)

Biggie: The Real King of New York!

The legend Biggie Smalls

Today marks another grave milestone in American music.

On March 9, 1997, a rap legend died. The legendary Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in Los Angeles after attending a party for Vibe Magazine. The 25 year old rapper's death still remains a mystery to this day.

I woke up to hearing the news. My mom told us that this rapper named Biggie was shot. I was shocked by this. We all knew this day was coming. I was just listening to the single "Notorious Thugs" on the radio two days ago and I had used the cassette tape to record it.

Never in my day, that rap lost two legends in a six month period.

If you're a real fan of hip-hop, you would know Biggie Smalls (aka Frank White).

The Brooklyn MC who is the real king of New York hip-hop.

No one can take that. Not even Nas or Jay-Z.

Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. When he released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994, he became a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York's visibility in the genre at a time when West Coast hip hop was dominant in the mainstream.

The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing East Coast/West Coast hip hop feud.

Before the release of his Life After Death album, got booed by some West Coast rappers at the Soul Train Awards after presenting an award.

During the night, he was with his entourage attending a Vibe Magazine party. Then when he was leaving for his hotel, a vehicle pulls up and opens fire on him. He was hit four times. Out of three bullets one managed to hit the vitals. He was rushed to the hospital and died that night.

That led to speculation that Big Suge ordered a hit on him in retaliation. There are some who believed that Tupac Shakur's murder was orchestrated by Biggie and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Biggie and Shakur's death led to the decline of quality hip-hop. Although this decline in music still exist, many rappers dedicate their legacies to them.

Many in the law enforcement industry feels that hip-hop's no snitching philosophy doomed their chances to solve these mysteries.

But still we here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to family of the Notorious B.I.G.

Also R.I.P. to Christopher Rios (aka Big Pun), Chad Butler (aka Pimp C), Lisa Lopes (aka Left-Eye), Aaliyah Houghton, Tupac Shakur (aka Makaveli), Eric Wright (aka Eazy-E), Jason Mizell (aka Jam Master Jay), James Adarryl Tapp (aka Soulja Slim), Russell Jones (aka Ol' Dirty Bastard), DeShaun Holton (aka Proof) and every rapper or R & B singer who passed away.

BIGGIE: WE MISS YA!

Bow Wow's New Gig Takes Him Cyber Stage!

To keep the courts off his back for owed child support, Shad Moss (aka Bow Wow) is joining CSI: Cyber.

The writers for CSI: Cyber found a place for the nearly washed up rapper Bow Wow (aka Shad Moss). He and Patricia Arquette are going to be featured on this program. I guess the Cash Money bid is history. He was patiently waiting on that album release. It didn't happen. He bounced.

Also with Viacom canceling 106 & Park on BET, it's pretty much a wrap for the one time pop idol.

The FBI's team of cyber crime investigators, headed by Special Agent Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette), works to solve cases involving the darknet and deep web. Avery, an esteemed Ph.D. cyber-psychologist, is in charge of the Cyber Crime Division at Quantico, Virginia.

The team she leads, which also includes Senior Special Agent Elijah Mundo, is tasked with solving Internet-related murders, cyber-theft, hacking, sex offenses and blackmail.

Back in 1998, Bow Wow released his debut album Beware of Dog on So So Def Recordings.

Bow Wow plays a character called Brody Nelson. Nelson is an FBI special agent. He is a former hacking savant who is trying to keep his hands out of the dark net to become a successful agent at the FBI's cyber crime division.

This is a midseason replacement for the cancellation of Stalker. CBS has put the ax on The Millers, The McCarthys and Stalker.

Are you going to watch CSI?

CSI is the goldmine for the CBS network. Most of the spin-offs have done reasonably well.

Big Suge's Days Of Freedom May Be Over!

Them days of freedom for Big Suge are over. The gruesome hit-and-run of a person may be the media mogul's undoing.

Not only facing felonious assault for smacking up a female photographer but now add an alleged fatal hit and run. The legal woes continues for former Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight. The media mogul who formerly was a member of the domestic terrorist group The Bloods has been in and out of the iron college. But now this time, I think he's at his third strike and he's going to be out.

If the charges are proven, he's going to the iron college for LIFE.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department responded to a hit and run crash Thursday afternoon in Compton that multiple reports said involved Suge Knight .

Two people were hit, and one later died at a hospital, authorities said. According to Fox 11 and TMZ, Suge Knight was in the car that fled the scene.

Apparently Knight was trying to stalk Dr. Dre, Game and Ice Cube. They were at publicity shoot in the suburb of Compton. I guess Knight and his crew were going to be bystanders. Of course, some one shouted some offensive words at that's what lead to a huge fight. During the fight, someone got into a car and ran over a person. The fingers are pointed at Knight.

Knight and the good doc have an ongoing feud over the doc's departure from Death Row. Big Suge accuses the doc of being a sellout and snitch. Big Suge believes Dre betrayed the label. Dr. Dre was the other co-founder of Death Row.

After Dre's departure, he went forth to start up Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Audio.

Dr. Dre has a restraining order against Suge Knight. Knight has mocked it and questioned the sexuality of Dre in retaliation. He also sparked a major fight in 2004 after an associate of Knight sucker punched Dre and lead to former Aftermath rapper Young Buck to stab the guy.

NWA...We in the city! #Compton

A photo posted by Taydoe TV (@taydoevision) on Jan 29, 2015 at 11:03am PST

The LAPD said that Knight has turned himself in. We don't have any new updates to this, but expect it be a story that me and S. Baldwin will continue to follow. We send our condolences to the victim who was killed in this senseless tragedy.

Black-ish!

Anthony Anderson and Tracy Ellis Ross star in the new comedy Black-ish.

Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne and Tracy Ellis Ross are the stars of the ABC series Black-ish!

Wednesday nights are going to get funny with the famed comedian staring in this satirical take on the Black American dream. It tells the tale of a successful Black advertising executive with his surgeon wife, four children and his old school father living in the Los Angeles,

The experiences of being a Black family living in luxury has driven Anderson's character to question his family's Blackness.

ABC picked up the pilot to series for the 2014–15 television season.

Entertainment Weekly reports that Black-ish had 10.8 million viewers and a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49 at 9:30 p.m. The big mitigating factor here is the size of its lead-in from Modern Family (10.9 million and a 3.7)—last year’s Super Fun Night, for instance, opened to a 3.2 in this slot and quickly faded. Yet ABC points out Black-ish had the highest-ever retention of Modern Family viewers for a regular comedy debut in this slot.

Opening acts The Middle (7.4 million, 2.1) and The Goldbergs (7 million, 2.3) performed well, while 10 p.m.’s Nashville season 3 opener (5.6 million, 1.5) was down 25 percent from last year. ABC is particularly happy with The Goldbergs, since this is a new timeslot for the show on a different night—yet its rating was the 1980s-set comedy’s second-best ever.

Over on CBS, Survivor (9.6 million, 2.7) had some upbeat news: The 90-minute premiere was up a tick from last year. (While the ultra-veteran impresses in the ratings every year, it’s not often Survivor returns higher.) The 90-minute finale of Big Brother (7 million, 2.6) was likewise strong.

Did you watch the first episode?

How did you like it?

The American sitcom is following Emmy-nominated Modern Family. The ABC block of comedy returns Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Adam Goldberg's sophomore comedy The Goldbergs returns for season two. The Middle comes back for season five. Last Man Standing, the sitcom that appeals to conservatives returns on Friday. It's the only sitcom on the death slot that still pulls good with viewers.

Also there's a new show call Cristela. It stars Cristela Alonzo and it will feature a Mexican American family, ABC put the show on the death slot.

Media Pans Toyota For Using Busta Rhymes As A Pitchman!

Busta Gut!

O'Loofus hate hip-hop music. The controversial agitator has been on a vendetta against hip-hop. He managed to go after Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and even Busta Rhymes.

I am one for using entertainers for the promotion of products, but whenever they use rappers to promote a product, expect the racist right to scream outrage.

The 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan is coming out and they wanted to make light of the vehicle. They had a child actors rap a verse to the vehicle and Busta Rhymes appears in it.

Veteran rapper Busta Rhymes stars in a Toyota commercial and the junk food media attack it for being as crazy as he is. Especially for the fact he's no longer the skinny lyricist.

"Swagger Wagon," is the video and many panned it for the rapper "selling out" his trademark lyrical flow.

After all he hasn't released an album in four years. Busta Rhymes announced that he left Cash Money Records due to creative differences and he is no longer on Republic.

And of course, there's another controversy building up. The weight gain from the once very skinny and fit Busta Rhymes also has the nation talking.

I almost didn't even recognized him in the video.

Apple Sauce: Dr. Dre About To Sell Beats Audio!

Payday for Andre Romelle Young! If the media mogul sells off his headphone and stereo accessories to APPLE, it may net him $3.2 billion.

Dr. Dre is making the rounds again with the Beats Audio.

The company was founded by rapper and hip-hop producer Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine and primarily produces products under the brand "Beats by Dr. Dre". The company has also licensed audio technology to other companies for use in their own products, and also acquired MOG in 2012 to expand into the online music market.

From 2009 to 2012, its products were exclusively manufactured by the consumer electronics company Monster Cable. Following the expiration of its contract, Beats began to self-manufacture its products.

The New York Times reports that Apple is in discussions to buy Beats Electronics, the company behind the popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, for $3.2 billion, according to people briefed on the talks, in what would be the biggest acquisition in Apple’s history.

The deal would also include the new Beats Music streaming service, which was introduced in January as a competitor to Spotify and Pandora, and could signal an effort by Apple to transform its approach to music more than a decade after it opened the iTunes download store.

A deal has not been consummated, and the negotiations could still fall apart, according to these people, who declined to be identified speaking about it publicly. But if it is completed, the sale could be announced as early as next week, the people said. Apple and Beats declined to comment.

For Apple, whose revenue growth has slowed sharply in the last few years, the deal could point to a headlong move into the frontier of streaming music. The company, which only last year released its streaming product, iTunes Radio, has been slow to enter the streaming world.

A purchase of Beats would also give Apple a hot product and an even hotter brand, founded by the rapper Dr. Dre and the music executive Jimmy Iovine. After its enormous successes with the iPhone and iPad, Apple has been under intense pressure from investors to unveil new products, but none have yet been released.

Dr. Dre has shelved his final album Detox.

The media mogul recently loss established act Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson after years of delay of his sixth album Street King Immortal.

Aftermath Entertainment is the home of Dr. Dre, Eminem. rap producer Mr. Porter (aka Kon Artis) and Kendrick Lamar.

Craig Ferguson: I Quit!

Craig Ferguson is out leaving the Late Late Show.

CBS announced that Stephen Colbert will host Late Show this year. David Letterman is retiring and the executives felt that Colbert was the most suitable choice.

Well news came overnight that the Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson is calling it quits.

The Associated Press report that the Scottish comedian and entertainer hosted since the Late Late 2005.

Ferguson told his studio audience during Monday's taping that he will step down at the end of the year.

Ferguson's show airs after Letterman's, at 12:35 a.m. on weekdays.

The move was no surprise after CBS announced that Stephen Colbert will replace Letterman next year. There was a time that Ferguson, whose show won a Peabody Award in 2009, was considered a strong contender for that job.

But "The Late Late Show" has faded in the ratings, particularly with the arrival of Seth Meyers in February as competition in the same time slot.

"CBS and I are not getting divorced, we are consciously uncoupling," Ferguson said. "But we will still spend holidays together and share custody of the fake horse and robot skeleton, both of whom we love very much."

He told the audience it was his decision to leave, adding, "CBS has been fine with me."

CBS Entertainment Chairwoman Nina Tassler said Ferguson "infused the broadcast with tremendous energy, unique comedy, insightful interviews and some of the most heartfelt monologues seen on television."

He already has a new job lined up, as host of "Celebrity Name Game," a syndicated game show set to debut later this year.

But he joked about his plans with the audience.

David Letterman and Craig Ferguson are bouncing from CBS late nights.

After his stint ends, "I'll go and do something else. Probably, I'm thinking, carpentry. But I haven't made my mind up yet. ... I feel like doing this show for 10 years, that's enough," he said.

Guest LL Cool J told Ferguson that "I hate to see you go."

It's been an unusually busy period of personnel changes in the late-night television arena. Jimmy Fallon took over the "Tonight" show on NBC from Jay Leno in February and was an instant sensation, ascending to the top of the ratings against Letterman and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel. Letterman announced that he would be leaving CBS after more than three decades in late-night TV.

Chelsea Handler also has said she will be leaving her late-night show on E!

CBS said it plans to continue "The Late Late Show" and will be searching for another host. There's another opening at Comedy Central, which is looking to replace "The Colbert Report" when it ends at the end of the year.

G-UMOVE!

Media mogul 50 Cent departs from Interscope.

50 Cent announced that he's departed from Interscope Records.

Meaning that he's no longer associated with Eminem and Dr. Dre. The rapper was mentored through the years and managed to bring in lots of money. But now it's time for Curtis Jackson to make moves in order to eat.

50 Cent released a statement about the departure where he showed gratitude to his former bosses Dr. Dre, Eminem and Interscope head Jimmy Iovine.

"I have had great success to date with Shady/Aftermath/Interscope and I'd like to thank Eminem and Dr. Dre for giving me an incredible opportunity," he said in the statement. "I've learned so much from them through the years. I am excited to enter this new era where I can carry out my creative vision."

Eminem also released a statement about 50's departure and mentioned that the friendship he has with the Queens rapper will continue.

Them days are over.

"Both myself and Shady Records are grateful to have had the chance to play a part in 50′s career. Shady simply would not be what it is without 50 Cent," Eminem said. "I've developed a great friendship with 50 over the years, and that's not going to change. We know 50 will have success in his new situation, and we remain supporters of both him and G-Unit."

50 Cent decided to tell his relationship with Eminem and Dr. Dre through FORBES Magazine.

"I'm a special case and situation," 50 Cent said.

"It’s also because of the leverage of having the strong relationships with Eminem and Dr. Dre. They don’t want to me to be uncomfortable. They value our friendship to the point that they would never want [to jeopardize] it over that little bit of money."

He's left the label after numerous delays to his album Street King Immortal which was to be released on the Shady/Aftermath Records. A major move that came on the Friday news dump.

I guess Fiddy couldn't take it no more. Been over six years since he's released an album. Been on the label for over a decade and helped push Aftermath and Shady into the mainstream.

That comes a big surprise but not so much as a big deal.

The G-Unit capo has to make money moves. After all, he lost his core members (Lloyd Banks, Game and Young Buck). There's no talk about a G-Unit Reunion or make up sessions.

He overcame the death of Chris Lighty and Mazaradi Fox.

He feuded with Ja Rule, Rick Ross (aka Rozay), Jadakiss, Oprah, Bill O'Reilly, Lil' Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Game, Young Buck, and his own son.

He's tried miserably to kiss peeping tom victim Erin Andrews, smacked up his girlfriend and had a child with a model, and still promoted his audio sound equipment.

Could 50 Cent survive the independent circuit? I mean he did survive nine slugs in him.

His movies weren't up to par. He's doing reality television. Which is pretty much at the bottom of the barrel of being a "washed up celebrity".

I mean his biggest rival, Rick Ross a "somewhat" phony gangsta managed to win the battle of who's got the biggest balls. I mean his sixth album Mastermind is coming out in March (if it's not delayed) on Def Jam through his Maybach Music Group.

There's no more G-G-G-UNIT shout outs. No more mentions of SHADY/AFTERMATH from Fiddy.

He decided to take the independent route by signing to Caroline Records which is an affiliate to Capitol EMI records.

Game also did a similar move after being dropped from Aftermath and G-Unit. He apparently signed on to the Cash Money/Young Money label.

Well are you still rocking your G-Unit spinning chain?

Are you still eating those G-Unit protein bars?

What's your take on the decision of 50 Cent leaving Interscope Records?

Jazze Pha Producing Straight Out The Closet! [NSFW]

Atlanta producer Jazze Pha got gay shamed by a transsexual who claims he "kept her warm."

This coming straight out of Atlanta. Another hip-hop figure is either gay or bisexual. And the partner the figure slept with has "proof" that it happened.

The gay shame happens when a scorned gay partner wants to expose their straight sexual partner to the general public. In turn, it becomes a gay panic and then turns into a dangerous situation for the person.

A gay panic involves the person who exposed the "straight" partner getting either assaulted or killed by that person. In the Black community, the straight partner will risk their freedom to protect their cred among their fellow peers.

Why they invented the down-low?

Because men who don't acknowledge themselves a "gay or bisexual" have these affairs with women and men outside of their relationships. Some men look at it as "I can have my cake and eat too" theory.

Because they can't hide their passions. All men love sex. Men enjoy the pleasure of being involved in sex with a partner. Regardless of the partner being a man or a woman, the alpha male will satisfy his needs with that person.

Transsexual blackmailed rap producer.

In turn they create the possibility of spreading HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis in the Black community. Most of the times, they refuse to wear condoms and end up having unwanted children or an incurable disease.

They end up having Jerry Springer/Maury Povich/Ricki Lake moments.

Most celebrities in the Black community typically hip-hop and action movies go forth with the masculinity and a sense of having the baddest bitches at their side.

Don't get me wrong, what people do in the bedrooms is solely their business.

Shayla Stacks is posting her outings with entertainers. Jazze Pha is one of her "tricks".

I have no problem with the LGBT community. They're entitled to live their lives in peace and harmony. They deserve the right to marry. They're not bothering me. So let them celebrate their love in union.

Well the photos are out and rapper/producer Jazze Pha is having a relationship with a transgender woman (POST-OP Transsexual).

More power to him on his love life. He can be at least comfortable with who he is.

Shayla Stacks love to take a whole bunch of selfies and NSFW stuff.







The rap producer has came out on the social networks denying that he's ever met the person, but unfortunately the news isn't new when you're living in the GAYEST area for Black people.

Jazze Pha has a reputation around ATL circles for entertaining an alternative lifestyle, so this picture didn't come as a surprise to many in the community. Still, Pha took to Twitter to respond to the photograph, refraining from denying that it was indeed him in the image, and instead getting all religious on us.

“Even when the Devil is working hard Just know that GOD is working HARDER!!” He then posted an image on Instagram with the words: “There is a sad disposition in our fallen nature as a people to listen to the retailers petty scandal.”

Stacks is also the transsexual that claimed back in the day that rapper DMX tried to holler at her.

Phalon Anton Alexander (born April 25, 1974), also known as is an American record producer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Sho'nuff Records, which American R&B/pop singer-songwriter Ciara was signed to.

Pha is known for announcing "Ladies and gentlemen" or "This is a Jazze Phizzle production!", both at the beginning and, occasionally, at the end of songs on which he is featured.

He helped produced Ludacris' single "Area Codes", Tela's "Sho Nuff (Hoes In The Club)", Field Mob "Sick Of Being Lonely", Nappy Roots "Aww Naww", and T.I.'s "Let's Get Away".

Dog Gone!

Seth MacFarlane's alter ego Brian is the character killed off on an episode of Fox's Family Guy.

Seth MacFarlane's hit comedy Family Guy has a main character killed off and the public doesn't like the move.

I watched Sunday's program on Fox and seen the Thanksgiving based episode with the two main characters and their wacky adventures through the multiverse.

Brian meets the controversial conservative agitator. The agitator bemoans about Brian's liberal stances.

At the peak of the episode, the character is killed by a reckless driver. Ironic the character killed a fellow canine in the earlier seasons. The characters reflect on the death in strive. They go to the pet store and meet the talking dog Vinny (played by Soprano's star Tony Sirico).

At home, Vinny offers to make dinner and ingratiates himself with the family. Peter introduces Vinny to his friends at The Drunken Clam and they become drinking buddies. Stewie still is not happy with Vinny and decides to ruin him. Stewie feeds him some sad Italian news hoping to break his heart, but Chris ruins it for Stewie.

Later, Vinny hears Stewie crying and finds he is still upset over Brian. Vinny offers some comfort, talking about the death of his previous owner and proving he knows what it is like to lose your best friend. Vinny says even in the pet shop, he felt a kinship with the Griffins. Stewie finally accepts Vinny into the family, and later that night Vinny goes to sleep beside Stewie's bed.

Brian played by MacFarlane was the "voice of reason". He represented the actual persona of the show's creator.

Shocking and surprising many viewers of the long running animated sitcom.

 Comedian Seth MacFarlane surprises fans with the death of Brian, the main character of Family Guy.

That adds to the latest surprises from MacFarlane.

The killing of Brian marks a new direction for the show. Family patriarch Peter Griffin and devious toddler Stewie expressed emotion towards the lost of the dog. It also puts an end to the ongoing feud with neighbor Quagmire (all characters who are mentioned were played by MacFarlane).

His former girlfriends, one being Gillian (played by Drew Berrymore) was in attendance.

Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A–, saying that Brian's death scene was "actually pretty poignant, coming as close as Family Guy can to genuinely moving" and said it was "surprisingly effective [...] at dealing with the sudden death of a main character."

Many didn't like the move and feel that it officially "jump the shark".

But since it's animation, we probably haven't seen the last of the character. It's not like he's a living being.

But what's your opinion on the character's death?

The Sexiest "White Man" Alive For People Magazine!

Maroon 5 frontman and reality star Adam Levine makes the cover of People Magazine's Most Sexiest Man. But you notice that men of color haven't been nominated since 1996.

I hate pop culture. I hate tabloids. I hate People Magazine. 

I hate hearing about celebrities getting married. 

I hate hearing about actresses or women in the news getting pregnant. 

I hate hearing about actors going from lover to lover. 

I hate hearing about actresses showing off their new hairstyles.

I hate hearing about celebrities who make their "coming out" parties a tabloid event. 

I hate hearing about celebrities and their personal drug problems.

I hate hearing about celebrities making their love lives the public's business. 

I don't care about this stuff.

When I picked up a People Magazine, I usually check out the magazine for some of the attention grabbing stories. Usually I pick it up when it talks about a hot teacher or an attractive actress who caught my eye.

But one thing I've often ignored was the Sexiest Man covers. I didn't care for them. I am not interested in these magazine covers of flaunting men. But as they continue to release another year of the most Sexiest Man, I happen to see more White men and not men of color on the front page.

Today, I will address this! Look at this list from Wikipedia:

Year	Choice	Age	Notes
February 4, 1985	Mel Gibson	29	First person chosen and then an Australian citizen.
January 27, 1986	Mark Harmon[16]	34
March 30, 1987	Harry Hamlin	35
September 12, 1988	John F. Kennedy, Jr.	27	Longest gap between selections: 18 months. Only non-actor to win. First member to have since died (1999). Youngest winner.
December 16, 1989	Sean Connery	59	Oldest person to win the title. First winner to have portrayed James Bond. First Scottish winner.
July 23, 1990	Tom Cruise	28
July 22, 1991	Patrick Swayze	38	Second member to have since died (2009).
March 16, 1992	Nick Nolte	51
October 19, 1993	Richard Gere Cindy Crawford	44   27	People took a one-year hiatus from Sexiest Man and instead awarded Sexiest Couple.
January 30, 1995	Brad Pitt	31	First of two awards.
July 29, 1996	Denzel Washington	41	First African American winner.
November 17, 1997	George Clooney	36	First of two awards.
November 16, 1998	Harrison Ford	56
November 15, 1999	Richard Gere	50	First two-time winner.
November 13, 2000	Brad Pitt	36	First two-time solo winner.
November 26, 2001	Pierce Brosnan	48	Second winner to have portrayed James Bond. First Irish winner.
December 2, 2002	Ben Affleck	30
December 1, 2003	Johnny Depp	40	First of two awards.
November 29, 2004	Jude Law	31	First English winner
November 28, 2005	Matthew McConaughey	36
November 27, 2006	George Clooney	45	Second win.
November 26, 2007	Matt Damon	37
November 25, 2008	Hugh Jackman	40	Second Australian winner.
November 18, 2009	Johnny Depp	46	Second win.
November 17, 2010	Ryan Reynolds	34	First Canadian winner.
November 16, 2011	Bradley Cooper[17]	36
November 14, 2012	Channing Tatum[18]	32
November 19, 2013	Adam Levine[19]	34

The only person of color to be nominated for the Sexiest Man in People was Denzel Washington in 1996.

That's over 17 years ago.

No, I don't disqualify Adam Levine for his cover. He's a very talented singer, producer and reality star.

But the point of the matter is simple: Why hasn't People Magazine put a man of color as The Sexiest Man?

Is there's something I'm missing here?

This was covered by The Daily Beast just last year.

Tricia Romano wrote that People Magazine for the last five years ignored people of color for the Sexiest Man Alive cover. There has been an African-American president (who, if he were a Hollywood hunk, should surely have topped the list), it seems preposterous that no other men of color have been picked as the winner. In 2008, square-jawed Aussie, Hugh Jackman took the top honor. In 2009, Johnny Depp and his rotting teeth were selected for a second time. Last year, nobody’s favorite, Bradley Cooper, walked away (shirtless) with the crown. And the year before, perhaps in anticipation of the release of Green Lantern (which bombed), Ryan Reynolds was bestowed this dubious honor. Call it the Sexiest Milquetoast Man Alive.

Where are the Blair Underwoods, the Taye Diggses, the Morris Chestnuts? The Terrence Howards, the Jesse Williamses, the Idris Elbas?

Well, they are inside, scattered throughout like chocolate sprinkles on a vanilla ice cream cone. And if you believe People magazine’s official line, it is what’s inside that counts.

A representative for the magazine wrote, in part, via email: “People Magazine is sensitive to representing people of color in its pages; our Sexiest Man Alive issue is no exception. Every section in this year’s issue includes a diverse group of men.”

How diverse? In recent years, men like LL Cool J, Eddie Cibrian, Usher, Drake, Vin Diesel, John Cho, and Mario Lopez have been featured.

Brett R. Johnson, associate editor of the website The Root wasn't surprised by the magazine’s stance. “That response is expected,” he wrote via email. “They can’t come out and say black men don’t sell magazine covers.”

Though there are some sports celebrities, like David Beckham, most of the picks skew toward Hollywood. There are very few music celebrities—and then, those picks tend toward teen dreams like Justin Bieber or the Jonas Brothers. If the magazine featured more men from sports and music—they might have had a choice of a few more men of color big enough to push cover stand sales. Kanye West, Kobe Bryant, or Michael Jordan during their primes would have been fine cover stars.

A rep for People explained: "The cover subject is chosen solely on the following criteria: Is he hot at the moment? Is he sexy? Is his career on fire this year?"

Or to put it more clearly: there are no men of color to put on the cover because there are no leading men of color, save Washington and Will Smith.

“They’re pretty much the only black men who Hollywood deems worthy of being able to carry a big-budget movie as its lead,” said Johnson. “Other top black actors such as Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, and Laurence Fishburne do consistently great work but they’re rarely regarded as get-the-girl-type leading men—or perhaps more likely they just don’t fit People’s definition of sexy.”

Here's the list of People's Most Beautiful:

Nr.	Year	Name
2	1991	Julia Roberts
3	1992	Jodie Foster
4	1993	Cindy Crawford
5	1994	Meg Ryan
6	1995	Courteney Cox
7	1996	Mel Gibson
8	1997	Tom Cruise
9	1998	Leonardo DiCaprio
10	1999	Michelle Pfeiffer
11	2000	Julia Roberts
12	2001	Catherine Zeta-Jones
13	2002	Nicole Kidman
14	2003	Halle Berry
15	2004	Jennifer Aniston
16	2005	Julia Roberts
17	2006	Angelina Jolie
18	2007	Drew Barrymore
19	2008	Kate Hudson
20	2009	Christina Applegate
21	2010	Julia Roberts
22	2011	Jennifer Lopez
23	2012	Beyoncé Knowles
24	2013	Gwyneth Paltrow

I see that at least Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce were covered in People's Most Beautiful Woman issues. I'm just wondering if Kerry Washington is going to be on there?

What's your opinion on the matter?

Beyonce appears on Sony Music Group.

Adam Levine appears on A&M Octone Records/Interscope Records.

Eminem Returns To The Mic!

Eminem releases Marshall Mathers LP 2 in the fourth quarter.

The famous, controversial and yet very reclusive rapper Eminem will emerge again to release a highly anticipated album around November.

Heading back into the studio with his mentor Dr. Dre, the famous entertainer will release the Marshall Mathers LP 2. His album will feature his darker style of rapping. It will feature production from Dr. Dre, NoID, Symbolyc One (S1) and Rick Rubin. The only features include Fun frontman Nate Ruess, pop singer Rihanna, label mate Kendrick Lamar, his affiliated artist Skylar Gary.

This album first single Bezerk was release in August and getting radio play. The two most recent singles Survival and Rap God are out as well.

Eminem has an unique rap style. It's considered dark, edgy and named several MCs who influenced his rapping style. First and foremost is his mentor, Dr. Dre, whose thick, muscular, terror- and paranoia-evoking loops have seen reincarnations in the work of Eminem.

Other influences have included Esham, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Newcleus, Ice-T, Mantronix, Melle Mel (specifically the track "The Message"), LL Cool J,  Beastie Boys, Run–D.M.C., Rakim, and Boogie Down Productions.

A brief summary of The Marshall Mathers LP.

The Marshall Mathers LP sold more than 1.76 million copies in the US in the first week alone, becoming the fastest-selling studio album by any solo artist in American music history. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. The album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2011 for shipping 10 million copies in the United States.

Since its release in 2000, the album sold 10,598,000 copies in the US and more than 21 million copies worldwide.

The Marshall Mathers LP has been ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time by Rolling Stone, Time, and XXL.

Rolling Stone placed the album at number 7 on its list of the best albums of the 2000s.

The rapper also has a parenthood moment. ABC News reports that Eminem was reportedly on hand to see his daughter crowned homecoming queen of her Michigan high school last Friday.

Hailie Scott, 17, the rapper’s only biological child with ex-wife Kimberly Scott, was voted homecoming queen of Chippewa Valley High School. Tyler Knepp, a self-described nerd who loves “Star Trek,” was named homecoming king.

According to the local newspaper The Macomb Daily, Eminem watched the proceedings from a classroom inside the high school.

“Hailie came out with her mother Kim (Scott) when she was introduced with all the other kids but her father watched from inside the school because he didn't want to cause a scene — he wanted Hailie to have her own moment,” one parent, who asked not to be identified, told the paper.

Another parent said Eminem was beaming when his daughter’s name was called.

“He opened the door and looked out like — ‘That’s my daughter!’ He just looked like a proud father,” the parent, who also declined to be identified, said.

Eminem has been vocal about his love for his daughter, even including her voice on his 2002 track “My Dad’s Gone Crazy.”

Parents of students who are friends with Scott described her as smart, athletic and caring.

“I think all of the kids in the district have shown respect to their family and just let her live a normal life here out of the spotlight,” one parent, who asked not to be identified, told The Macomb Daily.

Eminem will turn 41 years old on October 17.

Mister Cee Mixing Beats Out The Closet! [NSFW]

The famous deejay was outed by a gay blogger who threaten to expose him.

As a part of his court order for prostitution arrests, the famous New York deejay and radio personality had to release a public service announcement. He talks about HIV/AIDS and sexuality transmitted diseases.

In this PSA he decides to "out" himself as a bisexual. This is been one of the first since Frank Ocean became the officially "outed" entertainer in hip-hop. Calvin "Mister Cee" Lebrun is the first hip-hop deejay to be gay or bisexual.

The guy who helped Notorious B.I.G. get that deal on Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boy label back in the day, has acknowledged that he's open about his sexuality.

Mister Cee was famous for Christopher Wallace's demo tape to friend, Sean Combs, which would later prove as the beginning of the rap icon's historical career in the music.

Mister Cee was arrested after police officers allegedly caught him in a sexual act in Lower Manhattan with a transgender prostitute in the early hours of the morning.

Then he was arrested again after he was soliciting an undercover officer dressed as a woman.

His latest event happened a few days ago. Mister Cee's encounter with a gay blogger dressed as a woman was revealed after recorded audio was released on September 11, 2013.

That sealed his "straight" credibility. He couldn't hide his sexuality in the closet.

Mister Cee's newest problem has an internet blog. He done a dress and Mister Cee got a rise out of it.

Though he resigned his job at New York City radio station Hot 97 after the recording was made public, he later decided to stay on.

Mister Cee is a good friend of 50 Cent. The media mogul and rapper stood behind the deejay during his ordeal and say that Cee is the "guy who brought music and gave the world B.I.G.!"

Anyway, this world knew. I mean he got caught the first time with a transgender prostitute. He should have acknowledged his sexuality then.

But since, he's in fear of losing endorsements and the oh so straight rap community, he continue this on without people knowing. It came to the end when a turdelebrity decided to put an encounter between him and the deejay. The turdelebrity who goes by the name of Bimbo Winehouse wanted to tell the world he's a prostitute and met the deejay in an encounter in Queens, New York.

Mister Cee and 50 Cent.

Now this individual that Mister Cee is involved with is some internet turdelebrity who wanted to make a few dollars off shaming him.

The turdelebrity was going to blackmail Mister Cee. So to cushion the fall, the deejay was forced him to "out" himself.

And the video below is hard to hear and it's pretty much disturbing. It's a disturbing and not safe for work.

Again, I have no problems with the LGBT community. They're entitled to live their lives like everyone else.

They're not hurting me.

Special thanks to VIKTOR KERNEY of Maybe It's Just Me.

I stress discretion when viewing this. It's explicit and language is offensive.


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The Tupac Legacy!

Entertainer death occurred on September 13, 1996.

At often times I would reflect on the lives of entertainers we've lost. I reflect on where I was and how I reacted to the death of someone you've come to recognize! And even though you've never met that entertainer, you felt like the entertainer was a friend or family member.

I was only 15 years old at the time when I've heard of his death.

I remember I was in the marching band during a high school football game. A lot of hearsay was coming from members of the band saying they've heard that Tupac was shot. At the beginning I didn't believe it.

We all knew that 'Pac would get shot and he would be out the next day. Somehow that was just fantasy.

He was shot on September 7, 1996 on the Las Vegas strip. They put him in a medically induced coma and would later die on September 13, 1996.

It would spawn the conspiracies that Shakur would be hiding somewhere waiting to drop another dope album.

After all he took on the Makaveli moniker during his final years as an entertainer.

Tupac Shakur survived a near fatal shooting in 1994. He fingered many New York based rappers for the attempted murder. He singled out Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G..

When people got the word that he would die of his injuries, people were actually crying in sorrow. His death shocked the nation. A man who told tales of the Black community while even questioning those who lead in it, was dead at the age of 25.

It made it clear that if you're a Black or Latino man and you've lived pass 25, it's considered an accomplishment. Many young men growing up in poorer neighborhoods never get to see their 25th birthday if they associate with the elements of NIGGER.

Tupac Amuru Shakur was one of the most famous and yet controversial entertainers. He was probably one of your favorite rappers.

I know I was a fan of the often brash and yet poetic rapper who told tales of the life as a NIGGA. He gave America the real definition of being a thug. A thug with a heart.

A rapper who knew how to make alot friends and a money. A rapper who made a lot of enemies.

A rapper who inspired others to enter the booth and rap a verse.

Without Tupac Shakur, you wouldn't have entertainers like Eminem, Ludacris, The Game, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame, Nelly, Drake, Future, Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne, and Nicki Minaj.

2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.

Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. MTV ranked him at number two on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time and Rolling Stone named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.

His double disc album All Eyez on Me is one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time.

Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist. The themes of most of Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism and other social problems. Both of his parents and several other of his family were members of the Black Panther Party, whose ideals were reflected in his songs.

During the latter part of his career, Shakur was a vocal participant in the so-called East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and his label Bad Boy Records.

On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada. He would later die of his injuries on September 13, 1996.

He was the stable of the rap label Death Row Records. The lost him spelled the end of the record label.

His murder will continue to be an open case.

We'll miss ya 'Pac.

I'll pour a lil' liquor in your name!

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to those who were lost in gun violence.