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Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez crashed a wedding in Malibu, California over the weekend after they heard the teen’s hits playing at the reception.The Baby hitmaker and his Disney star girlfriend were taking a walk on the beach when they overheard the star’s music being blasted at a wedding party nearby. And the couple couldn’t resist crashing the bash and posing for pictures with the wedding guests, according to PerezHilton.com.
A partygoer tells the blogger, “Unbeknown to all of the guests, Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez were just done eating at a restaurant up the road from the Adamson House estate and had decided to take a stroll down the beach. I guess he heard his song play and decided to crash the wedding party to check the scene out.“He was cool enough to make a cameo, which surprised all of the wedding guests.
He even took the microphone, congratulated the newlywed couple, and said a few nice words, while posing for a series of pictures with his fans. That was one of the coolest and nicest things a person of his celebrity can do, and it certainly made a memorable night for the newlywed couple Mr. and Mrs. Rob and Jeanine McCool.”
Now we hear from the AP that Rapper and actor Ja Rule was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for failing to file income tax returns, and said a combination of youthful inexperience, bad advice and an inability to manage fame and fortune lead to his financial troubles."I in no way attempted to deceive the government or do anything illegal," he said, minutes before being sentenced in a New Jersey federal court.
"I was a young man who made a lot of money - I'm getting a little choked up - I didn't know how to deal with these finances, and I didn't have people to guide me, so I made mistakes."
The multiplatinum-selling artist, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, admitted in March that he failed to pay taxes on more than $3 million that he earned between 2004 and 2006 while he lived in Saddle River.Ja Rule was sentenced in New York City last month to up to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal weapon possession.
The case stemmed from a gun found in his car in 2007.U.S. Magistrate Patty Shwartz in Newark ruled that the majority of his 28-month federal sentence could be served at the same time as New York state prison sentence.Depending on his release date for his New York sentence, he could serve from four to 12 months of the federal sentence. The federal time will be served at the Oneida Correctional Facility in upstate New York, where he is serving the state sentence.He has also been ordered to pay $1.1 million in unpaid taxes.
Yo Jarule, you have to pay your taxes "always on time" as his hit song with Ashanti spells.
What the hell?? The tap just ran dry on Lady Gaga's video account? Lady Gaga's YouTube account suspended? The AP is reporting that even one of online video’s biggest stars isn’t immune to copyright claims. Lady Gaga’s YouTube account was suspended Thursday. The notice read that the suspension was due to “multiple or severe violations of YouTube’s copyright policy.”
The Google Inc.-owned YouTube declined to comment. It’s YouTube policy to remove accounts after three copyright violations, though they can be restored after being corrected.Reports have suggested that the infringing video was a recently uploaded clip of Gaga’s performance on Fuji TV.
Messages left with Gaga’s publicist and record label weren’t immediately returned Thursday.The account is one of two for Gaga. The removed channel is run by Gaga’s camp, while she also has an unaffected Vevo account. That account, which has more than 1.6 billion views, generally debuts her music videos.
Williz is a young inspirational recording artist from Toronto, Canada who brings a fresh, new sound to the urban scene. This talented Ricmond Hill rapper is receiving positive feedback and support from people from various levels in the recording industry, from promoters to artists, and engineers to producers. Williz has just finished recording his debut single "All On You", produced by well known Toronto producer and rapper Fin-S of GrindHouse Entertainment . The cool beat was provided by J-Rum from Florida. "All On You" is being submitted to radio stations such as Flow93.5, Z103.5, Kiss92.5 + many more.
Williz, an only child, was born in 1983, and raised in a home filled with music ranging from country to rock. When rap and hiphop was introduced to Canada in the mid eighties, this genre was the only music he heard at home. From that moment, his parents could only watch and listen as his interests were changing. His life was clearly heading on a path of music at a very early age. Gradually, he went from listening to creating! He writes his own lyrics, with the exception of a few collaborations.
In his early teens, Williz even performed on the steps of Silver City Theatre in Richmond Hill on busy Friday and Saturday nights to a growing fan base. As years passed, he formed a group with a few local rappers, and released underground records throughout the neighbourhood, performinging at such venues as, Opera House, Reverb, and Local Community Centres. The group broke up a few years later with members pursuing different careers. Williz stayed true to his dream, continuing on his God given path. Today, Williz has performed at various venues such as, The Fox and the Fiddle, World Class Ladies Fashion Show at Pasha Lounge (Downtown, Toronto), UberHaus, The Vue, and On The Rox.
Williz is a new, rising star in the industry, offering a fresh and unique voice with a healthy pinch of sexy raspiness, and a good sprinkle of attitude. Just what the masses want! Hit up his Facebook fan page with a huge music player with all his songs. Listen to his "I'm on one remix." He can rap well. We love him here at HipHossip!
Her name is Onika Maraj. Now known as Nicki Minaj. In these recently aired show, (do we get Behind the Music in Canada? I've never seen it. E! arrived here just 2 years ago.) Anyway this is the show on America's E! Channel that shows a music artists life history from elementary school. They talk to your teachers, neighbors etc. This one is a must see! Enjoy! We are expecting her in August in Toronto.
Tiny receiving an award on BET for her husband during TIP's first federal incarceration.
T.I. sent out another message this past week (July 13) from behind the walls of Forrest City Federal Prison in Arkansas, thanking fans, family, and friends for their continued support.Tip, who posted the note on his Web site, trapmuzik.com, also shouted out multiple rappers, including Drake, J. Cole, Nipsey Hussle, Nelly, B.o.B and Maino, among others.With less than three months left of his prison sentence for violating his probation stemming from his 2009 conviction on federal gun charges, the Grand Hustle general scheduled release date is on September 29.
—Rachelle Jean-Louis
Check out excerpts of the message below:
What up world? I appreciate the continued love and support that everyone has been giving me. This chapter in my story will soon be coming to an end and I will be back in the flesh with you sooner than later. In the meantime I want to give a special shout out to a few particular individuals that have been sending me letters, cards, comments, tweets and just overall holding me down. A little loyalty goes a long way with me…I don’t do fake shit shawty. So I can’t thank y’all enough for keeping it 1 thousand and as soon as I’m able I WILL RETURN THE FAVOR!!! And that’s on PHIL!!! I love y’all and I’ll see you in September.
KINGSHOUT OUTS:OMG Girlz, Tameka, Pretty Hustle, Angie Martinez, DJ Enuff, DJ Infamous, Drake, J.Cole, Nipsy Hustle, Nelly, B.o.B, Killa Mike, Lil Book, Donnis, Rich Kid Shawty, Amare Stoudemire, DJ Drama, MLK, Greg Street, Maino, Mouse and Hustle Hard (Welcome Home 80!!!!) He also shouted out multiple friends and family too.
REWIND: While I was out about 3 weeks ago, he sent out a letter to us about his clothing line and support for him from celebrities. Read the press release on his AKOO clothing below.
Many celebrities, professional athletes and tastemakers are showing their support for Clifford “T.I.” Harris. Men’s lifestyle fashion brand AKOO Clothing partnered with Grand Hustle to launch the Salute The King Campaign, which is aimed at providing fans with a creative outlet to express their appreciation for the Atlantic recording artist T.I., by recording and uploading video testimonials to www.salutetheking.com. Droves of fans and celebrity friends fromRick Ross, Diddy, Nelly, Big Sean, Lex Luger, Playboy Tre, Young Dro, Killer Mike, Travis Porter, B.o.B, Curtis Granderson, Carl Crawford and Hollywood TV actor Hosea Chanchez have all sent personal video messages of support and encouraging words to the Grammy award winning artist, actor, and producer.
Salutetheking.com offers fans a complete timeline of T.I.’s career, free downloads of exclusive content and a video gallery to browse submissions. The campaign is not only viral but continues to rollout to retail stores nationally with participating retailers hosting fan appreciation events and special promotions. “We’re pleased to see the overwhelming response of so many people from all over the world. People love him not only because he’s a great artist but because he’s a great humanitarian. Just recently T.I. sponsored a bus trip for 46 family members to visit 14 fellow inmates,” states Jeff Belizaire, Director of Marketing for AKOO Clothing.
T.I. recently told MTV News: “I’ve been blessed to receive tons of mail from my fans, family and friends, as well as get visits on a regular basis. Unfortunately some guys aren’t as fortunate. There are a lot of good dudes in here that haven’t been able to see there loved ones in years. Their families can’t afford the trip so I wanted to help out.” To further support T.I.’s humanitarian efforts, AKOO Clothing plans to donate clothing to the family members of the inmates.
AKOO Clothing is the new Americana fashion go-to brand for top fashion and innovation nationally and internationally. Global trendsetting celebrities, athletes, musicians, and actors have become fans of the brand including Larry King. Some of these prominent fans have even taken it a step further by aligning themselves and their projects with AKOO such as B.o.B, Curtis Granderson, Carl Crawford, Hosea Chanchez, Travis Porter, Tristan Wilds, Meek Mill, and Mickey Factz to name a few. AKOO has been featured in national print publications including VIBE Magazine and GQ, who also named AKOO’s founder T.I., one of the “10 Most Stylish Men in America” in their magazine issue.
ABOUT AKOO CLOTHING AKOO, an acronym for A KING OF ONESELF, is a men’s contemporary clothing line that exudes a unique sense of elusive style that is versatile to one’s own lifestyle. The brand offers the highest quality of materials and craftsmanship including distinctive prints and fabrics that are unmatched from comfortable denim with custom embroidery, stylish leather jackets, detailed sweaters and durable lightweight tees as well as button downs and polos. AKOO, was founded by Grammy award winning artist, music and film producer, song writer and actor, T.I., and his business partner andGrand Hustle Entertainment CEO, Jason Geter. AKOO is manufactured and distributed by RP55 Group. AKOO is donned by celebrities including actors, musicians and athletes. The brand has been featured on TV, in videos, online, and in print media from around the world. The AKOO Clothing showroom is located at 230 W. 39th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10018. For more information on AKOO Clothing,
T.I DROPS A NEW SINGLE WITH B.o.B while he's gone to keep his fans busy.
T.I. - We Don't Get Down Like Y'all Ft. B.o.B [AUDIO]
T.I REWARDS MEDIA BLOGGERS WITH CLOTHING LINE TO SHOW APPRECIATION OF THEIR SUPPORT!
And we all support him, Below is T.I's letter to we the blogging media that supports him all the time.
Hello everyone, On behalf of the Salute the King Campaign I wanted to thank you all for helping us spread the "viral" word on this. To show appreciation we would like to send you samples of our AKOO Clothing. Please reply to this email with a Men's top and bottom size. As well as your shipping address. And we will send you free AKOO promotional items. If you have not already done so, please email us the link in which the Salute the King story was posted in. Once again, thank you for your help. Countdown begins for my release this September!
Well, I will send my request for a small man aka KJ. KJ is about the same size as Clifford now. He's a tall 10 year old. We thank you very much for this gift. T.I that I have known in my days in Bankhead has been a humble person who has made some mistakes like most of us. However I rate him as one of the BEST father's I ever met. The last time he met us in Canada was 2007 when his album dropped and little did we now we may not see him for a long time.
T.I will survive. The system can be cruel in the United States, when people like Lindsay Lohan can go to rehab and T.I go to jail for an addiction issue. This is my person opinion and nobody else's. My interview with Tiny the first time was so heartbreaking. She has been a great mother to all those kids.
Let us continue to support the KING. It is a MUST! Special shout out to T.I's mom who has help keep those kids together. They need their dad home. --Mskemi
This is the UNEDITED letter Bow Wow wrote his fans finally admitting that he's a dad. Maybe I can get him to talk to me this Caribana weekend. After reading the letter, you can watch a trailer of his documentary and see his new daughter Shai in there. Congrats!
Let me start off by saying i love my fans. With out yall i wudda been left the game. For the past 3 years i been batteling life. Even thought about taking my own. I felt like as a kid i did everything and saw everything too fast which spoiled my adult years. I felt as if i had no purpose to live(Thinking selfishly) until god gave me the illest gift of my life. No lambo, no blk card nuffn amounts to my lil girl. I waited so long to tell yall the truth because i was nervous on how yall would look at me. Yall know everyone makes a big deal out of everything i do. I wanted to be 1st n let yall know the real. My lil girl is getting BIG fast. i love every minute of it.
She inspires me to go harder.Even made me treat my mother better, its like it made me into a man over night. Never been a fan of posting pix of my daughter. Reason is because i want my boo boo to have everything i didnt. Want her to be able to cheerlead with her lil friends with out some asshole sticking his camera all in my lil girl face. I know how fame is. I missed out on so much that i now know how important it is to cherish and have those things in your life. Yes! I change diapers. Aint as bad as i thought hahaha. I want her to live with me so bad. Jus us 2. Thats my dream man but fellas yall know how it go. Baby gotta stay with they momma and all dat bull. I hate that! So i have to fly 5 hrs away to see her. I find myself going into my i phone book jus lookn at pix of her. Sometimes i tear up cuz i just cant believe it brotha be emotional. All in all im good. This is my 1st.
I know all my fans gone support me and ride for her like yall been doin my whole career. To the ones that say “Im heart broken how can he do that to us” well i do have a life thats not all about movies or making albums. Im 24 now. I cant wait 4eva. Im happy and if your a fan then ud be happy too cuz yall gone be with me every step of the way. The bs that comes with having a baby momma is expected. So i neva trip. Jus gotta suck it up keep chin high and try not let her get the best of my feelings by playin them stupid games. Ima stay positive and keep maintaining long as i got yall i cant lose. I love yall. And shai shai daddy love u too! Wizzle!!!!
NICKI MINAJ has dismissed reports she was punched in the face during a fight at a hotel in Texas on Monday night (11Jul11). Reports emerged earlier this week (11Jul11) suggesting the Super Bass hitmaker became embroiled in a violent spat with an unidentified male at Dallas' Palomar Hotel and instructed an employee to call cops. Minaj was said to have told authorities her guest, who was not her boyfriend, had hit her in the lower lip during an argument, but refused to press charges.
Now, the star has hit back at the claims in a series of posts on her Twitter.com page. She states, "The fact that u believe a man either slapped or punched me in the face & didn't leave on a stretcher w/his (with his) balls hangin off? GetaF%cknLife. "The media could pee on ur (your) leg & tell u (you) its (sic) raining. You'd believe it... stop it.
The Brooklyn district attorney's criminal case against Foxy Brown collapsed Tuesday after the victim refused to testify that she was mooned by the rap diva.
Brown, 32, whose real name is Inga Marchand, hugged her lawyers after Justice John Walsh dismissed the misdemeanor charge of violating an order of protection.
Assistant District Attorney Robert Isdith said complainant Arlene Raymond told him late last week that she did not want to take the stand at the trial scheduled to begin Tuesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
A source familiar with the case said Raymond told prosecutors that her lawyer had concluded there was no money to be made by suing Brown so she did not want to cooperate any further in the criminal case.
Brown's lawyer Salvatore Strazzullo announced he intends to sue the city, the NYPD and the D.A.'s office for malicious prosecution.
Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly faces a $2.9 million foreclosure on his suburban Chicago mansion.Crain's Chicago Business reported Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase Bank filed the foreclosure lawsuit last month in Cook County Circuit Court. The complaint states that Kelly hasn't made monthly mortgage payments since June of last year. Crain's reports the Olympia Field home's appraised value fell 26 percent in a year, to $3.8 million in 2010. The original 1999 loan was for $3.5 million.
The principal due is more than $2.9 million.The R&B singer's spokesman, Allan Mayer, declined to comment about the foreclosure. But he tells The Associated Press that Kelly isn't in financial trouble. Mayer says Kelly now lives in Chicago and that his recent tour and 2010 album, "Love Letter," were successful.
Crazy shyt. I know where I'll be if I don't pay the mortgage in a year.
Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez crashed a wedding in Malibu, California over the weekend after they heard the teen’s hits playing at the reception.The Baby hitmaker and his Disney star girlfriend were taking a walk on the beach when they overheard the star’s music being blasted at a wedding party nearby. And the couple couldn’t resist crashing the bash and posing for pictures with the wedding guests, according to PerezHilton.com.
