For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news. In the latest edition of THE JEWELRY REPORT, EbenGregory gives Usher a 21-gun salute after he announced that he and his fiance, Tameka Foster were expecting their first child.
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Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while, guess who was the suspect? In another exciting boring episode of THE JEWELRY REPORT, EbenGregory explains why two multi-millionaires by the name of Jay Z and Larry Johnson decided to become "roommates" and live their lives together.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence, especially when you're dating a pimp. In another random episode of THE JEWELRY REPORT, EbenGregory explains how Foxy Brown allegedly got a hand necklace after she tried to break up with her boyfriend who just so happens to be a pimp.
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Over 500 songwriters, recording artists and music industry leaders gathered at the 20th Anniversary ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards, held June 25th at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, to salute the top songwriters and publishers behind the most popular music of 2006. A special highlight of the evening was the presentation of the ASCAP Voice of Music Award to "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. Blige.
Marilyn Bergman, ASCAP President and Chairman, hosted the all-star gathering, which included special guest presenters Akon, Keri Hilson, MC Lyte, The Underdogs, Ted Winn and others, plus live performances by some of today's hottest stars and emerging artists, including Keyshia Cole, Biz Markie, Wynter Gordon, Rock City, Karen Clark Sheard and Ne-Yo.
With three award-winning songs apiece, Mary J. Blige, Johntá Austin and Jermaine "JD" Dupri shared the coveted Songwriter of the Year title.
This is Jermaine Dupri's sixth time being named ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year and his third consecutive win. In 2005, Dupri earned the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award, and earlier this year, he was named ASCAP's Pop Songwriter of the Year.
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This week's topic include:
Tupac. Is he Alive? His Birthday passed this last Saturday the 16th.
..Plus we clown around with what's what in this weeks news.
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Lenny "S" Santiago is a man that trusts his instincts. "It was like 1995 and I was working at Bad Boy doing street promotion when I first saw Jay-Z's "In My Lifetime' video," recalls the Bronx native. "That's when I knew I wanted to work with Roc-A-Fella. I knew Jay was going to be big."
It would take a few years before Lenny would see his premonitions come to pass, but there was never any doubt that he would work one Brooklyn's finest MCs. His industry career began in the early 90's doing street promotions for Bad Boy Records and its roster of fresh new talent. After a couple years of putting up posters, handing out fliers and getting vinyl to DJs, Lenny learned all the aspects of promoting an artist from the ground up. During the course of his travels, Lenny kept crossing paths with Roc-A-Fella's head honchos.
"Jay and Dame would always see me promoting at the club and I would tell them I wanted to help them promote Roc-A-Fella," say Lenny. "But they would look at me like, "Yeah, right. You Bad Boy for life.'"
But life has a funny way of throwing curve balls. Despite working with Bad Boy during the height of their success, Lenny was intrigued by the opportunity to spark an even brighter future with Roc-A-Fella. So he took a chance and interviewed with Jay-Z, Dame Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke to land a spot at the Roc. "My man at Penalty Records at the time told me that they needed someone to do street promotions," says Lenny. "So I said let me get onboard to show them I'm serious." ......READ MORE
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50 Cent will play a drug dealer in a new film called "Righteous Kill" starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The movie centers around the two police officers who attempt to catch a serial killer, while resolving personal issues between each other.
"I'm not even sure they know yet," 50 Cent told The New York Daily News. "Me and Robert were supposed to shoot a film where I played a police officer, but now Al and Robert play the cops."
Righteous Kill, which is written by Russell Gewirtz and shot by Emmy-nominated director Jon Avnet, is due in theaters in 2008.
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"I started making mix tapes for my friends in school to get lunch money. That's where I started to get my reputation," says the humble Houstonian about his teenage years. As a youthful spin doctor, Watts tried his hand at various gigs before settling for his natural skill. "I was listening to one of my mix tapes and I thought there are a lot of people living off this in the music industry and it isn't even as good as mine," Watts remembers. "I was on a lunch break at the time and I never returned to the job. I said I'm going to make the music thing work."
Watts instantly took control of his own market, Houston, and then proceeded to conquer the entire Lone Star state. He quickly moved on to become a household name on the streets of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Next he spread his signature sound - the Swisha House remix - to Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. The rest of the nation has officially adopted the sound of a genre in itself, chopped and screwed music. Also to his accomplishments, Watts adds being the first DJ to have a screwed and chopped major label CD when he remixed Eightball & MJG's Space Age 4 Eva in 2001. He followed this feat with the release of David Banner's Mississippi: The Album. "I got Michael Watts for the chopped and screwed album because I am a fan of his work," proclaims David Banner. "He is the number one DJ for chopped and screwed and he's part of the reason that a person can not only buy a chopped and screwed album in Houston, but in Germany. It's that big and he's that big.".........READ MORE
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