Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
T.I. Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charges, Plea Details Emerge
As expected, T.I. pleaded guilty to three federal weapons charges in a federal courtroom in Atlanta earlier this afternoon.
According to the Associated Press, the rapper stood before the judge in a gray suit and accepted responsibility for the charges of possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of machine guns and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Under the terms of his plea agreement, he will serve one year in prison and will be required to complete 1500 hours of community service, which will consist of him speaking to youth groups about the pitfalls of guns, gangs and drugs.
He will only be sentenced to the prison time after he has successfully completed 1000 hours of the community service over the course of a year.
Following his year long prison term, Tip will still be subject to three years of supervised release, which will include one year of home detention, plus a $100,000 fine. Should he fail to adhere to the terms of the deal, he will face a much more severe prison term.
Had T.I. maintained his innocence and been convicted at trial, he would have faced a ten year sentence and $250,000 fine on each count. In a statement released after the plea by the U.S. Attorney’s office, prosecutors expressed satisfaction over the outcome of the case and noted the value of having a high profile entertainer like T.I. working to help reduce crime.
Source: TbohiphopThursday, March 27, 2008
Kanye West Accused Of Stealing ”Good Life”
A Maryland songwriter-producer is suing Kanye West claiming that the hip-hop star used his tune, "Volume of Good Life," for the chart-topping single, "Good Life," without permission or giving credit. In the lawsuit filed in Maryland District Court, Dayna Staggs (aka D’Mystro) names West and his label Roc-A-Fella Records for copyright infringement, claiming the artist didn’t obtain a license to use his song, according toTMZ.D’Mystro said he’s also offended that Kanye’s rendition of the record "contains vulgar and offensive" images and "harms the reputation" of his much cleaner original, which he claims was written when West was only six or seven years old.
He’s asking for 85% of all world sales from the music.
Roc-A-Fella has yet to comment on the suit.
Source: TboHiphop
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Lil' Wayne's new album The Carter 3 Set To Release May 13th
MAY 13th! We finally have a date for the most anticipated album of the year: The Carter 3.
Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown recording artist Lil' Wayne is gearing up to release his highly anticipated album Tha Carter III, the final in the trilogy, on May 13th. The record label is finally brave enough to give this album a release date. Let's see if it actually gets released this time around. Be patient the 13th of May is coming soon.