Archive for November, 2008
Investigation for the Death of Kanye’s Mom
Roughly one year after, Dr. Donda West, died of complications from a cosmetic surgery procedure her nephew, Stephan Scoggins, is being investigated. People.com reports Russ Heimerich, a public information officer for the California Department of Consumer Affairs issued subpoenas asking individuals “to testify in the matter of the investigation of Stephan Scoggins.”
Scoggins, 46, is a [...]
Shawty Lo Apologizes to T.I. and Grand Hustle
So last week the beef between Shawty Lo and T.I. took a turn for the worse as you all know when there was an altercation between the Grand Hustle roster and Shawty Lo’s crew who were performing on stage at The Dirty Awards. When the D4L crew went into the T.I. diss laced track “Ain’t [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Lil Wayne Teaming Up With The Game and Young Buck
Since the release of “Louisianimal,” Lil Wayne has been trying to take a step back from the beef. But, 50 Cent has other foes. Remember loyal G-Unit soliders, The Game and Young Buck? Yeah, they have plans to form a brand new crew to take over rap. Their first mission is to take out 50 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Lil Wayne vs. 50 Cent feud, It Finally Came!
Lets go back to 2006 for a minute. Okay, we are there. Remember when G-Unit was still a family and who had beef with one had beef with all. Everyone knows that Young Buck and Lil Wayne had their problems and the disses flew. We can go back even further to 2003 when Birdman was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Def Jam Wants to re-sign LL Cool J
It seems that only months after the release of LL Cool J’s Exit 13 that his longtime label, Def Jam, is ready to re-sign him. Ever since 2006, LL has mentioned that this album will be his last with the label due to “recent changes.” At the time, he was most likely talking about Jay-Z. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Guess Who’s Back… “Bob” Johnson
After nearly four years away from BET, Robert L. Johnson is jumping back into the television business. This time around, he has linked up with Ion Television (the largest television station group in America). He is targeting the same audience, but with new tricks. He has named this new venture Urban Television. Johnson’s plans are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Plies is Already Finished With Another Album?
No, I am not behind on my news, I am well aware of his third album, Da REALest, coming out in a few days. I have heard a rumor that Plies has gone back into the studio and completed another album and he is going to hold its release date until his current album blows [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Advertise on TBT
For anyone trying to break into the business world, advertising is key. To promote my television network, I set it up on YouTube and placed a blog to run along with it. Since then, True Black Television on YouTube has gained recognition amongst similar channels. I was able to amass over 50,000 video views and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )TV Really Sucks This Season
I know that most of you have noticed it. Most of the time, by late November, I usually have picked my favorite shows on what night and on what network. I have made my choices, but, like most, I chose an alternate route. Most years, it would seem that the “Big Three” broadcast networks, plus [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mims Is Not “Hip Hop’s Savior,” Feel The “Guilt”
For the past few months, rumors of Mims’ new album surfaced. Initially, there was hype around a 2008 release. In July, More Than Meets the Eye was released. Despite having almost no promotion, the album managed to gain some notability. By September 2008, rumors of another Mims album surfaced. At first, many thought that his [...]
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