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R.I.P. Michael Jackson

No Negative words for the King of Pop today, Rest in Peace, you have brought a light to the world that will not soon be forgotten!

"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotton either write things worth reading or do thing worth writing" Benjamin Franklin

Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month — but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend.

The dramatic death of the brilliant singer seemed to obscure his recent controversies and kindle warmer memories of Jackson the child star and Jackson the show-stopping, moonwalking headliner.

The worldwide chorus of grief united the famous — statesmen and superstars alike — and the legions of ordinary people who grew up with "Thriller" and "Beat It."

Word of Jackson's death jolted nearly everyone, from a young man in Colombia who was named after the King of Pop, to Malaysians who named a soy drink for him, to a generation of people around the world who have tried, in vain, to moonwalk.

"It's horrible news, so unexpected," the Italian actress Sophia Loren told The Associated Press by telephone. "The world has lost an icon and music has lost treasures. He wrote songs that generations of yesterday, today and tomorrow will all keep on singing. What he wrote was amazing."

Loren and her children had been frequent visitors to Jackson at his Neverland ranch in California, developing an enduring friendship.

"I hope that Michael will find that peace that maybe he did not have in the last 15 years."

Here is a song showing how Michael's Music is timeless, sampled in current hip hop today!

F.A.M.E. (myspace.com/jerseyfame)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/61889606d5bf7dce/

Update Tribute Featuring Chris Brown, Game, Nas, Puffy, Boyz 2 Men

Slaughterhouse ft M.O.P. Woodstock

Joell Ortiz FREE AGENT!

This guy is bringing it! I'm loving how lyrics, and music are fighting back over the commercial nonsense!

Lupe's clothing line

Check out Lupe explaining his clothing line. I like the concept..reminds me of GDMWorldwide circa 2007!






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Lupe Fiasco ft. Matthew Santos “Shining Down”

Sorry Lupe, but this song needs burn...

Listen closely to the autotune section second verse! He's dropping knowledge!

Jeezy Diss'n OJ da Juiceman & Guccimane

Looks like the summer is gonna be HOT when it comes to the beef...

"Fuck some Juice...Man!"

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XXLMAG Update!

Last night (June 15) Young Jeezy leaked a song targeting fellow Atlanta
rappers Gucci Mane and OJ Da Juiceman.

On the track, titled “24-23,”
Jeezy first takes aim at his longtime rival Gucci. “I’m on my Louie shit today/
fuck some Gucci, mane,” he spit. “These niggas still on my dick/ they like some
groupies, mane/Can’t keep they lips closed/ they worse than coochies, mane/ And
that fruity looking stupid/ like some Coogi, mane/ Let you trick me off these
streets/ you must be stupid, mane/ Tell him this ain’t what he want/ not the boy
Snow/ But between me and you/ I think the boy slow.”

He then takes aim
at Gucci’s friend OJ. “Straight shots to the head, fuck some juice, man,” he
added. “Next to real n—-s in the city who got the juice, mane. these n—-s
talking bout the work but what they prove, mane. Y’all know these n—-s really
clowns but I’m the truth, mane. And this is what you goin’ for then what’s the
use, mane. Tell him this ain’t what he want, not the boy Snow. But between me
and you, I think them boys slow.”

When XXLMag.com reached out to both OJ
and Gucci’s management for comment, the current XXL cover stars said: “We not
feeding in to that. We getting money.”

The Snowman has a controversial
history with Gucci. Back in 2005 Jeezy put out several diss songs against the
rapper, claiming he was not paid sufficiently for his appearance on Gucci’s hit
single, “So Icey.” Gucci alleged that Jeezy went as far as putting a hit out on
him, which many believe lead to Mane killing a man – rumored to be a Jeezy
associate - in self-defense. Since ’05 there have been no other incidents
between the two rappers.

Ironically all three MCs are set to play two
shows together this weekend, 102 Jamz’s SuperJam In North Carolina and Hot 107’s
Birthday Bash in A-town. – Elan Mancini

Slaughterhouse D.O.A Freestyle...

Slaughterhouse Freestyle on D.O.A. Beat courtesy of Green Lantern!

Click here for the interview!

The Slaughterhouse Rules from jeff on Vimeo.

Mos Def vs Jay?!?

Now this isn't to start beef, but I feel Mos on this one...

I like how he got a different type of team then most would put together.....

If it happens, I'm going!

Bill Clinton off to Haiti!

Let's see If Good Old Bill can work some magic! I think his fame and charisma could definitely shed some light on this poor half of an Island!

U.N. names Bill Clinton envoy to Haiti

Posted: 08:16 PM ET

From CNN's Meghan Dunn

Former President Clinton said Monday that he wants to help Haitians take control of their own destiny.

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday officially named former U.S. President Bill Clinton as special envoy to Haiti.

The position calls for Clinton to work to create jobs and access to basic services for the people of Haiti.

"All I want to do is help the Haitians take over control of their own destiny," Clinton said.

The U.N. Office for the Special Envoy for Haiti said unemployment reaches 70 percent nationally and 78 percent of Haitians live on less than $2 a day. Even though Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Ban said he believes that it "is at a turning point. It has a real chance for stability and potential prosperity."

Clinton will be working from a plan that was created by the Haitian government.

"They produced, I thought, a very impressive program called 'Haiti: A New Paradigm,' and we intend to follow that," he said.

Clinton said his new job has four major goals: to support the Haitian government in implementing its program; to assist in the recovery effort with the same fervor as was shown toward countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004; to encourage more international private sector investments; and to encourage donors who have promised money for Haiti to honor their commitments.

Governments have pledged $353 million, with the biggest pledges coming from the Untied States, Canada and France. "The challenge now," Ban said, "is to turn these pledges into contributions."

He said he believes that Clinton can accomplish that.

Haiti's minister for foreign affairs, Alrich Nicolas said, "Our country and people could not hope for a better friend and advocate than Bill Clinton.

Clinton, who will be paid an annual salary of $1, added, "I believe Haiti is better positioned to make progress for all its people than at any time since I first visited in 1978."

Hennessy Black!

Hennessy Black is a new highly versatile, decidedly different cognac. This exciting new distinctively smooth blend allows consumers more ways to enjoy Hennessy and tastes great on its own or mixed. It is Hennessy's first major new launch since Hennessy V.S was introduced in 1961. Hennessy Black offers an intriguing new choice for social occasions and will aim to take Hennessy beyond the cognac category to be the premium mixed spirit of choice. Its consumption versatility will be supported through the creation of a new drinking ritual as it is perfect for enjoying up (shot) or down (mixed drink).

Packaged in a sleek, bold black bottle, Hennessy Black is a versatile blend of 35 to 45 unique, pale and gold colored eaux-de-vie selected for their elegant floral characteristics. These are subsequently aged in French oak barrels previously used by Hennessy for at least five years. Hennessy Black has a more gentle wood influence. The result is a different expression of Hennessy Cognac: lighter and fresher with scents of jasmine, daffodils and orange flowers that are delicately mixed with hints of citrus, honey, and fresh grapes to create a distinctively smooth cognac with surprising finesse balance, floral notes.

"We are thrilled to launch such a spectacular new product from Hennessy, the leading cognac in the world," said Mark Cornell, CEO Moet Hennessy USA. "Our fast growing consumer base is looking for new and innovative ways to consume cognac and we have the perfect blend to speak to this generation."

"Hennessy Black is a fantastic new blend that takes Hennessy beyond cognac," said Andy Glaser, Senior Vice President Hennessy Business. "Its incredible smooth taste and versatile nature will enable a new set of premium spirit drinkers to enjoy Hennessy in a variety of new ways."

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Republican calls Michelle Obama an APE!

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A Republican activist in South Carolina is under fire for comments he made on Facebook about First Lady Michelle Obama.

The story first hit the blog FitsNews.com Saturday night with a headline reading "SCGOP Activist Posts Remark Disparaging First Lady."

Rusty Depass is a former state Senate candidate and a former State Election Commission chairman.

The article showed an entry Depass posted on Facebook commenting on a gorilla that escaped from Riverbanks Zoo.

It said, "I'm sure it's just one of Michelle's ancestors -- probably harmless."

Depass said he was talking about the first lady.

Bob Coble, mayor of Columbia and one of Depass' political rivals, condemned the comment.

"You know, I think the comment is inappropriate," Coble said. "It's a racist comment. I think Mr. Depass should apologize."

Depass spoke with WYFF News 4 over the phone Saturday night.

"I am as sorry as I can be if I offended anyone," he said. "The comment was clearly in jest."

"I don't think there's anything funny about that comment," Coble said. "That is the first lady of the United States. We've had a long tradition of wonderful first ladies, and I don't think any of them deserve that type of comment."

Depass took his apology a bit further.

"The comment was hers, not mine," he said.

He said the first lady made statements in the media recently, saying humans are all descendants of apes. A Google search WYFF made on the topic turned up no news articles of the like.

"I don't know of any," Coble said.

The mayor said he wants a clear-cut apology.

"Rusty Depass is well-known in the community, and I know he's done very good things in addition to his political work," Coble said. "I don't want a comment like that coming out of Columbia, S.C., for the world to comment on."

So far, the White House has not commented on Depass' posting.

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Obama's 736 Million Dollar Embassy

Ah, good thing the US quest for violent global domination was brought to a screeching halt with the November presidential election. Without Obama’s election, we’d still have an occupation of Iraq, mercenaries on the US payroll, torture of prisoners, an unending and worsening war that kills civilians in Afghanistan, regular airstrikes in Pakistan, killing civilians and an embassy the size of Vatican city in Baghdad, which was built in part on slave labor. Not to mention those crazy “Bush/Cheney” neocons running around trying to become the “CEOs” of foreign nations. Wow, glad that’s all over. Whew! And, it’s a really good thing Bush is no longer in power or else the US would come up with some crazy idea like building a colonial fortress in Pakistan to defend “US interests” in the region.

From McClatchy:

The White House has asked Congress for — and seems likely to receive — $736 million to build a new U.S. embassy in Islamabad, along with permanent housing for U.S. government civilians and new office space in the Pakistani capital.

The scale of the projects rivals the giant U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which was completed last year after construction delays at a cost of $740 million.

[…]

Other major projects are planned for Kabul, Afghanistan; and for the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Peshawar. In Peshawar, the U.S. government is negotiating the purchase of a five-star hotel that would house a new U.S. consulate.

[…]

In Pakistan, however, large parts of the population are hostile to the U.S. presence in the region — despite receiving billions of dollars in aid from Washington since 2001 — and anti-American groups and politicians are likely to seize on the expanded diplomatic presence in Islamabad as evidence of American “imperial designs.”

“This is a replay of Baghdad,” said Khurshid Ahmad, a member of Pakistan’s upper house of parliament for Jamaat-e-Islami, one of the country’s two main religious political parties. “This (Islamabad embassy) is more (space) than they should need. It’s for the micro and macro management of Pakistan, and using Pakistan for pushing the American agenda in Central Asia.”

(Also on Rebel Reports)