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Rapper Nas Leads Protest Of Fox News, Calls Network Racist

Chris Jones — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:56:54 +0000

Rapper Nas led a rather humorous protest in front of Fox News headquarters today. TV Newser among others was there to get in on the action.

The hip-hop star joined about 50 protesters, (less than another anti-FNC protest in 2004) from two organizations: ColorofChange.org and MoveOn.org who called on the network to, “stop its racist smears against the Obamas and other Black Americans.”

The protesters stood quietly for about an hour until Nas appeared, most holding pre-made or hand-made signs. Many Fox News employees came to check out the scene, including Red Eye host Greg Gutfeld and some of the show’s staff. “This is quite possibly the most boring protest ever,” he told us.

But that was before Nas arrived. The hip-hop star emerged from an SUV to a flutter of cameras, made his way to the front of the protesters and gave a short speech, before heading back into the SUV.

Nas’s charge of racism seems oddly timed considering he’s currently promoting his new album called “Nigger.” I’m guessing he missed the irony of the album title as well as his unique fashion choices recently.

-Chris Jones

Rapper Remy Ma Sentenced To 8 Years

Chris Jones — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:40:35 +0000

Rapper Remy Ma was sentenced to 8 years in prison today for shooting a woman two times in the abdomen outside a Manhattan night club, then fleeing the scene.

The entertainer, whose real name is Remy Smith, had faced up to 25 years in prison for assault, weapon possession and attempted coercion for shooting Makeda Barnes Joseph last July in a dispute over money.

Smith, 26, begged the judge for leniency for the sake of “my little boy,” saying she grew up “surrounded by failure, violence and poverty,” but “made something out of nothing” from her life.

State Supreme Court Justice Rena Uviller said she recognized that Smith had had a difficult childhood, but noted the victim had nearly died and will never be the same physically. Uviller called the rapper “a young woman whose anger is out of control.”

Eight years may seem like a long time, but it’s about time rap artists are held to account for their actions. I’m a huge fan of hip-hop and listen to it every day, but Remy deserved to go to prison.

The woman Remy shot barely survived and according to the Judge will never be the same. Remy is correct when she says she “made something out of nothing” which is what makes this whole case so tragic.

Remy is allegedly a millionaire, but was willing to throw her entire life away and murder someone over $2,000. Let’s make no mistake about it, you don’t shoot someone twice with a .45 caliber pistol in the stomach unless you intend to kill them.

So now Remy’s son will be without a mother for the next 8 years because mommy thought she was living in a Scarface movie instead of the real world.

-Chris Jones

Rapper Remy Ma Convicted In ‘07 Shooting

Chris Jones — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:51:29 +0000

Rapper Remy Ma thought a woman in her entourage stole $3,000 from her purse so she pulled out a .45 caliber pistol and shot her outside a nightclub last year.

Remy claimed that she did indeed shoot the woman, but it was accidental. She tried to snatch the woman’s purse from her to see if the missing money was inside and the gun went off during the scuffle.

Naturally, the jury rejected the ridiculous story and found her guilty of intentional assault and several other charges. Remy Ma whose real name is Remy Smith is now facing a maximum of 25 years in prison, but a minimum of 10 years.

Remy Ma maintained an arrogant swagger throughout the trial, wearing flamboyant clothing and acting as if the whole episode was movie and not real life.

The judge wasn’t amused and ordered her to remain in jail until her sentencing later this month. Meaning that Remy Ma has at a minimum 10 years to figure out why she threw her life and career away for $3,000.

Ms. Smith, 26, kept her composure as Justice Rena K. Uviller ordered her jailed until her sentencing next month.

It was only when court officers slammed the heavy door to the courtroom holding cell behind her that she broke down, wailing, “My son! My son!” over and over again. Mr. Fisher said later that Ms. Smith had been so optimistic that she would be acquitted that she had not said goodbye to her 8-year-old son that morning.

Now that’s gangsta!

-Chris Jones

Rapper T.I. Pleads Guilty To Firearms Charges

Chris Jones — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:30:38 +0000

Rapper T.I. pled guilty to federal firearms charges last Thursday and received the deal of a lifetime. T.I. was already a convicted felon which bars him from owning any firearms under any circumstances. So when he was caught trying to purchase fully automatic machine guns with silencers in Atlanta some months back, he was looking at serious time.

He pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of machine guns and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Harris was arrested Oct. 13, just blocks away and hours before he was to headline the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta.

He was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.

The judge apparently felt that T.I. could do more for the community as a free man than beyond bars for decades and agreed to a sweet plea deal. In return for a guilty plea, T.I. must spend 1500 hours talking to kids about the perils of gangs, guns, and gangsters, followed up by 1 year in prison.

His prison time could be increased or reduced, depending on his fulfillment of the terms of the deal and good behavior, they said. If he acts right he could be back on the street in about 8 months, so all things considered T.I. is getting a second lease on life.

If he’s smart he’ll spend his year in prison writing a few new albums and then come out with some hit records. Let’s hope he makes the best of this legal miracle he’s been blessed with.

-Chris Jones

Rapper Pimp C Found Dead

Chris Jones — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:37:13 +0000

From TMZ:

Pimp C, real name Chad Butler — and one half of the rap duo UGK, was found dead in a hotel room this morning. He was 33.

L.A. County Fire responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed.

UGK is best known for appearing on the Jay-Z track “Big Pimpin’” in 2000, and more recently with Outkast on the song “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You).” Pimp C had just performed with fellow rapper Too Short at the “House of Blues” in L.A. on Saturday night.

As a huge fan of hip-hop, I can say that Pimp C will definitely be missed. I grew up listening to Pimp C and UGK, and here in Houston they have always been considered hometown heroes.

-Chris Jones

Rapper T.I. Arrested on Federal Gun Charges

Chris Jones — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:25:47 +0000

Rapper T.I. (real name: Clifford Harris) was arrested in Atlanta Saturday afternoon by ATF agents on charges of buying illegal machine guns, just hours before he was scheduled to appear at the BET Awards show. Agents said the rapper was arrested as he accepted delivery of three machine guns and two silencers from a bodyguard. He is due in court Monday.

Shortly after his arrest a federal search warrant was executed on Harris’ home in College Park. While conducting the search of T.I.’s home agents allegedly discovered three rifles, two pistols and a revolver in a walk-in closet in Harris’ bedroom. Five of the six guns were loaded.

A total of 12 guns (and two silencers) were recovered during the arrest and subsequent searches.

The arrest was the result of an undercover operation by ATF agents that started on October 2, when agents learned an individual was seeking to buy machine guns without registering them.

That individual, an unnamed bodyguard for T.I., was arrested on Wednesday after purchasing three machine guns, two silencers and a pistol

After his arrest the buyer agreed to become a cooperating witness (Snitch) for the government following his revelation to arresting agents that he was purchasing the machine guns for his boss, Clifford Harris, who as a convicted felon is legally not permitted to own a firearm. The CW had been working as a bodyguard for T.I. for the past three months. As of now, T.I.’s attorney can’t reveal the bodyguard’s name.

“This convicted felon allegedly was trying to add several machine guns to an already large and entirely illegal arsenal of guns,” David E. Nahmias, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a statement.

T.I. has since been informally charged with one federal felony count of possession of unregistered machine guns (and silencers) and two federal felony counts of possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He is currently being held in federal custody and will make his initial appearance in the United States Courthouse in Atlanta tomorrow (October 15th).

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