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Today, 2pac would have turned 39 years old.

President Obama: "We'll make BP pay"

T.I. XXL Cover (July/August 2010)

T.I. will be featured on the July/August 2010 issue of XXL magazine in which he will
address the rumors of him snitching. Read the excerpt after the jump.
Props to RR & MTV.

“In the cover story, T.I. says his community work was a primary factor in landing him a plea deal.“Most muthaf—as catch cases and get time. My n—a, you wasn’t doing
sh– when you was out here, so wasn’t no reason for them to keep you out
here.”Tip also takes on haters who have accused him of “snitching,” a
practice that has particularly negative connotations in the rap world —
and which has proved troubling to law enforcement. The MC tells the
magazine that critics should come at him with hard evidence to support
their claims.“Please understand the G code that I learned from, if you speak out
your mouth that a muthaf—a is telling on somebody and you can’t come
with indisputable, irrefutable facts to support that statement, that
makes you the sucker,” T.I. said. “You are now in violation of the G
code. And there ain’t nobody, nowhere in naan jail sayin’ I was on they
paperwork.”The July/August issue of XXL goes on sale July 6. Tip is staying busy
meanwhile, dropping new music and prepping for his summer release, King
Uncaged.”

Source:YAF

Drake Show Shut Down By NYPD

A Drake show scheduled for Tuesday evening (June 15) in Manhattan was canceled by the New York Police Department after crowd control became a safety concern for organizers of the event.

Upward of 10, 000 fans lined the South Street Seaport and even more were present on the outskirts of the venue, lurking, in hopes of spotting the Toronto rapper.

Drake was set to appear onstage at 7:45 p.m. ET, but leading up to his appearance, the crowd swelled to a larger-than-expected size. Organizers of the event, sponsored by Paper magazine and also featuring Hanson and Ninjasonik, began slowly asking attendees to be prepared for a cancellation.

Confusion abounded just moments later, however, as concertgoers jockeyed for closer positions to the stage, unaware of any danger. Ultimately, police pulled the plug on the event and began trying to disperse bystanders.

Drake — celebrating the release of his debut album, Thank Me Later, on Tuesday — tried to notify his fans via Twitter that he was unable to take the stage. "Police are shutting down the show at South Seaport! I'm on my way anyways," he wrote. "Drizzy Hendrix Woodstock 2010."

The upstart MC, though, was understandably disappointed he was unable to share in the excitement with his fans and issued a statement apologizing to his fans.

"I am humbled by the crowd that showed up in support of my performance and the release of Thank Me Later," Drake told MTV News in a statement. "I love performing for my fans, but unfortunately, the show was canceled by the NYPD due to overcrowding, leaving me without the chance to give my fans a real show. I'm thankful for the support that the fans have been giving me ... I thank you now."

Fans were also disappointed, but many feared for their own safety as people fought, threw items from nearby restaurants and even trampled other attendees.

New York University student Adam Vinson spoke with MTV News and described the chaotic scene. "People didn't know how to have manners," he said. "Everyone was up against each other pushing. There was just too many people there. In New York City, though, people are gonna come from out of state, and in the city, there's already millions of people. The concert goers packed and people started fighting.

"I saw dudes fighting," he added. "One dude said he was gonna light this place up; it was that serious. Once I saw that, it was my cue to leave. People started pushing, bottles were thrown and once dude threatened to shoot, people started trying to get out."

Source: MTV

New XBox Unveiled at E3 & XBOX Kinect

Microsoft has unveiled the next XBox at the world's biggest gaming expo, E3.

Also unveiled was the XBox Kinect, which is Microsoft's response to the Nintendo Wii's motion controls. Additionally now the Xbox supports wifi internet. The major difference between the old Xbox controllers and the Kinect is that with Kinect no controllers are necessary, just you. This works through the Kinect's new motion capture camera that captures every move you make and translates it to your in game character. Kinect will be retailing for $150 and release in November.

As for the redesigned XBox it looks like an entirely new system on the outside, sporting a new black glossy finish, a reduced size, and new angles and cuts. However, on the inside the XBox is largely the same in processing power, but will receive a larger hard drive. The new XBox is shipping now and should be at your local retailer this week.

THE REAL Freeway Ricky Ross Talks Suit Against Officer Ricky

The real Ricky Ross speaks with Streetgangs.com. In the 1980s the biggest hustler in Los Angeles and perhaps the entire country was Freeway Ricky Ross. He was one of the early pioneers in the trafficking of cocaine and then later crack cocaine. By the 1990s it was revealed that his drug connection, Danilo Blandon a Nicaraguan contra sympathizer, was working with the DEA and that the CIA was backing the the same Nicaraguan guerillas that the CIA was supporting in an effort to overthrow the Sandanista government. In 1998 the CIA had denied any connections to the drug runners from Nicaragua but these connections had been well documented by Williams Webb, Senator John Kerry and AP reported Robert Parry and Brian Barge.

Source: ThisIs50

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Standings

N28 readers can now find the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa standings on N28 blog.
The ranking will be updated every day.

To see the ranking click HERE!

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Alicia Keys Wants To Adopt A Child From Africa

Alicia Keys has proven she has a heart as big as her musical talent. Her Keep A Child Alive Foundation has been doing charity work in Africa since 2002. Helping families who can't afford adequate medical supplies and providing valuable AIDS awareness education.

The charity has helped over 250,000 of Africa’s young people affected by Aids.

The 29 year old singer is also expecting her first child with producer/rapper Swizz Beatz.

“I can’t wait to become a mom. No question. It’s the most beautiful gift in the world. Truly a gift from God," she told Britain's Daily Mirror.

Being pregnant has renewed her interest in adopting a child from Africa.

“Adopting is definitely not out of the question. I would love to figure out the ways that could work for me. I felt I wanted to scoop up the children I met in Africa and take them home. At this point I kinda feel I have amazing brothers and sisters in Africa. Hopefully I can be their big sister who they know they can depend on and will always be there, fighting for them.”

Source: paperchaser

Katy Perry Shows Mutual World Cup Team Support In Skin Tight Rubber Dress

Divided': Katy Perry shows her loyalties as she steps out in a half-and-half rubber dress made of a Union Jack and American flag in London last night

DailyMail.co.uk: It must have been difficult for Katy Perry to decide who to cheer for during England's World Cup match against the USA yesterday.
As an American, but with a British fiancé in the form of comedian Russell Brand, her loyalties were clearly divided.
So instead of choosing to back one side or the other, Katy Perry showed her support for both teams when she stepped out wearing a rubber dress which had one half made from a Union Jack flag and the other from an American Flag.

The 25-year-old star showed off her amazing figure in the super tight outfit as she left her hotel in London after watching the show to head over for an interview on James Corden's World Cup Live chat show, to be shown tonight on ITV1.
However, before leaving the hotel, Katy was thrown into a panic when she was told the specially-made dress was on a flight which had been delayed.

She tweeted: 'Another amazing race for a dress has happen again. Important dress. It's on a plane now, but plane had 2 emergency stop cuz someone passed away mid flight! So sad!

'So we'll see if the dress makes it in time... If not, my world cup convo is gonna take a beating on the chat show.'

But clearly the dress arrived in one piece, as Katy stepped out looking thrilled with her new outfit last night.
And she was equally excited by the 1-1 draw score between England and America, tweeting: 'EVERYBODY WINS!!! I LIKE THAT! (Plus as an american marrying a englishman... I am DIVIDED)'

Katy is currently in the UK promoting her new album, as well as preparing for her role as guest judge on The X Factor.
Talent show bosses confirmed on Friday that Katy would be one of the four celebrity judges standing in for Dannii Minogue, who is in Australia preparing for the birth of her first child next month.

Source: ThisIs50

ITV shows English fans an ad instead of Gerrard goal

England supporters had been waiting four long years to get back to the World Cup stage to finally see what their proud Three Lions had in them against the world's best. So they were undoubtedly very excited to see Steven Gerrard slot home the first goal of their World Cup campaign against the U.S. Except many of them didn't see it.

Viewers of ITV HD weren't presented with those triumphant images, as the network completely, 100 percent, absolutely, unquestionably, blew it. Instead of the goal, ITV showed viewers an inexplicably placed advertisement, the ITV HD logo, then nothing at all, until right after Gerrard scored the match's fast first goal.

Of course, this isn't the first time ITV has done this. Two seasons ago, it cut to an ad just as Everton scored a winner against Liverpool and promised harsh action to address the problem. Guess not.

Sadly, they didn't have an in-game advertisement to cover up Robert Green's amazing choke show later in the match. That would've been welcomed.

Source: Yahoo