June 18, 2013

Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union to Present at BET Awards

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*Angela Bassett and Gabrielle Union are the first presenters announced for the BET Awards ’13, hosted by Chris Tucker and taking place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. Previously announced performers include R. Kelly, Chris Brown and Miguel. Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was recently [...]




E-40 Planning Too $hort Collabo Album, Clothing Store

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*Months after the release of his album trilogy, “The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2, & 3 ” (March 24), E-40 is set to release a double-LP collaborative project with Too $hort, titled “The History Channel.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to Billboard, the 34-song project is scheduled to debut on Nov. [...]




Too $hort Releases Positive Video: Watch ‘Trying to Come Up’

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*Uncle Too $hort has released the music video for his latest release, “Trying to Come Up.” The track from his Cd “No TrespASSing,” features CO and is in stores now. The album includes collaborations with Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Twista, E-40, Rico Tha Kidd, Dom Kennedy and more. “Trying to Come Up” is actually a [...]




Forgive Too $hort Y’all … He Meant it (‘Teen Advice’) as a Joke

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*After Too $hort repented for his obscene video advice to teen boys, sharing with them how to turn a girl out, he’s moved forward and has continued to address the issue. Parents and other outraged responded to his video saying it promoted sexual assault. In an interview with AllHipHop.com, the Oakland raised rapper owned up [...]




Color of Change Starts Petition to Fire XXL Editor for Posting Too $hort Video

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*The Color of Change organization has started an online petition calling for the firing of XXL Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten. They want her head because under her watch the magazine/website posted a video of 45-year-old rapper/pimp Too $hort advising young boys on how to “turn girls out” and “take it to the hole.” Yep, you read [...]




Pissed Parents Demand and Get Apology After XXL Mag’s Too $hort’s ‘Advice’

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*Everybody is making apologies these days, even racy XXL Magazine. The publication issued an apology for some ‘controversial’ relationship advice to teens Too $hort released via the site in a video. “When you get to late middle school, early high school and you start feeling a certain way about the girls. I’m gonna tell you a [...]




Tupac’s 40th Birthday Celebration Set for Tonight in Atlanta

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  *Afeni Shakur and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation announce details for the 2PAC 40th Birthday Celebration Concert, at the Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, GA, June 16, 2011. Hosted by comedian/actor Mike Epps, this star-studded event will feature a headlining appearance by GRAMMY® award-winning artist Erykah Badu, as well as performances by legendary soul [...]




Badu, Bun B, Too $hort Celebrate Tupac’s 40th B’Day with Concert

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*Erykah Badu, Bun B, 8 Ball and MJG, Too $hort and DJ Drama are among the artists set perform at a special concert in honor of late rap idol Tupac Shakur’s 40th birthday in June. Comic Mike Epps will host the event, which is organized by the slain star’s mom Afeni Shakur. Badu says in [...]




NPR Report: Rap Creates Impossible Dreams … Even Prostitution

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*Some might say the majority of society has always been against the glorious movement of Hip-Hop, saying it promotes violence, the use of drugs, and hyper-sexuality. A recent report from NPR says that it might be true. Darlene, a former prostitute in Oakland, shared that her entrance into the game started with her inspiration from [...]