Thursday, August 28, 2008
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[Scorpion Media of Texas] Big Mike of Ghetto Boys...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
SA Urban Promotion: Ray Pannell
Everyone please join us in congratulating our very own Lee Money on his promotion to the title of SA Urban Internet Radio Station Manager. He will be reporting directly to the Station Director and will have the responsibility of managing the station as well as being direct support for all scheduled radio show.
“With great power comes great responsibility, I would like to thank everyone let the radio show personalities know that we will be calling our first station meeting soon in order to streamline our direction as we move into our next level. LM$”
Any questions concerning station operations should be directed through him at:
(210) 241-0624
Friday, August 15, 2008
Mike Jones Addresses Ozone Awards Altercation
Mike Jones Addresses Ozone Awards Altercation
Nile Ivey of BET.com
After an altercation that slightly altered the 3rd Annual Ozone Awards, Mike Jones, who was involved in the scuffle with fellow Houston rapper, Trae, released a statement today (August 13) explaining and apologizing in regards to what took place before the ceremony commenced on Monday, August 11th.
Jones said of the incident, "First off before I point any fingers, I personally do want to apologize for the incident that happened at the Ozone Awards. I hope you all don't get the wrong impression of me or my city”. Completely oblivious as to what caused the encounter, Jones insists if he had knowledge of any tension between Trae, he would've handled the situation in an entirely different manner, “The incident that I was put in was totally unexpected and totally unprofessional. If I knew this was going to happen at a big event such as the Ozone Awards, first, I would not have brought my mother and second, I would have done everything in my power to prevent it.”
Later in the statement, Jones apologized for leaving the Ozone attendees with a bad impression, but also asserts defending himself was the main priority during the clash, "I am aware of how big this event was for the city of Houston and the entire hip hop community. Please know that I had no intention of tarnishing this great opportunity, nor the experiences of those who participated in it. I apologize once again for everything that happened but I cannot apologize for having to defend myself from someone bringing unexpected or un-called violence to me and my family at any time. I apologize once again and I appreciate your support and understanding” said Jones.
Out of respect for the city of Houston and the award ceremony, Jones apologized to the participants and attendees of the show before presenting an award. The Voice of the Streets, Jones third studio album, is currently in production, but has yet to be tagged with an official release date. "Cutty Buddy", the second single from the project which features Lil Wayne, Twista and T-Pain, was recently serviced to urban radio outlets across the country.
Essence is gone, but hip hop is growing, AZ Explains
Essence is gone, but hip hop is growing, AZ Explains
Nile Ivey of BET.com
Hip hop may be struggling, but according to AZ, it still growing. “Everything elevates and grows, so at the end of the day it’s growing” says AZ. As one of hip hop’s lyrical legends, Brooklyn native, AZ is positioning himself where he see’s fit. Birthing his career in the early 90’s and residing at several major labels along the way which included, EMI, Motown, and Virgin Records, AZ has kept his presence consistent within the last decade.
While Undeniable, his latest body of work which was released last April via Koch Records, is still sending shockwaves through the hip hop community, AZ stopped by BET.Com to spill the beans on his new controversial mixtape, N.4.L( Ni**az 4 Life), his movie project, Sounds of Wars, which begins production this month, and of course hip hop.
Since AZ insists on blazing his own trail, his latest project, N.4.L., a collaborative effort with Hot 97’s DJ Absolut, may seem like it’s nipping at the heels of Nas’ latest project, Untitled. But, as always, AZ’s critical planning has once again, given the fans exactly what they asked for. “I got a lot of questions about Nas and when we’re getting together for an album so I created something where they could put his Untitled LP together with my joint and use that as an album that may never come out since we’re speaking on the same content.” AZ told BET.Com.
And since Nas already set the stage for the extremely controversial issue, AZ maneuvered his own perspective, but of course under the same spotlight, “What I didn’t wanna do was listen to what he was doing and emulate his path” AZ clarified. “With all the hype going with Obama, Sean Bell, Mike Vick and others, I knew the awareness was already there, so I knew where he was going, but at the end of the day I kept it at my angle.”
Though N.4.L. is at the forefront of AZ’s mental notepad right now, that sure isn’t stopping the independently signed lyricist from scheming on other exciting ventures. “Sounds of Wars”, a movie project that is currently being casted, is set for a November release along with an epic soundtrack to accompany the film. AZ said of the project, “Sound of Wars” is the wars we go through mentally and the decisions we embrace everyday.”
As of late, hip hop’s youngest generation has been receiving some what of a verbal lashing from its elders. First, it was Gza from the Wu-Tang Clan denouncing Soulja Boy’s success and then Ice T’s harsh rhetoric was heard around world during a video entry directed at the youngster. Though the climate and content has altered in various forms, AZ’s views on the current state of hip hop exercise similar sentiments, but in a more civilized and diplomatic manner. “As far as hip hop becoming a business, yea I’m excited about it. But as far as the essence of it, it’s basically non existent and I’m not excited about that because that’s where it originated. It is what it is; you can’t cry about it, you just get in where you fit in.”
DJ Vlad Files $4 Million Lawsuit Against Rick Ross Over Alleged Ozone Awards Beatdown
DJ Vlad Files $4 Million Lawsuit Against Rick Ross Over Alleged Ozone Awards Beatdown
Vlad claims Ross and his entourage beat him up at the awards show last weekend.
By Gil Kaufman
DJ Vlad filed a $4 million dollar lawsuit against Rick Ross in Federal Court in New York on Friday (August 15), claiming that the Miami MC orchestrated a "brutal attack" on Vlad (born Vlad Lyubovny) at the Ozone Awards in Houston last Sunday.
According to a press release from Vlad's attorney, Brian Caplan, the assault and battery lawsuit against Ross (born William Leonard Roberts II) alleges that "Rick Ross orchestrated a brutal attack upon DJ Vlad, carried out at his direction by his accomplices, in retribution for media coverage of Rick Ross' prior life as a correctional officer."
Among the injuries alleged to have been suffered by Vlad in the attack are a cut that required seven stitches below one of his eyes, three facial fractures, a corneal abrasion and possible permanent nerve damage. The suit is seeking $2 million in compensatory damages and $2 million in punitive damages.
Vlad's YouTube channel, VladTV, recently featured an interview with the Clipse in which they discussed the controversy over recent claims about Ross' alleged former life as a corrections officer, which Ross has denied. It also linked to a widely distributed interview with incarcerated drug dealer "Freeway" Ricky Ross — whose name the rapper appropriated as a stage identity — in which Ricky Ross makes light of the MC; the link to the that interview has since been removed.
Prior to the altercation, which was reportedly caught on videotape by a number of bystanders, Vlad told MTV News that Ross had reached out to him recently.
The suit claims that the attack was launched by Ross in an attempt to "stifle [Vlad's] journalistic reporting and freedom of expression." Perhaps further fanning the flames, it portrays Ross as someone who has "painstakingly created his public persona to be that of a major drug dealer and 'gangster,' [but is] in reality a former correctional officer." It depicts the confrontation between the men as a result of Ross' alleged "calculated planning," which included luring DJ Vlad to a meeting "for the purpose of obtaining retribution."
According to the suit, Vlad received a text message from Ross on the afternoon of the Ozone Awards that read, "N----- will learn ... trillaaaa." Vlad had interviewed Ross twice before, which is allegedly how the MC obtained Vlad's phone number. After the DJ inquired about who the text was from, Ross allegedly responded, "Ross ... I'm hearing things."
A short time later, according to the suit, Ross called Vlad and said, "I've been hearing things about me on your Web site. ... We gonna make a story. ... We going to see each other. ... We going to talk. ... Where are you?" Upon learning that both men were in town for the Ozone Awards, Ross allegedly set up a time for the meeting on the second floor of the Hilton Hotel in Houston and arrived accompanied by four other people.
"Following a brief conversation between DJ Vlad and Ross in which Ross said, 'We got beef,' Ross' accomplices, who had surrounded DJ Vlad while he spoke with Ross, proceeded to strike and beat DJ Vlad in Ross' presence and without any protest on Ross' part," the suit says. The men then reportedly fled the scene and left Vlad laying on the ground "bleeding profusely" after one attacker shouted, "Yeah, mother----er, that's what you get."
A spokesperson for Ross had no comment on the suit at press time.
A "Stylzish" B-Day Celebration
Thursday, August 7, 2008
1223 and SA-Urban in the streets.
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