Mississippi native, David Banner, will release his new album, Greatest Story Ever Told, on October 9 on Universal Motown/SRC Records. The LP features the lead single, “Speaker,” a collaboration with Akon, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg. In addition, the album will feature appearances and production by Chris Brown, Jim Jones, UGK, Cool & Dre and Nitti. “Everybody wants to hear the hits and I got ‘em,” says Banner. “But I wouldn’t be calling it The Greatest Story if it also wasn’t truthful. My fans know I’m going to be telling it straight-up however I’m coming.”
Archive for July, 2007
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Jul
07
David Banner prepares new album
25
Jul
07
Tony yayo rejects jail offer
G-Unit’s Tony Yayo rejected an offer of nine months in prison for his alleged assault of Jimmy “Henchmen” Rosemond’s 14 year-old son on Tuesday (July 24). Yayo was arrested in March and charged with misdemeanor assault, harassment and endangering the welfare of a child after Rosemond claimed that he was slapped by the rapper near his father’s Czar Entertainment offices in Manhattan. He later posted $5,000 in bail and was released. Yayo’s attorney, Scott Leemon, scoffed at the prosecutor’s offer. “The prosecution’s nine-month offer is one Tony vehemently rejected,” said Leemon. “It’s not even a good offer for a guilty person, and Tony denies the allegations absolutely.” Leemon has asked the court to subpoena e-mail messages sent between Czar Entertainment and their public relations firm, 5W Public Relations.
Lil Wayne and Ja Rule were both arrested in New York City last night on weapons possession charges in two separate incidents. According to the Associated Press, Ja Rule was traveling in a luxury vehicle with two other unidentified men on Manhattan’s West End Avenue at around 10:30 p.m. when officers pulled them over for speeding. A search of the vehicle turned up an illegal .40 caliber handgun. An hour later, officers spotted Weezy and another man smoking marijuana near a tour bus on 61st Street and Columbus Avenue. When police searched them, they also found an illegal .40 caliber pistol. Wayne had performed at the Beacon Theater on Broadway and 74th Street earlier in the evening. It is unclear whether or not Ja joined him during the performance.
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Jul
07
Lil Flip arrested
Houston MC Lil Flip was arrested in his hometown on Saturday in connection with a credit card scam. According to the Houston Chronicle, the rapper is accused of purchasing a $671.00 Southwest Airlines ticket from Houston to Baltimore on June 8 over the phone about an hour before the flight was scheduled to take off. The ticket was purchased with the credit card of a man named Jordan Salinger, who informed authorities that he did not authorize the purchase. Flip told police that the ticket was bought by a man named Kevin Frank, who in turn denies knowing Flip or making the purchase. The Chronicle reports that the rapper turned himself in to police at the Harris County Courthouse at around 2:30 p.m on Saturday (July 21) and was charged with credit card abuse. The rapper was accompanied by community activist Quanell X, who says the whole thing is a misunderstanding. “It has more to do with people around him, and not the man himself. The man is not a criminal; he’s never been in trouble,” X said. Flip posted $2,000 bond and was released. He Is due in court on Monday (July 23).
Bronx rapper Remy Ma, formerly of Fat Joe’s Terror Squad crew, is being sought by the NYPD in connection with an early morning shooting outside of a Manhattan bar. WCBS reports that an argument between a 27 year-old woman and her 23 year-old associate at the Pizza Bar at 14th Street and Washington Street, turned violent when the older woman pulled out a weapon and shot her friend in the torso. According to NY1, sources have identified the shooter as Remy. Witnesses say the assailant attempted to flee in a blue Cadillac Escalade, which she then crashed a few blocks from the scene. The victim was taken to nearby St. Vincent’s Hospital and is listed in stable condition. Remy reportedly turned herself in to authoritys.
06
Jul
07
DJ Premier set to launch label
DJ Premier’s record label Year Round will finally launch, with a new album from New York rap group NYG’z titled Welcome to G-Dom, which will hit stores on September 12.
The album is the first in a series of projects that the legendary DJ Premier is planning to release on his Year Round imprint.
The 17-track release is one of two project’s DJ Premier is producing for NYG’z, which features features Panchi and Shabeeno.
06
Jul
07
Diddy and Kim split again?
According to New York Post Page Six reports, Porter is finally fed up with Combs’ antics and has plans to make a fresh start on the west coast. She has reportedly purchased a new home in Beverly Hills for herself and four children, of which the three youngest were fathered by Diddy.
“Kim is in Louisiana filming a movie right now, and when it’s done she’s moving to L.A.,” a source told the Post. “She is focusing on her career as a model and actress and raising her children,” the source said. “They are the best of friends, but they just can’t be together right now.”
A spokesperson for Diddy has denied rumors of a split, saying, “There is no truth to this.”
he Beastie Boys score the highest selling hip-hop debut this week with their new instrumental LP, Mix-Up. The project moved just under 44,000 units and will land at No. 15 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart next week. Next up, Queens native Pharoahe Monch enters at No. 58 with his long awaited sophomore solo album, Desire. Unfortunately, for the former Organized Konfusion MC, anticipation did not translate into huge sales, with consumers picking up only 12,000 copies of the disc in its first week in stores. Elsewhere on the charts, Fabolous slips out of the Top 10, dropping eight spots to No. 17, after selling another 38,000 copies of his Def Jam debut From Nothin’ To Somethin. Also sliding this week is Atlanta trio, The Shop Boyz. Although they managed to scan another 28,000 units of their debut album, Rockstar Mentality, they will still move down 12 spots to No. 23.
