06/22/09 Daily News

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Foxy Brown Sporting Gucci Sneakers In Prison
Reports have been going aroudn that state Foxy Brown was getting celebrity special treatment while she was serving her prison sentnece last year, but now a corrections spokesman has denied the claims. Stephen Morello recently replied to the stories that Foxy Brown was allowed to wear her Gucci sneakers in jail and even got media interviews.

Morello said yesterday (June 21) that Brown's 2008 jailhouse interview and photo shoot with a hip-hop magazine, her sporting Gucci sneakers and a Fendi scarf in the prison, and purported extended visits in her cell with a chaplain fell within normal guidelines. "Inmates were entitled to wear their own clothing," he explained. "That's her choice. The interviews were approved by the [Department of Correction's] Department of Media Services. We do it as a matter of routine." He noted that The Post has conducted many interviews in city jails and that Brown's lasted for about one hour, which is standard procedure.

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Jamie Foxx Doesn't Agree With Jay-Z
Many "singers" have come forward to address Jay-Z saying that Autotune is dead. The latest to give his opinion is singer slash actor Jamie Foxx. Well known for his Autotune-backed hits like "Blame It," Jamie Foxx doesn't agree with Jigga. "Autotune is not dead but that's Jay-Z and I understand what he's doing in the hip-hop world," Foxx explained in an interview. [watch here] "He's challenging those guys who are simply relying on it and you know that's what hip-hop is." [watch here]

Fox went on to talk about Jay-Z's spot in music. "But for Jay-Z, he's a god when it comes to hip-hop. So I'ma ride with him no matter what. I don't think the song is meant to tell everyone that's using autotune to stop what they're doing because you can't stop a movement. Everything runs its course, but when it comes to real emcees, Jay-Z never has to do another record in his life...Even with 'Blame It' with as good as it is right now, 'Blame It' will never hold a candle to 'Allow me to re-introduce myself...'" [watch here]

In related news, a new remix of Jamie Foxx' song "Digital Girl" [listen here] recently hit the net. The new version features up-in-coming rapper Drake along with Kanye West and The-Dream so make sure you [listen here]

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Gorilla Zoe Says Give Music Away
Gorilla Zoe recently talked about how far rappers should go now in order to stay in the light and make profits in the music industry despite the recent slump in album sales. Besides talking about his third album, Gorilla Zoe mentions that he plans to launch an new movie soon.

"Yeah, you know, it's so many ways to make money in this sh*t man," he said in an interview. "It's just hard for corporate America because they base everything around the sales of CDs and now they're trying to capitalize on digital. The truth is that you got to give this sh*t away. Now they getting it with the 360 deals and all that sh*t, but, it's a sea of money. It's a sea of money out here and at one point in time they were making all of it. Nothing lasts forever though."

In related news, a new song from Gorilla Zoe hit the net recently called "Gwalla" [listen here]. The new song also features Kolosus so make sure you [listen here]

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Whoo Kid Wont Work With Ja Rule "No Wack Juice"
Although the beef between G-Unit and rappers like Ja Rule and Fat Joe seem to be going away, long-time G-Unit member and 50 Cent's DJ, Whoo Kid says that will not work with either of those two artists. [watch here] Whoo Kid says besides the beef with his group, he really won't work with them because of of their sound. "A lot of artists I deal with, like South, West Coast, it doesn't matter," Whoo Kid explained in an interview. [watch here]

"A lot of people think because I mess with G-Unit I only do G-Unit, but no, I work with other people. I just don't work with Ja Rule or Fat Joe or all these guys. It's not only loyalty but it's common sense. I don't want to deal with wack juice. So it's like, I don't want no wack juice on me. So I don't deal with that. Everybody thinks that when they see me I only f*ck with 50 and Lloyd Banks and [Tony] Yayo, but hey, if you wanna think that, you and the world, every time I do something, usually the world downloads it and bootlegs it everywhere." [watch here]

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The Game Works On The R.E.D.
As we previously reported, The Game is currently working on his upcoming "The R.E.D." album and now a recent studio session with DJ Haze has hit the net. [watch here] Although the title of the track hasn't been released, the song Game is working on in the video features an R&B chrous. [watch here]

"Look, riding through New York, Boston Red Sox, uhh, I'm about to kill this sh*t," Game said in a video. [watch here] "Drop top rose phantom, call it a headshot/Back up in this b*tch like a red dot. About to sell another milli like the n*gga with the dreadlocks/VIP, that's me, call the waitress before I get there/Have a top model chick taste it/Patron fountain...Haters don't want it with the young Don P/From the back of the club to the front with his whole army." [watch here]

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Joe Budden's Girl Launches Her Own TV Series
After a lot of success with his online television series, Joe Budden's girlfriend has decided to launch her own series. [watch here] Tahiry, a recent King Magazine cover girl, says that her new series will give people an in-depth look into her personal life. "Hey everybody, this is Tahiry and welcome to my world, TahiryTV.com" she said upon announcing her new site. [watch here] "Finally here, I mean, it took forever but I was just trying to get it right. Between having the cover of a magazine, having a full time job and being a full time girlfriend to Joe Budden, who I love to death, um, my life has been pretty hectic. But I'm very blessed and I want to thank all my fans." [watch here]

Tahiry goes on to thank everyone and talk about her upcoming plans "Thank-you to all my Twitters, follow me. Thank-you to all my MySpace buddies, FaceBook buddies, thanks to everybody that made this possible. On my site you'll be able to find photo galleries, the store where you can purchase my posters, my calendar for 2010, which I'm shooting, um, right now. You'll be able to find my upcoming events, you'll be able to leave me any comments, ask me any questions. It's a blog site where I'll be talking about fashion, who's who, news, how I'm feeling, what I'm seeing...Strap on tight and enjoy the ride, welcome." [watch here]

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50 Cent Hasn't Lost His Game; He's On A Mission
50 Cent says he's switching his style up to compete with the upcoming rappers. In a new interview the G-Unit general says he's still hungry. "I'm ambitious. I don't think I'll ever achieve enough. I'll always be after something or I'll find a new interest or a new passion to establish something else." [watch here] 50 spoke on talking at the end of records. "That’s when I don’t have to be in song format," 50 says. [watch here] "I can say exactly what I mean, and people are entertained by that too. That’s also a sign that you’re a star." [watch here]

50 Cent says he wants to bring hardcore hip hop back and a new full G-Unit mixtape is coming out in August. "Sincerely Southside Part 2" is just one of 50's many "writing assignments" he's given himself so that he doesn't overwork his upcoming "Before I Self Destruct" album. "I can write at that pace and achieve what I want," 50 continued. [watch here] "You won’t say there’s a lack of quality in [War Angel]. That’s why I called it an LP instead of a mixtape. They need to hear that." [watch here]

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Update: BEP Manager Turns Himself In
Toronto police have arrested and charged the manager for the Black Eyed Peas with assault after he allegedly gave Perez Hilton a black eye. As we previously reported, Hilton got into an arguement [watch here] with Fergie and Will.I.AM at the Cobra nightclub early Monday morning and was punched by Polo Molina, the group's tour manager. [watch here]

There was a reason that Polo Molina turned himself in. Reports say that the Toronto police said they would not let any of the Black Eyed Peas out of the country unless they arrested him, and with the group currently on tour, being stuck in one city would be a major problem.

"He was like ‘You need to respect me.’ He was in my face. He was obviously trying to intimidate me and scare me," Hilton said. [watch here] "I was like ‘I don’t need to respect you. I don’t respect you and I did say this, and I knew that it would be the worst thing I could possibly say to him because he was acting the way he was. I said ‘You know what, I don’t respect you and you’re gay and stop being such a faggot" [watch here]

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Update: Chris Brown Cops A Plea
Well the Chris Brown slash Riahnna fiasco is over, at least the legal part. Chris Brown copped a plea deal today in his assault case. Although he will not be serving any jail time, he will have to serve 180 days of hard labor in Virgina. Brown, who will get five years of supervised probation for his Felony assault guilty plea, will have to report back to court every three months.

Chris Brown must also enroll in a domestic violence counseling program and was ordered to stay at least 50 yars away from Rihanna. Interesting enough, a judge ruled that if the two artists attend the same public event, the 50-yard rule will be reduced to only 10. Stating that Chris Brown "was treated as any other person who comes through this court," the judge ruled that if Brown violates his probration he could face up to four years in prison.

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Scott Storch Lands Reality Show
Scott Storch may have found a way to make the money he blew. Reports now coming out that the hit-producer has signed a deal to star in an upcoming reality show that will give viewers an inside look into his personal life and the music industry. Documenting Storch as he makes hit records for the hottest artists in the business, the new show will also feature the hot and trendy Miami music scene.

"This is a monumental moment to see a producer of his caliber let the cameras into his world and see how hit records are made," executive producer David Weintraub explained. "A lot of people have tried to get Scott to open up the curtain to this process but have never been successful."

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Tony Yayo Talks Having Security
It isn't a secret that rappers have security gaurds although some say they don't, kind of. Recently D-Block released their new album "No Security," but G-Unit member Tony Yayo says security is just part of the business. [watch here] "When you go to a club, sh*t is crazy," Yayo explained in a video. [watch here] "I done been to Cincinatti, Philly, Baltimore, Washington D.C., you go to them places and you do them little club venues, for you artists, you could get shot. In the middle of Manhattan, somebody will shoot, but not like in the middle of Baltimore or Philly." [watch here]

Yayo went on to talk about security risks being everywhere. "Me, I don't sleep on nowhere, I could be in f*cking Alaska and there's shooters out there too...A n*gga could say 'I don't need no vest, I don't need no bulletproof' it's because you're not relevant. You're not relevant. I'm quite aware of what somebody would do to me for [my watch] out here. Or this little pinky ring...I gotta watch how I move, I ain't no stupid n*gga." [watch here]


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Update: Will.I.AM Fires Back At Perez
Will.I.Am took to his blog to respond to the infamous video rant [watch here] from Perez Hilton who said the Black Eyed Peas front man beat him up outside a club in Toronto after the Much Music awards last night.

"OK, so I'm on my way to sleep, and I get a text from a friend, and it says she reads on Twitter that I assaulted Perez Hilton. For those who were following my Dip [postings], I told you what happened," Will says. [watch here] "This dude twists it and says I assaulted him, when I was the one who came to him with respect, and he was the one who called me a f----t outside of the club. Whatever. I hit you, Perez? Come on, dude, I didn't hit you. I told you that I didn't like the fact that you disrespected us." [watch here]

Will.I.Am goes on... "Dude, apparently you were bleeding outside the club. I was, like, next to you by a tree. I was waiting for my car. And instead of calling the police, you [Tweeted] that I assaulted you. Sounds like somebody wants mad attention and is not really concerned with his health," Will continued. [watch here] "I didn't hit you. And this is very wrong that you are [Tweeting] that I did that, once again disrespecting me and everything that I stand for. And they're lies. And that's wrong. Shame on you. Shame on your behavior." [watch here]

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