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MURDER INC changes to INC.  There are also talks about Irv Gotti changing his name.

  Puffy did it!  He ran the New York Marathon beating Oprah's time with 4hrs 12 min.  He raised over 2 million dollars for 4 New York City public schools in Harlem.  The fundraiser will continue until mid December.  Congratulations Puffy!!

 

Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters said he still can't believe he was freed from jail.  

It's been more than 17 months after U.S. officials deported the British-born music star and locked him up. 

He was cleared for release by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood, who ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals should never have reversed its earlier decision that Walters could stay in the United States despite a criminal conviction.

The INS had tagged Slick with a 1996 law calling for deportation of foreigners convicted of "aggravated felonies." He served five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction for shooting his cousin, who he said had extorted money and threatened his family.

In 1996, he was released form jail and he resettled in New York with his wife, son and daughter. 

Slick plans to put out another album with Def Jam Records, which may include material from his stay in jail.

Slick Rick says, "I'm not bitter, I'll just put it in a humorous way,

 

Rapstation  News!!!

 

Droppin Science

Chuck D. has become more than just a rapper, he has become an influential leader and expresses his views on a number of political and news shows across country. That's why The Streets was in the house, when he held a lecture, on the campus of Temple University, on the "Evolution of Hip-Hop". Once I was informed that their would be no recording or note taking of any kind, I knew that this was not going to be your traditional college lecture. In fact, the room anticipated his arrival, no 15 minute rules need apply. For 3 hours, Chuck D captivated his audience, with his thoughts on Michael Jackson, Eminem, the music industry, and Black America.

The first thoughts of the evening were turned to Michael Jackson who had just been arrested and handcuffed while getting off an airplane. He expressed his disappointment with the media who staked out the wrong plane for a number of hours and questioned the state of today's media. Asking why would they think Americans would actually be drawn to watching a plane for over 2 hours waiting for the police to handcuff Michael Jackson.

The other hot topic of the night was Eminem, who recently came under fire for a ten year old song, where he dissed black women. Already contacted by The Source, who released the material, CNN, and Eminem himself, Chuck said he would hold comment until after he came back from Australia in December. He predicted that the controversy would probably not gain any more momentum than it already has.

Another hot topic of discussion, was homosexuality in the music industry. While not calling out names or pointing fingers, the "under the table" discussions of execs with new and current artists left a few gasps in the room. "How You Doin?"

Some words of advice for artists looking for a record deal. Chuck says no more CD's. "It's like getting a cassette tape in 1999". If you want to stand out amongst the other thousands of wannabes, set up a web site with your bio with other vital information and MP3 your music. As one insider recently informed me, " labels are looking for artists who can come to the table having sold 15,000 or more units on their own".

One more thing, Chuck wants us all to know that Public Enemy is still together and currently is on tour overseas. Like most artists who we think fall off, most of them haven't, they're on tour.

You can catch more news and views from Chuck D at: www.rapstation.com

 
***Music excerpt from Pharcyde "Passing Me By"

 

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