Don't It Make you Sad About It

Trina's record label is feeling insecure about releasing her new single, dedicated to measuring the err "gifts" of various male rap stars. What are you afraid of guys? Huh?

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Latifah is producing a remake of Truck Turner. Not sure how much I trust Latifah as a producer, but the original film might be my favorite of the blaxploitation era. Isaac Hayes in the only starring role of his career (I think?), alongside Yaphet Kotto and featuring Nichelle Nichols as the villain, AKA Lt. Uhura as you've never seen her before.

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Legacymag.net displays a very uhh casual interviewing style in this talk with Eminem's former bodyguard Big Naz, author of "Shady Bizzness: Life as Marshall Mathers' Bodyguard In An Industry Of Paper Gangsters"

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illegal-art.org reports on the silencing of Dangermouse's Grey Album, and is kind enough to offer the entire album for download. (via eyebeam)

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Newsday notes Justin's troubles with his Black audience after hanging Janet out to dry. Our homey Miss Info is prominently quoted.

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And the NY Times says Michael Jackson really is broke.

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ALSO, congrats to two of our family members, DJ Spinna and Andre from Wax Poetics, who both became proud papas recently.