There’s really nothing to see here but just in case you wanted to see Gabrielle Union in her Easter dress again, viola.
Think Outside The Bun!
Happy Friday, Crunkland! Kid Fury here, with what could be the funniest piece of news I have heard all week.
Music lovers may know Curtis Jackson by his rap alias 50 Cent, but the G-Unit leader may adopt another name if he accepts an offer from Taco Bell.
To promote its new “Why Pay More” value menu, Taco Bell sent 50 Cent an offer letter obtained by AllHipHop.com, asking him to change his name to either 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent for one day this summer.
Taco Bell Corp. President Greg Creed, who made the proposal in a letter written to 50 Cent’s agent, also wrote that his company would make a $10,000 donation to a charity of the New York native’s choice, if he accepts the request.
As part of the deal, 50 Cent would also have to make an appearance at any Taco Bell location around the country he chooses and rap his order in the drive thru with his new name. [ source ]
Somebody please cover my funeral arrangements, because I’m through. When fast food chains start to diss rappers, you should know the end is near. I wonder if they were going to get Lloyd Banks to play the little Chihuahua. I would fork over a hefty portion of my college fund to hear him say ,”Yo quiero un Chalupa”! Jesus, be a mild sedative.
What other rappers should work with fast food restaurants?
50 To Rocsi: You’s A Hoe
During their time at the helm of DC’s 93.9 WKYS, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo called up 50 Cent to talk about not-so-recent comments made by 106 & Park co-host Rocsi dissing his latest album. [click here to watch the video]
Curtis went on to say that Rocsi was a jump off who has had sex with 4 people that he knows [1] and that she brought the negative attention on herself. Visit 939wkys.com to hear his response.
Is this a random display of bitchassness or a justified vent?
[1] One including Whoo Kidd [pictured above] but ya’ll didn’t hear that one from me. What, I can’t have any inside sources? The word on the curb has always been that chica loves to test drive industry peens. Hope she’s up to date on her shots.
Events: BMI Atlanta Unsigned Urban Showcase
A few of ATL’s finest along with other industry folks filled Luckie’s for the 11th Annual BMI Atlanta Unsigned Urban Showcase. Good times! Since I am trying to let my light shine bright today I won’t mention Lil’ Scrappy’s overcrowded mouth, Meerkat the Don’s garage band beats, or the fact that Sean Garrett went shopping at Mr. Dalvin’s rummage sale and copped the jacket he wore on tour with Jodeci back in 1992. Not one word!
Puppy Pow-wah!
I keed, I keed.
I actually think that Teyana Taylor is a dope entertainer [read: I enjoy watching her dance and nothing more] and I look forward to seeing what she brings to the table in the future.
The Princess of Star Trak joined Lloyd, JoJo, O’Neal McKnight, Keisha Chante, Ryan Leslie and an almost unnoticeable Denzel Washington at Universal Motown and Hearst Digital’s event on Tuesday night.
If you have never had the joy of watching O’Neal McKnight’s video for “Check Your Coat” click here. It was so zestlicious I had to wipe my fingertips off on my pajama pants the first time I watched it.
Quick Quotes
Quick Quotes
“Should we O.J. it and root for him because he’s like O.J.? Or do we look at it from a moral compass from what’s going on? Nine times out of 10, people O.J. it but they’ll never say it, because he’s Kells.” – - Lupe Fiasco
“If you didn’t stop buying his albums because of the sex tape, R. Kelly would probably have to kill somebody for you not to [buy his music] anymore.” — Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Charts Manager Raphael George
“They should really think, ‘What if that was my daughter?’ There are a lot of double standards. Innocent until proven guilty, but it is absolutely unacceptable. I don’t care what song you wrote, how many hits you have. The innocence of a young girl is something she can never get back, not when it’s taken from her, or when she may not be mature enough to know the difference.” – - Laurie Ann Gibson
Bobby Cares
Bobby Cares
Bobby Brown will join Nick Cannon, Lloyd, Baby Boy, Sean P, Twista, Tank, Jagged Edge, Killer Mike, DTP’s Small World and Hurricane Chris at the Jena 6 Empowerment Concert, to be held Saturday September 29 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Hurricane Chris was a great draft pick for this show. He unifies “white folks, gangstas, and the thugs” in the club, so SURELY he can make a difference in the political scope of things. My hero.
Organizers are hoping the event will raise national awareness of the incidents surrounding the case, in which six black teens appear to be victims of a racially biased judicial system.