DMX's Concert Rumble - Posted on Monday October 19, 2009 at 12:36 PM
DMX and security guards got into a fracas at the Phil Long Expo Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 16 when the hip-hop star tried to take the stage. Reports vary as to why the incident, caught on camera, took place.
Footage shows DMX and his handlers arguing with security, allegedly after 11 p.m. The guards told DMX he missed his unusually early headlining start time of 9:30 p.m. and the crowd was already told he was not performing.
Someone informs the guards that if DMX doesn't take the stage, there could be a riot, to which one responds, "We already have a riot."
DMX was later tackled as he attempted to get to the stage, according to various reports and film footage, and apparently got on stage to find the sound system turned off.
J. Baldrick of record label Dirty Limelight / Hustle Hard took to the Internet to claim DMX was actually told to wait until 11 p.m. by promoter Soulclay Entertainment. He says the promotion company had paid DMX only about half of his performance fee.
The accusation that DMX arrived late and was not permitted to perform was a ploy by the promoters to avoid paying the balance, Baldrick claimed.
DMX's publicist reportedly received a concussion and lacerations during the scuffle. The event was a benefit for American Charities.
Click here and here to see unedited video of the incident. Warning: audio is NSFW.
http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2009/10/19/694341.aspx
NFL fines Ray Lewis $25,000 for hit on Ochocinco
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The NFL fined Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis $25,000 on Friday for two separate plays, including a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco.The Ravens said Lewis will appeal the fine.
Both plays occurred in the fourth quarter of Baltimore's 17-14 loss on Sunday. The league deemed that Lewis "unnecessarily kicked the opponent" and later "unnecessarily struck a defenseless receiver."
During the latter play, Lewis hit Ochocinco after a pass from Carson Palmer sailed incomplete, and the 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness helped set up the winning touchdown with 22 seconds remaining.
Ochocinco lost his helmet during the collision, but immediately popped up from the turf. After the game, the boisterous receiver used his Twitter account to ask NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for leniency.
"Please don't fine Ray Lewis Mr. Roger Goodell, it was a clean hit, it's part of the game, save the fines for me," Ochocinco wrote.
Asked Wednesday if he expected to be fined, Lewis replied, "Probably."
But the standout middle linebacker said that's just how he plays the game.
"If I had to change anything, I would do it the same way I've done it," Lewis said. "I will never slow down my speed, the way I play this game. I've never played this game to hurt anybody.
"But the bottom line is, when I turn to go, I'm like a missile. When I'm locked in, I'm locked in. Whatever's there is there. Worrying about fines and all that, I'll let that take care of itself. The NFL does a great job with that. You call them and discuss it with them."
On Friday, Lewis said, "I'm not talking about no fine."
Coach John Harbaugh said, "I'm disappointed. You hate to see that."
Asked about the play in which Lewis allegedly kicked a player, Harbaugh said, "It was an inadvertent trip that happened."
Harbaugh added: "Ray Lewis is a tough, a physical guy. Ray Lewis is also as a great a sportsman as I've met. He plays good, clean football. I guarantee you the shot on Ochocinco was in the strike zone. I want to stand behind Ray in that sense."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gfWUHLfiB04JaFwscmGGAXwQiRLgD9BCBDIO0
Some Buffalo Facts
-they're not buffalo wings, they're not chicken wings, they're just wings!
-wide right, forward lateral, no goal, nuff said.
-your kid's halloween costume can fit over a snowsuit.
-at least once in your life, you've touched the top of a flagpole without using a ladder.
-you like wings, beef on weck, handmade horseradish, pierogies, golabkis, kapusta, kielbasa, placek, Weber's mustard, St. Joseph's Day bread and twice baked double cheese baked potatoes.
-washed down with Genny, Genny Cream, loganberry juice, Vernors, Old Vienna, or Black Rock pop.
-you can correctly pronounce the Scajaqueda expressway.
-you use the word 'the' in front of expressways, the 400, the 90, the 290, etc.
-driving is better in the winter, because the potholes are filled in.
-you know what "wind chill factor" and "lake effect snow" mean.
-you celebrate Dyngus Day.
-you go to Niagara Falls for the outlet shopping, not the view.
-you know people who went to school with Ani DiFranco, one of the GooGoo Dolls, chad michael murry and kevyn adams
-you follow a Bills game on TV with the sound off and the radio tuned to the game.
-you've gotten frostbite and sunburn in the same weekend.
-you watch fireworks twice during the first week of July.
-pop is to drink, and soda is to bake with.
-your parents ever threatened to send you to "Father Baker's" if you didn't behave.
-you think of Canada as West, not North.
-the sound system is worth more than the car.
-you know what a firehall wedding is.
-a Bills - Dolphins football game isn't just a game, it's personal.
-You sit in your screened in garage to watch the sabres playoff run
-Foot in the crease from 99 stanley cup
-You know the marineland jingle....by heart.
-You know that Billy Fuccillo is really HUUUUUUGE.
- you've driven during a state of emergency or driving ban
- you've seen lightning and snow in the same storm
- the bars close at 4AM!
-you get made fun of for being from upstate even though you're from Western New York!
-you know who Sal is and you know to "duck" AKA the Erie Canal song we used to sing in elementary school!
-When you have never had a home team win something big and know the world will end when it does!
-When you're in love with the BUFFALO SABRES!
-You love TITS
-wide right, forward lateral, no goal, nuff said.
-your kid's halloween costume can fit over a snowsuit.
-at least once in your life, you've touched the top of a flagpole without using a ladder.
-you like wings, beef on weck, handmade horseradish, pierogies, golabkis, kapusta, kielbasa, placek, Weber's mustard, St. Joseph's Day bread and twice baked double cheese baked potatoes.
-washed down with Genny, Genny Cream, loganberry juice, Vernors, Old Vienna, or Black Rock pop.
-you can correctly pronounce the Scajaqueda expressway.
-you use the word 'the' in front of expressways, the 400, the 90, the 290, etc.
-driving is better in the winter, because the potholes are filled in.
-you know what "wind chill factor" and "lake effect snow" mean.
-you celebrate Dyngus Day.
-you go to Niagara Falls for the outlet shopping, not the view.
-you know people who went to school with Ani DiFranco, one of the GooGoo Dolls, chad michael murry and kevyn adams
-you follow a Bills game on TV with the sound off and the radio tuned to the game.
-you've gotten frostbite and sunburn in the same weekend.
-you watch fireworks twice during the first week of July.
-pop is to drink, and soda is to bake with.
-your parents ever threatened to send you to "Father Baker's" if you didn't behave.
-you think of Canada as West, not North.
-the sound system is worth more than the car.
-you know what a firehall wedding is.
-a Bills - Dolphins football game isn't just a game, it's personal.
-You sit in your screened in garage to watch the sabres playoff run
-Foot in the crease from 99 stanley cup
-You know the marineland jingle....by heart.
-You know that Billy Fuccillo is really HUUUUUUGE.
- you've driven during a state of emergency or driving ban
- you've seen lightning and snow in the same storm
- the bars close at 4AM!
-you get made fun of for being from upstate even though you're from Western New York!
-you know who Sal is and you know to "duck" AKA the Erie Canal song we used to sing in elementary school!
-When you have never had a home team win something big and know the world will end when it does!
-When you're in love with the BUFFALO SABRES!
-You love TITS
Michael Vick: Lands his very own TV Show on BET. Dog killer to Actor in less than 2 years
He's out of prison, back in the NFL, and now Michael Vick is going to star in his own television series.The quarterback, who took his first regular-season pro snap just two weeks ago after serving 18 months in prison, is partnering with BET for a new eight-part docu-series scheduled to air early next year. The program, tentatively titled "The Michael Vick Project," spotlights his controversial comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles while also examining his tumultuous past -- including his troubled childhood and his 2007 arrest for running a dogfighting ring.
"I just want people to really get to know me as an individual," Vick said last week in an interview from his home in Philadelphia. "What I want to do is change the perception of me. I am a human being. I've made some mistakes in the past, and I wish it had never happened. But it's not about how you fall, but about how you pick yourself up."
The onetime NFL star's decision to expose his private life to a television audience follows a flurry of recent news and sports media interviews, which began with "60 Minutes" in mid-August. The Vick series is a gamble for a quarterback who is eager to rehabilitate his tarnished image but also doesn't want to incur the further wrath of animal rights protesters, many of whom argued against his reinstatement to the NFL.
That may be difficult. Officials with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals expressed skepticism about the project.
"People who abuse animals don't deserve to be rewarded," said PETA spokesman Dan Shannon. "They shouldn't be given multimillion-dollar contracts . . . or given the privilege of being a role model.
"We don't believe Michael Vick understands the seriousness of his crime. I think he's sorry he got caught, but only time will tell if he's truly remorseful."
The project is being produced by DuBose Entertainment; Vick's production company, MV7 Productions; and Category 5 Entertainment. No one associated with the production would comment on Vick's compensation for the series. In August, a federal judge approved Vick's six-year plan to repay creditors an estimated $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy.
Producers of the Vick series emphasized the program should be considered a docu-series -- not a typical reality show like VH-1's "The T.O. Show," which revels in the excesses of its flamboyant star, wide receiver Terrell Owens. The tone of Vick's show, say producers, will be serious and somber as it focuses on his personal struggles since his release, including the strains on his relationships with his fiancée, Kijafa Frink, and his children. It will also revisit the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., where Vick spent 1 1/2 years behind bars and the Virginia property where he ran and financed a dogfighting ring.
"This show can be a blueprint for so many kids," he said. "I want to show them that things are going to happen, that they're not going to get through life without dealing with some kind of adversity. I want to show that if they have a fall from grace, this is how they can turn it around. We want this to be a story of hope."
James DuBose, executive producer for the project, said the series would be much more illuminating than Vick's recent media interviews.
"We've heard the results, but we have not seen the process of how Michael got to where he was," said DuBose, who has produced several reality-based series for BET.
"This is the raw storytelling of what happened, why and how."
The project has the support of the Eagles, the NFL and former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, who has acted as Vick's mentor since his imprisonment, say the producers. Also on board, they say, is the Humane Society, which has enlisted Vick in its battle to end the widespread abuse of dogs in the inner city.
BET's new entertainment chief, Loretha Jones, says the Vick project fits squarely into the network's new branding strategy of family values, cultural uplift and community pride. When she learned several months ago that Vick was being released, Jones was immediately interested in developing a series around him.
"I did not reach out for this show in order to court controversy," said Jones. "That's not where we're taking the network. . . . It's important for us to capture this important moment to see what someone does when they have the opportunity to rebuild themselves. It might serve as a road map for young men facing the same challenge."
The series will not downplay Vick's notorious past, Jones emphasized.
"No way are we excusing or minimizing the atrocity that Michael was involved in," she said. "Michael makes no attempt to do that. It is inexcusable. However, there are numerous public figures who have engaged in egregious behavior and have been given a second chance."
Vick is aware that the series may do little to alter the negative perception some hold against him.
"All I can ask is that people are receptive and come to this with an open mind," said Vick. "I can't change the past, I can only change the present. I know there are people who can't forget what I did, but I hope they can someday forgive me."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-vick7-2009oct07,0,155359.story
Tension over Edwards Trade
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James(notes) doesn't like former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards very much, particularly after the wide receiver got into some kind of scuffle with one of James' friends outside a Cleveland nightclub. And now the pair don't have to share the same city since Edwards was traded to the New York Jets.There is a fear in New York, though, that the presence of Edwards in the Big Apple could hurt the chances of the New York Knicks to sign LeBron James to a deal next summer when he will be an unrestricted free agent, according to the New York Post. The Knicks were already working against the fact that the Cavs can pay James more money than they can and that the Cavaliers have built a strong team around James but the Edwards deal may be the final nail in the coffin. James is staying mum: "Nothing to comment on," James said. "You guys never asked me before about any other trades in the NFL. It's not my sport to worry about."
Still, if the Knicks can get another big name to sign early in free agency next summer and lob as much cash as possible at James, the team is still hoping to reel him in.
Right now it's looking like a pipe dream.
After 10 years of being incarcerated, Shyne released from jail today
After nearly nine years of incarceration for his party in a shooting at a Manhattan night club in 1999, Bad Boy Records recording artist Shyne is finally set for release in October.Last month, an order was signed by a Manhattan judge setting an October 6th release for the rapper, after serving eight years and some change of a 10-year sentence.
At the time, Shyne was just 21-year-old. He's has grown up in prison, and is now 30.
With less than two weeks to go, his former boss Diddy recently revealed that he and Shyne are on speaking terms, and there is no more beef.
The hip-hop mogul phoned into New York's Hot 97 radio station recently, saying he's happy Shyne is finally coming home.
"It's a blessing that [Shyne's] coming home," Diddy said. "I spoke to him like a couple of weeks ago and he sounded like he was in good spirits. I know he can't wait to get home. I know he is definitely going to heat the whole scene up. He was definitely one of talented young artists that I had the pleasure to work with. I'm quite sure he's been using his time wisely and has some heat."
Shyne (real name: Jamal Barrow) was sentenced to 10 years back in June 2001, for his role in the highly publicized shootout at Manhattan's Club New York in 1999, where he, Diddy and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez were partying.
The sentence was the result of several convictions, including two counts of assault, reckless endangerment and gun possession.
When the sentence was given out, Diddy called it "unfair and extreme," but Shyne later revealed some animosity toward the Bad Boy Records head while being interviewed in 2004, in support of his sophomore album, Godfather Buried Alive.
"How do you call a witness to testify against your comrade? That don't make no sense. If I'm telling you that [the club bouncer] is lying, and you saying 'Well hey, she's helping me' -- I'm facing 25 years. You looking at probation," Shyne explained in an interview with MTV.
"Those types of things are unacceptable. You don't have to hold my hand, you don't have to do nothing. But don't try to hurt me. That's intentional," he added.
Godfather Buried Alive was released through Def Jam Records, and was eventually certified gold.
It must of been a ProV 1 Ball
A Texas golfer has died after he fell over an embankment while trying to retrieve his golf ball.Richardson police Sgt. Kevin Perlich says 61-year-old William Michael Grant of Garland was playing in a golf tournament Friday at Sherrill Park Golf Course when he overshot a green.
Police say Grant was trying to get his ball when witnesses saw him slip and fall about 10 feet. Perlich says it appears Grant broke his neck, but the medical examiner's office has not yet confirmed that.
Grant was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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