Solange predicted to sell less than 10K?

Hits Daily Double which normally posts close to accurate first-day sales of albums sold in U.S. markets, didn’t even mention Solange Knowles’ CD which went on sale yesterday. This does not bode well for Solange who is probably looking at around 10K in first week sales.

The first-day sales are usually an indicator of how well an album does it’s first week out. After reading the comments I have to agree that Solo should have held checked herself instead of checking that anchor woman today. She really showed her true colors and that’s a shame because she was doing so well.

Solange Goes Off On TV News Anchor

Solange goes OFF on a news anchor who dared to tie her in with Jay Z’s failing establishment (I’m guessing it’s the one in NY where his staff is very unhappy with the Jigga). Solange asserted herself in a professional and mature manner.

She was absolutely within her rights to ask that the interview relate to her album “Sol-Ange And The Hadley Street Dreams” which is in stores now.

This video doesn’t show what set Solange off exactly. But hopefully we will get to see the full video soon.

Suge Knight busted for domestic abuse

From TMZ.com:

Suge Knight has been busted again, this time for allegedly terrorizing and attacking his girlfriend.

The former rap impresario was busted by Las Vegas cops for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of controlled substances and domestic violence.

Law enforcement tells us Suge allegedly attacked his girlfriend of three years early this morning. She claims he punched her in the back of the head while they were driving. She claims she tried getting out of the car, grabbed the steering wheel to cause an accident so someone would notice her peril.

The car struck the curb and stopped. She fled from the car and allegedly Suge chased her, caught her and that’s when the cops came.

Cops say they saw Suge kick the woman in the head and was wielding a knife in his hand.

Video: Black delegate would rather NOT vote at all than elect Obama

Not everyone is swayed by Senator Barack Obama’s smooth talking and suave demeanor. This black delegate is concerned about Obama’s lack of experience. Exactly what did he do for Illinois during his term as a senator?

Fan MAIL: Why You Were Banned

Why do I keep getting emails from former members asking why they were banned? Is it just me or have adults stopped accepting responsibility for their immature behavior?

It takes a lot for me to ban a member from leaving comments. The main reason I ban folks is because they are cowards who display a total lack of respect for me on my own blog.

I will not tolerate that type of behavior. But it amazes me how many emails I receive from banned members who truly don’t know why they were banned.

Note to those who were banned. Go back and look at your last comment to get a clue. I leave your last comments up for that very purpose. But something tells me you still won’t get it.

Put ‘Em On Blast: Jon B and Jason Bevington (T.OZ Ent)

[This section gives a voice to those in the industry who feel they have been wronged by certain industry execs, celebrities or companies.

Please note that you must have evidence in the form of canceled checks or pictures or your Blast will be rejected. This section is not for the public to air grievances with other private citizens — call Judge Mathis for that.]

Bird, one of our own community members was burned for a few thousand dollars by singer Jon B, real name Jonathan Buck, and his manager Jason Bevington of T.OZ Entertainment). This happened in 2007, and while I don’t post disputes that old, I made an exception for Bird.

Hopefully Jon B and his manager will see this and settle their debt.

Hi Miss Sandra,

I don’t know if you will want to run my story as it is over a year old at this point. I was screwed and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it because I would be required to pay an attorney a 10k retainer to even get started on the case. The failed event left me several thousand dollars in debt so there was no way I could come up with the attorney fee. Blasting him on your site would be about the only revenge I can get.

I have plenty more documentation if needed, but the documents above can give you an idea.

I booked Jon B. for a party I was throwing on 3/2/07. I received notification from his manager that Jon was canceling on 2/26/07. I was told by the sound man that he could not refund my $700 deposit so close to the event as he had put out money for the equipment Jon specified in his rider. The venue also told me they would be unable to refund the more than $5000 dollars I had paid in full do to the late cancellation.

That’s only to name a couple of things. I had also shelled out over $300 for flyers and another $400 for the flyer’s design and the design of my company MySpace page which showcased the event. Not to mention the two non refundable plane tickets I purchased for Jon and a musician who was performing with him that cost nearly $700. Jon’s manager returned my $4500 deposit with the promise of reimbursing me for the plane tickets, flyer printing and design. I was gracious enough to accept his ridiculously low settlement offer and they never paid the measly sum to me.

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50 Cent Erased From “Righteous Kill” Movie Promos

It looks like the honeymoon is over for rappers in Hollywood. First Jay Z gets the cold shoulder from Hollywood bigwigs, and now 50 cent is feeling the sting of rejection.

According to Wooha.com, 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, was used as bait to sell the movie “Righteous Kill” to a major distributor for national release.

But now that “Righteous Kill” has been picked up by Overture Films – 50 Cent, who stars in the movie along with Robert Dinero and Al Pacino – has been erased from all promotion material.

Click to watch the original movie trailer with Curtis
Click to watch the “Official” movie trailer without Curtis

Can you blame the movie distributor? Who wants to promote a movie with a real-life drug dealer in it? 50 Cent wasn’t even a good drug dealer. He routinely got beat down by neighborhood kids who stole his work and ran. That’s why he went into rap – to join the other posers and wanna-be fake thugs like Rick Ross.

…WoooHa, Inc. sources reveal that the real reason Overture cut Curtis out of the campaign is because their research and exit poll information showed that 50 actually was not the urban or young demographic box office draw they were hoping for. 50 basically can’t draw in the core demographic that used to buy his albums by the millions. The box office let down of Get Rich or Die Tryin’ should have been a hint of things to come. (Source)

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