October 2012 Blog Posts (30)

Louis J. Pearlman

Real Name:

Louis Jay Pearlman

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American business man, born on June 19, 1954 in New York City, NY. Founder of the American Trans Continental Records, Inc., based in Orlando, Florida.

He has been responsible for the appearance of a multitude of artists using the "boy band" format. The first one of his projects were the…

Charles Wingate (born May 21, 1978), better known as Max B, is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City, New York.

In 2009, Max B began serving a 75-year prison sentence for charges of armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and murder.[2]

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1.1 Murder charges

1.2 Conviction and appeal

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Mac (rapper)

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Mac

Birth name McKinley Phipps

Also known as Mac

The Camouflage Assassin

Lil Mac

Born July 30, 1977 (age 35)

Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Genres Hip hop

Occupations Rapper

Years active 1989–present

Labels No Limit/Priority

Associated acts Master P,…

Buju Banton

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Buju Banton

Buju Banton performing at Ilosaarirock, 2006

Background information

Birth name Mark Anthony Myrie

Also known as Gargamel

Born 15 July 1973 (age 39)

Origin Kingston, Jamaica

Genres Reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion, roots reggae

Occupations Deejay,…

Filmmakers issue casting call for next ‘Celestial’ movie

actors and crew are seen above in a scene shot for the locally-produced film, “Celestial Run.”

Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 11:16 am

By ERIC MUNGENAST Staff Writer | 0 comments

Two Maricopa-based filmmakers are looking for local actors to play several roles in their next film.

Director…

The federal government is pissed at R. Kelly ... for failing to pay a whopping $4.8 million in back taxes ... TMZ has learned.

According to documents filed by the IRS, Kelly owes money on his taxes going way back to 2005. It breaks down like this ...

2005 - $1,472,366.77

2006 - $710,520.51

2007 - $376,180.11

2008 - $1,122,694.90

2009 -…

Rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to spend two years behind bars for stiffing the IRS out of more than $700k in back taxes.

Sigel -- who's worked with some of the biggest names in rap including Jay-Z and Snoop -- had previously pled guilty to not filing federal tax returns for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005.

During today's sentencing hearing in U.S District…

"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Martin Luther King - Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

This morning while doing my review of the news of the day I came…

YOUNG BUCK

Rapper Checks into Prison

See You in 18 Months!

EXCLUSIVE

Young Buck is back in prison ... TMZ has learned the former G-Unit rapper has officially begun his 18-month sentence for gun possession.

Sources connected to the rapper tell us ... moments ago, Buck checked into Yazoo City Medium Security Federal Prison in Southern…

A 31-year-old local rapper who gained international acclaim for his gritty songs detailing drug dealing, violence and a no-snitch mantra was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for gun possession and witness tampering. Christopher Dorsey, better known as B.G. or Baby Gangsta, was an original member of the 1990s rap super group the Hot Boys. His most recent…