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Lil’ Kim’s Bentley Repossessed?
Brooklyn rapper Lil’ Kim recently received an unexpected visit from two repossession men for months of delinquent car payments.
According to New York City’s CW11 News, the Brooklyn-bred rapper (born Kimberly Jones) had an unexpected visit at her home from two repo men who had to come to swipe her silver Bentley. Valued at $250-300,000, it was reported that Kim was around four to five months behind in payments.
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Scott Storch produces Ce’Cile, Beenie combo
Dancehall artiste Ce’Cile is doing big things for her new album, Waiting to be released in July.
Ce’Cile has been working with reknowed American producer Scott Storch and recently collaborated with ‘the doctor’, Beenie Man, on her first single entitled So Fly.
The single, So Fly, was produced by Storch for SoBe/Dangerzone records.
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Beenie’s tax case starts
The trial into the multimillion-dollar tax evasion case against popular dancehall artiste Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis got under way yesterday in the Kingston Tax Court where two witnesses from the tax department testified.
The artiste, who was arrested on a warrant in October 2007, after failing to turn up for a hearing of the matter, is alleged to owe the state close to $48 million in taxes between the late 1990s and early 2000, at which time the entertainer was working with Shocking Vibes and Patrick Roberts, his former manager.
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Busta Rhymes prepares ‘Blessed’ and pushes back ‘Back on My BS’
Don’t worry: Busta Rhymes will return to his B.S. mode down the line. Although his upcoming album will be called Blessed, he hasn’t abandoned the title Back on My Bullsh–; that will be the next album. He recently shot videos for the songs “We Made It,” which features Linkin Park, and the Mixtape Monday favorite “Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water on ‘Em).”
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G-Unit: Fully Loaded
50 Cent talks, a lot. Sitting in the middle of a couch up at the G-Unit office, book ended by Lloyd Banks to his left and Tony Yayo to his right, the G-Unit maestro effortlessly dominates the convo, meandering from Young Buck’s departure and Game’s jawing to independent labels and, of course, G-Unit’s upcoming album T.O.S. (Terminate On Site).
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50 Cent Explains Plans After Terminate On Sight
With recent hype from celebrity print and online magazines about his weight loss, it’s safe to assume that 50 Cent is both quite busy, and likely preparing for another film role. Talking to HipHopDX late last week about his upcoming 2008 plans, the G-Unit front-man explained what he’ll be doing after the July 1 release of the group’s second album, Terminate On Sight.
