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Diddy Sued For $12 Mil By Employee Who Claims Age Discrimination

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with a $12 million dollar lawsuit by a former employee, who claims he fired her from Bad Boy Records over her age and medical condition.

TMZ.com reports that Francesca Spero filed the lawsuit in New York Federal Court today (September 1st).

According to the lawsuit Spero identifies herself as a “51-year-old-white woman” who clashed with Combs after she revealed she needed hip surgery in 2008.

Spero, who was Vice President of Management and Publishing at Bad Boy Records, “suffered a relapse” into an addition to prescription medication and alcohol abuse.

She claims that Combs attempted to freeze her out of her position at Bad Boy until she was fired in March of 2010 and allegedly replaced with a woman who lacked her skill set, in addition to being 10-15-years younger.

source: yardflex.com

Flippa on bail?

Finally some good news about the flossing deejay Flippa Mafia. According to a story in the Weekend Star he has seemingly been given a break at last and is reportedly out on bail in the United States.

The deejay was arrested earlier this year after he was allegedly caught trying to enter the United States illegally from the Bahamas in March.

Reports however, surfaced this week that the deejay was released on bail. According to a number of sources he is out on bail and is currently in Philadelphia, where he resided when he previously lived in the United States. Friends of the deejay also claim they have spoken to him since his release.

The reports are yet to be confirmed still anyway.

source: yardflex.com

Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest

While charges have yet to be filed, the case has the potential to put one of music’s top names in behind bars yet again.

“We’re not making any observations at this time,” said Ed Garland, a defense attorney for T.I. “This is an unfortunate occurrence, and we do not know what the outcome will be.”

His music label, Atlantic Records, also said it “would be premature to speculate about the current situation given that there is an ongoing investigation of this matter.”

Known as the “King of the South,” T.I is a top name in hip-hop, and pop. Born as Clifford Harris, he sold millions of albums since his debut and racked up hits like “Whatever You Like” and “U Don’t Know Me.” He also had top collaborations with artists including Rihanna, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake.

But his celebrated career was put in jeopardy in 2007 when he was caught trying to buy semiautomatic weapons on the way to a BET Awards show.

The Atlanta rapper, who has served time for drug and other offenses, pleaded guilty to weapons charges and served seven months in an Arkansas prison and three months in a halfway house in Georgia.

He was ordered not to commit another federal, state or local crime while on supervised release, or to illegally possess a controlled substance.

He was also told to take at least three drug tests after his release and to participate in a drug and alcohol treatment programme.

source: yardflex.com

Duane Stephenson returns with Black Gold

Friday, September 03, 2010

REGGAE artiste Duane Stephenson is set to release his sophomore album, Black Gold, on September 14. The 14-track CD sees Stephenson working with legendary reggae sax player Dean Fraser, who provided the majority of production on BLACK GOLD.

Originally the lead singer and songwriter in To-Isis, Stephenson branched out on his own in 2007 with his debut CD, August Town. As a songwriter, Stephenson has written for such major reggae artistes as Luciano, Morgan Heritage, and Jah Cure’s reggae anthem True Reflections.

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Known for his conscious lyrics and depicting the plight of the world around him, Stephenson says Black Gold encompasses his growth mentally, emotionally, and musically. The lead-off track Nah Play is set to be an upbeat one drop riddim expressing the volatile environment in his hometown of Jamaica. Not afraid to convey how he feels about global affairs he also communicates thoughts and desires of his heart on tracks Fire In Me and More.

Stephenson presents various styles and influences on Black Gold. He adds a lover’s rock flavor to Larry Duane Addison’s mid 80s pop-soul lament Members Only. Stephenson and Gramps Morgan compete for a woman’s affection on the country-tinged track Rescue Me. A video will accompany this track; shooting begins in New York on September 7.

source: jamaicaobserver.com

Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA

(Reuters) – T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., 29, was arrested with his wife on Sunset Boulevard Wednesday night after police smelled marijuana coming from a car in which the Grammy award-winning rapper was a passenger.

He was booked for possession of a controlled substance and was released after posting bail of $10,000. He is yet to be formally charged because testing is currently being conducted on a handful of “pills resembling ecstasy,” a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department said.

T.I.’s next court appearance has been set for Friday.

The Atlanta-born rapper and actor previously has been in trouble with the law, including numerous arrests on drugs and weapons charges. He was released from a halfway house five months ago after being sentenced to a year in prison on federal weapons charges.

The co-founder of Grand Hustle Records, distributed by Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Records, he currently can be seen in the heist film “Takers,” that grabbed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office last weekend.

(Reporting by Christine Kearney, editing by Patricia Reaney and Bob Tourtellotte)

source: outaroad.com

Busy Signal Hoping Whole World Answers His Dancehall Call

Most dancehall artists’ careers have crashed and burned on American shores. From Yellowman to Shabba Ranks to Buju Banton, some of Jamaica’s most definitive vocalists couldn’t break through to a larger audience due to unwise collaborations, questionable judgments and bad advice.

Busy Signal, who boasts a collab with M.I.A. on the new Major Lazer EP, is determined not to follow that path.

“I’ve learned from their mistakes, “ the man born Reanno Gordon tells Spinner. “I try to think outside the box, beyond Jamaica. I mean, we sing gun lyrics here, and burn fire on this and burn fire on that, but that won’t bring you to the level that you need to go. I’ve seen this over and over again with artists from Jamaica. You sing those songs locally, people go crazy, but at the end of the day that won’t bring you to the wide level of exposure cause you’re probably lashing out against those that would be accepting you.”

Busy has managed to create huge domestic hits while pursuing hybrid rhythms and cool foreign collaborations. Nothing in his rapidly growing catalog sounds like the watered-down crossovers of years past, which saw hard-as-nails dancehall artists recording urban radio-baiting slow jams.

His new album ‘D.O.B.’ (which stands for “Difference of Busy” may contain covers of Phil Collins’ ‘One More Night’ and a one-drop revision of the Commodores’ ‘Night Shift,’ but both versions cut deep and don’t feel like blatant sellouts.

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Source: Spinner.com