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Slick Rick (A.K.A. Ricky Walters) has been fully pardoned by New York Governor David Paterson. Back in 1991 the rapper was convicted of attempted murder and spent five years in prison. However, the 43 year old rapper had faced numerous attempts to deport him although he lived in the U.S. since he was a child. Slick Rick was again arrested in 2002 by Immigration agents who stopped him after he returned to Miami from a 1 week Caribbean cruise where he performed on-board. He spent 17 months in jail which stemmed from a 1997 Immigration and Naturalization Service warrant that was not been pursued earlier.

Lil Kim Awarded $500,000 in a Lawsuit Against Junior M.A.F.I.A.

May 17, 2008 11:01 PM | Lil Kim | Comments (0)

Lil Kim has been awarded $500,000 last Wednesday in a lawsuit accusing one of her former Junior M.A.F.I.A. members of using her name and image for an unauthorized DVD. In July of 2005 Lil' Kim had won a temporary restraining order against Junior M.A.F.I.A. and Ground Zero Entertainment to stop the DVD from being sold.

R. Kelly Jury Has Been Selected

May 17, 2008 10:48 PM | R. Kelly | Comments (0)

Well it’s about time they get the show on the road with the R. Kelly child pornography trial. How many years have it been? Too many to count! The jury has been selected which consists of 8 whites and 4 blacks. However, since the jury selection began five days ago R. Kelly's defense team has accused the prosecutors of intentionally striking minorities from the jury pool in favor of whites.

Foxy Brown to Release Her New Album on May 13

May 7, 2008 7:14 PM | Foxy Brown | Comments (0)

Former inmate Foxy Brown, just weeks out of jail for violating probation, is set to release her new album, "Brooklyn's Don Diva," on Tuesday, May 13. The album will be launched by Black Rose Entertainment/KOCH Records. The album features guest appearances by Lady Saw, Lil' Mo, Dwele, AZ, Kira, Graph, DeMarco, and more. The track "We Don't Surrender" featuring Graph was leaked last August as Foxy began her one year prison jail sentence.