While Everyone Wanted To Know About Jay-Z’s Lil’ Wayne Comment…

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….he was actually throwing a carnival-themed fundraiser (called Making The Ordinary Extraordinary) at New York’s Pier 54 for his Shawn Carter Foundation. With the help of Alex Rodriguez, C.C. Sabathia, Questlove, Beyonce and more (the tickets priced at $1,000 each also helped I’m sure), the event was able to raise $1 million to help fund college scholarships for underprivileged kids.

Ricky Parker Speaks On Diddy Situation

This is the last time I report on the matter, but I wasn’t aware that it was actually Studio43’s own Ricky Parker (and not Kenny Burns) that was on the direct receiving end of Diddy’s Ciroc rant. He recently spoke to TMZ about the matter….Diddy has since apologized.
TMZ spoke to the man on the receiving end of the slurs, Ricky Parker, who tells us he felt “humiliated and disrespected” by Diddy … and claims he will no longer support the hip hop icon.

Parker tells us he couldn’t believe that Diddy would attack him so ferociously, simply because he was drinking Grey Goose vodka that night and NOT Ciroc vodka, which Diddy serves as a spokesperson for.

Parker tells us, “You won’t ever hear me support him from this moment forward.”

Treach (Boy-Ar-Dee) – Writing Rhymes

Treach has been considered by many, as one of the greatest emcees in HipHop history… There’s a reason for that, Treach never ever ever ever ever stops writing rhymes. As he always says, “If a writer don’t write… then a writer don’t eat.”

Everywhere we go, Treach constantly carries a small notepad with him. If you see Treach anywhere, there’s a good chance that he has a piece of paper and a pen in his pocket.

“Too many fools claim they don’t write down their rhymes…. and it sounds like it.” -Trigger Treach.

SIDE NOTE:
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift for Trigger Treach… Buy him a small notepad and a pen. Nothing fancy. He likes simple small notepads.

Vybz Kartel Officially Charged With Murder

From Go-Jamaica:

Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) investigators this evening charged Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, with murder, illegal possession of firearm and conspiracy to murder.

The charges against Palmer were made following the conduct of an interview this afternoon by detectives from the MIT in the presence of his attorneys.

The allegation is that on Monday, July 11, 2011, Palmer along with other men conspired to murder Barrington ‘Bossie’ Burton , a 27-year-old businessman and promoter of a Gregory Park address in St. Catherine.

Burton was murdered while he was standing with friends along Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park.

The preliminary hearing will take place tomorrow at the Half Way Tree Resident Magistrate’s Court.