Boston Bombing Suspect Charged

April 22, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

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The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been charged, the Justice Department announced Monday. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death and one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death, according to a statement from the Justice Department. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

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Allen Iverson Struggles With Life After Basketball

April 22, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

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According to Washington Post

But Iverson isn’t a basketball player anymore. This is something most everyone but Iverson has accepted, and for years a question worried those closest to him: What happens when the most important part of a man’s identity, the beam supporting the other unstable matter, is no longer there?

For the past three years, as Iverson chased an NBA comeback, his marriage fell apart and much of his fortune – he earned more than $150 million in salary alone during his career – dissolved. Now, those who once ignored past signals have recognized that basketball may have been the only thing holding Iverson’s life together.

“He has hit rock bottom, and he just hasn’t accepted it yet,” says former Philadelphia teammate Roshown McLeod.

“God gave him this great gift,” says Pat Croce, the former Sixers executive who selected Iverson first overall in the 1996 NBA draft. “But you knew one day, he was going to take it away.”

‘I worry about him’

Iverson stood during a divorce proceeding in Atlanta in 2012 and pulled out his pants pockets. “I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger,” he shouted toward his estranged wife, Tawanna, who then handed him $61.

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Raekwon – Sermon’s Domain Interview; Speaks On Upcoming Wu-Tang Tour

April 22, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

Courtesy of Sermon’s Domain:

In an exclusive sit-down with Sermon’s Domain at Alive & Well’s clothing store in Capital Hill, Raekwon talked about what it was like to perform at Coachella this year and a few topics about the Wu album. In regards to the album, he reveals that he didn’t find out about the title until it was out to the public, explains the type of sound he hopes to achieve through it, the possibility of hearing some unreleased ODB and if we’ll see a Wu-Tang Clan tour this year. We also briefly spoke on his solo album that’s still “baking in the oven.”

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Scarface – Hard Knock TV Interview (Part 1)

April 22, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews 1 Comment  

Exclusive in-depth interview with Scarface backstage at Paid Dues. Facemob talks to Nick Huff Barili about his writing process and how the first words are the most important because they set the tone of the verse. Surprisingly, he admits that doesn’t like listening to his own rhymes. Scarface talks about how the birth of his son in 1998 was a moment of clarity that helped him get a new perspective on life. As the interview continues Scarface addresses rumors that Rick Rubin originally didn’t want him to be part of the Geto Boys. Facemob says that the only way he would record another Geto Boys album is if Rick Rubin produced the whole album, if not there will not be another Geto Boys album. Scarface confirms that Mind Playin Tricks On Me was his song and was supposed to be for his solo album but that it went to the group and that Willie D added his verse later on. The title was inspired from something his Grandmother said and the lyrics dealt with a lot of the paranoia caused by Scarface’s heavy drug use. Scarface looks back at that time and is glad that he “got out of that shit because I don’t ever want to go back in there. I was in a part of my brain that was spooky…I was in a real fucked up state of mind. To the point that I just wanted to die.”

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