Ariel Castro Found Dead in Jail Cell

September 4, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio corrections officials say Ariel Castro who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade has committed suicide at a state prison facility.

Spokeswoman JoEllen Smith says 53-year-old Castro was found hanging in his cell around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient. Prison medical staff performed CPR before Castro was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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The three women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. They escaped May 6, when one of the women broke part of a door and yelled to neighbors for help. Castro was arrested that evening.

Castro was sentenced Aug. 1 to life in prison plus 1,000 years on his guilty plea to 937 counts including kidnapping and rape

Jay-Z Featured On Outro To ‘Nothing Was The Same’

September 4, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

Last week, Billboard revealed three new song titles and their producers from Drake’s upcoming album which was part of their cover story .

Today, Billboard has released more new info on the LP. According to Billboard, Drake will be focusing more on his rapping than his singing .The Outro of the album is tentatively titled ‘Pound Cake’ and features two verses from Jay-Z. He finishes off the song with the lyric “Studied the game to the letter and I did it better, like I’m supposed to feel guilty?“

Kaylin Garcia Announces Kaylin’s Twerk Tour

September 3, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

After showing her talents on Instagram a few days go, Joe Budden’s ex Kayln Garcia has announced she will be going on a Twerk tour in United States and announced the first few dates on the tour. Ladies if you want her to come to your city or details on how to attend her classes in your city send her an email at Kgarciabiz@gmail.com

Terrence Howard Threatened Suicide During Fight With Ex Wife

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TMZ Reports:

Terrence Howard flew into a violent rage — throwing his then-estranged wife to the ground, and threatening to slash his own wrists — after she accused him of cheating … this according to documents filed by Howard’s ex.

In the court docs, Michelle Ghent claims the brawl went down in a Toronto hotel room in April … when she found phone numbers for 6 women in his bag … and promptly called the women while Howard was in the room.

In her filing … Michelle says the 44-year-old Oscar nominee threw her computer out a window, lifted her off the ground and slammed her down … and reached for an X-Acto blade and put it to his wrist.

Ghent claims Howard also pretended to hang himself with a belt — and told her, “I’m just thinking if I should kill you first before killing me.”

Two days after the hotel fight … Ghent claims Howard continued talking about suicide in text messages. Her filing includes dozens of texts she claims he sent — in one, Terrence allegedly said he wishes he “wasn’t such a coward and that I had the courage to finish what should have been accomplished in the abortion clinic 44 years ago.”

In another text Howard allegedly said he was going to get outpatient treatment for “his addictions and emotional instability” — and offered to deposit more than $25,000 in her account to cover the damage to her computer.

As we previously reported … Ghent got a temporary restraining order against Howard last month after he allegedly punched her and kicked her during a July vacation in Costa Rica. For his part, Howard claimed she had pepper sprayed him.

Terrence and Michelle’s divorce was finalized just 2 weeks after the alleged Toronto brawl.

2 Chainz Arrested For Guns & Drugs On His Tour Bus

September 3, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

TMZ reports:

2 Chainz’ tour bus was carrying two semi-automatic pistols, a 12-gauge pump shotgun, plus prescription painkillers and weed paraphernalia before the rapper’s arrest last month … this according to official police documents.

As we reported, 2 Chainz and ten other people on his tour bus were arrested two weeks ago following a concert in Oklahoma City … after police accused them of smoking weed on board.

Cops pulled over 2 Chainz’ bus because of a busted taillight, but when they approached the vehicle … cops say they smelled pot and attempted to search the bus. 2 Chainz and co. refused to let cops on board, so the bus was towed to a police yard while a search warrant was obtained.

Hours after the traffic stop, the bus was finally searched and all of its occupants (including 2 Chainz) were placed under arrest for interfering with police. The results of the bus search weren’t disclosed, until now.

According to the search report, police confiscated the following: metal marijuana grinders covered in residue, marijuana pipes, Rx meds (Hydrocodone and Flexeril), rolling papers, scales, a semi-auto Sig Sauer SP2340 pistol, a Mossberg model 500 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, and a semi-auto Glock pistol.

Ryan McDermott Announces #FEELGOODMUSIC Campaign

September 3, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music signee Ryan McDermott announces the launch of a 20 week campaign that will countdown the release of his awaited mixtape, Ryan Vs. The Sandman: The Tale of The Sleepwalkers. Appropriately titled #FEELGOODMUSIC, the campaign will feature new content released every week for 20 weeks straight on Ryan’s website, RyanMcDermottMusic.com. The countdown is on for the first release, one week from today- stay tuned & watch it all come together .

Come back next Tuesday for the first release.

Lupe responds to lawsuit allegations involving drug money

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Although his twitter account has gone private, FSD thankfully screen-capped his response to the controversial lawsuit naming him in a “money-hiding scheme”.

Man Upset After He Got HIV From A Women He Raped!

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Telegraph Reports:

Richard Thomas knew the woman had another illness but was unaware of the HIV, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

When the 27-year-old was told she had the disease, he collapsed in “shock” and asked to be taken to hospital for tests to see if he had contracted the virus.

Thomas, of Sandringham Drive, Leigh, pleaded guilty to raping the woman on July 20 this year.

He had let himself into her home uninvited in the middle of the night and she awoke to find him raping her from behind.

“She froze and no words were exchanged. He pulled up his shorts and left,” said Harry Pepper, prosecuting.

“He was arrested and interviewed and said he had been drinking heavily, taken cocaine and ecstasy and could not recall the incident,” he added.

His barrister, Virginia Hayton, that he still cannot recall the attack but when told about it he said that the woman “would not lie, she tells the truth. If she says I have done it, I have done it.”

Jailing him for five years four months Judge Mark Brown said that he had committed “this dreadful offence” while she lay asleep, having taken a sleeping tablet, and left her distressed and anxious. He ordered him to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Miss Hayton said that Thomas, who has previous convictions but none for sexual offences, “is remorseful and cannot understand why he did it and it is troubling him.”

She said that he started using cannabis at the age of nine, drinking heavily at the age of 11, addicted to ecstasy and cocaine at 13 and was put in care the following year.

He has been trying to contact his family but they want nothing to do with him and he will now be away from his partner and their young daughter and his two other older daughters from previous relationships.

Miss Hayton told the court that Thomas will not find out the result of his HIV test until Friday and has had the worry of the outcome hanging over him.

“It is his own fault, if he had not committed this offence he would not have placed himself in this position.”

Kat Stacks Announces Release Date For Her Book

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A few months back , Admire Andrea aka Kat Stacks announced that she was releasing a her book ” Surviving Savagery to Saving Lives,” which details her life from a child prostitute to how she turned the hip hop industry upside down. Kat Stacks’s book is set to hit the stores on October 15 2013.

Lamar Odom’s Alleged Drug Dealer Speaks Out

September 3, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

Lamar Odom’s drug dealer told Radaronline, that he has smoked more than $50,000 worth of cocaine in the past three years – including one wild binge before an NBA game just six months ago .

From RadarOnline.com:
When asked if he’d ever eye-witnessed Odom smoking or freebasing cocaine, the man recounted one instance when he said the E! reality star was higher than a kite.
“Specifically, I want to say [it was] February of 2013,” he said. “He was in New York. For other reasons, I don’t really want to give the specific location of the place … sounds weird that I want to keep a level of discretion at this point, but, he was in New York. He comes to New York a lot.”
Shockingly, the dealer claimed that cocaine spree actually took place before the Clippers’ 14-point win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 10.
Odom played 22 minutes in the subsequent game, scoring two points and snaring seven rebounds and five assists.
“I know it for a fact because I sold him the stuff and saw him smoke it,” the man said. ”He spent about 16 grand.”
“In one sitting?” Radar probed.
“More or less, yeah,” the dealer responded. When quizzed what $16,000 would get Odom, the man flatly stated: “It gets you pretty f**ked up.”

Robin Thicke Caught Groping Socialite’s Ass On Camera (PIC)

September 2, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

From Daily Mail:

The girl at the centre of the Robin Thicke butt-grabbing saga has spoken out – claiming she wasn’t expecting the uproar the cheeky photo op caused.

Socialite Lana Scolaro, a student living in New York City, posted the not-so-innocent picture of the married Blurred Lines singer groping her bottom to her Instagram page following Sunday night’s MTV VMAs.

While the heavily-made-up blonde says she was aware that the 36-year-old gave her derriere a squeeze at the time, she was surprised to discover later that it was visible in the reflection of the mirror behind them.

‘I knew his hand was on my butt. I posted it on Instagram and didn’t notice the reflection. But someone noticed it and commented. I was just like, “Oh I’ll Instagram this photo with Robin Thicke, like everybody else,”‘ she told Celebuzz, adding, ‘I didn’t think it would cause this much drama. I didn’t know it would be all over everything like this.’

Indeed, the drama blew up after a Twitter user posted the photo on the micro-blogging site, tweeting it to Robin’s wife, Paula Patton, 37, with the message: ‘Look at the reflection girl.’

To make matters worse, it turns out the incident at the VMAs afterparty, held at 1OAK in the trendy Meatpacking District, wasn’t the first time the pair had met.

Lil Kim Responds To Lil Wayne

September 2, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

Allhiphop Reports:

Remember when it seemed like Lil Kim was allegedly going to get down with Cash Money?
Those days are over. Kim popped off first a ways back, but I forgot about it. Anyway, on his new mix tape, Wayne disses Kim by saying, “changed the face of my Rolex, shout out to Lil’ Kim.” Basically. he’s alluding to her plastic surgery.
Kim ain’t about that life. She tweeted back at Wayne and alluded to questions about his sexuality.

Bwahaha!!! That was real cute homegirl @Lil‘Tutu

The Weeknd – Kissland (Album Stream)

September 2, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

The Weeknd’s upcoming album Kissland is set to drop next on September 30 but today NPR has just premiered a stream of Kissland which features from Drake, Pharrell and more. Before you check out the live stream below, preorder the album on iTunes now. Tracklisting below.

Tracklist
1. Professional
2. The Town
3. Adaptation
4. Love In The Sky
5. Belong To The World
6. Live For (Feat. Drake)
7. Wanderlust
8. Kiss Land
9. Pretty
10. Tears In The Rain

Deluxe Edition:
11. Wanderlust (Pharrell Remix)
12. Odd Look (Kavinsky Feat. The Weeknd)

Black Gay Church Opening In Cincinnati?

September 2, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

According To Tattletailzz:

If we ain’t living in the last days, then I don’t know what is. This is a flyer for a new black gay church opening in Ohio soon and they are a couple, just like they have a first lady of the church well meet the pastor and first gentlemen… They came to Cincinnati to build a church that claims newness and goodness.

I mean this is old news about black men being head of the church, but a gay black head is another. Taking on a similar approach to ministry as Bishop O.C. Allen and First Gentleman Rashad of the Vision Church Of Atlanta. Marriage, family, and even church is being redefined right before our very eyes.The note on the flyer reads : You cannot pour new wine into old wine skins. The world is changing , but we all know who will have the final say so. In the end history is just repeating itself, but on a larger scale and the things that were once unacceptable are now acceptable. I mean I don’t judge but I know what the bible says and this is not tea. Back in Sodom and Gomorrah days God gave them up to their sexual appetites and he is doing the same today. But hey it is what it is.. I have gay friends whom I love dearly. I may not agree with their lifestyle but I will never not be their friends or shun them because of how they choose to love.

Tommy Morrison dies at 44

September 2, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

ESPN Reports:

Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison died in an Omaha, Neb., hospital late Sunday night. He was 44.

Tommy Morrison in April 2011 at an event in Parsippany, N.J.
Morrison’s longtime promoter, Tony Holden, said Morrison died at 11:50 p.m. with his wife Trisha beside him.

Morrison tested positive for HIV in 1996 before a fight with Arthur Weathers, effectively ending his boxing career. In the years that followed, he denied having HIV and also challenged the existence of the virus.

Trisha Morrison, who married him in 2011, picked up that fight, and in a recent interview with ESPN.com insisted that Morrison had Guillain-Barre Syndrome, not HIV.

Holden declined to comment Monday on the cause of Morrison’s death.

“I don’t know what the official cause of death at the hospital will be,” he said.

“You prepare for things like this, and still you feel like you got hit by a truck when you hear the news.”

Eminem’s “Berzerk” Has Strong First Week Sales

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Eminem dropped his latest single, Berzerk last week and the song is projected to sell between 350,000 – 375,000 by the end of the tracking week. The song will land on the Billboard 100 for digital sales. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 drops on November 5th.

“Berzerk’s” sales are about on par with the first-week of his last album’s first single, “Not Afraid.” That 2010 song bowed at No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart with 379,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan. The single led the album “Recovery,” which later bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart — his sixth No. 1 album.”

Kanye Plays Kazakhstan Wedding For $3 Million

September 1, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

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Kanye West Performs in Kazakhstan

According to TMZ, Kanye West played the wedding of the grandson of the president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Nazarbayev is reportedly a corrupt dictator worth billions, as well as a frequent violator of human rights and political freedoms (CBS). Perhaps Kanye should be more like the controversial revolutionary he once wished to be and less like the reality TV star he has now become. Pictures below.

Electric Zoo Canceled After Two People Die From Alleged Molly Overdose; More Reported Critically Ill

September 1, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News 1 Comment

From New York Times:

A multiday electronic music festival on Randalls Island was canceled on Sunday, after city officials said two concertgoers had died and at least four others had fallen critically ill during the first two days of the event.

Citing “serious health risks,” the city recommended canceling the event, hours before the third day of the festival, known as the Electric Zoo, was to begin, and the festival’s organizers agreed, the mayor’s office said. The announcement said that both deaths had appeared to involve the drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy or molly, though the causes of death had not been officially determined.

“The Electric Zoo organizers have worked with city officials to reduce health risks at this event, but in view of these occurrences, the safest course is to cancel the remaining day of the event,” the mayor’s office said in a statement.

This was the fifth year that the Electric Zoo festival was held over the Labor Day weekend; last year, it drew crowds of more than 100,000 people to Randalls Island, according to the event’s Web site. The festival was to feature more than 125 electronic music acts on five stages this year, including Avicii, David Guetta and Krewella, as well as a series of official after-parties, according to its Web site.

The two concertgoers who died were identified as Jeffrey Russ, 23, of Rochester, N.Y., and Olivia Rotondo, 20, of Providence, R.I.

Mr. Russ, 24, graduated in 2012 from Syracuse University, his father, John Russ, said in a telephone interview. He said his son had gone to the festival with 23 members of his Syracuse fraternity class and friends from Rochester.

Preliminary police reports indicate that Mr. Russ went into respiratory arrest about 3:10 a.m. Saturday and was taken by ambulance to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:21 a.m.

Ms. Rotondo, whose Facebook page said she was studying communications at the University of New Hampshire, was taken to Metropolitan Hospital at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday and was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later. The police said that both deaths appeared to be “non-suspicious” and consistent with drug use.

Noah Burkholz, who had traveled to the festival with Ms. Rotondo and another close friend, said Ms. Rotondo enjoyed music and dancing.”She was the nicest girl I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing,” he said. Alluding to city officials’ statement that drug use may have caused her death, he added, “She was a very mature independent girl and yes, very responsible.”

The festival is organized by Made Event, a concert promoter that has also staged concerts on Governors Island. In a statement the promoter said:

“The founders of Electric Zoo send our deepest condolences to the families of the two people who passed away this weekend. Because there is nothing more important to us than our patrons, we have decided in consultation with the New York City parks department that there will be no show today.”

Chief Keef Sued For Not Paying His Rent

September 1, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

From Billboard:

Chicago rapper Chief Keef is danger of being evicted from the Illinois mansion he’s currently residing in. Keef (real name Keith Cozart) is being sued by his landlord, Georghe Simoniak-Sas, for failing to pay July and August’s rent. He says Keef owes $9,400.

The six-bedroom, 5,100 square foot home is valued at over $1 million.

This is the latest in a lengthy list of legal troubles for Keef, who turned 18 Aug. 15. Last month, he was sued by a promotion company for failing to show up at a concert scheduled in London. Keef never responded to the lawsuit and had to fork over $213,019.

On March 20, he was arrested for disorderly conduct near Atlanta and released the next day.

Earlier this year, Keef was sentenced to 60 days in juvenile detention for violating his probation on a gun conviction.

Sean Kingston Sued For Participating In Gang Rape Of Teenage Fan

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A couple of updates since the story broke (since we’re late): he has since settled with the fan in question (although reportedly not out of guilt). In addition, he’s already seeing the ramifications of such an accusations in the public eye. Full story below, courtesy of NY Daily News:

Sean Kingston, his bodyguard, and a member of his band have been accused of gang-raping a drunk teenage girl.

Carissa Capeloto, now 22, claims that was assaulted in a hotel room in Seattle after a concert in 2010.

According to TMZ, Capeloto has filed suit against the three men. She alleges that she’d been invited to Kingston’s hotel room for a meet-and-greet after a Justin Bieber concert, where Kingston had also performed.

When she arrived, Capeloto claims that the bodyguard picked her up and placed her on top of Kingston, and all three men gang-raped her while she was ‘obviously, intoxicated, incapable of content.”

Kingston’s alleged victim claims that the rapper, his bodyguard, and a member of his band forced her to have sex when she was too intoxicated to consent.

Capeloto reportedly had smoked marijuana and downed seven to ten shots of vodka before the encounter. The assault stopped when Capeloto’s friend entered the room and rescued her. TMZ reports that the police were called and Capeloto was then taken to the hospital.

Capeloto wants $5 million in damages from the rapper. Criminal charges were dropped after police determined that Capeloto wasn’t credible enough for a case. Kingston has purportedly filed legal documents insisting that the sex was consensual.

On Friday, when news of the suit broke, Kingston tweeted “Don’t believe the hype…I am a child of GOD and have a great relationship with him…I live a positive life so I know I’m good.”

“In this world not matter who you are what you do…they are people trying to bring you down constantly,” Kingston wrote. “Praying on ya downfall gotta be strong.”

“The devil is working,” he continued, “But I’ve been through the fire before and it’s nothing him and his friends can do to stop me! i believe in GOD..Done.”

A trial has been set for November.

Justin Bieber Attacked At Nightclub In Toronto (PICS)

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Justin Bieber was bum rushed in a Canadian nightclub by an over eager partier who tried in vain to tackle him — and TMZ has the pics.

It all went down at 3 am today at a Toronto nightclub. Sources on scene tell us JB left his safe VIP section to mingle with the regular folk — and that’s when a male clubgoer charged at him, got hold of his shirt (which he was wearing) and attempted to take him down, but failed.

Which makes sense … have you seen Bieber’s abs? Of course you have.

In the pics … you can see security rushed in stat (below) and managed to pull the guy off Bieber — successfully taking him to the ground. In the midst of the chaos we’re told JB was seen trying to defend himself, unleashing a fury of kicks.

The attacker was escorted out of he club. Police were never called.

JB and his crew also made a hasty retreat.

Lil Wayne “Dedication 5” Track List

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Lil Wayne’s Dedication 5 was set to drop at 5:00pm on Friday afternoon, but was delayed. Today, Wayne reveals the tracklisting for the upcoming mixtape. Let’s hope we get this sometime today or tomorrow. Dedication 5 has features from The Weeknd, Chance The Rapper, Future, 2 Chainz, Mack Mane, Vado and more.

UPDATE: Someone In Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz & T.I.’s Entourage Allegedly Broke A Woman’s Jaw….

August 31, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments

UPDATE: ….and now we know who that person was. Mack Maine. And according to TMZ, he will be formerlly charged with assault and sexual battery:

Rapper Mack Maine WILL be charged with sexual battery and assault for allegedly groping a female and then punching her female friend on Lil Wayne’s tour bus last week … officials tell TMZ.

TMZ broke the story … Maine has been accused of inviting the alleged victims onto Wayne’s tour bus following a concert in OKC last week. While on the bus, one woman claims Maine stuck his hand down her shirt and squeezed her breast without consent.

The woman claims she slapped Maine and tried to get off the bus, along with her female friend … but Maine was so upset, he blocked the door and punched the friend in the face, breaking her jaw.

The D.A. tells TMZ it’s unclear WHEN they will file the charges against Maine, but officials say it’s just of matter of time.

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T.I. has already spoken about the incident, claiming that he knew nothing about it and that nobody of the sort came aboard his bus. From TMZ:

More drama for the Lil Wayne/2 Chainz/T.I. tour buses — law enforcement sources tell TMZ, a female fan says she was invited on board one of the vehicles after the show in OKC this week … and an entourage member punched her in the face, breaking her jaw.

The alleged attacker isn’t named in the police report — but the victim says her jaw was broken in two places … and the damage is so bad she required surgery to repair it, and her jaw is now wired shut for six weeks while it heals. The victim says she’ll be on a liquid diet for the entire time.

Here’s the story … the victim told police, the unidentified entourage member had been hitting on her during the concert … and invited her on board one of the rappers’ buses after the show.

The victim says she took the guy up on his offer — but when she showed up with her girlfriend, he stuck his hand down her shirt and grabbed her breast.

The victim says she slapped his hand away and he turned around and punched her in the jaw, sending her flying out of the bus door. She says she landed on her back on the pavement with blood pouring out of her mouth.

According to the police report, the entourage member ran off, and the victim was taken to the hospital.

A rep for the Oklahoma City PD tells TMZ, the incident is under investigation. So far, no arrests have been made.

FYI, the incident allegedly occurred just hours before police searched 2 Chainz’ tour bus for drugs … and arrested the rapper.

3 Song Titles & Producers From Drake’s New Album Revealed

August 31, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News 1 Comment

Drake’s third album Nothing Was The Same is just a month from hitting the stores….he has been quiet about the LP’s details until today. Reggie Ugwu, the writer behind the latest Billboard cover story has shared another except from the issue:

He has revealed three new titles from the album and the people who produced it — ‘Wu Tang Forever’ produced by 40, ’305 to My City’ produced by Detail and ‘Trophies’ produced by Hit-Boy.

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