The Ohio Supreme Court has struck an important blow for privacy rights, ruling that the police need a warrant to search a cellphone. The court rightly recognized that cellphones today are a lot more than just telephones, that they hold a wealth of personal information and that the privacy interest in them is considerable. This was the first such ruling from a state supreme court. It is a model for other courts to…Continue
Crafty counterfeiters are giving a new meaning to the term money laundering. Crooks are circumventing technology intended to stop fraud by washing or bleaching the ink from lower-denomination bills and reprinting them as larger denominations with sophisticated computer scanners and printers.
The bills look and feel real because they are printed on real government currency paper. They can't be detected by iodine test pens used by… Continue
Complex: So when you performed at ThisIs50 Fest, I noticed you kept saying that 50 owes you a favor. What did you have in mind?
Jim Jones: [laughs] Oh yeah, he owe. M***********, you owe, m***********! Nah, shouts to 50, he’s one of the smartest people in the game as far as strategy and the way he attacks it. So I spoke to him like, “You know, this one ain’t gonna go down that easy. You know, I charge a fee to get on… Continue
As Jay-Z and Alicia Keys lock up their fourth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 this week with "Empire State of Mind," there isn't anyone as excited about the feat as singer/songwriter/producer Angela Hunte. Along with writing partner Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic, the Brooklyn-native originally wrote and produced the track about her beloved hometown.
Rapper Styles P from the New York group The Lox teamed up with DJ Green Lantern (Eminem's former DJ) for the "Green Ghost Project", to be released in February 2010. Armen directed the video of the lead single "Kite Runner." TRACE was on the shooting in New York. Check out the behind the… Continue
Tim is teaming up with a music heavyweight to bring you another newcomer. It doesn't get any bigger than this: Timbaland and fellow super-producer Dr. Dre are joining forces on an upcoming project.
"I got two hip-hop artists, believe it or not," Tim said Monday, running down what's coming up for him besides his just-released Timbaland Presents: Shock Value II."One is this guy me and Akon signed, Billy Blue. The other one, I think…Continue
While the major record labels were dragging file-sharers and BitTorrent sites to court for copyright infringement, they were themselves being sued by a conglomerate of artists for exactly the same offenses. Warner, Sony BMG, EMI and Universal face up to $6 billion in damages for pirating a massive 300,000 tracks.
It is no secret that the major record labels have a double standard when it comes to copyright. On the one hand… Continue
If there was a prize for the biggest gambling debts, Terrance Watanabe would be a clear winner.
At the casino tables of Las Vegas, however, he was quite the opposite, racking up $127million of debts in an astonishing year-long losing streak.
Now the 52-year-old Nebraskan - who made his money by selling his father's toy import firm - faces criminal charges over nonpayment of his debts.
In turn, he is… Continue
An HIV-positive man infected his wife with the virus because he wanted to start having sex with her again.
The 35-year-old injected his blood into the sleeping woman, who had refused to have a physical relationship for a year after discovering he was carrying the virus that causes Aids.
He pricked her twice with a sewing needle laced with his blood, believing the pair would be 'equals' once more.
But he…Continue
Manny Pacquiao looks set to fight Floyd Mayweather Jnr on March 13 after agreeing to a proposal from Bob Arum.
Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz said Arum presented the fighter with the proposal at a two-hour breakfast in Manila on Friday.
"The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn't feel it's a problem and it's pretty much a done deal," Koncz said.
The Filipino legend, who is running for president… Continue
In a story that toes the line between inspirational and hilariously trashy, a British couple has revealed that they’ve been making porn films in order to finance a destination wedding next summer. The couple has raised about $2100 from three porn films and plan on shooting four more.
Lisa Brand and Tommy Barnes have earned £1,300 from three X-rated movies and plan to make four more to raise cash for a beach ceremony in…Continue
FREE Rihanna MySpace Music Release Show in NYC! Pick up tix Thursday 12/3!
Starting at 9am, over 700 first come, first served tickets will be available for pick up at the Hammerstein Ballroom 311 W 34th St New York, 10001-2418
Only one ticket per person. All ages welcome. Doors open at 7pm for the early show.If you aren't in NYC, make sure to check out the live stream of the show that night… Continue
"You should have made another thread for that though
This thread was mostly about 50's album not coming out and now you name it about "We Up" being released"
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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with B Stacks for an exclusive interview!B Stacks talks about coming out of North Carolina, being a lyricist, "Root Of All Evil" Mixtape, what he would do if he wasn't rapping, freestyles & much more!B Stacks - Jealousy B Stacks - Just Different B Stacks - R.O.A.E. (Root Of All Evil) - Download HEREFollow…See More
Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with B Stacks for an exclusive interview!B Stacks talks about coming out of North Carolina, being a lyricist, "Root Of All Evil" Mixtape, what he would do if he wasn't rapping, freestyles & much more!B Stacks - Jealousy B Stacks - Just Different B Stacks - R.O.A.E. (Root Of All Evil) - Download HEREFollow…See More