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Tupac Nominated To Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Tupac “2Pac” Shakur has been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. The late icon is one of the 19 nominees up for the 2017 class.
Janet Jackson, Pearl Jam, Chaka Khan, Chic, Jane’s Addiction, and Joan Baez are also nominated.
If 2Pac is chosen as a mem- ber of the ’17 Class, he would join N.W.A, Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, and Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five as the only Hip Hop acts to be en- shrined in the Hall.
Shakur is one of the top- selling musical performers in history. The “Dear Mama” rap- per is regularly included on publications’ lists of the great- est and most influential emcees
The iconic television series that helped launch the careers of Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five, Lauryn Hill, D’Angelo and many others is returning for a special event.
Comedian Steve Harvey will host a 2-hour episode of Showtime At The Apollo. Har- vey spent seven years hosting the syndicated program.
“I’m excited to be going back home to the Apollo to celebrate the history of this great the- ater,” said Harvey.
The reimagined Showtime will be recorded at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York and air Monday, Decem- ber 5 on Fox.
The show’s legendary “Ama-
Law enforcement has made it clear throughout the years that the government does not like hip-hop. Developing a spe- cial task force titled the “Hip Hop Police,” the organization monitored specifically what was going on within the culture and community.
In 1989 the FBI send out a letter to Brian Turner, the president of Priority Records, in regards to N.W.A’s rebel- lious record “F**k Tha Police.” The letter stated that the song was a blatant disrespect to all officers risking their life in the line of duty. The bad-taste for rap grew even more when the FBI filed a report stating that the increase in gang activity was a result of hip-hop culture.
The most notorious files were those pinned against the Wu-Tang Clan.
The FBI worked alongside the NYPD in an attempt to di- minish the entire Clan, or the “WTC” as they had the group filed.
A 95-page document shows
Lawyers for The Game, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, are fighting for the chance to bring up his ac- cuser’s sexual history when the case is brought before the court.
Specifically, The Game’s legal team is trying to direct the court’s attention to their claims that the accuser had previously been a prostitute, and that she had spent time in a mental institution.
The Game has been ac- cused of sexual assault by Priscilla Rainey, who had been a contestant on The Game’s reality TV show, She’s Got Game. Rainey’s legal team is seeking to disqualify
Various outlets were specu- lating that The Real might be on the verge of cancellation in light of declining ratings—pur- portedly sparked by the ab- sence of Tamar Braxton, who was abruptly fired from the show earlier this year.
According to some social media reports, the show’s rat- ings were confused with a story published by The Wrap in Sep- tember 2014.
However, there is a more re- cent story about how the show is once again suffering from a ratings drop that has it match-
The Game (center) was the star of reality show, ‘She Got Game’, where he chose a possible girlfriend from a group of women. Con- testant Priscilla Rainey, ( far left) got into constant conflicts with the other women on the show, and left the show before the series ended.
Steve Harvey To Host ‘Showtime At The Apollo Special’
Tupac Shakur
of all time.
Fans can vote on which five
acts should be enshrined in the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum at rockhall.com.
any discussion of the com- plainant’s alleged past.
Rainey has said that the rapper put his hand up her skirt and touched her sexually without her consent.
The Game has previously
launched furious tirades at Rainey in response to the ac- cusations, which surfaced in 2015. Game never responded to the lawsuit, so the judge set a default value of $10 million on it.
The Game Vs. ‘She Got Game’ Contestant Suit Still Raging On
‘The Real’ Has 22 Percent Ratings Drop Since Tamar Was Fired
1999 FBI File Reveals Extensive Investigation Against The Wu Tang Clan
Radio and TV host, Steve Har- vey will be back at the Apollo.
teur Night” talent competition will be part of the showcase.
Stars of comedy and music are expected to take part in the revamped Showtime At The Apollo. Harvey will also host an additional one-hour special set to air in early 2017.
Cast of ‘The Real’ minus Tamar Braxton.
ing its series low.
It remains to be seen
whether the show will bounce back as it has in the past—al-
though, if you’ve followed the new season thus far, it might not be surprising to see this show remain in struggle mode.
The Wu Tang Clan
the work done on the rap col- lective, although no charges were ever pressed, Vice News reports.
The FBI launched the probe after the NYPD suggested that the death of two drug dealers was ordered by RZA with the involvement of Raekwon.
Wu-Tang Clan, who was la- beled and classified as a “major criminal organization,” was being investigated for allega- tions of drug dealing, gang ties, and murder. The NYPD sought for assistance from the FBI to file a RICO prosecution, a Racketeer Influenced and Cor- rupt Organizations Act de- signed by prosecutors to dismantle mafia families.
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