01-03-06 EURxtra: Fiddy's Lil' Cousin 25 Speaks Out / Boys Choir Avoids Eviction

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LATINA ACTRESSES IN TURMOIL: Lopez movie has hat in hand; Rodriguez faces 18-month bid; Longoria strikes back at Texas officer?
*Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming film project is reportedly in financial trouble. The New York Daily News claims that her planned film version of “Carmen,” where she will take on the starring role, is in dire need of investors for its $50 million budget. Read Full Story

POLICE HUNT FOR WITNESSES IN OBIE TRICE SHOOTING: Rapper treated and released after bullet grazes head.
*Investigators for the Michigan State Police are looking for witnesses to the shooting of rapper Obie Trice, which took place on Detroit’s Lodge Freeway Christmas Eve. Read Full Story

MODEL BEVERLY PEELE CHARGED WITH ID THEFT: ‘Baby Naomi’ finds lost wallet in supermarket and allegedly goes crazy.
*Model Beverly Peele allegedly bought about $10,000 worth of large appliances and housewares for her crib recently on credit cards that she found in a lost wallet, police say. Read Full Story

RANGEL, DINKINS HELP KEEP ROOF OVER BOYS CHOIR: Famed Harlem group reaches agreement with city to avoid eviction.
*The Boys Choir of Harlem (BCH) will not be tossed out of its practice facility on Jan. 31 thanks to a new deal reached with the New York City public-school system and the efforts of Rep. Charles Rangel and former New York City Mayor David Dinkins. Read Full Story

50 CENT’S LIL’ COUSIN 25 SPEAKS OUT: Budding rapper says 50 has cut him off and turned back on whole family.
*50 Cent’s little cousin, 25 (pronounced two five), says it’s been hard for him to capitalize on his family connection. Read Full Story

MURDER CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST GUCCI MANE: Prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence.
*Macon, GA rapper Gucci Mane had murder charges against him dropped by prosecutors, who said they did not have enough evidence to try him in the May 10th shooting of another rapper. Read Full Story

PIMP C FREED FROM PRISON: Rapper Paroled on Friday after serving nearly half of an eight-year sentence.
*Texas rapper Pimp C, a member of the group Underground Kingz, or UGK, walked out of the state prison in Huntsville Friday a free man after receiving parole. Read Full Story

KIRK WHALUM FEATURE PREVIEW: Sax-Man Pays Homage to Babyface
By DeBorah Pryor / info@eurweb.com
While it seems a pretty smart move for an artist to cover songs that have long been established popular by the masses, it is especially sweet when a musician with the credits of a Kirk Whalum does so. Read Full Story

MUSIC/RADIO BITS: Badu vs. Texas trash; Stevie’s Monster gig; Organic Hip Hop at FIU.
*Erykah Badu has joined a dozen or so fellow celebrity Texans for a new TV PSA that updates the state’s famed 1986 anti-litter campaign, “Don't Mess with Texas.” Read Full Story

NAJEE ALI TARGETS HOWARD STERN BILLBOARD: Shock Jock’s use of famous MLK phrase draws wrath of Project Islamic Hope.
*Najee Ali is calling for the removal of a Howard Stern billboard in Los Angeles that features a black power fist with the headline: “Let Freedom Ring and Let It Be Rung By a Stripper.” Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Canning dancing with the jobless; ‘Top Model’s’ Janice on Oxygen; Oprah’s big 06.
*“Dancing with the Stars” co-host Lisa Canning has been taken off the show’s dance card for good. Read Full Story

SPORTS BEAT: Clarett turns himself in; Kobe on the bench.
Monday night former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett turned himself in on charges of robbing two people with a gun in an alley behind a Columbus bar. Clarett was wanted on two counts of aggravated robbery. Read Full Story

OHIO COMPANY SEEKS HIP HOP HOMEOWNERS: New designs from Reynolds Family Homes goes after young urban consumers.
*Reynolds Family Homes announced two tentative new styles to their home collection in an attempt to target a young urban consumer base. Read Full Story

SINGER’S ‘OPRAH’ DEBUT OPENS U.S. DOORS: Heather Small’s performance on show boosts interest in the States.
*Singer Heather Small is the latest in a long line of artist to experience the power of Oprah Winfrey and the reach of her daily talk show. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

01-03-06 EUR FEEDBACK: Jamie Put Profit Above Heart
"I brought Jamie's CD because I truly love and I mean TRULY LOVE JAMIE FOXX. I love everything that he does ... that is until this new CD. The problem with 'Unpredictable' is that it's trying too hard to be Hip-Hop. And it was probably done that way because of profit." Read Full Story

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