09-21-06 EURxtra: Bobby Brown 'Saddened' By Divorce / DMX's Rape

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BOBBY BROWN ‘SADDENED’ BY DIVORCE: Singer talks to People magazine; plus Whitney counseled by Courtney Love?
*Bobby Brown was in his hometown of Boston last weekend when he got on his pre-paid cell phone and spoke to People magazine about his separation from wife Whitney Houston. "I'm really saddened by the whole situation," said the 39-year-old entertainer, in Boston to celebrate the 17th birthday of his eldest daughter, Laprincia. Read Full Story

DMX SAYS HE WAS ‘RAPED BY A D.C. FEMALE’: Rapper tells Sister2Sister that incident resulted in out-of-wedlock child.
*The October issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine features an article with rapper DMX who claims that his recent child with a Washington, D.C. woman was the product of rape…her raping him, that is. Read Full Story

CHAMILLIONAIRE GETS THE ‘WEIRD AL’ TREATMENT: Yankovic turns ‘Ridin’ Dirty’ into ‘White and Nerdy.’
*Having a single hit the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 is one thing, but seeing it parodied by master lampooner Weird Al Yankovic pretty much solidifies the song as a cultural staple. Read Full Story

WAYNE BRADY TO VISIT CW’S ‘CHRIS’: ‘Celebrity Duets’ host to appear on Thanksgiving episode as Uncle Louis.
*Wayne Brady, the jovial host of Fox’s “Celebrity Duets,” will guest star in a special Thanksgiving episode of Chris Rock’s “Everybody Hates Chris,” which will air on Sundays at 8 p.m. this fall on the new CW network beginning Oct. 1. Read Full Story

TRIAL BEGINS FOR MAN WHO SHOT PROOF: Mario Etheridge facing weapons charges stemming from incident.
*Mario Etheridge, the man who shot and killed rapper Proof at Detroit night club CCC in April, saw opening arguments begin Monday in his case stemming from the fatal incident. Read Full Story

‘TOP MODEL’ VETS FACE OFF IN ‘COMPLEX’: Plus, new prizes added to current Cycle 7.
*As “America’s Next Top Model” begins a new season, two former contestants of the reality show are facing off in an online model competition from Complex magazine. Read Full Story

RAS KASS VS. GAME, ROUND TWO: Latest rap war escalates with Ras’ video response.
*The beef between Ras Kass and The Game has taken a sad-but-typical turn into complete ghetto nonsense. A crude home video from Ras has landed on You Tube and features the rapper and his homies dissing the Game for over four minutes straight. Read Full Story

MASTER P AND ROMEO HEAD TO GITMO: Father and son to perform for troops at Guantanamo Bay.
*Rap mogul Master P (Percy Miller) and his rapping son, Romeo, will perform for U.S. troops at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba next month as part of a Navy-sponsored goodwill trip. Read Full Story

DIDDY’S PROMO TRAIN ROLLS THROUGH MD/DC: Mogul takes ‘no excuses’ message to Baltimore middle school.
*The latest stop on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ cross country promo tour was a Baltimore middle school, where the entrepreneur spoke to a select group of students who scored high on achievement tests. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
By Kam Williams
*The original Fast and the Furious featured Paul Walker along with Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and gangsta' rapper Ja Rule in a practically plot-free adventure which explored the underworld of L.A. street racing. Read Full Story

EUR BOOK REVIEW: Diary of a Lost Girl -- The Autobiography of Kola Boof
By Kam Williams
*"The Hip Hop Holocaust would signal the birth of a new ideology amongst American blacks, a new cultural ethic that would eventually migrate to blacks all over the world-a cultural ethic that now openly embraced and promoted materialism, misogyny, disloyalty and anarchy. Read Full Story

STREP THROAT A ‘FIASCO’ FOR RAPPER: Chicago’s Lupe Fiasco forced to cancel interviews and gigs surrounding album release.
*Taking a page from Jessica Simpson, whose voice left her high and dry during the frenzied week of her album release, Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco was forced to cancel some performances and interviews surrounding Tuesday’s release of his debut album because of strep throat. Read Full Story

HIP HOP CAUCUS TO PROTEST AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Church-based group to call for withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
*Vibe.com is reporting that the religious-based Hip Hop Caucus of Washington D.C. is scheduled to hold a press conference in front of the White House today to urge the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq. Read Full Story

TV BITS: Richardson on ‘Knights’; ‘Class of 3000’ airdate; ‘Mandrill’ on BETJ; ‘Ray,’ ‘Phil’ ratings;
*Actor Kevin Michael Richardson has been cast in the new ABC sitcom, “The Knights of Prosperity,” which has its season premiere on Tuesday Oct. 17 at 9 p.m. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: TBAAL in Dallas; we remember Oji Pierce; T.I., Nelly at Boost Mobile’s NY gig; Obama on HotSoup.com.
*Over 30 stage, film and music legends are due in Dallas, Texas today to attend the 30th anniversary of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL), America’s largest non-profit black cultural arts institution. 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

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