10-16-07 EURxtra: T.I. Denied Bail / Nas Names New CD 'Ni**a'

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NAS TITLES HIS NEW ALBUM 'NI**A': Name revealed Friday night in New York; rapper says it's due by year's end.
*Nas has decided that the N-word - the five-letter slang version - will be the title of his new album due in December. Read Full Story

T.I. ORDERED TO REMAIN IN JAIL: Rapper attends court Monday; lawyers will continue push for bail in hearing on Friday.
*T.I. is still behind bars today after a judge on Monday ordered him to remain in custody on federal weapons charges pending a bail hearing scheduled for Friday. Read Full Story

LATINA AUTHOR 'DISAPPOINTED' WITH EUR FEEDBACK: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez doesn't understand all the race hate for Martin Chase.
*Author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez was perusing the feedback section of an EURweb story about her bestselling novel, "The Dirty Girls Social Club," being adapted for the big screen by veteran African American producer Debra Martin Chase. Needless to say, she was stunned by some of the comments. Read Full Story

TYLER PERRY THANKS FANS; VENTS FRUSTRATION: Filmmaker happy to top box office, but says promo road wasn't easy.
*In a letter to his fans, Tyler Perry has expressed gratitude for the nationwide support of his new movie, "Why Did I Get Married," which opened at No. 1 this weekend. But the constant promotion of the film has had an affect on the filmmaker, particularly with reporters who insisted on asking Janet Jackson about "Nipplegate." Read Full Story

DON IMUS INCHES CLOSER TO A RETURN: Drudge Report says WABC struck an 'eight-figure, multi-year' deal with disgraced jock.
*According to the Drudge Report, WABC radio in New York has struck a deal with fired jock Don Imus to bring his "Imus in the Morning" radio show back to the airwaves. Read Full Story

URSH AND TAMEKA TELL ALL TO ESSENCE: Couple talks about the rumors and the madness in Nov. issue.
*Usher and his bride Tameka Foster grace the new November cover of Essence magazine and speak candidly about the roller-coaster ride that carried them toward the altar and, soon, parenthood. Read Full Story

REPORTS: MIJAC SUED FOR 7M BY BAHRAIN PRINCE: Al-Khalifa says singer owes him two albums and a Broadway-style show.
*Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman is reporting that Michael Jackson is being sued by Prince Abdulla Al-Khalifa of Bahrain in London�s High Court for $7 million plus damages. Read Full Story

BILL COSBY'S 'MEET THE PRESS' TAKEOVER: Entertainer gives viewers a taste of what's to come on "Oprah" tomorrow.
*Bill Cosby and Harvard Medical School psychiatry professor Alvin Poussaint aired all the so-called "dirty laundry" Sunday as guests on NBC's "Meet the Press." Read Full Story

'WIRE' CREATOR TURNS LENS ON NEW ORLEANS: David Simon creating HBO series about struggle of local musicians after Katrina.
*David Simon, the man who brought the underbelly of Baltimore to small screens nationwide as creator of "The Wire," "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Corner," is turning his attention toward New Orleans for his next television drama. Read Full Story

THE MO'KELLY REPORT PREVIEW: American Gangster - It's not what you think it is
*The Oscar buzz surrounding the highly anticipated Ridley Scott movie American Gangster is ostensibly doing the production plenty of favors. Rarely is a movie slated to be released in November the beneficiary of such publicity and fanfare. Read Full Story

MEET MIKO: She wants to make her 'mark' in country.
By Ricardo Hazell
*On August 13th a black woman named Miko Marks sang the National Anthem as part of the pre-game festivities for a preseason show down between the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos. While the game itself may not have counted for much, the opportunity to perform on national television certainly meant a lot to country music singer Miko Marks. Marks is attempting to do something that has never been done before. She is trying to become the first commercially successful female African American country singer. Read Full Story

MACK 10 LOADS CLIP WITH GREATEST HITS: Rapper collects music from career spanning more than a decade.
*West Coast rapper Mack 10, who gangsta-boogied into the game more than 10 years ago as a prot�g� of Ice Cube, is set to release a greatest hits album featuring 19 of his top hits. Read Full Story

MOBB DEEP'S PRODIGY SENTENCED TO PRISON: Rapper gets 3 � years on weapons charge.
*Prodigy, one half of the rap group Mobb Deep, will serve three-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to a 2006 weapons charge. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: V. Williams' $20 mil Proactiv deal; Lamman Rucker toots own horn; O.J. co-defendant cops plea; benefit for late Big Moe; Johnson speaks at minority conference
*Vanessa Williams has signed a deal with Proactiv for a reported $20 million, reports the New York Post. The "Ugly Betty" star will pocket $3 million a year for five years, as well as "develop a cosmetics line for the company," a source told the newspaper. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: The War
By Kam Williams
*Emmy Award-winner Ken Burns must be considered something of an American institution, given his string of reliably first-rate PBS documentaries on such subjects of historical and cultural interest as Jazz, Baseball, The Civil War, Jack Johnson and Mark Twain. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Michael Clayton
By Kam Williams
*Although attorney Michael Clayton (George Clooney) has been with Kenner, Bach and Ledeen for 17 years, he's never made partner. 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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