Foxy Brown will release her new album on November 20 despite being incarcerated, according to her reps.
“This is just a temporary situation,” Foxy said. “I made my bed and have no problem lying in it. My will is steady. What doesn’t kill me will only make me stronger. I think there are greater injustices in America that require our immediate attention, like what’s going on in Jena, Louisiana. I will not surrender. I’m fine. Free Jena 6!”
Foxy‘s manager Chaz Williams of Blackhand Entertainment also released a statement. “I visited Foxy at Riker’s the day after sentencing and her spirits were high,” he said. “I expected nothing less. I was in court at sentencing and she didn’t blink an eye. She’s a strong girl. So I’m sorry Miss Jackson, we’re not impressed, and definitely not stopping musically. Brooklyn’s Don Diva will be released as scheduled and will be heavily promoted by her label, her distributors, and the Black Hand team. And to the pregnancy rumors, this is
the official statement: She is not pregnant!”
Rapper Ja Rule is speaking out about how he believes homosexuals are destroying the U.S.A.
He tells the new issue of Complex magazine, “We need to go step to MTV and Viacom, and lets talk about all these fucking shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this shit. Dating shows that’s showing two guys or two girls in mid-afternoon. Let’s talk about shit like that! If that’s not fucking up America, I don’t know what is.”
R. Kelly‘s next court date is set for September 28. On that day, a hearing on a pending motion in relation to expert witnesses will be held. No date has been scheduled for the R&B singer’s child-molestation trial. …
Mos Def is officially one of the 1st rappers to publicly support the Jena 6, a group of black students charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating up a white student who was using racial epithets toward them . The charges against the Six could result in sentences of 20 to 100 years in prison. The rapper is asking for people of influence to join him in Jena, Louisiana, on September 20th for a rally showing support for the students, and outrage against the harsh punishment facing the Black students.
Reported By: Starrene Rhett & Aliya Ewing
