19th November, 2008
UK Cops Learn Gangsta Rap To Combat Crime
LOL boy do I love it! Is that really what's standing in between law enforcement and youth throughout the world---ebonics?!
UK police have been studying gangsta rap slang in hopes to quell a growing narcotics problem, specifically in the kingdom’s prisons. The decree was issued by concerned officials in the Ministry of Justice, as reports indicate that more than half of England and Wales’ prisoners are jailed on narcotic charges.
Previously, officers were not versed in Hip-Hop slang, and dealers were able to conduct transactions freely in front of the police simply by using the coded language. Unfortunately with many officials now first being exposed to Hip-Hop as strictly a criminal element, visiting Hip-Hop stars are now experiencing high scrutiny and suspicion.
Earlier this year Snoop Dogg successfully overturned a visa ban that prevented him from entering the country. The UK instituted the ban on the Long Beach, CA native on suspicion of his involvement in a brawl at London’s Heathrow Airport.
In September, Busta Rhymes was denied entry into the UK for a scheduled charity concert to honor community volunteers. Officials detained Busta for 11 hours on the grounds that his previous criminal convictions in the United States made him a security threat. The issue was eventually taken before a high court judge who ruled the detention was unlawful and had the rapper immediately released.
Just last week, R&B singer TQ was also denied entry into the UK.
Even with these high profile problems, the Ministry of Justice plans to continue their experiment and will look to local authorities to use the information and modify it as they see fit.
Reprinted below are the top gangsta rap “phrases” officers have been supplied with by the Ministry of Justice:
Strap - gun
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23rd October, 2008
Sarah Palin gets someone to make her look smart, Miley Cyrus needs privacy for underwear photos, Zac Efron wants to be a ____ pirate?
From Dateline Hollywood's world headquarters in Los Angeles, here is a roundup of today's most important news stories on this Thursday.
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Sarah Palin will finally have someone in her audience to make her feel smart
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Nothing funny about Jay Leno...in this story..or for that that matter...
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Miley Cyrus moves out parent's home; needs more privacy to photograph herself in her underwear
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Beyonce changes her name, but unfortunately her music is still the same
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Shatner: "This isn't a gay thing. I'm not jealous. I have no gay feelings for George Takei"
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1st October, 2008
VH1 holds emergency development meeting after Locklear arrest
VH1 development executives held an emergency all-night meeting Monday with the goal of having a greenlit reality show to present to Heather Locklear by the time she woke up Tuesday morning.
Locklear, who was incarcerated outside of San Diego for allegedly cruising under the influence of prescription drugs, was likely to be offered either a starring role in the second season of "Hollywood star Rehab," her own reality show in which she is spends 30 days in a jail constructed by VH1, or an instructional cruising series, insiders said.
"It's imperative that we get Heather in front of a camera before she sobers up or, even worse, starts rehabilitation in a center where we don't have permission to film," said VH1 VP of series development Olivia Maxell. "The arrest of a fading Hollywood star for drug use is the kind of programming opporutunity that only presents itself a few times a year, so it was imperative that we come up with some great concepts that Heather can choose from before she regains her full mental capacity."
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17th September, 2008
Tatum O’Neal angry at family for not sharing drugs
Ryan O'Neal and his son were incarcerated Wednesday morning after authorities said they found drugs at the actor's Malibu home during a routine check associated with Redmond O'Neal's probation. Investigators suspect both men had methamphetamine. Tatum O'Neal is furious over the arrests.
"I saw the story online this morning and I am so mad at my plumpher and my brother," says Tatum. "I mean, they had all this meth and never called me to come and get some. I know we've had our issues in the past, but this is unforgivable."
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5th September, 2008
Britney’s Mom Makes Shocking Allegations in New Memoir
Ummm wow! I've never felt so close to my own mother until I read this lol
Britney Spears picked up the bottle, started having sex and experimented with drugs -- all before turning sweet 16, her mom will allegedly claim in a new tell-all book set to rock the troubled star's shaky psyche.
Lynne Spears, 53, doesn't hold back in "Through the Storm," according to The Sun, which obtained a leaked copy of the memoir. In it, she supposedly claims Britney started drinking when she was only a 13-year-old Mousketeer and that she had sex with a high school senior when she was only 14. Of course, this would put down previous reports that she lost her virginity to Justin Timberlake.
In the book, the elder Spears reportedly admits allowing her daughter, now 26, to sleep with Timberlake when she was only 16 because she "was in love and Justin was good for her," a source told The Sun.
As for the habit that has dragged her down over the last few years? Mother Spears says her daughter first started taking drugs at 15 when she was recording her blockbuster debut, "bouncing baby One More Time."
The book also alleges that Britney, then 16, was caught with cocaine and marijuana on a private jet.
According to the leaked book, Lynne Spears expresses regret for handing over control of her daughters' affairs to business managers and allowing her to become exploited as a worldwide sex symbol at such a young age.
Not surprisingly, mother and daughter are currently estranged. The book is due on Sept. 16. (From AOL News)
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30th August, 2008
Heath Ledger’s apartment available now for $26,000 a month
Home in which The Dark Knight star died available for $26,000 a month
Estate agents have been accused of cashing in on Heath Ledger’s tragic death by hiking up the price of his New York apartment.
The Dark Knight star died in the rented Soho flat after taking an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
The three-bedroom home is being advertised for ,000 (£13,000) a month – said to be ,000 more than its previous price.
‘You don't wait around in a hot rental market like this,’ an estate agent tells the New York Post.
‘As ghoulish as it sounds, people will rent that place in a heartbeat.’
Heath, who was 28 when he died, left behind a daughter Matilda, 3 next month
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