Toni Braxton went from filing a $10 Million lawsuit against Barry Hankerson, to re-filing her lawsuit at the state level to settling her case with Hankerson and Blackground Records altogether.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10813




All to find out what we suspected all along.

IT WAS KERI'S FAULT!!!!!!


According to the New York Daily News, Barry Hankerson blamed all Toni's woes on her overbearing Mint Condition husband Keri Lewis.


"It was a terrible experience for us," Hankerson told us of working with the singer on his label Blackground Records. "We had to work through her husband to get things done, and it was really tough for us."



"She was with the best hitmakers in the world, but she infused another person in the mix," continued Hankerson. "Look at the back of the albums. All of a sudden you start seeing this new name. You couldn't get to Toni or offer her a song."


Braxton's rep replied: "[Hankerson's] continuing to blame Toni's husband for everything except Hurricane Katrina is both untrue and unfounded."

Now how many of you didn't guess that a lot of this had to do with her husband. Ever since she let him touch her music, she's been damaged goods. Note the decline in sales from when he first showed up... right around The Heat.


Toni and Keri seem happy and committed in their marriage and God bless that, however since everyone feels like Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love was so hip hop influenced because of Bobby Brown and now that they've separated she's consorting with music royalty again and not just Cherelle.... should Toni wait til she gets divorced to record again?


Is that what it will take to get another good album out of her? Yea yea she's never been horrible... but the quality of the music went down hill after Secrets. Say whatcha will.

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Friday - February 16, 2007 by Kevin R. Scott
John Legend

John Legend will kick off his North American tour this April with Corinne Bailey Rae as his opening act.

Members of Legend's fan club (The Legend Network) have the opportunity for pre-sale priority seating as well as registration for meet and greets, concert ticket upgrades and keys to the Legend Network store. Membership also includes an unreleased live CD and access to the official site

http://www.johnlegendnetwork.com/

In related news, Legend recently won two more Grammys last weekend; one for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and another for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group w/ Vocals for his cover of Sly & The Family Stone's "Family Affair" with Joss Stone and Van Hunt. In 2005 Legend received 3 Grammys including Best R&B Album for Get Lifted, Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Ordinary People."

Upcoming Tour Dates:

04/03 Irvine, CA Bren Events Center

04/04 San Diego, CA Bayside Amphitheatre

04/06 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre

04/07 Berkeley, CA Greek Theater-U.C./Berkeley

04/10 Denver, CO Wells Fargo Theatre

04/12 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theater

04/13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre

04/14 Detroit, MI Fox Theater

04/16 Akron, OH Akron Civic Auditoriu

04/17 Toronto, ONT. Hummingbird Centre for Performing Arts

04/19 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

04/20 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

04/22 Newark, NJ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

04/23 New York, NY Theater At Madison Square Garden

04/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun

04/26 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theater

04/28 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion

04/29 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall

05/01 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live

05/02 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Casino

05/04 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater

05/05 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival*

05/18 Henderson, NV The Lake Las Vegas

*(Corinne Bailey Rae not on Jazz Fest bill)

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There have been so many posts this week that I thought I would post a recap, just in case you’ve missed some.

THERE’S A STRANGER IN SOHH.COM’S HOUSE

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/wheres_the_fuck.html#more



CAN BOW WOW RUN HIS OWN RECORD LABEL?

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/can_bow_wow_run.html#more



LUDCARIS GRAMMY AFTER PARTY

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/kanye_west_neyo.html#more

FAT JOE’S NEW VIDEO-POPPIN OR FLOPPIN

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/poppin_or_floppin_videos/



DJ DRAMA RETURNS TO RADIO

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/dj_drama_and_dj.html#more



YOUNG BUCK COMES TO ATL FOR HIS NEW VIDEO

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/young_buck_gets.html#more

I hope everybody has a great weekend. Don’t sit at home. Get out and appreciate Atlanta for what it is.

Talk to y'all lata

--Sohh Gyant
Posted by SOHH Gyant at February 16, 2007 1:13 PM

source: http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/sohh_atlantas_w.html

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As I’m sure many of you already know, Atlanta was DEAD this weekend, as everybody was in Las Vegas for the NBA All Stars.

Here are some pictures of various stars chillin at the Celebrity Pool Challenge, presented by Boost Mobile’s Zo and Magic Johnson. Check them out!

Big Boi doing his thing for charity!



Bow Wow still trying to self promote. Did you hear that Bow Wow just launched a brand new record label?

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/can_bow_wow_run.html#more



Ok, what is wrong with this picture? Other the groupie that tried to get up in this shot, you’ve got Lloyd chillin with former porn star boyfriend of Kim Kardashian—Ray-J posing right next to current Boyfriend of Kim’s Nick Cannon.



You see ladies, we men don’t have no problem sharing hoe’s!



Alonzo Mourning and JD were photographed chillin together. Damn JD is a little ass dude.




Ludacris is definitely giving back by being photographed with these two plastic surgery twins.


Talk to y'all lata,

--SOHH Gyant
Posted by SOHH Gyant at February 19, 2007 6:37 AM
source: http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/atlanta_moved_t.html

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The response to last weeks post on Southern Rap History Month was overwhelming. I see you guys don’t hate EVERYTHING I do.

My selection for today’s Southern Rapper(s) who helped to put Atlanta on the map is Tag Team. For those who don’t know, or who might not be aware, Steven RollN and DC The Brain Surpreme scored a massive hit with their 1993 single "Whoomp! There It Is," which sold over four million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Arguably one of the most popular party rap/bass music duos of the early '90s, made the song's booming bass and endless chant of "Whoomp! There It Is" an instantly memorable and instantly popular dance/club track. The group also turned out slight variations on the song, "Addams Family (Whoomp)" and "Bulls There It Is," that year, along with a full-length album named after their first success.

Singles were Tag Team's specialty, and over the next two years the duo released plenty of them, including "Here It Is, Bam!" "Whoomp! There It Went," "U Go Girl," "Pig Power," and "Funkey Situation," which was the title cut from their 1995 album.

None of their efforts matched the success of "Whoomp! There It Is," however, their massive single was immortalized on countless party rap and jock jams compilations; after ultimately releasing a best-of album in early 2000.

While the location of the two founding members of Tag Team is unknown, they most certainly contributed to paving the way for Atlanta and the South to become the most popular city currently in music.

Yo I looked for a video EVERYWHERE and couldn’t find one on this group, what up with that?

Talk to y'all lata,

--Sohh Gyant
Posted by SOHH Gyant at February 19, 2007 12:21 PM

source:http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/forget_black_hi_1.html

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Friday - February 16, 2007 by Janeé Bolden
Young Buck

G-Unit rapper Young Buck is preparing to give fans what they've waited nearly three years for when his album Buck The World drops on March 20. In part one of this SOHH Exclusive Buck Marley talks about why he's the "Clean Up Man," his upcoming MTV reality show, and 50's beef with Cam.

Boasting production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, Hi-Tek, Lil Jon, Jazze Pha and Three 6 Mafia, Buck the World features guest appearances from Lyfe Jennings, Trick Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Bun B, 8Ball & MJG, 50 Cent, T.I., Young Jeezy and Pimp C. Buck also steps outside of his genre with collaborations from Kymani Marley and Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.

"I got a record with Chester Bennington titled "Slow Your Roll." It will probably be my third single. It's probably the realest record I ever wrote in my life, every word, every rhyme, every lyric when you hear it it's true and I guarantee you will lose your breath," Buck told SOHH.

Among the album's 19 tracks is a song titled "Clean Up Man," a nickname given to Buck by Dre, 50 and Jimmy Iovine in recognition of his ability to connect with his audience.

"I really put it in on this record. You have to be real good to make 50 Cent and Jimmy Iovine call you the 'Clean Up Man.' I know I did the damn thing, because I never really prepared myself as much as I did for the record, not behind no special reason, but behind me wanting success period. Not because of Game, [Fat] Joe or none of that shit, I've been waiting a long time to be in the position I'm in," Buck said.

Buck's newfound position comes with some "real" TV time, via his upcoming MTV series.

"It's based on my life behind the music. I'm showing you what's going on in my life -- a lot of rappers rap lives of other artists and lives of they homeboys. My reality show is narrated through my records. You'll see these characters come to life that I'm speaking on, whether it's my Auntie that's in the penitentiary dying of AIDS or whatever it might be. It will be 16 episodes, we don't have a set air date yet, but you can look forward to it sometime around Summer," Buck revealed.

Asked about 50's current multimedia tug-o-war with Cam'Ron, Buck made it clear he plans to stay out of the drama.

"I ain't fucking with that shit. That shit is crazy. It is what it is. I think 50 can handle it on his own, and at the end of the day Jim Jones done called me and let me know how he look at shit and I let him know how I look at it," Buck told SOHH.

The Cashville rapper added that he won't be airing any rap beef on Buck the World.

"You won't hear none of that diss shit on this album, none towards Game, or Jadakiss, or Fat Joe," Buck declared. "There is enough put out from my end and they end that the fans don't even want to hear that shit. There is already enough for the streets to decide who's real, who's fake, what's real and what's fake."

Stay tuned for Pt. 2 of this SOHH Exclusive where Young Buck discusses his troubles with the law, the end of his record ban and how his life mirrors Tupac's.

source:http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10930

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