hursday - October 12, 2006 by Anthony Roberts
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R Kelly

Over four years after initially being arrested and charged, R&B superstar R. Kelly is finally set to stand trial beginning this Friday (October 13) on multiple child pornography charges.

R. Kelly (born Robert Kelly) is set to stand trial in Illinois' Cook County Court on 14 counts of child pornography stemming from a video tape released in February of 2002 by an unknown source and sent to the Chicago Sun-Times. The video allegedly shows the Grammy Award-winning crooner engaging in sex with an underage female. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan will be presiding over the case.

The video allegedly features Kelly with the then 14 year-old niece of Sparkle, one of the singer's former artists and proteges. Since his arrest, Kelly has vigorously denied that the man in the video is actually him. The alleged victim and her parents have also publicly denied that she is the person on the tape. The video, which was widely bootlegged and made available to the public, furthered wide spread debate and opinion on whether or not the man in the video was indeed Kelly.

Indicted in June of 2002, R. Kelly was initially facing 21 counts but seven were later dropped.

The R&B thug also faced 12 counts of child pornography in Polk County, Florida in January of 2003 after police searched the singer's home and found a digital camera containing 12 images of an underage female. Three of the images were said to show Kelly involved in a sexual act, but those charges were later dropped after a judge ruled that the evidence was seized illegally.

Be sure to check out SOHH's exclusive coverage of the R. Kelly trial, starting tomorrow, October 13th.

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* anquan says...
* he'll get off wit jewish lawyers
* Thursday, 10-12-2006 @ 4:53pm

* 80's kid says...
* ^^^LOL at you thinking them being Jewish will have anything to do with it. When the jury sees him peeing on that kid its a wrap.
* Thursday, 10-12-2006 @ 4:56pm

* K Dizzle says...
* Im going to first say that lets put aside that fact that he makes music that people love or he is an icon in RnB. The only issue we should be focusing on is that he has potentially engaged in an sexual act with a minor. We should be protecting our kids in
* Thursday, 10-12-2006 @ 4:57p

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Wednesday - November 1, 2006 by Brandi Hopper
The Source - July 2003

It's still a multi-million dollar win for Kim Osorio, but the jilted former editor-in-chief of The Source is only entitled to about half the money she and her lawyers thought she was awarded.

As previously reported by SOHH, The Source's lawyer, Mercedes Colwin, and counsel for the magazine's former co-owners, David Mays and Raymond "Benzino" Scott, called the dollar amount into question in court yesterday (October 31) after a $15.5 million verdict was widely reported in media outlets across the country.

Apparently the plaintiff's attorneys misunderstood the verdict.

After considering an appeal from Osorio's lawyers Kenneth Thompson and Doug Wigdor to recall the jury in order to clarify the verdict, Judge Jed S. Rakoff shut them down and issued his final judgement: Osorio was actually awarded $8 million, not $15.5 million. The amount breaks down to $3.5 million against Benzino for defamation, $4 million for retaliation from Benzino, Mays and The Source together and around $500,000 for lost wages.

Osorio was not awarded any money for her charges of hostile work environment or sexual harassment.

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A lot of people have been trashing ATL for the snap music heatwave that lasted for *snap* this long, and that vulgar Reckless character has done his best to ravage, demolish, and denounce whatever credibilty the South has ever had. But the snap sub-genre, despite its popularity and airwave control, has never really sold that many records. If you think about it, D4L struggled to hit 400K after months of release, and Dem Franchize Boys just barely topped gold before they fell off the charts and failed to make a return in the sales department even after their third single was released.

Changing lanes...

Now, if you look at Luda's past album sales and his current Soundscan takeover, T.I's digits, Jeezy's last album selling 1.5 mill, and his upcoming sophomore LP building more buzz than "Soul Survivor," its easy to differentiate their style of rap music, which has more of a real feel to it; the better the quality, the better the sales. Outkast, Gnarls Barkley -- this is what I call real music. It's different, and it's sometimes off the meter when measuring the realms of what hip-hop music should be, but these people are pushing units. Whether they're wearing diapers (not a good look) or white wigs, they're giving the people what they want: Real music.

Just a thought. Like them or not, you gotta respect it. This is why the South is on top. And in the name of these artists, it is a well-deserved title. That other bull sh*t I can't really co-sign.


And by the way, you would never guess who this is. Let's just say that in my blog, nothing is ever censored.

Shout out to SOHH Southern.
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Young Jeezy is fucking terrible.

and oh yeah... I always wanted to know what it was like to be one of these retarded niggas so...

FIRST!!!

Posted by: Ron Mexico at November 1, 2006 10:25 AM

the south running shit!!!! luda going plat again and jeezy going plat again

Posted by: houston's finest at November 1, 2006 10:27 AM

Luda looks good in that picture...Thank goodness he didn't sign to Bad Boys when he was first starting out!!!

Posted by: barbaraa.jackson at November 1, 2006 10:39 AM

I have been a Luda fan since his first album. I buy every single album that drops on the day it drops. I am from New Jersey and most of my friends listen to southern rappers before we even fuck with East Coast/NYC rappers.

Jeezy album was refreshing and his style is hot. His album was fire and I cant wait til the next one.

Many reasons can attribute to why the south is "runnin' thangs" right now, but the main reason is the South is putting out great music. HANDS DOWN!

I keep telling people, STOP SLEEPING ON LUDACRIS!!! lyrically, the man is a problem. And when you can dish out club bangers at the same time, you got a bonafide superstar.

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First off, I'm not 100% sure this is a message from Irv Gotti himself, but this is a blog for gossip and the unconfirmed. So....

Irv Gotti posted a message on the Murder Inc. news site around 3 a.m. this morning. He basically talked about upcoming projects and cleared up the rumors about his newest pop signeee Vanessa Carlton. He says he and "V" are not involved as a couple like everyone is saying. And that is definitely not the reason she came over to the Inc. Irv told the fans that "The Game and Murder Inc is like that now. Me and Rule speak to Game all the time." So I guess Game is buddy buddy with the Inc now. Game and Weezy F.will be on several tracks of Ja Rule's upcoming album as well. That ought to be interesting.

Here's the exact message:

Its your boy Irv Gotti. I have been posting stuff on my new artist Vanessa "V" Carltons site. And I just seen that someone posted that I should post on here since I am posting on there. I felt that. but I feel you guys on here know me already. and the people on V's site need to get to know me. but I kind of like interacting with the people. I'm feeling it. so I will be on here from time to time to see what my people are saying and thinking. I gotta be honest. yall say some pretty funny shhiiittt. NO. I am not fuuuccckkiiing V. I have a great relationship with her boyfriend Stephan Jenkins of the group Third Eye Blind. Me and V have gotten extremely close in a short time tho. so I could easily see why people may think that. but its not the case. she is my bfff. hahahahaha. as far as Murder Inc goes. 07 is looking like its gonna be a HUGE year for us. The young lion Lloyd "Ladi" is really getting things going. his YOU record with Lil Wayne is starting to explode at radio. feels great. as far as my brother Ja Rule goes. Yall all should know i would give my life for him. so as far as his project goes. you should know we coming. and yes. The Game and Murder Inc is like that now. me and rule speak to Game all the time. and you will be hearing some crazy songs with Rule and Game. I also have alot of new artist coming. 7, who is arguably the most talented person I have ever been around, is making a jump into being an artist. he is with Murder Inc. and his album is incredible. Imagine Prince if he fuuccckkked with Hip Hop. thats the best way to explain 7. I seen a post that chink santana is not with the INC anymore. yall make me laugh when yall run with the bullssshhit. Chink Santana and Murder Inc. is forever. feel me. what I have with my family is deep. and its rare in this fuucckkedd up biz. He has a label called Black Flag. that I am fully behind. and yes he co exec. jim jones album. my nigguz talents run deep. so hopefully it clears up a few things. I will end with this. after i got acquitted and didn't have to do that 20 years. it changed my life. i became more spiritual and believing in GOD. but yet i'm still Thugging it til the casket drops. my nigguz call me the Spiritual Thug now. hahahaha. but I just feel an obligation to make everyone whoever believed in me. to make them proud. I am way more of a people person now. cause 12 juror members that I didn't know. seen the good in me when the government was saying I was the head of a criminal empire with my brother for life SUPREME! and they acquitted me. so I owe them and every person out there a service to do them proud. I guess thats why i am on this sites now. I guess I am really FOR THE PEOPLE NOW! Ride wit ME! its real. Irv Gotti

p.s. i am very busy so do not get mad at me if i'm not on here as much as you guys may like. I'm trying to make history and change the way people think and feel. but i will be on here.

The funniest thing about this message is that he doesn't mention a damn thing about Ashanti. Rumor has it she left the Inc. a while ago, even though she's still listed as a signee on their official website. Maybe Irv is still pissy that she chose to be with Nelly regardless of how the dudes in The Inc. felt about it. Still, I hear Irv has signed Vanessa to somewhat take Ashanti's place.

On another note, I'm still laughing Hov and Def Jam actually dropped this Lady Soverign chick's Public Warning album yesterday.

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