Snoop Dogg's Oz ban, Eve's smash and grab, 50 Cent Big Fight support, Mike Jones sex tape, and Tony Yayo update all in your Friday'Rap Sheet'
Snoop banned from Australia
As his Big Squeeze album dropped yesterday in the US, Snoop Dogg was facing another dilemma. Immigration minister for Australia, Kevin Andrews said he will not allow the rapper into the country due to his spate of ongoing arrests for drug and gun possession.Snoop born Calvin Broadus was expected 'down under' to present at the up and coming Australian MTV awards.The Immigration minister and his department had warned Snoop after he had overstayed his welcome by two days the last time he was in the country in February, that they would be paying close attention to his actions. Andrews stated "He has been denied entry into the United Kingdom because he was caught with others causing affray at Heathrow Airport. He doesn't seem the sort of bloke we want in this country,"Eve arrested
Philly rapper and the First Lady of Ruff Ryders, home to DMX was arrested in Hollywood on Wednesday night after a car crash which resulted in Even going away in handcuffs and her Maserati suffering some damage.Apparently over the legal limit, Eve has been charged with a DUI and was released on $30,000 bail. The rapper born Eve Jeffers is expected in court on May 17th. Her up and coming album Here I am is expected to hit shelves on August 7th after a hiatus from the music scene while she has been working on movies and TC shows.
50 Cent lends his support
As Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya step into the boxing ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, Hip-Hop will be there in full effect and fans will get a new taster of the forthcoming track from 50 Cent.The Queens rapper will be leading his friend, Mayweather out into the ring and it will be 50's new track that brings the WBC super welterweight contender into the ring on May 5th. Born Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent has never been a man to ignore the power of promotion and marketing. This move right here will allow 61 million viewers around the world the opportunity to hear his new track as he readies up for his third album, now titled Curtis, to be released on Jun 25th. 50 Cent has also placed a $1 million bet on a Mayweather victory.
Mike Jones sex tape
Houston rapper Mike Jones has defended his honor as a sex tape was leaked to the Internet allegedly featuring him as the star. As Jones gets ready to release his American Dream project on May 8th which is his second release, he was very disappointed that someone would try to involve him in what is obviously an Internet prank.The rapper said to SOHH.com "the Internet things get blown out of proportion and I have to address it. A note to my fans: don't believe everything you see or hear on the Internet."
Mike Jones is one of the many rappers that is constantly giving back to his community. He has been known to provide money to help children get ready for going back to school, by giving them thousands of dollars for uniforms and books and is notorious for his giving around the time of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
In response to the sex tape he stated "If you look closely you will see that that man is not me. Where are the tattoos? I have them all over my arms, hands, neck, everywhere."
Tony Yayo update
After he went to court for the first time in response to the alleged attack on the 14 year old son of Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond, Tony Yayo was told to return to court again on July 24th."Everyone in the public needs to know that Yayo, himself, a parent of a young child, would never do what he is being falsely accused of doing," said the rapper's lawyer Scott E Leemon to allhiphop.com "This is nothing more than a set up and the truth will eventually come out."
Tony Yayo, born Marvin Bernard has already served back to back sentences for weapon possession.
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