Wife of Rapper MC Breed is Suing Rapper 'Jon Connor'

The wife of MC Breed, Natasha Breed, gave Michigan rapper, Jon Connor a verbal tongue lashing as she accused the Flint native of stealing her husband's music.

Video: T. Calmese-Trust Me

Check out this new music video by Michigan's own T. Calmese called "Trust Me." The Home of Motown stay doing their thing.

Reid Vote Delayed To Sunday As Hints Of Deal Emerge

WASHINGTON -- A final Senate vote on raising the nation's debt ceiling was put off 12 more hours as the two sides inched toward a long-sought agreement. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced late Saturday evening that he would be delaying a previously scheduled 1 a.m. vote in an effort to give more breathing room for negotiations between his counterpart, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and the Obama administration.

The Game Joining Cash Money, et. al in new song

The grandson of 70s musical icon, Bob Dylan is featured along with Tyga in the tune called "Far Away." This should be interesting.

Jet From New York Crashes in Guyana

Tweettwitter.com/thebutmsdotcomfacebook.com/theblackurbantimes

celebs dish on their crazy, stupid love

Tweettwitter.com/thebutmsdotcomfacebook.com/theblackurbantimes

Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms, Default At Stake

Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms, Default At Stake (LATEST UPDATES)

U.S. balance now less than Apple cash | FP Tech Desk | Financial Post

U.S. balance now less than Apple cash | FP Tech Desk | Financial Post

Memphis Animal Control Worker Arrested, Fired

                                        By Alicia Cruz

Demetria Hogan

Almost a month has gone by since the beloved pitbull of Brooke Shoup went missing from the animal shelter in Memphis, Tennessee. Shoup's dogs Kapone, an 11-year-old pit bull, and Jersey were taken from her home in Cordova on June 24 after local anmial control officers received word the pair were running loose.

The animal control officer who arrived to remove the dogs, Demetria Hogan, loaded them into her truck and supposedly took both to the pound. Video surveillance showed Jersey arrived, but Kapone did not. When Shoup arrived to the pound to cliam her dogs, shelter employees told her Jersey was there but they did not know where Kapone was. That prompted the heartbroken petowner to file a police report and call the media. All the attention eventually led to an extensive investigation, and a warrant for Hogan's arrest. She turned herself into police and was charged with two counts of animal cruelty on July 13.

Hogan is a convicted felon hired in April 2010 under the City of Memphis Second Chance Program. The Commercial Appeal reported that the City's 7,211 salaried -- including appointed and regular civil service, employees are paid an average annual salary of $49,686. Temporary workers are paid hourly, and most earn $12 to $42 per hour. It is not known if employees hired undeer the Second Chance program are paid the same amount.

For nearly three weeks Hogan successfully dodged police. Then, on July 12, her troubles increased when a second dog she picked up on Hillshire died while in her custody. WREG reported.that Hogan was dispatched from the shelter around 1:27 p.m. to pick the Lab mix, sometime after she left, a co-worker at the shelter alerted Hogan that police were there looking to arrest her. Hogan decided to remain in the field -- with the injured dog in her car -- for two hours until police left. When she finally returned to the shelter with the dog, the officers were gone, and the dog was dead. The shelter's veterinarian performed a necropsy on the dog and ruled the cause of death as heat stroke. The following day, Hogan turned herself into police.

Jersey and Kapone, who remains missing

A neighbor of Hogan's told reporters that she heard and saw a dog on the same day in June that Hogan removed Jersey and Kapone from their Cordova home. Acting on that information, officers searched Hogan's home, but found nothing, including Kapone, ABC24 reported. Mary Cashiola, a spokesperson for Mayor Wharton confirmed that Hogan has been terminated from her city job, which she obtained through the City's "Second Chance" Program in April 2010.

Hogan's extensive criminal history includes previous arrests for worthless checks, identity theft, burglury and theft. She eventually scored a felony conviction on a forgery charge before she was hired to work for the city. Excluding her recent arrest, Hogan's employment at the pound has been problematic. Shelter Advisory Board members said the troubled woman had a history of not showing up for court as early as a month into her employment. When she failed to appear in court as a witness, many animal cruelty cases were thrown out, ABC24.com reported.

Erika Eubanks, the attorney representing Hogan, told reporters her client is innocent and that the city has been having problems with the shelter for sometime. Cindy Sanders, a former board member on the Memphis Animal Shelter Advisory Board said a large number of animals have been reported missing at the shelter. The Hogan case has now placed a glaring spotlight on the issue.

City record show that in 2010 155 animals were considered missing. Cashiola told abc24.com that the city is working to resolve the problem, which she attrobuted to simple data errors and timing issues, like ID numbers being entered incorrectly. Cashiola added that the Kapone case is an isolated incident being throughly investigated by the Memphis police department.

Have You Seen Kapone?

Meanwhile animal advocates have jumped into action erecting billboards they hope will shed more light on the troubled Memphis Animal Shelter, and bring Kapone back to his owners. The billboards on I-240 offers an $8,000 reward and reads, "Where's Kapone?"




RELATED ARTICLES
Hogan's Checkered Past
Animal Control Worker Fired
Will Hogan's Arrest Tarnish Memphis 'Second Chance' Program?
Animal Abuse Cases All Over the World
New Jersey Woman Abused, Neglected Pit Bull

Did You Know... Fashion Tips 101

Here's a Few Cool "Tips and Tricks"

I picked up out of one of the many magazines 

I find myself flipping and reading through...

Hope  it Helps...

Rising Star: Hakim

The birthplace of Hip Hop (Bronx, NY) continues to be a breeding ground for fresh new Hip Hop artists. The newest blazing talent they produced goes by the name ‘Hakim’. With his first single “Baby Shake That Thing” gaining close to 100,000 views on ‘WorldStarHipHop’ in just one week, he is destined to become a superstar. “It was an excellent feeling…I expected it to do good but not that good.” Hakim said.

Hakim was raised in a single mother household in the Bronx and Peekskill, NY. Hakim grew up listening to artists such as Jay-z, 2pac, and Biggie. They influenced him and his childhood friend, Strategy, to form a duo rap group in 1998 called “Unlimited.” They gained local success until his friend went on an iron vacation (Prison) causing Hakim to go solo.

Hakim wants to get one thing across in his music, he states, “I want to tell my life story,” which is a very interesting one. Hakim gained his street smarts from the tough Bronx neighborhoods, where he was shot and stabbed. But yet he also has book smarts since attending Westchester Community College, where he majored in Business. He used his business knowledge while working at a car dealership and then he later bought and operated his own car dealership.

Hakim's style of rapping is a “NY style” and he wants to work with all of the big acts of today like “Kanye West, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, and Dr. Dre.” Hakim has done some modeling on the side and he plans to do some acting if everything continues to go in his favor. Hakim has built a sturdy ground base for himself and in his future Hakim states, “I want to be relevant.”   

Twitter: DaRealHakim 

Website:HakimsWorld

Video:Baby Shake That Thing

N.E.R.D@The House of Blues-New Orleans Edition

N.E.R.D @ The House of Blues, New Orleans or as the locals call it "Nawlins"

No One Gonna Love You