TRU LIFE JUST WONT STOP WITH THE MUDSLINGING!!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
I will be the first to admit that this Tru Life and Cam’ron situation is as juvenile as “Dennis the Menace” but it’s still great grist’s for the mill. I’ve already informed you guys about the radio interview on Monday that’s happening over at WBLS.

But now, thanks to my new e-friend Drew over at Drewreports.com, he’s got a video that's sheding more light on the beef between the two east coast rappers. Check it out here

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WHATS GOOD FOR THE KIM IS GOOD FOR THE PARIS!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
I feel like I’ve fallen off the face of the earth or something! Earlier this afternoon everything was good with the world. Jay-Z wasn’t in the plane crash that it was first reported that he was. Beyoncé was still denying any wrong doing in the alleged copyright infringement lawsuit against her. And that damn Eddie was still was denying that the baby is his, and that he’s - well u know.

Yet I come back from a night out on the town and what do I see? That damn Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in prison for violating her probation. Now I got to tell you, while I don’t talk about white entertainers on this site - I do silently pay attention. And I’m shocked!!! Paris has been in more legal troubles then Anna Nicole Smith yet she has never really been handed any real punishment. That is until now as Judge Michael T. Sauer laid the legal smack down on the spoiled rich kid.

While 45 days is nothing compared to the one year sentence - LiL Kim was handed down for lying to the grand jury, I have to say that it’s very gratifying to see white people being held accountable for their actions. We don’t see it enough in my opinion.

Expect the coming weeks to be all about Paris on most major media and print outlets. 10.00 say she’s flees the country.

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ITS GOING DOWN ON THE "WENDY WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE" SHOW ON MONDAY!!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
I’m sure you have all heard about the beat down that Dipolmat representative Cam’ron got served by Puerto Rican rapper - Tru Life last week. If you haven’t then allow me to recap!

According to SoHH.com this is what happened:

"What happened last night was Cam was standing in front of Club Stereo and Tru Life confronted him about what's been going on back and forth on the mixtapes and they got into a physical confrontation. Pretty much Tru Life hit Cam, cops broke it up and everyone dispersed," Ed Lover told SOHH exclusively.

But just as that account was printed, Cam’ron’s camp immediately released this statement.

"From my understanding Cam'ron was outside of Club Stereo with his manager when Tru Life pulled up to the Club Stereo and made a big scene in the middle of the street with tons of police officers already outside the venue..." said a rep for Cam'ron. "So there was never a moment for Tru Life to actually get close to Cam'ron to hit him. Cam'ron never responded to Tru Life and just looked at him as the cops made Tru Life leave the area. Cam'ron viewed it as a publicity stunt considering the police were on-site and never responded to Tru Life's antics."

Now as interesting as all this is, I got to tell ya its about to get even more interesting - because the streets are talking and everyone is saying that not only did Cam’ron get his ass whooped, but that he also was crying like a little B**ch!

But if a beat down served by Jay-Z's Roc-La-Familia artist wasn’t bad enough. WBLS Shock Jock Wendy Williams just announced today that Tru Life will be on her show on Monday (May 6th) to address all the rumors and give his account on exactly what happened.

I don’t know about you, but I know where I’m going to be Monday. Let’s get on with the grease throwing! This is the Wendy Williams I remember from back in the day. It’s so nostalgic!!

Don’t forget that you can listen to The Experience on O1LT.com.

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EXCUSE ME WHILE I THROW UP!!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie


OK, so I didn’t know that Usha's little brother produced that hot track from Lloyd's new album, "Get It Shawty". But after watching this video of Usha's interacting with his younger counterpart it made me want to run to the bathroom and lose my lunch.

I know I must sound like a hater but why does Usha have this air of “Holier then thou” about him? I just don’t understand it. Yea he can sing (a little). Yea he can dance (a little). Yea he’s sold a few million albums; OK fine he’s sold over 24 million. But the one thing that makes entertainers desirable—no homo about that sentence, is their humbleness, which it’s apparent that he’s not.

I know in this city (Atlanta) speaking negatively about Usha is about as blasphemes as talking about Jesus Christ himself, but I don’t care. Check out the video and tell me if you understand what I’m saying.

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DJ TAYROCK CHATS IT UP WITH SOHH GYANT AT SOHH.COM

A super bloggers job is never done. Last week I got a chance to interview President of the World Famous SuperFriends Crew, DJ Mars.

This week I got an opportunity to catch up with busy man DJ Tayrock for a candid conversation on what he’s got going on his end on the DJ Tip. The official DJ for Russell Simmons, and Terrell Owens cleared his schedule to sit down and talk to me about everything from DJ Drama to recently signing a deal with Jazzy Pha’s record label, Sho' Nuff Records.

Check out the two-part video interview here

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DONT MESS WITH AN OLD SCHOOL G!!

Fresh from Crunk & Disorderly is a woman after my own heart. We both love junk television and this youtube.com clip that she posted on her site is the best/worst about reality TV today.

In this video clip, an old school G is caught cheating and its all caught on take by that train wreck of a show “Cheaters”. His response was interesting to say the least. Check it out!

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BOBBY VALENTINO OPENS UP AND CLEARS THE AIR REGARDING HIS ARROGANCE WITH "BOBBY TV"!!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie


Check my Atlanta Column on SoHH.com regarding this and other Atlanta Hip-Hop stories. SoHH Atlanta

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O1LT.COM FAN MAIL

By L.T. Dinwiddie
I just recived this email moments ago from La'Kia Johnson and found it so funny that I decided to post it for everyone to see.

You and what's the name Sandra Rose R obviously obsessed with Jay-Z. I love your blog but damn every time I check it out you going after Jay-Z or Beyonce...mostly Jay-Z from what I read and I'd like to know why? What is wrong with you and that SandraRose? Seriously I'd really like to know. And lastly if your just going to copy and past from that SandraRose's blog than what's the point of having your own?

OK first off I don't copy and paste sweetheart. If you choose to actually read my posts and compare it to hers or anyone else’s then you'll see that I use my own original content.

As bloggers we all basically use the same information, but as writers we also tailor it to come across as fresh and different then the rest. Secondly if you look at the 20 posts on my main page then you’d see that they don't cover just Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Sandra Rose and I are distinctively different on how we approach a story. While I have a lot of respect for Sandra as a blogger we have two totally different writing styles. I thank you for email but next time make sure you have all your facts lined up before you start becoming accusatory.

Thanks for reading O1LT.com

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USHER FIRES MAMA PATTON??

By L.T. Dinwiddie
It looks likes its curtains for Mama Patton!

According to published reports Usher has given his mother slash manager the perfect mother’s days gift – a nice pink slip.

After years of standing behind him and making him the superstar that he is today, it seems that all the drama behind the scenes over his new “girlfriend/ fiancé” has been all but too much for the Pop star.

"They definitely don't get along," says one source of Mama Usher and Foster, who is ten years older than the R&B superstar -- and who left her husband for him. The buzz now is that Usher may replace mom with fiancée, which is concerning execs at Jive Records, Usher's label, who praise the job that Jonetta has done. Usher's rep denies the rumor.

Uh huh, that damn Tameka is coming in and trying to destroy everything…LOL nah, I’m kidding I don’t know what’s going on with these two. But I do know that Usher is know for using the media to generate buzz for his projects so this could be nothing more then just his way of getting attention.

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JAY-Z COULD YOU BE ANYMORE OBVIOUS??

By L.T Dinwiddie
Do straight men have roommates past 35? Many of us all know about the legendary rumors that have linked the - Joe Camel - look like to some questionable situations in the past regarding his sexuality.

Popular Shock Jock Wendy Williams has put him on blast numerous times over his potentially How You Doin ways and it seems the older he gets the more clearer the signs are becoming. Sandra Rose just posted a very interesting story on Jay-Z’s living situation. And, you’d be shocked to know that though he and superstar girlfriend – Beyoncé live in the Big Apple, they actually have separate living quarters.

What’s more shocking about the President of Def Jam is that not only does he share separate living pads with B, but according to Sandra- he also shares his pad with a very strapping young football player –LJ who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.

I won’t pretend to know all the details of their buddy-buddy relationship, but if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck – then doesn’t that make it a duck?

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BUSTA BEHIND BARS!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
Could Busta be drinking his career troubles away?

Various media outlets are talking about Trevor Smith AKA Busta Rhymes and his recent DUI arrest. Rhymes was arrested early Thursday morning (May 3) on a DWI charge after police pulled him over in New York.

Smith was driving erratically in his Denali SUV when police spotted him. Cops then squealed their sirens and pulled the rapper over at the intersection of 51st Street and Eleventh Avenue at around 12:40 a.m.

He was arrested and taken into custody.

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DANITY KANE TOUCHES DOWN IN ATLANTA, BUT APPARENTLY NOBODY CARES!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
Bad Boy Recording Group – Danity Kane touched down in ATL last night while on their concert tour with powerhouse Christina Aguliera.

They celebrated their after party at popular club spot Club Fever on Cheshire Bridge. FULL STORY

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SO ITS OFFICIAL TOMMY'S NO RACIST!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
So its official- according to Oprah, Tommy is no racist He's actually a civil rights philanthropist dedicating his time and effort to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial fund where he's helped raise 73 million dollars of his 100 million dollar goal.

I know what your all thinking, but stop it! Let the man do his thing. No matter what he is or isnt, the fact is he's donating more money to MLK then I ever have. See Oprah Video Here!

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KELLS IS TRYING TO MAKE US ALL FORGET!!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
I’m sure by now you have heard that R. Kelly has written a song to assist with the VA Tech massacre right? Well I bet you didn’t know that it’s called “Rise Up”. That’s right people I got an exclusive snippet of the song for everyone to hear and though it’s got a beautiful melodic tone to it, something about an alleged child molester singing it ruins its intention completely, at least for me.


The chorus of the song goes something like this

Rise Up- When you feel you can’t go on
Rise Up- And all of your hope is gone
Rise Up -When your weak and you can’t be strong
Riiiiiiisssssssssse Uppppppppppp-

Rise Up- When the tears start to fall
Rise Up-When you feel you’ve given it your all
Rise Up- When your back is up against the wall
Riiiiiiisssssssssse Uppppppppppp-

First off why doesn’t R.Kelly rise the hell up and admit that the person he was sexing in the infamous porn video was in fact an underage teenage girl? I’m sorry I don’t mean to rain on his “do gooder” parade but this song will not wash away your sins homie.

The writing, in this case, is most certainly on the wall.

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WHATS WITH ALL THE CELEBRITY DEAD BEAT DADDIES?

By L.T. Dinwiddie
First it was Jay-Z and now it’s Eddie Murphy.

According to TMZ.com former Spice Girls member Mel B. is taking Eddie to court because he is refusing to sign the birth certificate or take a DNA test to prove that he is/isn’t the father of Mel’s newborn baby.

Now call me crazy but wouldn’t you think that Miss. Eddie would be the first to stand up requesting a DNA test since he basically called Scary Spice a whore?

The way these celebrities embarrass themselves is really sad to me. They have endless amounts of money yet they will do the stupidest things and for what - public humiliation?

Could all this baby mama drama have cost Eddie his only shot at winning an Academy Award? Well that I don’t know, however it for damn sure didn’t help!

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"I LOVE NEW YORK" SEASON TWO HAS A WEBSITE!!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
Light up the grill and let’s get ready to cop a squat in front of the television because it looks like I Love New York 2 is going to be much better then the first.

It seems that VH1 has such high hopes for the new season that they have created a website dedicated to keep all of us fans abreast of every single contestant.

I’m not in the business of “outing” people but I know some of the strapping men who have submitted their picture(s) and videos are as How You Doin as Eddie Murphy and Johnny Gill (yes I’m still on them).

I’ve got to tell you that though last season was kinda OK to me, this season might actually be worth tuning into from the beginning. Will New York –AKA-Tiffany get played on national television again? Will there be more Gay contestants than happy hour at Bulldawgs? Or will she actually find love this time around? You know what they say- third times a charm.

In related news...

Is there a scandal brewing on hit reality show? According to mediatakeout.com Tiffany and Sister Patterson are in fact not mother and daughter.

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USHER PLEASE SIT YOUR ASS DOWN SOMEWHERE!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
Usher gets on my damn nerves! In a recent interview on MTV.com he’s blasting younger artists for copying his style and not paying him proper respect. In the interview this is what he had to say:

"I feel like these kids have gotten a little too disrespectful, and I'm about to get [back in there], so just be ready," he said with a smile.

"Well, for instance," he explained, "you got your artists who find their way through the circuit and are following and are not giving the respect where the respect is due. If you know [you're] following and biting, then, hey, give the respect. But if you're not, and you're creating your own thing, then you're good. You should just continue to find your own way.

"Listen, this is not a game out here, man," he continued. "You can't come around here and think that you're really starting the game. Understand, when I came up in the game and I found a trail, I was cool. Bobby Brown went this way, Michael Jackson went this way, Marvin Gaye, he created his little profile and he held to it. I didn't step on those toes. What I did was find a way and my thing and created my thing. Now you have my thing being built. So I look up, and I'm like, 'OK, I see you all. I see you all in the videos. I see you moving, I get it, but pay the respect, man.' "

First off lets be honest, Usher’s singing career was not based on his singing. From day one he’s learned how to monopolize and manipulate the media as well as his fans with his boyish good looks. And when that stopped working he mastered the art of the "publicity stunt". If you’ve ever seen a live performance, which unfortunately I have – it’s like watching a cheap Michael Jackson impersonator.

There wasn’t and still isn’t anything original about Usher’s career except of course his skillful ablity to have most woman in America fooled – most of you know what I’m talking about.

Usher needs to pay homage to the artists of the past and stop getting on the Omarion’s and the Chris Brown’s of the world for doing exactly what he did – recycle old music styles and tailor them to today’s music. Usher please sit your ass down somewhere before your last handful of fans turn their back on you for good.

I know one thing, if U thinks he can come back and sell like he used to he’s going to be sadly mistaken. I wonder what publicity stunt he’s going to come up with this time? Oh and one more thing--How You Doin Usher!

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IT LOOKS LIKE JAY-Z IS THE FATHER AFTER ALL!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
Well I’ll be damned; it looks like photographer/blogger Sandra Rose was right when she broke word about Jay-Z’s bastard child over in the islands a few weeks ago.

From the minute she hit “post” on her computer it seems that the shocking scandal spread like wild fire resulting in Hip-Hop Weekly covering it in their national magazine. AllHipHop.com reached out to Jigga for an official statement regarding the rumor(s) that he paid the video vixen – Shanelle Scott- 1 million dollars to keep his name off the birth certificate and he had this to say regarding the matter:

"There is no truth to these ridiculous rumors! People should be ashamed of using this kind of story and exploiting a child for publicity and ratings.”

**Please note that he didn’t deny that the child wasn’t his, he simply denied the alleged one million dollar rumor. You have to observe everything meticulously when it comes to celebrities.

But from what various internet sites are reporting it looks like he’s going to make the official word any day now.

According to Ballerstatus.com, HHW has obtained proof that Jay Z secretly agreed to pay the mother of his only child the paltry sum of $4,000 a month in child support. Expect that dollar figure to rise very soon as Shenelle reportedly plans to challenge that agreement in court.

At the end of the day I don’t understand why he would have gone so far to cover up his child, if that’s what he really did. It obviously wasn’t going to hurt his empire. He’s a man, and that’s what men often times do – have children. I just hope that when its all said and done that people start looking at us bloggers with more creditability because no matter what we always get the story first.

In this case Sandra knocked this one out of the park. Good Job!

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DONT CALL BEYONCE OR O1LT.COM HATERS!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie
Beyonce in the new issue of Vibe Magazine:

"I don't mind when people don't like something because that's their opinion. I don't like everything I hear or everything I see and that doesn't make me a negative person or a hater."

I couldnt have said it better myself. She's a woman after my heart! But sidebar, why does she look like LiL Kim in this pic?

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STAR JONES IS HAVING THE LAST LAUGH!!!

Well I'll be dammed-look who went and got fine on us. She looks absolutely stunning! Good Job Star, keep up the good work.

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RIHANNA SHOWS US ALL HER UMBRELLA!!!

By L.T. Dinwiddie


I’ve never been the biggest fan of Rihanna but I cannot lie, her new video is hot! In fact to take words from fellow blogger Sandra Rose-- the video is “visually stunning”. It’s actually made me like the song, which is a rarity for me. From her look, to even the damn umbrella, it’s got me actually looking at the Caribbean song stress a lot differently.

As many people know, I’m not the most enthused when it comes to today’s music. Often times I become bored with the lack of creativity. But the entire concept of this project has been executed flawlessly. Its budget is reminiscent of the mid 90’s when videos were artist’s calling cards. That isn’t the case so much anymore. Good Job Ri-Ri!

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THE "WHAT IN THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING PICTURE" OF THE DAY

By L.T. Dinwiddie
I rarely see a bad picture of Beyonce, so allow me to marvel in this momment.

I wonder if Vibe feels like they wasted their magazine cover seeing her album was just pulled off shelves for copyright infringement.

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IS YUNG JOC FOLLOWING IN AKON'S FOOTSTEPS??

By L.T. Dinwiddie
I constantly get tips all the time from groupies, industry insiders etc, trying to put somebody on blast for some ridiculous reason or another. Most stories I tend to ignore, however, this one seems to be one of the more alarming tips I got over the weekend. In this picture obtained exclusively by O1LT.com, you have one of Atlanta’s more popular rappers—Young Joc groping what appears to be a very young female fan.

While I am unable to confirm the girls age, I’m told that she is 16 years old. I have to admit that she does appear to be very young looking in the face. And while that is alarming in it self, what is more troubling is that she appears to be completely unfazed by his inappropriate gesture.

It seems that every since Russell Simmons and others showed up on The Oprah Winfrey Show two weeks ago trying to protect rappers, producers, and the everyday “poets” who are apart of the hip-hop culture. Hip-hop continues to be on the defense.

For every move Russell makes in an attempt to dispel the negativity surrounding one of the world’s most popular cultures. Somebody from inside the rap game countermoves his efforts and ultimately shines the light even brighter on the multi-billon dollar industry.

It’s examples like these that make it hard for rappers, radio stations, and even society to truly understand the significance regarding women and their argument over how they are portrayed in Hip-Hop. Show me 5 girls who are appalled by this photograph and I will show you 10 more who wouldn’t be. If anything they would want to be in the picture with him.

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