I'll Arrest Nana Boroo - SK Blinks

Singer cum rap artiste SK Blinks has sworn he will ensure that copyright laws of Ghana deal with ‘Ahayede’ crooner Nana Boroo following a fresh disagreement between the two over Boroo’s malaria song. The singer’s management has stated categorically that it will ensure Nana Boroo gets arrested, sent to court and imprisoned for at least 3years. News-One broke the story that Boroo included Blink’s voice in his new song for a malaria project without his (Blink) consent. Blink threatened to go to court last week Monday, but no lawsuit has been heard of so far. Meanwhile, reports say Boroo is currently cruising in America and perhaps that could be the reason why the law suit has delayed. SK Blinks told Happy Fm on Saturday that he has forgiven Boroo for ‘stealing’ the Ahayede song however; he wanted answers to why his voice was used on the new malaria song without his permission. Manager David Sylvester said on the show that they made contact with somebody from Boroo’s camp (name withheld) to meet with his management to find a lasting solution to the problem at stake. However, he warned that Boroo has not done the right thing so his management will make sure that they deal with him to serve as a deterrent to others.

Source: d-Guide

Rihanna Forgets To Put On Jeans

SEXY superstar Rihanna gets shirty - stepping out in a stripy one - and little else. The songbird showed off her slender legs in the daring outfit while out with pals in New York. Gripping a female friend's hand, the beauty smiled as she walked around the city. Maybe she borrowed it from on/off boyfriend Drake? The two singers were first linked in 2009 and new reports now claim they are back together on a casual basis. They were allegedly caught kissing at the Buonanotte supper club in Montreal, Canada, last month A source recently told the New York Post newspaper: "They (Rihanna and Drake) are definitely attracted to each other. "But she's all about her career, and he wants to date around."

Source: thesun.co.uk

Ja Rule Sentenced To 28 Months In Prison

Rapper Jeffrey Atkins, also known as Ja Rule, was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison for failing to file tax returns with the IRS after admitting that he did not file his taxes for five years, the Justice Department said in a news release Monday. The 35-year-old performer from Saddle River, New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to three of five counts before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz, who imposed the sentence in Newark federal court. From 2004 through 2008, Atkins received royalties from ASJA Inc. and performance income from Rule Tours Inc., but failed to file returns that would have mandated he pay the government $1,137,912, the release said. Though he pleaded guilty to charges related only to the first three years, he will pay back taxes and penalties for all five, it said. "Taxpayers do not have the luxury of deciding whether to comply with laws," Shwartz said in sentencing. She further sentenced Atkins to a year of supervised release. The prison term announced Monday is to be concurrent with a previous sentence Atkins is serving on unrelated state charges. Last month, Atkins turned himself in for a two-year prison sentence in New York after pleading guilty in December to attempted criminal possession of a weapon after police found a loaded semiautomatic firearm -- with the serial number scratched off -- hidden in the back seat of his luxury Maybach sedan, according to a statement from the Manhattan district attorney. The incident occurred on New York's Upper West Side in July 2007. In the months before his surrender, Atkins had been putting the finishing touches on a new album -- his first in six years, said his publicist, Courtney Barnes. As Ja Rule, Atkins has won MTV Video Music Awards, Source Awards, a BET Award, a GQ Man of the Year Award, an NAACP Image Award, a World Music Award and a Teen Choice Award, according to the publicist's statement. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2001. Atkins said last month on WNYW's "Good Day New York" that he felt his childhood in Queens almost groomed him for prison and that "a lot" of friends were locked up. In the interview, he said he regretted what his imprisonment would mean for his family. "I've got three kids," he said. "If there was anything that I regret, I regret that they have to go through this with me, and I'm not going to be there for them." Atkins' lawyer, Stacey Richman, did not immediately return a call.

Source: CNN

Yvonne Nelson launches essay competition on glaucoma

In thick of so much buzz surrounding her ‘ban’ from acting and the apparent uncertainty of her fate, troubled actress Yvonne Nelson has been making good use of her respite forging on with her quest to create awareness on glaucoma. Yvonne is offering a two-week fully-paid trip to the UK for the winner of her essay competition on glaucoma.

The Yvonne Nelson Glaucoma Foundation, which was launched October 2010, has introduced a Glaucoma Essay Competition for students across Ghana. The competition, which would take off later in the year, is to further raise awareness and convey her message about the glaucoma across Ghana via students. It will start from basic schools in the Greater Accra Region, where a registered number of pupils from various selected basic schools will be encouraged to write essays on a glaucoma topic provided by the foundation. A team of teachers will then mark the essays and winners will be picked. The main winner will work with Yvonne’s foundation and also get attractive prizes including laptops, two-week holiday in the UK and other packages.

Schools in Accra and Tema expected to take part in the essay competition include St. Michael Junior High School at Nungua, First Star Academy, SOS School, Tema Parents School, Datus Complex school, Creator Schools, Angels School, Michel Camp Schools, Witsand School, Happy Home School and Naval Base School, among others.Yvonne will be touring each of these schools ahead of the competition to interact with students, while tasking them to carry the glaucoma message home to their parents to get screened.

The actress over the weekend visited St. Michael’s Junior High School at Nungua, where she received a rousing welcome from both students and school officials. Yvonne advised the children to educate their parents to go for screening, hinting that she expects certificates from those who went for screening upon her advice, the next time she visits the school.

She also added that her foundation hopes to build a bigger platform for people to come for free screening in the future. After the ceremony, Yvonne took photos with some of the pupil as well as teachers and headmaster of the school. This week, Yvonne is expected to continue her tour of the schools.

VIP To Launch New Single Live On 5 Radio Stations

The most consistent hiplife group VIP (Vision In Progress) is about to make history as far as their music career is concern. All is set for the Nima based trio, who are already preparing to outdoor their seventh album, to release an exclusive single from their upcoming album. Come Friday July 22, 2011, the “Ahomka wom” hit makers will release their new single titled “CHANGE POSITION” live on five topmost radio stations in Accra; Peace FM, Okay FM, Joy FM, Adom FM and Hitz FM simultaneously on the drive time programs of the respective stations on the same day. The group revealed this in an exclusive interview withPeacefmonline.com over the weekend. Asked how all three of them can be at five different radio stations to release the single at the same time, Lazzy(real name: Abdul Hamid Ibrahim) the tallest among the group replied, "we want to heighten the surprise element so we won't disclose how we intend doing it; people should just be in an expectant mood and hold their breath till Friday". Another member of the group, Prodigal (Joseph Nana Ofori) the man with the deepest voice among the trio said “This is very dear to us. We have had several hit songs in the past but trust me this song will blow the minds of listeners. We know our fans out there are expecting another bang from us and we have a lot of that on our new album. I really don’t want to talk much about the new single people should just listen to any of these radio stations on Friday”. Prodigal also disclosed that apart from the 5 confirmed radio stations, they are still in talks with 3 other radio stations to come on board to release the single on the said date. Asked why they have decided to do this on more than one radio station and why they chose radio instead of other available mediums, Promzy (real name Emmanuel Ababio) the main rapper in the group and “the man with the cat eyes” said “Well, we believe radio is the most accessible medium in Ghana and we really want the song to reach every corner so we want to seize the attention of listeners of the various radio stations at that particular time to hear the song for the first time. After that all the other radio stations will have their copies”. This will be the third single from VIP’s upcoming album title:7/11(Seven-Eleven) after they released “SHE BE MY TASTE” and “KISS ME QUICK” earlier this year. The 15 track album which will be launched very soon, is expected to feature different artistes from Ghana and other parts of the world. After setting a record this year at Ghana Music Awards as the only artiste to have won the “Artiste of the Year” award twice, VIP is still making waves in music circles both in Ghana and abroad. They are expected to perform in UK, in the first week of August at the PARTY IN THE PARK event organized by Akwaaba Entertainment. They have also been nominated for the “Best Pan African Group” category in the Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA) 2011, coming off in America on Saturday 3, 2011. This year, some of the awards they have swept include Artiste of the Year and Hiplife/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year Ghana Music Awards 2011, Best Group, the best video in the 4syte Music Video Awards, Artiste of the year at the City People Awards in Nigeria and the Best Group at the Joy FM Nite with the stars.

Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

D-Black and Dee Moneey Collaborate With Lil Wayne's Label

Ghanaian hiphop act and BET Awards nominee, D-Black has been dropping hints of possible collaborations with US rap stars on his Twitter page since visiting the US for the BET Awards and staying after to record with Ghanaian Billboard topping international music producer, Coptic among other things. 

It appears that the rapper and his Black Avenue Muzik (B.A.M) label is connecting with Lil Wayne's Young Money Cash Money (YMCMB) label after both parties met up in L.A during the BET Awards. D-Black recently tweeted about the YMCMB/B.A.M connection and his label's youngest signee, Dee Moneey collaborating with Young Money’s Lil Chuckee. This collaboration between the youngest artists on both labels will be a follow up to Dee Moneey's smash first single, "Kpokpo O Body".

The B.A.M and Young Money Crew were spotted on the set of D-Black / Dee Moneey "Team Spirit" video shoot in Los Angeles where Lil Chuckee and Dee Moneey spoke about their new collaboration a music video in the works.

Black Avenue Muzik is surely connecting in various ways than one as D-Black is also set to drop a YMCMB Collaboration soon. Could it be with Drake, Mack Maine, Cory Gunz, Nicki Minaj or even Lil Wayne himself? It is also rumoured that D-Black and Dee Moneey are working with David Guetta on dance versions of some of their songs. In other related news, the music video for Dee Moneey's ‘Kpokpo O Body’ is set to drop next month.

Prostitutes In Marriage Appeal

A Zambian TV channel has launched a reality show to help former prostitutes find husbands, BBC reports. The 18 sex workers stand to win a cash prize of about USD 9,000 and have their wedding paid for. Muvi TV, which is hosting the Ready for Marriage show, said it wanted to give them a second chance in life. "We want to make a difference to women's lives. These are people, after all," its spokesperson Coreena Paulina said. The BBC's Mutuna Chanda in the capital, Lusaka, says there has been little controversy around the show. No other women have been included in the contest. A local preacher, Reverend Jeff Musonda, gave his qualified support to the sex workers' participation. "If those people have transformed and stopped their acts, I find no problem. But if it's just for wooing viewership, I would have reservations," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme.

Source: focus-fen.net