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Some 7th graders from Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta and their teacher prepared a political rendition of T.I.’s “Whatever You Like”. ? They group stayed neutral in their performance by separating into two sides and each taking a stand for either McCain or Obama. ?These kids have made it all the way to CNN! Way to go!
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As part of his community service requirements, T.I. has recorded a PSA for Crime Stoppers Atlanta. ?The Tip line offers callers anonymity to report crimes throughout the city and the spot will air on WSB-TV Atlanta. ?I haven’t seen it on air yet, but I’m sure it’ll be well received by Tip’s Bankhead counterparts. ?A man’s gotta do, what a man’s gotta do to keep his freedom.?
Sean “Diddy” Combs covered the October issues of L’Uomo Vogue magazine. ?Inside the issue, Diddy posed with his twin daughters, Jessie & D’Lila and has been receiving mad flack for their nudity. I think the twins are adorable but it is rather apparent that he’s profiting from their cuteness. ?But who really cares? They’re his kids, he can put them to work early if he wants to.?
Also, in the latest Diddy Blog, the twins are featured on film to voice their support of Barack Obama. They are the cuteness! These two have done more before the age of two than some of you have done in a lifetime. ?Catch up bishes!! ?
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Bobby Valentino, the “Lil Shawty from Atlanta”?(his words not mine 😆 ), finally dropped the video for “Beep”. The song features Yung Joc and the video is packed with ATL cameos like Rocko, DJ Drama, Sean Garrett & Lloyd. ?I think I even saw Shay “Buckeey” Johnson from Flavor of Love sitting on the couch. ?
I can’t call it you guys. ?I thought the battle over Bankhead was over, but it appears it was just simmering.?”Don’t I” a new song by some dude I’ve never heard of (Stuntman) featuring Shawty Lo is apparently a T.I. diss track aimed at?Yung L.A.’s “Ain’t I“. ? The first time I heard “Ain’t I” I thought it sounded way too much like Shawty Lo to be a coincidence but who am I? ?All I know is…this ish could go on forever! If you desire to add this to your Bankhead beats collection, the download link is under the cut (don’t ever say I don’t give you anything!): Continue Reading…
The family of Jennifer Hudson offered a $100,000 reward on Sunday (October 26) for the safe return of Hudson’s nephew, 7-year-old Julian King, who has been missing since?Hudson’s mother and brother were fatally shot in Chicago?on Friday.
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The F.B.I. has joined the Chicago police in an intensive search for the boy, who also goes by the nicknames “Juice Box” and “Dr. King.”Earlier on Sunday, less than 24 hours after her sister Julia?publicly pleaded for the boy’s safe return, Hudson took to her MySpace blog to thank her fans for their support and ask that they help in the search.?The post?includes photos of the boy.
“Thank you all for your prayers and your calls,” the posting, signed by the Hudson family, reads. “Please keep praying for our family and that we get Julian King back home safely. If anyone has any information about his whereabouts please contact the authorities immediately. Here is a picture of Julian and what he was last seen wearing. Once again thank you all for being there for us through this tough time.”
In a statement released Sunday evening announcing the reward, the family asked that all inquiries be directed to the Chicago Police Department, Area 1 Detective Division at (312) 747-8380. “Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and her family try to cope with this tragedy and continue the search for Julian,” the statement reads.
On Saturday, Democratic presidential nominee and fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama reacted to Hudson’s tragic news over the weekend, according to?UsMagazine.com. Obama described the deaths as “heartbreaking” and said he was “trying to get a phone number to call her at this tragic time. She is somebody who has campaigned for me, she also lives in my community. So, we’re really going to have to … help her and pray for her and her family during this difficult time.”
Police have not yet charged anyone in the murders, but Hudson’s brother-in-law, William Balfour, who had lived at the residence in the past, is being?held by Chicago police?as a “person of interest” in the case. According to the?Chicago Tribune,Balfour, 27, who recently separated from King’s mother, was found at his pregnant girlfriend’s house on the South Side of Chicago several hours after the bodies were discovered, but Julian King was not with him.
Balfour, on parole after serving seven years in prison for attempted murder and vehicular hijacking, was transferred to the Illinois Department of Corrections on a violation of parole “independent of this investigation,” a spokesperson for the department told the?Tribune.?The spokesperson said Balfour violated his parole “due to the allegations made against him, that he is a person of interest in the homicides as well as the kidnapping.” (Source)
My sincere condolences go out to the Hudson family.
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