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Jim Jones Lends Services To NYPS
12:00PM ET March 12, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company
 Former Dipset Capo Jim Jones is going to take a break from his Capo status to teach an 8-week course at an New York public school. Jones broke down the process in an interview with rapradar.com
"Yeah, should I make them call me Mr. Jones? I'll be teaching for eight weeks, I'll be teaching a real curriculum, right now they're actually going back and forth with the Board of Education to see what goes on and sh*t. I fully don't know the whole logistics of everything -- it's definitely going to be fun...I'ma have to go home the weekend before and write out my lessons -- this will be the funnest class you can go to and sh*t but you gonna learn a lot. We all went to school, n*ggas didn't like homework, but we knew every single song that was out. Word for word, ad libs, all that...I think they'll get this common sense. Music 101 I guess [is the course title.] I've done music business since I was a teenager, I had major executive positions, I've been successful as an artist and successful as a label, we've been successful as a movement..."
We really don’t see this actually happening once the school board gets wind of Jim Jones rap sheet. It's a cool idea in theory but...c'mon son!
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Chris Brown's Twitter Addiction
06:00AM ET March 12, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company
 Chris Brown took a break from begging his fans to request his music on their local radio stations to return to twitter. Brown's @mechanicaldummy account had been shut down due to his numerous meltdowns three months ago. However he just couldn't stay away.
Brown has returned under his real name so if you want to stay up to date with the happenings of the "underground mixtape artist" be sure to follow him @chrisbrown.
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Monica's Heartache
06:00AM ET March 12, 2010
Contributor : Jecquea Howsie
A Rocky Williform Company
 In a sad turn of events, Monica and her fiancé Rocko have decided to call it quits. Although, there are numerous rumors as to the actual cause of the split, Monica issued her own statement via Sandra Rose.
"...I am going to do what I have always done. Focus on my children, my family & my career. Rock was put under a lot of harsh scrutiny during our entire relationship and I'm sure that was not easy. However at this point our focus is being great parents. He is a great father to his children and, continuing forward, that is my only concern. With every breath in our bodies we will make sure that they feel as little pain as possible And continue to have the lives they had before with no attention dedicated to our separation. I will not be speaking on the subject further unless it is with God whom I believe does everything with reason. I love my children and their father and I'm truly grateful for those that loved and supported us through the good and the bad throughout the years."
Everything seemed all good between these too but it seems that Monica's working through the pain. In related news, her new album, Still Standing, is set to hit stores March 23.
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Winans Phase 2
06:00AM ET March 12, 2010
Contributor : Jecquea Howsie
A Rocky Williform Company
 Even the most hardcore hip hop head is familiar with the storied Winans' family. Well a younger member of the Winans clan was accused of defrauding church members out of $11 million.
According to mediatakeout.com, Michael Winans Jr., a former member of gospel group Phase 2 and son of Michael Winans Sr. is accused of selling bonds to Black churches in Detroit. Supposedly the bonds were backed by interests in Saudi Oil companies. Just as you might've guessed, the plot thickens. Not only were the bonds fake, but Michael used his connections, and his famous last name, to lure church folk into forking over their hard-earned cash.
Detroit's Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation says, "Our investigation found that Michael Winans Jr. orchestrated a scheme that resulted in hundreds of Detroit residents losing millions of hard-earned dollars. Promising sky-high, guaranteed returns, these scammers unscrupulously fleeced unsuspecting churchgoers who let their financial guard down."
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Wu-Massacre Rush Job
09:00PM ET March 11, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company
The Wu's most underachieving member, Method Man recently spoke to MTV about the highly anticipated collaborative effort with Ghostface and Raekwon. Though the hype is big for the album and nearly all early reviews have come back positive Meth says the album was rushed and done with a minimal budget.
"We're not doing this to win," he said in an interview. "We're not doing this to bring Wu-Tang to the forefront. We're not doing this to save the group. We're a part of the group," Method Man said recently in New York. "This album could have been done by Deck, U-God and GZA. Either/or, it's still Wu-Tang. The bottom line with this LP, it was something fans always requested...Def Jam put a rush on it. We didn't have a lot of time to work on it. We recorded with no budget. It is what it is. We did this for the fans. It felt good to get in the studio with Rae and Ghost. The future looks bright."
It sounds like Meth is making pre-excuses just in case the general public doesn't respond positively to the album. From what we've heard, he has nothing to worry about.
Wu-Massacre will be in stores March 30th.
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