Daily Archives: April 2, 2008

Rap Music Glamorizes Drug Use: Study

April 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

Rap music has increasingly glamorized the use of illegal drugs, portraying marijuana, crack and cocaine as symbols of wealth and status, according to a new study by the journal Addiction Research & Theory. if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['hI_pHNGDJHM-']=’&U=127lkt34j%2fN%3dhI_pHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dRMP%2fB%3d-1′; if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['hY_pHNGDJHM-']=’&U=128h67eal%2fN%3dhY_pHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dSIPR%2fB%3d-1′; if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['gI_pHNGDJHM-']=’&U=13b8q9bhe%2fN%3dgI_pHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d619213.12513767.12865462.1442997%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d4919452′;The report found that rap artists had [...]

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Levert’s Family Asks FBI to Probe Death

April 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

The family of R&B singer Sean Levert wants the FBI to look into his death after a jail medical emergency. if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['mIDpHNGDJHM-']=’&U=127u45crs%2fN%3dmIDpHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dRMP%2fB%3d-1′; if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['mYDpHNGDJHM-']=’&U=128e79ith%2fN%3dmYDpHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dSIPR%2fB%3d-1′; if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['lIDpHNGDJHM-']=’&U=13bqg8p08%2fN%3dlIDpHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d619213.12513767.12865462.1442997%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d4919452′;His cousin, Michael Gibson, said Levert never had any outburst such as the type described by Kevin McDonough, warden at [...]

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Mariah Carey Surpasses Elvis in No. 1s

April 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

With her 18th chart-topper “Touch My Body,” Mariah Carey has passed Elvis Presley for the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and is now second only to the Beatles. if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['NnjpHNGDJHM-']=’&U=127j7r8n8%2fN%3dNnjpHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dRMP%2fB%3d-1′; if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['N3jpHNGDJHM-']=’&U=1283gn1qu%2fN%3dN3jpHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dSIPR%2fB%3d-1′; if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['MnjpHNGDJHM-']=’&U=13bmd30m2%2fN%3dMnjpHNGDJHM-%2fC%3d619213.12513767.12865462.1442997%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d4919452′;But while the diva was in full celebration [...]

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