Snoop Dogg (pictured with his wife, Shante, and daughter, Cori), Lex Luger and Drake were among the honorees at the 11th Annual BMI Urban Awards held at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles on Friday.
Snoop was honored as a BMI Icon by good friend Dr. Dre (VIEW VIDEO HERE), while 20-year-old Lexus “Lex Luger” Lewis became the youngest producer to be named BMI Urban Producer of the Year. B.o.B. became the youngest songwriter ever to win the BMI Urban Song of the Year for “Nothin’ on You” featuring Bruno Mars. Drake was presented with the Songwriter of Year Award (VIEW VIDEO HERE), who dedicated his award to his mother, uncle, Kanye West, Andre 3000 and Phonte of Little Brother:
“I really want to dedicate this award to my mother who never gave me the definition of a word in my life. I would always ask her what does this mean, and she would always make me go look it up and I would have to look through all these words and I would start to learn words and build a vocabulary that was somewhat impressive. And to my uncle who sat me down after Sylvia Rhone told me that I didn’t have what it took to make it in the music industry—to my uncle who sat me down and told me that I should keep on going because I have something special. And I also want to dedicate this to Kanye West, to André 3000, and to Phonte of Little Brother because their words always inspired me—and to Snoop, man, thank you for letting me share this night with you.”
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Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested yet again. This time he was arrested for intimidating a witness after a group of women began throwing rocks and dirt at a tractor worker…
A man doing tractor work on a Palmdale home where Katt was staying claims three women approached his vehicle and began attacking him with rocks and dirt clods around 4:30pm Saturday afternoon.
The man, who says he suffered facial injuries in the attack, called his wife to pick him up — but when she arrived, Katt pulled up in an SUV and blocked their exit. That’s when the man called 911.
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. quickly arrived to the scene — arrested the women for assault with a deadly weapon and busted Katt for felony intimidating a witness. [Source]
His bail was set at $50,000, but he has been released since then. We’re sure more clear details and the mug shot are right around the corner. Lawd…
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Legendary rap producer Dr. Dre was spotted with his entourage leaving the Equinox Gym after a work out in Los Angeles over the weekend. He looks rather buff.
Dre is expected to drop his long awaited album, Detox later this year and stated that he it will be his final album.
( Photos: FLYNET PICTURES )
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson gets his corporate, polished swag on in the first international issue of Vibe Magazine. The urban music publication has chosen 50 Cent as the artist who has impacted the globe through album sales and outside business ventures. Inside the issue, Jackson somewhat talks about his “relationship” with Chelsea Handler, his thoughts on rappers and their face tattoos and more:
50 on rappers with face tattoos:
“That’s the craziest thing. Not necessarily Gucci, but to tattoo your face says that there’s not a possibility that you can actually walk into a legitimate establishment without makeup covering your face every day. That does not work. It creates a separation. It says, “I’m an artist.” That’s it. That’s the statement you make when you go and tattoo your face…But know that the public will not have interest in you as an artist for life. You have to be phenomenal. Talk to the best that do it and they will tell you that it will take more than you being an artist. It takes marketing, maneuvering to generate for that long. When you got 40-year-old rappers in the game, those guys have maneuvered and survived.”
On Dr. Dre’s reaction to his sleek headphones:
“I have a strong personality, a strong character. And I can be difficult to deal with at certain points because I’m vocal. If you upset Em, he’s just gonna not talk to you. You’re not going to get him in the next room you wanna get him in. With Dre, the same. He’s not comfortable with friction. That [tweet] is, “Hey look, I’m here. Is everybody still paying attention?” So they go, “Why he say that? Why he say we mad?” Then the meeting happens.” [Read More]
The Vibe Magazine International issue hits news stands on April 5th.
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