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Posted on 25 August 2009 by admin
Posted on 05 August 2009 by admin
It’s been months since the release of the beef-igniting “Mafia Music.” But multi-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has not forgotten Rick Ross’ unprovoked jab at him.
While most focused on the lines aimed at Mayweather friend 50 Cent, Ross also questioned the validity of Mayweather’s wealth claims, despite the boxer grossing $50 million in 2007.
(“That Mayweather money looking funny in the light.”)
In an exclusive multi-part interview with AllHipHop.com, Mayweather framed Ross as an unoriginal artist who appropriated the lifestyles and appearance of other individuals.
“Cassidy already did ‘I’m a Hustla,’ [and] he’s an East Coast rapper. That’s already been done. Freeway already came out with the beard look. And then the real Rick Ross was really getting it as a hustler,” Mayweather explained to AllHipHop.com. “I don’t have to take no shots at Rick Ross. I don’t think he’s making $20-$30 million every time he goes out there to perform. I got my own name, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather. That’s original. With his rap career, I wish him nothing but the best.”
Regarding Ross’ initial flip-flopping on the corrections officer issue, Mayweather references that controversy as proof the Miami rapper is simply selling a false image.
“[His] stats and credentials don’t rhyme. One minute he said he wasn’t a CO or cop, next minute he is,” Mayweather told AllHipHop.com. “He can learn how to get money from me. If he’s a cop and rapping about selling drugs, I guess he was a dirty cop! You know me, I’m not ducking and dodging no one, it’s not hard to find me. I’m in Miami all the time, Atlanta, everywhere.”
Although cognizant that comments like his have a history of igniting “beefs,” Floyd Mayweather feels Ross is simply a disgruntled fan lashing out.
“Me and my manager Al Haymon were the ones that did Lil Wayne’s last tour. So when I seen Rick Ross in Miami on the first show, he broke his neck to speak to me,” Mayweather stated.
“Rap has truly changed. He was at my Hatton fight, cheering me on. I guess he got upset because I’m cool with 50 Cent. But like I said, if I need someone arrested I’ll call him.”
Floyd Mayweather is currently preparing for his anticipated September 19 return bout against fellow pound for pound elite Juan Manuel Marquez.
Posted on 13 July 2009 by admin
Papoose is being accused of sparking gang violence at New York’s Rikers Island prison.
Officials have been scrutinizing Rikers Island since a prison scandal revealed that certain inmates were given preferential treatment while being incarcerated.
According to The New York Post, jail warden Emmanuel Bailey, who is a fan of Papoose, booked the rapper to perform a two-hour show in May of 2006.
Pap, born Shamele Mackie, was feuding with former associate and Bloods gang member Miguel “Dough Boy” Jeffery, who claimed Papoose slighted him in the recording studio.
Dough Boy retaliated for the insult by shooting at Papoose’s entourage and stealing a $40,000 gold chain from a relative of Papoose.
Dough Boy, who is serving 12 years at Great Meadow prison for armed robbery and assault, wasn’t present when Papoose performed at the jail, because officials were aware of their violent feud.
At the end of the show, Papoose taunted Dough Boy by shouting him out, allegedly increasing the tensions between the two feuding factions.
The result was at least eight stabbings at the George Motchan Detention Center in the months after the show and a total of 13 assaults for the year, the most among all of the 14-city jails.
Bailey had previously been reprimanded for the concert, because he failed to get the proper approval for the concert.
The news comes amidst accusations that a Jewish rabbi named Leib Glanz controlled various prisons in New York and gave preferential treatment to orthodox Jews in the prison.
Both Correction’s Chief Peter Curcio and prison Chaplain Leib Glanz have since resigned due to the controversy.
Posted on 13 July 2009 by admin