Sunday, June 28, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Remy Ma blogs from behind bars
So it's been a little over a year since Remy Ma has been in prison but it feels like forever since Remy Mackie formerly known as Remy Smith has been incarcerated. I always find myself thinking about what I was doing a year ago, two years ago, five years ago today. I never remember exactly where till I find myself imagining where I would be today. I rarely listen to the radio because it’s sort of depressing. Not being able to record is stressful not because I’m a rapper but because that was my way of venting and expressing myself. So I write a lot! So much that now I have a callous on my finger from holding a pen. I guess I got used to texting my rhymes!
I get a lot of fan mail and everyone asks me how I’m doing? I say fine, the way I see it I never imagined making it this far with my sanity. Not being able to go somewhere when you want, see your family when you want (on many occasions when you need to), can't use the phone, take a shower, wear clothes, or even eat when you want - super aggravating. Whenever, which is almost everyday I get visits, a lot of kids ask for autographs. It’s something that I used to do almost everyday but now it actually feels weird, I really feel like an inmate.
And as much as I hate to admit it, I really am an inmate. I mean, it kind of grows on you when certain people go out of there way to make you feel like that.
They have this program called YAP (Youth Assistance Program) they keep asking me to join. It’s a program that brings inner city kids to the prison to show them what it’s like to be incarcerated. I hear that every group asks about me but I’m a little hesitant to join. They think it will give the kids a reality check that this can happen to anyone. I however feel that it’ll be more of the kids wanting to see Remy Ma the rapper and because of that they won't get that I'm actually in jail. So I'm still contemplating. If I figure out a way for them to actually get it, that this is really not a place you would ever want to be whether for 8 years, 8 months, or 8 minutes then I’ll do it.
Everyone in prison isn't innocent but everyone in prison isn't guilty. So whether you end up here on purpose or by accident, the pain you’re feeling is still the same. And I can quote a lot "gangsters” by saying that “I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy…”
Forever Innocent,
Rem
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Lil'Wayne- Gangsta Grillz 4
01. Lil Wayne - Put Me In The Game
02. Lil Wayne - Holla At A Young Money Playa (feat. Jae Millz)
03. Lil Wayne - Beat Beat Freestyle
04. Lil Wayne - Rap Days To Crack Days (feat. Mack Maine)
05. Jae Millz - Five O (feat. Nikki Minaj & Gudda Gudda)
06. Lil Wayne - Yes (Young Money Remix)
07. Lil Wayne - Timeout (feat. Tyga)
08. Lil Wayne - We Makin Trouble (feat. Young Money)
09. Lil Wayne - Road Block (feat. Young Money)
10. Lil Wayne - I'm a Martian
11. Lil Wayne - Flyest Of Them All (feat. Tyga)
12. Lil Wayne - Young Money's World
13. Lil Wayne - Every Girl (feat. Young Money)
14. Lil Wayne - How You Doing
15. K-Boy - Get It (feat. Mack Maine)
http://rapidshare.com/files/223104491/L4.rar
Kanye_West_And_Malik_Yusef Present G.O.O.D Morning G.O.O.D Night-Dusk (check previous post for the 'Morning' disk)
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http://www.zshare.net/download/61125421f139c2ef/
Drug suspect turns tables on NYPD with videotape
AP – In this June 4, 2009 photo, Maximo Colon, left, and his brother Jose stand in front of a bar in the …
By TOM HAYS and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writers – Sat Jun 13, 5:49 pm ET
NEW YORK – When undercover detectives busted Jose and Maximo Colon last year for selling cocaine at a seedy club in Queens, there was a glaring problem: The brothers hadn't done anything wrong.
But proclaiming innocence wasn't going to be good enough. The Dominican immigrants needed proof.
"I sat in the jail and thought ... how could I prove this? What could I do?" Jose, 24, recalled in Spanish during a recent interview.
As he glanced around a holding cell, the answer came to him: Security cameras. Since then, a vindicating video from the club's cameras has spared the brothers a possible prison term, resulted in two officers' arrest and become the basis for a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.
The officers, who are due back in court June 26, have pleaded not guilty, and New York Police Department officials have downplayed their case.
But the drug corruption case isn't alone.
On May 13, another NYPD officer was arrested for plotting to invade a Manhattan apartment where he hoped to steal $900,000 in drug money. In another pending case, prosecutors in Brooklyn say officers were caught in a 2007 sting using seized drugs to reward a snitch for information. And in the Bronx, prosecutors have charged a detective with lying about a drug bust captured on a surveillance tape that contradicts her story.
Elsewhere, Philadelphia prosecutors dismissed more than a dozen drug and gun charges against a man last month when a narcotics officer was accused of making up information on search warrants.
The revelations in New York have triggered internal affairs inquiries, transfers of commanders and reviews of dozens of other arrests involving the accused officers. Many drug defendants' cases have been tossed out. Others have won favorable plea deals.
The misconduct "strikes at the very heart of our system of justice and erodes public confidence in our courts," said Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson.
Despite the fallout, authorities describe the corruption allegations as aberrations in a city where officers daily make hundreds of drugs arrests that routinely hold up in court. They also note none of the cases involved accusations of organized crews of officers using their badges to steal or extort drugs or money for personal gain — the story line of full-blown corruption scandals from bygone eras.
Peter Moskos, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, agrees the majority of narcotics officers probably are clean. But he also believes the city's unending war on drugs will always invite corruption by some who don't think twice about framing suspects they're convinced are guilty anyway.
"Drugs are a dirty game," Moskos said. "Once you realize it's a game, then you start playing with the rules to win the game."
Just ask the Colon brothers.
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The brothers' evening started much like any other.
Max's friend worked at a bodega down the street from Delicias de Mi Tierra, where they'd sometimes drink and play pool in the evenings. This night, the pool table was closed. They instead sat at the bar. Security cameras ended up filming their every move.
The brothers barely moved from the same spot for about 90 minutes as the undercovers entered the bar and mixed with the crowd. Moments after the officers left, a backup team barged in and grabbed six men, including the brothers.
Paperwork signed by "UC 13200" — Officer Henry Tavarez — claimed that he told a patron he wanted to buy cocaine. By his account, that man responded by approaching the 28-year-old Max, who then went over to the undercover and demanded to pat him down to make sure he wasn't wearing a wire.
Max collected $100 from Tavarez, the report said. The officer claimed to see two bags of cocaine pass through the hands of three men, including Jose, before they were given to him.
Jose was released after a court appearance. His brother was shipped off to Riker's Island until he could make bail.
"I was scared," Max said of his time at Rikers. "I don't get into trouble, and here I am with real criminals."
___
The moment Jose walked out of the holding cell, he made a beeline for Delicias and asked for a copy of the security tapes from the night they were arrested, Jan. 4, 2008.
"I knew it would be the only way to defend myself, because I knew the police would not believe me," he said.
The owner of Delicias queued up the tapes and the two waded through an entire day's worth of surveillance — until they found the two hours the men spent in the club that night — supposedly selling drugs.
Jose quickly got the tape to defense attorney Rochelle Berliner, a former narcotics prosecutor. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"I almost threw up," she said. "Because I must've prosecuted 1,500, 2,000 drug cases ... and all felonies. And I think back, Oh my God, I believed everything everyone told me. Maybe a handful of times did something not sound right to me. I don't mean to sound overly dramatic but I was like, sick."
What the tape doesn't show is striking: At no point did the officers interact with the undercovers, nor did the brothers appear to be involved in a drug deal with anyone else. Adding insult to injury, an outside camera taped the undercovers literally dancing down the street.
Berliner handed the tape over to the District Attorney's integrity unit. It reviewed the images more than 100 times to make sure it wasn't doctored by the defense before deciding to drop all charges against the brothers in June.
Six months later, Officer Tavarez and Detective Stephen Anderson pleaded not guilty to drug dealing and multiple other charges that their lawyers say were overblown.
Anderson's attorney has described him as a seasoned investigator who had no reason to make a false arrest. Tavarez, his attorney said, was a novice undercover merely along for the ride.
___
Life quickly deteriorated for Max and Jose after their arrest.
They owned a successful convenience store in Jackson Heights, but lost their license to sell tobacco, alcohol and lottery tickets. The store closed a week before their case was dismissed.
"My life changed completely," Jose said. "I had a life before, and I have a different existence now. ... Now, I'm not able to afford to live in my own house or care for my children."
Jose has found construction work, while Max commutes two hours to Philadelphia to work at a relative's bodega. They stay away from the old neighborhood, where they say ugly rumors about them persist.
The brothers have filed a $10 million false arrest lawsuit against the police department, the officers involved and the city.
"I'm angry because, why'd it happen to me? I know a lot of people ... they don't go the right way and they can get away with it," Max said. "I'm young and I try to go the right way and boom, this happened to me. So I'm angry with life, too."
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
J DILLA -JAY STAY PAID album
http://rs558.rapidshare.com/files/238393739/J_Dilla-Jay_Stay_Paid-2009-WHOA.rar
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Strange Jordan
“The L Style features a Jordan 1-esque toe box and outsole, but features a visible air bubble toward the heel. The upper features rich brown leather and a subtle perforated Air Jordan Wings logo on the side. Two straps over the laces make for a unique look and provide lockdown comfort.”
Friday, June 5, 2009
Mos Def - The Estatic
01. Supermagic 2:32
02. Twilite Speedball 3:02
03. Auditiorium Ft. Slick Rick 4:34
04. Wahid 1:39
05. Priority 1:22
06. Quiet Dog Bite Hard 2:57
07. Life In Marvelous Times 3:41
08. The Embassy 2:45
09. No Hay Nada Mas 1:42
10. Pistola 3:03
11. Pretty Danger 3:31
12. Workers Comp. 2:02
13. Revelations 2:03
14. Roses Ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow 3:41
15. History Ft. Talib Kweli 2:21
16. Casa Bey 4:32
http://www.zshare.net/download/60900073a3ea56ac/
AZ - Legendary
01. Da Truth 1:05
02. Before It's All Said & Done 3:21
03. Livin The Life 3:45
04. Boy Meets Girl 4:10
05. Bottom Line 0:20
06. Refuse 2 Die 3:47
07. Dreams Come True 3:14
08. Good For Nothin 3:40
09. Supply & Demand 0:35
10. Money Makes The World Go Round 3:33
11. What Up (Feat. Sheek Louch & Hell Rell) 4:23
12. Poli With The Villans 3:40
13. Get Money 3:04
14. I Told You 1:05
http://www.zshare.net/download/608508505acbba58/
Nas - NO APOLOGIES mixtape
01. Intro
02. I Have To
03. Yacht Music -Feat. Scarface and Willie Da Kid
04. Topless -Feat. T.I.
05. Something Foul
06. What If - Jadakiss Feat. Nas
07. If I Ruled The World 2009 -Feat. Marsha Ambrosius
08. Usual Suspects - Rick Ross -Feat. Nas
09. Legendary
10. I'Mon
11. Association -Feat. Sticman
12. NYC
13. Game Of Love
14. Fear
15. Gun For Gun -Killah Priest Feat. Nas
16. Middlefinger -Feat. David Banner
17. I Want It -Feat. E-Money Bags & Horse (Classic)
18. Q.B. The Entity
19. Holloween -Feat. Notorious B.I.G. (Cookin Soul RMX)
20. Election Nite
21. I Do It For Hip Hop -Ludacris Feat. Nas & Jay-Z
22. Letter To MLK -The Game Feat. Nas
http://rapidshare.com/files/241285988/DJONNA209.zip
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
King Tee's Daughter Funeralized
The daughter of West Coast Hip-Hop legend King Tee will be funeralized today after the teenager died suddenly earlier in the week.
Heaven McBride was killed in a car accident on Tuesday May 26. She was 16 years old.
A number of close affiliates of King Tee have already expressed their sympathy over the death.
DJ E-Swift, Xzibit and Darlene Ortiz, ex-wife of rapper Ice-T, all have paid their respects to King Tee and Heaven.
“He really appreciates all of the support through this,” E-Swift told AllHipHop.com of the outpouring of love.
King Tee, born Roger McBride, is a renown rap artist who has a career that dates top the late 80’s. His first three albums are certified Gold and he was once signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. The rapper was also instrumental in introducing the world to The Akaholiks.
The family requests that any prayers and or words of encouragement be sent to weloveheaven@gmail.com.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Kanye talks New book & BP3
NEW YORK — "Where amazing happens" doesn't just take place on the NBA courts — it also happens in Kanye West's studio. The Grammy winner says Jay-Z's long-percolating Blueprint 3 will be well worth the long wait the MC's fans have been enduring.
"Jay is in control of everything in his domain," Kanye, the album's producer, said last week during a promotional visit for his book, "Thank You and You're Welcome."
"He's just been working on it, and it's gonna be amazing when he drops it. I think it's good he's taking his time to give people the best product possible and not being rushed by this fast-food, media-outlet, Internet, everything-is-getting-leaked, people-stealing your-songs-before-you-can-mix-them-and-put-them-online world we're living in right now."
Kanye revealed that he and Jay went back in and made some alterations to B3 since they first started.
"We actually removed all the songs with Auto-Tune off of his album," West said, "to make the point that this is an anti-Auto-Tune album, even though I released an album that has all Auto-Tune!
"It doesn't matter to me," Kanye laughed about Jay not wanting to incorporate the sound that is featured so heavily on Kanye's 808s & Heartbreak. "It's music; it's just sonics. I like Auto-Tune so I do it, but you want the other thing — like you'll wear a suit to a wedding and gym shoes to a basketball game. I think it's a perfect moment for Jay to provide some gym shoes to a basketball game right now."
No release date has been set for Blueprint 3, however, last week, Jay-Z secured his release from Def Jam Records, which will allow the album to come out on his own Roc Nation label, presumably in partnership with Rock Nation (although the specifics of that deal have not been confirmed). Meanwhile, Kanye has been in the studio, grabbing inspiration for his own next album.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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