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Today's post was by Brandy "Bee" Cavalli. Brandy is an international marketer, freelance writer based in Atlanta, GA.

Charges Dropped Against Accused Cali Rapper Who Was Facing Life In Prison Over Rap Lyrics

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Photo courtesy of Tiny Doo

A judge dropped charges last Monday against a San Diego rapper accused of benefitting from gang crimes because of his music, KNSD-TV reported.

Brandon Duncan, who performed as Tiny Doo, had faced life in prison if convicted of the nine felonies, which related to shootings that took place in 2013 and 2014. Duncan did not pull the trigger or have knowledge of the shootings, both sides agreed. Prosecutors instead filed charges because they said his music encouraged gang activity. Continue reading “Charges Dropped Against Accused Cali Rapper Who Was Facing Life In Prison Over Rap Lyrics”

Donald Sterling Says Ex Sidepiece V. Stiviano Illegally Forged His Name To Cop $1.8 Million Dollar Home

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V. Stiviano sits with Ex-Clippers owner, Donald Sterling at a Clippers NBA game in 2011. Photo: Associated Press/Danny Moloshok

Recordings that cost Donald Sterling ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers could cost the woman he was dating the fortune in gifts he lavished on her.

Snippets of the conversations recorded by V. Stiviano were played Wednesday as a lawyer for Sterling’s wife explained why the former girlfriend should return more than $3.6 million the billionaire gave her in gifts that included a duplex, Ferrari, jewelry and designer clothes.

Stiviano manipulated and deceived the 80-year-old to give away community property that belongs to Shelly Sterling, his wife of nearly 60 years, attorney Pierce O’Donnell said in Los Angeles Superior Court. Continue reading “Donald Sterling Says Ex Sidepiece V. Stiviano Illegally Forged His Name To Cop $1.8 Million Dollar Home”

Courts Rule Brother of ‘Dudus’ Coke, ‘Livity’ Will Get Nothing For His Prison Injuries

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Music Producer of Liv Up Records, Leighton ‘Livity’ Coke, the brother of former Tivoli Gardens gangster Christopher “Dudus” Coke says he was beaten by prison officials during his incarceration in Jamaican prison.

The Full Court this morning shot down the lawsuit brought by Leighton ‘Livity’ Coke, the brother of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, against the State over his alleged assault by soldiers at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre and the use of soldiers at the facility.

[OLD NEWS] ‘Livity’ Coke’s lawsuit against State pushed back to January 27

The court ruled that the soldier’s presence in the remand center was lawful. Continue reading “Courts Rule Brother of ‘Dudus’ Coke, ‘Livity’ Will Get Nothing For His Prison Injuries”