Pimp C. To Be Released From Prison, Bun B. Comments

December 6th, 2005 | By Administrator

After being incarcerated for nearly five years, Pimp C. has reportedly been granted parole and could be released before Christmas.

Born Chad Butler, Pimp C. is currently serving an 8-year sentence for parole violations on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.

The Port Arthur, Texas bred rapper was sentenced to prison January 28, 2001 and was not scheduled to be eligible for parole until late 2005.

On Saturday (Dec. 3), Bun B. announced the news that Pimp C. had been approved for parole and would be released soon.

“Words coming back that he’s been approved for parole and should be home in the next 60 days,” Bun B. told WHXT Hot 103.9 radio host Charlamagne Tha God.

“It’s definitely a blessing, it’s a beautiful thing. I hope that everybody will be able to burn the Free Pimp C. shirts real soon and throwing those caps away. Then we can start rocking the Welcome Back Pimp C.”

Pimp-C. and Bun B. formed UGK in the late 80s, releasing several major label albums with Jive, including Too Hard to Swallow, Ridin’ Dirty, and Dirty Money.

The rapper has also produced records for Master P, C-Murder, 3-6 Mafia, David Banner’s group Crooked Letters and has made cameo appearances on tracks by Jay-Z, David Banner, Young Jeezy and others.

Though incarcerated, Pimp C. released his debut solo album, The Sweet James Jones Stories, in March 2005 through Rap-a-Lot Records.

After being paroled, Pimp C. will remain under the State’s supervison until 2009.

Young Buck Reaches Plea

December 5th, 2005 | By Administrator

Young Buck reportedly reached a plea agreement in assault with a deadly weapon case stemming from an incident at the Vibe Awards last November in Santa Monica, California.

Buck, born David Darnell Brown, stood accused of stabbing Los Angeles parolee Jimmy James Johnson after Johnson allegedly punched Aftermath Records CEO Dr. Dre, as was accepting Vibe?s Living Legend Award.

Dre was preparing to go on stage to receive a lifetime achievement award when Johnson requested an autograph from the infamous rapper/producer, then punched him when Dre refused, according to reports.

On Friday, Darnell’s attorney told Nashville?s News 2 that the agreement reached was “favorable,? but no further details will be provided until the rapper’s December 12 court appearance.

The assault on Dr. Dre resulted in a melee in a hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, where the awards show was being taped.

Johnson suffered a collapsed lung in the attack and was formally charged with a felony assault charge for striking Dre in the face.

Buck faces up to eight years in prison if convicted of the charges.

BG In Talks With G-Unit, Cuban Link False

December 5th, 2005 | By Administrator

G-Unit Records may be signing Southern staple B.G. to its burgeoning roster of artists.

While the deal is not completed, Sha-Money XL, a G-Unit executive who helps manage 50 Cent, confirmed that B.G. is in talks with company brass.

“We are in talks with B.G. to sign him to Buck’s G-Unit South label,” Sha-Money XL told AllHipHop.com.

B.G. released his first album True Story in 1993 at the age of 11, helping successfully launch the Cash Money label into Hip-Hop history.

B.G.’s major label debut Chopper City in the Ghetto debuted at #9 on the Billboard charts, fueled by the hit single “Bling, Bling.”

In 2001, B.G. announced he had severed his ties with Cash Money Records to launch his own label, Chopper City Records.

Since, the rapper has released several independent albums, the most recent being Heart Of Tha Streetz Vol. 1.

Sha-Money XL also dispelled the rumor that a Fat Joe foe was joining the label.

Despite the gossip, former Terror Squad member Cuban Link is not signing with 50′s growing company. “It’s not true, we are not signing Cuban Link,” Sha-Money XL said.

A number of published reports on the internet claimed 50 Cent signed Cuban Link to the G-Unit Records imprint.

Both 50 Cent and Cuban Link have verbally sparred with Terror Squad front man, Fat Joe.

In recent months, G-Unit has arranged business deals with Lil’ Jon, Lil’ Scrappy, Ma$e Spider Loc, Mobb Deep and M.O.P.

Young Jeezy Reaches Temporary Settlement With Ex

December 1st, 2005 | By Administrator

Young Jeezy and his former girlfriend have reached a temporary agreement in an on going child support case in Houston, Georgia.

On Monday (Nov. 28), Houston County Superior Court Judge George Nunn ordered the rapper to pay $1,400 a month in child support to his 9-year old son.

Jeezy, born Jay. W. Jenkins, came under scrutiny in Oct., when his ex, Tynesha Dykes, took him to court, seeking an increase in child support.

In 2001, Jeezy, born Jay W. Jenkins, was ordered to pay $178 a month, based on a reported income of $89.30 per month.

In Oct., Dykes? attorney Jim Rockefeller came forward and said Dykes was living in poverty in a rural HUD project in Georgia.

“Mr. Jenkins is one of the fastest rising Hip-Hop/rap performers on the Billboard Chart, with well over a million records in sales in the past year and a mansion in Atlanta,? Rockefeller said. ?He lives in high style, tours the country and is in the close company of stars like Jay-Z and Beyonce.?

In a child support hearing in Oct., Jeezy was ordered to turn over financial records of his earnings.

A recently filed affidavit reported Jeezy had an income of $15,000 per month, with $300,000 in the bank and $50,000 in jewels.

The rapper released two hit albums in 2005, one as a member of Boyz N Da Hood and another as a platinum-selling solo artist.

The two agreed to various temporary visiting terms and inheritance agreements, but both parties disputed the amount of income Jeezy was earning.

The Macon Telegraph stated that Judge Nunn labeled the case the ?most frustrating child support case he’s ever heard,? as both parties remained locked in financial dispute.