Diddy denies LA Times/Phillips reports; Contemplates lawsuit

A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times published a so-called investigative report on the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur - not the incident that led to his death, but the one before that in which the late, great star was shot five times, pistol-whipped and left for dead outside of the Quad studios in New York. The report, which was released on March 17 claimed that Diddy, the Notorious BIG, Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond, and son of a mobster Jimmy Sabatino had prior knowledge of the attacks and might have even orchestrated the hit. Nonetheless, "Diddy" ferociously denied that he had any prior knowledge or involvement in the attacks, labeling the report, "beyond ridiculous and completely false." He continued to add, "Neither Biggie nor I had any knowledge of any attack before, during or after it happened. It is a complete lie to suggest that there was any involvement by Biggie or myself...I am shocked that the Los Angeles Times would be so irresponsible as to publish such a baseless and completely untrue story," Soon thereafter, CEO of Czar Entertainment, Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond, did the same - denying any involvement whatsoever and threatened a lawsuit, "I ask for all rap fans and fans of Tupac to analyze this fiction for what it is...I am baffled as to why the LA Times would print this on its website when a simple and fair investigation would reveal that the allegations are false. I am currently consulting with my attorneys about my legal rights regarding this libelous piece of garbage." Needless to say, both men were highly upset. About a week and half later, it was found out that the documents that provided the information for these exclusive reports were forged and fabricated by a convict -- none other than James "Jimmy" Sabatino, son of a Captain in the Colombo Crime Family and former business partner of Diddy and Henchmen. Sabatino said that he was there on that day and he also filed a lawsuit against "Diddy" and Bad Boy some time ago for unpaid money. As previously reported in my previous post, Sabatino is currently serving a 12 year sentence for fraud and racketeering, among many other offenses. The FBI found this information out by reckless mistakes on Sabatino's behalf, such as the misspelling of words like "making" were spelled “makeing" - (side note: smh at misspelled words like that). Additionally, the FBI said that the fake documents were created on the same typewriter used to create Sabatino's lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs. The LA Times issued a statement saying that they are holding their own investigations as to where the reports were created. Later, the LA Times and award-winning writer Chuck Phillips both apologized for the incident that could have ruined the reputations of both moguls (Diddy and Jimmy Henchmen). In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job...I'm sorry," Phillips said. Sabatino, who is now 31, said that he got the documents from the FBI for a separate case. "We should not have let ourselves be fooled...I deeply regret that we let our readers down," said the Deputy Managing Editor of the LA Times said. "I now believe the truth here is that I got duped," Phillips said. "For this, I take full responsibility and I apologize." Shortly thereafter, Rosemond issued another statement that these false claims put both he and his family at danger, "While we are gratified that the L.A. Times has acknowledged basing their article on fabricated FBI reports, their apology does not go far enough," Rosemond’s lawyer Jeffery Lichtman told popular website allhiphop.com. Additionally, Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur has broken her silence, stating "We will continue to work to save the lives of our young people and to offer peaceful alternatives to violence... that is what we have done since the murder of my son, and that is exactly what we will consciously continue to do." Despite the fact that it is clear that Afeni is trying to keep everything peaceful, labeling it as a misunderstanding, Henchmen's lawyer, sees the situation a tad bit different. Lichtman said, "The fact is that Chuck Phillips placed Mr. Rosemond and his family in a potentially dangerous situation due to his actions which amounted to more than mere neglect: his actions were done with reckless disregard for the truth and for that the L.A. Times will be held responsible." Something tells me that we haven't heard the end of this just yet.

New Info on Tupac and Jam Master Jay Shootings: Are all deaths releated in some way?

There is a new break in the 1994 Tupac Shakur shooting in front of a recording studio in New York in which he was pistol whipped and shot five times. According to the Los Angeles Times, two associates of hip-hop entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs are responsible for the attack. According to a future article, author Chuck Phillips writes that Diddy was notified in advance of the planned ambush on Shakur. In fact, Phillips also writes that Diddy was in the same building as the studio is in - at the same time! The attack went down in the lobby, and according to the article, Diddy was on the 10th floor with over 20 of his associates. Many pundits and fans agree that this particular shooting was the single event, if there were any, responsible for the future attacks on Tupac (which led to his death) and a possible retaliatory attack on Biggie, which led to his as well. Two of his associates included son of a well known mobster in the Colombo Crime Family, James "Jimmy" Sabatino and CEO of Czar Entertainment, Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond. Nonetheless, Phillips claims that the hit had no involvement with the mob. Sabatino is currently serving 12 years in federal prison for racketeering and wire fraud and it is rumored that shortly after the attack on Tupac, he introduced Diddy to some mobsters in New York. So how does Chuck Phillips know all this? Phillips used his rights to attain FBI records, more than likely, via the FOI (Freedom of Information) Act. Conclusively, Phillips told allhiphop.com, "I don’t believe that Biggie and Puffy set Tupac up [to be shot]," Phillips said. "According to these people I have interviewed and according to these documents, they knew about it," he said. "But they didn’t know they were going to get shot. They knew he was going to get beat up. Then it kind of went haywire when it all happened." The article surfaces to mainstream media tomorrow (March 17) and can be accessed on the Los Angeles Times website, or by clicking here http://www.latimes.com/tupac. In a twist, this particular case ties in with the murder of Jam Master Jay a.k.a. Jason Mizell, who was assassinated on October 30, 2002. One of the men present when Shakur was shot, Randy "Stretch" Walker, was later gunned down in Queens, New York on November 30, 1995 - exactly a year and a day after Tupac was shot those five times in New York. Sources have long stated that Walker's alleged murderer, Ronald "Tinard" Washington, was also one of the men suspected of acting as a lookout when Jam Master Jay was shot. In a slight chance of hope, a New York federal grand jury is currently investigating a series of unsolved Hip-Hop and rap-related crimes, including the 1994 Tupac shooting in New York. Allhiphop.com contributed as a source of information to this report.

Rappers and Athletes: Targets for Violence

More and more examples of how hip-hop/rap artists and athletes are targets for violence, especially armed robberies and attempted murders. Most hip/hop artists and athletes are black, too - and therefore, the reality of the situation is that it isn't the easiest path for them to get a firearm for protection without a gun permit that only allows that firearm to stay within a particular amount of distance from their properties. The latest example of this happened Monday night to hit producer, Pollow the Don. According to reports and allhiphop.com, Pollow was in his Atlanta recording studio when some masked gunmen broke in and robbed everyone of their jewelry and money. But Pollow, who didn't have much of anything concrete to say, said this to the hip-hop based website, "These crack head a** ni***s I guess called themselves robbing me, but we robbed them…I wasn't scared I was mad. I was likes "these dumb a** weak ass n****s."

I can digg the shirt

The ambiguity of the statement has me wondering, not only was this an inside job but maybe Pollow isn't telling the whole truth, he also added this: "You gone have to shoot me because until then, I dont believe you. I am a man…and nine times out of ten a n***a calling himself a ‘robba‘, a ‘thug’ or a ‘gangsta’ is a cover up for being too weak (weather it be physically, spiritually or mentally) to be a man. It's hard to learn how to be a man…luckily my teacher stuck with me....thanks Dad, I love you! Kids…do you know where your father is right now?" Although what the previous quote indicates is true, the influence of a father in a young man's life speaks measures, it still sounds like he might have been set up but the perps couldn't carry through with their plan. Sticking to Pollow the Don, he is apparently producing a number of tracks for a new T-Boz album, who is rumored to have Pharell Williams on some tracks, too. In other news and acts of violence, a couple of weeks ago, I'm sure you heard, Juvenile's four year old daughter was gunned down by her own stepbrother who then took the life of his 11 year old sister and his own mother. The 17-year-old, Anthony Tyrone Terell Jr. is charged with 3 counts of murder and aggravated assault. Juvenile apparently missed his own daughter's funeral because he didn't want to take away from it because of his star power. This baffles me, because not only is Juvenile no longer nor ever was a "star" - it is his daughter's funeral. To me, you have to show up and show respect to her, fans, and family, regardless of the conditions. In a twist, it is rumored according to allhiphop.com that Juvenile showed up to a concert party in Augusta, Georgia. In more violence-related issues, Prodigy finally started serving his three-year sentence for a gun charge. One of Lil Wayne's felonies included a drug charge for cocaine, now Wayne is claiming that he didn't have that much on him and foul play might be involved - stay tuned. The rumors about a movie about the late Christopher Wallace, titled "Notorious" are true and a Brooklyn rapper got the gig to play Biggie, peep the article from the Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i9a2f1e72ad0ce6f3129f803f2158d362 Check out the casting video, provided by the New York Times >> that's how you know it's a big deal! Peep the comical twist toward the end of video, too http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=f72f587b2389953a17c08be0f46299bc2ca0fad9 More on the way, until then...

Eliot the Trick & History in NY

As I pay attention to the news wire each and every day in news, sports, music, culture, and lifestyle I'm noticing that it is pretty difficult to keep up with daily occurrences in each respective category. With that said, I'm willing to try my best - but help is more than appreciated to take it to the top...digg me!? Lets begin with important issues first, and there is so much going on I might have to split the post up into two or three separate ones. Politics I bet you know what I'm going to write about first. Unless you've been hibernating, you know about the sex scandal that is surrounding NY Governor, Eliot Spitzer - engulfing and ultimately ending his political career as we know it. To make an exceedingly long story a tad bit shorter, Spitzer, shortly after he began his run as governor, implemented a law that allowed the FBI to monitor bank transactions that suspiciously exceed $10,000 all at once or within an specific amount of days. A bank reported suspicious activity by none other than the Spitz-man. His apparent arrogance allowed him to ignore the chance that the Feds might be on to the same man that implemented the law. Even more ironic, is that his entire campaign was devoted to having and maintaining a clean slate in a time where politicians get their dirty laundry aired out like times before dry cleaners. The feds were on to him for money laundering of taxpayer dollars but it wasn't exactly money laundering - he was using the money to spend on high-end prostitutes/call girls. Investigators said that Spitzer could have spend as much as $80,000 on prostitutes over an extend period of time. Monday, investigators reported that according to a wiretap, Spitzer threw $4,300 towards the Emperor Club VIP, a call girl service in Washington and for a night with a call girl, Kristen. Reports also indicate that this isn't the first time for Spitzer, instead he's a consistent customer. To make matters worse, reports indicate that Spitzer preferred not to wear protection as he ran up in the prostitutes (how backwards is that!?) However, it should be noted that the money could have been Spitzer's own, however, as he is an heir to a successful New York based real estate developer and reported about $1.9 million in earned income to the IRS in 2006. He has not been charged just yet. According to MSNBC, "On Wall Street, where Spitzer built his reputation as a crusader against shady practices and overly generous compensation, cheers and laughter erupted Monday from the trading floor when news broke of his potential ruin." Spitzer resigned on Wednesday morning and his replacement, Lt. Gov. David Patterson make history as the first Black Governor in New York history (I'm sure some NY folk [especially some central/upstate] residents aren't going to like that and can't wait until it's election time in 2010). A Brief Introduction of Gov. Patterson

Gov. Patterson (left), Sptizer (right)

• Patterson is 53 years old and blind in one eye, buy can still walk/do work unaided
• Elected out of Harlem and has served as an elected official since 1985
• Gov. Patterson is well respected by all politicians and is a lot less partisan than is predecessor, which might allow for work to actually get done
• Former NYC mayor Ed Koch called Patterson very capable and mentioned how his near-sightedness has never allowed him not to get his work done
• Is one of only 3 Black Governors since Reconstruction
• Good relationship whit Sen Joe Bruno (R-NY) - who was Spitzer's main opponent

On a side note, it's possible that Patterson's respect and apparent work ethic and diplomacy will actually allow good things to pop off for the state of New York - one can only hope.

G-Unit and Papoose vs. Fat Joe

Papoose and Fat Joe have a little high school beef with Cassidy in the middle of the situation and 50 Cent is the mediator of the situation, LOL. Essentially, Papoose and Cassidy were chillin' at a hotel - they were all on the same floor when Fat Joe came in the room and approached Pap., and according to Papoose, he "put his work in" as he popped Joe in face a few times...because he from Brooklyn, apparently, here's what Papoose had to say about the situation: (Side Note: Don't be surprised if 50 signs Papoose - he was dropped from Jive) Did he say he was from Brooklyn? I missed that... Fat Joe's side of the story: Everyone knows that 50 and the G-Unit don't think too highly of Joey Crack, when 50 Cent recently filled in for DJ Clue on the radio station, Power 105.1 in New York, 50 essentially called him a useless rapper and said about his newest track, "I Won't Tell" featuring J.Holiday, "Fat Joe just sucks...If you just muted his vocals and let him (J.Holiday) sing on the track, everyone would like the song." 50 continued to say that it's all right though because "he only gave us two verses that time, usually he kills us with the third verse - but we were saved this time, he only gave us two." Fat Joe responded by saying that he wants to fight 50 and offered to fight him plenty of times over the four years that they've been going back and forth, "I just wanna bust those new teeth out his (expletive) mouth." (LOL)...soon after Fat Joe said his piece, 50 came right back 50 and the G-Unit also came out with a couple of tracks directed towards Fat Joe - they really are making him not right now, Joe might wanna push his album back so he could add a few diss tracks on it so even more people could cop it...just food for thought. Oh, and I don't know if Fat Joe would really want to fight 50, I mean, 50 has Floyd Mayweather (the generation's best boxer) in his corner, I don't know how good it looks for Joe, but like he said, he's a warrior. Fat Joe and 50 go back and forth G-Unit - "I'm Leavin" G-Unit - "Rider pt.2" (Cameo by Papoose) Additionally, there is a rumor out that suggest that while 50 Cent will be with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 30 at the WWE's (aka WWF for my generation)Wrestlemania XXIV, Fat Joe plans to confront 50 Cent. That wouldn't be a good idea to crash their party with real violence to give hip-hop an even worse name. Apparently, Fat Joe's new album "Elephant in the Room" will only have 11 tracks. With album sales droppin week by week, more and more artists are trying to save money by only putting 11-12 tracks on their LPs - Fat Joe is no excuse -- but 50, Jay-Z, and Kanye are they had 18, 15, and 17 tracks on their albums, respectively. Additionally, not for nothing but it sounds like Lil Wayne and Rick Ross either had an influence on him for this album or ghostwrote some tracks or he just took their flow. Fat Joe "The Fugitive" (a decent track) Fat Joe feat. Lil Wayne "The Crackhouse" (decent track) Fat Joe - "Coca Baby" (pretty good) Fat Joe feat. DJ Khaled & Cool and Dre"Get it for Life" (pretty good) Fat Joe feat. Swizz Beatz - "Drop"(pretty good) Fat Joe feat. J. Holiday - "I Won't Tell" (pretty good) Fat Joe "K.A.R. Kill All Rats" (ehh) Fat Joe "300" (alright) Fat Joe - "Preacher on a Sunday Morning" (good) Fat Joe - "Thank God for that White" (alright)

Lakers Establish Themselves as a Major Contender

The amount of substantial moves in the NBA this season has been the most that I've seen in recent years. It proved just how important superstars are to their franchise on and off the court, and probably most importantly when owners look at their revenue.

• First, Kobe Bryant threatened to leave, almost everyone expected him to opt out after this year - he was begging for help - and he got it. The additions of Trevor Ariza and Pau Gasol and the arrival of Andrew Bynum makes the first place L.A. Lakers a real threat in the league. They also have pretty good wing players in Luke Walton and Lamar Odom. Let's hope that Bynum doesn't rush his comeback and when he does comeback, he's back at 100% - the kid is under 20 years old, I'm suspecting he'll be fine. The only thing this squad is missing is a proven solid PG and the sky will be the limit for the Lakeshow. Things have just been working in their favor, give those guys a A+.

• The ultimate losers this season have to be the Memphis Grizzlies. Yup, the Memphis Grizzlies, not the Miami Heat or the New York Knicks - the Memphis Grizzlies. They're obviously planning a reconstruction and their management seems to be in shambles ever since Jerry West (one of the best GMs to bless the front office) stepped down. Whenever you lose Pau Gasol, but "gain" Kwame Brown...you've got a major problem. D

• The Miami Heat made a move they had to make - or did they? The trade was excellent in the aspect of giving up not so much for a lot. Shaq is on the horizon of retirement but still poses a threat to anyone in the paint, can still grab boards, defense is still there, and rarely anyone is going to want to challenge him the paint. Shawn Marion is the most underrated superstar in the league, the guy does everything well and will provide a great dose of everything that the Heat needs and Marcus Banks is good, too - it's just difficult playing behind Steve Nash and Barbosa for much of the beginning stages of your career. I'm expecting the Heat to develop decent chemistry but they still need a big man - maybe their hoping Earl Barron to be their Andrew Bynum. B+

• The Atlanta Hawks made a good move that will put them in serious post-season contention by acquiring PG Mike Bibby from the Hawks for four players including Tyronn Lue, former starter Anthony Johnson and sophomore Shelden Williams. But Bibby is recently coming off of an injury and hasn't been able to put it all together like he used to. We'll see how the talented Hawks all play together, it would be good to see them put it all together for once. B

• The San Antonio Spurs made their usual close to nothing move by getting rid of Francisco Elson and acquiring Kurt Thomas. B-

• In another "ask and you shall receive" situation, Lebron James got some much needed help in Cleveland by adding Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, and Delonte West to their roster. Defensively, this is a great improvement for the Cavs. As far as the "O" goes, let Lebron take care of all of that. B

• The Supersonics simply got nothing in return for what they gave, Donny Marshall and Ira Newble, giving Kevin Durant even less support...C-

• The Nets gave up a proven superstar that helps everyone around his excel for a few role players and a retiree. This now puts more pressure on Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter to make the team theirs and carry them to wherever they lead them. B-

• The Suns acquired Shaq for Shawn Marion...not a good trade for the Suns, Shaq will inevitably get injured and that'll be the end of that...there's no D.Wade on the Suns. C

• The Kings don't have a quality PG now with the exception of Anthony Johnson (if you want to call that quality) and John Salmons, who is always good for 5 turnovers per game. C

• The Mavs definitely upgraded, their offense will flow like the days when they had Steve Nash on their squad, but now inside presence is a bigger issue than ever. B+

• The Bulls got it all wrong by getting rid of Joe Smith and Ben Wallace for Drew Gooden and Larry Hughes - Hughes can't do anything on the court that no other guard on Chicago can and Ben Wallace and Joe Smith for Drew Gooden is just plain wrong. C

We'll see what the future holds for all of these teams, it's going to be an exciting second half of the NBA season

The O'Reilly Factor

Bill O'Racist-I mean O'Reilly

...And I'm not talking about the Fox News show. Instead, I'm talking about how majestic it is that this man still has a job after his over the top blatant racists comments on the regular - might I add. Anywhere from suggesting population control for minorities so that Whites can stay the majority, to his condescendingly racist comments about restaurant customers in Harlem, it is no secret that Mr. O'Reilly is a racist. Recently, O'Reilly accused Sen. Barack Obama's wife of being unpatriotic and said "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there is evidence, hard facts that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels - that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever - then that's legit...We'll track it down." But what makes it worse is because other people in that same position, don't get away with it - we've seen the Golf Channel reporter, Kelly Tilghman say that the only way Tiger Woods' opponents would have a chance of beating him would be to "lynch him in a back alley." Woods forgave her and didn't take much offense, Tilghman was suspended. Great controversy has surrounded idiots that like to flaunt nooses and they've all been reprimanded but how come Bill O'Reilly gets away with so many of his racist remarks and doesn't get punished. I yearn for the day he publicly confronts Blacks or any other ethnic group on the streets. Michelle Obama originally said she hasn't been more proud of this country until now, here is the clarification. Bill O'Reilly Quotables (as late as 2003, I'm sure a lot more crazy comments has surfaced from then)

• "Does anyone know where the Best Men are? I hope they're not in the parking lot stealing our hubcaps." (the Best Men are a performing group who live in the inner city of Washington D.C.)

• On Immigration: We'd save lives because Mexican wetbacks, whatever you want to call them, the coyotes--they're not going to do what they're doing now, all right, so people aren't going to die in the desert."

• "The most unattractive women in the world are probably in the Muslim countries."

• On Black athletes suing over minimum academic standards for college participation "Look, you know as well as I do most of these kids come out and they can't speak English."

• "We have black leaders in this country who blame everything on whitey, everything's the system's fault, and that gives a built-in excuse to fail and act irresponsible. 'Oh, I can't get a job. Whitey won't let me,' or 'I can't get educated. The teachers are bad, so I'm going to go out and get high and sell drugs. That's the only way we can make money here.' You know what I mean? And it's a vicious cycle."

• (America)"must realize that racial demonization is now organized and well-funded, and it will not end until everyday people begin condemning it." He wasn't talking about himself, though; he was referring to critics who label him a racist.

Ralph Nader Will Create Madness by Joining It

Green Party Pioneer, Ralph Nader has decided to run for President...again. When will this guy ever learn that he can't win? Although he's making a stand by running and maybe even making a few people proud, by him joining the madness that is the Presidential election, will he create even more madness? There are some pundits that believe that the soon to be 74-year-old Nader won't have too much of an influence on either the voters or nominees, but it is easy to see differently, especially in November. Voters who will vote for Nader will more than likely be Independent, Green Party, and radical left wing Democrats - all voters who would have formerly voted for a Democrat. By Nader joining the race, he can take those voters away from the Democrats and also those who are undecided - all while not effecting right-wing voters at all. This could turn ugly. The two Democrats running seem to put up a facade as if they aren't worried about what could possibly happen - but it would be foolish and naive to think that they aren't thinking about it and might even alter their focus and speeches to rope the voters who would vote for Nader in, pleading for them to vote for someone who has a chance. Quotables:

• "He thought that there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush and, eight years later, I think people realize that Ralph did not know what he was talking about. My sense is that Mr. Nader is somebody who, if you don't listen and adopt all of his policies, thinks you're not substantive."- Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)

• "It is very unfortunate...I remember when he ran before. It didn't turn out very well for anybody -- especially our country. This time I hope it doesn't hurt anyone. I can't think of anybody that would vote for Sen. McCain who would vote for Ralph Nader. Obviously, it is not helpful to whoever our Democratic nominee is. But, you know, it is a free country."- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)

• "I think it always would probably pull votes away from the Democrats and not the Republicans, so naturally, Republicans would welcome his entry into the race." Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AK)

According to CNN.com, Nader encouraged people to look at his campaign Web site, www.votenader.org, which he said discusses issues important to Americans that Obama and Sen. John McCain "are not addressing."

Quick Notes

Sorry I've been gone for over a week...I don't even have a plausible explanation for it. I took the week off from work so that I can focus more on a collegiate competition that I have coming up starting next Thursday (which reminds me that I have to type up a final resolution) and my weekly class schedule isn't too tough - there really is no excuse. I feel especially bad because I have some good people on my team that big me and my work up...it is well appreciated. But the week wasn't too unproductive for me, I met a revolutionary interdisciplinary writer and performer, Coco Fusco. If you're not familiar with - get familiar at, www.cocofusco.com. To make a long story short, Coco spoke about the roles of American troops of women in interrogations in Iraq as a response to what late British feminist Virginia Wolff said about females who serve in the army don't do much. Overall, it was a good, moving performance that definitely made her audience think. Music and Entertainment

• R&B artist Ne-Yo or Neyo was arrested for speeding, driving recklessly and without a valid license - nothing ridiculous or crazy from the singer/songwriter, but we did find out why he always wears a hat:

Need I say more?

• Ne-Yo wasn't the only R&B artist that got arrested recently, rising artist, J-Holiday was arrested and charged with drug possession at around 10:30 PM when a pair of Maryland State Troopers pulled his car over because they smelled and saw marijuana.

• In case y'all haven't heard, R. Kelly is at it again! But this time with music industry vet. George Daniels' daughter, Maxine. Daniels was formerly a good friend of Kelly's and obviously disapproved of his relationship with his daughter. The daughter, a.k.a. Maxine, is 20 years younger than the 41-year-old, Kelly. According to Los Angeles Radio Station, Poppa Daniels said, "He crossed the line with my daughter...It didn't get to the extreme of that [sex tape] video or else I wouldn't be here, if you know what I'm talking about." (He's saying that if it would've been that extreme, he would've done something to be in jail right now instead of doing the interview for those that didn't catch on). Kells said that the relationship between the two was set up by Maxine's mother, and wife of George, Regina - stating that Regina gave her daughter his private phone number. But Maxine said that it was Kelly that gave it do her, and she also took full responsibility for everything that went down stating that she "was caught up in his charming and generous ways." Finally, the camp of the R&B star said that the team of Regina Daniels' reached his camp about a "healthy" six-figure settlement to make it all go away quietly. Regina denies that claim, stay tuned as the soap opera will surely continue.

• I'm not going to take up too much time or space on this one, but, R&B living legend, Patti LaBelle is putting her wonderful vocals aside to create a new line of wigs and hair pieces. According to EURweb.com, the LaBelle collection will feature nine styles of hair designed by the legend herself - the pieces are 100% human hair. It will be available exclusively in the Especially Yours catalog and available on their website, www.especiallyyours.com

• Sticking to R&B stars that are trying new things, 21-year-old Mario is putting the mic down for now and has joined a list of celebrity contestants of the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars." Other notable names that are joining the singer (whose album was very good, just not promoted right, by the way) are comedian Adam Corolla, actor Steve Guttenburg (can't wait to see that!), actress and ex-wife of two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, Shannon Elizabeth, former Olympic Gold winner figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, and Tennis Hall of Famer and stab victim, Monica Seles.

• Another R&B star making the switch includes the beautiful Mya (who can get the treatment) will start acting in the Broadway play, Chicago starting in May.

• Nas, love him or hate him, is one of the most respected rap/hip-hop artist to ever step in the studio and as all hip-hop heads now, his next album will be one of much controversy, entitled "Nig**r" but one of the producers one the album is one that doesn't get as much respect as he deserves is DJ Khalil (KHALIL not KHALED). Khalil is a staff producer for Dr. Dre and is very excited for what should be Nas' first single - a recycled song, "What It Is." Khalil recently held a public listening on some of his tracks. Check out the video:

DJ Khalil gives a Sneak Peek at new Nas

Nas What it is first listen Dj Khalil by Bounce2dis

• New Danity Kane track, "Damaged." A few notes: the track is pretty good, more of the melody that they have developed as opposed to the actual lyrics, I still want to hear that track that the dudes keep previewing, that sounds like it should be good. I hope that they get a name, though - having them known as "The Band" is pretty demeaning, LOL, and is a testament to the longevity that Diddy think that they will have.

• I remember back in the day when I used to be a HUGE WWF(now called WWE) wrestling fan, me and my entire family used to watch it religiously. I've separated myself from it when I turned a teenager but now I found myself watching it recently because of the best boxer in the world, pound for pound king, Floyd Mayweather Jr. made a special appearance on WWE's Pay-Per-View event, "No Way Out" and got in to it with 7 foot, 400 pound wrestler, nicknamed "The Big Show". Apparently, Floyd was defending a wrestler that "Big Show" was beating up, Floyd entered the ring and stood face-to-torso with the Big Show. The Big Show then got on his knees to mock Floyd when Floyd hit him with a three-piece that legitimately broke Big Show's nose. Floyd, by the way, is barely 5'8 (reppin hard for the shorter fellas). Floyd will face the Big Show, who was ironically training to be a boxer before that fell through in "WrestleMania" on March 30 - that should be quite the spectacle.

• Finally, some "A-list" celebrities were among over 100 people to be recommended to get an immediate Hepatitis A exam after a Bartender at a West Village Bar in New York City was infected. Among the big names were, Ashton Kutcher (who was there celebrating his 30th birthday), wifey Demi Moore, and Madonna. Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by a virus and is spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with traces of fecal matter from an infected person, the department said. Symptoms include jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea.

Quick Weekend Notes

• First, our condolences to the family and friends of Rep. Tom Lantos, who was a holocaust survivor who escaped the Nazis twice as a teenager, and was the only survivor to serve in Congress - he was 80.

• There were two high school shooting in Memphis over the last week, the most recent one happened today, when a 17-year-old student shot a 19-year-old senior twice over an argument. The suspect shot the victim in gym class, the victim is in critical condition. The other shooting happened at a different school last Monday, Feb. 4 - when a student shot another student in the leg - no critical injuries were reported. Both students were detained and will more than likely be charged.
• Without getting into too much detail, Yahoo! Inc. respectfully rejected Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid to take over the company, deeming in inadequate. Word is that Yahoo! is in talks with AOL about a possible merger.

• Another lawsuit is coming out of former B2K member Raz-B's team. First, he was supposed to press charges on his prime producer/manager Chris Stokes for raping him and others - the suit was dropped a day later...nope, that's not shady at all. But this time, Raz-B's lawyers are out for blood against the team of boxing great Floyd Mayweather. According to Raz-B's lawyers, the security team of Mayweather beat Raz-B's brother, Ricky Romance, to a bloody pulp outside of a Grand Rapids, MI hotel - where Mayweather was holding his weekend extravaganza "The Mayweather Experience." Let's see if they fold if/when an athlete puts the pressure on them.

• To keep it on boxing, two big time welterweight prospects were in action this past weekend. Paul "The Punisher" Williams, who was coming off of a win against highly touted contender, Antonio Margarito, was in action against contender Carlos "Indio" Quintana, who is coming off of a loss to one of the tops in the division, Miguel Cotto. Paul Williams is a 6'1 welterweight - which means that at 6'1 - he fights at 147 pounds - he would easily be the favorite in any welterweight fight with exception only to one with either Floyd Mayweather or Miguel Cotto - but the hype was put to a stop as Quintana pulled off the upset, by winning an Unanimous Decision over the former WBO champ. The defense of Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) wasn't there and both he and Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) were sluggish, but the southpaw Quintana won the fight on straight lefts over the right arm of fellow southpaw Paul Williams. The scorecards read 115-113 (twice) and 116-113. Paul needs a rematch ASAP to prove that it was just an off night, and then he needs to move up in weight, it just looks very awkward to have a 6'1 athlete weigh 147 pounds in today's day. In the co-feature, undefeated prospect Andre Berto forced Michael Trabant to quit on his stool after six rounds of punishment, Berto moves to 21-0, 18 KOs, Trabant falls to 43-3-1, 19 KOs. Mega fights are in the future for Berto, I want to see him fight one more "average" boxer than move up to face Zab Judah.
• Lastly, big-ups to allhiphop.com, which is where I found this next clip, of some reporters at Fox in Houston tried to sucker Bun-B of the legendary UGK into demeaning hip-hop culture, but Bun-B proves he's too smart for it, and addresses the issue of him back on the road without partner, Pimp C - R.I.P.

Grammy Notes

I'm not going to write too much about the Grammy's...yet, probably won't ever (I'm not too big of a fan - the way they approach urban culture is unprofessional and some events last night proved just that), nonetheless, it seemed to be quite the night. But there are a bunch of other happenings, especially in sports and politics. First and foremost, big ups to the homie Kanye for shutting down the Grammy orchestra for trying to rush him off stage. I know that it wasn't my imagination - they definitely gave him less time than other winners who made their acceptance speeches. And it just so happened that the only two winners that got the orchestra played over their speeches were Black and quite amazing at what they do. More importantly, they both resisted and did their thing! (What up Herbie Hancock!) << style="font-weight: bold;">This clip isn't the entire acceptance speech, but it definitely wasn't a long one: Easily the best performance of the night: In other Grammy news, (by the way, I think it should be noticed that when I spell the word "grammy" with a lowercase "g" apparently, it's a misspelled word, but when I spell it with a capital "G" it's correct...smh) Amy Crackhouse, I mean Winehouse performed via satellite - she actually did a good job, despite her apparent unawareness of where the camera was filming from and the twitches and steady grabs at her crotch. She won 5 "Grammies" including record of the year and songwriter of the year - the category in which my lovely future wife who doesn't know I exist, Corinne Bailey Rae got robbed. Amy's Acceptance However, some of the best, if not unusual, news happened on the red carpet - and I'm not talking about horrid dresses worn by Cher or about how great Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, and Corinne Bailey Rae looked, I'm talking about Nas' political statement...I don't know how I feel about his shirt, but I understand what he is trying to say. Two things to peep in this clip: Kelis and how scared and nervous the reporter is, she's getting a raise: Also, just to cap off a great weekend for Sen. Barack Obama - the Presidential hopeful won a Grammy! for Best Spoken Word Album for "The Audacity of Hope..." It's now or never.... Until then... Maybe next year, wifey.

Senator Obama speech in Richmond last night pts. 1-4

After a line of victories, Barack Obama celebrated in Richmond, Virgina - a state who votes along with Maryland, and Washington D.C. During this celebration, Sen. Obama, delivered yet another enlightening and igniting speeches. Critics call his words, just words - could he be too positive for politics? Pt.1 Pt. 2 Pt.3 Pt.4 (My personal favorite) I will post Senator Hillary Clinton's speech in Richmond, VA soon, as well. But it should be noted, that she didn't even mention Obama's name - nor did she acknowledge him by name. It was more about John McCain, but enlightening nontheless. Until then.

A Race to the Finish

Supporters indicate a big day for Obama.

Senator Obama swept the race to be the Democratic nominee in Washington (state), Nebraska, Louisiana, and the U.S. Virgin Islands yesterday, tightening his already snug race with Senator Clinton. The count for delegates stands at 1,139 for Senator Clinton and 1,106 for Senator Obama. 2,025 delegates are needed to win the nomination. The skinny jean-like tight race has brought some attention to the more than likely fact that a winner will not be announced until the Democratic Convention in late August. It also allows both candidates to focus on "superdelegates" which are elected officials and party leaders who will vote at the convention. Even more important, there are 796 of them, with the race being this close, even a portion of 796 is imperative to the two candidates. Both campaigns of the candidates are already focusing on the superdelegates by having big names in the world of government make phone calls to them. On the list for the people making the calls for the candidates are Madeline Albright (former Secretary of State under President Clinton I), President Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton [all in support of Hillary] as Tom Daschle, Gov. Janet Napolitano, and Senator John Kerry are among those making calls for Barack. Disheartening News for Obama Despite his recent surge in gaining support and votes across the country, the New York Times took a survey of these "superdelegates" about a week ago and the results were a bit lopsided, 204 pledged support for Sen. Clinton to only 99 for Sen. Obama. Although other surveys depicted Obama with more support than the New York Times indicated, I'm not quite sure if it is close to 204. "Superdelegates" include all Democratic governors and members of Congress, as well as officials and other prominent members of the party. Some said they were grappling with how to use their power if it comes into play, especially if their judgment does not match the will of a majority of voters - which might cause them to lose their own popularity and, in a way, disregarding the voice of the American people. Some Quotes from MSNBC about the issue of "Superdelegates"

• “My strong belief is that if we end up with the most states and the most pledged delegates from the most voters in the country, that it would be problematic for the political insiders to overturn the judgment of the voters." -Senator Obama
• “I think it is also important for superdelegates to think about who will be in the strongest position to defeat John McCain in November and who will be in the strongest position to ensure that we are broadening the base, bringing people who historically have not gotten involved in politics into the fold.” - Senator Obama

• “Superdelegates are, by design, supposed to exercise independent judgment, but, of course, if Senator Obama and his campaign continue to push this position, which is really contrary to what the definition of a superdelegate has historically been, I will look forward to receiving the support of Senator Kennedy and Senator Kerry.” - Senator Clinton

Many "superdelegates" said they would stay neutral as long as possible, hoping to be spared a decision. But, they said, they are prepared to step in and try to push the party to a decision as soon as the primaries are completed.

• “Once the primary season is over, I am hoping we will have a nominee. If those of us who are uncommitted can help bring that about, then I think we should try to do that.” Senator Cardin (D-MD)
• “I will not go through the summer, I can tell you that, without endorsing a candidate, I am not a big believer in smoke-filled rooms.” Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
• “My personal opinion is it would be a mistake and disastrous either way for the superdelegates — insiders, establishment politicians — to come along and overturn the expressed view of those pledged delegates,” Senator John Kerry (D-MA)

It's obvious that as Sen. Obama is streaking and making a run at taking the lead and eventual victory over Sen. Clinton when it comes to delegates, he might not be as fortunate if/when it comes down to superdelegates. I understand what they're saying though, it's sort of like, if the people choose one candidate by a narrow margin, why should we have so-called "superdelegates" overturn our voices? With that said, after a line of victories yesterday for Senator Obama, he had a great speech in Richmond, VA - whose primary will be held on Tuesday along with Maryland, and Washington D.C. In the speech, he spoke about an issue I haven't heard too many candidates speak about -- education - maybe that's why it hit me as hard as it did. Nonetheless, it was a goodie, I will post it separately. Until Then.

Super Tuesday Quick Notes

Super Tuesday came and went...and voters are still left in the same ambiguous puzzle as they were before the supposedly revealing day. On the right, it seems like John McCain is slowly pulling away from his opponents (Romney and Huckabee) with his seemingly moderate approach. It's a pretty tactical strategy for McCain because if/when he wins the Republican nomination and then tries to convince some Democrats to vote for him, it won't seem like he's switching it up or "flip-flopping" as much if he keeps this moderate approach. He's probably the best candidate on the right for the country. On the left, it is still a mess...an organized one, though. And it is very exciting (we never thought CNN could be so exciting). Sen. Clinton won by a little margin in both delegates and states, but the race is still very tight and anyone who is counting Senator Obama out, might just be setting themselves up for a big shock, (see Giants vs. Patriots, LOL). On Tuesday, McCain won 605 delegates, his closest competitor, Mitt Romney, won a mere 201 and Huckabee won 195. Overall, McCain leads with 707 delegates, and Romney is in second with 294. It takes 1,191 to win the Republican nomination. In other words, this race is all but over. I read a report of how if Sen. Clinton were to win the Democratic nomination, it could lead to a big mess of a Democratic Convention in Denver during August. I respectfully disagree with that, although Colorado might be an Obama state, Clinton has more support of her peers than that of Obama. The real mess at a convention will be the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minnesota during the beginning parts of September, because of the simple fact that McCain gets steady criticized for not being "conservative enough" by his peers and far right wing voters. A good portion of his supporters and those that have voted for McCain might just be Moderate Democrats who don't want to or aren't ready to see either a Woman or an 1/2 Black man as the President - so they'd rather vote for the closest Republican to their ideals. Both the woman and the 1/2 black man fared exceptionally well on Super Tuesday - it was a very tight race, as expected. Clinton won 784 on Tuesday, Obama won 758. The race was so tight, delegates in Missouri split among the two candidates evenly. The total count for Cinton is 1,045 and Obama has 960 - 2,025 is required to win the Democratic nomination. In other words, this race is far from over. Lastly, I find it terribly important for voters to acknowledge that no one is perfect, not even you, so voting for the candidate that is "most like you" is a bit stupid. I'm sure you wouldn't want the responsibility of running the "most powerful country in the world" nor do you want everyone to be the same, have the same mindset, do the same things - that, my friends, is communism. It is important that we vote for the candidate who is best for this country, for the good of Country - not just because he/she is just like me. It's one thing to be down to earth and to relate to a candidate but another to consider his/her ideals and intended policies. Make the right choice - don't put people who call Ronald Reagan a hero in office, or else it will be a repeat of the 1980s.

Head to Head: Sen. Clinton vs. Sen. Obama

For many of us, Super Tuesday is tomorrow and it is the first step to creating a much needed change to a country down and in dire need of help. Many of us are vexed and torn about who to vote for when it comes to the Democratic Nominee. For voters, there is no better way than to judge our candidates than to see how they react under pressure in a debate or to hear what they say and how they react to tough questions. We all need to be dedicated in getting out and voting. Many of us do not like the position that we are in today with the so-called leader we have today, our chance to begin changing it is tomorrow - it lies in our hands. For Democrats, the vote is between two candidates being that the third candidate (who is probably the right choice dropped out, for once, we can say that a candidate was neither Black enough or Woman enough - big props to my big bro Rob). On the Republican side, many of us have our minds made up: we don't want/need another Ultra-Conservative President in office - especially when they mention Ronald Reagan as a Republican/Conservative Hero - that's more of a reason for me to steer away from those guys. Although I'm only in my early 20's, I've still seen the after effects of what Reagan has done to the working class and Black community. (see, the Crack Epidemic, war on welfare, affirmative action, & war on poverty - disguised as a war on drugs). We still see these after effects as someone who gets locked up for a particular amount of possession of crack/cocaine gets at least 15 years in the pen - I'm not arguing against that, but when you compare that to White Collar Crimes and DUIs that murder people daily - and see these crimes get ignored or getting off by paying fines - the worst case scenario is they get 11 years in most cases - unacceptable. Here is a series of video-clips of the Democratic Debate between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton last Thursday. Be informed, Be educated, Be aware. Introductions On the Effects Illegal Immigration on the Economy On the Chances of being each other's VP Paying Homage to the Good Guy Quick Notes

• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) has endorsed
• Sen. John McCainSen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama
• Maria Shriver (Arnold's wife) endorsed Sen. Barack Obama

Final Thoughts Be informed and do the right thing. Don't hesitate to use your resources to find out more information on candidates, do whatever is necessary.

Super Bowl XLII First, congrats the to New York Giants last night - no one thought they could do it, except themselves. They definitely played their asses off - never underestimate the strength of heart -real talk. A few things that no one would have imagined -especially this time last year: 1) The Giants would make it to the Super Bowl 2) The Giants would make it to the Super Bowl minus Tiki Barber AND Jeremy Shockey 3) Tom Coughlin still had a head coaching job in the NFL 4) Eli Manning - Super Bowl MVP!? It all seems a little too good to be true and I'm interested in seeing what the off-season brings for the G-Men besides huge raises for all of them. Let's just hope that they stay hungry and don't get ahead of themselves like their opponents last night. The Patriots blew that game because they know that they didn't play like they should have and not as hard as they should have. Retrospect is only 20/20. I can't lie though, I did want to see perfection - (it's such a pretty word with even better meaning) and my homie Randy Moss do it up big - but I'm definitely not mad at the G-Men they did it up and they definitely deserve it - if anyone. P.S. I still say fire Tom Coughlin, LOL, their Def. Coordinator will be a head coach very soon, trust that. Battle of the Titans (Microsoft vs. Google II) In case you haven't heard, Microsoft has bid $42 billion to take over Yahoo! Inc. in order to compete with Google as the world's leading search engine and advertising haven. But critics oppose Microsoft's bid, arguing that it'll lead to a Microsoft monopoly...complementing their unethical practices of getting consumers to add many of their products while they only want to add one. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Google owns about 75% of the market and the Microsoft takeover would only enhance competition because it won't be able to eliminate Google. Not yet, at least. Google argues that if/when Microsoft takes over - they will have too much control over the internet and that Microsoft will be able to hinder internet freedom as consumer automatically be directed to adding their e-mail and instant messenger softwares. Yahoo Inc. said that they will closely examine Microsoft's bid. The battle has gotten to serious that Google CEO called Yahoo CEO to try to persuade him not to accept the bid. An interesting twist to this is that last year, Google bought Double Click Inc. for $3.1 billion and Microsoft tried to protest it, deeming Goggle an internet monopoly - it was unsuccessful in the U.S. Best Super Bowl XLII Commercials #8 Who: Audi - "Godfather commercial" Why: The car is very sexy w/ a spook of a classic to compliment.

#7 Who: Bud Light - "Wine and Cheese" Why: Bud Light always brings the heat (no pun intended for those that saw the "Breathe Fire commercial - it was just OK in my opinion)

#6 Who: Tide - "Talking Stain" Why: Don't Wear Dirty Clothes

#5 Who: Diet Pepsi Max - "What is Love" Why: Hilarious

#4 Who: Planters - Unibrow Hottie

#3 Who: E*Trade - Baby Why: Possibly the Funniest of the Day

#2 Who: E*Trade - BabyII Why: Another funny

#1 Who: Doritos : Rat Trap Why: Another hit

Overall, it was probably a sub-par year in Superbowl Ads and commercials, but it was fun, to see all of the commercials, one by one. Go to http://sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads Also, DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE TOMORROW! GET FAMILIAR - I'LL BE POSTING A HEAD TO HEAD BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES LATER TO HELP US ALL OUT...UNTIL THEN.

IN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

I've never seen so many facials tattoos on a brotha.

I don't know where to start, there were a lot of happenings in the world of music and entertainment, and I don't go into too much detail about nothingness. First, as I wrote before Lil Wayne was arrested in Arizona after his tour bus was stopped by Border Patrol, they found various so-called "harmful" drugs and about $20,000 in cash on the bus. It was learned shortly thereafter that Wayne's DJ, DJ Taz Poe essentially called him out for being a junkie, and advised him to go to detox. Lil Wayne apparently went bananas calling him a bitch and speaking of how he will never accompany him again. THEN, it is said that Wayne, after 5 minutes, apologized to his DJ and thanked him for gifts and even performed "Go DJ"....I'm as confused as you are; don't do drugs. Speaking of junkies, on allhiphop.com, there is a video of a former G-Unit member calling out Young Buck for being a junkie, saying that he pretty much sniffed coke with him and what not. Check it out: http://allhiphop.com/stories/rumors/archive/2008/01/30/19207295.aspx The dude's name is D-Tay. Something had to prompt him to say these things, maybe its the fact that Young Buck has signed with Cash Money a few days ago.

Missy has always been years ahead of the game.

Staying on music, Missy Elliot is always flippin the game, always original - a true pioneer. Her next move, making a 3-D music video. Missy has been and will always be recognized as one of the most creative, influential, and original artists around - I'll write more when I know more. First Beyonce, now Rihanna!? Some pictures of Rihanna to be featured in FHM magazine have been photo shopped to make it look like she was posing in the nudie for the male magazine. Let's not forget what a fan did to Beyonce's photos.

FAKE!!! AUTHENTIC!!!

In other news, Tyra Banks is working on making another reality show to air on the CW network to be launched in the spring or summer. The show, which doesn't have a name yet as far as I'm concerned, is going to be a competition for who wants to be the Assistant Editor of a fashion magazine publication. Ken Mok, who is 1/2 of the team that brought "America's Next Top Model" to life, said that it for aspiring assistants who want to become assistant editors but have to prove that they have a fashionista sense of style in their swag. According to the Hollywood Reporter, contestants will have to complete a pair of challenges every episode - an individual challenge and a team challenge in which they have to submit a page for a mock edition of the magazine. Sort of like "The Devil Wears Prada" which was a good movie, I can sort of see myself digging this show, BUT, it is really no surprise that Miss Banks, with all due respect, a pioneer is modeling sure, but Journalism is simply not her thing - I don't think she has an ounce of subjectivity in her body, as she does nothing but center around herself. Does she have a clothing line by the way? If she does, maybe it'll give the show more substance - well, not maybe but it definitely will. There is a big difference between the people who come up with the ideas for the clothes and the people who just wear them and look pretty. This should be interesting. Additionally, "Pretty Boy" Floyd aka "Money" Mayweather is expanding his empire and his influence beyond the ring, as he always has, by combining a list of stars to participate in his upcoming "Mayweather Experience" festival next weekend in Grand Rapids, MI. On hand, Floyd will have Jadakiss, Styles, Swizz Beatz, and Soulja Boy, Kid Capri, and Shuana for his "King of the Ring" freestyle battle to be judged by the celebrities (let's just hope Soulja Boy isn't a judge) on the first day. The winner will win $10,000 and a possible record deal. On the second day, "Money May" will be having a basketball game that will feature Jadakiss, Bow Wow (who apparently got in a fight with security guards at his concert with Chris Brown - funny for a dude that ran from Toure of BET), Lloyd, Keyshia Cole, Chili, and Christina Milian. On the final day of the festivities, Mayweather will have Cedric the Entertainer on hand for a comedy show. Get your tickets at ticketmaster.com. And, expect a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya in September. Finally and most importantly, IF YOUR STATE IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUPER TUESDAY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES ON FEBRUARY 5TH, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE!!! Soon come.