LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL SUED?

Stemming from a song made in the year of 1992, Leaders Of A New School is being sued for copyright infringement. That’s right a song made over 19 years ago. Executives at the Drive-In Music Company say the track, “Case of the P.T.A.” on the group’s debut album is an illegal sample of the Dyke and The Blazers song “Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man.” The company claim that had no recollection of that information till recently. Drive-In Music Company is also filing suit against the group’s former home, Elektra Records.

TOSHIBA RECALLS 41,000 COMPUTERS

Toshiba has announced the voluntary recall of about 41,000 notebook computers worldwide at risk of overheating and burning users. The company has received 129 reports of the computers overheating and deforming the plastic casing around the AC adapter plug, according to the Product Safety Commission. Customers without Internet access are asked to contact the company for installation of the program.

MOVIE POSTER CAUSES PROBLEMS

Please check out the video below.

GUCCI & WAKA GIVE OUT SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Play Basketball & Hand Out School Supplies For The Kids In Queens, NY. Check out the video below.

CONVERSE OPEN GYM

The Philly Converse Open Gym at Girard College is this Saturday August 28, 2010. This event is free and open to all basketball players ages 10-18 male & female. All players will receive a free reversible converse open gym jersey ,there are 3 courts of non stop action, a live DJ , photo booth, barber on duty giving out free haircuts and random participants will be selected to test out converse footwear.

*10AM-12PM Session 1 AGES 10-12
*12PM-2PM Session 2 AGES 13-15
*2PM-4PM Session 3 AGES 16-18
*4PM-6PM Session 4 AGES OPEN PLAY

WYCLEF OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Recently the list of qualified candidates came in and Wyclef didn’t make the cut. It’s assumed that it was because of residency requirements (a candidate must have lived in the country for five consecutive years leading up to the election).

Following the news of his disqualification, Jean posted this open letter at the Huffington Post:

It is with a heavy heart that I tell you today that the board of elections in Haiti has disqualified me from my run for the presidency of the country. Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same. We must all honor the memories of those we’ve lost — whether in the earthquake, or at anytime — by responding peacefully and responsibly to this disappointment.

I was inspired to run for president because I know Haiti can become great with the right leadership, and I believe I could be that leader; but, ultimately, we must respect the rule of law in order for our island to become the great nation we all aspire for it to be.

I want to assure my countrymen that I will continue to work for Haiti’s renewal; though the board has determined that I am not a resident of Haiti, home is where the heart is — and my heart has and will always be in Haiti. This ruling just tells me that I can’t officially seek the office of president. More importantly, there is no one who can tell me to stop my work in Haiti, and there is no one who could. I think of my daughter, Angelina, and it makes me want to redouble my efforts to help give all the children in Haiti better days.

I also want to honor the memory of my father, a minister; I know that he would tell me that even though I’ve faced a setback, I must continue in all my good-faith efforts to help Haiti turn a corner to a better and brighter future. Do not think that my role in the future of Haiti is over; it’s just a different role than I had anticipated it to be.

Rest assured, this isn’t the end of my efforts to help improve my beloved country but only marks a new beginning.

Signed,
Wyclef Jean