The Ku Klux Klan recruits members in Atlanta

If there was any doubt in anyone's mind that racism was still alive, here's your answer. The KKK is still recruiting new members according to Fox News in Atlanta. Hip Hop Wired reports:

A tiny, well-kept suburb just 30 miles southwest of Atlanta appears to have a growing situation on their hands in the form of the Ku Klux Klan ramping up recruitment efforts in town. Residents of Newnan, GA found their quiet existence rattled by an appearance of flyers featuring a hooded Klansmen placed in a plastic bag appearing alongside Sunday newspaper circulars this past weekend. Residents were taken aback by the discovery.

“A little shocked in this day and time because of the neighborhood that we live,” said Elaine Beasley, an African-American resident, to My Fox Atlanta, who broke the news. According to census records, Newman reports the majority of its residents as white, with a near equal number of African-Americans dwelling in the suburb as well. My Fox Atlanta followed up by calling the contact number found on the flyers.

Reaching out to Frank Acona, supposed leader of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the news outlet was met with a smug reaction to flyers and their distribution. “I've had hundreds of calls to the Traditionalist American Knights hotline thanking us for the flyers we put out, telling us they appreciate us, and that makes it all worthwhile,” said Acona. He also feigned ignorance as to who was behind the printing and distributing of the literature in Newman, only saying it was from his website.

The homeowners association attempted to retrieve the offensive documents, but their efforts came too late and news spread quickly. Universally, Newman residents were appalled by the bold gesture although fears were certainly stirred up in the hearts of the town's Black residents.

“You should be able to work and live without fear,” Elaine Beasley later said.

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KKK Recruitment Flyers Left at Newnan Homes: MyFoxATLANTA.com

Max B denied appeal

Some unfortunate news in the case of Max B. The Harlem rapper has been denied an appeal in his murder case. Hip Hop Wired reports:

[T]he Harlem rapper was denied his last ditch appeal and must spend at least the next 30 years in prison, as reported by RapDose. He will not be eligible for parole until November 9, 2042.

Max, born Charlie Wingate, has been in a New Jersey prison since 2009 after he was convicted for his role in a 2006 robbery-homicide where David Taylor was killed. Wingate, who denies his involvement in the incident, was convicted of nine of 11 counts of conspiracy, murder and robbery charges and given a 75-year-sentence. Authorities allege Max sent his ex-girlfriend and stepbrother to rob two men at a New Jersey Holiday Inn. During the robbery, Taylor was shot execution style, and later died.

Freeway Ricky Ross calls Rozay a 'complete idiot'

In the latest in the saga of "Freeway" Ricky Ross vs Rozay, Ross reveals that the judge in California has made the new trial a public trial. Hip Hop Wired reports:

The case—which was originally thrown out in 2010—has been reopened in California with a new trial date set for early May in Los Angeles. While talking to The Boombox, the original Ricky Ross, and reformed ex-drug kingpin, laid into the Maybach Music Group mogul, who the OG feels is “spitting in people's faces” by creating a false past and that he will eventually find his career in the dump if he doesn't rectify the situation.

“I think he's a complete idiot,” said Freeway Ricky Ross in the interview. “It's a disgrace for me to have someone like this with my name. He doesn't know what the name stands for, or how I got my name. He thinks that this name belongs to some big mafia guy who don't care about nothing but himself and really, he's just a pig.”
When asked why Hip-Hop embraces the Miami rapper, the original Ross states that many rappers in the industry today are just as phony as he is.
“Well, most of them are just like he is,” he continued. “I sold drugs because I thought that was my only option. I know what it's like not to have food in the refrigerator. These guys come from good backgrounds… To have somebody who went to college and whose moms had a good job then turn around and claim poverty and illiteracy, it's totally ludicrous.”

With the trial date around the corner, “Freeway” says that the judge has decided to make this a public trial, which means that as soon as the final ruling is made, Ross will publically release the rapper's deposition that made him lose what little respect he had for the MMG head honcho.

“I can't wait, so everyone can see what a clown he is,” he stated. “When they get to see some of the things he says on camera ... I couldn't believe some of the things he said on camera. Let the world see it.”

Trae The Truth signs to Grand Hustle

With every rap imprints jocking for a position of power in the business, this is one of the only recent signings we agree with. Houston native, Trae the Truth has been signed to T.I.'s, Grand Hustle. Peep the video:

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Jim Jones was arrested two times in two days

Dipset representative Jim Jones has fallen on a string of misfortune, dealing with trumped up charges. Allhiphop reports:

According to reports, Jones was arrested in Manhattan for driving with a suspended license.

According to TMZ.com, he was originally a passenger in the seat of the car, and not the driver.

His driver stopped to pick up something from a store.

Police approached Jones and asked him to move the vehicle.

When he moved the car, he was pulled over and taken into custody for driving with a suspended license.

Jones’ reps have denied the claims and said that the arrest was the result of a glitch in the computer system.

Just three days earlier, Jones was taken into custody after a shouting match that turned into a violent melee, ending an event hosted by Diddy at the MGM Grand Foxwoods.

In that incident, Jones was charged with second-degree breach of peace, inciting a riot, and resisting arrest.

XXL releases the "2012 Freshman Class" cover

Months after the nominees for the 2012 freshman class had been announced, XXL finally releases the winners. Allhiphop reports:

This year, in addition to the XXL staff choosing nine of the cover’s 10 artists, the fans were able to decide who would be the final lyricist chosen.

On the webpage featuring this year’s “class”, the magazine wrote, “in the past five years that XXL has been picking Freshman classes, never once has making the list been easy. This year included. Similar to 2011, the hype around the Freshmen Class has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, surprising even us with its popularity. For this class the buzz began earlier than ever, four months before the cover was even shot. And it seemed like everyone had a list. From subdued music fans to diehard rap junkies, from Twitter stalkers to industry heavies and featherweights, folks wanted their list to be the XXL list. We listened, asked opinions, took notes.”

The lucky 10 to make this year’s cover includes Future, Kid Ink, Danny Brown, French Montana, Macklemore, Don Trip, Machine Gun Kelly, Hopsin, Iggy Azalea, and Roscoe Dash.

We here are definitely glad to see Don Trip make the list! Congratulations to the 2012 Freshman Class!

Tyga allegedly dropped the dime on Chris Brown in Florida

One thing I always tell people, if you're going to do some dirt, you have a better chance of getting away with it if you do it by yourself. Well, it seems as if this is a lesson Chris Brown is going to learn the hard way. According to new reports, Tyga recently pulled a Kobe Bryant over the incident that took place involving Chris Brown in Miami. The Miami Herald reports:

Gossip Extra hears that Brown’s fellow rapper Tyga, who was at the scene of the incident, told police Brown got hot under the collar when he saw two female fans snapping his picture on their cellphones. Brown assumed the photos, taken outside Cameo nightclub in South Beach, would end up on the Internet, according to the Gossip Extra report.

Why would that be bad? Because, Tyga told police, Brown was taking two groupies home — not good when one is trying to hook back up with one’s high-profile ex-girlfriend.

Tyga told detectives: “The guy’s trying to get back with Rihanna, and he knows that wouldn’t happen if the photos ended up online,” said the source, who asked to remain anonymous.

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As Brown worked his way through throngs of bystanders that night on South Beach, Brown allegedly ordered one of his two bodyguards to make two women stop http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifphotographing him.

“Chris kept telling him: ‘Erase the mother******* pictures,’ ” the law enforcement source said. “ ‘Those photos can’t get out there.’ ”

The bodyguard obliged, then returned the phone.

But according to the police report, from the back of his black Bentley, Brown grabbed fan Christal Spann’s iPhone, called her the B-word and closed his window as the car rolled away.

Police have requested that the Miami-Dade County State Attorney issue an arrest warrant for Brown, which had yet to be done Saturday night.

Read more here: www.miamiherald.com

And now for a ghetto public service announcement:

Chris Brown accused of "robbery by snatching" in Miami

In attempt to stay off some one's blog post, Chris Brown making himself a headline. Apparently, he snatched some girl's phone in Miami after she took a picture of him. TMZ reports:

A rep for the Miami Beach PD tells TMZ, 24-year-old Christal Spann filed a police report Sunday (below) for "robbery by snatching" -- claiming she followed Chris and rapper Tyga out of Cameo nightclub early in the morning (see photo above) ... and snapped a picture of Chris getting into his Bentley.

Christal told cops ... Chris flipped out when he saw her camera phone-- then grabbed it through the car window, saying, "Bitch, you ain't going to put that on no website."

According to the police report, Chris then rolled up his window and drove off -- $500 iPhone in hand.

A rep for the Miami Beach PD tells us, no arrests have been made and no warrant has been issued yet. We're told the incident is currently under investigation.

BTW, Chris is still on probation for the Rihanna beating and if he's arrested he could be thrown in jail on a probation violation.

Calls to Chris' reps were not returned.

Dirty Rotten Radio's 10 Hottest MCs of 2012

MTV has their list, Dirty Rotten Radio has theirs:

10) Fabolous
9) Royce Da 5'9
8) Big KRIT
7) Kendrick Lamar
6) 2 Chainz
5) Don Trip
4) J. Cole
3) Common
2) Kanye/Jay-Z
1) Young Jeezy

DMX stops by Power 105's The Breakfast Club

Yonkers rap legend, DMX has an amazing rap sheet both in music and in the jail system. Though in the past few years, his career has been marred by drug addiction, legal issues and label problems. Since his release, DMX's name has been all over the blogosphere. This morning X stopped by Power 105 to chop it up with the Breakfast Club.

During the interview, he was able to touch on a number of subjects. He recounted the story of when he got arrested for impersonating a federal agent, how Jay-Z stalled his career before he left Def Jam. When the Breakfast Club started asking him about the current state of hip hop, the interview got interesting. The dog said he thinks J Cole is "nice", he and Wayne "got a good relationship", he's "not impressed" by Rick Ross and he "doesn't like anything" about Drake. Peep the video, it's pure comedy:

WWE Champion, CM Punk chellenges Chris Brown to a charity fight

This is a weird feud seeing as how it started out of nowhere and the two parties have no immediate connection to one another. But, WWE Champion CM Punk decided to bait Chris Brown after he successfully defended his championship after this past Sunday's Pay Per View event. Punk tweeted

To which Brown responded:

More recently, Punk released a video to respond to Brown's accusations and challenging the singer. Peep the video:



And in response, Brown took back to his Twitter saying: