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50 Cent and Universal sued for pushing "gangsta" life
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Sphere NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hip hop mogul 50 Cent, Universal Music Group and several of its record labels were sued on Wednesday for promoting a "gangsta lifestyle" by a 14-year-old boy who says friends of the rapper assaulted him.
The lawsuit filed by James Rosemond and his mother, Cynthia Reed, says Universal Music Group -- owned by Vivendi SA -- and its labels Interscope Records, G-Unit Records and Shady Records, bear responsibility for the assault because they encourage artists to pursue violent, criminal lifestyles.
The lawsuit also names 50 Cent -- whose real name is Curtis Jackson -- Violator Management, Violator CEO Chris Lighty, Tony Yayo, a rapper and a member of 50 Cent's G-Unit hip hop group, and Lowell Fletcher, an employee of Yayo.
All defendants declined to comment.
Rosemond says he was assaulted on a Manhattan sidewalk in March 2007 by four men including Yayo and Fletcher.
The lawsuit claims Rosemond was targeted because he was wearing a T-shirt by Czar Entertainment, a management company that represents The Game. The Game is a former G-Unit rapper who fell out with the group and had become a rival rapper.
In February, Yayo, whose real name is Marvin Bernard, pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to ten days of community service. Fletcher pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and was sentenced to 9 months in jail.
"The members of G-Unit, including defendants Yayo and 50 Cent, encouraged, sanctioned, approved and condoned its members threatening violence, and or engaging in violent acts in furtherance of its business," the lawsuit said.
The attack on Rosemond was intended to "promote and maintain Yayo and 50 Cent's 'gangsta' image," which was "promoted, marketed and advertised" by record labels.
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Pastor Manning----------"Obama is trash!"
The controversial pastor was a guest on the i955fm.com radio show yesterday. In the broadcasted web hook up Pastor Manning spoke with host George Umbala Joseph about his recent remarks to his congregation concerning Senator Obama. Pastor Manning, when asked about the effect such a fleshcutting remark would or could have on the black population of Trinidad and Tobago showed no remorse. When asked if he would retract his comments he revelled in the fact that such a statement could destroy Mr. Obama's chance at being elected. He further added that Senator Obama is possessed by a demonic spirit.and went on to dehumanise his parents. Although there are some valid points made by Pastor Manning, in particular where he states that black people need to take more control of their future by removing some of that power from white folks, I find it difficult to understand what relevance Mr. Obama's bloodline has to do with the task at hand. I shudder when I think of the pride our young men and women feel when they see this young brilliant black man, only to have him dehumanized by another black. As a matter of fact, Pastor Manning's ethnicity is also questionable because to me he does look mixed. My recommendation to the members of Atlah Church is to find themselves a "purely 100% black pastor.
Ecc 5:1....Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Thurs Apr 10 '08.
