ON THE SHOW MONDAY NIGHT!!!

There's a lot to be covered on Monday night on the Jumpoff!!!

first off, we (Riske & I) spent the inaugural weekend of the Naturals at the Arvest Ballpark...


good times whatnot...the game's a lot better to watch in person then on TV...

Now for the meat of the matter:

MEN NOW ABLE TO GET BIRTH CONTROL SHOTS?

News.Com.Au

NEW Australian-developed contraceptive jab for men, taken four times a year, has been proven to be just as effective as birth-control pills for women.

Sydney researchers found the hormonal injection is a quick and reliable method of contraception for up to 95 per cent of males.

Until now, the only effective non-barrier contraceptive for men was a vasectomy, meaning that women tended to take on theresponsibility.

Now there is an alternative - but pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest in making it available to the public.

The new jab works by suppressing sperm output but does not have a permanent effect.

Made up of a combination of the hormones androgen and progestin - mostly testosterone - it needs to be administered every two to three months.

Researchers from the ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney and Concord Hospital studied 1756 men aged 18 to 51 and found the combined jab was quicker and more effective than an androgen-only version.

Associate Professor Peter Liu, co-author of the integrated analysis study, said he was disappointed pharmaceutical companies had pulled out of the project to develop a commercially available male contraceptive jab.

"I think there's a real need for it because I see a lot of couples where a female doesn't want to use or is intolerant to a female contraceptive pill or males who want to delay vasectomy" Professor Liu said.

"There are also couples who say it's not fair, why should (birth control) be up to the female? I hear that from both partners."

Research has been hindered by a shortage of government interest and funding.

"My perception is that people want it but it seems to be that somehow that isn't being heard at a government level," Professor Liu said.

"No one has really pushed this issue and I don't know why that is. Sometimes, the Government doesn't know what the community wants so the community has to tell them."

The jab is as effective as a vasectomy without the need for surgery or stopping sperm completely, according to the study which has been published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Medical Observer magazine.

"We conclude that androgen-progestin administration can suppress sperm output in a timely fashion to concentrations that are compatible with reliable contraception in most, but not all, men," the study authors wrote.

"The rate of suppression is comparable to that achieved after vasectomy."

The World Health Organisation is understood to be planning an international study to test a three-monthly androgen-progestin combination injection for men.

Countries such as China, where population growth is exploding, are expected to be among the biggest markets for the new jab.

WTF PT. 1
DAVE CHAPELLE MADE US DRESS UP IN KLAN OUTFITS!

Two troopers at the Sandusky post of theOhio State Highway Patrol nearly lost their jobs after one snapped a photo of the other dressed up in a Ku Klux Klan-like outfit and sent thepicture to another trooper.

The third trooper, who worked at theNorwalk post, was also in hot water for his role in the incident.

The picture was taken with a cell phone camera at the Sandusky post on Jan. 20, 2008 -- the day before the national holiday tohonor slain civil rights leader Dr. MartinLuther King Jr.

Troopers Eric E. Wlodarsky and Craig T. Franklin, who were both on duty at the time, told an investigator the picture was taken as a joke and modeled after a skit by comedian Dave Chappelle.

The investigation began when the highway patrol's Administrative Investigative Unit received an anonymous letter postmarkedJan. 22 from Mansfield.

In the letter were two photographs ofuniformed Franklin "in a handmade outfit, which resembles that worn by Ku Klux Klan"members, according to an interoffice memo.

Also included in the envelope was a note that read "Sergeant Wlodarsky on duty at theSandusky Post on January 20, 2008. What a way to represent the Ohio State Highway Patrol!"

Franklin, a 12-year veteran, is pictured "with a white cone sitting on his head, white paper mask with eye holes in front of his face and white cloth covering the shoulders," according to a patrol document.

The well-known KKK outfit with a white hood and mask is an iconic image of racism.

The report added that one can see equipment including "a handgun holster, vehicle audio microphone, double magazine holder, mace holder and radio as issued by the Ohio State Highway Patrol."

'WITH A JOKING INTENT'

Wlodarsky told an investigator he forwarded the picture via text message to Sgt. Jason P. Demuth at the Norwalk post.

Demuth forwarded the picture to dispatcher Gaby Highlander, who works at the Toledo post, according to an investigation by Sgt. Jeffrey P. Bernard.

Wlodarsky told an investigator there was "no malicious intent" behind the picture and Franklin was a "joker" and posed for the picture "with a joking intent."

Franklin, Wlodarsky, another trooper and a dispatcher were discussing MLK Day at thepost on the day the picture was taken.

Wlodarsky told the investigator it was "his bad" to allow Franklin to dress up in the Klan garb.

"Sgt. Wlodarsky said there was no specific reference to the outfit looking like KKK, but supposes it would to the average person," Bernard wrote in his report. "He said after Franklin had thrown the outfit away, he told Franklin the gesture was not the best thing to do at work or in general."

The idea to dress up in the Klan outfit was hatched from a skit done by Chappelle, a black male comedian, Franklin told Bernard. Bernard wrote in his report he was able to find the skit on the Internet.

Franklin told investigators he was in the outfit for about a minute and "truly sorry." He admitted "it was the wrong thing to do" and was "embarrassed that he did it," Bernard wrote in the report.

DISCIPLINARY MEASURES

Henry Guzman, director of Ohio Department of Public Safety, intended to fire both Wlodarsky and Franklin based on Bernard's investigation.

Thanks to their union contract, both were allowed to keep their jobs under a "last chance discipline agreement," following a pre-disciplinary hearing March 24.

The agreement provides an employee a last chance to correct his behavior. The employee can be fired if he violates patrol rules in the next two years. If an officer who enters into the agreement maintains a clean record for that period of time, record of the incident will be wiped from his record.

Both Wlodarsky and Franklin will be terminated if they violate rules of "conduct becoming an officer," a patrol spokesman said. He said conduct issues are "very broad."

Wlodarsky was demoted from sergeant to trooper and transferred to the Norwalk post. He can never be reassigned to the Sandusky post and must attend a diversity awareness class.

Franklin was placed on a five-day unpaid suspension. He must also attend diversity awareness training, according to patrol documents.

Demuth was given a one-day suspension for failing to report the incident to a supervisor and forwarding the photo to a subordinate.

"Obviously, we're extremely disappointed in the action of the three officers," said Lt. Shawn Davis, a spokesman for the patrol. "This kind of conduct cannot and will not be tolerated."

STATEWIDE REACTION

Thirteen troopers are assigned to the Sandusky post, which patrols highways in Erie and Ottawa counties. None of the 13 are black.

The patrol worked swiftly to investigate the incident, realizing the sensitivity of the issue, Davis said.

"It's not acceptable," he said. "That's why we took action."

Lt. Greg Greggila supervised Wlodarsky and Demuth at the Sandusky post.

"I've never had a problem with them, they are good officers," Greggila said. "They made a mistake and unfortunately they got what was coming to them as a result of that."

Greggila said neither man is a racist.

The state attorney general's office does not plan to look at the case as a potential hate crime, said spokesman Ted Hart.

"If a local police department or prosecutor asked us to look at it, that is something that we would take a look at," he said. "We would not step in on our own."

Gov. Ted Strickland knew of the picture, said Keith Dailey, a spokesman for the governor.

"The governor was extremely disappointed to learn of these troopers' actions," Dailey said, adding Strickland called the actions of the troopers "inappropriate" and "unacceptable."

None of the troopers had been in trouble prior to the Jan. 20 incident, according to documents released to the Register.

Wlodarsky was involved in a preventable patrol car crash when he ran into the rear of a semi truck that was stopped for a school bus. He was given a verbal reprimand for that incident.

The personnel records for Franklin and Demuth showed no entries prior to the KKK prank.

Davis could not recall any similar incidents at other patrol posts.

He said minorities should not lose faith in the patrol, despite the inflammatory nature of the picture.

"The integrity of the patrol is held to a high standard and is something that concerns us," Davis said. "These three (officers' actions) don't represent the 1,500 hard-working men of the highway patrol."

WTF PT. 2

DR. PHIL STICKIN HIS FAT ASS WHERE IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE...AGAIN!

Television talk show host "Dr. Phil" McGraw's show helped a central Florida teenager accused of taking part in a videotaped beating bond out of jail, a spokeswoman confirmed Saturday.

Staff members for the "Dr. Phil" talk show helped Mercades Nichols -- one of eight teens facing charges in the case -- post bond this weekend, McGraw spokeswoman Theresa Corigliano said in an e-mail.

"We have helped guests and potential guests in the past when they need financial assistance to come on the show -- assisting with clothing allowance, lost wages, accommodations, travel and necessities," Corigliano wrote. "In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines (re the bail being paid). These staff members have been spoken to and our policies reiterated. In addition, we have decided not to go forward with the story as our guidelines have been compromised."

Late Saturday night, Polk County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Wilder said only two of the eight teens remained jailed.

The eight teens, whose ages range from 14 to 18, face kidnapping and misdemeanor battery charges. Three also face a felony charge of witness tampering.

They are accused of participating in a violent beating of another teenager, which was videotaped and has now been viewed widely on national TV and the Internet.

A judge set bails ranging from $30,000 to $37,000 for each during their first court appearances Friday. The state attorney's office says all will be tried as adults.

McGraw drew criticism earlier this year when he confronted troubled pop star Britney Spears at the UCLA Medical Center during a stay at the facility.

At one point, McGraw had planned an episode of the "Dr. Phil" show about Spears, but quickly abandoned the idea. He has since apologized for discussing his visit publicly -- but not for going to see her.

IT'S THE END OF THE WEEKEND!!!!

PAC & BIGGIE STILL FORCES TO BE RECKONED WITH...

On any given night in any given city during any given hip-hop concert, there usually comes a point when the performer salutes hip-hop's most famous fallen heroes. It's a codified ritual. Audience members are instructed to "put your twos in the air," raising two fingers in honor of Tupac Shakur. Inevitably, the memory of the Notorious B.I.G. also is invoked.

Shakur's mother has witnessed the scene, again and again.

"I'll tell you something -- I don't want to say it's still overwhelming, but it's always surprising," said Afeni Shakur, formerly a high-profile member of the Black Panther Party.

"When Tupac died, we thought it was just us mourning," she said. "Then we realized Tupac didn't just belong to us, his family. He belonged to the world."

Rival rappers Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, were gunned down in drive-by shootings in September 1996 and March 1997, respectively. Shakur was 25; the Notorious B.I.G. was 24. Their deaths remain unsolved, even as the shadows cast across the pop-culture landscape by these multiplatinum rap superstars grow longer with each passing year.

Their legacies live on
Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. "were the first people in hip-hop to reach icon status," said Bakari Kitwana, a hip-hop lecturer and author of "The Hip Hop Generation," among other books.

"They had cross-cultural appeal," Kitwana said. "People liked Run-DMC, but it wasn't the same. They weren't posting those kinds of [sales] numbers."

The hits keep coming for Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., too. Both MCs have sold more albums posthumously than when they were alive.

Shakur left behind nearly 300 unreleased songs when he died, said Tre Maxie, director of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts.

Most of those songs eventually saw the light of day, although enough material remains to fill a couple more albums, Maxie said.

"There's talk of doing a boxed set, too, but it's not confirmed," he said.

Sales of Shakur's albums help support the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, established by Afeni Shakur in 1997, and the arts center bearing his name, which opened three years ago outside Atlanta. The foundation and the center specialize in youth-oriented arts programs, although they're also involved with other initiatives, ranging from nonviolent conflict resolution to organic gardening.

"Who would've thought -- Tupac and the environment!" Maxie said. "We want to use his impact all over the world to help young people all over the world."

Voletta Wallace, mother of the Notorious B.I.G. (whose real name was Christopher Wallace), also established a foundation in memory of her son, dedicated to educating inner-city youth. She declined to be interviewed for this story.

Huge numbers and strong lyrics
Tupac Shakur is the top hip-hopper on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of best-selling artists, with 36.5 million records sold -- more than the career totals for the likes of the Doors, Willie Nelson or Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

The Notorious B.I.G. ranks further down the list, with 17 million records sold.

He may not be on equal footing with Shakur when it comes to commercial success, but some would say the Notorious B.I.G. was the more gifted MC.

"In terms of his lyrical ability, Biggie was definitely superior," Kitwana said. "He captured a sense of street culture in a way that other people weren't able to articulate.

"In black-power circles, people refer to the struggle as the political movement, but he began to refer to the struggle as just the struggle to survive out here every day."

Latter-day admirers such as 50 Cent, Chingy and Bobby Valentino sing the Notorious B.I.G.'s praises on "Can I Speak to Biggie," a new tribute song.

His profile stands to get an even greater boost in January, when the biopic "Notorious" arrives in theaters. Filming began last month, with up-and-coming rapper Jamal Woolard (alias Gravy) in the lead role. George Tillman Jr., whose previous credits include "Soul Food" and "Men of Honor," is directing the movie.

A Shakur biopic is also in the works, although the project is still in the development stage, Maxie said.

No stranger to the big screen, Shakur made several films, including 1993's "Poetic Justice," in which he starred opposite Janet Jackson.

Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. "touched a lot of people when they were here," said Wish Bone (real name: Charles Scruggs) of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Cleveland's Grammy-winning rap group.

"If their music came out today, it would still be relevant," Wish Bone said. "It's just good music."

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony recorded songs with Shakur ("Thug Love") and the Notorious B.I.G. ("Notorious Thugs"), despite the bad blood between the Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. camps.

"It definitely got out of hand," Wish Bone said of the West Coast-East Coast feud personified by Shakur (representing the West) and the Notorious B.I.G. (representing the East).

"We always stayed neutral," Wish Bone said. "When we had a beef with somebody, we would take our beef straight to them. We were never into battling on songs.

"For us to be able to get together with two legendary artists was a blessing."

Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. are still touching people, and not just in the hip-hop realm.

Flip through the new book "Tupac Remembered: Bearing Witness to a Life and Legacy," and you'll find testimonials from professional athletes Baron Davis and Chris Hayes, politician Cynthia McKinney and poet Nikki Giovanni, who sports a "Thug Life" tattoo like the one Shakur had.

"I want people to know Tupac's legacy is not a legacy of violence," Afeni Shakur said. "It's not the legacy of a gangsta rapper. He's bigger than that.

"He was a musician. He was a poet. He was an actor. And he was an activist."

Unsolved slayings leave many wondering
Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. continue to receive the requisite shout-outs from today's rappers, too.

"They've taken on this larger-than-life personification, especially among people who really weren't their contemporaries," said lecturer/author Kitwana. "Many artists who are out now were still kids when Tupac and Biggie were killed. They don't really know them. They just know what they've heard about them.

"In terms of invoking their memories . . . it's almost like the way activists may invoke Huey Newton. Or it's like people rocking a Che Guevara shirt."

While interest in Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. never seems to wane, it flared up again when The Los Angeles Times published a story last month about a 1994 assault on Shakur, purportedly orchestrated by associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs, the Notorious B.I.G.'s mentor. The newspaper has retracted the story, which turned out to be based on forged FBI documents.

"That stuff in the L.A. Times was nothing new -- same thing they said when he was shot," Afeni Shakur said.

"Did they tell you who did it? No. So it's nothing new.

"The legacy is what he left for us to do. So we deal with the work. We don't do a lot of wondering."

Others can't help but still wonder about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Nobody has been charged in their shootings.

"If a conspiracy can hit a president, you know it can hit the rap game," Wish Bone said. "Every time black folks in general do something good, something that makes money for the black race, it's always looked upon as something bad. . . . They try to shut it down.

"I definitely think the murders were related. Who was behind it? Who knows? We know it was the powers-that-be, people who didn't want those messages out there."

Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. "were getting too powerful," Wish Bone said. "Anytime you're selling millions and millions of records and your message is heard, it means people are believing what you believe in -- and that's very dangerous in today's world."

Of course, pop culture tends not to allow its legends to rest in peace; just ask those people who swear Elvis Presley is alive and well and frequently patronizing fast-food joints. Whether you choose to accept it, however, at least the King's death is a closed case.

The same can't be said of the slayings of Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.

"If you can reach the status of a Tupac or a Biggie and someone kills you and no one in government says, 'We're going to find these murderers no matter what,' or no one in law enforcement says, 'We're not going to sleep until the murders are solved,' what does that say to you?" Kitwana said.

"That, to me, is the real tragedy of Tupac and Biggie. . . . Could you imagine Paris Hilton getting shot and we never find out who killed her? Or Britney Spears?

"It shows you how black men are not taken seriously."

In the eyes of some, Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. have attained martyr status.

Shakur's mother will leave it to others to decide if the tag fits.

"His fans dictate whether or not he's a martyr," Afeni Shakur said. "I don't know, nor do I care. . . . I'm a mama who lost a son."

EMINEM INVITED TO PERFORM AT NELSON MANDELLA'S 90TH B'DAY

Eminem has been invited to perform at the former South African president Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party in June. According to New York's Daily News, Em was contacted by event coordinator Brian May - formerly of the rock band Queen - about a month ago to appear at the South African freedom fighter's celebration. The bash is to be held in London this June and will be hosted by Will Smith and organizers have extended initations to Slim Shady and Stevie Wonder to perform. If Eminem accepts, it will mark the first time Em has performed live since his surprise appearance at the 2006 BET Awards, where he joined Busta Rhymes to perform "Touch It."

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ALICIA KEYS THE CONSPIRACY THEORIST?

NEW YORK — There's another side to Alicia Keys: conspiracy theorist. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: "`Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. `Gangsta rap' didn't exist."

Keys, 27, said she's read several Black Panther autobiographies and wears a gold AK-47 pendant around her neck "to symbolize strength, power and killing 'em dead," according to an interview in the magazine's May issue, on newsstands Tuesday.

Another of her theories: That the bicoastal feud between slain rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. was fueled "by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing."

Keys' AK-47 jewelry came as a surprise to her mother, who is quoted as telling Blender: "She wears what? That doesn't sound like Alicia." Keys' publicist, Theola Borden, said Keys was on vacation and unavailable for comment.

Though she's known for her romantic tunes, she told Blender that she wants to write more political songs. If black leaders such as the late Black Panther Huey Newton "had the outlets our musicians have today, it'd be global. I have to figure out a way to do it myself," she said.

The multiplatinum songstress behind the hits "Fallin'" and "No One" most recently had success with her latest CD, "As I Am," which sold millions.

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CHEERLEADERS DELIVER A BEATDOWN...

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=60657
Lakeland, Florida (WTSP) – Lakeland, Florida - The Polk County Sheriff's office released the video of a teenage girl who, as Sheriff Grady Judd puts it, was "lured so her friends could beat her."

The video shows what Judd says is the second of five beatings the 16-year-old received from people she knew. The attackers say they were upset with so-called "trash talk" the victim posted on her MySpace page, and they say they wanted to post their own video of the beating on MySpace and YouTube.

The sheriff says the victim was first beaten unconscious in a bedroom. When she awoke, she was on a couch in the living room, where the screaming and beatings continued.

"It is disgusting that the attackers find it funny and want to post something on the Internet showing someone nearly beaten to death," says the victim's mother.

Sheriff Judd is calling it one of the most disturbing videos he has seen in a long time and he hopes all those arrested will be tried as adults. They face charges ranging from felony battery, false imprisonment to kidnapping. The sheriff says the attackers "were relentless."

Even though those involved could face prison time, Judd says the teens showed no remorse after their arrests.

"When they were in a holding cell, they were all laughing," Judd says. "One of the teens arrested, who is a cheerleader, asked, 'Does this mean I'm going to miss cheerleading practice tomorrow?' The others were cutting up and said, 'It looks like we won't be going to the beach this weekend.'"

While the attackers can laugh off the incident, the victim's mother certainly can't.

"You never think it will happen to your family," she says. "To have this happen and see it... is hard to bear."

Polow Da Don On Beat Jacking Rumors

Accused of using preset music software to produce his six figure beats, Atlanta producer Polow Da Don spoke with SOHH exclusively to clear up those allegations, while also responding to rumors that he's behind recent Beyoncé leaks.

A YouTube video sparked an uproar Thursday over Usher's #1 hit "Love in This Club," which was produced and co-written by Polow.

In the short video, an unidentified young man plays a snippet of "Love in This Club," then demonstrates two presets from Apple's GarageBand program which sound nearly identical to the track -- instantly threatening the credibility of one of hip-hop's hottest producers. [Click here to watch]

"That's not where I got them from, but they're definitely in there," Polow said of the sounds used in "Love in This Club," telling SOHH he had yet to view the YouTube video. "There's this keyboard I have that a lot of sounds come in."

Polow noted that the song contains a live bassline and that Robin Thicke was enlisted to play piano on the record.

"If a ten-year-old can make 'Love in This Club' and save Usher's career and make black women want to f*ck him again, after they was done with him for getting married, then sh*t he's a genius just like me," Polow said. "I also wrote the hook - that's not a preset."

While he's taken flack in recent months for leaking "Love in This Club" before it was set to drop, many of his detractors were silenced after the song made Billboard history by reaching #1 in record time.

"I can charge six figures because I make companies hundreds of millions of dollars," Polow explained. "It's a small percentage of earnings. I'm one of the most influential people in music, not just on the production side, behind the scenes! Even me having the balls to leak an Usher record -- I put my career and my relationship on the line, but I did that all because I really believed in the music. "

"It went number one in three weeks," he boasted! "Mariah Carey was planned, Janet Jackson was planned, money was put behind those projects. This record was shipped from my computer in my hotel room."

After admitting to leaking "Love in This Club," suspicion immediately fell on Polow last week when a couple of previously unreleased Beyoncé tracks hit the net, however Polow denies any role in that.

"They are probably saying that so it will go number one in three weeks, but that's probably somebody that's on over there, trying to make it seem like I leaked it," Polow said.

Always hard at work, Polow Da Don says times are good for music fans, who can look forward to hearing his recent collaboration with Nas, Lil' Wayne and John Legend soon, as well as the upcoming album from his Zone 4 artist Keri Hilson.

http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/14462

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50 Cent Fires Young Buck From G-unit

50 Cent has axed fellow rapper Young Buck from his G-Unit group, after he spoke out about dissent within the ranks of the "In Da Club" star's collective.

Young Buck, real name David Darnell Brown, was quoted in a recent interview with Yo! Raps magazine bemoaning the fact he'd "never seen a royalty check" since signing with 50's G-Unit Records imprint - despite releasing his two albums, 2004's Straight Outta Cashville and 2007's Buck The World, on the label.

However, the allegations were blasted by the star's manager Sha Money XL, who claimed the quotes had been fabricated, insisting G-Unit has paid Young Buck $10 million to date.

Rumors of a rift between 50 and Young Buck have been around for months, after the "Shorty Wanna Ride" rapper was alleged to have signed with rival label Cash Money Records in January 2008.

That report proved to be false, as did another claim that 50 was on the verge of firing Young Buck after he failed to join the G-Unit group on tour, or feature on their February 2008 mixtape.

But now superstar 50 Cent has cleared up the rumors once and for all, by confirming Young Buck's departure from the group. Yet, he will continue on G-Unit Records in a solo capacity.

And 50 has compared the long-running feud with Young Buck to the infamous sacking of The Game from G-Unit in 2006.

Speaking to a radio station Monday, he said, "You can look at it and see that's Game all the way.

"I was giving him a chance, giving him the benefit of the doubt (to remain with the group). You can take this as an official notice right here - pretty much you can say: Young Buck is no longer in the group G-Unit, but signed to G-Unit (Records) as a solo artist."

Oprah to be on 30 Rock

Just two weeks ago, while discussing some dream casting options for her NBC comedy 30 Rock, Tina Fey told reporters, "I still want Oprah to play my best friend...and I don't know what I need to do to make that happen."

Well, as of today, it might happen. Chicagoland sources who were at the taping of The Oprah Show starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for Baby Mama just wrote in to tell us this fantastic news:

According to members of the live audience, during a commercial break, Oprah said she had heard Tina wanted to be her best friend and asked whether Tina meant in real life or on the show. When Tina said "both!" Oprah said, "Have your people call my people."

Oprah then said that she was "definitely interested" and would love to appear on the show, to which Tina gestured to the people in the audience, to the effect of "You heard it!"

So...Tina Fey and Oprah Winfrey? Together? If this happened, I would never ask the TV gods for anything ever again, because...seriously! Best boost ever. If Britney can lift How I Met Your Mother's ratings by 1 million, just think what freaking Oprah could do for the Rock. (That said, can we get her on Friday Night Lights and Reaper, too?)

Now, click in to take our 30 Rock guest superstars poll, and post about your dream-come-true cameo-makers in the comments!

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Snoop Dogg Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Rapper Snoop Dogg is facing legal action from a little-known songwriter, who has accused the star of copyright infringement for his latest single "Sensual Seduction."

Millennium Child, real name James D. Jenkins, claims the "Beautiful" hitmaker - real name Calvin Broadus - stole his "music strings" for the single from an audio tape he gave to the manager of rapper/actor Ice Cube in 2006.

The bizarre lawsuit, which was handwritten by Jenkins and filed in Colorado District Court this week, states: "I had hand (sic) Ice Cube manager (sic)1 tape... From there I don't know how Calvin Broadus got a hold of it. The tape."

But Jenkins is not seeking any damages in return - he's simply asking for the "documents related to the case," reports TMZ.com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - I JUST CAN'T HATE!!!!

So as of right now...most cats that check out the show think I'm some kind of quasi street hood type of guy...well I am and don't you forget that sh!t - but I can't help but be excited about this reunion jumpin' off Friday morning...I was a kid at one time and I can't hate on one of the biggest groups to make good from my home town of Boston. More than that....there's a personal connection to this group that goes way back....I mean these cats were family friends back in the Nynuk days. My big cousin was also the DJ for Donnie's brother back when he took that walk on the wild side while feelin' those good vibrations. Either way...If you can't think back to a time that you were Hangin' Tough or cupcaked to Please Don't Go Girl...then well go ahead and slap yourself....let's take a trip back to memory lane...


THE RIGHT STUFF


STEP BY STEP


HANGIN' TOUGH



PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL


I'LL BE LOVING YOU FOREVER

!MAS MUSICA INFORMACION!

Danity Kane Beats Day 26 In First Week Sales

It's official, Bad Boy divas Danity Kane have outsold fellow label mates and "Making the Band" crew Day 26 in their first week sales figures.
DK opened with 236,000 sales at the No. 1 spot last week. While Day 26's self-titled debut hit the charts at No. 1 too, bumping DK from the throne, the boy band only moved 190,000 copies, according to the Nielsen SoundScan, significantly less than DK's Welcome to the Dollhouse debut.
Meanwhile, Dollhouse's sales took a 62% hit this week as DK sold only 89,000 units this week and fell to No. 4.
Day 26 is the first new male group to open at No. 1 since 2001 when Eminem and D12's Devil's Night topped the charts.

While the girls may have beaten out Day 26...you have to look at the familiarity of the group! At the end of the day, the production, quality, and overall sound of Day26 surpasses anything that DK's has ever put out. So while they win in numbers and sex appeal (to me at least) Day26 is definitely the shit when it comes to the two!!!

USHER'S NEW CD TO HIT STORES IN MAY

All of you waiting for the next offering from Usher, especially with how hard he comes on the leading single "Love In This Club" (pause), only have to wait about another month or so for the full length to drop! Here's what gets me though. Usher comes through on all of his Albums and always has a solid product...it's the shittay joints he puts out in-between-time that makes him just a little suspect. Look out for the "LITC" vid which debuts on the 7th with the hard body herself Keri Hilson!

MARIAH BREAKS ELVIS' RECORD! (and my neck)

This week, Mariah jumped up from # 15 on the Billboard charts to the number one spot...I knew that would happen...but either way, this makes her so official now as she tops Elvis with her 18th #1 single !
She's also poised to take out the Beatles' record of the most #1 albums which is twenty. So she's gonna do the damn thing! All she needs to do now is quit that page and let me go ahead and touch that body! I mean it would be real official...like a referee with a whistle.

WE AIN'T GETTIN YOUNGER,
WE MIGHT AS WELL DO IT

Beyonce and Jay-Z are reportedly making plans to tie the knot soon and official papers have been filed to prove it.

Gossip sites have rumored the super couple have been engaged, married and soon-to-be married for the latter part of their five-year relationship, but this time there's proof.

The two actually took out a marriage license yesterday morning (Apr. 1) in Scarsdale, N.Y., according to People magazine. The document is good for 60 days.

A rep for Beyoncé had "No comment" and Jay-Z's spokesperson couldn't be reached.

Jay and Bey have been dating since 2002, though both have been very private about their relationship. Rumors of the two being an item first began to swirl after the singer appeared on Jay's track "03 Bonnie & Clyde," and he returned the favor, collabing on Beyonce's solo smash "Crazy in Love."

In a Dec 2006 interview with InStyle, Bey said, "You can't rush a man into anything - whether it's a relationship, marriage or having children."

Most recently, it was rumored that the two were planning a wedding in the Caribbean. Those claims were denied by the artists' reps.

The couple has two months to wed before the marriage license expires.

TOYS FOR TRAMPS!

I MEAN DAMN!!! TRAMP STAMPS FOR KIDS!!!

When I was a kid...it seemed like we were trying to be like our parents...at least the positive side. A lot of us wanted to be the doctor like dad or the VP of marketing like mom...but what we were able to do was discern between the good and the bad. While we did want to make money like Dr. Dad...we didn't want to grow up with his alcoholic, abusive, and tyrannical traits...just like we didn't want to pick up mom's control freak tendencies.

But here we have something that we can all learn from...let's be like trailer mom and wear acid washed cutoff jeans, convenient store flip flops, and a tank top from some Skynnard revival show. I mean this is as tragic as selling toy glock's in a vending machine in the hood! My point....Don't do that...kids are smarter than you might give them credit for. Remember back to when you were a kid and what you were doing...and especially the perception of lil stank ass boys!
So if you don't want your daughter growin up and spending more time on her back than out being productive...this is one of the little things you can steer her away from to prevent that!