Although clever, the Taco Bell strategy may ultimately backfire…kinda like the results of some of its menu items.

A federal court of appeals ruled that the FCC’s $500,000 fine against CBS for the 2004 Janet Jackson Nipple Gate was out of Control.

In short, the court found that Janet’s brief nudity (nine-sixteenths of a second) just wasn’t Nasty enough to warrant the fine!

Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 39th birthday this week! In the last decade, J-Lo allegedly witnessed a NYC nightclub shooting with P-Diddy, sued an ex-husband to prevent publication of a tell-all book, and recently was sued because her dog allegedly bit a flight attendant. Ain't It Funny how one celeb can have so many collisions with the law?!?

Please don’t drink and drive this (or any) weekend. For non-legal pop culture goodies, check out What a Week It’s Bean at SpunkyBean.com!

"When I Grow Up-Remix" Ft. Darkchild, Diddy, Lil Wayne & Fat Man Scoop

As marcas de streetwear só recebem aval da moda quando dominam a alfaiataria. Realmente ela é tão importante assim ou a alfaiataria é uma adequação do streetwear às normas do "bem vestir" tirando o seu espírito mais libertário?

As marcas de streetwear têm seus próprios códigos e seu próprio público, no espaço que um dia foi gueto. Não precisam ter aval da moda mainstream.
Por que o Monsiuer Bernalt Arnault da LVMH levou o Marc Jacobs e esse levou para o templo Vuitton o Pharrell Williams? A Chanel tem o olhar do kaiser generoso para a moda das ruas, o que faz com que ele esteja na direção da maison há 25 anos. Por uma simples questão: vendas ... vendas ... vendas.

pharrell + jacobs
Vivemos uma era de mudanças dos jogos do poder. P. Diddy senta no front row da Dior Couture, ao lado da Anna Wintour, para prestigiar as criações de Galliano, que nunca escondeu seus fundamentos street culture (isso está no documentário "Mulheres no Poder", exibido pelo GNT, que deu muita pista para o filme o Diabo ...).

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
A adequação da moda de ruas aos cânones da alfaiataria é conseqüência de seu crescimento. O jovem saiu do gueto e precisa trabalhar nos universos corporativos, tendo já passado pela universidade. Por que não lhe dar opções formais dentro do seu universo de consumo?
O tema já foi capa da revista DNR, mostrando o que é o streetwear contemporâneo. É preciso, no entanto, que entendamos esse movimento não como caretice ou adequação aos modelos dos brancos, e sim como um crescimento, maturação. O branco mainstream bebe continuamente na fonte da cultura das ruas, que se espalhou por todo o planeta. E, como diria a fake Miranda/Wintour, do filme _ não gosto_ Diabo veste Prada: “that´s all”.

In celebration of her 39th birthday today, let's take a trip down pop culture/law collision lane.  Although generally squeaky clean, J-Lo has seen her fair share of the legal life.  Here are a few examples...

1. In 1999, J-Lo was arrested with P-Diddy after a NYC nightclub shooting.  J-Lo was not charged with criminal conduct, but Diddy stood trial in 2001 and was acquitted of weapons charges and bribery.
2. In June 2006, J-Lo sued ex-husband, Ojani Noa, to prevent publication of a tell-all book.  She won a preliminary injunction against him, and the parties later entered a settlement.
3. In June 2008, she was subpoenaed to testify in a $130 million civil lawsuit filed against Diddy over his involvement in the 1999 club shooting.
4. In June 2008, a flight attendant filed a $5 million lawsuit, claiming that J-Lo's dog chomped her leg on a plane trip two years ago.
5. Of course, let's not forget her many marriages/divorces!

Ain't It Funny how there are so many collisions between pop culture and law every day?!?

The two bachelors were clearly in high spirits on the superyacht, somersaulting off the back of a yacht into the azure waters of the Mediterranean close to the Spanish isle's Sa Trincha beach.

James Blunt owns a £1.7 million luxury villa on the neighbouring Island of Ibiza. He is often in the company of the likes of Jude Law, Linsday Lohan and fellow musicians Robbie Williams and P Diddy. Since splitting with model girlfriend Petra Nemcova last year James Blunt has been an even bigger fixture on the social scene.

For his part, American TV star Gary has been keeping a lower profile since his CSI contract was not renewed earlier this year. The 41-year-old in certainly summer fun on the motor yacht.

Much like Gary Busey, only far less insane, Diddy is always reliable for a laugh.  In this video, the rap/vodka mogul gets all spiritual about running.  A few of my favorite lines include:

"I'm running and all of a sudden I really start to hear me running.  I actually catch myself hearing myself breathe and run and like, I look down and I realize that I'm running. I'm actually running.  I actually have ten fingers and ten toes and I can see."

Such wisdom.

Chi Towns Common performs a new song off upcoming album Invincible Summer.

Diddy Blog Number 11:

Run, Diddy, Run!

P. Diddy is one of the busiest people in music. He's constantly on the go -- thanks to his empire in music, fashion, fragrances, and career in acting. How does he do it? The key is his personal assistant.

The music mogul is gearing up for a new VH1 competitive reality series called "I Want To Work For Diddy," which will track 13 hungry applicants as they compete to land the job of being Diddy's next assistant.

According to a press release from Bad Boy, the contestants will be challenged emotionally, physically and mentally to earn the privilege of doing Diddy's bidding, and just one lucky person will get the chance to call him their boss.

VH1 held a nationwide search, finding 13 determined young men and women with the raw potential to assist and exist with of one of the world's most high profile CEOs. Each one-hour episode showcases a range of challenges, many based on the real life experiences of Diddy's previous assistants. In addition to completing these tasks, the applicants must also do their best to impress an intimidating panel of judges: music executive Kevin Liles, former Diddy assistant Capricorn Clark, and Island Def Jam Chief of staff, Phil Robinson.

Throughout the series Diddy will share his business acumen with viewers by setting up a series of challenges that run the gamut from "The Art of Multitasking" to "No Bitchassness Allowed."

"I Want To Work For Diddy" will premiere on Monday, August 4 at 9 PM ET/PT. For more information, log on to VH1.com.

That's what the New York Times wants to know in their profile (more puff piece) of Nduka Obiagbena, the media mogul behind Nigeria's Rising This Day Awards; an annual party in the commercial capital Lagos (here's a link to pictures from this year's festivities held last week) for which Obiagbena flies in American music stars like Jay Z, Mary J Blige and Usher and people like Paul Begala (huh?).

Full story Here. [HT: Naijablog]

Who is the best rapper alive? We're tired of guessing, so VIBE has created the Best Rapper Alive bracket to let you, the reader, decide once and for all just who is the best rapper recording right now. There are 64 names, but in the end, there will only be one. Who will it be? Before the tourney starts next week, there is a play-in battle between Diddy & Jim Jones to get the last spot. So hit it up and knock that battle out so we can get it going. For complete info, check out the bracket.

Vote: Jim Jones vs P. Diddy
View: The Best Rapper Alive Bracket

Added to our lack of breeding is the fact that along with my brother, six of my cousins are male and all around the same age, at that time in their 20s, and have the collective good sense of teenaged rhinos in heat. Thus, it seemed inevitable that some shit would go down at Ad's wedding, especially since he had the good taste to marry a girl from one of those OTHER families. At their garba - a traditional pre-wedding dance involving hand-held sticks - our family, exhuberant and poorly coordinated, was knocking her poor gentle relatives down like dominoes. "LEAVE SPACE!" my cousin Shala roared as she cleaved a path through our shocked, sticklike soon-to-be in-laws.

Though we were all Indian, we were clearly from two different cultures. I knew we were in trouble when another cousin, Swa, and I went to Macy's to get wedding gifts. Both the bride and groom work on Wall Street, and their choices run accordingly. Looking at the registry, I had a hard time finding anything that cost less than what I make in a week. We finally found a Calvin Klein sheet set (grey silk spun by worms hand-fed by mute lovely virgins) that we thought we could just afford, if we both pitched in. "We'll take this sheet set for $250," I told the saleslady.

She gave us a withering look. "That's $250 for the pillowcases," she said coldly.

Swa and I looked at each other, silently weighing the tackiness factor of giving someone a single pillowcase for a wedding gift.

"I'll think I'll get a gift certificate," I finally stuttered.

The wedding itself was beautiful. It was held at a hotel outside of New York, and by evening it looked like we might escape this wedding shameful-incident-free. My sister and I, exhausted, finally headed up to bed around midnight, and the boys took off for the bar.

This is where the facts get blurry. Apparently the guys went up to the bar to order drinks, leaving Swa's wife alone at the table. According to her, a drunken guy with an accent - Latino, maybe - approached her and asked if she was alone. No, she told him, I'm here with my husband.

"Too bad," he responded, leering, "because I'd really like to come on your face." And off he stumbled.

My sister-in-law sat there open-mouthed, and when the boys returned to the table, she told them what had transpired. Naturally, they were outraged, most of all my cousin - we'll call him P. Diddy - who has been full of piping-hot testosterone since the age of 6 months. They were all for hunting down the perp, but eventually calmed down.

Then P. Diddy went off to the restroom, and who should he stumble into but Mr. Indecent Proposal himself. Fuming, P. Diddy grabbed the badmash by the throat and slammed him into the wall. "HOW ABOUT IF I COME ON YOUR FACE?" he hollered. The rest of the gang came running, and soon there was a regular Hindi-movie-style tamasha, lacking only the cheesy soundtrack to make it complete.

Our heroes returned victorious to the bar to celebrate, but in true Hindi movie style, the villain was not yet defeated. He returned to the bar with a friend and pulled out a knife. The insults flew, my cousin Teja threw a barstool, and the bartender called the police. The cops quickly assessed the situation - three hundred Indian wedding guests vs. two poor saps from the Bronx - and chucked out the bad guys once and for all.

We more timid types heard this story the next morning, circulated in whispers at first and then more boldly. The aunties clucked in horrified shame, while the uncles secretly rejoiced at their sons' sister-protecting instincts. I, however, had my doubts.

"Why would he say something like that?" I asked my brother. "I mean, who uses an expression like "come on your face?" Maybe, I suggested, just maybe, he had said something else? I mean, everyone was drunk, we've got an Indian immigrant talking to a Latino immigrant... Is it possible he said something like "I was going to come on to you", an expression that someone recently arrived in America just might not understand?

The blood drained out of my brother's face. "Oh my GOD," he said. "We just beat the crap out of an innocent man."

Not only that, I said, but think of it from his perspective. One minute he's zipping up, and the next minute, a group of Indian men in suits and ties is all over him. With P. Diddy wanting to COME ON HIS FACE, what could he have thought but that he was under attack by a group of homicidal gay desis?

And further, I said, if that is in fact what happened, then how, in the name of all that is sweet and innocent, did our sister-in-law even know the expression "come on your face"?

And that, my friends, is a blog for tomorrow.

(Spotted at Toya's World)

It's good to see one of the queens of R&B back on the scene with something fresh....even if it is only a memoir. 

You'll get a first person account of life at ground zero of hip-hop's greatest generation. She'll share the truth about the love affair that changed her life, and the innuendo that rocked the hip-hop world to its core. From her passionate and tragically short-lived life with Biggie, Faith will finally lay the true story on the line. We'll get to see the good, the bad and the ugly side of P Diddy; nobody knew either quite as well as Faith.
The good, the bad, and the ugly side of Diddy...it was only a matter of time until one of the former Bad Boy artists would spill their gutts about his "business tactics."  But back to Faith...I love her and I respect the fact that she isn't bombarding us with new music.  She's obviously taking her time to let those creative juices flow.  If you're like me, you know how good it is when Faith lets those juices flow!

Jacob the Jeweler, real name Jacob Arabov, a favorite of hip hop stars, was sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for lying to the Feds about his involvement in a drug ring.

I’ve written about this before. Never lie to the Feds. You will draw a jail sentence worse than the one for the crime you are accused of, when they figure out what you've done. For further reference see Martha Stewart and Lil Kim.

Jacob has been accused of helping the Black Mafia crime syndicate launder drug money. Rapper Young Jeezy’s name has been called in that case as well, as having been given kilos of cocaine to sell. You know dude had a Maalox moment when that little tidbit went public.

Jacob and P-Diddy

I don’t know why the entertainment industry is always getting mixed up in illegal deals (*looking at Jay-Z*). Some are never satisfied with their greed for money, while others try to live up to a gangster image. Either way, it is all very unwise and extremely risky.

Jacob and Pharrell Williams

After Jacob's sentence, under current U.S. guidelines, he faces deportation to his native Russia, as an immigrant who was convicted of a felony. Well, unless he can pull a Slick Rick and get a pardon from the governor.

'Jacob the Jeweler' gets 30 months in U.S. prison for lying to investigators

DETROIT — The New York businessman known in the hip-hop world as "Jacob the Jeweler" was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for lying to investigators looking into a multi-state drug ring…

Cohn also ordered the Russian immigrant to pay a $50,000 fine and to make a $2-million forfeiture payment to the government…

Arabov was arrested in 2006 at his Manhattan jewelry shop. Authorities accused him and others of conspiring to launder about $270 million in drug profits…

Authorities accused Arabov and others of conspiring to launder drug profits for the "Black Mafia Family," a ring that operated out of the Detroit area beginning in the early 1990s.

http://canadianpress.google.com

http://www.judiciaryreport.com

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