Archive for December, 2007
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The whole Plies.co.uk team would like to wish everyone Happy & Peaceful Holiday season!
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In a matter of weeks, rapper Plies has released another music clip from “The Real Testament” album. The video is for song “I Am the Club“.
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David Lee Gay Jr., a manager for rapper Plies, was arrested on Tuesday after police seized more than 80 pounds of cocaine from him in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Tribune reports that from September 21 through November 12, Gay, 35, entered into an agreement to traffic at least 6 kilos of cocaine.
According to a police affidavit, at least six times during that period, Gay, who worked for Isabomb Entertainment, received and sold a half-kilogram to a kilogram of cocaine, with testimony from a co-defendant and intercepted phone calls providing evidence of his involvement in the drug business.
When a search warrant was executed on Gay’s home late Tuesday, police reportedly found a 9mm Taurus handgun under a mattress in a master bedroom, as well as 10 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and almost $8,000 in cash. Police said Gay paid $6,000 for a kilo of cocaine from a co-defendant in the case, Eleazar Gutierrez-Castillo, who was also arrested Tuesday evening on cocaine trafficking charges and who agreed to cooperate with police. The affidavit stated that after Gay made the initial payment for the kilo, he was supposed to pay Gutierrez-Castillo an additional $8,000 to “consummate the deal.”
Police said Gutierrez-Castillo met with Gay at the manager’s home Tuesday night, but Gay became nervous when he saw what he believed to be law enforcement officers in the neighborhood, prompting him to back out of the drug deal and asking Gutierrez-Castillo what he had done to wrong him, according to the paper.
Gay faces several state and federal charges, including possession of cocaine, racketeering, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, armed trafficking, racketeering and several conspiracy charges. At press time, Gay remained in jail, with no bail set.
Plies — who along with Gay was the subject of a default judgment last month in a lawsuit filed by a concert promoter in Montgomery, Alabama, over a concert the rapper failed to show up for — has not been implicated in the trafficking case.
Requests for comment from Plies’ label and management had not been granted at press time.
MTV.com
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Jessica Simpson is ready to strip naked in a Hollywood movie. The blonde beauty wants to be taken seriously as an actress and believes baring all is the best way to earn the respect of Tinseltown, even if it goes against her family’s wishes.
Plies continues to earn accolades and honors for his explosive debut album, “The Real Statement.” The collection — which features the hit singles, “Shawty (Feat. T-Pain)” and “Hypnotized (Feat. Akon)” — entered the Billboard 200 at #2 upon its release last summer.
The Ft. Myers, Florida-bred rapper was named “Best New Artist” at last month’s 2007 Dirty Awards, beating out such names as Soulja Boy, Hurricane Chris, and Gorilla Zoe. Plies was the unquestionable star of the annual ATL event, stealing the show with three crowd pleasing live performances. What’s more, as part of being named a MTV “Discover & Download” artist, the channel currently has exclusive photos of Plies shading the windows at MTV’s Times Square studios — the first hip-hop artist to be so honored.
Plies has just wrapped production on three new videos, the first of which — “Runnin’ My Mama Crazy” — has just premiered at the rapper’s official MySpace page, www.myspace.com/plies. The site is also hosting a special holiday campaign where Plies will send seasonal greetings to his fans’ loved ones who are currently incarcerated. Earlier this fall, the rapper launched www.BidLong.com, an online community blog that expresses his concerns regarding the prison system in this country. The site not only features updates from Plies himself, but it will also be a forum for fans to express their own feelings about incarceration and personal stories.
“Hypnotized (Feat. Akon)” is proving to be another blockbuster for Plies, exploding into the top 5 at Rhythmic outlets nationwide with the week’s #2 Most Increased Plays. The single - which is now in a competitive race to the top of the Rhythmic chart — has also begun blowing up at CHR/Top 40, with adds coming at a number of hugely influential stations, including Los Angeles’ renowned 102.7 KIIS-FM.
In addition, “Hypnotized” now joins Plies’ #1 smash, “Shawty (Feat. T-Pain),” on a variety of other charts, including “Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay,” “Latin Rhythmic Airplay,” “Hot Digital Songs,” “Hot Rap Tracks,” “Hot Digital Tracks,” and “Pop 100.”
In other news, Plies is currently featured as a Clear Channel NEW! artist. This month, NEW! is highlighting some of the Best Featured Artists of 2007.
Source: www.marketwire.com and www.atlanticrecords.com
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Donda West, mother of outspoken hip-hop auteur Kanye West, passed away over the weekend from complications during cosmetic surgery. With big-name MCs like Jay-Z offering up condolences we figured today would be a good day to honor the greatest dedications to mothers in hip-hop.
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