Jermaine Dupri has strong words for pop sensation Justin Timberlake. In his autobiography, Young, Rich and Dangerous, the music mogul takes aim at the former N’Sync front man over the now infamous “wardrobe malfunction” that occurred while Timberlake performed with Dupri‘s current girlfriend, Janet Jackson. Dupri blasts Timberlake for not sticking up for Janet in the midst of nation wide controversy and later goes on to imply that while Timberlake is talented, he’s not irreplaceable. “I think Justin Timberlake is a talented performer. But he’s very ordinary-looking. He could be any skinny white kid from the suburbs of Orlando. You could go to the mall and find another Justin. He doesn’t make his style interesting even when he’s onstage. To me, he just doesn’t look like a star.” Stand by your woman Jermaine!
The land of khakis, bandannas and low riders will be recognized Nov. 12 at the first ever Hip Hop Regional Awards (The Best in the West). The show begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City Walk and will be available on pay-per-view and the internet via live streaming. DJ Quik, Ice Cube and Ice-T are among the mainstream and underground artists, DJs, radio personalities and others up for awards at the event. According to a statement from the show’s producer, the Hip Hop Regional Awards is “about promoting diversity in the hip hop genre, educating the public on the work of rap and hip hop pioneers and to diminish the negativity associated with hip hop and rap.”
Foxy Brown will have a lot of quiet time to think in the coming months. The rapper, currently serving time at Rikers Island for numerous parole violations was given 76 days of solitary confinement after two incidents—with corrections officers and inmates. A shoving match between Foxy and another inmate began Oct. 3 while walking to the dining hall. Corrections officers intervened before the altercation escalated. The next day, Brown was said to be abusive to another corrections officer and refused to take a drug test. She began serving her 76 days sentence Oct. 16 and will be locked away for 23 hours a day. Her one hour of free time can be used to visit family members or attorneys, go to the library or exercise.
