Jim Jones is set to tell his life story in a new Off-Broadway stage production entitled The Jim Jones Project, Allhiphop.com reports.
The musical is scheduled to take place November 12 and 13 in New York City.
“It’s a new and different way that Jim is showcasing his music,” an insider says. “He’s taking his upcoming album and telling his life story via the album and the actors are acting it out as a play to release his album. The upcoming album is the soundtrack to the play.”
50 Cent and Bette Midler attended the opening of the Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden in Jamaica, Queens, New York on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Senator Barack Obama’s grandmother has died at 86.
Madelyn Dunham passed away in Hawaii on Sunday following a long battle with cancer, the Democratic presidential candidate and his half-sister have announced. Read the rest of this entry »
Lil Wayne became the subject of an online death rumor after a webpage made to look like the BBC news site claimed the star was shot to death in New Orleans over the weekend.
The “Lollipop” rapper, 26, was allegedly shot six times with a 9mm Smith & Wesson after becoming involved in a fight between members of the Bloods and Crips following a gig in his native New Orleans early Saturday.
Jennifer Hudson’s fiance has been signed to fight for the WWE.
David “Punk” Otunga, a former contestant on the VH1 reality dating show I Love New York 2, had been in Florida quietly been training to join the WWE when Jennifer’s family were murdered in Chicago last week.
Def Jam Executive Vice-President Shakir Stewart has committed suicide in Atlanta.
Stewart’s body was found in the bathroom of his home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound around 4 p.m. Saturday, Cobb County Police spokeswoman Cassie Reece told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The 34-year-old was promoted to the Executive VP post following Jay-Z’s resignation in June.
“L.A. Reid and all of us at Island Def Jam Music Group are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend and colleague Shakir Stewart,” read a statement from the label. “Shakir was an amazing man in every sense of the word. A truly incredible friend and father who was an inspiration to not only our artists and employees, but to his family and the many people that had the privilege of counting him as a friend. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family at this very difficult time.”
