Tupac Biopic Gets Official Release Date

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The Tupac biopic “All Eyez On Me” has a confirmed theater date of June 16th 2017, which is also Pac’s 46th B’Day.

The movie which has been in production for several years was under initial development through Morgan Creek Entertainment, and is being distributed globally through Lionsgate. 

After much speculation, the film gained some momentum after the worldwide success of N.W.A‘s 2015 biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ – which featured a brief cameo by Tupac (played by Demetrius Shipp Jr).  Leading to Shipp landing the lead role in “All Eyez On Me”

Pac will also be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

Podcast Host Taxstone Arrested in Connection with Troy Ave Shooting

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Taxstone, host of the popular “Tax Season” podcast, was arrested in connection with the rapper, Troy Ave shooting at a T.I. concert at New York’s Irving Plaza last year.

According to the New York Daily News,  Tax was scheduled to appear in court on a weapons possession charge on Tuesday and has been under investigation for his alleged involvement in the May shooting.

“He will be arraigned tomorrow,” said Taxstone’s lawyer, Ken Montgomery. “We look forward to reading the complaint from the government.”

According to the Daily News, he served 18 months for weapons and robbery charges in the past. He also returned to jail in 2010 and 2012 for additional time due to parole violations. Tax often speaks about his time in jail on his “Tax Season” podcast, which boasts a 5-star rating on iTunes.

Troy Ave is currently out on $500,000 bond following the May shooting at Irving Plaza where he says he was shot and where his bodyguard, Ronald McPhatter, was killed. Troy’s legal team claims he somehow took the gun away from the shooter and fired back in self-defense.

Troy’s lawyer Scott Leemon issued a statement on the matter, though he would not identify anyone as the shooter at this time. “As I told you day one, Troy was a victim,” Leemon explained. “[Troy] was shot by someone else and his friend and bodyguard died a hero.”

Lifetime Announces Michael Jackson Biopic

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It was bound to happen sooner than later, with biopics already in the can for Aaliyah and Whitney Houston, Lifetime has announced plans to release one for Michael Jackson. Thus far the working title is Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland.

On Friday,  the U.K.’s Sky channel axed it’s plans for their upcoming “Urban Myths” episode that was set to feature MJ, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marlon Brando. The cancelation comes after critics, including Jackson’s daughter Paris, bashed actor Joseph Fiennes’ portrayal of the icon in the movie’s trailer.

Searching for Neverland is based on Bill Whitefield’s book Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in his Final Days.

Production is set to begin next month in L.A.

New Video: Syd -“All About Me”

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Many who are fans of the LA based group The Internet knows that their music has gained popularity, with their melodic grooves and hypnotizing lead vocalist Syd the Kid.  Well now Syd is stepping out into solo territory and is releasing her first solo project called Fin.

Last week, she clarified that her solo material does not mean she’s leaving The Internet. “AINT NO GOIN SOLO BIH. WE’LL BE PERFORMING THIS AT INTERNET SHOWS ONLY.”

Fin is due Feb. 3.

Why Did Aaliyah’s Music Mysteriously Disappear After Appearing in iTunes Top 10

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Many fans like myself were left wondering what happened to the Aaliyah music that appeared on iTunes less than 2 days ago. An album pegged “Ultimate: Aaliyah’s Greatest Hits,” surged into the top 10 of  iTunes.  The only Aaliyah album that has been available for purchase or streaming is her debut album “Age Ain’t Nothing but A Number.” It appeared that the music came out of nowhere.  Now more information is coming out to what may have happened. Seemingly missing  from streaming services has been her sophomore and third albums, “One in a Million,” and “Aaliyah.”

In a Complex magazine investigation they reported that Aaliyah’s uncle Barry Hankerson, who managed her career from its beginning, refuses to allow the music to be released digitally. Craze Productions, a London company that doesn’t own any of the rights to Aaliyah’s music, are illegally posting the music to iTunes and Apple Music, as they did yesterday. This was the second time the company employed this strategy; the only other time Aaliyah’s greatest hits were available for digital purchase was when Craze uploaded the music in 2013.

“Our lawyers are handling it,” Rell Lafargue, COO of Reservoir Media—the current rightsholder of the Aaliyah discography—told Complex when reached before the greatest hits collection was removed. “I don’t think you’ll see it there long.”

Apple was unavailable for comment.

Even some celebrities reacted to the mishap:

THEY TOOK AALIYAH’S MUSIC DOWN OMG 😲

— La Flame 🔥 (@aliyabzeih) January 12, 2017

And just like that #Aaliyah was taken off iTunes 😂😂 so short lived

— Roger (@lamb4life22) January 12, 2017

Aaliyah’s #UltimateAaliyah album was removed from @iTunes. I should have bought it when I had the chance 😭😤😩

— Jaxson (@JaxsonThrone) January 12, 201