Sunday, June 26, 2011
AHH Stray News: Eminem & Royce Hit #1, Meek Launches Line of Tees, Diddy Settles Shooting Lawsuits
Eminem and Royce Da 5'9's group project Bad Meets Evil debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. Their album, Hell: The Sequel, moved 171,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. According to Billboard magazine Eminem has hit # 1 on the charts six times as a solo artist, twice as part of the group D-12 and now with Bad Meets Evil, making this his ninth appearance at the top of the Billboard charts.
Philly rapper Meek Mill has teamed with Ecko Unlimited to create a new line of T-shirts. Meek, who recently signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, designed the T-shirts, which will be sold via Philadelphia-based specialty retailer Villa. The shirts will be sold on the clothing store's website RuVilla.com, as well as in their 26 brick-and-mortar stores, which are located in various neighborhoods throughout Pennsylvania, including Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Allentown and Wilmington, Delaware. “This is definitely the next big thing," said Marc Ecko. "We are excited to work with Meek Mill."
Sean "Diddy" Combs has settled all of the lawsuits relating to a wild shootout at a now defunct New York nightclub in 1999. According to the New York Post, Diddy, Jamal "Shyne" Barrow, and the former owner of Club New York settled with the three victims who were shot during a confrontation inside of the club. According to reports, the most seriously injured victim was paid $1.8 million dollars. Natania Reuben was shot in the face and still has seven bullet fragments lodged in her skull. Two other victims in the shooting were paid $500,000 and $50,000 respectively. The high-profile shooting occurred on December 27th, while Combs was out on a date with then girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez. While Combs and his now deceased bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones were acquitted of criminal charges, rapper shine was convicted of the shooting and sentenced to nine years in prison.
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