Juvenile's 4-Year-Old Daughter Killed

The daughter of rapper Juvenile, along with her mother and sister, were murdered Thursday in Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The mother, Joy Deleston, a sheriff's deputy in Gwinnett County, was fatally shot, as were her two daughters, Micaiah, 11, and Jelani, 4. Jelani was the daughter of Juvenile, the paper reported.

Police in DeKalb County confirmed to MTV News that the alleged shooter was Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr., who is Deleston's son. Terrell, 17, is currently being held and is being charged with three counts of murder and three counts of aggravated assault, the AJC reported.

A representative with the rapper's label, Atlantic Records, had no comment.

Deleston, 39, was an actress who appeared in locally produced films, as well as a seven-and-a-half-year veteran of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office, according to the paper.

Terrell waived his first court hearing, where he would have been formally notified of the charges against him, on Friday (February 29), a Gwinnett County Magistrate Court clerk told the AJC. Defense attorney Lyle Porter, who could not be reached Friday, has been assigned to represent him.

"Investigators interviewed Mr. Terrell, and as a result of the interview, there was enough probable cause to charge him with the murder of his mother and two sisters," a police spokesperson, who said the motive for the shootings was still under investigation, told the paper.

In 2003, Gwinnett County police issued an arrest warrant for Juvenile because they said he hadn't been paying for his daughter's child support.

Remy Ma, Trial Begins March 6

Remy Ma’s trial on assault and related charges for allegedly shooting her friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach last July is set to begin next week. According to the Associated Press, the state Supreme Court justice overseeing the proceedings has set March 6 as the date to begin jury selection in the case. The Bronx MC stands accused of shooting Barnes-Joseph during an argument over $2000. She was initially charged with attempted murder, but prosecutors reduced the charge when they discovered that the weapon fired accidentally. She was later indicted on witness tampering charges after she allegedly ordered a group of men to assault the boyfriend of a potential witness. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Remy faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

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Flo Rida Ties Kanye & Beyonce For 10-Week #1 Single Run!

Flo Rida’s smash single “Low” has landed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the tenth consecutive week, which puts the up and comer in the company as such superstars as Kanye West and Beyonce. The R&B princess was the previous record holder for her single “Irreplaceable,” which enjoyed a 10-week run during 2006 and 2007. Prior to Bey, Yeezy’s ubiquitous 2005 smash “Gold Digger,” with Jamie Foxx, held down the top spot for two and a half months. In related news, Flo may have another smash hit on his hands. His latest single, the Timbaland produced “Elevator,” shot up 72 places on the chart to land at No. 28. The Miami native’s debut album, Mail on Sunday, hits stores on March 18.

Bone Thugs Ordered to Pay Promoter $205,000 for Missed Shows

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday (February 28) issued a default judgment against Bone Thugs-N-Harmony after they failed to contest a lawsuit brought against them by a Japanese concert promoter. According to KNBC 4 in L.A., World Mix Entertainment filed suit against the group after they missed two December 2006 concert dates in Nagoya and Okinawa. A contract submitted with the suit confirmed that the promoter had agreed to pay the group $25,000 per show, $10,000 for a photo shoot and cover expenses for travel and promotions. The company also agreed to meet special requests made by the group, such as providing a “big sack of marijuana” and bottles of Hennessey and Miller Genuine Draft beer. When the group failed to board their flight from Los Angeles International Airport, the shows had to be canceled. Since the Ohio based group failed to respond to the suit, U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson awarded World Mix a total of $205,510.40.

Ali's Influence On Hip-Hop Chronicled

"Float like a butterfly/ Sting like a bee/ Your hands can't hit/ What your eyes can't see."

Muhammad Ali's rhymes, taunts, provocations and exclamations were an endlessly entertaining and insightful facet of his larger-than-life persona. As he once said, "I outwit them and then I outhit them."

A new book, "Ali Rap: Muhammad Ali the First Heavyweight Champion of Rap," proclaims Ali's verbal barrage was more than self-promotion, but that it sowed the seeds of hip-hop, which was born in the early '70s.

"Before there was rap ... there was Ali Rap ... a topsy-turvy, jivey jargon that only Ali could create, but a language we could all understand," writes the book's editor and designer, George Lois.

The book is not a continued analysis of this claim, but nearly 300 pages of examples, illustrated by a quote roughly every page that issued from Ali's world-class mouth. Lois, a renowned ad man and graphic designer, recently told The Associated Press he wanted to condense Ali's many sayings and memorable utterances into a "small, fat book -- like a Bible or a Quran."

Lois remembers riding in a car with Ali years ago when a rap song came on the radio. Lois suggested Ali was a rapper himself, to which the boxer responded: "I'm a double rapper. First I rap them with my mouth, then I rap them in the mouth."

Presented chronologically, "Ali Rap" takes the reader from Ali's Kentucky childhood, through his historic fights against Sonny Liston, Joe Lewis and George Foreman -- and finally to his current struggles with Parkinson's disease.

Even as an 89-pound 12-year-old, Ali -- who as a teenager was known by some as "The Louisville Lip" or "Mighty Mouth" -- had found his flow: "This guy is done. I'll stop him in one."

Ali's life story is all told through Ali's own words, in hysterical soundbites and intimate reflections. Lois, who counts himself a friend of Ali's, famously designed a 1964 Esquire magazine cover showing Ali punctured with arrows -- an allusion to the criticism he received for refusing to fight in the Vietnam War, and modeled after the San Sebastian painting by Francesco Botticini.

The book's bold, catchy boast that Ali invented rap is certainly debatable. Surely, hip-hop has more to gain by the association than Ali, who has always transcended all categorization.

Writing for ESPN -- which published the book with Taschen -- pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman pondered, "If true, this would mean that rap did not originate (as commonly believed) in the South Bronx during the '70s; it would mean that rap was invented in Kentucky during the '60s.

"This is hard to accept because there are very few memorable rap songs about competitive horse racing and/or Rex Chapman."

But there are more than a few rappers in Ali's corner, including Public Enemy's Chuck D, a well-respected elder statesman of hip-hop. Chuck D (born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) recently hosted an ESPN special on Ali's love of language, which also included Rakim, Ludacris, Doug E. Fresh, Fab 5 Freddy, Jermaine Dupri and MC Lyte.

"He was able to engage his social surroundings into his whole persona. That's what hip-hop was able to do -- to be an antenna for social reflection," Chuck D told The AP. "He's one of the few black people to get on TV in the '60s and speak their minds -- thank God -- and also back up what he talked about."

Ali often spoke out about racism, Vietnam and his religion of Islam -- but it was usually in a purely self-expressionist, non-confrontational way. He once said of race relations in America -- speaking in almost Yogi Berra-style contradiction -- "Nothing is wrong, but something ain't right."

Ali's outspokenness was unusual in the Jim Crow-era South. Oddly enough, Ali infrequently seemed to use the boxing ring to let out his frustration -- instead, his outlet was a steady stream of unabashed confidence.

"Where do you think I would be if I didn't shout and holler?" he once said. "I would be poor and down in Louisville washing windows, shining shoes or running an elevator and saying 'Yes suh' and 'No suh,' and knowing my place."

Rap's connection to social injustice is more tenuous today, though. The well-regarded lyricist Nas is releasing an album titled "Hip Hop is Dead," suggesting the music has lost its way. So even if Ali fathered hip-hop, he might not recognize his grandkids.

Pastor Troy Arrested In Georgia

Rapper Pastor Troy was arrested early this morning (Dec. 15) for an alleged probation violation.

According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Pastor Troy, born Micah Levar Troy, was conducting an interview with on Hot 107.9 when someone called the police and alerted officials that he was wanted in Fayette County.

Police confirmed the warrant and went to the Hot 107.9 studios around 9:00 am, where Troy, 29, was detained and arrested.

A spokeswoman for the Fayette Sheriff's office said that the Atlanta bred rapper is currently on probation for having no insurance and driving with a suspended license, but could not offer details about the reason behind today's arrest.

Notorious B.I.G. Investigation Linked to LAPD Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

A new sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles Police Department officer has connections with the alleged cover-up in the murder investigation of the late Notorious B.I.G.

According to reports, the suit was filed by LAPD Sgt. Ya-May Christle. Christle claimed some department promotions and choice assignments are being handed out in exchange for sexual favors.

Christle, who was part of the LAPD team that reviewed the B.I.G. investigative files and her lawyer said that some of the information she prepared has disappeared and was never forwarded to the rapper's family as ordered by the courts.

Former LAPD deputy chief Michael Berkow is named as a defendant in the suit, which accuses the officer of offering advancement in return for sex as well as maintaining a sleep-in room at the Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles.

The building is the same place where police Board of Rights hearings are held and the headquarters for the LAPD's Internal Affairs Division. Berkow recently left the LAPD, after the lawsuit was filed, to become chief of police in Savannah, GA.

Christle also claimed she was transferred and demoted after filing complaints about Berkow's alleged activities. In addition to the LAPD, Christle is suing city of Los Angeles.

Neither Berkow or the LAPD have commented on the suit. An LAPD spokesman said the department never comments on any pending litigation.

Like Father Like Son's Second Single

Birdman & Lil Wayne's video for "Leather So Soft" dropped today.

Evel Knievel Sues Kanye West Over "Touch the Sky" Video

Legendary daredevil motorcycle stuntman Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Kanye West, claiming the Chicago rapper tarnished his image in the video for the hit single "Touch The Sky."

The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court, accuses Kanye West of trademark infringement and unauthorized use of the Evel Knievel image by using vulgar, sexual and racially questionable content.

Roc-A-Fella Records and "Touch the Sky" video director Chris Milk are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.

Knievel, 68, claims the video disgraced him and accuses Kanye West of ripping his image apart.

The video, which stars actress Pamela Anderson Lee, features Kanye West as a fictional stuntman named "Evel Kanyevel" attempting to jump a canyon. Evel Knievel's lawyer Richard Fee claims the video is a recreation of Knievel's failed attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in Western Wyoming in 1974.

"In my opinion, this video maybe reflects West and his way of life, but it's sure not mine," Knievel told the St. Petersburg Times. "I don't want my children or my grandchildren associated with this kind of thing...I want it stopped."

Knievel is also seeking royalties and an injunction to prevent Kanye West from using Evil Knievel's image in the future. The single and video for "Touch the Sky" are taken from West's triple platinum album, Late Registration.

West and the "Touch the Sky" video were subject of controversy last month at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

The rapper burst onto the stage as Justice and Simian were being awarded Best Video and went into a tirade over losing in the category.

West later apologized to Justice and Simian for his antics.

Tragedy Strikes Family Of Cash Money's Williams Brothers

Tragedy has struck the family of Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Baby" Williams yesterday (Dec. 11) when their sister Tamara Williams, 26, was killed in a head-on collision in New Orleans.

Williams, who majored in psychology and was studying for a nursing degree, died when her 2006 Toyota Camry was struck by a motorist who was driving the wrong direction on a downtown boulevard.

She leaves behind a husband and three children. The other driver, Jason Williams, 30, is in a local hospital where he is in serious condition.

Tamara Williams was the youngest of six siblings.