Georgia's Unemployment Rate Hits Record High

Original Story Posted: March, 03 2010  

"Georgia's unemployment crisis is deepening," Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said in a statement released early Wednesday. 

With a financial crisis that is showing no signs of diminishing, some states are still feeling the blunt trauma as the job market has ceased to open up nationally. 

Last reported back in January, the unemployment rate in Georgia is steadily climbing and it was announced today, by the state's commissioner, that it had

Georgia Colleges May Have to Face Major Cuts to Balance State Budget

Original Story Posted: March, 10, 2010

The educational system for the state of Georgia might be running into a roadblock if there is any chance in balancing out its budget. 

In trying to cut close to $600 million from its budget, colleges and universities within the state would be forced to lay off thousands of employees, severely limit freshman classes and eradicate popular programs outside of the campus boundaries. 

Such a drastic move is in preparation for a hearing taking place Wednesday as the General Assembly is making efforts to find a means to fill a potential $1.1 billion budget deficit for the fiscal year that would start on July 1, according to sources at the Atlanta Journal Constitution. 

Stemming from a report that was put together by the University System of Georgia, there would be close to 2,500 faculty and staff jobs that would be cut at

Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d. city

As a Hip-Hop fan born in ’87, along with others fan born in the late eighties, we all grew up listening to music from the likes of Nas, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, Scarface, 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, etc.  These were the figures in music that older peers told us would teach us the groundwork of this art form.  This was “real Hip-Hop”. 

Unfortunately for us, while these artists did create epic pieces, it was only when we were older that we could truly understand exactly what type of impact they had made.  Along with this, we could only reflect on the past, but didn't have champion MCs of our own that could speak through our lenses and tell stories we could

50 Cent Paid $75,000 For One Word

original story posted March 29, 2010

Hate him or love him, one thing that can be said about Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is the fact that the rapper has become his own enterprise and knows how to generate money from any direction he chooses.

Recently, Jackson appeared at a British club, a new nightspot called Bamboo in Liverpool, England.  Clearly a fan of his image, the men behind the scenes offered the rapper an array of goodies to persuade him to appear such as free champagne along with two women that would

D.C. Sniper May Escape Execution Next Week

original story posted November 4, 2009

The day of reckoning is slowly approaching for convicted John Allen Muhammad, 48,  as he is scheduled to be executed November 10.

On October 27, a Virginia correction official announced that Muhammad would die by way of lethal injection, but now there's a chance that it might not happen and that he might just have to do life in prison.

After asking for clemency last month from Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, attorneys have now made the motion to file for an appeal to remove the death penalty Tuesday.

Muhammad is known publicly as the Beltway sniper, a.k.a the D.C. Sniper, who was responsible for the killing of

Steve McNair's Son Making Move to Southern Miss

original story posted November 5, 2009

2009 has been a hectic year for most, but the pain and suffering endured in the McNair family is one that may never heal.

Although time may not be able to mask the murder of former Tennessee Titans QB Steve McNair, his son has found a means to deal with everything.

Resorting to football as an outlet, Steve McNair, Jr, a wide receiver for Oak Grove High School, has used his talent for the sport to his full advantage in regards to recruitment.

It has all clearly paid off now as the young athlete has made the decision to attend the University of Southern Mississippi.

Speaking with The Hattiesburg American, McNair confirmed his choice.

“I just wanted to

Joell Ortiz Continues Battle With E1 Entertainment

 Original Story Posted March 23, 2010

JoellOrtiz  E1 is f**king cockblocking us from doing something monumental for our fans and our careers.  I don't give a f**k who gets mad.  It's the truth.

As reported earlier, ¼ of Slaughterhoouse, Joell Ortiz, has become very vocal as it pertains to his situation with his record label, E1 Entertainment.

Making claims that the label wanted Ortiz to build his buzz through creating