Eminem Tracks Partly BlockedLast week, a judge issued a temporary injunction thwarting the hip-hop magazine from distributing previously unreleased recordings from the early 1990s of the white rapper freestyling lyrics that the mag deemed racist.However, Manhattan Federal Judge Gerald Lynch ruled Monday that the magazine could distribute excerpted versions of the tracks--releasing up to 20 seconds of the material from two recordings and printing up to eight lines of the lyrics. The controversy began last month after Source founders David Mays and Raymond "Benzino" Scott held a news conference intended to expose the real Slim Shady. The duo played a recording of "what is clearly identifiable as Eminem (news - web sites)'s voice, reciting racial slurs targeted against black women," according to their statement. The offending lyrics contain the following lines: Blacks and whites, they sometimes mix But black girls only want your money cause they're dumb chicks So I'ma say like this Don't date a black girl, take it as a diss If you want, but if you don't I'ma tell you like this, I surely won't. Eminem apologized for the inflammatory lyrics after the conference, and said the recording was made out of "anger, stupidity and frustration" after his break-up with an African-American girlfriend. However, he stated his belief that he considered the tape's release to be a direct consequence of his long-standing beef with rapper Benzino. "Ray Benzino, Dave Mays and The Source have had a vendetta against me, Shady Records and our artists for a long time," Eminem said in a statement. The Source claimed to have obtained the controversial tape from "three white hip-hop fans from Detroit who were peers of Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, in the early 90s, at the time of the recording." The magazine had planned to distribute the complete CD of the unreleased Eminem track with its February issue and devote extensive coverage to the release. It will now go forward with the release of the excerpted raps. Lawyers for the hip-hopster sought an injunction against the mag, citing copyright violations. Much to the ire of Source higher-ups, Judge Lynch initially granted Em's legal team their wish and barred the mag from doling out the disc. A statement from The Source conveyed the opinion of its founders that the injunction was just another indication of the racial bias taking over the hip-hop culture. Perhaps their complaints brought the judge around--in any case, Lynch ruled that the excerpted portions could be considered fair use of copyrighted material for the purpose of criticism. Eminem's record company, Interscope Records, did not comment on the ruling; however, his lawyer claimed the court battle was a victory as The Source had originally planned to distribute the full-length versions of the recordings. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning artist has stepped up his responsibilities of late. After his ex-wife Kim Mathers disappeared for several weeks in avoidance of several legal snafus, the rapper was granted temporary full custody of their seven-year-old daughter, Hailie Jade. The former Mrs. Slim Shady pleaded guilty to a drug charge and a driving offense Friday as part of an agreement to resolve several cases pending against her. |
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Not eminem poster but a funny tale. Submitted by: Randee Mom Single and Looking I was due later that week for an appointment with the gynecologist when early one morning I received a call from his office. I had been re-scheduled for 9:30 AM that morning. I had just packed everyone off to work and school, and it was around 8:45 already.
I am blonde as you know. And I love blonde jokes. A man notices a blonde sucking on the bottom of a Coke can. Curious, he asks her what she's doing. "Duh! It says for best taste drink by date on the bottom!" Two blondes are driving down the freeway chugging a few beers when they see a road block ahead with police checking for drunk drivers. The blonde in the passenger seat starts to panic and the driver tells her to calm down and do what she does. She then proceeds to quickly chug the last of the beer in her hand, peel the label off, stick the bottle under the seat and stick the label to her forehead. The second blonde follows along. When they arrive at the road block, the officer looks in and is quite surprised by this spectacle. He says, " Hello ladies. By any chance have you two been drinking tonight?" They respond: "Why no officer, you see, we're on the patch!"' Folks that came over last month asked for my peppers recipe. Here it is: Subject: Recipes: Stuffed Peppers and Baked Custard
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