Nu Jerzey Devil is on track to epitomize the meaning of “jack of all
trades” when it comes to music, and he’s focused on being the master of
all that he does. His recent single “Different Girls” featuring Lil
Wayne has catapulted the established Black Wall Street producer/DJ to
overnight recognition as a lyricist and songwriter, kicking of his
bigger plan for 2009.

In addition to developing his own LiveliHood Entertainment label, Nu
Jerzey Devil will be releasing his Art of the Devil mixtape project in
February, followed by an EP of original work entitled Heaven or Hell in
April, and his full-length debut album Devil’s Playground in August,
all in association with SoBe Entertainment, Universal Music Group and
Fontana Distribution.

Born Anthony Torres in the South Bronx, Nu Jerzey Devil lived on Cedar
Avenue with his family. When he was four-years-old, his mother and six
siblings moved to New Jersey. The youngest of the children, Torres
emulated his older brothers every move and soon caught on to their
influences in Hip Hop. By age seven, Nu Jerzey Devil began rapping, and
when he was 18 he traded a friend a .45 caliber gun for DJ equipment.
As the inspiration to make music overtook him, he procured a Dr. Rhythm
beat machine and a Yamaha DJX keyboard to start his own production
endeavors.

Within two years of his start-up as a producer, Jerzey was contacted by
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins of Darkchild Productions. Impressed by the
budding artist, Jerkins took Jerzey with him to Miami for a few
meetings. When they returned home, Nu Jerzey Devil immediately joined
the Darkchild team, and scored the soundtrack for the 2003 Jessica Alba
film Honey (Universal Pictures). The pair then moved to Los Angeles and
worked on My Baby's Daddy (Miramax Films) starring Anthony Anderson,
Eddie Griffin and Method Man.

During his time in L.A., Jerzey linked with Darkchild team member Phat
Rat, and was introduced to Dr. Dre protégé The Game. They immediately
hit the studio and recorded "The Black Wall Street Anthem" – most
notably heard as The Black Wall Street's intro on their official
website. The chemistry bubbled as the duo continued recording, as The
Game was simultaneously creating The Black Wall Street label. Without
hesitation, Nu Jerzey Devil was the first signee to the new company. He
moved to Compton, California to Cedar Block, and history was in the
making.

While Nu Jerzey Devil continues to produce and record with The Game and
the rest of Black Wall Street, he is now taking the time to act on his
aspirations for a solo career. “I always wanted to be an artist, but
never really took it seriously,” he explains. “One day Game said, ‘You
should start rapping since you already have a fan base’ and I was like,
‘You know what? Why not?’ And that’s when I went in and laid down some
vocals.”

Nu Jerzey Devil’s first official rap venture is the single “Different
Girls” featuring Lil Wayne, which has turned out to be an instant hit
with fans. His new mixtape Art of the Devil will give the streets a
solid taste of Jerzey’s lyrical and songwriting abilities. Features
will include The Game and Lil Wayne; however this is going to be a true
testament to Nu Jerzey Devil’s own talent. “I really didn’t want to
crowd my mixtape with other artists, because I feel like it’s my
mixtape, and I want people to hear and truly get a feel for me,” he
explains.

The upcoming EP Heaven or Hell and full-length album Devil’s Playground
will further the movement as he incorporates original production and
well thought-out guest spots. Other producers already slated for these
projects include Scott Storch, E.P. (Executive Producer for The Game’s
LAX album) and Jerzey’s own LiveliHood Entertainment production team
Surround Sound. The feature line-up thus far includes Reggae star Jah
Cure, R&B sensation Raheem Devaughn, Lil Wayne and The Game.

As he develops his music, Nu Jerzey Devil will set aside outside
projects for a while; however he is confident in his long term
relationship with Black Wall Street being there as he grows. “Me and
Game will always work together,” explains Jerzey. “He's been my homie
since day one, and will always be my homie no matter what. We are
actually planning ..ping a new mixtape together really soon, so be on
the lookout for that!”

While he reps New Jersey to the fullest, the young
world-traveler is taking a universal approach to his music. “I just
want people to know that Nu Jerzey Devil is definitely a well-rounded
artist. You never know what to expect from me. Today I might be on some
hood sh*t, and tomorrow I can be on some pop record. I do music for the
whole world, not just for one area or person. I don't limit myself at
all.”

On August 1, 2008, in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh PA, two men were ambushed and killed by masked gunman carrying AK-47s.
In October of the same year, in the same neighborhood, on the same
street, a 21 year old man was gunned down in broad daylight, again with
a AK-47. On March 9 2009, again in Homewood, 3 more people were shot with a Ak-47 including an 18 month old little girl. This Saturday in Pittsburgh, 3 police officers were killed in the line of duty by Richard "Pop" Poplawski, who laid in wait for the officers armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest.

In just four years after the federal assault weapons ban
expired on Sept. 15, 2004, at least 163 people have been killed and 185
wounded with military-style semiautomatic assault weapons, including at
least 38 police officers killed or wounded, according to a report issued in October of 2008 by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

On February 25, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration.
"As President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few
gun-related changes that we would like to make, and among them would be
to reinstitute the ban on the sale of assault weapons," Holder told
reporters.

This move was attacked, of course, by Republicans. Most notably by Republican National Committee Chair Micheal Steele, who sent a email to supporters implying that President Obama wanted to repeal the 2nd Amendment. Ironically this was the very same thinking shared by Richard Poplawski charged in the worst police shooting in the modern history of Pittsburgh.
"He was really into politics and really into the First and Second
amendment. One thing he feared was he feared the gun ban because he
thought that was going to take away peoples' right to defend
themselves." said Edward Perkovic, who described himself as Mr. Poplawski's lifelong best friend.

What's even more ridiculous about Michael Steele's idea that, "The
Obama Administration has revealed its intention to reinstate the
so-called “assault” gun ban — Step One of their plan to repeal the 2nd
Amendment". Is that just two years earlier in a Washington Post interview Steele stated his opposition to assault rifles. "Society should draw lines. What do you need an assault weapon for, if you're going hunting? That's overkill."

We can't play politics when it comes to the lives of our
people, our communities and our public servants. We must work even more
diligently to end this culture of violence and death that is permeating
America. Renewing the Ban on assault rifles would be a good first step
in the right direction.

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The Jena Tragedy Continues To Get Worse! - Paradise
Jena 6 mom arrested, charged with contempt
Mychal Bell's mother fails to pay child support 

BY STEPHEN LARGEN • SLARGEN@MONROE.GANNETT.COM

The
mother of former Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell has been arrested for
contempt of court on a charge of failure to pay child support.Melissa
Bell, 39, 130 Bell Road, Jena, is being held at the Caldwell Parish
Detention Center, where bond was not set Monday night.  Bell is being held at the Caldwell detention center because the LaSalle Parish Detention Center is used exclusively for men. Bell was one of six black teenagers charged with attempted murder and
conspiracy in connection with the beating of a white classmate at Jena
High School in 2006. Mychal Bell, the only one of the Jena 6 to
have his case resolved, eventually pleaded guilty to battery in
juvenile court and moved to Monroe. Bell was accused of shoplifting at
a Pecanland Mall department store Dec. 24, and shot himself in the
chest Dec. 29 as part of a self-described suicide attempt.On
his new blog on the Web site globalgrind.com, Bell recently said he
expects to graduate from Carroll High School in May and attend a
four-year university on a football scholarship.

There has been a lot of talk, buzz and rumors about mainstream artist stealing independent and unsigned artist music and concepts from thier myspace pages Rapper Ludicris has been accused of stealing a song concepts and music from Akron,Ohio Independent  Artist Meeze. Who gave Ludicris a cd while he was at a Concert back stage. This is very disturbing to hear Ludicris has been rated as one of the best lyricist outhere and to hear that he may have broken rule #1 as a mc "DON'T BITE OR TAKE ANOTHER MC'S LYRICS" Stay tune for more on this story as it devleops 

With 'Judges' Like These....By: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Category: News and Politics
With 'Judges' Like These....
[col. writ. 2/7/09] (c) '09 Mumia Abu-Jamal
In Pennsylvania's Luzerne County, there are 9 judges of the Court of
Common Pleas. Two of them just pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to convict and sentence juveniles to a private prison, so that they could get kickbacks from the prison's builders and owners.
According to published accounts, Judge Mark A. Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael T. Conahan sent hundreds of boys and girls to the private facility, and pocketed some $2.5 million in kickbacks.
This was accomplished not merely because of the venal greed of the
judges, but because virtually none of the children were provided with legal representation.
When the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center filed a petition in the PA Supreme Court calling the county's practice of adjudicating and sentencing some 250 kids to jail without legal representation unconstitutional, the state's highest court denied the petition on Jan. 8, 2009. To make matters even worse, recently filed criminal information states that the 2 judges used their power and influence in the county to de-fund the county juvenile facility, precisely as they were steering kids to the private jail (boy -- talk about privatization!).
Nearly a month later, the state's highest court changed their minds,
vacating the denial.
What transpired in the interim?
Well, for one thing, the 2 judges provisionally pleaded guilty to
federal charges of honest wire service fraud.
Hundreds of children get socked into jail, after demonstrably
unconstitutional proceedings with no legal representation, and the state's highest court doesn't even raise an eyebrow.
The media reports on this outrage, and the PA Supreme Court expresses little interest.
This is the nature of judging these days, when even kids are expendable fodder for the prison industrial complex.
Luzerne County is the state's 10th largest county, with just over
300,000 souls.
At least 22% of their judges have admitted being corrupt, in the sordid business of selling the freedom and well-being of poor children for profit.
--(c) '09 maj
{Sources: Legal Intelligencer, 2/3/09; 2/4/09.}
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The Power of Truth is Final -- Free Mumia!

The beat is hot and Naledge isn't talking about what normal people do. Nice to see some decent hip-hop.

ZAC FRESH HAS BEEN MAKING A LOT OF NOISE ON THE UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP SCEEN REAL STRONG FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS RACKING UP OVER 1 MILLION PLAYS ON HIS MUSIC PAGE DOING MAJOR RECORD COMPANIES NUMBERS AND HE IS STILL AN UNSIGNED ARTIST. HAILING FROM THE CAPITAL OF OHIO COLUMBUS, ZAC IS HAS JUST ADDED ANOTHER CREDITIAL TO HIS BELT LANDING THE OPENING INTRO SONG FOR BET'S 106&PARK'S WILD OUT WEDNESDAY ENTILED "WILD-OUT" ZAC IS CURRENTLY IN THE STUDIO AND HAS ALREADY RECORDED SONGS WITH SOULJA BOY & ARAB. THE OTHER CATCH IS ZAC FRESH IS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD........ DEFINITLY KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN FOR THIS THIS CAT