RICK ROSS WAS A CORRECTIONS OFFICER BACK IN THE DAY » Over the past couple of days, rumors began to spread about rapper Rick Ross‘ past employment as a corrections officer in Dade County, FL, and it all started with a comment made by fellow Miami rapper Trick Daddy. Of course, in true hip-hop fashion, Ricky Ross denied the allegations stating that his life was “100% real,” and accused his “haters” of photoshopping his face onto someone else’s body. Well, it turns out, Mr. Ross (real name: William Roberts) was indeed a corrections officer, according to official reports leaked by TheSmokingGun.com. Way to go, Ricky! Or should I say, Willy…

The site matched the rapper’s Social Security number with that of William Roberts who graduated from the Florida Department of Corrections (DoC) training academy and was assigned to Dade County’s South Florida Reception Center in December of 1995. He was 19 years old at the time. He left the job in 1997.

At 19 years old, William Roberts graduated from the Florida Department Corrections training academy and was hired as a prison guard in a Dade County prison in December of 1995. He left the job 2 years later, and about 9 years later, became the rapper we all know as Rick Ross. Wow, what a life history!

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What male R&B singer was recently spotted out and about in his hometown of Miami? Hint: He used to be a part of a group. Continue reading to find out who the hell this is!

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Rumors are beginning to circulate that producer and N*E*R*D frontman Pharrell Williams has a baby on the way. According to the NY Post, the rapper/singer has knocked up a model-type chick he met with friends in Miami earlier this year.

The unidentified woman “is very pregnant and travels with him. She hangs out with the backstage crew when he performs,” said a friend. “Pharrell is extremely private and won’t release any details.”

Interesting…

Here is the official T2W premiere of Young Jeezy’s brand new music video, featuring Kanye West - “Put On.” Be on the lookout for Jeezy’s latest album, “The Recession” when it hits stored September 2nd.

Russell Simmons and Porchla Coleman pose for photos at the 9th Annual Art for Life Benefit Gala, an event hosted by Simmons in the Hamptons. If you can’t tell by the pics, the theme of the night was purple! Lol. Celebrity guestlist included: Tracey Edmonds, L.A. Reid, A.J. Calloway, Diddy, Aretha Franklin, and more. Continue reading for more flicks from the shindig.

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The Baltimore Sun is reporting that a popular area DJ by the name of K-Swift died early this morning after a pool accident at her home. She was only 29 years old. While a definite cause of death hasn’t been determined, an autopsy is planned.

According to a preliminary police investigation, Khia “K-Swift” Edgerton, who lived in the 4300 block of Arizona Ave. in Northeast Baltimore, had been hosting a party at her house through Sunday evening and into early this morning. Police investigators believe she may have been drinking, said agent Donny Moses, a Baltimore police spokesman.

During the party early this morning, she jumped into her above-ground pool with several other people, but didn’t resurface. About six or seven other people were in the pool, which was about 4 or 5 feet deep, during the time she had jumped in. After an unspecified period of time, her friends pulled her onto a metal-frame deck that adjoined the pool, and called 911.

When paramedics arrived, they discovered that Edgerton was breathing “very shallow and her pulse was weak,” Moses said. She was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where she was pronounced dead soon after her arrival.

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Solange Knowles and her mother, Tina Knowles, posed for photos on the red carpet at the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Summer Of Soul Concert in New York Friday night. Other celebrity guest attendeees were: Aretha Franklin, Tamia & Grant Hill, and Ne-Yo. Both Ne-Yo and Solange performed live on-stage at the event. Continue reading for more photos from the show.

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Rosario Dawson was spotted chilling on a boat and enjoying the festivities at Day 4 of the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival in Italy on Saturday. The sexy actress currently has 5 movies undergoing the post-production phase, one of which being Seven Pounds, the new movie starring Will Smith.

My boy Jay-Z tore the stage up Saturday night when he performed at the MEN Arena in the U.K. Wanna know how he stands in front of thousands of people every night when he’s on tour? “They’re just people,” Jay-Z was recently quoted as saying. “Don’t matter if it’s 11 people or 11,000. I just imagine them naked.”

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CNN will be showing a nationally televised tv special on a story they’ve appropriately titled, “Black In America” this Wednesday (July 23rd) and Thursday (Jul 24th). It doesn’t matter what color you are,  or the area of the country you live in, or what social class you or your family is in, or even how much money you have in the bank, I encourage each and every one of you to either set up those DVRs or sit down with your loved ones and watch this documentary. There is a lot of information in it that will help everyone (even us African Americans) understand a little bit better about what it feels to be BLACK IN AMERICA.

CNN PRESENTS: “BLACK IN AMERICA”

AIRING JULY 23RD & JULY 24TH 2008 @ 9 PM ET/PT

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