Nate Dogg arrested by SWAT team
Nate Dogg was arrested Saturday in Pomona, Calif., for investigation of kidnapping his former girlfriend and torching a car. According to the Associated Press, Nate, whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, was arrested by a SWAT team at about 12:30 p.m. at his Pomona home. He was booked for investigation of kidnapping, making terrorist threats, domestic violence and arson and was held in lieu of $1 million bail, Plett said. Nate allegedly held his girlfriend against her will at a home in Lakewood, assaulted her and set her mother's car on fire. The girlfriend, identified only as Rhoda, told KABC-TV that she had broken up with Nate several days earlier. Nate Dogg is currently on the road with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and several other artists as part of the "Up In Smoke" tour.
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The legendary Too Short is back again with album No. 12, You Nasty, but it's his provocative publicity shots that are stealing the show. The photos feature Short and several naked women in various sexual situations and have been making the rounds at several web sites and publications. One of the shots is featured on the cover of the first single, which is a track called "2 B------," with a B-side titled "Pimp Sh--." Both cuts are the funk-influenced tales that Short's core audience has come to expect. Too Short will put his Midas touch to work Sept. 12 when You Nasty arrives in stores. Each of his 11 previous albums has at least gone gold. 
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Nelly rode the success of his "Country Grammar" single to a surprising No. 3 debut for his album of the same name. The St. Louis native sold 253,000 copies of Country Grammar to beat out 
Mausberg, who appeared on DJ Quik's last two albums, was shot and killed in Compton, Calif., on Tuesday. "Mausberg was a good friend of mine and I will miss him," Julio G, a DJ on 100.3 The Beat who had been giving steady play to Mausberg and Suga Free's underground album, Konnectid, said in a statement on his web site. "His music was an inspiration and a joy to listen to." Mausberg appeared on Quik's 1998 release, Rhythm-al-ism, and this year's Balance and Options.
Ice-T will release his first greatest hits album Aug. 8 on Atomic Pop. Greatest Hits: The Evidence represents over 15 years in Ice-T's musical career and features classic tracks like "6 'N The Mornin'," "I'm Your Pusher," "High Rollers" and "Original Gangster." Two of the songs, "New Jack Hustler" and "Colors," were previously only available on soundtracks, and the album also will contain one new track, "Money, Power, Women." A limited and numbered edition of 2000 double vinyl packages with original artwork also will be available. 
Busta Rhymes and Queen Latifah might be off to see the wizard in a futuristic version of "The Wizard of Oz." According to the Hollywood Reporter, Busta and Latifah are in talks along with Patti LaBelle, Ginuwine and Little Richard to star in "The O.Z," the Fox network's remake of the classic film. Dorothy, who has not yet been cast, will be a hip-hop producer in 21st century Los Angeles who is transported to Oz after an earthquake. As she sets out to find the Wizard (Little Richard), Dorothy will encounter Glenda the Good Witch (Latifah), the Cowardly Lion (Busta), the Scarecrow (Ginuwine) and the Tin Man (not yet cast). LaBelle will play the Wicked Witch of the West. 
A grand jury indicted DMX on Thursday for possession of an unlicensed handgun and marijuana after an incident in January in which his sport utility vehicle ran off a highway. X was driving on Interstate 684 in Harrison, N.Y., when his car spun off the road, hit a guardrail and came to a stop. Upon inspecting the wrecked car, officers allegedly found an unlicensed 9mm handgun and a small amount of marijuana in the ashtrays. X testified before the grand jury last week that he was not aware a gun was in the car. DMX has been charged with two felony counts of third-degree weapon possession and marijuana possession. If found guilty, he faces up to seven years in prison. 
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The nominations are in for "The Source Hip-Hop Awards 2000," and 
Outkast will be performing Sunday, July 2, at Generations Hall in New Orleans as part of the Budweiser Whassup! After Party. The event, which is being presented by 
Geto Boy and professional boxer Willie D will fight John Tarmon on Friday, June 30, at the Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge, La. Scarface and Roy Jones Jr. are expected to be in attendance to show their support. A press release stated that the match will be broadcast on ESPN2 as part of its Friday Night Fights series, but the Riverside Centroplex could not confirm it. ESPN.com does not have the fight listed on their broadcast schedule. Despite his daily training regimen in preparation for the fight, Willie D has found time to record a solo album, which is expected to be released later this year. Tickets range in price from $10.50 for upper level to $150.50 for VIP. 
The Wu-Tang Clan has announced plans to hit the road for an "Underground" summer tour, scheduled to launch on July 24 in State College, Pennsylvania. Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, GZA, U-God, Inspectah Deck and Masta Killah all are slated to appear in a 25-date club tour that wraps up Aug. 27. A follow-up college tour is being planned for Aug. 28-Sept. 10. O.D.B., who was ordered on Friday to spend six more months in a Los Angeles drug rehab facility, will not be a part of the tour. However, Ol' Dirty has been contributing to the Wu-Tang Clan's latest album, which is being recorded in L.A. It will be the Wu's first album since 1997's Wu-Tang Forever and is scheduled for release in October.
According to the New York Times, two Bronx fifth graders recently started a petition to have 163rd Street renamed Big Pun Avenue in honor of the platinum MC, whose real name was Christopher Rios. Big Pun died in early February from a heart attack, just a few weeks before his sophomore album, Yeeeah Baby, was released. Twins Kelvin and Melvin Sosa have collected 3,000 signatures in support of the name change, and the proposal has been endorsed by Bronx councilman Pedro Espada. The Sosa brothers, who hope to get 30,000 names on the petition, will present their case to the community board on June 28. 
360HipHop.com, Russell Simmons' highly anticipated web site that he touted as "the ultimate destination point on the Internet for all things hip-hop," got off to a slow start on Tuesday, its long-hyped launch date. Early in the day, a message informed people to check back at 6:30 p.m. for the launch, but the site was not actually up until close to two hours later. But many users still encountered trouble with blank pages and browser errors and Macintosh users were practically shut out altogether. Some of the broken links still were not fixed as of Wednesday afternoon.
L.L. Cool J was named Favorite Supporting Actor for his performance in "Deep Blue Sea" at Tuesday night's Blockbuster Awards. "This is a special day for me because this is the first award I've ever received as an actor," L.L. said in his acceptance speech. "Plus it came from the people, which makes it that much more special." The Blockbuster Awards are decided by fans. L.L., a veteran of nearly 20 films, is shooting two more movies this summer -- "Kingdom Come" and "Rollerball" -- and his new album, G.O.A.T., is scheduled to be released Aug. 8.
According to EUR, Erick Sermon (a.k.a. Erick Onasis) has converted his current single, "Focus," into a Lakers victory song. You would think he'd be a Knicks fan, but maybe the song's guest stars, West Coast veterans DJ Quik and Xzibit, convinced him to do it. Erick Onasis' Def Squad Presents... album is scheduled to be released on June 27.
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, a member of Snoop Dogg's entourage admitted ownership of more than a half-pound of marijuana found on a tour bus early Friday after the "Up In Smoke" tour stop at Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista. The Border Patrol stopped the bus for an immigration inspection at a checkpoint near the Riverside County line. As agents climbed aboard, they reported smelling marijuana smoke and proceeded to find more than a half-pound stashed in three separate places. Guiuermo Stopani, 31, was cited by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and released. 
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