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Sean Levert, brother to the late Gerald Levert and son of soul legend and lead of The O’Jays, singer Eddie Levert, passed away after a medical emergency in jail. He was 39.
The singer was taken from the Cuyahoga County jail in Cleveland about 11 p.m. Sunday and died within the hour at Lutheran Hospital. An autopsy was planned, said coroner Frank Miller.

Levert was sentenced to the Cuyahoga County jail last week for one year and 10 months for failing to pay $85,000 in child support.

Gerald Levert was 40 when he died in 2006 of an accidental mix of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

The brothers had formed LeVert in the 1980s with childhood friend Marc Gordon. Their hits included “Baby I’m Ready,” “(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind” and the Grammy-nominated “Casanova.”

At Gerald Levert’s funeral service in November 2006, Sean Levert and his father performed “Dance With My Father” and personalized the words for Gerald.

Sean Levert found a new third partner last year and was trying to revive LeVert.

Warden Kevin McDonough said Levert had been sick and guards were watching him at the jail’s regular cellblock because he had been acting strangely. There were no specifics about Levert’s medical condition, although it is known he suffered from high blood pressure and had been hallucinating in jail.

Toxicology reports could take four to six weeks.

We had no idea The Wire was so popular. Last week’s giveaway received a tremendous response!

So since we had such as great response, we have more The Wire music. Beyond Amsterdam – Baltimore Tracks From The Wireis also offered by Nonesuch Records and is still in the plastic. This is an absolute must for The Wire Fans. The tracks are all the “Baltimore” tracks from last week’s Wire compilation.

A winner will be drawn this weekend and posted here next Monday. Good luck!

Enter here.

EDIT: Congrats to winners Betty Carlton from Glens Falls, NY and Laura McLendon of Pelham, AL.

Terror Squad cohort Remy Ma has been convicted of assault, weapons possession and coercion for shooting a woman in the abdomen in a dispute about money in New York.

Ma, whose real name is Remy Smith, faces up to 25 years in prison.

The rapper was cleared of charges of gang assault, witness tampering, witness intimidation and assault in a separate incident in which her associates are accused of beating up the boyfriend of a witness.

The 26 year-old was led handcuffed and weeping from the New York court today following the conviction.

Prosecutors said Remy Ma shot Makeda Barnes-Joseph in July because she’d thought she had taken $3,000 from her purse. Defense attorneys said the shooting was accidental.

The Los Angeles Times apologized for using doctored documents last week in a story implicating Sean “Diddy” Combs and his associates in the 1994 assault on rapper Tupac Shakur.

Today the sound of rolling heads is pretty loud.

“The bottom line is that the documents we relied on should not have been used,” editor Russ Stanton said on the paper’s site. “We apologize both to our readers and to those referenced in the documents … and in the story.”

Also check out “Big Phat Liar: How a federal inmate duped the Los Angeles Times, fabricated FBI reports, and linked Sean “Diddy” Combs to 1994 ambush of Tupac Shakur.”

Pitbull has dropped another single from recently released album The Boatlift. The track, “The Anthem” features Lil Jon and samples the popular House song “Calabria.”

AUDIO: Pitbull – “The Anthem” feat. Lil Jon

On Mar. 21, Pitbull also kicked off a 16-city tour sponsored by MTV Tres and Sucka Free Latino. The tour will end Apr. 13th in Farmington, New Mexico. See the dates below:

Mar 25: House of Blues , Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 26: House of Blues , Chicago, Illinois
Mar 27: Epic, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 28: Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 30: House of Blues , Dallas, Texas
Apr 1: Ogden Theatre, Denver, Colorado
Apr 3: Vault 350, Long Beach, California
Apr 4: House of Blues , San Diego, California
Apr 5: Gotham Hall, San Bernadino, California
Apr 6: Bakersfield, Cal State, California
Apr 9: Crash Mansion, Los Angeles, California
Apr 10: Marquee Theater, Tempe, Arizona
Apr 11: Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr 13: Big City, Farmington, New Mexico

http://www.myspace.com/pitbull

Jason Rae, the musician-husband of Grammy-nominated sensation Corinne Bailey Rae, was tragically found dead Saturday. It is suspected he died of a drug overdose however post mortem efforts have not been conclusive.

He was only 31.

Rae’s body was found in a London flat. Corrine was not with him when he died, however British police had arrested and subsequently released on bail an unidentified 32-year-old man for allegedly “supplying controlled substances.”

Before Corinne Bailey Rae blew up in the international music scene, she fell in love with Jason while she worked at a jazz club as a coat check attendant. While sitting in with various bands on slow nights she got to know the saxophone who worked with the band, Haggis Horns. The pair were married in 2001 and it is beleived Corrine’s award-winning “Like A Star” was dedicated to him.

The pair had no children.

LL Cool J has kicked off his new Platinum Harvest music label by signing his first artist, a little known 15-year old rapper Nicolette who he thinks has the power to turn the music world on its head.

“I would put her on a record with anybody and see what they think as far as competition. She’s unbelievable. She’s a star, not just somebody spitting bars in my face… She can rap… She’s the truth.”

Check out her video and tell us what you think.
do my thang


So we’ve got a bunch of promotional CDs and each week we’ll give one away to a lucky reader. This is our first week so let’s get going…

This week we have Five Years Of Music From The Wire. Offered by Nonesuch Records the 35-track double CD is still in the plastic. This is an absolute must for The Wire Fans. Artists include Solomon Burke, The Neville Brothers and more.

We have 2 copies to give away. 2 winners will be drawn the weekend of March 29-30. After that, each Monday will see a post with a new giveaway and the previous week’s winner. Good luck!

Edit: Congrats to winners Jenny Hebert of Port Allen, Lousiana and Tim Arnold of Los Angeles, CA!

Enter here.

Jaheim has teamed up with The Steve Harvey Morning Show to make one lucky couple’s dream wedding fantasy come true in a unique contest.

The winning couple, and 20 guests, will be enjoy the “Ultimate Jamaica Destination Wedding,” complete with a special performance by Jaheim during the couple’s first dance at the wedding reception.

The contest kicked off Monday with an announcement on The Steve Harvey Morning Show and entries will be accepted up to April 4.

To enter the contest, engaged couples will mail a letter and photo to The Steve Harvey Morning Show’s Hollywood office (see address below) answering 4 questions: 1.) How the engaged couple met, 2.) How the couple got engaged, 3.) Why the engaged couple wants to win this contest, and 4.) Why the engaged couple wants Jaheim to sing at their wedding reception. The letters will be judged on 3 criteria: Originality (50%), Creativity (40%), and Meets Entry Criteria (10%).

The top 3 entries will be posted at www.SteveHarvey.com beginning April 14 where listeners can vote online until April 17 for their favorite. The winners will be announced on-air on The Steve Harvey Morning Show and posted online at www.SteveHarvey.com on April 18.

The Grand Prize:
• Jaheim will perform 1 song live at the reception for the winning couple’s first dance;
• A 7-day/ 6-night Super-Inclusive Jamaica destination wedding and honeymoon for the winning couple including air travel on American Airlines, accommodations at the Grand Lido Braco Resort & Spa in Jamaica, and a wedding package including wedding planner, cake, flowers, champagne toast, reception and breakfast in bed the next morning.
• The Grand Prize also includes air travel on American Airlines and 3-day/2-night Super-Inclusive trips for 20 guests of the winning couple.

90 runner-up couples will each receive an autographed copy of Jaheim’s latest CD, The Makings of a Man.

March 17 – April 4: Entries accepted via mail to:
Steve Harvey Morning Show Contest
1438 N. Gower St., Box 35
Hollywood, CA 90028

www.jaheimmusic.com
www.myspace.com/jaheim

New Jive records artist Qwote is so versatile his first single, “Don’t Wanna Fight,” will be released with two versions; one featuring rap star Trina, and a reggae-tinged version featuring pop-reggae artist Shaggy.

Born in Haiti and raised in New York and Miami, the Florida-based singer was inspired as a youth by artists like Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Lenny Kravitz.

Look out for his upcoming debut set, which has no release date set.. yet.

In the meantime, tell us version of the track you like better.

AUDIO: Qwote – “Don’t Wanna Fight” feat. Trina

AUDIO: Qwote – “Don’t Wanna Fight” feat. Shaggy