B13 Peer Review

Jon Lockett 26 Sep 2019,  A PHOTO of Tupac Shakur lay dying in his hospital bed mysteriously disappeared just after it was taken - fuelling crackpot theories the rapper faked his own death. Former Death Row Records security chief Reggie Wright Jnr claims a ghoul dressed as a hospital volunteer sneaked into the University Medical Center in Las Vegas to take the snap. Cops say Tupac Shakur was shot dead in September 1996 but not everybody is convinced Credit: Getty - Contributor The rapper was taken to the University Medical Center, Las Vegas, after being shot Credit: Google Just days earlier, the rap legend had been hit multiple times in a drive-by shooting in Sin City after leaving a Mike Tyson fight. Tupac was in lockdown in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit when the snapper managed to breach his personal security to take the deathbed photo. However, Wright Jnr claims the woman, who was dressed as a "candy-striper" (a hospital volunt...

This coming Sunday, Bumpy Johnson’s story will come to life via the EPIX network’s “Godfather of Harlem” series, starring Forrest Whitaker in the lead role. Johnson was one of the most feared gangsters of his time who also used his powerful influence for good as well. Ellsworth Raymond Johnson was born October 31, 1905 in Charleston, S.C. At the age of 10, his older brother Willie was sent North with relatives after he was accused of killing a white man. Johnson was sent to Harlem to live with an older sister after his parents felt that his short temper with white folks could get him harmed. The real Bumpy Johnson Johnson, who earned his nickname due to a large bump on his head, fell into crime early, burglarizing and pimping in Harlem. After serving a 10-year prison sentence, Johnson crossed paths with Stephanie St. Clair, better known as Madame Queen, who ran an extensive and independent numbers operation in Harlem. While waging war on the Italian mob, who ex...

Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton September 25, 2019  Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash will be heading to the bank. According to the Blast , Dash has settled a lawsuit he filed against Empire  co-creator Lee Daniels for a nearly $2 million investment in a long-dormant Richard Pryor biopic. In the suit, Dash sued Daniels for $5 million, arguing that the filmmaker didn’t share details about the project’s development as was stated in their contract. Dash was suing for lost profit and interest on the investment. The suit was actually settled late last year in a confidential deal. Per the settlement agreement, Daniels will pay Dash a total of $1,782,500 in installments from November 2018 until January 2021. It was also stipulated that Dash will relinquish his co-executive producer credit if and when Daniels releases the Pryor biopic and won’t share in any of the 5% of profits Daniels would make on the backend. Dash also agreed to stop making disparaging rema...