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Previously, we reported on some alleged shady business going on in Gucci Mane’s camp, primarily by his booking agent Johnnie Cabbell of Hitt afta Hitt Entertainment (who also manages Shawty Lo) and his manager/business partner Debra Antney of Mizay/So Icey.

Since then, we’ve heard unconfirmed rumors that Gucci Mane fired both Cabbell and Antney and hired a new business manager to audit Antney for missing show monies.

Earlier this evening, it appears that Cabbell and his Hitt Afta Hitt company were evicted from their offices. Here is the scene outside their former location at 101 Marietta St in downtown Atlanta:

Disclaimer: Employees at other businesses within the building told OZONE this is all Hitt Afta Hitt’s stuff on the sidewalk (including boxes of Shawty Lo and Fabo CDs, whom the company manages), but we do not know this for a fact and details remain unclear. Rumor has it that the eviction may have something to do with another tenant from whom Cabbell was sub-leasing space.

Yesterday Ozonemag.com broke news about Turk of the Hoy Boyz’ younger brother being murdered in New Orleans and his request for helping with his burial costs. Aside from the feelings of sadness that most of feel whenever a young life is lost, many had questions as to why Turk would reach out to the “Hip Hop community” for help when he played a part in building the music empire that we know as Cash Money Records.

Turk happened to have phone privileges today, roughly ten minutes with a horrible connection. He reached out to Ozone to speak on what he knows about the case of his younger brother’s murder so far, the kind of person he was and why he hasn’t heard from all of his Cash Money bretheren, yet. (more…)

Wow…they really don’t like this guy.

According to Popeater, Kanye West will not be invited to George Clooney’s telethon to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

“After what he said on the Katrina telethon and the way he behaved at the MTV Video Music Awards, everyone agrees it’s just best that he does not participate,” a producing partner told me. “Kayne has to make everything about himself. He will do anything to steal the spotlight and, well, this night it’s just not about him.”

My question is…who asked this question and why was this even said? If the producer is worried about Kanye making the telethon “about him” why even speak him up? In doing that aren’t you just giving more of the attention that you accuse him of wanting?

How about you let the victims in Haiti (who I doubt are even thinking about Kanye and probably don’t even know who the hell Taylor Swift is) decide who can or can’t help them out? Plus…George Bush does care about Black people, now. Let it go. Smh…

From press release:

Houston, TX – In the wake of the disaster that destroyed the city of Port-Au-Prince in Haiti this past Tuesday, UGK founding member Bun B has gathered a stellar line-up of Houston artists for a fund raiser event that has been called “Houston For Haiti.” The show will take place Monday, January 18 (MLK Day) from 4 to 8 PM at Warehouse Live in Houston.

Along with Bun B, Slim Thug, Trae The Truth, ESG, Lil O, Candi Redd, Just Brittany, Corey Mo and The Party Boyz have been confirmed to perform, so far. More artist are expected to join the bill. Local athletes including Vince Young of the Tennesse Titans will also make appearances. “We all need to get involved” says Bun B. “Race, color or creed, we are all Haitians right now, and we need to help our brothers and sisters!”

The event has been organized with supporting partners Red Bull, Houston radio station KBXX The Box, www.care.org www.care.org, and the Houston Community Center.

Tickets go on sale today at $ 20 and can be purchased through www.warehouselive.com www.warehouselive.com; tickets will be
$ 30 at the venue’s box office on Monday. All proceeds will be donated to Haiti relief funds through www.care.org www.care.org. ; Donations drop off sites will also be set up at the venue.

After six years in prison Mystikal was finally released yesterday. He called into Greg Street’s radio show last night, so hit the video about to hear the interview. Welcome home Mystikal.

As loyal OZONE readers may have noticed, the folks waaaay up north in Alaska have been showing us a lot of love. Anchorage, in particular, has a budding Hip Hop community. Next weekend, Cofey Houze and 20 Blocc Entertainment are bringing OZONE Mag (yours truly) and Slim Thug all the way up to Fairbanks, Alaska, where temperatures regularly reach below zero. Fairbanks is literally just a few miles away from a city called ”North Pole, Alaska.”

I’ll be rockin’ my fur coat and filming the adventures for my ongoing travel documentary which so far includes trips to Afghanistan (Paul Wall & DJ Smallz), London (Rick Ross & Triple C’s), & Japan (E-40 & Too $hort). Wish us luck!

Ozone has been informed that original 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice aka The Chinaman (born Chris Wong Won) has suffered his 2nd major stroke. He is currently in the VA in Miami. No other details are available at this time. Keep him in your thoughts.

Congratulations to longtime OZONE contributors Charlamagne Tha God & Lil Duval, who will star in a new MTV show called Hatin’, produced by Nick Cannon, premiering Jan. 1st at 2 pm EST. Unless you’re a fuxing loser you don’t surf the internet, by now you’ve seen Charlamagne & Duval’s web series Hood State of the Union; no word yet on the concept for Hatin’ but knowing Nick Cannon, Charlamagne and Duval, the show will be hilarious.

Show times are posted below. And once again, congrats to Lil Duval & Charlamagne Tha God.

Hood State of the Union episode 9 is after the jump.

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Tomorrow, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Plies, & more are scheduled to perform at Phillips Arena in Atlanta for Hot 107.9’s Jingle Jam. We hear the host Lil Duval may be unable to make it and Nicki Minaj may not show. The promoter tells us that Nicki’s manager Debra Antney is up to the same ol’ tricks, demanding extra money at the last minute and threatening a no-show. Either way, OZONE will be in the building and those of you who fulfilled your family holiday obligations today should come through too.

Twitter’s favorite comedian and former OZONE contributor Lil Duval was forced to spend his Christmas holiday on lockdown, just a few days after his Grand Hustle pa’tna T.I. came “home” to an Atlanta halfway house. Duval released a string of twitpics while being arrested in Dekalb County (Atlanta, GA) on Christmas Eve (below), and his extensive list of followers were unsure if the comedian was really imprisoned or playing an elaborate prank.

According to the Dekalb County Sheriff’s website, it wasn’t a joke. Lil Duval (a.k.a. Roland Powell) was indeed arrested for failure to appear in court on a previous charge. A Grand Hustle employee tells us that the warrant stems from a minor traffic charge in Clay County in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL, just south of Duval County for which the comedian is named. True to form, he just had a sense of humor about the situation.

Come home soon Duval! Twitter isn’t the same without you.

Well, not exactly. But if you haven’t heard the news. Clifford “T.I.” Harris was released from prison this morning after serving 7 months at a penitentiary in Forrest City, Arkansas. He’ll spend the rest of his time in a halfway house in Atlanta. I saw a few blogs post this story but I’d never take their word for it. But since it was on AJC.com it must be true. Read the full story below. And welcome home, Tip…kinda.

AJC.com/AccessAtlanta: T.I. released to halfway house

#tipisfree

Today at 9:55am, Lil Wayne aka Dwayne Carter appeared obviously agitated as he entered an NYC courtroom flanked by his lawyer, Stacy Richmond, Baby, Slim, and at least a dozen Cash Money associates for a sentencing hearing for an illegal weapons charge. Spectators stared in awe as they witnessed Weezy’s hearing while court officers attempted to keep the onlookers’ reactions to a minimum. Wearing a blue bubble goose and black specs, Wayne sat in the second row of the court looking up at the ceiling for about 5 minutes before his case was called to be heard in front of Judge Charles Solomon. The next court appearance is set for February 9th, which is when Solomon will sentence Carter for the alleged weapons possession in 2007. Neither Wayne nor Baby would comment on the case.

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The cover of Gucci’s highly-anticipated album look all too appropriate now. Management and media are now confirming that Gucci Mane has been sent back to jail for violating terms of his probation again. As of now, the exact infraction has not been revealed.

From MTV:

Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Thursday (November 12) for probation violation and taken away to prison in handcuffs, according to a rep from his label.

The sentence is a blow to Gucci’s career. The ATL rapper has a album coming out — The State Vs. Radrick Davis — on December 8 and is arguably at the height of his career; in terms of his sentence, he may be out of prison in six months. Last September, Gucci went to jail and served until March; he was sentenced to a year in prison for failing to fulfill his court-ordered 600 hours of community service, which had been mandated in 2005.

“It was a challenge for me,” he told MTV News in March about going to jail in 2008. “I’m just happy my team kept my music going strong for me. And I’m happy I recorded so many records so people could hear me.”

Upon his release Gucci went straight to the studio and recorded five songs. ” Then I had a party later that night to get ready for, so that took up most of my day right there,” he added, describing his first day as a free man.

This year, Gucci definitely was breaking through the mainstream from the streets to the mainstream, guest appearing on tracks for the Black Eyed Peas, Mario, Omarion, Mariah Carey and even a 50 Cent song. Gucci’s current single is called “Spotlight” and features Usher. This follows on the heels of “Wasted,” featuring Plies.

This is looking too crazy. I don’t want to scream conspiracy, after all this is Gucci Mane, not Malcom X. But still, album cover with orange suit and handcuffs…The State vs Radric Davis as the title? People are going to go apesh*t at the record stores. Set up?

Damn. When we interviewed Boosie not too long ago, he was looking forward to doing his year, getting out and getting back to business. Looks like that plan has gone awry for now.

Clip spotted at NR

Previously: Boosie Speaks On Keeping His Head Up In Prison | Boosie’s Dirty World

Dorsey, who raps under the moniker B.G., or Baby Gangsta, Tuesday night following a traffic stop in which officers recovered three guns, two of which were reported stolen, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

Dorsey, 29, was booked with illegal carrying of weapons. He appeared in magistrate court Thursday morning, but the status of his incarceration, such as bond information, was not listed Thursday night in electronic court records maintained by the Criminal Sheriff’s Office.

Police said Dorsey was arrested along with the two others in the vehicle, Demounde Pollard, 17, and Jerod Fedison, 28.

Officers from the NOPD’s 7th District halted the late-model Chevrolet Tahoe after watching it commit a traffic violation, police said. They seized the three weapons, along with loaded magazines and two extended magazine clips, according to a police news release.

Fedison and Dorsey were each booked with illegal carrying of a firearm, according to court records. Pollard was booked on multiple drug charges — including possession of hydrocodone, oxycodone and alprazolam — and two counts of illegal possession of stolen firearms, and a count of illegal carrying of a weapon.

Dorsey, who hails from Uptown, is a solo artist and a member of the Hot Boys ensemble, which boasts such big names as Li’l Wayne, Juvenile and Young Turk. He signed with Cash Money Records at the age of 13.

A former drug dealer who admitted to dabbling in heroin, he released an album several years ago with the Chopper City Boyz that debuted at No. 20 on a Billboard Chart. He also became chief executive officer of Chopper City Records, a Metairie-based label.

A spokeswoman for the label declined to comment on his arrest Thursday.

Dorsey has been arrested several times this year. He was arrested in New Orleans in June and booked into jail on drug charges. He is scheduled to appear in court next week on that case. He was also briefly held in jail this summer on an outstanding warrant from Texas, court records show, without indicating the nature of that case. The case was dropped a month later.

He was also arrested in March on drug charges in Jefferson Parish, according to court records. Prosecutors dismissed the case in August.

Source: NOLA via DGB

Wayne is “goin’ in,” now B.G. Are there going to be any Hot Boys left for this supposed reunion?