After a phenomenal year for singer Chris Brown, including Billboard 200 topping album F.A.M.E. and a successful tour under the same moniker, the artist’s management team, headed by the shrewd Tina Davis, has declared that Rihanna’s former boxing partner will be doing zero interviews in 2012.

Zippo. Not a one.

According to Davis, the management-imposed radio silence is for Brown’s own good, saying that their focus is, “not have him do interviews but to concentrate on performing and recording”. She didn’t mention it having anything to do with his May appearance on Good Morning America, when he threw a chair through a window after a question about his ex, Rihanna. Brown, then in the midst of promoting the successful F.A.M.E., caught a bunch of bad press for the stunt, and with his new album Fortune coming soon, Davis is taking a pragmatic’s approach by putting Brown in detention.

“We’re not trying to be rude, selfish or disrespectful to anyone in any way,” she said. “If people are going to judge anything, judge him for his talent. He signed up to sing and entertain. Not to talk about his personal life.”

Other tantrum-prone stars have done the same. Kanye West put on a self-imposed press lockout after several of his own controversies, though he does use Twitter to otherwise vent his frustrations. Brown may be poised to do the same, though he hasn’t tweeted since New Year’s Eve, when he said:

“I LOVE Team Breezy unconditionally! Goodbye 2011. Let 2012 bring as much peace positivity and happiness as possible!”

Now, it’s only been a few days, but maybe Davis has him on a social media allowance and he just throws it away on Googling himself or playing Farmville. Regardless, we won’t be hearing anything but music from Brown in the coming year.

What do you think of the muzzle Chris Brown’s management team has put on him? Is it for the best?

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A possible rap music video shoot was halted last night after a 1-year-old boy was shot in the head. The bullet wound happened during a round of shootings that left six other people shot including a 24-year-old women who has been listed in critical condition.

According to the police report Oakland rapper Kafani was at the scene of the shooting but says he was not shooting a rap video at the time of the incident.  Police say the rappers van was riddled with bullet holes.

Each of the victims were located in a liquor store parking lot when a fight broke out and several people began firing guns at one another.

At this time it’s still not clear if any of the shootings victims were inside the van during the time of the shooting.

The five male victims all aged 14 to 26 have been listed in stable condition and are still presently undergoing medical observation.

In a tweet sent out to his followers Kafani asked that everyone keep the victims of the shooting in their prayers, especially his little cousin who is still struggling to hold onto life.

[Information for this article provided by KTVU]

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Lil Wayne leads the roster of hip hop star nominees for BET Networks’ sixth annual BET Hip Hop Awards. Wayne, with 18 nominations, is followed by Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa with 9 each, and Rick Ross with 8. Actor and comedian Mike Epps will be returning as host for the third time.

Wayne is nominated for Best Hip Hop Video, Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab), Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, Track of the Year, Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style), Best Club Banger, Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse, Hustler of the Year and two consecutive nominations for Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice) with videos “Look At Me Now” and “6 Foot 7 Foot.”

Wayne has been piling on numbers prior to the BET nominations. His recently released album ‘The Charter IV’ sold 964,000 copies during the first week, giving him his third career chart-topper on the Billboard 200. iTunes alone was responsible for 300,000 sales. Above all, he outsold Jay-Z and Kanye’s “Watch The Throne” which only managed to sell 436,000 units during its first week.

The live taping will be held at the Bisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on October 1 while the network premiere will be on October 11 at 8:00 pm.

Now, if he can only give up his skateboard.

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Via Consumerist comes this entertaining financial market forces joint (“Fear the Boom and Bust”) where John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek battle over contrasting economic practices.

Pretty well done and impressive:

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When you shake your ass, now, watch yourself- rapper Mystikal is out of jail after serving six years.

New Orleans based Mystikal, born Michael Lawrence Tyler, was jailed in 2004 after being convicted on charges of sexual battery. The rapper was accused of forcing his hairstylist into sexual acts after he believed she stole $80,000 from him. Two of his bodyguards filmed the incident, later forcing Mystikal to confess to the acts depicted on the tape.

After his release yesterday, Mystikal spoke to a New Orleans radio station:

“It was tough. I took it in stride,” he said of his situation. “I’m back. It almost feels like a dream. For a while, it felt like, I was gone so long,” he said.

Mystikal also let listeners know that he’d been writing in jail. He spoke directly to his fans, “I’m back and I love y’all and I missed y’all, and I want to send out appreciation for all the fans.”

The 39-year-old rapper also indicated plans to return to the rap game as well as do “positive things” for the community.

[BET]

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Titus Glover, also known as Baatin, founder of acclaimed rap act Slum Village has died.

Baatin’s death was confirmed by the Detroit Free Press. No details are available as to when or how the rapper died. News of his death came a day after Hip Hop Wired reported his return to the group for their upcoming album Villa Manifesto, which drops on September 22nd. Baatin suffered from health problems prior to his death.

Baatin, aka Titus Glover, was 35.

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