First a long awaited apology to Rihanna
and now Chris Brown is finally reemerging back into the spotlight with an
unexpected surprise performance with Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne had Chris Brown along
for the ride during his “America’s Most Wanted” concert which took place in
Brown’s home state, Virginia. Wayne had CB perform Drake’s “Best I Ever Had”
with him.   

Not only did Chris collaborate with
Wayne, he also finally paid homage to the late great Michael Jackson. According
to Ace Showbiz: 

“Chris sang “Every Girl” and apparently
enjoyed the set as he was seen smiling and dancing energetically alongside the
tour’s original performers. During the August 2 live gig, Chris did not only
sing but also managed to moonwalk when Michael Jackson’s song “Billie Jean” was
played on-stage. To the concertgoers, Weezy shouted, “Ya’ll make some noise for
the new Michael.” 

MTV chimed in also about this
performance, stating that it had been Brown’s first public appearance since the
apology he made to Rhianna.  

“The surprise appearance at the Young
Money gig was Brown’s first public appearance since releasing a video on July 20
in which he apologized to Rihanna for the assault on the eve of the Grammys, which left her with
facial contusions and cuts. Brown pleaded guilty last month to one count of
felony assault and was ordered to perform 180 days of community service in
Virginia as part of his plea deal.” 

It was inevitable that Chris Brown would
finally reappear.  You can’t hide forever. Whether you forgive him for what he
did or not is irrelevant, you can’t deny his musical genius. A person like that
will never stay down for long. Good luck to you Chris!  

Watch The Young Money and Chris Breezy
Video Below:

Shyne Finally Being Released From
Prison 

After serving eight-and-a-half years of a
10 year sentence, finally it has been released when rapper and former Bad Boy
Shyne will be released. According to HipHopDX, Shyne is patiently awaiting his
release from the New York State Department of Correctional
Services. 

For those who have been in the dark;
Shyne was arrested and sentenced for his role in the infamous Club New York
shooting that took place on December 27, 1999. The parole board has confirmed
that Shyne’s release date is set for October 6, 2009 and a hearing is set for
August 4, 2009. That hearing will determine the details of Shyne’s parole,
including whether or not he will be able to resume his career as a recording
artist without restrictions. This is what Shyne’s attorney Oscar Michelen had to
say: 

“What happened was when they sentenced
him [in March of 2001 to ten years] they didn’t sentence him to any parole –
post release supervision, which was mandatory. So the Correction
Department has asked the court to re-sentence him – under the law
they can do that,” explained Shyne’s attorney, Oscar Michelen,
to HipHopDX. “And so the judge will decide whether to give him the
maximum parole, which is five years, or the minimum parole, which is
two-and-a-half years. Shyne will automatically have to do
at least a year-and-a-half, which is how much of [the] 10 year [sentence
remains]… [Shyne] still owes the balance to the 10. But,
[the district attorney] also [has] been looking to add to that [time] as
well…”    
 
“The same D.A. [from 2001] is on the case,” continued
Michelen, “that’s Matt Bogdanos. He’s in Iraq…
And, it’s being handled by the D.A. who’s in charge of all post-release
supervision. When they enacted mandatory sentencing, determinate sentencing,
they said that you also had to have mandatory parole. Most judges just assumed
that parole would be added automatically. They didn’t realize that they had to
actually sentence the person to it. So now a new law was passed that allows the
Correction Department to address that by asking the judge
to re-sentence the inmate…”   

Honorable Judge Charles Solomon, who is
the same person to give Shyne his 10-year sentence, will reside over this
re-sentencing. Once his parole is actually determined, it is said that Shyne
will return to Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, New York,
until his term is complete.  

I hope the judge takes it easy on Shyne
this time. He was playing NO games when he set that original sentence.
 

“[We’re] trying to say [to the judge]
‘Enough is enough. Five years [post release supervision] is overly harsh and
unnecessary,’” Michelen explained. “What I said in court on the
21st and I’ll say again [tomorrow] is the court needs to take into consideration
how a person needs to make a living. And that punishing someone to five years
post release supervision hampers people differently [based on] the way they’re
going to make money…“ 

If that is the case, his career would not
be able to excel because he would have to get approval for every move and most
likely wouldn’t even be able to leave the state of New York. Which means frankly
no touring. So for his sake, I hope that judge does take it easy. And please
Shyne, stay away from night clubs, especially if you are with Diddy!