Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Rapper Lil Kim has reportedly been hit with a $15 million lawsuit by her former business manager amid claims that her diva-like behavior cost him a ton of money in lost endorsement deals. Andrew Ro, who reportedly handled the petite plastic surgery princess’ business deals, allegedly signed a licensing agreement with Kim, whose actual name […]

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It seems like 90’s Hip-Hop powerhouse group Naughty By Nature has broken up, sort of, at least according to one member. Composed of rappers Treach and Vin Rock along with producer/DJ Kay Gee, one of the New Jersey based group’s biggest hits was “O.P.P.” as well as “Uptown Anthem” and “Hip-Hop Hooray.” However, last night […]

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This week’s Spotlight feature is the lovely Lexi Lewis, and you better believe this lady is going places. In case you don’t recognize her name, she has a radio show on Jazzy 103.com from 6 p. m. until midnight, Monday through Thursday. She also announces the Clearwater Jazz Holiday every October, and she’s a member […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Funeral services for a Tampa minister, who founded a local church, will be held on Friday at 11 a.m., at Bible-Based Fellowship Church, Carrollwood, 4903 Ehrlich Road. Rev. Dr. Arthur Timothy Jones lost his battle with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, on Saturday, May 4th. A native of […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Last Friday, Florida Senator Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) was chosen as the Designated Senate Democratic Leader. Through the designation, Senator Joyner becomes the first African American woman to serve in this capacity. “I’m very proud of the confidence my fellow Senate Democrats have placed in me. It’s an honor […]

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BY GWEN HAYES  Sentinel Editor A 40-year-old woman, who her family described as full of life, died in a single-car accident early Sunday morning. According to an aunt, Ms. Vanderlyn Davis, Ms. Sophia Hamilton McCoggle, had been with family and friends as they celebrated her father’s birthday at a local eatery. She is the only […]

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Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies report that they have arrested two men for a triple shooting Sunday that left two women dead and another injured. Jason Mark Burnett, 37, was arrested Sunday night and charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Gary Honish, 47, was also arrested, and charged with accessory […]

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Hip-Hop heavy-weight and Hot 97 deejay Mister Cee, 46, was busted trying to solicit a male prostitute in Brooklyn this weekend. Before midnight on Friday, Cee, real name Calvin LeBrun, allegedly approached the prostitute standing on a corner in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, not realizing that it was an undercover cop. And this is […]

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New Orleans based entertainer Lil Wayne has become the latest rapper to grovel at the the feet of his corporate sponsors in hopes of not getting kicked off the plantation, and in the words of the Emmett Till family — he fell “short.” Mountain Dew, a PepsiCo company, has dropped Lil Wayne as a sponsor […]

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