The Lowdown for July 29, 2010

The Dirty Laundry

Vote Wyclef for President!
Earlier this week I told you about the possibility of Wyclef running for president of Haiti. Well the New York post is claiming that it is official! His reps say he has submitted paperwork and other sources say he'll make his official announcement within the next 2 weeks!

Dame Dash Auction
Poor, poor Dame Dash! His New York City loft is on the auction block. He bought it in "04" for $3.875 million and eventually became unable to make the....get this 78 thousand a month mortgage payments. He tried to sell it for $7.9 million but that was an epic fail; so it was foreclosed and went to auction yesterday! Damn.

Chris Tucker Starring in Money Talks 2
Speaking of money issues! Chris Tucker will be starring in Money Talks 2 and get this...his co-star this time will be the I, the R, and the S. Yep, money talks and the IRS wants some good conversation from Chris! He supposedly owes $11 million in back taxes. He also owes about $3.5 million to the state of California!

New Celeb Engaged!
Congratulations to Tamera Mowry; you know the twins Tia and Tamera. Well she's engaged now!

TI's Wedding Hushhh....
Speaking of weddings, put on your running shoes because TI is giving us the run around about his wedding. We've all been speculating on when he's going to marry Tiny. Well he's officially no help in clearing up the confusion. He said, "I am not at the liberty to discuss confirm or deny any allegations." He further cleared things up saying "You may or may not see a lot of different things. I cannot confirm any of these things." Yeah, thanks for that info TI…really helpful!

Rick Ross Checked A Real Boss
Well, Rick Ross checked Michael Jordan about his comments about Lebron's move to Miami. Ross said, "We not gonna tolerate those comments Mike...Let Lebron handle his business."

Big Boi Wants You To Get To Steppin
Speaking of business, Big Boi is definitely handling his! He's teamed up with Converse to release a limited edition Chuck Taylors!

J. Cole Speaks Up!
Well, J. Cole, who has had some controversy with his video for "who dat" has finally responded to Fayetteville State University's chancellor calling out the FSU cheerleaders who were in the video. J Cole said, "That's something that happens all the time in the black community. It's like a generational gap. They can't see past. They can't see the good...they can't see past the curse words". Side note: He'll be here for SummerFest 2010, August 7th! Get your tickets.

Chart Spots
Eminem's got the #1 spot still with 176,000 copies of Teflon Don moving. Drake's "Thank Me Later is #4. And Big Boi's "Sir Lucious Leftfoot is at #5.

I’m Yasmin Young and that's the Dirty Dirty, No Detergent baby! For even more tune in to The Maddhouse on Power 98!