Panache Report : Entertainment and Intrigue

Groupie-Gold Digger-Video Girl and Stripper feedback indicates: Nelly and 50 Cent are the top rated lovers on the hip-hop circuit. Apparently, both men know their way around a bedroom. They also got an A+ for their bedroom skills and bedside manner. Their lovemaking was described as insatiable with unlimited staying power. Nelly also received brownie points for his charm. 50 got brownie points for his Adonis physique. Women swarm both men when they attend parties and clubs.

Both men are rich and investment savvy, Nelly was one of the first African-American men to invest in an NASCAR race team.

Black men are in demand! So much so that a clique of two white actresses and one heiress (not Paris Hilton) are always on the discreet hunt for famous Black men. The heiress has been known to call up male escort agencies and request "50 Cent types."

This scandalous clique has traveled overseas to solicit men at the Porte Dauphine in Paris, they also patronize male brothels, male stables and gigolo bars. They adore the rent boys, and the call boys and Black men remain their secret desire away from the bright lights of Hollywood.

Notable Mention: Tyrese also got high marks! Contrary to a few reports, Tyrese is very smart with his money. He drives a white Maserati and he's bought his mother a new home and a condo. He also has a nice stock portfolio and he was smart enough to sign his ex-wife to an iron-clad prenuptial agreement.

Nadia (above) is one of the most publicized transgendered playgirls. She's currently filming a reality show pilot.

Some of Nadia's former male lovers (famous black men) also patronize (discreetly) a group of transgendered escorts who work South Beach, Hollywood, Atlanta and the Las Vegas circuit.

Two names in particular are stored in all of their blackberry's. These two men have something in common, they are both blockbusters on stage but according to the transgendered set, they are lackluster in bed. Both of them are young men, sowing their wild oats on the downlow.

Another common client is a famous boxer (not Floyd). He is addicted to the T-girls, he orders up 2-4 at one time.

The late Rick James was quoted as saying: "By the time I was talking to Motown, I knew that publishing rights were an artist's lifeline, and that you had to hold on to them no matter what."

"I had seen what happened to groups like the Temptations, who turned to pimping their women out (for additional income) while they were number one artists and they were seeing a meager weekly salary (reported to be $30,000 a year), despite being huge stars."

Their limo's, hotel stays and stage wear was deducted from future royalty payments. They were essentially a broke group.

David Ruffin was a great artist but a tortured soul who physically abused Tammi Terrell with motorcycle helmets and his fists. Contrary to popular belief, Ruffin was not the man who delivered the blow to her head that would later prove fatal.

Ike Turner had two stints as a pimp. Allegedly, before he made it and later when his career cooled off. It's rumored that he had two girls living in a crack house who agreed to turn tricks for drugs and money. The money was given to Ike.

This late R&B icon was allegedly abandoned by his prostitute mother at a very young age. He went to live with a female relative who was also a prostitute. Much of his childhood was spent in a brothel.

The hookers taught him how to lure men back to the cat house. He would go out and dance for money and then he would tell the single men in the audience: If you want good food, follow me! The men would follow him back to the brothel and end up spending the night with one of the women.

50 Cent said he has never seen Dr. Dre drive the same car twice. Dre also seems to have a fondness for Lamborghini's, he owns them in different colors. 50 adds: "Dre is cynical as far as trust issues go. It takes him a while to forge a bond with someone and he doesn't get excited about the same stuff that I do because he's a married man with kids."

Downlow Hollywood Females: Allegedly, there is a private function that happens in night clubs or behind the closed doors of Hollywood mansions where strippers are brought in to perform and give lap dances to famous downlow women. This function takes places once a month, the third Sunday of each month.

A few days ago, the TMZ show interviewed rapper DMX and they had subtitles on the screen.

A former U.S. Marine (Jason David Drake) shot and killed his former roommates-two political consultants (Ralph Gonzalez and David Abrami) before killing himself a few years ago.

A gay prostitution agency was connected to Drake. Underground media agencies reported that Drake allegedly planned to expose the list of Republican elected officials who were using the gay escort service. Damon Kruezer, a blogger has written repeatedly that Jason Drake was attempting to blackmail the murder victims (including Gonzalez) for money to pay for the legal case of his supposed lover, Harlow Cuadra.

Reports tie Drake to Norfolk Male Escorts, which also produced gay adult DVD's, and one of the stars was a man named "Drake."

The owners of this company are charged with murdering the owner of a competing gay porn video company, Bryan Kocis, in Pennsylvania. Kocis was stabbed 28 times and his home was set on fire. Kocis was scheduled to meet with a man named "Drake" one hour before the fire at his house was reported. Is Jason Robert Drake the same person as the gay porn star? Is he connected to the Pennsylvania murder?

There is a report from "a knowledgeable source" that Drake was the lover of one of the two men arrested in the Kocis murder. The theory is that Drake had a list of Republican clients of the escort service and was using that to extort money through his relationship with Gonzales and Abrami.

Mara Shalhoup has written a very good book on "The Black Mafia Family." She takes you inside the inner workings of this crime syndicate. This book is like a real life black version of the Godfather that you can't put down!

Reportedly, the rights (to this book) have already been sold and a movie is in the works with Terrance Howard as the frontrunner to portray Big Meech. Stay tuned. Click here to order: BMF: The Rise & Fall Of Big Meech

The rapper amazed revelers at London's Runway club by having the DJ play a 30-minute set of his songs to signal his arrival and then insisting on having his own Sean John fragrance sprayed into the room every 20 minutes.

A source said: "All eyes were on Diddy. You could smell him coming a mile off. It was as if a king had arrived in the building-but you could hardly see him under all that mist from the perfume.

"His songs were played back-to-back for 30 minutes for his grand entrance. Girls were throwing themselves at him-it was wild."

According to onlookers, the 40-year-old star insisted on only drinking Ciroc, the upmarket brand of vodka he endorses, and was followed everywhere by an assistant carrying his scarf and coat in case he got cold.

At 6 a.m., Diddy-who was in London to promote his forthcoming new album, 'Last Train To Paris-insisted on continuing partying at the nearby Jet Black nightspot, where he was entertained by magician Dynamo, before returning to his hotel, where he decided to stay awake until it was time to fly back to the US.

The source added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Even back at the hotel he did not want to sleep for fear of missing something.

In Related News: Diddy has assured fans he did not make any money from a party in memory of his late pal Biggie on Tuesday after complaints about the sky-high entrance fee.

The rap mogul was one of the featured performers at the event, held in Brooklyn, New York on the 13th anniversary of his friend's tragic death.

But when the doors opened, fans were furious at being charged an entrance fee of between $100 and $150, when advance tickets cost just $30.

Combs was bombarded with complaints on his Twitter.com page as more people arrived at the venue, with several fans accusing him of profiting from the party.

According to our sources, Monica may have made her separation (with Rocko) public today but in reality, the couple have been separated since last year. Rocko was a part of her reality show for (appearances), that's why his interaction with her was so uninspired. It's more to this story than what meets the eye. Stay tuned.

Queen Latifah has kids on her mind, but not hers-she's planning actress Paula Patton's baby shower party.

The actress/singer has revealed Patton and her husband Robin Thicke asked "Auntie Dana" to help them throw an April (10) shower after the two women bonded on the set of their new movie "Just Wright."

She says, "I love her (Patton). I've been watching her baby grow from the beginning."

Mary J. Blige will include two covers of Led Zeppelin songs, recorded with an all-star cast of musicians on her next album.

Rapper Common has fueled rumors he plans to make Serena Williams his wife, by going public with his love for the tennis champ.

Sportsman, rapper and reality TV star Shaquille O'Neal is almost a single man again after reaching a divorce settlement with his estranged with Shaunie.

Sade's upcoming world tour in support of her recent CD will definitely be a top grosser but the current Maxwell & Jill Scott tour will also sell-out across the United States.

"AFFLUENT REPORT" (JAMES BOND'S TAILOR OFFERS ALLIGATOR SKIN WATCH BOX)

The luxury fashion house Brioni, best known for menswear and better known for dressing James Bond, is offering gentlemen’s leather goods with an incredibly stylish new watch box. Brioni has crafted the watch box in the world’s finest genuine alligator skin and lined with suede and glove-soft leather to represent suave charm and distinctive individuality.

Providing stylish storage for six timepieces in removable compartments, the crocodile skin watch box features gold-plated hardware along with a separate slim portfolio to hold additional watch straps. Priced at $5000, the box comes in classic brown, black and red.

Source: Born Rich

The Wire was based on the lives of real gangsters. The Avon Barksdale Story is the first to chronicle the actual lives of these real people. Barksdale’s real name, Nathan Avon Barksdale, and his nickname, “Bodie,” were both used in the series as composite characters.

Avon Barksdale was The Wire’s first season’s central character. The storyline focused on the Barksdale clan and their ruthless hold on Baltimore’s underworld and the intense efforts of law enforcement to stop them. Barksdale was a real crime figure in Baltimore.

BACKSTORY:

In the mid-1970s and 1980s, long before fictional drug kingpin Avon Barksdale entered the mind of The Wire's David Simon, a young man named Nathan Avon "Bodie" Barksdale was honing the dark and violent art of hustling in the Lexington Terrace projects of West Baltimore. In the early 1970s, Kenneth Antonio Jackson, who these days is a Baltimore businessman and strip-club owner, was also making a name for himself in the Latrobe Homes, across town from where Bodie Barksdale grew up. The two men have seen a great deal since then--drug dealing, violence, prison--but these days they make for an amiable, drama-free duo: Jackson, 51, is a smooth, politically connected business-school graduate with impeccable clothes; Barksdale, 48, (above-right) is a gregarious survivor of numerous attempts on his life.

Now, with Simon's award-winning HBO series a wrap, Barksdale and Jackson are looking to settle a different kind of score. They have teamed up on the first of what is billed as a series of docudramas called The Baltimore Chronicles: Legends of the Unwired, based on the lives of those who they feel Simon exploited as fodder for his five-season tour de force.

To explain the series and their motivation for doing it, the two men agreed to meet one day in March at Cibo Bar and Grill in Owings Mills. Seated in a booth in a room toward the rear of the restaurant, Jackson and Barksdale and others associated with the project field questions while an entourage--including a lawyer, a camera crew, and a hulking assistant of unspecified profession--looks on.

"The Wire was one long commercial for this," Barksdale says, raising his low raspy voice an octave or two. "Can I say that?" he asks, drawing laughter from Jackson and director Bruce Brown, producer of the local late-night show Keepin' It Real and producer/writer Drew Berry, an Emmy Award-winning broadcast news director and media management consultant, formerly the general manager of Channel 2 News in Baltimore.

Scheduled for release this summer, but with distribution and financing still in negotiation, Legends of the Unwired--or, as this group calls it, Unwired--is a project undertaken by real Baltimore figures who want to tell their own stories without the institutional biases they feel Simon, a former newspaper reporter, and his writing partner Ed Burns, a former Baltimore Police detective, indulged in and profited from.

If The Wire was the epitome of art imitating life, Unwired is life coming back on art with somewhat of a chip on its shoulder. "I got motivated by [The Wire] and by knowing some of the characters that was mentioned in the show," says Jackson, the executive producer, his designer glasses and cautious demeanor lending an air of diplomacy. "Bruce and Drew had access to the professionalism we needed, and I had access to the players, so I brought 'em all together, and we came up with Unwired. I just thought [Simon and Burns] were exploiting a lot of characters in [The Wire]. Even though it's not factual, it's based on true events and true characters. We tried to show it the way we saw it."

"Realism is the main thing with that show," Barksdale adds. "You've got the cops' version and you've got the reporter's version. Here's the defendant's version, and his mother's version, and his friends' version."

Actor Wood Harris, who plays hardened gangster Avon Barksdale on The Wire, appears in the first docudrama of the series, which is based on the life of Nathan Barksdale, whose middle name happens to be Avon, but who answers only to "Bodie." The digital video, shot in high definition, opens with the off-screen voices of Jackson and Brown discussing the similarities between the real and fictional characters--and the differences that fans of The Wire never see. An ominous gangsta rap rhythm plays behind a montage of Baltimore streets as deep-voiced narrator Troy May of the R&B group the Manhattans details the extreme violence of Bodie's life, which includes him being shot 21 times--once while he lay in a hospital bed after a failed murder attempt.

Harris interviews Bodie as they walk around the terrace projects featured in The Wire. Dramatized scenes of gangland executions, torture, and revenge are intended to be realistic, though there's plenty of humanity as well. "There's more to this story than just drugs and violence," says Berry, who brings two decades of television news experience to the project.

With the first docudrama in the can, the producers of Unwired are working on three others that each follow the same format: an actor from The Wire interviews a real-life gangster who resembles the fictional character played by that actor; dramatized scenes depict events in the gangster's life; interviews of family and friends offer the personal side.

"The other characters who were popular on The Wire," Barksdale says. "We got the real guys."

Click here to order DVD: The Avon Barksdale Story: Legends Of The Unwired

Source: Citypaper.com

"DISTURBING & TRAGIC"

A 19-year-old Oakland woman arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly suffocating her 2-year-old daughter was charged with child endangerment last month for an incident in San Mateo involving another young daughter and the woman's brother, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Tiffany Lopez, who is three months pregnant, is being held in the slaying Tuesday of Kamilah Russell, a vibrant little girl who relatives said liked the color pink and the cartoon "Dora the Explorer."

Lopez is suspected of suffocating Kamilah in their second-floor apartment on the 2800 block of High Street, where they had moved a few weeks ago from San Mateo.

Family members called 911 at about 4:30 p.m. to report that the girl needed medical help. Kamilah was taken to Children's Hospital Oakland, where she died.

Lopez told police that she had become frustrated with her daughter, said Officer Jason Andersen of the homicide detail. He declined to elaborate.

The mother initially told investigators she had accidentally sat on Kamilah as the two played hide-and-seek, police said.

In February, Lopez was charged in San Mateo County Superior Court with two counts of child endangerment and one count of resisting arrest as a result of an incident in San Mateo on Christmas Eve, said Steve Wagstaffe, chief deputy district attorney.

The children who were allegedly endangered were Lopez's 11-year-old brother and her then-4-month-old daughter, said Wagstaffe, who declined to elaborate. Lopez posted $50,000 bail in the case and was scheduled to appear in court in April.

The younger daughter, now 7 months old, was placed into protective custody Wednesday, said Joseph Russell Sr., her grandfather.

He said the December incident was primarily an altercation involving Lopez and the 11-year-old brother, which was why the infant girl wasn't removed at the time.

Kamilah, said her grandfather, was "beautiful, intelligent, energetic - a lively baby."

Lopez lived with Kamilah's father, Joseph Russell Jr., 22, who is also the father of the 7-month-old and the unborn child.

He had left the apartment shortly before Kamilah was killed. In a brief interview Wednesday, he called Kamilah's death "a devastating moment in my life."

After the girl died, Russell went to his father's home in Oakland. Ricky Arroyo, 49, who lives next door, said Russell had screamed, and "the pain in that scream, it was not just a regular ... the pain was so profound."

Kamilah "was his love, his life," Arroyo said.

"It's a horrible thing," the elder Russell said. "I didn't think anybody was capable of this. ... I really want to know why my granddaughter won't get to enjoy her life, why this injustice was brought upon my granddaughter. I just want answers."

Source: Henry K. Lee @ The SF Chronicle

"THE UNEXPLAINED" (FLOCK OF BIRDS FALL DEAD FROM THE SKY)

Experts in the UK are baffled after a flock of over 100 dying birds fell out of the sky on Sunday night.

The birds were strewn over a 12 ft area in something akin to a horror film and no explanation has yet been found, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is currently conducting tests to try and get to the bottom of the mystery.

On Sunday night, over a quiet Somerset house, scores of swooping starlings tumbled out of the sky and fell, dead, into a single front garden. The 100 birds carpeted the garden, each with blood oozing from its beak and curled up claws.

"NOSTALGIA"

Soul legend Gladys Knight recently revealed, she is still bitter at pal Stevie Wonder because he didn't ask her to record "Until You Come Back To Me" after she spent hours perfecting the classic song for him. Knight sang the song for Wonder as he was writing it on the road and then he gave it to Aretha Franklin.

Knight recalls, "Stevie and I were on tour together and he used to make me come and sing every day after the show. "I would say, 'Stevie, we just got done with a show and we've got four more to do this week but he would be like, 'Oh, come on, Gladys. Just sing this part."

Months later, Knight was horrified when she heard the tune on the radio: "I hear Aretha Franklin singing, I'm gonna rap on your door..'I said, 'You've got to be out of your mind. What happened to my song?" "Everytime I would see Stevie, I would tell him...Nobody talks about that song."

MISCELLANEOUS ARCHIVES (LINKS):

Ryder: (CIA agent who went rogue/current enforcer and assassin for an illegal spider network).

Andreas Xavier: (The General of an illicit invisible empire named "Shadow Syndicate." This criminal conglomerate is involved in every illegal endeavor known to mankind.

Dominique Desiree: (Superstar attorney who unwittingly gets entangled in a web of deceit & deception).

Also starring: Jacks (CIA), G-Mac (Weapons Specialist), Dayna (HIV Assassin), Lear (CIA/Hollywood Fixer), Nikki (Freelance Assassin), Phelps (3-Charley/Sweeper), Lauryn (heads a cocaine banking cartel) and Cartier, (Former Black Hollywood drug kingpin/International Fugitive).

*If you read an excerpt from a book or a movie review in the following categories (on the front page) you can now click on our bookstore/DVD links and purchase in minutes for your private book and film libraries! New & used (reasonable rates).

Purchase (new or used) DVD's on black kingpins and syndicates: Including the infamous "Black Mafia Family." This organization grossed $250 million over seven years. Learn about black kingpin Nicky Barnes, he ran New York in the 70's. Rayful (Ray) Edmond introduced Washington, D.C. to crack while generating $70 million per month, he also had 150 soldiers on payroll. Witness the true story of Alpo, Rich and AZ, the teenaged kingpins (16 & 17) who ruled NY; Alpo was the first black man in this country to drive a Lamborghini at 17. Their story was portrayed in the film, "Paid In Full." Numerous other black underworld DVD'S to chose from. Click here to get started: "Black Underworld Theater"

A few of our new or used titles include: Rick James's explosive fast paced biography, "Memoirs Of A Super Freak," Bumpy Johnson (The Harlem Godfather). Bumpy was the most powerful black gangster who ever lived, also read about R&B legend Sam Cooke, Motown's Tammi Terrell and rap icon Tupac Shakur. Also get a dose of Hollywood damage control by reading "The Fixers." Numerous titles to chose from, most of our prior books featured in our Nostalgia segment are included in this bookstore. Click this link to get started: Urban & Espionage Books (New & Old School)

A few of our new & used titles include: "Echo Of Murder," which focuses on the Atlanta Child Murders and an KKK link.

"Cover," involves a downlow triangle that leads to murder, co-starring Vivica Fox.

"Blind Faith," is centered in the 50's and deals with a homosexual secret that leads to the murder of a white teen at the hands of a black teen, Charles Dutton, Lonette McKee and Courtney Vance star, (VHS only).

Executive Action gives you a glimpse into theories involving the JFK assassination, behind the scenes, explosive! Morgan Freeman plays a hired killer (he and his kill crew) terrorize a man and son on vacation.

"The Fixer," takes you inside the life of a fixer and his day to day duties. Chose from these and other titles by clicking here: Urban & Espionage Cinema

A few of our new and used titles include: "The Wall Street Journal," by David Kansas is the best book to purchase if you're new to finance and investing. This book is investing 101. It teaches you the language and also teaches you on how to read stock tables. A must read for serious beginners."Why Should White Guys Have The Fun?" should be required reading for every African American on this planet. This book is so insightful and motivating. It tells the story of Reginald F. Lewis, my hero.

The first black man who would have reached billionaire status if he would have lived; he was worth $500 million at the time of his death. He was the first black man to head a law firm on Wall Street, he also owned TLC Beatrice, a global company worth billions and he's the only black man to have a building named after him at an Ivy League University (Harvard).

He was trying to purchase the Baltimore Orioles before he died of brain cancer. In this book, Lewis offers the keys to success and tells you how he succeeded in international business. "Investing For Dummies," is a good read for novice investors. Click here to get started: Finance Bookstore

The Panache Report premium t-shirt is finally here! This shirt comes in black, brown, blue, gray, red, etc. Sizes include: small, medium, large, XL, 2XL, and 3XL.

We also have a less expensive white value t-shirt in stock. More items will be added in the near future.

By popular demand! Please join us for a private screening of Ballin 5-7, available on PR for a limited time only!

Ballin 5-7, features: Jacks (CIA), G-Mac (Weapons Specialist), Dayna (HIV Assassin), Lear (CIA/Hollywood Fixer), Nikki (Freelance Assassin), and Phelps (3-Charley/Sweeper).

*Lauryn Allen (Cocaine Banking Kingpin) and her brother Cartier Allen (Black Hollywood Drug Lord) from the short story "Cocaine Banking Cartel," will be making a special appearance in Ballin' 7©.

You will be taken on an espionage thrill ride with a black shadow team of covert operatives from Dubai to Hollywood.

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