Dwight Gooden - Wha' Happened?

[BigHaus]

August 19, 2004 -- FORMER Yankees pitching ace Dwight Gooden struck out with the Family Court judge who presided over his divorce from his wife of 16 years, Monica. Judge Monica L. Sierra slammed both ex-spouses for their spendthrift ways in her order that awarded Monica, 37, about 55 percent of the couple's $1.39 million in assets, including the $377,000 Tampa home where she and Gooden's four children, ages 7 to 14, now live. Sierra wrote, "It was very clear that neither the wife or the husband is adept" at handling finances, particularly after they got used to a lavish lifestyle that included a 13,000-square-foot mansion and five cars when Gooden was still a star pitcher who signed contracts worth $35 million. But after injuries and cocaine damaged his skills, Gooden retired to Tampa three years ago to become a special assistant to Yankees boss George Steinbrenner at a salary of only $100,000 a year. After he had frittered away most of his earnings, Gooden admitted he could not afford his child support payments to Monica. Among his other expenses, according to court papers, were $2,000-a-month rent on his apartment, a $2,000-a-month lease on a BMW and gifts of money and jewelry to a girlfriend identified in papers as "Monique."

[imported_Gman]

Hello Bighaus,

Today is All Music Thursdays. New topics should be about the scene or the music. [img]biggrinangel.gif[/img]

[BigHaus]

My bad.

Here's some news about Shyne then:

Jailed rapper's phone privileges revoked
Shyne's album recently released
Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Posted: 1429 GMT (2229 HKT)



Shyne's album has attracted a great deal of attention -- some of it from the authorities.

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ALBANY, New York (AP) -- Jailed rapper Shyne, who signed a $3 million record deal and recorded part of his new album while in prison, had his phone privileges revoked Monday and was barred from conducting in-person interviews as authorities investigate whether he may have violated prison rules in making about 100 phone calls.

Shyne (real name: Jamal Barrow) has been in great demand in the media with last week's release of "Godfather Buried Alive." Already, MTV has aired a special about him, The New York Times conducted a phone interview, and he's on the cover of the September issue of Vibe, wearing his dark-green prison uniform.

Shyne, a former protege of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, has been in jail since 2001 for the 1999 nightclub shooting that involved his former mentor and Combs' then girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez. (Combs was also charged in the case but was acquitted.) Three bystanders were wounded.

Although Shyne is being held at a correctional facility in remote Dannemora near the New York-Canada border, that hasn't stopped his recording career. He signed the lucrative contract with Island Def Jam Records in April, and he even recorded raps for the album over the phone.

Shyne's phone use is what state prison officials are investigating. Under New York law, prisoners can't call cell phones, have calls transferred to another party, conduct business over the phone or call reporters not on their designated media list. An investigation indicates Barrow did all of those things and provided phony names on his designated call list, said James Flateau, a state Department of Correctional Services spokesman.

"If a call is transferred to a cell phone, we have no idea who that call is going to or where that person is," Flateau said. "In a post-Sept. 11 world, we'd like to know who inmates are talking to."

If an investigation shows Barrow was doing business over the phone before his newly released CD, state law would allow victims of his crime to sue for compensation. Prison officials contend Barrow, while in prison, discussed the marketing and promotion of his work with Def Jam.

Signs in the prison alert inmates that their calls are recorded and may be monitored, Flateau said.

Barrow was notified Monday that his phone privileges and the ability to give face-to-face interviews were being taken away. Flateau said privileges were suspended pending further investigation.

New York's Son of Sam law prevents convicts from profiting from their crimes. The New York Crime Victims Board sent a letter to Def Jam dated August 10 seeking information on Barrow's contract with the company.

A spokeswoman for Shyne and his record label, Def Jam, did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.

[Tempest]

Exactly why the rap genre is almost dead. When you have to promote artists that are behind bars,
you know your in trouble. And what the hell kind of role model is this for the youth of today?

[Big Ken]

After listening to Shyne's new album, I don't see what all the hype is about. The tracks that were recorded over the phone sound horrible. All the other tracks are just average.

[DaveR]

Originally posted by BigHaus:
My bad.

Here's some news about Shyne then:

Jailed rapper's phone privileges revoked
Shyne's album recently released
Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Posted: 1429 GMT (2229 HKT)

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[dcook]

another jailed artist who recently was released is "Lyfe" i think that is how its spelled........more of an RnB tip........it sounded like he had a good set of pipes on him.......be interesting to see what happens