Urban Thought Collective

DR. DRE’S SON HAS DIED

Dr. Dre’s 20-year old son Andre Young Jr.’s body was found in his Woodland Hills home this past weekend.

Andre Jr. went out on Friday night and came in about 5:30 AM, but his mother found him unresponsive when she checked on him at 10:00 AM in the morning and called 911 immediately.

The cause of death will be revealed after a toxicology report.

Dr. Dre, known to family and friends as Andre Young Sr., released a statement on the death of his son, via a representative.

“Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family’s grief and privacy at this time,” the rep told AllHipHop.com.

Dr. Dre is currently working on his final album, “Detox.” Our prayers wishes of memories never-to-be-forgotten are with you Dre and your family.

DA BRAT GETS 3 YEARS IN THE ORANGE JUMPSUIT

I keep telling you folks, assault ain’t the crime & charge it used to be back in the day. The 3 o’clock afterschool beat down with Vaseline on the face, earrings off and hair pulled back ain’t what it used to be. Your ass is going to jail, to the big house, to the place where you don’t bend down to pick up the soap and it doesn’t matter who won or who hit who first.

Da Brat was convicted of hitting an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader in the head with a nearly full liquor bottle at an Atlanta-area nightclub, causing permanent facial damage.

A DeKalb County judge was not playing and sentenced Da Brat to three years. No, not 3 hours like Paris Hilton for potentially killing someone with another DUI. Not 3 weeks, like some damn child predators. And surely not murder, but 3 years in prison for the bar room brawl.

Da Brat who’s government name is Shawntae Harris, was also sentenced to seven years probation and 200 hours of community service. Brat must get substance abuse treatment, mental evaluation and attend anger management classes.

Well, I guess we know who will be running the show in that joint!

A handful of Brat’s family sat on the back row of the courtroom. Not sure if her “sister” LisaRaye was there, but they definitely shed tears when a sheriff’s deputy took her into custody.

“I love y’all,” Brat shouted as she was led out of the courtroom. “We love you too” the relatives replied in unison.

Shayla Stevens, the victim of the ass whooping, (Atlanta Falcons cheerleader) was in court but did not speak or talk to reporters. In a separate civil case, Stevens is suing Harris for unspecified medical and other costs. The case is pending.

Well, just in case y’all forget, Da Brat was the first female rapper to sell a million copies of an album, for 1994’s “Funkdafied.” You never know when some Hip Hop Trivia will get you out of a bind or win you a bet.

REV. RUN’S DAUGHTER ANGELA SIMMONS GRABS THE MIC

You knew it was coming right y’all. First his older son with his rap group “Team Black Out,” Diggy with his skate boarder gear, and now Angela Simmons is out with the video to her debut single ‘Center Of Attention’, from an upcoming debut album. Check it…

All I can say is if Demi Moore’s daughter can pop up and star in films, and Tori Spelling’s non-acting ass can have a new TV show every year, then why not move your kids to the front of the line and right past the red tape?

That’s right Master P & Romeo, do what you do! Quincy Jones with Kidada and Rashida and Rachel who’s on a prime-time show every season! Get our folks up in that piece! Let the takeover continue. Just know when…to say um…when…even if it is your child.

JODECI MEMBER JOJO COLLAPSES

Wow, I’ve known these guys ever since we were stomping around Uptown Records back in the day trying to make things happen. You could have never in a gazillion years told me that this would be the outcome & downward spiral of these talented boys.

I’m mean, hell yeah, I saw the money & fame go to their heads, and was quite privy to all the”buck-wildedness” going on but this madness, it’s like an After School Special 2-part series.

Well, if I just told y’all you might not believe me on how it went down, so check the footage and get back with me:

Now K-Ci and Jo Jo had a reunion tour and I’m still trying to figure out why the “duo” needed a reunion…aren’t they brothers? Damn…can we get a Jodeci reunion before I’m too old to remember the lyrics to “Forever My Lady?”

Anyway your boy Jo Jo fainted on stage at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. Yes, y’all straight fell back on his ass and laid on the ground, not moving while K-Ci kept crooning. He might as well have stepped over his ass on the stage and did 10 more songs ‘cause he was not phased one bit, as if this happens all of the time.

Now you know the speculation is that Jo Jo was drunk or even on a ‘’substance,” but you know K-Ci did quick damage control and told the audience that they were exhausted after their 24-hour flight.

Damn those mobile phones cause you know the footage captured is being shown around the world as K-Ci & Jo Jo were roaming around the stage singing “All My Life.”

Now what kills me during this “not-so-urgent”, “we’re used to this”, “there his ass goes again” fiasco is that a roadie immediately appears on the scene also damn near steps over JoJo as he lay there and is very concerned about the ”mic,” so much so that he picks it up and keeps it movin’.

What is left to say except I’m sure their parents have moved to a witness protection location just so they can walk through their neighbor hood in peace.

See ya’ll next week.

Big Lez has interviewed everyone from Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. to Mary J. Blige and Tom Cruise. She was host of and producer of BET’s landmark show “Rap City” and has enjoyed an extensive tenure in radio as co-host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show in Los Angeles, plus stints at New York’s WQHT/Hot 97, Atlanta’s WAOK/V103, LA’s Big Boy Morning Show at KPWR/Power 106 and Sirius Satellite Radio. Currently, Lez is partnered with DVA Media + Marketing as producer and host of the syndicated urban radio report, “The Urban Eye,” which launches nationwide this summer.