FRONT STREET MEDIA

I DONT KNOW OR NOT THIS IS TRUE , BUT DIDDY HAS ANNOUNCED ON HIS TWITTER THAT HE IS ENGAGGED TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART ROBIN JACKSON. I DONT KNOW!! THIS CAME OUT OF NO WHERE. WASNT IT NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO WHEN HE CONFESSED THAT HE FEARED MARRIAGE. HELL HE EVEN FEARED COMMITMENT, BUT HEY I GUESS IT IS WHAT IT IS!!!....THE LINK IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. YOU HEARD IT AT FRONTSTREET FIRST!!!



LINK: WWW.TWITTER.COM/IAMDIDDY

-BOMBSHELL

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons at least $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the team to release him before training camp.

The settlement was reached ahead of Vick’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia on Thursday. Vick arrived in Virginia Monday afternoon and is being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, Va.

According to a bankruptcy court filing, Vick and the Falcons have settled the Falcons’ claims that Vick owed them nearly $21.2 million for bonuses he received before his guilty plea to federal dogfighting charges.

Under the settlement, which still must be approved at Thursday’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia, the team would receive $7.5 million if it wins the appeal or $6.5 million if the lower amount is upheld.

(Sited from www.myfoxatlanta.com)

GrindTime Killer Mike is going to live up to the name GrindTime. Mike is steady working pushing his product and was recently working on a deal with Atlanta's Native T.I. signing to GrandHustle Enjoy FrontstreetNews!!!!

Shouts out to the TrackSlayerz enjoy this track FrontstreetNews!!

FrontstreetNews!!!

New Album In stores Now !!! Enjoy the video!!!

Classic song I think Jeezy has made at least 5 videos from his latest album!! Jeezy grindin' lol check it out I hope you enjoy it! YOU KNOW WHO BROUGHT IT TO YOU FRONTSTREETNEWS!!

When I first heard this song I did'nt even believe it was Big Boi I haven't heard one of his songs on the radio in years as usual he deliverd the heat a real summer time jam for the players and sweet ladies check it out leave your comments im sure you will enjoy it!

Im excited about the new album this is the first release since the death of UGK member Pimp C. I was checking out the track listing and it seems to be a classic UGK album as usual be on the look out for this in stores Tuesday March 31, 2009!

TIP was sentenced to a year and one day today set to be released from federal prision on March 28, 2010 here is his reaction! Free TIP!

Ok alright i'm feeling this song Keri Hilson has some good material song is heat!! plus she a lil sexy thang!! lol yall check it out ENJOY

Watch as T.I. and Usher perform a track from Paper Trail!!!

Its been a minute since we've heard Gucci drop some New New well this is what we were waiting on if im not mistaken it was released a week or so ago nice beat there is a mixtape coming very soon I think this is the introduction song so be on the look out for that you know whos consistantly bringing you the heat FRONTSTREETNEWS!!!!

I AM SO GLAD TO SEE JOEY CRACK IS BACK....ITS NOT THE BEST COME BACK SONG , BUT ITS OKAY.....IT COULD BE A HIT......CHECK OUT THE VIDEO IT'S HOT.

-BOMBSHELL

i ran across Brutha's new video for their smash single " She's Gone"....im a little disappointed that in that entire video there is not one dark skinned girl.....that was so disappointing......but other than that i like the video so check it out!!!...

-Bombshell

KERI KILLS ANOTHER REMIX..OMG IT IS SO HOT THAT I CANT SAY NOTHIN YOU HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT YA SELF...

-BOMBSHELL

THIS IS ANOTHER VIDEO THAT I FOUND...YA'LL KNOW THAT I LOVE ME SOME T.I. , BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LAUGH AT THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE...I DONT KNOW WHY...JUST KNOW THAT YOU DO, AND I LOVE VICK, TOO, ESPECIALLY IF HE COMES BACK TO THE FALCONS , BUT I HEARD THAT AINT HAPPENING NO TIME SOON...OR AT ALL....BUT CHECK OUT THE VIDEO

-BOMBSHELL (HIT ME UP ON TWITTER...TWITTER.COM/ATL_BOMBSHELL)

i been seen this awhile ago , and its hillrious & i thought i'd share it with you guys!! i love plies fine ass , but this song is funny, because its kind of true..we all know plies is not hot , because of his lyrical ability. if it werent for his swag & his real ness he probably be hot....i still love plies....thats still my babe!!! check it out!!!

-bombshell

I RAN ACROSS THIS VIDEO ABILLION YEARS AGO , BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SO CUTE & I HAD TO POST IT...MAYBE HE'S MAD CUZ HE STOLE CHRISTINA MILIAN FROM HIM, BUT IT DOESNT MATTER CUZ HE'S FUCKING HIS MOMMA..LMFAO!!! I LOVE THIS KID...HE'S SO ADORABLE..CHECK IT OUT & ENJOY.

-BOMBSHELL

JOIN ME ON TWITTER....I WILL BE DOING UPDATES EVERY FREAKIN MINUTE , SO TO BE APART AN OFFICIAL PART OF MY INNER CIRCLE JOIN ME ON MY TWITTER PAGE....WHATS A CREW WITHOUT YA OWN PERSONAL BOMBSHELL....LOL...SO HIT ME UP @ WWW.TWITTER.COM/ATL_BOMBSHELL

SEE YOU THERE!!!

AND I AM WORKING ON MY YOUTUBE SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE ME.....SO STAY TUNED & LISTEN TO ME LIVE ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS ON THE MORNING SHOW " The Doll House" 4RM 8AM-10AM W/ MY CO-HOST MORGAN MONROE , SATURDAY'S ON MY SHOW " THE LAVISH LOUNGE" AT 2PM-4PM & SUNDAYS ON " THE SWAGG TEAM" FROM 4PM-6PM ON WWW.WSTU.CAU.EDU

SO KEEP IT LOCKED RIGHT HERE & HIT MY MYSPACE...MYSPACE.COM/NYA882007

-BOMBSHELL

WOW IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY....IS IT JUST ME OR IS IT WEIRD 2 SEE KANYE KISSING A GIRL...I MEAN WE KNOW HE'S NOT GAY....ATLEAST WE THINK WE KNOW, BUT HE DOESNT SEEM LIKE HE WOULD HAVE A GIRLFRIEND OR MAYBE ITS BECAUSE I WOULDNT EXPECT HIM TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE KERI, BUT HEY MAYBE ITS JUST ME.....BUT THE VIDEO TEASER IS HOT..CHECK IT OUT!!

-BOMBSHELL

THIS IS LETOYA'S NEW VIDEO & ITS PRETTY HOT...IM EXCITED TO SEE HER BACK @ IT!!!


-BOMBSHELL

MAKE SURE U GUYS COME OUT & SUPPORT MY BOY KEEZ...HE IS SHOOTING HIS VIDEO & ALL THE INFO IS ON THE FLYER...I WILL BE IN THE BUILDING OF COURSE SHOWING MY SOUL SOUND FAMILY SOME LOVE , SO COME & FUCK W/ THE TEAM!!

-BOMBSHELL

RI-RI & CHRISY CAN KISS THEIR CAREER'S GOODBYE BECAUSE THE QUEEN OF MEDIA HAS SPOKEN!!! YOU KNOW ONCE OPRAH GETS INTO A SITUATION IT'S O-V-E-R!!.....I CANT EVEN DEFEND RIHANNA NOR CHRIS BROWN ON THIS ONE , BECAUSE SHE IS OPRAH...WHEN SHE SPEAKS EVERYONE LISTENS & NICKELODEAN OBIVIOUSLY WAS ONE OF THOSE BILLIONS OF PEOPLE, BECAUSE CHRIS NO LONGER ON THE BALLAD 4 THE KIDS CHOICE AWARDS & COVER GIRL HAS PULLED RIHANNA'S AD.....IDK!!! BUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS CHRIS YOU SHOULD ENROLL IN TO COLLEGE...YOU SHOULD COME TO CLARK ATLANTA WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU!!....AS FOR RIHANNA...HONESTLY I COULD CARE LESS WHAT SHE DOES....BUT THE POINT IS HAVE YOUR BACK UP PLAN IN HANDY , BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING YOU WILL BE NEEDING IT!!

-BOMBSHELL

ITS BEEN....WELL HELL I DONT KNOW HOW LONG ITS BEEN SINCE FREE & AJ LEFT 106, BUT I THINK B.E.T. IS SEEING HOW MUCH OF A BIGGER AUDIENCE & FOLLOWING THEY HAD WHEN FREE & AJ WERE ON THE SHOW.....I THINK BY B.E.T. DOING THIS , THIS COULD MEAN THAT FREE MAY BE COMING BACK TO 106 , BECAUSE WHY WOULD YOU BRING HER BACK JUST TO TEST OUT THE WATERS , AND SEE IF SHE STILL GOT IT???.....I THINK THAT FREE IS COMING BACK, AND B.E.T HAS BEEN LISTENING TO THE VOICES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE & HAVE MADE THAT DECISION.....I WOULD LOVE TO SEE FREE COME BACK...I REALLY DONT LIKE ROCSI.....SHE'S LAME!!!.....FREE STILL LOOKS AMAZING AS ALWAYS!!.....I WAS MAD THAT I MISSED THE SHOW , BUT I HEARD ROCSI WAS ON HER BEST BEHAVIOR...TRYING HARD TO NAIL HER LINES & SH*T..SO SHE WOULDNT F*CK UP IN FRONT OF THE QUEEN OF 106 & PARK.....LMFAO....MY MESSAGE TO ROCSI: " GO START APPLY FOR NEW JOB , HONEY!! I HEARD CHURCH'S CHICKEN WAS HIRING!!!"..........I REALLY THINK THAT IF FREE COMES BACK & THEY GET RID OF TARRENCE & BRING BACK AJ THEY WOULD HAVE ALL TIME HIGH RATINGS, BECAUSE TRL IS NO LONGER ON , SO IT WOULD BE THE ONLY SHOW OF IT'S KIND....COME ON MS. DEBRA LEE I KNOW YOU FEEL ME ON THIS!!!

-BOMBSHELL

OKAY SO I WAS ON MY FAVORITE BLOGSITE SANDRAROSE.COM & MISS SANDRA HAD A BLOG UP ABOUT ROSEANNE & WHAT SHE THOUGHT OF THE RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN SITUATION & IT WAS SO FUCKING REAL & MADE SO MUCH SENSE THAT I JUST HAD TO POST THIS ON THE PAGE , SO CHECK IT OUT & BE SURE TO CHECK OUT SANDRAROSE.COM:

-BOMBSHELL

From Roseanne World blog:

Rihanna is violent too and that is one of the reasons why she is back with chris brown. She thinks she has him right where she wants him now. His career is over, and he is working her to help him get it back. She thinks that since he needs her and has shown some contrition, that she can call the shots now. Violent people are control freaks, and she thinks she is in control right now. Violent couples also have passionate make up sex, and that keeps a lot of battered and beaten women hooked. Once she realizes that her fans and their parents are going to write her off completely and end her career as well as his if she stays with him, that might convince her not to do that. Her publicists and agents and lawyers and producers are all telling her not to risk she and brown’s tandem endorsements (they don’t care if she lives or dies, as long as they get their money). She is being played and used and isolated from her father. Her greed and her participation in violence, plus not wanting to cross Diddy, who wants her to put her life on the line, are powerful lures to stay in hell with a monster. I hope she lets go of her need to control other people. I hope she thinks about the horrifying message she is sending to young women and young men. She will never survive choosing brown over her dad.

- COURTESY OF SANDRAROSE.COM

THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST INTERESTING INTERVIEW I HAVE READ 4RM T.I.....ITS SO INTERSTING I DONT EVEN HAVE MUCH 2 SAY ABOUT IT....JUST KNOW IT IS A MUST READ.....


-BOMBSHELL

STORY COURTESY OF TINYOFXSCAPE.COM

1. A new single off King is titled- “Front Back.” When you’re checking out women, do you prefer one side or the other?

T.I.: (Laugh) That was a nice little reference. I can find things to like about the front and the back, believe it or not. But I’m an a– man more than a t– man, if I have to pick one. It would be a blessing to have both.

2. When did you lose your virginity?

T.I.: I got some head when I was about 9, 10 years old. My uncle was the neighborhood doughboy, you know what I’m saying? I was around that kind of behavior early on in life. We’d listen to 2 Live Crew, I’d watch him whistle at girls walking down the block. It got me on some adult s— early on in life. I officially lost my virginity at 12, the summertime going from the fifth to the sixth grade.

3. Do you listen to anything specific when you’re making love?

T.I.: No. I don’t really care a lot about music at that point. I don’t care what’s on TV. Let’s just get to the business. I’m not worrying about what kind of music is playing. I’m making my own music.

4. Do you like to talk dirty? Do you like it when the girls talk dirty?

T.I.: Yeah, I talk very dirty, very nasty and foul. I love it when girls do the same. That’s half the fun.


5. Is that when girls call you king?

T.I.: I leave that up to them. I don’t give them any script. They’re going to call me that anyways.

6. What is the most number of women you’ve ever slept with in a week?

T.I.: Man, I don’t know. I was a dog back in my day, man. When I was about 18 to 21 I was something else. There ain’t no telling.

7. Have you ever made a videotape of yourself having sex?

T.I.: My friends and I made our porno way back in the day when we were about 16. It was called the gang-bang. No, we didn’t have a name for it. That was the first movie I made.

8. What is your favorite sexual act?

T.I.: I would have to go with the ménage, sir. Actually, let’s go with the orgy for 500.

9. Does that happen on tour much?

T.I.: That doesn’t happen on tour much. That doesn’t happen much at all. I just have fond memories of the times when it did or when it has.

10. Do you ever hook up with groupies or fans?

T.I.: No, I don’t get into that. My uncle always told me not to put my thingy in my cash register.

11. Is there any celebrity you’d like to have sex with?

T.I.: No, not really. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying I wouldn’t sleep with a celebrity. I don’t have infatuations and crushes on people I don’t even know. There would have to be something else there.

12. Are you good in bed?

T.I.: I’ve been told I can consider myself great in bed. I have the right to make that statement. I’m only going off what I’ve been told. If there was no foundation or no solidification to the statement, I wouldn’t be able to say it.

FUNNY THING IS I HATE THIS SEASON OF MAKING THE BAND , BUT I LOVE THE BOY'S NEW SOUND....ITS SO MATURE & GROWN UP....I AM LOVING THIS NEW SONG...IT'S ITS OFF THE CHAIN & I AM SO PROUD OF THE GUYS....HOPEFULLY DIDDY WONT MESS THIS UP , TOO.....IS IT JUST ME OR HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT DIDDY HAS HIMSELF DISBANDED 2 OF 3 GROUPS HE MADE ON MTB....LIKE, THEY DIDNT BREAK UP ON THEY OWN HE DID IT , AND HE WOULD WAIT TILL THEY GET TO THEY PEAK & DO IT....AINT THAT STUPID!!!

-BOMBSHELL

IT HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED AS TO WHETHER THIS WILL OR WILL NOT BE HER ALBUM COVER, BUT I DONT LIKE IT HER OTHER NEW PICS WITH HER NAME ON IT LOOK BETTER FOR AN ALBUM COVER THAN THIS....THIS LOOKS LIKE A ARTS & CRAFTS PROJECT DONE BY 1ST GRADERS...I LOVE DIAMOND , BUT I GOTTA KEEP IT REAL!!

-BOMBSHELL

I ONLY PUT TO PICS UP FROM THE PARTY , BECAUSE I REALLY DIDNT FEEL LIKE ADDING MORE , BUT I AM THE ONE IN THE PINK..THE PIC WITH ALL THE GIRLS IN IT...I AM THE ONE AT THE END TO THE LEFT....YEAH , BUT OVER ALL THE PARTY WAS FUN....SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR MORE OF CBYA..THEY ARE ACTUALLY SIGNED TO DA VISION/UNIVERSAL REC. , SO CHECK THEM OUT.

-BOMBSHELL

SO WHEN I WAS AT THAT PARTY THAT I WAS TELLING YOU ALL ABOUT AT STUDIO 72 DUSTIN FROM B5 WAS THERE & WE WERE IN V.I.P....IT WAS ACTUALLY MY UNCLE I-HOP OF RAP GROUP CBYA'S B-DAY PARTY & DJ UNK WAS THERE , TOO IN V.I.P. SO A FEW OF US WAS STANDING BY THE BAR , AND HERE COME THIS RUDE ASS NIGGA PUSHING ME OUT THE WAY TO GET TO UNK & THE 1ST THING I WANTED TO SAY WAS " O GROUPIE ASS NIGGA....YOU AINT SOLD ENOUGH RECORDS TO BE PUSHIN NOBODY" , BUT I JUST LOOKED AT THEM & JUST DAMN , AND HIS HOMEBOY LOOKED AT ME LIKE HE WAS CRAZY, BUT I JUST WAS LIKE FUCK IT....JUST FROM NOW ON I KNOW THAT I DONT LIKE DUSTIN OF B5....HE'S SO RUDE....HE COULD'VE SAID EXCUSE ME.....HE AINT EVEN A CELEBRITY NO MORE & EVEN IF HE WAS HE STILL DOESNT HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE RUDE....HE BETTER BE HAPPY I AM CLASSY.

-BOMBSHELL

OKAY SO I WENT TO STUDIO 72 TO ATTEND A B-DAY PARTY & I REALLY HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS , BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS JD'S CLUB & I HAD NEVER BEEN B4. B4 I WENT PEOPLE WAS TELLIN ME HOW BAD IT WAS BUT I WANTED TO SEE FOR MYSELF.....WHEN I MEAN THAT SHIT WAS NOT ON POINT...I MEAN IT WASNT ON POINT.....THE SECURITY GUARDS WAS RUDE AS FUCK, THEY WERE UNORGANIZED AT THE FRONT DOOR.....THEY DIDNT KNOW HOW MUCH IT COST TO GET IN...HOW THE HELL YOU WORK AT THE DOOR & DONT KNOW HOW MUCH IT COST TO GET IN....THEY LADY TELLIN PEOPLE IN THE V.I.P. LINE 40 WHEN THERE WAS A GUEST LIST.....I WAS IN THE V.I.P LINE & THAT LINE WASNT EVEN ORGANIZED...SHIT IF ANYTHING YA V.I.P LINE SHOULD BE STRAIGHT.....I HAD A GOOD TIME BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS WITH , BUT HIS STAFF WAS HORRIBLE....THERE WAS THIS ONE LADY THAT WAS DOING THE DAMN THING , BUT OTHER THAN HER EVERYBODY ELSE WERE ASS HOLES, AND LIKE I HEARD THAT JD'S CLUB DONT BE JUMPING LIKE THAT , BUT THAT NIGHT WAS THE 1ST NIGHT IN A WHILE THAT THEY HAD THAT KIND OF TURN OUT.....I WILL NEVER GO TO STUDIO 72....EVER....& I HOPE U WONT EITHER....IT IS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME

-BOMBSHELL

RASHEEDA IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FEMALE PERSONALITIES.....I MEAN SHE'S A RAPPER , BUT I JUST LOVE HER ENERGY...SHE JUST SEEMS LIKE WHAT HER LAST ALBUM WAS TITLED " DAT TYPE OF GURL"....OMG I CANT WAIT TO MEET HER ONE DAY CUZ SHE KEEP US ROLLING W/ HER YOUTUBE ENTRY'S....SHE MAY NOT B THE BEST RAPPER IN THE WORLD , BUT SHE HAS ONE OF THE GREATEST PERSONALITIES IN THE WORLD...BESIDES MINE!!!.....LOL

-BOMBSHELL

LONG TIME NO UPDATE...THATS MY FAULT I BEEN HELLA BUSY, BUT YA'LL KNOW I LOVE MY LOYAL READERS. I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT DREAM & CHRISTINA BEING A COUPLE , AND ALL THOUGH IT SEEMS POSSIBLE...I PERSONALLY DONT BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE....SHE HAS AN ALBUM COMING OUT & SHE'S SIGNED TO RADIO KILLA , SO BASICALLY PEOPLE ARE DOING WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO DO ....WHICH IS TAKE NOTICE, AND THATS SMART ON THEY PART, BUT I THINK ITS STRICKLY A BUISNESS MOVE....WHAT DO YOU THINK???....CHECK OUT THE VIDEO BELOW....THEY ARE HORRIBLE AT ATLEAST TRYING TO ACT LIKE A COUPLE..LOL

-BOMBSHELL

P.S. LOVING CHRISTINA'S FENDI BAG I HAVE THAT EXACT SAME ONE!!!

New T.I.P. sounds like a west coast track im not sure who produced it maybe Dr. Dre, but the song is a different sound from TIP I like it though, and its on the new DJ Scream Mixtape listen to it leave your comments let me know what you all think

Whats up people you know we had to come with one of the exclusive tracks from Grand Hustle's own recording artist 8ball and MJG as well as the KING himself T.I. this track is called "Boo" basically guys who think they puttin on but really arent doing anything at all! Hope you enjoy it you know who brought it to you first! Frontstreetnews!

THIS PICTURE IS ONE THAT I FOUND ON FACEBOOK & IT WAS FUNNY.....I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL...ENJOY!!

-BOMBSHELL

I RAN ACROSS THIS VIDEO FOR PRETTY RICKY'S GROUP BUTTA CREME, AND THIS IS NOT GOOD....WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THEIR SONG IS A POOR REPRESENTATION OF BLACK WOMAN & THEY ARE DEGRADING THEMSELVES BY LOWERING THEIR STANDARDS. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY WOULD SING SOMETHING THAT IS SO DISRESPECTFUL TO THEMSELVES. " I NEED A SUGAR DADDY" & " IM A GOLD DIGGER"...THATS WHAT THEY WANT TO TEACH THEIR FANS....YOUNG GIRLS THAT MAY ONE DAY LOOK UP TO THEM.....ALL THAT BASICALLY IN TRANSLATION MEANS " I WILL LAY ON BACK FOR A FEW DOLLARS INSTEAD OF GOING TO COLLEGE A DEGREE TO EARN A GOOD LIVING" INSTEAD OF PROMOTING BEING GOLD DIGGERS THEY SHOULD BE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE WOMAN TO MAKE THEY OWN MONEY, BUT MAYBE ITS JUST ME.

-BOMBSHELL

I WAS WATCHING THE VIDEO & I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS A MOVIE OR A TV SHOW , BUT TINY IS IN IT. SHE WAS PRETTY GOOD...SHE'S HAS A LITTLE MORE THAT NEEDS TO DONE , BUT I THINK THAT SHE WILL BECOME BETTER...& I DO HOPE TO SEE HER IN MORE MOVIES & TELEVISION WORK, SO CHECK OUT THIS EXCLUSIVE THANXS TO TINYOFXSCAPE.COM

-BOMBSHELL

I KNOW YA'LL REMEMBER WHEN TIMBALAND & MAGOO WAS LIKE THE HOTTEST SHIT POPPING!!! EVEN THOUGH TIMBALAND HAS GONE ON TO BE A LEGEND AS A SUPER PRODUCER I MUST ADMIT I MISS WHEN HE & MAGOO WAS MAKING MUSIC. THEY WAS ALWAYS ON POINT & ORIGINAL. I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MAGOO , BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HEAR FROM HIM.

-BOMBSHELL

I DONT KNOW IF THESE ARE WRITTENS THAT HE WROTE BEFORE & MEMORIZED THEM , BUT IF HE IS REALLY FREESTYLING HE CAME UP IN THE WORLD...I WAS A LIL MAD AT HIM FOR JUMPING AT MY BOY SOULJA BOI , BUT ALL THAT PUT TO THE SIDE HE'S PRETTY GOOD ON THIS FREESTYLE...IF HE ONLY DID THIS ON HIS ALBUMS & STOP RELEASEING THESE LAME ASS GIRLY SONGS HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PULL SOMETHING OFF....ALL IN ALL BOW HAS COME UP & ITS GOOD THAT HE USES HIS YOUTUBE TO CONNECT WITH FANS...THATS DOPE & SAYS ALOT ABOUT HIM.....IM STARTING TO SLOWLY BECOME A FAN , AGAIN!!!....IM DISAPPOINTE IN HIS 1ST CHOICE FOR HIS SINGLE , BUT HOPEFULLY HIS 2ND ONE WILL BE BETTER.

-BOMBSHELL

THIS SONG IS ACTUALLY PRETTY OKAY...A LITTLE DIFFERENT....BUT ITS COOL....IT'S GOOD THAT IT ATLEAST SOUNDS OKAY , BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD WORSE....IDK....I THINK SHE'S TRYING TO DO AN ALBUM, & ITS SUPPOSED TO BE CALLED " BUY ME A DRINK" BASED OFF THE PICTURE THATS WHAT IT SAYS , SO I GUESS THATS WHAT IT IS , BUT SHE REALLY IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME WITH BETTER MATERIAL THAN THIS....ITS KIND CHESSEY.....LOL

-BOMBSHELL

KANYE HAS BEEN REPORTEDLY DATING MODEL AMBER ROSE. YOU MY REMEMBER HER FROM LUDACRIS'S " I KNOW WHAT THEM GIRLS LIKE" VIDEO. I THINK SHE FITS HIM VERY WELL. THEY MAKE AN AWESOME COUPLE. I LIKE HER BETTER THAN HIS EX ALEXIS. SHE'S A FLY CHICK , TOO. GOOD JOB KANYE!!! CHECK HER OUT!!

-BOMBSHELL

IM SO MIND BLOWED AT THIS VIDEO OF THIS LIL BOI & HIS DADDY....I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY...I KNOW ITS A RECCESION , BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN YOU START PIMPING YOUR KIDS.....IDK WHAT TO SAY...BLACK FOLKS WE GOTTA DO BETTER....LOL, & WHAT MAKE IT WORST IS HE SOUND BETTER THAN HIS DAMN DADDY!!!..IF THAT WAS BABY DADDY HE WOULD HAVE NO VISITATION...LOL...

-BOMBSHELL

Whats up frontstreet?? I stumbled across the world premire of T.I.P.'s new video feat Justin Timberlake (JT)I watched it and my first reaction was "Damn this man turned his life around thats a good move to recognize your own mistakes be a man and take the necessary actions to make it right." I like the quality of the video I must say this is like no other T.I.P. video. The ol' school 60's style chevrolet camero ss was a classic to TIP did his thing JT did his as well to top it off he turned himself in at the end. Good Video nice message and concept plus the bible verse in the begining if I had credibility to rate this video I would give it a 5 out of 5!! keep it up TIP. You know who brought it to you like no other!!!! FRONTSTREETNEWS!!

OKAY SO ONCE AGAIN I FOUND ANOTHER FUNNY ASS RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN RE-ENACTMENT VIDEO...I LIKED THIS ONE TOO...REAL TALK...ITS LIKE A GHETTO MUSICAL....LOL...BUT I KNOW YA'LL GONE LOVE IT...SHOUT-OUT TO PRETTY BOI CAM....I LIKE HIS XSCAPE ONE TOO , BUT HIS VANESSA CARRELTON IS BY FAR THE FUNNIEST MOST GAY ONE THAT I HAVE SEEN...LOL....BUT CHECK THIS ONE OUT 1ST.

-BOMBSHELL

I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB JUST CHECKIN OUT THE NEW MUSIC & CHECKIN OUT WHO IS REALLY GONNA SET 09' ON FIRE & I RAN ACROSS TRAVIS PORTER, BUT THE FIRST THING THAT GOT MY ATTENTION IS THAT ALTHOUGH TRAVIS PORTER IS A NAME THAT SHOULD BELONG TO A SOLO ACT ITS ACTUALLY A GROUP...THEY PULLED A PRETTY RICKY...LOL, BUT I LOVE THEIR MUSIC..ITS FRESH & FUN....AND DEFINATLEY SOMETHING THE GAME HAS BEEN MISSING. THEY ARE TAKING SWAGG TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN HIP HOP.

-BOMBSHELL

THIS LITTLE BOI IS SO CUTE!! THIS VIDEO IS CUTE TOO , ALTHOUGH ITS BAD & WRONG ITS FUNNY...ENJOY!!!

-BOMBSHELL

IN TODAYS SOCIETY MANY YOUNG MEN ARE BECOMING MORE & MORE OF FASHION FANATICS THAN WOMEN...& IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF ONE OF THEM I GOT A DOPE NEW LINE FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT. THE LINE IS CALLED " PURPLE HEART CLOTHING" & ITS SUPER HOT. THIS HAS A YOUTHFUL STYLES MADE FOR A GROWN MAN SWAGGER , & BETTER BELIEVE IF YOU FIT THE BILL YOU HAVE TO GET ON BOARD & COP SOME OF THEY SH*T. JUST REMEMBER THE NEXT TIME YOU IN THE CLUB & ALL THE GIRLS IS JOCKING YOU REMEMBER FRONTSTREETNEWS PUT YOU ON GAME!!!

WEBSITE: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/PURPLEHEARTCLOTHING

-BOMBSHELL

I ACTUALLY FOUND THIS ON AARON REID BLOG, WHICH IS PRETTY FLY BY THE WAY , AND THIS LITTLE BOY IS HILARIOUS....HE HAD ME ROLLING WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS....LIKE THIS IS PURE COMEDY....ENJOY!!

-BOMBSHELL

EVERY1 KNOWS ABOUT THE CHRIS BROWN & RIHANNA FIGHT & I HAVE BEEN RUNNING INTO SOME FUNNY AS PARODY SONGS & THIS BY FAR IS THE BEST....I THINK ITS HILARIOUS....TAKE A LISTEN..OF COURSE ITS CALLED " BEAT YOU DOWN"

-BOMBSHELL

In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with T.I.’s fiancée, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, the former Xscape member and mother, opens up about the unfortunate miscarriage she suffered and how it still affects her today; T.I.’s wedding proposal; and what advice she has for other women who have loved ones on lockdown.

ESSENCE.COM: We’d like to offer you and your family our condolences for the miscarriage you suffered some time ago. Was there any indication that there might be difficulties with your pregnancy?
TINY: Thank you. From the time I was pregnant, the doctors told me the sac that holds the baby was split in two and they had not combined by the time she had turned 16 weeks old. As a result, she was positioned in the middle of those two sacs in her own sac. They told me there was a possibility that she could get tied up in her umbilical cord, but no one knew how or why this happened. Still, I never thought that I would lose the baby. Even the day before I visited the specialist I was told that everything was okay with the baby. When I went to see the specialist, that’s when they determined there was no heartbeat.

ESSENCE.COM: Again, our hearts go out to you and your family. How did it affect you and your relationship?
TINY: I was very upset and depressed for a while. It definitely brought us closer in our relationship. I kept a lot of company around me to help me keep my mind off of it, so I wouldn’t be so sad. She was 6 months old and I named her Lelah Amore. I keep her belongings near me—pictures and roses [from the burial]. It was very deep. Here I am, in the hospital to have a baby, deliver it, but I’m going to go home with no baby. After Lelah was born, I kept her in the room with me the whole day. They placed her in the little basket and we dressed her in an outfit and had a blanket wrapped around her. They came and got her because her body went cold and I wanted her back so they warmed her body again and I kept her. People might think that’s crazy, but I just needed to be with her. Everybody came to visit her and then me and [T.I.] had our time alone with her. We had a funeral for her and it was beautiful. T.I. did a good job with the burial. I don’t go back to visit her grave that often because it makes me too sad, but I do go for holidays and special days. My experience taught me not to take life for granted. Reverend Run’s wife, Justine, reached out to me and shared some very powerful and encouraging words with me during that time and I so appreciated it.

ESSENCE.COM: Again, we offer our deepest sympathy. We understand that in the wake of this tragedy you and T.I. rekindled your relationship with a second engagement. How romantic was the wedding proposal?
TINY: Thank you, I appreciate it. (Laughs.) Regarding the proposal, all I can say about how it happened was that it was sexy, but it wasn’t sweet. I was missing my first engagement ring and I’ll just say he gave me a bigger one and pretty much said, “I want to marry you.”

ESSENCE.COM: (Laughs.) Awesome. Is it tough being engaged to a sex-symbol rapper?
TINY: No, because I’m used to having fans myself, so I already knew what it was going to be like having been in the music business and having been around other successful men and watching what they would go through. A lot of [women] love to hate me because I’m with him, but it’s not like I meet these people when we’re out together. They know his public image, but I know him as a great father and provider who is caring, sweet and attentive to his family.

ESSENCE.COM: Do you have any words of encouragement for women who might be going through a similar situation as you?
TINY: Yes. Depending on the situation and the person, you should stick it out through thick and thin—the good and bad times. If you know you’re with someone who would give his life for you and is somewhat a responsible better half, then stand up for him. I know my man’s heart and because of that I’m going to be everything I need to be for him. Yes, he’s made mistakes, but so have I. If your man stands up for you and is there whenever you need him, then doesn’t he deserve your unconditional love and support? If I know that about my man, then that’s the kind of woman I’m going to be for him. I might need him in different ways than he needs me, but if being his woman means loving, supporting and putting his mind at ease, then the least I can do is step up to the plate and be there for him and our family.

- BOMBSHELL

COURTESY OF TINYOFXSCAPE.COM

OKAY SO I WAS ON BOW WOW'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL & I RAN ACROSS HIS NEW SINGLE " YOU CAN GET IT ALL" IT SOUNDS REALLY NELLYISH.....I DONT LIKE IT PERSONALLY...IT ALMOST SOUND LIKE SOME STALLIONARES SHIT , AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE...LOL....HE COULD'VE DONE SO MUCH BETTER, BUT CHECK IT OUT 4 YA SELF.

-BOMBSHELL

OKAY SO I BEEN HELLA BUSY THIS WEEK & I KNOW THAT I MAY BE LATE , BUT HELL I AINT EVEN SEEN THE DAMN VIDEO , SO IMMA POST IT 4 ALL MY PEOPLE LIKE ME...LIVING THE FAST LIFE & SOMETIMES LOSE TRACK OF WHATS REALLY GOING ON , BUT I HOPE U ENJOY.

-BOMBSHELL

I LOVE JOHNTA AUSTIN AND HE IS IN THIS VIDEO...IN MY PERFECT LITTLE WORLD JOHNTA AUSTIN IS MY POTENTIAL SOUL MATE...LOL...FUNNY RIGHT , BUT ANYWAY CHECK OUT HE & JERMANINE IN THIS FOOTAGE

-BOMBSHELL

I WAS SURFING THE NET LIKE ALWAYS & I RAN UP ON ANOTHER VIDEO W/ MONICA W/ JD & B.COXS.....SO HERE'S ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE...THANXS TO J.D.
I LIKE THIS LITTLE SERIES HE GOT , SO IMMA POST SOME MORE OF HIS LITTLE " LIVING THE LIFE" SERIES

-BOMBSHELL

TI WAS ON THE CARSON DAILY SHOW THIS WEEk & HE SPOKE ABOUT THE RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN SCANDAL , BUT SINCE THE SHOW HAS AIRED TI HAS RELEASED THIS STATEMENT

"After careful consideration I realized I made the mistake of commenting before understanding the situation. I myself am no stranger to media scrutiny. My only intention was to support both Rihanna and Chris during these times. My heart goes out to both of them."

-T.I.

-BOMBSHELL

P.S. HERE IS THE FOOTAGE OF HIM ON THE CARSON DAILY SHOW

I SEEN THIS FOOTAGE OF THIS LITTLE GIRL & SHE'S A MODEL , BUT FOR HER TO BE SO YOUNG SHE IS WORKING THAT RUN WAY LIKE A PRO....CAN YOU SAY TYRA , NAOMI, IMAN , KIMORA,....I MEAN SHE'S WELL ON HER WAY & SHE HAS TO BE UNDER 10 YEARS OLD.....REMEBER YOU HEARD ABOUT HER HERE 1ST.

-BOMBSHELL

February 08, 2009. MediaTakeOut.com just caught wind of an EXPLOSIVE REPORT!!! According to some VERY WELL PLACED sources, R&B singer Chris Brown is under investigation for assaulting a "female friend."

An insider tells MediaTakeOut.com that Chris and the female friend were leaving last night's Clive Davis party when the alleged assault occurred.

The insider told MediaTakeOut.com that the woman called police - alleging that Chris assaulted her.

EDITOR'S UPDATE 1 - We got the following report from a MediaTakeOut.com reader on the ground at the Grammy's

Rihanna is at the hospital now & filed a police report on chris, though she left her name out of the report. We are at the staples center right now scrambling to fill the gaps of chris brown & rihannas performance. So far we've got justin timberlake & al green doing a duet of 'let's stay together'


EDITOR'S UPDATE 2 - Police are now ACTIVELY searching for Chris Brown. As of 7:40 PM ET, the police have yet to see or speak to Chris. When he is located its not clear whether he will be arrested or not.

EDITOR'S UPDATE 3 - One of Rihanna's friends reached out to MediaTakeOut.com. She is bruised and upset, but she did not suffer any SERIOUS injuries.

EDITOR'S UPDATE 4 - According to TMZ.com, Chris Brown turned himself into the L.A.P.D. He's being questioned right now.

-COURTESY OF MEDIATAKEOUT.COM

*FOOTAGE OF CHRIS TURNING HIMSELF IN CAN BE SEEN ON TMZ.COM*

-BOMBSHELL

WASSUP FRONTSTREET FANS!! I KNOW ITS BEEN A LITTLE SLOW LATELY , BUT WE ARE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY'S , SO BE PATIENT...I RAN UP ON THIS CUTE PICTURE OF OUR BOY TIP & HIS YOUNGEST SON MAJOR....I LOVE THE PICTURE..IT SHOWS A DIFFERENT SIDE OF HIM.....ALL HIS SONS W/ TINY...LOOK JUST LIKE TINY...BUT NOW THEIR SON KING IS STARTING LOOK LIKE HIM A LITTLE BIT SINCE HE'S GROWING UP & STUFF....BUT ANYWAYS ENJOY THE PICTURE.

-BOMBSHELL

IM LOVING THIS REMIX...ITS CRAZY...I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM SO SUPER EXCITED 4 WHAT MS. KERRY HAS TO OFFER TO THE GAME & I KNOW SHE WILL BE SOMETHING SUPER SPECIAL....CHECK OUT THIS HOT ASS EXCLUSIVE.

-BOMBSHELL

I FOUND THIS NEW INTERVIEW OF TINY FROM ESSENCE MAG & I MUST SAY I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE OUR GIRL DOING BIG THINGS...CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW

-BOMBSHELL
COURTESY OF TINYOFXCAPE.COM


It takes a strong woman to stand behind her man during the toughest of times. For Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, the fiancée of Atlanta rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris, Jr., supporting her hubby-to-be as he prepares to serve a one-year prison sentence (for possession of illegal fire arms) has not been as difficult as most would believe. The mother of six and former member of the disbanded female R&B quartet Xscape sat down with ESSENCE.com to discuss how she’s coping with T.I.’s pending departure and why she’ll never leave her man.

ESSENCE.COM: We so miss you and the days of Xscape! Are you back to stay?
TAMEKA “TINY” COTTLE: (Laughs.) Not that I ever left, but I think I’m back to stay. I’ve just been busy being at home with my kids and just being a mother. I’m also opening a nail salon, working on a reality show and just putting myself back out there without compromising too much of my time with the family.

ESSENCE.COM: Juggling a career and motherhood is no joke. When can we expect to hear your heavenly voice again and will it be with all of the ladies of Xscape?
TINY: It’s funny because I know people love the music because they tell me all the time. It would be great if we reunited, but I don’t think there’s a big chance of that happening because we can’t ever agree on details like who should represent us or how we’re going to present ourselves, but we still have love for each other. I don’t talk to the sisters [LaTocha Scott and Tamika Scott] as much, but I talk to Kandi [Burruss] a lot.

ESSENCE.COM: That’s great to hear because life is too short. As T.I.’s fiancée, you’ve endured a lot of scrutiny and hearsay regarding his upcoming sentence. Has it been difficult?
TINY: It hasn’t really hit me. His sentence is a year and day and begins either toward the middle or end of March. I’m praying he gets out sooner. I’m pretty sure when the day comes for him to leave I’m going to be very sad and lonely. Although I know our family is going to be straight [financially], I’m still going to miss him like crazy because I got used to spending time with him when he had to be home. I’m going to go with him and stay with him until he gets ready to walk out that door.

ESSENCE.COM: At any point during T.I.’s trouble with the law did you ever feel like throwing the towel in on your relationship?
TINY: No, not at all. It never crossed my mind, especially not for what we have as a family. We are way stronger than that. Now, there are times we broke up, but it was because of personal things we were going through, but not for anything like this present situation. Yes, I was upset that this happened and disappointed by the way it happened, but I didn’t keep arguing with him about what happened. At the end of the day, I’m not leaving; I got him. The great thing about all that has happened is that it has made our family closer and we got to spend more quality time.

ESSENCE.COM: What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about you and T.I.’s relationship?
TINY: That we’re not a real couple. They think because we’re not married yet and have been engaged for two years that something must be wrong. I know it’s a long time, but there are so many restrictions placed upon him now before we can think about planning a wedding. There is so much love between us it’s ridiculous, and we like [spending] time together. So the things that people say and write about us doesn’t bother me. I know what we have and what he shows me every day and that’s all that matters

I RAN ACROSS THIS FOOTAGE OF OUR GIRL MONICA DOIN HER THING IN THE STUIO WITH BRIAN MICHEAL COX & JD....SO I GUESS THE ALBUM REALLY IS COMING.....I CANT WAIT...I CAN FEEL THAT THIS ALBUM WILL BE A MEGA HIT FOR OUR GIRL "MO" & IM PISSED JD HAD TO GET HIS ASS UP ON THERE BLOCKING HER SHINE...BUT CHECK IT OUT...

-BOMBSHELL

SO RUMORS HAVE BEEN FLYING THAT RIHANNA & CHRIS GOT ENGAGGED OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAKS , AND ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT THAT SOUNDS SO STUPID....I GUESS THE PIC DOESNT HELP AT ALL!!!....I MUST SAY IF THAT IS THE RING THAT CHRIS GOT HE HAS A FINE TASTE IN JEWELRY..

-BOMBSHELL

ThIS IS A NEW SONG BY LETOYA LUCKETT CALLED " NOT ANYMORE" & IT IS SAID TO BE HER NEW SINGLE OFF HER 2ND ALBUM. I AM KINDA FEELING IT A LITTLE....IT'S AIGHT!!!..ITS NOT NO "TORN" , BUT ITS WORKABLE!!!

CHECK IT OUT!!

-BOMBSHELL

SO I CAME ACROSS THESE PICTURES FROM THE PLIES & ASHANTI VIDEO, ALTHOUGH IM NOT FEELIN THE SONG IT LOOKS LIKE THE VIDEO MIGHT ACTUALLY BE ALRIGHT!!!

-BOMBSHELL

I F*CK'S WITH THE HOMMIE BOW WOW CUZ HE SEEMS SO ORDINARY ONCE YOU GET PAST HIS AROGANCE HE SEEMS LIKE A COOL DUDE. I RAN ACROSS THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO OF HIM & I THOUGHT THIS WAS FUNNY..CHECK IT OUT!!!

-BOMBSHELL

SO I LUV THIS SONG THAT HAS JOM JONES ON IT....BUT IT IS NOT HIS SONG & I HEARD THAT HE WAS NOT GIVEN PERMISSION TO REMIX THE SONG, BUT WHOEVER MADE THE SONG ORIGINALLY SHOULD NOT BE MAD , BECAUSE HE MADE THE SONG HOTTER.....I RAN ACROSS THIS VIDEO FOOTAGE , BUT IM GUESSING SOMEONE THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH JIM JONES MADE IT , BECAUSE THE FOOTAGE AFTER HIS VERSE IS SOME GUY WALKING FOR THE WHOLE VIDEO , BUT HEY IM STILL FEELIN IT....CHECK IT OUT!!!

-BOMBSHELL

Whats good!!! its frontstreetmedia coming at you one more time this time with a photo of my girl BOMBSHELL at CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY with Brutha yes Brutha from the BET reality sho Brothers to Brutha.. From what I hear there some cool guys really down to earth and humble judging by the picture it looks like they had a pretty good time. Go ahead and head over to defjam.com or click the title to see more upcoming events from the group, songs , and videos! Remember who brought it to ya first!! FRONTSTREETNEWS!!
NEW BACKGROUND COMING SOON!!

Story originally reported from Gina Serpe

Ok all of you should know about the tragic death of actor John Travolta's son Jett Travolta. Well supposedly the 47-year-old medic is in custody after the prosecutor(Bernard Turner) in the case ovjected to bail!! According to Turner, police are still searching for a "certain document" at the center of the case that they say may not be recovered should Lightbourne be released. The nature of the document, like all other details pertaining to the supposed $20 million extortion plot, has not been disclosed, although there has been speculation that it deals with a photo taken of the body of 16-year-old Jett Travolta while in transit to the hospital.

Former Bahamian lawmaker Pleasant Bridgewater resigned from her position as senator Saturday after being charged with both abetment and conspiracy to extort.

She has since been released on $40,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned on the charges Wednesday in Nassau Magistrate's Court.

"I assure the Bahamian people of my complete and total innocence," Bridgewater said upon her release. "I am satisfied that when the full story comes out that I shall be fully vindicated.

"How these innocent actions can be so misconstrued, so perversely twisted to mean something other than it was, is a mystery."

The third person taken into custody, Travolta family friend and member of parliament Obie Wilchcombe, has been released without charge and, per Acting Police Commissioner Reginald Ferguson, is "assisting the police" with their investigation.

Wilchcombe maintains that he was the one who first alerted the Travolta family to the extortion scheme after being tipped off by Bridgewater herself, and wasted no time in proclaiming his innocence after his release.

"I did a noble thing," he told Us Weekly.

The Travolta family has yet to comment on the arrests.

well you know frontstreet will bring more details to the story as it unfolds!!!

SO I KNOW MANY PEOPLE KNEW THAT NAS & KELIS SUPPOSEDLY DOING A REALITY SHOW , WHICH I THINK WILL NEVER AIR , BUT I RAN U ON THIS UNRELEASED FOOTAGE OF NAS & KELIS....I LIKE IT & THE SHOW WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIT BASED OFF THIS FOOTAGE , CHECK IT OUT.

-BOMBSHELL

SO YA'LL KNOW TINY IS MY GIRL & WE AT FRONTSTREET NEWS LOVE US SOME TINY, SO I GOT WORD FROM HER PUBLICIST WHO IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE ABOUT AN INTERVIEW THAT SHE HAS DONE WITH JAMIE FOSTER, THE EDITOR OF SISTER2SISTER, I LOVED TEH INTEVIEW & IM SURE YA'LL WILL LOVE IT TOO.

LINK TO INTERVIEW: http://www. s2smagazine. com/Jamies-kitchen-episode-one-Tiny-and-Deelishis

-BOMBSHELL

Sonny Perdue
GOVERNOR




Dear Mr. Brooks:
Thank you for your letter regarding proposed changes to the current 2-year academic programs in Georgia. Last year, I formed a working group and tasked them with investigating innovative ways to create long-term, comprehensive educational reform to make Georgia more globally competitive. This working group reviewed a provocative national report called Tough Choices or Tough Times to determine how Georgia might best reform its educational policies and practices to achieve these goals. I believe the experts serving on this group fully understand the urgency of the challenges we face, and I am confident that their leadership will bring the changes necessary to facilitate higher student achievement.
One of the things the working group discussed was the possibility of charging the current Technical College System with the administration of all technical and 2-year academic programs offered in Georgia. The group believes this would empower the University System to streamline its focus exclusively on world-class research, 4-year degree programs, and graduate degree programs. At this point, this is simply something that the working group has explored and included in its draft recommendations. No formal recommendations have been issued and no action has been taken.
While no formal report has been issued by the working group, the Technical College System of Georgia and the University System of Georgia have begun exploring the possible strategies that would be required to implement the recommendation of the Tough Choices or Tough Times working group. I believe there are efficiencies that can be found through this strategic analysis of missions of both the University and Technical College Systems that would greatly benefit our highest-level learners, and I optimistically anticipate formal recommendations of this working group.
I hope this information is helpful to you. Thank you again for writing

[All-students] Important Message Regarding "merger" of two-year colleges and tech schools

Hello GPC Students,

You may or may not know that Governor Purdue is currently reviewing a proposal entitled “Tough Choices or Tough Times.” The section of the proposal that should concern you discusses the “merger” of the two-year colleges with the tech schools. According to several newspaper articles, the term “merger” is a misnomer. GPC and other two-year colleges would no longer exist. We would no longer belong to the University System of Georgia (USG). Instead, two-year institutions would be absorbed by the tech schools.

Why should you oppose this “merger”? As a GPC student, you have benefitted in the following ways:

1. Quality education. You are taught by award winning faculty in small classes. Because GPC belongs to the University System of Georgia, all the college-level courses you take transfer to any of the four-year colleges or universities within the University System of Georgia. GPC also has TAG Agreements (Transfer Agreement Guaranties) with over thirty public and private four-year institutions and universities in and out of the state. If you maintain a certain GPA at GPC, you are guaranteed admittance into a particular school.

2. Success: GPC transfers more students to the University of Georgia, Georgia State College, and many other four-year state colleges and universities than any other two-year school in the system. Many of our students graduate from four-year institutions with honors. To help all students succeed, we offer remedial courses to prepare students for college-level classes. Remediation at the college level will be non-existent if the governor passes the proposal. GPC also offers English as a Second Language (ESL) to support Georgia’s diverse student population. Under this merger, ESL and other academic programs will not survive.

For those of you who wish to earn an associate’s degree, you will have fewer available programs of study.



3. Access: We offer quality education at a reasonable price at multiple locations around the metro-area: Clarkston, Decatur, Newton, Dunwoody, and Alpharetta. We also offer the largest selection of freshman and sophomore level online courses than any other school in the University System of Georgia. Students can complete their first two years of course work without coming to campus.



If you, your friends, and your family want access to an affordable quality education within the University System of Georgia, we ask that you contact Lt. Governor Casey Cagel, your state representatives, and Governor Purdue to state that you do not support the merger of the two-year schools with the technical college system. Two-year colleges should remain members of the USG because of the benefits they offer you and all Georgia citizens.

Because the governor could approve this proposal at any time, we have provided the links below to assist you (you may have to cut and paste the addresses into your browsers):

1. Lt. Governor Casey Cagel: 404- 656-5030; E-mail: http://ltgov.georgia.gov/00/agency/contact_us/0,2688,2199618_87997337,00.html

2. State Representatives: To find names, numbers, and e-mail addresses: Congress.Org http://www.congress.org/congressorg/state/main/?zip=30097&action=setaddr&view=myofficials&state=GA&submit=GO Type in your address to locate your two state representatives.

3. Governor Purdue: 404-656-1776; E-mail: http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,78006749_94820188,00.html

If you decide to contact Lt. Gov. Casey Cagel, your state legislators, and Gov. Purdue, please do so as soon as possible. If your state legislators are unfamiliar with the proposal, ask them to contact Lt. Gov. Cagel.

If you have any concerns, feel free to discuss them with your instructors.

Thanks for your support,

Beth Jensen, Ph.D.

Professor of English

bjensen@gpc.edu