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Jay Harris, aka Jay Datbull, loses full-ride scholarship to Michigan State University this fall for rap video posted on YouTube, May 14, 2013. *As tuition rises daily at our nation’s universities, parents everywhere are working diligently with their kids and praying for by Solid Savings" href="http://www.eurthisnthat.com/#">scholarships. But, what if your child got a full ride to college and chose a rap career over the scholarship? (Lady, put your belt down and keep reading!) Jay Harris also known as Jay DatBull played football for Downingtown High School East in Exton, Pennsylvania.  He was a phenomenal receiver for his high school and to his surprise,  received a full-ride to Michigan State University. He told everyone via a YouTube video how he was so happy to represent the Spartans, but then he made, what many may perceive as a foolish choice.  He posted a blunt smokin’, expletive laden, rap video called “Datbull 4 Life”about some bull that cost him the golden ticket to MSU. (more…)

Writer for NewsOne, Kirsten West Savali exposed racist ad for Uni-ball called “Bust You Out” and company has agreed to drop the ad and apologizes. *First Pepsi, now another company has fallen into the, obviously, tempting world of racist ads. Uni-ball, known for their gel ink pens, thought it would be cute to take a punch at black prison inmates and their pen pal “homies” back home. The commercial for their pen makes little to no sense as they poke fun at the slang typed in Edwardian Script that, according to Uni-ball, calls for a British accent because it isn’t written using their pen. (more…)

NBC New York - Gay activists and supporters shaken by a series of violent attacks, including a fatal shooting in the West Village on Friday, plan to rally Monday as statistics show anti-gay crimes have nearly doubled this year. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center announced a 5:30 p.m. rally on 13th Street, followed by a march to West Eighth Street and Sixth Avenue, where a 32-year-old man was shot and killed Friday after his alleged assailant hurled anti-gay slurs. The NYPD said Monday that there have been 24 anti-gay crimes so far this year, compared with 14 during the same period in 2012. Earlier this month, a gay couple was attacked on West 32nd Street and beaten so severely that one of the men needed eye surgery. And days before that, another gay couple was assaulted by a group of men in the same area near Madison Square Garden. Click here to read more.

Jay-Z gave WNBA guard Skylar Diggins a Mercedes Benz for her college graduation. After being drafted by the Tulsa Shock, the University of Notre Dame graduate signed with Jay-Z’s new sports agency Roc Nation Sports, according to their website. Diggins was surprised with the brand new white Mercedes and handwritten note from Jay-Z in the parking lot following graduation. The former Notre Dame basketball player posted photos on Instagram and Twitter, even adding: “I got 99 problems, but a BENZ ain’t one.“ Follow Carrie Healey on Twitter @CarrieHeals.

View more videos at: http://nbcmiami.com. NBC South Florida - Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade granted a South Florida teen’s wish and showed up at her senior prom on Friday. Nicole Muxo said that she was called up to the dance floor, where she was told that Wade was on the phone. “So I talked to him on the phone, and as I was talking to him the doors opened and he walked out and I was completely shocked, I had no idea that he was going to even call,” said Muxo, who attends Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School in West Kendall. “So I was super-excited, everyone else was super-excited in there.” Photos show Wade taking pics with the teen and others before the prom at the La Jolla Ballroom in Coral Gables. He also was snapped at the dance. Muxo said Wade brought her flowers and then they danced. Wade tweeted about the prom and shared photos on Twitter. “I had a blast at Prom w @nicole_muxo… Never be 2 scared to ask.. They might just say… ” Wade Tweeted. Muxo thanked the NBA player for coming by. “It meant a lot to me. It made my dreams come true,” she said. Initially Wade had said he wasn’t aware of the YouTube video, in which Muxo makes her pitch to the NBA superstar while wearing a No 3. Wade jersey. Kanye West’s “The Glory” plays in the background. “My senior prom is coming up, and I have everything set for a perfect night except for one thing: a perfect date,” she says. In the video she called Wade her favorite basketball player and used signs and “Prom?” written on basketballs to ask Wade to the big event. Click here to read more.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. A Broward County judge ordered Johnson jailed Monday until he posts a $1,000 bond. Another hearing was set for June 3. An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month when Johnson failed to meet his probation officer. The six-time Pro Bowl player formerly known as Chad Ochocinco is serving a year of probation after Lozada said he head-butted her during an argument last August. She quickly filed for divorce. They had been married only since July 4. Johnson was released by the Miami Dolphins after the incident. He also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. Lozada is on the “Basketball Wives” TV show. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

Dwyane Wade surprises senior Nicole Muxo at her senior prom at La Jolla Ballroom in Coral Gables, and also meets her family, Friday, May 17, 2013. *The prom season is upon us and all of the misery over “what to wear” and “who to take” is over. One teen in particular, has got to be glad that it’s all over because it took her 2 years of campaigning to get a date…a dream date. Nicole Muxo of Miami, Florida’s Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School, was relentless in pursuing Dwyane Wade for a prom date. She, obviously, is a big fan of Wades as she started asking him when she was a junior in high school.  Her video requests included a shot of her pleading for a date standing next to his poster. (more…)

LeToya Luckett, Ludacris Ludacris surprised girlfriend Eudoxie with a birthday celebration at Yebo Restuarant in Atlanta. The pair left a screening of his newest movie “Fast & Furious 6′ (in theaters next week), where he blindfolded her and took her to the restaurant he rented for the celebration. Euxodie, Ludacris The restaurant was filled with yellow, green, and blue balloons from the colors of her country, Gabon. Mommy-to-be Monica, NBA baller hubby Shannon Brown, Letoya Luckett, Ne-Yo’s fiance Monyetta Shaw and other celebs celebrated with the couple. Peep the pics below. Euxodie, Letoya Luckett, Monica Brown Shannon Brown, Monica Brown For more celebrity photos, visit theJasmineBrand.com.

*We’ve been expecting this. When news first broke about him being  object of a warrant, Chad Johnson was supposedly in Cali … in Pasadena. But according to TMZ, he was popped this morning in South Florida … after a Broward County judge determined the ex-NFL star violated his probation stemming from his 2012 domestic violence bust. The warrant had actually been issued for Johnson’s arrest earlier this month after he failed to report to his probation officer on 2 occasions. He made matters worse because he failed to show proof of enrollment in a domestic violence education class. The former NFLer’s probation stemmed from his now infamous (head-butting) domestic violence conviction involving ex-wife Evelyn Lozada last year. TMZ says Johnson has already appeared in court over his alleged probation violation — and earlier this morning, the judge determined Chad WAS in violation and ordered him to be arrested and jailed. Developing …