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O.J. Simpson is almost a free man. On Wednesday, a Nevada court granted the former NFL star parole on some of his charges stemming from a 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery conviction involving holdup of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel room. The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners ruled in favor of Simpson's parole request, noting his "positive institutional record" and his participating in problems addressing "behavior that led to incarceration." But the good news doesn't mean that O.J. gets to walk out of prison just yet. According to the Associated Press: [Simpson] was convicted on multiple charges and still faces at least four more years behind bars on sentences that were ordered to run consecutively. The parole becomes effective Oct. 2. Then, Simpson will begin serving the minimum term on four concurrent sentences imposed for using a weapon during the 2007 robbery. After that, he has two more consecutive terms for assault wi

Kidnapping victim Amanda Berry made her first public appearance since being freed from a Cleveland home, where she was held captive for ten years. Berry popped up on the stage at The Roverfest in Cleveland on Saturday (July 27) to a cheering crowd. After rapper Nelly performed, he called Berry, 27, back to the stage, who received another round of applause. “I wanna make sure we get a chance to thank you cause I know it’s a long time,” Nelly told Amanda Berry. “I can’t even imagine the type of courage and strength it took to keep it going so, I commend you and thank you.” Just a day earlier, Amanda Berry’s kidnapper Ariel Castro pleaded guilty to 937 criminal charges, for his role in holding Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight captive for a decade. During their captivity, Ariel Castro fathered a 6-year-old with Amanda Berry as well. Ariel Castro pleaded guilty to the charges and will be sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years. Check out Amanda Berry on stage with Nelly as

The two video models featured in Tyga’s “Make it Nasty” video who filed a lawsuit against the YMCMB rapper are now asking for $20 million according to TMZ. Vixens Elizabeth Velasquez and Azia Davies claim that their breasts were exposed in the clip without their consent, and the two women want $10 million a piece in punitive damages. 20 million is 250 times what fellow Cash Money employee Bow Wow was ordered to pay a French porn star for using her image in a version of the video “Drank In My Cup.” In a Facebook post Bow Wow contested that he did not make the song or the video with Celine Tran’s likeness, but because he did not answer the lawsuit Tran was awarded $80,000 by default judgement.

(Hood Star News) Def Jam recording artist 2 Chainz spoke with MTV’s Sway Calloway about some serious issues related to Hip Hop. The Georgia native addressed his choice to use dark-skinned models in his latest video for “Feds Watching” and the recent rash of apologies by rappers over lyrics some critics have considered offensive. [ALSO READ: J. Cole Apologizes For Lyrics About Autism] Chainz admits that “Feds Watching” drew concern from executives at the label and Pharrell Williams, who is featured on the track, about certain lyrics on the song. “Pharrell brought it up, and then the label brought it up,” said 2 Chainz. “Basically I said the word prosecutor. It’s almost a cuss word. You almost can’t say it, because this is a government official.” He also says there are other lyrics on his new album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time that he has had to question if they may be going too far. Particularly, one line where he says, “I blew myself up like a Unabomber.” Chainz also makes the point that