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The Nevada Supreme Court has been left to make the final decision regarding the fate of fallen sports hero OJ Simpson. Sentenced to serve 9 to 33 years in relation to a 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery conviction in which he attempted to retrieve items he claims were stolen from him; Simpson has continued to fight the charges. After going through the lower court system, Nevada’s Supreme Court has the option to hear oral arguments, though District Attorney Steve Wolfson has declined to comment at this time. Now 67, Simpson is not actually eligible for parole until 2017.

Ever since the internet has taken over, magazines have been suffering. Many magazines have folded and decided to put their energy into their online editions and now Sister 2 Sister magazine has been forced to do the same. The women’s mag has reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection and is putting the print edition on hiatus. While the magazine is on hold, the focus will be put on their website. Their money problems have seemed to affect the payroll of their writers as well. A writer took to Twitter to voice his frustrations with the publication. “Never do biz with Sister to Sister mag! I did 3 stories for them 3 months ago. Now they say they are bankrupt and can’t pay me!” journalist Manny Otiko posted on his timeline yesterday (Oct.27). Sister 2 Sister has been up-and-running for 25 years. The owner and publisher Jamie Foster Brown is currently preparing a statement about the status of the magazine.

DJ Funkmaster Flex is adding author to his résumé . VIBE reports that Funk Flex is teaming up with writer Karen Hunter to drop a book of stories about the late Notorious B.I.G. In this untitled book, the Hot 97 DJ drops a bomb about Biggie’s hit “Who Shot Ya?” He says it was not meant for Biggie and was originally packaged for the Queen of Hip Hop Soul. “The song “Who Shot Ya” was originally an intro for Mary J. Blige’s album. Uptown/MCA said it was too hard. The song in its original form had a verse from Big, Keith Murray and LL Cool J, though LL never did his verse. The song still exists!” The book, which will be published by Simon Schuster, doesn’t have a release date.

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West coast duo Tha Eastsidaz have been gone for a minute but now that member Tray Deee has been released from prison, he and Goldie Loc are looking to come back stronger than ever. After their performance at the How The West Was Won concert, AllHipHop.com’s DJ Hustle chopped it up with the Long Beach reps about their upcoming album with DJ Battlecat. Check it out below.

T.I. returned to music this week with his 9th studio album Paperwork. Thirteen years after the release of his debut LP I’m Serious, Tip’s latest project is not predicted to move the same big number of units in its first week like earlier works such as King (522,000), T.I. vs. T.I.P. (468,000), and Paper Trail (357,000). [ALSO READ: T.I. Addresses How He Settled Iggy Azalea/Snoop Dogg Beef] According to Hits Daily Double, T.I.’s Paperwork is looking to sell around 65,000 – 70,000 units this week. At the moment, that would put him in a close race with Def Jam artist Logic for chart positioning. The Maryland native’s Under Pressure is also predicted to sell 65,000 – 70,000. Metal band Slipknot is leading the new release pack with predicted sales around 100,000 – 110,000 for .5: The Gray Chapter. Tip’s last LP Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head opened with 179,000 units sold and went on to sell over 500,000 copies. The Hustle Gang leader’s previous seven albums have all gone at least gol...

11:50 AM PT -- Turns out the victim was Geneva's co-star Melyssa Ford ... whose rep tells us Ford had to get 3 staples to close the wound on her head -- and also cut her feet on the broken glass. update_grey_gray_barBravo star Geneva Thomas has perfected her skills of being an out-of-control reality show bitch ... by getting arrested Tuesday night after cracking a bottle over a chick's head. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Thomas was on a boat in NYC during a shoot for her show, "Blood, Sweat and Heels." We're told she got into an argument with another woman and her choice of weapon was a vodka bottle, which connected with the other lady's head. The injured woman was taken to a hospital where she was stitched up. As for Thomas ... she was arrested for felony assault. Thomas had a less violent run-in last month ... getting arrested for skipping out on an $18 cab fare. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/22/geneva-thomas-arrested-assault-bravo-bl...