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Godfather of Soul Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Rapper 50 Cent
Named Best
New Artist
Rock, pop and soul
legend James Brown was
given a Lifetime Achieve
ment Award during the
annual BET awards.
Rapper 50 Center was
named best new artist and
best male hip-hop artist at
the 2003 BET Awards.
(A P )— R apper50C ent captured danced brietly with the 70-year-old
best new artist and best m ale hip- B row n, w ho also perform ed “ It’s a
hop art i st honors at Tuesday ’ s B ET M an ’s W orld” and “ Sex M achine."
•A w ards show , w hile Michael Jack-
“N obody has influenced m e more
son presented the “godfather o f than this man right h ere,” an em o
,soul,” Jam es Brown, with a lifetim e tional Jackson told the audience
achievem ent award.
m om ents after w rapping a cape
T he o ften reclu siv e Jack so n around B ro w n ’s shoulders.
m ade a surprise appearance and
B row n, a sem inal figure in rock,
garnered a huge ovation as he pop and soul, is also know n as
"S oul B rother No. I" and the hard w as broadcast live on the East Coast best fem ale athlete.
est w orking m an in show business. June 24 and on a taped-delayed ba
R. Kelly tied with fellow crooner
He is currently on a national co n sis on the W est Coast on the Black Jaheim for best male R&B artist and
cert tour.
Entertainm ent Television network. D erek Luke w as nam ed best actor.
BET aw ards recognize people o f A ctress M o’N ique was host.
Erykah Badu and C om m on won for
co lo r in m usic, film and sports cat
O th e r w in n ers in clu d ed Los their “ Love o f M y Life” video and
egories. T hey are v o ted on by A ngeles R&B quartet B2K for top Snoop D ogg’s airy pairing with
record label executives, new s m e group and Q ueen Latifah for best Pharrell on “ Beautifi.il" w on best
dia representatives and fans.
actress. T ennis star Serena W ill collaboration.
The third annual aw ards show iam s beat out her sister V enus for
Repeat w inners from last year
Snoop’s Armed
Entourage Arrested
Snoop Dogg is surrounded by dancers as he
performs “Beatutiful" during the 3rd annual BET
Awards in Los Angeles. (AP photo)
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c ia ls w ill lau n ch a th o ro u g h in
v e stig a tio n in to o ff-d u ty e m
p lo y m en t o f all state w o rk ers
a fte r th ree p aro le ag en ts w ere
found to be part o f rap p er Snoop
D o g g ’s arm ed en to u rag e at the
B ET A w ards.
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s p e c ific p o lic y b a rr in g o u t
sid e e m p lo y m e n t c o n n e c te d
to p e o p l e w i t h c r i m i n a l
re c o r d s , p a ro le a g e n ts a re r e
q u ir e d to te ll th e i r b o s s e s
a b o u t w h o th e y w o rk fo r an d
i f th e r e is a n y k n o w le d g e o f
c rim in a l c o n d u c t.
A u th o ritie s sto p p ed S n o o p
D o g g ’s a rm o re d p ro c e s s io n
o u tsid e the a w ard s show and
a rre ste d th re e o f th e ra p p e r’s
b o d y g u ard s. A n In g lew o o d re
serv e sch o o l p o lice o fficer w ho
a lso w as w o rk in g as a S n o op
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to p o lic e o n w e a p o n s a lle g a
tio n s re la te d to th e in cid en t.
M arcu s T h o m p so n , 35, w as
p lace d on leav e by sch o o l d is
tric t o fficia ls.
S n o o p D o g g , w h o se g iv en
n am e is C alv in B ro ad u s, w as
not d e ta in e d . B ro ad u s, 31, w as
c o n v ic te d in 1990 o f p o ss e s
sio n o f c o c a in e fo r sale. U n d er
fed eral law , it is illeg al fo r a
felo n to p o ss e ss g u n s o r a m
m u n itio n . It a lso is a g ain st the
law for som eone know ingly em
p lo y ed by a felon to carry a gun
o r am m u n itio n .
included best fem ale hip-hop artist
M issy “ M isdem eanor” Elliott, best
gospel artist Y olanda A dam s, best
fem ale R& B artist India. A rie and
best m ale athlete K obe B ryant o f
the Los A ngeles Lakers.
A form er Lakers basketball star
tu rn e d b u s in e s s e n tr e p re n e u r,
Earvin “ M agic” Johnson, received
the hum anitarian aw ard.
Chris Rock Named Music Awards Host
Comedian
Chris Rock
will host the
MTV Video
Music Awards
•Ayg. 28 in
'New York.
(A P) — C hris Rock will be back as host
o f the M TV V ideo M usic A w ards. But he
acknow ledges that his stand-up skills are
a little rusty.
So the com edian is going on a cross
country club tour to prepare for the 20th
annual aw ards show Aug. 28 at Radio City
M usic Hall.
“ I h a v e n 't perform ed in a lo-o-o-o-ng
tim e,” Rock said.
A fter starring in the E m m y-w inning
“C hris Rock Show " on H B O in the late
’90s, h e ’s been focusing on film s the past
few years, including “ D own to E arth,” a
rem ak eo f'H eav en Can W ait"; "B ad C om
pany” with A nthony H opkins; and this
y ear’s “ Head o f State,” his directorial d e
but, in w hich he starred as a presidential
candidate.
Rock w on’t announce his com edy show
dates ahead o f tim e - he w ouldn’t even say
w here the tour will begin next week. T ick
ets will go on sale in each city ju st 24 hours
in advance.
But after having hosted the irreverent
awards show in 1997and 1999, Rock knows
that much o f the com edy springs organi
cally as the evening progresses.
"H al f the tim e the presenters d o n ’t read
w hat’s on the cue cards and you never
know w hen D iana Ross is going to grab
L il’ K im ’s (breast), and y o u ’d hate to m iss
that because y o u ’re putting on som ething
from Banana Republic.”
Rock w as referring to one o f the m ore
outrageous m om ents in V ideo M usic
A ward history in 1999, when Ross fondled
rapper L il’ K im ’s left breast, w hich w as
covered only in a lavender pasty.
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