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The Game Attacks Yayo In Song

andPOP Staff — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:09:33 +0000

Rapper THE GAME has blasted his former G-UNIT bandmate TONY YAYO for his alleged attack on a teenage boy.

Tony Yayo – real name MARVIN BERNARD – was arrested on March 24 for reportedly attacking 14-year-old JAMES ROSEMOND, son of Czar Entertainment head JIMMY ‘HENCHMAN’ ROSEMOND, on a New York City street on March 20.

The Game, who quit G-Unit in late 2004, is managed by Rosemond’s Czar Entertainment.

In a new ‘diss’ track, The Game berates Tony Yayo for the alleged attack, and also criticizes his former mentor 50 CENT, who Rosemond claims encouraged the assault.

The Game raps, “What kind of bitch n**ger put his hands on kids (Homo!)/ Pull up that black van on his (No!)/ We don’t do the kid slappin’; we do the kid snatchin’/ Eyewitness news, it’s been a kidnappin’. Nah, we don’t get down like that/ But 50’s mama we’ll put you in the ground like that (Curtis!).”

Directing some verses toward 50 Cent, The Game raps, “It’s on now, better call Dr. Ben and Russell/ Set up a peace treaty, or go get some muscle/ Call them Lighty brothers, call all your little flunkies/ Call the snitch hotline and get the G-Unit monkeys/ Call the cops, I’m still a hundred miles and runnin’/ Then call God, and tell him that yo’ ass is comin.”

Tony Yayo has been released on $5,000 bail and returns to court on April 25.

Yayo Arrested For Attacking Teen

andPOP Staff — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:43:44 +0000

G-UNIT rapper TONY YAYO has been arrested for allegedly attacking a teenage boy, after objecting to a t-shirt the youngster was wearing.

The hip-hop star, 29, was walking in Manhattan, New York City with some of his G-Unit bandmates on Tuesday, when they spotted 14-year-old JAMES ROSEMOND, wearing a Czar Entertainment t-shirt – a rival music management company.

James is the son of Czar Entertainment head JIMMY ‘HENCHMAN’ ROSEMOND’, whose firm represents former G-Unit member THE GAME, who quit the rap group in late 2004.

James claims Yayo, real name MARVIN BERNARD, shoved him up against the wall, insulted the t-shirt and Czar Entertainment, before slapping him.

His mother CYNTHIA REED says, “It’s a shame that 50 CENT and Tony Yayo could feel comfortable slapping and physically attacking an innocent 14-year-old minor that they market and promote their records to.

“This is a cowardly act on my son who has done nothing to warrant the verbal and physical abuse he received. This should be looked as a step away from child molestation.”

Despite the Rosemonds’ claims that 50 Cent took part in the verbal assault on their son, the hip-hop star insists he wasn’t present at the alleged altercation.

His attorney BENJAMIN BRAFMAN says, “One thing I can say with absolute certainty, however, is that at the time of the alleged incident, 50 Cent was not in New York State.”

Yayo turned himself into police on Saturday and was arraigned Sunday on charges of misdemeanour assault and endangering the welfare of a minor.

Yayo’s lawyer SCOTT E. LEEMON told AllHipHop.com yesterday, “We adamantly deny the allegations as put forth by the District Attorney’s office today.”

The rapper has been released on $5,000 bail and returns to court on April 25.

G-Unit Member Yayo Talks with andPOP

Adam Gonshor — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:25:36 +0000

The day after being released from prison, after spending almost two years locked up on gun charges, Tony Yayo was sent right back.

In January of 2004, Yayo – who founded G-Unit in the mid-’90s with his friend 50 Cent ? was free, but he was caught flying to Peru with a fake passport.

Four months later, he was released again. He had fame, courtesy of Eminem wearing a “Free Yayo” shirt while performing on the Grammys. He had money, courtesy of his G-Unit posse, who found success while Yayo was locked up and set him up with a bank card and a million dollar account. He even had girls waiting for him.

He could be spending the next decade enjoying life, milking off 50 Cent’s success, but he feels he has something to prove.

“I don’t only think I have something to prove to the world and 50 and my whole team,” he tells andPOP. “I think I have something to prove to myself.”

Yayo will be the fourth and final member of the G-Unit core (which also includes 50, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks) to release a solo album, when “Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon” drops on Tuesday.

From the moment 50 released his first album in February of 2003 to the second Yayo’s album is released, G-Unit has dominated the music scene. Each and every release scores platinum results, and it’s no accident, Yayo explains.

“While all the other rappers are out partying, we’re working. I’m tired as hell but I know I got to do what I got to do.”

The moment he got out of jail ? after he said his good byes to the ladies ? he headed to the studio to begin working on the album.

Fans can expect more of the same G-Unit flavour that was heard on the other members’ albums, Yayo says, but he brings aggressive energy.

“I bring the life back to G-Unit,” he says. “G-Unit was a successful group in my absence but I think I make them stronger.”

While incarcerated, he heard about how big 50 and G-Unit were becoming, but he didn’t have time for regret.

“When you’re in jail, you have to worry about what’s going on on the inside,” Yayo says. “I can’t really worry what’s going on on the outside. I’ve been the only member of G-Unit who hasn’t been shot, knock on wood. I have to watch my ass.”

Now that he’s out, he still doesn’t think about his missed opportunities.

“For all the moments that I missed, I could never get them back. I’m here now. I’m happy.”

He’s making sure he never returns to prison. Yayo ? which is slang for cocaine-says a lot of people have tried to bring him back to a troublesome environment, but he doesn’t feel the pressure to return to the street life.

One way he’s staying out of trouble is by surrounding himself with people he can trust. These are also people who aren’t “yes-men.” Yayo recorded countless tracks for the album, and one way he narrows the list down is by testing them out on these people. If they tell him a song is ok, he trashes it. He’s only looking for gems.

Yayo’s hoping the tracks on the album are all capable of being singles. His first release, So Seductive, featuring 50 Cent, remains in high rotation on radio. Other tracks include appearances from Eminem, Joe and Jagged Edge, and production work from Dr. Dre.

Half the songs were written while he was on the street; the other half while he was locked up.

“The things that you go through makes you who you are as an individual,” he says. “I had thoughts like a real convicted felon on this album. When you hear my album, you hear the harsh realities of my life.”

With those harsh realities behind him, Yayo is focusing on his career, making sure he never returns to his old life. In a perfect world, he would be rapping and partying all day. But he knows that if he wants to continue having the life he has lived since being released from prison, he needs to keep working.

“It’s not just the bling bling and the raps,” he says. “It’s the machine. This game is 70 per cent politics and 30 per cent rap.

“I waited a long long time for this. Now it’s my time.”

Check out Part 2 of the interview on Friday, where Yayo speaks about beefs with Fat Joe and The Game.