This Just In: Musicians Not Particularly Good At Picking Believable Fake Names For The Purposes Of Drug Trafficking
Special "you're shitting us, right?" update! From the Albany newspaper story that initially broke the news of 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, and other musicians ordering illegal steroids through a shady online pharmacy:
When one thinks of pop star scandals involving drugs, one doesn't usually first think of the "performance enhancing" variety, but at least three musicians have now been "named in connection with an Albany-based steroid investigation." So who's ditching their Hip-Hop Abs workout videos to join the sports world's finest anabolic abusers?
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Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latest installment of "100 And Single":
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A quiz: Which current pop-rock band of some Billboard renown did Wyclef Jean compare favorably to Yes (a childhood favorite) in yesterday's New York Times? Some hints: Pencil moustaches and avowed Springsteen worship, yes. Roger Dean covers and mellotrons, no. (So far, anyway. We wouldn't put either past these guys when it comes time to record their next album.)
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