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03-25-07, 12:00 PM
UPDATED! The 14-year-old, also the son of Czar Ent. head Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, was allegedly assaulted outside his father's business by members of G-Unit.
According to reports, the 14-year-old son of Cynthia Reed and Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond was assaulted while walking to Czar Entertainment, his father's business, by members of G-Unit - including Tony Yayo, who were leaving Violator Management down the block. In a VIBE exclusive, Senior Associate Editor Keith Murphy spoke with Cynthia Reed, the 14-year-old's mother, about the alleged assault. There has allegedly been tension between the two camps ever since the departure of Game from G-Unit to Henchmen's management company in 2005. There was also a rumor that the brother of Violator Management CEO Chris Lighty, Mike Lighty, had been stabbed outside of Violator offices hours earlier, but the item remains unconfirmed.
A spokesperson for Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond says he is not commenting on the alleged incident. When reached by phone, a spokesperson from the offices of G-Unit said, "We have been advised not to speak about the situation."
What exactly happened between your son and members of G-Unit?
What happened was my [14-year-old] son was walking to his father's office with his father's shirt [which had the Czar Entertainment logo on it] on Tuesday afternoon. And as he was walking, Tony Yayo, along with three other men, approached him and assaulted him.
In what way was your son assaulted?
They pushed him and they smacked a 14-year-old boy in the face. Tony Yayo backed-hand slapped him in the face. This is what my son told me, as well as a witness. Soon, as the witness yelled out, "What are you doing?" my son broke away and ran from them. He went straight to the office.
There were reports that 50 Cent was in the vicinity when the assault happened. Is this true?
I can't say, but he was seen.
Could you give us the name of the witness?
I can't give you that information.
Was Jimmy at the office?
I'm not sure. We just made sure we called an attorney, took him to a doctor and went to the police station. I can't say what legal action we are going to take, but we are going to take some action because this is disgusting. I'm totally disgusted.
What type of spirits is the boy's father [Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond] in?
What would any child’s father's spirit be in: not good. He's disappointed and disgusted. This is an innocent person. It could be any child wearing any record label's shirt for marketing purposes and they are going to be a target? My son is in fear of his life now. He didn't know why these people were approaching him. He loves hip hop and somebody in hip hop assaults him. He's disappointed.
The people and the record labels need to scrutinize who they decide to sign to their label. Whatever artists that is on their label and does something like this, they need to drop them from the label. Immediately. Because if they don't, they are condoning it.
http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/03/keith_murphy_cynthia_reed/
March 25, 2007 -- Rapper Tony Yayo has been charged with pushing around a 14-year-old boy just for wearing the "wrong" T-shirt.
Yayo, fellow rapper 50 Cent and others in their G-Unit crew spotted the boy Tuesday on West 25th Street, wearing a shirt for Czar Entertainment, a rival music-management company, sources close to the case said.
Yayo, 29, is accused of approaching and harassing the kid at the direction of Fitty, the sources said.
The "gangsta" rapper, whose real name is Marvin Bernard, allegedly showed a gun tucked into his waist, pushed the kid up against a wall, started asking him why he was wearing the shirt and then smacked him, police sources said.
The kid just happened to be James Rosemond, son of Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, head of Czar Entertainment - which represents former G-Unit member/current G-Unit rival rapper The Game - at 11 W. 25th St., the sources said.
James' mother, Cynthia Reed, released a statement saying, "It's a shame that 50 Cent & Tony Yayo could feel comfortable slapping and physically attacking an innocent 14-year-old minor that they market and promote their records to."
She added, "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."
Yayo and 50 were coming out of their Violator Records office at 36 W. 25th St. at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday when they accosted the boy.
When the thugs asked him how old he was and James said, 14, Yayo responded, "I don't give a f*** how old you are - F*** Czar Entertainment!" then backhanded him across the face so that his head hit the wall, sources said.
Yayo, who served two years in jail from 2002 to 2004 on weapons possession and bail-jumping charges, turned himself in at about 4 p.m. yesterday at the 13th Precinct, cops said.
As Yayo left the precinct on 21st Street yesterday, headed downtown for a night in jail, he hammed it up, posing for pictures and crowing, "Fitty'll get me out - I'll be out tomorrow."
Scott Leemon, Yayo's lawyer, had no comment.
The rapper, whose last album was titled, "Thoughts of a Predicate Felon," was also eyed in the shooting at a Busta Rhymes video shoot in February 2006 that left security guard Israel Ramirez, 29, dead.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03252007/news/nationalnews/yayos_kid_rap_nationalnews_philip_messing_erin_calabrese_and_hasani_gitt ens.htm
According to reports, the 14-year-old son of Cynthia Reed and Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond was assaulted while walking to Czar Entertainment, his father's business, by members of G-Unit - including Tony Yayo, who were leaving Violator Management down the block. In a VIBE exclusive, Senior Associate Editor Keith Murphy spoke with Cynthia Reed, the 14-year-old's mother, about the alleged assault. There has allegedly been tension between the two camps ever since the departure of Game from G-Unit to Henchmen's management company in 2005. There was also a rumor that the brother of Violator Management CEO Chris Lighty, Mike Lighty, had been stabbed outside of Violator offices hours earlier, but the item remains unconfirmed.
A spokesperson for Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond says he is not commenting on the alleged incident. When reached by phone, a spokesperson from the offices of G-Unit said, "We have been advised not to speak about the situation."
What exactly happened between your son and members of G-Unit?
What happened was my [14-year-old] son was walking to his father's office with his father's shirt [which had the Czar Entertainment logo on it] on Tuesday afternoon. And as he was walking, Tony Yayo, along with three other men, approached him and assaulted him.
In what way was your son assaulted?
They pushed him and they smacked a 14-year-old boy in the face. Tony Yayo backed-hand slapped him in the face. This is what my son told me, as well as a witness. Soon, as the witness yelled out, "What are you doing?" my son broke away and ran from them. He went straight to the office.
There were reports that 50 Cent was in the vicinity when the assault happened. Is this true?
I can't say, but he was seen.
Could you give us the name of the witness?
I can't give you that information.
Was Jimmy at the office?
I'm not sure. We just made sure we called an attorney, took him to a doctor and went to the police station. I can't say what legal action we are going to take, but we are going to take some action because this is disgusting. I'm totally disgusted.
What type of spirits is the boy's father [Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond] in?
What would any child’s father's spirit be in: not good. He's disappointed and disgusted. This is an innocent person. It could be any child wearing any record label's shirt for marketing purposes and they are going to be a target? My son is in fear of his life now. He didn't know why these people were approaching him. He loves hip hop and somebody in hip hop assaults him. He's disappointed.
The people and the record labels need to scrutinize who they decide to sign to their label. Whatever artists that is on their label and does something like this, they need to drop them from the label. Immediately. Because if they don't, they are condoning it.
http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/03/keith_murphy_cynthia_reed/
March 25, 2007 -- Rapper Tony Yayo has been charged with pushing around a 14-year-old boy just for wearing the "wrong" T-shirt.
Yayo, fellow rapper 50 Cent and others in their G-Unit crew spotted the boy Tuesday on West 25th Street, wearing a shirt for Czar Entertainment, a rival music-management company, sources close to the case said.
Yayo, 29, is accused of approaching and harassing the kid at the direction of Fitty, the sources said.
The "gangsta" rapper, whose real name is Marvin Bernard, allegedly showed a gun tucked into his waist, pushed the kid up against a wall, started asking him why he was wearing the shirt and then smacked him, police sources said.
The kid just happened to be James Rosemond, son of Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, head of Czar Entertainment - which represents former G-Unit member/current G-Unit rival rapper The Game - at 11 W. 25th St., the sources said.
James' mother, Cynthia Reed, released a statement saying, "It's a shame that 50 Cent & Tony Yayo could feel comfortable slapping and physically attacking an innocent 14-year-old minor that they market and promote their records to."
She added, "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."
Yayo and 50 were coming out of their Violator Records office at 36 W. 25th St. at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday when they accosted the boy.
When the thugs asked him how old he was and James said, 14, Yayo responded, "I don't give a f*** how old you are - F*** Czar Entertainment!" then backhanded him across the face so that his head hit the wall, sources said.
Yayo, who served two years in jail from 2002 to 2004 on weapons possession and bail-jumping charges, turned himself in at about 4 p.m. yesterday at the 13th Precinct, cops said.
As Yayo left the precinct on 21st Street yesterday, headed downtown for a night in jail, he hammed it up, posing for pictures and crowing, "Fitty'll get me out - I'll be out tomorrow."
Scott Leemon, Yayo's lawyer, had no comment.
The rapper, whose last album was titled, "Thoughts of a Predicate Felon," was also eyed in the shooting at a Busta Rhymes video shoot in February 2006 that left security guard Israel Ramirez, 29, dead.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03252007/news/nationalnews/yayos_kid_rap_nationalnews_philip_messing_erin_calabrese_and_hasani_gitt ens.htm