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So now R&B has the drama rappers used to get?



Grammy-nominated music producer arrested for stealing tires

The man who co-produced the song "My Boo" has been arrested for trying to steal used tires.Manuel Seal Junior is nominated for a Grammy for co-producing "My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys.

Seal was arrested Tuesday night at a tire shop in Fayetteville, Georgia. Police say he and another man, Wendale Paxton, told them they had permission from an employee named Larry to take the tires. However, police say the name of the employee did not check out and the president of the shop says he doesn't know Seal and Paxton.

Seal has also produced other hits for Usher, including "You Make Me Wanna," "Nice and Slow" and "My Way."





R&B Singer Gouges Out Eye After Suicide Attempt

Wed Feb 2, 2005 07:19 PM ET

By Gail Mitchell

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Following a suicide attempt, R&B singer Houston has gouged out his eye while on an overseas performance junket.

A brief statement was released Wednesday by his Capitol Records label, saying only, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Houston during this tragic time."

According to sources, the singer first attempted to jump out of a London hotel window last Thursday. Prevented from doing so by his security staff, Houston was locked in his room, at which time the injury occurred. No additional details as to his current condition or whereabouts have been disclosed.

Featured in a McDonald's commercial, Houston's 2004 hit single "I Like That" peaked at No. 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart. The song also featured Chingy, Nate Dogg and I-20.

Houston's debut album, "It's Already Written," has sold 208,000 units to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan, having peaked at No. 14 on The Billboard 200.

Reuters/Billboard

 

[bishoptl]

Don't look for the Houston pic, I nearly tossed my cookies and I've seen some of the worst stuff out there. Gross.

 

[Matlock]

The houston pic wasn't that bad, really.

 

[Lathentar]

What is Seal doing? He should be having non-stop sex with his fiancee.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

I wanna see the Houston pic... I feel sorry for dude, he's obviously goone off the deep end with the angel dust.

 

[Trakball]

It's linked in this thread, and it's horrible. That idiot didn't take his eye out, he PUNCTURED the fucking thing.

More info:

Los Angeles radio station KKBT-FM's K-Sly, who appeared in the "I Like That" video and is close to Houston's camp, said the singer had been under psychiatric care last year for manic depression. Another source corroborated that claim, adding that Houston had also struggled with PCP.

"I was told he wanted to commit suicide and stabbed his eye out," K-Sly said. "He was telling people he was Jesus and wanted to go home to his Father."

The singer is now back in Los Angeles.

Upon hearing about Houston, Bushwick Bill of rap group the Geto Boys felt compelled to speak out. In 1991, Bill forced his girlfriend to assist him in a suicide attempt, and she shot him in the eye. "Fame will make you crazy," Bill said in a statement. "Fame isn't for everybody. There are people who have a fear of fame, those who want fame, and those who don't understand fame. It drives them crazy, because it is a lot of responsibility to be all things to all people, and you can lose yourself in the shuffle, where there are no longer 52 cards in the deck."

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That's great, angel dust AND a god complex.