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Ronald J. Hansen The Detroit News
DETROIT — The bouncer who killed the rapper Proof after firing warning shots in a club was convicted Wednesday of two weapons crimes in the April gunfight.
A Wayne County jury took less than five hours to convict Mario Etheridge, 35, of shooting in an occupied building and carrying a concealed weapon. He was not charged with killing Proof, who had shot Etheridge’s cousin moments after the two warning shots.
He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 17 in Wayne Circuit Court.
Elizabeth Walker, an assistant county prosecutor, maintained Etheridge made matters worse when Proof, 32, began fighting with 28-year-old Keith Bender Jr.
“There was too much testosterone in the club and he added another cupful,” she said after the verdict. “You’re not going to make a situation better by bringing a gun into it.”
Etheridge’s dejected family complained afterward that the verdict wasn’t fair and failed to account for a man simply trying to end the fight.
The April 11 shooting happened about 4 a.m. at the C.C.C. Club on Eight Mile. An intoxicated Proof, whose real name was Deshaun Holton, had hectored a man who was beating him at pool.
Bender, an Army veteran who was celebrating news of an improved heart condition, had words with Proof, presumably about the way he had treated the man.
As the fight escalated, Etheridge fired two shots into the club’s ceiling, witnesses said.
Moments later, Proof shot Bender, in the face, and Etheridge then shot and killed Proof.
Etheridge’s attorney, Randall Upshaw, had told the jury that his client wasn’t aggressive until Proof shot his cousin.
Proof died at the club and Bender died a week later.
You can reach Ronald J. Hansen at (313) 222-2019 or rhansen@detnews.com.

Since I am currently staying in London…I gotta make the best of it.
You all know me as the Eminem and D12 freak, the big Detroit and Michigan hip hop lover, the US hip hop head, no matter where the music comes from. Yes, that’s me. But generally speaking I am very much open minded about anything new I can discover-like the British hip hop scene. I already started investigating it a little bit from France, but British hip hop co dot uk gave me the opportunity to collaborate with them.
My reviews for British hip hop co dot uk will be exclusive so you will have to click this link to read them.
Read my first review for British hip hop here.

By DAVID N. GOODMAN
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. Sep 19, 2006 (AP)— Eminem, his estranged wife and their lawyers met privately in a judge’s chambers Tuesday but failed to agree to terms for the couple’s second divorce.
“We didn’t settle it, so all we did was set it for mediation,” Macomb County Circuit Judge Antonio Viviano told reporters after the conference, which lasted about an hour.
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, filed for divorce from Kimberley Mathers on April 5, 82 days after their second wedding.
The couple had daughter Hailie in 1996, married in 1999, divorced in 2001, remarried on Jan. 14 and then quickly separated again.
The 33-year-old rapper has used his sometimes tormented relationship with his high school sweetheart as a source of some of his angriest lyrics.
Kimberley Mathers, 31, has another daughter and is raising her sister’s daughter. Eminem has been legal guardian of his half brother.
Kimberley Mathers declined comment on her way out of the courthouse. Eminem wasn’t seen leaving the building.
His lawyer, Harvey Hauer, and Kimberley Mathers’ lawyer, Michael J. Smith, wouldn’t discuss the hearing but expressed optimism for a settlement.
“Mr. Mathers’ only concern is the welfare of his children,” Hauer said. “Hopefully, we’ll put the matter behind us.”
“Like Marshall … what she really wants is the welfare of the children,” Smith said. “The parties are hopeful that it will be settled amicably.”
Eminem has won nine Grammy Awards, including best rap album for “The Slim Shady LP,” “The Marshall Mathers LP” and “The Eminem Show.” He won an Oscar for the song “Lose Yourself” from “8 Mile,” the semi-autobiographical 2002 film in which he starred.
His latest recording project, “Eminem Presents: The Re-Up,” will be released in December.
Initially expected to be a street mixtape project designed to help launch new artists on his record label, Shady Records, the CD now will be offered for sale in record stores by Interscope Records.
Interscope is part of Universal Music Group Recordings Inc.

and download it here.

Rating: 4.5 stars
In each of our lives, there are zones of light and darkness. Sometimes the dark shade zones are necessary to make us feel the importance of the brightness. Our minds should not to forget about it when our feet enter hell and when we cross the valley of the shadow of death.
Horns And Halos is solemnly introduced by violins, harpsichord and piano sounds. Chuck Dirty opens a chapter of his life for his listeners. Walk with him and feel his walks through Heaven and hell.
The Return pictures the numerous struggles of a «kid from earth » who symbolically has horns and halos, representing his good and evil side.
An electric guitar background combined with catchy beats will make you step into a stressful atmosphere.
Cocky introduces the listener into the theme of self pride. The song is humorous and well handled instrumentally. Trumpets will intensify the arrogance and self pride theme. Chuck Dirty raps with confidence and flows like the torrent from the mountain. Let his word waterfall constantly refresh you.
If I featuring Trilogy is built on harsh guitar sounds represents the anxiousness of the human soul that is confronted with the fear of being alone in the dark with no support. What will happen to us, when we fall? Who will be there next to us to support us? When it will be all over, will God reject me and send me to hell? Follow Chuck Dirty’s spiritual fight.
Track Nr 7, Horns And Halos, is definitely worth your attention. Not only does Chuck Dirty flow with ease, but the whole song draws you a quite apocalyptic landscape made of a man’s inner torments. Half of an angel, half evil, Chuck Dirty fully makes the listener feel his intense inner conflict between good and evil.
Harpsichord notes are married with electric guitar sounds and intelligently ally golden and dark shades. The good and evil cannot really be dissociated from each other. Good actions are followed by the evil ones. Each of us is half of an angel and half of a demon.
I recommend this song to all of you, because Chuck Dirty’s creativity fully comes to shine on Horns And Halos. Don’t sleep on it!
The fight goes on in Alotta Shit Talk. Piano notes hammer and violins whine while Chuck Dirty’s voice explodes on the mic. The dimension of the song is intense and scary.
Welcome back to hell with Slaughterhouse. Distorted violin sounds are combined with intense and rapid beats. An emcee is on the run. Chuck Dirty masters his art on the mic. The track is well handled instrumentally and lyrically.
Get It Popping is a dynamic and beautiful gig that will invite most of you to a rhythmic dance session. This track probably won’t leave you indifferent. The melody has some beautiful oriental accents. Feel the emotions and the joy that is expressed through the instrumentals.
The song is definitely a must hear.
Krazy Train is another wonderful occasion to enjoy Chuck Dirty’s skills. Electric guitars reinforce the devilish atmosphere of the song. Welcome to the world of vicious circles. You could barely escape from this « crazy train » that sounds like an infernal spiral. No place for the halos.
Life Is Just A Moment offers the listener a philosophical reflection about the meaning of life. Life is just like a moment in space, so we gotta make the best out of it.
Like RIP Big Proof, Chuck Dirty dedicates a theme song to artist Kurt Cobain. When life becomes a burden, when they feel like there is no reason to live for, suicide appears to some like the one and only solution.
The artist symbolically kills himself at the end of the ride. Remember Me is a sweet remembrance of a person who lived a life of pain and suffering.
It also drops some notes of hope. Don’t come on the funeral with dark clothes. When a beloved person leaves the earth, we should mourn less and always remember about how the person lived and what he/ she represented to us.
Globally Chuck Dirty’s Horn And Halos album is well handled. The use of the instrumentals allows us to understand the atmosphere of the album that offers an interesting perspective about life issues.
If you decide to go cop that album, I promise you that you won’t regret it. Chuck Dirty is an underground Michigan artist who deserves to be known better.
Download the full album here.
Copyright2006 by Isabelle Esling
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Michigan artist Chuck Dirty Horns And Halos album review…stay tuned:)

The following Detnews article included this recent Kim Mathers pic.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. Grammy- and Oscar-winning rapper Eminem continued divorce proceedings with his wife, Kimberley Mathers, in an hour-long private hearing today.
Macomb County Circuit Judge Antonio Viviano told reporters after the hearing that the case was being referred to a mediator. Lawyers for Eminem and Kimberley Mathers said a date for mediation hasn’t been set.
Eminem’s lawyer Harvey Hauer and Kimberley Mathers’ lawyer Michael J. Smith said they hope the case will be settled amicably.
Kimberley Mathers declined comment on her way out of the courthouse. Eminem wasn’t seen leaving the building.
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, filed for divorce April 5, 82 days after the couple remarried.
The rapper remarried Kimberley Mathers in Rochester on Jan. 14, a month after the couple announced they were getting back together.

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