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MJ's Glove sells for $350,000 (Strech bought it)

Posted by SESH on November 23, 2009 at 6:27pm
E! Online: Buying a pair of gloves for the winter: $19.99. Owning Michael Jackson's infamous moonwalk glove: $350,000 plus tax. Not quite priceless. The King of Pop's rhinestone-studded white glove fetched that whopping price at a New York auction on Saturday. The iconic accessory became the late star's signature after he wore it while moonwalking through "Billie Jean" at Motown's 25th anniversary TV special in 1983. So who was the lucky (and well-heeled) bidder? Hong Kong native Hoffman Ma, who after taxes, will pay $420,000 for the "Thriller" crooner's glove—a price, the 36-year-old winner said, was a bargain. Ma purchased the glove on behalf of the Ponte 16 Resort Hotel in Macau. While there were more than 300 items from the likes of The Beatles to Elvis Presley in the "Music Icons" sale held by Julien's Auctions, Jackson's items seemed to be the most coveted. His fedora, also worn during the Motown special, sold for $22,000, and a jacket from his 1989 Bad tour fetched $225
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Mase Compares Himself to Tupac, says some other silly shit

Posted by SESH on November 23, 2009 at 6:22pm
HipHopWired Reports... “It's amazing how when I get around n*ggas, it's all good, when I leave, n*ggas do all their secret talking.” The second return of Harlem rapper Mase has been one that has baffled fans and artists alike as the former Bad Boy artist has changed his skin on many occasions from rapper to pastor to rapper as if he was on the fence in terms of which lifestyle he preferred to embrace. Since his second arrival, he has squashed his beef with Cam'Ron and Jim Jones, given the ability to work with other artists through a paperwork signing with Diddy and has ultimately been gearing up to hit the music scene once again. Most recently, the rapper dropped a mixtape with 5 different DJs titled, I Do the Impossible. Catching up with DJ Drama last Friday on Shade 45, Betha spoke on the shady business that happened behind closed doors with particular people when he tried to come back the first time. That's when he tried to have people “Breathe, Stretch, Shake”, but some had to
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