NEWS: 30-4-07 :: Left Eye Documentary :: Kim back on wax :: Miss Black Britain

April 25 marked the five year anniversary passing of TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and in some revealing news by MTV, it seems as though fans will get the chance to see how she lived out her last days. The artist documented the last month of her life in video form, and that footage will be aired on in a VH1 documentary called Last Days of Left Eye. The documentary will, in addition to telling her story in Honduras where she passed, take fans through the beginning of her life, her career and into her tragic death. Lopes was killed in a car accident on April 25, 2002, while in Honduras. She had reportedly visited the country for spiritual and physical healing for a 30-day pilgrimage with family and friends, but it was cut short just days before she was expected to return to the U.S.

Aspiring entertainers will have a chance to meet a few movers and shakers at the fifth annual Texas Summer Music Conference. The event, which takes place July 6-8 at the Westin Hotel in Dallas, is noted for providing access to entertainment industry gurus who under normal circumstances would not be accessible, as well as the ability for conference goers to network with other artists and receive advice.

Eminem is in talks to buy St. Andrew's Hall, a Detroit venue owned by Live Nation. Live Nation, which was created in 2005, owns or operates over 120 performance venues worldwide. As part of the deal, Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg will manage the operation, while the venue's current management would run the day-to-day operations of the club. The venue was popularized in Eminem's hit movie 8 Mile.

Diddy is still pushing his last album, Press Play, with the release of his new single Last Night and its remixes. For the remix Diddy has reached out to multi-platinum female rapper, Lil Kim. After several years of putting their artist/producer relationship on ice, Diddy and the pint-sized rapper reunited to make music history once again. The release of the Last Night (Remix) marks Lil Kim's first new song since her stint in prison, from which she was released in July 2005.

Sources are saying that one time friend and collaborator Stretch, who was resent at Tupac's 94 shooting, was murdered over a drug robbery. For years fans have thought perhaps he was murdered as revenge for Tupac's shooting. 

Ghostface Killah will join the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Big Daddy Kane and Rhymefest when he headlines the third annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival on June 23. Joining Ghostface this year at the Tobacco Warehouse in DUMBO, Brooklyn will be Queens rapper Consequence, Skillz, and Brooklyn-based rap group Tanya Morgan. The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is free although a minimum $5 donation is suggested.

Singer Nathan is special guest at this year's Miss Black Britain contest to be held at Manchester United Football Club on Saturday July 14. The event, hosted by TV soap star Leon Lopez (Hollyoaks) and Kat (MTV Base), will also feature performances by Jason Jermain and Jamour (winner of last year's MOBO Unsigned Award). The contest, originated in 2006 by professional dancer and choreographer, Aneka Johnson, attempts to fuse urban culture, couture and sophistication and shuns the more traditional beauty contest format.