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Cali Swag District's JayAre Has Died

The “Teach Me How To Dougie” rapper suffered from sickle cell anemia.

JayAre, born Cahron Childs (middle), died from cardiac arrest on Friday. According to MTV News, the rapper, who battled sickle cell anemia, was admitted to the hospital on Thursday for undisclosed reasons. He suffered the fatal heart attack during his stay. He would have turned 26 later this month.
His Cali Swag District friend Smoove Da General took to Twitter to express his grief, "Sickle cell took my brother away from me today...with that being said I'm proud to know that with that disease he made the best of his life," he tweeted. "Rest in peace Jayare I'm gonna miss u forever ..I will never get over this..but I know God got u..and I know You got me."

JayAre is the second member of the once foursome to pass away. In May 2011, Montae “M-Bone” Talbert was killed in a drive-by shooting in the group’s hometown of Inglewood, California. Smoove and Yung are the only surviving members of the group, which achieved fame with "Teach Me How to Dougie" in 2010.

 

Teacher Suspended For Including Lil Wayne Lyrics In Homework Assignment

A South Florida eighth grade English teacher was suspended for asking students to underline examples of figurative language in Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot."

A South Florida eighth grade English teacher of The Charter Schools of Boynton Beach has been suspended after assigning Lil Wayne lyrics as part of a homework assignment to her students. 
One parent, Vanessa Guzman, spoke with WPTV in Florida, regarding her disapproval of the teacher's assignment, which included directions to underline examples of figurative language in Lil Wayne's Cory Gunz-assisted "6 Foot 7 Foot" lyrics. 
"This is crazy," Guzman said in a WPTV report. "They shouldn't be giving this to kids in school...I'm uncomfortable reading any of this...They shouldn't be teaching this stuff in school for language arts. I mean, who in their right mind would give kids something like this?"
An excerpt from "6 Foot 7 Foot's" follows:

Two bitches at the same time, synchronized swimmers
Got the girl twisted cause she open when you twist her
Never met the bitch, but I fuck her like I missed her
Life is the bitch, and death is her sister
Sleep is the cousin, what a fuckin' family picture

The school headmaster, Wayne Owens, addressed the matter with a statement.
"The lesson was for students to learn to identify literary devices," Owens said. "The teacher had already introduced Edgar Allen Poe and Shakespeare.  Students were having difficulty grasping  the concepts of literary devices such as: pun, simile, metaphor, so the teacher used colloquial material. This material did not meet the school's standards and was not approved.  The teacher recognizes that it was totally inappropriate for a school assignment." 
Guzman says she understands the motivation behind assigning this task, but still holds that it is "not appropriate at all."
The teacher, who had "an unblemished record" has been suspended for three days, according to WPTV.

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