In the shadow of Major League Baseball’s Mitchell Report comes the Soares Report, named after Albany, NY, District Attorney David Soares, which discloses what musicians have also been juicing, for reasons probably more cosmetic than performance-enhancing. According to the report, 50 Cent is alleged to have ordered steroids or human growth hormone (HGH) from a pharmacist at the center of the investigation–to think that his last album would have only received a one star review from Rolling Stone had he not been on the gas. Mary J. Blige, who was also named in the report, is taking the Roger Clemens approach by vehemently denying the charges, saying in a statement she “has never taken any performance-enhancing illegal steroids.” No word on whether Blige will be stripped of her Grammys like track & field star Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic medals. (more…)