Mya Is On The Cover of Vibe Vixen...

Guess Who...

Blind item via Myra Panache:

When female rappers Foxy and Kim were hot several years ago, another female rapper was desperate to achieve their fame but she never came close. Instead, she was on the outside looking in at the success of Foxy and Kim. She yearned and envied their fame and popularity but this didn’t stop her from giving the illusion of success due to celebrity peer pressure. She was fronting all over town, telling people she paid cash for her home, when in reality, the house was rented. Her bling was also borrowed (from jewelers) and her luxurious car was leased. Her fans had no idea that she was barely scrapping by. Her rap career is just about over and it’s doubtful that she’ll ever receive royalty checks (for significant amounts) because the majority of her record sales were low. For survival, recently, she has begun to date dope boys (exclusively) to help out with the bills. Hint: This female rapper is very well known in the black community and it’s not Remy Ma.

Jay-Z Doesn't Pay...

...his employees according to Celeste Williams, a former server at the 40/40 Club. She's accused the jigga man and the company that owns the 40/40, Twenty Ones, Inc., of not even paying her minimum wage. She also alleges that the club held back tips from servers and that she got stiffed for overtime she worked. Furthermore, Williams' lawyers say in the complaint that there are "more than 100" other 40/40 employees who will join the lawsuit. Williams is seeking unspecified damages. For more info go to TMZ.com.

Damn Jay...ain't no love in the heart of the city or the 40/40 Club, huh?

Oh yeah, Mr. 99 Problems and Damon Dash have been hit with a $15 million dollar lawsuit by a Philadelphia man, who claims that Roc-A-Fella stole the concept of the hit movie State Property from his novel. For more info go to AllHipHop.com.

Reverend X Can Dance...

...as he proves here in this clip from his public access show Spirit of Truth.

...talk about feeling the Holy Spirit.

Quickies...

Since it's Tuesday I decided to do a new music version of Quickies...

Amy Winehouse -Rehab [Remix] (Ft. Jay-Z)
Keisha Cole - Let It Go (Ft. Missy Elliot & Lil' Kim)
Common - Black Maybe
Common - Misunderstood
Pharrell & The Yessirs - Creamsickle
DJ Khaled - Brown Paper Bag (Ft. Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne & Fat Joe)

T.I. Is On The Cover of XXL...

Diddy & 1/3 of BBD Threatened...

...Laurie Ann Gibson (the choreographer from the Making The Band Series) with a chair.
At least that's what she says in the complaint she filed with the NYPD about a week ago. In it she claims that during a taping of the show she got into a heated argument with Diddy and celebrity judge Michael Bivins over the lackluster performance of the TV show's (Making The Band 4) latest group of contestants. Supposedly, during the argument Bivins held Gibson while Diddy threatened her with a chair. For more info go to NY Daily News.

I guess she said "Boom, Boom, Kat" when he told her to say "Boom, Boom, Kat, Kat." I often forget that extra "Kat" when I'm practicing my hip-hop moves to Darren's Dance Grooves. But hey, I don't have to worry about the wrath of Diddy...If he told you once, he told you twice...

Guess Who...

Blind item via Myra Panache:

Despite this famous woman having a new boyfriend she still can’t seem to get over her ex. She is seriously still hung up on her ex-boyfriend. It’s as if her ex-boyfriend continues to have a spell on her. Sadly, she would drop her new boyfriend quickly if her ex summoned her back. When she’s with friends, she talks non-stop about her ex and hardly mentions her current man. To make matters worse, she’s been complaining to girlfriends that she’s really bothered by her ex-boyfriend’s current relationship and wonders why he couldn’t be in love with her the way he seems to be in love with his current girlfriend. She’s seething with jealousy and envy.

Sisqo Is Angry...

...because Fredericks of Hollywood no longer carries dragon print thongs for men. Okay, not really...he's actually lashing out at R&B heavyweights Usher & R. Kelly on the diss song "One Finga," which is currently playing on no radio station on Earth.

He better calm his little ass down considering the fact that Usher has that magic wielding Orc by his side.

Random Pic: Jay-Z, Ciara & Young Jeezy...

...celebrated Wednesday night at Buddakan in NYC., as Ciara has been named "The New Face of Rocawear Ladies."
...last time I checked Rocawear was on the same level as FUBU and South Pole. Maybe I'm just getting old...nawww, Rocawear is about as fashionable as Cross Colours right now.

Random Quote: Charles Barkley...

...thinks Don Imus should have been suspended, but not fired, for insulting the Rutgers women's basketball team. On last night's "Boomer Esiason Show" on MSG he express his opinion on the Imus uproar:
"It was an insult to those young ladies...He owed them an apology. I think a suspension was warranted...anytime something happens, you [media] guys have a magnet on Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, like they speak for all black people...which is unfortunate and unfair. Al and Jesse have said racist things before. I don't think you can have selective prosecution...that's not right, that's not fair."

New Kanye, T.I...

Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing
T.I. - You Know What It Is (Ft. Wyclef)

Melo Actually Cares...

..about something other than rims, luxury cars, platinum jewelry and ridiculously large mansions.

The Giving Back Fund has compiled a list of the celebrities who have made the largest personal public donations to charity in 2006. Carmelo Anthony actually lands in the top 10, among Oprah and others, at number 8. In 2006 Melo donated $4,282,000 to the CAF Youth Center in Baltimore, AAU Basketball, Syracuse University Recreational Center, and other charities.


To see the whole list go to The Giving Back Fund.

Guess Who...

Blind Item via Myra Panache:

This black actor is finally receiving recognition for his talent but what people don’t know would be surprising. On the surface he appears like a dedicated family man never associated with scandal but he has a double life. He dabbles in black magic and witchcraft frequently and people close to him reveal, that they wouldn’t be surprised if he eventually starts dabbling in Satanism. Several years ago, despite being at least 20 years older than the people he was partying with, I was surprised to see him at a hip-hop party in Las Vegas. He was so drunk; he could barely stand up. He spent the majority of the evening, holding a drink, leering at the video girls in attendance. I had to do a double take because this man appears so quiet and unassuming on the surface. His nice guy, family man image is carefully manufactured by his representatives. Hint: The first actor that pops into your mind will be the correct answer.

"Pimp Down"...

...is what The Purple One was screaming Thursday night when a stan fan decided to have her way with him at a concert in London.
According to fan reports, Prince invited several people from the crowd to join him on stage. One fan got a little too close to Prince, who mockingly fell to the ground and put his hands up. That's when the fan used the opportunity to try and straddle Prince. As expected, bouncers immediately removed the woman from his Purpleness and the stage.

Source: TMZ

Bobby Brown Doesn't ...

...have a sense of humor, and it's apparent when he threatens to 'f*ck up' host Jamie Campbell in the first episode of the new ITV show 24 Hours With...which comes to the channel in June.

New Lupe Fiasco, Common, Kanye...

Chicago stand up!...
Lupe Fiacso - Proper
Lupe Fiacso - Cold Blooded
Lupe Fiacso - Bottom, Top
Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing (Snippet)
Common - The Game (Ft. DJ Premier)

Random Pic: Kanye and His Mom...

...at Borders Bookstore yesterday for the book signing of “Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar”.
They both have similar taste in glasses...

Random Quote: Russell Simmons...

...expressed his feelings about Barack Obama's call for rappers to reform their lyrics in a recent interview with the New York Times:

Deborah Solomon: What do you make of Barack Obama, who recently said that rap musicians should reform their lyrics?

Russell Simmons: What we need to reform is the conditions that create these lyrics. Obama needs to reform the conditions of poverty. I wish he really did raise his money on the Internet, like he said. I wish he really did raise his money independently.

DS: What are you saying? I think about one-fourth of his campaign contributions came from small donations made over the Internet, even though he collected more than any other Democratic candidate from Wall Street people.

RS: So at the end of the day, he’s controlled, too. That’s my point. He’s a mouse, too, like everybody else.

Vivica A. Fox Will...

...act for food...or collagen injections. At least I'm assuming so, because there can't be any other explanation behind her starring in...
It's bad when actors start doing straight to DVD movies. But, you know sh*t has really hit the fan when they start doing sequels to straight to DVD movies. I mean first the stage play, then she losses her endorsement deal with GM, it's getting rough out here for Viv.

Oh yeah, Ralph E. Tresvant of New Edition is in it too, performing "Sensitivity."

I'm just kidding...about him performing "Sensitivity." He really is in this movie though...

Quickies...

• Ne-Yo scores his second No. 1 album on The Billboard 200. Because of You moved 251,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
• Jermaine Dupri talks about Janet switching record labels and the Rush Hour 3 soundtrack.
• Diddy has been added to the Princess Di tribute. The five-hour tribute will air live in over 140 countries on what would have been the Princess's 46th birthday. Other performers include Kanye West, Joss Stone, Nelly Furtado and Elton John.

Music...
50 Cent - Amusement Park
Styles P - The Hardest (Ft. AZ)

New Common, Chris Brown...

Common - The People (Ft. Dwele)
Chris Brown - Wall To Wall

Usher's Mother Day Gift...

..will probably be a classified section, because it's been confirmed that he's parted ways with his longtime manager - who happens to be his mother.

Usher went on to deny rumors that he severed professional ties with mom, Jonnetta Patton after his fiancée, he-she Tameka Foster, expressed interest in representing her soon to be husband.

"She has no aspirations of becoming my manager or any other artist's manager," he told the Associated Press.

For more info go to E!Online.

What type of mystical spell does this Orc have on this boy? His momma needs to beat her ass all the way back to the dreaded realm of Mordor. Oh yeah, he fired publicist of nine years, Simone Smalls too.

Random Pic: Jay-Z & Everybody....

...at the Grand Opening of The Tao Beach Club in Las Vegas this weekend.

Guess Who...

Blind item via Myra Panache:

This black actress is known for her looks rather than her acting skills and she is not really known outside of the black community. In the past, she had been in abusive relationships. After the last abusive relationship ended, she made a decision. She would no longer date abusive, broke men. Now, she discreetly dates multi-millionaires, and she was once linked with an overseas white billionaire. She goes out of her way to keep her personal business private and out of the black gossip columns. Before she started dating rich men, she didn’t have much in the bank and wasn’t financial savvy. Now, she is set up with stocks and annuities valued at close to seven figures. That’s why you never heard of her going broke despite not having a regular acting gig in several years and everybody knows how hard it is for black actresses in Hollywood yet she always has money. Hint: It’s not Michael Michelle, Lisa Bonet or Halle Berry.

Beyonce Is On The Cover of Vibe...

Robin Thicke - Can U Believe

If you haven't heard this man's album by now...dig a hole...

New R. Kelly, Young Jeezy...

R. Kelly - Same Girl (Ft. Usher)
Young Jeezy - Go Getta [Remix] (Ft. R. Kelly, Jadakiss & Bun B)

You know, before I saw this picture, a very small part of me didn't want to believe that that was R. Kelly in that alleged sex tape. But I've since reconsidered, because any man that wears this outfit in private, let alone in public, has definitely pissed on a child at least once in his life.

Pharrell and The Yessirs...

...formed last fall, when Pharrell called up ?uestlove to write and perform new music for his 2006 CD In My Mind. The result is the tentatively titled Out of My Mind, which was recorded over a 15-day period in October. ?uestlove worked with members of the Roots, frequent collaborator James Poyser and other members of his various production incarnations and dubbed the collaborative "the Yessirs." For more info go to MTV.com.

The following tracks are from Pharrell and The Yessirs unreleased album "Out of My Mind."

You Can Do It Too
Number One (Ft. Kanye West)
How Does It Feel
Raspy Shit

Ciara Is On The Cover of Rap-Up...

...and because it's Rap-Up's 2nd anniversary there are two covers. Chamillionare is on the other cover. My girl says he looks like a catfish and I agree, so I figured I would just link his cover.

Is it me or does Ciara look like she didn't want to be at that photo shoot?

Taping Your Bachelor Party...

...is stupid. Letting your fiancee see a tape of your bachelor party is really f*cking stupid. WARNING: NSFW Nudity & Language.

Guess Who...

Blind item via Myra Panache:

Although she’s a talented singer, she’s easily intimidated by the looks of equally talented singer’s, like Beyonce and Alicia Keys. At award shows and after parties, she gets noticeably quiet in the company of beautiful artists. She also has an air of resentment around attractive women and on occasion, she has been observed sulking in a corner, with a drink in her hand, glaring at pretty women in a jealous manner. She is extremely insecure about her appearance. After the success of her last album, she unwisely went on a spending spree. She even hired someone to walk her dog and she became known as someone who threw her “new found” money around foolishly. Few people know, that her most recent album (unlike her last album) fared so poorly that she was damn near in financial ruin until an opportunity rescued her from debt.

"Half Eddie"...

...is what Eddie Murphy might be hearing soon. Melanie Brown AKA Scary Spice recently spoke to PEOPLE regarding Eddie Murphy's failure to communicate with her since the birth of his alleged daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown:

"He's not doing a DNA test and he's not signing the birth certificate...so it's going to have to go to court so he can be forced to do it, which is strange since he was the one asking for it. He hasn't seen his daughter. My people have contacted his people and they just had no response to anything."

For more info go to PEOPLE.

I bet this joke isn't as funny as it used to be to him. Yeah, I know the pic has absolutely nothing to do with this story...

Kanye Was Obsessed...

...with porn when he was growing up according to his mother, Donda West.
In Donda's memoir about her son, titled "Raising Kanye," she talks about how Kanye would take adult magazines with him to grade school, then graduated to smuggling pornographic videos into the house by the time he was in high school. The habit became such a problem that Donda, a college professor, eventually made him write a full-blown research paper entitled, "The Impact of Watching X-rated Movies on a Teen-age Boy." For more info go to the NY Post.

Well at least he grew out of it. I'm sure nowadays he finds the male models for Yves Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton much more appealing. Now I'm not insinuating anything in regards to his sexuality. No really, I'm not...c'mon look at his pic. See there...it's no denying he's 100% hetero.

Kim Kardashian Has Dropped...

...her suit against Vivid Entertainment over the release of her sex tape co-starring Ray J., in exchange for $5 million. "We've always wanted to work something out with Kim so she could share in the profits," Vivid co-chairman Steven Hirsch told avn.com. After Vivid bought the tape from a "Ray-J third party" for $1 million, Kardashian sued for invasion of privacy in February, claiming that selling it was "despicable" and "malicious."

Okay so I was wrong when I said she wouldn't get far...

T.I. Is On The Cover of Billboard...

Quickies...

• Cam'ron issued an apology for his statement on 60 minutes.
• Laurence Fishburne will voice the Silver Surfer in the new Fantastic Four movie.
• Suge Knight attacks a K-fed look-a-like.
• Amerie is insuring her legs for $2 million.
• The Source files for bankruptcy.
  

Rumors...

• Jay-Z is looking to buy an Oscar De La Renta resort villa in the Dominican Republic, which costs between $3 and $6 million.
• Michael Jordan and Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife Nicole are dating.
• Bobby Brown is engaged to his new girlfriend Alicia Etheridge.

Random Pic: Ray-J...

...and some Kim Kardashian look-a-like contestants at "Ray-J's Adult Video Release Party."
It's official...he's a lame. I mean he really threw himself a sex tape release party. I guess it kind of makes sense, considering the fact that I'm sure his sex tape has sold more than both his albums combined.