Once again, the DVR messed up while I was in class [Must be a conspiracy!] so I meissed the show and have to wait until Sunday...However here are the pics from the show last night and because I missed it, I will hold my mule on these hair pieces...LOL It's very creative though!

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According to TMZ, Rev. Run issued the following statement about the tragic death of his daughter to the Associated Press:

"On Sept. 26, 2006, Victoria Anne Simmons for some unknown reason chose to come early and unfortunately did not survive," his statement said. "We must accept whatever is there and once you accept unconditionally, then everything is beautiful. Every pain has a purifying effect. So whatever comes your way, just be thankful. We see life in death and believe in the celebration of life in death."

Is this a Got Milk? ad or a House of Dereon? Beyonce always hustlin'! I am not mad atcha...

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Terrell Owens denied a police report he attempted suicide, saying he became groggy after mixing painkillers with supplements.

He said Wednesday the confusion likely stemmed from an empty bottle of pain medication found by his publicist, who was with him at the time and called 911. He said the rest of the pills were in a drawer.

“I was non-responsive when she made that call,” Owens said. “She made the call out of her judgment for my well-being.”

Owens blamed a combination of hydrocodone, a generic form of Vicodin, with all-natural supplements for making him ill.

“It’s very unfortunate for it to go from an allergic reaction to a suicide attempt,” he said.

Owens was released from the hospital before noon. He flashed a thumbs-up to reporters as he left, went home, then made it to team headquarters in time to catch passes from quarterback Drew Bledsoe.

Cover-up or misunderstanding? Either way he's doing better for now...

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If you are a fan of the MTV Show Run's House, then you know the last season ended with Justine being pregnant with what she hoped was a girl, unfortunately she has suffered a terrible loss. After watching both seasons you feel like you know the family on some level and so it is such sad and shocking news...

A rapper's wife gave birth Thursday, but the scene quickly turned to tragedy after their newborn girl was pronounced dead.

Rev Run, a.k.a. Joseph Simmons, shocked fans last year when he announced that his wife Justine was pregnant on his MTV reality show "Rev's House."

Justine's pregnancy was the cliffhanger on the MTV show last season. It generated intense interest among viewers who have been anxiously following the pregnancy and awaiting the birth.

Simmons, a member of the legendary rap group Run DMC, was at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood New Jersey Tuesday for the birth of his child. Doctors delivered the baby via c-section, revealing a cruel twist of fate -- the baby girl was born with organs outside the body. The newborn died a short time later.

TMZ has learned that MTV cameras were inside the hospital at the time of the birth, though we do not know if they were in the delivery room.

This story could very well be a hoax. MTV themselves (who were reportedly at the hospital) does not have this news posted anywhere on their website. This is also not in any other news other than TMZ. Also, the Simmons daughters were spotted out partying with T.I. this weekend and that is suspicious to me seeing that the baby reportedly died Thursday night. If someone decided to make up a story like this, they have a special place down under. Developing...

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According to MTV News, here is what Kelly Rowland has to say about her new album My Story,

It was basically a list of songs that I put together about the past three years of my life, with love and relationships," Rowland said of the album. "And I remember listening to the record, and I was just like, 'I don't want this to be too deep to where, you know, [I] lose people.' I still wanna have my party records, and I still wanna make people get up and bob their heads and vibe a little bit. And the record was too full of midtempos and ballads, so I wanted to bring it up a little bit. I mean, I'm 25. I'm young!

n general, I'm going in the urban, more R&B route," Rowland said during a break from the Garrett sessions. "Of course, that's what I started with with Destiny's Child, [but on] my first solo album I did more of a pop-sounding record. So I wanted to go back to my roots and dibble and dabble with some beats.

Well I'm glad she realized the songs were boring because she is definitely not that and I know fans want to hear her sing fun and upbeat stuff and keep it R&B! She has a great voice and pop music is too simple for her! Let's hear some runs...LOL

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Another shocking story! I guesss the whirlwind around him has taken a toll on him, after watching his story on one of those biography shows, I see why he acts out. He had a terrible childhood and unfortunately money can't fix that...

Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived.

A Dallas police report released Wednesday morning said Owens told rescue workers “that he was depressed.” The report was first released by WFAA-TV.

The rescue worker “noticed that (his) prescription pain medication was empty and observed (Owens) putting two pills in his mouth,” the police report said.

The worker attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he’d taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he’d emptied. The worker then asked Owens “if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, ‘Yes.”’

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According to MediaTakeOut.com Miss Jones has a lot more going on than being suspended from the station for being an ass to Mama Knowles...

In an exclusive interview, an insider at New York's Hot 97 told MediaTakeOut.com all about Miss Jones' battle with weight. According to our source, the radio DJ recently exploded in size - growing to nearly 300 lbs.

And the source told us, "[Miss Jones] was having trouble dealing with her weight gain ... she was becoming really nasty to everyone, including guests." But a few weeks ago, according to our source, Miss Jones decided to take a dramatic step. Our tipster tells, "she told everyone at the station that she was taking a leave for medical reasons - but word quickly got around that she was having her stomach stapled."

And the stomach stapling couldn't have happened at a better time. According to our tipster, Miss Jones' weight was beginning to cause problems at the station. Our source explains, "when [Miss Jones] is on the air she sweats a lot and some days it gets really musty in the studio." The source went on, "the heavier she got, the worse the studio smelled ... one time another DJ complained and we had to leave the door open so that the studio could air out."

You know I have to get everything before it hits the streets and the new Robin Thicke album, The Evolution of Robin Thicke is FINALLY hitting the stores on my birthday on October 3rd, but since I got an early birthday gift I must share it with you because it is definitely one of the HOTTEST albums of 2006!

Take a test drive and make sure to head to your neighborhood Target, Wal-Mart or Best Buy and pick it up...and while you're there pick me up a birthday gift too!




Got 2 Be Down Ft. Faith Evans

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I posted this song a while ago and I adore the two of them vocally together. It really reminds me of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Very soulful song!


Complicated

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One of my absolute favorites (and it's hard to have just a few) but the this song is definitely often repeated! A great mid-tempo groove that you can't help but bop to. And well what can I say? I'm a "Complicated Melody"


Would That Make U Love Me

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Oh how I feel this song, the melody is great! Another mid-tempo track that makes you want to sing along.


Lost Without U

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One of the most slept on song os the year, a hit this summer but poor promotions kept it a well kept secret in the mass media. It was my offical myspace song for months, until everyone else jumped on it [SMILE]! It is a sexy song with a mellow groove that makes you want to move your hips [chicas only though]!


Ask Myself

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Great drums and a great melody!


All Night Long ft. Lil' Wayne

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Teaming up again with Lil' Wayne, for another hot track. This is definitely an unlikely pair but they work so well on a record.


Wanna Love U Girl Ft. Pharrell

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Hot song during the summer, took too long to come out with the video, but I've been on it from day one and we all know that scientist say that I am the second sunshine so...LOL Anyhow, hot song...we all know!


Teach U a Lesson

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This song was on the pre-release leaked earlier this year, but I dig it so much! His songs are so out of the box...and well if he was my teacher I'd be late on purpose so e could keep me after school!


I Need Love

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Add this song to your "Baby Making Mix"...pure R&B love music...I love it! You can really hear his range in this song.


Everything I Can't Have

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Okay, I think he really has a knack for knowing how to make you move your hips, and this song makes you move your hips, legs, and arms. A hot latin beat and a catchy chorus!


Can U Believe

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A not-so-typical pop ballad for you! I love the end of the song..."If nobody's watching, You will never know" and I am a sucker for a guitar!


Shooter Ft. Lil Wayne

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Originally on Robin's first album, A Beautiful World, Shooter was inspired by his experience of a bank robbery. Lil' Wayne heard the song and wanted to remix it and it became a hit! On Lil' Wayne's The Carter II, it one of my favorite lyrical performances by him. I definitely blast this one in the car!


Cocaine

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Another favorite that leaked earlier. Great uptempo track!


2 The Sky

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The music and instruments on this track are incredible! A mix of blues and jazz it is defitinely in a tie for my favorite (with Angels) but it such a deep song. You can't help but feel it!


Lonely World

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Another strong ballad, definitely a mood-setter.


Angels

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This is the other absolute favorite song on the album. Could be a great wedding song. I adore the lyrics and the vocal is wonderful!


This is by far one the most anticpated albums by his legion of fans! I am included in that legion as well...I love this album front to end! I have some others that didn't make it on the ablum to be released that I will share. He is definitely a musical force to be reckoned with and I so happy that he is finally getting released after over a year of waiting!

Enjoy it!

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Okay so this week Flav has scaled it down to the final four and this shit has more drama and emotion than any college basketball game...

So here are the highlights of last week's show:

Deelishis gets the first shot today by saying that Krazy is dumb and foolish for confiding in New York and "dancing with the devil."

New York attempteded to read the Flav-O-Gram with her best impression of a dramatic actress, and well that hoe can't read! Since they were "Slicking" [err-umm, maybe "Slicing"] things up, Flav planned on taking Krazy and Delishis on the first overnight date to Long Beach and New York and Bootz are headed the country with Flav the next day.

New York, of course, goes into a melodramatic, crying about not being able to go on the first date.

Deelishis does an on point impersonation of New York and points out her inability to read...all while New York goes upstairs in a typical New York temper tantrum and cries about how hurt she would be if Flav doesn't pick her again this season. [Well that would just make good TV]


So off on the first date. Flav takes the two girls on a yacht and says "I'm taking Krazy and Deelishis for a day on the water. It might be so nice, we can make me a daughter." [WTF?]

In the process of the ass-watching, Flav manages to lose an earring. So Deelishis gets down to help him look for it and end up with their tongues in each others' throats. Krazy gets all jealous and jumps in and takes over. Deelishis get sea-sick and heads to the bottom to toss her lunch. This gives Krazy all the time to get Flav's attention.

In the confessional, Deelishis confides that she's really, really fallen for Flav, and unless something "really big" happens, she plans on telling Flav to eliminate her because it hurts her too much to see him with the women.

Flav takes them to dinner and asks them how they feel about him and Krazy goes first. She gives her high school musical rendition of the "I really like you" speech in a long planned out monolouge. Deelishis rolls her eyes the whole time. The subject of her singing comes up and he asks her to screech sing and she gives her best impression of good singer with head-shaking and hand-waving to match.

Flav asked "Do you ever want to make a record?" To which Krazy [like a dumb ass] says yeah, but it takes money and she does have any. [BAM] It hits Flav right on the head and he finally thinks again about why Krazy is really there.

Deelishis goes next and the waterworks begin about how she wasn't sea sick as much as she was sick to see him with someone else. This is anough for Flav to choose her to take back to the room.

To add insult to injury, he tells Krazy bye and calls her Deelishis on accident...[Deelishis got a kick out of that] Krazy, of course, is in tears, but she says it's because she's mad at Deelishis for being two-faced.


Last Shot: Deelishis with her ass up in the air and Flav little ass snoring on top of her...[That's just uncomfortable to watch, man!]






Next up is New York and Bootz for their date in the wine country. Up walks three horses, which only mean one thing...comedy! New York in the confessional says she thinks she pulled it off...



Flav was locked on Bootz and of course, New York was having none of that and kept butting in and trying to demand Flav's attention. After a while they get up to stomp grapes and ended in a nasty shower scene...

For dinner the attention goes back to Bootz and New York gets all needy and catches an attitude because Flav isn't paying an ounce of attention to her, so she tells Flav that he owes her a one-on-one. Flav gave her a courtesy laugh and turned back to Bootz.

New York storms off and Flav goes and runs after her and convinces her ass to come back and then asks her to stay the night with him. Back at the table, New York acts like a crazed idiot as usual!


When they go up to the room New York starts making these sounds that I will forever repress...but according to New York they took "chunks of each other" and "chunked it up" all night...





Okay so its time to eliminate and to be honest I thought Krazy would go but there was a chance Bootz was going because of her commitment to celibacy...[yeah that's reality TV for "I don't want to sleep with you"]

And then it happens...the most gangsta moment of all the Flavor of Loves...


On her way out, Bootz reaches in her cleavage and pulls out her number and tells Flav:

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Looks like times are getting hard already!?

Now that Whitney Houston has filed for divorce, R&B crooner Bobby Brown has to plan for a future without a rich wife.

I hear that the 37-year-old Brown -- who reportedly has been staying in L.A. with "Video Vixen" Karinne Steffans since separating from Houston -- would appear on the African-American-oriented cable channel TV One only in exchange for a car.

Producers of the TV One reality series "I Married a Baller" -- an inside look at the marriages of sports figures -- invited Brown last week to have an on-camera lunch with former Tennessee Titans player Eddie George and his wife, Brown's old friend Tamara (Taj) George of the R&B group SWV.

"When he asked for a car, we actually thought he meant for us to book him car service, and I told the producers to set it up," the show's executive producer, Datari Turner, told Daily News contributor Jawn Murray. "But then I was told that he actually wanted us to buy him a car!"

Brown's longtime friend and occasional rep, Ray Pouncey, told TV One that Brown was new to Los Angeles and didn't have wheels, so a car would be the ideal payment instead of an appearance fee. Brown apparently wanted Taj to formally present the vehicle to him on the show as a gift.

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Solange on the Entertaiment Business:

"I've seen what my sister goes through for this business. I don't need it. I'll do what I want to do because I love it."

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Nasty


So Excited


I really like 'So Excited'...it's Classic Janet!

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This is the new single from Sunshine Anderson called Something I Wanna Give You...This is the first single off her upcoming album Sunshine at Midnight.

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September 23rd the Boost Mobile RockCorps Concert went down at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The Boost Mobile RockCorps organization uses music to help kids see that it's cool to get involved and volunteer in their communities. Celebrities at the New York event include Nas, Kelis, Ashanti, Young B & Webstar (the "Chicken Noodle Soup" people), Paul Wall, TI, Young Jeezy, Fabolous, and a lot of other people.

LOL...this is too funny!

Representatives for Beyonce fired off a press release this morning to set the record straight about widely circulated reports saying the multimedia entertainer was booed during this weekend's presentation of UK's Music Of Black Origin Awards (MOBO). While the rep does own up to boos being heckled during the presentation, she says it was not directed at Beyonce but at the show itself.

The nationally televised 'MOBO Awards' is Great Britain's answer to the 'Soul Train Awards.'

"Apparently many fans paid to purchase tickets to see American artists who won MOBO's," explained publicist Priscilla Clarke -- who reps Music World Entertainment, the enterprise owned by Mathew Knowles.

"Beyonce was never scheduled to be at the MOBO Awards. Never! Her schedule simply would not allow it."

"And the MOBO's and record label had plenty of advance notice," Clarke further mandated. "She went from Toronto to Paris to London and her schedule unfortunately missed the MOBO's by a day. While in Toronto Beyonce was supposed to tape a thank-you but that never happened due to a glitch between Sony BMG and the MOBO's."

"Fans who paid their money to see Beyonce and other US artists that won multiple awards were frustrated with the MOBO's after Beyonce was announced 3 times in the evening in three categories she had won," Knowles himself elaborated. "That's just bad TV. The smart thing would have been to combine all three. In addition several articles in the UK press led her fans to think she would be there."

Beyonce at Armani show

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"Trying to put together the emotion -- it's one thing to do it onscreen, but it's another thing bringing it out in your voice and bringing certain emotions out that people can just hear," he tells AOL Music. "Iit seems like all the experience, it's been one hell of a year, and I got a lot to talk about. So all of that's reflected in this album."

Ludacris says he's looking forward to taking the cathartic experience to the next level -- the live stage. "Whenever you do a concert, it's very therapeutic. That's one way for you to vent, because you're getting heard and you can see the people listening and the people that mouth your words while you're onstage."

Check out new music from Release Therapy!

Ludacris ft. Mary J. Blige
Runaway Love

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Brad Pitt is quoted in the October issue of Esquire Magazine:

For white people who might be having a little trouble with black-person hair, Carol’s Daughter is a fantastic hair product. We got it for Z. Now her hair has this beautiful luster. And it smells nice, too.

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MTV announced Wednesday that the rap group will star in a new reality comedy series called "Adventures in Hollyhood."


The series, which will begin in 2007, will follow the group's main members, Juicy J and DJ Paul, and their entourage as they make their way from Memphis to Los Angeles.

Unfortunately my DVR went wacko and didn't record ANTM! Luckily it replays on Sunday so I will have to wait until then to give my review and 2 cents...but I had to check the shots and so here are the pics from the first show!

"The Girl Who Marks Her Territory"
In Los Angeles, Tyra Banks, Jay Manuel and J. Alexander narrow down thousands of aspiring models to 33 semi-finalists. The group is put to work right away to partake in a revealing photo shoot on a Sunset Strip rooftop. The models move into their stunning new house and drama immediately unfolds as 13 girls vie for 11 beds. Later, Tyra's dramatic appearance kicks off a controversial photo shoot. One of the 13 models is eliminated. Special guests include "Swirl Twins" Ron and Richard Harris, and photographers Bryan Lynn and Don & Bronson.

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Leave to Weird Al...I heard Chamillionaire talking about how he was doing this and how funny it was...

Amidst the rumors of funny biz within Cash Money, G-Unit's Young Buck commented on what he saw during his time at Cash Money Records. At about 7:20 in the clip you can hear Young Bucks comments...



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Question to Young Buck: “Speaking about men acting like women, how do you feel about that Cash Money situation right now and what they’re saying about the whole kissing on each other and all that, all that movement? Because you was down with them for a moment. Did you see that when you were there?”

Young Buck’s response: “I seen that shit go down. I ain’t gonna sit here and fuckin’ lie…That is just some gay ass shit! To each their own, but I ain’t gonna sit here and fuckin’ lie. I can cosign my homeboy B.G. He didn’t play that shit and Juvy [Juvenile]…he stay far from that shit. But now…[Lil’] Wayne, that’s my nigga, but shit. And Turk, that’s my nigga, but he locked up in the pin…I got love for niggas, but I don’t got nothing but the truth…I ain’t throwing nobody under no bus. It was what it was.”

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The MOBO awards have been criticized for favoring U.S. artists, which didn't stop American star Beyonce from winning three Wednesday — for best international female, best song and best video for "Deja Vu," featuring Jay-Z. However, Beyonce was a no show to the awards. Which means she missed out on the fried chicken and Krispy Kreme Donuts served! You can read more about that HERE.

Other American winners were the Black Eyed Peas for best group, while the best international male award went to Jay-Z.

Corinne Bailey Rae, 27, whose song "Put Your Records On" took home two prizes — for best U.K. female and best U.K. newcomer.

The winners:

• Best Group: Black Eyed Peas
• Best U.K. Female: Corinne Bailey Rae
• Best U.K. Male: Lemar
• Best Song: Beyonce, "Deja Vu," featuring Jay-Z
• Best International Female: Beyonce
• Best International Male: Jay-Z
• Best U.K. Newcomer: Corinne Bailey Rae
• Best Hip-Hop: Akala
• Best Reggae: Sean Paul
• Best D.J.: Steve Sutherland
• Best African Act: Batman Samini
• Best Video: Beyonce, "Deja Vu," featuring Jay-Z
• Best R&B: Rihanna
• Best Gospel: Nu Life

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Justin Timberlake obliterated the chart competition with the release of his second solo album, 'FutureSex/LoveSounds,' selling 684,000 copies worldwide in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This was the *NSYNC-er's first No. 1 as his previous effort, 'Justified,' landed at No. 2 with 439,000 copies sold.

Equally impressive was John Mayer's latest effort, 'Continuum,' which landed at No. 2 with 300,000 copies sold, while Beyonce's 'B'Day,' slipped from last week's top spot to No. 3, selling 162,000 copies, bringing her closer to platinum status with approximately 700,000 sold.

Christina Vidal has come on board the CW's comedy "Girlfriends" as a recurring, playing a tough celebrity fitness trainer. Vidal's credits include the features "See No Evil" and "Freaky Friday" and the series "10-8: Officers on Duty." She is repped by Paradigm and Bob McGowan at McGowan Management. [SOURCE]

Malinda Williams' personalities fall in the pussy family. Although she's generally playful -- a trait she refers to as being a kitten -- the New Jersey-bred actress turns tiger when pleasure takes a backstep to business. "The tiger gets me where I need to go," she says. "Sometimes she just shows her face to check people." In a business with limited roles for Black women, a shorty's gotta eat. And in addition to starting her Modern Goddess lingerie line, Malinda, 30, has been feasting on acting gigs. She landed a spot on NBC's mid-season ensemble drama Windfall (A Black woman wins the lottery. That's fiction at its best.) and a leading roll as Big Boi's superwife in the OutKast musical Idlewild. Gotta respect her growl.

KING: You've been acting professionally since you were 11. Any casting- couch horror stories?

MALINDA WILLIAMS: Now I'm a lot clearer on how I want to navigate this industry. It's like driving on a racetrack. If you let your eyes off the road for one second it can be disastrous. You have to keep your mind on the finish line, and that's where my mind is focused.

Red flag! That type of determination and drive in a woman is usually very intimidating to a man.

I've definitely noticed that. I'll see men across the room thinking, "She don't wanna talk to me." It's an unfortunate thing because to me confidence is one of the sexiest things a man can have. For women like me who have found and stepped into their power, it takes a super-confident dude to be by my side. [READ MORE]

If we need further proof that DMX is fighting some serious demons, DMX now says that he was raped and that's how he fathered a child with a women in Washington, D.C. Is it me or was Sister2Sister real desperate if they put DMX and his wife on the cover of the October issue?

In the October issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, Tashera Simmons -- wife to rapper DMX -- stands by her man as he talks openly about recently fathering a child with a Washington, D.C., woman.

"She raped me," the rapper told S2S editor Jamie Foster Brown. "I mean, you know, that might sound like some bullsh*t. No man has ever been... you know what I mean, like never? Is that the only thing in the world that's not possible?"

Mrs. Simmons recalled an earlier encounter with the woman. "Before the stuff hit the fan, she came up to us while we were in court and said 'I work for kids that are sickly,' said Tashera. "So he said 'Give her my number.' That's how it goes all the time. At first, I said OK. But, then I thought she looked deranged and obsessed with him."

While his wife "blocks out" the experience to cope, X gained a more valuable lesson: "Turn on the light before I go to sleep," he said.

Now he is going to have dudes using that shit as an excuse!

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On September 8, Whitney Houston, 43, filed for separation from husband Bobby Brown, 37, citing "irreconcilable differences" and taking the first step in ending a tumultuous 14-year marriage.

Though a source close to the couple says Houston and Brown have talked divorce "dozens of times," they never set the legal process in motion. Why the big step now?

Sources tell Us Houston came to the conclusion that her rocky marriage - complete with infidelity and dwindling finances - was finally over after a dramatic intervention led by Houston's music-biz mentor, Clive Davis (who was prompted to intervene at the behest of singer, Courtney Love who recommended that Houston work with her own addiction coach, Warren Boyd).

"Getting sober has given her the clarity to move on from him," a source close to Houston tells Us. Adds another source close to the couple, "After all these years, she cleaned up and got smart. She didn't need him and realized it.” (Reps for Houston and Brown had no comment.)

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Fergie's taking a shot at blogs and even talks about it in the song Pedestal on her new album "The Dutchess"...

"I just think, 'Wow, I've worked so hard for this, but what are
you people doing other than sitting there behind your computers and talking
s**t about people?'

"If people don't like me, fine, but don't criticise people if you're not
getting off you're a** and doing something about your own life."

Super Blogger Perez Hilton claims to be the muse for the song [Yeah. Right.] but you read his take on it at PerezHilton.com

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Here are more scans from Beyonce in Harper Bazaar...

Beyonce and Jay Z were both spotted in Monacoo as Jay Z shot the video for his first single "Show Me What You Got" from the new album "Kingdom Come" due out Nov. 21st






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Wayne Brady parodies Fantasia on Jimmy Kimmel Live...skip to about minute 5...this is hilarious!

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Whether you love her, hate her, love to hate her, hate to love her, or hate loving to hate her, you can't deny that New York knows exactly how to play the game that is Flavor of Love. New Tork reflects on this week's episode and shares insight into her strategy:

Oh, she talks plenty of smack, too. She wouldn't be New York if she didn't.

The girls did some talking about how unfair it was for you to rejoin the competition. What do you have to say to that?

You know, the girls, as soon as they saw I was back, they sort of made me an outcast. They didn't want to speak to me and they were upset. But I felt that it wasn't unfair because this is a matter of the heart. Flav's love life is at stake and he knew that we had a great past. He wanted to do this again and see if we can make it a good present. I really didn't care what the girls felt, but it definitely was fair. Flav made a mistake with picking Hoopz and he knew he had to go back to his roots!

You refer to yourself as the "H.B.I.C." Can you explain to those who don't know what that means?

Oh yes, I am definitely the H.B.I.C. That is the Head Bitch In Charge.

You're pretty strategic, if not devious when it comes to working the girls.

Absolutely. I'm inconsistent. I feed off the girls' reactions and their personalities. You definitely want to go toward the weakest link and make the weakest link feel as comfortable as possible. Small talk, that type of thing. It's all to get information out of her to use against her in the end.

You're talking about preying on Krazy's insecurities?

Absolutely! That was so fun (laughs).

It was a little bit ridiculous that she'd trust you after her nasty break-up with BFF Deelishis.

Mmmhmm. Come on. She should have been afraid of the Big Bad Wolf. That was on her.

How much of your working the girls is planned out? How much is spontaneous?

It's always 50/50. I'm always running over situations in my head. I do my homework. I find out who is who and what this person is about. But at the same time, you can't plan out everything. I always leave space for some unexpected knowledge.

Did you really think that Krazy could have been hurt?

Absolutely not. Definitely not. I didn't feel that Krazy's life was in danger or that she was actually going to go over the balcony. I just used that basically as an opportunity to get Buckeey out of the house. That situation was heated, but it wasn't hot.

Do you have any comment on Bootz's alleged celibacy?

Bootz is full of s***. She is not celibate. Every time you see Bootz, her backside is in someone's face, flailing around. She shakes her cellulite so hard. That girl is definitely experienced and she has numerous sexual escapades. I see it all over her.

You're a walking sound bite, New York. From Krazy's "weak-ass ass" to, "Bitch, I will be ignorant all over your m*********ing ass," you never cease to amaze.

You know, I try to stay on my toes. I never know what anyone's gonna say, but I've been blessed with the gift of gab, so I can just throw those things out. When they need to come out, they just pop out.

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We probably should trust CSI creator, Anthony Zuiker. He has created the top-rated show on TV … but he’s also now cast Kevin Federline in it.

Hopefully, though, Zuiker is trying to redeem himself by working on a project with LL Cool J, who - as everyone knows - the ladies love. The pair has joined foreces to develop “The Man,” a CBS drama in which the veteran rapper-actor will play a cop with a busy domestic life.

Rumor has it they considered 50 Cent for the role, but no one would actually believe that musician could be on the right side of the law.

In the upcoming series, LL would be an undercover LAPD officer who spends the nights running sting operations to break criminal rings, and the days raising his three adopted kids - an abused boy with an aggression problem, a former streetwalker girl he put in community college and a skateboarder boy who is a recovering drug addict.

“He is the only honest man on the wrong side of the law,” said Zuiker, the one-time Las Vegas tram operator.

Last year, LL Cool J guest starred on an episode of House. He’s one of the few rappers that actually can act. And doesn’t get arrested every other week.

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Carmen Bryan [aka Nas' Baby Mama] is the latest promiscuous girl to capitalize off of her sexual relationship with a rappers and athletes by penning a tell all book.

This is from the XXL new DVD magazine. She talks about serving her a glass of orange juice butt ass naked and her relationship with Diddy and Allen Iverson.


Part One


Part Two

She's in the works to release a tell-all book about every detail of her and Nas' long relationship, her cheating with Jay, Allen Iverson, Diddy and several other folks. You've heard all the rumors but now this chick just puts it all on the table, but with names. The above videos were taken from her soon to be released DVD interview about all this.

According to Carmen, the reason why Jay and Nas fell out was because of her and Hov's "relationship." This chick even sounds proud of being the thing that came between them and being "a part of this hip hop legacy." She and Nas had a very long relationship and had a daughter named Destiny who is around 7 now. She gave details on how they met and talked about how she took care of Nas before he blew up. Apparently, she paid all the bills so he could go to the studio everyday. But when he blew up, so did his head and they had to split. That's only the beginning though.

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The Wire gets renewed for a fifth season!

Thus allowing creator David Simon and his magnificent crew to wrap up the series next season with its final theme: the role of the mass media in ignoring or perpetuating stereotypes about the drug trade — or, as he told The Philadelphia Inquirer last week, ''how this world exists while everybody is busy... watching something else.'' Meanwhile, you need to see this week's upcoming episode, as young Michael (Tristan Wilds) is finding it harder to deal with his mother's drug addiction and to protect his younger brother.

This show is by far one of the best shows on television!! I love it!

Well sort of...what possessed this dude to take this pic is beyond me but it's been floating around this week..LOL

Here’s the tracklisting. Talk about "collabos", you know I can't wait to hear the Jamie Foxx track...I post when it leaks[LOL]!

1. Testimonial (Intro)
2. We Gon’ Make It (featuring Jack Knight)
3. I Am (Interlude)
4. The Future
5. Come To Me (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
6. Tell Me (featuring Christina Aguilera)
7. Wanna Move (featuring Big Boi, Ciara & Scar)
8. Diddy Rock (featuring Timbaland, Twista & Shawnna)
9. Claim My Place (Interlude)
10. Everything I Love (featuring Nas & Cee-Lo)
11. Special Feeling (featuring Mika Lett)
12. Crazy Thang (Interlude)
13. After Love (featuring Keri Hilson)
14. Through The Pain (She Told Me) (featuring Mario Winans)
15. Thought You Said (featuring Brandy)
16. Last Night (featuring Keyshia Cole)
17. Makin’ It Hard (featuring Mary J. Blige)
18. Partners For Life (featuring Jamie Foxx)

MTV VJ LaLa Vazquez and her fiance, NBA star Carmelo Anthony, are expecting their first child together in March, Vazquez's rep, Jack Ketsoyan, confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.

This will be the first child for both. The couple, engaged since Christmas Day 2004, plan to wed after the baby's birth.

Vazquez, 27, is a VJ for MTV shows including TRL, Spring Breakdown and Direct Effect. Anthony, 22, a forward for the Denver Nuggets, won a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1984. Now People know they need to fact check - - Fresh

"The couple is very excited and they can't wait until the arrival of their new baby," Ketsoyan tells PEOPLE.

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Overall I think the album is well-balanced and surprising good all the way through! Teaming up with producer and bandmate Will.I.Am helped her bring out the Fergie behind Black Eyed Peas and is a great debut start for here as a solo artist. The one thing she says about her ablum is that "every song has it's own character!" Which makes it very versatile and you can't get too bored with it...

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Britney Spears named her second baby boy, Sutton Pierce...

Britney Spears gave birth to a boy — her second — late on Monday night, a source close to the family has confirmed to MTV News. The couple have named their second son Sutton Pierce, according to a source.

While no official statement has yet been issued, Life & Style magazine reported speaking with Kevin Federline, Spears' husband and the boy's father, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to the magazine, Federline said, "Mom and baby are doing well, thanks, but we're all really tired."

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Becky aka "Buckwild" from Flavor of Loonies elaborates on her time in the rent-a-masion and what's she's up to now...

Here's a bit of what she had to say:

It's time to mourn Buckwild. After the jump, Buckwild talks about the accent issue, her checkered past and how she really, really hates New York.

Was doing the show a good experience for you?

It was off the hook. I had the time of my life.

It was pretty surprising that you kicked yourself out of the competition.

Yeah, well, I'm not trying to live with New York's dumb ass. There's no man in the world that I would put up with that bitch for. There's no reason. It's completely pointless. I will not put myself through that kind of torture for any man or for any situation. It's just dumb.

Was your decision to leave 100 percent because of New York?

Yes.

New York came with her claws out – do you think that leaving because of her was letting her win?

I could care less! The only goal I had was to not deal with her anymore, so in my mind, I won. I wanted to win, yeah, but the fact is that I couldn't change Flav's mind on her staying in the house and there was sure no way in hell that I was going to live with her. There could be a chance for me and Flav in the future, but there could be a chance that if I live with this bitch, I'ma go to jail, you know? Me and Flav could cross paths again someday and it don't have to be in this kind of a situation.

You were down for him?

Oh yeah, I was totally into Flav. I still have feelings. I gave him my number when I left, like, "Call me up, just don't bring the bitch with you."

QUOTE IT: "If you believe I think I'm black, than I believe I think your stupid!" - Becky Buckwild

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After settling into the top job at Def Jam, the CEO coaxed his biggest artist -- himself -- to record "Kingdom Come," the comeback disc that tops EW's list of must-hear fall albums...

Check out a snippet of the article:

Yes, Jay-Z is a man of his word. Except, it seems, when he isn't. In 2002, the rapper declared that his next CD, The Black Album, would also be his last. His future lay not in the beats but in the boardroom. And that ambition became a reality when, in December 2004, he was announced as the new president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings. How to explain, then, the news that this fall Jay-Z will release a new CD, Kingdom Come? ''It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history,'' he admits. And then he launches into an impromptu a cappella preview of the title track, which was inspired by a 1996 comic in which Superman comes out of retirement to save the world. The lyrics that effortlessly roll off his tongue may help explain his return: ''Take off the blazer/Loosen up the tie/Step inside the booth/Superman is alive!''

So without further ado, let us welcome, and celebrate, the return of Jay-Z, a.k.a. Jigga, a.k.a. Hova. He is, arguably, the most powerful man in the music business — but without his music, well, he's just Clark Kent.

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I didn't know Fonzworth Bentley [aka Derek Watkins] had a girlfriend!? His sexuality is always in question but he's been all over with Miss Faune Chambers [White Chicks]...I know a Morehouse classmate of his and he's always had a girlfriends, so...



However...his new song "Since I Was Nine" coupled with his dance style still leave many questions! Check out his performance of the song at the Miami Heat party...



He is also a trained violinist...

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Mary J Blige's hubby, Kendu allegedly posted this message on the MJB fan forum, word is he frequents the site and leaves meassages about Mary...apprently it was in response to this blind item posted on BlackVoices:

Say it ain't so. I hear the entourage of a certain singer currently on tour is waiting for the artist's road show to end so that they can tell her that her man is cheating on her. Sources tattle that the belter's beau, who has contributed to her recent lifestyle change, has been keeping company with a couple of chicks on the side. Now her camp is afraid to break the news to the singer for fear she'll cancel the rest of her tour. After the tour wraps, the relationship could be 'a wrap' as well.

Kendu Responds...

Wifey & I are on vaction chilling after a long hectic 4 month work
schedule, the first U.S phone call we get is this garbage??????

Wow to think that you guys follow MJB day in & day out, & you not
know if something so stupid is true or false...Trust me, MJB is not the
hollywood type, she would blow up on site if any of this was true, can't see her waiting to end a tour, or go on vaction then make some stupid announcement like this is a soap opera. Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for my babies, Their ages are 20, 8, & 7...Do the math!!!!!!!!!!!

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If you don't watch Project Runway, then the name Michael Knight may not be familiar to you but it should sson be as he is becoming well known for his incredible style. Currently a contestant on the Bravo show, he worked his collection at Fashion Week for the Project Runway Finale... My money is on him to take the title! He's been consistent throughout and nailed every challenge!




Check out this collage of his runway pics set to music...Love the green dress!



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Ealier this year, editor Mimi Valdez was booted from Vibe Magazine and most of her staff went out the door as well...the new editor, Danyel Smith is now catching much heat about the October cover of the magazine. Chrisitina Aguilera was promised the October cover of the issue in promotion of her new [HOT!] album Back to Basics...well look who ended up on the cover:

Christina Aguilera has been axed from the front cover of VIBE Magazine's October edition in favor of Bobby Brown.

The star gave an interview and posed for a photo shoot for the publication as part of the publicity for her new album 'Back to Basics' - but the feature has been shelved after new owners took over the magazine.

Aguilera's piece was ditched and she was replaced by Brown.

Relations between VIBE and Aguilera worsened when the magazine planned to put the sexy photos of the diva on its website but not in the print version.

Aguilera's manager Irving Azoff even wrote VIBE a letter accusing its management of a breach of contract.

The singer's representative Cindy Guagenti says, "When there's a change at a magazine, you understand that there might be a new direction. But Christina is completely within the scope of the magazine - she is very relevant to Vibe's readers, and we would still like them to honor their commitment. We want them to give us back our cover!"

But the magazine's new editor Danyel Smith, who was appointed by the new owners, tells the New York Daily News, "I can't speak on the previous administration and what they did promise or didn't promise. But there was never an article to put anywhere. There was never a written piece.

"We had considered putting the photos online and then decided against it."

I personally think it's a little fucked up! This isn't a recent issue, when Mimi left the question quickly arose about the October cover and Christina's photoshoot/interview...and if they wanted to go in another direction, they could have picked a better replacement...I mean we don't look to Vibe for news on Bobby B...we look to the National Inquirer! LOL

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Tall about a young girls dream! Bow Wow dropped the 'Lil' and picked up some grown man style. He paired up with teen heartthrob Chris Brown for a hot new track called "Shorty Like Mine" and every little girl wants to be either one's shorty! It should get plenty of spins on the radio...



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I'm embarrassed for Louisiana...This is Ms. Peachez from Shreveport, La.

Yes I admit it! I watch the Tyra Banks Show...Daily! LOL...and if you do too, you know she is crazy...too silly!

Tomorrow she will have the lovely Beyonce on [Boy is she making the rounds!]...check the Deja Vu spoof video she did just for the show!

Queen Latifah sit down with Essence writer Jeannine Amber in the October issue and talks about her business partner Shakim Compere, keeping her personal life private, and different film projects she is currently working on. Also, she addresses rumors about her sexuality:

Latifah says when she was cast in Set If Off--arguably one of the standout performances of her career--playing Cleo, a rough and rugged lesbian who enjoys an on-screen girl-on girl kiss, she called her siblings to warn them that they might catch some jokes. "I told them they had to be strong because I really thought I could do something special with the role." Now, a decade later, she's still getting asked about how much she and Cleo have in common.

For her part, Latifah refuses to confirm or deny. She says she has plenty of gay friends, and to deny anything about her personal life would be an insult to them. Plus, she says, the whole thing is stupid. "If I'm not going to tell you what guy I'm dating, I sure wouldn't tell you I'm dating a girl."

Spotted @ Crunk + Disorderly

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We already know that Lupe Fiasco is one the most promising lyricists and Jay Z is arguably one of the best MCs so putting them on one track is almost a no brainer hit...Earlier this year, the Chicago emcee's debut LP Food & Liquor leaked nearly two months before its intended June 27th release date [Oops, I got too!]. The album was consequently postponed. Jay Z serves as the album's co-executive producer. Lupe's album is now set to hit shelves September 19th on 1st & 15th/Atlantic Records.

Labels: Check It, Jay Z, Lupe Fiasco

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown may finally be moving on with their lives after a tumultuous 14-year marriage, but sources familiar with the family from their time in New Jersey tell TMZ say that the real victim in the divorce battle will no doubt be daughter Bobbi Kristina, and that she might actually be better off living apart from her parents altogether.

In court filings obtained yesterday by TMZ, it is not clear what Whitney's intentions are concerning the 13-year-old Bobbi Kristina, pictured here with her parents at a film premiere in 2004. But even though the teen's parents have always showered
their only daughter together with love and affection, the New Jersey sources tell TMZ that the child may now be in particular danger of losing the guidance she needs through these difficult and crucial years, especially given Whitney's past struggles with substance abuse and Bobbi's focus on reviving his career – and his "tenderonis" – not to mention his two other children from previous relationships.

From these pics from her now-defunct myspace page [with the username "nipho baby"], it's clear her parents troubles have taken a toll on her life...she is only 13!

Recent reports have suggested that Karrine Steffans, the self-proclaimed "Video Vixen," may have caused the impending divorce of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. But a source with knowledge of the relationship tells TMZ that it's Brown who has sought out Steffans for moral and financial support: He stays at her L.A. home "frequently" and Karrine actually ponies up for Bobby's pre-paid cell phone.

As TMZ reported earlier, Houston's publicist Nancy Seltzer confirms the Grammy award-winning singer will file for divorce from husband Bobby Brown. . .

According to the TMZ source, there is in fact no romance between Brown and Steffans, and that outsiders are creating that illusion because of her past, in which she was known as "Supahead" by legions of R&B and hip-hop artists to whom she provided sexual services on the sets of their videos. She wrote a book about her experiences, "Confessions of a Video Vixen," which was a New York Times bestseller.

Steffans recently told the New York Daily News' Lloyd Grove that her relationship with Brown was "a really tricky situation" and called him her "dearest friend," but wouldn't admit to having a physical relationship. During the summer, at a concert Brown gave with fellow '80s artists Bell Biv Devoe and En Vogue at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Steffans was backstage and in fact took Brown home in her car. Brown had told the audience that he and Whitney were on the rocks and that he needed a "tenderoni" to take home; it appears he found that "tenderoni" in the form of Steffans. Brown and Steffans' encounter that night was caught on tape by a show called "I Married A Baller" on the TV One network.

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Zoe Saldana is featured in a fashion spread in the current issue of OK! Magazine on newsstands now. Check out pics from the spread below and some little tidbits from the article...

OK!: Do you streer clear of the Hollywood trends of the moment?
Saldana: I could be into something if it captures my attention, but I like doing my own theme. If everyone is wearing miniskirts, I'll wear a knee-length one because I'm channeling a '70s secretary. I like dressing like an icon I have in my mind. If it's Billie Holiday, I'll do the dark lips and wear a flower in my hair.

OK!: Who are your other style icons?
Saldana: Dorothy Dandridge and Diana Ross. My hairstylist is always pitching Diana's look to me for photo shoots. He says, "You remind me of her." It's such an honor and compliment.

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Even in Hollywood -- land of breast implants and botox -- natural counts for something. So says People magazine, which on Wednesday said Jennifer Aniston topped its list of best-dressed women of 2006 for her natural fashion sense.

The popular magazine's annual best- and worst-dressed issue hits newsstands this Friday and features numerous Hollywood stars all given a moniker to describe their taste in couture.

Oscar winner Halle Berry, dubbed "The Classic," is No. 2 behind Aniston, and No. 3 was "The Newcomer" Jessica Alba, 25, star of movies like last summer's hit "Fantastic Four."

For the men, singer Justin Timberlake was named "Trendiest," and English soccer star David Beckham looked best in "jacket and jeans." George Clooney took the honor of "best monochromatic" look.

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Jay Z is back in the limelight covering the new issue of Entertainment Weekly and the rumors have been swirling of him coming out of retirement. According to EW, his album is entitled Kingdom Come, not Presidential Gala as was previously reported in Rolling Stone months ago.

"It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history,” Jay tells EW. “I believed it for two years.” Jay’s new album Kingdom Come, rumored to be in stores this November, will feature production from Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Kanye West and Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

He told Entertainment Weekly that he began tinkering in the studio over the summer.

"Something, when you love it, is always tugging at you and itching, and I was putting it off and putting it off. I started fumbling around to see if it felt good," he said.

The result: "Kingdom Come."

The disc is "more in the vein of `The Black Album' than `The Blueprint,'" he tells the magazine. "I've been experimenting with things, different types of music."

Entertainment Weekly hit newsstands this Friday.

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THANK THE LAWD! The Janet we know and love has comeback! Now I really am so ooged by Khia's greasy self but luckily she was only on the little TV on the side! I have yet to find out what possessed JD to put her on like that, but like he said he needed some one to bring the "grimey bottom" and well...mission accomplished. Beside that Janet looks great, the dancing is ON POINT and this is a hot dance track! Good Job Janet...she was also reunited with director Joseph Kahn for not only an homage to her past music videos but also to incorporate the new X-ray technology never before used by the director.

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While girlfriend Beyonce is riding high on a golden opening week...Def Jam Pres, Jay Z is officially out on his world tour. It kicked off in Bratislava [Yeah I know right?!] to a sold out crowd!

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I wonder if this guy knew he was 'Dancing with a Star!'?

Beyonce's album, B'Day, sold over 541,000 copies making it the #1 album on this week's Billboard chart.

Beyonce racks up her second No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with "B'Day," bypassing her best one-week sum by more than 220,000 copies. The Columbia set moved a whopping 541,000 units in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the best sales number since Tool's "10,000 Days," sold 564,000 in May. "B'Day" also scores the No. 1 position on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally.

Beyonce also topped The Billboard 200 with her solo debut, "Dangerously in Love," which sold 317,000 in its first week. Only one Destiny's Child album managed a bigger start, 2001's "Survivor" with 663,000.

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Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from her husband
Bobby Brown, her publicist told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Publicist Nancy Seltzer declined to reveal where or when Houston filed the divorce papers, and said the singer had no statement to make.

"I can just confirm that she has filed for divorce," Seltzer said.

What is now a legal separation is a technicality which will become a divorce filing in October.

A source says legal documents were filed Friday and that Bobby Brown was served with those documents yesterday.

I hate to see families separate and I definitely don't want to promote raising the divorce rate of America, however IT'S ABOUT TIME!!! They were just toxic together and the brief time they have been separated has clearly improved her life...new look, new music, might just be a new Whitney!?

Well she did tell Bobby to kiss her ass!





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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Tupac Amaru Shakur. I remember when I heard about his shooting, I was sitting in an airport on my way back from London. It was a very memorable moment...I remeber thinking that it was so sad and hoping he would pull through. When I found out he died, it hit hard, it just seemed so unreal. I grew up in the Bay Area and so as you can imagine, I was one to be included in his legion of fans. I've affectionately been called "Tupac's little sister" for my love of him and my home state of California...

Tupac was unlike any other rapper, there was something so much deeper and true fans understand that he was so much more than 'Thug Life.'

As Nekesa Moody, AP Music Writer writes:

"No rapper is as complex, as multifaceted, as challenging. A handsome and charismatic actor, a violent felon, a brilliant songwriter, a reckless celebrity, a misogynist and a visionary — Shakur still fascinates from the grave."

"I want to be in the future known as somebody," Shakur once said. "I want people to be talking about me, like, 'Remember when he was real bad?'"

And we are still talking about him, almost more intriguing in death than in life, he left a legacy of musical ingenuity. However, he was more than just what mass media termed as a 'gangsta rapper,' he was a brilliant poet, a socially conscience intellectual, and a talent to never be forgotten.

A radio caller today called him the "Malcolm X of our Generation," which can be debated, however I understand the thought of him as one that pushed boundaries as one Malcolm X did. During the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X's theories were not widely accepted and was seen as a radical leader as well as was revered in death and not always in his life. Tupac too can be defined as radical and has been revered far more in death than in life as a musician, poet, and actor.

The key to this story is that the more that we learn about the life and spirit of Tupac we see that he was so multi-faceted and did not allow himself to contained in one box.

However, it may be the words of Shakur -- often overshadowed by the controversy that dogged him -- where his brilliance is most notable. Rather than becoming dated, songs like "So Many Tears" and "Changes" still speak to the despair and pain that remain very real in urban America.

If you want better insight into the life of the revolutionary Tupac, stop by your local Blockbuster and pick up Tupac: Resurrection...is one of the most prolific documentaries I've watched.

So to that I say 'Rest In Peace,' Tupac...








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Whitney Houston was spotted with Clive Davis last night at the 15th Annual Ella Awards in California.

Clive recently spoke about the new Whitney comeback album and it looks like he is trying to work his music guru magic by cleaning her up and getting her some positive publicity [and if anyone can turn this around, it's Clive]...She looks to have put some weight on in the face which may be a sign of sobriety...However we need Nippy to lose these blonde wigs! But she looks more like she should look at her age. [High Five to Clive]

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Justin Timberlake looking nice and hot and sweaty for the Power Issue of Details Magazine.

Rumor has it that Mary J. Blige and her husband Kendu are on the brink of a divorce. I hope this is just a rumor as she seemed to really be happier since meeting Kendu...

Here's what MediaTakeOut.com is reporting:

For the past five years Mary J Blige and her husband Kendu Isaacs have been the happiest couple in hip-hop. But it now seems that all that has changed. MediaTakeOut.com has learned that Mary and Kendu are on the verge of divorce.

A close friend of the couple told MediaTakeOut.com that Mary suspects that her husband has been cheating. According to our source, "Mary caught him doing something that he shouldn't have been doing and she is mad as hell." And the source added, "for Mary, there's nothing worse than being betrayed ... so I think the marriage is probably over."

And the break up couldn't be happening at a worse time for the R&B diva. According to our tipster, Mary had been trying to get pregnant. The source tells, "Mary was really looking forward to having a baby ... it was the happiest I'd ever seen her." Adding, "if those two break up it will really be sad, Mary was on top of the world with her new album and everything ... that woman just can't get a break."

But not everyone feels sorry for the platinum selling artist. Rod McCullom, author of the popular blog Rod 2.0, tells MediaTakeOut.com, "Kendu has three children with his ex-wife that are approximately five, six and eighteen years old. That means that his ex-wife was either pregnant or had just given birth when he and Mary began dating in 2000. How can you hook up with a man who cheats on his pregnant wife and not expect this kind of drama? Ray Charles could have seen the writing on the wall."

Lil' Kim is set to give her first post-prison performance next month at VH1's Annual Hip-Hop Honors celebration, paying tribute to another female rapper, MC Lyte.

"MC Lyte is at the top of the list when you talk about hip-hop pioneers," Lil' Kim said in a statement on Tuesday.

"She paved the way for myself and any of today's greatest MCs. I'm honored to have the opportunity to show my respect and how she influenced me."

MC Lyte, best known for hits in the 1990s like "Lyte as a Rock," "Poor Georgie" and "Ruffneck," is being honored along with Ice Cube, the Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, Rakim, Beastie Boys and the late Eazy E the Oct. 7 New York show. It will air on VH1 on Oct. 17.

Among the stars of today who will pay homage to rap pioneers: Ludacris, OutKast, Diddy, Da Brat, Fat Joe and Lil Jon.

Lil' Kim is expected to perform "Lyte as a Rock." Her performance will be the latest in a flurry of public appearances since she served 10 months in jail on a federal perjury charge.

I am so glad that MC Lyte is getting recognized at the Hip Hop Honors, it's well-deserved and overdue! This sounds like it's going to be a hot show, so make sure to tune it Oct. 17th or come back and catch the YouTube clips at least...

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My son loves Raven and all things Disney Channel for that matter but I can't help but stop and watch her show, I don't mean to, it just hooks me...but she's got a lot of talent and has made some smart moves in the industry!

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Beyonce is creeping up toward the estimated 600K first week sales, though she may be out of the MJB record of 730K...

Approx CD Sales:

#1 Beyonce - 509,930
#2 Audioslave - 143,016
#4 Danity Kane - 65,253
#12 Outkast - 40,180

73% of sales tallied...final results will be available tomorrow!

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It's reported that Daniel Smith, son of Anna Nicole Smith did not die of natural causes, though the cause has not been dteremined and/or released...his body is being transported back to California.

"The cause of death is not natural," Her Majesty's Coroner Linda P. Virgill tells PEOPLE. "However, we wish to reserve the cause of death at this time pending the toxicologist examination and report for confirmation of cause of death. Friday is the likely release date for the autopsy and toxicology report."

Daniel Smith was found sitting upright in a chair after going to see his mother and his new half-sister in the private Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Reginald Ferguson, assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, told reporters late Monday.

According to Virgill, a coroner's inquest with a jury will take place, and Anna Nicole Smith will likely be asked for her testimony. "All persons who are relevant witnesses, like his mother and hospital staff and airline personnel who had contact with him, would have to testify," Virgill says. "The inquest would happen late October or early November to determine how, when and by what manner Daniel came to his death."

She continued, "The family wishes to return the body to the United States, but it won't be released until the reports are in."

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Buckwild: "She said I was uneducated!"

New York: "I did not say she was uneducated! Did I say she was uneducated?"

Buckwild: "You said I'm ignorant, excuse me."

New York: "But uneducated doesn't mean the same as ignorant..."


Buckwild: "New York's ghetto ass trying to call me ignorant. Well, if I'm so uneducated then why is it that I know that they both mean the same stupid thing, you dumb bitch!"


"She is crazy. If someone fucking touches my body I will lay them out. And I'm on probation. I just spent $30,000 to get out of jail and I'm not going back for that bitch."

Britney Spears gave birth to her second son early Tuesday morning, according to the National Enquirer and US Weekly. The 6-pound, 11-ounce baby reportedly made his debut just before 2 a.m. in a Los Angeles area hospital. MTV.com also reported the birth, citing a source close to the family who refused to say whether it was a boy or a girl.

A representative for Spears dismissed the reports, telling MTV.com they were "speculation."

The baby's arrival came two days short of the first birthday of Spears and husband Kevin Federline's first son, Sean Preston. Rumors were swirling around celebrity blog sites that Spears planned to have the birth induced on Thursday so that the siblings could share the same birthday.

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Christina Milian at NYC Fall Fashion Week, looking Fab in purple...




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Spike Lee will follow his HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts about Hurricane Katrina with a scripted drama for NBC set in New Orleans.

Titled "NOLA," [the Big Easy's nickname] the project is a multicultural ensemble exploring the post-Katrina lives of New Orleans residents from different social and economic backgrounds.

"It's a show about the city trying to rebuild itself and the people who are trying to put their lives together," said Lee, who will travel to New Orleans this week with screenwriter Sid Quashie to meet with residents.

Lee began thinking about a television series while in NOLA filming the HBO documentary. Lee is set to executive produce and direct the project if NBC decides to turn the script into a pilot.

NOLA would be filmed on location in New Orleans.

"We don't have to build sets," Lee said wryly. "Things there still look like the city's been bombed out."

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TomKat and Honorary Uncle to Suri, Jamie Foxx were together just before Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Redskins game in Washington. Since publishing pics of Suri in Vanity Fair they are finally coming out of hiding and making public appearances...






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