Former “Making the Band 3” Contenders Take Their Dreams of Fame to Las Vegas » Think2wice was recently on location at the MTV Studios to meet with the new divas of MTV, Taquita and Kaui. “Taquita & Kaui” MTV’s new reality series features two girls who met on MTV’s hit series “Making The Band 3.” unfortunately the girls didn’t make the final cut but they’ve since become the best of friends. Now they’re ready to give showbiz another try. Taquita and Kaui are now on the verge to stardom as they create a buzz on their new hit series “Taquita & Kaui” which airs every Monday at 10:30 PM. Check out a brief interview with the girls from our PR Manager Jeff Lopez (courtesy of MTV & Viacom Networks). CONTINUE READING

OMARION LOOKING RATHER COZY WITH RIHANNA & HER FRIENDS!

According to In Touch Magazine, All Hip Hop, and damn-near every celebrity gossip blog on the web, Rihanna and Omarion are currently *clears throat* DATING! Now, over the past few months, she’s been linked with Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and now Omarion, so I’m not exactly sure how true this is! Hell, it’s probably not true at all! But this is a gossip site, and this is worthy gossip, so inhale it, and accept it. I will, of course, keep you updated on this “breaking story!”

I wouldn’t classify myself as a “Harry Potter Fan” but I have been reading the novels ever since I was in the 4th grade when I was introduced to “Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone.” Hey, stop making that face! I ain’t the only black person that reads Harry Potter! Anyhow, back to the subject at hand … as you all may, or may not know, J.K. Rowling’s last, and final installment of the 7-book Harry Potter series will be released this summer – July 21 to be exact – and fans are already debating on what’s going to happen in this novel - since it is, of course, the last one!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows won’t be on sale until July 21, but fans are busier than the Sorting Hat on the first day of a new term at Hogwarts. They’re discussing, dissecting and dishing on what has happened so far in the series and what will happen in the seventh and final book. And There’s plenty to talk about. Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the Potter series, is turning up the heat on the pre-publication debate today by releasing the first of its “7 Questions of Harry Potter,” which it hopes will provoke lots of chatter over the next few months. Questions will be posted every two weeks at scholastic.com/harrypotter and select retail websites. Visitors to the Scholastic site will be linked to Discussion Chamber message boards, where they can chat with other fans. Scholastic is distributing to stores 5.5 million bookmarks with the seven questions. Question No. 1, “Who Will Live? Who Will Die?” is already the hottest topic of discussion. CONTINUE READING

The Rev. Al Sharpton has increased security at his office after receiving threats in response to his campaign to have Don Imus fired.

“We have received several threats that we consider serious,” Sharpton told the Daily News in Sunday’s edition. “I have been stabbed once, so we don’t take anything too lightly.”

Sharpton was stabbed in the chest in 1991 during a protest in Brooklyn. Charlie King, acting executive director of Sharpton’s National Action Network, said a caller telephoned the civil rights leader’s radio show on Saturday and threatened to “hunt him down and shoot him like an animal.” Police confirmed they have an increased presence near Sharpton’s church in Harlem and his staff. Sharpton became one of Imus’ most vocal critics after the shock jock used a racial slur while referring to the Rutgers women’s basketball team. Imus was fired from his radio show after calling the team “nappy-headed hos.”

Iight, now they takin this shit way too far. It ain’t that damn serious! So what if he lost his job, last time I checked I don’t think he was payin your bills, so what does it matter to you? But like the old sayin goes, “birds of a feather flock together” – or something like that. What I’m tryin to say is … there’re more racists ass white folk in America – Don Imus isn’t the only one, so it wouldn’t surprise me if one of his “goons” called in on Al Sharpton’s show. It really wouldn’t…

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The massacre began at 7.10am this morning when a lone gunman entered a dormitory at Virginia Tech, the largest university in the state. He killed two people, a man and a woman, on the fourth floor of the West Ambler Johnston Hall, one of the biggest halls of residence with sleeping quarters for 895 students. There was “mass chaos”, one undergraduate said — “lots of students running around, going crazy”. At 7.15am the first emergency call was made. Police cars and ambulances rushed to the scene and armed teams fanned out around the hall, on the southwest side of the 2,600-acre campus, trying to find the gunman amid swirling snow. Police and university authorities believed that the incident was “domestic” and was contained. They said later that there was reason to believe that the gunman had fled. By this time around 14,000 students and staff were on their way to the campus. The university sent e-mails to all its members but decided against shutting the campus. Charles Steger, the president, said: “We concluded that once they got to the classroom, that was the best place to lock them down.” The e-mail had few details. It read: “A shooting incident occurred at West Ambler Johnston earlier this morning. Police are on the scene and are investigating.” The message warned students to be cautious and contact police about anything suspicious.

Police were interviewing away from the scene a “person of interest” held after the first shooting. But at 9.40am gunfire began again. Shots came from Norris Hall, an engineering building filled with classrooms. Jamal Albarghouti, a student, filmed the scene with his mobile phone, images that were broadcast on CNN before the full scale of the massacre was known. Armed police look left and right, startled, as shot after shot can be heard in the distance. The shooting went on for at least 40 seconds. Initial reports put the death toll at one. Then Wendell Flinchum, Virginia Tech’s police chief, brought gasps at a 12.45pm news conference when he announced that at least 21 people had been killed. Matt Maroney, a student, told Sky News that 43 people had been shot, adding that students had thrown desks at a door and a teacher had been shot in the arm. The gunman, he said, “had an ungodly amount of ammo on him. He was just dressed in a vest filled with clips and started firing away at classrooms”. CONTINUE READING

Joe’s R&B masterpiece “Ain’t Nothing Like Me” will finally hit stores next week – April 24, 2007! Guest features include Nas, Papoose, Fabolous, Young Buck, Dre and production from Jermaine Dupri, Dre & Vidal, Tim & Bob, Brian Michael Cox, Stargate and Sean Garrett. Those are some hott names, so this album looks like it’s gonna be a scorcher! – Yeah, that sounded pretty wack but I like the connection between “hott” and “scorcher.” Anyhow, check out the official tracklist after the cut, and be sure to save your pennies so you can go out and support Joe by purchasing his 4th album – “Ain’t Nothing Like Me” – in stores APRIL 24, 2007!!!

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Rapper Romeo, son of rap mogul Master P, is reportedly putting his music career on hold to play college basketball. According to Fox Sports, Percy “Romeo” Miller committed to USC coach Tim Floyd and his Trojans on Friday (April 13), where he is expected to play and attend school. The 17-year-old rapper showed up on Friday to let Floyd know he planned to come to USC after he graduates. His father, Master P, feels like it’s the right decision for his son.

“It’s great for him,” said Master P told FoxSports.com. “USC is a great school and I felt like he made a great decision.”

Romeo averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game at Beverly Hills High as a junior this past season and showed and proved he could play last summer at the ABCD Camp in New Jersey. With basketball dreams in the future, the young rapper will focus solely on the sport, according to his father, but will have other schooling as a backup, just in case.

“He’s got a lot to prove because of his name,” said Demar Derozan, Romeo’s best friend and also a top scouted high school player. “He’s no gimmick. He can play and is going to be one of the top point guards in the 2008 class. He can be polishing up his film career at USC,” Master P said. “When he’s finished after four years at 21 or 22 years old, he’ll hopefully be able to take either basketball to the next level or Hollywood to the next level. This is what it’s all about,” he added. “I’m just glad he has the opportunity to do both.”

Congratz Ro! Represent for that good ol’ 2008!! But yeah, it’s good that he’s getting the opportunity to play basketball for USC, I mean, his “rap career” (can you really call it that?) sho’ hell wasn’t goin nowhere!!! And that lil’ show he had on Nick was definitely not the business. Ouch! Harsh? Yes, but oh so true…

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An actor in the Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven television program is free on bail after he was arrested early Tuesday and charged with marijuana possession. Orlando Brown, 19, who plays Eddie Thomas, the best friend of star Raven Symone on the popular show, was arrested after police pulled him over about 1 a.m. in the 4200 block of Westheimer. The officer stopped the 1992 Acura Integra that Brown was driving because the headlights were off. During a search of the car, the officer found the marijuana on the driver’s side door. Brown, in an interview, denied that the marijuana belonged to him. Also a singer and rapper, he said a friend lent him the car to use during his stay in Houston to make an album. Brown said he thought the car’s headlights were on when the officer pulled him over. Brown was taken into custody without incident and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. He was released on bond. In addition to the Disney Channel television show, Brown has appeared in several movies, including Max Keeble’s Big Move and Major Payne.

“I didn’t know what was in the car. That’s not what I do. I consider myself a youth activist,” he said. “I don’t want this (arrest) lingering over my head,” Brown said. “I love what I do. Why jeopardize what I built?”

Yeah, yeah, yeah .. prove your innocence and what-not. I don’t doubt that you’re not guilty or whatever, but damn son! What the hell were YOU doing driving a ‘92 Acura?! You’re old enough to take ya ass to a car rental place, and rent yourself your own whip! Shame on you…

106 & Park co-host Rocsi Diaz is featured on the cover of the June 2007 issue of King Magazine. Check out the scans from the issue after the cut. CONTINUE READING