Snoop Dogg’s longtime sidekick, Bishop Don Magic Juan, has confirmed he’s dating James Brown’s widow - and they’ve exchanged diamond rings. The colourful former pimp has revealed he became Tomi Rae Brown’s confidante earlier this year as she fought the late soul man’s estate for a share of his fortune.

He says, “She says I’m the only one to make her cry and smile at the same time.” Magic Juan admits the couple has been keeping their romance low-key because Brown’s lawyers feared a relationship with a former hustler would not help her case in court.

He adds, “They won’t let us have it that way, and I understand.” Meanwhile, Brown admits she’s close to the Bishop but she has no plans to wed him. She explains, “I gave him a ring, but it was just a gift. As far as I’m concerned, I’m the Godmother of Soul and I have no intentions of being with anybody else.”

Well I really hope she lets Don know how she feels because he thinks they’re on something serious! Looks like he’s in love all by his self lmao.

Alicia Keys took the title of the second biggest release of the year when her brand new album (just released last week) “As I Am” sold over 742,000  copies! Kanye West still holds the title of the biggest release, with over 957,000 “Graduation” albums sold in the first week. Jay-Z’s latest album, “American Gangster” dropped from #1 to #8 this week, while Chris Brown’s “Exclusive” fell 6 spots from #4 to #10.

In other AK news, it’s reported that she showed her support for Hollywood’s striking writers on Tuesday when she performed two songs at a rally they staged on Hollywood Boulevard. Thousands of protestors shut down the street as they took part in the Labour Solidarity March and rally outside the famous Graumann’s Chinese Theatre.

Talks between executives and the writers are set to restart next week in an effort to end the walk-out. The writers went out on strike on November 5after failing to secure a royalties agreement concerning material on the Internet and other new media. The strike has brought many TV shows and some movies to a standstill.

Apple debuted a new iPod / iTunes ad a few nights ago on television. The ad continues the silhouette dancer theme of Apple’s long running iPod ads and features Mary J. Blige singing “Work That” (her next single) from her new album Growing Pains, which is slated for a December 18th release. Peep the ad above. I think it’s definitely a good look for apple to start using R&B/Hip-Hop artists in their television ads!