Shout-out to EZ Street up in D.C.

The Queens of R&B graced the stage of Radio City Music Hall for The Divas with Hearts Concert. Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan all performed in this legendary event.

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What gives a rapper the extra “umph” they need to take the game by storm is; Originality, or in this case, “originel-ity.” The new comer was given the name Originel because of his one of a kind swagger. The “E” was taken from his prior nickname and tossed in his rap name to give it a twist. The Brooklyn-bred rapper from Bushwick began to rap at the tender age of 16, and a few years later had his mind focused on seriously pursuing a career in music. Among other hip-hop heavyweights, Originel credits Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, R. Kelly as his main influences. “I consider myself a lyricist. I have a way with words and I’m blessed to put words together the way I do,” says Originel.

His talent is reflected in the 30 plus songs he has recorded thusfar. Although he was initially a local battle rapper, Originel has evolved into more of a lyricist and prefers to make startling music rather than lack substance in his rhymes. Originel has yet to collaborate with any major artists but supports industry unity and extends open invitations to make hits with anyone who shares his musical vision. His latest single “Fresh from the Face to the Floor” has gained a buzz from a single mixtape placement to a national level through Myspace.com. Originel’s passion and drive for music is what makes him more of a complete artist. “Originel-ity,” is not only the title of Originel’s debut album but it is original music that he plans to deliver to fans.

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Mariah Carey graces the cover of the June 2008 issue of Vibe Magazine and she talks about the recent success of her latest chart-topping album, E=MC2. She also talks about the rumors between her and her alleged husband Nick Cannon. Pick up this brand new issue of Vibe on stands now! Check out the pics below and after the cut…

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Usher is on the new cover of Billboard Magazine. He talks about his new album, Here I Stand, due in stores June 3rd. This highly anticipated album will be one of his personal albums yet. Usher says:

It’s like an autobiographical experience every time you hear an Usher album,” he says. “I don’t just release records. I don’t put things out and just allow them to fly. There’s always a story.

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According to MTV.com, Beyoncé crashed Jay-Z solo set @ the Madison Square Garden. I couldn’t help but just laugh when I heard this. Here’s the excerpt from MTV News:

During Jay-Z’s solo set, he has a part where he shows off. Jay literally sits in the DJ booth and pushes buttons to cue up instrumentals of classics like “Money Ain’t a Thang,” “Who You Wit” and “Hard Knock Life.” “F— that,” Jay yelled every time he played a song, cutting it off within seconds of bringing it up. Humorously, he started ” ‘03 Bonnie & Clyde” and just like before, he stopped it after a second. “F— that,” he said with a grin. Then Hov pulled up Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” and, you guessed it, said, “F— that too. … No disrespect.”

But almost immediately, Beyoncé came onstage, walking with a sassy “how dare you” strut. Jay started “Crazy in Love” again, and B did her crowd-pleasing “uh oh” dance. She walked over to Jay, did a spin, smiled and went backstage. Jay doubled over laughing.

-MTV News

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The Los Angeles Lakers win again! With Kobe on the court there’s no hope! The Lakers win against the Utah Jazz by 11 (109-98). Kobe Bryant dominates once again with 38 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pau Gasol had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lamar Odom had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant had 23 foul shots and made 21-23 of them. Kobe know he had to bank them free throws:

“You’ve got to be able to knock those free throws down. They’re open looks,” said Bryant, “It’s my responsibility to knock them down.”

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The Boston Celtics regained their mojo back with the final win of the series against the Atlanta Hawks (4-3). The win the seventh game by 34 points (99-65). It’s been a good seven games for the Hawks though winning every home game they played. Atlanta Hawks’ coach Mike Woodson said at the finish of Game 7:

“I wish we could have played all of our games in Atlanta,” said Woodson, “Nobody thought we had an opportunity to even win a game in this series. We battled them right to the end. We just didn’t have it today.”

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