GQ Men of the Year Wale and Drake attended the party celebrating their honor at the Chateau Marmont Wednesday evening (Nov 18) in Hollywood. According to the popular men’s magazine, Wale, Drake and Kid Cudi have “killed” gangsta Hip-Hop, earning each of them the “Man of the Year” title.

GQ says: Have you been listening to hip-hop this year? If not, we’ve got good news: The gangster persona is finally dead, and these are the kids who killed it. One song at a time, they build a new era in which duct-taped kilos, exotic firearms, and freaky girls are out and real life is the focus. … Wale is as famous for his live shows as for the slick-witted lyricism of his debut Attention Deficit. Kid Cudi is the cut up who scored with the stoner anthem “Day N Nite” and his album Man on the Moon. And then there’s Drake, who found himself turning down multimillion-dollar offers after his single “Best I Ever Had” exploded. (It helps that the girls like Drake. A lot.) Drake’s debut, Thank Me Later, is easily the most anticipated album of 2010.

So what do these underdogs think about being cast as gangster slayers? “The dope boy is going to be a fixture of black culture as long as ‘thug’ is a legitimate option alongside ‘job,’” Drake says. “But I’m not going to rap about how much crack I’ve sold.” Cudi also laughs at the idea of talking tough. “Anybody from Cleveland will tell you I wasn’t in the streets,” he says. “Ask them, They’ll say. ‘Scott was the goofy class clown.’”

The celebrity guest list for the 14th annual GQ Men of the Year Party also included Kobe Bryant, Gabrielle Union, Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian and more. Continue reading for the rest of the pics!

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NBA star Kobe Bryant posed for a pic with his sisters Sharia and Shayla Bryant at LAX Nightclub Wednesday night (Oct 14) in Vegas. The Los Angeles Laker was hosting a party at the club that night.

More pics of celebrities like Estelle, Mary J. Blige, Garcelle Beauvais and more on the scene between the past couple of days when you continue reading!

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Newlyweds Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom were all boo’d up as they walked the red carpet of the grand opening of Phillippe Chow’s new restaurant in West Hollywood, California Monday (Oct 12).

Other celebrities in attendance were Tyrese, Kobe Bryant and Serena Williams.

The 2009 ESPY Awards went down Wednesday night (Jul 15) at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Kobe & Vanessa Bryant, Venus & Serena Williams, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Michael Phelps, Wyclef Jean and other celebrities/athletes showed up to the ceremony, which was hosted by award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson.

The 17th annual sports awards show will air this Sunday, July 19th, at 9 PM ET on ESPN.

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Check out these new pics of celebrities attending events throughout the past couple of days!

Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa hit up the 2009 Maloof Money Cup Sunday afternoon (Jul 12), while Snoop Dogg was a performer at the event, held at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, California.

Continue reading for pics of Michelle Williams, Lady Gaga, Wendy Williams and more!

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Here is the final batch of photos from Michael Jackon’s public memorial service. On Tuesday, July 7th 2009, celebrities, dignitaries, and MJ fans alike all packed into the Staples Arena in Los Angeles to celebrate the life of an icon that was taken away from us way too soon. Above, R&B singer Usher can be seen posing with a very pregnant Jennifer Hudson backstage just before the memorial commenced. Continue reading to see photos of the different celebrities (Chris Brown, Wesley Snipes, Spike Lee, Kim Kardashian and more) who attended the ceremony.

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Wearing dark sunglasses and a single yellow rose pinned to his jacket, a noticeably emotional Usher performed “Gone Too Soon,” a track from Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, at the King of Pop’s farewell service Tuesday (Jul 7) in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.

Other celebrities and important public figures who spoke and/or performed at the public ceremony include Queen Latifah, Smokey Robinson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, and more. Continue reading to check out all of the pictures.

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Perhaps the most touching moment of Michael Jackson’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was when his 11-year-old daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, made her impromptu speech about her dad:

“Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. I just want to say I love him so much.”

She then broke down in tears and was immediately consoled by her aunt Janet, who was standing right beside her the entire time. A very sad and touching moment indeed. Continue reading for that video and videos of all of the people (Brooke Shields, Queen Latifah, his brother Marlon Jackson and more) who went up to say what Michael Jackson meant to them and to the world.

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R&B singer John Legend is seen here outside of the Ed Sullivan Theater on his way to record an appearance for “The Late Show with David Letterman” up in New York City Tuesday afternoon (Jun 23).

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Here Kobe Bryant is seen with his wife Vanessa on the red carpet of the celebration of the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Championship. The party was held at Club Nokia Thursday (Jun 18) in LA and celebrities like Garcelle Beauvais, Diddy, Kanye West and more all came through to party and celebrate with the Lakers. Continue reading for more!

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Hip-hop mogul Diddy and Basketballer Kobe Bryant chopped it up Monday night at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz basketball game at Staples Center in LA. Super producer Polow Da Don also rolled through and enjoyed a courtside view of the game with Mr. Sean John. Continue reading for more.

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Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s Lawyers, Loeb & Loeb LLP, have released a statement on behalf of the couple striking back at the maid who accused Vanessa of being abusive, calling her names, and forcing her to retrieve a tag from a bag of dog feces.

“We have learned that a former employee of the Bryants, Maria Jimenez, has filed a complaint against our clients. Ms. Jimenez’s outrageous allegations of improper conduct are totally unfounded and patently false. The Bryants intend to vigorously defend against these untruthful allegations and are confident that the baseless nature of the allegations will be proven.”

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Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa are being sued by their maid, reports TMZ. The former housekeeper, Maria Jiminez, claims Vanessa was extremely abusive and called her names, even demanding that she put her hand in a bag of dog crap to get a tag from her blouse. And that’s not even half of it. Reports say Vanessa wanted to deduct the cost of the blouse from the maid’s salary!

Maria Jimenez claims Vanessa called her “lazy, slow, dumb, a f**king liar, and f**king sh-t.” In the lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Orange County, Jimenez claims Vanessa accused her of stealing her (mouth) retainer. Jimenez says it got so bad — Vanessa allegedly “badgered, harassed and humiliated Maria by yelling and screaming at Maria and criticizing her in front of Kobe, the Bryants’ children, employees and other people in the household” — she threatened to quit but Kobe talked her out of it.

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Rapper Jay-Z and Cleveland Cavalier Lebron James played host for the third annual “Two Kings” dinner and afterparty in Phoenix for NBA All-Star Weekend 2009. Everyone was all coupled up, including Jay-Z (of course he was with Beyonce) and Lebron (he was with his girlfriend/baby mama Savannah Brinson). Other celebrity couples who hit up the event included: Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, Michael Strahan and Nicole Mitchell (you may remember her as “Nicole Murphy”), and Tamia and Grant Hill. Continue reading for more photos and to see who else hit up the event.

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The 2008 Finals was a great event in itself, but the final long awaited match-up between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics was nail biting, to say the least, until the final buzzer. The past rivalry between these two team is legendary. For the 11th time, they battled head to head for the championship title. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce were known as the ‘Big Three’ all up against a one man stampede, Kobe Byrant. The Los Angeles Lakers showed their teamwork in the 2008 Finals, but the Celtics lead the series victoriously.  Although the Boston Celtics took the 2008 Championship title, it was still very interesting watching every game they played against one another, making it the best moment in sports.

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The rematch we’ve all been waiting for is finally here and under our christmas tree. My wish has come true. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics at home in the Staples Center. It’s been a great Christmas in the NBA. The Lakers has ended the 19 straight game winning streak the Celtics once held, shattering their high record. The star of the game, Kobe Bryant finished with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Lakers won by a 9 point lead (92-83).  Sasha Vujajcic, who scored 10 points, claims he doesn’t like the Celtics … period.

“We’ve been waiting for that opportunity for a long time, and we won,” Vujacic said, “I don’t like them at all. A lot of people called us softies or whatever. It doesn’t matter at all. We know what we can do.”

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Kobe Bryant is back with another hot shoe and a hilarious commercial to match featuring some celebrity guests. Mike Epps and DJ AM make appearances in the new commercial. The shoe featured in this spot is also known as the Christmas Day iD which will be worn for the first time in the rematch against the Boston Celtics today, Christmas Day! Catch the game on ABC @ 5PM/ET. Check out the commercial above!

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA // WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD 2008 » The star players of the USA Basketball team are now currently training for the 2008 Olympics as we speak. They were actually practicing at a local high school to prepare them for the official games. They played against selected rookies including Derrick Rose as well for preparation. Check out more photos from their practice after the cut.

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA // WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND 2008 » Kobe Bryant just launched a new limited edition colorway to the lineup of the current NIKE Hyperdunks at the sports apparel store Undeafeated on Wednesday afternoon. The latest color is a white/grey/blue. This release is limited, meaning only so many pairs were manufactured, so if you want these you need to try to get them now! I personally love basketball shoes, and you haven’t worn a pair of LeBrons’ or Hyperdunks’ try them on. You’ll definitely buy them! I’m about to use that 30% discount at Foot Locker myself! Check out more photos after the cut.

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ESPN Magazine recently sat down with star players, Kobe Bryant; LeBron James; Dwayne Wade; and Carmelo Anthony, of the USA Basketball Team and asked them about playing with the new teammates and how they thought this years’ Olympics are gonna be like. Stay tuned for more Olympics news soon! Check out the video above.

NEW YORK // MONDAY, JUNE 30TH 2008 » The USA Basketball Team was in New York today on a media tour promoting the upcoming 2008 World Basketball Olympics. We have an amazing lineup team! Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks); Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets); TayShaun Prince (Detroit Pistons); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); and Deron Williams (Utah Jazz) are all on USA Basketball Olympians this year. I’ve been waiting for this and I can’t wait til’ it starts! I hope we win it all this year! ESPN is even doing a five-part documentary series called “Road To Redemption presented by NIKE”. The first episode will air Wednesday, July 2 @ 7PM ET on ESPN2. View the trailer now!

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(PHOTOS: SPLASHNEWS) My boy Kobe Bryant needs to be nominated for the father of the year award for how much time he spends with his kids on and off the court. It’s good to see a black man actually be a father to his kids. More props to K.B. for this one. As you can see Kobe isn’t “moved” by what Shaq had to say last week about him losing the finals. All I can say is ‘next year”. And people say Kobe isn’t a stand-up guy…

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In a recent TMZ video, Shaquille ‘O Neal called himself “free-styling” and trying to rap and he caught himself dissing Kobe Bryant hard! I cannot believe this! Shaq seriously needs to retire. I’m not even gonna get into why he should but check out the video above!

What do you think Kobe Bryant is saying to Kevin Garnett? Here what I think! LOL!

Kobe Says:

“K.G. it’s okay, this year is not for ya’ll. It’s my time to shine so don’t cry about it. You always have next…I’m sorry dude. I have to win the finals!”

K.G. Responds:

“JUST GET THE AWAY FROM ME!”

Tune in to Game 4 tonite @ 9PM on ABC!

Sports Illustrated composed a list together of some of the top paid athletes in the game using 2007’s calendar year. Here is the following numbers:

1. Tiger Woods: $127 Million

2. Phil Mickelson: $62.4 Million

3. LeBron James: $40.5 Million

4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.: $40.3 Million

5. Kobe Bryant: $35.5 Million

6. (Tie) Shaquille ‘O Neal: $35 Million

6. (Tie) Alex Rodriguez: $35 Million

8. Kevin Garnett: $31 Million

9. Peyton Manning: $30.5 Million

10. Derek Jeter: $30 Million

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I saw this video yesterday and I found the full vid on YouTube. Kobe is with the cast from MTV’s Jackass who does nothing but crazy stuff. Kobe Bryant is RAW!!! Ya’ll have to check out this video!

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(Photos: Getty Images) The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz once again which is no surprise. Kobe Bryant still continues to dominate right after winning the MVP award the day before. Kobe lead L.A. to another victory (2-0) with a total of 34 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. The Lakers won by 10 points (120-110) last night. Lamar Odom racked up 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 2 assists. Pau Gasol had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe was pumped last night for Game 2. After the game he stated how he felt:

“It was an emotional night for all of us,” Bryant said after the game. “We haven’t seen Staples Center this electric. It gave me goose bumps. You want to ride the momentum, and we were able to do that.”

Prepare for Game 3 @ 9 on ESPN.

The best player in the league, Kobe Bryant, finally got what he deserves today and was crowned MVP of the year. Kobe Bryant should have received this award years ago but now he has to wait no longer. Kobe had some words in honor of him winning MVP:

“I really don’t know what to say to be honest with you. It’s a blessing and such an honor to be here. To recieve this award, I can go through a list of thank you’s. My family, they enabled me to be the best I can be.., training everyday and they give up so much to sacrifice for me to be able to train and prepare for games and I’m just very honored and blessed to be here.” Bryant said.

He also mentioned that his team [The Los Angeles Lakers] helped him out a great deal:

“I couldn’t have won without my players, my teammates. This is a team award. This is not an individual award. This is an award I couldn’ve won on my own. If that was the case I would’ve won when I was averaging 40,” He laughs and continues. “This gets done because we all do it as a union. I can’t thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers. Let’s get ready for tomorrow.”

Game 2 airs Wednesday (May 7) @ 10:30PM on TNT

The Denver Nuggets can seem to get it right. I don’t know if it’s intimidation of Kobe Bryant or what. The L.A. Lakers win a another victorious game last night by 18 (102-84). The stats are now in the Lakers favor with their own winning rampage (3-0). Top player of last night’s game has to be Kobe Bryant. Kobe scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Pau Gasol had 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 rebounds. Lamar Odom had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. Allen Iverson was disappointed about the loss and knows he wasn’t on his best skills last night. Iverson had a total of 15 points, 3 assists, and 4 rebounds. A.I. said after the game:

“I was getting to the basket, I just wasn’t finishing.” Ivo added, “And the same thing happened to ‘Melo’.”

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(Photos: Getty Images) The L.A. Lakers redefined themselves last night with a huge win and leading them with a score of 2-0 in the playoffs. The final score went to the L.A. Lakers (122-107). No one could stop Kobe Bryant last night, scoring 19 points within a time span of 4:19 of the 4th quarter. K.B. had a total of 49 points and 10 assists. Pau Gasol had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Luke Walton had 18 points. Opponent Allen Iverson responded after the game:

“Tonight, the way he was going, we probably could’ve put 10 people on the court and probably wouldn’t have been able to stop him [Kobe].”

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(Photos: Getty Images) The most valuable player of yesterday afternoon’s game is Pau Gasol. He was definetly on point with his offense and did more than exceptionally well on defense. Gasol had 36 points, 8 assists, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots. L.A. took the victory with a 14-point win (128-114). Kobe Bryant scored 18 points of his total 32 points in the last 8 minutes of the game to make sure they’ll lead the victory. Lamar Odom had 17 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists. On the opposing team, Carmelo Anthony was MVP out of his teammates scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals. Allen Iverson had 30 points as well before he was immediately removed for 2 technical fouls. L.A. Lakers’ MVP of the game, Pau Gasol, said at the end of the game:

“It feels amazing, it feels great. I had a blast out there.” Gausol said, “We did a pretty good job, we can do better. We’re happy with the win, I’m happy with the win. Hopefully there will be many more.”

Game 2 for the L.A. Lakers is Wednesday night.

Ballots for MVP are already in and Kobe Bryant is the winner, but LeBron James agrees that Kobe deserves the award. Lebron recently said:

”I’d give it to Kobe,” Lebron says ”What he’s done this whole year, to carry that team to the No. 1 team in the West right now. He’s playing his best basketball all around. I’ve watched him the whole year. I saw it last summer when I played with him with USA Basketball and the sacrifices he’s made for the team and he’s done that with the Lakers.”

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Kobe & Shaq gear up for the Playoffs shooting promo ads for the “There Can Only Be One” campaign. NBA playoffs start April 19th!

A lot of people are debating on the veracity of this stunt Kobe Bryant pulled when he jumped over a speeding Aston Martin sports care It looks real to me, but it can also be a case of “smoke and mirrors.” He could have very well jumped in the air, and the car went right beside him, instead of in front of him as the video portrays. But you can’t really tell from the angle.

In any case, doing something like this is not only stupid, but point blank idiotic. I guarantee you some fool who wants some youtube shine is either going to kill himself (or herself, for that matter), or be paralyzed for the rest of his/her life trying to duplicate, or even TOP the stunt. Mark my words!

Forbes released their list of the top-earning African American stars. Oprah Winfrey tops the list, earning a whopping $260 million, Tiger Woods trails behind her at a distant $100 milion, and Jay-Z is right behind him with $83 million earned. The list also includes Beyonce (#9 at $27 million) and Kobe Bryant (#5 at $33 million). The list was determined off of earnings between June 2006 and June 2007. Check out the full list below!

#1 – Oprah: $260 million
#2 – Tiger Woods: $100 million
#3 – Jay-Z: $83 million
#4 – 50 Cent: $33 million
#5 – Kobe Bryant: $33 million
#6 – Shaquille O’Neal: $32 million
#7 – Michael Jordan: $31 million
#8 – Will Smith: $31 million
#9 – Beyonce: $27 million
#10 – Lebron James: $27 million