Trey Songz, Nelly and Jermaine Dupri of “Ocean’s 7″ released their new music video for “I Need That Girl” over the weekend. Magic City must love all the free promotion ATL rappers give them! You’ll see what we’re talking about when you continue reading to peep the video.

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Here are some more snapshots of celebrities dressed up for Halloween…

Ice T’s wife Coco and singer Rihanna posed for this pic together at a party at M2 Ultralounge in NYC.

Bow Wow, Jermaine Dupri, B Cox and Nelly took this picture before they hit up JD and Dallas Austin’s mansion party in Atlanta Saturday night (Oct 31).

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Rapper Nelly was spotted by the paparazzi as he made his way to his car after partying at Alto Nightclub in London, England Friday night (Sep 25).

We also grabbed some recent candids of Keri Hilson, Jay-Z and more. Continue reading to check out all of the pics and click on the thumbnails for more information about each picture.

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After five years of dating, Ashanti and Nelly have broken up, reports New York Daily News. Apparently, Ashanti wanted them to tie the knot and Nelly just wasn’t ready to commit right now.

An insider claims the two split because Ashanti was ready to settle down, while her beau wanted to sow his wild oats. Sure enough, the “Hot in Herre” rapper has been squiring video vixen Jessica Rabbit around Las Vegas and Miami. A rep for both declined to comment.

We’re going to go out on a limb here and say that Ashanti’s mom Tina had something to do with this…

Hip-hop artist Nelly recently released the music video for “Let It Go (Lil Mama),” which features Pharrell Williams. The song is featured on Nelly’s fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, in stores now. Take a look at the video after the cut.

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Below is a list of the top 20 new artists that emerged this decade. These artists have sold the most albums and as sales in the music industry have been decreasing, artists who emerged early in the decade stood a better chance. Sales peaked in 2000 and have been on the decline since 2004. So below are the names of the top 20, accompanied by the total number of albums the artist has sold as of this week, the year of their debut, the title of their best selling album, and their rank on the Nielsen/SoundScan running list of the 200 best selling artists in its history, which includes Nelly, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Pink and more!

1. Linkin Park – 21,223,000
Debut: 2000
Best Selling Album: Hybrid Theory
Top 200 rank: #52

2. Nelly – 21,215,000
Debut: 2000
Best Selling Album: Country Grammar
Top 200 rank: #53

3. Nickelback – 19,414,000
Debut: 2000
Best Selling Album: All The Right Reasons
Top 200 rank: #63

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Lovebirds Nelly and Ashanti played on opposite teams Sunday evening (Jul 12) in St. Louis, Missouri as they both took part in the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Busch Stadium. Nelly’s team, the Nationals scored two home runs courtesy of the St. Louis native, who interestingly enough was set up for a really nice baseball career before he took his record deal.

Other celebrities who participated in the game include rapper Chingy, actor Billy Bob Thornton, former Backstreet Boys member Brian Litrell, Olympic gold medalist (gymnastics) Shawn Johnson and baseball legend Ozzie Smith. Continue reading for all of the pics!

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Check out these recent pictures of celebrities attending different events this week.

John Legend performed at Hard Rock Live, Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe hit up the Three-O Vodka Bubble launch and Nelly helped Pokerstars.net celebrate The World Series of Poker in Vegas.

Continue reading to see photos of Queen Latifah, Jeremy Piven and more!

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Nelly performed Monday night (Jul 6) at The Mirage Hotel and Casino Resort’s Jet Nightclub in Las Vegas. Above he is pictured arriving at the venue with his younger brother, St. Lunatic rapper City Spud. Professional boxer Antonio Tarver and Jade Cole (America’s Next Top Model & Apple Bottom model) also partied with Nelly and City Spud at the club. Continue reading for all of the pix.

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Rapper Nelly was among the many celebrity poker fans who participated in the Ante Up for Africa celebrity poker tournament at the Rio Hotel & Casino Thursday (Jul 2) in Las Vegas, NV and here he can be seen on the red carpet of the event. Proceeds from this charity event, which saw appearances from celebrities like Mike Tyson, Cedric the Entertainer, Charles Barkley and more, will benefit survivors of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Continue reading to check out more pics!

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Rappers Young Jeezy, T.I. and Nelly hit up Saturday night’s Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Playoff Game (Game 4) at the Philips Arena in ATL. Keyshia Cole was also in attendance and sang the National Anthem before the opening tip.

And the house was PACKED with black star power! Continue reading to peep even more photos of Jermaine Dupri, Polow Da Don and Monica also enjoying the game via their exclusive high-priced celebrity courtside seats (yes, we ARE hating).

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The Dream, Christina Milian and Nelly posed for a photo on the red carpet of the Pokerstars’ Ante Up for Africa European celebrity poker tournament Monday night in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The three famous faces also took park in the first-ever poker tourney, which raised €260,000 (about $45,000 USD) for the Darfur charities. Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden also played in the tournament.

A total of 40 runners put up €4,000 (about $700 YSD) each, creating a €160,000 (about $28,000 USD) prize pool that was donated to charity and Pokerstars donated another €100,000 (about $17,000 USD). Annie Duke, Don Cheadle, and Norman Epstein founded Ante Up for Africa three years ago. To date, it has helped raise over $2 million for the cause, including $245,000 generated from NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice.”

Continue reading for more pics from the poker tournament.

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Gossip On This’ founder & editor-in-charge Dustin Gary caught up with rapper Nelly this past Saturday (Feb. 28th) in Charlotte, NC at the 2009 CIAA Ford Fan Experience. We were originally scheduled to have 5 – 10 minutes with the St. Louis rapper, but due to unfortunate circumstances, our time was cut short (to only about 3 questions). We talked about his new TV show and we also got him to open up a bit about the situation between Chris Brown and Rihanna.

NELLY SPEAKS ON THE CHRIS BROWN/RIHANNA SITUATION:

“I think that people need to allow them to allow them to handle that situation themselves,” Nelly told Gossip On This exclusively. “I think until the facts and everything comes out, we need to allow them to deal with that themselves and understand that they’re young and people make mistakes.”

We didn’t get a chance to ask him if he had seen the photo, but at this point, who hasn’t seen it? Continue reading for an entire transcript of the interview!

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Anybody who was anybody made a trip to Washington, D.C. last weekend to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama. That event alone made it okay for everyone in town to celebrate and party the weekend away. Young Jeezy kicked things off with his Presidential Status Inauguration Ball at Club Love in D.C. on January 18th 2009. Celebrities like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Trey Songz, Nelly and more all showed up to party for Barack! Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z together, without a doubt, is the definition of “black love.” For our generation at least! They’ve been together for over 5 years, and have close to $170 million in the bank (combined), making them Hollywood’s richest couple! Much of their relationship is kept private, but their lives as celebrities, coupled with their fame and huge success as artists and entrepreneurs, makes it hard not to want to know more about them! We put them at the top of our list this time last year, but the only difference between then and now is that they are married. The two decided to tie the knot in a “private” ceremony in April 2008. And if you were around and living on planet earth, you definitely heard about it! After People.com announced that the two had taken out a marriage license in New York, the events that happened the weekend of April 4th 2008 were inevitable. After several black SUVs with heavily tinted windows were seen entering Jay-Z’s Manhattan apartment, in addition to the dozens of vans bringing in wedding decorations, we all knew what was going on.

Every paparazzo in the world set up shop outside of the apartment and snapped photos of Solange Knowles (Beyonce’s sister), Tina & Mathew Knowles (Beyonce’s parents), Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, Irv Gotti, and more entering the apartment building’s ground-level garage. The list went on and on, but after seeing all of these people entering one place, we knew Beyonce and Jay-Z were DEFINITELY getting married. People.com actually confirmed it the next morning, and shortly after, we spotted the two wearing their wedding bands. These two getting married was definitely the talk of the blogosphere for the months to follow. And even though “Jayonce” never really confirmed their wedding, in several interviews that followed (Oprah, The Tyra Banks show, Essence Magazine, etc.) they were referred to as husband and wife, and neither contested it. But these two are the same people who never confirmed their initial relationship, so we’re definitely used to it!

Who else made the cut as GOT’s hottest couples of 2008? Continue reading to see!

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As the headline states, rapper Nelly is ready to propose to longtime singer girlfriend Ashanti, but there’s one problem. You see, most men have the future “father-in-law” to worry about, but the situation is totally different for Nelly. Ashanti’s mom, Tina Douglas, is apparenty c**k blocking and doesn’t want her daughter to get married. At least not right now…

“Tina sticks her nose in everything because she’s also Ashanti’s manager,” a source tells Star Magazine. “She’s always pushing Ashanti to make more money, to always look great. It stresses her out, and Nelly doesn’t like that.”

The rapper, 34, has tried to encourage Ashanti, 28, to become more independent, but “Tina has such a strong personality that she’s kind of afraid of her.” Still, if the singer doesn’t put her mom in her place soon, she won’t be getting that rock she’s been hoping for.

“Before he makes her his wife,” adds the source, “Nelly wants to know that Ashanti can make decisions on her own.”

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Most women would kill for this type of up front commitment. Too bad Mama Douglas doesn’t want her daughter to be happy. SMH.

Here’s the official premiere of Nelly’s brand new music video for her latest single, “One and Only.” This song is off of his fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, which is in stores now!

With the assistance of Jose Cuervo Platino and Bud Select, rapper Nelly hosted the 3rd Annual Black & White Ball in St. Louis Monday night. Murphy Lee, Ashanti, and Jermaine Dupri were a few of the celebs included on the guest list. Continue reading for more photos form the shindig!

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NEW YORK CITY // SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH 2008 » Rappers Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and Nelly performed live on stage Sunday to send TRL off in style. 50 Cent, Beyonce, Diddy and more also performed and made appearances at the “live” finale show (lots of it included pre-recorded bits, but whatever lol). Follow the break for more photos from the show.

And don’t be surprised when pictures from a 106 & Park Finale ends up on here! We’re just saying. Rap City, TRL … you get the picture.

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T.I. & LUDACRIS PERFORMING TOGETHER AT THE 2008 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS

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AIRDATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 2008 ON BET @ 8 PM EST. Hold up! Is that T.I. and Ludacris performing? Together? On stage? In front of people? Apparently the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards were full of surprises: from T-Pain replacing Katt Williams as the host at the last minute, all the way down to T.I. and Ludacris sharing the same stage. And from the looks of it, the show looked to be pretty good. Be sure to catch it when it airs on BET this Thursday – October 23rd – at 8 PM.

Follow the break to check out photos of Nas, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, and more performing at the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

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COMMON & T-PAIN GIVE EACH OTHER DAP ON THE RED CARPET AT THE 2008 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS

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AIRDATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 2008 ON BET @ 8 PM EST. The 2008 BET HIp-Hop Awards went down in Atlanta over the weekend, and here you can check out the photos from the red carpet. If you haven’t heard yet, Katt Williams was nixed from his hosting duties, and T-Pain filled in for the comedian at the last minute. BET made up some bogus story talking about how Katt bet T-Pain he couldn’t beat him in a break dance battle, and how Katt’s hosting duties were up for grabs to whoever won. It later came to light that Williams had been arrested on the morning of the show. Sound familiar, anyone? *Cough* T.I. *cough* got arrested *cough* last year *cough* and he was *cough* supposed to perform. I’m just saying…

Anyway, follow the break to check out photos of Ciara, T.I., Flo Rida, Rick Ross, and more all on the red carpet at the ‘08 BET HIp-Hop awards.

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Tell ‘em why you really mad Nelly!

St. Louis rapper Nelly was the featured performer at last night’s Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert in Atlanta. Rapper Jermaine Dupri, Murphy Lee, Cee-Lo Green, Big Gipp, and Gucci Mane all hopped on the stage and performed with Nelly. More photos from the show when you continue reading.

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Nelly has also contributed a track to the Team USA Soundtrack. The song, “Warrior”, was selected by Nelly on this soundtrack because it enbodies strength. This track will also be on his upcoming album Brass Knuckles (Derrty Ent./Universal). Listen to the track after the cut!

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After the shooting at the celebrity party event, we thought it would ruin the week but it didn’t. Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, Bow Wow, Nelly, Chris Tucker, Larenz Tate, Josh Smith, Kevin Hart, and many more played in the SoSoDef Vs. Derrty Ent. game last night at Morehouse College. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of the event but JD has uploaded yet another video to his YouTube Channel so enjoy!

Here is the official (and alternate) album cover for St. Luis rapper Nelly’s forthcoming album set to be released Sept. 19th, Brass Knuckles (Universal).

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Here’s an exclusive sneak peak of what’s to come from this new Sean John campaign Nelly is modeling for. A lot of the ladies on the other blogs have been going crazy over this new pic, but I want to ask the ladies that read T2W: Are you feeling the ad?

UPDATE: CLICK HERE FOR THE HQ VERSION OF THE PROMO SHOT!

Oh Yes Ladies, You read that correctly! Rapper Nelly has been picked by Diddy to be the first ever spokes model for Sean John Underwear. Nelly spoke with AHH.COM about the Ad Campaign and how he felt about being chosen to model the underwear.

“I have been a big fan of Diddy and the Sean John clothing line for years,” Nelly told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “So, when they asked me to work with them, it was a real honor. I hope my fans will enjoy this campaign as much as I did shooting it.”

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My boy Jay-Z tore the stage up Saturday night when he performed at the MEN Arena in the U.K. Wanna know how he stands in front of thousands of people every night when he’s on tour? “They’re just people,” Jay-Z was recently quoted as saying. “Don’t matter if it’s 11 people or 11,000. I just imagine them naked.”

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Here is the official T2W video of ♫ Body on Me, featuring Akon and Ashanti, from Nelly’s forthcoming album Brass Knuckles (Derrty, Universal) in stores Aug. 19th.

According to Amazon.com this is the official album cover for Pretty Ricky’s upcoming sophomore album “80s Babies” . The album features their lead single “Cuddle Up” and their second single “Knockin’ Boots ‘08″ ,and is scheduled to drop September 23rd!

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Nelly, Teyana Taylor, Keri Hilson, and Solange are all featured on the cover of the summer 2008 issue of Rap Up Magazine. The double-sided issue (Nelly’s on one side, the ladies are on the other) features all new photos and exclusive interviews. Nelly addresses the haters and the state of hip-hop, gives the scoop on his relationship with Ashanti, and reveals plans for a joint album with another rap superstar, while the “Brave New Girls” – Teyana, Keri, and Solange, as well as Estelle, Kid Sister, Janelle Monáe, and Wynter Gordon – talk about their upcoming projects. Click here to preview the issue.

Nelly covers the latest issue of The Source Magazine. In the issue Nelly talks about his new upcoming album, Brass Knuckles, which is due in stores August 19th. Look for this issue to hit stands soon!

Diddy still has some dues to pay to Ciroc for not sticking to their deal and promoting their brand to the fullest, so he and the Vodka company threw an afterparty for the 2008 BET Awards Tuesday night in L.A. at the Roosevelt Hotel. Guestlist included: Lil’ Kim, Lil Wayne, Michelle Williams, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Ashanti, and more! Follow the break for more flicks from the shindig…

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Usher performing “In This Club” as the opener for the 2008 BET Awards, which aired last night live from Los Angeles.

The 2008 BET Awards went down last night, and while there were a few lackluster performances (Usher’s being one of them), there were a few memorable, surprising, and exciting moments. One being Alicia Keys’ performance when she brought out SWV, En Vogue, and TLC! Another notable performance of the evening was Ne-Yo’s, where he showed us he can hang with the big dogs when it comes to his dance moves – he even brought out the Jabbawockees (winners of MTV’s America’s Dance Crew). Chris Brown did his thing as well, and surprised everyone when he brought out Ciara. Did Rihanna approve of this beforehand? I’m curious to know. And speaking of Rihanna, did anyone else notice how far she’s come along, as far as her live vocals? I was really impressed when she performed Take A Bow! And last, but most certainly not least, on my list of the best performances of the night, Lil’ Wayne! He kind of scared me towards the end of the show because it seemed like he wasn’t going to come out. The show was already running 15 or 20 minutes over when he was introduced. But he did come out, and he showed us exactly how and why he has sold nearly 1,500,000 copies of Tha Carter: III so far! He started out with Got Money (feat. T-Pain), paid homage to Static Major (R.I.P.) with Lollipop, and ended off his performance with A Millie. He had the whole crowd hyped, and ended off the show perfectly.

While the 2008 BET Awards did have its good moments, much of the show left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I expected a lot more from Usher. His performance was probably the most hyped up (pre-show), and ended up being one of the absolute worst of the night. While I love Keyshia Cole’s Heaven Sent, she really needs to work on her live vocals … and her stage presence. She had a lot of energy, she just didn’t know how to keep it all together. She looked like she was doing too much to me.

In my opinion, the 2007 BET Awards were much better. The performances, the overall show, and oh yeah … the host! Who the hell approved of D.L. Hughley being the host of this year’s show? I hope they received a pink slip in their box this morning. BRING MO’NIQUE BACK!!!

Follow the break for nearly 50 photos from all of last night’s performances

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Here are photos of Nelly, Solange, Cassie, and Lil’ Mama arriving at the 2008 BET Awards. Who approved of the Little Miss Bo Peep look Lil’ Mama calls herself wearing? I’m starting to think she does this shit for attention, lol. And she should be severely punished for bringing an innocent child into the mix. Just wrong! More flicks after the break…

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In case you missed the live coverage we did on the 2008 BET Awards last night, don’t worry. T2W is here to fill you in with the actual performances from the show! There were a lot of surprises in last night show and we have all of the performances thanks to HipHopMusicDotCom. Click play to view Usher’s performance of “Love In This Club” above!

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Here’s another T2W video premiere of the latest single from Nelly, “Stepped On My Jays” featuring Jermaine Dupri & Ciara. Nelly’s new album, Brass Knuckles, will be stores in August 19th. Check it out above!

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Jermaine Dupri aka JD has posted another video on his official YouTube channel recording raw footage of the video shoot of Nelly’s second single, “Stepped On My Js”. JD invited Atlanta Hawks’ star player Josh Smith to come to the video shoot. Ciara also made an appearance on the set. Ya’ll gotta see how many raw Jordans’ this man got! Dustin do you got these…lol! Check out the video above!

Here’s the official T2W premiere of Rick Ross‘ new video for Here I Am featuring rapper Nelly and Derrty ENT recording artist Avery Storm. Be sure to check out Rick’s new album, Trilla, which is in stores now!

(Photos: Getty Images) BET is ready for yet another great award show this year and has released a list of nominees and performers for the upcoming 2008 BET Awards. The nominees and performers were announced live at a press conferenced presented by BET’s 106 & Park. Nelly, Mary J. Blige, Usher, and Lil Wayne are all confirmed as performers for this years’ show, which will go down on June 24th 2008 @ 8 PM.

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Our friends over at Rap-Up.com interviewed Nelly and asked him questions about his upcoming album, “Brass Knuckles” (Derrty/Universal). Nelly also named a few of the featured artists and producers he collaborated with on this new album. He listed collabos from Ciara, Chuck D, T.I., LL Cool J, Akon, Pharrell and Jermaine Dupri. Click play to check out the interview above. Brass Knuckles due in stores June 24th.

Here is a brand new leaked track from Nelly’s forthcoming album, Brass Knuckles (Derrty/Universal), which will be in stores this Summer. The song, Stepped On My Js, features Ciara as well as Jermaine Dupri who produced on the track; it also features a sample from J-Kwon’s (remember him?) Tispy. The song is alrite, I mean it wouldn’t particularly be single material, though.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO STEPPED ON MY JS

The paparazzi caught newlywed Nick Cannon as he left an NYC hotel sans his “wife” Mariah Carey. Close your mouth, son!

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JD1472 also known as Jermaine Dupri posted a video on YouTube of a new track from Nelly featuring Ciara, “Steppin’ On My Jays” from his upcoming album Brass Knuckles (Derrty/Universal) I get the feel that this is his sequel to his song, Air Force Ones. I can’t wait to see the music video to this track. I’m pretty sure this is the second single or J.D. wouldn’ve posted it. Click play on this video above.

Body on Me by Nelly is a newly leaked track from the album Brass Knuckles, set to be released June 24, 2008. The song features Akon. I wouldn’t call it single material, per se, but it’s alrite. I’m still loving Party People with Fergie!

Nelly ft. Akon – Body On Me – page link

Rapper Ludacris was spotted at a party for La Senza (lingerie company in Canada) enjoying some hors d’oeuvres and wine in Toronto over the weekend. Pretty random, I’d say!

Follow the break for candids of Nelly, Snoop, David Banner, and more!

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Polow Da Don is filling up those pockets, I see! He makes a cameo appearance in Nelly’s new video for Party People, the Polow-produced track featuring singer Fergie, which is the debut single from Nelly’s 5th studio album, Brass Knuckles. The album is currently looking at a June 24th 2008 release.

Check out Kelly Rowland’s new video after the cut!

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Usher and Tameka Foster, along with Tameka’s kids, pictured above enjoying some “family time” at the Kids’ Choice Awards. I know I might catch some flack for this but real talk, Tameka looks like she’s at the show with her three sons! Anyway, the 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards went down Saturday night in L.A. and you know all of the adult stars brought their kids to Nickelodeon’s annual awards ceremony. Every year around this time, the KCA’s honors the year’s biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted by kids who watch Nickelodeon.

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Singer Fergie and Movie Director Quentin Tarantino celebrated their birthdays in Sin City at The Mirage Hotel and Casino on Thursday night. Celebs like Vivica A. Fox, Polow Da Don, Nelly, Keyshia Cole and many more came out to party with the pair. Looks like they had a lot of fun!

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