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.
DID I MISS THE MEMO? When did sneakers and dresses become a style?

Stars like D.Woods, Lil Mama, Lilly Allen, and Teyana Taylor have all recently rock’d a new “style.” Dresses with sneakers! Wearing sneakers with a dress has never been hot and hopefully never will! Ladies, please take a GOOD LOOK at the pics below before you plan on taking some inspiration from them. This is definitely a Fashion NO-NO!
Singer Sean Levert Dies in Prison

SEAN LEVERT AT THE 2008 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS THIS PAST FEBRUARY
According to WKYC in Ohio, R&B singer Sean Levert, who was the younger brother of the late Gerald Levert and a former member of R&B group Levert, was pronounced dead just before midnight Sunday at Lutheran Hospital. The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office said Sean LeVert’s body was taken to the hospital from the Cuyahoga County Jail. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed sometime today.
Sean Levert, who was sent to prison for failing to pay child support, had only been in jail for less than one week. He owed $85,427.68 in back support for his three children – ages 11, 15 and 17.
While it is known that he suffered from an illness before being sent to prison, it is unknown whether or not the illness caused his untimely death. He was only 39 years old. His brother, who preceded him in death, was 40 years old at his time of death.
Our condolences go out to the Levert family at this time.
Terrance Howard Covers Giant Magazine

Actor Terrence Howard covers the latest issue of GIANT magazine. In the issue, he talks about finding the right woman and male attraction (?).
ON FINDING THE RIGHT WOMAN »
“It’s so hard to find a good woman who’s gonna help build the family and not be so interested in just building herself. I could be like any other male wannabe celebrity out there and hang out and date a bunch of people. Of course, there’s a beautiful opportunity to be out there and free. Why not eat up all the fruit on the trees? But the end result is that those things bring a dishonor to the family, and I will have served nobody but myself. I’ve sacrificed what I want to do for the sake of my family, and that’s what I need.”
Follow the break to read more quotes and to see more photos from the photo shoot!
Rihanna Gives Back
Singer Rihanna performed and met with fans from her “Believe” Charity at Ruby Skye on last Wednesday (Mar. 28th) in San Francisco, California. She signed autographs and even took a couple of requests. It’s always good to see stars who make it big give back to their communities! YAY RIHANNA!
Fergie and Quentin Tarantino Celebrate Their Birthday
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!
The First Annual Fiercee Awards

Tyra Banks presents to you The 1st Annual Fiercee Awards. The award show honors the women of America’s Next Top Model. The show was taped for The Tyra Banks Show at Chelsea Studios in New York on Friday and airs on April 30th.
Video Premiere: Will.i.am F/ Cheryl Cole – Heartbreaker
Here is the T2W video premiere of Heartbreaker by Will.i.am featuring Cheryl Cole from his Songs About Girls in stores and online now.
Danity Kane Official Album Release Party
The ladies of Danity Kane celebrated the release of their sophomore album Welcome to the Dollhouse with a second album release party, held at The Bank Nightclub at Bellagio in Vegas. And if you’ve been keeping up with headlines surrounding this record-breaking female group, then you’d know that they have many reasons to celebrate! One big one being that the album mentioned above debuted at #1 last week on the Billboard 200, with 236,000 albums sold! The album’s predecessor, 2006’s DK, sold 234,000 copies (2,000 less) also debuted on the Billboard 200 at #1.
Beyonce Releases A Statement Regarding Thursday’s Leakage…

And Music World Music does it again! I swear, that management team has some crazy ideas when it comes to marketing their talent. Most people do radio promos, interviews, and commercials, among other things. But no, not Mathew Knowles and the rest of his crew. They decided to leak a song Beyonce‘s been working on because they knew that shit will spread like the bird flu in the Middle East. Had they leaked a song from Kelly, Michelle, or Solange … it probably wouldn’t have even seen the light of day. Sad … but true.
FROM Beyonceonline.com: Yesterday, “Beautiful Nightmare,” a demo I’ve been working on for possible inclusion on my next album, leaked on some websites. I want to thank all my fans for the positive response to the song, but I want to tell you that this is just a work in progress. It is not my time to put out new music. If you really want to hear some really great music now, you have to support my girls Kelly, Michelle and my sister Solange. Kelly just re-released her album digitally in the US, so check out “Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe.” Michelle is about to put out the first single, “We Break The Dawn,” from her album and Solange’s single, “I Decided,” is already one of my favorites.
We don’t believe you Beyonce, YOU NEED MORE PEOPLE!
Candid Update: Selita Ebanks » Solange » Dennis Rodman » Nelly » Pamela Anderson Lee » Rihanna » Teyana Taylor » Vanessa & Angela Simmons

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES » Model Selita Ebanks celebrated her 25th birthday Thursday (Mar. 27th) at Marquee in New York City. Selita’s a beautiful girl, don’t get me wrong. But 25? Wow…
Check out candids of Solange, Dennis Rodman, Nelly and more after the break!
Garcelle “Fancy” Beauvais and her Twins Cover Jet Magazine

J.Lo gets People and Fancy has to settle for Jet. Go figure. Anyway, Garcelle Beauvais and her twin boys, Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas Nilon, are featured on the cover of the March 31st 2008 issue of Jet Magazine. Now before you start raising eyebrows, this is their POPS. I can’t wait to see what Halle’s 3% African American daughter looks like!
And while we’re on the subject of mothers and their kids’ mugs on magazines: When is National Geographic gonna pick up Tameka and her youngin’?
Does Tameka Foster-Raymond Have a Hint of Bitchassness in Her?

The streets are talking! And they don’t have many good things to say about Usher‘s new wifey Tameka. Word on the sidewalk is that home girl was acting up on the set of her husband’s new video for In This Club. You see, Usher made two big mistakes. Mistake #1: Hiring Tameka as the stylist for his video. Mistake #2 (but technically not really a mistake): Hiring Keri Hilson as the leading lady; someone who is much more beautiful than that Tameka creature whom he calls “wife.” Anyway, a spy for Page Six let the cat out of the bag, and revealed all of the dirt that you’d never hear come from the mouths of neither Usher nor his PR team. Peep the dirt below…
Foster was “domineering” and displayed her trademark “Tameka wrath” during a video shoot for Usher’s new song, “Love in the Club,” the weekend of March 15 in LA. Our on-set source said Foster was upset when she found out stunning singer/songwriter Keri Hilson was personally picked by Usher to play his love interest in the video.
“It was supposed to be a sexy video shoot,” our spy said. “And Tameka was there the entire time guarding like a watchdog. It was ridiculous – she knows Keri and knows she’s no video ho or Karrine Steffans.” Steffans, nicknamed “Superhead,” wrote the book, “Video Vixen,” about her alleged flings with Usher and several other artists.
“Tameka is very insecure,” our source said. “Even in rehearsals she was weird and clearly not happy that Keri is so gorgeous. Tameka threw a lot of attitude. The day of the shoot, Tameka dressed Keri very badly – she looked like an extra. Tameka wouldn’t let Keri have her hairdresser there – she had to use the hairdresser who was doing the extras.”
Foster also took a dislike to Usher’s longtime choreographer, Jamaica, and banned her from the set. When Usher and Foster were spotted at the Beverly Hills Hotel last week, “They barely said one word to each other,” we’re told.
Bitchassness, indeed!
Making the Band 4 Season Finale Performances
DANITY KANE – “DAMAGED” »
The Making the Band 4 (Season 2) Finale aired Sunday on MTV, and if you missed the live performances like me, you have our good friends over at Yardie’s Yard to thank! Check out the performances from Day 26 and Donnie Klang (f/ Diddy) after the break!
♫ New Artists: Verbz // Unique

Meet new artist VERBZ (or Verse), a Shopaholic emcee originally from London, England. Born to a Jamaican daddy and South American mother Natalia ‘Verbz’ Cappuccini, 21, is a hybrid of quite a few cultures; that including hip hop. I love this girl, the moment I clicked onto her MySpace page I felt a young, fresh, quirky aura – with sophistication. Shopaholic is fun and catchy, Swaggeriffic is self-explanatory, Dangerous has strikingly enticing beat, Heaven is a mild and melodic tune with much significance that meets the ear.
Verbz – Swaggeriffic – Page Link // Direct Link
Remy Ma Found Guilty » Faces Up to 25 Years Behind Bars!

Another rapper made a trip to the courthouse today, but received slightly worse news. Rapper Remy Ma, who was accused of intentionally shooting her ex-best friend and stylist over $3,000 back in the summer of 2007 was found guilty of intentional assault, which can be punished by up to 25 years in prison. The jury acquitted Remy of charges of intimidating a witness in the case.
According to the NY Times, 26-year-old Remy “Remy Ma” Smith, kept her composure as Justice Rena K. Uviller ordered her to prison, until her sentencing next month. And it wasn’t until court officers closed the door to the courtroom holding cell behind her that she broke down, screaming, “My son! My son!” over and over again. Her lawyer, Ivan S. Fisher, later revealed that the rapper hadn’t said goodbye to her 8-year-old son that morning. She believed that she would win the case. And now, she might be in her 40s or 50s when she’s released from prison.
T.I. Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charges (Updated with Video!)

PHOTO: WIRE IMAGE
Rapper T.I. pleaded guilty to federal weapons possession charges in court today (Mar. 27th), and will receive a sentence that includes prison time after he completes community service. In the year that he is awaiting sentencing, Clifford “T.I.” Harris, must complete at least 1,000 hours of a total 1,500 hours of community service, talking to youth groups about the pitfalls of guns, gangs and drugs. According to officials, the CEO of Grand Hustle Entertainment will be sentenced to serve 1 year in prison after completing the community service. His prison time could be increased or reduced, depending on his fulfillment of the terms of the deal and good behavior, they added. Dressed in a grey business suit, the rapper expressed to the judge that he understands the terms of the agreement.
“I’d like to thank God for blessing me with a second chance in life and success,” T.I. said to the media. “I’m looking forward to turning this negative time in my life into a positive. I know I have a long road of redemption to travel.”
U.S. Attorney David Nahmias said that in addition to the 1 year prison sentence and the 1,500 hours of community service, T.I. will have to serve 3 years of supervised home detention (house arrest) and pay a $100,000 fine. That’s a far cry of the original sentence, which amounted to close to or more than 20 years! But if he “fails to fulfill his obligations,” a much longer sentence will be the consequence.
PEEP A VIDEO OF T.I. LEAVING THE COURTHOUSE AFTER THE BREAK…
Video Premiere: Keyshia Cole – “Heaven Sent”
By far the best song off of Keyshia Cole‘s sophomore album Just Like You finally has its own video! But don’t get too excited. The video is a big snooze. Heaven Sent, the video for the 4th single off the album premiered on BET’s Access Granted today. Even though the whole idea of filming the video for a ballad like this on a deserted island is way past played out, Keyshia looks hella fine! I’m really glad she let go of the orange highlights in her hair. But back to the video, if I wanted to watch random fading clips of mountains, oceans, and jungles, I would click on one of those annoying screensaver ads you see on some sites and download away. I’m just saying. Benny Boom, c’mon … I know you can do better than that!
Oh well, there’s not much we can do about it now. I believe this will be the final single off the album, just in time for everything to settle down for the Christmas 2008 release of her third album. Can’t wait! Just don’t give us crappy videos like this, ever again.
♫ Beyonce – Beautiful Nightmare
New music from Beyonce, apparently titled Beautiful Nightmare, thanks go out to Clips & Kisses! Beautiful Nightmare is a nice, melodic midtempo kinda song, it’s like an updated old school type of joint I’m feelin; the lyrics give me that vibe as well. This appears to be a Seven Aurelius production, so I’m lead to believe. If this is what Beyonce has in store for us then I can’t wait to hear more from this project!
Chris Brown Prince of Pop?

Chris Brown is making some major moves in the industry with the release of his late-2007 album, Exclusive (Jive), already platinum-status worthy, him winning the NAACP Image Award for Best Male Artist of 2008, his moderately successful tour as well as all of his other lucrative business projects. There is no denying that Young Chris is on a roll and there is absolutely no stopping this pop superstar. Brown is currently planning the re-issue of Exclusive, with brand new material and hopefully some concert footage, set to be released in later months. One new song, produced by Polow Da Don, will serve as the album’s next single, entitled Forever.
We went into the studio, Polow gave me a beat, and I just started writing. His record is more of a European, techno, house-type feel,” Brown recalled. “We wanted to give it that other side of crossover, and go a little bit to that pop realm. Hopefully, [I’ll] be the Prince of Pop. I don’t want to say I’m the King [Mike: That’s right, you better not say King, Boy! Cos we all know who that happens to be.]; I just hopefully can be the Prince of Pop.
Okay, Chris … I can give you the Prince of Pop, sounds fair enough, right? He he. We’ll see once that PDD single surfaces, although I’m sure you have nothing to worry about. You can’t go wrong with ‘Da Don! [MTV via CBWeb]





























