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Chris Brown is really gettin’ it in with the photo shoots, eh? Here the young R&Ber can be seen posing for Complex magazine. Alright, Chris — I see you rockin’ that D&G! Big thanks to my chick ZEE for the scans, keep workin’ hard, missy! <3.
Numerous media sources are reporting that rapper Bow Wow, real name Shad Moss, was rushed to a Cincinnati hospital Thursday night immediately following his co-headlining performance on the Up Close and Personal tour with singer Chris Brown at the U.S. Bank Arena. On the road promoting the December 11th release of his new album Face Off (Columbia), Bow Wow is in good spirits and awaiting the doctors diagnosis which appears to be a combination of “stress and exhaustion.” Bow Wow will have to sit out his Chicago appearance tonight unfortunately, but promises his Chicago-area fans that “he loves them and will be sure to come back to Chicago soon!†Source(s): MTV News and SOHH.com
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was spotted out on Miami’s South Beach with his new girlfriend Porscha Coleman and his daughters Ming Lee and Aoki Lee. Aww, look at the little “family” playing in the sand!
Time is running out for the L.A. City Attorney’s Office to file criminal charges against R&B star Brandy for her involvement in the death of a woman last December, due to a fatal car accident. According to TMZ, Brandy has yet to be charged with vehicular manslaughter, and statutes only allow one year from the date of the incident to file criminal charges, and the first anniversary of the accident is coming up fast! Sources say the City Attorney’s Office won’t make a decision until that last moment. If charges aren’t filed, the holiday rush will keep the public from noticing and the case might just disappear quietly.
The fatal car accident occurred on December 30th 2006 around 10:30 A.M. Brandy was reportedly driving northbound on the 405 Freeway, going about 65 MPH in her Range Rover. She didn’t notice when traffic in front of her slowed and rammed into Awatef Aboudijah’s car, causing the victim to veer to the left where she was hit by another car before slamming into the center median. Awatef died eight hours later at the hospital, succumbing to massive internal bleeding.
It seems like Mr. Kelly can’t stay out of the news, doesn’t it? Do you recall a certain line that R Kelly had supposedly crossed with his publicist? Well the word is that he’s been messing around with her 19 year old daughter! He has apparently known the young woman since she was 4 years old. Now, do me a favor, and give me a show of hands to the folks who are surprised. ((Crickets)) … Egg-zackly!
I don’t know what it is, but it seems as though homeboy can’t stay away from these young girls. All of these grown ass women practically throwing themselves at him and he decides to roll with the youngins. This man seriously needs some help! She’s 19 NOW, but who knows how old she was when they started out their “relationship.” SMH!
Nigger seems to cater to a very specific audience, but this week Nas assured MTV News that the album is for niggers of every color of the rainbow, not just the black ones.
It’s about the attacks that have happened to blacks, whites, all ethnicities…’Mick’ niggers, ‘guinea’ niggers, ‘kike’ niggers. I have a song called ‘You a Nigger Too.’
Another song on Nigger is called “The Fear of the Black Man’s Dick.â€
That’s some shit you can get comedy [from], or you can get some seriousness from it when you talk about the barbaric castrations that happened in our past – which is very serious, nothing to laugh at.
The obviously controversial album has (ironically) been pushed back to February 2008, which happens to be Black History Month. Hey, if he likes it, I love it! I can’t wait to see how this all turns out. I still can’t believe homeboy is really going through with this whole “Nigger” thing … it feels so awkward typing that! Anyhow, how many marches do you think Al and Jesse are gonna organize before then? Probably none. They’re too busy trying to “bribe” Barack Obama!
Janet Jackson and music mogul Antonio L.A. Reid were spotted hanging out together eating dinner at the Waverly Inn in New York City. It has been reported that Janet Jackson is set to release an album in the next couple of months, and WILL NOT feature production from her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri. L.A. Reid will instead act as executive producer on the album in place of JD.
This is a new song from St. Louis rapper Chingy entitled “Check My Swag” from his sophomore LP Hate It Or Love It (DTP/Def Jam) in stores December 18! Below you can also “check his swag” in some recent promo (all images courtesy of Def Jam).
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BET’s Stephen Hill and his long standing commitment to fighting AIDS/HIV was honored with “Live Beats.” “Live Beats: A Night of Musical Mayhem and Tonal Terror Fashioned by Fun(k),” took place this past Tuesday at the Highline Ballroom in New York. Mary J. Blige performed, and Diddy, Ashanti, L.A. Reid, and more showed up at the event. Check out lots of photos after the cut!
T.I. and Nicole Scherzinger are featured on the double cover of Rap-Up’s December 2007/January 2008 issue, on sale now at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books-A-Million, Safeway, Vons, 7-Eleven, newsstands, and Rap-Up.com. Inside you’ll find:
T.I. IS NO STRANGER TO CONTROVERSY » The rapper who’s currently under house arrest shares how he maintains his fast-paced lifestyle, his plans to marry and start a family with girlfriend Tiny, staying out of trouble, his friendship with Suge Knight and Jay-Z, and retiring from rap.
It’s definitely not the look I’m going for. I’m working diligently, daily, to try to reform, and rectify these things. But until I do, I need everybody to bare with me. If they can’t bare with me one way, they gonna have to bare with me another.
Thank Guawd “Breakin Dishes” is finally a single, bout damn time! Hehe, that was the first song I loved immegiately after listening to Good Girl Gone Bad (Def Jam) and doing a review. The song, similar to Nelly Furtado’s late-2006 “Maneater” as far as synth, is about a female narrator pissed and wrecking havoc on account of her spouse’s frequent lateness returning home; suspects he’s cheating. Go Rihanna, brekin’ dishes and kickin’ bitches! <3. Breakin’ Dishes // PROD. BY TRICKY STEWART + THE D R E A M
The D R E A M – Love/Hate » Love Hate (Def Jam), or “Love Me All Summer, Hate Me All Winter,” is the debut album by singer and songwriter The-Dream. The album drops December 11 and will include the singles “Shawty Is Da Shed” and current single “Falsetto.” Most of the production for Love Hate was done by none other than Tricky Stewart and appearances by Fabolous and Rihanna of course. I really enjoyed Love Hate, it’s a vibrant album, I get this whole Prince + Dream + Dark Vadar + house + club vibe; meaning it seems he pulled some Prince inspirations and fused it with his own sound. I can literally play the whole album through and not skip one damn song becos that’s how much I love it! So I might have to go out December 11 and get me a copy!
Fast Car // Nikki // Ditch That… // Livin’ a Lie ft. Rihanna
Mary J. Blige // Growing Pains » Growing Pains (Geffen) is the name of MJB’s new studio album which hits stores December 18 and includes the hit single “Just Fine” produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. The album starts off as this big celebration with the first single “Just Fine” that kind of gave me this Jackson vibe, I still think she shoulda got them on the remix or something, that’s a hot joint right there! Anyway GP continues to mid tempo and then to some real nice downbeat, classic ol’ school joints to say it best, that’s what it sounded like to me. Guest appearances for this LP includes Ne-Yo, Ludacris, and you know Mary had to get Usher on this project — he ripped that shed! Yes you should go get this album, the arrangements and production are pretty solid and Mary delivers as always! Two thumbs up! My favorites are “Roses,” “What Love Is” and “Come To Me (Peace).” AND “WORK THAT!” <3.
Just Fine // Roses // Work That! // What Love Is
Another tragic loss hit the entertainment industry today when UGK member Pimp C was found dead in an upscale LA apartment. He was 33 years old. Here’s a statement released from Jive Records:
It is with great sadness that Jive Records announces the passing of Chad “Pimp C” Butler, a member of the celebrated rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz). Jive Records’ President and CEO Barry Weiss states: “We mourn the unexpected loss of Chad. He was truly a thoughtful and kind-hearted person. He will be remembered for his talent and profound influence as a pioneer in bringing southern rap to the forefront. He will be missed and our prayers remain with his family and Bun B. I’ve known Chad since he was 18, and we loved him dearly and he was a cherished member of the Jive family.”
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Butler’s father was a trumpet player who played professionally with Solomon Burke. Outside of his father, the 33-year old rapper’s influences varied, ranging from Bobby Bland, Jimmy McGriff, the 1960’s Motown artists to Run DMC. Butler met his inseparable partner Bernard “Bun B” Freeman in high school where they formed UGK. In 1992, the duo signed to Jive Records and went on release a total of eight albums for the label. They earned their highest achievement earlier this year when their most recent album, UGK (Underground Kingz), debuted in the number one position on the album pop chart. According to the New York Times, UGK “helped inspire a generation of Southern hip-hop stars, from Outkast to Lil Wayne.”
Bun B is not available for comment at this time.
To a mainstream audience, Pimp C was best known for UGK’s cameo on the Jay-Z hit “Big Pimpin’,” and for “Free Pimp C” T-shirts and shout-outs, ubiquitous in rap several years ago while he was jailed on gun charges. On Tuesday, his MySpace page had been changed to read: “C the Pimp is FREE at last.”
Born Chad Butler, Pimp C was found dead in a room at the Mondrian hotel, a longtime music industry hangout not far from the House of Blues on Sunset Strip, where he had performed on Saturday night alongside rap veteran Too $hort. Capt. Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said Butler had apparently died while in bed in his hotel room.
Looks like Foster is taking the animosity surrounding her in the media not too well, proceed:
The mother of R&B star USHER’s baby boy has lashed out at the singer’s jealous fans, who have made her life a misery ever since the couple announced its engagement.
Tameka Foster, who wed Usher in September (07) and gave birth to their son last week (26Nov07), can’t believe how the black media and black women, in particular, have turned on her.
She insists her love for the Yeah! hitmaker is for real, despite claims she’s using Usher to boost her fashion empire.
Foster tells Essence magazine, “We (black women) don’t like ourselves. If I were Hispanic, Usher would have the sexiest wife alive. If I were mixed, he’d have the sexiest wife alive.
“But he has a black girl, and it’s like, ‘She’s horrible and she’s ugly!’ “OK, maybe I don’t fit the cookie-cutter standard – 25 and a size two – but this is who he loves.” And Foster insists those that just want to bad mouth her should turn their attentions to more pressing matters.
She rants, “There are women getting raped in Darfur, young girls being turned out every single day right here in Atlanta. We have bigger issues to worry about than two people in love with each other.” And soul star Patti LaBelle, who refers to Foster as her “second daughter”, backs her up in the article, adding, “Tameka is a pretty black woman who has been married before… but Usher knows her past and he loves her.”
Source(s): PR-Inside.com via UsherForever.com
Damn, did I mention how much I love her? She has a point, you know. I could care less about Usher’s personal life, much less who he weds, hell — Usher can marry a man (no pun intended) — I wouldn’t care. As long as he is happy (and making good music of course) and truly loves this beautiful black woman I see no cons. I must admit, we as black people, are our own enemies. White people love and adore Britney, Lindsay, etc. How come we don’t support each other more? It’s sad.
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