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T.I makes a visit at a Philadelphia School to support his new album T.I cialis cheap vs T.I.P cialis 5mg due to release July 3. He talked about his foundation to help the youth and advised young minds to “stay in school and keep your head up.” Look out for our upcoming interview with “The King of the South” and album review!!

In the meantime you can listen to his latest track (Big Shit Poppin) below!

WE INTERRUPT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERVERINGS OF GOSSIP TO BRING YOU A BREAKING NEWS STORY! » If you, or someone you know and love, are interested in obtaining a recording contract from Diddy’s Bad Boy record label (I’m talking to YOU Making the Band 4 Contestants) listen to our advice: THINK 2WICE! We haven’t given out any advice in a while (at least in the form of a post) but I think this is URGENT! Bad Boy recording artist Cheri Dennis (see “sugar” – photo on the left) was arrested over the weekend for “disorderly conduct.” According to All Hip Hop, she (see “shit” – photo on the right) reportedly had a little altercation with the boys in blue and spent the night behind bars before posting $500 bond (it must’ve not been that bad). But anyhow, how can a beautiful girl like Cheri Dennis end up taking an ugly ass mugshot like that! Jesus be a piece of duct tape for my broken heart. I guess being on Bad Boy and not getting the publicity that you deserve drives you to do crazy shit – so if you’re in Danity Kane, your name is Cassie, or you’re part of the Winans family … get out of there quick! Before it’s too late… We’ve warned you, but will you follow our advice?

I guess getting under her “umbrella” isn’t as easy as the song makes it seem! Rihanna told PEOPLE she found out from a friend that Jay-Z makes himself out to be a brick wall between her and her potential dates.

“I just found out from a mutual friend that guys will talk to Jay first before they try to approach me. He’s very protective,” she says of her mentor, who discovered her and signed her to his Def Jam label. “Jay has my best interests in mind. If it’s a good guy I know Jay won’t shut him down. But if he’s not, Jay will be like, ‘No, no, no.'”

And exactly who are the guys trying to court Rihanna? “He actually never tells me. I have no clue who they are and I guess I’ll never know,” she says. The singer, admits that her busy schedule makes dating difficult, but hopes to “get a date in sometime soon.” The Barbados-born chanteuse says she prefers “tall guys who have a sense of humor, love to laugh, have a good time and good conversation,” and describes her idea of a good date as “low key, just hanging out and watching a movie.”

Aww, “big bro” Joe Camel’s lookin out for his hot little side dish! Maybe that’s why Beyonce’s been in such a PISSY mood lately! Go figure.

There has been an empty seat amongst the ladies of The View “and it will be a tough seat to fill” an ABC insider tells Star magazine. This decade long talk show lost Star Jones last season and now her replacement Rosie O’Donnell. O’Donnell made her exit on May 23, 2007. And now the question is – who will replace the outspoken O’Donnell this fall? Looks like the new host of “The View” is going to be Whoopi Goldberg.

“As far as everyone at ABC is concerned, she has the job. They have been meeting with Kathy Griffin, Roseanne Barr, Ricki Lake and Gayle King. While Kathy was a strong contender, Whoopi has won everyone over. Everyone is acting like Whoopi already has the gig,” the show insider says. “Whoopi has a radio show, she lives in NYC and she is an institution there. She also is liberal and outspoken but not crazy like Rosie was. She will be a perfect fit as far as the ladies on The View are concerned. Nothing has been officially announced,” says the insider.”

But it is 99 percent Whoopi at this point. They will have a few guest hosts throughout the summer but the executives and producers at The View are set on Ms. Goldberg to start in the fall and the hosts like the idea too. Goldberg, 51, is more than qualified. She’s hosted the Oscars four times and holds a Grammy, Emmy, Oscar and Tony Award. And even talk show host Rosie O’Donnell has stated on her official blog (rosie.com) that she would like Whoopi to assume her role as moderator after she exits “The View.” Goldberg has appeared in over 150 movies and is currently the host of Wake Up With Whoopi, which premiered in 2006.

The view needs somebody like Whoopi on the panel. I only watch certain clips on youtube when something goes down (a lot of that has been happening lately), but never-the-less Whoopi’s gonna do good on The View. But damn! They change more than Destiny’s Child, don’t they?! Let’s hope this is the last one…

Here are a few snapshots of some celebrities who were at Disney World yesterday at the new “Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.” Who showed up? Kobe Bryant and his family, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Melissa Joan Hart, and a few others! Check out more pics after the cut…

Superproducer Timbaland spent an hour behind bars in Germany early this morning after a violent bar brawl. The music mogul was temporarily held in custody in Cologne after a fight in the city left a 29-year-old Croatian man in the hospital with injuries to his rib cage and multiple bruises. Cologne police spokesperson Juergen Goebel says eye witnesses confirmed a heated argument between Timbaland – real name Timothy Mosley – and an unidentified man in the bar of the Intercontinental Hotel at 11:30 pm last night. The pair took their argument outside where it allegedly escalated into violence, with members of Timbaland’s entourage also reportedly joining in the brawl.

Sources claim the fight began when Timbaland began flirting with the man’s girlfriend. In an ensuing war of words, it is believed the producer took offense to a racial slur. According to Goebel, Timbaland was questioned and held in custody for approximately one hour. He was later released.

Damn Timbo! So we rollin like THAT now?!

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Rappa ternt sanga T-Pain has one of the top singles in the country with ”Buy U A Drank,” but just a few years ago, the Florida Native couldn’t even by himself a drank, or a cheeseburger for that matter!T-Pain, born Faheem Najm, had tried for years to make it big in the industry, producing music for others as well as performing in the rap group Nappy Headz. But, operating on aspiration alone doesn’t pay. T-Pain was broke. Luckily for him, singer and producer Akon stepped in and signed T-Pain to his label Konvict Music.

AP: Did you ever think about giving up your musical dreams?

T-Pain: “Yes. The most horrible time was the day that Akon called me. He called me right when I went to get my application from McDonald’s. I was giving up. I was literally in my dad’s house renting my studio out, running it off of a generator outside. People couldn’t even record. The people who lived behind us was calling the police because of the noise ordinance because they heard the generator all day and all night. I was eating mayonnaise out of the jar. It was bad. I used to sit in front of McDonald’s and ask people for dollars to get me a cheeseburger. It was bad. Then that one day I went to go get that application. I had been hanging out in front of there so much I knew the managers and all. I had no problem getting a job or anything. I went to go get that application and that’s when Akon called me.”

Hmm, I wonder what life would be like for T-Pain (and the rest of us) if his phone was turned off!!