BUSTA RHYMES, YOUNG JEEZY, RICK ROSS, EVE, RICH BOY AND LIL WAYNE TAKE CENTER STAGE WITH HOST NICK CANNON AT BOOST MOBILE ROCKCORPS CONCERT SATURDAY, JUNE 9 AT ATLANTA’S FOX THEATRE

Today’s Hottest Hip-Hop & Rock Artists Perform Exclusively for 3,000 Youth Volunteers

WHO? » 3,000 Boost Mobile RockCorps Volunteers earn opportunity to see exclusive concert featuring Busta Rhymes, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Eve. Rich Boy, Lil Wayne, host Nick Cannon and more.

WHAT? » Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), the national youth volunteerism movement that has motivated more than 19,000 young people to get involved and help their communities, today announced that recording artists Busta Rhymes, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Eve, Rich Boy, Lil Wayne and host Nick Cannon are to perform at this year’s concert series with the second-annual BMRC concert in Atlanta. The concert will reward 3,000 hard-working local youth who have volunteered four hours of community service through BMRC to earn tickets to this ultra-exclusive event.

 

Fanny-tasia was announced as one of the performers for the 61st annual Tony Awards, which will be held on June 10 at Radio City Music Hall. It’s set to air on CBS at 8pm et/pt. Check your local listings for more details. The ceremony will feature musical numbers from each of the nominees for Best Musical (Curtains, Grey Gardens, Mary Poppins and Spring Awakening) as well as performances by the casts of the currently running Best Musical Revival nominees (A Chorus Line, Company and 110 in the Shade); no number will be performed from The Apple Tree, which closed in March. I can’t wait to see Tasia’s performance, seeing as making a trip to New York all the way from South Carolina isn’t included in my budget.

 In other “The Color Purple” news, the hit musical at the Broadway Theatre welcomed its one-millionth audience member during a performance from last week. A special announcement was made after the curtain call of the May 30 show to honor the person who purchased the one-millionth ticket. That patron received “The Color Purple One Millionth Patron Grand Prize.”

Have you been wondering what happen to Teairra Marí? Well, not to fret, I have too! Looks like former “Princess of the Roc” is back with her new upcoming project, Second Round, slated to be released this summer with “Missing You” being a possible single. I’m so excited! I have to admit, although I was a tad bit skeptical at the peak of her debut and thought- “ah hell! Here goes another ‘One Hit Maker’ before my eyes,” I bought her CD and it was actually good to my surprise, a little too explicit for a dag 17 year old (!) but it was what it was, so I take back any informalities. On that note, I can’t wait for the new album 🙂

Looks like Brandy’s brother (yes, I purposely said that to prove my analysis) Ray-J and his little sex tape escapade is putting financial dents in his pockets costing him a major gospel film role opposite Yolanda Adams…

“I felt like I shouldn’t have had to audition because I’d worked with the casting director on a few movies,” he explained. “But I did it for him. We were going through this whole thing and I was just like, ‘I’ve got the part.’ Then they called me and asked me, ‘Yo, what’s up with the sex tape? We know about it.’ Then they called me back and said, ‘Well, Yolanda Adams is in the movie and this is gospel and we just can’t do it.” – EURweb

Ray-J was caught up in a similar situation several years ago when his video for “Wait A Minute” with rapper Lil Kim was banned because he was tossing back alcohol while underage, not to mention getting a little too sexual with Lil’ Kim.

He recalls, “I was all over Lil’ Kim and all down in her legs and all over her breasts and stuff, so they thought it was a little over the top.”

Umm… chea, ya think? Can you actually be that… :deep breath: You have to really think about certain things you do before- you actually do them! I guess we all have our seasons once in awhile but unfortunately in Ray-J’s case, another one bites the dust I guess…

Above is the official album cover for T.I.’s upcoming LP T.I. VS T.I.P. set to drop July 3rd! Hmm… it definitely makes a statement- I get, okay, I’m guessing it has to do with his alter ego/ upbringing (T.I.P.) and his business persona (T.I.). I’m feelin’ it a lot, I get a lot from this album and the joints I’ve heard so far! I think this album is going to be off rip, it’s going to be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out. Ah yes, I forgot, you can download the album sampler HERE peeps!

LINDSAY LOHAN IS TRYING TO KILL HERSELF » Looks like somebody had a pretty fun Memorial Day weekend! While you were eating barbecue ribs and playing cards with your relatives, Lindsay Lohan was drinking herself into oblivion. And before she did all that, she crashed her black Mercedes into a curb near the Beverly Hills Hotel and was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and of possession of illegal drugs. What the flip? According to the New York Post, after her drinking escapade, Lohan had dropped her sunglasses and cigarettes on her way out of the hotel, then collapsed when she bent to pick them up. A bouncer had to lift her into the car. Lohan was photographed in the passenger seat of her SUV early Monday morning with her eyes shut and mouth open, appearing to be passed out after a night of partying Teddy’s at the Roosevelt Hotel. Lohan’s pal, DJ Samantha Ronson can be seen in the driver’s seat trying to wake Lindsay. I swear, this bitch can’t hold her liquor! Obviously, someone will be checking themselves into “rehab” this week! Lohan is to appear in court August 24. Looks like it’s easier to spot celebrities in court rather than stalking their houses!

Brandy and a man who was hurt in a deadly freeway crash involving her Range Rover are suing each other. Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, and Mallory Ham of Simi Valley accuse each other of negligence in lawsuits filed last week in Superior Court. In court papers filed Wednesday, the 28-year-old singer-actress contends that Ham caused the Dec. 30 crash on the San Diego Freeway in Sherman Oaks. She also denies allegations made against her in a previous lawsuit, asserts her Fifth Amendment privileges against self-incrimination and requests a jury trial. Ham’s lawsuit, filed Friday, contends Brandy drove recklessly and seeks unspecified damages. Brandy had no immediate comment on the lawsuit.

“She’s just responding to pieces of litigation as they come in and doesn’t want to comment at this time,” Edwin McPherson, an attorney representing Brandy, said Tuesday.

A California Highway Patrol report said Brandy’s 2007 Range Rover failed to slow in traffic and was doing 65 mph when it struck another car that in turn was hit by Ham’s vehicle. The crash killed Awatef Aboudihaj, 38, of Los Angeles. Her husband has sued both Brandy and Ham for reckless driving. Aboudihaj’s parents and her two children also have separate lawsuits pending against Brandy. The city attorney’s office is still deciding whether to charge Brandy with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, spokesman Frank Mateljan said Tuesday. If charged and convicted, she could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Uh-oh, Brandy ain’t playin! I’m sure she’s tired of these people coming after her about this. Hell, I’d be too … she already has to face what she has done. How much y’all wanna bet they wouldn’t even give this a second thought if she weren’t a celebrity?? The price of fame…