The Rap-Up recently had the chance to listen to Kelly Rowland’s ENTIRE sophomore album, Miss Kelly, last week and do a review and here is what they had to say…

1. “Like This” featuring Eve; Produced by Polow Da Don; Co-written by Sean Garrett and Kelly Rowland. We’ve all heard this song by now. It’s our favorite track on the album and definitely was the right choice for the first single. Kelly did another song with Eve last year called “Gotsta Go” which did not make the album.

2. “Comeback”Produced by Scott Storch; Co-written by Kelly Rowland. Catchy, upbeat song and the first of two Scott Storch produced tracks on the CD. On the hook, Kelly sings: “I got that comeback, that hubba bubba…I got a lifetime warranty, guarantee you’ll never leave.”

3. “Ghetto” featuring Snoop Dogg Produced by Tank; Co-written by Kelly Rowland and Tank. We were told that it was between this and “Work (Put It In)” for the second single. Kelly and her label were going back and forth and finally Kelly told them that she wanted this to be the second single. The smooth, mid-tempo R&B cut features Snoop Dogg. Kelly sings: “Rock your Timbs, sag your jeans, ice your grills, it’s all good with me…That’s what my baby wants, that’s how we be gettin’ it done.” Snoop has a rap in the intro and the middle of the song.

4. “Work (Put It In)” Produced by Scott Storch; Co-written by Kelly Rowland.This is our second favorite track off the album after “Like This.” This would get our vote for the second single, but “Ghetto” with Snoop is probably a safer choice. The upbeat, fast-paced song has a drumbeat and is a definite club banger. Kelly sings: “No turning back from this party…See all that you can see…Do it baby do it, get it in.”

5. “Flash Back” Produced by Charlie and Kenny Bereal; Co-written by Kelly Rowland. You might have heard this song already. It was leaked to the Internet a while ago. Kelly sings: “I wish I could relive the past.” The album version is pretty much the same as the one that’s on the net. The instrumental reminds us of the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland.

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Who’s ready for another J.Lo album- IN ENGLISH? Well, this should be great news to all her English fans, it was reported that J.Lo’s new album keeping this June will be entirely in English she says,

“I have an [English-language] album that’s coming out this year that I’m finishing up right now. First single in June, so it’s a big musical year for me.”

You and everyone, how many artists are coming out with new albums this year? Daaang. Summer’s going to be big this year! I just hope Miss Lopez comes with it this time and produces more dance tracks, she’s good for that.

The father of Madonna’s adopted son David Banda is disappointed he hears so little of the baby she brought from Malawi to the UK six months ago. Yohane Banda, who claims he still has no regrets about giving up his child, has begged the pop star to give him regular updates of his son’s progress abroad. Speaking ahead of Madonna’s planned charity visit to the African country this week, Banda claims he isn’t even sure she’ll visit.

He says, “Officially I haven’t heard anything. There has been no communication whatsoever but I have heard the rumors and I get the feeling that she might be coming. I am excited. I hope that there will be an opportunity for me to see my son. I understand that she is a busy person, but if there is an opportunity, I would appreciate it if she could tell me how my son is doing, which has not been the case so far.”

Aww, poor guy! Don’t you all just feel so sorry for him? ….. Haven’t you ever heard of the old saying, “No givsies backsies!” ?? Gahlee! I’m not saying that you shouldn’t be updated on what’s going on with your son, but you’re the one who gave him up! And to someone as big as Madonna! Do you really think she has the time to call your ass every time little David takes a poo? Let’s be real here!

Former “Making the Band online cialis 3” Contenders Take Their Dreams of Fame to Las Vegas » Think2wice was recently on location at the MTV Studios to meet with the new divas of MTV, Taquita and Kaui. “Taquita & Kaui” MTV’s new reality series features two girls who met on MTV’s hit series “Making The Band 3.” unfortunately the girls didn’t make the final cut but they’ve since become the best of friends. Now they’re ready to give showbiz another try.

Taquita and Kaui are now on the verge to stardom as they create a buzz on their new hit series “Taquita & Kaui” which airs every Monday at 10:30 PM. Check out a brief interview with the girls from our PR Manager Jeff Lopez (courtesy of MTV & Viacom Networks).

I wouldn’t classify myself as a “Harry Potter Fan” but I have been reading the novels ever since I was in the 4th grade when I was introduced to “Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone.” Hey, stop making that face! I ain’t the only black person that reads Harry Potter! Anyhow, back to the subject at hand … as you all may, or may not know, J.K. Rowling’s last, and final installment of the 7-book Harry Potter series will be released this summer – July 21 to be exact – and fans are already debating on what’s going to happen in this novel – since it is, of course, the last one!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows won’t be on sale until July 21, but fans are busier than the Sorting Hat on the first day of a new term at Hogwarts. They’re discussing, dissecting and dishing on what has happened so far in the series and what will happen in the seventh and final book. And There’s plenty to talk about. Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the Potter series, is turning up the heat on the pre-publication debate today by releasing the first of its “7 Questions of Harry Potter,” which it hopes will provoke lots of chatter over the next few months. Questions will be posted every two weeks at scholastic.com/harrypotter and select retail websites. Visitors to the Scholastic site will be linked to Discussion Chamber message boards, where they can chat with other fans. Scholastic is distributing to stores 5.5 million bookmarks with the seven questions. Question No. 1, “Who Will Live? Who Will Die?” is already the hottest topic of discussion.

The Rev. Al Sharpton has increased security at his office after receiving threats in response to his campaign to have Don Imus fired.

“We have received several threats that we consider serious,” Sharpton told the Daily News in Sunday’s edition. “I have been stabbed once, so we don’t take anything too lightly.”

Sharpton was stabbed in the chest in 1991 during a protest in Brooklyn. Charlie King, acting executive director of Sharpton’s National Action Network, said a caller telephoned the civil rights leader’s radio show on Saturday and threatened to “hunt him down and shoot him like an animal.” Police confirmed they have an increased presence near Sharpton’s church in Harlem and his staff. Sharpton became one of Imus’ most vocal critics after the shock jock used a racial slur while referring to the Rutgers women’s basketball team. Imus was fired from his radio show after calling the team “nappy-headed hos.”

Iight, now they takin this shit way too far. It ain’t that damn serious! So what if he lost his job, last time I checked I don’t think he was payin your bills, so what does it matter to you? But like the old sayin goes, “birds of a feather flock together” – or something like that. What I’m tryin to say is … there’re more racists ass white folk in America – Don Imus isn’t the only one, so it wouldn’t surprise me if one of his “goons” called in on Al Sharpton’s show. It really wouldn’t…

 

The massacre began at 7.10am this morning when a lone gunman entered a dormitory at Virginia Tech, the largest university in the state. He killed two people, a man and a woman, on the fourth floor of the West Ambler Johnston Hall, one of the biggest halls of residence with sleeping quarters for 895 students. There was “mass chaos”, one undergraduate said — “lots of students running around, going crazy”. At 7.15am the first emergency call was made. Police cars and ambulances rushed to the scene and armed teams fanned out around the hall, on the southwest side of the 2,600-acre campus, trying to find the gunman amid swirling snow. Police and university authorities believed that the incident was “domestic” and was contained. They said later that there was reason to believe that the gunman had fled. By this time around 14,000 students and staff were on their way to the campus. The university sent e-mails to all its members but decided against shutting the campus. Charles Steger, the president, said: “We concluded that once they got to the classroom, that was the best place to lock them down.” The e-mail had few details. It read: “A shooting incident occurred at West Ambler Johnston earlier this morning. Police are on the scene and are investigating.” The message warned students to be cautious and contact police about anything suspicious.

Police were interviewing away from the scene a “person of interest” held after the first shooting. But at 9.40am gunfire began again. Shots came from Norris Hall, an engineering building filled with classrooms. Jamal Albarghouti, a student, filmed the scene with his mobile phone, images that were broadcast on CNN before the full scale of the massacre was known. Armed police look left and right, startled, as shot after shot can be heard in the distance. The shooting went on for at least 40 seconds. Initial reports put the death toll at one. Then Wendell Flinchum, Virginia Tech’s police chief, brought gasps at a 12.45pm news conference when he announced that at least 21 people had been killed. Matt Maroney, a student, told Sky News that 43 people had been shot, adding that students had thrown desks at a door and a teacher had been shot in the arm. The gunman, he said, “had an ungodly amount of ammo on him. He was just dressed in a vest filled with clips and started firing away at classrooms”.

 

Rapper Romeo, son of rap mogul Master P, is reportedly putting his music career on hold to play college basketball. According to Fox Sports, Percy “Romeo” Miller committed to USC coach Tim Floyd and his Trojans on Friday (April 13), where he is expected to play and attend school. The 17-year-old rapper showed up on Friday to let Floyd know he planned to come to USC after he graduates. His father, Master P, feels like it’s the right decision for his son.

“It’s great for him,” said Master P told FoxSports.com. “USC is a great school and I felt like he made a great decision.”

Romeo averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game at Beverly Hills High as a junior this past season and showed and proved he could play last summer at the ABCD Camp in New Jersey. With basketball dreams in the future, the young rapper will focus solely on the sport, according to his father, but will have other schooling as a backup, just in case.

“He’s got a lot to prove because of his name,” said Demar Derozan, Romeo’s best friend and also a top scouted high school player. “He’s no gimmick. He can play and is going to be one of the top point guards in the 2008 class. He can be polishing up his film career at USC,” Master P said. “When he’s finished after four years at 21 or 22 years old, he’ll hopefully be able to take either basketball to the next level or Hollywood to the next level. This is what it’s all about,” he added. “I’m just glad he has the opportunity to do both.”

Congratz Ro! Represent for that good ol’ 2008!! But yeah, it’s good that he’s getting the opportunity to play basketball for USC, I mean, his “rap career” (can you really call it that?) sho’ hell wasn’t goin nowhere!!! And that lil’ show he had on Nick was definitely not the business. Ouch! Harsh? Yes, but oh so true…

 

Divorce has its price – and no celeb, it appears, knows that better than Michael Jordan. The basketball superstar’s split last December from his wife of 17 years, Juanita, is No. 1 on Forbes.com’s list of “The 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces.” Juanita Jordan could possibly “get more than $150 million in a settlement, making the Jordan divorce the most expensive in entertainment history,” Forbes said. Neil Diamond, whose 1995 divorce from Marcia Murphey cost him an estimated $150 million, holds second place. Steven Spielberg comes in third for paying his ex-wife Amy Irving an estimated $100 million, which was then half his fortune, when they divorced in 1989. The Oscar-winning director is now worth $3 billion.

Also making the list are estimated settlements between Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison ($85 million); Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva ($80 million); Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, whose divorce could cost him more than $60 million; James Cameron and Linda Hamilton ($50 million); Michael and Diandra Douglas ($45 million and two homes); Lionel and Diane Richie ($20 million); and Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall ($15 to $25 million). Forbes said they researched divorces of the last 25 years in compiling the list, which was posted Thursday on its Web site.

Dayummmmmmm! $150 million?? Am I reading that right? Mrs. Jordan Juanita is gettin PAID! Oh, by the way Juanita, if you’re reading this … you’re welcome! You see, I’m a really huge Michael Jordan fan (hence my AOL screenname – jmpmntwnty3 – Jump Man 23), and with my collection of Jordans (well over 50 pairs @ about $150 each), and my collection of retro Jerseys sitting in my closet right this very second, I’m 100% positive that I contributed AT LEAST 0.0000000000000000000000000000001% of that $150 million. No, really, I did the math … but you can thank me later 😉