Thursday, May 31, 2012

Farewell: Chuck Brown

"Chuck Brown rescued hometown D.C. from the image of a government town that couldn’t keep a beat to a hometown with its own funky beat. Composers have created songs about cities – New York, New York; Chicago; I Left My Heart in San Francisco. But the Godfather of Go-Go gave our city a great big musical genre and a unique sound distinctly our own." --- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke the following statement during the Home Going service for Chuck Brown. The service was held at the Washington Convention Center and a public viewing was held at the Howard Theatre last Tuesday. For more, click here.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Singer: Rihanna

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Supermodel: Tyra Banks

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Rapper: Jay-Z

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Singer: Beyonce Knowles

R&B songstress Beyonce Knowles has the Atlantic City Casinos full to capacity this weekend. The singer has performed the 3rd of her 4th scheduled concert and her fans are posting pictures directly from the concert and posting them on the web. The popular social website "Lipstick Alley" has a forum dedicated to Beyonce and the thread "Beyonce: Live at the Revel" is filled with pictures and video clips of the singer in concert. Click here to join in on the conversation.

Singer : Ray-J

On May 25th, rapper Ray-J was spotted departing from the Emporio Armani store in Beverly Hills, California. The R&B singer was recently hospitalized for exhaustion and dehydration - following a Billboard's afterparty held last Sunday. Ray-J threw the afterparty with supermodel Sophie Monk who discovered him in his hotel room and called 911 to notified them of his health condition. Ray-J and Sophie Monk are pictured below at the "Prince Reigns" Product Launch Party that was held at the VooDoo Beach in Las Vegas.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

R.I.P: Chuck Brown

Natives of the Washington D.C area is mourning the lost of one of their own: The Legendary Godfather of Go-Go Music - Chuck Brown. Chuck Brown passed away yesterday at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, M.D.; at age 75. To learn more about Chuck Brown and D.C.'s genre of Go-Go music, click here.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Questlove

Hulu has a web series entitled, "A Day In The Life" that follows well known celebrities as they task throughout the day. The first season included a feature on classical ballet dancer Misty Copeland and The Black Eyes Peas member Will.I.Am. The second season came to a close with a feature on The Roots frontman Questlove. During the season finale, Questlove allowed the crew to film him on set of the Jimmy Fallon Show and also during a DJ gig in New York. Click here to watch "A Day In The Life" season finale feature on Questlove.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Spotted: Mary J. Blidge

On Tuesday May 8th, Antonio "L.A. Reid" hosted a Book Launch Party in New York City for his wife Erica Reid. The book release is a memior entitled, "The Thriving Child". The memior is filled with personal experiencs of Mrs. Reid raising their two children in New York City. The invited guest included Beyonce Knowles, Mary J. Blidge, Rapper Jay-Z and Tina Knowles. Click here to read more.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Singer: Beyonce Knowles

R&B singer Beyonce Knowles added an additional show to her upcoming three night showcase at the Revel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A fourth night has been added (May 28th) and tickets are scheduled to hit ticketmasters on May 14th. The singer is pictured above at the 2012 Met Gala.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Rapper: G.Dep

Former Bad Boy rap artist G-Dep will spend the rest of his life in Jail. In 2010, shortly before Christmas - G-Dep (real name Travelle Coleman) walked into a police precinct in Harlem and confessed his involvement in a 1993 murder plot. After a short trial, jurors delivered their verdict today and reportedly, the rapper was found guilty and will served a sentenced of 15 years to life in prison.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Kim Kardashian

"I love that @kimkardashian still crawls in bed with me...she's still my little girl! #favoritething." -- Kris Jenner shares --a mommy moment-- with her followers on twitter by posting a snapshot of her daughter asleep in her bed.

Singer: Kelly Rowland

R&B singer Kelly Rowland is planning to launch her own line of watches under the Dutch brand "TW Steel". The singer was pictured above at a promotion event held on April 18th. Reportedly, "she recently selected two watches for her launch. The watches are said to be heavy on blue and pink with cubic zircornia and mother of pearl dial options. The casing is made with TW Steel's AA-grade steel rose gold plating". Kelly's first watch will hit stores sometime in June 2012.

Actor: Samuel L. Jackson

Got iPhone? Samuel L. Jackson becomes acquainted with his -- in a new ad for the Apple iPhone 4S. To view, click here.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Musical Selection: Willie Nelson

Click here to listen to rapper Snoop Dogg and country singer Willie Nelson recorded track titled, "roll me up"...

Mike Tyson

"I didn't talk about getting a prison official pregnant...Oh, yeah. In prison, stuff happens. But she had no baby," --- In a sit down interview with Rick Relly, boxing champ Mike Tyson reveals - that he got a prison official pregnant during his brief stint in jail. For more, click here or press play.

NBA: Kiss Cam

Young Love vs. Old Love: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez accepted the request to kiss on cam at a recent basketball game. On the flipside, Beyonce and her husband rapper Jay-Z attended a game this week and declined the offer. Instead Beyonce settled for a touch to her husband's (Jay-Z) face.

American Next Top Model

"Nigel Barker, Jay Manuel and J. Alexander have been an integral part of the ‘America’s Next Top Model’ brand and they helped turn this show into the household name it is today. They have been amazing assets to the show and will always be a part of the ‘Top Model’ family. We will continue to actively work with each of them on future projects." -- The executive producer (Ken Mok) of American Next Top Model released the following statement comfiriming that Nigel, Jay and J. Alexander will no longer serve as guest judges and/or fashion experts on the Tyra Banks hit modeling series.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Actress: Taraji P. Henson

"My friends won’t be surprised by this shoot. Whenever we go to the beach, I’m like, "Is this a nude beach? Can I take my top off?" ---Actress Taraji P. Henson reveals in the latest issue to Allure Magazine. Four more celebrities went nude as well..click here to find who they are and the reasons behind this photoshoot.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Ray-J

Four days before Whitney Houston's death, R&B singer Ray-J sat down with WealthTV to discuss his past, present and what he has planned for the future. The interview is scheduled to air on Wealth TV's new series titled, "An Insider's Look". For more, click here.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Spotted: Kobe and Vanessa Bryant

Kobe, Vanessa and their two daughters were spotted at the Los Angeles vs. Vancouver Canucks NHL playoff game yesterday. This recent outing has lead many to believe that these two are planning to get back together. Vanessa filed for divorce from Kobe back in December..and the request remains active. Kobe has been placed on the injured list with the Lakers and missed five games - so far. As a result, he has more time to spend with his family.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Bobbi Kristina

The National Enquirer obtained video footage of Whitney Houston's daughter smoking weed - out of a bong. According to WordStarHipHop, the video was filmed sometime last month while she partied on a college campus with friends in Statesboro, Georgia.

In Living Color

Cast members (Marlon Wayans, Tommy Davidson, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans and Jim Carrey) from the 90's classic "In Living Color" are pictured above accepting the "Groundbreaking Award" at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards. The ceremony was held yesterday at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City.

Singer: Lauryn Hill

During a live performance at London's Indig02, parts of R&B singer Lauryn Hill nipples were exposed on stage. Aside from the nipple slips, Lauryn ran through the following cuts without error: How Many Mics, Ready or Not, Ex-Factor, Nothing Even Matthers and Lost Ones. The R&B singer decided to close out this show with her hit classic "Doo Wop (that thing). This was Lauryn's first concert in five years.

Rapper: Jay-Z

"This triptych of photos, seemingly taken at the magic hour, offers a similar warmth, but at the same time, the POV of the viewer is clearly that of the cameraman. Beyoncé vamps for the camera, cracks up, and poses again. The person behind the camera — whose place we take, even for just an instant — is clearly the cause of her glee..." ---Anne Helen Petersen of the Gawker types as she lead readers into knowing that Beyonce's husband Jay-Z is the professional photographer behind photos posted on her tumblr page. As pictured above and below, Beyonce and Jay-Z were spotted in St. Barts recently and the paparazzi captured the rapper with his professional camera snapping pictures of his wife Beyonce: