In celebration of his 43rd birthday, Wyclef Jean posted a semi nude picture of himself straddling a motorcycle on twitter.
The Fugee's singer/rapper showed off his toned physic outside of his house while straddling his Ducati motorcylce and wearing what looks like a pair of red bikini briefs. He even took the time to oil himself up. In addition to theh picture he had this to say; "TODAY I AM 43 YEARS OLD! I look and feel 26! U can't keep a good Man down!Keep a smile when they want you to frown! (sic)".
Well, Wyclef is certainly looking good but I personally think this picture is a bit much. Seems like he is tryin to prove a point here, although I am not exactly sure what that point is. Mid life crisis maybe? Oh well, Happy Birthday Wyclef Jean, you look great!
Usher's birthday was this past Sunday and he was photographed celebrating at diner with Tom Cruise. Who knew Usher and Tom Cruise were such good pals?
Usher's birthday celebration did not stop there.
He has plans to celebrate all week long. Later that night he moved the party to Bodega Negra for another diner with rappers Tinie Tempa and Dizzee Rascal. As well as singer Fiona Lewis. Lets not forget the girls in black paint!
Oh no, Usher is not done yet! He later went to see singer George Michael perform at the city's Earl's Court Venue. Keep your eyes peeled, Usher could be scene continuing his birthday celebration week in a city near you. Happy Birthday Usher!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were spotted out in Miami headed to dinner at Prime 112. Kim was wearing and obviously sheer, gray pencil skirt but wait a minute...it appears that she has forgotten to wear panties. How much do you want to bet that this was done on purpose. She know that the camera's follow her EVERYWHERE that she goes so there is no way that she just "forgot" to put her panties on. Yup, she is a real "class act"
Convieniently enough, the couple ran into Reggie Bush on the way out of the restaurant. How strategic. A camera woman approached Kim and Kanye and when she asked if Kanye had taken the time to congratulate Reggie Bush on his girlfriends pregnancy Kanye pushed the camera way to prevent further taping. Oh c'mon Kanye, you know you wanted to be taped and photographed. That's why you told kim not to wear her panties to dinner. Check out the pics below.
This past Friday Ashanti celebrated her 32nd birthday out in Atlanta at Reign. Ashanti's birthday was on October 13, 2012 (this past Saturday).
Ton's of people came out to show love and help Ashanti celebrate. Her Man Nelly presented her with a pink, 3 tiered cake with her pictures and album covers all over it. Her baby sister Shia was also in attendance as well as her mom (Tina Douglas) and dad. T.I and Tiny even took the time to come through.
Ashanti looked great in her body conscious, black and gold dress that was hugging every curve just right. Of course Nelly did his best to color coordinate with his Nike's with gold embellishment. Everybody looked good and partied hard. Check out the picks below.
Rihanna has released the new Vogue US cover which was shot buy photographer Annie Leibovitz this morning via Instagram. This is not Rihanna's first Vogue cover; she also covered Vogue Italiana in September 2009 and Vogue UK in November 2011.
On this cover of VogueRihanna is sporting a short new pixy do while kneeling in a field of grass in a strapless red lace dress. It is hard to take your eyes off of Rihanna as she stares intensely at the camera through smokey eyes.
This issue will be on stands next week with an interview that will focus on Rihannas "rock star" life style. Be sure to get your hands on a copy as soon as it hit stands.
Yesterday Nelly's tour bus was raided in Texas when a stash of heroine, weed, and a loaded gun were found inboard. Nelly and the rest of the tour bus passengerswere detained but later released without being charged wheno one of Nelly's homeboys admitted to being the owner of the illegal stash. Nelly says he had nothing to do with this incident, besides being a passenget on the bus when the raid began. According to TheYBF.com he released this statement via his reps:
"It is my understanding a member of my staff made an unfortunate decision to bring unlawful materials onto our tour bus that resulted in his arrest this morning, October 11th. Neither I nor anyine else on the tour bus was awate of his decision to bring these on board. Law enforcement officials in Sietra Blanca, Texas did not press charges against anyone other than that individual."
I am glad that the dude who decided to pack his bags with illegal items and then go on tour with Nelly, actually owned up to his actions and did not allow nelky to take the fall. However, Nelly needs to do inventory on his close circle offriends and his friend's friends because situations like this should not even happen.
A couple weeks ago Rick Ross shot a new music video for his single "Diced Pineapples" featuring Wale and Drake off of his new "God Forgives, I Don't" album. If you have not heard this track please take some time to do so. The intro features some spoken word poetry from Wale over a sultry piano riff. Then Ross comes in speaking on chicks who smell like pinapples or something. I did not pay much attention after Wale stopped talkin but it is still a great track worth the listen. Of course Drake does his thing on the hook as usual.
The video was shot at the beautiful Viceroy hotel on the island of Anguilla. Mainly it is just a peep into the life or Rick Ross as he vacations on this beatiful island with his homeboys Drake, and Wale. Of course there is a gorgeous bevy of women for them to socialize with. It would not be a vacation without the ladies now would it. Basically Ricky Rozay is letting us know just how well he can treat his lady. Check it out below.
Lil Wayne is back at it again. Kissing rappers and movin' on like nothing even happened. This time there is video of him kissing Stevie J on stage in Miami (check it out below). On stage in front of all his adoring fans! I am just a little bit confused. Is the act of one straight man kissing another straight man on the lips the new hip thing to do now? I tend to be removed from whats going on out there in the streets so I have to ask these questions.
Really no on should be surprised that Lil Wayne is yet again seen kissing a man on the mouth. That is what he does. We all know about him kissing Birdman and his excuse was that Birdman is like a farther to him. Well what is his excuse for kissing Stevie J? Maybe he just could not resist that rat face of his. I'm just sayin.
The holiday season is coming upon us and I must say that nothing says holidays like a Cee Lo Green Christmas album. I there is no sarcasm when I say this because I think a Cee Lo Christmas album would be bangin!
Apparently he will be putting his own unique twist on classics such as "This Christmas", "Silent Night" and "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch". The best part about this Christmas album is that he will be working with 19 Former Voice contestants.
"I have truly kept my word and remained committed to everyone," is what Cee Lo said when asked about working with his former team.
"All of my people are coming from season 3 as we stand, and I am going back to season 1 getting Nakia, Nicci, Vicci, Jamar and Chessa."
This Christmas album is to be entitled "Cee Lo's Magic Moment" and is set to be released on October 30, 2012. I will be ready to download this to start my holiday season of right!
Before the two female American Idol judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj even began to start taping we had all been hearing the rumors of the two not being the best of friends. It's rumored that Mariah Carey had intended to be the only female judge on this season of American Idol so when deals were made for Nicki Minaj to also be a judge it was definitely the start to their very volatile relationship. The highlight of this hostile relationship being the recently leaked clip of the auditions in Charlotte where Nicki Minaj threatens to knock Mariah Carey out. If you have not seen this video then you have to check it out below.
After this video came out the two apparently had a meeting where they both decided to "get along" and move forward. If you are a fan of televisions "The View" then you know that Mariah had no such plans to move forward without saying just one more thing. She had a little "pow wow" with Barbara Walters and told her that Nicki threatened to shoot her if she had a gun. Oh my goodness, things sure are taking an ugly turn. What surprises me most is that Nicki is supposedly shocked that Mariah decided to share this information since they are supposed to be trying to move past their issues. Why would she be shocked? Personally, if someone had threatened to shoot me I think I would definitely try to let everyone I know about that. Umm, Mariah honey, if you haven't already I think it is time for you to beef up security. Mariah just wants to let people in on the character of the person she has to share a judges table with.
Well, this seasons is sure to be entertaining but not for the reasons it should be. It is no longer about the aspiring talent but the increasing tension between Nicki and Mariah.
Check out Jay-Z on the subway in route to a performance at the Brooklyn Barclay Center last Saturday night. The sight of Mr. Carter on the subway created sheer pandamonium and rightfully so if I do say so myself. Oh How I wish I could have been on that subway when HOV appeared. Those are some lucky fans!
If you are anything like me you were not fortunate enought to catch the eight sold-out shows in which Jay-Z performed at the Barclay Center. Yes, he shut it down out in Brooklyn (at least that is what I heard) Do not fret my fellow Hov fan, Jay-Z will be putting out an EP of selected songs featured in the Barclay performances. The best part is that we will not have to wait long as this EP will be available on Tuesday October 9, 2012 and is to be entitled "Live In Brooklyn". It's to included 8 songs and videos for you listening and viewing pleasure. Oh what a treat, I cannot wait to hit Itunes tomorrow and download my copy.
Jay is such a genourous guy because not only is he providing us with this mini EP but he also gave some Brooklynites the chance to see him in person with out even having a ticket when he decided to take the subway to the Barclay Center last Saturday. Apparently this was the first time in 18 yrs that he has taken this form of public transportation and from the looks of the video I can definitely see why. All for the fans though which is why you just gotta love HOV!
What is it with performers puking on stage nowadays? I am starting to think that this is being done intentionally as a way to show their adoring fans just how cool it is to be so wasted that you have to puke while in the midst of doing you job.
If you are wondering what I am talking about, take a look at the above video of Lady Gaga throwing up on stage whilst performing "Edge of Glory" in Barcelona, Spain this past weekend. What is most impressive about this is how she almost seamlessly works the act of regurgitation into her dance routine with the hunky male dancer. Yes Mz Gaga I must give you points for this one. She also has a good sense of humor about being caught in the act. She posted the above video on Twitter with this caption
"was praying nobody saw but actually it's quite a good laugh if you need one! Check out Lady PukeGa doing Swan 'Vomit' Lake."
Way to go Gaga, you sure know how to be a good example to all your little monsters out there. But what am I saying...I really would not expect anything less from you. So with that being said you have met and exceeded my expectations of you.
As I am sure you have all heard by now that the 2012 BET Awards was recently taped in Atlanta and of course it could not be complete with out some sort of incident.As expected, a fight broke out between Young Jeezy and Rick Ross.I look forward to the day when a Hip Hop BET Awards show can be completed with out the almost ceremonial fist fight.Thanks to Jeezy Jeezy and my boy Rick Ross we are gonna have to wait until next year for another chance at the BET Awards without violence.
The taping took place at the BoisfeuilletJonesAtlantaCivicCenter which apparently had to be locked down due the fight between the two Hip Hop rappers. Of course the fight did not end with just a few jabs thrown between the two artist, oh no, it then moved to the parking lot of the CivicCenter where gunshots where later heard.Check out video below of the backstage brawl at the BET Awards taping.
No one seems to know what started the fight.Young Jeezy and Rick Ross have worked together in the past but for the last several years there has been a feud between the two Hip Hop BET Awards performers.Apparently the two had some unkind words for each other backstage and the fight just escalated from there. I am truly getting tired of the unnecessary fighting Hip Hop industry. This act is definantly getting old. One would think that we have learned from the senseless murder of Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur but I guess not.It’s time to grow up.It is no longer cool to act like a thug.
TMZ later reported that Atlanta police did confirm that there was a fight however there were no arrest made.
We all saw the VMA's and even if you didn't I am sure you have heard by now that Amber Rose is pregnant and apparently it is Wiz Khalifa's baby. Is this exciting news to anyone.......anyone? Well, I am all that moved by this new developement either. I mean, it was only a matter of time before she got pregnant by one of those rappers, right? And of course there was already speculation that she was pregnant. Wiz Khalifa recently did a radio interview where he did his best to dispell the rumors yet try and keep everyone interested by saying
"You will know when she's pregnant. But it's not the time now for people to start going crazy."
So on the red carpet of the VMA's Amber and Wiz decided to confirm all the rumors. Amber Rose rubbed her belly while wearing a skin tight lace and mesh black dress that was not doing much to hide her baby bump. I'm sure that was the plan though. Check out the pics above. Well, congrats to the couple!
If you have only heard one Nicki Minaj track in all of her career I am sure you have heard her mention or at least refer the herself as being attracted to women or taking part in some sort of sexual encounter with another woman. As a matter of fact it had become common census among the hip hop community that Nicki Minaj was indeed a bisexual. Well, we were all wrong according to an interview she recently took part in with Rolling Stone Magazine. I really feel no sort of shock with this new developement. I am not surprised that Nicki Minaj would imply that she was bisexual simply to make for good headlines and garner attention. I am also not shocked that she is simply not gay. No big deal to me. I mean lets be honest, it is no secret that Nicki Minaj uses her sexuality as a marketing tool and we know that a lot of men get off on the whole idea of a woman being with another woman. So of course it seemed like a good idea for her to imply that she may be into that kind of thing in her explicit lyrics. She had this to say in reference to her sexuality
"I think girls are sexy, but I'm not gonna lie and say I date girls"
Ok, real talk. I think a lot of us women (if we are being honest) can relate to that comment. Nicki Minaj has a massive following of gay fans and they are disappointed with her recent confession. I'm sure they will get over it.
So I'm surfing the web and come accros some pictures of Chris Brown and I must say that he is not looking to hot. I have seen this look before. Umm hmm, I believe they call it crackhead chic!
His face is all sunken in and his arms are crazy skinny. Now I don't know for sure if he is using drugs but I do know that he is not looking very healthy at all. Sources close to him say that Chris and his model girl friend have been abusing a drug that is very similar to ecstacy on a daily basis. So much so that his voice is not what it use to be. Which explains all the techno music. Oh how I long for a sweet ballad like the old days.
Of course there are those that would like to blame the drama over Rihanna for his drastic was weight loss but that happened years ago, get real.
Chris, baby, please take care of yourself. I would hate to see your talent and career be destroyed. I know life gets hard but trust me when I say there are much better ways to deal.
I new this was going to happen. I mean with all the switch up with judges on American Idol it was only a matter of time before they decided to give Randy Jackson the axe. Admist the negotiations on a deal for Nicki Minaj to become a host of American Idol alongside Mariah Carey the producers of American Idol have also decided to let Randy Jackson go as one of the judges. However, considering all of his talents as an American bassist, singer and record producer American Idol is not willing to completely get rid of Randy and have decided to keep him on as a mentor.
So with Randy Jackson no longer in the judges chair and Mariah and Nicki filling the other two, who is going to take Randy's spot? Well, rumor has it that it has been offered to the likes of Kanye West and Diddy but of course the two of them want no parts of it. I guess we will just have to stay tuned to see what developes with this situation. One thing is for sure, we are set to have a whole new American Idol judging panel next season.
I am just hearing about the death of the #1 Hip Hop manager Chris Lighty. Chris Lighty unfortuneately commited suicide Thursday morning August 30, 2012 after an argument with his former wife. Police said that he put a gun to his head and shot himself.
Lighly 44, is one of the most well know, respected and successful Hip Hop managers who has worked with the likes of 50 cent, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, LL Cool J and Nas. Just to name a few. News of is suicide is a complete shock and source of utter sadness for the entire Hip Hop community. His suicide took place inside a South Riverdale apartment after a fight that he had with his ex-wife Veronica, whom he divorce a year ago. Sources say he may have been dealing with financial struggles which includes owing about $5 million to the IRS.
Hot off the mother effin' presses. Listen to K Michelle's New Track "Shut Up". She is straight dissin' everybody on Love and Hip Hop Atlanta in this new track. I gotta say the girl got talent. She really did not even need to be on Love and Hip Hop like those other vulture's, real talk! One of my favorite lyrics from this track is
"Stop callin' Joseline Joe, She ain't no man but she surely is a hoe"
Stop it K Michelle, I say STOP IT! This girl don't have no problem with sayin' whatever is on her mind and any real person has to love that about her. She also addresses all those people who have doubts about her whole domestic violence situation. I have this to say about that. I really don't know anybody who would lie about being in a domestic violence situation just for the attention or to further their own career. So shame on those naysayers, tisk tisk.
Anyway, check out this track and the rest of the lyrics. It truly is worth the listen. Trust me, I'm just sayin'.
