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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Nelly's New Gig

Well we all now know that Nelly is the new face or body for Sean John underwear line, which this picture is absolutely amazing....great ad, but Nelly has another bit of new news for all you readers. Nelly will be added to the cast of CSI this fall. So not only will you get this fine chocolate hunk on Sean John Billboards but he will be coming in your room right to you on CSI.

So Nelly fans you got something more to look forward to.

Now Ladies We want to ask you:

Is it all About Nelly Above the neck or below the neck?

Let us know....

The Leak: New Game Video ft Travis Barker

Is Plies a Fraud?


According to NecoleBitchie:

Just on the heels of Rick Ross being exposed for lying about his past in law enforcement, the folks over at Hip Hop DX has discovered that Plies may be a fraud as well. Although Plies who proclaims himself a “goon affiliated, ex-drug dealer”, raps about a criminal past, his records show that he hadn’t had any run ins with the laws until after his records were made.

HipHopDX has obtained documentation from the state of Florida that lists the “definition of real” rapper’s first real run-in with the law to have not taken place until two years ago, on April 12, 2006, when Plies - real name Algernod Lanier Washington, born May 22, 1976 - would have been on the eve of his 30th birthday and just beginning his ascension to his current status of gold-certified rap star.

But there are the occasional past tense references to what appear to be claims of his own criminal activity. One glaring example can be found during his lament on the suffering his alleged criminal activities caused his mother on “Runnin My Momma Crazy,” in which he recollects: “Remember the nights, me sittin’ up in a cold cell/I’m wakin’ ya up out’cha sleep, it’s me callin’ you from jail.” While passionate, his verse’s claim that he was ever in a “cold cell” now appears to be untruthful, as according to the FDLE’s report Plies was never in jail for any period of time prior to 2006

Wendy Puts 50 Cent On Blast Today


Wendy Williams was very funny today as she was speaking about her hot topics and 50 Cent came up about Young Buck. Wendy said "50 might need to pay his girlfriend, oops I mean Young Buck's mortgage as it it due." So in the way of Wendy, How You Doing 50?

Back to the Future' Hoverboard Up For Auction On eBay $30,000!!!!!!!


Tired of waiting for scientists to crack the secrets of levitation in order to purchase a bona fide hoverboard? Look, life's short -- why not take matters into your own hands? A genuine wooden Mattel hoverboard used by Michael J. Fox (or Marty McFly, as we prefer to call him) in 'Back to the Future II' and 'III' is up for auction, though the barrier to entry is rather substantial. Of course, this is considered the "best example of all wood hoverboards to have survived the rigors of filming," but whether or not it's worth the $30,000+ asking price is entirely up to you.

BISHOP LAMONT TALKS ABOUT DETOX AND THE DR. DRE AND EVE FALL OUT


According to hiphopdx.com, in a recent interview on the Wendy Williams Experience radio show, Lamont talked about Detox as well as Eve’s quiet fallout with Aftermath and Dr. Dre.

Being somewhat of a spokesman for Dre’s Detox album, Lamont provided a current yet quick report on the project that has put Dre in a mental stalemate. “It’s not done, we about 50% in. You gotta realize with dude, [it’s been] 22 years, and dude is like ‘it’s gotta be the best it can be.’ He’s under pressure, the worst pressure. The worst scrutiny is coming from his own mind, his own ears.”

Switching the subject to former Aftermath signee Eve, Bishop gave his reasoning as to why her music career wasn’t in the right place so to speak. Eve started doing the TV show, Eve was doing the Fetish thing, and she was getting money a lot of other ways. So the same incentive to try and work on records wasn’t there. And Dre wants you to be all in, but she had other ties. So her energy wasn’t the same coming in because when you work with Dre you gotta do 150%.”

After stating he’s been in a metaphoric “concentration camp” working with Dre on both albums, Lamont jokingly confessed he has had very little time for any outside distractions because he’s “always in the cave with 'Dre-dolf Hitler.'”

"The Reformation" is looking at a November release date.


COURTESY OF HIPHOPDX.COM & Thisis50

VOTE FOR HOT ROD: Hot Rod is Up For an Ozone 08 Award



G-Unit's own, Hot Rod aka Mick Swagger is up for an award at this years up and coming Ozone Awards. Hot Rod is up for an award in the , "Patiently Waiting: Arizona" Category. Make sure you vote and show your support for Hot Rod!!!! G G G-Unittt {Voting Ballot Link Inside}

No Morals

Look at Fool "Young Buck" Hanging out with The Game at His Video Shoot. Where is your F*****G Morals Trick

Transformer Star Shia LaBeouf Filps His Truck And Get A DUI!!!!!!!

More trouble for Shia LaBeouf -- the young star of "Transformers" and "Indiana Jones" was busted for DUI last night after a car accide


Shia, 22, was behind the wheel when he flipped his car in Hollywood around 3:00 AM. Officers noted he appeared intoxicated, and he was subsequently booked for misdemeanor DUI and released.

Shia's passenger, along with the driver of the other car involved in the crash, weren't seriously injured. The "Transformers" star was treated for injuries to his head, left hand and knee at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

"Extra" has obtained photos from the accident -- one showing the actor exchanging information with another driver, and another showing his mangled Ford truck after it flipped onto its roof. "Extra" will air video and photos from LaBeouf's accident tomorrow, Monday, July 28th. Click here to see more photos.

Last November, the rising star was busted for trespassing after some disorderly behavior and refusing to leave a Walgreens in Chicago. The charges were eventually dropped.



http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/07/shia_labeouf_popped_for_dui.php

Britney Spears "Sadomasochistic Sex Movie"!!!!!!!


Britney Spears is reportedly in talks to star in a ’sadomasochistic sex movie’.

The troubled 26-year-old singer – who is currently recording her new album – is said to be in final negotiations to star in ‘The Knoxville Carjacking Party’.

The movie will focus on the true story of two students who were allegedly carjacked, kidnapped, raped and killed in the Tennessee city. Ghetto Bragging Rights gossip columnist Clarence Star, who broke the story, believes it could be the right career move for Britney, explaining: “People need to see another side of Britney.”

However, it is feared the mother-of-two will not be able to handle the ‘intensity’ of the disturbing sex scenes. A movie insider said: “’The Knoxville Carjacking Party’ has a lot of sadomasochistic sex scenes in it. While it’s thought Britney can handle any average sex scenes, these scenes have a lot of intensity in them. She would have to raise her performance level to endure some of these scenes.”

In 2007, Channon Gail Christian, 21, and her 23-year-old friend Christopher Newsom are believed to have been murdered after being carjacked some time between January 6 and January 8. Britney is no stranger to the big screen.

In 2002, she starred in teen movie ‘Crossroads’. She was also in line for the role of Daisy Duke in ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ but the part was eventually taken by Britney’s pop rival Jessica Simpson.




http://www.theinsider.com/news/1095433_Britney_Spears_sadomasochist...

Danity Kane ft Missy Elliot - Bad Girls

Danity Kane ft Missy Elliot - Bad Girls

Beyond Luxury

IFR Automotive has revealed its new Aspid luxury sportscar making its world debut at the British International Motor Show. Weighing 1543-pound and powered by a supercharged 2L engine that produces 400hp. Aspid shoots from 0 to 60mph in just 2.8-seconds. It has an ultra-lightweight aluminum extrusion composite paneled chassis with a mass of just 75kg.



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Parking System Alerts Your Phone of Open Spots!!!!!!!


Starting this fall, San Francisco will begin a trial involving wireless parking sensors in 6,000 of its 24,000 metered spaces, enabling antsy drivers to be alerted via street signs or cell phones when a spot becomes available. Only one problem -- give 50 anxious motorists the same message that a single spot is unoccupied, and you've just created a bona fide mess. Though it'd probably be fun to watch from the sidelines, wouldn't you agree.

Comin Back Up


Tatyana Ali is featured in the current issue of the “prestigious” King Magazine where she talks about being Black in Hollyweird and her new album:

What are your thoughts on black Hollywood?
It’s kind of like the Wild West out there, and not just for black Hollywood. In a traditional sense, things look bad—there are people out of work, shows aren’t going up and a lot of films aren’t being made, because of the fear of actors going on strike. But I think it’s a real fertile time to stake your claim. With things up in the air, it creates new space for people who are trying to break through, business-wise.

The same can be said about the music business, yet you’re still dropping a new album.
I found my voice with this album, The Light. I can never stop singing. Remember, I recorded my first album [1998’s Kiss the Sky, MJJ Music] when I was 16, and other people wrote most of the songs. I really wanted the next album that I did to express who I am. And the only way I can do that is to write it myself. So in that sense, I found my voice.

Did you also recruit a gaggle of producers like last time?
No, I finally paired up with a producer named Johnny J, who has sold 100 million albums worldwide and is responsible for a lot of 2Pac’s music.

You’re not going to start rocking bandannas and have THUG LIFE tatted on your body, are you?
Absolutely not, not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s not my personal style. But I’m not gangster—no THUG LIFE tatted on my chest [laughs].

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Kelis Spotting LAX


Kelis was spotted at LAX wearing this disastrous fit. We can’t get over those button-fly “Hammer Pants.”

Respect T.I.'s Vote



T.I. showed his support for the Hip Hop Caucus’ “Respect My Vote” campaign in DC yesterday. We got to hand it to the brotha, it really looks like he’s trying to turn over a new leaf. Dawn form Danity Kane came out to the event as well. More pics below.

Nelly's New Underwear Ad


Peep Nelly’s Sean Jean Underwear ad. A little something hard candy for your viewing pleasure - enjoy.

Apology to African American's

The House of Representatives is set to pass a resolution apologizing to African-Americans for slavery and the era of Jim Crow:

The nonbinding resolution, which is expected to pass, was introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen, a white lawmaker who represents a majority black district in Memphis, Tennessee. While many states have apologized for slavery, it will be first time a branch of the federal government will apologize for slavery if the resolution passes, an aide to Cohen said.

By passing the resolution, the House would also acknowledge the “injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow.” The resolution does not address the controversial issue of reparations. Some members of the African-American community have called on lawmakers to give cash payments or other financial benefits to descendents of slaves as compensation for the suffering caused by slavery. The resolution states that “the vestiges of Jim Crow continue to this day.”

“African-Americans continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim Crow — long after both systems were formally abolished — through enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the loss of human dignity and liberty, the frustration of careers and professional lives, and the long-term loss of income and opportunity,” the resolution states.

The House would also commit itself to stopping “the occurrence of human rights violations in the future,” if it passes the resolution. The resolution will not be the first time lawmakers have apologized to an ethnic group for past injustices.

It’s about damned time. But on the real, the issue of reparations must be addressed too.

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Lawsuit, Lawsuit, Lawsuit

New York-based publisher Simon and Schuster last week filed lawsuits against rival rappers Lil Kim and Foxy Brown. The company claims the two MCs failed to make good on memoir book deals, for which they were both paid advances, according the Billboard.com. The lawsuits, filed July 23 in New York, seek return of the money.

Brown, born Inga Marchand, was reportedly paid $75,000 in 2005 to deliver an autobiography called "Broken Silence" by February 2006; while Lil' Kim, real name Kimberly Denise Jones, was paid $40,000 in 2003 for a novel that was due June 2004. Coincidentally, both women ended up in prison shortly after signing their deals.

Foxy Brown’s attorney, Laura Dilimetin, has spoken out for her client, claiming that Simon and Schuster agreed to allow Foxy to put the project on hold because of her legal woes and a health issue took precendence in the rapper's life. Brown was diagnosed with sudden severe hearing loss the same year she sign her book deal.

"With Simon and Schuster's blessings, Foxy Brown underwent extensive surgical procedures and a lengthy recovery time, fighting to restore her hearing," Dilimetin told AllHipHop in a statement.

After Foxy completed her treatments, Dilmetin says it was the publisher that wanted out of the deal. “Simon and Schuster decided not to go forward with the project," the attorney claimed.

"Many attempts were made by Foxy Brown's agents to resurrect the deal, to no avail," she added. Dilmetin also states that the news of the lawsuit has hurt the entertainer's chances of get a deal with another publisher.

The Ciroc Ads


Diddy's new ad for Ciroc Vodka Truckin along

Who’s Hiding In Hip Hop??


While promoting his book, Hiding in Hip Hop in Detroit at the Black Pride - Hotter Than July event, Terrance Dean ran into Deelishis. He shares how their convo went down:

Well, me and Deelishus were introduced to one another. She notices my book and we got to talking about it. She was like, “Oh my God! We have to talk.”

“No problem,” I said.

“Okay, you know I used to date someone in the business, right?” She looks me in my eyes with her gorgeous smile.

I am definitely attracted to her. There is something about Deelishus that makes you feel welcoming. She is really beautiful with soft feminine features and a dynamic smile.

“Well, who are you talking about?” I asked already knowing who she was referring to. I really wanted her to say his name.

“He is a rapper,” she says coyly.

I get that she is not going to say his name. So I try a different approach.

“Did he used to have long hair?”

She thinks for a moment and then looks at me shocked. She nods her head and says, “Yeah.”

“What do you want to know?” I ask.

“I mean, do you know anything. I heard…” her voice trails off and she looks at me for some indication or confirmation.

“I know some things.”

“Oh my gosh!” Deelishus squeals. She puts her hand over her mouth.

“It’s no secret. We all know.”

“No, no, no,” She continues to squeal and backs away from me. She starts laughing. “Are you serious?”

But, before we could continue, one of the hosts of the party jumps between us to get his photo op on. Then a crowd swells around us. She keeps looking over at me and saying, “Terrance, we have to talk. Seriously we have to talk.”

I smiled at her and told her, “Yeah, we do.” I know she has some things she wants to share with me as well.

We didn’t get the chance to meet up later. Everyone was shoving and clamoring around her to get their pictures taken. I got caught up in some other people, I mean, other things. I am sure me and Deelishus’s paths will cross again.

A rapper who once had long hair that plays for the down-low team? This one’s a head scratcher (damn these freaking hints!!).

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Box Office News: 'Dark Knight' grosses $300M, shattering record


LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Dark Knight" continues to obliterate box office records, crossing the $300 million mark in just 10 days.

The epic Batman saga grossed $75.6 million in its second weekend in theaters, pushing its domestic total to $314,245,000, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Sunday.

That surpasses the record set in 2006 by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which took 16 days to make $300 million.

The latest Batman installment already had broken records for best opening weekend at $158.4 million and best single-day with $66.4 million. It's also busted records in its showings on IMAX screens, making $16.3 million in its first 10 days.

Fellman expects that "Dark Knight" could reach $400 million in about 18 days, which would beat the record "Shrek 2" set in 2004 when it made that much money in 43 days.

"What can you say? We've been getting a lot of repeat business coming in," Fellman said. "Our audience is expanding, like you would expect with terrific word-of-mouth and strong reviews. Our audience is getting a little bit older, that's the good news. We're finding the younger demographic, male and female, coming back."

He called it "a big surprise," adding: "To do $300 (million) plus in 10 days, we just couldn't have predicted it."

"The Dark Knight" could pass "Titanic" as the highest-grossing film in U.S. history, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. James Cameron's 1997 extravaganza made $600,788,188 domestically, a record no other movie has come close to touching.

"The `Titanic' record has sat in a lock box for 10 years. It's a tall order but if any film has a chance to surpass that number, it's got to be `Dark Knight,'" Dergarabedian said.

Director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to his 2005 origin story "Batman Begins," which again stars Christian Bale as the tormented comic-book crime fighter, initially benefited from the mystique of the late Heath Ledger giving his masterful, last performance as the Joker, Dergarabedian said.

"Now, it's all about word-of-mouth," he said. "The first weekend, there was this huge, pent-up demand and eagerness by audiences to see this movie. Now, it's like a freight train — it seems to be unstoppable."

Part of the film's visual allure comes from the fact that 30 minutes of it were shot with IMAX cameras, including an elaborate bank-heist scene at the start.

"Chris (Nolan) has clearly hit upon something," said Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "There are many important filmmakers who we've spoken with in the last couple of weeks about shooting with IMAX cameras."

Coming in second place was "Step Brothers," which had a strong opening of its own with $30 million. The comedy reunites Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, co-stars of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," as 40-year-olds who've never left home and are forced to share a bedroom when their parents get married.

Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony, said this was at the high end of the studio's expectations.

"We'd hoped to be in the mid-to-high $20 (millions), so to hit $30 (million) is a great start," Bruer said. "Having the chemistry of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly together again, reuniting with (director) Adam McKay who did `Talladega Nights,' it's great. They both immerse themselves and the humor comes from their connection."

Sony also has the Will Smith superhero flick "Hancock," which made $8.2 million this past weekend to cross the $200 million mark.

The weekend's other big release was "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," which made an estimated $10.2 million. Ten years after the first "X-Files" movie and six years since the pioneering sci-fi show went off the air, this latest installment finds Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) re-teaming to solve a missing-persons case.

"The hardcore `X-Files' fans, they're happy. And frankly, that's who the movie was made for," said Chris Aronson, distribution executive for 20th Century Fox.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "The Dark Knight," $75.63 million.

2. "Step Brothers," $30 million.

3. "Mamma Mia!" $17.9 million.

4. "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," $10.2 million.

5. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," $9.4 million.

6. "Hancock," $8.2 million.

7. "WALL-E," $6.3 million.

8. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," $4.9 million.

9. "Space Chimps," $4.4 million.

10. "Wanted," $2.7 million.

BREAKING NEWS: EarthQuake Hits LA Today




According to WNBC:

A strong earthquake has shaken Southern California.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was measured at 5.8.

Officials said the quake lasted about 20 seconds and that it hit around 11:42 PT Tuesday.

The jolt was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego and slightly in Las Vegas.

Preliminary information from the USGS estimated that the quake was centered 29 miles east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles near Chino Hills.

For more info click here

The Word According to Jon Voight


Now we are beginning to understand why his daughter Angelina Jolie kicked his wrinkly ass to the curb. Peep this piece of sh*t - an op-ed for the Washington Times - penned by actor Jon Voight (it’s longer than a mutha - but it’s absolutely outrageous):

We, as parents, are well aware of the importance of our teachers who teach and program our children. We also know how important it is for our children to play with good-thinking children growing up.

Sen. Barack Obama has grown up with the teaching of very angry, militant white and black people: the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers and Rev. Michael Pfleger. We cannot say we are not affected by teachers who are militant and angry. We know too well that we become like them, and Mr. Obama will run this country in their mindset.

The Democratic Party, in its quest for power, has managed a propaganda campaign with subliminal messages, creating a God-like figure in a man who falls short in every way. It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.

The Democrats have targeted young people, knowing how easy it is to bring forth whatever is needed to program their minds. I know this process well. I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement. The radicals of that era were successful in giving the communists power to bring forth the killing fields and slaughter 2.5 million people in Cambodia and South Vietnam. Did they stop the war, or did they bring the war to those innocent people? In the end, they turned their backs on all the horror and suffering they helped create and walked away.

Those same leaders who were in the streets in the ’60s are very powerful today in their work to bring down the Iraq war and to attack our president, and they have found their way into our schools. William Ayers is a good example of that.

Thank God, today, we have a strong generation of young soldiers who know exactly who they are and what they must do to protect our freedom and our democracy. And we have the leadership of Gen. David Petraeus, who has brought hope and stability to Iraq and prevented the terrorists from establishing a base in that country. Our soldiers are lifting us to an example of patriotism at a time when we’ve almost forgotten who we are and what is at stake.

If Mr. Obama had his way, he would have pulled our troops from Iraq years ago and initiated an unprecedented bloodbath, turning over that country to the barbarianism of our enemies. With what he has openly stated about his plans for our military, and his lack of understanding about the true nature of our enemies, there’s not a cell in my body that can accept the idea that Mr. Obama can keep us safe from the terrorists around the world, and from Iran, which is making great strides toward getting the atomic bomb. And while a misleading portrait of Mr. Obama is being perpetrated by a media controlled by the Democrats, the Obama camp has sent out people to attack the greatness of Sen. John McCain, whose suffering and courage in a Hanoi prison camp is an American legend.

Gen. Wesley Clark, who himself has shame upon him, having been relieved of his command, has done their bidding and become a lying fool in his need to demean a fellow soldier and a true hero.

This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way.

We’ve just about had it with these tired ass racist windbags - seriously. Just like a rigid old fart, this geezer is incapable of accepting reality. We all know the real deal: Obama All The Way.

YES WE CAN!!!!!

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In the Park Wit Daddy

Diddy and trusty ole Kim Porter were seen spending some quality time with their 19 month old twins D’lila Star and Jesse James in Central Park recently. Apparently Diddy’s other sons Christian and Justin were along for the ride as well.

via Bossip

New Album Cover


T Pain’s new album cover - set to drop Sept. 30th. We see what they’re trying to do here - but we’re just not quite feeling it.

Solange On Bust


Solange graces the cover of Bust Magazine. Lil Miss Free Spirit also recently lost her “vlogging virginity.”

Click HERE to watch Solange stumble through her first vlog entry, cussing and all.

Still Can't Get Real


In a recent interview, Rick Ross continued to deny ever being a corrections officer:

“In the game we in, it’s real competitive,” Ross told Power 98.3 FM. “Competitors have to do what they have to do to eat. We making the best music. Y’all seen the BET Awards, y’all saw the magazine. We the biggest in the game, we the best in the game. Just keeping it real. And anytime somebody can attack my character, like I said, you get nothing from the Boss. I don’t give haters the pleasure.“

“When you get to my level, you’re a great conversation piece,” Rick Ross calmly explained. “I’m big on the blogs, I’m big on the magazines, and I appreciate that as an artist. That’s why I’m in the game. I got in this game to introduce people and to make great music. And that’s what it’s about.

“We gon’ keep the records coming, we gon’ keep the music coming. Like I said, I’m one of the realest sources of this real street music in this game. Straight out of Miami, straight out of M-I-Yayo. One of my closest homies was on America’s Most Wanted.”

Ross also revealed that he and Foxy Brown were no longer an item.

Is the fact that he claims to know someone who was once on America’s Most Wanted supposed to prove something? He probably met that dude while he was working at the pen. SMH.

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On The Street:

Zoe Kravitz was “out and about” looking rather cute in her summery get up. Actress Jurnee Smollett was also spotted at the world premiere of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.”

NAS AND KELIS SET TO RECORD AN ALBUM TOGETHER


According to hiphopdx.com, Nas and Kelis have been together for quite some time. During this time, the couple has gone into a studio to record their fair share of tracks. Those songs were served up to mixed reviews but they have shared some commercial success with Kelis'

"Me and my wife was thinking about doing this record together," he recently told MTV. This follows last week's report that he had aspirations of doing two albums soon, one entire produced by Dr. Dre and another one entirely produced by DJ Premier.

"I'm doing my dream. If you could, wouldn't you do it? What else would you do?" Nas said last week. "Every time I do something, it's, 'Oh, he's doing it because this and that.' Since my first album, everybody has an explanation of why. What am I supposed to be doing here? So I wanna drop the Dre album and the Premier album on the same day. That's what I'm thinking."

Nasty's mind is still on Untitled, though. Soon, the Queens emcee is expected release a single to follow "Hero," which has been getting healthy spins on radio stations. While some may have been blindsided by a Polow Da Don produced track for the LP, Nas spoke on why he went that route.

"I was almost gonna not do a single, but I wanted a song I could hear in the clubs, 'cause I knew the album didn't have that. I wanted a song that I could hear when I'm poppin' bottles. That's what 'Hero' was for me. Polow was one of my favorite guys; he's just a nice-ass guy. ... I was like, 'No single, no video. Let's just make this a record that we talk about.' "

"Blindfold Me." Now, the duo is planning something else. This time, the two may be collaborating on an entire album together.


Courtesy of Hiphopdx.com and thisis50

New Lloyd Banks!! "Moneywalks"





Jay-Z Debuts His Wedding Ring In NYC!!!!!!!




Jay-Z emerges from his Manhattan apartment on Friday wearing his wedding ring. Courtesy of Popsugar

pics via Thisis50

Did 50 cent put Olivia out on the street?


Check out what the dumbasses at Mediafakeout.com had as a headline...

"50 CENT: I FORECLOSED ON OLIVIA'S HOME ... AND PUT HER OUT ON THE STREET!!

July 27, 2008. MediaTakeOut.com caught wind that in a recent interview with the good folk over at Sister 2 Sister magazine, 50 Cent claimed to have bought former G-Unit member Olivia a house - and then put her out when she was kicked out of G-Unit.

Here's an excerpt from the interview:

50 Cent: In Olivia's case, I actually bought her a home [but] she's not actually on the label anymore .... When Olivia saw that [I bought Prodigy from Mobb Deep a home], she wanted to move into her own place. She didn't have that brand that allowed her just to pay [me] back, so I said 'let me just buy the place [in my name].'

She maintained the upkeep, and a year from now - best case scenario, she can buy the house. And worst case scenario, she would have paid for the upkeep for a year and I'll be able to sell it with a little bit of equity involved in the apartment.

Sister 2 Sister: Is she not performing at all now?

50 Cent: Not that I know of

It makes business sense ... but that's cold blooded 50 .... COLD BLOODED" Mediatakeout.com


Umm cold-blooded? I'm sorry but how many people (mediatakeout employees included) would allow someone to keep living in a home that you bought with your own money?

I think if 50 did put Olivia out, then he made the right decision...why should she get any kind of financial support from him since she has left the label? Why is 50 suddenly the bad guy?

Olivia should have stayed at her parents house until she blew up and was able to afford her own home...dumbass move and I personally would not have let any man (even 50!) buy an apartment on my behalf, oh hell to tha naw!!!!

Listen up ladies who read this blog, some advice that my mama always told me.....

1. Never depend on any man for anything - only ever consider it if he is your husband or your father

2. Stand on your own two feet and get your own property! And if by some chance a man buys you a property, then at least get him to buy it for you as a gift and in your name (you should also have a legal document to prove this!)

3. Never accept expensive gifts from a man (especially extremley rich ones) without knowing if there are any strings attached (and trust me, there usually are! and this includes, cars, diamonds, homes and furs!!!) ....he might just wake up one day and want them all back!

There is so much more that I can put on this blog on this topic cos there are too many chicks out there looking for a man to give them a free ride! Have some self respect, get a job, if you can get an education and get it ofr yourself! If you don't have that much of a brain then at least save up and buy yourself some fake boobs/fake ass/lipo and start a modelling career!

You can do it ladies...there's no better feeling than knowing that you can get that money on your own hard sweat!

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Amy Winehouse Taken to E.R. After Rx Reaction


Amy Winehouse's health is, once again, in doctors' hands.

The troubled chanteuse was rushed to a London hospital Monday night after suffering an adverse reaction to medication, E! News has confirmed.

"Please be advised that Amy Winehouse suffered a reaction to medication at home this evening and was taken to the hospital," the singer's rep, Tracey Miller, said. "Doctors have advised that she will be kept under observation overnight and is likely to be released tomorrow."

Winehouse was reportedly admitted to University College Hospital in Bloomsbury.

Eyewitnesses outside the 24-year-old songbird's townhouse saw her being escorted from the premises in a wheelchair, according to SplashNewsOnline, which first reported the latest twist in Winehouse's physical-stature saga.

The aforementioned emergency comes a week after Winehouse learned that beloved hubby Blake Fielder-Civil would be spending at least 18 more months behind bars for witness-tampering and barely a month after she spent a week undergoing various tests following a fainting spell.

Winehouse's rep, clarifying her father's initial remarks to the press about his little girl having emphysema, said that the Grammy winner was showing early stage symptoms of the chronic respiratory disease.

"Obviously, if she doesn't quit smoking, it's going to get worse, like everyone else...with patience, her lungs will recover completely," Mitch Winehouse told BBC Radio 1.

"With no more inhalation of smoke of any kind, she's going to be absolutely fine."

While photographic evidence shows that she hasn't exactly been taking it easy, Winehouse was apparently healthy enough to perform at Nelson Mandela's 90th-birthday extravaganza and England's Glastonbury festival last month.

Breezy and Reezy Romantic Splash


Now if it isn’t everyone’s favorite item…Rihanna and Chris Brown were seen enjoying some jet ski festivities in Ocean City, Maryland over the weekend. We were beginning to wonder about these two but it seems there still hangin’ in there - for the time being of course.

pics via Bossip

A Global Phenomenon

When the all-Black issue of Vogue Italia hit the stands, no one could have predicted its’ outrageous success.

In the world of fashion magazines, a black model on the cover of the publication is is a rare occurrence. The justification for this disparity is often that issues with black cover models don't sell. This month, however, the so-called "black" issue of Italian Vogue has proven that theory to be at least somewhat flawed.

As reported by UK news source The Guardian, in the past four weeks, the issue has caused such a phenomenal demand at news-stands in Britain and the United States that Condé Nast, the publisher, has rushed to reprint and distribute 40,000 more copies.

Conceived by editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, and shot by Steven Meisel from a roster of 18 new, established and former stars, the July 'black issue' sold out in Britain on arrival. Borders bookstores in the country have reported that demand was up 654% from the previous issue.

"It has been unprecedented, a sensation, although that wasn't the aim," said Jonathan Newhouse, chairman of Condé Nast International. Here in the States, the issue is shrink-wrapped and stickered with the words "First Reprint. The Most Wanted Issue Ever."

"I've been watching the news-stands since the beginning. There are lines of women when they hear of a new shipment," says Kenya Hunt, the young black style editor of Metro International News in magazine sales are really hurting." New York. "The news-stand guys are hustling, locking it up in the back and charging $25, $28, when the real price is $16. Yesterday, I saw it on eBay for $50. There is a climate shift. This is the year of the presidential election. And this at a time when

The issue isn't new for Hunt, who wrote a piece about the absence of black models a year ao which was generally met with silence from the industry. Now, she says, everyone is eager to quote the article.

Feds cancel probe into Rev Al Sharpton's finances!


"Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal investigation involving the finances of Al Sharpton.

Sharpton said he’d learned a lesson: “I have learned that everybody is not necessarily out to get you. And, I hope [prosecutors] have learned that everybody who questions the system is not trying to beat the system.”

Authorities were looking for tax fraud and probing allegations that Sharpton had extorted donations to his National Action Network from corporate sponsors by threatening to boycott them and their products.

Sharpton said that “was a total fabrication. Some of the companies called me, outraged.”

According to the reports, since the criminal case has ended, it has been turned over to the IRS to pursue civilly. The IRS is still calculating what it believes the organization owes in taxes. “I make money, so I can pay,” Sharpton said.


Sharpton recently told the N.Y. Daily News that he was invited to appear on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, as well as Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, but declined over the importance of the upcoming election. “This is a serious election. I don’t want to be dancing with the stars when I should be protecting the vote.” Concreteloop.com

Nothing Like B-Day and Prison



Nick Hogan got a family’s worth of presents for his 18th birthday on Sunday, as his parents and girlfriend visited him in jail.

Hulk Hogan and estranged wife Linda arrived separately, a source on the scene told Access Hollywood. Each brought gifts, with Hulk bringing a birthday cake and balloons and Linda rolling in with a skateboard for her incarcerated son.

“Nick always wanted a skateboard and I finally got it for him and he’s going to enjoy it,” she said, according to the source.

Nick’s girlfriend brought balloons as well.

However, the family didn’t get to see him in person — according to the source, the county now does all visitations via videophone, with the family allowed to sing him “Happy Birthday” as a group before spending individual time on the videophone.


Upon turning 18, Nick was moved from the jail’s juvenile wing to its adult section.

Nick is serving an eight-month sentence after pleading no contest to felony reckless driving, which led to a crash that left his friend, John Graziano, paralyzed.


http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/10542/nick-hogans-family-bi...

Gnarls Barkley - Reckoner @ The Hollywood Bowl

In case ya missed Gnarls Barkley Last night at the Hollywood Bowl here is a snippet of the them doing a Radiohead song Gnarls Barkley - Reckoner

Mc Donald's is 40

There's something sexy about a Big Mac and Common...Somehow the two sound so right together.

Social Butterflies Sanaa Lathan and Serena Williams were spotted at the McDonald’s Big Mac 40th Birthday Party (has it really been 40 years???)and to rap it all up Ne Yo Came with it singing

Yachting Swirl

Naomi Campbell was seen getting physical with her billionaire boyfriend Vladislav Doronin while on his yacht off the coast of St. Tropez yesterday. Apparently things are getting heavy between the two:

The pair’s relationship has become increasingly serious after Naomi introduced Doronin to 12 of her most trusted friends at a dinner party in the South of France last month.

One of Naomi’s guests, Brazilian writer Bruno Astuto, said: ‘She said it was love at first sight and he is completely in love with her. Watching them look deeply into each other’s eyes, it was obvious that this is a very serious affair.

We all know Naomi’s track record (and temper), let’s see how long this one lasts.