New Music: Mary J. Blige – “Whole Damn Year”
As she preps for the release of her forthcoming album The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige drops off a new song entitled, “Whole Damn Year.” Following a toxic relationship, the songstress works to mend her heart.
“It took a whole damn year to repair my body.. took a whole damn year… Gon’ take a long, long year for me to trust somebody.. take a long, long year,” she sings.
Mary’s new album is due December 2, via Capitol Records.
Hear the emotional tune HERE.
I like this it sounds like Classic Mary J!
Did Snoop Dogg made Joseline CRY at The BET Hip Hop Awards?
Insiders claim Love and Hip Hop Atlanta star Joseline Hernandez was the butt of many jokes at the BET Hip Hop Awards show taping Saturday night and according to reports the Puerto Rican Princess just couldn't take it…
Sources tell All Hip Hop BET Hip-Hop Awards show host Snoop Dogg was ruthless when it came to the Joseline jokes and that other presenters joined in on the fun.
The source claims Joseline was last seen storming out of the venue in tears, trailed by Stevie J, and was later found bawling uncontrollably inside the ladies room
DON'T GAG: Tyler Perry is Expecting His First Child
Hold on to your WIGS! But word on the street is that Tyler Perry is going to be a daddy, he announced that he is going to have a baby on his 45th birthday
While Tyler didn’t reveal who the mother is, sources close to Perry believe that it’s likely to be 28-year-old Ethiopian named Gelila Bekele, pictured above. They’ve been together off an on “Supposedly” for five years or so. I know the shade is coming soon but for now...
Congratulations!
WEDDING FAB: L.A. Clippers Baller Jamal Crawford & Tori (Lucas) Crawford
At their waterfront mansion in Seattle, Jamal & Tori (Lucas) Crawford wed on August 23rd in front of family friends. And we are so here for the pics. Judge Mathis performed the ceremony. And photography team The Azzura Cafe captured the romantic day.
While the bride and her five bridesmaids--who donned champagne sequin gowns--got dolled up at the Crawford home, the fellas got ready at the nearby Hotel 1000.
Also attending the wedding: Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Hawes, Isaiah Thomas, and Nate Robinson.
Jamal and the groomsmen arrived by boat. Sweet!
And the couple had thousands of rose petals lining the aisle.
This house....
The twosome had their reception at Benaroya Hall, where Brian McKnight sang "Love of My Life".
Yep, Sir Mix-A-Lot made a surprise appearance to perform "Baby Got Back
Beautiful.
Congrats to the Crawfords!
Congrats to the Crawfords!
Leonardo, Eva & Seth: Clinton Global Citizen Awards Fun
Rounding out the weekend with a high-profile event, a host of hot celebrities checked in at the 8th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards in New York City
Former President Bill Clinton, his wife Hillary and their pregnant daughter Chelsea welcomed stars like Eva Longoria and Seth Meyers to the stage at Sheraton Times Square.
Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio stepped up to the podium to deliver a passionate speech about the “real and terrifying crisis” known as climate change.
The “Titanic” stud explained, "Climate change is compromising the very livability of our planet. Less than three percent of all philanthropic giving goes toward protecting and preserving our environment. Together we can find ways to scale up funding and create intelligent partnerships. By protecting our oceans and our wild lands we allow species to recover, local communities to thrive and ultimately maintain a stable climate for all life on Earth.”
There’s a SOCIALITE party going on in The ATL and The Real Housewives of Atlanta ARE NOT INVITED!
OOOPS HOT Tea Alert! new upscale mixed-use development is opening in Buckhead featuring high-end retail shops from Hermès, Dior, Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin and Helmut Lang.
Now spy witnesses are claiming at an invitation only grand-opening event The Real Housewives of Atlanta were not exactly welcome with open arms by Atlanta's elite…
According to Tamara Tattles
"There were actual, Atlanta socialites at this function, not paid Bravo stand ins. The cameras were very limited to “media shots only.” We will NOT get to see the faces of real Atlantans recoiling in horror, but this is what I am a hearing…"
Well Tamara gives a FIERCER STORY…Just CLICK HERE and go over to her for the FULL TEA!
Bow Wow & Erica Mena Engaged; Rapper Says: “I Did This Out Of My Heart.”
Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Bow Wow and Erica Mena. They announced the news over the weekend, when the 106 & Park host shared a pic that showed Erica’s hand placed with her diamond sparkler alongside his Rolex. He is now speaking out about their engagement, saying: “I did this out of love.”
While talking to his “106” co-host Keshia Chanté on Monday, he said he’s been knowing her since shooting the video for his 2006 single, “Fresh Azimiz.” “It was the Pisces-Scorpio connect thing,” he said. “It just happened. If you meet somebody like that and the bond is right, then you gotta go ahead and make it do what it do.”
And for those that feel that the news may be for publicity, he assures, “I did this out of my heart.”:
It’s far from a publicity stunt. I’ve never been the type of person to do anything for publicity. I don’t need it. I’m on TV every day. I did this out of my heart, I did this out of love.
Erica also dished on their engagement; calling in to Hot 97 on Monday. “I’m doing things different with this one,” she said.
Congrats!
Lauryn Hill ANGERS her fans in England to PROTEST HER!
Concert goers stage mass walkout and sing-a-long after Lauryn Hill shows up hours late and then murders her hits with unrecognizable remixes in Brixton…
Social media lit up Saturday night after fans rebelled against Lauryn Hill, walking out of her concert in droves whiling holding a giant sing-a-long of 'Killing Me Softly' after Lauryn showed up hours late singing unrecognizable versions of her hits.
WATCH:
WOW..Still doing shows I see!
Kris Jenner Officially Files For Divorce, After 11 Months
It’s officially over for Bruce and Kris Jenner. After 22 years of marriage, Kris has filed for divorce. According to E!, the couple had been separated for 11 months, before the Kardashian matriarch officially filed. The site reports:
"According to court documents filed Sept. 22 in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by E! News, Kris cited the ever-standard irreconcilable differences as the reason for the breakup. She requested joint"
"custody of 17-year-old daughter Kylie Jenner, the only minor left in the Kardashian-Jenner brood. She listed their date of separation as June 1, 2013."
Reportedly, Kris and Bruce have lived separately for quite some time, despite spending lots of time together. Neither has yet to comment
New York Times Apologizes for "Angry Black Woman" Review of Shonda Rhimes' New TV Show"
Time to face this scandal. The New York Times apologized for its controversial review of Shonda Rhimes' new show, How to Get Away with Murder, on Monday, Sept. 22, through its public editor Margaret Sullivan.
"The article on the television producer Shonda Rhimes hadn’t yet appeared in Sunday’s paper, but the virtual world was ablaze in protest over it on Friday after it was published online," Sullivan wrote. "There are some big questions here — about diversity, about editing procedures and about how The Times deals with stories about women and race. They are worth exploring in depth," continued Sullivan. "This is a preliminary post, and I’ll be adding to it later today, or posting again. But I’ll say this much: The readers and commentators are correct to protest this story. Intended to be in praise of Ms. Rhimes, it delivered that message in a condescending way that was — at best — astonishingly tone-deaf and out of touch."
Writer and longtime Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley released a statement to Us Weekly addressing the review on Monday. "In the review, I referenced a painful and insidious stereotype solely in order to praise Ms. Rhimes and her shows for traveling so far from it. If making that connection between the two offended people, I feel bad about that. But I think that a full reading allows for a different takeaway than the loudest critics took," Stanley told Us.
"The same applies to your question about 'less than classically beautiful.' Viola Davis said it about herself in the NYT magazine, more bluntly. I commended Ms. Rhimes for casting an actress who doesn’t conform to television’s narrow standards of beauty; I have said the same thing about Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect. I didn’t think Times readers would take the opening sentence literally... Regrettably, this stereotype is still too incendiary to raise even in arguing that Ms. Rhimes has killed it once and for all."
The offending article was a review of executive producer Rhimes' new ABC show, How to Get Away with Murder, starring Oscar-nominated actress Davis. In it, longtime TV critic Stanley controversially wrote: "When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman." Stanley also referred to Davis as "less classically beautiful" than lighter-skinned black TV female actresses like Kerry Washington and Halle Berry.
The piece elicited outrage — from readers and stars alike, including Scandal star Washington, who took to Twitter to slam the storied paper for its words. Sullivan, in her piece Monday, featured one reader's letter to the paper's executive editor, Dean Baquet, on Monday. "Ms. Stanley’s story was a backhand to me and it hurts," the letter read. "For the first time, I am considering cancelling my New York Times subscription because this story is much more than disagreeing with the writer’s opinion. This story denigrated every black woman in America, beginning with Shonda Rhimes, that dares to strive to make a respectable life for herself."
Sullivan also wrote that she addressed the controversy with her colleagues, including Stanley, culture editor Danielle Mattoon, and Baquet. About her story, Stanley claimed that "her intentions were misunderstood, and seemed to blame the Twitter culture for that, with a reference to 140 characters."
Mattoon also spoke to Sullivan on Monday and "offered words of regret" to readers about the insensitive piece. "There was never any intent to offend anyone and I deeply regret that it did," Mattoon told Sullivan. "Alessandra used a rhetorical device to begin her essay, and because the piece was so largely positive, we as editors weren’t sensitive enough to the language being used." Mattoon revealed that three editors vetted the story, but none raised "objections or questioned the elements of the article."
Mattoon concluded, "This is a signal to me that we have to constantly remind ourselves as editors of our blind spots, what we don’t know, and of how readers may react.".
Lil Kim Hits The Stage At SOURCE360 In Brooklyn
Over the weekend in her hometown of Brooklyn....Lil Kim got back in her element and hit the stage for the SOURCE360 concert at the Barclays Center on Saturday. She also trekked it back to her hometown, hitting the stage in Brooklyn.
She took to her Twitter to thank her fans tweeting, "BROOKLYN!!!! Thank U for the love. Had to come thru and murder the stage last night to represent for my borough …"
In celebration of The Source’s 25th anniversary, the new mom (who's looking great post baby by the way) is proving she still has it. She rocked the stage with performances of her 2011 mixtape title track “Black Friday”, taking back with the “Quiet Storm” remix featuring Havoc of Mobb Deep and her 50 Cent assisted track “Magic Stick”. She also performed her remix to Bobby Shmurda’s catchy single, “Hot N*gga.”
WATCH:
Please just come out with a new project already!
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘The Belly Shirt’
Maybe someone should let him know that he won’t be wrastlin’ any alligators in the middle of Walmart so that outfit doesn’t really fit his surroundings.
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
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