MORNING GOODS! A Shirtless Romeo Miller Goes Hiking!
Romeo Miller went hiking in Cali with his girlfriend Toneata Morgan. The shirtless 26-year-old was spotted on an afternoon hike trekking through the trails at Fryman Canyon with his pageant queen girlfriend Toneata Morgan.
It appears the twosome's still going strong, even after having to deal with hate over their interracial relationship where the Brotherly Love star wasted no time to defend.
Wendy Williams Goes GLAM For EBONY Magazine's May 2015 Cover
Mom, mogul and messy is how you can describe Wendy Williams.
The talk show maven has carried "The Wendy Williams Show" into its sixth season and seventh year to become a reigning queen in daytime tv. Not to mention her new clothing line on HSN and Executive Producer credits on networks like the iD channel. So it's only right she's gracing EBONY's next issue, which focuses on million dollar moms, empire building and more.
While looking pretty damn fab on the cover, Wendy is dishing on her favorite roles – mother, daughter, non-hoity-toity kitchen master, and campy visual artist. But what she's not is a celebrity befriender. She tells the mag:
“Sometimes I feel a little guilty, like there is going to come a time when all of this isn’t going on and I’m going to regret not lunching at Michael’s with the celebrity girls. But right now, this feels great,” Williams says of home being the place she prefers to be.
Wendy will also be discussing the intricacies of her marriage and business relationship with husband, co-executive producer, and manager Kevin Hunter. She's also set to host the "R&B Divas: LA" reunion tonight on TvOne.
The May 2015 issue of EBONY hits newsstands this Friday, April 24th.
Morning Goods: Meet LaMar Clothing Designer of Super Duper Fresh INC
Ladies and prolly Gents too…LOL! Feast your eyes on this Morning Goods! Meet LaMar and up and coming Urban clothing designer who’s line is titled ‘SuperFresh’ here’s some Info from his bio on his sites webpage!
Super Fresh is a grassroots company started on a shoestring budget of $450. This money was for the development of my his first website in 2008. Small but organized studio, smart decision making, premium quality, and a huge creative mind is the makeup of Superfresh.
The way he runs his business is time consuming and strategic. He does not have staff running social media for him. He actually takes the time to reply back to as many questions, compliments, and messages possible that he receives on social media. Even as he expands, he never wants to disconnect himself from his brand!
That’s w’sup! Well before you view and order some of his fashions. Take a look AT HIM.
Does Nick Cannon Wants Reconciliation with Mariah for Financial Reasons?
Last week Nick Cannon hinted that a reconciliation with estranged wife Mariah Carey was not out of the question Are Nick's reconciliation dreams motivated by the drastic change in his lifestyle since filing for divorce from MiMi…?
According to OK Magazine: Nick Cannon is having to greatly scale down his spending now that he is no longer with the music legend. He’s behaving like he still has access to his ex’s bank account. But his own paychecks are nowhere near high enough to sustain his expensive habits.
And seeing that Cannon made a point to spend Easter with Carey and their two children, many are convinced he is attempting to keep his ex close to possibly help keep his expensive lifestyle afloat.
Well with this Vegas residency coming up Mariah is sure nuff going to get some coins coming!
Kanye West Takes His Turn on Paper Magazine April 2015 Cover
Last year his wife “broke the internet” with her nude photo spread for Paper magazine, and now Kanye West has his own cover for the popular publication.
In his interview, the “Black Skinhead” rapper shot down the theory that he and his musical peers are part of some secret society- “I am tired of people pinpointing musicians as the Illuminati. That's ridiculous. We don’t run anything; we’re celebrities. We’re the face of brands.”
Kanye also gushed over his adorable daughter North West- “When I look in North’s eyes, I’m happy about every mistake I’ve ever made. I’m happy that I fought to bring some type of reality to this world we choose to stay in right now, driven by brands and corporations.” West added, “I think the scariest thing about me is the fact that I just believe. I believe awesome is possible and I believe that beauty is important.”
Is my Girl Janet Jackson Ready for a Comeback?
Janet Jackson has been largely M.I.A. since her marriage to Wissam Al Mana [click here if you missed that], but recent Tweets from the former Queen of Pop indicate she may be ready for a come back..
Elusive pop star Janet Jackson showed up on Twitter the other day to respond to a plea begging her to come back to the music industry.
Then days later Janet popped back up again sending this cryptic Tweet about not letting go.
My Fingers are crossed….And so are yours!
Coming Up: Kelly Rowland & Brandy Nab New BET Series, “Chasing Destiny” & “Zoe Moon”
New mom Kelly Rowland is entering the reality tv world. No worries, she will not be making any cameos on “Love & Hip Hop” or “Real Housewives.” She has landed her very own reality series and it will fall in line with what she loves doing the most: Singing!
As a former member of multi-platinum girl singing group Destiny’s Child, Kelly knows a thing or two about what it takes to make it in the music biz. So, the talented singer and BET have teamed up for the brand new talent competition show, “Chasing Destiny.”
According to BET, “Chasing Destiny” will follow a search for the hottest and most talented up-and-coming singer that will bring together young women with all that's required to meet Kelly Rowland’s standards for excellence. This sort of sounds like Kelly will be returning to the judge’s chair to weed through talents much like her stint on the “X Factor”.
And Kelly seems to be excited about her new show, happily tweeting:
Excited to launch my new show with @BET - "Chasing Destiny" http://t.co/DqcNfUYrH3 pic.twitter.com/QpEszwN2Xf
— KELENDRIA ROWLAND (@KELLYROWLAND) April 20, 2015
Speaking of her new show....
Kelly hit the carpet at the #ExperienceBETn2015 Upfront event held at Waldorf Astoria in Chicago to announce her upcoming show. The R&B songstress linked up with raptress MC Lyte, celeb financial coach Lynn Richardson and more to pose it up before hitting the stage.
Kelly & Lyte also snapped a cute "us-sie" while waiting backstage. Loves it!
Another show coming to the network....
Although BET’s “The Game” is in its last and final run, that doesn’t mean we won’t be seeing Brandy on the network any longer.
The R&B singing sensation will be starring in a new rom-com series titled “Zoe Moon,” where she plays a newly divorced single mom who makes a life-changing decision to start a new career as a cosmetics mogul. The problem is, her ex-husband and her 10-year-old son aren’t ready for Zoe’s new endeavor (or her new dating life) and will cause a few bumps in the road.
And that's not all. Brandy is booked honey! She’s currently gearing up for her role as Roxie Hart in the Broadway musical “Chicago” set to kick-off at the Ambassador Theatre on April 28th. She may also be heading back ito the studio soon as well. B-Rocka shared a video recently of her and Jazmine Sullivan flexing their amazing vocal skills and announced a duet would be coming soon. We’re here for it all!
No word on when the shows will be making their debuts, but we’ll keep you posted. Will you be tuning in?
Nicki Minaj Collaborates With Nike On New ‘Pinkprints’ Sneaker
Nicki Minaj has a Nike collaboration in the works. She released her third studio album, The Pinkprint, late last year, and in line with the LP/tour, Nicki’s new kicks (in collaboration with the Jordan Classic team) are called Pinkprints.
The Young Money star took to Instagram to tease the new sneaker (she also rock’d a cute Chanel jacket in the pic), and in expressing her excitement about the collabo, she wrote:
When you’re a girl but your custom #PinkprintJORDANS are about to sh*t on every male rapper who’s ever stepped FOOT in the sneaker game!!!! LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO This is just a TASTE of the secret that’s about to be revealed!!!!! See ya in a sec BROOKLYN!!! Barclays CENTER. #JordanBRANDClassic PrettyGANG bout to be LITTTTT Yeezy’s aint seein these!
Nicki’s Pinkprints made their debut during her performance at the Jordan Brand Classic, which was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Get another look at Nicki’s new kicks below… will you be copping a pair?
In ‘EMPIRE’ NEWS!
Opulent mansion where hip hop saga Empire is filmed goes on sale for $13 million
Do you want to live like hip hop mogul Lucious Lyon from the hit show 'Empire'?
If you have the bank balance of a mogul you could splash out on the house used for location shoots in the Fox show, which is filmed in the Chicago area.
The enormous 20,000 square foot mansion in the ritzy suburb of Barrington is opulent and private, sitting by two lakes in eight acres of manicured gardens.
The sophisticated five bedroom, nine bathroom French Country-style estate that serves as a glamorous backdrop to the show is listed at $13 million, having failed to find a buyer at $15.9 million since it first hit the market in 2013.
It took five years to build the enormous mansion, with construction finally coming to a halt in 2008. This lengthy building period was partly due to the huge amount of custom woodwork and ornamentation in the house
The mansion even has an owner worthy of Empire, in strip club owner Sam Cecola, according to Curbed.
Cecola owns the Admiral Theater strip club in Albany Park, Illinois, and previously owned the Club Paradise strip club in Las Vegas.
He had to relinquish ownership of the Las Vegas property due to legal problems involving tax fraud and alleged connections to organized crime.
The house includes a wet bar, walnut-paneled library, huge gourmet kitchen and a built-in safe and state-of-the-art security system.
Outside there is a dog run, an outdoor pool, outdoor fireplace and a pond, as well as extensive waterfront views. In the show, Luscious Lyon, played by Terence Howard, has been diagnosed with ALS and is trying to determine which of his three sons will succeed him and run his entertainment business.
His outspoken ex-wife, Cookie, played by Taraji P. Henson, is fresh out of prison after 17 years for drug dealing and is also demanding her share of the business.
ALSO
Becky and Porsha Get Promotions on Empire
Fan favorites, Lucious Lyons' assistant Becky and Cookie Lyons' assistant Porsha will have bigger roles on Empire next season…
It was announced that Gabourey Sidibe and Ta’Rhonda Jones have been promoted to series regulars on Empire.
Writing for season two began last week but an air date for next season has not been announced.
Explosive Emails Leak Between Ludacris And Tamika Fuller (Emails)
Last month rapper Ludacris was awarded full primary custody of his daughter Cai Bella Bridges after proving her mother, Tamika Fuller, unfit. With nothing to lose Tamika ‘allegedly’ leaks heartless email exchange between herself and the Atlanta rapper.
MediaTakeOut got their hands on the alleged exchange where Ludacris forbids Tamika from FaceTiming with Cai and threatens to take her out of school unless Tamika pays for it.
Wiz Khalifa Teams Up With BAPE For New Collection
Wiz Khalifa's latest venture comes with his upcoming collection with A Bathing Ape. This collection will come with t-shirts. long-sleeves, & a hoodie. BAPE gives us their classic Ape design with the addition of Wiz's dreads, Kurt Cobain shades, & his face tat.
The collaboration will be released at the New York BAPE store on April 25th and online on May 2nd.Check out the Wiz Khalifa x BAPE Collection below:
I don’t see it (personally) How about you?
Nikko Smith Says Mimi Faust Asked Him to Be Her Fake Boyfriend For Love & Hip Hop
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’s Nikko is spilling all sorts of tea about the drama that he’s currently knee-deep in, compliments of his now ex-girlfriend Mimi Faust. This week, the music producer/reality star visited Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning and shared a bit of insight of some of the messier moments that have recently happened and some of the behind-the-scenes fiascos.
Here’s the quick and dirty:
-At some point, Nikko says he was d*mn hear homeless. He lived in LA with his wife, as a music producer. She too was trying to launch her music career. Things got low financially so they had to move. He says that he was making good money as a producer in the 90’s.
-Nikko claims that Mimi and her manager approached him, off-season, saying that she needed a love interest for the upcoming season. He says that Mimi, her manager and a VH1 producer wined and dined him in LA, presenting him with the opportunity.
-He alludes that the show is sorta-kinda scripted (ie They shoot scenes over).
-He believes that he’s been edited to be a villain.
-His wife decided to join the show so that she could have a voice.
Peep a few excerpts of the interview below:
Being approached by Mimi and her manager to play her boyfriend on the show:
"It made sense to after what Steven Jordan did to her. They invited me out to dinner. They did the whole wine and dine me. They had the producer for VH1 at the time with them."
If he’s glad that he did the show:
"It gave me a notriety that people didn’t know before."
If he thinks he looks like an asshole on the show:
"They’ve got the best editors in the world…I go with it because I sign my name on that dotted line like everybody else."
On who approached an outside entity about the film, after it had already leaked:
"Yes, we both submitted this."
How much they made from the sex tape:
"Let me say this. I get a check every month. And I’m cool with that. Now did we get what are value was worth? No, we definitely didn’t get that."
If he feels he’s taking advantage of Mimi with their book deal:
"It’s a deal that she made. She was happy with it. She had no idea of putting no book together at all. I managed the deal. I think I can deserve 25%. She’s mad because of the wife situation."
Keeping his marriage a secret from Mimi:
"Me being being married didn’t effect Mimi. I was with Mimi every day for a whole year.
Me and my wife wasn’t together when I came onto the show. The reason we stayed married is for legal reasons."
Why his wife is now on the show:
"I brought her on the show because she wants to speak up for herself."
If you want to WATCH the video. You can below!
Thoughts!
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Morning Goods! Haitian Fitness Trainer And Hunk, Fabrice Auguste
Today’s Morning Goods is Fabrice Auguste. Out of Haiti, the fitness trainer is owner of the gym XRIMFIT gym there and as you will soon see, he takes his body, and the bodies of others (as a personal trainer) seriously. Check out more shots of Mr. Auguste on the next few pages
FIRST LOOK: Nina Simone Documentary, ‘What Happened Miss Simone?’
So guess what, Netflix has released a FIRST LOOK clip from the upcoming documentary about jazz icon, Nina Simone, titled “What Happened Miss Simone?”
The film comes from Academy Award® nominated director/producer, Liz Garbus and features never-before-heard recordings and rare archival footage together with Nina’s most memorable songs. Recorded over the course of 3 decades, Nina tells her life story to various interviewers and would-be biographers. The film premiered during the Sundance Film Festival and will air later on this year. “It is a film about the amazing life and music of Nina Simone.
WATCH:
Well your thoughts”?
Naomi Campbell SHADES new models calling them ‘INSTAGIRLS”?
On a recent episode of "Meredith", the legendary Naomi Campbell stopped by the dish on her latest projects and share her thoughts on the current crop of top models. When Meredith asked her about models who are making a name for themselves via Instagram, Naomi explained that she's grateful for coming up the old fashioned way. She added, "easy come, easy go."
Meredith: There is this new supermodel generation that is using Instagram and other social media outlets to get noticed and launch their modeling career and Vogue actually refers to them as “Instagirls.” I mean you came up the normal way.
Naomi: It’s amazing, I mean good luck to them I just feel my generation of women, like Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Claudia we had to earn our stripes and take our stepping stones to get to where we have gotten to accomplish to what we have achieved to this date.
Meredith: So does it bother you that this is the way that people are getting to be models.
Naomi: I kind of feel like, ‘My God,’ it’s we've worked so hard and we are still working at it. Then it just comes like that for them but I sometimes believe easy come, easy go. I am actually grateful for the way I had my career I wouldn’t want it any other way so that’s for them, this is me.
Naomi also touted her cameo on FOX's "Empire" where she plays Camilla Marks, the "older" woman in Hakeem Lyons' life. And if you saw this week's episode, you know she loves it when he calls her "Mommy." Meow.
OH WILLOW? Willow Smith Breaks The Internet Going “Topless” In Her Latest IG (Pic)
Willow Smith is catching heat for yet another questionable Instagram snap. The celebrity seed has been accused of posing topless way before it’s age appropriate…sort of. She’s actually wearing a shirt in the pic in question, but a quick glance at the photo might lead you to think otherwise.
Willow’s top, a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier T-shirt that features naked breasts — is causing quite an uproar on social media from folks who think the 14-year-old is too young for such a provocative fashion statement.
And now…Should Will and Jada do something?
Oh My? Mya Performed In A Strip Club This Weekend...And Folks Are GOING IN!
Mya is determined to keep her coins flowing. By any means necessary. So her most recent strip club appearance/performance isn't necessarily something she hasn't done before.....but this performance definitely grabbed way more attention than usual.
35-Year-Old singer Mya hosted Friday night at Miami's G5ive strip club. And she was there to perform (her old hits and we hear there was a new song in there too). She is an actual dancer, afterall. But this wasn't your innocent bachelorette party fun or a simple girls' night pole dancing class. Who knew she could take over the strip club stage like this?
We haven't seen or heard much from Mya in a while, but it's obvious she still looks hot. But folks on the net had zero chill when they learned raunchy strip club performances is what Mya's life is about now:
LOL!!!
This Giant Air Jordan Inspired Sneaker Storage Box Is Everything
A man who goes by Woodist Punk created a sneaker storage box inspired by the Air Jordan 3‘s shoe box. Details include the Jumpman logo and the elephant print on the bottom of the box (there is also a “Nike Box” version) and needless to say the orders are flooding in. .
Reports Freshness:
Last November, we showed you the Giant Nike Inspired Sneaker Storage Box. Today, we bring you another incredible creation for keeping your favorite kicks nice and cozy, this time made in the image of anAir Jordan box. An Instagram user who goes by the nickname of Woodist Punk (@paul_imakeshitouta_wood) made an exact replica, being sure to include the bright red Jumpman logo on top, the elephant print on the sides and a custom printed label. The marvel stands at about 18-inches tall and holds 16 pairs of shoes.
Woodist Punk is taking orders (out of the UK), and you can expect him to be hella busy.
Kevin Costner and Anthony Mackie Attends the Atlanta Premiere Screening for movie Black or White!
Folks in Atlanta’s got to see an advanced screening of Black or White the new feature film staring Academy Award winner Kevin Costner, Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer and Anthony Mackie. The red carpet was purely amazing in So I was told!
Kevin Costner (left) and Anthony Mackie (Right) were live and in living color on the red carpet for Black or White a hot new movie for 2015. BLACK OR WHITE is the story of a grandfather (Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner) who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When the little girl’s paternal grandmother (Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer) seeks custody, a legal battle ensues that forces the families to confront their true feelings on race, forgiveness and understanding. Anchored by an all-star cast and based on real events, the movie is a look at two seemingly different worlds.
Check out the! Movie in Theaters January 30th 2015 !
Lil Wayne Sues Birdman For $8 Million
The jig is up. The inseparable differences before Lil Wayne and Birdman are now a matter of the courts, as the former is suing his father for $8 million.
TMZ Reports:
As TMZ reported … the 2 titans tried coming to terms this week but it wasn’t meant to be. Now Wayne will ask a judge to declare him free of Cash Money and Birdman’s control. Wayne says Birdman has violated their contract by withholding the release of his new album.
As for the $8 MIL claim … Wayne says Birdman owed the money for his latest album — it was supposed to be an advance.
Birdman has held firm … he will release the album “in due time,” but clearly that’s not good enough for Wayne.
The report says that Weezy will continue to record new material outside of Cash Money Records.
Birdman, on the other hand, was offended by numerous lyrics Wayne spit about him on Sorry 4 the Wait 2.
2015 BET HONORS: Recap of the show!
It was a big night last night at the 2015 BET Honors at Washington D.C.'s Warner Theater. And host Wayne Brady had the crowd cracking all night with performances and jokes...which we cant reveal just yet. But he did hop off stage to snap an usie with the picture taking professionals Kanye West and wife Kim Kardashian.
The couple sat front row next to Dame and Ava Dash and fellow honoree Phylicia Rashad.
He hit the carpet with Kim who rocked a skin tight cut-out Balmain dress for her husband's big night.
Keshia Knight Pulliam showed off her new short cut and her hot bod:
Cute look for her.
Trey Songz gave the camera good face
K.Michelle hit the carpet with her boo Bobby Maze (who is yet another baller she's involved herself with) as she was a performer for the night.
Ne-Yo kept it dapper in grey.
Bobby Brown seemed to want to be anywhere but there.
Wayne posed it up with his daughter Maile. She has totally grown up like, overnight.
Usher nabbed the Musical Arts Award from Bobby Brown and Ben Vereen.
"blackish" star Anthony Anderson was shiny and dapper as he hit the carpet.
Kanye was all smiles accepting his award after Dame's super emotional speech.
And the selfies and usies ensued ON stage and backstage.
Fun times!
The BET Honors airs on BET February 23 9P/8C where you can see Johnetta B. Cole, Phylicia Rashad, Kanye and Usher receive their major awards.
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‘NAILED IT’
Ohhhh so gross. Just nasty, nasty stuff right there. I’d pay good money to be the one to take a hatchet right down on those dirty old nails. Why? Seriously, why? Zero reason for it.
