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5/3/15

The Daily Buzz For May 4



Rebel Wilson Is Sequin Sexy On Entertainment Weekly Cover!
Her new film “Pitch Perfect” is slated to hit theaters on May 15th, and Rebel Wilson is already hard at work on the promotional trail.
The hilarious Australian actress appears on the front of the May 8th issue of Entertainment Weekly, explaining one of the crazy stunts she performs in the flick.

Rebel ended up having to hang upside down during one of the Barden Bellas gigs, a feat she wasn’t all that thrilled about- “They tested me to see whether I had the ability to do it. I had to hang upside down for at least 30 seconds by my thighs. I was really, really scared. But Fat Amy is super confident. So I was like, ‘Here’s what I’m going to do: I’ll do it three times—that’s it. I won’t look scared in the takes and I’ll crush it.’ I was proud that I pulled it off, and it’s such a good opening.”

LOVES REBEL!



So Kenya Moore PARTIES In Vegas while showing us this MYSTERIOUS Ring!
Kenya Moore was among the celebs who descended on Las Vegas to watch boxer Floyd Mayweather defeat Manny Pacquiao during Saturday night's Fight of the Century (see our coverage here).  While we can't confirm if Kenya had "actual" fight tickets (she didn't post any ringside photos), we do know that she rocked an Azzedine Alaia dress and shoes from Yves Saint Laurent (above) for a pre-fight party at Vanity.   She also went to Nicki Minaj's post-fight party at Chateau inside the Paris Las Vegas hotel (below).

While in Vegas, Kenya posted a photo of a "ring" on Facebook that sent her fans into a tizzy.
Did Kenya run off to Vegas to get engaged? We doubt it. The ring (above) does not look like an "engagement" ring and we noticed that Kenya promptly deleted the pic from Instagram (but not off Facebook) after her fans began asking questions.
Was the ring photo simply a cry for attention? Some of her commenters are calling it it that (not us) but Kenya does enjoy inciting conversation. We've seen that first hand on "RHOA."

Now....here's a conversation we'd like to engage in: Janet Hubert is publicly claiming Kenya hasn't paid her for her work on "Life Twirls On."

In case you missed it, Janet (most famously known as the first "Aunt Viv" from the classic "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" series) is accusing Kenya and her production company of failing to pay her for shooting Kenya's "Life Twirls On" project. Now, Janet has revealed (via Facebook) that she is pursuing criminal charges against Kenya. She posted,
Criminal fraud charges for falsifying official time sheets? Identity theft?  Theses are Janet's public allegations....not ours.

While both issues would provide Kenya with another "RHOA" storyline, we all know how Ms. Hubert feels about reality tv.  She's not here for it!
It seems that Janet was further peeved once Kenya posted the "Life Twirls On" trailer on Youtube.




EYE CANDY! Chippendales Welcomes Tyson Beckford in Las Vegas
Chippendales Welcomes New Guest Star Tyson Beckford at Chippendales Theater in Las Vegas on May 1, 2015
In an interview with Las Vegas Magazine he explains what motivated him to guest host:

It helps promote my new show coming out, Chocolate City, where I play a male stripper. It also kills the stigma of male revues being raunchy and distasteful. It’s not bad. It’s really like you’re bringing happiness to a room full of women and men. I came to see it and I was just like, I felt like I was on the set of Chocolate City again. Imagine if Chocolate City and Magic Mike all got together and did one movie where one strip club battles the other strip club. It would be amazing. This is the summer of male strippers.
You’ve got Chocolate City (opening out May 22) and (Magic Mike) coming out Fourth of July weekend. It’s going to be very educating for the women. The men, of course, better get themselves in the gym because they’ve got a lot to compete against. A lot of times when the girls get done watching the show, they’ll come back to the Flirt Lounge and do a meet-and-greet. They shoot out of here so quickly. They’re going home or they’re going to go meet that guy or look for that guy.

WATCH HIM IN ACTION: 


Chocolate City hits theaters May 22.



Avengers: Age of Ultron is #1 for the weekend Box Office
The film's 2012 predecessor, The Avengers, still holds the top spot
Marvel and Disney’s Avengers: Age of Ultron pulled in a whopping $187.7 million at North American theaters over the weekend, scoring the second biggest in domestic box office history.
The Joss Whedon film has amassed $627 million globally in 12 days, Variety reports, and the new tally from box office tracker Rentrak means the superhero film’s predecessor, The Avengers (2012), still holds onto the top domestic opening weekend of $207.4 million.

Even though Age of Ultron seemed on track to claim the title—it had edged out the original film with an opening day gross of $84.5 million—potential moviegoers might’ve instead tuned into the Kentucky Derby, NBA playoffs or the Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match.

But it’s a victory nonetheless for Marvel Studios, which now lays claim to the top three biggest domestic opening weekends in history. Marvel’s Iron Man 3 (2013) rounds out the top three at $174.1 million, with Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) in fourth at $169.2 million.

This weekends remaining top 5 included The Age Of Adaline ($6.25 million), Furious 7 ($6.11 million), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 ($5.55 million) and Home ($3.3 million.)



BLOOP! Matt Barnes Calls Colin Kaepernick “A Hoe”!
There is one person we now know is definitely not a Colin Kaepernick fan: Matt Barnes.
The LA Clippers player took to Twitter on Friday morning to congratulate Sacramento native and Oregon defensive tackle, Arik Armstead on being drafted to the San Francisco 49ers. But he also managed to throw in a snide remark about Kaepernick.

“Congrats to my young boy #ErikArmstead proud of you fam. Ur QB a hoe tho!! #SacTownStandUp,” he wrote.
It is unclear when exactly the beef started, but word on the street is that Colin hooked up with Matt’s estranged wife, Gloria Govan a while back.
Colin has yet to respond, but something tells us this could end up being a fun little social media feud to keep us entertained until tomorrow’s big Maywweather versus Pacquiao fight.



MC Lyte On Unrest In Baltimore: “We Just Need Mutual Respect”
MC Lyte is speaking out about the recent unrest in Baltimore and the death of Freddie Gray.
Although citizens across the nation are rightfully angered by rising tensions, Lyte is suggesting that there needs to be “mutual respect” across the board.

“There has to be a better way for police to do what they do and for us as people, as citizens,” Lyte told HipHollywood exclusively. “There needs to be a retraining or something that puts in respect. We just need mutual respect in how it is we are spoken to and how it is that we speak to them [police].”

The 44-year-old continued, “There is so much anger that lives within, at times we are speaking ill mannered to others and when it snaps back on us it’s like we are shocked … I just think that we need a grounds by which everyone is equal but yet we understand the purpose of police and we try to make their jobs easy without giving them the slightest bit of a reason to pull out a gun.”

Gray died on April 19 of spinal injuries, one week after being taken into police custody. On Friday morning, prosecutors confirmed that six officers were charged in the death of Freddie.

SPEAKING OF BALTIMORE…………
Baltimore mayor lifts curfew 6 days after riots
Six days after the death of Freddie Gray sparked riots in Baltimore, the city's mayor lifted a citywide curfew on Sunday morning, signaling an end to the extraordinary measures taken to ensure public safety amid an outcry over police practices.
The order for residents to stay home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. had been in place since Tuesday, and officials had planned to maintain it through Monday morning. Protests since Monday's riots have been peaceful, and Friday's announcement of charges against six officers involved in Gray's arrest eased tensions.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a statement that she didn't want the curfew to continue any longer than necessary.
"My number one priority in instituting a curfew was to ensure the public peace, safety, health and welfare of Baltimore citizens," the Democratic mayor said. "It was not an easy decision, but one I felt was necessary to help our city restore calm."



A$AP ROCKY: I’M A LSD/METH HEAD!
As he preps his second album A.L.L.A. for a May 12th release and his new movie DOPE out June 19th, controversial rapper ASAP Rocky sat with BILLBOARD for a shockingly candid interview about drug use, death and the Baltimore uprising.
A$AP told that magazine that the death of his mentor A$AP Yams hit him pretty hard, and he's been using LSD to cope with life all together.

He also opens up about Freddie Gray and the Baltimore uprising, revealing that he's indifferent to social issues and does not plan to get involved.

SMH......and the children are our future.  Peep the highlights:

On the loss of A$AP Yams:
"But he showed me that there are people who can be born from another woman and another man but be as loyal to you as a blood brother, if not more. He had my back, man. Me and him had the same vision, and he knew how to help me reach it.”

On the recent police killings in Ferguson, NYC, etc:
"All it does is make me cringe. There's not really much I could do, because I ain't about to shoot no cop in the head, blow his f---ing head off, right now. So I just sit back and pray for the best. If I'm not going to Ferguson or any of these places, protesting or contributing, I should shut the f--- up. So that's exactly what I'm going to do. It ain't my place to speak on it."

On the roll LSD plays in his recording process:
"It helps me cope with life," he says. "I've been doing this stuff since I got into the industry. People are scared to talk about it." He says he likes psychedelics because his life is psychedelic. "It's trippy. My art, my visuals. Very trippy."

Read the full cover story here and don't forget that A$AP Rocky stars in the new indie-comedy Dope with Tony Revolori (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), Kiersey Clemons (Amazon’s “Transparent”), Blake Anderson (“Workaholics”), Zoe Kravitz and Chanel Iman. DOPE opens on June 19th.

Hopefully, someone steps in and school ASAP about his drug use.  Because we dont see it ending well....



DAMN Mary J Blige owes THE IRN  3.5 MILLION DOLLARS!
Obviously Mary J is having issues with her taxes AGAIN! Our friends over at  theJasmineBRAND.com exclusively reports that the legendary singer has been hit with yet another tax lien accusing her of stiffing the City of New York, bringing her total tax debt to over 3.4 million dollars.
On April 14th, Blige was hit with a City Tax Lien in New York County. The lien states the singer owes $16,179 in City Taxes.

The lien is the latest in a series of financial issues for Blige. The singer dropped over a million dollars last year to knock out 2 tax liens, but still reportedly owes over $3,426,255 in federal taxes for the years 2009-2012. The singers new total tax debt comes to a grand total of $3,442,434.

Blige is also still battling 2 lawsuits in New York over unpaid million dollar loans she took out for her charity. The singer claimed in court docs she is up to date on the loan payments but the bank is still coming after her for the millions owed. See the exclusive court docsCourtesy of thejasminebrand!



‘Basketball Wives LA’ Season 4 Trailer; Shaunie O’Neal & Tami Roman Join LA Crew
Basketball Wives L.A. returns to VH1 with season 4 in July. VH1 has released an explosive new trailer; giving viewers a preview of what’s going on with the ladies.
You’ll see that executive producer, Shaunie O’Neal, is joining the LA crew, as well as Tami Roman. Plus, the ladies are captured in a twerk session and there’s a few showdowns that ensue.
VH1 says in a statement: Returning from last season are Draya Michele, Malaysia Pargo, Brandi Maxiell, and Jackie Christie. With Queen Bee and Executive Producer, Shaunie O’Neal, joining the LA crew, and the addition of three new ladies, the bar is set for a very exciting season. Jackie brings in friend and basketball girlfriend, Mehgan James. Also joining the clique are wife of player Eddy Curry and Malaysia’s friend, Patrice Curry, and Draya’s friend, fashion designer and ex-girlfriend of Tyreke Evens, Angel Brinks.
Between the new personalities, major life challenges, and old resentments, sparks will fly! Shaunie O’Neal joins the LA ladies for some West coast fun but soon realizes that they are a very challenging group. When her old time East coast buddy, Tami Roman, joins the cast, the Basketball Wives: Miami / LA cast divide is set in stone.

WATCH: 

Tune in to the new season of Basketball Wives LA when it premieres Sunday, July 12 at 9/8c, on VH1.



New Music: Ciara – ‘That’s How I’m Feelin’ (Ft. Missy Elliott & Pitbull)
Ciara teams up with Missy Elliott and Pitbull on her new track, “That’s How I’m Feelin.” CiCi drops two verses, before passing it on to Pitbull, and then to Missy for her touch.
The upbeat song is set to appear on Ciara’s forthcoming album, Jackie, which also includes features from T.I. and Joe Jonas.

The LP hits shelves May 4.

Listen HERE:

Thoughts?



Beyoncé the Record Executive? She Signs Teen Singers
Jay Z isn’t the only manager in the Carter household. Beyoncé has signed three teens to her management company, Parkwood Entertainment.
There has yet to be a formal announcement of the signings, but the news was discovered via court docs.

Reports the New York Post: The superstar is asking a Manhattan judge to approve the five-year deals, a requirement because the girls are minors, The Post’s Julia Marsh reports.
The first contract covers LA-based sisters Chloe Bailey, 17, and Halle Bailey, 15. Beyoncé’s manager came across a YouTube video of the duo belting out “Pretty Hurts,” a song from Beyoncé’s last album. The video has over 10 million views.

Their father, Douglas, gushes in court papers, “We cannot think of a better person to help guide the girls,” adding his daughters “worship” Bey. Their $1 million contract provides for up to six albums over five years. It awards Beyoncé 15 percent of the sisters’ gross earnings.
Beyoncé also signed a third singer, 14-year-old Sophie Beem of New York, to her Parkwood Entertainment company.
Beem inked a $560,000 deal after she wowed Parkwood executives. Beem finished in the top 40 contestants on “The X Factor” in 2012.

Beyoncé the record exec? Why not?



Lil’ Kim’s Ex-Boyfriend Guilty Of Ordering 6 Murders
Lil’ Kim‘s ex-boyfriend served up over a handful of hits, but we’re not talking music. Damion “World” Hardy was found guilty of ordering six murders in Brooklyn.
Reports the New York Post:
A schizo​phrenic​ former drug kingpin ​– ​who once dated rapper Lil’ Kim​ –​ was found guilty ​in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday​ ​of ordering six murders.
Damion “World” Hardy, who led a drug crew that terrorized the Lafayette Gardens projects in ​Bedford-Stuyvesant during the late 1990s, was also convicted of drug dealing, attempted murder and kidnapping​.
He faces a mandatory life term.

Hardy, who once feuded with former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson over the death of the boxer’s pal, ​was expressionless as the verdict was read.
He was heavily medicated during the trial to subdue his taste for courtroom rants.
The defense tried to for years to convince a judge that Hardy—who once schemed on robbing rappers—was not fit to stand trial due to his schizophrenia. However, the judge felt he was just sane enough.
Ultimately, Hardy was done in thanks to people from his own crew snitching on him in court.
The struggle is very real.



AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
‘PAUSE FOR THE CLAUS’
Kinda what I imagine Santa would look like going through a mid-life crisis and deciding to go to a rave and try dating younger chicks.



HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD EVERYBODY!!!
EFREM

2/5/15

The Daily Buzz For Feb 6



Rihanna  gets SHARKALICIOUS for Harper’s Bazaar!
As she gears up for the release of her 8th studio album, "FourFiveSeconds" singer Rihanna is swimming with sharks.  Well, she says only sharks swim with sharks.  So she's just slaying photoshoots with sharks in them.  This past December, chick made her way to the Florida Aquarium in Tampa and did umpteen outfit changes and dives inside a tank with three live sand tiger sharks.

Then this happened, all while rocking swimsuits by Gottex, Burberry, Mugler and Chanel:

On swimming with the sharks of life
I try my best to avoid the sharks of life, but I have had my share of experiences with them, and in those cases I just have to handle them accordingly. But I do not swim with sharks … sharks swim with sharks.
On whether Jaws scared her or thrilled her
Both! It freaked me out because I was a beach baby, so every time a new Jaws came out I would take months off from the beach or just sit on the sand. If I happened to get in the water, my dad would hum the theme music, and I was right back out of it. But that was really my fault because I was obsessed with Jaws. Steven Spielberg was my childhood hero.

On her tough skin attitude
This skin has been developing since my first day at school. It didn't happen after fame; I couldn't survive fame if I didn't already have it. So sometimes the toughest thing in life is to be vulnerable. I'm not generally a sensitive person, but I tend to be more sensitive toward others and what they're going through. I don't know if that's the healthiest thing, but it's the truth.
On how she always picks red carpet winners
The way I dress depends on how I feel. I never have to psych myself up. Usually it just feels like it works.
My favorite red-carpet looks are usually the ones I get to help design: the Adam Selman Swarovski crystal dress at the CFDAs, the Stella McCartney all-white dress at the Met Gala, and the Adam Selman white jersey dress from the VMAs. But the red Azzedine Alaïa at the Grammys is also one of my favorites.

On whose style she would steal
Zac Posen and his sick custom suits … and the hair.
On how much maintenance it takes to keep up her image
At times a lot of maintenance, and at times none. I have a job that requires quite a lot of glam, and I have a great team that helps me with that. But sometimes, like when I'm in the studio or on vacation, there's little to no maintenance.

On why she returned to Instagram
I … like … pictures! And that's the bottom line.

On her guilty pleasure
Reality TV. I can't get enough of it.

On having that body AND eating pasta everyday
You mean how I got my cellulite?

Get her full interview HERE
Harper's Bazaar's March 2015 issue is available on newsstands February 17.


If you attend a Mariah Carey show, You can come but your cell phone can’t!
Mariah Carey got caught looking crazy after video surfaced of her lip sync badly at a performance in Jamaica.
Now MiMi is taking precautions to make sure she never gets caught again…According to Naughty Gossip
After all the lip syncing videos of Mariah Carey surfaced the diva has demands – “no more cell phones are allowed at my concerts.”
“Mariah wants to hide the evidence but doesn’t understand how difficult it is to get everyone to hand over their phones,” a source tells NAUGHTY GOSSIP. “She is demanding NO phones at her Vegas show, or she will not perform.”

Lord have mercy. I’m sure Vegas is now questioning the residency she’s about to do this year!


HUH? Young Thug Disses Jay Z (Interview)
In a recent interview with GQ the Atlanta rapper seemed to take aim at “old head” Jay Z during a recent interview and even went so far as to say he would never buy a Hov album!
GQ interviewed Young Thug for their Legacy Project, check out the Q&A where he starts to imply that Jay Z is too old to be rapping or relatable:

GQ: Are you a music lifer?
Young Thug: Yeah, I’ma be here forever. I don’t want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.

Why not rap forever?
I don’t want to be 50 years old and rapping, man. I’m pretty sure nobody wants to do that. I’m pretty sure Jay Z don’t wanna rap right now.

Why is it such a young man’s game?
If you’re 30, 40 years old, you’re not getting listened to by minors. Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age. By the time I turn that old, I ain’t gonna be doing what he’s doing.

Well Jay Z is a successful entrepreneur these days. So what do you want to be a THUG?


Wiz Khalifa calls Amber Rose ‘a foul creature’ on Twitter over their son
Amber Rose has been everywhere lately. Her Instagram page tells a scandalous tale of constant champagne parties and twerking in bikinis. Much of this image could be by design, or maybe Amber’s turned into a huge party animal since her divorce from Wiz Khalifa. She could have been a party animal all along, but their marriage was always framed around pot-smoking jokes involving Wiz. Their union only lasted a year, but the after effects will last much longer.

I had a feeling things would get ugly. Wiz already shaded Amber when she filed divorce papers. He was all happy to be free and not have to worry about his wife interrupting his “twin” parties. Several months later, Wiz is popping off on Twitter again. This time, he’s upset about something involving their 1-year-old son, Sebastian:

(1) a woman who would do something to a kid to spite that kids father is a foul creature.

(2) Seen my boy. All is well.

(3) That’s pretty much the only thing that can spin my universe out of control.

(4) as long as he’s playing and smiling i’m cool. can’t be pissed when i see that handsome face.

(5) i tell him everyday that this is all his.

[From Wiz Khalifa on Twitter]
We don’t know what happened to set Wiz off. He could be acting like a drama king, or perhaps Amber wouldn’t let Wiz see their son. Maybe he was obliterated and shouldn’t have been around Sebastian. Or Amber could be acting like a pill to spite Wiz. When they divorced, Amber made a big deal of her life revolving around Sebastian. But her public image presents a woman on the party scene. Honestly, Amber and Wiz both seem like messes. I hope Sebastian has some positive role models somewhere.


Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith To Perform Duet At Grammys 
The Grammy Awards are shaping up to be simply epic! Mary J. Blige announced via Twitter on Thursday morning that she and Sam Smith were added to the performance lineup for Sunday night’s big show. “I’m excited to announce that I will be performing a duet with @samsmithworld ​this Sunday at @TheGRAMMYs,” she tweeted.

Other duets and group performances include Beck who will hit the stage with Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran who will perform with Herbie Hancock, John Mayer and Questlove.
There will be some HUGE performers hitting the stage this year, including Beyonce, Madonna, Kanye West, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, who is still basking in the glory of her Super Bowl halftime show.

The Grammy Awards will air live on February 8 on CBS at 5:00 p.m.


WERK! Cookie is a part of the NOH8 Campaign!
Taraji P. Henson POSES For The "NOH8" . Taraji P. Henson (whom we LOVE as Cookie Lyon) adds her name and likeness to the growing list of celebs taking a stand with the N0H8 campaign. "NOH8", a non-profit organization that promotes marriage, gender and human equality, has linked with the cast of "Empire" to bring awareness to the rights of the LGBT community and to end homophobia.
During a recent talk with VOGUE Magazine, Taraji opened up about playing Cookie and her relationship with Jamal, her gay son.

VOGUE: Your character’s relationship with her gay son, Jamal, is really beautiful. When Cookie defends him so passionately from his rejecting dad, where did those emotions come from?

TARAJI: Once a mother; always a mother. I’m a mother in real life, so I don’t have to act. When it’s time to protect our child, as parents, we feel our kid’s pain harder than they do. I tried to explain that to my son. The closest he came to understanding was through his relationship with our dog. He said, I feel that way about Willy. We carry them for nine months. I could only imagine having a child that a father rejects.

I feel like Lucious rejects him out of fear. When he puts Jamal in the trash can, he wanted to throw him away before the world threw him away. He wanted to hide his son from everyone—the ugliness of being a black gay male to the world. Fear will do anything, and Cookie understands the pain on both sides. Cookie is never going to hate her child for being who he is, but she fears for his life, too, because he’s gay and black. It’s deep.
Make sure you check out Taraji on "Empire", Wednesdays at pm CT.


Is Kelly Price Being Insensitive to Bobbi Kristina by celebrating For The Love of R&B?
The producer responsible for the annual pre-Grammy party where Whitney Houston last performed before her tragic death three years ago is accusing R&B singer Kelly Price of being insensitive for not canceling the party this year out of respect for Bobbi Kristina and her family… 

Promoter Jason Lee blasts Kelly Price in a lengthy diatribe in Instagram.
Jason writes, 
In 2012 I was honored to have produced the event that has notably become the final performance and appearance of the late and great Whitney Houston. Hosting Whitney and her daughter Bobbi Kristina was such an amazing honor that I decided to keep the legacy of Whitney alive during the Grammy's in an honor that has delivered beyond my expectations.
With the current news of Bobbi Kristina, out of respect for the family, I decided to cancel this year's celebration - similar to how I felt Clive Davis should have done the night Whitney died.
It's been brought to my attention several times from celebrity and industry friends, sponsors, and fans that the platform, FOR THE LOVE OF R&B that I've spent a lot of time, energy, and my own money into has been hijacked AGAIN by Kelly Price. While I can understand that creativity and opportunities don't always come to folks the way they come to me, I would at least expect a successful songwriter like Kelly Price to know how inappropriate or tasteless it is to steal someone else's ideas and brand. It's evidenced in her naming the event, "2nd Annual For The Love Of R&B" when it's now the 4th Annual.... It's clear to me that there is no consideration for me, Whitney's legacy, or the hard work that has gone into preserving this platform but with the current crisis the family is in with Bobbi Kristina's health you'd think this mean girl would cancel the party. However since there will most likely be a red carpet to keep her name in the news, Kelly Price, like Clive Davis will take a "the show must go on" attitude that delivers nothing less than the exploitation she's looking for.
While I wish Kelly and I could have maintained a partnership to support R&B music where the throwback generation could be fused with the new aged more modern sound of this important generation, I didn't think that she would stoop this low.
Kelly Price is a bully. Period. And if you ever saw her on R&B Divas just know that the person you saw is the same person who is having a party this year to "honor Whitney" while her daughter is fighting for her life.
DISGUSTING.
NOTE: THIS EVENT BEING HELD THIS YEAR TITLED FOR THE LOVE OF R&B IS NOT MY PARTY.

What do you think?


Big Boy Left His “Neighborhood
If you turned on the radio this morning and expected to hear Big Boy, you were sadly mistaken. The Radio DJ was no where to be seen heard and in his place, just music. It seems as though Big Boy has left his own “neighborhood”.
Apparently, Big Boy was making a cool $1.45 million (plus bonuses and a car) with Emmis, the communications group that ran “Big Boy’s Neighborhood”. Well his contract was up and he decided the $3.5 million (plus perks and use of a private jet) that iHeartMedia was offering was even cooler, so he jumped ship and headed over top the competition.

Unfortunately, Emmis is saying not. so. fast! They claim their contract with Big Boy says they can match a competitor’s offer and keep him and that’s what they did, but the music man left anyway. Emmis is now suing asking a judge to prevent Big Boy from bailing, plus they also want $5 million!


Deborah Cox Drops Brand New Song ‘Kinda Miss You!’
On the heels of her incredible covers of some of Whitney Houston‘s biggest and most memorable songs in Lifetime‘s biopic, “Whitney,” vocalist Deborah Cox releases a new song entitled “Kinda Miss You!” 

Singer Deborah Cox was given the task of performing all of the hit songs used in Lifetime‘s biopic “Whitney” and she effortlessly did so, reminding many of us of Cox’s talent and introducing it to others. On the heels of that success, Cox has now dropped a new original song, “Kinda Miss You.” The song is a nice blend of danceable R&B soulfulness, Cox’s clear and crisp soprano, and a catchy hook.

Listen to it here:

share your thoughts on it in the comments, and pick it up on iTunes!


Young Jeezy Reveals That He Has A Daughter
Surprise! Rapper Young Jeezy has a daughter and she is one year old today!

“Since the 1st day you where born, I’ve been a better man, individual and father. You are my light, my motivation and my inspiration. Happy Born Day my Angel,” the proud dad posted on Instagram along with a baby picture of his precious girl.

Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, is already father to Jadarius, 18, and Shyheim, 19.
Jadarius also took to Instagram to send a birthday wish to his baby sister. “Today is for my Princess her Birthday my other half our time together is priceless nothing in this world can replace you & my love for you ps. Happy you get to look up to your big bro that’s the why I gotta set a good example[sic],” the teenager wrote.


Jazmine Sullivan OPENS UP About Domestic Violence And What She KNOWS About Love 
R&B lovers exhaled when Jazmine Sullivan dropped her brand new album, Reality Show. a few days ago, and it promptly landed at the No. 1 spot on Billboard's R&B Albums (still currently No. 1), and No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Now that she's ready to dive back into the business, she's talking to HelloBeautiful.com & StuffFlyPeopleLike.com and starring in their latest Digital Cover Shoot. Shot on location in NYC, Jazmine talks about taking a three-year hiatus between her beloved debut album, Fearless in 2008 and this year's Reality Show, as well as how she survived an abusive relationship and what she's leaned about love. Check the highlights:

On The Infamous Tweet that announced her leaving the Music Industry
“I told everybody, including my Mom, Dad and management and everything all via Twitter. Everybody was mad at me. [They were] like if you were going to stop at least you could’ve called.”
Why she left The Music Industry
“A lot of people think that the pressure of the industry and--you know--my weight and everything, kind of made me stop… and me feeling like I was getting the short end of the stick. But that was not it at all. That had a little bit to do with it but a lot of it was that I was dealing with my own mess in my own life, personally, and it all just happened to be too much and I had to stop.”

On Surviving Domestic Abuse
“For a long time, I kind of kept away from everybody. When you know you’re not right, and you know you’re not doing something right, you try to stay away from people who will tell you that.”
“It took me a long time to feel comfortable enough to say it. I went through a lot of guilt myself, like, should I expose this? Am I being petty by talking about it? It’s a lot of feelings that women have in regards to this. But, [I realized] this can possibly help somebody to see that someone that they look up to, or listen to, or are a fan of have actually been through it, and not only have I been through it, but I came out of it. I just felt like it’s a part of my story so why not share it? I’m the face of my own situation. I don’t know if I can be the face for everybody, but I definitely want to share my story the way I’ve experienced it and I hope people can learn from it like I have.”

On Love
“I’m literally figuring things out day by day just like everyone else. People think I know about love more than I actually do. I love love and I’m always on a quest to figure out men and how relationships work and why they don’t work and stuff like that. But I don’t know shit.”
Jazmine and her Reality Show are hitting the road March 1


Kerry Washington Graces The Cover Of InStyle Magazine and doesn’t look like Kerry Washington!
For the first time ever, Kerry Washington graces the cover of InStyle magazine. The Scandal star gets gorge with a sassy, wavy bob and Salvatore Ferragamo, in the cover pic — shot by Jan Welters.

“I feel most sexy, usually when I’m with people I love, and who love me. ‘Cause I feel comfortable, present.. fully present,” said Kerry who rocks pieces from Gucci, Alexander Wang, and Proenza Schouler on the pages of the glossy. “I think Olivia Pope feels most sexy when she’s in a room with either Fitz of Jake [laughs].”
Additionally, in her interview, she dishes on juggling fame with her family life with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha, and daughter Isabelle.

Pick up the March issue of InStyle, available on newsstands and digital download Feb. 13th, for more on Kerry!


Gay Beer Pong Rapist Found Guilty On 8 Counts Of Sexual Assault
Joey Poindexter, the Maryland man who was accused in 2013 of allegedly luring men to his home after beer pong tournaments and raping them, has been found guilty. Poindexter was found guilty on eight counts of sexual assault in a Montgomery County court Thursday.

Poindexter, who lived in the city of Gaithersburg, reportedly blended in at bars across the state during beer pong tournaments to find his victims. The 40-year-old was convicted last week of sexually assaulting a man he met in a College Park bar in 2013. The jury met early this morning to deliver its final verdict on the case after hearing other counts of Poindexter’s alleged assaults.

More from WTOP:
Jurors came back with the verdict Thursday morning. Joey Poindexter, 40, was found guilty of five counts of second-degree sex offense and three counts of third-degree sex offense. Theses charges are filed when an attacker makes threats, uses or displays a weapon or engages in sex acts with someone who is incapacitated.

Prosecutors said Poindexter made video recordings of himself attacking four unconscious, college-aged men at his home. He had met the men at beer pong events.

Police discovered the videos while investigating another assault. Poindexter was found guilty in that attack last week.

In that case, Poindexter was caught on tape telling the victim he had been raped.

He will be sentenced for both cases in March and could face up to life in prison.
Poindexter’s mode of operations was to cruise local bars and playing beer pong with men that he made targets. According to what investigators found on Poindexter’s cellphone, it appears he had around 10 victims over the course of a decade.

Poindexter’s youngest victim was and 18-year-old college student and was the last of his targets in October 2013.


Rick Ross and Ming Lee Cuddle Up At Private Birthday Dinner Party, Nip Slip! 
Rick Ross the Miami rapper really does live like a boss. Let these photos of the private birthday dinner Rozay had in Atlanta at Ocean Prime be confirmation to that fact. 

Well, it couldn’t have been all that private since there were photographers there. On hand to help the Maybach Music Group honcho celebrate his 39th born day were his girlfriend Ming Lee, DJ Scream and some other people. 
Did we mention there was a nip slip?!


Dr. Ben Carson Says Blame Measels Outbreak on Illegal Immigrants
*(Via MSN News) – Ben Carson says illegal immigrants are partly to blame for the measles outbreak.
Carson, a doctor considering a 2016 run for the White House, said it’s a fact that people are entering the country illegally without being screened for measles.
While U.S. citizens who don’t get vaccinated are also a factor in this year’s rising number of measles cases, he said it’s “a combination of non-compliance [with vaccine requirements] and introduction into our society of people who perhaps haven’t been well screened.”
Carson said he wasn’t trying to speak in code when he was asked by CNN host Chris Cuomo if he was turning the measles debate into an immigration debate.
“It’s not code and I’m not trying to make it into any particular argument, I’m stating what the facts are,” he replied. “The facts are that there are people in our country who have become lax in terms of their vigilance, getting their kids immunized, and we have people coming in who are not necessarily being properly screened. That’s not making it an issue, it’s stating facts.”
Carson was unable to point to an example of someone in the country illegally who had caused a problem by not being vaccinated.
You can get the rest of this story from The Hill at MSN News


AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘THE JANIMAL TWINS’
You both look ridiculous. But just ridiculous enough to be in some weird music video that the entire world loves but at the same time nobody can stand


HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
EFREM

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