The Daily Buzz For Nov 18

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R Kelly Has Black Panties On His New Album Cover

R Kelly will be dropping his 12th studio album next month on December 10th and the cover (pictured above) is over the top!  Wait until you see the track list!  It’s all sex, sex, and more sex!  Check it out below!

Black Panties

1. Legs Shake ft. Ludacris

2. Cookies

3. Throw Money On You

4. Poetic Sex

5. Marry The P-ssy

6. You Deserve Better

7. All The Way ft. Kelly Rowland

8. Right Back to my N-ggas

9. Spend That ft. Jeezy

10. Crazy Sex

11. Shut Up

He’s back!

K. Michelle: "That Massive Camel Toe Pic Is PHOTOSHOPPED!"

So the pic above, namely the one on the left, started burning up Twitter late last night.  It's K. Michelle performing at her Rebellious Soul tour stop in Chicago at The Shrine a few nights ago...with a ridiculously large camel toe.

Why is this important?  It isn't.  But y'all know folks love to point out foolywang material.  And a massive camel toe should always be addressed.  For the health benefit of the one involved.

With tweets like "Her vagina is singing backup" taking over twitter, "LAHH" star K.Michelle addressed the foolery saying it's photoshopped:

"Y'all tweeting about a photo shopped picture of my hot pocket. U broke bums should ask somebody to photo shop your pockets 2make them fatter"

But, you be the judge. Here's a few professional pics that K's people sent out a few days ago (before this camel toe fiasco) 

The good news for K?  She's been selling out plenty of tour dates.

Report: Lamar Odom Returning To The Clippers

His future looked uncertain as he struggled with substance abuse and legal issues this year, but Lamar Odom may be headed back on the right track as he is reportedly planning to return to play with the Los Angeles Clippers.

According to People, the troubled athlete trained with the team on Friday (November 15) and had a two hour meeting with management.

An insider shares, "He's close to signing. They were definitely apprehensive but Lamar has shown huge improvement over the last few weeks and everyone around him believes he's sober."

As for his personal life, the 34-year-old reality star has been reportedly attending couples therapy with his wife, Khloe Kardashian.

Scandal Cast Gets Fly for Hollywood Party

That’s the motto of the ‘Scandal‘ cast. We caught a few of our favorites partying and mingling at the ‘GQ Men of the Year’ party in Hollywood. Also spotted were actress Meagan Good and her sister La’Myia, along with Michael B. Jordan. Check out a few candids.

Looks likes fun!

Oh The Shade: Phaedra Claps Back At Kenya For Coming For Apollo

Shots fired!

It’s safe to say Phaedra Parks and Kenya Moore won’t be close friends any time soon. Phaedra seems to be stuck on the lil’ dig Kenya dished out about her hubby, Apollo.

If you don’t remember, Kenya tried to imply Apollo contracted AIDS while in prison.

Phaedra confessed that her biggest problem with Kenya is that during the RHOA season 5 reunion, Kenya told Phaedra that she should get an AIDS test.

“I think when you’re getting a good read, and I was giving her [Kenya] a good southern bell read — you will say anything to try to throw shade,” Phaedra told theGrio’s Chris Witherspoon.

“The reason I was so upset it because AIDS is a very serious disease and it should not be taken lightly. It affects unfortunately mostly black women.”

It seems petty to be stuck on this one insult, but Phaedra isn’t letting it go. Instead of moving on she’s sending one right back to Kenya.

For a black woman to carelessly throw around a statement such as you should get tested for AIDS and implicate or try to say the reason that I would have AIDS is because my husband went to prison, it’s just very ignorant…. to put it mildly, because black women are the highest carrier of AIDS.

So she [Kenya] should probably get tested.”

Well damn!

Jay-Z: "I Will Take This Into My Own Hands", Says He Will Proceed With BARNEYS Deal

Jay-Z has re-addressed the BARNEYS racial profiling situation in a new statement about why he's decided to move foward.  And what he's changing about the charitable donations aspect.

After saying in a previous statement he wanted to wait for the rest of the details before fully addressing his Holiday partnership deal with BARNEYS that will benefit the Shawn Carter Foundation, Mr. Carter's new statement is below.

In the past several weeks two separate investigations were launched as a result of the wrongful detention of Trayon Christian and Kayla Phillips. My team has been privy to the status of the Barneys third party consultant investigation. In continuing our research, we also contacted the New York State Attorney General’s office for the status of their investigation into both Barneys and Macy’s. Those findings are not yet available.

While I await the findings of the Attorney General’s Office, I have agreed to move forward with the launch of BNY SCC collection under the condition that I have a leadership role and seat on a council specifically convened to deal with the issue of racial profiling. I am in a unique position to use my voice to affect change to this disturbing issue. The easy position would have been to walk away and leave policy making to others hoping that someone addresses the problem. I will not leave the outcome to others. I will take this into my own hands with full power to recommend, review and revise policies and guidelines moving forward. I am choosing to take this head on.

He went on to reveal that the percentage of proceeds that will now go to the Charity has been changed to the max:

As I previously stated, the collaboration with Barneys has always been about giving and The Shawn Carter Foundation. From this collection, the Foundation will receive not only 25% of sales, it will now receive the additional 75% of Barneys’ sales, totalling 100% of all sales from BNY SCC. Along with 100% of sales from the collaboration, the Foundation will receive an additional 10% of all retail sales from Barneys New York stores nationwide and Barneys.com on November 20th.

Meanwhile, Hov is featured on Timbaland's newest track called "Know Bout Me."  Drake and James Flauntleroy also appear.

Mr. Vegas Shoots Video for “Party Tun Up”, with Fatman Scoop and Sean Paul

The location of the video was none other than NYC infamous clubs, WIP and Greenhouse, known for their exclusive, celebrity filled, shut the city down type of parties. It afforded a natural party backdrop for the video.

Sean Paul and FatMan Scoop joined Mr. Vegas on set of the video to TURN UP in an epic dance mix video that would get any club hyped! There were some familiar faces in the video: BGC Flo, MTV Tanyka Renee, Reggae Artist Rayvon, Dutchess of VH1 Black Ink, 105.1 DJ Norie, Dancehall Star Ding Dong, Elizabeth of VH1 Tough Love, Reggae International star Beniton to name a few.

The video was Directed by Ramzi Farris of West Wall Street LLC. Casting for the video was done by Playbook Media Group. Tanisha Scott, whose choreography we have seen in every major pop star’s video, choreographed the dance scenes, giving the video authentic Caribbean moves but still keeping the dance mix feel. Look out for this club banger that will have you dancing anywhere the song comes on!!!

Check out some pictures from the video shoot:

PR credit: PlayBook Media Group

Marie Driven Theodore

Managing Director

MarieDriven@playbookMG.com

Chae Awani

Communications Director

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Photo Credit: Roland Hyde.

Daniel "Booby" Gibson's New Stripper Friend, Keyshia Cole's New Black Bob

Keyshia Cole kicked off her weekend with a new black bob and working in the studio.  She tweeted, "Changed it up a lil! Shout our to my girl #Fam! @devapink once again #Fam Holla at her she in LA! Headed to the the studio"

Keyshia'S been hitting the studio pretty heavy for the past few weeks working on a new album and mixtape.  She tweeted, "Been in the studio waaaay to long it's really time to go".

But while Keyshia is in the studio..........

Keyshia's husband Daniel is in the strip club.  he posted this strip club pic...and shouted out this stripper.  

While the couple have played down rumors that they've split, we find it very suspect that Daniel is posting pics from inside the strip club....posing with and shouting out strippers.  Oh, and check out the stacks in the back.  Ha!

We're thinking Keyshia and her producers should turn this into a song.  It could be a new joint about your man tricking off his money at the strip club when he should be at home loving you - featuing Nicki Minaj (of course). 

New Couple Alert??: Are Big Tigger And Keisha Knight-Pulliam An Item??

Is Big Tigger gettin’ it in with Rudy Huxtable??

Radio host Big Tigger and child actress Keisha Knight-Pulliam aren’t really celebs that we hear about in the media everyday. So when rumors started buzzing about the two being an item it got around fast.

The two have been spotted out quite a few times together looking real boo’d up and although they might try to appear as just “friends,” we’re not buying it at all.

Big Tigger recently did an interview where he discussed his recent interview with Eminem, but of course they had to throw that love life question in.

JB: Everyone’s talking about your interview with Eminem – how was that experience?

Big Tigger: It was awesome, it was an amazing thing to bring back to basement – well, excuse me – bring back Rap City for a day. Due to the amazing support of all of you people, there is a possibility that there will be more to come. It was a lot of fun to sit down and chat it up with the homie, Eminem. It was an amazing feeling to get back into what kind of felt like, the booth? So it was a lot of fun.

JB:Before I let you go, what’s our love life like? You know what the rumors are – how’s our love life going?

Big Tigger: Our love life is awesome!

JB: Are we in a committed relationship?

Big Tigger: Our love life is awesome!

He’s definitely not trying to give up any details. Well we don’t know how long they think they are going to be able to hide they are an item because they aren’t foolin anyone. But they both do look happy.

Idris Elba, Girlfriend Naiyana Garth Expecting a Baby Together

The Wire star Idris Elba is expecting a baby with girlfriend Naiyana Garth, sources tell Us Weekly

Word on the wire is that Idris Elba is going to be a dad -- again! The British actor's girlfriend, Naiyana Garth, is pregnant with the couple's first child (Elba's second), sources confirm to Us Weekly.

Elba, perhaps best known for playing Stringer Bell in three seasons of HBO's acclaimed series The Wire, brought Garth as his date to a recent event in London. The two posed together at the Nov. 5 Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year awards, where Garth (a makeup artist, according to the Daily Mail) showed off a slight baby bump.

This will be the Luther star's second child. He also has a daughter, Isan, with ex-wife Dormowa Sherma.

A new baby isn't the only thing Elba has going for him, though. The Golden Globe winner has been generating lots of buzz with his new movie, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, about former South African president Nelson Mandela.

Speaking with Us Weekly at a Nov. 14 screening of the movie hosted by the Weinstein Company at New York City's Lincoln Center, the second-time dad-to-be and Thor: The Dark World star talked about the importance of living life one moment a time.

"It's important to be grounded, especially in a film like this, because you're playing a man that is grounded," he told Us. "And it's important to just enjoy the moments, you know what I mean? Enjoy it just for what it really is. I'm never going to have this moment again, and what good is it if I'm floating, if I'm floating in the air? I like to be where I am."

Rihanna Being Sued Over Grandmother’s Funeral Bill

Pop superstar Rihanna is being sued for more than £70,000 by a business in a row over the bill for her grandmother’s (Clara “Dolly” Brathwaite) funeral.

After Mrs Brathwaite lost her long battle with cancer in June last year, her famous granddaughter threw her a lavish, no-expense-spared funeral in Barbados, complete with “tents, multimedia large screens and huge exotic floral arrangements,” according to celebrity website TMZ, which went on to say that the funeral home claimed that Rihanna only paid one-quarter of the bill.

Now, funeral directors Downes and Wilson have lodged a civil suit against the singer, with the writ filed by Sir Henry Forde QC on behalf of James Wilson and Company claiming that the money due is the balance for the funeral.

The funeral home reportedly conducted the church service and all burial arrangements, which included retrofitting the Emmanuel Baptist Church in St Michael, buying the grave at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens in Christ Church.

According to Wilson, a bill was sent to Rihanna for $301,793 after the funeral, but the company had to date received $72,960.

The 25-year-old singer refused to acknowledge any outstanding debt to the funeral directors in a letter sent to Downes and Wilson by her California lawyers Reed Smith last October.

Chaz Furious at Cher Over Sonny Bono Joke

Chaz Bono is furious with his mother, rock icon Cher, for making a tasteless joke about his deceased father Sonny Bono.

THE simmering feud between Cher and her son Chaz Bono exploded recently after the “Woman’s World” singer made a nasty crack about Chaz’s father, the late Sonny Bono.

On Halloween, the 67-year-old superstar hosted a Q&A session on Facebook during which she was asked what she would say to her ex today if she only had one minute to speak to him. Cher wisecracked: “How hot is it where you just came from?”

The flippant comment – implying that Sonny was in hell – sent Chaz through the roof, says a source. “Chaz was enraged,” the source continued. “But he bit his tongue for a while because he’d already promised to help Cher for her appearance as a guest judge on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’”

Cher admitted she was nervous about her Nov. 4 spot on “DWTS,” and she turned to her 44-year-old son for advice. Chaz was a fan favorite on Season 13 of the hit reality dance competition, even though he came in seventh.

Chaz sat quietly in the audience during his mother’s appearance, but he “really let her have it afterward,” disclosed the source.

In the past, Cher has said that Sonny – whom she split with in 1975 after nearly 11 years of marriage – was a “terrible husband” who cheat¬ed on her and then bled her dry during their divorce. But Sonny had always been a rock for Chaz, especially when he was a female named Chastity and struggling with his sexuality. And he apparently wasn’t going to sit by idly while his mom trashed his dad, who died in a skiing accident in 1998 when Chastity was 28.

“Chaz told Cher that he’s ‘fed up’ with her vicious attacks — especially since Sonny’s not around to defend himself,” revealed the source.

“He screamed at her and stalked off in a huff.” Chaz and Cher have a stormy history dating back to the days when he, as Chastity, came out as a lesbian. More recently, as The ENQUIRER reported, Chaz was miffed when Cher tried to up¬stage him after he transformed his physique from flabby to fabulous.

Just as Chaz reached his goal weight and started showing off his svelte new figure, his mom grabbed head-lines with a sexy lingerie photo shoot – vamping as a slinky blonde bombshell on the cover of her new album, “Closer to the Truth.”

“Chaz worked his butt off to get his new body,” said an insider. “Then here comes his mom, and with some blonde hair dye and a little computer magic, she’s flaunting how sensational she looks at 67. “It seems as if Cher can’t let Chaz enjoy his success without trying to do him one better.” And now, her “vicious, mean-spirited remark” about Sonny has opened the wounds all over again, said the source, adding: “Chaz is going to find it hard to forgive Cher this time.”

Jennifer Lopez Heats Up The Set Of "The Boy Next Door"

Sporting a pair of sexy specs on set for her new movie in Los Angeles, Jennifer Lopez filmed scenes for "The Boy Next Door" on Saturday (November 16)

The "I'm Into You" singer wore a red tank top, smiling out a window, and pointing down, possibly making shout outs to friends below.

Co-starring Kristin Chenoweth and John Corbett, the Rob Cohen-directed flick comes out in 2014, and is produced by Jason Blum, the man responsible for horror films, "Paranormal Activity" and "Insidious."

According to the synopsis, Jennifer plays "a newly separated mother who embarks on an affair with her teenage neighbor. She then faces trouble when she tries to end the relationship with the boy, who is a close friend of her son.

Justin Timberlake Makes GQ’s Man of the Year List

Justin Timberlake sat for an interview with GQ. The interview took place in the arena where the Memphis Grizzlies play; a team that he owns a minority stake in. They discussed some of the highs and lows of the last year for Timberlake, including the Super Bowl performance, movies, albums, and funny videos with Jimmy Kimmel.

“Double whammy,” he says, referring to critics’ excoriation of both Runner Runner, a thriller he made with Ben Affleck that has just had a disastrous opening weekend ($8 million, and that’s rounding up), and The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2, his second number one album of the year. Specifically, Variety has just run an op-ed titled “Why Justin Timberlake Should Stop Acting.” (Oof.) And Billboard has, in Timberlake’s words, “said, ‘Tell him to leave his second half at home.’ Where did all this vitriol come from? It’s mean. And I’m not cut out for it.”

“This face,” he says, circling it with one finger. “This recognizable face that you work so hard to get—not because you want the recognition but because you know you’re made to do it.” This face, he’s saying, comes at a cost. “The movie didn’t do well at the box office, so I should quit? Hold on a second. If I was somebody else, you wouldn’t have said that. I have the number one album this week, and I shouldn’t have released it? Come on, man. You sound like a dickhead…. It just shocked me because, like, you’re trade magazines. None of your opinions count. And by the way, none of you can do it.”

“I don’t see myself as someone who’s ever going to be defined by one moment,” he says. “It’s on to the next.” He’s sitting up taller, and his blue eyes have a glint that wasn’t there before. Timberlake’s skills on the golf course and basketball court are well-known, and now he seems to be summoning the elite athlete’s ability to shake off a run of bad play as if it never happened.

Timberlake had quite a year, definitely deserving of his spot on the Man of the Year list. He, played a comeback concert on the eve of the Super Bowl with Jay Z, staged Timberweek with Jimmy Fallon—a five-night run of appearances on Late Night, most of them hilarious, some flat-out brilliant, released his first album in seven years and toured the world to support it, performed at the White House, coaxing the president and first lady into joining him on vocals for a few lines of Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay.”, hosted Saturday Night Live for the fifth time—and got an Emmy nomination for it. (“I’m sore,” he tells me, arching his back and grinning. “Really sore. You have to be really flexible to get it done five times.”), reunited with the other members of ‘N Sync at the Video Music Awards and last but surely not least starred in Runner Runner (a decision, by the way, that he doesn’t regret).

Justin is quite a personality and he has had one hell of a year!

What do you think about his interview with GQ?

  

AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES

‘JAMMIES WITH THE FEET’

I’m fully aware the weather is getting colder and colder every day and you need to dress accordingly, but I didn’t think that dictated that you had to revert back to being 5 years old. If that’s the case I’m gonna start jumping on beds and throwing stuff inappropriately again.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD EVERYBODY!!!

EFREM

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XXL's 2013 Freshman Class -- Trinidad James, Kirko Bangz, Angel Haze, Schoolboy Q & More

The hip hop heads are weighing in on the annual Freshman Class issue of XXL.  Decide if it's the best class ever inside...

XXL magazine has released their 2013 Freshman Class issue, and they're asking if it's the best yet.

We're not sure we can co-sign on this being the best Freshman class of hip hop ever....but we're fans of Schoolboy Q (A$AP Rocky's homeboy who's on everybody's track these days) and Kirko Bangz ("Drank In My Cup").

The lone female on the list is Angel Haze, Azealia Banks' frenemy.  And y'all already know how we feel about "Jerome's cousin" Trinidad James ("All Gold Everything").

Here's the full list:

Schoolboy Q

Trinidad Jame$

Joey Bada$$

Ab-Soul

Logic

Action Bronson

Kirko Bangz

Travi$ Scott

Dizzy Wright – 10 Spot People’s Champion Winner

Angel Haze

Chief Keef – “The 11th Freshman”

You feelin' this list?

NeNe Leakes Cries After Reuniting Friendship With Kim Zolciak

Two of the last standing BRAVO reality stars, from Real Housewives of Atlanta, have come to Jesus, literally. According to twitter, after years of on-again and off-again spats, fights and arguments, Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes have reunited and are working on their friendship.

NeNe wrote on twitter:

Just had the best chat wit @Kimzolciak! Now I see @BrielleZolciak is following me! I just pulled off the road 2 cry. This is 2 much

Kim wrote:

@Kimzolciak: My heart is at such peace @neneleakes best chat ever! See u soon! #onwardandupward

And Kim’s eldest daughter, Brielle worte:

feels SO good to have auntie Nene back!!! @neneleakes ?

While at times, I enjoyed these two keeping the drama up, for our entertainment, there’s nothing more then sisterhood and friendship. They’ve been TV friends, since the premiere of the show, in 2008, and what’s dope is that they put their pride and egos aside!

Crossing our fingers that they can keep this up!

Madonna Becomes A Billionaire

When it comes to building and sustaining a loyal fan base, very few have done it half as well as Madonna.

Now, in reaping the rewards that come with being an iconic, organic inspirational entertainer, she has now reportedly reached billionaire status, after profit from her latest tour sent her total earnings over the 1 billion dollar mark.

After bringing in $305,158,363, her ‘MDNA Tour’ stands as the highest grossing tour of 2012, and also lifted her combined earnings from the 700 million figure to the 1 billion dollar spot…and beyond.

For, the aforementioned 3 million dollars comes hand in hand with a further  $75 million generated from merchandise sales and the  $10 million she earned from the tour’s  TV and DVD rights, cementing her status as one of the highest earning entertainers of all time.

The best part about this?

Well, as an artist whose success lies in the heart of her craft, her earnings are undoubtedly generated by fans who truly trust, respect and admire her undying brand.

Kind of epic, considering the fact of her number of her contemporaries ‘back in the day’ are unable to boast of the same loyalty today…and even more epic, when one realizes that unlike these contemporaries she is just influential today as she was ‘back then’- birthing three generations of starlets all hoping to emulate her infallible reign as the Queen of Pop.

Vivica Fox Glams Up UNLEASH'D Magazine + Janelle Monae Perks Up FLATT Magazine

Vivica Fox is spending her days still acting away in a slew of films and shows.  The "Mr. Box Office" star rocked her fave glam looks in pretty dresses for the new issue of UNLEASH'D magazine:

The shots are featured in the upcoming issue. 

The 48-year-old diva is still keeping it fabulous these days.

Singer Janelle Monae put on her uniform of a dark suit, black hat and red lip for her cover and spread for FLATT magazine.  

The Cover Girl model  brought her girlish cuteness with a vintage edge to the spread, and it's why we love her.

Janelle said in the issue which focuses on women in music, “Remaining unique and comfortable in my own skin is part of my DNA…I feel a shift in the amount of diverse examples of women in the music industry.” 

Fab.

Meagan Good’s ‘Deception’ Rumored to Be Canceled

Not so good TV news for actors Laz Alonso and Meagan Good. TV By the Numbers is reporting that NBC’s new show, ‘Deception’ is likely to be cancelled. Created by Liz Heldens, the show’s plot centered around a famous socialite named Vivian Bowers, who was found dead in a motel room from what appeared to be a drug overdose.

Her estranged best friend Detective Joanna Locasto (played by Meagan) was re-embraced by the wealthy Bowers family. The last episode aired last week. Story is still developing as to ratings news, along with rationale as to why the show is rumored to not be renewed.

Beyonce Beams In Blue For ‘British Vogue’

Beyonce may be gearing up to set sail on her ‘Mrs. Carter Show World Tour’, but that hasn’t stopped the singer’s promotional machine from working overtime.

The superstar continues her major magazine movement with a turn on the cover of British Vogue. A newly surfaced snap shows the mother of one baring her super-toned midriff on the May 2013 cover of the iconic publication — marking her first time on its coveted cover. Last month saw the 32-year-old cover American Vogue.

Still no official new single and yet King B keeps ‘em talking. Diva.

Lindsey Vonn In Love With Sex Addict Tiger Woods

Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and her new boyfriend, pro golfer Tiger Woods are featured on the cover of the latest issue of “Us Weekly”. The magazine reports that Lindsey is in love with a sex addict! Of course he’s a sex addict, he was banging twenty-plus other women while he was still married to ex-wife Elin Nordegren.

Since we’ve learned that Tiger and Lindsey were dating, we’ve found that he gave her the complete history lesson on what went down in his marriage to Elin. He was said to have been completely honest with her in retelling all of his affairs.

The magazine details how Tiger came clean to Lindsey about his past as a cheater and convinced her to give him a chance. In addition, the magazine also has the scoop on why they kept their romance a secret. Lastly, they have information on Elin’s new billionaire boyfriend.

If you were Lindsey Vonn, would you date Tiger Woods?

Forbes Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists

Forbes just released their 2013 list for the top richest hip-hop artist. Topping the list are Diddy, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre,  Birdman, and 50 Cent coming at number five. Find out just how much they made inside.

1. Diddy – $580 million

2. Jay-Z – $475 million

3. Dr. Dre – $350  million

4. Birdman – $150 million

5. 50  Cent – $125 million

You can’t say these guys aren’t paid! I don’t what I’d do if I had all this money. At least when they rap about all the finer things in life, they probably really mean it. As well all know, all of the rappers listed above do more than just rap. They’ve all got their hands in a variety of projects ranging from clothing to electronics.

Are you surprised that any other artist didn’t make the list? We all know how rappers love to flaunt and talk about how much money they have and what they can do.

Can you believe that they are making this much money?

India.Arie Unveils Cover Art To New Single

India.Arie has been winning the praise of listeners globally after last week saw her drop ‘Cocoa Butter’ – the lead single to her forthcoming LP ‘Songversation’ (due June 25).

Now, fans have been invited to take a peek at its single artwork (see above).

While the song is not available on Itunes until April 9th, you can get your first listen by clicking here.

Your thoughts?

Oscar de la Renta: Michelle Obama Doesn’t Influence Fashion

*Designer Oscar de la Renta has to just be hating on first lady Michelle Obama because he hasn’t said not one positive thing about her fashion.

Infamously known for criticizing her for wearing a cardigan when first meeting the Queen of England, he says Mrs. Obama doesn’t influence fashion.

During a fashion gala in Mexico City last week, he said, “An anonymous woman on the street is the woman who influences fashion today, not a movie star or first lady.”

Perhaps he’s feeling a bit bitter because he hasn’t had the chance to dress Obama. But he is known to have once clothed first ladies Laura Bush and Hilary Clinton.

Maybe he’s a bit dried up at this point. Besides, the current first lady is a bit more hip and YOUNG and has a tendency to dress with a bit more edge than previous first ladies.

I’ll say this So Michelle Obama doesn’t influence fashion, eh? Tell that to J. Crew, whose web site blows a gasket everytime she or her kids wear their clothes at a public event or on a TV show and the same thing with Jason Wu. The First Lady’s fashion choices might not influence the people who wear Ocsar, but plenty of others are obviously paying attention. She’s 49 not 69!

Kim K. Talks Raising Her & Kanye West's Bi-Racial Child

While promoting her role in Tyler Perry's Temptation, Kim Kardashian spoke to BET about raising a bi-racial baby and how she and Kanye West will handle the issue of race.  Check it inside.....

There's a few people out there who are skeptical about Kim K.'s parenting skills.  So check out her newest comments to BET about how she's going to raise her and Kanye West's bi-racial baby:

On raising a bi-racial child:

“I have a lot of friends that are all different nationalities and their children are bi-racial, so they have kind of talked to me a little bit about it and what to expect and what not to expect. "But I think that the most important thing is how I would want to raise my children is to just not see color.  There will be so many experiences…that you won’t really know how to prepare for until you really go through it so I think raising a child in general is challenging.”

On expsing her children to different cultures

“Obviously you want your children for me to travel the world and experience different races and different cultures everywhere so I think that would be something that is important to me to give as much information as I could.

Out & About: Ciara & Future Do Some Shopping In Beverly Hills

Ciara and Future were spotted hitting Barneys New York in Beverly Hills yesterday. They were snapped as they’d wrapped up their shopping and headed to her Jeep.

During a recent interview, Future spoke highly of CiCi’s forthcoming album, One Woman Army, calling it a classic – and when talking about her, he said; “Right now, at the time in my life where I’m in the studio. I’m so engulfed in my music, I only need one woman.” The “Body Party” songstress made an appearance on BET’s The Game season 6 premiere

Real Housewives' NeNe Leakes reveals weight loss plan for summer wedding

She is known for her big personality and statuesque figure on The Real Housewives Of Atlanta.

But NeNe Leakes is planning on downsizing in time for her summer wedding.

The reality star-turned-actress has revealed that she wants to lose 10lbs by the time she remarries her ex-husband Gregg Leakes - but insists she won’t resort to drastic measures.

She told the new issue of In Touch magazine: ‘I will try to lose 10 pounds, but I don’t want to be a skinny-ass bride – I wanna be curvy!’

The 45-year-old split from her beau, 58, in 2010 and the couple – who have a 14-year-old son named Brentt together – were officially divorced in 2011.

He proposed to her on New Year’s Eve in Miami, Florida and she confirmed they were planning on walking up the aisle again on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in January.

 Second time around: NeNe and Gregg Leakes will be getting married again in Atlanta, Georgia and she plans on dropping 10 pounds

NeNe explained about the special moment: ‘We were with our son – Gregg somehow got him out of the condo and had a big heart made of Hershey’s Kisses on the bed. It was sweet! I said yes right away.’

The outspoken TV personality has already begun plans for the ceremony and wants her nine-month-old granddaughter – from her 23-year-old son Bryson, who she had in a previous relationship – to feature.

She joked: ‘We are going to have a big fantasy wedding, probably in Atlanta this summer. My granddaughter Bri’asia will be there. She can’t walk yet but we’ll pull her down the aisle!’

NeNe revealed that she hasn’t picked the dress yet but is ‘still interviewing designers. They’re sending me sketches.’

Now she has made the transition from her Bravo programme parts in Ryan Murphy’s series Glee and The New Normal, the star explained her success is what made them realize she wanted to reconcile with Gregg.

She explained to the weekly publication: ‘When I started living my dream, things changed. I started making more money than him. He’d say “You don’t need me anymore,”  but I really did.

Robin Thicke Quits BET’s ‘Real Husbands Of Hollywood’?

R&B singer Robin Thicke, no longer wants to work with BET and the “Real Husbands of Hollywood” anymore.  According to a gossip blog, Robin Thicke abruptly quit the show after making the cast and crew wait hours for him to show up to set.

Thicke, singer no longer wants to be a cast member on the fake reality show sitcom because he feels it’s tarnishing his brand. He doesn’t believe he has the type of fans who watch BET. As you would expect, the executives over at BET are upset because Robin Thicke was looked at as the person who brought a little bit of crossover appeal to the show.

Sources also say, a member of Thicke’s camp called the set after Thicke had the television crew waiting for hours to say, “Keep the check because Robin is not doing the show anymore.”

What do you think about Robin quitting?

Ex-Miami Dolphins Player Mark Duper Beats Son Unconscious …Twice

*Smh. We get upset with our kids for sure, but ex-Miami Dolphins’ Mark Duper took it to a whole ‘nother level recently, knocking his 17-year old son, Marcus out…twice, during several altercations in the family home.

Of course he has been arrested.

Duper has been quoted as saying that the issue in his household was a “family matter,” and added, “This is not an open book. I have to deal with this within my family.”

Marcus’ mother passed away a few years ago.

The battle was actually witnessed by Dolphins’ defensive end Hugh Green who said that Marcus had actually started the fight “thinking he could beat his father.”  Green reportedly stopped by Duper’s home with his own 18-year-old son after attending a charity golfing event.

According to police records, Duper discovered that Marcus had sent his ex-girlfriend a menacing text message, which he reportedly denied, and soon after, the fight broke out.  According to The Florida Times-Union, the Jacksonville police report details how Duper allegedly “punched his son in the face one time because he wouldn’t listen to him about picking up his hat.”

Duper scored 59 touchdowns with the Dolphins. He was named to three Pro Bowls and became a two-time All-Pro selection; but his glory came to an end when he was charged with buying cocaine with an intent to sell it back in 1995.  He was acquitted.

Regarding the altercation with his son, he made bail, $5,000, and was released.

Angela Bassett TALKS "Waiting To Exhale" Sequel...And What To Do About Whitney Houston's Character

While promoting her role in the hit film Olympus Has Fallen, Golden Globe winning actress Angela Bassett dished on what's going on with the Waiting To Exhale sequel. Find out what she said inside....

Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett talked to HuffPost Black Voices about her most recent hit movie Olympus Has Fallen and also revealed the status of the Waiting To Exhale sequel and her thoughts on the continuation of Whitney Houston's "Savannah character".  Also, she revealed which historical figure she hopes to portray one day.  Here are the highlights:

On your latest film, “Olympus Has Fallen.” Can talk about your role as Lynn Jacobs?

I play Lynn Jacobs the director of the secret service. She’s the ex-boss of Gerard Butler character “Mike Banning.” There’s never been a female head of the Secret Service, much less a woman of color. It really was a bold casting choice, because generally the role is dominated by men and testosterone. But sometimes with women in movies, we can show our best selves, and in this one we show that we’re real capable women. Myself, Melissa Leo as Secretary of Defense, which is another role that hasn’t been played by a woman. But there’s a level of commitment, integrity and strength in the roles. The film is so authentic.

Terry McMillian shared her thoughts on the sequel to “Waiting to Exhale,” and revealed that the film’s producers were still up in the air about Whitney Houston’s character, “Savannah Jackson.” What’s the latest status?

They’re still writing. One of our original producers, from the first “Exhale,” is on board. So that’s a good sign, but they’re still working on the script. It’s just how to deal with it [Whitney’s loss]. And probably the best way to deal with it is just deal with it. It’s like what happens in life, in a way. Life is about life in passing, living and dying, winning and losing. So that’s what I know so far.

If the producers decide to proceed with the storyline of “Savannah,” is there anyone that you would like to see play the character?

Not off the top of my head. That would be interesting for the fans to decide. I wonder if they [the producers] have done any outreach that way. Who would the fans like to see, or what they would like to see. I don’t feel like replacing that character is the most respectful way to go, because in my heart I love Whitney and her work and the time that we shared together. Her role and her presence was just so important. I have a hard time replacing someone else in her shoes. I guess they wouldn’t have to do that. We would have to just come up with a brand new friend.

You have portrayed some of history’s most prominent figures. Is there anyone else on your wish list?

I want to play some made up people now! [Laughs] I’m ready for some fiction…But I think there was a time when I was interested in playing Bessie Coleman, someone a lot of people don’t know of. She was the first African-American female aviator. But that was a period piece that never got off the ground. But fiction is in my future.

Check out the full interview over at Huff Post.

Angela is currently filming Black Nativity with Mary J.  Blige, Nas, Tyrese, and Jennifer Hudson. That film hits theaters in November.

Bangin Candy: Eddie Murphy's Daughter Bria Murphy

Ask any father what their greatest creation is, and they'll undoubtedly say their child or children. And while that is usually an opinion based on the biases of a proud parent, many will agree that aforementioned statement holds damn true for Eddie Murphy's daughter, Bria Murphy.

For a while, the oldest of the actor's five children with former spouse Nicole Mitchell was a sleeper amongst the up and coming beauties in Tinsel Town. She was most famous for being a spokeswoman for hair products company Dark and Lovely, but Murphy's stock recently rose after playing the leading lady in Wale's visual for "Bad."

At just 23-years-old, Murphy isn't your run of the mill video vixen. In other words, don't expect to see her bussin' it wide open next to your favorite rapper. Instead, she's opted to take a classier approach, having already done spreads with Maxim and Vibe magazines just to name a few.

And because Hip-Hop Wired loves everyone but struggle rappers, we provided a gallery of Bria Murphy's most flattering photos that you can see after the jump.

Judge Joe Brown Cancelled

“Judge Joe Brown,” the second highest-rated court show in television syndication after “Judge Judy,” has been canceled by CBS Television Distribution.

“We would like to thank Joe for 15 great years,” CTD said in a statement, “as well as executive producer John Terenzio and the entire staff for all their hard work and dedication to the show.”

The cancellation comes after negotiations on a new contract broke down, apparently over Brown’s salary. He reportedly has been making $20 million a year, but CTD was looking to trim his compensation in line with a decline in his ratings.

In the recent February sweeps, “Judge Brown” had a 2.5 household rating, down 17 percent from the prior February. He attracted an average of 3.4 million daily viewers, down from an average of 4.1 million last February. In the key demographic for a daytime show, which is women 25-54, Brown had a 1.1 rating, down 15 percent from a year earlier.

The most recent week for national ratings, reported Tuesday, had “Judge Brown” pulling a 2.1 household rating, down 16 percent from the prior week and 19 percent from the same week a year ago.

To be fair, all of the court shows have seen declines of as much as 20 percent this season — with the exception of “Judge Judy” who remains number one by a wide margin. She averaged a 7.5 household rating in February, about 10.5 million viewers a day.

“Judge Brown” has been second to “Judge Judy” in the ratings for the past 739 weeks, and both are distributed by CTD. But the decline in his ratings have hurt what they can charge for advertising, so CTD wanted to pare his salary, says sources.

“Judge Brown” plays on the Fox owned TV stations in many major markets and on stations owned by Sinclair, Lin and others. CTD had discussions with Fox about replacing “Judge Brown” with a new show that would be fronted by Indiana Judge Geoffrey Gaither, but Fox declined to make the swap.

At this point, “Judge Brown” is scheduled to run in original and repeat episodes on the Fox owned stations until September, when they will have the opportunity to reprogram his time periods.

“Judge Brown” may not be done yet. He has met with Byron Allen of Entertainment Studios about continuing his show. Allen’s Entertainment Studios has a line up of court shows that includes “America’s Court with Judge Ross,” “We The People With Gloria Allred” and “Justice for All with Judge Christna Perez.” Allen’s shows play in syndication first and then play on a company owned digital cable channel. However, it appears unlikely Entertainment Studios could pay as much as Brown has been getting under his CTD pact, according to a source.

“Judge Brown first” went on the air in 1998. Before that, he was a real life criminal courts judge in Shelby County, Tennessee. He started his career as a lawyer and was the first African American prosecutor in Memphis, Tennessee earlier in his career.

Brown won fame when as the real judge in Shelby County, Tennessee, he presided over the appeal of James Earl Ray, who murdered Martin Luther King Jr. Brown was later removed from that case over charges of bias but by then he had caught the eye of the same producers and distributors behind “Judge Judy.”

Both Judge Brown and Judge Judy are produced in the same Hollywood facility, with courtrooms adjacent to each other. Both are produced by Big Ticket Television, a division of CBS, and distributed by CBS’s CTD.

Brown wasn’t the first African American to be a TV judge but he has become the longest running.

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES

‘I Work Out’

Ooh, look at the buns on that one… Yeah, he must work out.

HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!

EFREM