Thursday, April 3, 2008

PICS: 'GIRLFRIENDS' CO-STAR PERSIA WHITE @ GENESIS AWARDS; CIARA, KELLY & CRAIG DAVID @ CHOICE FM's ANNIVERSARY DINNER.

R&B artists Kelly Rowland, Ciara and Craig David (who hasn't been seen in a month of Sundays) wined and dined at Choice FM's 18th anniversary dinner in London, England on April 2, 2008.


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Ex-'Girlfriend' Persia White attended the 22nd annual Genesis Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California last week (3.29.2008).


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BOBBY BROWN BLASTS WHITNEY & THEIR MARRIAGE IN NEW TELL-ALL BOOK, 'THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT.'

Well this is a shock to me. Bobby Brown will be releasing his autobiography Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But in May. I didn't even think he could read and write. You learn something new everyday. Anyhoo, in his new memoirs the Mr. Bi-polar blasts Whitney and accuses her of being the force who drove him into the dismal world drug addiction. "I never used cocaine until after I met Whitney. Before then, I had experimented with other drugs, but marijuana was my drug of choice," Brown writes. "At one point in my life, I used drugs uncontrollably. I was using everything I could get my hands on, from cocaine to heroin, weed and cooked cocaine." As far as his 15-year marriage to Houston is concerned, it "was doomed from the very beginning. Within the first year we separated, with several more to follow," Brown writes. "I think we got married for all the wrong reasons. Now, I realize Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married...I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children."

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Whitney, he alleges, had been under "a lot of pressure. The media was accusing her of having a bisexual relationship with her assistant, Robin Crawford. Since she was the American Sweetheart and all, that didn't go too well with her image...In Whitney's situation, the only solution was to get married and have kids. That would kill all speculation, whether it was true or not. In the short, I think I got caught up in the politics and ended up marrying one of the biggest stars in the world." But Brown notes that he was no saint in their relationship, confessing in his book, "I am guilty of sleeping with other women...Women are always throwing themselves at you. I'm only human, so I would make the mistake and bite the hook sometimes . . . I let the testosterone take over." One of his most public indiscretions was an affair with former exotic dancer Karrine "Superhead" Steffans. "Yes, I've slept with her," he confesses. "Yes, I've spent several nights at her house. But she was only good for what her nickname stood for."

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FORMER CRIME MOB MEMBER, DIAMOND & T.I. LOVE THE ATLANTA KIDS; RAPPERS LEND THEIR SUPPORT TO AT-RISK YOUTH.

Female rapper Diamond (former member of Crime Mob) joined a great list of artists from the music industry supporting the It's Cool to be Smart Music Mentor Program for teen girls. Last month, Diamond spoke with 18 girls from the program hosted by Hot 107.9 in Atlanta. the It's Cool to be Smart 'Real Talk Career Day Series' with Radio One is an ongoing event that collaborates with community organizations such as the Carver Boys & Girls Club, Harland Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta and Nellies Hope. Curtis B., Executive Director of ICTBS stated, 'These artists really touch our girls' hearts with their real life experiences growing up with issues of peer pressure in school and communities such as what Diamond discussed with our organization.' At the event, Diamond stressed the importance of 'keeping it real' and 'staying true to yourself and not letting anybody take advantage of you.' Yeah, Diamond, those words are definitely words of encouragement. Hell, a stranger on the street could've told them that.

But Diamond isn't the only Atlanta-based hip-hop artist to lend her support to ATL's inner-city youth. Rapper T.I. (real name Clifford Harris) who has over a thousand more hours of community service to complete on his sentence also on board. On Monday (March 31st), Harris conducted an intense and powerful speech for the sole purpose of inspiring and motivating the young men who attended the at-risk program at the Inner Harbour for Children and Families and the Carver Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta. He explained the difference between the entertainment industry and real life. "What you see in videos and what you listen to is just entertainment," he said."But what I am talking to you about today is about gang prevention,positive reintegration into the community and school, establishing a positive pattern of behavior, and allowing yourself to trust positive people is real!"

BELOW ARE PICS OF T.I. FULFILLING HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.


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The rapper also addressed the youth on topics centered on managing their anger and walking away from negative influences and environments.

ICTBS is more than just community hours for T.I. Hopefully his latest trials and tribulations will have a positive impact on each at-risk youth he reaches out to. Curtis B. says,'Other than music, I believe TIP really loves and enjoys working with the youth of America and it's really a blessing to witness his interactions with them." T.I. will head 'Stop Teen on Teen Violence which aims to lower overall rates of incarceration of young men and repeat offenders from entering back into the criminal justice system in Atlanta and other partnering cities across the country.

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KIMORA LEE SIMMONS TO BRING NEW 'FABULOSITY' SPORTSWEAR LINE TO JC PENNEYS.

Baby Phat designer Kimora Lee Simmons is launching her own sportswear line for the younger market. The fashionista entrepreneur will be releasing "Fabulosity" through JCPenney in July. The collection which is inspired by her own lifestyle and embodies confidence, beauty and fashion sense all at an affordable price, will feature tees, jeans, hoodies, and skirts, and will retail from $29 to $108.

Simmons, 32, says of her new collection, "I can't wait to bring Fabulosity to the JCPenney Juniors customer! Young teen girls are fabulous and my new collection will further build their confidence as they head back-to-school." The former model continues, "Fabulosity is all about celebrating who you are and your individual greatness - living your dream and being whatever you want to be. This is a great message for your teens - and I am so proud to partner with JCPenney on this collection."
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SOULJA BOY TELL 'EM SNAGS TOP SPOT ON FORBES MAGAZINE HOTTEST NEW MUSIC STARS LIST.

Some recording artists toil for years without ever scoring a big hit. Then there's the fortunate few who skip all the dues-paying hardships and skyrocket straight to stardom. That pretty much sums up the experience of Soulja Boy Tell 'Em and other new music acts on Forbes' list of music's hottest new stars. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, whose Crank That (Soulja Boy) was one of the biggest hit songs of the year. Soulja Boy (DeAndre Way, to his mom) got his first exposure by posting songs and videos on his YouTube and MySpace pages, which helped attract the attention of hip-hop producer Michael "Mr. Collipark" Crooms and eventually landed him a contract with Universal Music Group's Interscope Records.

To refer to Crank That as a mere "song" would probably underplay its multi-platform ubiquity. The official video racked up tens of millions of hits on YouTube and spawned a dance craze that prompted Soulja Boy to shoot an instructional video that generated more than 30 million hits of its own. Then there were the countless spoofs and imitations that featured mashups of SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora The Explorer, Alvin and the Chipmunks and others. "Crank That" has also sold more than 3 million song downloads and more than 2 million ringtones. With that kind of reach, it was hard to escape the song's catchy refrain of "Yoooooo!/Crank that Soulja Boy, now watch me/Yoooooo!"

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To compile a list of the hottest new stars of music, we examined several measures of popularity and success. To start off, we looked at the top searches and downloads on peer-to-peer networks during the past 12 months as measured by BigChampagne, as well as press mentions as measured by Factiva. Then we looked at U.S. digital track downloads and album sales in 2007 and the first two months of 2008, as measured by Nielsen SoundScan. Finally, we took a look at "mastertone" ringtone sales during the same period, as measured by Nielsen RingScan (mastertones are ringtones that play a snippet of the actual recording of your favorite song).

Other artists who made the list include: Sean Kingston, Flo Rida, Plies, J. Holiday, Hurricane Chris and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

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NEW PICS: RAY J. PEFORMS AT SPOTLIGHT LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE.

Ray J. performs at R&B Live Presents Ray J. at Spotlight Live in New York City's Time Square on Tuesday. Although his big sister, Brandy was noticeably absent, the sibling's mother Sonja Norwood did attend. Celebs Anthony Anderson, Ray J.'s protege Young Berg and rapper..or is it former rapper AZ also attended.



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NEW CANDID PICS: EDDIE MURPHY & TRACEY EDMONDS & HER NEW MAN.

Look at this fool, here. Just look at because I ain't got no words for him. BTW, he was leaving Mr. Chow restaurant in Los Angeles on April Fool's Day. How appropriate. That's it this time. No more words.


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Well, damn Tracey! This lady moves on faster than a fat girl at an all-you-can eat French toast buffet! Here she is out on the town leaving the Bowery Hotel in NYC with her new beau and restaurateur Rocco DiSpirito....just three measly months after that horrific sham of an event she called a 'spiritual' wedding to Eddie 'I prefer to provide my illegitimate child with financial resources over fatherly duties, so don't bring them anywhere near my face' Murphy. There's a lot to be said about women (and even men) who moved on so fast and freely after severing a relationship.


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Last weekend, the media mogul was seen in good spirits while shopping on famed Robertson Avenue in Los Angeles before attending the Kids' Choice Awards with her son.


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DIDDY ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN HIS 'BITCHASSNESS' REASONS FOR NOT GETTING MARRIED.

Some men (even the rich and famous ones) have more excuses for not getting married than a black man has for going to jail. Sean 'Diddy' Combs is no different. His cop-out as to why he'll never settle down lies in his convoluted 'bitchassness' beliefs that he lacked good married role models when he was young. The father of siz, who has dated Jennifer Lopez and model/actress Kim Porter says he doesn't understand the ethics of married life and blames his single-parent upbringing with mum Janice, who was left to raise two kids after Combs' father Melvin was shot dead in New York. Combs claims, "I don't know how marriage works. If you're raised by a married couple, you see how they interact; their good days, their bad days, how they work through things - you see the love. I wasn't brought up like that and I still don't know to do it. I never saw (my parents') relationship up-close, so every time I've been in a relationship I haven't known what to do and that's really scared me."

'Scared'? Man, please! Dude thinks he's nickel-slick but I got his penny change; therefore he's my two cents on the situation. He refuses to get married and become a one-woman-man because he'd rather play the hubby role without making it legit...that way he's free to come and go as he please from bedding down any woman who'll spread her legs for him. All so he wouldn't have to deal with the ramifications of being labeled an adulterer thereby forcing him to give up a huge chunk of his multi-million dollar empire to his future ex-wife. I'd love to hear his reasons a.k.a. excuses for having kids out of wedlock with several women.

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RUMOR OR REAL: MARIAH CAREY IS WILD'ING OUT WITH NICK CANNON?

The National Enquirer is claiming an alleged source has revealed Mariah Carey is secretly dating semi-rapper/actor Nick Cannon after the actor starred in the singer's video from her new album E=MC2. The source claims Carey is keen to keep the romance under wraps: "Mariah is the master when it comes to keeping her relationships secret. Even though she's a big star, she likes to keep her private life to herself." Hmmm-mmm. If this rumor is true, then maybe Carey is dating Cannon because their both in the entertainment industry. Just last week Carey explained why she prefers to only date other celebrities, because according to her 'only a man living in the media spotlight can understand the perils of fame' and 'any future boyfriend would have to be famous to be able to get along with her.' But is it that serious, though MiMi? Let her tell it, yes it is. She says, "That's a big deal for me - feeling like somebody else can't fully understand me because they're not in show business. It shouldn't matter, but it does, because the energy it takes to be 'on' is a lot."

Carey's exes include record boss Tommy Mottola, Derek Jeter, rapper Eminem (rumored), and singer Luis Miguel while Cannon has wild out with singer Christina Milian, Kim 'I'm famous because I have a fat ass' Kardashian and former Miss USA Rachel Smith. The rapper was also engaged to Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks before breaking their three-month-engagement due to him finally coming to his senses after he lost them all after he bought ol girl a 12-carat diamond engagement ring.

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