PRINT AD: LIL WAYNE IN 'STRAPPED 4 LIFE' CONDOM AD.

Although Lil Wayne's 'position' in his new ad looks very, very suspect, I commend him for volunteering to such a good cause. (click pic to see it in its full image)

Strapped Condoms recently launched a program with the intention to educate youth in identifying at risk behavior patterns that contribute to the continuous spread of HIV and STDs. Rapper Lil Wayne has stepped up to the plate to further the cause the company, founded by Rap-A-Lot founder J. Prince, wants to spread. Via a campaign they are calling Strapped 4 Life, the condom company will launch a series of ads-PSAs with Lil Wayne as the main spokesperson. "You need to get informed, not infected and don't forget stay Strapped baby," exclaimed Lil Wayne. The message is targeted towards youth between the ages of 18 to 24. According to the company, the Houston Department of Health & Human Services reports that as many as 1 in 40 African Americans in Houston are living with HIV. On a national scale, Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that even though blacks account for only 13% of the U.S. population they account for about 50% of the people who get HIV and AIDS. For African Americans AIDS is a leading cause of death.

"In the mist of this crisis where HIV and AIDS is the #1 killer where our race of people is concerned, I salute Lil Wayne as an authority figure for taking a stand to inform our people to use Strapped Condoms and to Stay Strapped for Life," said J. Prince. The Houston based Strapped Condoms was created by J. Prince back in 2005. According to their website, their condoms are made from the finest quality of natural rubber latex.

For more information about the Strapped 4 Life campaign and their condoms, visit StrappedCondoms.com.

Thanks to my girl Mina for bringing this my way!
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RANDOM CELEB PIC: REGINA KING & HER SON, IAN VASELINE AD BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOSHOOT.

Actress Regina King and her 10-year-old son, Ian, take a break during a photo shoot for Vaseline's 'Skin is Amazing' campaign (click on pic to see its full image). The campaign benefits the Coalition of Skin Diseases, an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with skin disease by supporting clinical research while improving their quality of life.

King, who recently starred in the movie This Christmas, posed with her son to symbolize the protective nature of skin. 'The first one was both of us holding each other's hands and it was showing that protection that a parent has for a child,' she says. 'It's so hard to explain the first time you touch your child-it's the best experience. And you're always checking if their skin is nice and bright and glowy; then you know everything is alright.'

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IDRIS ELBA & BEYONCE TO PLAY HUSBAND & 'HOT WIFE' IN NEW FILM 'OBSESSED.'

Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is set to bore us all to hell on the big screen once again. According to Variety, Knowles along with actor Idris Elba and Ali Larter have all been tapped to star in Screen Gems' thriller Obsessed. Elba will play an asset manager with a hot wife (Knowles) and thriving career — until a temp office worker (Larter) begins stalking him. Director Steve Shill will helm from a script by David Loughery. Will Packer.

Beyonce will executive produce along with her father, Mathew Knowles. She is also producing and co-starring as Etta James in Cadillac Records for Sony BMG. Larter is working on episodes of NBC's Heroes. Elba next stars in Prom Night for Screen Gems. (Variety)

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FORMER OLYMPIC CHAMP MARION JONES IS NOW FEDERAL INMATE #84868/054

Former Olympic champion Marion Jones, sentenced in January to six months prison for lying about using steroids, Friday reported to a Texas jail, US Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said. "Yes, that's confirmed," Billingsley said, saying the 32-year-old athlete reported shortly before noon to the Federal Medical Center-Carswell, a correctional facility in Fort Worth, where she was assigned the inmate number 84868/054. Jones, who has been stripped of the three gold and two bronze medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years of probation for lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and about a check-fraud scheme that involved her former partner - Tim Montgomery. Jones had been told she had until March 11 to begin her sentence. In sentencing Jones, US District Court Judge Kenneth Karas said the athlete had not made "a momentary lapse in judgment, a one-time mistake, but instead a repetition in an attempt to break the law," adding "nobody is above the legal obligation to tell the truth". In court, Jones had asked the judge to spare her jail time for the sake of her two young sons.

Jones captured gold in the 100- and 200-meters at Sydney and helped the 4x100m relay to gold as well, confirming her status as an international sports superstar. She was also a five-time world champion. Her humiliating fall from grace began when she admitted in October to lying to federal agents during the course of the BALCO steroid distribution probe. The admission came after years of vehement denials, and she went so far as to sue BALCO founder Victor Conte when he accused her of being a dope cheat. Evidence mounted that her glorious career was steroid tainted. Still she denied wrongdoing, even qualifying for the 2004 Athens Olympics in the long jump.

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But when faced with charges of lying to federal agents about taking steroids and about her role in the fraud scheme, Jones made a tearful confession, admitting she used BALCO's designer steroid THG from September of 2000 to July of 2001.

All Jones' results since September 1, 2000, have been stricken from the records and Jones has been banned from competition by the IAAF, the sport's governing body, even though she announced in October her decision to retire.

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GOSPEL SINGER YOLANDA ADAMS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR 'UNDERREPORTING' OR 'OVERREPORTING' HER INCOME.

If Yolanda don't get her (financial) affairs in order, she's going to find herself in a hallelujah hell storm; whatever that means. LOL! According to the Houston Chronicle the Internal Revenue Service is investigating the gospel star and radio host. The agency has asked a federal judge to force the entertainer to turn over documents after she failed to show up for an appointment last month to explain her financial affairs. The agency is trying to determine her tax liability and how to collect on the debt. According to filings in Houston federal court, the IRS probe stems from two million-dollar mortgage loan applications. A 2005 Ocwen application said Adams earned $40,000 a month and listed $8 million in assets — including an $800,000 trust account, $4.9 million in other personal holdings and jewelry worth $1.5 million. That document said she owned a Lexus and a Hummer. A subsequent Chase home loan application listed $3 million in assets, including a business worth $1.5 million, a Mercedes-Benz and a Range Rover. She owns a home worth more than $2 million in Houston's Royal Oaks Country Club subdivision. The agency also wants details about her endorsements and royalties as well as music companies and foundations with whom she is affiliated.

Houston entertainment lawyer Ricky Anderson, who represents Adams, said Wednesday that he was unaware of the lawsuit and declined to comment until he could look at the IRS filings and reach Adams, who is featured on a gospel cruise to the Bahamas this week. According to court documents filed Tuesday, a revenue officer who works cases involving small businesses and the self-employed is looking into Adams' taxes for 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004. In January, the agency issued a summons that required Adams, 46, to bring financial documents for the last six years to Houston's IRS office and answer questions. At the appointed hour, 9 a.m. Feb. 5, Adams would have been on the air hosting her Houston-based radio show.

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The federal government has asked a judge to order Adams to appear with "records, papers or documents" or explain why she should not be forced to comply with the summons. Richard Alderman, an associate dean at the University of Houston Law Center, said the IRS issues a summons to ascertain how a taxpayer accumulated assets. "They believe that somebody has either overreported deductions or underreported income," he said. "The IRS is not an agency that is easy to avoid. Generally, if they want information, you're going to have to give it to them."

Adams is a Grammy winner and host of the Yolanda Adams Morning Show with Brother Larry Jones, which debuted last year. The program is heard in major markets nationwide, including Atlanta, New York, Washington and Philadelphia.

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T-PAIN TOSSED FROM CONNECTICUT UNIVERSITY FOR CAUSING CHAOS.

Come on now, T-Pain. For the love of Tallahassee, you gon have to do better, dawg. The R&B rapper ternt singer chose to act the fool by causing complete chaos at a Connecticut university when he reportedly refused to leave the campus - forcing security to call in police. The Tallahassee native was performing at Quinnipiac University's Spring Concert last month (February 23, 2008) when an altercation took place, prompting guards to escort T-Pain and his entourage off the premises. University officials have refused to divulge details of the incident, with Chief of Security John Twining only admitting the institution made some requests but "they (T-Pain and his entourage) didn't listen, and suffice it to say, he refused to comply". According to reports, T-Pain refused to leave the site, so Hampden Police were called in to deal with the situation. T-Pain's representatives have so far failed to respond to the university's allegations.

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NEW CELEB CANDIDS: TONI BRAXTON, MIKE TYSON & TRACEY EDMONDS IN LOS ANGELES.

Toni Braxton was lensed out and about in Los Angeles earlier this week.

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A couple of paparazzi hounds almost received the Mike Tyson Bust Your Ass treatment while they snapped pics of the former heavyweight boxer while he lunched with not one, but two different ladies at an outside cafe in Los Angeles.

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Tracey Edmonds was spotted leaving The Ivy on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles today. I can't help but to wonder if Babyface is basking in the fact that he has the last laugh because we all know he's too much of a gentleman to actually laugh in her face. Bless his Whip Appeal heart. Lord knows Tracey has made a complete and utter fool out of herself the very moment she began dating Eddie 'I don't want to have anything to do with a child who is biologically mine' Murphy. Therefore I feel no sympathy for her whatsoever. None.

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RUMOR OR REAL: VICTORIA ROWELL TO RETURN TO 'THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS' TO REPRISE HER 'DRUCILLA WINTERS' ROLE.

Avid fans of The Young & the Restless may soon have a reason to rejoice. There's a strong and promising chance that the beautiful and irreplaceable Drucilla Winters (played by actress Victoria Rowell respectively) may be headed back to The Young and the Restless later this year. The CBS soap has reached out to the actress to see if she's interested in a possible return -- but a rival soap is also reported to be interested in signing Rowell. Rowell appeared on Y&R for 17 years. Though she is believed to have fallen to her death nearly a year ago, fans may not have seen the last of The Young and the Restless' Drucilla Winters. While the network refuses to comment publicly, soapopera.com has learned that CBS is actively seeking a way to bring actress Drucilla Winters back into the fold. Rowell, who left the show in April 2007 amid reports of hurt feelings and frustration with the direction of the show, states that she is "open" to a possible Y&R return. "Before Christmas, through my representative, there was a dialogue with the CBS brass regarding [the] re-entry of Drucilla Winters," Rowell reveals. "The ball is in The Young and the Restless court. I think it's important that the fans know that I'm open to coming back and now we're waiting for an answer. That's absolutely the case."

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After leaving The Young and the Restless last year, Rowell gave a candid and uncensored interview with TV Guide Canada to clarify her reasons for wanting out of the number one rated daytime drama series. In the interview, Rowell lashed out at daytime executives for being "racist" and criticized Y&R's then-head writer Lynn Marie Latham (who has since been fired) for ruining the vision late-Y&R creator Bill Bell had created for the show. "When Y&R was at the top of its game, our soap boasted daytime's only racially diverse cast on TV," Rowell told TV Guide. "And now the show has what? Two black actors. [..] It's a no-brainer: we depend on our black, predominant audience to watch our show and make it number one but we're not going to support that population of audience, tell their stories, cast accurately, recognize us on the Emmy ballot? To [the network executives] blacks, don't count."

Rowell has also recently been spotted in and around the One Life to Live studios in New York. Those sightings have prompted rumors that the actress may be close to signing a deal to appear on the ABC soap. For her part, Rowell remains coy, saying only that she's had "several meetings."

On the issue of the Daytime Emmys, Rowell lashed out at the nominating process, calling the system "tainted" by popularity and in-house politicking. While Rowell has won an amazing 11 NAACP Image Awards, during her 17-year run with Y&R Rowell has only been nominated for a Daytime Emmy on three occasions. Since the Emmys adopted a new voting process in 2003, Rowell has not even received as much as a pre-nomination from her show. During her time away from The Young and the Restless, Rowell has traveled around the country promoting her book, The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir. Rowell is also hard at work on her second book, Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva. Though the book title may sound like a juicy tell-all, Rowell insists that the book is a work of fiction.

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RANDOM CELEB PIC: JOHNNY GILL & BOBBY BROWN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Well, here's a rare photo (click on photo to see its full image). R&B stars Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill team up during a recent sold-out concert at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois. Brown got his start with the most influential boy-band in music history, New Edition. Gill is still a member of the group, which continues to tour worldwide. 'Continues to tour worldwide'?!! You mean to tell me these dudes are still performing, worldwide, and they still ain't made it back to Tallahassee, Florida?! I guess Johnny forgot about his lil solo trip to the Leon County Civic Center back in May of 2006 where he promised me the audience that he would make sure that he and the rest of the guys would return to the Capital City to appease their fans. That was nearly two years ago Johnny! First I was hurt. Now, I'm madder than Bobby in the last empty liquor store in town. Tallahassee ain't seen New Edition in concert since February 11, 1987. We were good to yall and showed yall lots of love. My best friend Kamika even fainted in order to get herself backstage to see yall...well, specifically her favorite: Ronnie. Unfortunately for her, the only person she was able to lay her eyes on was Bobby Brown! I was mad enough for the both of us. LOL!

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LUKE CAMPBELL NEW REALITY SHOW, 'PARENTAL ADVISORY' TO AIR ON VH1 IN JULY (2008).

Hip-Hop mogul Luther 'Don't stop/Pop that p---y/Let me see you doo-doo brown' Campbell is bringing his unique lifestyle and brand of entertainment to VH1 in the form of a new reality show titled Parental Advisory. Slated for a July 2008 premiere on the network, the hour-long series follows Campbell as he balances life with his children and fiancée, spends time at the office producing various adult themed content and traveling the country with beautiful women as "Uncle Luke" Campbell. "Parental Advisory showcases the diversity in my life," Campbell told AllHipHop.com. "One day I am with my kids, the next day I am in the office auditioning ‘Luke Girls’ and the next day I might be out on the road."

Parental Advisory is being produced in conjunction with Campbell’s new company, the Luke Entertainment Group (LEG), which publicly trades on the NASDAQ pink sheets. Campbell, a longtime veteran of the Hip-Hop industry and founding member of the ground breaking Miami rap group 2 Live Crew, is the Chief Creative Officer and chairman of the company. LEG also includes a music division and a sports marketing division, which manages the careers of professional athletes. "They tested Parental Advisory in focus groups and it was one of the most popular shows," Campbell revealed. "It’s similar to the Osbournes, but I think it’s better and more entertaining."

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FLORIDA RAPPERS RICK ROSS & PLIES LAUNCH 'THE HYPNOTIZED TOUR' THIS MONTH; TRINA, JUVENILE, LIL BOOSIE, THE DREAM TO MAKE APPEARANCES.

Florida rappers Plies and Rick Ross have embarked on a new tour, as both artists’ prepare for their sophomore releases. The Hypnotized Tour debuted in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday (Mar 1), and will run through 18 more dates across the country before coming to a close in Los Angeles. "I look forward to seeing all my fans on the road on the Hypnotized Tour," said Plies in a statement. "They can expect to see me in raw form. I will be on fire going into summer 2008. The Hypnotized Tour [is] an advance taste of what is to come!" Part of Plies’ schedule for this summer includes the release of his sophomore album, Definition of Real, due out on Atlantic Records on June 24. Fans have a much shorter wait for Rick Ross’s sophomore release, Trilla, which hits stores March 11. Trilla is the follow up to Ross’ RIAA-certified gold debut Port of Miami and features appearances by Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, T-Pain, Trick Daddy and Flo-Rida, as well as production from The Runners, Cool and Dre, and 2008 Grammy Award winner DJ Toomp.

"This is a tour put together to celebrate the best and brightest Southern Hip-Hop has to offer and what is to come" explained Terrence Huggins of T.H.E. Booking Agency, the company behind the Hypnotized Tour. "These artists created something huge out of nothing and it is time to celebrate that fact. This is a way for people across the country to witness history in the making." Joining Plies and Rick Ross on the tour are Lil’ Boosie, The Dream and Pleasure P, formerly of the group Pretty Ricky. Appearances are also expected by Yo Gotti, Trina, and possibly Juvenile, all scheduled to join the tour on special dates. In addition to completing his current tour and recording Definition, Plies is in the final planning stages of a new partnership with Don Diva magazine to produce the Plies/Don Diva Prison Tour.

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IN TODAY'S 'THIS NIGGAH, HERE!' NEWS: R. KELLY'S DISS TRACK 'I'M A BEAST.'

A couple of people have brought out the bitch in R. Kelly and now he's been forced to bring his bitch and moan campaign to the forefront in the form of a new diss track titled, I'm a Beast (and a Chester Molester). No doubt the man has a lot of anger built up that he’s finally released. And listening to the track, it could easily be noted that Kelly is going hard at a few people with his rapping and singing. Who he has in the cross hairs, is up for grabs. Speculation has been running rampant over who is in fact being targeted by the song since it hit the net on Monday (March 3).

The singer doesn’t name names, but with lines like "Why I gotta hate on you?/ Look at me, I'm rich, boy/You need a steering wheel the you riding my d***, boy," it could be said that he may be talking about Ne-Yo. The two are currently involved in a war of words over Ne-Yo’s dismissal from Kells’ Double Up Tour. Kelly claims the dismissal was contract related, while Ne-Yo maintains that jealousy over his crowd reaction was the primary factor.

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Kells doesn’t stop there as he seems to still harbor ill will for a certain former Def Jam President. It’s no secret that Jay-Z hasn’t been on Kelly’s Christmas list for quite some time. Add to that a line that states "Say you's a 'go getta'/Go get your own s***, boy," you could easily throw Young Jeezy in the mix. But since their collaboration Go Getta was a certified hit, what sense would it make for the Grammy winner to vent on or any of the possible targets. You could even say that Kelly is talking about Regina and George Daniels, former good friends and business associates who are now warring with the man over his relationship with their young daughter.

Truth is, no one knows who the person or persons are that Kelly is blasting. Maybe the names will be revealed on a remix to the song. After, all he did joke about doing that at the end of I’m a Beast.

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VIDEO CLIP: THE 10 MINUTE REUNION/BREAK-UP OF DRU HILL.

Here's the infamous clip of Dru Hill on Baltimore's 92Q radio station earlier this week. The group appeared on the show to announce their comeback, but soon after, things went horribly wrong after group member Woody announced that he intended to leave Dru Hill to pursue a solo career in gospel music. What came next was just pure madness, making this video clip the most-talked about topic on the Internet this week.

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CANDIDS: KIM KARDASHIAN ON THE SET OF HBO'S 'ENTOURAGE.'

Kim Kardashian was spotted on the set of HBO's Entourage earlier this week to shoot a cameo appearance on the show. If there's anything that gets my goat, it's seeing women out in public licking on an ice-cream cone. Speaking as a SouthernGurl, those sorts of displays are entirely unladylike.

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RAPPER REMY MA ENGAGED TO MARRY RAPPER PAPOOSE.

Papoose and Remy Ma will be man and wife this summer if all goes according to plan for the Hip-Hop couple, AllHipHop.com has learned. The pair is now formally engaged to be married, according to recent reports. Egypt of BET’s The Black Carpet confirmed the news with AllHipHop.com, saying that Remy Ma shared the exclusive with her. Egypt made the announcement on her highly rated television show last night (March 6). The strength of their relationship will certainly be tested, as jury selection has begun for Remy Ma’s trial for the alleged shooting of an acquaintance over money. The Grammy nominated rapper is accused of shooting a woman twice in the abdomen after leaving a party in Greenwich Village. Remy, 26, who allegedly accused Makeda Barnes-Joseph of stealing $2,000 from her purse, has pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges.

The pair will probably be using their superior lyrical abilities soon after another alleged assault occurred between Papoose and Fat Joe. Fat Joe and Papoose recently clashed in a physical altercation that has sparked an intense beef. (Click here to listen to Papoose's version of what happened and click here to listen to Fat Joe’s recollection of the altercation.) Remy Ma, once a member of Fat Joe’s Terror Squad, has released several diss records towards her former counterpart.

Papoose has long expressed he affection for Remy, as the two have been dating for an unspecified time. In Bonnie N Clyde, a duet with Remy, Papoose says, "Remy look good in person / just like she do in the magazines / so I’ma stay close to Ms. Martin like Dr. King.
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