NEW PICS: BEYONCE, HER MOTHER & DIDDY @ THE MAGIC MARKETPLACE IN VEGAS.

Beyonce Knowles, along with her mother Tina, and Diddy werer spotted at Day 1 of the Magic Marketplace on Monday, August 27, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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'DEAR MAMA': THE LIFE OF TUPAC'S MOTHER, AFENI IN THE WORKS

The list of the lives of celebs (and semi-celebs) that will make it to both the small and big screen has just gotten longer. So, how many biopics are we going to probably see in the following year? Let's just say you may need more than one hand to count them on. Now, according to reports, the life of Afeni Shakur, the mother of slain rapper, Tupac Shakur, is now in the works.

Tentatively entitled, Dear Mama: The Life Story of Afeni Shakur, the film, produced by Hollywood Filmz producers, Young Noble and Omar 'Ice Man' Sharif will reveal the activist's life growing up in a small North Carolina town, her reign as a devoted leader of the Black Panther organization, being incarcerated while pregnant with Tupac and her subsequent drug addiction. Additionally, the film will also dwell on Afeni's worst nightmare: loosing her infamous son whose murder remains unsolved 11 years after his death.

"This incredible lady defended herself in court while pregnant with Tupac during a bomb conspiracy trial facing 352 years and was acquitted of 156 counts against her and 20 other members of the Black Panther Party," said Young Noble. "I felt that the world needs to know where Tupac got his mind, heart, spirit and courage so I called Afeni with the idea. She was excited and gave me her blessing."

Dear Mama is being produced in conjunction with Afeni Shakur's Amaru Entertainment. The soundtrack will be executive produced by Young Buck and The Outlawz for Cashville Recordz/1nationentertainment, along with Shakur's Amaru Entertainment. Featured artists will include 50 Cent, T.I., The Outlawz, Young Buck and new comers Stormey and Begetz.

The Dear Mama story is long overdue," said Young Noble. "I'm just so blessed to be in a position to produce this movie and make sure Afeni and Pac is proud when it’s done, this movie will offer hope and be an inspiration to the millions of people who will see it."

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KEYSHIA COLE IN SISTER 2 SISTER MAGAZINE

R&B singer, Keyshia Cole covers the October 2007 issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine. In this candid interview, the Oakland, California native speaks vividly about man issues: finding her dad, understanding mean, and why she refuses to let any man control her life. And---get this---shelving her singing career to become an urban Doctor Dolittle/veterinarian. Also, in this issue, Cole's waaaaaaaaay out there sister, Neffeteria. I know some of you remember seeing 'Neffe' wild the hell out on Keyshia's reality show, 'The Way It Is' on BET. Well, she speaks her piece, too. For some reason Neffe felt the need to share with us the events that led to her nervous breakdown. Why? Who knows. Check out an excerpt from her interview below:

Jamie: Did Keyshia call you up and invite you to come over? How did it happen [that you moved in with her]?
Neffe: No, actually my mom had came to visit and I had just left my husband because I had recently found out that he had been sleeping with my first cousin for a year.

Jamie: What?!
Neffe: I was a little resentful about moving because I’ve been in California for so long and I didn’t want to come and be dependent on my sister. That’s just not me. But I needed to make that move because I was on the verge of having a breakdown. ... Everyone was thinking, oh she’s drunk, oh she’s an alcoholic. Not knowing that behind the scenes I was actually going through something.
Keyshia: I’m sure they knew you were going through something.
Neffe: I don’t think they did. Like when I’m out in the public and they go, “There’s Keyshia Cole’s sister,” or “You’re the crazy one. You have a shot of Patron today?” Who wants to hear that?

Read more of Keyshia's interview plus details of Neffe's stay in the nuthouse and when she realized she was indeed an alcoholic when the issue hits newstands on September 11.

Picture courtesy of: OnlyKeyshia.com

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