*UPDATED* PICS *ADDED*: FAMILIES OF JAY-Z & BEYONCE ARRIVE AT RUMORED WEDDING LOCATION.

According to the New York Post, rumors that Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles plan to tie the knot are as omnipresent as their No. 1 hits, but this time, it looks like it's the real deal for music's most powerful couple. Not only did the duo take out a marriage license in Scarsdale, NY, this week, but today family members dressed in wedding attire began showing up at Jay-Z's Tribeca apartment. Earlier in the day, a large array of flowers and candelabras were delivered to the apartment and a tent was put up on the roof of the building. This meshes perfectly with the long-held theory that the duo would marry on 4/4/08 because both of their birthdays fall on the fourth (hers in September, his in December) and Beyonce and 40/40 Club-owner Jay-Z reportedly got 4/4/08 tattooed on their ring fingers while in Paris this past December. Also meshing with the "four" scheme, The Insider reported that the roman numeral "IV" would play a major part in the decor.

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Their reportedly small wedding will consist of just 30 people, keeping with the intense secrecy that has surrounded Beyonce and Jay-Z's entire courtship, since 2002. If a wedding does in fact take place today Jay-Z will barely have time to celebrate, let alone jet off on a romantic honeymoon, as is tradition. He is scheduled to perform tomorrow night with Mary J. Blige at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina. In fact, the rapper has almost nightly shows scheduled through May 8 when he concludes his mini-tour with Blige at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.

BELOW ARE IMAGES OF THE FAMILIES OF JAY-Z AND BEYONCE AS THEY ARRIVE AT THE RUMORED WEDDING.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: The Insider cameras catches a glimpse of Jay-Z covering his face with a white towel as he arrives at his rumored wedding location; Beyonce's baby sister, Solange Knowles, leaves Beyonce's apartment in a white dress to go to what might be Beyonce and Jay Z's wedding.

From left to right: Jay Z's mother, Gloria Carter heads to what might be Beyonce and Jay Z's wedding; the building where wedding might take/took place; Beyonce's father, Matthew Knowles, leaves Beyonce's apartment to go to the site of the possible wedding.

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UP-TO-MINUTE DETAILS ON BEYONCE & JAY-Z'S RUMORED WEDDING TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY.

Entertainment Tonight is on location at the New York City building where the Beyonce and Jay-Z wedding is rumored to be taking place tonight. Here's what ET has learned so far:

Orchids are being delivered and a cake is currently being built. It will be an intimate affair with a sit-down dinner planned for just 30 people. The color scheme is off-white and the theme is, appropriately, the roman numeral four -- representing today's date. ET has also learned that Beyonce's mother TINA has already arrived. Celeb blogger Perez Hilton first broke the news that the two were marrying today.

-Beyonce's dressing room is set up in gym with a vanity and flowers.

-There are secret service everywhere inside...they swept the place.

-Fridge stocked with Jay-Z's favorite champagne.

-There was a platform - maybe for the ceremony.

-Tables were set for about 30, so the event will be intimate.

ET has also obtained what is believed to be the bouquet (see pic below) that rumored bride-to-be Beyonce will carry during her wedding to Jau-Z. The arrangement dons white roses and a white feathered fan complimented with decorative gold birds.

New photos of cream-colored flowers and oversized silver candelabras for what is presumed to be the New York City wedding for Beyonce and Jay-Z, rumored to be happening tonight.

While some say it may be a party to celebrate Jay-Z's new deal with Live Nation, The Insider has learned that preparations for a big event are being laid out right now at the Tribeca apartments in New York that could very well be for his rumored wedding to Beyonce! A box from Amy's Orchids was just delivered and CC Rental has been delivering as well. Busy workers are building an indoor tent with an all-white theme and the Roman numeral IV. We're told the event will be for about 30 people. The "magic hour" -- when all the workers need to be out -- is 3 p.m.

A tent on the roof of the building where Jay-Z owns an apartment in New York

From People.com: For Beyoncé and Jay-Z, April showers brought flowers – and a possible wedding. On a rainy Friday in New York City, crews delivered floral arrangements, video equipment and a tent into Jay-Z's Tribeca apartment building. The wedding buzz began when the couple went to get a marriage license at a village hall in Scarsdale, N.Y., on Tuesday. "It's [happening] tonight," says a source. "A lot of their friends are booking hotel rooms." Early Friday morning, workers erected a white tent atop the building, where Jay-Z owns a penthouse apartment. Not long after, an SUV carrying photo and video equipment arrived, followed by floral deliveries.

More evidence of an impending wedding? Likely guests have been gathering in New York. Producer Rodney Jerkins, who is working on Beyoncée's new album and is a friend of Jay-Z's, zipped into town a couple of days ago. Beyoncé's former Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, are also here, coyly divulging in a YouTube video that they are camped out at The Four Seasons Hotel, giggling about "sisters" getting together.

And of course, there's Jay-Z, who was spotted hopping a flight from Boston, where he performed last night, to New York this morning. Friends of the couple say they are very eager for the nuptials to happen. "It's about time," says producer Dallas Austin. "I think it's great that they're getting married."

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FROM YBF.COM: YBF New York correspondents are currently on the scene around 195 Hudson St. (Jay-Z’s place) which is the rumored place Beyonce & Jay-Z wedding festivities are going down today. It’s a paparazzi and media zoo to the utmost power down there and we’ve definitely found out some interesting tidbits. Here’s what YBF has seen and heard so far while on the scene:

* Around 5p est today, a black SUV with full tinted windows flew through the crowd of media to enter the building’s garage. Only one paparazzo landed a pic of the unconfirmed woman inside. But she was by herself and purposely covering her face with a black and silver “Dereon like” hoodie.
* Another person was spotted entering the building who resembled Irv Gotti.
* 20 minutes later 8 black SUVs of the same kind exited the garage one right after the other. All SUVs were empty.
* Word on the street (from an unreliable source) was that the wedding was over and had taken place in a different location.
* But another word on the street (from a more reliable source) is that the wedding is actually taking place tonight. This would make more sense if that was indeed Bey in the first SUV.
* Word has it the SUVs all left to pick up guests and transport them back to Jay-Z’s place for a possible reception/party.
* Ironically, Dame Dash lives on the same street.
* Jay bought the penthouse for approx. $6 mill even though the building looks like crap from the outside.
* People were spotted setting up for “what looks like a party” under that white tent on the roof.

FROM THE INSIDER ONLINE: "The Insider"'s sources just spotted a man who might be JAY-Z entering the rapper's Tribeca residence through the garage in a black Cadillac Escalade. The man was dressed up and was holding a white cloth over his face. A neighbor of Jay-Z's told our sources that he was aware of the wedding, and that preparations for it have been in the works since Tuesday. He added that he's seen Jay-Z and BEYONCE a few times since they moved in to the apartment a week ago, and that they've been ideal neighbors.
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PICS: EDDIE MURPHY CELEBRATES HIS 47th BIRTHDAY WITH HIS MAMA & QUINCY JONES.

Look at this old monkey-dog. Ol' funky-ass Eddie Murphy celebrated his 47th birthday among family and friends last night at STK restaurant in Los Angeles. Or should I say family and 'friend' considering the only 'friend' in attendance was Quincy Jones. Johnny Gill nor Barry Bonds weren't anywhere in sight. And instead of 'family' I should have just said 'a family member' because the only family member I saw (as far as these pics are concerned) was his meddling mama Lillian. But you know what's really messed up? It's the fact that Eddie and the adorable innocent daughter (who didn't ask to be here) he refuses to have anything to do with unless it involves money, also celebrated her 1-year birthday yesterday...the same day as her old mangy, mutt-face, mountain goat-looking father. Lonely bastard.

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SNOOP DOG ACCUSES BARACK OBAMA OF TAKING MONEY FROM THE KU KLUX KLAN.

I don't know what's worse: Diddy detailing his bitchassness-like thoughts on marriage or Snoops displays of pure jackassery-ness when talking about female singers or public figures. This dude has catapulted himself into a ranting rampant attack on presidential candidate Barack Obama accusing him of gleaning support from a race hate group. The rapper, real name Calvin Broadus Jr., insists the Democratic candidate has received funding from historically anti-black organization the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). He says, "The KKK gave Obama money. They was (sic) one of his biggest supporters...Why wouldn't they be? The media won't tell you that. They don't want you to know that. They just want you to know that this n*gger befriended this other n*gger who be (sic) threatening your values. But we all know all presidents lie to get into f*cking office. That's they (sic) job."

But Dogg insists Obama will still emerge victorious in the October (08) elections. He adds, "In America's eyes, that muthaf*cker's gonna be president 'cos (John) MCCain can't f*ck with him. Hillary (Clinton) can't f*ck with him. He's winning over white people, white ladies."

Well, where's the proof Snoop?
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WHITNEY HOUSTON ANGIRLY RESPONDS TO BOBBY'S ACCUSATIONS IN HIS NEW TELL-ALL BOOK.

Bobby Brown is dishing on his rocky marriage to Whitney Houston in a new tell-all autobiography – but she's not letting his accusations affect her. In this, the latest installment of the couple's long-running marital feud, Brown says of his ex, "I never used cocaine until after I met Whitney." Details from the 39-year-old pop star's book, Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But, began surfacing Thursday in the New York Post. Before Whitney, Brown writes: "I had experimented with other drugs, but marijuana was my drug of choice." Whitney's rep responded in a statement to PEOPLE: "Miss Houston is sad that Bobby feels he need to say such things but she choses to take the high road and will not speak badly about the father of her child even if it's to set the record straight."

Brown also describes his 14-year marriage as "doomed from the very beginning." "I think we got married for all the wrong reasons," he says in the book. "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." In addition, Brown also claims to have dated Janet Jackson and Madonna before hooking up with Houston. Chapter titles from the book include "Whitney Houston – The Untold Truth," "The Press, More Problems, and Passion for Drugs," and "The Bad Boy Of Boston ... Straight From The Hood."

The couple, who have a 15-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, split in September 2006.

SOURCE: People.com

And I don't have a problem telling yall that I will be copping that joint when it hits the bookstores.
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AL B. SURE, BOBBY BROWN & MC HAMMER'S SEEDS MAKE THEIR SHODY DEBUT ON MTV'S 'ROCK THE CRADLE.'

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A couple of weeks ago, I made a post telling you all about MTV's new reality live musical competition show, Rock the Cradle. The show features the offspring from yesteryear's top music artists in rock & roll, R&B and hip-hop (read more about the show by clicking HERE) as they strive to reach an imaginary status that their parents once held at the height of their careers. Well, needless to say, I was only interested in watching the performances of MC Hammer's daughter, Akeiba, Al B. Sure's son, Lil B. Sure! and Lil B. Sure's B.F.F. and son of Bobby Brown, Landon (from a previous relationship). Now if any of you watched last night's debut then you know that not only is this season going to be laugh out loud-able. Compared to their parents, damn near every kid who hit that stage was whack. And I know I wasn't the only person who thought so after watching the camera pan over to their parents sitting in the VIP section. Their expressionless faces said it all: 'Someone please remind me to sue Mother Nature for malpractice of my child's vocal chords.' I didn't see a proud face in the bunch. Although it was hard trying to gauge the look on Bobby's face because of...well, yall know. Imagine the difficult task of having to sit and listen to your off-key offspring attempt to sing as they could really could sing?! Those poor parents gave the phrase 'just grin and bear it' a new meaning.

First up. Lil B. Sure!. The other son of Al blew me away as he sung his own soulful rendition of Leon Russell's A Song for You. Although his voice sounds better than his father's (at least to me) and his B.F.F. and he scored really high with the judges, I still had a hard time looking at him. I'm sorry. But I did. Dude just looks difficult in the face. Bless his heart. I've always wondered what his mother looked like (click and peep the picture on the right). When you think of someone named Lil B. Sure, you're thinking this person is going to at least favor his father a little bit, right? At least enough to take you back to the days of watching Video Soul where you could see Al's tall, beige and handsome self in one of his videos as he sang in his tight-ass stonewashed denim jeans and matching jacket while doing the Alf. But as I watched Lil B. last night, I sat and waited and waited for that nostalgia to hit me, but it never did. Maybe his nickname and his slot on the show should've been offered to Al and Kim's son, Quincy. And (sarcastically speaking) I still have a hard time believing Quincy is Kim's biological son because he looks so much like his daddy. But I'll digress. All that aside, I can definitely see Lil B. going far in this competition, maybe even winning it. Maybe.

AFTER THE JUMP, CONTINUE READING MY REVIEW ON LANDON'S PISS POOR PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS AKEIBA'S HIGH-SCORING PERFORMANCE ON 'ROCK THE CRADLE.'

Mark my words: sooner or later if Bobby's boy Landon don't get his singing chops up to par, chances are he's going to either get his feelings hurt (and believe me after watching that hour and a half episode, he will not be the only one) or he won't last in this competition. This dude had the nerve to come out singing and wasn't 2 bars into his song before he tried to coerce the audience into helping him sing the song along with him! Waving his hands in the air talking 'bout, 'Yall, come on!' I'm looking at him like, 'Niggah, we ain't the ones competing to become a star-ruh. That's you! The first episode and you already trying to cheat!' I'm convinced Landon snagged his place on the show because of his looks and of course, his father. A father who he shares no physical resemblance to whatsoever. We viewers should all be thankful.

Last but definitely not least, along came MC Hammer's baby girl Akeiba. In the pre-recorded footage of her performance we saw a quick snippet of her father's rise and fall to fame (that too took me back, yall) which happened around the time when she was barely knee high. But as the cameras showed her rehearsing her song of the night, Love You I Do (from the Dreamgirls movie soundtrack), an homage to Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson, it was blatantly apparent that she's grown into a full-size, beautiful grown woman. And even though we saw her struggle to hit that high note in the song, once she hit the stage everything flowed nicely including her high note. Now, I won't say perfectly because then I'd be lying. But out of all the nine performances of the night, I enjoyed hers the most. And my sentiments were mirrored by the judge's scores. Akeiba scored one of the highest shows of the night including a perfect 10.

But this is just the first airing. There's going to be plenty more. The question is, what star's offspring will have what it takes to make it to the end. I'm putting my money on Akeiba. To all of you teenage girls, grown women, groupies (male and female) and cougars, feast your eyes on Landon while you can because if his Thursday night performance is any indication of what's to come....

And for all of you who missed the show, you can watch the full episodes and/or clips from the show by clicking HERE.

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JAY-Z CELEBRATES THE END OF HIS SINGLE LIFE @ PRIVATE BACHELOR PARTY; WILL HE & BEY JUMP THE BROOM TODAY?

More details have surfaced surrounding Beyonce and Jay-Z's alleged impending nuptials. And I must say that this time around the reports are more believable simply because well...there has been more than one legitimate report. The trip to the courthouse last Tuesday to obtain their marriage license is the first real indication that the pair – who first started dating in 2002 – will soon make things official. One witness told People magazine, "It was just the two of them. They were very polite and smiling as they filled out the paperwork. They were holding hands for a while. They looked really happy." Add to that the fact that the only comments coming from Bey and Jay's camps are the standardized 'no comment.' While in the past, they're publicist would quickly shoot any rumors down as just that: rumors. As of now and according to numerous reports, Jay will finally make Bey Mrs. Shawn Carter today (April 4, 2008).

Currently on tour with Mary J. Blige, Jay has reportedly (dammit, if I have to use the word reportedly one more time, I'm going to scream) cleared his busy schedule for the big day. In addition, Beyonce's mother Tina and Destiny's Child member, Michelle Williams have landed in the Big Apple for the event. It's been a busy week for Jay to say the least. On Wednesday, he hosted a private party under the disguise of a bachelor party in Toronto, Canada. Another source told People magazine, "It looked like a bachelor party because soon the doors closed to all but the immediate guests. Jay-Z was laughing and happy and talking to everyone around him. It was amazing how many girls were flirting with him, but he was just being nice to everyone."

It has been rumored that Jay-Z, 38, proposed to Beyonce, 26, during a luxury holiday in Cannes, France, last May. The couple has 60 days from the original date of the signing of their marriage license to exchange vows - before the paperwork deadline expires.

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