The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


EXPOSED! Mariah Carey's EX Reveals INTIMATE Pics

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST

 
As her husband Nick Cannon recovers from mild kidney failure in LA, one of Mariah Carey's ex boyfriends (producer Damizza) has released intimate pics of the them as a couple! See the flashback photos inside.....
 

Mimi doesn't need this!

Producer Damion Young aka Damizza, has recently released intimate photos taken during his two year tryst with the diva.

Talking about his ex, he said

"Mariah is the only woman I have ever been in love with."

Alrighty then.  In his industry tell-all, Guilty by Association, Damizza includes chapters about his time spent with Mariah, Michael Jackson and Jay-Z.

Speaking of Mimi, he added that she is the "...most beautiful first thing in the morning, before she puts on the superstar mask."

Cute pics.....but seems like Damizza is just trying to boost book sales off a married woman who probably doesn't even remember his name.  Have a seat sir...

 

Photos via Mark Sudak/Damizza/Splash News

 

SATURDAY SWEXY: MempHitz Gets HOT & SHIRTLESS For KONTROL Magazine

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

He's a married man.  But that won't stop us from looking.  A&R guru Mickey “MempHitz” Wright is giving us a glimpse of what his wife, Toya Wright, gets to cuddle up to every night.  Check out his sexy new cover for KONTROL magazine's SHAPE Issue inside...

MempHitz was the VP of A&R at the now merged JIVE records (where he discovered Huey & his ex-girlfriend K. Michelle) and is the CEO of his own Do Work Enterprises.  All while looking pretty damn good.

So KONTROL magazine tapped him as their cover subject (Aubrey O'Day is on the second cover) for their final issue of 2011, as the SHAPE issue is tailored to the idea of embracing the body.

The music executive is showing off his sexy abs as he dishes the inside scoop on his recent marriage to Antonia “Toya” Carter Wright, his career and his release from Jive Records. He also tells how he maintains his fitness and style and also how he balances life inside and outside of the music industry.

Check out the behind the scenes footage of Mickey getting styled up and getting in a mini workout.  Nice!

Editor & Style Director: Julian Lark/Photog: Allen Cooley

COUPLEDOM: Duane & Tisha Campbell Martin Have A Dinner Date+ATL Falcon Ray Edwards Is SINGLE AGAIN

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:04 AM PST

Hubby & wife actor duo Tisha Campbell & Duane Martin were spotted grabbing dinner at Mr. Chow's in Beverly Hills last night.  Pics of the couple, plus hottie Ray Edwards breaks up with his video chick, inside...

These two still look so in love!  Tisha has been working as a star of Lifetime's new series "The Protector."  Word ha it the popular show was just cancelled after its first season, but no official word from the network yet.  Either way, Tisha looked in great spirits as she grabbed dinner with her hubby of 15 years last night.

The 43-year-old is looking better than ever.  Her 46-year-old hubby Duane hasn't aged a bit either.  She recently gave an update about her illnes--which she said last year was at least in part sarcoidosis--tweeting:

Well,,,back on the prednisone booooo! I fought the good fight tho :0) it's only temporary it's time to put on my boxing gloves Fo real now.

The mom of two isn't letting it keep her dowen though.

 

 

And in breakup news, Atlanta Falcon star Ray Edwards--yeah, the one who had everybody drooling over his new calendar--is single again.  And right before the playoffs.  His video and booty model (ex)girlfriend Lastarya Tucker posted her single status on Facebook last night:

 

Lastarya was last seen at his game against her hometown team The Saints this past November.  And they seemed to have spent NYE together as she posted this sexy message to him:

Oh wells.  I'm sure she'll find another sponsor in no time.  As for you folks trying to offer consolation to Ray, he's having a Meet And Greet and calendar release party at Justin's in Atlanta, Tuesday, January 10th at 7p.

Chris Brown SHUTS DOWN All Interviews To FOCUS On Music And Movies!

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 07:36 AM PST

Focusing on his singing, Chris Brown has decided to shun all interviews at this point.  Get the deets on his decision inside..... 

 

Finally, one outspoken celebrity has decided to have a seat for 2012!

Chris Brown's manager, Tina Davis, announced recently that she will "not have him do interviews, but concentrate on performing and recording."

She added, 

"We're not trying to be rude, selfish or disrespectful in any way. If people are going to judge anything, judge him for his talent. He signed up to sing and entertain, not to talk about his personal life."

That decision seems right on target after the singer's 2011 Twitter rants and his  window smashing incident at GMA last year.

But for fans who think this means they'll be seeing less of Chris Brown, Tina offered,

"As much as some people wanted him to go away, his business life and personal life are totally two separate things. We are humbly trying to get back into the swing of things.  "He has [a] movie and other scripts coming our way. A couple of different companies have been talking to us about partnering with him. They're not afraid to stand next to him. They understand that, hey, this young man has another 20 to 30 years to go. He has a right to be able to grow up and learn about being a man."

 

Sounds like he's going the Kanye West route.  And it's likely for the best....

 

The Randomness:

1.  Floyd Mayweather Jr. DODGES Jail Until June because of scheduled fight.  Story.

Christina Milian And Cee-Lo PROMOTE The Return Of "The Voice" + Babyface, Ne-Yo & Robin Thicke ADDED As Mentors

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:41 AM PST

While new correspondent Christina Millian and judge Cee-Lo Green were out promoting the next season of "The Voice," Robin Thicke, Babyface and Ne-Yo were announced as musical mentors.  Get the deets inside.....

Singers Christina Milian, in some hot black and white zebra booties, and Cee-Lo Green were in California yesterday to promote the return of NBC's "The Voice." And during the conference, Babyface, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke and Lionel Richie were announced as mentors for season 2.

Each celeb will be paired with one of the permanent judges and lend their skills and knowledge to their contestants. Christina Aguilera will pair with Lionel Richie, while Cee-Lo will work with Babyface and Adam Levine with Robin Thicke.

Paul Telegdy, President of Late Night and Alternative Programming at NBC commented saying,

“These renowned musicians will bring their unique and recognizable musical styles to the teams. They are well-respected singers whose invaluable experience will be a tremendous asset to Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton’s artists.”

“The Voice” returns after the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 10 p.m. and will then air Mondays at 8 p.m. starting Feb. 6.

SIDEBAR:  Will.i.Am, who recently started a car company, will be a judge on the UK version of "The Voice."

Jennifer Hudson Works It Out On "Dr. Oz" + Cymphonique Miller Drops Music Video From Her New Nick Show

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST

Jennifer Hudson is still on her look-at-my-amazing-body tour.  And we're not mad at it.  The fab chick will appear on an upcoming episode of "The Dr. Oz Show."  Plus, a look at Cymphonique Miller's new music video for her new Nickelodeon show. We've got a sneak peek inside...

On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Jennifer Hudson will be a guest on "The Dr. Oz Show" to talk about her weight loss, struggles, and favorite foods.  She also teaches Dr. Oz her “trilogy” exercise routine.  Check out video of J-Hud killing her jump rope game below:
 

Cute.

 

Master P's daughter is making her tween moves.  Check out Cymphonique Miller's new music video “Only You Can Be You” from her upcoming Nickelodeon series, "How to Rock."

The series, scheduled to premiere on Saturday, February 4 at 8:30pm (ET/PT), follows the journey of talented teenager Kacey Simon (Miller), a once perfect “mean girl” who falls out of favor with the in-crowd after she has to get glasses and braces and soon discovers that hanging with a new group of friends may not be as bad as it first seemed.

Brandy & Monica Kick It In Miami Together--Readying A Collabo?+Nick Cannon's Post Surgery Pic

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:10 PM PST

Brandy & Monica have been friends for 14 years...and they snapped a few pics down in Miami tonight for their fans.  Check them inside, plus Nick Cannon's first pic post-surgery...

Brandy headed down to Miami today to work on her album, and she also ended up hanging with her girl Monica, who is there working on her own upcoming album New Life, releasing February 21st.  They tweeted each other:

@MonicaBrown: We have Both Been Blessed Beyond Measure.14years later Love @4everBrandy lockerz.com/s/172293088” I love you so much Mo❤thank u!

Awww.  Brandy said she was headed to the MIA to work with Rico Love and finish up her next project.  So were she and Monica in the studio together cooking up another collabo?  Hmmmm....

 

Meanwhile, in L.A., Nick Cannon and his fresh shape-up are out of surgery after his kidney failure issues and feeling much better:

Wife Mariah tweeted this pic and said:

 

Thank you everyone for all the love & concern. Nick is in stable condition with a good prognosis, hopefully he'll be discharged within 2 days. As always he's laughing and in good spirits.

Good to know.  Keep up the recovery Nick!

OH, THERE YOU ARE: Beyonce & Her BUMP Spotted Out In NYC

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:59 PM PST

And there she goes.  Beyonce was spotted out in NYC today...full baby bump, pumps and all.  She looked like an uber cute mom-to-be as she made her way around town with her mom Ms. Tina and ever present bodyguard Julius.

 

Pics inside...

Beyonce hasn't been spotted since well before Christmas, other than an eye witness report from a food critic having NYE dinner at the same place she and Jay-Z were at in Brooklyn--Buttermilk Channel.

But now she's been spotted bumping around the city with a red Chanel bag, multi colored scarf, gold pumps (lower than her usual though, and jeans:

That's a huge ring ya got there Bey.

Some reports saying she's dropping the baby any day now.  While some say some time in February is the magical date.  Time will tell...

 

Pics via INF

Common & Serena Williams Share Twitter Love + Trey Songz KICKING OFF "ANTICIPATION 2OUR" With Big Sean

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:54 PM PST

Seems like Common and Serena Williams were getting flirty with each other on Twitter recently. Perhaps they'll rekindle their romance in the spring!  Read the tweets inside and find out about Trey Songz upcoming tour with Big Sean.

So one night/day Serena Williams was listening to "Lovin I Lost" off Common's The Dreamer/The Believer album and she tweeted a response to him that it was her fav on the album.  Funny thing is, the song sounds like it could have been about her!

He responded by asking her to star in the video?  Hmmm.....I'm thinking working together could spark a fire.  Because if you listen to the song, he's still clearly smitten!

 

 

 

Listen to the track here:

 
 
 
 
 
 
And on tour..................

 

Trey Songz is kicking off 2012 with his Anticipation tour along with Big Sean on February 9th in Cleveland.  The tour will support his latest mixtape entitled ‘Anticipation 2.′ 

In addition to the tour, Trey will drop his new album entitled ‘Chapter V,’ this spring and appear in the upcoming remake of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D.’

The 2012 Anticipation 2our dates are as follows:

 
Feb.9                    Cleveland, Ohio                               State Theatre
Feb.10                  Louisville, KY                                   Palace Theatre
Feb.11                  Chicago, Illinois                               Auditorium Theatre
Feb.12                  St. Louis, MO                                    Fox Theatre
Feb. 14                 Dallas/GP                                         Verizon Theatre
Feb.17                  Los Angeles, CA                               Nokia Theatre
Feb.18                  Las Vegas                                         The Pearl at Palms Concert Theater
Feb.19                  Oakland, CA                                      Paramount Theatre
Feb. 23                 Cincinnati, OH                                  Aronoff P&G
Feb.24                  Detroit, MI                                        Fox Theatre
Feb.25                  Milwaukee, WI                                 Milwaukee Theatre
Feb. 28                 Toronto, ON                                     Sony Theatre
March 1               New York, NY                                   Theatre at MSG
March 2               Atlantic City, NJ                                 Mark G. Etess Arena
March 3               Washington, D.C.                              Constitution Hall
March 8               Atlanta, GA                                         Fox Theatre
March 10            Southaven, MS                                   De Soto Civic Center
March 11            Nashville, TN                                      Municipal Auditorium

SPOTTED: Kimora Lee Simmons And Her Family In St. Barts + Halle Berry TAKES Nahla To School...In A Cast!

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:49 PM PST

Kimora Lee Simmons has shared fabulous vacay pics of her gorgeous family in St. Bart's.  See the pics inside and also see Halle Berry taking Nahla to school....while wearing a cast!

Halle Berry was spotted taking Nahla to school....and wearing a cast on her foot.

Hmmm.....Halle WAS NOT rocking the cast yesterday so I wonder if there was a re-injury (remember when she got hurt in Spain this summer?) of some sort?

 

And later in the afternoon, Nahla was picked up by her father Gabriel Aubry.

 

Kimora Lee Simmons posted pics of herself and her family (Djimon, Kenzo, Ming Lee, Aoki Lee) on holiday in St. Bart's during their Christmas vacay:

 

On her blog, she talked about the fun family vacay saying:

Woohoo Happy New Year! Has been so much fun celebrating welcoming the new year and celebrating everybody’s hard work and successes! Without a doubt, the best gift my kids got this year was spending the holidays with their whole family!

We celebrated with an homage to Aaliyah’s ‘Rock The Boat’ – complete with white bikini. Along the way, we did model training, took a dip in the ocean, checked out some other boats and had a great time!

Must be nice!

 

Photos via PacificCoastNews/KLS

Wendy Raquel Robinson DISHES To ESSENCE About Her 9-Year Marrriage And KISSING HOTTIES Rick Fox And Terrence J

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:19 PM PST


"The Game" actress Wendy Raquel Robinson proves that Hollywood marriages can last as she opens up to Essence.com about her dedicated husband of nine years, Marco Perkins. Get the deets inside and find out what he thinks about her kissing Rick Fox....

For those looking for love, actress Wendy Raquel Robinson opened up to Essence.com about her wonderful marriage and what connects her to  her husband Marco.  She adds that marriage “is wonderful” but “it has its highs and lows." 

She also revealed: "I can honestly say he’s my best friend.  We won’t let more than two weeks go by without being together and seeing each other." Awww.

Here are the highlights:

ESSENCE.COM: How did you meet your husband, and how did he propose?
I am a huge Lakers fan. It was the finals and there was a little soiree at my house. A friend of mine who doesn’t drive asked if it was okay to bring a friend over because he was his ride. I said sure and they came over. The guys were all talking and the ladies were all talking and, you know, he’s holding court, and I’m like, who’s this guy? We just started talking and the rest was history. It doesn’t get any simpler than that. It was really just a connection at first sight and we were both at the right places in our lives and it just happened.

We had been dating for about two years and things were going really, really great. I was actually doing a theater show in North Carolina and he was going to go with me to see a play I was doing. It was my birthday and we’re packing up and he goes, “I want you to see this video I made.” I was like, “A video?” So we’re watching and he’s just singing happy birthday on the video. I’m thinking, oh how cute, and then at the end of the video he goes, “By the way, will you marry me?” We started running around the house like little eight-year-olds. He had the ring and everything. It was really a 3D proposal. That was really special. Back then, this was all on VHS. It was so sweet.

ESSENCE.COM: Tell us some things you adore about your husband?
  Honey, he can fix anything. Do you hear me? Anything. I got a man, man, man, man. I mean he can fix literally anything. He’s MacGyver times one hundred. Not even just with the technical stuff, but any apparatus around the house. He really gets into it and he loves that challenge. And, he is the communicator in the relationship. He loves to talk and he loves to work it out, whereas sometimes I agree to disagree. Usually he’s like, “No, we have to talk this out.” So I love that about him. He doesn’t let me go into my shell.

ESSENCE.COM: What’s it like kissing heartthrobs like Rick Fox or Terrence J. in front of your husband?
You know, he’s human. He doesn’t like to watch it. I’m like honey, okay, look, this is going to be our retirement right here. (Laughs.) But he is definitely a man and it is hard for him, but he does understand. Actually that’s one area where Tia’s husband and my husband have definitely bonded. You know on "The Game," we go in.  Mara [Brock Akil] goes for the jugular -- she really goes for it. This season I get myself in some precarious situations. He doesn’t watch it much. He watches the good episodes he can watch, when I’m clowning and all that, but he doesn’t like it, it’s hard. This season is worse. It’s crazy. It’s funny, and a ride, but it all makes sense at the end. It all comes together.

 

Read more over at Essence.

KeKe Palmer Gets FAB For VIBE VIXEN, Is Head Over Heels For Her Boyfriend, & Talks Interracial Dating

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:20 AM PST

This is one YBF chick who is never at a loss for tv/movie roles.  And we see why.  Our fave youngin' in the game is looking gorge on December/January 2012 issue of VIBE VIXEN. And KeKe Palmer's not scared to open up why she's crazy about her boyfriend, what she feels about dating outside her culture, and if she would do intimate love scenes...

How pretty!  18-year-old KeKe is rocking black sequined short shorts and a purple and blue blouse full of ruffles for the VIXEN cover.  The star of the upcoming movie Joyful Noise (she sings too) gave a cute interview about her Guatemalan/Black boyfriend and just how she'll go about shedding her "True Jackson" good girl image (just a little):

On meeting her boyfriend…
One day Patrick [Johnson, Jr.] came to the set of True Jackson VP, and he brought Rodney, my boyfriend, with him. My mouth dropped when I saw him, and I’m just like, Keke, control yourself! [Laughs] I was 15 years old at the time, and he was 19, so we didn’t talk or anything like that. I just always had a huge crush on him. Then when I was like 17, I talked to my parents ’cause my mom was like, ‘If you want to date somebody, I guess the oldest age would be 21.’ I just couldn’t believe that she said that to me. It really almost made my heart skip a beat because I always liked him.

On dating outside of her culture…

I’ve thought about it. It always seemed so difficult to me because I want to be understood culturally. When I’ve had crushes on other cultures, sometimes they don’t understand. They don’t get my jokes, they don’t get who I am or my family or anything like that. It’s not like I don’t find white guys or [other cultures] attractive, it’s just I want to be understood.

My boyfriend now is Guatemalan and Black, and he was raised by his mother who is Guatemalan, so he’s the only Black person. It’s culturally different, but I realized I can still find a way to understand [them]. Even though everyone is speaking Spanish around me and I don’t understand it, his mother is so kind and open that there’s not a problem. I don’t feel like I’m an outsider.

On her upcoming role in A Virgin Mary…
We haven’t started to film it yet, but I’m very excited because this is something new for me. People have always known me, as I said, as Keke Palmer the “good girl.” In this movie, I’m not necessarily being a huge slut, but my character is just that. She’s like, ‘I’m a sex enthusiast. That’s who I am,’ but the reason why I chose this film was because it’s different from what everybody knows me as. And this character spoke to me because she was funny, she was likeable… Even if I didn’t play the character, you would immediately love her because she’s just lovable. It’s almost like [Draya] on Basketball Wives LA. People can say whatever they want about her, but you like Draya because that’s who she is. You either like her or you don’t. No fronting, no nothing.

On being typecast…
My family has always taught me to have morals, be a good person, you know, that whole thing. But at the same time, when I’m acting, it’s not like I’m going to turn down every role. Like, I said I would do an intimate scene if it didn’t show my whole body. It’s not like I just won’t do this or I just won’t do that, but if they can change it in a way where it could be fitting for me, then that’s okay. I’m not going to break down and do a topless scene or anything like that, but I’d probably do an intimate scene if it was like Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps in Love and Basketball. That was classic. That wasn’t like overt or anything like that. No, I don’t want to be typecast, but I don’t want to do things that I look back on and say, ‘Well, why did I do that?’

Check out the full interview at VIBE VIXEN, which goes live Monday, January 9th.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. FEEDS THE NEEDY Before Heading OFF TO PRISON

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST

 

Though he's due to start serving a 3-month stint in jail today for domestic abuse, Floyd Mayweather Jr. spent yesterday feeding the needy. Deets inside.....

Yesterday, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted the pic above saying,

taking care of the less fortunate

The boxer is set to begin his 90 day stint at the Clark County, Nev., Detention Center jail today for beating up his baby momma in front of their kids.  SMH.  

Perhaps yesterday was about building good karma......

 

Watch the live stream of him turning himself in here (apparently Ray J and Lil' Kim are already there to offer support).

Former Detroit Drug Lord "Big Meech" Is NOT HAPPY About "Black Mafia Family Wives"

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:42 AM PST

Former Detroit Cocaine Lord "Big Meech" (who will be incarcerated until December 16, 2031) is speaking out about the upcoming "Black Mafia Family Wives" reality show and he is not happy! Find out what message he sent the ladies.....from behind bars.

We all know that sometimes when a brother is on lockdown, he sends a message through his momma. And Big Meech is no different. When the former drug boss got word that there was going to be a reality show based on the women of men who ran his Black Mafia Family drug organization....he had a few choice words.

Lady Flen aka RealBigMeechMom (Lucille Flenory) relayed the message from her son that none of the women on that show are the first ladies of anything!  She says they are fame hungry and trying to use the crime family to get their 15 minutes of fame.

 

Here are the tweets:

 

That last line "If you have a problem with that see Meech" sounds like a threat.  They may want to think about missing the next taping...

Tia Mowry & Cast Hit "The Game" Premiere, While Sis Tamera Rocks New Photoshoot

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST

It was a big premiere n ight for the cast of BET's "The Game."  Pics of Tia Mowry, Brandy, and the rest of the cast, plus Tia's sis Tamera rocking her own new photoshoot, inside....

How excited are we for the big return?!  Brandy, Pooch Hall, Tia Mowry, Hosea Chanchez, and Gabrielle Dennis were all on hand at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in L.A. to usher in Season 5 of BET's hit show "The Game."  And it looks like the premiere episode (debuting Jan. 10th) got the thumbs up from star Tia.  She tweeted:

Omg! Just saw the premier of The Game and BOMB! So freaking good! So proud of the cast! XoxoT

The silver dress wearing new mom kicked it with her trainer (who whipped her into post-baby shape in no time) Jeanette Jenkins:


And with fab creator/directors Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil

Newcomer Brandy made nice with her cast members--Bibs and Pooch Hall.

And Gabrielle Dennis (Janay) looked nice as well.  Alright Pooch with your plaid suit....

He kicked it with the show's costume designer, Pinkney Turner, too.

Cutie Larenz Tate showed up to support:

Is he joining the cast too?  Or a guest role?  Hmmm...

Hey Hosea!

Loves this copper look fro B-Rocka.  By the way, she already made her way to Miami early this morning after the premiere to hit the studio and work on her album.

Pooch looked like his fun self.

Tia looked fab in this silvery frock.

Coby Bell looked nice.

And Wendy Raquel Robinson looks like she's either dieting hard or stressed these days.

 

Speaking of the Mowry sisters, Tamera showed off a sneak peek of her new photoshoot for Glam Couture Magazine:

She looks great these days!  Marriage has been doing her well.  And she also showed off her new feature in OK! magazine with her cute Shih-Tzu/Lhasa Apso mix pup Milano:

Cute!

 

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