The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


DO WE LOVE IT: Cassie's Leather & Denim Pants Look

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:59 AM PDT

Leave it to Cassie to rock a black leather pants/denim shorts combo.  Decide if we love the fashion loving chick's rainy L.A. streets look inside...

Singer Cassie was spotted leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in L.A. last night rocking this interesting combo look:

In what seems to be black leather chap-like pants over her denim shorts, singer Cassie rocked the combo with her blue & white Nikes, turquoise Birkin bag and a grey/neon yellow tee and leather hoodie.

Cassie can pull off pretty much anything, but did she pull this one off?

DO WE LOVE IT?!

 

PICS: Splash

HOT SHOTS: Brandy Releases Gorgeous Promo Shots For TWO ELEVEN

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Brandy's full throttle comeback has been amazing.  And the YBF chick continues the fab work with new promo shots for her upcoming Two Eleven album.  Check 'em inside, plus see what she had to say about almost giving up on music...

Looking simply stunning in a colorful satin belted robe dress and showing those legs in bright blue pumps, Brandy serves it up for her newest promo shoot for her upcoming album.  And we love it.  She looks grown, sexy and more sure of herself than before.

As her "Put It Down" single featuring Chris Brown reached #5 on the Billboard charts yesterday, B Rocka revealed to her Twitter followers that she previously thought her music career was done:

I can't lie-at one point I thought it was over for me in music but God had another plan thank you Father!

This is her first time in the Top 10 since her "What About Us?" single featuring Kanye West a decade ago.  Two Eleven drops October 16th.  And the 33-year-old couldn't appear more ready.

Brandy's also gearing up for a special concert for her album on November 11th in D.C.  It goes down at 8p at the Howard Theater....and it's standing room only.  Work.

 

PHOTOS BY: GOMILLION & LEUPOLD

Usher, "R&B Divas" & More Celebrate Young Jeezy's BLACK TIE Birthday Party

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Rapper Young Jeezy is kicking off his birthday celebrations extra early.  He's not turning 34 till October 12th, but he got the ish started last night in Atlanta with a black tie event at the Biltmore Ballroom. Pics inside of Usher, the "R&B Divas," and more who all came out to celebrate...

Your fave rapper who still keeps it all the way real brought out the black tie power for his birthday bash last night.  With Funkmaster Flex DJ'ing, celebs and locals partied it up with the Snowman himself, Jeezy.

Usher came through to wish his homie a Happy Birthday.

"R&B" Divas star KeKe Wyatt (with her husband of course) hit up the party looking fabulous post-baby.

She kicked it with her co-star Syleena Johnson and her hubby.

Former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Lisa Wu made a golden appearance.  She still looks great.

Comedian Tony Rock hit up the blue carpet.

And tweeted a pic with who he called his "new friends."  We're sure...

 

Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" actress Demetria McKinney looked pretty in orange for the party.

And a 4-tier cake fit for a king was delivered with sparklers and more.  Fab times. 

Jeezy's having his second birthday bash this Saturday in Atlanta....hosted by party kingpin Diddy.

 

Photo Credit: Paras Griffin & Aric Thompson

OH: Ray-J & Floyd Mayweather Drop $50K On Strippers In Atlanta

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 08:10 AM PDT

Another day, another strip club outing.  This time, it's boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and his "Money Team" homie Ray-J hitting up Diamonds of Atlanta last night.
 

Stacks on deck....and replacement strippers (so they seemed) in the mix.  Floyd & Ray-J rained a reported $50,000 on these chicks last night in the ATL.  All because they just needed something to do, and apparently showering thousands of dollars on ass is hip hop's #1 past time.

Peep the pics:

Oh yeah, ya'll already know Joseline Hernandez was up in there too.

 

The fellas also had plenty of Patron and Grey Goose handy to liven up the party.  Check out more classy pics HERE if you're interested.  Gotta love it.

Photog: Prince Williams

GRAND OPENING: Jay-Z, Rihanna & More Celebrate At The Brooklyn Barclays Center 40/40 Club

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:34 AM PDT

Rihanna rocked a pajamas inspired look on the red carpet of her former Island Def Jam boss Jay-Z's Grand Opening VIP party at the Barclays Center last night in Brooklyn.  In a currency printed blouse and pants from the Acne Resort 2012 line, Rih Rih and plenty of celebs made their way to Jay's 40/40 club inside the arena.

 

Pics inside...

 

Pairing her satin Acne look with her fave Manolo Blahnik sandals, Rihanna made her way to the big kick off celebration at the new Barclays Center last night.

She was spotted arriving with her bestie Melissa.

Chick manages to make pajamas look fab.

She kicked it inside with rapper J.Cole.

And back inside, a tux & bowtie wearing Jay-Z chatted up the press about his new venture.  He also invited the Nets ballers to come party it up at the new 40/40 club inside the arena.

"Single Ladies" actress Denise Vasi has herself a new man.  She was cuddled up and kissing on her boo, popular director Anthony Mandler, last night.  Chick keeps her a powerful behind-the-scenes man doesn't she?

Pretty gal Tika Sumpter kept it chic in an all black look with a pop pf color with her bright yellow clutch.  The "Being Mary Jane" actress spent the evenign snapping pocs with her celeb friends and tossing back drinks.  The life..

Adrienne Bailon made her way into the event, of course.  Fab gown though.

Nets head coach Avery Johnson and his wife Cassandra were there to celebrate of course.

Power 105's Angela Yee was there in a telling neon tee and cute skirt.

Deron Williams of the Nets hit the carpet with his wife Amy.

Hot 97 radio host Angie Martinez was up in the mix.

And The Roots' Questlove made an appearance at the event.

L.A. CANDIDS: Kimora & Her Girls Hit The Streets + Christina Milian's Late Night Dinner Date

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:20 PM PDT

Kimora Lee Simmons Hounsou and her two favorite girls were spotted on the streets of L.A.  Pics of the ladies, plus Christina Milian's late night dinner date...

For some reason, Kimora and her daughters Ming & Aoki always look like they're in the middle of a photoshoot simply when they're walking down the street.  That's those model genes apparently:

KiKi and her colorful leggings took her girls out for a shopping trip in Beverly Hills.  They're getting so tall!

Meanwhile, Christina Milian was spotted leaving Mr. Chow late last night with a mystery guy.  And in these cut-out leggings and gold sneakers:

Interesting choice of clothes Chris.

Pics: FAME/Pacific Coast News

Nicki Minaj Gets "Trilogy Of Specials" On E! -- NOT A Reality Show

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:53 PM PDT

Nicki Minaj just landed herself a trilogy of specials on E!.  It's not the reality show series that was reported by other sources yesterday.  But E! gave the official word today that Ms. Minaj will indeed be featured on the network this November.

 

Deets inside...

It's not a full reality series, but you can expect a few specials around Nicki Minaj to air on the E! network this fall.

According to the network,

The platinum-selling rapper, who just signed on as an "American Idol" judge and launched her own perfume, will offer viewers exclusive intimate access to her personal and professional life...including never-before-seen footage.

The pop chick and sometimes rapper will likely be doing a special very close to her 2010 MTV special "My Time Now".

Will you be watching the inside look into Roman, Roman's mama and all Nicki's other multiple personalities?

Alicia Keys & Samuel L. Jackson Release MUST SEE Obama Campaign Vids + Throwback Princeton Pic Of First Lady Michelle Obama

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Celebs are on constant rotation in pushing the Obama campaign. Check out Alicia Keys' and Sam Jackson's very different but very necessary campaign videos (Sam's is NSFW of course), plus, check out a fly Michelle Obama back in her Princeton days....

 

Alicia Keys, pictured above in London today visiting Capital FM radio for promo of her new Girl On Fire album, is featured in an official President Barack Obama campaign video released today.

The singer and activist Alicia Keys offers a behind-the-scenes look of a day on the campaign trail and encourages those supporting the President to get involved. The vid features Alicia’s recent trip to Philadelphia, PA where she discussed what’s at stake in this election and the importance of getting off the sidelines.  The video is below:

And Sam Jackson is also in a new Obama campaign video where he's telling folks to WAKE THE F**K UP.  If you get past the language, it's pretty funny and some real talk:

Oh Sam.

 

And since it is Throwback Thursday, this pic of First Lady Michelle Obama hit the net today.  And it's am 18-year-old co-ed dressed in denim-on-denim with a popped collar and looking cute outside Pyne Hall dorms on Princeton's campus.

The Princeton alumnus was the topic of an article by the Princeton Alumni Weekly where old friends of the First Lady were asked about who she was back then.

Her neighbor wile she was a student told the publication a few memories:

Mrs Obama was 'where the party was' and remembers her almost 6ft tall, appearing in Princeton fashion shows where she would model student designs on the catwalk.

Loves it.

Alicia's Pics: Pacific Coast News

DO WE LOVE IT: Tia Mowry Shows Off Her Fresh Short Hair Cut!

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Tia Mowry Hardrict has a fresh new look.   Decide if we love her bold new haircut inside...

"Tia & Tamera" reality star Tia Mowry is all about her Halle-esque/Rihanna-esque new haircut.  The fab mommy & actress found a new look that will indeed distinguish her from her twin sis Tamera.  Tia Tweeted:

Loving my new cut!

But the question is...

DO WE LOVE IT?!

 

By the way, check out pics over at Celebrity Baby Scoop of Tia chillin' at the Farmer's Market earlier this week where she debuted her short natural 'do for the first time.

DADDY DUTY: Snoop Defends Smoking Weed With His Son + Shaq Takes The Kids Shopping

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 03:40 PM PDT

Shaquille O'Neal was on daddy duty yesterday as he took his kids to The Grove in L.A.  We've got pics of celeb dads spending time with their kiddies--even doing some controversial ish--inside....

Shaq's kiddies (who he shares with ex-wife "Basketball Wives" star Shaunie O'Neal) got a shopping spree form daddy yesterday.  Shaq and the kiddies hit up The Grove, and the whole crew was in tow--Myles, 14, Shareef, 12, and Shaqir, 9, and daughters Amirah, 10, and Me'arah, 6.

Now that he and girlfriend Hoopz have broken up, and the NBA season is on a break right now, he's got a lot more time to spend with his brood of kids.  By the way, he copped the Father of the Year award by the National Father's Day Council last June.

 

These kids love the cameras.

 

Diddy is in L.A. making his publicity rounds.  So the mogul took some time to shower mani-pedis on his twin daughters, D'Lila & Jessie.  Cute!  He posted the above pics saying:

Ain't nothing like a father taking his girls for a little mani-pedi time!

And as for fathers stirring up controversy with their kids:

After these pics surfaced online of Snoop and his 18-year-old son Corde sharing bongs and blunts, folks were outraged.  But Snoop has defended his decision to smoke out with his son.

He tells The Hollywood Reporter in his new cover story:

“What better way to [learn] than from the master?  My kids can do whatever the hell they want. For me to say otherwise would be hypocritical. A lot of motherf–ers don’t have a relationship with their kids, and that’s when they get on drugs and have suicidal thoughts and drive drunk. Me and my son is mellow. I’m his father, so I wanna show him the proper way because he looks up to me.”

Alrighty then....

Snoop does hold a medical marijuana license in Cali.  But no word on if his son does as well.

 

 

The Randomness:

1.  The Houston Family will kick off their "The Houstons: On Our Own” reality series on Oct. 24 on Lifetime.  Season one will be 14 half hour episodes. STORY

 

Walk An $800 Mile In Blue Ivy's Shoes....

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT

Jay-Z may have spit a line about most of these rappers not being able to walk in his daughter's socks...and he could add shoes to the list too.  Check out the custom pink crystallized sneakers one of Beyonce's fave shoe designers, Ruthie Davis, created for Blue Ivy.....

Popular shoe designer Ruthie Davis created a special treat for one of her biggest customer's daughter.  Check out the pink leather sneakers covered in purple Swarovski crystals and purple laces designed specifically for Blue Ivy...and their called the Jamie:

The shoes are worth a good $800.  And when you know your baby is going to outgrow these joints in a matter of weeks, that's a lot of dough to toss out.  But it was all a fabulous custom gift to Blue from the designer herself.

Ruthie posted a pic of the sneakers on the company's Facebook page saying, “Take a look at the Baby Ruthie’s I made especially for Beyonce and Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy…so sweet, right?”

Blue can now add these kicks to her already fly collection of sneakers--like her Marc Jacob and Jeremy Scott x Adidas sneakers. 

And if you were hoping those shoes came in an adult version, you're in luck:

Ruthie also posted a pic of the "Pierce" High Top in Tan Multi with RoseGold Spikes, bathed in Swarovski Crystals.  And they go for a cool $1898 at Neiman Marcus.

And apparently, there were unfounded rumors that  Beyonce was expecting her second child.  Papa Jay shut those rumors down last night at his NBA 2K13 event answering E! News when they asked if Bey is pregnant:

"Tonight? No. Absolutely not.

And just to make sure that he wasn't playing games, E! News covered their bases and asked if they'd be expecting a baby before then.

"No. Not in one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine months."

So there you have it.

Heat Baller Udonis Haslem & Fiancée Faith Rein's ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Miami Heat champ Udonis Haslem is on his way to copping another ring....a wedding ring.  Check out the 32-year-old baller's new engagement pics featuring him, his fiancée Faith Rein, and that pretty ring of hers...

Photographer April Belle--who seems to be every Heat wife/girlfriend's choice of picture taker--snapped a cute engagement photo session of Udonis & Faith recently.

The twosome, who have one son together, met back in college at University of Florida.  Faith was a track star and, of course, Udonis was a b-ball star.  They've been together for years and have finally made it official.

Faith tweeted the images saying she's "excited" and revealed, "My fiance and me. On the way to official status." 

I'm glad he got rid of the braids and all, but couldn't we also get a better haircut for engagement pics?

And if you're wondering if Faith could be the next addition to "Basketball Wives," that doesn't look like a possibility.  Check out her interview with Ballertainment last year saying Udonis would never go for that.  Good call.

Congrats to the couple!

Tyson Chandler & His Eyebrow Raising Outfit Hosts New York Photo Exhibit

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

NY Knick Tyson Chandler hosted "A Year In A New York Minute" photo exhibition at Canoe Studios in NYC last night.  But while this was all for a good cause, his outfit stole the show.  And not in a good way.

 

Pics of his foolywangery inside...

We're not sure if there was miscommunication between the tailor and stylist about Tyson's measurements, or if this was done intentionally.  But the Knicks baller rolled up on the red carpet last night of a photo exhibit hosted by his website and UNICEF, rocking capri leggings, an oversized black tee and a scrunched sleeve blazer.  The black shoes and socks were also baffling:

Yeah, we get Kanye West and others have guys thinking skinny capris are A-OK for men, but no.  Hopefully we'll receive a letter of explanation so we can stop our random guesses about what this look was supposed to be.

Tyson's wife Kimberly rocked a cute look from Stella McCartney and her embroidered Louboutin pumps.

She kicked it with stylist June Ambrose.

Who looked pretty fab herself.

And Chef Roble was on hand to cook the yummy eats and was filming for his new season of his Bravo show.

Tyson's teammate Amar'e Stoudemire hit up the event with his fiancee Alexis.

 

Carmelo Anthony was there flying solo.  And he's on the border of getting asked if his look was inspired by Where's Waldo.  We love Melo though!

The newest Knicks baller Jason Kidd was there with his wife Porschla Coleman.

 

Michael Strahan was there flying solo.

Cutie Knicks baller J.R. Smith (left) hit the carpet with his little brother Chris, who was also just signed to the Knicks.

 

Baller Iman Shumpert and his hi-top fade and whole 80's get up hit the carpet.

Baller Baron Davis brought his crutch on the carpet.

And the fellas all posed for a pic at the event.  Fun times.

Pics: Twitter

Wiz Khalifa Covers XXL's October 2012 Issue With Fiancee AMBER ROSE & THE BABY BUMP

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Rapper Wiz Khalifa and his 28-year-old model fiancee Amber Rose just gave their unborn baby its first cover shoot.  Check out the couple covering the October 2012 issue of XXL magazine inside, and dishing on their all natural no-medicine water birth plans...

In the October/November issue of XXL mag, Pittsburgh's golden boy is covering the pages with his own tattoo covered body and his fiance Amber Rose.  Oh, and Amber's uncovered baby bump.

The 25-year-old "Work Hard, Play Hard" rapper has been extra vocal about the love for his gal, and vice versa, so it's no surprise he's touting her on magazine covers with him while he does promo for his upcoming O.N.I.F.C. album.  Inside the cover story, the two gush about their love for each other, the no-medicine water birth Amber plans to have, and Wiz moving his recording sessions to his house just to care for his woman and his baby-on-the-way. Isn't that...special.

Here's a few highlights from the interview...

Wiz On Getting Together With Amber:

“I love my baby. She’s gorgeous and it makes me look even cooler when I show how much I love her to other people… When I met Amber, she loved me for who I was. I had some money, but it was like to pay my bills and literally set myself up for a future. But I was wearing the same camo shorts and high-tops and Chucks. But she liked my swag and she liked me for who I was and I wasn’t afraid of that… She didn’t wanna date any entertainers or anybody in the business. She didn’t know who she wanted to be with, but she knew who she didn’t wanna be with.”

Wiz On Recording His New Album With Amber At Home:

“I just gotta do it. The most important thing is knowing that she is there and I have to tend to my babies. This is my first child ever in life. I gotta go hard at everything. As hard as I go in the studio, I gotta go just as hard taking care of my baby and making sure she’s alright, and I’m spending time with her and she doesn’t feel neglected.”

Amber On Giving Birth:

“I’m so ready. I’m going all-natural. I’ve decided that I’m going to have an all-natural water birth. No medicine. I want those bragging rights! The next time Wiz has a stomachache or anything, I’ll say, ‘I popped out a baby all-natural.’”

Amber On Wiz:

“[H]e’s just a genuine sweet guy. And that’s what made me fall in love with him. And I just said, “You know what, I don’t care if he’s a rapper.” I don’t care if people say, “Oh, you’re a gold-digger.” I don’t care if people say, “Oh, you went from one rapper to another,” or whatever. I love him. I don’t look at him as a rapper. I look at him as Cameron Thomaz, not even Wiz Khalifa. I just fell so deeply in love with him, I didn’t care what anyone says.”

The twosome do seem happily in love.  Amber's due early 2013.  Congrats again!

Photog: Sarah McColgan

Azealia Banks Goes GREEN, Drops "Luxury" Video

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Not only has our fave fashion loving newbie rapstress jetted over to France for Paris Fashion Week, she just dropped her newest visual off her newest mixtape Fantasea.  Check out Azealia Banks' new green weavery she's rocking, and her new video for "Luxury"....

21-year-old Azealia Banks is keeping her name and persona in the mix by dropping new music and videos constantly.  And her newest drop is the Clarence Fuler-directed video for "Luxury" off her most recent mixtape.  Check out her salute to her hometown of New York below, all while flexing her singing and rap skills...at the same damn time:

And last night in Paris, the green haired chick--who revealed on Twitter that is takes at least 10 hours to do her hair each time--hit up the Mugler 2013 Spring/ Summer ready-to-wear fashion show:

Loves her.  Ms. Banks will spend today shooting her next video, "Esta Noche", also off the Fantasea album, and will be directed by Adria Petty.

 

The Randomness:

1.  Usher, Jennifer Hudson & Celine Dion are all set for the "We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute To Whitney Houston" special slated to tape at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Oct. 11.  It airs Nov. 16 on CBS. STORY

 

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