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- COUPLEDOM: Big Sean & Naya Rivera MAKE IT OFFICIAL, BOO'D Up AT The "42" Premiere
- Rihanna Says "I Don't Understand Love"....After Chris Brown Shows Up At Her Concert Amidst Breakup RUMORS
- VIDEO FAB: Cassie's "PARADISE" Ft. Wiz Khalifa (Plus Cassie Rolls To "106 & Park")
- Jay-Z Selling Off His Brooklyn Nets Shares? + Stacey Dash Questions The Carters Spending Their Dollars In Cuba
- Hosea Chanchez COVERS "SHEEN" Magazine's FIRST Men's Issue + "Think Like A Man Too" Gets Release Date
- VIDEO FAB: Nicki Minaj's "Up In Flames" (VIDEO) + Meek Mill DEFENDS Rick Ross' Rape Lyrics
- FOOLYWANG JUMPOFF TALES: Infamous Industry Jumpoff Snitches On Louisville NCAA Basketball Champ Peyton Siva...Because He Thanked His GIRLFRIEND...But Not HER
- SHOETASTIC: Cassie HOSTS A "Rock-A-Bye Baby" LISTENING PARTY At SNEAKER ROOM
- Kendrick Lamar & Miguel's TRIPLE Vibe Covers & Spread, Miguel Appreciates Frank Ocean's Unique "Announcement" That Overshadowed The Music
| COUPLEDOM: Big Sean & Naya Rivera MAKE IT OFFICIAL, BOO'D Up AT The "42" Premiere Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:37 AM PDT Our suspicions were confirmed last night when rapper Big Sean and his new girlfriend "Glee" star Naya Rivera made their official debut as a couple. Find out where they went inside.... With his arm around her shoulder and his tongue in her ear, "A$$" rapper Big Sean made it no secret that "Glee" star Naya Rivera is rolling with his "Clique." The good looking couple debuted as a twosome last night at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' And Legendary Pictures' 42 at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Naya, who wore a grey snakeskin dress and white pumps, and Sean looked pretty hot as a couple. We'll see where this goes....
Photos: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images North America
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| Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:36 AM PDT Rihanna took her Diamonds tour to Anaheim, CA last night. And she seems to have become even more confused about love after her on again off again boyfriend Chris Brown popped up at her L.A. concert the previous night.... After making her grand Givenchy entrance on stage in Anaheim last night, Rihanna opened up a bit to her fans about how she's feeling about love right now. Right before introducing her "What Now" heartache style song off her Unapologetic album, Rih told the crowd:
With breakup rumors swirling this week (none of which we've been able to confirm ourselves), it's interesting to note that Chris indeed showed up to support Rih Rih at her L.A. concert earlier this week: He was spotted in the VIP area near the sound booth and avoided the paparazzi. But a few of Rih's fans spotted him. Are the twosome just trying to find their footing again as their busy careers go on? That's pretty common for passionate 20-somethings, so we'll wait and see how this all turns out. Photos: Splash/Twitter
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| VIDEO FAB: Cassie's "PARADISE" Ft. Wiz Khalifa (Plus Cassie Rolls To "106 & Park") Posted: 09 Apr 2013 06:07 PM PDT Cassie brings us around Cali in her brand new video for "Paradise" ft. Wiz Khalifa. Check out the twosome chillin' out from the streets to the porch in their Cali paradise inside, plus Cassie walking her vid onto "106 & Park" tonight...
Your fave Bad Girl is speaking over a track and ridin' around L.A. in a low rider with her girl Karrueche Tran and the homie Wiz Khalifa in her newest video for "Paradise." In the Alex Nazari-directed clip, Cassie and friends pass the weed, take a ride and check out the planes as they chill out in their own laid back paradise. Check out the video for the summery song that appears on Cassie's upcoming RockaAByeBaby mixtape dropping 4/11:
And over at "106 & Park," Cassie walked on her new video for her fans rocking a large print Phillip Lim 3:1 black & floral tank with her clear yellow, orange & metallic Louboutins :
She's on a feminine tomboy kick these days. But it's damn near impossible for her to look bad in anything.
Photos: WENN  |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2013 04:34 PM PDT Brooklyn goes hard....with or without Jay-Z as the face of its NBA franchise. Deets on Mr. Carter reportedly selling his shares of the BK Nets, plus more updates (and criticisms) about the Carters chillin' in Cuba.... Well that was quick. After one season at the Barclays center and years of working to bring the team to BK, it looks like Jay-Z may be already selling off his shares of the team. Yahoo Sports is reporting that Mr. Carter is looking to "divest his ownership share" -- meaning sell off his share -- of the Nets. And it's all because he wants to expand his Roc Nation Sports division, which recently signed Yankee Robinson Cano, into the world of professional basketball. According to NBA rules, one cannot have ownership in a team and represent individual players at the same time. So Hov is going the agent route. He owns less than 1% of the Nets, but is undoubtedly the face of the franchise. He propelled the team to a big name status, and he's gotten rewarded in return with tons of publicity, lots of face time on and off the Barclays stage, and the opportunity to brand his existing catalog of music into the NBA franchise. Business doesn't always mean cash is involved....notoriety, platforms and clout are parts of the equation too. It looks like Hov may be leaving with exactly what he came in to get, so it may be a win-win for everyone.
Meanwhile, Jay and his wife Beyonce are still under fire from political figures and others for their anniversary vacay to Cuba. The NY Daily News reports that the twosome obtained a cultural license to visit the country that is off limits legally to most Americans. A US government license must be issued, only in special circumstances, in order for an American to travel to the country. The creative license allowed the couple to travel there for their 5th wedding anniversary. Yet and still, people are pissed as some say The Carters are co-signing on an oppressive & abusive country. So, of course, Stacey Dash put in her 2 cents as the right wing mouth piece. But, since we're here and presenting all sides, here's what she asked her Twitter followers:
The "Jay-Z's" though? Oh...ok Stacey.  |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:23 PM PDT "The Game" star Hosea Chanchez posed for SHEEN Magazine's first Men's issue where he described his ideal woman and his interesting in producing. See pics and highlights inside and find out the name of the Think Like A Man sequel and get the release date... The latest issue of SHEEN Magazine is all about the fellas with the magazine tapping "The Game" star Hosea Chanchez to grace the cover. Inside the issue, the 32-year-old actor opened up about the departure of former co-stars, Pooch Hall and Tia Mowry- Hardrict and his desire to produce his own work. He also revealed the type of woman he'd like to marry. Here are the highlights:
Elsewhere in the magazine, the fashion sense of both Kanye West and Jamie Foxx is explored and there's an eye candy pictorial of Romeo Miller, Damien Dante Wayans, Texas Battle and Demetrius Grosse. Also, Tika Sumpter’s glam squad offers hair and makeup advice.
And at the movies... Fans of the hit flick Think Like A Man will be pleased to know that the movie's sequel has been given both a title and a release date. Film powerhouse Sony/Screen Gems and producer Will Packer have announced that Think Like a Man Too will hit the big screen on May 30, 2014. Writers Keith Merryman and David A. Newman, who wrote the first film, will return as writers and shooting will likely begin for the end of the year. Details about the film's new storyline and which cast members are set to return are all up in the air. But Kevin Hart revealed on "The Wendy Show" a while back he's hoping all the characters return in some capacity.
The Randomness: 1. Pilar Sanders is writing a tell-all book about her life, titled, Saving Sanders: The Pilar Sanders Untold Story. STORY  |
| VIDEO FAB: Nicki Minaj's "Up In Flames" (VIDEO) + Meek Mill DEFENDS Rick Ross' Rape Lyrics Posted: 09 Apr 2013 01:34 PM PDT Rapper Nicki Minaj is back with a video for "Up In Flames." Watch the clip inside and see what Meek Mill had to say while defending the lyrics of Rick Ross.
Although her "High School" video is barely a week old, Nicki keeps the momentum going with "Up In Flames", another visual from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded the Re-Up. The Grizz Lee-directed clip focuses on Nicki's creative process as she works on lyrics in the studio, sits at a piano (which she never plays), poses in front of a room of candles and includes several scenes of rumored boyfriend Sarafee. Since he's trying to get on with a solo rap career himself, it makes sense. Watch the "Up In Flames" video here:
In other music news... As rape survivor groups pressure Reebok to drop rapper Rick Ross from their list of spokesmen, Rick's protege Meek Mill has stepped up to the plate to defend him and his controversial lyrics. During an interview with the Urban Informer, Meek defended the "U.O.E.N.O." song saying, “I don’t even care about nobody criticizing no lyrics. People rap about killing stuff all day. Biggie said, Rape your kid. Throw her over the bridge.’ It was nothing, it was just hip-hop.” Meek totals blows off the concerns of rape survivors and other activist groups saying,
Smh....that's a very mature way to look at things Meek. He went on to explain that Rick was just being creative and people shouldn't take it so literal. “It’s imaginary visual. If a writer write about somebody getting raped in a movie, that mean he a rapist or he want girls to get raped? No, he just wrote about that in a movie.” Unfortunately, Meek's "I don't care" attitude seems right in line with Rick's half-assed apologies from a few days ago. These dudes just don't seem to make a mental connection between what they are rapping about the impact it might have on their audience or just society in general. It's pretty sad that they don't take their own lyrics more seriously.
Listen to the interview here:
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| Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:19 PM PDT Clearly it's time to re-write the Heaux Operations manual for 2013.
Instead of heauxs and prostitutes alike taking their smashdowns and cash and keeping their mouths shut, chicks like infamous industry jumpoff Jenna Shea are blasting ballers for not including them in the championship credits. Deets inside... Stories like this get under our skin, and sometimes....jumpoffs and the men who deal with them just need to be called out.
A chick named Jenna Shea, known for being a blonde with a big ass and big boobs to boot who poses for booty magazines and also...allegedly...any celeb that will pay her for a private session, is up to her old tricks again. She previously exposed her sexcapades with Yung Berg, Fabolous, Soulja Boy, James Harden via a heaux's fave tool--Twitter. And now, she's moved on to the newest baller in the spotlight-- Senior star Peyton Siva of the Louisville Kentucky college basketball team who just copped the NCAA championship last night. In Peyton's Twitter bio and his post game interviews, he thanked his girlfriend and Jesus for helping him accomplish his dream. Jenna caught feelings, even though he is NOT her man, and felt she needed to be thanked as well. And the folks over at Hit Em Where They Aint caught her extra thirsty tweets about it. She doesn't explicitly say she let him smash, but she surely insinuates it. Why else would she want to be thanked? Jenna tweeted proof that Peyton had been blowing up her phone recently and was asking her to engage in some trifling behavior...even though he has a girlfriend that he acknowledges publicly.
Jenna said late last night she doesn't care if the guys she sexes are in a relationship. She just wants her money. So, heaux (since this is what you call yourself)...get out your feelings and get your money. Now if he didn't pay you, there's an issue to be had. But you agreed to get paid for your sexy time or welcomed the advances from dudes so fall back. Heauxs don't get respect because they don't respect themselves. But regardless, why are you asking to get acknowledged for his championship because you allegedly gave him some time or booty? The heaux then went on a rant about being a "businesswoman". "People are so simple minded and i clearly know how to push buttons but lets get real college bball aint my thang i like big bucks...im a business woman."
Let this be another lesson to you silly men who fall for a big butt and a smile every time and get your career tainted....it's a new day in heauxdom. Chicks want your cash AND public props for their work. Please act accordingly. Here's more pics below of the fella Peyton, who's poised to enter the draft soon as a top pick. And he's got a clean-image story that may make him even more desirable for an NBA team: At 13, Peyton, who grew up in Seattle, saved his own father from committing suicide over his drug & alcohol addiction. His father kicked his addiction and spent every b-ball season in Kentucky supporting his son. Even Peyton's siblings have kicked their gang & addiction issues due to Peyton's positive influence. Don't f*** this up kid.
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| SHOETASTIC: Cassie HOSTS A "Rock-A-Bye Baby" LISTENING PARTY At SNEAKER ROOM Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT Bad Boy's ride-or-die chick Cassie hosted a listening party for her "Rock-A-Bye Baby" mixtape at the Sneaker Room yesterday in New Jersey. See pics from the shoetastic event inside... Yesterday, Cassie continued a round of promo appearances for the release of her upcoming mixtape "Rock-A-Bye Baby" (April 11th). The "Numb" singer made an appearance at Sneaker Room in Jersey City where she previewed her mixtape and posed with her new pair of Jordan 8s. "I'm here @sneakerroom with all my fans listening to #RockaByeBaby, signing autographs and of course BUYING SNEAKERS! Lol If you in NJ or NYC stop by now!!!" Cassie, who's been celebrated as style icon by the fashion industry, also posed with her adoring fans who were there to get a first hand listen and look at the pretty model chick who dipped into her tomboy style for the day.
A few of Cassie's die-hard fans even let her sign their expensive sneakers. Well that's love. Glad she's got her a crew of fans still pushing for that music, because we all know....
Photos via Cassie-Venture.com  |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:48 AM PDT VIBE is bringing us the "New Classics" for their April/May 2013 issue. Singer Miguel and rapper Kendrick Lamar are the fresh faces spread out over three covers. Check out their spreads, plus why Kendrick Lamar is set on working with Nas and why Miguel is OK with Frank Ocean's "announcement" overshadowing the music...
He's one of our fave rappers right now for a reason. A hot flow, something of substance to say and always with an ill beat, Kendrick Lamar has the hip hop light shining brightly on Cali again (not that it ever totally left). So it's only right the "Swimming Pools (Drank)" rapper was chosen as 1/2 of the cover of the new issue. EIC Jermaine Hall said about the choice, "Watching the rise of two future genius artists is rare. With Kendrick’s classic debut and Miguel’s new-age soul dominance we wanted to celebrate these LA products in the moment. They are appropriate look-forwards to an issue crowning the culture’s best.” And we must agree. More pics from Kendrick's spread:
On working with Nas (who people often compare him to) on KL's next album: KL: “I never got a chance to reach out to him (Nas). I was so wrapped up in getting the music done and samples cleared and mastered. I didn't wanna rush the process; I actually wanted to sit in the studio and vibe with him. [It was] the only thing that I had a vision for that I sought out to accomplish, but in due time…” On which artist puts them on their toes and to go harder: M: “What's fucked up about R&B is that that camaraderie doesn't exist. I don't really know why.” Interesting (and seemingly true) words Miguel. The "Quickie" singer's solo cover & spread is below:
On the biggest risk they’ve taken artistically: KL: “The idea of a concept record has been lost for a long time – will that translate to 16-year-old kids in high school rather than the super energetic joint on the radio? I definitely had that in the back of my mind when I was creating this album.” On Frank Ocean’s announcement:
The issue hits stands April 26th everywhere. Check out the full cover story and some BTS footage from the shoot over at VIBE.  |
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