When Bad Merchandise Happens to a Good Movie

One of the things that happens when a hit movie takes over America — and sometimes even when the movie is crap — is that we become inundated with officially licensed merchandise. Sex and the City, a movie built to serve its sponsors, is definitely on that list. Beside the obvious merch opportunities like clothing is this: iPod speakers, which get their juice directly from your MP3 player. “Now I can take a little piece of SATC with me to the beach or wherever I think I will need a portable speaker,” writes one pleased blogger. “It comes in hot pink with a picture of high heels and a martini glass on it. What more could you ask for?!” Maybe for it to come with a free download of Fergie’s “Labels Or Love” from iTunes, just to bring this whole thing full

circle.

Somebody Finally Puts Kathie Lee Gifford In Her Place

A guest chef on this morning’s Today dared do what the entire fourth hour crew wants to: tell Kathie Lee Gifford to shut up. It was absolutely worth the inevitable consequences: that he’ll never be asked back on Today.

Sane Britney Spears Making L.A. Streets Safe for Kids Again

Picking up where we left off yesterday
is LAPD chief William Bratton: “If you notice, since Britney started
wearing clothes and behaving; Paris is out of town not bothering
anybody anymore, thank God, and evidently, Lindsay Lohan has gone gay,
we don’t seem to have much of an issue.” Maybe we won’t need councilman
Dennis Zine celebrity “personal safety zone” law after all. [AP]

MOVIE ROUNDUP: ‘PRINCESS & THE FROG’ / ‘THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES’ / EDDIE’S NEW FILM GETS NO LOVE

Disney released the teaser trailer for their 48th animated musical “The Princess and the Frog” this week. The film based off the classic fairy tale The Frog Princess, is set in New Orleans during the 1920s with Disney’s first Black princess Tiana (voiced by Anika Noni Rose).

Also lending their voices to the film are Angela Bassett, Jenifer Lewis, and Keith David. The movie is set to hit theaters on Christmas of 2009…

Another teaser released this week was for the film “The Secret Life Of Bees”, with a phenomenal cast including Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, and Alicia Keys.

Adapted by the original novel, the film is tells the story of Lily Owens, a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely and troubled life, Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past and is taken in by the Boatwright sisters.

MEET DAVE GETS NO LOVE

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Though Eddie Murphy new film “Meet Dave” was already released on July 11th (who knew right?), the film has already broke record.

In its 3rd weekend, it broke the record for being biggest theater
drops in wide release ever, losing 2,523 theaters from its 3,011
theaters the week before. It grossed an estimated $5,300,000 when it
took reportedly $55 million to make, not to mention the film got no
love from critics. Looks like its back to the drawing board for Eddie....

VIDEO: ANGELA SIMMONS - “CENTER OF ATTENTION”

Angela Simmons recently released a new promo song entitled “Center of Attention” to promote her shoe line Pastry and their newest sneaker releases. We posted the song in the hot or not section a few weeks back and most of you voted it NOT hot.

Anyway, here is the video for the song, directed by Bryan Barber. Also peep a cameo from that fine ass Lance Gross and Angela’s sister and business partner Vanessa Simmons. In the meantime, check the sisters out during the new season of MTV’s “Run’s House”.

POLITICS: OBAMA STEADY CAMPAIGNING / OBAMA DENOUNCES LUDA’S LYRICS / MCCAIN COMPARES OBAMA TO BRITNEY SPEARS

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., walks to greet two supporters holding a banner that says “Rednecks for Obama” at a campaign stop in Union, Missouri, Wednesday, July 30.

OBAMA DENOUNCES LUDA’S LYRICS

Ludacris, a strong supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, has released a new song titled “Politics: Obama Is Here”.

However, Obama, who once said he had Ludacris in heavy rotation on his iPod, is not too happy with him. The song praises Obama, but bitterly attacks Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain.
“Hillary hated on you, so that bitch is irrelevant,” say the lyrics.
“McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed.” Luda calls on
voters to “paint the White House black” and adds that “Bush is mentally
handicapped.”

The Obama campaign issued the following statement:

“As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past,
rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and
degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children
exposed to. This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator
Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain, and President Bush, it is
offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the
values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should
be ashamed of these lyrics.”

SPOTTED: RIHANNA OUT & ABOUT IN NYC

Rihanna was spotted out and about in NYC Wednesday night (sans Chris Brown) dining out at her favorite spot the Da Silvana restaurant in the West Village. She was spotted leaving the restaurant with BET personality Rocsi, dressed casually in jeans with a white sleeveless top/scarf combo.

After heading back and changing clothes, she came out in a very revealing black tank top and a Herve Leger bandage mini skirt in pink and silver. I could have sworn I saw her rock it in another color? Tianna?! lol…

Trina + Kenyon Martin Involved In Car Crash

Trina and NBA player Kenyon Martin were involved in an accident last night in Belize in which two children, ages 12 and nine were injured.

According to a report by News 7 in Belize, a green minivan crashed into the passenger side of a white Excursion, which Martin and Trina were riding in.

“As we were coming down from the airport trailing behind the vehicles we see the white car that Trina and Kenyon Martin were travelling in was cutting across and the same time a green van came and they hit each other and they went straight across and one of the children nearly came out of the vehicle because of the impact,” Raymond Martin, a witness to the accident said. “It was very very hard and horrifying and hmmm, I still left stunned right now.”

The driver of the Excursion, JA Jex, suffered minor injuries.

George Abraham, the driver of the green minivan was shocked and angered after the accident took place. His eldest child, Delane had to be carried away on a stretcher. Abraham’s other son, was also hurt.

“I was on my right hand side and this vehicle overtake on this side. That guy was in the wrong in that vehicle. I was on my correct hand. Ahh my shoulder,” Abraham told News 7.

Trina and Martin left in another vehicle and were not hurt in the accident. The pair is in Belize for the weekend attending a Hip Hop peace rally and celebrity basketball game. [source]

[Flicks via Trina Fan]

The Rock Is In The Building

Flicks by Derek Blanks/Derek Blanks Photography via Sandra Rose

Well I’ll be damned, even at the tender age of 3 years old [don’t tell Linda Hogan] Lil’ Rocko is still more manly than Ne-Yo and John Legend. Now all I need is for somebody to explain to me why he looks like his daddy is actually Felecia “Snoop” Pearson and not Big Rocko. Do I have any takers? Anybody?

In news related to our boy, the streets are buzzing that the countdown to the demise of his friendship with Kang has officially begun. It was only a matter of time before their friendship turned sour. Expect a diss record by the end of the year and remember where you heard about it first.

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Faces From The Milk Carton

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’m not even going to speculate what type of activities TC Carson was partaking in at Iota Phi Theta’s White Linen VIP Party. It is the Lord’s day! I’m just going to say this one Jay-Z line and be done with it.

Linen shorts so my balls don’t get hot.

Since stans and love haters almost always emerge from the wig crypt on the weekend I’ve got to stick around and read how they defend Kyle Barker’s taco meat. I thought that sugar honey iced tea was gross as a child and I am still equally disgusted as an adult. I’m convinced that every morning he jumps up and sprays cologne on each curl while listening to “My Dougie.” Not kosher at all man!

Not to be slick Enthusiasts Start Up Your Clippers

It’s just another day in the life of the cot damn bawse.

Listen, as much as I adore Rick Ross and his curdled breast milk I would never get a walking memorial to his ass nicked into the back of my head. You know, I just really want to know what the thought process behind this decision was like. “Ima prove to everybody for once and all that I’m the biggest stan that they’ve seen thus far. Yeah, dynamite!”

I blame Soledad O’Brien and Souljah Boy. As a matter of a fact Arab is looking like a suspect too at this point. And ya’ll wonder why I take weekends off.

But wait, there is more. Barack . . . Michelle . . . I’m sorry.

Quick Flicks: Big Mac 40th Birthday Party

Celebrities [this title does not include Blu Cantrell or Kim Kardashian and with her beefy little sister, thanks] gathered at at a private mansion in Malibu. McDonald’s Big Mac 40th Birthday Party. Go-Go had to be maced by security staff shortly after the above picture was taken after he tried to lick all of the special sauce off of the oversize Big Mac. [In my head]

All I have to say about this little event is that if you are going to have a bday bash for a hamburger at least invite some people who actually eat them! Isn’t Common a vegetarian, the hell he even show up for?

Not to mention I didn’t see any Team Chunk street team representatives in the house. You should have told Kelly Price she wasn’t small enough to come.

Baller alert Live on Stage (1)

Clifford’s Good Deed

Convicted felon Clifford has joined forces with the Hip Hop Caucus to launch a new voter registration and Get Out the Vote campaign. I wonder if they have an XL t-shirt with him holding a registration card in one hand and a Mac-11 in the other. Look at me giving away creative ideas.

Via press release:

The campaign slogan, “Respect My Vote!” and t-shirts were unveiled today at a press event in Washington, DC, with DJ Green Lantern, Dawn from Danity Kane, Young Berg, Maino, Wale, Young Steff, Washington Wizard Etan Thomas, Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Killieberew, Immortal Technique, Pleasure P, World Class Sprinter and Champion Michael Walton, BET Executive Vice President Stephen Hill and many others turning out to support.

Yung Berg and Maino, eh? Call me Dunn Dunn, I’ve done heard it all. If I get a press release about Fantasia holding a book drive I’m canceling this site.

[1] He’s still going to jail though. Sorry Piglet.

The “Say Something Nice” Challenge

I need a Piggly Wiggly plastic grocery bag full of nickels right now! If that screen shot doesn’t kill you I don’t know what will.

I stopped this video immediately after Lil’ Wang’s intro narration. It’s bad enough he rambles on for about 45 minutes on the end of one of those damn songs off The Carter III. After that I was so determined to make my home office a Bull!$it free environment that I didn’t bother to glance at any of the other colorful characters in the video. What did I miss?

Site Spotlight: You Know You Dead Azz Wrong

How many times have you went on a manhunt to find a flick that the “picture man” took of you from the night before for your MySpace profile to only come across hundreds of images featuring momofukas looking like the residents of a tattered war country instead?

You Know You Dead Azz Wrong features fugtastical filled pictures from popular nightclub photo gallery websites like InDMix and All The Parties. Durty Mo’s hilarious commentary will have you both laughing and crying.

Monica Hearts Beyonce

I don’t know how Monica is managing to stay so relevant without releasing a sex tape but she is. Gold star for you! A sneak peak of her reality show is available for download at Peachtree TV’s website.

In news related to Mo, the singer reached out to my cyber bust it baby Blogxilla to set the record straight about her “beef” with Bust It Creole.

The rumor was created when she commented that she and her boo Rocko were “too real” to keep the date of their wedding a secret during a recent interview. Since Beyaki is the regining Blood of the Lamb folks automatically assumed she was going in on Mrs. Carter’s decision to stay tight lipped about her nuptials. Click here to listen.

Cassie Releases A Statment Regarding Her Alleged Engagement To Diddy

Cassie recently released a statement via her Myspace Blog about her alleged engagement to Diddy she entitled this blog Another Day...Another Rumor:

"HEY! This blog is simply to clear up a rumor. The newest one is that I am engaged. That rumor is completely false and I have no clue how it came to be or why it got so big, but it's not true, real talk. I am not engaged. Whether or not you've heard about it, thank you for your time :) Stay Blessed!"

x.Cassie

I have no words about this mess anymore but I must say I am excited about Cassie's new album and I can't wait for it to drop. Cassie's video for "Official Girl" will be premiering soon and you know i'll be posting that.

Plies Is A Fraud too?

Just on the heels of Rick Ross being exposed for lying about his past in law enforcement, the folks over at Hip Hop DX has discovered that Plies may be a fraud as well. Although Plies who proclaims himself a “goon affiliated, ex-drug dealer”, raps about a criminal past, his records show that he hadn’t had any run ins with the laws until after his records were made.

HipHopDX has obtained documentation from the state of Florida that lists the “definition of real” rapper’s first real run-in with the law to have not taken place until two years ago, on April 12, 2006, when Plies - real name Algernod Lanier Washington, born May 22, 1976 - would have been on the eve of his 30th birthday and just beginning his ascension to his current status of gold-certified rap star.

But there are the occasional past tense references to what appear to be claims of his own criminal activity. One glaring example can be found during his lament on the suffering his alleged criminal activities caused his mother on “Runnin My Momma Crazy,” in which he recollects: “Remember the nights, me sittin’ up in a cold cell/I’m wakin’ ya up out’cha sleep, it’s me callin’ you from jail.” While passionate, his verse’s claim that he was ever in a “cold cell” now appears to be untruthful, as according to the FDLE’s report Plies was never in jail for any period of time prior to 2006. [Read More Here]

Looks as though Wikipedia and his bio forgot to mention that Plies graduated from University of South Florida too…A nursing degree Plies??

All I have to say is Lil Wayne kissed baby…and admitted he kissed his “daddy”…. and he’s still relevant. Why lie?

YouTube Clip of the Day

Meet Bobby Davis. This brotha has been doing this Chicago Public Access Show for some years and this Nergo still uses the same Wire Hanger! Hopefully Angel Luv and the other “Bust It Babies” see Ola Mae and Addie over here and rethink their future! Let me know if you like it or not, either way I still got love for ya!

Freestyle Friday Can Get You Murked

Must not to make an Eli Porter reference . . . Must not to make an Eli Porter reference. Must . . . FAILED.

Samuel Raynard Jones, 20, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison
for shooting a rival during a rap battle in a Haltom City
field.According to witnesses Jones and the victim, Christopher Smith,
17, met for a rap battle late one night in September 2006. The battle
went down in a field between an apartment complex and a church.

Smith rapped first. After he finished, Jones walked toward him
rapping and pointing a handgun at him, according to an affidavit. Jones
then gave his gun to one of the witnesses and began a fistfight with
Smith.

When the fight ended, Smith began looking for his personal
belongings. Witnesses said they heard a single gunshot and watched
Smith fall to the ground.

All of the witnesses ran, police said. Smith’s body was found the next day with a gunshot wound in the head.

I’ve heard of a hot 16 but this is just disturbing. Is CNN going to talk about this tonight on Being Black In America?

Diddy Engaged to Cassie??

If this shit is true [which I highly doubt] Soledad O’Brien needs to do an in-depth profile on Kim Porter about the state of today’s baby mama. I’m just saying.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is giving marriage a chance.

The bachelor father of six is quietly telling close friends and family that he and singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura are heading to the chapel.

“He told everyone to keep it extremely quiet because he didn’t want it to get out, but you could tell he was excited,” says a source. “Diddy said they hadn’t set a date yet, but he wanted his family to hear the news first.”

Diddy revealed his engagement to the Connecticut native at his son Justin’s eighth-grade graduation ceremony in Riverdale, N.Y., on June 5. [source]

Jackie O... How did she get her stacks??

Everybody that signed [to Poe Boy] had gotten their
advance money, but when it came time for me to get my advance, I had to
f*ck for my advance. It was ten stacks and I had to f*ck for it. So
naturally it wasn’t something that I’m proud of doing. And I don’t
advise any female to get into no business – be it music or whatever –
and get exploited like that. [E Class] told me I had to have sex with
him to get the ten stacks. That’s how me and him got into a
relationship. But that was a situation I had to face, and I made the
wrong turn. But I’m from the hood and if somebody offers you ten
thousand dollars at one time to get out of the hood, and lets you go
for your dream of doing music, you’re gonna run to that.”

- - Jacki-O reveals to Hip Hop Weekly that she had to engage in some hoe shit for her advance money

My Thought On Gas Prices....

I wish gas prices were $6, hell, $8 a gallon. You know why? Because then companies would stop fucking around and put all their effort into inventing a car that gets 100 miles per gallon. That’s all I want, just 100. Don’t even think for a second that it can’t be done. It hasn’t been done yet because A. No company cares enough to devote 100% of their energy and resources to making it happen, and B. As gas prices rise, oil companies are reaping hundreds of billions of dollars, squeezing every last penny out of every man, woman, and child in the modern world, and I’m sure they are paying people off left and right to keep it that way.

Don’t tell me it can’t be done. Right this second there is this little robot tootling around in the dirt of Mars digging little holes and making little sand castles and analyzing soil. Think about that, it’s going on RIGHT…NOW… And you telling me that my little Saturn Ion cannot possibly go from point A to point B for less than what it costs right now? Please.

I hope gas prices hits 8 dollars per gallon, because then people will CARE enough to come up with a solution.

5 Great YouTube Videos

I’ve been browsing Youtube the last few days, and found some obscure but hilarious ones. Here they are, let me know if you like them.

Boomerang

So there ya go, let me know if you want to see more. I was only going to post 3, but after looking at all my favorited vids, I had to put at least 5 up, and even that was hard not to put more.

Celebrity Dudds....

We receive a lot of requests about the fashion some of your favorite celebrities have worn, and I’m here to answer a few of the many.

Lots of people asked about the brown boots Kelis wore when spotted last week. I found Kelis’ Chloe Strap Wrap boots online over at Intermix, priced at $895…

Another star we got lots of questions about (as usual) this week was Rihanna. Reader Lexi wanted to know about Ri-Ri’s shoes and clutch she sported last week. I found her Giuseppe Zanotti Cut Out booties at Net-A-Porter for $795. The clutch she was carrying is one of the many popular vintage magazine clutches available in stores now. I found some similar pieces over at patriciafield.com and poshvintage.com









Many readers always love Gabrielle Union’s mini dresses and one of you wanted to know about this white Privee Dress she wore last week. You can cop it right over at intermix for $295…






Kanye always rocks the hottest, including this one of a kind, specially made Louis Vuitton Christopher bag many of you had questions about it. Mr. West actually can answer this one for you over at his blog, where he posted the above photos of his new prized possession…

You Sent It: Omarosa Versus Wendell

DANG!! This is what i am talking about, get em' girls!! Omarosa and Wendy Williams have a few choice nips at each other.... It has already made my day. Whoever booked her as a guest either needs to be fired or is a damn genius. Watching them makes me think of a cobra and a mongoose in bad wigs. Enjoy!

PLeasure P..... Pleasure please (NOT)!!

Former Pretty Rickey member Pleasure P hired his cousin Shay Shay to snap a few pictures of him hopping in his rental car from the airport
ride after shopping at the Adidas store [1] in Miami Beach. You won’t
find these “candid” shot on reputable paparazzi image services like
WENN, Splash, or Bauer Griffin since they were shots were “leaked” by
Atlantic Records.

[1] Nothing against Adidas but if he really wanted to stunt + front he could’ve picked a more expensive spot.

Former Pretty Rickey member Pleasure P hired his cousin Shay Shay to snap a few pictures of him hopping in his rental car from the airport
ride after shopping at the Adidas store [1] in Miami Beach. You won’t
find these “candid” shot on reputable paparazzi image services like
WENN, Splash, or Bauer Griffin since they were shots were “leaked” by
Atlantic Records.

[1] Nothing against Adidas but if he really wanted to stunt + front he could’ve picked a more expensive spot.

Khia - New Video.. Oh Boy!!

Khia - "Be Your Lady" from Alika Awana on Vimeo.

Forget “Disturbia” Batman, Iron Man and I-Max - - the video for Khia’s “Be Your Lady” is finally here!

Star Jones & Al....

Let’s all bow our heads and pour out a stream of peach flavored Chek soda for Al and Star. You take away the enjoyment of eating Baconators three times a week from a marriage and you will have problems, trust!

The gossiping bitches at Page Six Six Six are whispering that Al Reynolds hit the start of Miami Fashion Week Friday with a woman who was the spitting image of his ex-wife, Star Jones. That can’t be a good thing.

Says insiders: “He came to the Tommy Bahama show at the Raleigh with a look-alike. But this one was in what looked like a fake Herve Leger and 4-inch stillettos.”

Girl, You Eccentric

I snatched up this gift of virgo from the hard working crew at Concrete Loop. The raw emotion exuding from her eyes is nothing short of amazing! Solo’s sophmore disc drops on August 26th. Only you can prevent her shit from going double pantyliner.

♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫

♫ Ciara feat. Ludacris - High Price (full) - listen
Check out the real full version of Ciara’s “High Price.” It’s something about this song: I hate it, I love it, it confuses me, I get it. I just can’t get into some of the lyrics. Did she actually say that her hair looks softer than McDonald’s hamburger buns? I love the chorus, it’s so catchy, but I just can’t seem to allow myself to love it. I’m hoping that this isn’t the first single from the album, and I’m thinking that it won’t be. We’ll see, CiCi.

♫ Lloyd feat. Plies - Year of the Lover (full) - listen
I prefer the version without Plies, but whatever. I don’t think he does much for the song. I think it’s because when I think about Plies, I don’t think “lover” - I think it has something to do with how, uhm, vulgar he is? I think that it’ll bring some more attention to the song, however, which is slated to be Lloyd’s third single from his upcoming album, Lessons In Love, due out August 5th.

♫ Ice Cube feat. The Game & WC - Get Used To It (full) - listen
Ice Cube is so much fun to me. I love him as an actor, and I just really like his delivery on most of his rap songs. I think one of my most recent favorites from him was his last single, “Church.” “Get Used To It” is the new single from his new album, Raw Footage, which, randomly is slated to hit stores August 19th.

♫ Chris Brown - Electric Guitar/Let Go (full) - listen
Here’s an unreleased song from Chris Brown’s Exclusive, produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. I think that this could have made the cut for the rerelease of the album - regardless of how much I hate rereleases. This song definitely fits in the feel of the Forever Edition, however something about it feels unfinished. The vocals on the chorus sound nothing like Chris.

NEWS: NAS TO to deliver petitions to Fox News / CITIES CRACK DOWN ON SAGGING / JONES ASK FOR COMMUTED SENTENCE

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Rapper Nas will join members of ColorOfChange.org & MoveOn.org on Wednesday to deliver 620,127 petition signatures demanding that FOX end its pattern of racist attacks against Black Americans including presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. The group will make the delivery Wednesday, July 23rd at FOX in Manhattan.

Over the last several weeks, FOX has had a string of incidents that many believe are a veiled attempt to prey on racism and intolerance and cast the Obamas as “outsiders”: an on-screen graphic referred to Mrs. Obama as “Obama’s baby mama,” a pundit “confused” Obama with Osama and then joked they should both be assassinated, and an anchor called a loving fist bump between Barack and Michelle a “terrorist fist jab.” In February, Bill O’Reilly talked about calling a “lynching party” to deal with Michelle.

Nas recently released a single and accompanying video entitled, “Sly Fox” to bring light to Fox’s unprofessional antics.

CITIES CRACK DOWN ON SAGGING

Flint Police Chief David Dicks stops two boys for wearing saggy pants this month.

Various cities across the United States have been cracking down on youngsters who like to wear saggy pants.

Eugene Williams is the mayor of Lynwood (in South Chicago), says young men walk around town half-dressed, keeping major retailers and economic development away. He calls the new law a hot topic. The American Civil Liberties Union says the ordinance targets young men of color.

Young adults in the village, like 21-year-old Joe Klomes, say the new law infringes on their personal style. He says leaders should instead spend money on making the area look nicer.

In Flint, Michigan, Flint Police Chief David Dicks (pictured above) has said he will not back down from his policy of filing disorderly conduct or indecent exposure charges against those whose saggy pants allow too much underwear or their bottoms to show on city streets (view video).

In response, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Michigan chapter told the Free Press on Monday that it is now looking for targets of the policy to talk with the organization. The ACLU has called the city ordinance unconstitutional.

“We are confident that young men in Flint will contact us now that the chief has announced that he won’t budge,” Michael J. Steinberg, legal director of the state ACLU, said Monday. “If they do, we’ll sue. We may have the dubious distinction of being the first saggy pants lawsuit in the country.” [ READ MORE ]

Detroit and various cities in South Carolina are also jumping on the ‘no saggy pants’ bandwagon.

The “Say Something Nice” Challenge

Tyler Perry [or Oprah’s new slong dealer if you believe the National Enquirer] has joined forces with film studio Lionsgate on his sixth movie, The Family That Preys Together.

I see Mr. Perry joined the popular green initiative and recycled Shemar Moore’s cornrow lace front from Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Oh my Ribs!! (as a roll over in laughter!!)

Robin Thick Strikes again....

Robin Thicke - Magic
by Robin-Thicke

The IPS here again ya’ll, bringing Robin Thicke’s new video for his new single “Magic”. Please fasten your seatbelts and hold on to your neighbors hamhock because this one here might make you dizzy. Bubble guts bags are available over at Tha Feedback!

WARP SPEED AHEAD INTO OBLIVION!
Robin Thicke’s new video for his song “Magic” premiered and WOW, acid does a mind right because this one is a doozy.

He’s getting his George Jetson on fa sho. Curtis Mayfield just “moved on up” a little bit higher to glory as well cause of this one here. When I was thinking “Oh new Robin Thicke video!”, I was definitely not expecting to get beamed up.

George Lucas is somewhere pissed because they aped “THX” thing from the theaters! Between all that space/3D women imagery, Janet’s “Feedback” video rehashing, Robin’s Timberlake-cloning outfit and dance steps, and his choreography (his a** should have beamed up a copy of “Darrin’s Dance Grooves”), I had to stop watching. My mind started picturing Darth Vader doing the Harlem Shake and Yoda doing the Cupid Shuffle. I can’t and I won’t.

Robin, you won’t be getting my $2.00 at iTunes with these outerspace, out-yo-mind shenanigans. Cease and desist with the LSD IMMEDIATELY.

Dr. Dre, Come get your .....

Nala West, come and get your cousin.

I first did a blog entry about Dr. Dre’s daughter Menaj back in 2006 [clickity clak for some afternoon sexy as you kids call it] after gossip broke that she was looking to expose her Pops for not lending her a helping hand in getting in the music industry.

Since then she has gone on to do all types of ill shit like . . . and then there was . . . never mind, but she did release this YouTube montage of random shit.

[Video via Rhymes With Snitch]

A Man Down Situation - Code 10 Affair

Frankie celebrated her birthday with a star studded party [heh] in Atlanta on Sunday night. Here’s the scoop via Rahiem Shabazz:

Last night, I ventured out to party it up and found myself at one of the hottest parties in the “A”. I ended up at R&B sensation Keyshia Cole’s mother Frankie’s Birthday party, along with Calvin Evans of Exclusive Photography. According to early press reports, the charismatic Frankie promised that her party will be “a man-down situation-code 10” affair. In other words, it will be off the chain.

No sooner than I got there, I heard a thunderous roar as Ms. Frankie entered the building. The event was exclusively hosted by radio personality Porsche Foxx of V-103. Power Entertainment taped the event for a new reality show called Holla: I’m just Frankie!

Considering the response she received, it is no question Frankie is on her way to becoming a media darling.

Frankie got her wig push back in the second picture - - literally. Now that’s what I call a party. Thanks Razzi!

Rick Ross the Boss?? Maybe in another cell block!!

The Smoking Gun obtained documents that confirm that Rick Ross was indeed a Florida prison guard back in the 90’s. I can’t wait to see how he tries to deny this one.

Apparently desperate to distance himself from any affiliation with law enforcement, the rapper Rick Ross has recently denounced as fake photos purporting to show him in a former career as a Florida prison guard. But Department of Corrections (DoC) records show that Ross, whose raps detail the Miami gangster lifestyle and his supposed days trafficking cocaine, did, in fact, work as a correctional officer for 18 months. Ross (real name: William Leonard Roberts) was appointed a prison guard in December 1995 at a salary of $22,913.54, according to the below personnel record, which was provided to TSG by Jo Ellyn Rackleff, a DoC spokesperson. The rapper’s social security number is identical to that of the jail guard.

According to the official document, Ross was earning $25,794.34 when he left the department in June 1997. After graduating from the DoC training academy, Ross was assigned to the South Florida Reception Center in Dade County (the lockup is one of three statewide that serves as an intake facility for new prisoners).

When a photo of a uniform-clad Ross surfaced last week on MediaTakeOut.com, the 32-year-old performer claimed that unnamed “online hackers” put “my face when I was a teenager in high school on other peoples’ body. If this shit was real don’t you think they would have more specifics, like dates and everything?” He added, “Fake pictures are created by the fake, meant to entertain the fake.” The photo, which you can find here, shows a 19-year-old Ross at a DoC ceremony (he was part of the department’s 60th graduating class). He is pictured shaking hands with Marta Villacorta, who then headed the South Florida Reception Center.

Villacorta, now the department’s South Florida regional director, was identified by Rackleff, who examined the photo Ross claims was Photoshopped. In a recent videotaped interview, Ross replied, “No, that’s not true” when asked if he had worked as a prison guard. He claimed that the phony story was being circulated by detractors upset by his success in the rap world, where, “I came out of nowhere and just took over the streets.”

Jeezy Brings the Heat

Check out Young Jeezy’s new video (featuring Kanye West) for “Put On”. Jeezy’s new album entitled The Recession, will be in stores in September. Jeezy’s second single, “Crazy World,” is expected to be released soon.

Diddy... Aint it a Pitty

In a new video posted on YouTube, Diddy talks in circles about the scrutiny that he is receiving from, you guessed it, the haters about Cassie’s comments to Us magazine about the couple’s split. I will co-sign the statement that bitchassness is at a level orange but Sean contributes to the rise each time he opens his mouth.

Simon says log off the computer and go send Kim a text.

Scandle Sandles...

And so the scandle begins.

Go-Go’s recent decision to rock a pair of mandals while vacationing has sparked a fashion debate on whether men should sport them or not. I don’t see the problem with fellas wanting their toes to breathe during the summer months just as long as their shit doesn’t look like eagle claws. Same rules apply to women, ahem, listen ( or read) closely!! What’s your verdict?

LIL MAMA

Lil’ Llama performed her “A Milli” a freestyle yesterday just for the kids on 106 & Park. I swear she wanted to grab something during the performance to emphasize just how ill she was. Enjoy!

[1] Slang shamelessly and lovingly jacked from the good folks at Rhymes With Snitch.

To Sing or Not to Sing.....

Angela Simmons has released a new song called “Center of Attention” to promote Pastry’s newest sneaker developed along with her sister and partner, Vanessa Simmons. “Wearing Glam Pie will make you the ‘Center of Attention,’” says Simmons. Bryan Barber will direct the television commercials featuring the siblings, as well as a music video for the single to premiere July 24th, exclusively on www.pastrykicks.com. Does Angela have the vocal chops to make it in the music world or should she stick to slanging fashion and foot wear? *DOWNLOAD SONG HERE*

डिजाइनर दुड्स...

We know celebrities wear designer duds on the red carpets, but when they rock it straight from the runway - do they rock it better? Check out some of these recent outfits worn by the stars and see how they chose to do up their looks:






Nicole Murphy, who has been looking quite fierce lately, wore this Spring 2008 Stella McCartney suit at the premiere of ‘Step Brothers’ last week।












Ashanti rocked this blue Balenciaga dress from their Spring 2007 collection along with a matching belt and yellow wedge heels on 106 & Park. Did she do the high end dress justice?
















Jada Pinkett Smith got casual chic in this 2007 Gucchi Resort jacket at Nelson Mandela’s concert earlier this month. Is that jacket hot or not off the runway?
















Rihanna who is a huge Betsey Johnson fan, wore the designer’s striped & pokadot dress from the Spring 2008 collection.