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Friday, September 30, 2011
Ray J, Fonzworth Bentley, DJ Drama, Da Brat Kickoff BET Awards Weekend @ 135th BBQ [Photos]
Last night, NYC-based marketing/PR firm the 135th Street Agency kicked off BET Hip Hop Awards week with its 5th Annual BBQ for the first time in Atlanta.
On a beautiful starry night, nearly 400 VIPs packed Piedmont Park's Magnolia Hall, including event co-hosts Fonzworth Bentley and Kelly G (BET's Sr. Music Supervisor), along with DJs Drama, Trauma and Traci Steele.
Ray J, Da Brat, French Montana, Devyne Stephens, Dondria, Lil Duval, Verse Simmonds, Jovita Moore (WSB TV anchor), Kwanza Hall (Atlanta City Council), Faune Watkins, D.Woods, Shanti Das, Derek J and many others also mixed and mingled.
D. Woods
Fonzworth Bentley with wife Faune Watkins
Kanye West Spends $22,000 In London Fabric Store On Women's Line
Kanye West Ballin' In Paris
According to UK website Daily Mail, Kanye West has been in London spending major euros.
Reports state that the rapper dropped £14,000 (which equals about $22,000 U.S. dollars) in a fabric shop in East London yesterday on materials for his upcoming women's clothing line.
From Daily Mail:
According to UK website Daily Mail, Kanye West has been in London spending major euros.
Reports state that the rapper dropped £14,000 (which equals about $22,000 U.S. dollars) in a fabric shop in East London yesterday on materials for his upcoming women's clothing line.
From Daily Mail:
Owner of London Trimmings, Ashraf Loonat, was shocked when the star walked in but said he was very down to earth.
"He turned up unexpectedly at first," said Loonat. "He was very polite, interested in what we had to say."
'What was really good was when I asked him why he was here himself he said: "I want to work from the ground upwards, I don't want to leave it to someone else."'
Kanye was even nice enough to stick around and have a cup of tea with the staff because that's just what n*ggas in Paris do.
"We got the kettle on for him and I was surprised he accepted it.' Loonat said.Kanye West will premiere his women's collection at Paris Fashion Week this weekend.
"Personally I think he will probably come back. I think London has a special place for his label."
Italian Basketball League Teams Pour Haterade On Kobe Bryant’s $3 Million “Make It Rain” Contract!
“Don’t do that bruh…”
ROME—Scheduling problems with other Italian clubs were threatening to derail plans for Kobe Bryant to play for Virtus Bologna during the NBA lockout.Bologna President Claudio Sabatini had told an Italian radio station Friday the deal was “95 percent done,” and a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that Bryant would be paid $3 million for the opening 40 days of the Italian league season — a period of about 10 games.Bologna has requested to play five of its opening 10 games at home. A few other teams, however, don’t want to change their schedules to accommodate the Los Angeles Lakers’ star.“With great surprise, Virtus Basketball notes that, due to the negative view of some clubs, it’s not possible to go forward with the 10-game agreement, therefore putting in serious doubt the economic deal behind the plan to bring Kobe Bryant to Italy,” a statement on Bologna’s website said.The person familiar with the negotiations said smaller clubs Cremona and Varese were refusing to alter their schedules. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were ongoing.“We’ve got a chance to bring Bryant here … and the nearsightedness of other clubs is making it impossible,” Sabatini told Italy’s Sky TV. “If we were at the end of the season, with clubs fighting to avoid relegation or for the playoffs, I would understand. But now nobody has anything on the line.”
Spotted: Michelle Obama And Her Incognegro Swag Shop At A Local Target For Dolo
Once again, Michelle Obama is proving herself to be a first lady like none other.Mrs. Obama was photographed — incognito — shopping at Target on Route 1 in Alexandria, Virginia on Thursday.The first lady — dressed casually in a floral-print button-down shirt and wearing a Nike baseball cap and sunglasses — shopped for about 30-to- 40 minutes and was only recognized by one person — the cashier!
Prior to her visit, Secret Service agents dressed in casual clothes scoped out the store for 30 minutes to make sure there were no security issues.AP photographer Charles Dharapak told CBS News he took the pictures, and while the White House confirmed it was in fact Mrs. Obama, it’s not known if her office tipped him off.“It is not uncommon for the First Lady to slip out to run an errand, eat at a local restaurant or otherwise enjoy the city outside the White House gates,” said Kristina Schake, communications director for the First Lady.In the 2008 presidential campaign, Mrs. Obama proudly proclaimed herself “more of a Target shopper,” as opposed to Wal-Mart, and during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she talked about how she missed shopping at Target since becoming first lady.
We love that the First Lady still attempts to keep a somewhat regular life amidst her extraordinary situation.
Can you imagine goin’ to cop your Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Michelle Obama runs up on you and asks you to pass her the Honey Nut Cheerios???
Jay-z Upgrades The Carnival Experience At Charity Event
Last night Jay-z held a one of a kind carnival to benefit his charity The Shawn Carter Foundation – dedicated to providing higher education scholarships to urban youth. Roc Nation spared no expense on the $1000 a ticket event pegged ‘An Evening of Making The Ordinary Extraordinary’, held on the Hudson River waterfront at Pier 54.
Honestly, I had NO idea what to expect. It was unreal with Bottles of Ace Of Spades that lined the front of the carnival. Jay’s guests included wife Beyonce, Estelle, Questlove, Alex Rodriguez, Angela Yee, Charlamagne tha God, Kevin Liles, Steve Stoute, Mike Kyser, Shawn Pecas, Andre Harrell, Sylvia Rhone, Elliot Wilson, Danyel Smith and more. Jay’s family was also on hand including his mother Gloria (Co-Founder of The SC Foundation) and sisters Michelle and Annie.
I spoke to an obviously proud Jay-Z about why this night was so important to do for himself personally and he responded:
“I got an email this morning and it said ‘some people climb the ladder to success and then pull the ladder up behind them and then some people climb that ladder and then once they get to the top, start pulling people up behind them.’ And then it said ‘and you’re one of those people’ and that was the first email I got this morning, and that felt…kinda nice. This all wasn’t necessarily my plan. And it’s not that there was one particular moment. Its just that I know where I’ve come from and as I’ve built piece by piece I know I have a responsibility to help those who come behind me. There’s going to be more executives than artists, and they are going to need an education, so if I can help…
He left that sentence unfinished as he shrugged and went off to play some carnival games.
Food was provided by the likes of The Spotted Pig and Milk Bar. Grey Goose made sure Jana Fleishman (Jay’s Super Hero publicist) and the adorably infectious Sharada Maddox finally got a moment to taste the custom cocktails. Between ticket sales, raffles, and sponsor donations, last night they raised $1,033,000.00 in scholarship money. How cool is that?
For more information about the Shawn Carter Foundation, visit www.shawncartersf.com
Jay had some series concentration during a game of darts
Jay-Z and his mom with some of the night’s winners
Lucky winner of a Chrysler 300
Jay-Z To Help Design New Nets Uniforms
Jay-Z To Help Design Nets New Uniforms
After announcing a series of concerts to open up the Nets new arena in Brooklyn next year, Jay-Z is still at work as an NBA executive.
According to reports, the rapper/business mogul will help design the soon to be Brooklyn Nets' new basketball uniforms.
"Jay Z, Adidas and the Nets are currently ironing out a logo for the Brooklyn Nets and deciding what colors their uniforms should be," officials said.Officials also stated that they flirted with the idea of renaming the team the Brooklyn Dodgers, after the baseball franchise that once called Brooklyn home. Luckily they decided that was a bad idea.
"No matter what, the logo will feature Brooklyn prominently because the club wants to tap into the borough's world-popular brand name."
The Brooklyn Nets will begin their 2012-13 season in the Barclays Center arena.
Young Jeezy Celebrates Birthday With Chris Brown’s Ex
First Wiz Khalifa scooped up Kanye’s ex-girl…now Young Jeezy is running around with one of Breezy’s exes.Last night, Young Jeezy celebrated his birthday with a dinner in Atlanta, held at popular radio DJ Fank Ski’s place. Guests of the private dinner included Ludacris, Ne-Yo , Jermaine Dupri and Brian Michael Cox. Jeezy, being a somewhat private person, surprised everyone when he showed up with a new girl on his arm. Even more surprisingly was the news that he scooped up one of Chris Brown’s ex model girlfriends. Chris Brown dated Jasmine Sanders last year, but the lovefest ended quickly after she was spotted in a pool with Rob Kardashian. [Refresh your memory here and here]Check out more pics below:
Brian Michael Cox, JD and Luda
First Wiz Khalifa scooped up Kanye’s ex-girl…now Young Jeezy is running around with one of Breezy’s exes.
Last night, Young Jeezy celebrated his birthday with a dinner in Atlanta, held at popular radio DJ Fank Ski’s place. Guests of the private dinner included Ludacris, Ne-Yo , Jermaine Dupri and Brian Michael Cox. Jeezy, being a somewhat private person, surprised everyone when he showed up with a new girl on his arm. Even more surprisingly was the news that he scooped up one of Chris Brown’s ex model girlfriends. Chris Brown dated Jasmine Sanders last year, but the lovefest ended quickly after she was spotted in a pool with Rob Kardashian. [Refresh your memory here and here]
Check out more pics below:
Brian Michael Cox, JD and Luda
B.O.B. Announces Sophomore Album Title [Video]
B.O.B. has announced the album title for the follow-up to his debut project The Adventures Of Bobby Ray.
The ATL emcee visited The Ryan Cameron Show Tuesday and announced that his new project would be titled Strange Clouds.
Coincidentally, the title is the same as his current single that features Young Money emcee Lil Wayne.
Check out B.O.B. talking Strange Clouds below.
Snoop Dogg Settles $476K Tax Bill
Snoop Dogg can breathe a little easier now that the IRS has forgiven a nearly $500,000 tax bill.
According to The Detroit News, the IRS has released a $476,000 tax bill impending against the rapper.
The 39-year-old has reportedly been paying the bill since December 2008, but as of Sept. 15 the $476,338 tax lien has been released.
No word on any other tax bills The Doggfather might be facing.
In related news Snoop's daughter Cori B is launching a singing career.
As previously reported, Cori, affectionately nicknamed Chocolate performed her new single "Do My Thang" this week in front of a live audience.
Delonte West Gets A Job At A Furniture Store During NBA Lockout
While some ball players are signing overseas contracts or trying a new rap career, Delonte West has decided to take a more common man approach of income.
The Boston Celtics player first made headlines after filliong out an application for Home Depot, and while most though he was joking, his latest employment shows he is no comedian.
On Wednesday, West tweeted that he was applying for a position at Regency Furniture Showrooms, a furniture chain in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., because he "need[s] a second job to stay afloat during the lockout."
Now it seems Delonte is no longer unemployed,
And if that wasn't enough proof for you, Delonte also took a picture of this,
Hilarious!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
J. Cole's Album Projected To Sell 225K In First Week, Headed For No. 1 On Billboard
J. Cole To Debut At No. 1 With 225,000 Albums Sold
According to HitsDailyDouble, Roc Nation/Columbia artist J. Cole is on pace to sell over 225,000 copies of his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story in its first week of sales.
These numbers would put J. Cole's album at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making him the first solo artist to debut at No. 1 since B.o.B.'s The Adventures of Bobby Ray reached the top spot after moving 86k units in May 2010.
The 225k would also make Cole World the highest selling debut album since Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday sold 375,000 album on it's way to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in December 2010.
Official album sale numbers will not be available until Wednesday, October 5th. But if these reports hold true, congratulations are in order for J. Cole.
Tyrese Kicked Out Of Delaware Radio Station
Tyrese Booted From Delaware Radio Station
Singer/actor Tyrese didn't exactly have the best visit with a radio station in Delaware on Wednesday.
According to reports, Tyrese was kicked out of WJKS KISS 101.7 in Delaware for his statements about a local liquor store in the Delaware community, near the vicinity of an elementary school.
“Get them cats out of here … selling alcohol right across from your kids school, homie — put the pressure on them homie … you know how to put pressure on dudes selling in your hood," Tyrese said during his interview.Tyrese was reportedly asked to leave during the commercial break by the stations program director, stating that the entertainer was "disrespecting" the community.
Tyrese later tweeted:
I just kicked out of a radio station frm a PD who had a problem w/ me speaking on liquor stores that are by elementary schools in Delaware. In 17 years I hv NEVER been kicked out of a radio station.. Because I have a problem w/ liquor stores being across from elementary schools?
I was also told that the PD made them ERASE my interview so that NO ONE could HEAR me SPEAK on the issue of the liqour stores near kids..
Love is love y'all .. When you stand for something.. You will create a shift in the universe.. Salute to all of you for your support!
If you don't STAND for something.. You will damn near fall for Anything..
Part 2 Of Wiz Khalifa's Vegas Birthday Bash [Video]
Wiz Khalifa has released the latest episode of his 'Day Today' web series, this time showing off part 2 of his Vegas birthday celebration.
The rapper who turned 24 on September 8, took his Taylor Gang and Amber Rose to The Palms casino where he blew out candles on a marijuana shaped cake.
Following that the group took to The Aria hotel's Club Haze where they popped bottles in V.I.P.
Check out Wiz celebrating his b-day below.
Simon Cowell Says: Beyonce Is One Of The Most Boring Singers To Listen To, She Needs TV…”
Simon Cowell and his bloody opinions are always stirring up some controversy! In a recent interview with the Mirror, the X Factor creator didn’t bite his tongue when sharing his thoughts on some of today’s top talent:
But now Simon is saying that he was “MIS-QUOTED”. He tells Radaronline.com that that was NOT was he was saying:
“It’s like they’ve all been bred to take over the world and dominate everything in entertainment… They are unbelievable, these girls.
Lil Wayne Covers VIBE: Drake Is No Competition For Me… I’m His Boss!
Looking like a king on his throne… Lil Wayne is featured on the latest cover of VIBE magazine speaking on coming for Jay-Z and competing with Drake.
VIBE: You say competition is for the “old guys,” but it sounds like you’re going at Jay-Z with that line, “I got your baby money/Kidnap your b—-h, get that how-much-you-love-your-lady money.” Are we looking at it the wrong way?LIL WAYNE: I know for a fact, music is about perception. You can’t do anything but perceive what you hear. If I know that for a fact, I can never be upset about someone’s reaction to it. I’m not gonna say I don’t know what will happen before I say it [on record]. I do know what will happen. I am aware of it. It is what it is.
So music is about perception but then you come back with a threat and that’s perception as well – so it just is what it is!
VIBE: You mentioned how humbled you were at the success of “She Will.” Drake, who wrote andb performs the song’s chorus, has now become a platinum star in his own right. Do you look at the guy and say, “Wow, I helped create a monster, I have to stay on my toes”?LIL WAYNE: I don’t look at it like that. Drake is my artist. If he wasn’t my artist, then yeah maybe. But that’s my artist. He’s not [just] a friend. We’re more than friends. It’s business. It would be impossible for it to be a competition. I mean, I’m the guy’s boss.
Lil Tune-chi is off the lean and clear! There is no way he can compete with his own artist – no matter what Drake does, Lil Wayne is going to get a check!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
President Obama Tried to Save Troy Davis
It’s been almost a week since death row inmate Troy Davis was executed, and the fire has yet to be put out surrounding the details of his case and whether or not the system failed the convicted murderer. During the days leading up to the execution, many Troy Davis supporters wondered if Obama was going to intervene or at least speak out about the execution but to their disappointment he remained quiet. Now, a news report is claiming that President Obama looked at every possible angle to help stop the execution and give Troy more time. Sources say that the President and his aids spent “three days” attempting to involve the case on a federal level, but was rejected by the state of Georgia.
“‘We looked at every possible avenue legally,’” the source reported Obama said. “‘There was not one there.’”The sources also revealed that President Obama talked about the Troy Davis case at a private lunch meeting of approximately 10 black broadcasters.
“‘It was a state case and I could not intervene because it wasn’t federal,’” another source reported Obama said.
Obama said the only reason why he spoke about Harvard’s Henry Louis Gates’ case, was because he was asked by a reporter, Obama told one source.The president reportedly didn’t want to turn it into a campaigning issue. He allegedly told one of the sources:
What’s more, Obama also said that the only reason why his administration spoke out about an illegal immigrant’s case, Humberto Leal Garcia Jr., in July was because it was an international issue, where his rights were violated.
Sure, the president could have simply spoken out about Davis, the source said, but it would not have done anything.
A “Lil Positivity”: Common’s Book Is A New York Times Bestseller
Looks like Common is a legitimate writer, now!
The Chicago MC can now add “best-selling author” to his title. The book, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, has gotten rave reviews and is now one of the highest selling books in the country. The book debuted at number 20. Congrats!
His album, The Dreamer, The Believer, also drops in November. Looks like 2011 is shaping up to be huge for Mr. Common Sense.
B.o.B. Performs At President Obama Fundraiser
B.o.B. Performs At Fundraiser For President Obama
In the latest adventures of Bobby Ray, the Atlanta rapper performed at President Obama's re-election fundraiser at the House of Blues in West Hollywood on Monday.
B.o.B. took the stage in front of Obama and his presidential invited friends and performed his hits “Nothin' on You” and “Airplanes,” “Past My Shades” and “Bet I” with Playboy Tre.
Here's some video footage (shaky and low quality as it wants to be) from B.o.B. performing "Past My Shades."
Monday, September 26, 2011
Jay-Z Announces New Jersey Nets’ Move to Brooklyn
Rap mogul and partial owner of the New Jersey Nets, Jay-Z officially announced that in February the NBA team will be rebranding and unveiling their new logos and new city as the Brooklyn Nets. In a brief statement, Jay-Z talked about the teams transition today in Brooklyn on Atlantic Avenue, across the street of what’s to become the team’s home court called the Barclay’s Center, which is set to open on September 28, 2012.
“We’ve decided that the final name would be the Brooklyn Nets,” said the rapper who grew up only minutes away at the Marcy Houses and later at 560 State Street.“It’s already created so many jobs… there are lots of vendors,” added Jay Z speaking from the plaza at Atlantic Terminal overlooking the Center.“I like that. You know what it is, it’s deep love. Biggie had a line ‘spread love, that’s the Brooklyn way.’ It’s a deep love we have for our heroes. We walk around with that,” said Jay.
How many rings does Jay expect from the new BK Nets?
“Maybe one, maybe two, maybe three – I sound like LeBron,” Jay-Z joked, referring to LeBron James’s infamous prediction of the number of championships the Miami Heat would win.
The Net’s top marketing executive Brett Yormark spoke on the change, saying:
“We think we’ve developed a lot of equity behind brand Nets.[...]Brooklyn was easy. Brooklyn is iconic. It transcends the marketplace. In many respects, it’s a global name and reference.”
Courtside seats for all 44 games are no joke; they’re already trying to bring in local businesses and big spenders to spend the $15,400 for all-access passes. Half of the luxury seats have already been sold and season tickets go on sale in March 2012. Jay will also reportedly kick-off the opening of the new arena next year with a string of concerts and special events starring himself and his wife Beyonce.
Read more: [Video]Jay-Z Announces New Jersey Nets’ Move to Brooklyn | Necole Bitchie.com
Check out the video of the press conference below:
Kid Cudi’s New Shoes Probably Cost More Than Your Tuition Bill
Over the weekend, Kid Cudi showed off his new Nike Air Mags aka ‘Marty McFlys’ as he celebrated his recent Complex Magazine cover at Siren Studios in Los Angeles. According to Miss Dimplez, Nike released the classic 1989 Air Mags, inspired by shoes worn in the 1989 classic Back To The Future II, this month and the shoe could only be obtained through an ebay auction with proceeds going towards the Michael J. Fox Foundation to benefit Parkinson’s disease. 1500 pairs of the illuminating, rechargeable shoes were auctioned off with prices that ranged between $3000 to a whopping $40,000.
Kid Cudi won four pair (paying an estimated 5 figures for each pair) and couldn’t wait to show them off at the event.
Check out more pics of Kid Cudi, his girlfriend, Don C and more at the event below
Kid
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