Alicia Keys, Jay-Z won't do World Cup song

Mo 'York'? That's the word today from Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' camp, who were supposed to collab again to record an anthem for the World Cup. The duo, who garnered immediate success with "Empire State of Mind," and gained an immediate groupie by the named of Lil Mama, couldn't put lightning in a bottle a second time. According to Keys, the pair didn't feel comfortable...

"Mr. and Mrs. Twitter"

They say that in marriage, communication is the thing. With Hollywood stars Ashton Kutcher and wifey Demi Moore-Kutcher, they've taken that saying and flipped it to millions of people. On the social networking site, Twitter, no couple exudes the power and influence that the Kutchers have. Together they reach more almost 7 million people. Everyday. That's the...

With Rogers out, will White House be as fun?

Do know what it means to mix New Orleans ... with Chicago's flair and style? That's essentially what former White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers -- who should be gone by Wednesday, the end (Ides) of March, was when she was tapped to run events at the president's Washington residence. Desiree Rogers had the sensitivities that living and surviving in Chitown...

Tameka Foster: Don't blame me for last album

Recent Raymond divorcee' Tameka Foster says don't pin Usher's last album, "Here I Stand," on her. The followup to the 2004 smash "Confessions," didn't hold up well with Usher adapting the music and lyrics to a married lifestyle. Foster says don't blame her. “People say it’s my fault he made all those songs,” she told the New York Times recently. Foster, who's...

Vivian Green: "Beautiful"

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Erykah Badu 'Window Seat'

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Tyra Loves Booty

Aaah, Tyra Banks must be a black man. Why? Because she seems to love a big booty just like one. Doesn't matter if it's hers, a man's or a womans. Tyra is a grabber, too. This revelation is not new to anyone who watches her top-rated show, but I don't watch it so I usually get my fill from "Talk Soup" or commercials. But does Tyra want to promote big bootiness...

Where is Jill Marie Jones?

Never has a supporting character been as missed as Toni Childs was on the hit sitcom "Girlfriends" when she abruptly left the show over contractual reasons. In a lot of ways actress Jill Marie Jones did a famous disappearing act in real life, too. The Texas native's projects have been few and far between since leaving the show (same with other cast members...

Rumor Alert: Is Beyonce Really Pregnant?

The blogosphere is atwitter with news that Sasha Fierce, um, Beyonce is preggers. Is it true? Well, it's being reported in the Huffpo, which we think would check things out before posting, but then we saw who they were quoting as a source, and well, we just don't know. That being said, hubby Jay-Z has reportedly said that he'd want kids, and even Beyonce,...

Do You 'Blame it on the Alcohol?'

I know a girl that loves to have a good time, but every now and then she goes a little overboard. The next day she basically looks innocent as an angel. she routinely doesn't remember (so she claims) or acts like someone "must've put something in my drink" the night before, but me wonders: Is she blaming it on the alcohol? We all know people that can't hold...

What would a Kanye-Amber Rose Wedding Look Like?

Matrimony. Wedding bliss. When two people make that solemn commitment to each other, you can oftentimes see the stars -- the hopes -- in their eyes. Well, Kanye West and Amber Rose, are we there yet? No rush here, but if Kanye and his model love do say those magical words --with this ring I thee wed -- it would look like a surreal scene out of some Tarantino...

Somebody yelled 'STRIPPER FIGHT!'

Evidently not satisfied with the patrons ability to "make it rain," a gang of strippers at an Atlanta strip club decided to bring the pain, according to the AJC. One of them got shanked in the fisticuffs and had to go to Grady Memorial Hospital with knife wounds. Now, what would make a bunch of law-abiding, upstanding citizen-hos come to blows? I mean, isn't...

Girls Year Out: Less Dates as Economy Stalls

It's a recession in more ways than one. The current economy that the nation is experiencing has caused a somewhat new phenomenon in the world of dating and relationships. As customs go, it is traditional for the man to take his women out periodically here and there. Even if the two weren't a "couple" they could still fraternize as platonic entities in public...

Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' rules charts

Rihanna's hit single "Rude Boy" has reached No. 1 on the hot 100 charts, according to Billboard. RiRi has been here before. Here's a rundown of her No. 1s: "Live Your Life" featuring T.I. - 2008 "Disturbia" - 2008 "Take a Bow" - 2008 "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z - 2007 "SOS" - 2006 Some artists may make fun of her, but Rihanna is getting it in on the charts,...

The Perfect Woman? Get Real

The nerds have finally did it: They have created what they call "The Perfect Woman," a robotic female that does their every command with an uncanny realness. No more head aches. No more unexplainable crying during the ballgame. That's it. Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, technology has done the unthinkable. As always, we can blame the Japanese....

Where is Jaguar Wright NOW?

Bursting on the scene with a energetic, soulful, Gospel-tinged voice, Philly artist Jaguar Wright, may have left the airwaves but has never stopped performing music. Doing strictly live shows and rolling with the Okay Player collective, Wright has blessed stages all around the world for the past eight years off the strength of 2.5 albums. In 2002, she debuted...

Louie Luggage That Bites

The biblical saying "Don't give your pearls to swine" has taken on a new meaning with one artist's bold fashion statement. Called "Excessory Baggage," the sculptures include a Louie Vuitton-designed pig as luggage. I think it's a pig. It might be a dog.The images are a little creepy to say the least, but they show, to me, how luxurious items can be bought...

Are they hotter than us?

All this talk about childhood obesity and health care has hidden perhaps a symptom of the American way of life: Our belief that we're hotter than anybody else on the planet. I mean, sure some of them may sound cooler than us (Et tu, cute'?) but deep down we've always thought of ourselves as really good-looking folks. But not if we keep eating like we're eating. Actually...

Celebrity style: Thandie Newton

How many actresses do you know have studied archaeology and anthropology in college? How many of them can claim to be of royalty? How many can say they named their daughter after the lead character in an alien film? Thandie (/TAN-dee/) can. Born to a Zimbabwean mother and English father, actress Thandie Newton grew up straddling two worlds. She claims her...

The Kanye Factor

The hottest rapper not in jail is Kanye West. Sorry, Jay-Z. Apologies to T.I., Lupe, etc. Kanye musically has the Midas touch, and his peers know that more than anybody. Ask Common or John Legend, who's albums breathe Kanye's elastic soulfulness. Ask Maroon 5. Ask T-Pain. Ask Drake. Kanye's time to take the throne is now, similar to when Jay-Z, by default,...

Despite sales, Ciara's music is built to last

You might not be able to tell from record sales, but Ciara's catalog of music, spaced out over her three albums so far, will likely have more staying power than, say, Rihanna's and maybe even Beyonce's. While Beyonce and artists like Monica and Keri Hilson have capitalized on the sound of Now, Ciara's sound is futuristic, robotic even. Her music is sonically...

Will Lisa Raye's reality show be any good?

Just when you thought that there wasn't anybody else you'd sit in front of a TV screen for and watch their daily ramblings, up comes Lisa Raye McCoy. "The Real McCoy" is TVOne's entry into the reality TV format after watching cable heavyweights BET and MTV (who brought the genre to the U.S. market) eat up ratings. The thing is, some of these reality shows are...

Book illustrates 'Lil Oprah'

Humble beginnings from the richest woman in entertainment led a New York artist to draw a whole book about her. London Ladd's latest tome is called "Oprah the Littler Speaker" and describes the multimillionaire media queen's early life in the backwoods of the Crooked Letter. While he didn't have pictures of Oprah as a child, Ladd said he used his 5-year-old...

Fear of a Black Nipple

It's been six years since Janet Jackson's famous breast-flash made America blush during halftime of the Super Bowl (and the term "wardrobe malfunction entered the national lexicon), and the red tape and litigation is still ongoing. Back then Janet was hot as fire on the charts; so was her conspirator Justin Timberlake. People like Sean Paul were big back then,...

Beyonce Kicks Off House of Dereon Ad Push

With a killer album done, a monster tour finished, and a gaga video all wrapped up, Beyonce is turning her attention to her mother's first love: The House of Dereon. If a big ad campaign is any indication, the Creole-flavored fashion house is coming out this summer with a vengeance, and Mathew and Tina's eldest daughter will be the face of it all. Look for...

Beyonce, Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' rings loud

The sizzling hot phenomenom which is for henceforth called BeGaga has altered space and time as we know it with their 9-minute epic video for "Telephone". Beyonce, at her Sasha'ing best, brings the muscle; Lady Gaga the wired brains as two of music's biggest females debuted their hit song to enormous results on the Web. Some music TV channels have banned the...

In Atlanta, Freaknik Will Never Truly Die

You can take Freaknik out of the A, but you can't spell Freaknik without the A, as in Atlanta. While the notorious car-and-girl fest has been dead for more than a decade, the spirit of Freaknik continues to live on in various places around Atlanta (see "strip club" in the dictionary), usually in song and pictures. But this year is different because dueling...

Transformers: More than meets the eye

And no, we're not saying that Aunt Viv is a transformer. But some have (not us though). No way. We've all seen them: Men who dress like women. Not the Madeas of the world, either. We're talking about shapely, breasts-and-everything man. Trannies, or as they're known on the street: Decepticons. The only thing about these transformers is that, while they are...

Has Mel B's Workout Overdone It?

Former Spice Girl Mel B did in quick fashion want countless women dreamed of doing: She shed "baby weight" pounds off her body like a stick of margarine in the sunshine. Thanks to a sick workout plan and a dogged determination to show up Eddie Murphy (the baby's father), Mel B produced stunning results in weeks: Rock-hard abs, toned thighs, etc. But lost in...

Fail: Woman ruins marriage for game show

This very intelligent, caring, loving person probably ruined her marriage on a game show by telling the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I don't know about you, but somebody should have stepped in and stopped the poor girl. Who tells national TV that you were in love with an ex on your wedding day? Could you tell all this? Shar...

GooGoo over Baby GaGa?

Eight-year-old Lauren Fontana has got quite the Poker Face. She's got Brazilian TV in a tizzy over her over-the-top antics in a grown-up way. What do you think? Should little kids be paraded in front of hundreds of screaming adults, much less national television, and be seen as entertainment? Shar...

Vejazzled: Bling that Thing 'Down There'

From the category of "Trends from Hell" comes this doosy: Teen girls and young women, of course, are "vejazzling" their private areas. Yes, that's right. It's when you put decorative crystals around your nether regions in an effort to "bling" that thing. Okay, I made that last part up, but who sees it? And how long does it last? About five days, depending on...

Old 'Barbie' gives Botox to Teen Daughter

Saying nothing is too good for her daughter, a British woman known as 'Botox Barbie' or 'Human Barbie' is now started injecting her daughter with the anti-wrinkle toxin. Hannah Burge, is a trained aesthetic practitioner, and also holds the distinction of having the world record for the most cosmetic procedures. Now, her daughter wants in on the action. Just...

Monique: Oscar Win = Epic Win

The timeless debate whether an immovable object can stop an unstoppable force has been answered in the form of the meteoric rise of actress/comedianne Mo'nique and her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. As a sign of how much faith the movers/shakers are putting in her Oscar win, many of them were already lining up to throw rose pedals on her. So what to the...

'Our Family Wedding' promises laughs, fun

It's been a while since we've had a positive portrayal of Black Americana devoid of Tyler Perry's gospel-tinged flair (before you beat me over the head, there's.nothing... wrong. With. That) but "Our Family Wedding," starring Forest Whitaker and Lance Gross promises to be a good-hearted blast. The film is Hollywood's first serious attempt to blend and attract...

Who's the Most Hated Black Man in America?

Just the thought of him makes some people recoil in anger. His smile is one that calls to mind utter distrust and seething hate. He is, quite easily, the MHBMA, Most Hated Black Man in America. Well, who? If there was a poll, some would say Barack Hussein Obama (they won't let that 'Hussein' part go). Some would say Tiger Woods. Others would say, Al Sharpton,...

Keri Hilson acoustic version of "Knock You Down"

Miss Keri "Babay" knocks it down with this acoustic version of "Knock You Down," from Billboard. Shar...

Is TV ready for 'Spartacus'?

British TV viewers are "bloody sick" of all the blood, sweat, and well, sex, that the new TV drama "Spartacus" promises to bring to TV this fall. If the previews are any indication, the show, about the Roman-Greek empire and it's erotically Pagan ways, will push the buttons on common decency in more ways than one. Images of orgies (you know how the Greeks did...

Stores Put Dirty Panties Back on Shelves?

What's that smell, you say? Well, if you've bought your drawers from a department store it's a good chance it's your crotch. Why? Because evidently major retailers such as Macy's and Victoria Secret put your returned panties back on the shelves. Yep, Victoria's Secret is out, and it stanks! There's video evidence. A segment reportedly airing on the "Today Show"...

Nona Gaye: Enigma

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Akoo model: People 'overreacting' to sexy ad

The model from the controversial Akoo advertisement that has enraged an otherwise lackadaisical nation says the brouhaha is much about nothing. Dawn Montgomery, 26, a communications major from Atlanta's Oglethorpe University, says even her 4-year-old son questioned her suggestive positioning in the ad, according to Essence.com. "I feel it's my parental duty...

Meagan Good to produce 'Video Girl'

Hollywood actress Meagan Good will take a turn behind the cameras, producing "Video Girl," a film about, well, video girls. The film will star such highly esteemed video stars (I'm using the words loosely here) as Esther Baxter, who's claim to fame is Petey Pablo's "Freak-A-Leek" and Hollywood socialite Claudia Jordan, the black Kardashian. The film sounds...

Lil Kim's Fans Mad as Hell, Shut Down Site

It seems that Lil Kim's fans are fed up and are not going to take it anymore. Wanna rumble with the Queen Bees fans? Apparently, Kim's personal assistant and handler, Bryant McKinnie, does. McKinnie, an NFL player and socialite in his own right, and Kim's "new team" as her fans at LilKimZone.net call them, have destroyed Kim's career and appearance, they say....

Will 'Precious' rep for the big girls?

The Notorious B.I.G. summed up his public persona as well as anyone when he rapped the immortal words, "Heartthrob? Never. Black and ugly as ever. However ...". He didn't back down on stereotypical perceptions of skin tone or even obesity. He wanted you to know that he was what he looked like. And more. So it is with the star of "Precious" Gabby Sidibe, a plus-sized...

Efff Who Pumps, anyone?

Despite the vulgar term, which we will happily pronounce as "Eff U pumps" fierce stiletto heels, I'm told, hurt something awful. I used to work in ladies shoes (at a department store that will remain anonymous for now) and I can tell you that women, despite cruxificion-like pain, will do what they need to do to make it happen. The term "Eff U pumps" has been...