BLACK CELEBRITY ROUND UP *(08.28.06)
Monday, August 28, 2006
LIL KIM ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM
Freshly released rapper Lil’ Kim is facing further court time to defend a Jamaican reggae singer’s claims she copied her lyrics for her last album. Tanya Stephens is suing the hip-hop star - who left prison last month after serving 10 months of a 366-day sentence for perjury - for ripping off a song for 2005 release The Naked Truth.
Stephens alleges lyrics of Kim’s track “Durty” almost exactly match her song “Mi And Mi God,” recorded in Jamaica and released in 1997. According to the suit, filed in Manhattan federal court last week, Kim even adopts a West Indian accent for it. Stephens is claiming rights to the song, as well as all past and future royalties, reports the New York Post. [SOURCE]
Tanya Stephens (listen) | Lil Kim (listen)
Yeah she stole that shit, get that money Tanya!!
FOXY MISSES ANOTHER COURT DATE!
Days after missing a court appearance in Jersey City, NJ, Foxy Brown has skipped another court date in Manhattan Criminal Court this morning.
While Foxy (born Inga Marchand) had a 9:30 am court date, a court clerk told SOHH that the Brooklyn, NY rapper was still a no show well over an hour and a half after the hearing was slated to begin.
“It doesn’t look like she’s gonna show up,” a Manhattan Criminal Court clerk told SOHH. “I’m not sure how long they’re going to be waiting for her.”
I think they just need to throw the book at her ass; time is up and she is getting too many chances! I mean she is stealing belts and acting like she is a MEGAstar, when she hasn’t had a hit record in like 8 years. Give it up Foxy.
BLIND ITEM
This washed up R&B singer (female) has been a drug addict for years. She just can’t beat her habit. When she use to perform in the bay area, her and another R&B singer (who beat her habit) use to hang out at a big time drug dealer’s house in the Oakland Hills and get high between performances, to the point of passing out. This singer seeks out black female celebrities with drug problems, befriends them, and freeloads off them for drugs-because she is broke and near homeless. This is her motto of operation and this is part of the reason her career sunk, she had become unreliable and moody. Hint: She and a male soul singer (well known) damn near overdosed on crack and heroin. This episode caused him to scale back on his use and distance himself from her.
I was told it wasn’t Whitney Houston, but that’s the first person that came to my mind! I don’t know who it is though, but that was fun to read, right? BUTTA guessed Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neal and she may be right!








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1.
ms_mac1
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
@ BLIND ITEM…HUH?
So we’re solving riddles on the Loop now? lol. This is some straight Patty Jackson’s 411 type stuff.
Somebody other than Whitney is on crack?
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Butta
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Hmmmm…could the Blind Item be Cherrelle? I’m thinking the male singer mentioned is Alexander O’Neal.
3.
georgiapeach80
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
DAMN, FOXXY
CRACK KILLS. LOL
Whats wrong with Chick
4.
Angel.La
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Hey Butta I think you’re right!!
5.
georgiapeach80
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I wonder who there talking about though, anyone know?
6.
georgiapeach80
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Who’s Cherelle and Alexander O’Neal?
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ms_mac1
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
@ Butta, good guess…Sounds like it could be Ms Saturday Love.
8.
ms TT
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
i don’t know why but my first throught was whitney and my second throught was Tina marie???
I don’t know why
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Angel.La
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Google is your friend Georgia! lol.
10.
blk dds
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Could it be old ass Cherrell (sp).
Wasn’t she washed up way back when……..
I thought about Teena Marie and Rick James (RIP) but hell she has a nice little album out.
Damn I give up.
I want answers..dammit!
My bad, woke up literally on the wrong side of the bed this morning!
11.
ms_mac1
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Ah, why is everything in all caps and bold all of a sudden…?
GeorgiaPeach, if you have to ask, they’re probably before your time or not your type of music. lol. They were the shiznit back in the 80s.
12.
bill
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Thanks Butta…
13.
Asentha
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I guessed Cherelle, too!
That’s a shame cause I used to like her music back in the day. “Saturday Love” was the song!
14.
jesma82
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
My first thought was Whitney and thought the other R&b diva couldve been Faith. After reading its not whitney, I thought Teena Marie with the R&b male singer being Rick James.
15.
bill
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
It’s funny how everyone just ignored the Little Kim & Foxxy Brown Post and went right to the blind item…
lol…
16.
Misstoi
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
The Blind Item:
My guess is singer Cherrelle. The other singer is Pebbles she’s from oakland and is rumored to of been on cocaine but beat it. She hangs with Whitney and she sang duets with Alexander O’neal who had a bad cocaine habit.
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ms_mac1
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
@ Bill, I guess it’s because we’re getting tired of hearing about two of the most non-successful album having…
18.
2cents
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Damn I think the blind item is Foxy.
19.
rayyyna
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
lol….georgia dont feel bad if the music is that old i only know the songs not the artists. As soon as someone said saturday love I was all back in the loop.
20.
Styleicon
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
How is that fun to read? The real question that should be asked is why do some people get some type of strange pleasure in hearing negative things about people they dont know. Thats a terrible story be it about Whitney or anyone else and I hope it if its true they end up ok. Theres nothing funny about self destruction and a drug overdose.
21.
saturdai
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
does kim like jail time?
if foxy keep acting up she gonna be on her way to jail
and crack is whack people! but cocaine is a helluva drug. it made rick james punch charlie murphy in the face
22.
bill
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Cosign # 16…
Pebbles & Whitney were living together at one time, RECENTLY
* How weird is that ???? What’s up with that ???
Pebbles use to be married to LA Reid back in the day, then she just kind of fell off…
I think Pebbles “discoverd” TLC or was TLC orginal manager…
Cosign Post # 20.
I’ve been saying that for MONTHS…. the thing is that the Folks up here (on CL) ain’t trying to hear no positive uplifting messages, about empowering our Black Community….It’s kind of sad, but it is what it is….
Sometimes you got to meet people where they are….
Sometimes you got to change your sermon….
23.
2cents
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
ok, I just looked up Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal. There would be an unlimited shipment of ice water to hell before I would have guessed that correctly.
24.
georgiapeach80
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
LOL, FUNNY Angel.la, SIKE
25.
Beautiful
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Ok, Y’all gonna think I’m crazy but my guess is
Faith Evans
She came to mind when I read the story
Well second, my first thought was also Whitney
Cherelle is a good guess
Just say No…Lol..
26.
Chellybop
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Foxy stays in some shit, all the time.
I hope that case gets thrown out of court, and Lil Kim gets left alone.
The blind item got me stumped, could it be Cherelle??
27.
Slovely
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Everyone steals from everyone. That’s the way it is in the music business. She just need to pay the rent is all ;-?
28.
cch1010
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I think it’s Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal. I ain heard nothing from that dude in forever.Sunshine was the jam along with Seintamental. But I cant seem to think of noone else from back in the day who still in the biz like that. Tina and Rick (RIP) cleaned up rather nicely.I heard RIck left her and their kids a nice lil egg to keep warm.
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bill
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
The More that I think about thing, they more I think it’s Pebbles, because Pebbles is Whitney Houston’s Roomate….
I have been trying to figure out that relationship for months..
I couldn’t figure out whether it was sexual (that didn’t make sense…Who would want Whitney Houston in her current condition, except for Osama & Bobby), but If Pebbles has a substance abuse problem also…..
Things are now crystal clear……
30.
dukesman2000
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Tanya is very talented lyricist, I would not be surprised if Kim did steal some shit.
31.
algie
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
that would explain cherelle’s interview in sister to sister magazine where to me it seem like she was dogging whitney more than she was helping her
32.
mimi_ga
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Foxy is not above the law. Quit giving her and DMX chances. They don’t want to do better. They are people just like you and me, so treat them the same before the law. What kind of message does it send to reg. folks that follow the law? Swear out the warrants and keep it moving.
33.
raheem1252
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I thought is was Angie Stone and D ‘ Angelo….he supposed to be on that stuff…lol
34.
cynth
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
That’s Mikki Howard. I don’t know who the guy is yet, but Mikki’s mom was a gospel singer…last name Hawkins. she also battled drug addiction.
Mikki and Charelle used to hang tight back in the day.
35.
E
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
It is Cherrelle, and she did sing with Alexander O’Neal. They made hits like “Saturday Love” amongst others. Sh however is known for “I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” and he’s known for “All True Man”, but thanks to Cocnrete Loop theyre now both known by this generation for “krills” and “heron” bk terms for crack and heroin yall.
P.S. Don’t ask me how I know, but after majoring in “pharmecueticals” for quite some time you meet those in your profession whos clientelle make you envious.
36.
BashyBoo
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
GO DEH TANYA GET YUH MONEY!!! AH MY GIRL DAT!!!
37.
SALENA
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
thats some real bullshit about lil’kim has to go to court yall real funny with these fake ass article
38.
EsqMrs
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
re the stealing the belt story:
the guy who called the post was on wendy williams. he said she took ONE belt after being told an item she came to pick up was not ready when it was suppose to be. she got mad and took the belt saying they’ll get it back when she get her item. out of rage he called the post and was recently fired for doing so…
ghetto yes, thief no. but this story will not get the headlines i’m sure.
39.
Amber Nicole
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Pebbles in Cherelle’s cousin…If it had’ve said used to get high with her cousin I might say it is Cherellle. They are from the bay though…Damn…This is gonna bother me all day! I hadn’t heard about Pebbles ever being on drugs though.
40.
Amber Nicole
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Bill, Pebbles is a pastor in Atlanta..She isn’t on drugs. I think you meant to say Cherelle.
41.
ShayNique
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Tanya has a right to sue Kim’s ass. It’s pretty obvious that she sampled her shit.
And SMH @ Foxxy turning into the female DMX.
42.
Bri
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Tanya Stephens makes good songs (Big up JA!), i hope justice is served if Kim really did ‘’steal” her lyrics…Foxy- No Comment, please get your act together..Damn female version of DMX!!!
43.
Toya
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I immediately thought it was Whitney, Cherelle, and Alexander BUT that’s old news so I’m thinking it may NOT be them…I don’t know! And I never knew Alexander had a drug problem - but now that I think back, he kinda looked like it! I know for a fact that Cherelle had a drug problem.
**For the record, Pebbles was never Whitney’s roommate; her cousin Cherelle and Whitney were roommates.
44.
keisheloca
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Shame shame shame
45.
Tracey
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
damn Kim for stealing, Foxy needs to get her ass together, WTF is she doing and agree with blind item, Cherelle.
46.
honey_kisses86
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Damn Lil’ Kim, and that third story sounds crazy.
47.
Smokie
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Btu who cares about CHERELLE and ALEXANDER ONEAL? They could be on glue, paint, and dog shit and no one would care. YAWN
48.
Such Magnificence
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I loved that Lil Kim song!!!! I shoulda known it was too good to be true…a fly song like that ain’t coming from Lil Kim now-a-days.
You guys don’t play on CL…ya’ll figured that blind item out like it wasn’t nothing!
I’m always lost on those blind items…Angel.La could u occassionally post more of those blind items?
Me and my friends always try to figure those damn things out.
49.
myshell
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Tanya is the shit. I hope she gets what she deserves. LOL at Kim for that bootleg Jafaican song. Fake ass accents kill me.
50.
Bri
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Lol at me saying Female DMX after Shay
51.
OSLIN
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I guess celebrities really think they are above the law.
52.
chicka
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Well I’m just glad tanya is doin something about that blatant song biting kim did….It’s time us caribbean ppl get the props we deserve. No one gave Patra props for doin the ‘if I was a rich girl’ song from the musical fiddler on the roof but when gwen stefani did it everybody talked about how diverse her music is…come on now
53.
OSLIN
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
According to TMZ, Foxy pleaded guilty Monday morning for assault on the two nail salon clerks. So I guess she did show up after all.
Geez. Can you say Naomi Campbell.
54.
bonifant
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
26 have u even heard the two songs?
Its obvious Kim owes her whatever money she made from that song being on the album: the lyrics, cadence, and attempted JA patois delivery are copycat of the original
This isn’t a case of interpolation and sampling. Seriously I hope they settle this and Tanya gets her just due.
55.
MszLara
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Damn that was my fave song off of Naked Truth…it was too good 2 b true
56.
REAL REPPIN HIPHOP
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
fuck the blind item, who got time 4 guessing games? not me, fuck yall that bitch dropping a album, and now she want some publicity off kim, plain and simple, everybody sueing 4 something , why all the time in the case of kim, yall always say i hope justice gets served, but give foxy, and dmx crack ass amillion chances, fuck yall flaky ass people, she dont need ya anyway, the bitch tanya cant be that talented, cause the song wasnt even released as a single, kim was a fan of hers, and just doing that song she paying homage, the bitch just mad her song she did with kim in 99 didnt make the album, people nowadays so thirsty!!!! u can call me whateva, but u cant call me a hating ass bitch….like kim say my 718 fleet looks like a dealership!!!!!!!!
57.
Dré
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Rappers have been ripping off Jamaican artists for years. Kim jus felt that because Tanya was not a big name that she could get away with.
BTW Caribbean artists rip of Americans too, but shhhhh
58.
Dré
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Elephant man has ripped off everyone from Madonna to Sesame Street LMAO
59.
Bella
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
I recently interviewed Tanya Stephens for the newspaper I write for (www.miaminewtimes.com), and she was mad cool. It’s a shame that Lil Kim had to go and do that. She’s talented on her own and needs to stop the Ja-fake-an bullshit. There were also accusations that she had borrowed heavily from Damian Marley’s “Welcome to Jamrock” for her song “Lighters Up.” Just be yourself, Kim - then nobody can accuse you of biting their style! And all of you need to check out Tanya Stephen’s latest album, Rebeloution. It’s fire! And she has songs from it on her MySpace.
60.
J-B
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
such a shame, i used play that lil’ Kim song on repeat (and WILL stay gettin’ regular spins). when i first heard about dis, i thort Tanya was jus beggin’, but Lil’ Kim really did teef about half o’ dat woman’s song. I’m disappointed wiv Kim. i still like her tho. Tanya should get wot she desrves, and i hope Kim leant her lesson. and don’t 4get to buy her re-release of Naked Truth!
61.
sheneice
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
BUTTA YOU ARE RIGHT IT IS CHERRELLE AND THE OTHER WOMAN IS PEBBLES BECAUSE THEY ARE COUSIN BOTH FROM THE BAY AREA AND EVERYBODY KNOW THAT ALEXANDER AND CHERRELLE WORKED TOGETHER DAMN
62.
Jeanette
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Damm did Foxy go crazy, heffa with money stealing, damm,damm,damm Girl go back to RAPPIN. TOO SHORT GIVE HER A HOOK PLEASE
63.
Penny Woods
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Kim’s been biting people ever since Hardcore. Biting people has been, like, 50% of her career. Kim needs to hang it up.
64.
loveshana
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
lil kim is a straight up THIEF!!!! and she have the nerve to be tring to sing jamaican/patois style. please!!! sue her a$$ Tanya. Kim needs to stop it.
65.
KayKay
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
It seems like it’s Cherrelle and Alexander. Saturday Love was the shiz…lol. Foxy needs to go make a single before she does anything else and see if anyone cares about that. Lil Kim stole that straight up!!! lol..so she’s gotta pay up
66.
akamissj
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Lil’ Kim is wrong for that! And I love that song, too! It’s obvious Lil’ Kim stole her lyrics and even jacked her style! That’s crazy!
67.
Soulchild
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
The answer is Cherelle and her male friend who now tours on his own and has kicked his habit is Alexander O’Neal.
Cherelle has been linked up with other drug addicts of the past like Melba Moore, who kicked her habit. She has been known to be a leech and even tried to leech off of her own niece, a member of Blaque. The latest host of hers is Whitney Houston. You can look at Bobby Brown’s sister’s article to see that.
68.
Soulchild
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Oh, and Tanya get that cheese cause Kim tried to steal all of yours, including the plastic wrap. What’s right is right.
69.
Princess2007
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
at first i thought it was keyshia cole, but then i finished reading it, it sounds like whitney but who knows
70.
Patrick
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Kim was just using the hook to show Tanya how much she liked her music, as far as royalties, Tanya shouldv’e got sum of dat money, I know Tanya, she is not a broke bitch tryna get publicity cuz shes a big international artist.Tanya dont need Lil Kim money, all Tanya wants is the royalties she DESERVES! Like I said I dont think Kim deliberetly took the song with out giving her royalties I think the lawyers just fucked everything up. Remeber at the time she released the Naked Truth, she was too busy doin videos, promos, and going to prison. Again royalties is sumthin that lawyers and shit like dat deals with not the actual artiste, so all yall sayin Lil Kim is a fake, shut the fuck up. IT was all just a misunderstanding probably. thats all
71.
brownsugah305
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Blind Item: It could be Angie stone….
Foxy SIT DOWN!!!
Still waiting for the Tanya Stephens song to load…
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nuggams
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Parts of the song are obviously copied. Even the tone she sings it in, and of course the accent. Its too blatant to be unintentional. I think she just copied it, how a lot of other artists copy past songs. But, for whatever reason she didn’t get the woman’s permission. Maybe she thought she wouldn’t notice, or that she would take it as a compliment, who knows. In my opinion, its no different than when Fabolous and Ashanti got put in check for taking Tamia’s song without her permission. Or, when J-Lo and LL got in a lil’ trouble for not getting permission too, for that song they did together.
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jamchiney
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
@70 which artist honestly borrows another accomplished artist’s lyrics? misunderstanding? yea right i’m sure she just “forgot” to mention the fact that one of her songs is already a song…tanya stephens fi get her money..
im prety sure no one is professionally representing artists on CL (that means you too) so to tell every1 to “shut the f%$* up” because we are stating our views ….try again
74.
TOO TOT
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Damn I like that Lil Kim song tooo!!!
SHE STRAIGHT BIT!!!!
75.
BonitaAppleBum
Monday, August 28, 2006 /
Dayum Kim that’s my joint too!!!
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