Monthly Archives: May 2007

THE ROUND UP: CIARA MAKING MOVIES, DIAMOND FROM CRIME MOB ARRESTED; ASHANTI & NIA GET IMPERSONATED

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Ciara, Patti LaBelle and Lynn Whitfield will star in CodeBlack Entertainment’s “Mama, I Want to Sing!,” the feature adaptation of the Off-Broadway gospel musical.

“Mama” will start production in Baton Rouge, La., next month. It’s slated for theatrical release next February under CodeBlack’s multi-picture deal with Fox’s FoxFaith label.

“Mama, I Want to Sing!” tells the story of a preacher’s daughter, who rises from the church choir to pop stardom; the character’s based on Doris Troy, best known for the 1963 hit “Just One Look.” The stage show played more than 2,400 performances between 1983 to 1991.

Deal marks the first feature role for Ciara, a Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter who will play the lead.

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BLIND ITEM: FEMALE RAPPER THAT NEVER ‘MADE IT’

When female rappers Foxy and Kim were hot several years ago, another female rapper was desperate to achieve their fame but she never came close. Instead, she was on the outside looking in at the success of Foxy and Kim. She yearned and envied their fame and popularity but this didn’t stop her from giving the illusion of success due to celebrity peer pressure. She was fronting all over town, telling people she paid cash for her home, when in reality, the house was rented. Her bling was also borrowed (from jewelers) and her luxurious car was leased. Her fans had no idea that she was barely scrapping by. Her rap career is just about over and it’s doubtful that she’ll ever receive royalty checks (for significant amounts) because the majority of her record sales were low. For survival, recently, she has begun to date dope boys (exclusively) to help out with the bills.

Hints: This female rapper is very well known in the black community and it’s not Remy Ma.

NOTE: All blind items are written by Myra Panache or her staff. No, I do not know what the answer is, after all it is called a Blind Item. These items are posted for entertainment reasons. Please contact Myra if you have any questions. Thank you.

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‘KLS GIVEAWAY’ ANSWERS, PLUS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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Last month Concreteloop teamed up with KLS Cosmetics for a pretty good giveaway. Over 1,000 entries were sent in for this exclusive goodie bag that was priced for more than 80 bucks. It took awhile for a sista to go through and check the answers, but it got done.

Anyway, the winners were contacted last week and should be receiving their prizes in a couple of days. Since we are still receiving a lot of emails about the contest, we decided to post the answers to the questions, as well as the winners names.

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ON THE GO: JANET & JD, HALLE, KELLY, AND BEYONCE

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Haven’t seen this happy couple in a while…Janet Jackson and JD were spotted out and about in London this week, arriving at Nobu Berkeley Restaurant and Kabaret nightclub…

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