THE WEEKEND ROUND UP: NAS NOT WELCOMED AT VA TECH | RIHANNA GOT A NEW MAN | EDDIE RELEASES A STATEMENT | ROBIN ROBERTS FINE AFTER SURGERY
Sunday, August 5, 2007

The parents of seven victims of the deadly massacre at Virginia Tech are outraged over a scheduled appearance by Nas at a concert intended to uplift spirits on the devastated college campus.
According to the Washington Post, the group of parents, who are being represented by security expert Vincent J. Bove, feel Nas’ violent lyrics conflict with the message of peace that the concert is meant to communicate.
Despite the families’ concern, University officials say they’ve received nothing but positive response since they announced the concert’s line-up recently and have no plans to change it.
In addition to Nas, the Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer are also confirmed to perform.
RIHANNA GOT A NEW MAN?

PICS SPOTTED @ [SANDRA ROSE]
You’ve already seen the candid shots of Rihanna sporting her new crutches last week, but you haven’t seen the ones with her talking to this cutie at The Grove in L.A. on the same day. One can only wonder if that’s her new boyfriend, I wonder if Jay-Z approves..
EDDIE MURPHY SAYS ANGEL WASN’T PLANNED

Eddie Murphy is running his mouth again. In a statement released by his rep on Friday he denies planning Mel B’s pregnancy and said he has already starting paying child support.
“Eddie Murphy always has and will continue to honor his responsibilities as a father. Mr. Murphy and Ms. Brown dated very briefly and never made any plans of ANY sort. He acknowledges paternity of the child Angel, and has paid child support to Ms. Brown as well as covering the expenses of her pregnancy. Mr. Murphy views this as a private matter and as such, will not be making any further comments about it.” [SOURCE]
Mel B told told Essence.com last month that “this was a completely planned pregnancy.”
ROBIN ROBERTS SAID TO BE DOING FINE

ABC News ‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor Robin Roberts is home resting after undergoing surgery for breast cancer August 3. Her spokesman said the operation was ‘very successful’ and the prognosis is very good. Test following surgery generally take some time to process. The results will determine the course of treatment that Roberts will undergo.








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76.
aijuswannasay
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
#JUDA 52, I CAN SAY THAT I AGREE W/ ABOUT 95% OF WHAT YOU SAID! AT ONE POINT I THOUGHT I WAS AT NIGHT SERVICE, LOL.
I DON’T KNOW THE RACIAL MAKE-UP OF THE PARENTS THAT PROTESTED BUT TO ME THIS SOUNDS LIKE A FORM OF RACISM. I DISAGREE W/ YOU SAYIN NAS SHOULD NOT BE THERE. FOLKS DIED THERE VIOLENTLY/SENSLESSLY! AND MAYBE IN HIS MIND HE’S USING HIS STAR POWER TO GARNER ATTN. TO A SITTUATION FOR HIS FANS, WHO HE THINKS ” JUST DON’T CARE,” BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE PERSONALLY CONNECTED.
BACK ON THE RACIAL TIP, THIS IS COMPLETELY LIKE LUDA V. BILL ORIELLY/PEPSI AND MOST RECENTLY TWISTA V. MICKEY D’S. HOW IN THE HELL DO THESE CORPORATIONS WANNA ACT LIKE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY HIRED TO PROMOTE THERE PRODUCT. HOW THEY GOIN TO BITCH UP NOW? THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED W/ HOW MUCH REVENUE THEY’LL LOSE (IN NAS” CASE I GUESS IT WASN’T MUCH) I WONDER HOW MANY SENATORS, CONGRESSMAN, & GUN LOBBYIST THE PARENTS PROTESTED TO BEFORE TAKING ON THIS MULTI BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION???
77.
silly_rabbit
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Rihanna’s boyfriend is freakin hot…damn, I want him!
78.
Kimora
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
#76 Ummm Black people PROTESTED the Twista situation. I live in Chicago it’s been in the newpapers a lot. A lot of Black Church groups did the protesting.
79.
Kimora
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Many Black Groups in Chicago are protesting some of the Hip Hop artists, there are Posters all over the Black communities with the names of numerous rappers (Kanye and Common are not on the list) when these groups heard that Twista was being a spokesperson. They urged Mcdonald’s to stop it then ( Mcdonald’s Headquarters are in Chicago.) After a while Mcdonald’s obliged. Now I’m not saying that there are no Whites who are protesting Hip Hop , but the groups that stopped Twista and McDonald’s were Black
80.
aijuswannasay
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
OKAY THANKS #78 KIMORA, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY PULLED TWISTA BECAUSE THEY DID THE MATH AND SAW THEY WOULD LOSE TOO MUCH GUAP!!!
I CAN GO BACK TO DON IMUS, MSNBC AND CBS RADIO DIDN’T PULL HIM BECAUSE OF RACIAL AND INSENSITIVE COMMENTS, NAW! THEY KNEW THE BACKLASH MEANT THEM TAKIN A LOSS IT THERE POCKETS.
IMUS WAS ON THE AIR A LONG TIME SAYIN THE SAME B.S. HE ‘SUPPOSEDLY’ GOT KICKED OFF THE AIR FOR .
IT WAS JUST THAT TO MANY ORGANIZED FOLKS CAME TOGETHER LIKE A BUS BOYCOTT.
81.
Kimora
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
BTW these groups have also protested gun violence and the gun laws in the neighborhood. Mayor Daley has also brought these issues up. There have been 32 deaths of School children (Latino & Black) this year in Chicago. So while some of you are criticizing these protestors what are YOU doing to help your community. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have also been protesting these rappers.
82.
Kimora
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
I do agree with you on the money though.
83.
hassan
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
how is a baby planned when u only been dating for some weeks??? we all know that white family run VTech , so sorry NAS!!
84.
aijuswannasay
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
MAYBE I WAS PREMATURE ABOUT LUMPING TWISTA W/ THE OTHER 2 CASES, BECAUSE I REALLY DON’T LISTEN TO ANY OF HIS MUSIC NOR DID I KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MICKEY D’S PROTEST OVERALL.
NO ARGUMENT OR CRITICISM ABOUT PEOPLE WANTING TO RIGHT A WRONG, I AM ALL FOR THAT!
AND FYI: I AM A MENTOR FOR A YOUTH ORGANIZATION.
85.
hassan
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
i seen someone put eddie should have use a condom, ummmmmm news flash WHO THE HELL USES COMDOMS IN HOLLYWOOD lol
86.
Chrissy
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Hey That boy with Rhianna so looks familiar… I think his name is Matt.. I met him b4.. Really cool guy… They look good together.. The new Nas and Kelis maybe?????
87.
Charles
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Riri, is about time you get yourself a man. You know what they say, all work no play…
A lot of couple do have sex without protection but it dosen’t mean they plan to have kid. I sincerly believe that Mel B got pregnant on purpose. Its unfortunate that she is using an innocent baby to get back to limelight. She is washed up forgotten pop star.
How can she accuse Eddie of not taken care of his kid when that man have five kids with ex five and she never ever said any sort about Eddie.
How can you blame him for his comment on the live televison when he was being honest. If they weren’t planning for kid and all of a sudden she got pregnant and announced to the whole world that the pregnancy is Eddie’s. She is playing a sympathy card with that baby and when she older, she will hate her for that.
88.
mena`
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
I think Robin is more newsworthy than Eddie’s statement..
89.
mena`
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
forgot to include Rhianna and Nas.. next time put a more worthwhile story on top
90.
ladyloza
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
^^^^^^^^LMAO^^^^^^^^^ hey you up there #87, are you 4 real?!!!! lol
91.
setian
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Why would nas wanna go there? Off course they were gonna protest.
I don’t really care about rhi’s lovelife. She seems boring as hell.
Eddie is lying and should stop adding fuel to the fire. let it go.
I’ll be praying for Robin.
92.
BLISS
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
RI NEED TO GET RID OF HER NEW HAIR STYLE HOT MESS ….SHE LOOKS LIKE AN ALIEN…CURLY LOCKS ISN’T CUTE ON HER AT ALL!!!! CHANGE IT PLEASE..BAD GIRL WENT WRONG!!!!!
93.
FLY CHIC
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
lol #92… but her man alleged man is cute….
94.
the_one
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Just to add a point about Eddie’s comment, what a JACK A$$. Listen up Eddie and every other man and woman over the age of 18, when you lie up in a woman without a condom EVERY CHILD IS PLANNED. Because you are TOO OLD TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF MISTAKE, with every birth control available, you chose to lay up in it without a condom; therefore the child was planned. You know where children come from so put on a condom or stay out. Silly rabbit EXCUSES like that are for KIDS!
95.
get_me_bodied
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
POOR NAS…….I SEE RIHANNA LIKE DEM LITE BRITES, LOL…….MEL B AND EDDIE BOTH WERE STILL DUMB FOR PLANNING A BABY AFTER ONLY FOUR MONTHS OF DATING. MEL B SHOULD OF TOOK LESSONS FROM NICOLE, I MEAN IF SHE AINT WANT HIM AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS, WHAT MADE MEL B THINK HE WAS GONNA ACT RIGHT WITH HER? I HOPE THIS IS TRUE THAT EDDIE PAYS SUPPORT NOW, IF SO, THEN GOOD FOR THEM ALL…….
96.
thickems
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
#20 I agree 110%
97.
the real cookie
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
If people don’t understand rap it’s very easy for them to paint the whole genre with one brush. If you look at Nas’ body of work, you will see a catalog of intresting, creative music - even the violent songs. I’m sorry, but Nas is not insiting violence in the black community or any other community for that matter.
I have to say, I have a problem with a lot of what’s in hip-hop these days, but people are really trying to make hip hop the cause of every social ill in our society. Wasn’t the columbine shooter wasn’t inspired by Manson alledgedly? I’m sure plenty of the students their like Nas and are looking forward to seeing him. I know I would be.
Mel B. = Media Whore
98.
Mz. Juicee
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Eddie is pathetic! if I were him i’d keep my damn mouth shut paying child support doesn’t make you a damn father! WOW GTFOH
Rihanna’s “new man” looks lame as hell! lol I doubt they are together but hey who knows ?!?
99.
flirty24
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
I’m not sure if that’s rihanna’s man 4real but he is cute!
100.
Dame
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Someone from VT had to invite Nas to perform I don’t think he would be there performing songs with violence in them.
101.
julieisadime
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Eddie is full of shit, if it wasn’t planned, what the hell happened to the condom? The matter sure wasn’t private when his ass denied the baby in public. Nas is not a violent rappers those parents are just racist. who cares about the rest of the topics?
102.
noeatingheretonight
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
hmm, I never thought of Nas as a violent rapper, just truthful. Concert aside, that VA tech massacre was tragic. It wasn’t a black community crime, it was a community crime affecting all of us, regardless of race. Be a good parent, be involve in your child’s life, know what your child is doing and where’s they are at in their life. Talk to them. I hear it all the time on the news, that this person had this and that wrong in their life and that’s why they are violent. You don’t have to have money to be able to provide for your child, my parents raised 3 of us on $6/hr in the 80’s, we didn’t wear brand name stuff but they always made time to do things with us on the weekends and made sure they knew what we were doing everyday. I worried everyday about what my kids will have to face as they are growing up.
As for Eddie, it’s a knee-jerk reaction. He should keep his mouth shut, he should have just said that he is providing for the baby and that’s all he will say for the sake of the baby. Whoever his PR is should have told him that.
103.
Olivia
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Eddie shoudn’t have gone on TV in the 1st place saying “we don’t know who that baby is”. He was wrong for that, now he looks stupid.
Eddie could have taking that
Nutty Professor,
Daddy Day Care
Shriek
Boomerang
Harlem Night’s money and Thunder James Early his ass to CVS and bought a damn condom
104.
M E RENEGADE
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
THAT DUDE LOOKS LIKE HE COULD BE RIHANNA’S BROTHER, NOT BOIFRIEND.
105.
Authentic®
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
they mine as well ban hip-hop on everything then cuz this is gettin out of line. they bring a rapper in den someone screws it all up……
n i think it has alot to do wit race like everything else in this world cuz all people see is your color first
106.
lacosteboi79
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Kimora,pittbboi and lisa, Do ya’ll protest violent movies also or ya’ll just jumping on the I hate hip hop bandwagon like all hip hop is about violence?
107.
jewel13
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
There are only a few parents complaining and Nas is still on the bill, so good for him. It’s not like its a manadatory concert, anyone offended by Nas and his lyrics needs to stay home.
108.
pittbboi
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
#106
No, I don’t protest violent movies. I usually don’t protest anything violent other than ACTUAL violence. You really don’t get it do you? Let me dumb it down. I like Hip Hop, and I like Nas. But there’s no denying that a lot of Hip Hop nowadays glorifies violence, and in a lot of ways Nas is no exception. These parents are NOT protesting against Hip Hop–so please pay attention. They’re protesting against a SINGLE HIP HOP ARTIST because he does have a lot of negative songs and they don’t want that represented at a concert mourning lives lost to gun violence. If it was Common, I don’t think anybody would care, because Common doesn’t glorify violence, period. But Nas does, even THOUGH he does have a few positive songs. I’M GLAD he’s still performing, but like I said earlier and what you don’t seem to understand, HOPEFULLY Nas will be smart enough to not try to perform any of his violent material. What these parents are doing is NOT AN ATTACK ON ALL OF HIP HOP.
109.
julieisadime
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Funny #103
110.
KI KI
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
YOU ARE CORRECT EDDIE THIS IS A PRIVATE MATTER AND THERE SHOULD BE NO MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT.
I REALLY DON’T CARE WHO RIRI IS DATING NOT A FAN!
NAS NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
111.
kelszii=D
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Rhianna ain’t dat pretty 2 ave a fiine man…
i tink eddie murphy should grow up…
112.
KI KI
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
PRAYING FOR YOU ROBIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
113.
BONAFIDE
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
woooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! hope you git betta robin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
114.
ballers wife
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
ok rihanna’s talking to a guy , thaty dosent mean thats her man.i need to see more of him with her to be able to tell.
115.
yummychoco
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
I just hope Eddie will be a part of the baby’s life. She is sooo cute. And Rihanna is fine. Let her alone!!!! First Omarion now this dude. As long as she’ s happy let’s be happy for her.
116.
QueenBee
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Come on Eddie, I have looked up to you as one of the best entertainers of all times and in the past with pictures of your older kids it seemed to be a great parent… please don’t be remembered as a sorry ass man that would not step up even after being confirmed the biological father. I still think your one of the greatest..but this here is ridiculous…Take care of your baby…be in her life…which I know you eventually will…ANNNNDDD
RIHANNA HAS A ALIEN HEAD
117.
yummychoco
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
AHHHH……. (LOL)!!!!! that was mean. Her head is just a little more portioned. But I think she is still cute.
118.
Mr Me. Too
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
It’s funny how people here don’t think at all. They try to not make it a racial issue when it comes to NAS and but talking about the VTECH shooting they blame it on Asian.
119.
M E RENEGADE
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
THE FINE ASS GUY LOOKS LIKE HE COULD BE RIHANNA’S BROTHER, NOT MAN!
120.
Urban-Flava-Muzik-Blogspot
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
I think whut happened to Nas is messed up foe real!
121.
about eddie
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
I know someone who use to work for Eddie a long time ago as a back-up nanny, and she said he loves his children and would do anything for them.
i don’t believe Eddie planned or wanted to have another because even though he and hid wife are divorced he has a relationship with his children.
I too believe it was aphysical relationship, look this is Hollywood, he should have used a condomn and not trrusted her she knew what she was doing its all about her getting paid, spice girls hasn’t done anything for a while and these celebrities mya look like thay are wealthy when they owe everybody it was about money to her she never cared about Eddie….I believe that he has given her something and it was probably through his attorney and he probably man and any man would at the Jezebel, no one likes to be jacked!!
Brothers get jacked everyday who have less money than Eddie he never denied the child he always said he would wait for the paternity, honey with Gloria Allred she sees a celebrity that can pay her legal fees is all and spice wants money, that’s all she is using that child..now that’s whats dirty, because they were not together long enough to be in love committed relationship…she planned this all by her little old lonely, women do it everyday!!!!
122.
lacosteboi79
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Pittboi, You really don’t get it. Stop being a coon and boot licker homo!
123.
New Yorker
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
hope riri’s man doesn’t notice her messed up weave
124.
pittbboi
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
#122
You’re a dumbass, LACOSTEboi (hah, and I’m the homo). So stay in your lane. I see right through you: all you can do is respond with some half-ass retort because you couldn’t handle me and what I had to say on your BEST day. You can’t respond to a single thing I said in my last post because you know you got HANDLED, so instead you respond with some half-ass “you don’t get it” without anything substantial to back up your claims. Admit you got dumped on, get an education, and sit your ass down. Simple as that.
Get back at me when you’ve got some substance.
125.
Im the only polar bear up in this bitch
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Poor Nas, i think he left violent lyrics back in Stillmatic. RiRi’s man looks good, from this far atleast.
126.
sisi
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
i hope robin does better which i know god going to take care of her
its unfortunite that virgina tech masscre happened and the prayers go out to the familly and many families feel that rap music is the cause of it all but it can be anything to cause someone to snap im telling you people are like tiking time bombs and we just have to stay prayed up .
rihanna has her own thing going stop worring about who she dates and stop calling her a hoe because you must be putting your own self like i said the miserable loves company
127.
TuPaCr3aLwIf3y
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
That is BS concerning the Nas incident b/c he had that much concederation about the Va Tech victims to give a FREE concert and then their ungratful(excuse my french)asses is gon pull a stunt like that. but hey everyone has their own opinion so what’s said is said.
128.
Tiffany
Monday, August 6, 2007 /
Nas is one of the best out there… spiritual, lyrical and talented. I’m sure these were the white parents who have no clue about Nas’ records, they just see another rapper. He looks pleased to me though.
129.
albanydimepiece
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 /
Eddie needs to shut the **&$ up he has put his foot in his mouth enough times already!
130.
lacosteboi79
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 /
You’re a dumbass, LACOSTEboi (hah, and I’m the homo). So stay in your lane. I see right through you: all you can do is respond with some half-ass retort because you couldn’t handle me and what I had to say on your BEST day. You can’t respond to a single thing I said in my last post because you know you got HANDLED, so instead you respond with some half-ass “you don’t get it” without anything substantial to back up your claims. Admit you got dumped on, get an education, and sit your ass down. Simple as that.
Get back at me when you’ve got some substance.
Handle me how? Learn how to use the space key and you get a life and education faggot ass bitch!
131.
KSH
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 /
Eddie:
Mel B is dumb. How in the hell you gonna date someone for 3 months and plan to have a baby? This bitch is Crazy for real! And I don’t blame Eddie - I wouldn’t be claiming no babies until I see some paperwork. My brother got fooled like that and that shit is NO joke!
132.
noeatingheretonight
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 /
hahaha…I was asked by a poster why does women always call black men gay/homo…now I see 1 man calling another man gay because they don’t agree with each other. Maybe the women got it from the men….just a thought.
133.
mymy
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 /
I can kind of understand where VT familes feel that nas should not be there to perform, but on the other hand I feel that nas had nothing to do with that!! nas songs don’t say ” hey lets go shoot up a school, leave a tape for the news people and killed our selfs” that’s not his message. seriously I feel that they don’t want him there because I believe that they are bias and they feel that rap is all about killing each other which is not. Some people just don’t understand hip hop.
134.
Tokyo Blue
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 /
I don’t even think that the parents even listened to Nas’ music,
I think that they just saw that he was a rapper and went from there.
And even if they did he’s not accountable for what happend.
Rihanna: Who knows!
Eddie, that’s no excuse.
I’m glad Robin is doing well!
135.
MISS CHOSEN
Thursday, August 9, 2007 /
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