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Looks like this Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj beef will not be ending any time soon. Lil Kim has been busy filming the music video for Minaj diss-heavy track, “Black Friday”. According to reports, the 35 year-old rapper has gone as far as getting a Nicki Minaj look-alike for her video for the single as well as for her other track, “Clap, Clap”.

Here we go again…I wonder what Nicki Minaj has in the works for Ms. Kim…

Legendary singer Chaka Khan will be honored at this year’s 32nd Annual United Negro College Fund: An Evening of Stars. Although the all-star tribute to the Queen of Funk Soul was taped back in September of last year, the celebration will be aired later this month (January 29) on BET. Khan will be receiving the prestigious Award of Excellence for her distinguished career as an artist and her personal philanthropic endeavor with her non-profit organization, The Chaka Khan Foundation, which was founded in 1999 in an effort to help women and children at risk.

Tribute performances were done by Fantasia (“Tell Me Something Good”), Melanie Fiona (“You Got the Love”), Bettye LaVette (“Love Me Still”), Angie Stone (“Please Pardon Me”), Estelle (“Ain’t Nobody”), Ginuwine (“Superlife”) and Ledisi (“Sweet Thing”). Other celebrities were in attendance as well, so be on the look out for the official airing on January 29th on BET!

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has added a food franchise under his belt and his business empire. The rapper turned mogul recently teamed up with his sister, Andrea, mother, Gloria and cousin, Jamar White in a new fast food venture. The 41-year-old has invested in a Brooklyn-based chicken wing restaurant Buffalo Boss, with his cousin as the co-owner.

The eatery also does more than sell organic chicken wings, fries, salads, wraps and soft drinks. Sources say that Jay-Z and Buffalo Boss will be rewarding exceptional middle school students with free food. Nothing like a family-business affair and giving back to the community! Pretty dope.