After serving 3 years in prison for hitting a cocktail waitress over the head with a rum bottle, rapper Shawntae “Da Brat” Harris is finally free. The 36 year-old Joliet, IL-native was welcomed back by her friend, producer Jermaine Dupri in a tweet yesterday. Although she has completed her sentence, the So So Def rapper was temporarily released from prison back in May 2010 and worked as a full-time window maker.
Rumor has it, the rapper is currently ‘on house arrest and is required to notify her parole officer whenever she has to leave her home for doctor’s appointments or emergencies.’ …Either way, welcome back to the Brat-Tat-Tat!
Steve Harvey Sends Ex-Wife A Valentine’s Day Candygram?
Word on the street is that funny man Steve Harvey sent his ex-wife Mary Harvey (Shackelford) a Valentine’s Day gift. The 54-year old television and radio host supposedly showered Mary with a cute bouquet of flowers and a large box of chocolates three days after Valentine’s Day…only there weren’t just chocolates inside in the red box: Continue
In an interview with USA network’s Character Approved, singer Janelle Monáe recounts her move to Atlanta and the early stages of her career writing music and touring around local colleges. During her humble beginnings, she recalled selling her first CD while living in a boarding house in Atlanta, GA. Check out the interview clip that has been airing on the cable network.
You can catch Monáe as she receives her award on the inaugural telecast of USA Network’s Character Approved: Honoring 12 Cultural Trailblazers, which airs Tuesday, March 8 at 11/10c on USA.
ADELE ON CHELSEA LATELY
While promoting her latest album 21, soul singer Adele stopped by the Chelsea Lately show. The 22 year-old talked about her ex-boyfriends and their inspiration to her album, how she almost ran over Diddy with a golf cart as well as the hot and not-so-hot aspects of touring. She a bit to say (swearing and all) and had a good sense of humor during the interview. Check it out!
R&B crooner Miguel recently released his debut album, All I Want Is You via Jive Records. But Miguel has been around a long time and no stranger to the studio. This new track, “Me, Oh Me, Oh My” surely isn’t an outtake from the album, which is in stores now. Instead, it’s probably one of the many tracks that Miguel, who is also an accomplished songwriter, penned for artists like Usher and Mary J. Blige.
After serving 3 years in prison for hitting a cocktail waitress over the head with a rum bottle, rapper Shawntae “Da Brat” Harris is finally free. The 36 year-old Joliet, IL-native was welcomed back by her friend, producer Jermaine Dupri in a tweet yesterday. Although she has completed her sentence, the So So Def rapper was temporarily released from prison back in May 2010 and worked as a full-time window maker.
The 54-year old television and radio host supposedly showered Mary with a cute bouquet of flowers and a large box of chocolates three days after Valentine’s Day…only there weren’t just chocolates inside in the red box:
