President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia return to the White House on Sunday after a week-long vacation at Martha’s Vineyard.
BET’s new original series, First In, premiering Friday, October 2, and narrated by actor/singer Tyrese Gibson (who also serves as an executive producer), delves into the lives of Compton’s firefighters and paramedics as they try to balance the high stress of a gruesome 72-hour work schedule and family life. Check out a clip above.
Serena Williams unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds on Thursday in New York City. Better than those mentioned a couple of months ago…or is it? You tell us, and check out more photos below.
Guess who was spotted at a friend’s birthday party in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Hint: She celebrated her own birthday earlier this week.
Universal Motown Artists Hal Linton and Ryan Leslie pose for a photo at the Lexus Listening Lounge at the River East Art Center in Chicago earlier this week which featured an intimate musical performance by Ryan. Hal, whom we just featured, was his special surprise guest.
Check out Lil Wayne lending his support to GetSchooled.com, an initiative co-developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom that creates a platform for corporate and community stakeholders to address the challenges facing America’s public schools.
On Sept. 8 at 8 p.m., all of Viacom’s television properties (including BET, MTV, VH1) will join together to simultaneously air “Get Schooled: You Have the Right”, a 30-minute special that highlights education challenges and breakthroughs experienced by three leading figures from the world of entertainment, sports and politics; along with the stories of three of their most trusted professional colleagues.
Other celebs showing support to Get Schooled include Solange, Wyclef, Angela Bassett, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Salt-n-Pepa, DMC and Vivica A. Fox.
Here’s another Timbaland-produced leak from the upcoming The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z, hitting stores and online September 11.
In related news, Jay also covers the upcoming issue of hip-hop magazine XXL. Check out the cover above and a snippet of the interview over at their official site.
