Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
@ T-Pain VS DJ Irie Party this past weekend ( Photos: Wenn )
Are Angela Simmons and Bow Wow getting a little too friendly in this photo? Well, its enough to start rumors that the two are together I suppose…
Bow Wow, formerly known as Lil’ Bow Wow, has a new girlfriend. He showed up to the 25th birthday party for Reverend Run’s daughter, Vanessa, Saturday night at Mansion in Miami and they were “all over each other,” a spy said. “We all did a double take because she was dating pro skater Terry Kennedy.” But insiders knew that relationship was over when Kennedy took all of Vanessa’s pictures off his MySpace page earlier last week. Not that Vanessa cared. “She only had eyes for Bow Wow all night,” our source said. SOURCE
Clearly, they were confused with Vanessa & Angela, but we know what they meant. Angela was last spotted with Terry at an event earlier this month.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
Looks like there are some rumors of Destiny’s Child getting together for a reunion, even with Michelle’s album dropping in October, Beyonce’s album been released in November and Kelly releasing information about already recording and conceptualizing her third solo album. It was Kelly who dropped hints of the girls getting back together to perform and record a new album next hear.
“We’re so looking forward to working with each again and we just need to find a time in our diaries when we can get into the studio together.”
I don’t know, I’m not ready for a Destiny’s Child reunion. If the girls all have albums coming out in the near future, it seems like they’ll be promoting it into the next year with new singles, etc. I would like for them to wait at least until 2010 to get back together and record an album. A performance at an award show would be nice, but I’m not ready for a new album.
CIARA TAPS T-PAIN FOR NEW SINGLE
After a lot of speculation about the new single, Ciara reveals exclusive to our friends Rap-Up.com that she will release the T-Pain assisted “Go Girl” for the first single from her upcoming third album, Fantasy Ride.
The new album has been said to be a concept album, where Ciara journeys through three different “cities.” Each “city” will have it’s own disk, where Ciara will experiment with different sounds, with 4 to 5 songs on each disk. “Groove City” will contain songs that feel like the first single from her last album, “Promise.” The next disks are “Crunktown” and “The Kingdom of Dance.” You can pretty much gather what those disks will feel like.
Ciara is working with Danjahandz, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Lil’ Jon, Polow Da Don and many others. I’m interested to see what this album sounds like, considering that I feel like The Evolution was a pretty strong effort for Ciara.
Fantasy Ride has been pushed back again, but is promised to be released to us in December. We’ll see, CiCi.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
Fan favorite Brandy released her official first single last week, “Right Here (Departed),” (click here to listen) produced by long time friend and collaborator, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins. And after the single dropped, it seems as though a slew of new information about Brandy’s new album, now officially titled Human has surfaced. The album also has an official release date of November 11th, and her single will officially impact radio September 16th, although it’s already getting spins all over the country.
Brandy also sat down to talk about the album. Here’s what she had to say:
“Human is my most personal album to date. I have grown so much since my last album. Being able to express myself and my journey through my music is a feeling I can’t describe. With this new chapter of my life it feels good to have Rodney, a familiar face, by my side again. He brings out emotions in me like nobody else.”
In addition to speaking about the album, some information about producers, writers and song titles has also surface. Brandy worked with British pop singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield, as well as other new songs such as “Long Distance,” “Torn Down” and “Piano Man.” On her fifth studio album, Brandy has also worked with Brian Kennedy, who was responsible for producing Rihanna’s fourth #1 single, “Disturbia,” RedOne, James Fauntleroy (producer of Jordin Sparks’s “No Air”), as well as The Clutch.
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Monday, August 18, 2008 |
According to a recent poll conducted by CNN and Essence, many people think conditions have improved for black women over the past decade but not for black men.
The survey showed 65 percent of blacks and 70 percent of whites believed black females were better off today than they were 10 years ago.
While 60 percent of whites think conditions have improved for black men, only 35 percent of blacks felt the same.
JENA TEEN SENTENCED FOR NOOSES
Jeremiah Munsen was sentenced to four months in prison for placing two large nooses on his truck and driving past a group of marchers gathered at a bus depot.
The 19-year-old had faced up to a year after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of interfering with the marchers’ federally-protected right to travel. The marchers were waiting for a bus home after protesting the Jena 6 court case.
According to acting assistant Attorney General Grace Chung Becker when charges were filed against Munsen in April, “The defendant used a noose to threaten peaceful civil rights marchers who were in Louisiana to rally against racial intolerance.”
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Friday, August 15, 2008 |
Keri Hilson’s debut album, In A Perfect World…, originally slated for September 23rd release has been pushed back. The debut from thei singer/songwriter is now October 7th. I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed, but everything happens for a reason. I’m sure Mosley Music Group/Zone 4 and Interscope just want everything right for the release of the project. I hope this doesn’t happen again, ’cause it’s been a long time coming for Keri.
RIHANNA SCORES #1 WITH “DISTURBIA”
Rihanna has snagged her fourth #1 spot on the Billboard chart with her pop/dance hit, “Disturbia.” Admittedly, I hated the song at first, but after the video, I got hooked. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the track jumped from #3 to #1 this week, surpassing boyfriend Chris Brown’s “Forever” which is still riding high, remaining at #2 for a second week on the charts.
I’m not hating, but it’s funny to me that 3 out of 4 of Rihanna’s #1 singles all came from her latest album, Good Girl Gone Bad, even after releasing two albums (Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me) just a couple of years before. It really just goes to show that after this “image change,” people completely forgot about Rihanna’s dancehall/Reggae roots and really have clung to this trendy, pop image.
I really wish that Rihanna would have saved “Disturbia” for the first single from her fourth album. I think that sound and video would have been a really good way to reintroduce herself. She probably just couldn’t wait, so she dropped it on Reloaded.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
As we reported, Keri Hilson is covering Trace Magazine’s annual “Black Girls Rule!” issue. Here are some of the photos from Keri’s shoot. She looks absolutely amazing.
Keri’s debut album, In A Perfect World… is set to release September 23rd. On the album, she’s working with Polow Da Don, Timbaland, Cory Bold, and her single “Energy,” is produced by The Runaways. From what I’ve heard, it’s a great project and I can’t wait for her. Make sure you support our girl Keri and show her some love.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
Civil rights lawyer Reggie Mitchell is a man on a mission. Mitchell is the leader of a group of activists who are trying to register thousands of eligible felons.
Although the presidential campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have created major registration efforts, neither has designated anyone to go after former offenders who have been unfairly disenfranchised for decades.
Mitchell, an Obama supporter, has created an “Ex-Felon Targets” database to search for potential voters and calls getting voter-registration cards to them a “passionate hobby”.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 |
Kwame Kilpatrick drawing by Scurv
Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick just can’t catch a break.
After spending a little time in jail last week, Kilpatrick spent a little time with his family over the weekend. Unfortunately his sister was there, and prosecutors claim Kilpatrick has violated his bond terms yet again.
The mayor had been ordered to have no contact with witnesses. Ayanna Kilpatrick is one of eleven witnesses to the alleged assault of a sheriff’s deputy listed by authorities. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday before the same judge who sent Kilpatrick to jail Thursday for violating bond conditions.
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