Ms MJB was spotted out shopping and grabbin an ice cream.
And Kanye and Amber
They were spotted hopping out of their car while traffic was backed up in an NYC tunnel, and Amber walked the streets to smoke while Kanye hit up a few stores.
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Back to school season will be a little easier to cope with this fall as the New Boyz plan to drop their debut album Skinny Jeanz & A Mic September 15, 2009 on Asylum/Warner Bros. Records.
The trend-setting single You're A Jerk has become a phenomena and the soundtrack to a culture defined by acrobatic footwork, loud colors, and - much to the chagrin of hip-hop purists and critics alike - their notorious skinny jeans. Abandoning the aloof conventions of their genre, Legacy and Ben J hope that Skinny Jeanz & A Mic will be able to infuse some diversity and youthful nonchalance within a community complicated by warring old and new schools.
The Jerkin' movement has been self-propelled by youth across the country who have recorded and uploaded their own variations of the popular dance to the web, taking the 17-year-old New Boyz from MySpace notoriety onto the national scene. When the official video for You're A Jerk premiered on Music Choice's On Demand network, it debuted at #1 with close to 1 million views in its first week - the 2nd biggest premiere in the music network's history. And with a lauded performance at the 2009 BET Awards, a heavy video rotation on the MTV and BET networks and a smash-hit Top 10 single at rhythmic radio, this is just the beginning.
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"The Jerk community is a viral community, garnering over 50 million views without advertising," says Shariff Hassan, co-producer of the Skinny Jeans: The Movement documentary series. "And because of technology, this movement also marks the first time that youth culture has an international audience instantly."
And with the success of their first single, the boys insist that there is much more in store for listeners.
"People think we only do jerk music, but we do a whole lot of everything," says Legacy. "The album's about the typical teenage life." The 13-track disc is a compilation of minimalist beats and futuristic synths produced by the group and their peers as a celebration of "the wonder years" and the stories they are ready to tell.
In the Video of the Year category, Beyoncé ("Single Ladies [Put a Ring on It]"), Lady Gaga ("Poker Face") and Britney ("Womanizer") will compete with Eminem ("We Made You") and Kanye West ("Love Lockdown").
Joining Lady Gaga in the Best New Artist category are Drake ("Best I Ever Had"), 3OH!3 ("Don't Trust Me"), Kid Cudi ("Day 'N' Nite") and Asher Roth ("I Love College").
The Best Male Video category pits Eminem ("We Made You") against Ne-Yo ("Miss Independent"), Kanye West ("Love Lockdown"), T.I. and Rihanna ("Live Your Life"), and Jay-Z ("D.O.A. [Death of Auto-Tune]").
Best Female Video nominees are: Lady Gaga ("Poker Face"), Beyoncé ("Single Ladies [Put a Ring on It]"), Katy Perry ("Hot N Cold"), Kelly Clarkson ("My Life Would Suck Without You"), Taylor Swift ("You Belong With Me") and Pink ("So What").
Goodie Mob reunion performance at the Masquerade in
The highly anticipated show is expected to be the highlight of the hip-hop community's concert events this year and will feature other members of the Dungeon family. "The Goodie Mob reunion is something we have collectively talked about doing for a long time. The people have called for it, and with the state of the union the way it is, the time is right," said Cee-Lo Green.
"This show means a lot to the people of
From the moment the chart topping acappella song So Much In Love hit the radio airwaves, the multi-platinum quartet All-4-One etched their place in musical history.
In 1994, their follow up smash song I Swear instantly climbed the charts and held the longest running #1 single position in Billboard's history. Their success continued with the release of their next string of hits I Can Love You Like That, She's Got Skillz and Beautiful As You... to name a few.
These four harmonious Grammy award winning artists, Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez and Tony Borowiak, known collectively as All-4-One became a throwback to classic Motown era groups. It's been seven years since All-4-One's last album but they are ready to give their devoted fans another hit CD titled No Regrets. It will be in stores on September 15, 2009 through Peak Records distributed by Concord Music Group.
Creatively, the album is a fusion of three elements, as Jamie Jones explains: "There's the classic pop sound for which we're known, a more contemporary side and then songs that reflect our love for old school R&B." The handclappin' track I Luv That Girl, the catchy groove Good Start and the soulful classic Old Fashion Lovin' feature funky bass-tinged grooves while Go is a pulsating club cut that may surprise loyal All-4-One fans." Those who love the group for their perfection of ballads will fall for the evocative vocals on If Your Hearts Not In It and Key To Your Heart. No Regrets is a musically diverse jukebox that showcases the quartet's dynamic vocal range and musical styles.
Dorrough releases his debut album, Dorrough Music, today (August 4). His current smash single Ice Cream Paint Job is putting up impressive numbers everywhere as it catapults into the Top 10 at urban radio this week (close to 5,000 spins) and is currently Top 20 at Rhythmic. The song has over 34 million in audience and continues to grow. The video for Ice Cream Paint Job is currently the #1 most played video on MTV2, #2 on B.E.T. and Top 10 V.O.D. at Music Choice. Combined with Dorrough's first single Walk That Walk, the 2 songs have moved over 385,000 digital transactions to date.
On Ice Cream Paint Job, Dorrough describes his tricked out ride over a warbly keyboard and mid-tempo drums. The track broke out of
Billboard Magazine featured Dorrough for its Breaking Through feature and wrote, "The spotlight is shining on him." XXL concurs by saying "... what makes this E1-singed talent stand out from the rest is his assured, clear delivery and the effectiveness of his hooks."
GFK has an interesting idea involving the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul:
"We got the ill chemistry together," said Ghost, on the set of his "Baby" video in Harlem. "I love Mary. I hope one day we could ... get together and just make an ill classic. Some Peaches & Herb. [Hip-hop editor's note: Google that group!] We just hop in real quick. Just one go-round, a one-off. That's just fly."
"I don't care what nobody says that song is about me." says CANNON
The fight is fixed. Nick Cannon's wife performs Em's favorite song on his TV show. Let's see: Six big Black back-up dancers lifting her up and down. Occasional use of signature high squeal. A lil subliminal jab by Mr. Drumline at the end. Did he call her his soulmate? Did she grab his ass? New improved Sonny & Cher?
Weezy and company will now be hittin' the road til after Labor Day. Here's the updated sked below.
op 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Fabolous | Loso's Way | 99,000 | 99,000 |
| 3 | Maxwell | Black Summer's Night | 55,000 | 550,000 |
| 5 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | 49,000 | 828,000 |
| 13 | Eminem | Relapse | 24,000 | 1,319,000 |
| 25 | Jeremih | Jeremih | 15,000 | 138,000 |
Kimora, her fiance Djimon, and her babies Aoki, Ming, and Kenzo Lee all posed for some family pics with OK!. Click pics to make larger:
THE NEW BABY FIRST PIC* Kimora tells OK!:
“He’s so hands-on,” Kimora gushes of hubby Djimon as a father. “He holds the baby, and he flicks the doodies. You wouldn’t think a guy would be so hands-on, so supportive, so strong yet gentle.”
Lord have mercy. First we've dealt with the ladies who bared their kids on BET and now it looks like Weezy and Tip's actual seeds are gettin' their shine on too with a reality show revolving around their singing group. According to Ace Showbiz, 10-year-old Reginae Carter and Tiny's 11-year-old Zonnique Pullins are in a band called OMG Girls along with two offspring from a member of forgotten R&B group, Silk. Backed by Ish Entertainment (the company that did T.I.'s Road To Redemption), I'm sure they'll be securing a deal soon. Hey, guess it's a family affair. Don't invite Joe Jackson.
Sidebar: In case you don't know, these were actually the lil' girls on stage during Young Money's controversial perfomance of "Every Girl" at the BET Awards.
Last week, Refugee All-Star John Forté gave his first prison post prison interview on Shade 45's the Morning After with Angela Yee. With comedian Patrice O'Neal riding shotgun, John talks about his stint in prison, embracing technology, and his new EP Style Free.
Jigga and Spike are shooting a commercial for Roc-A-Wear's 10th Anniversary in the home of, Biggie and Jay.
I still got my "Why R U" pom poms out (remix and all) but I dont understand why this girl dont make top 4....She has it.... .
Rihanna hit up the studio for a late night recording session last night.
NYC, Ciara kicked it with the kids at the 2nd Annual Staples/Do Something 101 National School Supply Drive at the Boys and Girls Club. Nice.
Ms. Berry was spotted picking up a gift and a card for a loved one as she headed to a hospital visit yesterday
Can I just say how wonderful it is to hear Queen La rapping again? I think it’s great that she’s returning to her hip-hop roots for this next album. This song takes me back to the early 90s and having Mary jump on the track was a very wise decision because she fits this song perfectly. This definitely gets me excited for Queen Latifiah’s Persona album & Im ready to her the NEW MARY......
Monica and Mia X are still hanging
Monica at the Final taping of her new BET reality show “Still Standing” last week in Atlanta. The show will premiere after the BET Hip Hop Awards on October 27th and her new album is scheduled to be released shortly afterwards in November.
Diddy's Bad Boy Records is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit in connection with a track from Day 26's sophomore album, Forever In A Day.
TMZ says the lawsuit stems from the group's song Just Getting Started, which singer Kirby Shelds claims is "identical" to his track I'm Just Getting Started.
The suit is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.
Day26's Forever In A Day debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 100 charts back in April.
Diddy's label also made headlines earlier this year when Yung Joc came forward to complain about not receiving royalties and advances for his first two albums.
"I haven't been paid any royalties since I've been out, after over a million albums sold," Joc said in an interview with Billboard. "For my first album, they gave me a $25,000 advance when I was supposed to get more...Then I had a million dollar budget for my second album, never even got an advance off of it. For the third one they hit me with another $25,000, like I'm some chump in this sh*t. And I just got tired of it... Diddy said he's got to stay out of it because it's between me and Block Entertainment. I was never signed to Block Entertainment, but they've been interfering with a lot of my business. I feel like [Bad Boy] isn't doing anything to try to intervene and help the situation."
Ja put his issues with Em's artist 50 Cent to the side to offer his take on what he considers a uneven feud.
"It all stemmed from an Eminem comment," Rule told SOHH in Mariah's defense. "With him saying he peed on her or some sh*t like that, I don't, you know, come on. Real talk, there really shouldn't be any [diss] records being made. [laughs] It should be a lot of swinging and swinging. But hey, it is what it is...I don't feel like -- I don't have to insult a woman. Even if he did do that, let's say he did do that, you're kissing and telling now? You a chick? You Superhead? You kissing and telling and sh*t? I don't know."
Em goes in on both Mariah and her husband Nick Cannon in Warning, calling her out of her name and suggesting he has proof of not only the relationship, but incidents that can damage the singer's career.
"I got the same exact tat that's on Nick's back/I'm Obsessed now/Oh geesh, that's supposed to be me in the video with the goatee, wow, Mariah, didn't expect it to go balls out," Em raps over the Dr. Dre beat. "B*tch shut the f*ck up before I put all the phone calls out you made to my house when you was Wildin' Out before Nick/When you was on my d*ck/And give you something to smile about/How many times you fly to my house just on account/Better shut your lying mouth if you don't want Nick finding out/You probably think since it's been so long that if I had something on you, I woulda did it by now/Oh on the contrary Mary Poppins/I'm mixing our studio session down and sending it to mastering to make it loud/Enough dirt on you to murder you/This is what the f*ck I do/Mariah, it ever occur to you that I still have pictures/However you prefer to do and that goes for Nick too/F*ggot, you think I'm scurred of you/You gonna ruin my career, you better get one/Like I'ma sit and fight with you over some sl*t b*tch c*nt that made me put up with her psycho a** over six months/And only spread her legs to let me hit once/Yeah, whatcha gonna say, I'm lucky?/Tell the public that I was so ugly that you f*cking had to be drunk to f*ck me..."
Since Em's Warning, Nick Cannon has taken to his Twitter account, quoting biblical scriptures about not taking revenge.
>>>>UM OK, MARIAH BROUGHT THIS ALL UPON HERSELF.
Shemar Moore was out riding his bike in L.A. Saturday when a car hit him. His rep tells TMZ Shemar broke his leg but everything else is fine
