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It was all love on the “Oprah Show” this morning. She broadcasted live from NY’s Central Park and had Mariah and Nick on the show:
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Earlier today, Jigga spoke on Kanye’s tirade at the VMA’s last Sunday with chum Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1. .
da BLITZ in the INDUSTRY Lovely look for Ms. Sparks. One of my faves for her. Wouldn’t have been my pick for Jenny but um, yeah. India.Arie came out of hiding to hit the carpet in this gold and black number. And Toni Braxton worked the red carpet ion this all white long trained gown. More pics from the red carpet and performances when you read the rest… Colors worked, dress itself didn’t Jenny. Leona Lewis was there rocking a victorian number. Pretty jewelry. Corbin Bleu held it down for the fellas. Jordin’s daddy Phillippi Sparks came out to support. The Housewives hit the stage for some reason. Jenny performed with Stevie Wonder. Paula was the host and tried to play like Ellen. And over at the afterparty: While staring staight into the barrell of a possible five-year prison sentence, Lil' Boosie is keeping his mind on the dime, even talking the release of his freshest venture, a new movie. As if releasing his new album, Superbad: The Return Of Boosie Bad Azz, wasn't enough, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper is also preparing for his upcoming trial in connection with firearm and drug posession charges and the release of a new movie. According to reports, Boosie is facing a five-year stint in prison stemming from his arrest last year. Though this marked his third marijuana offense, Boosie insists the authorities are the ones with the problem. "They [the police] just made all these statements," Boosie said in an interview with Allhiphop. "It was for rumor of the day. I don't know where all these statements came from. I had a couple altercations that went down but they're really trying to take me down. They made all kinds of false statements saying I said all kinds of stuff like 'How much ya'll want' and 'I'm going to tell the judge this.' They got me all messed up." Boosie is due in court to answer to the charges on September 28. Whether he manages to slip his way out of his legal troubles or not, Boosie is also planning to bring another of his visions to the big screen. "I also have a movie coming out called Ghetto Stories: The Movie," Boosie said. "I think we're going to release it in November. We're just at the table right now figuring out how I'm going to get paid for it." 
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LIL BOOSIE speaks on possible prison time & upcoming movie??
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In an article in the new Details magazine appropriately entitled “Tears of A Hip Hop Clown“, the super-producer who lost it all, brags about all the Hollywood hotties he bagged back in his heyday.
After a bong hit, Storch loosens up a bit and the conversation turns to his sexual conquests. Tops among them? “Kim Kardashian—she was amazing,” he says. (She denies she and Storch had sex.) “Dude, she really is so fucking hot,” Linder affirms from the pool table.
But there were others, lots of them. “Three or four at once. I made Wilt Chamberlain look like an angel,” he says, his face darkening. “I feel bad about that—being a pig. You meet a lot of good people, people that aren’t as fucked up as you, and you manipulate them and take advantage of them.”
>>>>When’s this guy gonna get his Superhead on and write the tell-all. Ha!
After photos of Usher and his new boo, Grace Miguel, vacaying it up in the Dominican Republic hit online this week, details have emerged as well. She’s 42 and an exec over at Island Def Jam. Rumors of them being boo’d up have been around for months–Looks like Mr. Raymond has a track record of cheating with older women….
Also, sources are reporting that Grace is head over heels for Usher and the feeling is mutual. Friends dished that they’ve been dating for 6 month
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Jay-Z speaks on his strong memory. Tired subject to us hip-hop heads, but can you believe he’s on Oprah?! Seven days away.
>> Get your DVR’s ready!
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If you claim responsibility for his biggest hit, he’s gonna address the matter. This pretty much confirms our previous post.
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"I introduced a story line about foster care five years ago that was very authentic," Rowell disclosed.
Rowel says she asked CBS to hire a black actor because black men are the predominant race in foster care. The story line was a huge success, garnering the show an Emmy, an NAACP Image Award and Congressional recognition, but Rowell said she is unhappy with the recent direction it has taken.
"About some weeks ago, they had the young foster son sleeping with his father's girlfriend, and it did not sit well with a lot of people, predominantly black women because African American women make up the 'Young and the Restless' audience," she said.
"I take this very serious, and I think that a sterling story line that received so much positive attention just hit a cord with a lot of people, and this is not the Bill Bell legacy."
"I'm devastated," she continued. "I put in 16, 17 years and doggedly tried to bring in effective change so that the new generation of actors wouldn't say who's going to do my hair...It's 2009 and the show has been on the air for 37 years. We had a cast of eight black actors and now you're down to two. Come on NAACP and Urban League, speak up. Who's asleep at the wheel at CBS?"da BLITZ in the INDUSTRY
Grammy Award Winning gospel artist Tonex comes clean about being sexually attracted to men and being gay.
Gospel singer Tonex has been dodging accusations that he was gay since 2007, but not he has willingly come out of the closet. Outed in 2007 by MediaTakeOut and others Tonex denied that he was gay. The gospel singer was afraid to tell the truth about being gay for the sake of his career - openly gay gospel singers aren't exactly in high demand. However, two years after the story first broke Tonex has finally come out of the closet with pride. Good for you Tonex!
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Although he's having one hell of a week getting bashed by what seems to be everyone in the mainstream media – since calling out MTV during Taylor Swift's award acceptance speech, Kanye West may have a better shot at love from the black community.
BET just announced that he has garnered nine nominations for 'The BET Hip Hop Awards '09.'
The Def Jam Records rap superstar leads the pack of nominees, which also includes Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, T-Pain, T.I., Fabolous and Drake.
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Hip hop veteran Ice Cube will be honored with the "I AM HIP-HOP" Icon Award. Past recipients of the prestigious award include Grandmaster Flash, KRS ONE and Russell Simmons.
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Comedian Mike Epps will host the show, which is scheduled to premiere Oct. 27 at 8:00 p.m.
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In the spirit of 90's R&B trio LSG – Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill – BV Buzz has learned exclusively that three R&B divas have formed a new group with the working name of TDK.
Singers Tamia, Deborah Cox and Kelly Price have united for an upcoming compilation project called 'The Queen Project.'
Led by the first single, 'Queen,' the three vocal powerhouses are elated about the opportunity to form this sisterhood in song.
"Truly I am excited because what we're doing has never been done before with three women on CD," Price told BV Buzz. "Each of us in our own right is a true vocalist and while I am loving what we're doing in the studio, I just can't wait for people to see our live show!"
Though each of the ladies knew each other prior to this endeavor, it is their first time collaborating together on music in any capacity.
"I'm so excited to work with these ladies because I'm a fan first," Tamia offered. "It is fun and we have a really good time together. There's something special here musically and we have a genuine bond."
Cox added: "I fee the same way. It's really the most exciting project I've been a part of. We're going to be raising the bar just a tad. It's great to work with likeminded individuals. We have the same sentiments as singers, mothers and wives!"
Producer Shep Crawford (Whitney Houston/Heather Headley) was the mastermind behind the group and said his vision was to just bring three dynamic women together to sing.
"My goal was to highlight the amazing talents individually, while blending them together to unite for this mega project. This is a unique union that will provide the music you have come to expect from these three superstars," said Crawford.
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DK is currently in Los Angeles recording songs with Crawford and producer Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary/Kanye West). They are slated to also record material with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, R. Kelly and Raphael Saadiq as well.
'The Queen Project' is scheduled to be released in early 2010; however no record company affiliation has been announced at this time.
The group's first concert together will be in New York City during the Circle of Sisters expo on Oct. 10.
In addition to the music endeavor, TDK is documenting the development of this project and intend to turn it into a reality show.da BLITZ in the INDUSTRY
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In other music news, Janet Jackson is reportedly teaming up with Madonna to do another tribute to the late Michael Jackson. According to OK mag:
“[The MTV VMAs] were a meeting of two great musical minds. Madonna was so impressed with Janet’s tribute to Michael that they started talking about how great it would be to honour him by doing something together…There was definitely something very interesting being planned between them.”
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Gucci cocktail party benefiting Mary J Blige’s organization FFAWN at Gucci on NY’s Fifth Avenue. Serena Williams came out to support looking fabulous in a black and green dress. While Alicia Keys
Lebron and his girl Savannah
And Estelle came out to support as well.
Ryan Leslie
Steve Stoute and the President & CEO of Gucci, Daniella Vitale, joined in.
Russey
