Jay-z Finally Takes The Stage and Kills It

Jay-Z finally took the stage at the 2008 Glastonbury festival and despite the critics, he killed it!!! He even started his show off with a cover of Oasis’ “Wonderwall” just to get back at noel gallagher...

NYC’s Hot 97 Replaces Miss Jones With L.A.’s Big Boy!

Miss Jones along with her staff DJ Envy and Michael Shawn are getting the boot! (i wonder if it has anything to do with the Wendy Williams hitman controversy). But Apparently starting July 21st, nationally syndicated show Big Boy In The Morning will replace the current show.

Black Entertainment News: Ciara Signs a Modeling Deal

 

 

R&B singer Ciara has signed with modeling agency Wilhelmina and is in talks to launch her own clothing line.

Wilhelmina will now focus on casting Ciara, who’s currently ending a print modeling run for Jay-Z's Rocawear line, in both clothing and fragrance campaigns, according to the singer.

"Modeling has always been one of my aspirations," says Ciara. "But I was
insecure about my height. I thought I was 5'7" but I just found out that I'm 5'8" so I'm really excited about that."

Ciara’s also in talks with the budget-friendly department store, Steve & Barry's, to create a reasonably priced clothing line that bridges her personal style with affordable price points. Steve & Barry's also carries Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten line as well as the New York Knicks' Stephon Marbury's Starbury collection.

"I have a couple of cool things that I'm working on," says Ciara. "The coolest thing about Steve & Barry's is they cater to everyday people. I won't say that my line will be like theirs, I want to stay true to who I am, but most importantly it has to be affordable."

Ciara is also in the midst of prepping her third album, "Fantasy Ride," set for September via Jive. Her last album, 2006's "Evolution," has sold 1.3 million copies to-date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 

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National HIV Testing Day!

Be sure to go and get tested today!!!

Fake Wayne Concert Leaves Hundreds Pissed

Lil Wayne was in the middle of a fake gig at Club Illusions in Alabama this past week, that ended up leaving hundreds of fans disappointed. According to WENN, the concert promoter told the club manager Esa Jones, that his name was Tony Lee of Coastal Boy Entertainment. After promising club manager that Weezey would be in attendance, 700 tickets were sold. Wayne never showed up and the crook walked away with over $45,000 in ticket sales. A police investigation has now been launched into the alleged fraud.

Snoop dishes on Dr. Dre's Album

Snoop Dogg recently told Los Angeles radio show Big Boy's Neighborhood all about Dr. Dre's long-awaited album "Detox" which will be released in the near future. "You know me, I was starting to doubt it myself and then I went up in there and he played so much music for me it knocked my head off," Snoop said "Detox" is finished and that Dre is in the process of choosing tracks. "I see what he got them waiting for, it's on and poppin," said Snoop. "He got records, he got heat." I can't wait.

Jay-Z Wants In

Jay-Z is apparently not playing with these boys out here because he's looking into becoming part owner of the New York Yankees.

Kanye Has To Pay Off His Mothers Estate

The mortgage company over Kanye's Mothers estate filed a claim against Kanye and his business manager Shawn Gee and the court has ordered them to pay off the $600,000 mortgage on his late mother's condo in Illinois.

Soulja Boy Clowns Ice T with a Cartoon

Dr Boyce Watkins speaks up on the Soulja Boy/Ice T Beef

Dr. Boyce Watkins, who is going to appear on a BET special next month, felt the need to speak up on the feud between Ice-T and Soulja Boy. In his article, Watkins states that Ice T needs to make room for young artists. He also said that while he loves Ice T's music and respects his career, he should spend more time working with Soulja Boy and helping him develop than hating on him.

Watkins appeared on CNN and The Wendy Williams Experience to discuss the beef between Oprah Winfrey, 50 Cent and Ice Cube last year.

The Divorce Will Cost Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons will have to shell out more than $40,000 each month for his two daughters, Ming Lee and Aoki with Kimora. His recent divorce from Kimora Lee Simmons is going to cost the $480,000 a year in child support.

The documents read as follows, "Child support in the amount of Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dollars per month per child continues as to each child until a child is emancipated, reaches the age of nineteen and one half years (July 21, 2019 for Ming Lee; February 16, 2022, for Aoki Lee), dies, marries, becomes self-supporting, is no longer residing with [Kimora Lee], joins the armed forces, is otherwise legally emancipated, or until further order of the Court, whichever occurs first."

It also states that...

"When the children are in [Russell's] custody, they shall be accompanied at all times by a nanny and security person to be named by [Kimora],"

"The children shall be with [Russell] every eighth week from Saturday at 9:00 a.m. until the following Saturday at 6:00 p.m."

Thats Kind Of messed up

Game ends the feud

The Game has moved on form his beef with 50 and is ready to just bury the drama. He told the Los Angeles Times newspaper,

"I ain’t got no beef with 50. All that… was on wax. I never shot at him, he never shot at me. Both of us done said a lot. But we’re not Biggie and Pac.’ And, in a shock statement, The Game has actually thanked 50 Cent for helping to give him a start as a rapper.He adds, ‘I appreciate homey for helping me on my way up.’”

BET LATE NIGHT AFTER PARTY HONORING STEPHEN HILL

DIDDY AND KIM
ANGIE MARINEZ, STEVE RIFKIND, QUEEN LATIFAH, & XZIBIT

FLO RIDA, STEPHEN HILL, & STEVE RIFKIND
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DMX Owes Doggie Clothing Company $281,000

Just days after it was announced that DMX is being forced to auction off his Fifth Ave townhouse in NYC, in order to pay off a doggie clothing company for a commitment her backed out of. The company now wants the $281,000 that DMX owes them. Dang, When it's bad... It's all bad.

Micheal Jordan Mean

New York Post's Page Six says Michael Jordan ignored a little kid who asked him for an autograph in Miami. According to the column, Jordan was waiting for valet to bring his car around, when a little boy approached. "The boy told Michael he was wearing Jordan sneakers and asked him if he could snap his photo," Michael kept walking and got in his car, leaving the kid behind in tears.

Meet Death's New Owner

Global Music Group is the new owners Death Row Records after former owner Marion "Suge" Knight lost his appeal Tuesday against a ruling that forced him to sell off the label's assets. The highest offer was, $24 million that came from Global Music Group's owner Susan Berg.

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Kanye Defends Himself From BONNAROOO

Kanye recently let everyone know how he feels on his Blog about the Boo's he's been getting lately:

"I am sick of negative people who just sit around trying 2 plot my downfall... Why???? I understand if people don't like me because I like me or if people think tight clothes look gay or people say I run my mouth to much, But this Bonnaroo thing is the worst insult I've ever had in my life. This is the most offended I've ever been... this is the maddest I ever will be. I'm typing so fucking hard I might break my fucking Mac book Air!!!!!!!! Call me any name you want.... arrogant, conceited, narcissistic, racist, metro, fag whatever you can think of....

BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! THIS SHOWS NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THERE TO LIE ABOUT YOU AND BRING YOU DOWN! LIKE WAYNE SAYS PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME DOWN CAUSE I'M FLYING! I'M FUCKING HURT BY THIS ONE. ALL I CARE ABOUT ARE THE FANS. JUST SAY THIS OUT LOUD IN A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE, "KANYE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT GIVING A GOOD PERFORMANCE." CAN ANYONE HONESTLY SAY THAT ????????? HAS ANYONE EVEN TAKEN THE TIME TO AT LEAST DO THE MATH??? BONNAROO SHOULD HAVE RELEASED A STATEMENT IN MY DEFENSE BUT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T LET'S BREAK DOWN THE WALLS ON THIS TRUMAN SHOW AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY OCCURRED!!! FOR OVER A MONTH WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON WETHER OR NOT WE COULD EVEN FIT MY STAGE AT THE FESTIVAL. ONE DAY THEY WOULD SAY YES... WE'D SEND THEM OUR SPECS THEN THEY THEY'D SAY OK... THEN THEY WOULD SEND SPECS BACK THAT DIDN'T FIT THE STAGE. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY DEALING WITH FUCKING IDIOTS WHO DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO REALLY PUT ON THIS SHOW PROPERLY. THEY TRIED 2 GIVE ME A TIME SLOT WERE IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE ... I HAVE A FUCKING LIGHT SHOW DUMB ASS, IT'S NOT CALLED GLOW IN THE DARK FOR NO REASON SQUID BRAINS! MY PEOPLE WORKED OUT A COMPROMISED STAGE PLOT AND A 3AM TIME SLOT AND I AGREED. FAST FOWARD TO THE DAY OF THE SHOW. MY PRODUCTION MANAGER TRIED TO LOAD IN FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE I WENT ON STAGE BUT THE FESTIVAL WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO DO ANYTHING UNTILL PEARL JAM LEFT THE STAGE. PEARL JAM ENDED ONE HOUR LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!AT THAT POINT WE'RE RACING AGAINST THE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT 4:20AM DON COMES BACK 2 THE BUS AND TELLS ME, " IT WOULD TAKE 45 MORE MINUTES TO PUT ALL YOUR PYRO IN!" I SAY I HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . I HIT THE STAGE AND PEOPLE HAD BEEN THROWING SHIT ON THE STAGE AND HAD ACTUALLY HIT THE JANE SCREEN WITH, I GUESS BOTTLES OR SOMETHING AND HAD BROKEN MY FUCKING SCREEN. REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A SHORTY AND WATER WOULD HIT THE TV ??????

WHEN I GOT 2 "THROUGH THE WIRE" I STEPPED ON THE FRONT PART OF MY STAGE AND THERE WAS SO MUCH LIQUID ON THE STAGE I COULDN'T MOVE WITHOUT SLIPPING. I HAD TO ADJUST MY WHOLE PERFORMANCE STYLE BECAUSE OF IT. A FEW MORE SONGS IN AND THE SONG WAS ON IT'S WAY UP.. I CUT A FEW SONGS FROM THE SET BECAUSE I WANTED PEOPLE 2 EXPERIENCE STRONGER WHILE THERE WAS STILL SOME DARKNESS TO PERFORM IT IN. I'VE STRUGGLED WITH STRONGER FROM IT'S CONCEPTION. REMEMBER LAST SUMMER WHEN I CANCELED SOME TV APPEARANCES. IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO PERFORM STRONGER IN THE DAYTIME. ANYONE WHO CAME TO THE GLOW TOUR CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE IT PROPERLY. IT BROKE MY HEART THAT I COULDN'T GIVE THESE FANS STRONGER IN IT'S GREATEST FORM... BY THE TIME I GOT TO STRONGER IT WAS DAYTIME AND IT BROKE MY HEART. I'M SORRY TO EVERYONE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY 2 GIVE THE PERFORMANCE I WANTED TO. I'M SORRY... SOMETIMES I GO 2, 3 DAYS W/O SLEEP WORKING ON MY PERFORMANCE... I HAVE TO ICE MY KNEES AFTER EVERY SHOW AND THEY HURT WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE AIRPORT... HAVING AN EXPENSIVE STAGE CUTS MY PAYDAY IN HALF... CALL ME WHAT YOU WANT BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL!!!"

Winners @ BET Awards

Hip Hop was in the building last night at the annual BET awards Show.
Lil Wayne won the Viewer's Choice

Kanye West won best Hip Hop Male Artist and Best Collaboration with T-Pain

UGK won Video of the Year Award and Best Group for their track International Players anthem featuring Outkast

Missy Won for Best Hip Hop Female Artist

Jacob The Jewel Gets Sentenced

“Jacob the Jeweler” was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for lying to investigators who were looking into a multistate drug ring. Jacob, pleaded guilty in October to falsifying records and giving false statements as part of a deal with federal prosecutors, who asked U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn to impose a minimum sentence of three years and one month.

Presidential candidates Cover Fortune Magazine

The two presidential candidates will be featured on this month’s Fortune Magazine

VH1 Hip Hop Honors

Oct. 2 is the date for VH1's, "VH1 Hip Hop Honors". The show will tape at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, Oct. 2 and premiere on VH1 Tuesday, Oct. 7. Honorees have not been named yet.

TAG RECORDS LAUNCH / 2008 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards

The launch party of Island Def Jam’s Tag Records took place in California. The event went down last night along with other Pre-BET Awards bashes..

Shawty Lo Attended 2008 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards

Imus At it Again

Don Imus is back in the headlines after a statement he made about suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones. In an on-air conversation with sports announcer Warner Wolf about the player's arrest record, Imus asked, 'What color is he?' Wolf then replied Jones is 'African-American,' Imus responded: 'There you go. Now we know."

Al Sharpton of course had words to addressed the comment

"It has been reported to me that statements were made by Mr. Imus this morning and National Action Network has monitored his show since his return. I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes. Any use of stereotypes is always counterproductive. We will determine in the next day or so whether or not his remark warrants direct action on our part as we did in April of last year."

Nate Dogg Arrested

Nate Dogg was arrested Monday after a woman claiming to be his estranged wife called police to say he was making death threats against her as she drove on the freeway. According to reports, Nate Dogg was tailing the woman until police pulled them both over and questioned them separately. Police decided to arrest Nate for making terrorist threats and driving on a suspended license.

Hip Hop Weekly Says Foxy and Ross Are Engaged

I don't believe it til i see it.

Pharell Covers Paper Magazine

Kanye Thinks Soulji Boy Is Like NAS

“Soulja boy is fresh ass hell and is actually the true meaning of what hip hop is sposed to be. He came from the hood, made his own beats, made up a new saying, new sound and a new dance with one song. He had all of America rapping this summer. If that ain’t Hip Hop then what is? A bunch of wannabe keep it real rappers that ain’t even relevant, recycling samples trying to act like it’s 96 again and all they do is hate on new shit? Niggas always talk about the golden age but for a 13 year old kid, this is the golden age!!! That song was so dope cause everything he said had a hidden meaning… that’s Nas level shit… he just put it over some steel drums which is also some Nas shit if you had the 2nd album cassette with the bonus track “Silent Murder” on it. In closing… new niggas get ya money$$$$$$$$$$ Keep this shit fresh and original…. ain’t no fuckin’ rules to this shit and that’s what real hip hop is to me.”

DMX Arrested Again

DMX was arrested yet again Monday on a warrant for not having a valid driver’s license. DMX was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday afternoon. His bond is set at $500

The Orchard Wins TVT

Music distributor The Orchard won the bidding battle to purchase bankrupt music label TVT Records which means The Orchard will gain control of TVT's catalogue of recorded masters, artist contracts and physical record distribution infrastructure. TVT Records is home of artists including Lil Jon, Teedra Moses, Ying Yang Twins, Pitbull, and Yo Gotti.

Man Who Defaced Tupac Statue has Something To say

Apparently the man who thought that it was okay to deface a statue of Tupac Shakur at a center bearing his name in Stone Mountain, GA, has released a statement detailing the reason behind his actions.

“Yes I defaced that statue of Tupac Shakur because the center is a cancer on the community,” said Wilson, according to Allhiphop.com. “For we reap what we sow…Tupac Shakur is no messiah, that’s why when he stuck his dumbass on his album cover and claimed he was not disrespecting Jesus Christ, God crucified his evil ass before the album came out.”

“Tupac Shakur is not only a rapist and murderer of his own people, his center of the arts is in the business of molesting the young minds of our youths into believing that Thug Life is the American Dream,” He continued in his statement.

“Since Afeni Shakur insists on lying to the youth at her center that her son is the Messiah and he died for the sake of them…So she resurrects a statue of Tupac Shakur dressed as a reverend with the Holy Bible in his right hand… Death Row Records did not destroy Tupac Shakur; smoking crack when he was in her womb did! Tupac Shakur was not only weak he was a complete fool who never for one minute practiced what he preached.”

“I have every intention of proving in a court of law not only the hypocrisy of the Tupac Shakur center, but also its immorality, injustice, and illegality,” The man said.

Due to teh man being black and there being no racial motivation in the threats. His trial date has not yet been scheduled

Two Men Charged in Philant Johnson Homicide

Charges were brought against two brothers in Cincinnati for the slaying of T.I.'s assistant Philant Johnson during a party following a performance in 2006. According to the Associated Press, Hosea Thomas and Padron Thomas were charged Thursday for the death of 26-year-old Homicide and the wounding of three others in the rapper's entourage.

50 Not Happy About Taco Bell's Joke

Apparently Taco Bell challenged 50 to change his name to 79, 89 or 99 Cent, I'm guessing to do some type of endorsements for the company. But in a statement released exclusively to OK!, 50 was not up for the jokes.,

"This is a sleazy and ill-conceived publicity stunt by Taco Bell's president, Greg Creed, whose disingenuous offer was leaked to the press before it was even presented to 50 Cent's agent yesterday,"says one of 50's reps.

"When my legal team is finished with them, Taco Bell is going to have a new corporate slogan: 'We messed with the bull and got the horns!'" 50 adds to the fuel.

i don't understand why everyone is so angry.

T.I. covers XXL magazine

T.I. covers the August issue of XXL magazine

Kanye To perform For Nike

Kanye West will headline a concert in Los Angeles that will follow the grand finale of the 25-city Nike Human Race, the one-day running event will take place on Aug. 31.

Young Jeezy Gets His Very Own DUI

Young Jeezy was arrested Wednesday for driving under the influence in Atlanta. According to E! News, the rapper was driving a white Corvette on Buford Highway, when he was pulled over for speeding and reckless driving. In addition Jeezy was cited for missing tags, driving with an open container and failing to show proof of insurance. If i was Jeezy I'd be laying low after my name came up in the BMF trial.

The Queen Dont Work For free!

Queen Latifah is sueing the Perfect Christmas Productions because they haven't paid her for her small cameo in "The Perfect Holiday". The lawsuit was filed in a Manhattan federal court claiming they breached her contract and owed her $275,000 for her appearance in the movie.

Lil Wayne Sets a Sales Record

Lil Wayne's album was the first album in 3 years to sell more than a million copies in one week. Let's just hope that he doesn't spend all that money buying more drugs.

Lil Wayne came up large over the past couple of years, and it's hard to know if he's gonna stay on top. Either way, he better get his life right or his empire will come crashing down.

Here's the story.

Is Today's Black Music To Blame For All of This? - Pearl Jr.

Is Today's Black Music To Blame For All of This? Pearl Jr.

Just within the past few days, I've been shocked and awed to no end; furthermore, to add insult to injury, major media isn't discussing these high levels of racism against Black women like they did with Rev. Wright. Oh, my bad, Blacks were to look like the racist in that instance and now when non-Blacks do it, it's just barely mentioned. As usual, NOW (National Association of Women) is MIA (missing in action). How about endorsing Barack Obama, NOW that Hillary is out? Despite crucifying Michelle Obama for her obvious delight of being REALLY proud of America, 9-year-old Malia and 6-year-old Sasha have been labeled "Nappy Headed Hos" by a racist group of people who approved, created, built and leased office space to demagogue-like, so-called, artist Yazmany Arboleda, who developed a HATE exhibit called, "The Assasination of Barack Obama". The well-raised daughters of two highly educated, respected, and accomplished Black people have come VICTIM to being lumped into a group of women who have been misogynized to no end in hip hop music. It's time we face the facts. Rap crap music has devastated the Black family leading to the downfall of the Black community. Not even the most successful and powerful Black man's family in political history is immune to being labeled worthless by whoever deems it. Do you recall, the most hated President Bush ever being called "trailer park trash"? Not hardly because the claim would be off base-President George W. Bush is a warmonger as well as a failure as a President to be accurate. In lieu, to label little girls a derogatory term aimed at sex-aged promiscuous Black females, the phrase must NOW be used to describe ALL Black females, despite their age, background, integrity, personality, actions, or prestige. Then I hear and see that Michelle Obama is being branded "Obama's Baby Mama" instead of Barack's wife. This wreckless slur solidifies the hatred, disrespect, and dismissal of Black women as human beings worthy of a successful Black man's love, matrimony, and commitment. Fox News' Michelle Malkin, a Philippino racist against anything non-White, labeled Mrs. Obama inaccurately, because a "Baby's Mama" isn't married to the father, and since the text on the screen reiterated Ms. Malkin's words, it proves malice, forethought, and apparent collaboration with a female producer by the name of Jessica Herzberg, the show's producer. It's now fun to hurt Black women. Why not, it seems Black men do it all the time, so let's all jump in and rip out the hearts of Black women; after all, too many Black men are too psychologically twisted to realize that the disrespect, abandonment and dishonor they show to Black women will affect their own daughters, mothers and sisters--creating a hostile world for their own off springs, even if their children are bi-racial. Actor/comedian Eddie Griffin has recently been slapped with a lawsuit because he didn't realize that by his own actions of putting down Black women, abandoning Black women, and going on the big screen praising non-Black women that his own MAMA would be so very disrespected he would get enraged to the point of physically assaulting a producer on his newly developed reality show. You see, they put Griffin's mother in a cheap cheesy hotel and then treated her as if she had no attributes to be respected. After all, she did raise him and must take some responsibility for his actions--the good AND the bad! I wonder what will it take for us to learn and for Black men to take a stand and NEVER allow that stand to fall down, as with the Don Imus insult to a girl's basketball team calling them "Nappy Headed Hos" and Duane "Dog" Chapman racist rant against his White son's Black girlfriend calling her the "N" word. After a short-lived controversy, both of them got their shows back, and Imus even got a raise and a better time slot. You see, the word prejudice (pre-judgment) needs to be re-introduced into everyday language as the most pervasive form of racism today--if one is disrespected, then all are subject to be put in the same category of some form of worthlessness. The hatred of Black women is so vivid that Michelle Obama is being strung up once again. This time for something she didn't even say. Mrs. Obama is being accused of using the term "Whitey", which is supposed to be on some church tape somewhere, but, of course, the tape will soon come to a conservative talk radio or cable news show near you soon. Meanwhile, everyone hate her for the pretense that it MIGHT be true! The most recent example of straight ignorance and weakness on behalf of Black men that relates to the pre-judgment of Black males, rap crap artist Lil Wayne has a photo of himself as a baby on his recent album cover with gang teardrops, tattoos, and other thug paraphernalia to promote his filthy degrading noise. The most disheartening part is the record company has went all out to saturate the marketplace with a thug baby meaning ALL Black males are criminals and menaces to society despite the age, once again! Yes, yes, it is top-level record executives, not Black-owned companies, who green light these society destroying images for public consumption. Remember Motown's music of love and healing, featuring songs and lyrics like "Baby Baby Don't Cry", "My Guy", "Ain't No Woman Like the One I Got, "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Precious Love" and the sweetest of all, "My Girl". This music gave strength through togetherness. The above small list of songs, written, owned, distributed, and produced by Blacks, of the 1960's, bonded the Black race with love so strong, Blacks tore down the walls of segregation and created a whole new world with vast possibilities. Today, too many of us are begging to be a part of our own downfall, raising our arms and hands up high, urging pick me pick me, I'll say the most despicable, degrading words if I could just have a few years of fame and fortune, paid to them by those who HATE Black progress. Even Ashanti has sold her soul to the devil with her newest song urging for Black women to kill, stab, shoot Black men who cheat. I mean, damn, how low can we go? Inspite of all of this, there is hope lying directly in front of Blacks. The glass ceiling may be shattered to pieces with the Obama's having the best odds of living in the White House as President and First Lady of the USA. Just know, the Obama's are only two people; Blacks must do the work to NEVER, EVER, EVER support ANYTHING that disrespects or dishonors anything Black, and that includes going in your child's room and destroying all that anger music that resonates like a prayer of pain and failure in your child's heart each and every time they hear it. Too bad, Lil Wayne's album is slated to have the #1 best selling week of 2008. This time, maybe 70 percent of rap crap sales are White hip hoppers because judging by the above atrocities, it's fun and cool to judge Blacks in a bad light. By analyzing rap crap's dismal sales of 2007 and 2008, hip hop is truly a dying genre that should have been never been transformed and owned by non-Blacks. The most disheartening revelation is Blacks financed their own demise, and if Blacks can do that, then Blacks can contribute to their own growth and prosperity. Pearl Jr. is an author, activist, journalist and producer. She is is a member of the National Academy of Media Arts & Sciences. She has authored three books, one documentary and has successfully ran four websites (award-winning) and serves as the founder and owner of Elbow Grease Productions (EGP) and Pearl Jr. Publications. She is best known for her work in the African-American community. She is a long-time activist. As an activist, Pearl Jr. has successfully challenged major corporations to respect the Black community, she has protested and forced major corporations such as Nissan Motors, Ebay, and the NAACP to change their ways to better represent a positive image for African-Americans. Pearl Jr. has also leads the charge consistently against negative rap music. She writes widely published articles such as, "The Rap Crap Treason Act" and "The Golddigger lie leads to Black Male Failure," which has awaken the sleepy giant in the hearts and minds of the Black public. She runs the websites: TRUtalk.us, MichaelJacksonInsider.com, and BlackWomenNeedLoveToo.com

Barack and Wife Michelle on Cover Of USweekly

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made the cover of next week’s US Weekly.

Behind The Scenes Of Notorious

Check out the new footage from behind the scenes of Biggie's old neighborhood, where the movie is shooting...

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Diddy Will Get the First Ever Reginald F.Lewis Award

Reginald F. Lewis, (the first black billionaire), will be celebrated at a private event in the Hamptons hosted by his widow Loida Lewis. The event will honor his life, legacy and his many historic achievements. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will receive the First Reginald F. Lewis Award in honor of her late husband. Michael Strahan, Charles Oakley and Timbaland are scheduled to attend.

Will.i.am to get Emmy For Obama Video

Congrats to Will.i.am, who's video for the "Yes We Can Song," an ode to presidential candidate Barack Obama, will be honored in the new category for Best New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment at the Emmy Awards this year.