Lil' Wayne is raising eyebrows tonight with a new diss track aimed at Jay-Z and Beyonce called "It's Good" that features Jadakiss and Drake. Listen to the song and find out what started the beef inside....

Add Lil' Wayne to the list of sensitive rappers who take songs that propbably aren't even about them quite personally.  In a new track called "It's Good" that features Jadakiss and Drake, Weezy throws shots are both Jay-Z and Beyonce in the following lyric:

"Talk about baby money, I got your baby money.
Kidnap your bitch get that that how much you love your lady money
I know you fake nigga, press your brakes nigga.
I’ll take you out, that’s a date nigga.
I’m a grown ass blood, stop playing with me."

So what got Lil' Wayne so upset that he had to threaten to kidnap Beyonce and
take out Jay-Z? 

It seems as though Weezy is responding to a verse in Jay-Z & Kanye's song "H.A.M." that goes:

“Really you got baby money
Keep it real with niggas,
niggas ain’t got my lady money."

I mean, were Jay & 'Ye really thinking about Weezy when they were recording Watch The Throne?

Shaunie O'Neal did an interview with Power 92 in Chicago last week where she revealed that Meeka's career on Basketball Wives is over.

"She’s pretty done, yeah. Paperwork-wise, it’s not official yet. But it will be soon. I mean, it just didn’t work," said O'Neal to the show's hosts. "It didn’t work with anybody in any aspect. I hear she wants to come back, but it just doesn’t make any sense."

Shaunie also revealed Royce’s uncertain future. She said that she's not sure where Royce's head is in terms of returning to the show (which was greenlit for season four) and also addressed how she feels about the excess cattyness.

For Cee-Lo, the last six months of his life have been somewhat of a surprise.

Though he earned his stripes in the late-1990s as the leader of the Southern hip-hop contingent Goodie Mob and earned a boatload of cash, thanks to the success of Gnarls Barkley—the duo he formed with producer Danger Mouse back in 2006—he didn't get his first real taste of solo superstardom until last August when his single "Fuck You" surprisingly soared to the top of the charts in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. It helped his latest album, The Lady Killer, land at the top of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart when it was released in November. And as a result, it's been nominated for "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.

"And I'll be honest, I don't even know the difference between the two," the Atlanta-born MC/singer told VIBE late last week before a scheduled performance alongside Big Boi at the 2011 Madden Bowl, where he put on a show for NFL players like Reggie Bush, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Miles Austin. "But I was really surprised by the whole thing. I didn't even know the song could be considered. The song was only out for a short while [before it got nominated] but I guess it performed well enough for it to be considered. I guess I was just surprised anyone noticed."

The success that "Fuck You" and Lady Killer afforded Cee-Lo has carried into the new year as well. Last month, he teamed up with Gwyneth Paltrow for a performance on Saturday Night Live. And he also did a show earlier this week at Madison Square Garden where he opened up for Prince.

"Prince is my friend," he says. "I performed with Prince one other time during his residency out in Las Vegas [at a club called 3121] and I've been invited out to his house a couple of times. We're definitely fond of each other—well, maybe I'm a little more fond of him than he is of me. But he called me and requested that I come out [first at the Garden] and break the ice. He wanted me to come out before him to help get the crowd ready."

“I think is that that’s something she’s going to have to decide,” Berry says of her daughter’s race. “I’m not going to put a label on it. I had to decide for myself and that’s what she’s going to have to decide-how she identifies herself in the world. And I think, largely, that will be based on how the world identifies her. That’s how I identified myself. But I feel like she’s Black. I’m Black and I’m her mother, and I believe in the one-drop theory.”

Recent reports have said that her ex grew angry when their daughter was referred to as “Black.” As for her dating non-Black men of late she says, “I’m very connected to my community, and I want Black people to know that I haven’t abandoned them because I’ve had a child with a man outside of my race and I’m dating someone now outside my race who is Spanish and French. I have never been more clear about who I am as a Black woman[...] And who I really am is a Black woman who is struggling to make my race proud of me, who is struggling to move Black women forward in the profession I’ve chosen, and those relationships have actually helped me identify more clearly.”

Read more in the latest issue of Ebony Magazine on newsstands now.

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Slash was joined by Fergie to perform Guns-N-Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” trying her best to impersonate Axl Rose but most GRN fans felt that was ill-advised. Usher dropped in to perform his Will.i.am produced “OMG” and they closed out with  “Where Is The Love” (complete with heart shaped choreography) and “The Time Of My Life.”

While the Peas get points for energy and stage presence their sound surprisingly just didn’t translate very well to an arena. Here’s to hoping Jay-Z and Kanye West do Super Bowl XLVI.

Beginning as a spin-off of the already popular sitcom The Cosby Show, A Different World was on air from 1987-1993 and inspired practically a whole generation of young college-bound African-American students to consider attending an HBCU themselves. That’s just one of the reasons we love A Different World, but we have 25 more:

1. Hilman College, a fictional HBCU in Virginia.

2. Kappa Lambda Nu

3. Scenes filmed at real-life HBCU’s, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University

4. The Peach Pit hang out area in A Different World was based on the Punch-Out hang out area at HBCU Howard University.

5. Aretha Franklin sang the show’s theme song.

6. The “Getaway” episodes, a two-part story where Dwayne and friends go to Devil’s Island, South Carolina for Spring Break, only to get their bags switched with the bags of drug dealers.

7. The “War and Peace” episode, guest-starring Blair Underwood who plays Dwayne’s childhood friend. Underwood’s character visits Dwayne to let him know he has been assigned to fight in the Persian Gulf, making this episode one of the first fictional sitcoms to deal with the reality of the real-life 1992 Persian Gulf War.

8. Tupac Shakur’s guest appearance as Piccolo, the ex-boyfriend of Lena played by Jada Pinkett.

9. The “It’s Greek To Me” episode where Ron and Dwayne attempt to pledge a fraternity.

10. The show was one of the first sitcoms to deal with real-life issues, such as HIV/AIDS in the African-American community in the “If I Should Die Before I Wake” episode.

11. When Terrell tapes a piece of paper with the words “Digit ho” on the back of Charmaine, the issue of sexual harassment — a hot topic at the time due to the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings — becomes the central issue in this episode’s plot.

12. Patti Labelle as Dwayne Wayne’s mother, Adele Wayne.

13. Sinbad as Walter Oakes

14. Denise Huxtable (played by Lisa Bonet) attended Hilman College.

15. Denise Huxtable’s mother, Claire Huxtable (played by Phylicia Rashad), who was most famous as the mother in The Cosby Show, visits her daughter frequently.

16. Dwayne Wayne joins Phi Betta Kappa.

50 Cent is still starting ish on Twitter.  This time it's with his ex bestie/lover/homie-lover-friend Ciara.  Seems as though one of 50's jokes upset Ci Ci and a very public couple's spat began.  See what name calling went down inside, plus get the deets on 50's production projects with his bestie Floyd "Money" Mayweather.

Seems as though the bevy of Playboy bunnies that 50 Cent met at Hugh Hefner's mansion the other night had him feeling himself because he put some pretty racy comments on Twitter.  That didn't sit too well with (ex-?) gal pal Ciara, who responded with her own subliminal comment. 

Now y'all know how sensitive 50 Cent can be...so of course he went back at her.  See below:  

Luckily he stuck to his word and didn't continue the rift.  You know how mean he can be sometimes. Tisk tisk.

In other Fif news...

Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Mr. Cent were at Sundance last week where they revealed they will partner their companies on movie projects through Fitty's Cheetah Vision Films and Floyd's Mayweather Films.  During the talks, the twosome also said they may do a reality show about their bromance.   Although there is no release date, the duo's first film will be Tomorrow Today, and it's based on one of the 50's first screenplays.

These two with a bromance type reality show?  The jokes will make themselves

Well here's one bod I'm sure folks wouldn't mind seeing without fur.   Oscar nominated actress Taraji P. Henson has teamed up with animal rights group PETA to make it known she'd rather go naked than wear fur.

Her brand new nude and fabulous ad, plus what she has to say about why she's Team Anti-Fur, when you read on...

YBF celebs and sports figures seem to be signing on for PETA's anti-fur campaign left and right.  Fab chick Taraji Henson is the newest celeb to drop all her clothes and bare all for the "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign.

Taraji, who turned 40 this past September, said she used to wear fur without giving it a second thought—until she saw a documentary that revealed how animals on fur farms are skinned alive. Now, the celebrated actress is the star of a provocative new Los Angeles billboard and New York flyposting campaign for PETA in which she declares, "Fur? I'd Rather Go Naked."

"Education is key," stresses Henson. "When I realized what went into—not just, we're not just even talking about a full-length fur coat, I'm talking about just, like, fur on your gloves or on your jacket … it ripped my heart out. And as humans, we have control. What if someone said, 'Black skin is the new fur'?"

"I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story," concludes Henson. "You don't have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that."

She's set to officially unveil the campaign, which was shot by top celebrity photographer Don Flood, in person at PETA's New York Fashion Week bash on February 10.

We posted Steve Harvey's ex wife Mary's first claims of Steve's cheating and lying on Friday.  Complete with that alleged explicit letter from his mistress, Terry.

 And now, Mary says Steve took EVERYTHING from her--including their son, the money, and their home! She was evicted and left homeless and broke.  Read on for the new video of Mary's allegations of how Steve moved new wife Marjorie in to their apartment without apology, and how he's now suing Mary!

In the new issue of Rolling Stone — on stands and online in the digital archives on January 21st (subscription required) — Lil Wayne opens up for the first time about his time in prison. (See video from his cover shoot below.) During his eight month stint in Building C-76, cell 23 at Rikers Island, Weezy worked as an SPA (suicide prevention aide), listened to a lot of music on the radio (oldies and Hot 97) and played countless games of Uno with his cellmates in the Protective Custody division.

"I'd bust a nigga's ass at Uno," he told writer Josh Eells. "We gamble for phone time. I'd take nigga's commissary: Lemme get them cookies, lemme get them chips, get that soup."

Y'all know what this is... it's a celebration, bitches! In honor of Kanye West's 33rd birthday, VIBE compiles some flicks of the rapper/producer enjoying the good life. Our gift to 'Ye: We rip down our misguided, premature bashing of his new single. No one man should have all this power!

Regina King covers the February issue of Essence Magazine. The “Hollywood Go-To Girl” shows off those infamous arms and talks about her boyfriend Malcolm Jamal Warner.

“Malcolm and I have a lot in common… we’ve both been child actors and were also blessed to be raised by incredible mothers who instilled good values in us. Things are maturing nicely…”

The mag says, “Twenty-six years after she first charmed us on “227,” Hollywood “go-to girl” Regina King still knows how to play it right. Here, she talks to ESSENCE about having what really matters — a successful career, her commitment to raising her 15-year-old son, and a romance with fellow actor and “Cosby Show” alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner. See how she’s living a full life on her own terms…”

Now that he doesn’t have Playoffs or the Superbowl to worry about, Ochocinco whisked his future Celebreality co-star wife Evelyn Lozada to Spain for a little R&R.

Is the fact that he’s stuffing his face while she pulls her own luggage dead wrong, or are we just old fashioned?

We gotta give it to Ev for looking super fly as she handles the last minute stuff while Chad is posing for pics and sh*t.

The 43-year-old Ms. Braxton took to Twitter this week to ask her fans what they thought about her heavily considering stripping off her clothes and doing Playboy.  She's been offered the opportunity twice before, and maybe the third time will be the charm.

Toni says she will keep it tasteful (don't they all say this?) if she says yes, and she also wants to pose with Hugh Hefner himself. 

The two arrived separately. Evelyn got there first, then Chad, who just got a hair cut, came in the back way trying to elude the paparazzi.  Yet they sat in the front--outside--of the restaurant.  Chad also told all his Twitter followers and celeb friends to meet him there before he went/  They're so funny....

According to a source we dare not mention, Hip Hop groupie Amber Rose may be pregnant!

But what’s even crazier than that…..word on the streets is rapper Fabolous is the pappy!!! We don’t know how true any of this is (and most likely it’s probably not)…but it wouldn’t surprise us at all. And hey, it’s a slow news day!

We will keep you updated on anything else we hear on the matter…

Things between late night talk show host Chelsea Handler and her pretend “boyfriend” 50 Cent may be heating up, according to eyewitnesses in New Orleans this weekend.

Now, let me begin by saying that Chelsea loves herself some rappers (on the low) but she’s also very sarcastic so when I first heard she was really dating 50 cent, I brushed it off.  I mean, as long as she keeps her hands off of my Ricky Rozay we are good. Anyway, On a recent show of hers, she told her guests “Everybody knows I’m trying to go black HARD. Me and 50 are working something out!”.  She also revealed that 50 had just sent her flowers to the studio. Days later while promoting one of her comedy shows on the radio, she revealed that he called and left her a voicemail that said “Hey This is 50, I just want you to know that I was serious about asking you out. Just wanted to know if you are single”.  At the time, she was in a relationship but she recently broke up with her boyfriend

….and possibly took 50 Cent up on his offer.

This past weekend, quite a few people saw 50 Cent and Chelsea hanging out in New Orleans after her show.

Wow 50 Cent and Chelsea Handler were just next to us at Mimis and we didn’t even realize it until they bailed! They are together and hopping Nola hotspots tonight in two black stretch Suburbans. (She is in town for a performance, not sure about fitty.) -504oto on facebook

Yes: Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent in the house. NOT KIDDING. -Richard Read on Twitter

Gotta love bourbon st.!!! Can’t believe we just saw chelsea handler, josh wolf. And 50 cent!!!! -Kate Hollister

50 Cent was spotted with Chelsea Handler in Nashville last Friday. I am surprised the media didn’t pick up on this. -EJohnson11

*shrugs* Well 50 Cent did tweet he wanted to get rid of the Ciara rumors a few weeks ago. Get it Chelsea…

ATLANTA — One of the young men accusing megachurch Bishop Eddie Long of coercing him into a sexual relationship told a TV interviewer that he loved the pastor and considered him a father figure, but still called him a "predator" and a "monster."

"I loved him and I'm always going to have love for the things he taught us, but how he left us hurt worse than anything I ever felt in my life," Jamal Parris told Atlanta's Fox TV affiliate WAGA in an interview broadcast Tuesday. "This man turned his back on us when he had no more need for us. That's not a father, that's a predator."

Parris, 23, is one of four men suing the TV preacher in state court, claiming that he abused his "spiritual authority" and gave them cars, clothes, cash and trips to lure them into sexual relationships while they were teen members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in suburban Atlanta.

Parris described an ongoing emotional struggle.

"I cannot get the sound of his voice out of my head and I cannot forget the smell of his cologne and I cannot forget the way he made me cry many nights when I drove in his cars on the way home," Parris said. "I'm not able to take enough showers to wipe the smell of him off my body."

A spokesman for Long referred calls to an attorney, who was not immediately available Tuesday night.

When a reporter approached Parris outside a convenience store in Colorado, he at first was reluctant to speak. Then he told WAGA that Long exploited his dreams for a father figure in exchange for sexual favors.

During services at his church Sunday, Long turned to biblical terms to portray himself as an underdog but didn't outright deny the allegations.

"I feel like David against Goliath. But I got five rocks, and I haven't thrown one yet," said Long, who added that while he doesn't claim to be perfect, "I am not the man that's being portrayed on the television."

In the Fox interview, a vehement Parris said Long "manipulated us from childhood" under the guise of providing a fatherly influence. Parris was referring to himself and the other accusers, Maurice Robinson, Anthony Flagg and Spencer LeGrande. They are in their 20s now but were 17 and 18 when they had sexual relationships with Long, the lawsuits say. Long does not face criminal charges.

"This was our father and we loved him," Parris said.

Parris' attorney declined comment.

Speaking to Fox, Parris said Long is not being truthful to his followers. They include athletes, politicians and entertainers in the 25,000-member Lithonia church that has a $50 million, 10,000-seat cathedral and more than 40 ministries. Long, who has been New Birth pastor since 1987, has spoken out loudly against gay marriage.

"That man cannot look me in my eye and tell me we did not live this pain," he said. Addressing a comment to Long, he said, "you are not a man you are a monster."

Also Tuesday, a county prosecutor said Long asked for charges to be dropped against Maurice Robinson in August, about two months after authorities say he and Anthony Boyd broke into the megachurch.

The district attorney's office declined Long's request to drop the charges and is still investigating the case.

— Associated Press

 

One of our fave YBF couples was spotted out and about in NYC yesterday afternoon sans their kiddies.  After leaving the private and luxe members-only Soho House in the Meatpacking District, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith graced the streets with their fabulous presence.

Tiger Woods is a divorced man.

Woods, 34, and Elin Nordegren, 30, are officially divorced. The two were reportedly at the Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Fla. Monday for the execution of their divorce agreement.

The divorce settlement is undisclosed at this time. "We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future," Woods and Nordegren said in a statement given to ET by Nordegren's Virginia-based law firm of McGuireWoods. "While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us."

The statement continues, "Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern."

Woods and Nordegren have two children: Sam Alexis, 3, and Charlie Axel, 1.(space)Woods' personal life was splashed all over headlines following a car accident in November that led to his infidelities becoming public knowledge.

Above, check out the album cover and second single from Trey Songz's upcoming fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure.

The new single, "Can’t Be Friends," is the follow-up to the Nicki Minaj-assisted first single, "Bottoms Up," which Trey revealed last night, on BET's 106 & Park, has video shot in Miami premiering in the near future.

Trey will promote the new album while touring with R&B sensation Monica, with project hitting stores September 14th, via Atlantic Records.

Chris owes over $11 million in back federal taxes, according to these new docs.  How?  Here's the breakdown, according to TMZ:

2001 -- $4,007,794.34
2002 -- $5,060,074.23
2004 -- $55,544.84
2005 -- $660,414.94
2006 -- $1,788,080.91

Which all equals $11,571,909.26.  Chris hasn't scored a major payday since his $20 millie role in Rush Hour 2 back in'01.  Looks like he's going to have to nab that role in the last installment of Friday afterall.  Every little bit helps...

Though funk artist Janelle Monae has never met James Brown, she says he was her muse for her hit single Tightrope.

“I feel like his spirit is around. People don’t die. You can help keep their spirit alive so they are with you.”

The Godfather of Soul is one of Monáe’s influences. One can recognize his funk and soul sound on her new album The ArchAndroid, and in her stage presence.

“There’s a lot of mystery and magic behind the way [James Brown] commanded the stage and transformed people. He was punk to me, rock ‘n’ roll. He was all of those things … even though he wasn’t labeled with those. In addition to already being a soulful singer, I too feel like the music we are creating at the Wondaland Arts Society, defies all labels and genres,” says Monáe, whose 2008 CD, Metropolis: The Chase Suite was nominated for a Grammy.

The suits at Nike have revived a campaign from 2005 celebrating women with big, round butts. Where the former ad featured just the booty (along with knees and shoulders), this one shows the entire woman from head-to-toe with some sassy prose.

Does this make you want to buy some sneakers? Should a Black woman have been featured in this ad? Does this butt meet your standard of "big"? Let us know in the comments.

Wyclef Jean is mulling over a career change.

"I can't sing forever," the Fugees star told CNN after a published report from Canadian publican Le Droit said that 'Clef was considering a career in politics.

'Clef says he's filled out the proper paperwork in case he decides to go through with it, but he says he’s still thinking it over.

"Wyclef's commitment to his homeland and its youth is boundless, and he will remain its greatest supporter regardless of whether he is part of the government moving forward," said a statement released by his foundation.  "At this time, Wyclef Jean has not announced his intent to run for Haitian president. If and when a decision is made, media will be alerted immediately.  Please let us know if we can help with anything else."

GLAAD, the Gay-Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has gone hard against ABC and ‘The View’ about recent comments made by host Sherri Shepherd and guest hostDL Hughley. On the show, which aired June 22, Shepherd and Hughley linked the high rate of HIV among straight women in the black community to black men being on the “down low,” or having sex with other men in private.

“When you look at the prevalence of HIV in the African-American community, it’s primarily young women who are getting it from men who are on the down-low,” Hughley said. He mentioned this while discussing the recent FDA ban on gay and bi-sexual men donating blood.

In her last blog, Kandi posed the question: "Why Do Hip-Hop Artists Think They Need That Many Bodyguards?" after being in LA and witnessing famous actor Matthew McConaughey walk down the street like a regular Joe.

Kandi recently sat down with rapper Yung Joc who broke it down. He explained to Kandi that white celebs don’t walk around with cash; they carry credit cards. However, most rappers carry cash, because cash = status!!!

They're flashy and frivolous with their money so they need bodyguards who will protect them from being robbed.

DO YOU AGREE?

The 30-year-old singer has had club hits before, but with her latest CD, "Flesh Tone," she's zeroing in on the clubs, hoping to get people moving on the dance floor. Even though it seems like the pop world is engulfed in disco fever, Kelis says people are too cool to groove.

"No one is sweating, no one is dancing," she said. "People don't ever dance anymore."

"Flesh Tone" comes after a turbulent period in her life. She split from rapper Nas, the father of her infant son Knight, and the former couple engaged in a high-profile battle over child support. She also tangled with the animal rights group PETA after she was photographed in fur.

 

After pleading guilty to one charge of drug possession, Lil Wayne has been sentenced to three years probation.

The case, which stems from a 2008 incident where Weezy's tourbus was pulled over at a US Border Patrol stop outside of Yuma, AZ, is separate from the gun charge that landed Weezy in Rikers' Island earlier this year.

His probation will begin immediately upon his release from Rikers in November.

Did last Sunday's episode of "The Boondocks" hit too close to home for Tyler Perry?

According to gossip blogger Carlton Jordan, the episode was so true to life, that Tyler Perry is convinced that someone on his staff leaked information to the writing staff of "The Boondocks."

So he fired them all.

Whoa.

Click here to watch the episode in question!

Photos: 2010 BET Awards Show Red Carpet.
Photos: 2010 BET Awards Show Highlights.

After providing viewers with a sneak peek into the recording process on her hit VH1 reality show Fantasia For Real, Grammy-nominated singer Fantasia will release her highly-anticipated third studio album Back to Me on July 27th via J Records.

Leading the way with the official first single “Bittersweet,” which is currently #9 on the Urban Adult Airplay chart, Back To Me will feature guest appearance by Cee-Lo Green and songs written and/or produced by Ne-Yo,Claude Kelly, Chuck Harmony Rico Love, Jim Jonsin and more.

It's officially official.  Lauryn Hill is slated to take the stages of the Rock The Bells Tour this summer. Rumors ran rampant a week ago about Lauryn returning to the stage for the event.  She wasn't announced in the initial lineup, but she was just added as a very special guest.  The Jersey native will be performing her whole classic album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.  Yassssss.

Jada Pinkett-Smith buttered up a new crowd last night.  She made an appearance at the Country Music Awards in Nashville.  And, of course, pubbed without pubbing in that her son Jaden's new Karate Kid movie drops this Friday and her own show "Hawthorne" is starting another season on TNT.
She looked like bronzed goodness in her blue Pucci dress and heels.  More pics of her and Dirty Money's train pulling into London when you read on...

One look at the official tracklisting for Big Boi’s debut solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty, and you’ll notice that there’s no songs featuring his partner in Outkast, Andre 3000.

Thanks to Jive Records (certainly not a misnomer), Andre 3000 has been forced off of Big Boi’s Def Jam Records release (minus one track that he produces).

Fortunately for the rest of us, the Internets don’t give a flying you-know-what about what a record label says, so here’s the song Jive Records didn’t want you to hear:

 

Here’s the track list for Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

Slim Thug isn't going to find himself inside the pages of Essence Magazine anytime soon after a chat with Vibe. The "Like A Boss" rapper apparently has some issues with black women that he talked about at length.

Here's a few samples of what he had to say:

It's hard to trust a Black woman [sometimes] because a lot of Black women's mind frame is that the man gotta do everything for her he gotta pay for this, he gotta pay for that, and if it ain't about money then a lot of them ain't f**king with him.

Or how about this little nugget...

It's hard to find us so Black women have to bow down and let it be known that they gotta start working hard; they gotta start cooking and being down for they man more. They can't just be running around with their head up in the air and passing all of us.

Or this one...

My girl is Black and White. I guess the half White in her is where she still cooks and do all the s**t that I say, so we make it. She just takes care of me and I like that. She don't be begging and I don't gotta buy her all this crazy a** s**t.

Read the rest of Slim Thug's comments at Vibe.com!

Who wants to keep a secret like this...Erykah Badu is also gracing the June/July Vibe Magazine cover and here is an outtake to prove it! No, this is not the actual cover. Just a teaser make you go crazy. Can't get enough? Check out some shots of the songstress right here.

50 Cent looks like he almost passed away from trying to do this damn movie called "Things Fall Apart"

Pop the top for the front view where he is looking really decrepit Continue »

Alicia Keys is out in the UK performing and stuff. For those of you who were 'on the fence' about Lil 'Licia being knocked up with Swizzy's baby, is this evidence enough for you???? This broad is DEFINITELY toting a gut full of human.

More images/proof when you…

I don't know what it is, but after hearing it, I'm feeling very uncomfortable. It's been reported that Cavaliers guard Delonte West is rumored to be having an affair with LeBron James' mom.

This is just GROSS!!!

This story started growing legs on Friday, and it wasn't until I heard that the "relationship" between these two may have been the reason that LeBron stopped playing during the playoffs.

It's been awhile since we were promised that Dre/Jigga collab from Detox by Dre himself, but somehow another leak sprung from the Aftermath dam in the form of "Flashy."

While this track isn't a confirmed Detox song, I'd say the probability of it being intended for that album at some point in time is pretty high (no pun intended).

This unmastered snippet shows that "Flashy" is by no means a bad song, but it feels like something that would've been better suited for a mixtape rather than Dre's 8-years-in-the-making-probably-be-released-the-day-after-D'Angelo's-next-album-OMG-will-this-really-be-his-last-one?-album.

Currently on international promo, Kelis gives fans a chance to preview snippets from her fifth studio album, Flesh Tone, which will hit stores May 18th in the US and July 6th in the UK.

She is currently promoting the David Guetta-produced first single, "Acapella," which has garnered success on the dance charts. Flesh Tone also contains productions from Ammo, Jean Baptiste, Benny Benassi, Burnz, Diplo, Boys Noize, Free School, DJ Switch and Will.I.Am.

Check out the cover of Kelly Rowland's 'Commander (Extended Dance Mix)' single cover courtesy of Rap-Up.com. The song new version of the song was revealed by its producer, David Guetta, in Germany.

See behind-the-scenes photos here: ON THE SET: Kelly Rowland's "Commander" Video

And hear the track here: NEW SONG: Kelly Rowland's "Commander"

From JackandJillPolitics.com:

Me? I love tha twitter. For those of you using it to get the latest news and info: you can follow our blog posts at @jjpolitics and my thought stream direct at @ch3ryl. For those who ain't - whatchu waitin' for? Twitter is apparently a place we now dominate, which I can attest to given the number of black followers who tweet and re-tweet me regularly (plus all the brothers and sisters I’m following).

Here's the deets - it's more proof we’re digital-savvy as a people and the digital divide is closing fast. In fact Pew Internet found in a study last year that when you factor in mobile internet access, there is no digital divide and in fact, minorities (depending on the circumstances) are more likely than whites to be online:

The report found that nearly half of all African-Americans and English-speaking Hispanics (the study did not include a Spanish-language option) were using mobile phones or other hand-held devices to surf the Web and send e-mail messages. By comparison, just 28 percent of white Americans reported ever going online using a mobile device.

There's something really odd about this Kobe Bryant photo shoot for the L.A. Times.
Borderline blackface? A little too minstrel? Is he trying to look like a jockey? We're not entirely sure. Take a look and tell us what you think!

Actor Idris Elba covers the May 3 issue of Jet, hitting stands this week. In the redefining sexy issue, Elba explains:

"Sarcasm is a part of English culture and I find myself drawn to people who are sarcastic and not only can laugh at themselves but make people laugh. I’m very goofy, very silly and very tongue-in-cheek," he said.

The 37-year-old is starring in a 6-part BBC television show, Luther, set to air soon on BBC One. He recently broke his ankle, but still has the newly-released film The Losers and the upcoming films Takers and Legacy coming out. Check out the teaser for it below.

Who said men were the only ones to catch a woodie in the am? Women think about sex just as much if not more than the average man. Hell, we're human, right? We're physical creatures as well, however, we allow our mental to draw that picture of what we imagine our prey to be & dissect from there. Anyway, its been a long while since we've featured our morning wood series, fret not, they're back!

TheYBF.com has the exclusive First Look at Ice Cube's newest venture--the tv adaptation of his successful movie series "Are We There Yet?".  The tv sitcom hits TBS this summer, and stars Ice Cube himself, Terry Crews, Essence Atkins, Keesha Sharp, and others.  It's all about a blended YBF family and their comedic take on coming together to "make it work".

On June 2nd, TBS will debut the new sitcom "Are We There Yet?" starring Terry Crews ("Everybody Hates Chris") and Essence Atkins ("Half and Half") as Nick and Suzanne, a newly married couple whose blended family faces the challenges of everyday life.

With a cast that includes Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Columbus Short, Holt McCallany, Oscar Jaenada and Jason Patric, there's plenty of action-packed sequences. But left in the cutting room was the substance needed to balance this film, which was just a hodgepodge of blah.

Based on the comic book from Vertigo/DC Comics, the story follows of an elite Special Forces unit seeking vengeance and retribution.

On a mission to save the lives of children in Bolivia, the team, which includes Colonel Clay (Morgan), tech genius Jensen (Evans), his second in command Roque (Elba), ace pilot Pooch (Short) and marksman Cougar (Jaenada) is betrayed by someone in the government and left for dead.

You've heard the saying,'third times the charm', well it will be for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon! The musical couple will be tying the knot for the third time on April 30, which is also their two-year wedding anniversary.Cannon says that he'll be getting his wife yet another diamond ring!

Kandi Buruss showed off her singing chops for a live performance. All her housewife cast-mates came out to support her including new housewives, Phaedra Parks and Cynthia Bailey.

Last night at the Tribeca All Access kickoff, which is part of the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, rappers Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin of Kid 'N Play celebrated the 20th anniversary of the their film 'House Party.'

Also at the event were producer Warrington Hudlin and original cast members Darryl "Chill" Mitchell and members of Full Force (B-Fine, Paul Anthony and Bowlegged Lou).

Released by New Line Cinema in 1990, 'House Party' was directed by Reginald Hudlin and starred the rapping duo.

What’s owed:
The IRS filed a $2,159,204 lien against Wonder Love Inc. on March 8 with the Cook County (Ill.) Recorder of Deeds. Harvey is listed as president of the company.

His side:
Harvey's entertainment lawyer Ricky Anderson was unaware of the lien.

Chilli recently appeared on Cherry Martinez' show on Power 105, and said if she could ban anything it would be: Anal Sex, kissing on the first date and skinny jeans on men.

Click here to listen to Chilli

Jill Scott is covering the May issue of Essence magazine. And here, she debuts the first photo of her baby boy, Jett, as well as some gorgeous floor-length dresses.

"I feel driven and smarter." Jill says about how motherhood has changed her. "I definitely feel like a lion."

VIDEO: Jill Scott On Interracial Dating, "We Should Hold On To Our Culture"

Jill Scott: No Plans To Marry Again, Says "I Used To Pray For A Man"

We caught up with Charlie Murphy to find out the "True Hollywood Stories" behind "Jungle Fever" and the "Chapelle Show." Apparently Sam Jackson wasn"t on crack and Prince really did beat him in basketball and apparently Prince got skills for real.

Whoa!
Work safe though. Pixellated lady parts contained within.
Badu premiered the official video for "Window Seat" on her official website at 3:33 this Saturday morning.

SWV released their last album,  A Special Christmas, thirteen long years ago.  Now the trio of Coko, Taj and Lelee  are planning a new album, and they look better than ever!

Atlanta photographer Derek Blanks recently did a photo shoot with the ladies, and I gotta say they look way better now than they did back in the 90s!

Ya better move over Cease. Erykah flips Junior Mafia's classic for this new song off her upcoming album New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). Get money!

Dating is hard. It's also annoying, self-esteem crushing, and time-consuming. But it can also be amazing, self-confidence boosting, and simply so much fun. Dating is about more than just finding a partner - it's a good way to meet new people, work on your social interaction and communication skills, and experience new thin

When you begin dating again after a relationship ends, it's very easy to bring residual thoughts and actions from the past to the forefront, which can often keep that tiny spark from igniting into something more. Here are 5 common mistakes that we make in dating, yet don't even realize we're making them:

1. Tunnel vision.

Don't limit your dating pool to your normal "type." Branch out of your dating comfort zone and give a chance to those you haven't previously considered (think age, looks, profession, location). You just might be surprised as to whom you meet and fall for.

2. Underestimating how much you have to offer.

Be you; not what you think other people want (i.e. your mother, your friends or that guy you've had your eye on). Authenticity is sexy, and it goes hand in hand with confidence, adding up to a very attractive combination. Plus, if it clicks with someone, you'll know it's real.

3. Judging yourself.

Confidence and friendliness count for way more than model looks — in dating, and in life. You're human; you have flaws.

Hottie R&B singer Maxwell is looking forward to settling down and have some babies!!!

"I want to eventually get married and have kids," the romantic vocalist told VIBE. "It's not like I have a biological clock ticking. I've done the artist thing. I've had a lot of time with just being by myself just being selfish. I just know that I'm ready to be a dad and a husband."

Last month, concert dates were announced for the pairing of Maxwell, who is still riding high off the commercial and artistic success of his Blacksummers' night, and Scott, who will be appearing in the Tyler Perry sequel Why Did I Get Married Too (hitting theaters April 2010).

Dear Erykah Badu,

Kelly may not be the best dancer in the world but we've got to give it to her, she has a little rhythm. Ludacris stopped by to perform "How Low" on Regis and Kelly, and Kelly decided to show off her dance moves. See for yourself:

Zoe Saldana graces the cover of the April issue of Essence magazine. The "Avatar" actress talks about her love for sex and her longtime boyfriend Keith:

S is for sex: "Love it, love it, love it—can't live without it!" Saldana exults. "I love sex. I love skin. I don't believe the body is something to hide. I think in American society we’re messing up our kids by taking away the education on and awareness of our sexuality and replacing it with violence, guns and video games—and we’re breeding little criminals."

B is for boyfriend: When it comes to intimate relationships, Saldana, who currently lives with her longtime boyfriend, Keith Britton, likes to be knocked off her feet. "I'm more of a punch-drunk-love kind of girl," she admits. "I mean punch as in that pow, that jolt, that kick in the gut. I like things that are severe, passionate and extreme."

In your attempt at budgeting money, you have probably cut back on your daily excursion to Starbucks, eaten out less, and taken the bus or subway to avoid costly cabs. However, your new fiscally responsible lifestyle doesn’t have to interfere with your love life. Avoid more tired dinner dates followed by movies. Below are our top 8 picks for budget-friendly dates:

1. Bring the theater to you- If you have access to a patio or outdoor space, all you need is a projector and you have yourself a foolproof date. Pop your own popcorn, lay out a blanket, and just wait for the sun to set. Although you may have to wait until the weather warms up a bit for this one, what could be more romantic than viewing your favorite film together out in the fresh air?

2. Fondue for two - Don’t be fooled by the fancy name– making fondue is a cinch. Start the evening snacking on baguettes dipped in melted cheese and end it by dipping fresh fruit into melted chocolate. You are sure to impress your date with your creativity. Here is a great recipe to get you started.

3. Go to an outdoor concert – If the weather is nice out, take advantage of the many free outdoor concerts in your city. Pack up a blanket and some snacks to enjoy while rocking to the beat. Visit MetroMix.com to view the upcoming concerts in your area.

4. Theme nights – Put a twist on your classic dinner and a movie night by basing your food and film choices on a particular country. Roll your own sushi and watch a Japanese flick over some sake, or venture into France over a bottle of French wine and a wedge of brie. Although this borders on slightly cheesy, it will definitely spice up the cliché dinner-and-a-movie date while allowing you to save money at home.