the chal banz blog

So how is everyone? I'm doing okay for the most part. I apologize for not updating in a few days but never fear I'm back to get you all caught up. BABY MAMA DRAMA: I'll start with Ludacris who just won custody of his 1 year old daughter. There is video online of Luda and his baby mom in court and I must say baby mom was not attractive. Then again it could of been her horrendous haircut. Happy Birthday to J. Cole, the rap star turns 30! J. Cole recently got engaged to his longtime love and his new album was recently certified Gold. And Benzino's crazy self got arrested for attempting to carry a loaded gun onto an airplane. As dumb as this sounds I can't say I'm surprised. I wonder what Benzino was thinking though by doing that. What do you all think? While I'm on the subject of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta stars, Lil' Scrappy has dissed Wendy Williams saying that she puts down black people. And he doesn't care if he's ever on her show and he used t...

How are you all doing on this wintry Sunday night? I'm fine but in all honesty I'm dreading this work week but who isn't. Anyway I am however looking forward to my trip to Vegas in March. Anywho why don't you all get into today's stories which is solely about Chris Brown. MUSIC BITS: Chris Brown and Tyga have unveiled the tracklisting to their new joint album Fan of a Fan due February 24 via RCA. The tracklisting is star studded featuring guest appearances from T.I., 50 Cent, Pusha T, Boosie Badazz, Wale, and more. Will you be copping Fan of a Fan when its released? And speaking of Chris Brown, I'm not sure if you all have heard but Chris Brown's inmate ID card has been revealed and the actual card had someone left the prison and is on sale on eBay. Of course Chris Brown's lawyers, who never have to worry about being unemployed are on the case and investigating how the ID card left the prison premises. I'm sure it was an inside job. Someone working ...

Let me be the first to say that there is a lot of news for a Saturday. Typically there is not much news to report on the weekends but you will see that's not the case this weekend. MUSIC BITS: Lil' Wayne is suing Baby for $8 million dollars! Wayne claims that Baby was to give me $8 million dollars as an advance for his delayed album The Carter V. Wayne through a couple of shots at his label honcho and former friend on his Sorry 4 The Wait mixtape. Kanye West appeared at The BET Honors tonight which is was being prerecorded to air later next month. While on stage, someone managed to capture video of Kanye throwing shots at some of his wife's ex-boyfriends saying his wife dated some "broke black men". The audience erupted into laughter. I'm not sure if that comment will make it onto the telecast but we will have to wait and see. While its no secret that Kim K. has dated a lot of "broke black men" I believe Kanye was solely talking about Ray J. If you ...

Release Date: January 13, 2015 Produers: Unknown Guests: Meek Mill Label: RCA Jazmine Sullivan surprised the hell out of me with her third album Reality Show. I wasn't really checking for Jazmine or this album per say but I am pleasantly surprised at how good. I have found my first favorite album of the new year and its actually refreshing to find one so early in the new year and not so late in the year as it usually tends to be for me. Jazmine spoke about the album's title which refers to the famed reality shows that we all love to watch and some of Jazmine's own personal demons as well. If you recall Jazmine took a few years off after her second album but you can't tell listening to this album. Whatever transpired in the last three years with Jazmine makes for some very good material, great storytelling, and even better singing. Jazmine's voice remains a treat to listen to as she growls, swoons, dips, and dives through a variety of emotions most namel...

MUSIC BITS: Beyonce(and don't be mad I know a grave accent goes on the end of her name but I can't seem to make it work) has sent her lawyers to an internet website that has been using her image without her consent along with quotes coined by Queen Bey. The website is said to have thousands of images dedicated to Queen Bey. I personally haven't checked out the website but I hear its lot of nice things there dedicated to Queen Bey and like someone else said you better get there and get what you want before its gone. One thing that is gone for the time being is the relationship between Soulja Boy and Nia Riley(Teddy Riley's daughter) who famously appeared together on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood. Soulja Boy has lashed out on Nia is a not so very nice way via social media saying she won't ever get to taste his dick again. First of all I'm surprised anyone wants to taste Soulja Boy's dick but then again there are some thirsty people out there and I guess Soulja...

MUSIC BITS: Pharrell will guest star as himself on the February 8 episode of The Simpsons. Will he sing Happy? Tune in and find out. Pharrell is currently on the cover of GQ magazine and will be performing at the Grammy's! What do you think he'll be performing there? I guess we will have to wait and see. One thing you don't have to wait and see is model and actress Eva Marcille trying to get at Wale through Instagram. Well her ex-baby daddy Kevin Mccall spotted it, likely from trolling the blogs and called his ex-baby mama weak for her gesture. Do you all think he's just pressed because she doesn't want him back? I mean after all she was his meal ticket. After his guest appearance on Dueces, I hadn't heard anything else from Kevin Mccall. Have you? Well have you heard TLC is having their last and final album funded through Kickstarter? This is my first time hearing of Kickstarter but TLC amassed their goal of conjuring up $150,000 to go towards making the album...

MUSIC BITS: Usher, Pharrell, Common, John Legend, and Madonna are just some of the artists that are performing at this years Grammys which will air next month. I can't say I'm excited about the telecast but I'm sure I'll watch since there will likely not be nothing else on then again Atlanta Housewives may be on so I might just stick around my Mother's house to watch that. Bloop! Tyga has pushed back the release of his album The Gold Album since he is still battling Cash Money. I'm really starting to wonder is anyone really anticipating this album anyway? I mean I know I will be downloading though when it comes out! Kid Cudi is back in the studio working on his new album Man On The Moon 3. And if your fan of his I'm sure your excited about the news. I liked Kid Cudi's indicud album so I just may check this one out. So I'm checking out for the night and you should check back again tomorrow for another update. Until next time, thanks for reading!

MUSIC BITS: Ever since Christina Milian has been dating Lil' Wayne she has had it pretty bad. She's caught heat from fans, bloggers, and even Wayne's daughter and former baby mama's. I'm not sure why all the hate for Christina but it could be given her track record of men she's been with. But its no different from any other chick in the game to be honest. Christina's latest adversary is none other than famed groupie turned author turned groupie again Karrine "Superhead" Steffans. She's taking aim at Christina Milian in my opinion because she's jealous of the relationship and she wants Wayne back. A few years back Karrine took a picture of Lil' Wayne sleep in her bed beside her. I was just thinking about an interview that Marlon Wayans did on Sway In The Morning and he joked that Lil' Wayne must have a big dick because he lands these attractive women and is not the most attractive guy. And I'm saying that nicely because I believ...

 Being the wife of a famed rapper certainly has its benefits but its even more beneficial when you've had your own career prior to that. Being the wife of T.I. has not been easy for Tameka "Tiny" Cottle-Harris formerly of the group Xscape for which she is best known. She had a hand in writing the Grammy winning single No Scrubs performed by TLC. After that Tiny dimmed the light on her own career to become a housewife and business woman when she married T.I., who became more established after he was wed. We got to see their union play out on TV courtesy of VH1 and also most recently in the media. It's being the wife of T.I. that has made Tiny a target when others have had direct issues with T.I. himself. For some reason people think its great to throw digs at his wife in for good measure. He's even been the one to throw a few shots at her as well. So with that being said I came up with a list of artists that have had their issues with Tiny(and T.I.) in the past an...

MUSIC BITS: Good afternoon all! August Alsina got into a scuffle after a show in St. Louis in support of Mike Brown. Not really sure on the specifics of the scuffle but I did read that there was a lot going on behind the scenes that led to the unfortunate event. On a more positive note those of you who are waiting for new music from Lil' Wayne won't have to wait much longer. The emcee will release his new mixtape Sorry 4 The Wait 2 on January 20. Wayne has already unleashed several songs from the mixtape. Will you be downloading? Speaking of Cash Money former affiliate Tyga will get his own show on MTV but it won't feature his teenage lover or baby momma either and Tyga wants it that way understandably. But he should also understand that more people would watch if they did make appearances. Tyga's personal life often plays out in the media so we might as well see it on TV as well. If I had cable still I might actually watch. On the music from Tyga's new album The L...

MUSIC BITS: Happy Birthday to the late great Aaliyah. The star would of been 36 years old today. Aaliyah's life was recently chronicled in the ill-fated biopic late last year on Lifetime. Ex-husband/mentor/friend(or whatever you want to call him) R. Kelly recently spoke out about the biopic saying that for someone to play him they must know him. What do you think about that? Anyway Amber Rose is still on a mission to get Wiz Khalifa back. The socialite answered a fan's question on IG saying that she wants Wiz back. What do you all think about that? After his high profile appearance on Nancy Grace, 2 Chainz has got yet another invite from the show's host herself. Will he accept it? I guess we will have to wait and see. But something you can see now is the messiness going on between former lovebirds Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo. Jordin was on The Breakfast Club and said that Jason leased her BMW car and didn't buy it but he clapped back and show receipts that he did in...

So I was on my way to work this morning listening to the Rickey Smiley morning show where RHOA(Real Housewives of Atlanta) star Claudia is a host. I caught the middle of a conversation where Claudia was talking and speaking about issuing an apology and Rickey Smiley was co-signing. I had no idea who she was talking about because I got out the car to go to the gas station. It wasn't until much later in the day that I realized that Claudia was speaking about Tiny, T.I.'s wife. Apparently Claudia made some not so nice comments about Tiny when she worked on The Foxxhole, a radio show with Jamie Foxx. Claudia described Tiny's looks as a "pig" among other things. Oddly enough Claudia was one of the hosts on Tiny's show Tiny Tonight. But since people have been uncovering old videos of Claudia shading folks, its safe to say it hasn't been the best week for the newest housewife. Tiny caught wind of the news today and referred to Claudia as a "slut" who i...

MUSIC BITS: Ciara has come out of nowhere and debuted a new song titled I Bet which is said to be a shot at her ex Future. It is the first single from her upcoming album Jackie. Ciara has been in the studio with Polow Da Don, Dr. Luke(worked with Britney Spears), and Diane Warren. So for those of you who have heard the new Ciara song what do you think of it? I heard the first few seconds and I quickly lost interest. Maybe I'll give it another playback at a later time. More importantly what's with the title of the new album, Jackie? In other news, Usher has gotten engaged to his manager Grace Miguel. Usher who is currently on tour has been dating his manager for quite awhile now. We all know Usher has a thing for older women. So it really comes as no surprise. Beyonce and The Weeknd are just two of the artists who will appear on the soundtrack to the new movie 50 Shades Of Grey which will be available this February just in time for the movie's debut. Beyonce and The Weeknd ...

BABY LOVE: Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child is speaking out and saying that friend Beyonce is not pregnant contrary to popular belief. Did she just burst Beyonce's bubble though? Maybe Beyonce wanted us to believe that she pregnant but now that Michelle has spoken out I guess we can dismiss the thought for now. FOXY EMPIRE: And how many of you all watched the premiere of Empire on FOX? Well speaking of Fox, Foxy Brown is saying that she will appear on the highly rated drama which premiered last week. Foxy confirmed the news via a text conversation with producer Lee Daniels. What do you all think about Foxy on TV? I mean if she's not going to put out music the least she can do is pull a few gigs. VEGAS NIGHTS: Speaking of gigs The Weeknd was in Vegas to do a gig but also found himself arrested after a punching a cop in the head. The Weeknd was later released on a $2000 bail. Oh he was involved in a fight at a hotel which is what led to the arrest in case you were wonder...

GLOBAL ICON: Congratulations are in order for Common and John Legend who won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the movie Selma,which was released this past weekend I believe. I don't get to into the movie award shows anymore. So with that being said I didn't watch and opted to watch #RHOA(Real Housewives of Atlanta) and the free Showtime preview I have which have had some pretty good movies and shows on I should add. SHADY PALM THREE:Speaking of #RHOA tonight's episode was probably one of the best episodes so far this season. Personally I've enjoyed every episode but this episode was being hyped up because Nene Leakes was going head to head with newbie Claudia Jordan. It was reported back a few months ago that Claudia came for Nene's wig as she did but Nene held her own as she always does. I'm not the biggest fan of Nene's but I'm #teamnene on this one. Claudia was bringing up old stuff about Nene that everyone already knows. She did get her tho...

SIX SHOTS: Shots rang out last night as Chris Brown performed in San Jose. Chris Brown was not injured but as far as the party goers, I'm not sure. It just goes to show that you can't really go out and have fun anymore because there are people who don't know how to act. It's one of the very reasons why I don't go out as much and the fact that my money situation isn't the best right now but anyway. COUPLED UP: It looks like the rumors regarding Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill are proving to be true. The rumored couple was spotted hugged up in a picture with other members of the Maybach family. Meek Mill appears on not one but two songs on Nicki's "Pink Print" album. So what do you think about Meek and Nicki as a couple? Or do you think they make better collaborators? I think its safe to say Nicki has a type tough, the tall, black, and scrawny dude. Hey! I'm just saying! DADDY TO BE: Speaking of couples YG and his ex-girlfriend are having a baby. And ...

Lots of news so I'm going to keep it short. MUSIC BITS: Beanie Sigel is out of the hospital after being shot awhile back. Lupe Fiasco is beefing with an artist who is upset over some beat and some other nonsense. Foxy Brown is still being as messy as her weave by trying to involve Nelly in her quest to get back at Ashanti after Ashanti posted a picture with Spragga Benz, Foxy's ex-boyfriend? Or maybe it is her boyfriend. You never know with Foxy though. No new music but yet you have time to try and pick a fight with Ashanti who is obviously paying you dust. Kevin McCall of Chris Brown Dueces fame is trying to win back his ex girlfriend and baby mama Eva Marcille by proclaiming his love for her via social media. Aww how cute! Until next time folks! Have a good one and thanks for reading!

MIND CONTROL: K. Michelle will embark on her My Twisted Mind Tour 2015 beginning on February 5 in San Diego, California. The month long trek will end in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is all in support of K. Michelle's newest album which debuted at #1 on the R&B charts late last year. K. Michelle holds the distinction of releasing two #1 R&B albums last year, the first was Rebellious Soul . K. Michelle's success has obviously put a damper on her ex man Memphitz who was throwing shots at her on Instagram and looked pathetic doing so. That might be why he is having trouble in his marriage to Toya Wright. Memphitz has been too busy if you ask me promoting and slandering K. Michelle at the same time. All that time he spends bad mouth K. he should be putting in towards his dooming marriage. Once an abuser always an abuser. Then again I better watch what I say before I get sued! Memphitz is currently suing K. Michelle, VH1 and Mona Scott Young though K. never identified him by...

ROSE COLORED GLASSES: Amber Rose is certainly enjoying her newfound freedom as a single woman as is her ex husband Wiz Khalifa. Amber Rose was spotted alongside French Montana on New Year's Eve. The two have been rumored to be getting quite cozy as of lately. Every time you turn around French Montana and Amber Rose are attached to someone different. Looks like there is definitely a lot of fucking going down in Hollywood and beyond. BIG BODY (SPRAGGA) BENZ: And while I'm on the subject of New Year's Eve, Ashanti performed in Jamaica for New Years and on her Instagram she posted videos and pictures with Reggae luminaries such as Spragga Benz(Foxy Brown's ex boyfriend), Shaggy, and more. One particular picture of Ashanti and Spragga Benz has apparently ruffled some feathers in the Foxy Brown camp allegedly. Foxy Brown is known to post cryptic and often shady posts on her Instagram posted a video of Rihanna saying she don't need a man. Well once her fans got hold of th...

Label: Prolific/BMG Producers/Writers: Mike City(Sunshine Anderson), Brian Alexander Morgan(SWV), Chucky Thompson(Mary J. Blige), Ben Briggs III, KeKe Wyatt, Andrea Latrelle Simmons(worked with The Neptunes), etc. Guest Appearances: B Slade, Karen Clark, Problem, Missy Elliott, Sharaya J, KeKe Wyatt, etc. Release Date: November 24, 2014 Album Highlights: Forever, Paradise, Really Wanna Do, Ride The Beat, Take Your Time, Make Love , etc.   Incomparable is Faith Evans' sixth album and her eighth overall and I would say its her best album since 2005's The First Lady . Faith gushed about this album prior to its release noting the guest appearances and how good the album would be. Well it turns out that she was right. Just when I was starting to turn my back on Faith Evans musically, she delivers Incomparable. I am pleasantly surprised with the album and its what I'm currently listening to right now. The album starts off with a Prelude that goes into Thank You ...

GAME ON: The Game says that a reunion between he and 50 Cent is unlikely as the two are sworn enemies. This comes after a fan on Instagram asked Game about reuniting. Can we all just get along? RED EYE: Speaking of getting along, Usher released a picture of his eye half red, possibly from a broken blood vessel or an attack. I have broken a blood vessel in my eye before but mine doesn't look like his. Someone made note that Usher had a few scratches above his eye. You'd have to go to his Instagram account howuseeit to see the red eye. And speaking of Usher where is the video for I Don't Mind . A new album should be on the horizon and there is also rumors that Usher is getting married to his girlfriend Grace Miguel, who is also his manager. I believe Usher's mother is not fond of her either as she wasn't very fond of Usher's marriage to Tameka Foster, with a good reason though. If you all watched Atlanta Exes on VH1, Tameka is stone cold crazy. Well you all enjoy...

Remember last year when Danity Kane announced they were reuniting? All five fans rejoiced when the now trio released their hit single Lemonade featuring Tyga. Shortly after the release of Lemonade , Danity Kane had some inner group squabbles which resulted in a fight between Dawn Richard and Aubrey O'Day in a recording studio. Danity Kane later released their DK3 (I think that's the name of it) album to little fanfare. If that wasn't enough original member Aundrea previously reunited with the group but for some reason dropped out. I'm not really sure why but I remember people saying she couldn't keep up with the footwork on tour and she was probably tired of all the arguing going on within the group again. And just two months ago Jodeci reunited after 20 said years to perform a bevy of their hits on the Soul Train Awar ds. Everyone was delighted to see the group reunite but not particularly delighted when it was clear that lead singer K-Ci was lip syncing the ...

Happy New Year my readers. How is everybody? I hope you all have a splendid New Years. I did! I had plenty of drinks, laughs, food, and a damn ole good time. KISS & MAKE UP: Now for the boring stories, YG and DJ Mustard have kissed and made up. The two were squabbling on social media and airing out dirty laundry about unpaid debts and so forth. Some were saying this was simply a publicity stunt. What do you all think or do you even care? I know I didn't care either way. FULL TANK: Congratulations are in order Tank and his lady who just gave birth to a baby boy Zion. Tank recently made the news when he said he was quitting music but later ate his words when he realized he was being ridiculous. REUNITED: Immature is reuniting with the original lineup and we will have to see how that goes down. Based on recent ill-fated reunions between groups lets keep our fingers crossed. You all enjoy yourselves and each other. Till next time!