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Queen Latiah, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, and Uzo from "Orange Is The New Black" were winners last night at the SAG Awards. SAG stands for Screen Actors Guild. Elba won two awards last night while Latifah won for her portrayal of Bessie Smith in the HBO movie, "Bessie". Congratulations to all the winners! Take that Oscars! :) Elsewhere Meek Mill is still on social media poking fun at Drake. It seems like when we thought this beef was dead Meek keeps it going. With his recently released EP and series of old pictures of Drake, look for Drake to respond again. Drake just yesterday released the song "Summer Sixteen" or at least I think that's the name of it. Speaking of Meek, 50 Cent hit the club scene over the weekend complete with his G-Unit gang and had the crowd helping him dis Meek Mill. Wow! Expect all these beefs to drag on throughout the year. Following up on that Kanye beef, he did sort of apologize for involving the kids in it. Earlier this week K...

Rihanna’s ‘Anti’: Track-by-Track Album Review If you haven't heard Rihanna's new album yet, get a track by track review of what tracks to listen to and which ones to skip. 

Azealia Banks is set to release her new mixtape, "Slay-Z" on February 7 according to the rapper. The mixtape features Banks' alter ego reportedly rhyming over a slew of Jay-Z beats. Remy Ma is rumored to make a guest appearance on the mixtape. My body is certainly ready for new Azealia music! How about you? Speaking of new music, Rihanna's new album, "Anti" finally got released leaked, first via TIDAL and now its on iTunes with three extra tracks. A physical release of the album is pending. The day before Rihanna's album was officially released, it was leaked on TIDAL. The first single, "Work" featuring Drake was also released on iTunes. If that's not enough new music for you, Lil' Kim has unveiled cover art for her new single, "#Mine" featuring Kevin Gates. No word yet on the actual release of this single and if its her first new single since reportedly signing back to Atlantic Records. We shall see! And certainly last but...

Blac Chyna, baby mama and former girlfriend of Tyga is dating Rob Kardashian. Tyga is dating Rob's sister, Kylie Jenner. To me this looks like a ploy for attention that is obviously working. Rob is already the black sheep of the Kardashian family and Blac Chyna just wants to be in the Kardashian clan so bad. I'm not mad at her but I am annoyed by her. In more interesting news, it seems as if Rihanna's long awaited album, "ANTI" has been finished. The question is though, do people still care about it? We shall see. Chris Brown's assault charge was thrown out. Remember the woman that said he smacked her during New Year's Eve in his hotel? This is the same woman that Chris Brown got banned from a bar I believe. Well...well until next time folks! Come back again for another dose of news and drama! Thanks for reading! :)

Chingy says he is not endorsing Donald Trump after everyone came for him on social media. My thing is this, if your for Trump then stand by your choice. Don't backtrack when you get called out on it. Mariah Carey is still technically married to Nick Cannon so she won't be getting married anytime soon. Her fiance is also still married. Hmm. Nick Cannon, however did send his congratulations. And after Keshia Knight-Pulliam of "The Cosby Show" got married to Ed Hartwell, both their exes, Lisa Wu and Big Tigger were seen celebrating at one of Lisa's events. Messsssy! R. Kelly opened up, somewhat about his marriage relationship to Aaliyah. He said how much he was in love with her and how they were best friends. He didn't exactly admit their secret union out of respect for her family. He also went on to say in the GQ magazine story that he was molested at an early age. Well that is all folks! Hope you enjoyed your weekend. Thanks for reading! :)

Meek Mill says he's in college. Anything to not to go to jail huh? Alexis Arquette, brother sister of David Arquette says Will Smith is gay! Wale and Tinashe are in the studio making new music and probably fucking. Chingy is endorsing Donald Trump and looking and sounding a fool in the process. Also Stacey Dash of "Clueless" fame says BET should not be around. Keshia Knigh-Pulliam has gotten married to Ed Hartwell of "RHOA" fame. What would be crazy is if they signed up for season 9. Meanwhile Keshia's ex-boyfriend Big Tigger is still single and pretending to be straight. Macklemore dissed Iggy Azalea is a new song. Don't know the name of it but why does everyone come for Iggy though? Iggy better go at these people on her new album. What do you think of today's news stories? Sound off below or share these stories with friends. Thanks for reading!

Mariah Carey Is Engaged to Her Billionaire Boyfriend James Packer Is it safe to say Mimi is over Nick Cannon? Congrats to Mariah and her new boo! 

A lot going on in the music world, which is good I guess, since it gives me news to report and comment on. First up, is the beef between 50 Cent and Meek Mill. If Meek thought he couldn't keep up with Drake, 50 Cent is in a totally different category. It all started when Meek threw a dis at 50 Cent on his new EP. In typical 50 Cent fashion, he responded with a slew of insults on Instagram. He clowned Meek for his career being over to him simply needing to get Nicki(Minaj) pregnant so he can collect child support. This is getting nasty real quick and its really all entertainment. 50 Cent: 1 Meek: 0 One feud that has been patched up for the time being is that between Birdman and Lil' Wayne. If you recall the two had been embroiled in a nasty lawsuit. Wayne accused Birdman of withholding money and things just got nasty from then on out. It forced Lil' Wayne to release several mixtapes to keep his fans happy as "The Carter 6" was held up indefinitely. And who could ...

So I was reading earlier that reality TV star Joseline Hernandez got so upset with "husband" Stevie J that she bleached all his clothes and destroyed many of his personal belongings. Why? Well it turns out that Joseline is reportedly jealous of Stevie J's close working relationship with Faith Evans. Ever since Stevie J has been attempting to get his life on track, he has resumed working with Bad Boy artists past and present. I think ultimately Stevie J might need to let Joseline go in the end. Then again these two are made for each other. They fight like cats and dogs and they make up at the end of the day. So this is yet another saga in the ongoing drama between Stevie J. and Joseline Hernandez. What do you all think? Do you think this was for the new season of "Love & Hip Hop" or that other reality show they have coming on? Hmmm...makes you wonder!

Nick Cannon says he doesn't want to marry again after divorcing from Mariah Carey. I heard this Wednesday on "Wendy" and I agree with what Wendy said, I think he will marry again but sometime down the line to someone who is not as established as Mariah maybe, someone who may be a lessor to him. What do you think? Do you think Nick Cannon will every marry again or do you even care? In other music news, Azealia Banks says we will have new music from her as early as February. The controversial rapper plans to release a mixtape titled, "Slay-Z" which features the rapper rapping over some of Jay-Z's most infamous beats. This has been in the making for awhile but Azealia had been unable to release due to her being locked in a label dispute. After January, she is a free agent and free to release music as she wishes. Can't wait! And on TV, Sunday marks the return of Nene Leakes to "RHOA" after spending the first 10 episodes away from the show that ma...

Every once in awhile Nicki Minaj will check a bitch on Twitter. Last time it was Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift and now its Farrah Abraham of "Teen Mom" fame. The two stars were going back and forth on Twitter trading insults about everything from motherhood, relatives, and rape. Nothing was off limits. They were both going in on each other and I can't say who won. I don't even know how this started but the insults were very entertaining. Did you all see this? Whose side are you on? Farrah's or Nicki's? And The Golden Globes aired tonight on NBC. I watched some of the telecast. Winners included Taraji P. Henson("Empire"), Leonardo DiCarpio, Denzel Washington, Jennifer Lawerence("Joy"), "The Martian"(movie starring Matt Damon), Maura Tierney(sp) of "Newsradio" fame(not sure what she won for here). Presenters included Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Mel Gibson, Jamie Foxx, Quentin Taratino(who caught some flack for using the w...

Iggy Azalea is back with her new single, "Azillion". It the first taste of what fans can expect from her upcoming album, "Digital Distortion". Iggy's fiancè Nick Young says "Digital Distortion" will be the best sounding album of 2016. Get into Iggy's new song!

You all remember Blu Cantrell? She debuted in the Summer of 2001 with her hit single "Hit Em Up Style(Oops)". She released her debut album, "So Blu" in July of 2001 and the album went gold. Blu Cantrell went on to have other hit songs mostly overseas though and there was a rumor that she was making a comeback. In the meantime enjoy your debut single and video.

Beyonce to perform at Super Bowl halftime show next month - Yahoo Finance Looks like the Queen Beyoncè will be taking over the Super Bowl this year. Click the link above to read more. 

Nicholas Caldwell, Singer With The Whispers, Dies at Age 71 More sad news in the world of R&B. It's crazy because when I think of the group The Whispers, I think of my Mother. I know she is a very big fan of theirs and she would play a lot of their songs while I was growing up and she still does to this day. R.I.P. Mr. Nicholas Caldwell. 

Janet Jackson Says She's Recovering, Denies Cancer Click the link above for more on Janet's rumored health issues. 

Congratulations to Kandi Burruss-Tucker and Todd Tucker! Kandi gave birth to a baby boy this morning at 8:42 A.M. EST. "Baby Tucker" as he is known online weighed just a little over 6lbs. Again congratulations to the couple. Speaking of babies, Mathew Knowles, father of Beyonce reportedly owed 71K in back child support. I'm thinking maybe he should ask Beyonce for the money. What do you think? In other music news, Janet Jackson and her handlers say the singer will soon make a statement concerning her ongoing health issues. Janet revealed last month that she had to have surgery which would cause her to cancel her upcoming tour dates. She said this would be her only comment concerning the surgery. Due an overwhelming amount of love and well wishes from virtually everyone, Janet will release a statement thanking everyone for their support. It was revealed that Janet was being treated for throat cancer after a tumor was discovered on her vocal chords. Reportedly Janet under...

Tyga is in the news again! This time for allegedly lusting over a 14 year old girl. Well the real story is Tyga contacted the girl to hear her sing since she reportedly had somewhat of a following online. Tyga alleges he was eager to sign her to his record label, Last Kings. OK! magazine ran a story accusing the 14 year old girl Molly as someone who came in between Tyga's relationship with Kylie Jenner. Molly is being represented by high powered attorney Gloria Allred who says nothing inappropriate went down between Tyga and Molly. In text messages, the girl says she was 17 when Tyga asked her about her age. Tyga attempted to Facetime the singer three times and the girl never answered. Tyga says he Facetimed her because he wanted to see her sing for he and his managers. So what do you think about this story? Do you think Tyga was trying to kick game to another child or was he simply trying to sign new talent? I mean we do know Tyga has a thing for young girls. In other news, ...

Good afternoon! The big news story today is Future taking to Twitter to air out his frustrations with Ciara. First Future stated that his new album will be a "classic" and then he lunged into a full blown attack on Ciara. He goes on to say that he pays 15K for child support a month and Ciara will not let him see his child. Meanwhile Ciara continues to shove her new relationship with Russell Wilson down our throats. If that wasn't enough Future called Ciara a "bitch" who likes to be in "control".Ouch! This is getting very ugly! Whose side are you on? Personally I'm #teamfuture I used to be a fan of Ciara's but she's very annoying these days. Let the man see his child. This man wants to be in his child's life. It's not the other way around where he is ignoring the fact that he has a child. Chris Brown is now filing a lawsuit against the woman alleging that he struck her during New Year's Eve. Did I report this already? I can...

Chris Brown has been accused of hitting a woman in the eye during a New Year's eve party. Chris has vehemently denied the claims and dismissed it as a groupie girl simply wanting to get rich. I admit when I first heard the story, I believed the girl but now I believe Chris. In other news, "RHOA" star Kandi Burruss-Tucker has come out defending her husband Todd Tucker after cast mate Phaedra Parks accused Todd of having no job and all his money has cleared up. Clearly Phaedra was throwing shade for the simple fact that she owes Todd money. Kandi says that Phaedra has always owed Todd this money even when Apollo wasn't in jail. It's one big mess if you ask me but it will definitely be awhile before these two are genuine friends again. While we're on the subject of ATL Housewives, Ed Hartwell, who used to be married to season 1 and season 2 ATL Housewive, Lisa Wu is now engaged to Keshia Knight-Pulliam of "The Cosby Show" fame. Keshia was previously d...

By now, I think we all have heard about the unfortunate and untimely passing of R&B legend Natalie Cole. Her passing definitely took me by surprise. I was in the gym this morning and during a break from my workout, is when I learned of the saddening news. Natalie Cole and I share the same birthday. May Natalie rest in peace. Prayers to her family and friends. Natalie has won 9 Grammy awards. She is known perhaps for her biggest hit, "Unforgettable" which she sang with her late father Nat King Cole. Her other hits include, "Mr. Melody", "Miss You Like Crazy", and "Pink Cadillac". Over the years Natalie has had many health issues due to her drug use back in the 80s. Natalie passed away in Los Angeles on December 31. :(