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Foxy Brown reportedly showed up to a Philly nightclub and didn't perform and upset patrons. Based on what I've read, the nightclub kept playing Lil' Kim songs prior to her getting on stage. After that it was reported that Foxy stayed in the corner before being booed by patrons who chanted "Remy Ma" as she exited the building. I didn't see a flyer or anything prior to Foxy's "gig" cause usually if she's performing a flyer would of made some of her Instagram fan sites but I don't recall seeing one. Expect Foxy to speak out soon on this matter via her Instagram page that I'm blocked on. 50 Cent is getting his own late night talk show on BET. The show is titled, "50 Central" and I'm not sure what the show will consist of but if anything we can expect plenty of jabs thrown at Diddy and Rick Ross. Speaking of BET, they just unveiled some new and returning shows on the network including VH1's very own, "Hit The Floor...

So Janet Jackson's friend has come out defending the singer after social media had a field day insinuating that Janet divorced her husband for a huge payout. According to reports, Janet would receive a huge payout if she stayed married for 5 years to the tune of $500 million dollars. Janet's friend attests that Janet is not looking for a huge payout and that she was in fact married for only 4 years, not 5 as its been widely reported. Meanwhile Janet has posted a picture of her newborn baby days ago and the Internet went wild. The baby is very cute and takes after his father. In other music news, there was footage of 50 Cent punching a woman at a concert and then later on bringing the women on stage to twerk. Now the woman is pursuing a lawsuit and I saw this coming. After 50 Cent realized what he did by punching the woman, he brought her onstage to twerk to try to make light of the situation. What he should of did was pay her then and there but then again he has no money acco...

Trina surprises fans. Today is Trina's birthday and she gifted her fans with a new project titled, "Dynasty 6". The project contains 7 songs and was released through Trina's own imprint, Rockstarr Music Group. The project is available on all music streaming services. Will you be checking this out?  50 Cent is not surprised by Kanye West's recent meltdown and hospitalization. The two rappers were once rivals due to the fact that they released albums on the same day years ago. It was more of a friendly rival which benefited both artists at the time. Speaking of Kanye, there are reports that say that Kanye has been on medication and he hasn't been taking it and that led to his recent meltdown. What do you think? Do you think Kanye is medicated or needs to be medicated? We all know now Kanye has been released from the hospital and hopefully he will continue to take care of himself.  VH1 recorded their "Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night" last night...

An old banner Chris Brown was reportedly promised a role on "Power" by 50 Cent(who is the executive producer). Apparently Starz, the network is not too fond of Brown and feels that he has major "anger issues". 50, however is fighting to still have Chris play a drug dealer on the show.  Stevie J is said to be going to jail for non-payment of child support. Stevie's non-payment for child support was one of his many storylines for the last season of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta". Ex- wife girlfriend Joseline Hernandez pressured Stevie's baby mother, Mimi Faust to put Stevie on child support and she finally did. Stevie made a farewell bid on social media. Stevie starts his sentencing next week but for how long he is in jail, I'm not sure.  Speaking of Joseline Hernandez, she is one of the many celebrities that will be featured on VH1's reincarnation of "Hollywood Squares", now called "Hip Hop Squares". There is no...

My anaconda don't... A few details have emerged regarding the upcoming album from Nicki Minaj. One producer states that the new album is "more pop than rap" but to me that's not much of a surprise, though Nicki's albums have a fair mix of both genres. It's also rumored that the album is titled, "NM4". The "NM" is obviously her initials and the "4" marks her fourth album. Are you all looking forward to a new Nicki Minaj album?  More "Real Housewives of Atlanta news"..Kenya Moore was caught by TMZ leaving the airport and she says ex-boyfriend, Matt Jordan is "not a boss" and scolded him for taking all his frustrations to social media but isn't that what most people do these days. She's done it plenty of times though she'll tell you different. Also they say Nene Leakes owes $800,000 in back taxes from 2014 and if she doesn't pay up they will take from her assets. Phaedra Parks is hosting a ...

Drake was in Madison Square Garden last night as part of his Summer Sixteen tour. Not one to be outdone, Drake brought out Dipset minus Jim Jones(who felt a ways about it), J. Cole, Remy Ma, and Fat Joe among others. Drake also took time to throw more shots at Funk Flex at Hot 97 for all the slick talking he's been doing. Jim Jones felt slighted of course and called Cam'ron a "bird" via social media after a picture surfaced of 50 Cent and Cam'ron. Sounds like Jimmy Jones is bitter. I was reading up on some of the other gossip blogs and I read a story about Lil' Mo's husband. Allegedly he got a woman pregnant and in screenshots submitted by the woman, Lil' Mo's husband admits to like "big dick". Ha! Boy wouldn't I love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation. It reminds me of that "straight" boxer that did gay porn and once it leaked out, he lied and said he was drugged. Then he later came out and said he is in fact g...

Azealia Banks says she's quitting all social media! And how many times have we heard her say that? But yet Azealia continues to post on Instagram. Azealia also took time to shut down rumors that she's had ass shots since a picture she posted suggested she did. She says its "exolens"; whatever that is but whatever it is, it made her ass look good. In more interesting news, there's said to be a battle brewing between Drake and Eminem. Apparently New York's Hot 97 radio personality, Ebro says he had a convo with Drake saying he's heard that Eminem plans to dis Drake. Drake says that if it does happen, he's prepared for Eminem. I wonder does that mean his ghostwriter already has a verse in the vault? Drake also spoke on his feud with Joe Budden saying that if he wanted to, he was going to leak a screen shot of a DM(Direct Message) on Instagram of a convo between the two insinuating that Joe has a drug problem. This should be interesting if this does go d...

So word on the street is that Ashanti is secretly dating The Game. I read a story last night on another online blog and I believe it. I remember this same blog posted a screenshot of Ashanti liking one of Game's infamous underwear selfie pics. If that's not enough Game was said to be overheard but not seen on Ashanti's Snapchat, the same was said about Game. Both artists were visiting a club in L.A. Ashanti has been spending a lot of time in L.A. as of recently. Her sister has a place there and she's doing a lot of business over there. I think she's signed a record deal to one L.A. based label but don't quote me on that. It would be interesting if Game and Ashanti are dating though given their past history. Both artists recorded for labels that were once foes, Murder Inc. & G-Unit. While most of the beef has been patched up over the years there's still some ill feelings between Ja Rule & 50 Cent, Irv Gotti & Ashanti, and Game and 50 Cent. Asha...

Is there a possible G-Unit reunion in the works? According to one of the famed DJ's associated with the group, The Game and 50 Cent may be reuniting. The two have been beefing over the years. Let's see how true this is. I feel The Game has been wanting to bury the hatchet for quite some time but 50 wants to keep the beef alive or he was simply not ready to forgive The Game for whatever reason. In other music news, Tamar Braxton may or may not have revealed that her big sis, Toni Braxton is dating Birdman. Toni Braxton famously worked with Birdman on her forgotten 2002 album, "More Than A Woman" on a track called, "Give It Back"(which was one of my favorite songs from that album). I would say they make an interesting couple if this is indeed true. I think we'd all agree that Toni could do much better but hey if she's happy I'm happy. I like Toni Braxton and I always have! You should read her memoir, "Unbreak My Heart" if you haven...

So all the stories featured today have to do with tours, funny enough. Mariah is difficult to work with!? No surprise there. Madonna is showing out on her tour as well and 50 Cent had a special guest at his recent tour. So word on the street is that Mariah Carey is becoming increasingly difficult to work with. Mariah is currently shooting a docu series for E! which will document the singer as she prepares for her tour. Mariah wants to have control of how everything is edited, which as far as I know is pretty hard to do when it comes to "reality" shows. The production company behind the show is also responsible for "Keeping Up With Kardashians". Mariah is currently overseas on her "Sweet Sweet Fantasy" tour. If that wasn't enough Mariah was recently 45 minutes late on stage in Leeds. One fan tweeted that "Mariah needs to join the crowd of over 10,000 spectators". What is wrong with these divas? Speaking of tours, Madonna is making news for her...

Trina was involved in a scuffle last night that turned physical. According to TMZ, Trina and friends were leaving a performance when two of her friends got into a fight. Trina then stood up for her friends to help shoo off the hecklers. Trina apparently got so upset that she struck the guy and it was all caught on tape. It was definitely Trina in rare form. Go to TMZ.com to check the video out. And Beyoncé is feeling the heat from her Super Bowl halftime performance. Cops are vowing to not be present at her "Formation World Tour" since they feel her new video for the song, "Formation" calls for police brutality. I don't think Beyoncé is against the police at all. It's just a bunch of people in their feelings because they have nothing else to go on about at this time. My friend and I were talking and he said he ain't buying no tickets to Beyoncé's tour until he hears some new music. Well there you go! I definitely won't be attending because I d...

Love is in the air or then again not so much! It depends on who you ask! Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose may be on the path to reconciliation. The two have recently started following each other again on social media and have done a great job co-parenting. What do you think about Wiz and Amber back together? Speaking of getting back together, Sage The Gemini is trying to get back with Jordin Sparks. The rapper expressed his love for his ex-girlfriend via social media which Wendy Williams found tacky. I thought it was cute but he wants the world to know he wants his girl back. It leads me to wonder what happened between the two. Maybe he did the "ultimate no no" with her, whatever that is huh? Ha! While we're on the subject of reunions, Lloyd Banks and The Game were seen together in Dubai much to the dismay of 50 Cent who has been at war with The Game for years. I feel like 50's beef with nearly everyone has hindered his artists like Young Buck and Lloyd Banks. I feel Lloy...

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...

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 ...

Azealia Banks may be headed to jail after surveillance video shows that outspoken rapper fighting a security guard. More details as they become available. And Young Thug is beefing with Future's producer MetroBoomin. Metro claims that many people are jocking Future's style and Young Thug took offense and took to Twitter. 50 Cent was on the receiving end of some hot gossip courtesy of ex-girlfriend, actress Vivica A. Fox. When asked what she thought about 50 Cent saying "Empire" was facing a ratings decline because of its gay storylines, she insinuated that 50 Cent was gay by calling him a "booty snatcher". Vivica made reference to a XXL magazine cover that 50 Cent appeared on with Soulja Boy. In typical 50 Cent fashion, he clapped back at his ex and said that she ate his booty, even though he didn't want her too and she had him tied down "50 Shades of Grey" style. That wasn't it. 50 then went to bash Vivica about her looks and her dissing...

Trina will release her new single, "Fuck Boy" on November 13 on iTunes, the same day as friend, Missy Elliott who will release her new single, "WTF" featuring Pharrell Williams. Are you looking forward to music from these two? Going back to Trina though, the song title alone, leads me to believe that she is referring to French Montana. Then again it could be any guy who has wronged Trina since she's been in some pretty high profile relationships over the years. What do you think? And what do you think about TLC saying they did not dupe fans and their Kickstarted funded album is still on its way. A fan asked about the status of the album which led many to believe that TLC duped fans. But T-Boz called into "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" and assured that no show thing happened, as far as the fans being duped. And Rick Ross' beef, or should I say 50 Cent's beef with Rick Ross rages on. This morning, over social media, the two have traded insult...

"Empire" saw its ratings decline with its second episode and 50 Cent had something to say about it. He feels the gay story line is too much for some people and its turning people off. Many agreed with these statements as well as their being numerous guests each week. Guest appearances aside, I don't think there is nothing wrong with them but I do think right now a lot of the story lines are all over the place. Now that Lucious is out jail now maybe things will fall back into place. As far as the gay story lines, one of the main characters in the show is gay so what do you expect. Second, the creator of "Empire" is gay so you don't think he would represent gay characters in some capacity? GTFOH! Amber Rose spoke out on her "slut shaming" she experienced in the hands of her famous ex-es Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa. She says Wiz has since apologized for calling her a "stripper" and she forgives them both. Kanye said in an interview he had t...

50 Cent has been ordered to pay $5 million dollars to Rick Ross' baby mother for leaking her sex tape. Do you recall the story? Funny thing is I never seen the sex tape, have you? Future has announced his new album, "Dirty Sprite 2" which will be released on July 17 through Epic Records. It is the follow up to "Honest" released last year. The album's first single, "Blow A Bag" is now available on iTunes. Drake is featured on the new album. After loving Future's "Beast Mode" mixtape hardcore I'm looking forward to this.   

Hey y'all! So I was reading that 50 Cent is threatening to sue Rick Ross. Why? Because 50 Cent leaked out his baby mama's sex tape awhile back. Have you seen it? The move caused Ross' baby mama emotional distress and worse, suicide. Now 50 Cent wants to sue Rick Ross if he loses the case citing that he wouldn't had possession of the tape if it weren't for Rick Ross. I don't know the rest of this story and frankly I'm not sure if you want to either. 50 is too messy for words! Let your Memorial Day weekend begin people! Mine began yesterday. If your bored and not doing much look back at some of my prior posts or you may never know I may pop up with an update or two over the weekend. Enjoy!

MUSIC BITS: BET held its annual "Black Girls Rock" show and it brought out such stars as Ciara, Tracee Ellis Ross("black-ish"), Faith Evans, Fantasia, Lalah Hatahway, Janelle Monae, and many more. The telecast will air in April on BET. The show recognizes black women in all industries who are are positive role models etc.  Destiny's Child reunited this weekend for the Stellar Awards. They performed "Say Yes" from Michelle Williams' album "Journey To Freedom". Do you guys want to see Destiny's Child get back together and do a new album or nah?  R. Kelly is being sued by a concert promoter for stiffing the promoter out of $10,000 dollars. I don't know much else in regards to this story and I really don't care. Do you? Diddy and French Montana were seen on Instagram caught in a compromising position with Diddy shirtless with his butt on French Montana. The pair were laying atop of a roof alongside other friends including Cassie....