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Rick Ross was put on blast by his baby mother via social media making several accusations towards the rap superstar. In her social media rant, she alleges that Ross didn't call his son for his birthday but was quick to call her when he learned of her appearing on the upcoming season of "Love & Hip Hop Miami"(airing in January on VH1). She also called out Ross for being infatuated with Birdman's feud with Lil' Wayne suggesting he find more important things to do with his time like call his son. Unfortunately children don't ask to be born and many times they're caught in the middle of the drama between parents when they're no longer together and have a falling out. Rick Ross shot back via his Snapchat account saying that his baby mother was simply wanting attention and social media likes. He also went on to say that his baby mother is still holding a grudge towards him for sleeping with her sister years earlier. Now I can see exactly why she may or...

Do you all remember when it was reported some time ago that Keyshia Cole allegedly beat the brakes off some woman? The unknown woman at the time was dating Cole's ex, Birdman "Baby" Williams. Now the woman has come forward and has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Keyshia Cole. This was a strange time for Keyshia because she had been dumped by not only Birdman but also Bow Wow. Her career was in tatters and she was having a nervous breakdown in my opinion. Now it seems Keyshia Cole may have her act together then again she may not. She is set to appear on the new season of VH1's "Love & Hip Hop Hollywood" with her ex-husband, Daniel "Boobie" Gibson. Sounds like a hot mess already! In some not so shocking news, Brandy has broken up again with her rumored boyfriend, Sis The Baptist. Reportedly, Brandy found out that Sis was still seeing his baby mama. This whole relationship is a mess and was doomed from the start. Fans of Brandy(including myse...

Beyoncé on vocal rest. I was on Twitter earlier where I saw the hashtag #PrayForBeyoncé and I was wondering what was wrong. Well it turns out the singer had to cancel a performance due to vocal rest. Hey it happens to the best! Get well Beyoncé.  Rich Homie Quan, Rick Ross, Drake, Toya Wright, Nicki Minaj, and Young Thug are just a handful of artists who have shown support to Lil' Wayne after he announced that he was "mentally defeated" after his ongoing feud with Birdman. Birdman has been withholding Lil' Wayne's "The Carter 5" album for quite some time. Just when it looked like things were working out, Birdman and Lil' Wayne were at it again. Wayne recently shouted out, "Fuck Cash Money" at Drake's concert. Speaking of Cash Money, one of the artists on the Young Money roster, Tyga just got his car repossessed. It just so happened while the rapper was out looking for another car. How crazy is that? It seems like Tyga needs t...

Trina makes cameo in video Frank Ocean finally released his new album via Apple Music as reported. The album, now titled, "Blond" features Ocean with green hair and his face covered. "Boys Don't Cry", the album's original title is now part of a book that Ocean will feature in several pop up shops around the world including in Chicago and L.A. As far "Blond" guests include Beyoncé, Jazmine Sullivan, and Kanye West. I'm currently listening to the album as I speak. I'm going to be honest, I'm not really feeling what I've heard so far. I've noticed that if I like a particular album by an artist and I like it hardcore, I usually don't like the follow up album. I was nervous this would happen. Have you listened to Frank Ocean's new album? Trina makes a cameo in the first single and video to Frank Ocean's "Nikes", which is the opening track on the new album, "Blond". Speaking of Trina, her ex-boy...

Beyoncé has spoken out and sends her condolences to the officers who lost their lives during the Dallas protests. More stories of officers getting shot has plagued the news in the last few days. #StopTheViolence #StopTheHate Snoop Dogg and The Game have teamed up in L.A. to band together with the LAPD to start an open dialogue about all the violence. Snoop, The Game, and hundreds of other people marched alongside the men. Elsewhere in Atlanta, there was a protest that spanned several streets. More celebrities have spoken out and still some remain silent but again that's their choice. D.L. Hughley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Angela Simmons, Tyrese, Jourdan Dunn, and Tyga have all spoken out over all the incidents that have been in the news. When will it stop? On a lighter note, "Empire" is shooting their third season and spotted on set was none other than Birdman and French Montana. People were clowning French Montana in a video where it appeared he had makeup on and low and...

So I got some news today about the Braxton sisters. It's a lot of news and I want to keep it as short as possible. I'll start with Toni Braxton first who brought out Birdman at her concert last night. There had been rumors of Toni and Birdman dating and her bringing him out last night seemed to confirm those rumors. If that wasn't enough, Toni warned everyone to "put some respeck on his name". If you didn't know that's the famous quote from Birdman during his 2 minute interview with "The Breakfast Club", a radio show based out of New York(in case you didn't know). Tamar Braxton is still feeling the heat after her exit from "The Real". Warner Bros. is threatening to sue or have already began legal proceedings against WeTV and Tamar and Vince Herbert; Tamar's husband. Warner Bros. alleges that Tamar faked scenes on her reality TV show, "Braxton Family Values" when news spread that she got fired. Immediately after news...

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...

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 ...

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...

Ashanti appeared on "The Real" where she was grilled about her new man who she described as 6 foot 4 and 290 lbs. She stated that her new boo is not in the music industry either. We did some digging and its none other than San Francisco 49ers player Darren Dockett. Though this is not new news to most people. The two have actually been dating for quite a while. I believe the two met over Twitter where they have exchanged convo in the past. Interesting thing about Dockett is he's rumored to be gay and I thought he had a domestic dispute in the past. But if she likes it, I love it! In other music news, Rich Homie Quan called out Young Thug last night at a concert and now the two are beefing on social media. Apparently Quan made some homophobic comments and name dropped Young Thug. If I'm correct I believe these two had fallen out before over some other stuff, not sure what though. But the way these two carry on, one would think that they were more than friends! :) And ...

Good morning! I'm sorry for the lack of updates but its because I've been really busy with work. When I'm not working, I'm either working out, hanging with friends, or trying to relax. I'm also trying to enjoy what's left of the Summer. But have we truly had one is what my Mother said a few days ago! I agree with her, the weather has been somewhat shitty here. It's been raining and its been cooler than normal. I can take the cool weather cause I'm not a big fan of the hot weather anyway, not sticky, humid hot anyway. But let's see what I missed and what you missed music news wise. So I just read that Jeremih was arrested on his birthday for drunk driving. He was later released some 8 1/2 hours. Wow! Ain't that some shit! :( As I type this I'm currently listening to the new album from Future, "Dirty Sprite 2". The album features the first single, "Blow A Bag". If you would of asked me a year ago if I fucked with Future, I ...

ARM CANDY: Jay Z has come out defending his streaming music service, TIDAL saying it needs time to grow did other popular music services such as iTunes and Spotify. Do you think he has a point or nah? And Tyga has tattooed his girlfriend Kylie Jenner's name on his arm. That's always a big no no when artists and celebrities do that. The relationship becomes doomed once you do that in my opinion. But best of luck to them. And I say that because Tyga's ex and baby mama blasted Tyga when she leaked out text messages of him saying he wanted to get back together. He kindly responded back and said he ain't with the "tea". Well there you have it! TOUR DE FORCE: Speaking of Tyga, his friend Lil' Wayne found his tour bus shot up in Atlanta. I don't think anyone was hurt but is it safe to say Birdman might of sent his henchmen out for Wayne? Hey you never know! Speaking of Lil' Wayne, his ex boo Trina was said to perform in Columbus, Ohio but however did not...

MAKE YOU DANCE: So I saw that Janet Jackson is reportedly releasing a new single titled "Dancing Tomorrow" on April 28. How do we feel about that? Are we excited? It's been reported that Janet has been working on new music for awhile so I guess we will finally get a chance to see what Janet has been working on all these years. FUCK YOU, PAY ME: And it was reported that Lil' Wayne had dropped his lawsuit against Birdman but apparently not. He has indeed moved the case to New Orleans, whatever that means. I'm thinking it means he must of filed some charges in the state of New Orleans and he is still pursuing the case. Wayne claims he is owed $51 million dollars from Birdman from sales of Young Money artists Drake and Nicki Minaj. As a result Lil'' Wayne's long awaited "The Carter 5" has been placed on hold indefinitely. In a strange twist of irony label mate Young Thug is naming his new album "Carter 6". Why? I don't know but it ...

KEYS TO HER HEART: Birdman must have put a hex out on Keyshia Cole to have her acting in unbelievable ways. First she beating down a chick in his house(which she won't be charged for) and now she's laying atop of pianos in videos on Instagram dedicated to him. It's very weird you ask me. You will have to go to Keyshia Cole's Instagram account to see what I'm talking about. DOLLA AMOUNT: Rich Dollaz of Love & Hip Hop New York has been arrested for not making child support payments. How can you call yourself Rich Dollaz and have no money though? I think its time for a name change seriously! Wouldn't you agree? WELCOME HOME: Juvenile has signed back to Cash Money! Why? I don't know but maybe because he's in need of some "cash money". I'm just hoping he actually gets it this time because that's why they fell out in the first place. I'm assuming everything has been worked out this time and if there is another fall out hopefully ...

Look out for cameos from Kimora Lee Simmons, Christina Milian, and Paris Hilton(who play waitresses and thieves). The Rich Gang album lands in stores on June 25.