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Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (from DeBarge) has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned. Chico filed the papers in L.A. County Superior Court against his wife Andrea DeBarge, citing "irreconcilable differences." According to the docs, the couple was married in 1996 and separated in 2005. It's unclear why the divorce took so long. They have four children -- but here's the interesting part ... Chico wants NO custody whatsoever, simply asking for visitation rights. Two of the children were born before the marriage, and by the looks of the papers, Chico's not convinced they're all his -- because he's also asking to take a paternity test to prove he's the daddy ... that is, before he starts shelling out child support. Calls to Andrea weren't returned.   http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/19/chico-debarge-divorce/

Joe and Chico DeBarge get their selves in a mountain of trouble when their talking to infamous DJ Angela Yee who asks the men about oral sex. What was so funny was the guy they started off showing, I believed to be Joe. In the back of my mind I was saying this looks like Chico[DeBarge] and come to find out it indeed was Chico. When I found this video, it only indicated that Joe was in it and no one else. For Hip Hop News & Entertainment at DimeWars.Com

If you don't know Nicki Minaj, she is an upcoming rapper who is down with Lil' Wayne's Young Money click. She has graced numerous mixtapes and is currently working on her own upcoming album. While in the studio with Lil' Scrappy, Nicki along with Scrappy and some other hoodlums talk about New York and what rappers they would 'minaj'(menage). Check it out! By the looks of it I can see that Scrappy has been working out. I remember him being a scrawny little thing before. Scrappy talks a lot of shit(like a lot of rappers) and I couldn't stand to hear him go on. If you didn't know Scrappy recently signed with DTP/Def Jam Records. Music Biz: Chico DeBarge To 'Talk' On New Album! Former "Talk To Me" singer Chico DeBarge is close to releasing the long-anticipated album "Addiction" this summer!"Addiction," DeBarge's first release since 2003s "Free," will be released under the singer's new deal with Keda...

Check out the new album cover from rapper Q-Tip. His new album, "The Renaissance" will be in stores November 4. The album is led by single, "Gettin Up". Check out the tracklisting below! 1. Johnny Is Dead 2. Won’t Trade 3. Gettin’ Up 4. Offishal 5. You 6. Fight/Love feat. Raphael Saadiq 7. ManWomanBoogie feat. Amanda Diva 8. Love 9. Dance On Glass 10. Life Is Betta feat. Norah Jones 11. Believe feat. D'Angelo 12. Shaka Music News: Kevon Edmonds Returns! Former After 7 singer Kevon Edmonds has inked a deal for his second solo album. The brother of Kenneth"Babyface" Edmonds will release his sophomore opus on Make Entertainment/Image Entertainment in March2009. Image Entertainment has also distributed recent CDs by Tamia and Mint Condition. Edmonds' last CD,'24/7,' was certified gold when it was released in 1999 and its title track was a smash at radio. In recent years, Edmonds has been touring with Babyface, performed spot dates with the newl...