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Beyoncé had a push party(baby shower) yesterday with several friends and family by her side. Beyoncé's due date and sex of her twins are unknown has seen much speculation. Nicki Minaj will be opening tonight's Billboard Music Awards with what is being labeled a "epic 9 minute performance". Nicki will perform a medley of her hits and I'm sure "No Frauds" will be included for good measure. :) Drake is also said to be performing among others. The Billboard Music Awards air tonight at 8 P.M. EST(Eastern Standard Time) on ABC(I believe). Snoop Dogg says he's putting out a gospel album. Why? I don't know. But hey if it makes you money then so be it. Busta Rhymes just celebrated his 45th birthday. Our 90s rappers are getting old! Speaking of Busta, he hasn't put out new music in awhile that I'm aware of. You can hear him spit some bars on Faith Evans' "The King & I" album which is currently #1 on iTunes R&B chart. Go Fait...

Some music news for you all today! Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Beyoncé is being eyed for the new "The Lion King" movie. Mary J. Blige says she did not ask for her vocals to be removed from Faith Evans' debut album contrary to rumors. Faith Evans was on "The Breakfast Club" awhile back and said she received a call that Mary wanted her vocals removed from the song and Faith never knew why. Mary went on to say that she liked the duet and always wondered why her vocals her removed. Tamar Braxton recently revealed on "Braxton Family Values" that she suffered a miscarriage amidst her firing from "The Real" and all the other drama with her sisters. Drake's "More Life" album is slated to be the #1 album for a second week in a row.

Monica may be with child. Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I went out of town for the Holiday but now I am back. There are rumors swirling around that Monica may be with child. The singer has yet to confirm these rumors but it wouldn't surprise me. Last night Monica appeared on "Where Are They Now?" which appears on the OWN network. Personally if I were Monica I would of been insulted if they asked me to appear on the show. I say this because Monica is still in the spotlight. Just this year she released an album and while it didn't perform that spectacularly, we know Monica is still around. I could understand them doing a story on someone like Sisqo because no one knows what happened to him. But hey you know what they say, "there is no such thing as bad publicity". What do you think? Kanye West is still hospitalized and is now said to be suffering from "paranoia" and "depression" among other things. My intentions are not to ...

A very old pic of me. Faith Evans was caught flashing the audience during the Bad Boy reunion tour. The singer was performing her hit single, "You Used To Love Me" when she started flinging her dress around flashing her vagina. While I don't feel this was intentional, Faith has yet to say anything regarding the mishap. I'm sure this wasn't done purposely because Faith has always been a class act.  Beanie Sigel was caught on tape being beat up by one of his Philly associates. Beanie recently revealed that he helped Meek Mill write a dis song to The Game.  Omarion is being sued over his hit song, "Post To Be". Apparently the song was ripped from another song titled, "Came To Do" and the person or people responsible is asking for $300,000 dollars. I'm surprised its not more considering how huge the song was. 

An old banner The Game has Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian in a huge argument. Rob Kardashian, who was friends with the Game is upset and feels betrayed by he and Blac Chyna for not telling him of their affair even though it was before him. The Game is a savage! He's had sex with a pair of sisters(Kim and Khloe Kardashian) and what's funny is he was or is also friends with Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian's husband. I guess no one is off limits when it comes to who Game hooks up with. I'm sure those pictures of him in his boxer briefs definitely lit his DM(Direct Message) box on Instagram.  Pharrell Williams and his wife just announced that he and his wife are expecting their second child. Congrats to the couple! In other baby news, Tatyana Ali(show: "Fresh Prince") and Angela Simmons(show: "Run's House") both just welcomed babies into the world. Next up is "Cosby" star Keshia Knight-Pulliam. Which celebrity do you think will get preg...

I got the tea. Tamar Braxton apparently unfollowed Monica and Toya Wright on social media for appearing on "The Real". As we all know Tamar Braxton was unceremoniously fired from "The Real" and it was a really big ordeal. And it still continues to be a very big ordeal when she is doing stuff like that. Personally I don't think its that serious but Tamar Braxton is Queen Petty without a doubt. Just like Tamar, Monica and Toya Wright have things to promote just like the next chick. I don't think their intentions were to be disrespectful to Tamar but Tamar personally needs a slice of humble pie. Just when we thought the divorce between Mary J. Blige and husband Kendu Issacs would be a quiet one, he is now asking her for spousal support. Mary and Kendu married 13 years ago and he also served as her manager. Mary, who sings the new theme song on season 20 of "The View" said during a recent guest appearance that her new album is slated for a Decembe...

Lil' Kim teams up with Faith Faith Evans posted to her Instagram that she just did a collab with Lil' Kim for her "The King & I" album. Faith expressed her love for the track she did with Kim and Kim returned the love back via Instagram. The two have patched up their rivalry back sometime ago. It all started a few years ago when they were seen hugged up to more recently Faith introducing Lil' Kim during her VH1 Hip Honors ceremony. What do you think of Lil' Kim and Faith collaborating? Is it long overdue?  Cassie has signed to Epic Records. It's been reported that a new single is also on the way. I believe Bad Boy is under Sony Records so this would make perfect sense.  Rihanna and Drake are said to be an actual item now. Rihanna even got a shark tattoo commemorating Drake. What do you think of the new couple? Do you think they make a cute couple? Drake is definitely smitten for Rihanna and has been for awhile.

Mariah Carey recently spoke out about her time on "American Idol" for the 59th time. She calls the experience "abusive" and even told the reporter that she was being drove to drink just from talking about the past experience. What a diva Mariah! "American Idol" was last year! I wish people would stop asking Mariah about her time on there. We all know it wasn't a good experience for her. Faith Evans is being sued by a promoter who paid her upfront for an upcoming concert performance. It turns out after booking the gig, Faith also booked the gig to do the "Bad Boy Reunion Tour". Faith is one of the featured artists on that bill and people are expecting to see her on both tours. What's a girl to do? So another week has passed and Frank Ocean's upcoming album, "Boys Don't Cry" has not been released. Many reports said that the album would be released on iTunes on August 5 but so far no album has surfaced. I don't recall...

Things got a little too real for R&B singer Kehlani. The singer attempted to take her life yesterday after news spread about her relationship via social media. She is currently recovering in the hospital and many people have send prayers her way. Let's pray for a speedy recovery for the Grammy nominated star. Faith Evans has revealed that she plans to release a duets album with Biggie. She also revealed that a hologram featuring the late rapper is in the works. How do you all feel about a duets album between Faith and Biggie? Lil' Wayne is suing Universal Music Group, the parent label to Cash Money. Wayne alleges that Universal owes him money for profit he brought to the company through Nicki Minaj, Tyga, and Drake. Wayne has been in a long battle with Cash Money for money owed to him as well. Universal is being sued for $40 million dollars. Do you think Lil' Wayne will see some money? Well that's all the stories I have for today! Thanks for reading!

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!

Faith Evans unveils her new video for her single "Make Love" featuring KeKe Wyatt. "Make Love" appears on Faith's album "Incomparable" which was released last year. If you haven't checked it out yet, you should. It's really good!

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 ...

It is that time of the year where you all will start seeing every blogger post their year end list of favorite albums and the like. Since there isn't much news really worth reporting today, I figure I'll take some time to mention my favorite albums of 2014. There weren't many albums that I found all that amusing like most of you. I usually don't like most albums as a whole. I usually only like a handful of songs but these albums mentioned below struck a chord with me. I'll first start with Bravehear t by Ashanti. It was a long road to getting this album released but once she did, it debuted in Pop top 10 signifying Ashanti's staying power over the years. For such a long wait I felt the music on Braveheart was really good and Ashanti previewed a lot of the music beforehand so there was a lot to look forward to. My favorite song is Early In The Morning featuring French Montana. Oh when I first heard it, the song stayed on repeat. I even got my niece liking it....

Faith Evans is releasing her new album on November 24. You can check out a sample of the album before its released and based on the previews, the album sounds pretty good. I'm surprised because I wasn't expecting much from this project but my hope in it has been restored.

FRAGILE STATE: Faith Evans is shooting a video for her next single Fragile . She might as well because that I Deserve It song wasn't going anywhere on the charts. The video is said to feature Pooch Hall formerly of BET's The Game. Faith Evans' new album Incomparable will be available on November 24. Will you be copping? NAKED TO THE WORLD: Something that you may or may not want to cop is a peek at a leaked nude picture of Yung Berg. If you recall Yung Berg is a rapper and producer who is currently appearing on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood . Now I don't have the link for you but all you have to do is Google it or find it on Twitter. But what had happened was Yung Berg and his TV girlfriend Hazel E got in a spat on social media and Hazel leaked the pictures for all to see. Now let the male nude picture leaking begin! Ha!

Faith Evans teases fans with a visual of her new single and video for I Deserve It . The single is now available on iTunes. The song features Missy Elliott and newcomer Sharaya J. Faith Evans' upcoming album Incomparable is due in October or November. I've said this before but I'm not impressed with Faith's music ever since she's been an indie artist. I feel like the quality of her music has been taken a step down.

Tamia's days of being an independent artist are over for now. The Canadian songstress has inked a deal with Def Jam Records. The singer recently announce the news. Tamia's last two albums were indie releases and the first indie release did moderately well. I wonder what made Tamia considering going back to a major label. She obviously struck a suitable deal that works for her. Let's see how this goes. When you tune in to this year's Video Music Awards, one performance we all will be looking forward to is undoubtedly Beyoncé. The singer is rumored to perform her entire self titled release in a 15 minute set. Beyoncé is currently pulling out all the stops to make sure this performance is monumental, defining, and will be a part of VMA "history". Faith Evans has revealed that her new single I Deserve It featuring Missy Elliott and Sharaya J will be released on iTunes on August 28 anad the album Incomparable will be available two months later on October 28. Will...

MUSIC BITS: Drake says there's nothing but love between he and Rihanna. This comes on the heels of Drake using Rihanna's picture in his concert followed by the number 666. He explained that the 6 stood for his upcoming album View From The 6 . Who do you think? For some reason I'm not completely buying this but whatever. Teyana Taylor is releasing her album VII on October 21. The album features the first single Maybe featuring Pusha. Omarion's girlfriend went into labor earlier today. I'm guessing by now she's likely given birth but the sex of the baby is unknown at presstime. Faith Evans has shot the video for her new single I Deserve It featuring Missy Elliott & Sharaya J. The video features cameos from KeKe Wyatt, Stevie J, and Joseline Hernandez of Love & Hip Hop fame. Faith's upcoming album Incomparable is due later this year. 

KEEP THE FAITH: Faith Evans has inked a recording and publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis US Records. She will release her new album Incomparable this Fall through the label. The album will feature the first single I Deserve It featuring Missy Elliott & Sharaya J. KANDI KOATED: Kandi is taking her stage play loosely based on her life, A Mother's Love on the road starting in September and going all the way to December. Make sure you look to see when Kandi and crew is coming to your town.

Any news is better than no news. BROWN JUICE: Chris Brown has been released from jail. The only bad thing is he may be returning to jail when he returns to court in the next few months. Chris has a few prior felonies that he's still dealing with. Let's hope the best for this troubled young man. GOTTA HAVE FAITH: Faith Evans had to clap back at notorious blogger Sandra Rose when she insinuated that Faith's son Christoper Wallace Jr. was gay. Christopher Wallace Jr. who just graduated from high school posted a pic alongside a companion of his in a rather risqué position and that led to the talk. Faith's response to Sanda Rose, "eat a million dicks". And that's word to ya Mother! Ha!