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Shocking news! Janet Jackson has reportedly split from her billionaire husband just three months after giving birth to her first second child. Janet was married for 5 years and its being said that she will get a huge payout from her soon to be ex-husband. I was at the mall yesterday and my friend texted me the news. I'm shocked but then again I'm not. I had a feeling this would happen for some reason. A few days ago French Montana caught hell when he called a troll "nappy" headed. Social media had a field day and dragged French Montana for filth. Next thing you know French Montana was defending his character and his race and apologizing. I guess his clap back was a little too much. But sometimes that happens. In reality TV new, its being reported that Phaedra Parks has been fired from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta". All inklings of RHOA has been removed from Parks' social media pages which added fuel to the fire. Reps for Parks say that the rumors we...

Trina gets bad In a surprising turn of events, French Montana brought out his rumored ex-girlfriend, Trina during the Miami leg of the Bad Boy reunion tour. Trina performed her underground hit song, "Fuck Boy" which many have speculated is about French Montana. French pranced around the stage with a towel on his head as Trina rapped to the backing trap, barely keeping up with it. I heard Lil' Kim also had a similar problem. Anyway, Trina also did her hit song, "Nann Nigga" sans Trick Daddy but brought the house down regardless. So, like many people I was surprised to see Trina onstage with French Montana but I guess its safe to say the two have buried whatever beef they had in the past. Good for them! Nicki Minaj has a new T-Mobile commercial and to me she looks very different. I'm not sure if she got some more work done on her face or does she have a new makeup artist. Something is off but I'm not sure what it is. It's not a bad look. She ju...

Mariah's sister in trouble Mariah Carey's older sister, Alison Carey was arrested for prostitution last night or two nights ago. Alison also has AIDS and it was revealed a few years ago. Mariah's brother called Mariah out awhile back for not helping take care of her ailing sister. Mariah has never responded to the accusations. Maybe Mariah eventually helped her out behind the scenes but Mariah has pretty much cut her siblings off over the years for trying to sell her out to the press like her brother did. Do you agree with her brother though that Mariah should help her sister even though they allegedly on bad terms?  You know they say, the best way to get over a man, is to get under another one. This applies to Iggy Azalea who is now likely dating French Montana. The two just took a trip to Mexico complete with pictures and videos. First, there was the video of both Iggy and French's entourages on a plane followed by a video of French resting his head on Iggy...

Old site banner Happy Birthday to Madonna! The Queen of Pop turns 58 today!  Tiny is set to divorce T.I. after allegedly cheating on her with an escort from the notorious Taz Angel's click. This isn't the first time that divorce rumors have dogged the couple. 2 years ago, we found the couple at odds over more infidelity rumors. Both artists released a slew of dis records and engaged in several social media spats before deciding to stay together. So only time will tell if this is true. Meanwhile the couple recently had a baby, Heiress Harris. If I were Tiny I would of divorced T.I. a long time ago. Young Thug just celebrated his birthday as well, not sure if it was today or yesterday but Keke Wyatt serenaded him during his birthday festivities. Young Thug will be releasing his new mixtape, "Jeffrey" soon which is his real name. There are also stories that suggest he may change his stage name. Personally I think he should keep his name as it is.  French Mo...

Remy Ma has a new song out with Fat Joe and French Montana and Fat Joe's son. The song is called "Cookin" and its from their upcoming album due very soon. I've heard a snippet of the song and its very much in the vein of "All The Way Up" so if you like that, you'll like this. And Eminem has been in the news a lot lately for someone who doesn't have a record out. First it revealed that he plans to come out and dis Drake and now another story has surfaced that Suge Knight wanted Eminem dead! A former bodyguard has recently spoken out saying that there was an incident at the Source Awards in 2001 which led to Suge wanting Em dead. Suge Knight is a big bully! I can't believe this man. Apparently they are looking for a new host to replace Tamar Braxton on "The Real". In the running is Mel B. of the Spice Girls, Ashanti, Monica, and Eve(I believe she is the fourth name I read). I do know Ashanti already spends a lot of time in L.A. which ma...

Naturi Naughton of "Power" fame, who also portrayed Lil' Kim in "Notorious" is still feeling the heat from Lil' Kim years after the movie debuted. It's been no secret that Kim wasn't happy with Naughton's portrayal of her in "Notorious". Then again when is anyone ever happy about how their portrayed in a biopic? I can understand Lil' Kim's reasoning but Naughton has finally shot back after years of being dogged by Kim. Apparently it was being reported that Kim was being shady toward Naughton during the VH1 "Hip Hop Honors" after party. Naughton said during a late night VH1 show that she doesn't have any beef with Kim. So what do guys think? Is Lil' Kim taking things too far? In other music news, Joe Budden is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. The rapper was seen on social media chasing down fans who approached him on foot and in a car. The gesture has influenced numerous memes. A new couple alert ...

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...

New York's yearly Summer Jam festivities happened last night not without some drama though. Apparently one of the headliners, Future wasn't about to perform on the main stage for some reason. Fat Joe and Remy Ma performed and brought out Ashanti. I didn't see much else footage from the show except for that. In other music news, Tyrese has been seen cuddling up with actress Sanaa Lathan. Sanaa had most recently been linked up with French Montana and before that Denzel Washington. In reality TV news, Joseline and Stevie J of "Love & Hip Hop" fame have been beefing on Twitter and airing out each others personal business. Joseline has accused Stevie of being gay and liking trans girls among other things. Stevie on the other hand has alleged that he and Joseline were never married and that she's a "hoe". This is getting messier by the day and by the time the reunion comes, its going to be one for the books. You know they always say, more drama goes...

On the cusp of Azealia Banks ranting and raving about Zayn stealing her style, Disney star, Skai Jackson interceded in the feud with a comment of her own about Azealia. That comment prompted a Twitter exchange between Azealia Banks and the 14 year old Skai Jackson with many rooting Jackson on for reading Azealia her rights! Many felt that Azealia was out of line for arguing with a 14 year old but Skai was just as wrong for going back and forth with an adult, no matter how ignorant she may of been behaving, maybe one little read would of been good, but she shouldn't have gone back and forth. If that was enough Azealia went on Periscope and blasted Zayn some more as well as Skai Jackson. She also blasted UK rappers for their style and compared their style to that of the US rappers. Azealia's actions cost her, her headliner slot at a festival she was set to perform at. This is just another incident in an already long list of incidents that has involved Azealia Banks. Leave it t...

Congratulations are in order for Fantasia who got married this weekend. I can't remember the man's name she got married to but I guess that's not as important to report since I don't believe he is a celebrity. There are rumors going around that Fantasia may be joining "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" which to me might be a good move for her. She's married and she's always been pretty public about her life even when she didn't particularly want to. Speaking of relationships, it looks like we may have a new couple on the scene. Actress Sanaa Lathan and French Montana were seen coupling up thanks to Diddy who recorded their misadventures over the weekend. What do we think of those two together? What I will say is this, everyone is free to date who they want to but boy French Montana wastes no time moving on from one woman to the next. Trina, Khloe Kardashian and now Sanaa. Knowing these two they will come out and say they are just friends even though...

MUSIC BITS: French Montana affiliate and friend Chinx Drugz has passed away after being shot. R.I.P. Jay Z reunited with his Roc A Fella crew for one night! Beanie Sigel and Juelz Santana were just some of those in attendance and who graced the stage. Lil' Kim has announced that she will star in a new reality show documenting her return to music. In the preview clip released a few days ago, Kim says Diddy is back in her life, which alludes to the possibility of him helping her make a decent comeback. And Janet Jackson has announced on her birthday, yesterday that she is indeed returning with new music this year as well as a world tour. Happy Belated Birthday to Janet! And last but not least R.I.P to BB King who passed away a few days ago.

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....

It is really hard to keep up with the shenanigans of some of these celebrities. It really is but here goes. BIRTHDAY BOY: So Amber Rose didn't let Wiz Khalifa see his son for his birthday but what else is new? The couple, whose now separated have been going back and forth via social media. Contrary to claims made by Amber Rose on The Breakfast Club, Wiz Khalifa says he never cheated on Amber. So who do you all believe in this mishap? Frankly I'm tired of hearing about it and this just might be the last time I report anything about it. FRENCH KISS: French Montana was seen in the studio with Blac Chyna, Tyga's ex who is know with the Jenner girl and French who is with Khloe. I wonder how that conversation with Khloe and French will go down after Khloe sees that. Personally French Montana in opinion is too much of a playboy to be taken seriously. I don't know what Khloe is thinking and what Trina was even thinking for that matter.

ROSE COLORED GLASSES: Amber Rose is certainly enjoying her newfound freedom as a single woman as is her ex husband Wiz Khalifa. Amber Rose was spotted alongside French Montana on New Year's Eve. The two have been rumored to be getting quite cozy as of lately. Every time you turn around French Montana and Amber Rose are attached to someone different. Looks like there is definitely a lot of fucking going down in Hollywood and beyond. BIG BODY (SPRAGGA) BENZ: And while I'm on the subject of New Year's Eve, Ashanti performed in Jamaica for New Years and on her Instagram she posted videos and pictures with Reggae luminaries such as Spragga Benz(Foxy Brown's ex boyfriend), Shaggy, and more. One particular picture of Ashanti and Spragga Benz has apparently ruffled some feathers in the Foxy Brown camp allegedly. Foxy Brown is known to post cryptic and often shady posts on her Instagram posted a video of Rihanna saying she don't need a man. Well once her fans got hold of th...

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....

I have been out of the loop for the last few days as my social life has started to pick up again just in time for the Holidays. Never fear though I am back with updates. FRENCH KISS: So it turns out that newly single Amber Rose has been mingling with everyone from Chris Brown to now French Montana. The famed socialite apparently posted a picture of herself alongside French and then quickly deleted it. We all know Amber has a thing for rappers and it won't be long before she is on the arm or the bed of another famed rapper. Mark my words! THING CALLED LOVE: And Nicki Minaj and her ex boyfriend Ms. Safaree, as I like to call him have been going back and forth on Twitter after rumors of Safaree having suicidal thoughts. Personally it was too much to keep up with nor was I interested in this or Nicki's new album. LOVE 4 SALE: Memphitz aka Mickey Wright, the ex-boyfriend of K. Michelle has been throwing shade at her via social media after her appearance on Wendy last week. Memphit...

French Montana bought Diddy a Cadillac Escalade for his 45th birthday! Azealia Banks pulled a Beyoncé and released her album Broke With Expensive Taste via iTunes. Ray J's former assistant and Teairra Mari got on the radio to expose Ray. Morgan claims Ray J hit her in front of her child. Nick Cannon and Amber Rose were partying it up with Nelly for some festivities. Beyoncé penned an emotional letter to new mom Kelly Rowland congratulating her on the birth of her baby boy, Titan. But made no time to speak of the rumors of her being high at the basketball game. Then again Beyoncé doesn't respond to rumors anyway. Though she may address them in a remix song down the line. And that's all the news I have today in a nutshell. For more on these stories you can hop on one of the other blogs. See what I just did there. I gave them some free promo just as long as you come back here! Ha! Have a good night everyone and enjoy! Thanks for reading and visiting! 

LOVE NO LIMIT: Trina just released a new single Fuck Love exclusively on iTunes. On the song the fiery rap vixen spits fire at an unknown ex. Many are saying the song is about French Montana and Khloe Kardashian but Trina put a disclaimer out saying the song means otherwise. Have you heard the song? And if so what do you think? Honestly I think the song is hot and its just the song Trina needs to get back out there with. OCEAN'S DRIVE: Frank Ocean is working on a new album and he has enlisted Rodney Jerkins(interesting) and Hit-Boy for production duties. Frank has also switched management firms. There is no release date set for the new album. I was a big fan of Channel Orange and I'm hoping this new album is just as good as that if not better. I often feel like when I like an album from someone, I usually don't typically like the follow up for whatever reason. Hopefully Frank breaks the mold. MUSIC BITS: Rick Ross will release new album in November as will Whitney Housto...

Did you know that Kanye West was upset when comedian Jay Pharoah poked fun at him on the MTV Video Music Awards ? Kanye's response was something along the lines of "how dare they make fun of what I've worked so hard for". I mean people talk about Kanye all the time. I think we've heard worse things said about Kanye than what Jay Pharoah said, which to be honest, I can't even remember what he was saying. Whatever he was saying Kim Kardashian, who was in the audience didn't seemed to be too phased by his corny jokes. While I'm on the subject of Kardashians, Khloe and French Montana have broken up. The two were dating for all the wrong reasons if you ask me. Khloe was looking for a rebound and French was looking for more exposure. I think both got what they wanted in the end though. The matriarch and pimp of the family, Kris Jenner found her hotel raided after receiving a series of death threats. Like really? Is it that serious people? I think she should...