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Bobby V. has everyone talking and this time its not for his music. Save for a few appearances on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta", we haven't heard much from Bobby V. musically. But according to his social media page, he still makes music and has trysts with transgender women. A video has surfaced of the singer as he bolts out of an apartment of a transgender woman he had just had sex with. The story goes, according to reports is that once Bobby V. failed to pay the prostitute transgender woman her flat rate; she cut on her camera and began to record him. Bobby V. is seen with just a shirt on as he tries to cover his face with his shorts. He had no bottoms on and you can see some of his business(his penis) if you look close enough. The video goes by pretty fast since Bobby V. is trying to make a dash out of the apartment. He goes behind a curtain and bolts to the door where the transgender has her camera phone in his face. He pushes her away and runs to the kitche...

Jay-Z's much anticipated album, "4:44" was released last night via streaming service TIDAL(which Jay-Z co-owns). Cellular phone service Sprint offered its current customers and future customers 6 free months if they signed up for TIDAL. Jay-Z famously scored a deal with Sprint which helped house the album. The response to the Jay-Z's new album has been overwhelming to say the least. Here's what I know(and read considering I haven't heard the album yet). No I.D. produced the album. Jay-Z name checks(and disses) Kanye West, Solange, Eric Benet(actress Halle Berry's ex-husbad), OJ Simpson(song: "The Story of OJ" and I'm assuming it references the football athlete), Future, Diddy, etc. Jay shockingly opens up about his marriage with Beyoncé(involving infidelity, stillborns, egos, children etc.). The album is currently being celebrated via social media and beyond. It is a welcome return for the New York emcee! In other music news...Socialite and...

Yesterday the news of Mobb Deep rapper, Prodigy's passing sent shockwaves through the music industry and on social media. Prodigy was 42 and had a lifelong battle with sickle cell anemia. Prodigy had been on tour before falling ill and took a few days off to recover. TV show host, Wendy Williams spoke on the late rapper today and revealed how he was supposed to perform at her Block Party next month. She also said that she ran into him two months prior on the street. R.I.P. Prodigy. One of Prodigy's former nemesis, Jay-Z has not only added the "hyphen" back to his name but has revealed that he will release his new album, "4:44" on June 30 via TIDAL and Sprint. The first song, "Adnis" is about his father and their estranged relationship. I haven't heard the song and as for the album I'm sure we can expect a collaboration with his wife, Beyoncé. Are you looking forward to Jay-Z's new album? In other music news..Keyshia Cole is joining ...

In a video that has since gone viral, Nicki Minaj called out her detractors(Remy Ma) regarding her status in the game(in the industry) by spelling out P R A G U E(noting that an unnamed person(Remy Ma perhaps) can't spell) before bragging and strutting to her airplane. The video has since birthed what is being called the "#NickiMinajChallenge" where it features regular social media users as well as celebrities(actress: Zoe Kravitz) mimicking Nicki's strut after proclaiming their own frustrations in a comical way(sheesh I tried to explain the video as best I could and I still don't think I did a good job). Anyway, Jay Z is the first rapper to be inducted in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Jay Z thanked his admirers, fans and inspirations including Nas, Foxy Brown, Rick Ross, etc. Congrats to him! And congrats on the birth of his twin babies(if Beyoncé has given birth which I think she did) but nothing has been confirmed. In reality TV news, the new season of ...

So Trina posted a picture on her Instagram with Ariane(who is one of the cast members of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta"). Ariane is not a regular cast member but a "friend of" who makes occasional guest spots on the show. Well once K. Michelle saw the picture of Trina and Ariane, she warned Trina to watch out for Ariane. K. Michelle is referring to when Ariane said that K. Michelle left her standing outside with no ride. This was seen in the last season of the show and K. Michelle disputed the claims and has been upset ever since. In other news, there was a mysterious sign floating around in L.A. and some other major other cities. The sign read "4:44" and many thought it eluded to Jay Z releasing a new album or that was the time Beyoncé is rumored to give birth. Well it turns out that everyone was wrong as the sign pertained to a movie that will be on Jay Z's Tidal and Sprint. I'm not sure why people always think that Jay Z and Beyoncé posting sign...

Single again. What's wrong with these celebrities? We're only 8 days into the new year and these celebrities are behaving more wilder than ever. It all makes for some very entertaining stories but also some very annoying moments. Sorry for the lack of updates. Sometimes I'm so busy doing nothing that I forget to provide you all with an update. Thanks for the support and continuing to visit and read my blog! While Mariah Carey is still blaming everyone for her fiasco of a performance 9 days ago, Nicki Minaj is now a single woman. The rapper announced the news a few days ago on Twitter. Ex-boyfriend, Meek Mill wasted no time throwing shade at Nicki poking fun at a pair of shoes she wore back in Ciara's video a few years back. The shade was very stale!  Chris Brown's crazy ass was thrown out of a gym after getting into a heated argument with the gym manager. While I thought he was in there training for his fake fight with Soulja Boy, he was actually with frien...

It is being reported that Janet Jackson is indeed pregnant! News of Janet's impending pregnancy spread when the singer posted a video postponing her tour. How far along Janet is is anyone's guess. Knowing Janet and how private she can be, she may be farther along than we think. Janet will be 50 in two weeks! This is the first child for Janet! In other music news, Jay Z is said to be working on a new album detailing his side of the alleged cheating allegations that have plagued him. Beyoncé's "Lemonade" album is #1 and it sold 485K in pure album sales. The figure is much larger when the streaming is factored in. I can't remember what that number is right now. Not one to be outdone, Drake's new album, "Views" is said to have done a million or so streams in its first week and is now #1. I may be off a lot when that number but the streams were really huge for Drake. Expect a review of the new Drake album from me soon. And the Met Gala was the talk...

So there was a report I read that Rihanna was allegedly upset at Jay Z and Tidal for her recent album rollout of "Anti". Even though the album is now a hit, it was revealed the album only sold 460 copies its in first week. Tidal blamed a system error for the album leaking out two days prior to its release which resulted in free downloads of the album. In the coming weeks, Rihanna's album sales have benefited from her hit single, "Work" and her name alone. The album is approaching gold status so I think she'll be okay in the long run. I do agree with her if she is believed to be upset. The whole rollout of the album was very messy and lackluster. Speaking of album, The Game has revealed his new album will be titled, "1992". Not sure the significance of the album title since we know Game wasn't born in 1992. The cover art shows a young Game with a tattoo on his face much like Lil' Wayne did in the past. Are you looking forward to another ne...

BLONDE AMBITION: The girls that were formerly Danity Kane refuse to go away. Dawn Richard is currently pursuing her solo career and now ex-members Aubrey O'Day and Shannon Bex have formed a duo known as dumblonde. The two debuted their new look at the iHeart radio awards show last night and Aubrey made the announcement in regards to the new duo. So what do you think about Aubrey and Shannon teaming up? Yay or nay? I, myself I guess I don't have much of an opinion but good luck girls. TIDAL WAVE: And Jay Z got together some of his good friend including his wife, Kanye West, Madonna, Alicia Keys, etc.(basically people who have been linked to the Illuminati) together for a new streaming music service called Tidal. I'm not really sure the specifics of it but I hear it will change the face of music. What do you think? I guess we will have to wait and see. Oh if that weren't enough star power for you, Nicki Minaj was there as was Rihanna, J. Cole, and Usher. All of Jay Z...

GRAMMY NIGHT: So good evening everyone! I'm sorry I haven't updated lately. You know I be meaning to but I didn't realize it has been six long days. Any who I'm sitting here watching the Grammys and trying not to fall asleep and I say that with the utmost sarcasm. I'm watching Annie Lennox perform a cover of I Put A Spell On You. I saw Beyonce and Jay Z win a Grammy for Best R&B Song for Drunk In Love. Now my question is why Jay Z ain't join on her stage? I mean its not just her award its yours too. But he's always pretty gracious when it comes to his wife as he should be. I mean Drunk In Love wining was a no-brainer right? It deserved it though. Madonna performed earlier and she did a pretty job. I can't remember the name of the song she performed but I'm guessing its on her new album Rebel Heart due in March. I forget that Madonna is 55 because say what you want about her, her body was looking really nice. But Madonna does keep in shape so it ...

MUSIC BITS: Ever since Christina Milian has been dating Lil' Wayne she has had it pretty bad. She's caught heat from fans, bloggers, and even Wayne's daughter and former baby mama's. I'm not sure why all the hate for Christina but it could be given her track record of men she's been with. But its no different from any other chick in the game to be honest. Christina's latest adversary is none other than famed groupie turned author turned groupie again Karrine "Superhead" Steffans. She's taking aim at Christina Milian in my opinion because she's jealous of the relationship and she wants Wayne back. A few years back Karrine took a picture of Lil' Wayne sleep in her bed beside her. I was just thinking about an interview that Marlon Wayans did on Sway In The Morning and he joked that Lil' Wayne must have a big dick because he lands these attractive women and is not the most attractive guy. And I'm saying that nicely because I believ...

Beyoncé is looking high and not low. Chili is still looking for love on reality TV. These are just some of the happenings going on in the entertainment industry. HIGH MILE CLUB: One of the big stories that broke yesterday was news of Beyoncé's rather strange appearance while courtside at a basketball with her husband Jay Z. The singer was seen being chummy with Jay Z and later swaying back and forth in a daze. Many people are speculating that the singer is strung out on drugs while others have come to her defense. Me personally I think she was high off of something, maybe high off of love, maybe that will be her next song with Jay Z. She simply may of had a tune in her head and couldn't get the melody out of her head as someone suggested. Have you all seen the video and what do you think? BABY LOVE: Speaking of Beyonce, her sister Kelly Rowland just gave birth to a baby boy Titan yesterday morning. It is the first child for Kelly and her husband. Congrats to the couple! DRUN...

Tyga & Blac Chyna - I don't know the story on what went down between these two but when they were together you couldn't see one without the other. Somewhere along the line things took a turn for the worse after the birth of their child. Now Tyga is allegedly dating Kendall Jenner who is seven years his junior. It looks like Tyga didn't waste any time moving on.   Ashanti & Nelly - These lovebirds who were said to be together off and on for the last 10 years finally called their relationship quits early this year. The strained relationship was documented on Ashanti's Braveheart album release.   Beyoncé & Jay Z - Hip Hop's most powerful couple set the gossip blogs on fire this Summer when it was reported that their marriage was on the rocks. And we couldn't forget the infamous elevator video that went down when there's a billion dollars in the elevator.   Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose - Not long after tying the knot and giving birt...

THE VOW: Beyonce & Jay Z have renewed their vows. That's what happens when shit goes down when there's a billion dollars in an elevator. TYGA BEAT: And it continues to go down with Tyga. While he's not parading around with a minor, he's expressing his disdain for Drake, who he calls "fake" and Nicki Minaj. He does go on to say in a Vibe magazine cover story that he is close friends with Lil' Wayne. Though I have to wonder has that friendship deteriorated since he's spoken out against Young Money. He also mentions that he's good friends with Chris Brown for good measure even though we all know that Chris Brown is a known abuser who occasionally makes good music. I'm just saying, no hate here but the truth is the truth. VIVA LA LOPEZ: Something else that is true is that Jennifer Lopez is eyeing a residency in Las Vegas. It's hard to believe she's not eyeing a man but something tells me she is. One thing is for sure Jennifer Lopez ...

SHOT DOWN: A day or so ago Tamar Braxton called out an unknown person who was going around saying they wrote for her. It turns out that Tamar was referring to Yung Berg who is appearing on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood . Yung Berg shot back with a video with Tamar saying that Yung Berg produced The One for her. After the video Tamar took down her Instagram message. I guess he told her! JOINT ALBUM: If you didn't enough of Beyoncé & Jay Z on their On The Run tour the couple is rumored to be doing a joint album together. The album would likely be released this Fall or early 2015. I'm hoping its 2015 just because. I could so see this happening though and I think the album would actually be good but they need to let some time pass before they put it out in my opinion. 

Lots of news today for you all to indulge in so with that being said, dive in! WEDDING CRASHERS: Beyoncé and Jay Z are currently vacationing in Italy leaving little doubt that their marriage is in shambles. The famed coupled decided to crash a wedding by walking in the church. What would you do if Beyoncé crashed your wedding? DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL: There are rumors going around that Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson, 16 may be pregnant. They say the teen looks like she may have a baby bump then again it could be weight gain. I guess we will have to wait and see. SCRAPPED: Usher has scrapped his upcoming album UR . UR which is Usher's initials, didn't have a set release date but likely due to the reception of his last two singles, Usher had a change of heart. I personally liked Good Kisser . I think its one of the best songs he's put out in awhile. She Came To Give It To You featuring Nicki Minaj, he could of kept that one. That was just plain bad. Nicki cou...

Yes! I'm behind on my reporting for the Video Music Awards but better late than never. I'm sure by now everyone has seen the telecast or have heard the highlights. But in case you have not here's a little info on what went down Sunday night. As expected there were plenty of forgettable and unforgettable moments. The highlight of the night was of course Beyoncé's performance which closed the show out. As rumored the diva performed a staple of songs from her recently released self-titled album. At the end Beyoncé was joined onstage by her husband Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy when she received the Video Vanguard award. The lost for words Beyoncé simply said "thank you" and kissed her husband and child. How sweet. Elsewhere they were numerous performances from Nicki Minaj( Bang Bag (in which she experienced a said to be rehearsed wardrobe malfunction) with Jessie J & Ariane Grande, Anaconda , Usher's She Came To Give It To You ). Other highlights includ...

CANNON BALL: The rumors are true, Nick Cannon has confirmed that he and wife, Mariah Carey have been separated for months. The two are even living in separate houses. This was the rumors and it all turned out to be true according to Nick who revealed the news to USA Today I believe. Mariah and Nick were a very odd couple but they made it work for awhile. I'm actually sad to learn that this is true but maybe there is hope then again maybe there is not. MAMA KNOWLES BEST: TMZ caught up with Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and she put the rumors to rest that the superstar couple were divorcing. So why does divorce rumors continue to run rampant about the couple? Simple. It's possibly a PR stunt. A "FUTURE" WITHOUT: Future has finally spoken out somewhat against the rumors that he cheated on Ciara with a stylist by simply saying "I don't respond to rumors. I respond to money". So what is he saying? If someone cuts him a check, he'll revea...

CRAZY IN LOVE: As if we haven't grown tired of the ever impeding rumors of Beyoncé divorcing Jay Z. Now comes the story that the rumors of divorce may have come from the couple themselves. Since these rumors have been running rampant for awhile and nothing has been concrete, it could possibly be a publicity stunt. But I don't know. Something in the milk ain't clean. If that ain't enough Beyonce is being sued by a woman who claims to be the surrogate mother of Beyoncé's child Blue Ivy. This is the same woman who claims to have been a surrogate for other celebrities including Kim and Kanye. Speaking of Kim K., the famed reality TV star is apparently wanting a public apology from Beyoncé after making her look like a plum fool for not showing up to her wedding. Good luck to Kim K. on getting an apology and a public one at that. I don't see it happening. Beyoncé rarely addressed the public. She just makes music and power moves. TOUR DE FORCE: Mariah Carey is taking ...

RAISING KANE: Can't we all just get along? That's the question when it comes to Danity Kane. The trio recently parted ways again after a fight went down between Dawn & Aubrey in the studio. According to Dawn, the other group members were jealous because she had the better vocals. When did this become about vocals? Then she says the remaining members re-recorded songs behind her back taking her vocals off the songs. As for an upcoming Danity Kane reunion, you'd be better seeing an album from Foxy Brown before Danity Kane reunites again. Then again I actually see the ladies reuniting again in the future maybe without Dawn. Who knows? Who cares? Do you? DIVORCE COURT: For the last few months we've been reading and hearing that Beyoncé is divorcing Jay Z. Now US Weekly the same publication that says Ciara said her engagement is off with Future, says the Beyoncé is preparing the divorcing proceedings. I guess we will have to believe it when we see it.