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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...

Rihanna's album, "Anti" is number one again! The album spends its second non consecutive week at the top spot. Also Rihanna's single, "Work" is number one for four weeks. Rihanna recently shared the news and thanked followers on social media. I just submitted my review of "ANTI" and if you missed that, click here . In other music news, Justin Timberlake is back in the studio with Pharrell Williams. So look forward to some new music from Justin in the new future. And if your guy and you get too close or touchy feely with Young Jeezy, you might get hurt. The rapper was recently caught on tape at a concert telling a male fan not touch him. You've been warned. And tonight Part 1 of the "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" airs tonight and its a showdown between former friends, Kandi Burruss-Tucker and Phaedra Parks. Will you be watching? Well that's all for now folks! Enjoy your week and thanks for reading! :)

Erykahpeak Badu is said to be releasing a new mixtape as early as next week. The mixtape titled, "But You Caint Use My Phone"(a line from her 1997 hit "Tyrone") will likel feature Badu's cover of Drake's "Hotline Bling". Are you looking forward to some new music from Ms. Badu? Speaking of new music, Missy Elliott will release her new single "WTF(Where They From)" on November 13. The song features Pharrell who also produced the song. Timbaland let the cat out the bag months ago when he revealed that Missy's first single is produced by Pharrell. Missy later claimed that she would let people know when her new music was ready. Future has denied rumors that he's dating Blac Chyna, the ex-girlfriend of Tyga. The two have been seen out in public at various clubs. Well if Future is not dating her he's definitely fucking her! Wouldn't you agree? Well that's all for now folks! Until next time! Thanks for reading! :)

COVER GIRLS: So here's a little news for you all on this lovely Saturday night. Kelly Rowland and her family appear on the newest issue of Essence magazine. Azealia Banks is the cover girl from the April issue of Playboy. Rihanna is the new face of Dior, making her the first black woman to ink a deal with the legendary fashion brand. It's crazy because all of the black models we have and they've never been the face of Dior. Quite strange I might add but congrats to Rihanna! What do you all think about Rihanna being the face of Dior? To be honest I can see why she was picked though. Rihanna is young, vibrant, and she's pretty likeable and best of all she will tell you off in a heartbeat. BEAT AROUND THE "BUSH": On the album release front, Snoop Dogg will release his new album, "Bush" on May 12. The album features the first single "Peaches & Cream" featuring Charlie Wilson. When I first heard the snippet, the song produced by Pharrell in...

IT'S A VIRGINIA THING: Missy Elliott is back in the studio with not only Timbaland but also Pharrell. The pair previously collaborated on Missy's last album The Cookbook which was released 10 years ago. Are you looking forward to Missy's new album? KID N PLAY: Well Kid Rock is looking forward to Beyonce to drop a "Purple Rain" track or a career defining song that as he feels the singer has yet to do so. The comments made along with some about Beyonce looks sent the #Beyhive into a frenzy and they went in on via social media. Kid was just speaking his opinion but apparently its an opinion that will cost him, to some extent but I'm sure he'll be fine either way. I APOLOGIZE: And Kanye West continues to display fine behavior as he recently apologized publicly via Twitter to Beck for saying the singer didn't deserve his Grammy award for Album of the Year. He also apologized for Bruno Mars for always hating on him but that was news to me because I didn...

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: Pharrell will guest star as himself on the February 8 episode of The Simpsons. Will he sing Happy? Tune in and find out. Pharrell is currently on the cover of GQ magazine and will be performing at the Grammy's! What do you think he'll be performing there? I guess we will have to wait and see. One thing you don't have to wait and see is model and actress Eva Marcille trying to get at Wale through Instagram. Well her ex-baby daddy Kevin Mccall spotted it, likely from trolling the blogs and called his ex-baby mama weak for her gesture. Do you all think he's just pressed because she doesn't want him back? I mean after all she was his meal ticket. After his guest appearance on Dueces, I hadn't heard anything else from Kevin Mccall. Have you? Well have you heard TLC is having their last and final album funded through Kickstarter? This is my first time hearing of Kickstarter but TLC amassed their goal of conjuring up $150,000 to go towards making the album...

MUSIC BITS: Usher, Pharrell, Common, John Legend, and Madonna are just some of the artists that are performing at this years Grammys which will air next month. I can't say I'm excited about the telecast but I'm sure I'll watch since there will likely not be nothing else on then again Atlanta Housewives may be on so I might just stick around my Mother's house to watch that. Bloop! Tyga has pushed back the release of his album The Gold Album since he is still battling Cash Money. I'm really starting to wonder is anyone really anticipating this album anyway? I mean I know I will be downloading though when it comes out! Kid Cudi is back in the studio working on his new album Man On The Moon 3. And if your fan of his I'm sure your excited about the news. I liked Kid Cudi's indicud album so I just may check this one out. So I'm checking out for the night and you should check back again tomorrow for another update. Until next time, thanks for reading!

GRAMMY PARTY: The big news story today is the Grammy nominations which were revealed earlier this morning. I can't really say there are any surprise nominations. I mean everyone you'd expect to be nominated for a Grammy was. Everyone you expected to not be nominated wasn't. Get my drift? Multiple nominees include Usher, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Iggy Azalea, and more. If you want the full list of the Grammy nominations you'd have to look that shit up! SHOT UP: The other big news story today is that Beanie Sigel was shot in the torso early this morning. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he had to undergo surgery. There is no word on his current condition but hopefully he will be fine. STAR BRIGHT: And speaking of fine Pharrell Williams has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Congratulations Pharrell. It's December so that means its Sagittarius season and there are a lot of celebrities who celebrate birthdays this month including Jay Z, ...

DOGG HOUSE: Now that Snoop Dogg has finished bullying Iggy Azalea, he's resumed what's left of his music career. The recently outspoken rapper has signed a deal with Pharrell's I Am Other record label which is distributed through Columbia Records. Snoop recently gushed about the album that was solely produced by Pharrell. Can we expect a Drop It Like Its Hot Part 2 or nah? Stay tuned folks! WAYNE'S EXES: Lil' Wayne has had enough of his exes and everyone else throwing shots at his new boo Christina Milian. I mean I think it will be only a matter of time before she's his next baby mama. In the meantime you can hear a new song he's released though I don't know the name of it and could really care less. Speaking of Lil' Wayne's exes, Trina is in the studio with Rico Love(producer: Usher, Love In The Club ). Trina is currently working on her sixth album and denying that her new single Fuck Love is about French Montana! Lol I love me some Trina th...

G I R L is the debut album from Pharrell on the Columbia Records label. G I R L features the #1 Pop hit Happy also from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. Pharrell was riding high with multiple hit songs when this album was released, Blurred Lines and Get Lucky featuring Daft Punk were just some of them. He also landed production credits on high profile albums from Beyoncé & Jay Z among others. It had been a few years since Pharrell had released a proper studio album and now we have G I R L. I admit to be a big Pharrell fan but for some reason I wasn't excited about this album. Maybe it was because Happy was a little underwhelming to me and I got tired of it very quickly. Well skip a few months from the album's initial release and here we have an album review from yours truly. I found myself in desperate need of new music and I decided to give Pharrell's album a listen. I was pleasantly surprised by how upbeat and sexy the album was which works in Pharrell's favor...

Any news is better than no news. HOME COMING: Chris Brown is out of jail and had a homecoming with friends T-Pain, Big Sean, Tyga, and his girlfriend Karrueche Tran. Chris was visited at home by friend Usher. Now if only Chris can stay home. He has another court date looming in the future. HATE ON ME: Aubrey O'Day of Danity Kane called out former bandmate D. Woods for being a 'hater'. The once quintet is now a trio and currently touring and promoting their new single Lemonade which is available on iTunes. Can't we all just get along?  LUMP OF COLE: Keyshia Cole's estranged husband Daniel Gibson has spoken out. He insists that he did not cheat on Keyshia with a stripper as its been rumored. He also goes on about how their reality show on BET may of played a part in the dissolution of their marriage. What do you think? Do you believe that Daniel cheated? You know what they say about athletes. I'm just saying. PHOTO BOMB: Pharrell has apologized after the...

Pharrell graces the cover of ELLE magazine. The hitmaker recently released his hit album G I R L which features the hit singles Happy, Marilyn Monroe, and Come Get It Bae featuring Miley Cyrus. What do you all think of the cover. Yay or nah?  

Any news is good news. Woohoo! It looks like we may be getting some new Janet Jackson music in the near future. Janet's longtime collaborator Jimmy Jam tweeted that we will receive some new Janet news. What could it be though? A new album? A new single? I guess we will all have to wait and see. I said previously that I wouldn't mind if Janet did a secret album or did an iTunes release like Beyoncé and then released it physically. Speaking of new music Miguel recently tweeted that he has logged studio time with Raphael Saadiq of Toni Tony Tone! fame and the legendary DJ Premier. There is no word on when we can expect new Miguel music but I'm sure its gonna be dope! I'm actually excited to hear that Miguel is working with Raphael. I think Raphael is seriously underrated as a producer. I like the work he did on Kelis' Tasty album and countless other albums. And speaking of  Kelis! The singer recently released her new album FOOD. In a recent inte...

Any news is good news.  Greetings everyone! If your a fan of NBC's The Voice , it looks like Pharrell will be added as a new judge for season 7 of the hit series. What I can't believe is that The Voice is already on season 7. I swear it was just yesterday that the show started but then again maybe their seasons are short. I watched the very first season of The Voice and I haven't watched it since. The first season aired during the Summer so I had more time to watch TV. Typically when the show airs now I'm at work and I can't watch the show.

Any news is good news. Greetings on this beautiful Sunday. The lovely Faith Evans will be bringing us new music to our ears very soon. The singer has enlisted Missy Elliott for her new single I Deserve It along with Missy's artist Sharaya J.(Who?). The new single was produced by longtime collaborator Chucky Thompson(worked with Mary J.) Faith's new album Incomparable is due later this year. I'm just hoping that Faith really brings it this time. Her last two albums sucked monkey balls and I'm a Faith Evans fan. With a title like 'Incomparable' she better deliver! If that's not enough to look forward to, check out Ms.Alicia Keys! She is joining forces with Pharrell(who is also working on Alicia Keys' new album) alongside Kendrick Lamar for a collaboration for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. The track titled, It's On Again will appear on the soundtrack due on April 22 while the film arrives in theaters on May 2. While we await that collabor...

Chal is serving the TEA! So....I just read that Frank Ocean is filming the video to his first single off his new album. Say what? If the sound of the first single and accompanying album is anything like his Def Jam debut consider me sold. Speaking of sold, Ashanti's new album is out and its on track to sell upwards of 18-21K(thousand) copies in the first week. That's good considering she is an indie artist now. During her press rounds Ashanti revealed that she is working on the score to the upcoming Tupac biopic due in 2015. What do you all think about that? Well why you think about that Pharrell, who released his own album G I R L this week is producing on Alicia Key's next album. He describes Alicia's new work as "super next level" but we'll be the judge of that when we hear it. Right?

Chal is serving the TEA! Hey y'all! It looks like Rihanna and Eminem are joining forces again, this time on tour! The famed duo will take over the New York, L.A., and Detroit for a three city trek this Summer. Will you be attending? In other music news...Pharrell has released the tracklisting to his new album G I R L in stores and online on March 3. Check it out below! 1. Marilyn Monroe 2. Brand New (ft. Justin Timberlake) 3. Hunter 4. Gush 5. Happy 6. Come Get It (ft. Miley Cyrus) 7. Gust of Wind (ft. Daft Punk) 8. Lost Queen 9. FREQ 10. You Know Who You Are (ft. Alicia Keys) 11. It Girl

Chal is serving the TEA! Hey y'all! Pharrell and Columbia Records, his new record label are wasting no time capitalizing off the buzz that Pharrell has had within the last year. The singer, songwriter and producer will release his new album G I R L on March 3. The 10 track album will feature the hit single Happy . Though I'm not a huge fan of the song Happy I'm a Pharrell fan so I will be checking the album out. This is already shaping up to a be a good year for music. A lot of my faves are back and releasing new music so I couldn't be happier. In other music news...Chris Brown will be featured on the proposed first single for Meek Mill's new album. The rapper recently announced his guest list on the album including Rihanna. Chris may be going through a lot mentally and emotionally but one thing is for sure, his pockets aren't hurting.

Chal is serving the TEA! Check out your girl Fantasia as she will sit in as a co-host on The View Monday January 20. I'm sure she will be asked what she thinks about the new season of Idol and its current crop of judges including the return of J-LO. Fantasia is currently on Broadway and she recently released her newest single The Side Effects of You which also serves as the title track to her album released last year. In other music news...Congratulations to Pharrell Williams! He was nominated for an Oscar award for Best Original Song for Happy which appears on the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack.