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Rick Ross was put on blast by his baby mother via social media making several accusations towards the rap superstar. In her social media rant, she alleges that Ross didn't call his son for his birthday but was quick to call her when he learned of her appearing on the upcoming season of "Love & Hip Hop Miami"(airing in January on VH1). She also called out Ross for being infatuated with Birdman's feud with Lil' Wayne suggesting he find more important things to do with his time like call his son. Unfortunately children don't ask to be born and many times they're caught in the middle of the drama between parents when they're no longer together and have a falling out. Rick Ross shot back via his Snapchat account saying that his baby mother was simply wanting attention and social media likes. He also went on to say that his baby mother is still holding a grudge towards him for sleeping with her sister years earlier. Now I can see exactly why she may or...

Rick Ross' interview and comments on syndicated radio show, "The Breakfast Club" has landed him in hot water. When asked about signing female rappers to his MMG(Maybach Music Group) imprint, Rick Ross openly admitted that signing a female rapper would interfere in his day to day business as it would turn personal cause he's likely to have sex with her. His sexist comments offended many leading Rick Ross to issue an apology. Female rapper Rah Digga(song: "Imperial") spoke out on her Twitter against Rick Ross saying he shouldn't apologize for saying what he meant. I agree. He told the truth. How he feels is how he feels. I will say that unlike a lot of other male rappers, Rick 's Ross has worked with a lot of female rappers. He's worked with Azealia Banks, Trina, Nicki Minaj, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, and more.  I, as a female rapper would be offended and it goes to show how sexist some men are. Do you all remember when Rick Ross had a brief flin...

Chris Brown has revealed that his new album, "Privacy" will be available next week and its for the "ladies". The album will likely feature the single, "Party" featuring Usher and Gucci Mane. You all looking forward to a new Chris Brown album? Speaking of new album, Drake released his new album; "More Life" on March 18 and it immediately had the Internet buzzing. The album features appearances by Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Young Thug and more. Jennifer Lopez was rumored to be featured on the album but after her and Drake's supposed falling out, she was replaced with singer Jorja Smith. Jennifer's own song, "If You Had My Love" is sampled on "Teenage Fever" which is one of the album's standouts. In the opening track, "Free Smoke", Drake admits to drunk texting J-Lo. Interesting.  Another new album worth checking out is Rick Ross' "Rather You Than Me" featuring the song "Idols Become...

The tea is hot! Rick Ross was performing at a concert when he shouted out Kanye and made claims that Kanye's "breakdown" was simply that of a publicity stunt. Could be true? But I still think there is something seriously wrong with Kanye. I see he is walking around with the blond hair looking like Kid Cudi and Frank Ocean but hey whatever makes him happy. Do you think Kanye is faking it until he makes it?  Mary J. Blige has been going through a bitter and very public divorce. Her ex-husband Kendu Issacs apparently has some possessions of Mary's and he refuses to give them back. They include 2 Grammys and 2 Mercedes Benzes. Mary claims that she wants her Grammys back and he can keep one of the Mercedes. It's amazing to me how greedy this man is being when he's the one whose done Mary wrong. Give Mary her shit back Kendu!  Chris Brown has announced that he will be releasing a new single soon called "Party" featuring Usher and Gucci Mane. Chr...

The tea is spilling. Rick Ross owes 5.7 million to the IRS and Wale was hit with a lawsuit after allegedly pocketing money for a show and not showing up. Wale says this is the first he's heard of that.  Kanye West reportedly threw out all the furniture he bought for his home and he deemed it "ugly". Did he not look at the furniture before he bought it?  Many celebrities have encouraged their fans and followers on social media to vote today as today is Election Day. Some celebrities have even lent a hand in the polls such as Tyrese who bought pizza for voters waiting in line. Chance the Rapper lead people in his hometown of Chicago to go and vote.

Is there a possible G-Unit reunion in the works? According to one of the famed DJ's associated with the group, The Game and 50 Cent may be reuniting. The two have been beefing over the years. Let's see how true this is. I feel The Game has been wanting to bury the hatchet for quite some time but 50 wants to keep the beef alive or he was simply not ready to forgive The Game for whatever reason. In other music news, Tamar Braxton may or may not have revealed that her big sis, Toni Braxton is dating Birdman. Toni Braxton famously worked with Birdman on her forgotten 2002 album, "More Than A Woman" on a track called, "Give It Back"(which was one of my favorite songs from that album). I would say they make an interesting couple if this is indeed true. I think we'd all agree that Toni could do much better but hey if she's happy I'm happy. I like Toni Braxton and I always have! You should read her memoir, "Unbreak My Heart" if you haven...

More Beyoncé news: Tonight is the opening night of the Formation tour in Miami. Opener DJ Khaled brought out Future, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, and more. Jay Z was also seen backstage. Are you going to see Beyoncé this go round? And as far as the ongoing rumors of who the "Becky" is in question on Beyoncé's song, her father Mathew Knowles knows all! He said Beyoncé is referring to him and not Jay Z. Oddly enough some people did consider Beyoncé might of been referring to her father in some aspects but I think she is referring to Jay in some songs too. Things that make you go hmmm! Meanwhile Beyoncé is laughing all the way to the bank! In other music news, Tank basically admitted to being bisexual depending on how you take it. He posted a video of him saying, "I like what I like. I'm a nasty motherfucker!". This comes on the heels of a report published by an online blog that Tank was messaging a transgender girl. Tank is currently with Zena Foster. I'm not s...

Last night Azealia Banks dropped her long awaited mixtape, "Slay Z" and the salacious cover art that has everyone talking. The 8 track mixtape features the previously released songs, "The Big Beat Beat" and "Used To Being Alone". The mixtape features appearances from Rick Ross("Big Talk") and Nina Sky("Riot"). Remember Nina Sky? I listened to the mixtape in the wee hours of this morning and I thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the standout lines is "pussy be peppermint clean". :) Azealia was forced to rush release the "Slay-Z" mixtape after she said her engineer was leaking songs. It's funny she said that because I wasn't sure what songs he leaked. Anyway the mixtape is available for streaming and a iTunes link is coming soon says Azealia. I just don't understand the purpose of an iTunes link now since you released it for free, unless your going to enhance some of the tracks, not that they need it or is she...

A lot going on in the music world, which is good I guess, since it gives me news to report and comment on. First up, is the beef between 50 Cent and Meek Mill. If Meek thought he couldn't keep up with Drake, 50 Cent is in a totally different category. It all started when Meek threw a dis at 50 Cent on his new EP. In typical 50 Cent fashion, he responded with a slew of insults on Instagram. He clowned Meek for his career being over to him simply needing to get Nicki(Minaj) pregnant so he can collect child support. This is getting nasty real quick and its really all entertainment. 50 Cent: 1 Meek: 0 One feud that has been patched up for the time being is that between Birdman and Lil' Wayne. If you recall the two had been embroiled in a nasty lawsuit. Wayne accused Birdman of withholding money and things just got nasty from then on out. It forced Lil' Wayne to release several mixtapes to keep his fans happy as "The Carter 6" was held up indefinitely. And who could ...

So it's being reported that Rick Ross has called of his engagement with Lira Galore. This comes after pictures of the video model surfaced of her butt ass naked on a video shoot alongside Slim Thug. I'm guessing these pictures are new! Anyway its also being said that Rick Ross unfollowed her on Instagram. My thing is, the girl definitely has a past and she should make Rick aware of it, no matter how ugly and embarrassing it is. It prepares him for being embarrassed by yet another photo. It remains to be seen what will come out of this. This is the second time the two have allegedly broken up though Rick Ross contends the two never broke up in the first place. Rumors surfaced the two broke up after Lira was called out briefly dating Wale's crazy ass. Ciara may be an attention whore in my book and it definitely works to her advantage. Her single, "I Bet" was recently certified Platinum and becomes her fifth Platinum single overall. On top of that, its the only R...

Happy Birthday to Jay Z! The rapper turns 46 today! Also Happy Birthday and R.I.P. to Pimp C. Happy Belated Birthday to Trina, who celebrated her birthday yesterday along with Monica, Rico Love, and Missy at Monica's "Code Red" tour. Speaking of Monica, she will release her new album on December 18 as will Chris Brown. Rick Ross released his new album today, "Black Market" and Jeremih "Late Nights". There's certainly an overabundance of new music out. I think out of all the new music I'm interested in Erykah Badu, Jeremih, and Rick Ross. Who are you listening to or who are you still anticipating as we close out the year? And "The Wiz" premiered last night to big ratings. 11 million viewers tuned in to the live broadcast on NBC. Did you watch? And did you see Stitches, a rapper who was taunting The Game outside of a club, got dealt with by one of Game's associates. When Game and his crew exited the club last night after a series ...

Ashanti appeared on "The Real" where she was grilled about her new man who she described as 6 foot 4 and 290 lbs. She stated that her new boo is not in the music industry either. We did some digging and its none other than San Francisco 49ers player Darren Dockett. Though this is not new news to most people. The two have actually been dating for quite a while. I believe the two met over Twitter where they have exchanged convo in the past. Interesting thing about Dockett is he's rumored to be gay and I thought he had a domestic dispute in the past. But if she likes it, I love it! In other music news, Rich Homie Quan called out Young Thug last night at a concert and now the two are beefing on social media. Apparently Quan made some homophobic comments and name dropped Young Thug. If I'm correct I believe these two had fallen out before over some other stuff, not sure what though. But the way these two carry on, one would think that they were more than friends! :) And ...

2 Chainz just won a case involving a woman who sued the rapper for referring to her as a "THOT" in a backstage video. Elsewhere, Mendeecees Harris from "Love & Hip Hop New York" was just sentenced 8 years in prison. The trailer for "Love & Hip Hop New York" was just released a few days ago and in the clip, there was that possibility of him facing jail time. Future is being sued after a promoter paid him $15,000 upfront to perform at a club. When Future performed, his manager pulled him off stage after only one song when it was discovered that the promoter didn't have the rest of Future's money. The promoter is suing though. Ha! Benny Boom, most notably known for being a video director having worked with the likes of Keyshia Cole is now said to be directing the long-awaited, oft-delayed Tupac biopic. And is Rick Ross sending shots to Drake and Lil' Wayne on his new song, "Color Money". Well it looks like Ross the Boss, made r...

Trina will release her new single, "Fuck Boy" on November 13 on iTunes, the same day as friend, Missy Elliott who will release her new single, "WTF" featuring Pharrell Williams. Are you looking forward to music from these two? Going back to Trina though, the song title alone, leads me to believe that she is referring to French Montana. Then again it could be any guy who has wronged Trina since she's been in some pretty high profile relationships over the years. What do you think? And what do you think about TLC saying they did not dupe fans and their Kickstarted funded album is still on its way. A fan asked about the status of the album which led many to believe that TLC duped fans. But T-Boz called into "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" and assured that no show thing happened, as far as the fans being duped. And Rick Ross' beef, or should I say 50 Cent's beef with Rick Ross rages on. This morning, over social media, the two have traded insult...

So K. Michelle says she is reducing the size of her butt to be respected by those in the industry. She says she'd rather men look at her instead of her butt when striking deals. Well I can certainly respect her for her decision, her assets has earned her a lot of the deals she currently has. Wouldn't you say? In other music news, Rick Ross has called it off with his girlfriend Lira Galore who was was said to marry. Blame the media scrutiny both received when it was revealed that Galore once dated Meek Mill, who is a member of Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group. Perhaps to scrutiny was too much bare and I can't say I blame Rick Ross for calling it off, if indeed he is the one who called it off. So what do you think of today's stories? I hope you enjoyed reading! Until next time folks! Thanks for reading! :)

So I was on my way to the gym last night, and I was listening to radio. I turned the dial to one of our local radio stations here and Frank Ocean's "Thinkin' About You" was on. Even though its a few years old, it was still refreshing to hear and it sounded brand new even to this day. It led me to wonder though, "Where the hell is Frank Ocean?" He promised us a new album in July and he ain't been seen on heard from since. I take it, he is perfecting the album or just going through the motions. Anyway I can't wait until we get a new album and I really hope its good if not better than "channelOrange" and certainly better that Miguel's "Wild Heart", who claims to make better music than Frank Ocean. It's funny because "this better music" that Miguel has been making lately has fallen on deaf ears. But on to some other news, Meek Mill and Wale was beefing a few days ago but luckily Rick Ross stepped in to help the men...

Well it looks like Rick Ross will be spending a little more time in jail. He was just denied bail after he was arrested for aggravated assault and kidnapping. Speaking of arrested, Diddy and the Bad Boy Family including Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, 112, Mase, and more will reunite at the BET Awards airing this Sunday. Chris Brown who is also expected to perform numerous times Sunday night is releasing a new album in the Fall. The untitled project comes hot on the heels of his recently released "X" album. The album's first single, "Liqour" was just released. What do you all think about Rick Ross? And are we looking forward to the Bad Boy reunion? I hear their all going on tour together too and if that's true that will be pretty big. And are you looking forward to seeing Chris Brown take part in the Janet Jackson preview? And are you looking forward to his new album? Thanks for reading! :)

It seems as of lately some of our favorite rappers just can't stay out of trouble but why? Is it a case of life imitating art or art imitating life? You decide.    Rick Ross - Rick Ross was arrested twice in less than a month. First the rapper was arrested for marijuana possession. Now the rapper was just recently arrested for aggravated assault and kidnapping. I'm still wondering who Rick Ross kidnapped. I guess if I read the rest of the story I would know but I guess I don't care as much. And the aggravated assault was on one of his employees who he pistol whipped.    Diddy - Diddy is known to "throw bows" just ask Drake. He did the same at UCLA where his son's coach was yelling at his son and he didn't like it so he went down there and gave him a piece of his mind. Next thing you know Diddy gave the coach a blow or two to the head and had him in a chokehold. Diddy was later arrested.   The Game - The Game got into a heated argument with a...

What's going on with Rick Ross? This is the second time in less than a month that he's been arrested! This time Ross was arrested for assaulting one of his workers who was helping construct his home. I also saw something about a kidnapping charge. When I think of a kidnapping charge, I think of a child, not an adult. I didn't read that far to get the whole story but it begs the question, "What's really going on Rick Ross?". I guess that's a question for Rick Ross. And speaking of rappers, the first preview for the Game's new reality show, "She's Got Game" made the rounds Monday night. The show will feature 10 women vying for the affection of the Game. The show premieres on August 10. Will you be watching? And while we're on the subject of rappers, one of rap's once premier producers, Scott Storch has filed for bankruptcy. He is said to only have $3600 to his name. And while that is a lot of us his bills are in excess of much mo...

A silhouette of me on my webcam many years ago. Rick Ross has been arrested in Atlanta for weed possession and also for his windows being tinted too dark on his car. Oh Ricky!  Raven Symone has officially become a permanent host on "The View". Congrats to her! Kim Kardashian-West says she's not having twins, she's carrying the baby(and not a surrogate), and they haven't revealed the sex of the baby just yet. Reports were saying otherwise and she spoke on it! Sherri Shepard formerly of "TheView" got in a little hot water today when she posted on Instagram that she thought about butt implants. She said unfortunately she's always reminded of what many have faced when they've decided to get the butt implants illegally, like in what they call "back alleys". Anyway as she posted a picture of a botched butt implant she threw a little shade at Khloe Kardashian saying she got a legal butt implant. This was just one day after Khloe claims she...