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Hello all! So the hosts for the 2016 BET Awards has been revealed and its none other than "black-ish" stars, Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson. I swear I read that Mike Epps was the host this year but maybe that was just a rumor. In reality TV news, Toya Wright and Mickey "Memphitz" are now officially divorced. We all know Toya from the BET show, "Tiny & Toya" fame and for being Lil' Wayne's former wife. Memphitz is famously known for his volatile relationship with K. Michelle which has played out over the years on the blogs, the court room, and TV. Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose are also now officially divorced. The former couple celebrated by going to a strip club together. Happy Birthday to Prince! The singer would of been 58 years old today! R.I.P.

The Billboard Awards are going on as I type this. With that being said, I will give a brief recap of what has occurred so far. The award show, hosted by Ciara and Ludacris opened with a performance from Britney Spears. She performed a medley of her hits including "Toxic" and "I'm a Slave 4 U". The Weeknd won for Hot 100 Artist. Wiz Khalifa won for his "Furious 7" song, can't remember the name of it. Fifth Harmony performed, "Work From Home". Meghan Trainor performed, "No". Oh yeah, Justin Beiber also performed. :( Nick Jonas performed and Shawn Mendes. Presenters included DJ Khaled, Kelly Rowland, Keke Palmer, Heidi Klum, Michael Strahan, etc. At this point I'm pretty much just waiting on the Prince tribute. In other music news, Tamar Braxton was reportedly let go from "The Real", the daytime talk show she hosted along with 4 other women including singer Adrienne Bailon. Tamar posted a cryptic message on social ...

Love is in the air or then again not so much! It depends on who you ask! Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose may be on the path to reconciliation. The two have recently started following each other again on social media and have done a great job co-parenting. What do you think about Wiz and Amber back together? Speaking of getting back together, Sage The Gemini is trying to get back with Jordin Sparks. The rapper expressed his love for his ex-girlfriend via social media which Wendy Williams found tacky. I thought it was cute but he wants the world to know he wants his girl back. It leads me to wonder what happened between the two. Maybe he did the "ultimate no no" with her, whatever that is huh? Ha! While we're on the subject of reunions, Lloyd Banks and The Game were seen together in Dubai much to the dismay of 50 Cent who has been at war with The Game for years. I feel like 50's beef with nearly everyone has hindered his artists like Young Buck and Lloyd Banks. I feel Lloy...

I apologize for the lack of updates. There is really no excuse besides the fact that I've been working and sometimes just really tired and pooped out at the end of the day. So to catch you all up to speed on what's been going on since I last left, let's see...well Rihanna's "ANTI" album is #1 this week after debuting at #27 last week due to early release. She is currently shooting the video to her new single, "Work" featuring Drake. Speaking of new albums, Wiz Khalifa just released his new album, "Khalifa" and Future drops "EVOL"(love spelled backwards). Erica Dixon of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" fame says she won't be returning to the show that made her a reality star and to be honest I don't blame her. Her storyline wasn't going anywhere and it was basically each season her rehashing her issues with Scrappy. I'm sure the re-addition of K. Michelle will more than make up for her absence. Hmm what else...

Queen Latiah, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, and Uzo from "Orange Is The New Black" were winners last night at the SAG Awards. SAG stands for Screen Actors Guild. Elba won two awards last night while Latifah won for her portrayal of Bessie Smith in the HBO movie, "Bessie". Congratulations to all the winners! Take that Oscars! :) Elsewhere Meek Mill is still on social media poking fun at Drake. It seems like when we thought this beef was dead Meek keeps it going. With his recently released EP and series of old pictures of Drake, look for Drake to respond again. Drake just yesterday released the song "Summer Sixteen" or at least I think that's the name of it. Speaking of Meek, 50 Cent hit the club scene over the weekend complete with his G-Unit gang and had the crowd helping him dis Meek Mill. Wow! Expect all these beefs to drag on throughout the year. Following up on that Kanye beef, he did sort of apologize for involving the kids in it. Earlier this week K...

Azealia Banks is set to release her new mixtape, "Slay-Z" on February 7 according to the rapper. The mixtape features Banks' alter ego reportedly rhyming over a slew of Jay-Z beats. Remy Ma is rumored to make a guest appearance on the mixtape. My body is certainly ready for new Azealia music! How about you? Speaking of new music, Rihanna's new album, "Anti" finally got released leaked, first via TIDAL and now its on iTunes with three extra tracks. A physical release of the album is pending. The day before Rihanna's album was officially released, it was leaked on TIDAL. The first single, "Work" featuring Drake was also released on iTunes. If that's not enough new music for you, Lil' Kim has unveiled cover art for her new single, "#Mine" featuring Kevin Gates. No word yet on the actual release of this single and if its her first new single since reportedly signing back to Atlantic Records. We shall see! And certainly last but...

"Empire" saw its ratings decline with its second episode and 50 Cent had something to say about it. He feels the gay story line is too much for some people and its turning people off. Many agreed with these statements as well as their being numerous guests each week. Guest appearances aside, I don't think there is nothing wrong with them but I do think right now a lot of the story lines are all over the place. Now that Lucious is out jail now maybe things will fall back into place. As far as the gay story lines, one of the main characters in the show is gay so what do you expect. Second, the creator of "Empire" is gay so you don't think he would represent gay characters in some capacity? GTFOH! Amber Rose spoke out on her "slut shaming" she experienced in the hands of her famous ex-es Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa. She says Wiz has since apologized for calling her a "stripper" and she forgives them both. Kanye said in an interview he had t...

Chris Brown says his new album will be titled, "Royalty", after his daughter. The album's first single, "Liquor" recently got the video treatment and should be airing any day now. Are you looking forward to Chris' new album and what do you we think about him naming it after his daughter? Do you think it will show a softer side of Chris? I guess we shall wait and hear. :) In this week's "Who Knew?" news..Kelis performed at this year's Afro Punk show and she revealed that she was pregnant. And by the looks of the picture in rotation, she looks like she's pretty far along. Of course now everyone is wondering who is the baby fatha? Nas? Ha! Wouldn't that be something if Nas and Kelis were back together? But Kelis is so low profile, I had no idea she was pregnant let alone dating anyone. I mean in Kelis' 16 year career I can only think of two men Kelis was ever linked to, one being Nas(obviously) and Pharrell but on second thought ...

SHOP AROUND: Nicki Minaj is set to appear on the big screen again, this time for "Barbershop 3". I was surprised when I read this because I figured this would of been a straight to DVD title but as far as who is returning from the original cast, it's not yet known. Common is also said to be starring. So what do you think? Looking forward to "Barbershop 3" or nah? SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL: Will you be tuning in to see Wiz Khalifa on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend? Or do you plan on having or attending a fight party to see Mayweather and Pacquio? Whatever you plan on doing this weekend, have fun! FOR CHRIS(T) SAKE: And Chris Brown and Rihanna were in the same room this weekend as they both celebrated friend Travis Scott's birthday which included a huge snake. Yikes! Speaking of Chris Brown, word is that he and Karreuche may be back together or at least speaking when it was seen in an Instagram post of Karreuche's of a dog and a hand that looke...

RING A DING: So apparently Meek Mill gave Nicki Minaj some sort of ring that she's been showing off on social media, rightfully so I guess. I'm guessing its a promise ring. I'm sure its no engagement ring then again stranger things have happened. Is Hip Hop's newest couple headed for the altar? I guess we will have to wait and see. Meanwhile some other girl started sporting her ring which is the same as the one Nicki Minaj has been sporting. Next thing you know Meek Mill and this girl are going back and forth. If you really wanna know more you can just check their social media accounts on Instagram and you'll see all this and more. WIZ KID: In other music news, wait is there anymore? I did read that Wiz Khalifa just scored his second #1 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100. Its whatever the name of the song is from the "Fast & Furious 7" soundtrack. Congrats to him! MARRIED MAN: In some other noteworthy news, Tia Mowry-Hardrict(not sure on the spelling...

LOVE HANGOVER: Amber Rose is not going down without a fight when it comes to her love for her husband Wiz Khalifa. The social media maven expressed her undying love for Wiz in an effort to get him back. Do you think these two will make amends? Do you care? MISSING YOU: And do you even care how Chris Brown has been going out of his way to show love for his ex via social media. He has been making posts about her, liking her pictures and next I'm sure the gifts will start flowing in and before you know, she'll be back. I think we all know that. What do you think? "BET" ON THIS: And Ciara has announced May 4 as the release date for her new album "Jackie", named after her Mother which I think is pretty sweet personally. Current single "I Bet" is #43 on the Billboard Hot 100. A remix featuring Joe Jonas and T.I. is currently in the can and we should be hearing that anytime. Ciara worked with Harmony Samuels(worked with Fantasia), Polow Da Don(worked wit...

LOVER BOY: Deelishis aka London Charles has been keeping her name in the news lately. During a recent interview with Kandi Burruss-Tucker of #RHOA and "Kandi Koated Nights" fame, she revealed that a rapper from Toronto who sings in his raps is "great in bed". I wonder what she had to say about Wiz Khalifa because we all know she was getting busy with him and let's not forget Flavor Flav and all the other countless celebrity men we don't even know about. FOXX HOLE: And we might know that Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes may be dating. The two were recently spotted sitting together holding hands. If that's not a couple then I don't know what else is. The story about Jamie and Katie is not exactly new. The rumor regarding them being together or not has been in the rumor mill for a few months now. Do you think Jamie and Katie are dating and what do you all think about Deelishis and her thirsty self. I don't know but I've never been a big fan of hers ...

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.

MUSIC BITS: Happy Birthday to the late great Aaliyah. The star would of been 36 years old today. Aaliyah's life was recently chronicled in the ill-fated biopic late last year on Lifetime. Ex-husband/mentor/friend(or whatever you want to call him) R. Kelly recently spoke out about the biopic saying that for someone to play him they must know him. What do you think about that? Anyway Amber Rose is still on a mission to get Wiz Khalifa back. The socialite answered a fan's question on IG saying that she wants Wiz back. What do you all think about that? After his high profile appearance on Nancy Grace, 2 Chainz has got yet another invite from the show's host herself. Will he accept it? I guess we will have to wait and see. But something you can see now is the messiness going on between former lovebirds Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo. Jordin was on The Breakfast Club and said that Jason leased her BMW car and didn't buy it but he clapped back and show receipts that he did in...

SEX(TAPE) YOU UP: So Wiz Khalifa has a sex tape but he doesn't want us to see it. Why? Because one look at Wiz with no clothes on will make any man vomit. I mean women for some reason have a thing for this man and I'm not knocking him but I just don't see what the fuss is all about. Of course if there is a video in existence and it is released I will watch. Ha! But before I move on to the next story, who is the woman in the video? I don't know but she is some Playboy Bunny girl. I take it this isn't the 15 year old girl who is claiming that Bill Cosby molested her. Then again I believe that was in the 70s. GIRL FIGHT: Anyway things have come to a head for Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea. A day or so ago Azealia publicly blasted Iggy on Twitter for her non support of civil rights among Blacks namely the Eric Garner case. Iggy finally responded by basically referring to Azealia as someone who just wants attention with her numerous rants on Twitter. Which could be tru...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving complete with food, liquor, and some shopping thrown in for good measure. If you didn't shop don't worry you didn't miss much. The deals were awful this year. Target was pretty busy since they had a TV that retailed for $110 and it was a 40" one. Had I not bought a TV last year and I had more money I probably would of been vying to get it myself. THANKS-GIVING: Now on to some music news, rumored couple Tyga and Kylie Jenner spent Thanksgiving feeding those less fortunate. And whose to say he won't be feeding into Drake when Drake releases a new mixtape this January. I'm sure the mixtape will feature a few jabs at his new label foe. 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD: Speaking of new music, Rihanna is rumored to drop a new album next month. She recently teased everyone with a snippet on Instagram with the hash tag #R8. REALITY VIXEN: And Rihanna is the only person teasing nowadays. It turns out former reality TV show star Deelis...

SHADY PALM TREE: Karrueche Tran, Chris Brown's girlfriend set the Twitter world on fire yesterday when she tweeted she was a "single lady again". This prompted speculation that Tran was done with Chris Brown again. The tweet happened to come in right after it was announced that some groupie girl has Chris Brown on tape in her bed, complete with pictures and all. Of course some of Twitter's well known comedians came forward with some not so nice jabs at Tran but she fired back saying her tweet was about her starring in the show Single Ladies . So it turns out Tran, I'll prefer to call her by her last name more since her first name is too much to type was simply hyping up her latest acting role all the while throwing a little shade and it worked. WIZ KID : What won't work is Wiz Khalifa taking pictures butt ass naked in the shower and pouring bottles of water on himself. His ex-wife Amber Rose liked the picture, who seems like she's on a campaign to get hi...

FIRE STARTER: Nicki Minaj will perform her new single Bed Of Lies featuring Skylar Grey on this Sunday's telecast of the American Music Awards . If that's not enough Young Money star power for you, Lil' Wayne will perform his new single Start A Fire featuring Christina Milian. I think Start A Riot would be a better title for the song. I say that because it seems ever since Wayne and Christina started dating, all of Wayne's baby mother's have had something negative to say. I mean why do you care who he dates now? Your no longer with him. I think their all jealous. CASHED OUT: And speaking of jealous, some of you guys may be jealous of Ray J because when it comes to Kim K. he hit it first! And he is also laughing all the way to the bank. Due to Kim's racy Paper magazine cover, sales of Ray and Kim's salacious sex tape have skyrocketed. It's said that Ray J makes $360,000 a year off of the sales of the sex tape. SEX WIZ-ARD: While I'm on the subjec...

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...

MUSIC BITS:  Mac Miller signs to Warner Bros. Records. Chief Keef dropped from Interscope Records. Wiz Khalifa wishes Amber Rose a Happy Birthday on Twitter amid their divorce. Omarion has denied rumors that he's breaking up with his girlfriend after a paternity test claimed he didn't father his child. Chris Brown and Jodeci performing at the Soul Train Awards in November.