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March 13th – Common was born Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. in Chicago, Illinois, on this day in 1972. Common, the son of retired NBA/ABA basketball player Lonnie Lynn Sr., began his career in music as a member of local Windy City rap group C.D.R., who opened up for such legendary hip-hop artists such as Big […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Ashanti is attempting to comeback onto the scene with her new single featuring Busta Rhymes.  “The Woman You Love” will be the first single from Shanti’s new project “Braveheart” on her own Written Entertainment imprint.

SHOWTIME SAYS… Tyga and his stripper chick bae Blac Chyna cover the most recent issue of Urban Ink magazine. The couple show off some of their ink for the magazine’s readers. The issue hits stores on March 13th. Oh…and we won’t even discuss the fact that Tyga looks like he is rocking some pink Mac […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Whitney Houston’s cousin Dionne Warwick sat down with Entertainment Tonight for an interview that will air tonight. In the interview Dionne said “You know, in all honesty, I think she had a heart attack.” Warwick also answered questions about her opinion on rumors that Whitney died because of drug abuse , “I don’t […]

http://cdn.complexmedianetwork.com/cdn/agenda.complex.com/js/playerL.swf  SHOWTIME SAYS… Jeezy takes us behind the scenes of his Hustlerz Ambition tour. Ryan Leslie, Rajon Rondo, Irv Gotti and more all make appearances.

SHOWTIME SAYS… The new iPad officially launches on Friday. BUT the newest addition to the house that Jobs built has already been unboxed. The Vetnamese Apple blog Tinhte.vn has gotten their hands on the new iPad and posted a video showing what goodys the product has to offer. Check the video to see what the […]

Women’s Empowerment Artist Wale is set to be featured in a groundbreaking production by the Royal Ballet in the United Kingdom. He will join Boy George along with some other big names in the ballet “Carbon Life”. This one of a kind production is set to open in April.

Get Ready for The April Fool’s Day Comedy Jam featuring Donnell Rawlings, Joe Clair, Talent, Shawty, A.G. White and Shawn Larkins! Sunday, April 1st at The Progress Energy Center downtown Raleigh 7:00 P.M. Tickets available at Ticketmaster, The Progress Energy Center Box office or call 1-800-745-3000. Just a taste of what you will get at The […]

As we get ready for March Madness I thought you would enjoy this video of Washington Wizards Player JaVale McGee 8 dumbest plays……

March 12th – Boogie Down Productions release their fifth album “Live Hardcore Worldwide” on Jive Records, on this day in 1991. The album captured the essence of the live hip-hop show and featured all the BDP classics like “South Bronx”, “Jack Of Spades” and “I’m Still No. 1.”