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Amber Rose has somehow finagled her way into the studio with songstress Monica. The bald rosebud who we assume, is riding high off the release of her debut single “Fame” featuring stoner boyfriend Wiz Khalifa, tweeted a photo of the herself and Mrs. Brown, smiling for the cameras. Hopefully, Amber is taking a few voice […]

Did Jennifer Hudson pull a Chrissy and give her fiance David Otunga an engagement ring? Jen recently revealed that she bought David an engagement ring at his insistence. Jen said: “He proposed to me on my birthday and he would complain that he didn’t have an engagement ring. He would say, ‘You have a ring, […]

Ja Rule, who is currently seven months in to a 20-month jail sentence for gun charges, called in to VladTV from behind bars recently to discuss his legal situation. In the interview, Ja shed light on why his gun charge led to a longer prison sentence than the one Lil Wayne received in 2010, despite […]

There is no words to describe this one. The guy went to jail and he shoved a gun up his butt! There’s no other way to explain an incident so ridiculous. We understand you don’t wanna get caught, but dayum! Thrusting a pistol up your butt! C’MON SON! According to the Huffington Post, Michael Leon […]

Legendary funk musician Jimmy Castor passed away yesterday morning (January 16) in Las Vegas at age 64. The cause of death for the influential saxophonist whose music has been sampled by everyone from Kanye West to N.W.A is still unknown causes, reports PrefixMag. As the lead member of the Jimmy Castor Bunch, Castor is most […]

A study was conducted that says black students and children of alumni are more likely to switch to easier majors. This has upset a couple of the students at Duke University causing a silent protest. CLICK HERE to read more about the study.

Oh Beyonce! The latest promotional image for Beyonce’s album 4 has folks in an uproar! Why so, you may ask…the new mother looks stunning in the visuals. Her body curves effortlessly over a leopard throw like a bent Twizzler. And her Victorian styled hair is flawless as always. What’s wrong with the photo is that […]

This Year Will Be Different. We’re half way through January and some of our New Year’s Resolutions have yet to see the light of 2012.…

SHOWTIME SAYS… Boosie Bad Azz who severing time in Louisiana’s prison system for several different crimes has written a letter to his fans.  In this letter Boosie thanks those who have stood behind him, but also gets a little bit of promotion off for his new projects and also tells folks to support his daughter […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Chad Ochocinco is mourning the loss of his father. Over the weekend Chad tweeted that his father had passed away. R.I.P.