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SHOWTIME SAYS… Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back once again to complete the Men In Black trilogy

The long running game show “The Price Is Right” will hold its first ever celebrity week and Snoop Dogg will be one of the contestants. Snoop, who will be playing for his Snoop’s Youth Football League charity, will join other stars including actress Jenny McCarthy, actor Neil Patrick Harris, rocker Chris Daughtry and supermodel Heidi […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… N.C. Central University has approved a 10 percent hike in tuition for in state undergraduates for next year plus an additional increase of $100 per student each year. The tuition increase comes after state mandated budget cuts earlier this year. In state undergraduates will pay $292 more and graduate students will pay an […]

  SHOWTIME SAYS… I wasn’t aware that Pharrell had actually started signing artists to his i am OTHER imprint. I’ve obviously been missing out. Allow me to introduce you to 17-year-old Compton, CA native Buddy. This song was featured on HBO’s How To Make It In America season 2 mixtape and the video was shot […]

http://www.freeonsmash.com/videos/embed2/ebpvblv4zeapwn6j SHOWTIME SAYS… I’ve been waiting on this video for a while now. These visuals make me live the song even more.

Beyonce is featured on the cover of the winter edition of Jones Magazine, and she proudly shows off her thick thighs. New Yorkers can pick up a copy on December 15th, and it will be available nationally on December 20th. Find out more about this issue of Jones Magazine starring Beyonce right here. RELATED POSTS: […]

SWV is making a comeback! The sisters with voices have released the cover art for their new single “Cosign.” Coco, Taj and Lelee recently signed a deal with Mass Appeal Entertainment and E1 Entertainment and are also looking at a reality show. This will be the girls first single in 15 years! Which Artist Made […]

Thanks to Hollywood Stylz Unisex, there has been a hair/fashion show added to the New Years Extravaganza at the RBC Center. If you are interested in modeling in this show, reply to this post with an email address.

The Florida Family Association, a Tampa Bay group feels that it is and has led a campaign urging companies to pull ads on “All-American Muslim.” The FFA contends that 65 of 67 companies it has targeted have pulled their ads, including Bank of America, the Campbell Soup Co., Dell, Estee Lauder, General Motors, Goodyear, Green […]

Last night (December 11th) at Christmas in Washington 2011, President Barack Obama joined his family and celebrities like Justin Bieber and Jennifer Hudson for a Christmas song. The event took place at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Here’s the video of the celebrity-filled stage. RELATED POSTS: Jay-Z, Will Smith & More Attend Heavy […]

Over the weekend rapper Canibus added J.Cole to the  list of MCs he’s had issue with over the years. What made this latest assault so bizarre is that J. Cole has publicly stated that Canibus is one of his favorite MCs and biggest influences, even playing his music at his shows. Well, it seems that […]

One of the most competitive categories in the first annual Digital Gospel Music Awards, presented by Elev8, is undoubtedly Best Male Gospel Artist. Congratulations go out to all of the nominees, but LeCrae dominated the competition and pulled in 33% (746 votes) of the 2,225 votes cast in this category. Kirk Franklin was the runner-up with […]