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The two have been dating for the past three years, but he has yet to claim her, and always makes himself available when there’s a better offer out there. Let’s see if you guys can keep up: He cheated on Misa with Kim, cheated on Kim with JLo, cheated on Kim with Cassie, cheated on […]

You know you are someone special when Stevie Wonder co-writes your single! Jazz artist, Maysa Leak first performed as Stevie Wonder’s back-up singer after meeting him during a college performance. Since, she has gone on to enchant audiences with her soulful sound. Maysa recorded her self-titled debut in 1995, In 2008, Metamorphosis peaked at No.1 […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Wale sat down for an interview with Last Call With Carson Daly to talk about his new album Ambition and his relationship with Rick Ross. They two also discuss kicks as Wale goes into detail about his extensive sneaker collection.

With the increased popularity of electronic crutches like Autotune, a lot of people are being allowed to have musical careers without being able to sing very well. We’ve all thought it but very few have come out and said it. Well, the folks at Madamenoire.com went there and some folks are about to get their […]

Self-proclaimed Barbie, Nicki Minaj turned 29 today! The femcee has conquered mainstream (and underground) rap, pop and a tad bit of R&B. After a very public rap battle against Queen Bee- Lil Kim, Nicki remained victorious as the female rapper not to be f***ed with! Nicki’s career is rising with every moment of everyday and […]

Super Bowl Gospel Celebration team made the official announcement before a standing room only crowd that the 2012 Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will be held on Friday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University. Celebrating 13 years of inspiration, the NFL sanctioned event transcends the traditional Super Bowl Weekend activity, […]

Ex-NFL player Charles Grant who appeared on Monday’s episode of “RHOA”was arrested for writing bad checks. The charge is a felony because the amount of the check was over $500. This is not his first brush with the law, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2008, following a fight outside a Georgia nightclub that […]

Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford has been putting in work as a producer for well over a decade. After helping put Ludacris and Shawnna on the map with “What’s Your Fantasy” the Grammy Award-winning producer has been lacing Lil Wayne (“A Milli”, “Six Ft 7”), Rihanna (“Cockiness”) , and Nicki Minaj with chart topping hits and […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Rapper T.I. took to the state at Atlanta’s Gold Room nightclub to address some of the recent rumors that have been circulating about him. He lets it be known that he did not get locked up and even comments on his recent appearance on The Wendy Williams Show… And after watching this my […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Fabolous and DJ Drama are prepping the release of the 3rd installment in the There Is No Competition Series (TINC3).  Here is the cover of the CD.  Hopefully there won’t be a major delay on this one like there was in the past with Loso’s mixtapes.

SHOWTIME SAYS… Wednesday the U.S. Postal service announced that the historic post office located in downtown Raleigh will remain open. The office that is located in the Federal Building on Fayetville St is 134-years old and has been a tremendous decrease in business like many other postal offices around the country. After announcing that they […]

Yesterday a friend of mine who knows me pretty well sent an email asking if I would ever consider allowing my 7-year-old daughter to take a pole dancing class.  Since I know this friend just as wella s they know me I could sense the rhetorical tone in the email.  My immediate response was “you […]