Sex Addict... David Duchovny?!? Wtf mate!

David Duchovny has just entered a rehabilitation center for sex addiction. I know! He is addicted to doing the nasty. I guess that is supposed to be a bad thing. What is too much and who gets to decide? David gave this statement about his troubles:

“I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction,” the actor says in an exclusive statement. “I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family.”

David 48 has been married to Tea Leoni for over 10 years now. They have two kids together Kyd and Madelaine. Don’t you just love celebrity names? I’ll bet his dog is named Puppy.

David is right busy playing a man-whore on ‘Californiaction’ right now on Showtime, do you think it rubbed off to real life. His Fox Mulder on ‘The X-Files’ was a bit addicted to porn too, do we notice a trend here? This just makes me wonder if like the drunk who gets a DUI and then hits rehab if Dave got caught doing something naughty. Come on David we need details. Oh well good luck with the rehab.

Courtesy of allieiswired.com

OJ's daughter socks him one!!

*The New York Daily News is reporting that O.J. Simpson was knocked to the ground Sunday by his daughter Arnelle in a tussle over his 32-year-old girlfriend, Christie Prody.

"Arnelle had a fight with Christie over Christie's behavior," a source told the newspaper. "That's what started the whole thing. Christie has some problems with drinking, and Arnelle got mad. O.J. said 'Don't talk to her like that,' and Arnelle pushed him."

According to the source, Arnelle, 39, called 911 in a fit of guilt after she toppled her 61-year-old dad, giving him a minor head injury. The National Enquirer quoted a source saying O.J. was "cut on the back of his head, blood was coming out the side of his mouth and his lip was cut."

Courtesy of blackvoices.com

PS. Would u rather look at OJ? or his girl's breasts?? Yes easy answer.

Court recalculates Strahan's divorce payments

Former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan is a happy man today. Earlier this week, his ex-wife was taking him to court for a ridiculous list of child support/personal needs. A state appeals court reversed a lower court’s awarding of about $18,000 per month in child support to his twin 3-year-old daughters, reports the Associated Press. The three-judge panel found a lower court didn’t adequately review the claims by Strahan’s ex-wife about the girls’ needs.

Among his ex-wife’s listed expenses was a 10-day vacation to Jamaica for the girls’ nanny and her family, allegedly as a gift from the children, and diamond jewelry given to their grandmother. Jean also claimed the toddlers needed $27,000 per year for clothing because she dressed them in a new outfit each time they saw their father.
The appeals court also ruled Strahan does not have to pay about $14,000 of his ex-wife’s legal and accounting fees, and that he is not required to purchase $7.5 million in disability insurance since he retired from professional football earlier this year. Strahan was to have paid $8,948 on the first and 15th of each month. Under Tuesday’s ruling, the matter will be reconsidered by the lower court.

“Mr. Strahan is gratified with the result and feels his legal position has been vindicated,” Strahan’s lawyer, Angelo Genova, said Tuesday. “He hopes the matter can be resolved amicably going forward in the interests of his children.”

In related news, the New York Giants were trying to get Strahan to reverse his retirement to fill a hole in its defense left by Osi Umenyiora, who suffered a season-ending knee injury during a pre-season game. Strahan thought about it and decided to decline the tempting offer.

“He was very close to returning, but the great part about Michael is that he takes his time to think about things and he is very thorough,” Strahan’s agent Tony Agnone told The Associated Press. “You can get excited about coming back and running through the tunnel one more time.”

Agnone said that his 36-year-old client struggled deciding whether he could give 100 percent mentally. “In the end, he felt he could not get back to where he was,” Agnone said.

source: AP

Spotlight: Nina B.

By Spiridoula “Speed” Zis

Our prestigious, AllHipHop.com’s Breeding Ground stamp of approval is given to those select few underground artists with unrelenting grind, skill, determination and a heavy fanbase propelling them forward into the mainstream spotlight. Brooklyn native and New York City’s hometown favorite, Nina B is the definition of just that example.

With a multitude of successful mixtapes under her belt, Ravenel Records’ First Lady continues to gain industry buzz and street credibility with her most recent mixtape releases, Nina B.: The Real Miss Rap Supreme with Sirius Radio’s Hip Hop Nation and The Icon, an unauthorized Madonna mash-up available now for free download to the masses. Nina B shows her versatility from hard-hitting wordplay found in "Boxin," to a story-telling themed song like "Shattered Dreams," Nina B has skills.

While many underground artists strive to gain exposure and a fanbase all their own, Nina B’s radio and online popularity can easily be described as paralleling many emcees with large financial backing today.

Nothing short of a hustler’s role model and our Breeding Ground artist to watch, Nina B. reveals to us who’s the girl behind the bubble.

Catch the Allhiphop.com interview here.

Courtesy of Allhiphop.com

Faith Evans tell all book... lordy it sounds good

I'm just gonna say she airing it out... just read this excerpt:

She pens in her memoire: I don’t know what got into my head. But I decided that I needed to know once and for all what Big was really trying to do. On that night before Christmas, I drove to Big’s house on a mission to find out where I really stood.

The security guard at the gate just waved me in when I pulled up. It was Christmas Eve and she’d seen me come into the complex with the kids, so I guess she didn’t think anything of it. I parked in the rear of Big’s town house and walked up to the garage. It was locked. I hadn’t been over to Big’s house a whole lot but I did know that you jiggle the garage door a certain way and unlock it.

I got into the garage, where there was an elevator that would take me to both floors of Big’s duplex. There I was, rocking a black skully cap and a heavy goose-down jacket, tiptoeing into the elevator and pressing the button to go up to the second floor, where his bedroom was located. I got to Big’s bedroom door, turned the knob, and went inside. As soon as I saw a small lump next to Big’s large frame, I flew into a rage, ran over to the side of the bed, and pulled back the covers. I grabbed some chick out of the bed and started beating her ass. At some point, the chick’s wig came off in my hand; it was a short, cropped wig. I stopped throwing punches for a minute to get a good look at the chick I was beating up. It was Lil Kim. She was completely butt-naked, yelling as I pushed her around the room.

More can be read here.

Courtesy of Missxpose.com

New American Idol Judge: Kara DioGuardi

NEW YORK (AP) -- Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary.

Kara DioGuardi says she's "gonna speak to Simon the way I speak to everybody."

But Kara DioGuardi, the newly-installed fourth judge on "American Idol," is confident she'll find her niche within the bickering, ratings-tested judges' panel where the line between love and hate is blurred with every critique.

"I'm just gonna speak to Simon the way I speak to everybody," DioGuardi told reporters during a teleconference Monday. "I'm just gonna have my opinion, be honest and I don't foresee any problems. I'm really excited about this, and up for the challenge."

The Grammy-nominated songwriter will make her debut when the eighth season of "Idol" premieres in January, the Fox network said Monday.

"It's really flattering too, you know, to think that ('Idol') even thought about me," she said. "I mean, when I got the call, I thought they were calling the wrong person. So I'm the new kid on the block, and I'm hoping everyone's gonna go easy on me -- and that I bring a lot to the table."

Full story can be read here.

Courtesy of CNN.com

Jay-z sales Vegas 40/40

By Nolan Strong

Rap star Jay-Z and his business partners have officially announced the sale of the 40/40 Club in Las Vegas for an undisclosed amount, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.

The 24,000 square foot sports bar, which is located in The Palazzo and Casino, will no longer operate under the 40/40 brand, as the sale is for the lease and not the rights to the name.

"The sale is a great business decision, we are delighted. We look forward to expanding the brand even further to Chicago and Tokyo ," Jay-Z told AllHipHop.com in a statement released today (August 27).

Over the next year, Jay-Z and his business partners will open 40/40 sports bars in Chicago, Tokyo and Macau.

The Las Vegas 40/40 Club was opened in December of 2007.

Courtesy of Allhiphop.com

Yes I know that's Beyonce but it says 40/40 behind her and she just looked to good to pass up on!

Suge Knight arrested for a beat down

Marion "Suge" Knight has been released from the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas.

The founder of bankrupt Death Row Records posted $19,000 bail yesterday (Aug. 28) and promised to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on Sept. 26 on felony assault and drug charges.

Police arrested the hip-hop mogul on Wednesday morning after officers say they saw him beat his girlfriend while brandishing a knife in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip.

The woman was not stabbed but she was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening.

Police say Knight had the drugs Ecstasy and hydrocodone when he was arrested.

Artist Feature: Slipknot

Mitchell Peters

The moment is burned into the mind of Roadrunner Records president Jonas Nachsin.

It was 1999, and his label had convinced Ozzfest organizers to put its newly signed band, Slipknot, on the festival's second stage.

Curious to see the band in action before its debut album dropped, Nachsin took a drive to New Jersey, where Ozzfest was playing at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. While hard rock acts Black Sabbath, Slayer, Rob Zombie, System of a Down, Deftones and Godsmack attracted the masses, then-unknown Slipknot took the side stage before a respectable audience of about 200.

And then, Slipknot ripped into its set.

"People were running down the hill," Nachsin recalls. "They heard this cacophonous noise in the background and decided that they literally needed to run and go see what was going on. Those moments are incredibly rare, not just in hard rock or metal, but in music in general."

Read the whole feature on Slipknot here.

Courtesy of Billboard.com

XXL Eye Candy Video: Brooklyn

Enjoy. You know I did.



Courtesy of VladTV

Hip Hop Leaders Conference Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 25th, 2008

2008 Hip Hop Leaders World Peace Conference brings at-risk youth, the community, celebrities, and musicians together for a common cause.

On Saturday, August 16th 1600 Avenue Inc., a 501C3 organization, and its flagship program Hip Hop Leaders (HHL) brought at-risk youth, the community, political figures, and an impressive number of celebrities, musicians, actors, and other influencers together in the name of unity, education, and a better, safer future for the youth.

The day started with intimate, powerful mentoring sessions with influential figures such as Scoop Deville, Spinderella (Salt-n-Pepa), Asya CEO of Fusicology.com, and Richard Gant (actor). The day transitioned into a Town Hall meeting further discussing the serious challenges the youth face as well as solutions to those problems. The panel consisted of community-based celebrities like The Poetess, Sticky Fingaz, Lorenzo Murphy, 40 Glock, Ryan Ford of The Source, and Bone from “Training Day” along side community activists Donny Joubert of Nickerson Gardens, Gregory Thomas of Kush Inc., and Pastor Moses Collins of Glory Bound MBC. Together they all communed in the name of Peace and Progress.

Additionally Hip-Hop entertainers that also lent their time to this years events were: Akil (Jurassic 5), Arabian Prince (founder of NWA), DJ Mark Luv (Zulu Nation head), Paul Stewart, Porscha Coleman, Lauren London, Jackie Long, Terrence J of BET’s 106 and Park, comedian Alex Thomas, and Warren G who surprised the fans with a solo set at the end of the night under the moonlight on the UCLA Royce Hall Terrace. These influential Hip-Hop community members “gave back” by participating in a full day’s worth of “edu-tainment” to discuss issues of importance.

Hip Hop Leaders Founder Frank Satterwhite comments,
“Our hip hop leaders students as part of the year-round curriculum Schools, helped produce the HHL Conference, created a forum for victims of violence to be honored, and paid tribute to these same victims via spoken word. This is a proud moment.”

Special thanks to Media sponsors KDAY Radio, and Fusicology.com as well as the following elected officials who through their letters of support or direct involvement have spurred the HHL Program forward: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Congresswoman Laura Richardson, CA-State Senator Mark Ridley Thomas, Assembly member Warren Furutani, Assembly member Mervin Dymally, Assembly member Mike Davis , Assembly member Elect Isadore Hall, Council woman Janice Hahn, Counil member Mike Gipson, Council member Steve Bradford. 1600 Avenue Director of Community Operations Demirea Perry also specially thanks Rock Tha Vote for being in attendance to help ignite at-risk youth to “be the changed” for years to come!

Official web site - http://www.hiphopleaders.com

Lynyrd Skynyrd is back again in 09

John Benson, Cleveland

After spending the last year or so working with former Marilyn Manson/current Rob Zombie guitarist John 5, Lynyrd Skynyrd is close to finishing its next studio album.

"We've been doing quite a bit of writing with John 5," group member Rickey Medlocke tells Billboard.com. "While everybody thought, 'My god, you are going to write with this guy? How is that ever going to work?' But this guy came in and is really multitalented in all genres.

"I was surprised that this guy could sit down and play Glen Campbell and Roy Clark better than they do, and it blew my mind. And then he loves southern rock, the blues and country. It really blew us away."

Full story can be found here.

Courtesy of Billboard.com

Vicky' Model's New Secret: Baby Girl

ONE of Victoria's Secret's top girls has a new top girl of her very own. Model Alessandra Ambrosio gave birth to a daughter, Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur, in her native Brazil on Sunday evening.

She's the first child for the 27-year-old catwalker - dubbed "the new Gisele" - and her businessman boyfriend Jamie Mazur.

Describing the new addition to her family as "absolutely perfect", Ambrosio told press: "She hasn't cried once except for a second when they pulled her out."

Which is just as well; the new mum plans to get straight back into her day job and have her bikini body back to optimum shape to take part in the next Victoria's Secret catwalk show in November.

Leisa Barnett

Courtesy of vogue.co.uk

Obama has a running mate

Reaction to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate.

"In naming my colleague and friend Sen. Joe Biden to be the vice presidential nominee, Sen. Obama has continued in the best traditions for the vice presidency by selecting an exceptionally strong, experienced leader and devoted public servant. Sen. Biden will be a purposeful and dynamic vice president who will help Sen. Obama both win the presidency and govern this great country." — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

"There has been no harsher critic of Barack Obama's lack of experience than Joe Biden. Biden has denounced Barack Obama's poor foreign policy judgment and has strongly argued in his own words what Americans are quickly realizing — that Barack Obama is not ready to be president." — Ben Porritt, spokesman for the John McCain campaign.

Full story can be read here.

Courtesy of Associated Press

It's a Fall Out Boy Fifth!

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Fall Out Boy will release its fifth album, "Folie a Deux," Nov. 4 via Island, the same day as the U.S. presidential election. The project was heralded yesterday (Aug. 25) with the release of an online mixtape, "Welcome to the New Administration."

On it were five Fall Out Boy demos expected to appear on the album, including "Lake Effect Kid," "America's Sweethearts," "I Don't Care (27)," "ALPHAdog and OMEGAlomaniac" and "Catch Me if You Can/Proclamation of Emancipation," the latter featuring Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy.

"Folie a Deux" is the follow-up to 2007's "Infinity on High," which has sold 1.3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Fall Out Boy will hit the road briefly in October in Europe, beginning Oct. 13 in Paris.

Courtesy of Billboard.com

Dr. Dre's son found dead

By WENN world entertainment news - Tuesday, August 26 01:20 pm

Rapper Dr Dre is in mourning after his son passed away, according to reports.

The body of 20-year-old Andre Young Jr was found at his Woodland Hills, Los Angeles home on Saturday morning, reports AllHipHop.com.

His mother allegedly found him unresponsive when she checked on him at 10am, and immediately called emergency services.

Young was said to have been out the previous night and returned home at 5.30am.

The cause of death is currently unknown as officials await the results of a post-mortem examination.

Courtesy of uk.news.yahoo.com

Da Brat gets 3 years imprisonment?!?!?

Da Brat is headed to da slammer.

On Friday, the 34-year-old rapper (born Shawntae Harris) was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle, according to the Associated Press.

She was also sentenced to seven years probation, 200 hours of community service and completion of substance abuse treatment, mental evaluation and anger management classes.

The rapper and a half-dozen family members all broke down after hearing the sentence.

"I love y'all," she said to her relatives as a deputy hauled her away, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports.

"We love you too," her family replied in unison.

See unforgettable celebrity mug shots.

Da Brat — who was among the select few who attended Mariah Carey's surprise April wedding to Nick Cannon in the Bahamas — was at a Halloween bash at an Atlanta club last fall when she got into a fight with then-Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Shayla Stevens, who was working as a hostess.

The rapper then took a nearly full bottle of rum and hit Stevens, who now has a permanent scar on her face as a result.

In 2000, Da Brat was arrested after she struck a woman at a bar. She was sentenced to 12 months of probation.

Courtesy of US Magazine.

Stephanie Tubbs Jones passes away.

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones passed away yesterday. Ms. Tubbs was the 1st African-American woman elected to the House of Representatives from Ohio and a leader in the fight against predatory lending practices. She was only 58 years of age. The cause of death is said to be a ruptured brain aneurysm that Ms. Tubbs Jones suffered Tuesday while driving her car.

Tubbs Jones, a superdelegate and Sen. Hillary Clinton supporter, was scheduled to speak on retirement at a symposium during the Democratic National Convention. Tubbs Jones, a former municipal court judge, took a lot of heat during the primary when she loyally supported Clinton despite her constituents’ support of Obama.

Courtesy of Missexpose.com

Help these stars battle cancer!

Fifteen of the hottest female vocalists in the game will be joining voices in a charity tune called “Just Stand Up”. The song features Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood. WOW!

The song will be revealed on September 2 on iTunes. All proceeds will benefit cancer research. The idea of the song was created by Antonio “L.A.” Reid, who produced it with longtime creative colleague Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.

All fifteen of the singers will perform the song live on Sept. 5 during the “Stand Up to Cancer” television special, set to air simultaneously on ABC, NBC and CBS. The fundraiser program will also feature other celebrities including Jennifer Aniston, Lance Armstrong, Katie Couric, Sally Field, Salma Hayek, Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker and Reese Witherspoon who will all assist in this great cause.
Founded in 2007, Stand Up to Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation that calls upon the entertainment-industry and platforms to help fight cancer.

Courtesy of Missexpose.com

Prince a fan of Janelle Monae

Author: Miss Expose

You know your the “ish” when the legendary Prince comes out to your event voluntarily just to see you personally. Sources have confirmed that Prince showed up at newcomer/singer Janelle Monae’s show on Tuesday night at L.A.’s Viper Room…but Prince never even stepped into the club. Since his was solo, Prince’s limo parked in the back of the club and he waited until Monae was done with her performance. Monae eventually came out and joined Prince in the back seat of his limo…GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER! No freaky deaky behavior was involved…but a source says Prince is a huge Janelle Monae fan and just wanted to give her some “career advice.”

E! Online’s Marc Malkin wrote: “I’m told on Monday night a bunch of folks headed to Prince’s house after Monae’s show with Raphael Saadiq at the Roxy. The little get-together also included one of Prince’s signature living-room jam sessions.”

Many celebrities came through to support Janelle Monae’s, who’s originally from Atlanta, promotional tour stop in L.A. including Sean “Diddy” Combs (who signed Monae to Bad Boy), Ne-Yo, Eddie Murphy, and more. Monae’s album “Metropolis: The Chase Suite.”

Gwen Stefani has child number 2 but... wtf kinda name is it?!?

This woman needs to get her Hollywood head checked... poor child.


Singer, Gwen Stefani, gave birth to her second boy yesterday! She named her baby ZUMA NESTA ROCK. Zuma weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces when he was born Thursday afternoon, according to publicist Dave Tomberlin. “Mother, baby and family are all happy and healthy,” he said in a statement.

Some of you are thinking, what kind of name is ZUMA? Well Stefani says she wanted to name her kids something unique.

Gwen Stefani and her hubby Gavin Rossdale “have proven decisively that they’re masters in choosing names that are both highly unusual and carry a lot of personal meaning,” baby name expert Pamela Redmond Satran, co-author of The Baby Name Bible, tells Usmagazine.com.

Nesta, was Bob Marley’s first name before an immigration official switched it with his middle name, Robert.

“This name obviously links to big brother Kingston’s and is another nod to Jamaica and reggae,” says Satran.

The name Rock “needs no explanation,” given that the baby’s parents are rock stars, Satran says, and the fact that we’re “long overdue for a Rock Hudson-inspired revival.”

Courtesy of Missexpose.com

Hoopz on Cover of King Mag

Nuff said...

Bonus older pictures of her:




Courtesy of Globallyurban.com & Concreteloop.com

Dave Matthews Band's LeRoi Moore Dies At 46

Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group's founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday (Aug. 19) from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. He was 46.

The band released a statement on its Web site confirming Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.

Moore was initially hospitalized in late June after the ATV accident on his farm outside Charlottesville, Va. He was later discharged and had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin a physical rehabilitation program when complications forced him back to the hospital on July 17, the band said.

It was not immediately clear what complications occurred. Galina Shinder, a nursing supervisor at Hollywood Presbyterian, said the hospital could not release any details.

The band's show Tuesday night in Los Angeles was not canceled. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin, who played with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, had been sitting in for Moore during the band's summer tour.

Moore had classical training but said jazz was his main musical influence, according to a biography on the band's Web site.

"But at this stage I don't really consider myself a jazz musician," Moore said in the biography. Playing with the Dave Matthews Band was "almost better than a jazz gig," he said. "I have plenty of space to improvise, to try new ideas."

Courtesy of Associated Press

Halle Berry turns 42

If you don't know by now JF has a crush the size of Jupiter for Halle Berry so this is my modern day Farah Fawcett... dreeeeeeeeeamy!!!

Author Miss Expose

Halle celebrated her 42nd birthday on Thursday night. Berry and her baby daddy, Gabriel Aubry, got a musical surprise while attending a recent Robin Thicke performance at Hollywood’s House of Blues. At the end of his show, Thicke told the crowd that a very special lady is in the audience and she’s celebrating a birthday. The entire crowd looked to the Oscar-winning actress as the R&B star serenaded her with the “Happy Birthday” song. Awww I wish that was me! Love that man!

At the end of the evening, Thicke’s wife Paula Patton (sitting with an energy-filled P-Diddy and his buddies who, says an onlooker, “were going crazy!”) gave Berry a big hug before Berry, leading her boy Gabriel by the hand, was led to a waiting black Escalade.

Courtesy of Missexpose.com

Good News: Christina Applegate cancer free

Christina Applegate appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America in her first interview since she announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy three weeks ago, but is in good spirits. She’ll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months.

“I’m going to have cute boobs ’til I’m 90, so there’s that,” she joked in the interview, which aired Tuesday. “I’ll have the best boobs in the nursing home. I’ll be the envy of all the ladies around the bridge table.” “I just wanted to kind of be rid of it,” she said. “So this was the choice I made and it was a tough one.”

“I’ve laughed so much in the last three weeks,” she said. “I love living, and I really love my life, and I knew that from this moment on it was only going to be good that was going to be coming. Yeah, I’ll face challenges, but you can’t get any darker than where I’ve been. So knowing that in my soul gave me the strength to just say, `I have to get out there and make this a positive.’”

Applegate is scheduled to appear on a one-hour TV special, “Stand Up to Cancer,” to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept. 5 to raise funds for cancer research.

Courtesy of Missexpose.com

Jonas Bros. with a big splash on their debut

Katie Hasty, N.Y.

As expected, the Jonas Brothers score their first No. 1 album on The Billboard 200 this week with "A Little Bit Longer." The Hollywood effort bows with 525,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, the third biggest sales frame this year behind Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" (1,006,000) and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (721,000).

The trio also scores the rare feat of having two albums simultaneously in the upper-most echelon of the chart, as their self-titled sophomore set rises 11-10 with 31,000 (-4%) in its 54th chart week. It's the first time a group has scored two concurrent top 10 albums since 'N Sync on the chart dated Jan. 2, 1999, with "Home for Christmas" at No. 10 and "'N Sync" at No. 2.

Full story can be read here.

Courtesy of Billboard.com

Kim Kardashian wants to lose her booty... say it ain't SO?!?!

Kim Kardashian wants to lose some junk in the trunk.

"I love that I'm curvy, but I'm on this major kick to try and lose weight, especially in my butt," she tells Radar magazine. "I'm just so over it! When you're posing on the red carpet and the paparazzi shout, 'Turn around! Turn around!' — it gets a little offensive."

Kardashian, 27, denies rumors that she's had butt implants.

"I've seen magazines where plastic surgeons are saying, 'If you want a butt like this it has to be fake,'" she says. "I'm just like, 'Dude, have you ever seen an Armenian girl before?'"

Earlier in the year, Paris Hilton blasted Kardashian's booty, saying it "reminds me of cottage cheese inside a big trash bag."

"Wasn't that nasty?" Kardashian responds. "She called and apologized, and I accepted her apology. She said she was joking. I kind of laugh it off, like, 'You know, I've never denied having cellulite.'

"Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. If she thinks my butt looks like that, I don't really care," she goes on. "At least I have a butt."

Courtesy of USmagazine.com

Bloc Party is dropping the Digital this week

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Bloc Party will make its third album, "Intimacy," available for digital download Thursday (Aug. 21), more than three months in advance of its Oct. 28 physical street date via Atlantic.

The CD will contain as-yet-unnamed "different tracks" from the digital version, according to the band. Fans who opt to pre-order "Intimacy" in physical form via BlocParty.com will receive the digital version immediately.

The band says the decision to go digital so far ahead of physical was based on the early leak of its 2007 album, "A Weekend in the City." That set has sold 148,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The 10-track "Intimacy," produced by Paul Epworth and Jacknife Lee, is led by the single "Mercury," which debuted yesterday at No. 16 on the U.K. singles chart.

Here is the track list for "Intimacy":

"Ares"
"Mercury"
"Halo"
"Biko"
"Trojan Horse"
"Signs"
"One Month Off"
"Zephyrus"
"Better Than Heaven"
"Ion Square"

Courtesy of Billboard.com

15k Producer Challenge Out!!

Attention all upcoming producers! Loud.com just announced a new production battle component to their $100K online rap battle contest.

Among the celebrity judges are Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, and Sha Money XL. All will be judges for the challege entitled “Producer’s Challenge”.

The competition which run for 20 weeks and features a $15K pot for the winner and the chance to sign a deal with SRC/Universal Motown. Contestants can upload their beats online at LOUD.com and rap battle participants will be able to access the productions. Nice collabo!

“We are working to present all creative instruments for our community on LOUD.com to make them future multi-faceted stars within the music industry,” LOUD.com CEO Steve Rifkin said in a statement. “By providing an improved platform to our users, we hope to make the talent pool even better this time around, and find the next hot aspiring MC and producer we can absorb into the SRC Records / LOUD.com family.”

Courtesy of Missexpose.com

Trump saves McMahon!!!

Donald Trump doesn't know Ed McMahon, but he "grew up watching him on tv," so he'd like to be his new landlord. McMahon is currently facing foreclosure from Countrywide, and had 2 weeks to sell his house before the bank repossessed it. Mr. Trump has agreed to buy the house and lease it to McMahon, says the LA Times.

"I don't know the man, but I grew up watching him on TV," Trump told The Times. "When I was at the Wharton School of Business," Trump said, "I'd watch him every night. How could this happen?"

McMahon originally bought the home in 1990 for $2.6 million, and owed $4.8 million to Countrywide at the time that he defaulted. Earlier articles claimed that he was unable to sell the house because it was too close to property owned by Britney Spears and that the constant helicopters and paparazzi were scaring off buyers.

Courtesy of consumerist.com

Ellen and Portia finish the deal, MARRIED!

Ring the wedding bells!

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have tied the knot.

"Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were married tonight in an intimate ceremony at their home in Los Angeles," their spokesperson tells PEOPLE exclusively.

DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, both wore Zac Posen and exchanged rings by Neil Lane during the Saturday ceremony. Their big day also featured arrangements by L.A. florist Mark's Garden.

The intimate ceremony was attended by 19 guests, including DeGeneres's mom Betty and de Rossi's mother Margaret Rogers (who flew in from Australia for the occasion), who witnessed the couple exchange handwritten vows.

The couple have been dating since December 2004. DeGeneres announced her plans to wed de Rossi during a taping of her talk show in May after California's Supreme Court ruled a previous ban on gay marriage to be unconstitutional.

The following month de Rossi showed off a 3-carat diamond ring set on a pink pavé band DeGeneres presented to her for their upcoming nuptials when the pair attended the Daytime Emmy Awards together.

"She's taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I've taught her," the TV host said of de Rossi last year. "We've both changed and grown, and we just feel like, 'Oh, okay, this is completion.'"

Courtesy of People.com

Hip Hop Cash Kings for Forbes: Diddy, 50, and SC

Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and Diddy tops Forbes “Hip-Hop Cash Kings” list for the 2nd year. Last year Jay-Z was topping the list, but this year there’s a new king. 50 Cent usurped Jay-Z as the top earner with $150 million grossed in the last year. What did it for 50 Cent was his stake in Vitamin Water’s parent company Glaceau which was bought by Coca Cola for $4.1 Billion. 50 Cent’s investments also include video games, G-Unit clothing/records, and a pending partnership in South Africa with billionaire mining baron Patrice Motsepe. GO BOY! Jay-Z takes the number 2 slot generating $82 Million in earnings. Bad Boy CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs generated $35 million in revenue behind the success of premium vodka Ciroc, the Sean John clothing line, and Bad Boy releases from Danity Kane and Day26. Completing the top 10 on the list are Kanye West, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Ludacris.

Courtesy of Missxpose.com

Mortal Kombat v. DC Universe... my GOODNESS

Gamers calm down... breath breath... this is dope.

Top 10 Games for Adult Eyes Only

As selected by X-Play on the G4 network, enjoy, I did.

DMX arrested... again... my goodness

In honor of the Olympics, DMX is apparently trying to break some sort of record.

The arrest-addled rapper was busted again Thursday, this time in Miami on an outstanding warrant for skipping another court date in Arizona related to his pending animal-cruelty and drug-possession case.

Pictures taken by TMZ show that police nabbed him outside a Wal-Mart this afternoon.

Although DMX's attorney did appear on his client's behalf Tuesday afternoon to provide documentation that his client couldn't make it because he was hospitalized in Miami (he wouldn't say why, though), the judge opted to issue a bench warrant anyway and raised his bond to $25,000.

"We provided intake documentation, and the judge said it was insufficient," Maricopa County public defender Charles Kozelka told MTV News Wednesday. "The judge said he should have informed the court sooner, and because it was the second time he'd missed court in this case, she issued the warrant."

The lawyer wouldn't comment on reports that DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is in rehab, although he did say that the Cradle 2 the Grave star's camp is "working towards getting him some help, and we hope that will be taken seriously by all parties in this case."

Also asked why a man of DMX's presumed financial stature needs a public defender (the whole "if you can't afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you" part of the Miranda Rights), Kozelka would only say: "He qualified for us, and he feels comfortable with me."

At the time, Kozelka was still hoping that his client could avoid yet another smear on his rap sheet.

"We are in court again next week on other matters, and my hope is we can get the warrant resolved by then and get back on track," he said. "We have some things in the works to get the warrant taken care of. My hope is that we can resolve it without an arrest, but he's been arrested at the airport before, so they obviously have an eye out for him, so I'm not sure."

In addition to an Aug. 19 court date related to his aforementioned pit bulls and pot case, DMX is due in court Aug. 26 to answer to identify-theft charges for allegedly trying to get out of paying a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital bill by posing as someone else.

He was also arrested twice in one week during a June trip to Miami, once for driving with an invalid license and a few days later for allegedly trying to buy a small amount of marijuana and cocaine from an undercover cop.

Courtesty of E!

America's Next Top Model brings in the first transgender contestant! ooo weee!!!

Yesterday, the CW announced the finalists for cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model. Of the 14 contestants competing this season, most are 19-year-old college students. One model, in particular, stands apart from the other girls she is competing against. Isis, a 22-year-old who works for a non-profit organization, is the show's first transgendered contestant. On the heels of Top Model's first plus size winner, it seems the show is continuing to push boundaries and give more people the opportunity to be successful in the fashion world. In the current issue of US Weekly, we learn some more details about cycle 11's most unique contestant.

Catch the whole story here.

Courtesy of buddytv.com

Kelly Rowland was ROLLIN' with big bills $372,000!

Author: MissXpose

Must be nice! Kelly Rowland spent close to $400,00 on a night out with her close friends. The former DC3 member racked up the large bill on guests which included U2’s Bono at Amika’s Weekend in St. Tropez, France on Friday. A spy says, “Kelly was the ultimate host and even when the bar bill began to spiral out of control, she refused to close the tab. She had 30 very thirsty pals, so it was always going to be a pretty big night.”

Kelly was having a great time spending her money as well. “At one point, Kelly started dancing wildly and put on a silly Viking hat, much to the hilarity of everyone”, the source says. “Bono arrived quite late and Kelly told him to order whatever he liked. A good night was had by all.”

Kelly, 27, treated her guests to 50 magnums of $6,000 vintage Dom Perignon, 24 bottles of $1,000 Patron tequila and 10 bottles of $4,000 Louis XIII cognac.The bill came out to exactly $372,000.00.

Courtesy of missxpose.com

Pep decides to go literary, does a book

After the sucess of the Salt N Pepa reality show on VH1, Pepa has decided to come out with her own book. Sandy “Pepa” Denton has announced Let’s Talk About Pep, her autobiography now set for release through VH1 Books. “This is the real Pepa,” she says. “And this is the memoir of a true pioneer, fighter, survivor, and inspiration to women everywhere.” The book will talk about Pepa’s life as a troubled teen who was the victim of child abuse, dealing with domestic violence in her adult years, her marriage and divorce to Naughty by Nature’s Treach, and her long career.

Let’s Talk About Pep was written in conjunction with New York Times bestselling author Karen Hunter, who has also assisted LL Cool J, Wendy Williams, and Queen Latifah with their biographies. The book’s forward and epilogue will be handled by Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah respectively.

Courtesy of missxpose.com

Master P becomes P. Miller

Percy Miller released a statement yesterday saying he will no longer answer to the rap moniker Master P.

“I’m changing my name because Master P is who I used to be. I call it my childhood and P. Miller marks my manhood. I wouldn’t change my past because it’s groomed me to be the man I am today. People grow mentally and spiritually through life experiences, but when you come from hip-hop it’s almost impossible to move past the stereotypes associated with it. I’ve branched out into so many different arenas that range from being the first African-American to have a clothing line at Wal-Mart, to writing books, and speaking on Capitol Hill, but all that gets overshadowed because I come from the hip-hop industry. There’re a lot of people out there, who are afraid to grow up and change, but I’m not and P. Miller is the evolution of me, Percy Miller the entrepreneur, the business man.”

Courtesy of missxpose.com

Janelle Monae, meet her in person & dates

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Victoria’s Secret Pink rolled out its nationwide collegiate collection

By Marcia A. Wade

When Victoria’s Secret Pink rolled out its nationwide collegiate collection in June, featuring the names and logos of some 33 universities on sweats, hoodies, football tees, and totes, the promotion didn’t include any historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This fall, the brand plans to include five HBCUs in the second phase of its collegiate collection.

But, for Amelia Reid, a sophomore at Howard University and a Pink fan, the initial omission was hard to take.

“Going to Howard, where the students are very into academics and also into fashion, I thought ‘Wow, this is crazy,’” says Reid, who is studying political science and fashion merchandising. “Here is another company that doesn’t acknowledge black colleges. A lot of girls from Howard wear Victoria’s Secret and work there also. It shouldn’t have been just those typical schools that come to mind when you think of college.”

Reid e-mailed Victoria’s Secret to express her dismay and was upset when she received a response that she describes as “sugar-coated” and dismissive. Her disappointment materialized into a crusade to bring Pink onto the campuses of HBCUs. Early in July, she started a Facebook group “HBCU Ladies Wear Victoria’s Secret Pink Too” in an effort to encourage people to write to the company and complain about the HBCU oversight. By late July, the group had more than 400 Facebook members.

A few days after Reid’s initial e-mail, Richard A. Dent III, chief operating officer for Pink, contacted Reid through her Facebook group after someone forwarded him her complaint. “I reached out to her because she was a fan of the brand. I wanted her to know that we were not being insensitive, and we did have a plan,” says Dent, a graduate of Florida A&M University’s business school and a member of the school’s board of trustees.

According to Dent, the first HBCU schools that will roll off the Pink line will be Howard University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, North Carolina A&T University, and Southern University. “We have agreements with the licensees who handle collegiate apparel for those schools, and this has been in the works for some time,” he says. Dent adds that the company plans to include students from the schools in internships at Victoria’s Secret, and feature promotions at their homecoming events.

Full story can be read here.

Courtesy of Blackenterprise.com

Mike Jones catches a beating at Ozone

Author: Missxpose

The Ozone Awards took a turn for the worse last night. Mike Jones was violently assaulted by a fellow Houston rapper named Trae. Jones was videotaped holding his face with a bloody cloth which clarified that he had been injured. Jones said fellow rapper, Trae is just upset because he is running things in Houston right now.

“I guess he was mad because I called myself the president because I am the president of H-Town,” Jones said in an interview on Houston’s 102 Jamz. “I run this city

Trae admitted to take a cheap shot at Jones during the hip hop event. “Yeah he got it,” said Trae. “He got it for running his mouth too much.”

“The point is man, don’t come disrespecting the city,” he continued. “You don’t even ride for the city. When people were shittin’ on Houston like Houston fell off that n*gga ducked up curled and went somewhere.”




Courtesy of missxpose.com

Sean Paul arrested...ahhh mon!

Author: MissXpose

SEAN PAUL ARRESTED? NO WAY...

Sean Paul is NEVER in my scoop, but he made it this time because he was arrested on drug charges at the Uppsala Reggae Festival in Sweden this past weekend. Apparently, 200-300 people who attended this Reggae concert were also arrested on drug charges. WOW!

In addition to concertgoers, police say ten other artists performing at the show also were hauled in for questioning — they later were released.

Poor thang, I love me some Sean Paul…


Courtesy of Missxpose.com

3,300 lbs Stingray... My goodness

Sometimes we gotta bring the weird...

Early in the morning around 2:00am a fishing boat near Hainan Sanya in China caught what is likely to be one of the largest stingrays ever caught.

Casting nets, the fishermen caught a 3,300 lbs Stingray, which took about 3 hours to pull back into the boat. The net was strong enough to hold the huge fish, but the struggle cause the stingray to die.

The stingray measured about 16 1/2 foot in width.

The fishermen tied the stingray to the back of the boat and dragged it back to their dock. It remained in perfect condition even though it was dead for many hours.

The fisherman was able to sell the stingray for around $1,500 since they have a high commercial value.

Stingray’s liver can be made into fish oil, the bones and intestines are used in medical fish powder, and the meat is a delicacy in most restaurants.

Courtesy of weirdasianews.com

Yung Berg arrested

Author: MissXpose

My least favorite rapper, Yung Berg, was arrested Saturday night in New York after police responded to a limo driver’s complaint over a dispute with five passengers. According to TMZ, the cops showed up and ended up arresting Berg for the criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of marijuana and menacing.

The other men in Berg’s entourage were also reportedly hit with menacing charges.

Courtesy of Missxpose.com

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Gym Class Heros and Roots doing it together this fall

Katie Hasty, N.Y.

In one of the more eclectic bills of the fall, Gym Class Heroes and the Roots will co-headline a tour beginning Oct. 2 in Baltimore, with support from U.K. up-and-comer Estelle.

Gym Class Heroes and the Roots will alternate headlining duties on the trek, which runs through Nov. 1 in Albany, N.Y. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Aug. 12) for Gym Class Heroes' fan club members, and this weekend for the general public.

Gym Class Heroes has been out this summer with the Vans Warped Tour in advance of the Sept. 9 release of its Decaydence/Fueled By Ramen album "The Quilt."

As previously reported, the set boasts contributions from a number of big names, including the-Dream, Cool & Dre, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Busta Rhymes, Estelle and Daryl Hall.

First single "Cookie Jar" has sold 21,000 copies in four weeks of digital release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The hard-touring Roots are on tour internationally through the end of the Month but will then take a break until the fall run with Gym Class Heroes. Estelle will be making another U.S. push for her Homeschool/Atlantic debut, "Shine," which has sold more than 83,000 copies.

Here are Gym Class Heroes/the Roots' tour dates:

Oct. 3: Baltimore (Rams Head Live!)
Oct. 4: Norfolk, Va. (The Norva)
Oct. 5: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues)
Oct. 6: Atlanta (The Tabernacle)
Oct. 7: Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (House of Blues)
Oct. 8: Miami (The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason)
Oct. 10: Houston (Meridian, w/ Estelle only)
Oct. 11: Dallas (The Palladium Ballroom)
Oct. 12: Austin, Texas (The Backyard)
Oct. 14: Phoenix (The Marquee)
Oct. 19: Las Vegas (House of Blues)
Oct. 21: Denver (The Fillmore Auditorium)
Oct. 23: Milwaukee (Eagles Ballroom)
Oct. 24: Chicago (Congress Theatre)
Oct. 25: Detroit (The Fillmore Detroit)
Oct. 26: Toronto (Sound Academy)
Oct. 28: New York (Roseland Ballroom)
Oct. 30: Worcester, Mass. (The Palladium Downstairs)
Oct. 31: Asbury Park, N.J. (Asbury Park Convention Hall)
Nov. 1: Albany, N.Y. (Washington Avenue Armory)

Courtesy of Billboard.com

Dr. Dre's daughter with a shocking commentary

By Ismael AbduSalaam

Manaj, daughter of legendary producer Dr. Dre, has announced the release of a web documentary chronicling her attempts to break in the music industry.

Despite having a Hip-Hop icon as a parent, 23-year-old Manaj claims her father has offered no support for her rap career aspirations in the documentary Daddy's Shadow.

In fact, Manaj emphasizes that Dre has objected to her dream since she signed her first label deal in 2006.

“You don’t want me to rap,” a disappointed Manaj stated on the documentary to her father. “But you’re out here helping everyone else.”

Dr. Dre is currently focusing on having the much-delayed Detox ready for release by the end of this year.

Daddy’s Shadow was directed by Manaj and distributed by her record label TM Media Group, Inc.

The movie also offers behind the scenes information on her family’s life away from the cameras.

The documentary was originally scheduled to come out in 2006, but was delayed when Dr. Dre allegedly stopped speaking to Manaj, due to the film’s content.

Daddy’s Shadow is currently available for a $5.99 download at http://www.tmmediagroup.com/.

Courtesy of Allhiphop.com

R.I.P. Issac Hayes

Another one is down, and we wish his family the best.

Blueprint III Sneak Peak: Jay-z & Kanye in NYC

Joe got a little beef with label mate R. Kelly

WOW! So R&B singer Joe revealed some juicy scoop on his situation at Jive Records and his label mate R. Kelly. Joe has been with Jive for the past 11 years but never was as successful as he should have been even after six album. He recently decided to branch off and go the independent route as most artist do if they don’t make it “big” under an established label.

Joe said after he left Jive, he found out why he never really progressed while signed to the label that launched the success of Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, his label mate R. Kelly & much more. The reason he says…R. Kelly himself! Joe tells EUR’s Lee Baily in an x-clusive interview that R. Kelly put pressure on Jive executives and radio stations to fall back on promoting Joe’s records especially when his single’s got to much attention.

“R. Kelly was very instrumental in making a lot of decisions when it came to my records being played on the radio,” Joe revealed. “He would make a call to the radio station or to the label and say, ‘Hey, this Joe record is too hot right now. Yall need to pull that back.’ And they would oblige.”

Read the rest of the story here.

Courtesy of missxpose.com

Bernie Mac Passes Away

Bernie Mac has died in a Chicago-area hospital from complications due to pneumonia, his publicist confirmed. He was only 50 years old. The Emmy and Gold Globe-nominated comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, which is an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the organs of afflicted persons. The disease went into remission in 2005, but he fought it off until early this morning when he took his last breath. Mac is survived by his wife Rhonda McCullough, their daughter, Je’Niece, a son-in-law and a granddaughter, Jasmine.

Bernie will be missed deeply. He will forever personally have one of my favorite comedy stand up routines of all time from Original Kings of Comedy.

Courtesy of missxpose.com

McKagan + McCready = Seattle Tattoo Expo

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Velvet Revolver's Duff McKagan and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready will rock out with their side projects in the coming days as part of the seventh annual Seattle Tattoo Expo, which kicks off tomorrow (Aug. 8) at the Seattle Center.

Both McKagan's Loaded and McCready's Flight to Mars will play an event after-party tomorrow night at El Corazon. Loaded will also play Sunday at the Expo, which is hosting a concert stage all weekend featuring Nashville Pussy, Nevermore, Tiger Army and many others. For tickets and information, visit SeattleTattooExpo.com.

McKagan fits right in at Tattoo Expo, considering he has 13 of them, the most recent of which he obtained last Friday. "My wife and I have been riding motorcycles a lot lately, and she told me I needed to get a skull tattoo," he tells Billboard.com. "The guy started in on it right in this really sensitive area. I always realize what a sh*tty idea it is. I love the result but the process sucks."

Read the whole story here.

Courtesy of Billboard.com

Jay-Z has a new Blueprint for us

Hillary Crosley, N.Y.

Jay-Z has confirmed rumors that he's hard at work on his 11th and final album via Def Jam, "The Blueprint 3."

Last night (Aug. 6), the MC appeared as a guest during Kanye West's Glow in the Dark concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Amidst performing, West asked the audience if he could play a few beats that he recorded while in Hawaii recently, including a song tentatively called "Jockin' Jay-Z."

As the track played, Jay-Z himself crossed the stage and began rapping, "That bloke from Oasis said I couldn't play guitar // somebody shoulda told him I'm a f*cking rock star / today is gonna be the day that I'm gonna throw it back to you." He was referencing his cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" at the recent Glastonbury Festival, which drew a mixed response.

According to longtime Jay-Z friend and Roc-A-Fella artist Memphis Bleek, "Jockin' Jay-Z" is only one of many gems that West has crafted for the MC.

Read the whole story here.

Courtesy of Billboard.com