New Music: Kanye West - Mama's Boyfriend

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Kanye West Limited Edition Scarves Are Now Availble

Kanye West have collaborated with graphic design and art direction team M/M Paris to create silk scarves inspired by his latest album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Only 100 units of each of the five designs were made and retail for $364. Each of the five scarves feature one of the album covers painted by George Condo in an intricate gold frame with hand drawn lettering by M/M. The five designs are named Power, Phoenix, Ballerina, Face, and Priest. You can purchase these scarves at http://www.mmparis.com/ or at select retailers. What do you think will you be buying one?

Fashion Faceoff: Who Wore It Best

Recently Kanye West and Liv Tyler both wore a Givenchy mens sweater on the same day. Kanye rocked his with leather pants and sneakers and Liv put a feminine spin on hers by pairing it with tights and pumps. So who wore it best?

The Dirty Laundry for March 11, 2011

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Snoop From “The Wire” Was Arrested
Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, from “The Wire,” was arrested along with almost 60 other people yesterday morning in a drug raid in Baltimore. The Alphabet Boys (DEA) coordinated the raids with local cops to bust up a huge heroin and marijuana operation!

Kanye West Is Rejected From Two Major Fashion Shows
While Snoop is locked up, Kanye West is locked out. He was kept out of two major Paris Fashion Week shows. Supposedly, Yeezy was told that he was not welcome, but he chose to attend anyway. A rep told “The New York Post,” “Mr. West was requested to attend and we let him know we would not be able to accommodate him. He chose to come to the door anyway and we kindly let him know we could not accommodate him.” Ye also had a similar problem when he tried to attend Alexander McQueen’s show. Damn Ye!

After Just Four Months, Ne-Yo Is Expecting Another Baby
Talk about putting in work, Ne-Yo is about to be a father again! It’s only been four months since his “friend” Monyetta gave birth to their daughter and now, wham, bam, thank you ma’am, she’s pregnant again! But having kids together doesn’t mean they’re a couple! Last August Ne-Yo said, “I have a friend. Not a girlfriend.” Ouch!

Forbes Top 5 Wealthiest Rappers
“Forbes” has released its list of the wealthiest rappers. The top 5 are Diddy with $475 million, Jay-Z with $450 million, Dr. Dre with $125 million, and Birdman and 50 Cent are tied with $100 million! Let me hold somethin!

Want To Sit Next To Jay-Z Courtside A Knicks Game?
Speaking of Jay-Z, he’s selling a pair of New York Knicks courtside seats to the highest bidder for charity. You can place your bid at CharityBuzz.com and you could sit next to Hov!

New Movies
As for new movies, “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Red Riding Hood,” “Jane Eyre,” and “Mars Needs Moms” are all in theaters today!

The Dirty Laundry for March 7, 2011

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Chris Brown Exposes More Than His New Do
Well apparently Chris Brown is showing the world more than just his new blonde do! A full-frontal naked picture of Breezy surfaced online Friday night, and the picture must be recent because he has blonde hair in it. Shortly after the photo was leaked, Breezy tweeted, “WTF!!! Here we go!” Then later he tweeted, “It’s ironic how “somebody” out this out right around my album time!” His new album F.A.M.E is due March 22nd!

Da Brat Claims Every Girl In Prison Wanted Her
Speaking of nakedness, Da Brat claims that during her 2 ½ years in prison, every girl wanted to get her naked. She told TMZ “Every female in prison wanted me. All of them wish they could have gotten these goodies!” She also shouted out Jermaine Dupri, Omar Epps, Lisa Raye, Katt Williams, Mariah Carey, and Nick Cannon, saying they all held her down while she was locked down.

Suge Knight Settles His Lawsuit Against Kanye West
Well a few months ago I told you about Suge Knight suing Kanye West because he got shot in the leg at a party Yeezy was hosting. Suge blamed Kanye for not having enough security. A judge tossed Suge’s lawsuit, but he planned on appealing. But last week he reached an undisclosed settlement with Yeezy.

Kanye West Goes Back To School
In other Kanye news, he’s moving forward with his plans to become a fashion designer, applying to the Master’s program at a prestigious fashion institute in London.
Beyonce Joins The First Lady In the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
Beyonce has teamed up with First Lady, Michelle Obama to help fight childhood obesity. She re-wrote one of her hit songs so it can be used for a workout that will be used in middle schools across the country on May 3rd. She’ll also star in a video that will be distributed nationally.

Weekend Box Office
Speaking of movies, “Rango” was the #1 movie over the weekend with $38 million, “The Adjustment Bureau” was 2nd with $20.9 million, and “Beastly” is 3rd with $10.1 million.

The Dirty Laundry for March 1, 2011

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Is Amber Rose Wiz Khalifa’s Jump-Off Or Wifey?
Wiz Khalifa has been flaunting Kanye West‘s ex, Amber Rose, all over the place, but is she just a jump-off or is she working on wifey status? If you judge from Wiz’s mom’s tweets, Amber might be wifey soon! His mom, @OGJustPeachie on Twitter, tweeted amber, “Ur da best daughter”! Click here to see the tweet!

Amber Rose’s New Tattoo Looks Like A Skin Disease
And speaking of Am, she got a new tat on her hand that looks like a skin disease! Fortunately though, I think it’s a henna tat, so it’s not permanent! Click here to see the tattoo!

Minister Louis Farrakhan Loves Scientology And Hates Rihanna
The Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan gave a speech Sunday and slammed Rihanna! he mentioned that the way Rihanna performs is “filthy” and that you are ‘swine” if you like her! Damn, maybe him and Donald Trump should do lunch! Minister Farrakhan also praised L. Ron hubbard, the founder of Scientology, crediting him with helping to “civilize” White people.

Did Eminem Diss Jay-Z And Kanye West?
Speaking of White Folks, ThisIs50.com posted lyrics that are allegedly from and unreleased verse, in which Eminem seems to be dissing Jay-Z and Kanye West!

Em spits, “They keep on saying the same rappers are the best, Jay-Z & Kanye West / Maybe they’re just trying to distract you from the fact that I’m coming back / Or maybe it’s cause I ain’t Black, Maybe it’s because of that, / Maybe it’s because I’m the highest selling artist in rap”!

Dirty Money‘s Hitting The Road
Dirty Money is getting ready to hit the road, kicking off their “Coming Home” tour on April 13th. The closests they’ll come to the Carolinas is on April 26th in Atlanta.

Here’s the full schedule:
April 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Epic Center
April 14 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
April 15 – Detroit, MI – Sound Board
April 16 – Providence, RI – TBD
April 21 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
April 22 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
April 23 – Atlantic City, NJ – Showboat
April 24 – Norfolk, VA – Norva
April 26 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
April 28 – Jacksonville, FL – Plush
April 29 – Melbourne, FL – Levelz
April 30 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
May 1 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
May 6 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
May 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia
May 8 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove
May 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Ovations LIVE!
May 12 – Houston, TX – Warehouse
May 14 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland
May 15 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

Willow Smith To Co-Host On Oprah Today
Today, 5-year-old Maya Grace Sadler, from Gastonia, will also be on Oprah’s talented kids episode.

The Dirty Laundry for February 24, 2011

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Nelly And Kelly Rowland Get Cozy
Ashanti might want to watch out! Nelly and Kelly Rowland shot the video for their collab “Gone,” and they were looking might cozy on set! Click here to check the flix!

Is Kanye West Mad About Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa?
Well it sure seems like Kanye West is salty about his ex, Amber Rose, hooking up with Wiz Khalifa! Word is, Yeezy sent an angry text message to Wiz after seeing him and Amber’s “Fader” magazine photo shoot. Yeezy tweeted, “You know you kissing my d-word whenever you kissing that b-word right? Click here to check the tweets! Somebody sounds SALTY!

Rihanna Does Damage Control
I told you yesterday about Donald Trump beefing with Rihanna because she skipped out on her scheduled performance at his charity event. Ri Ri’s rep said, “She feels terrible she couldn’t attend but was so grateful Jennifer Hudson stepped in.” Hmmm, sounds shady!

The Lil Wayne Robber Was A Fan
Speaking of shady, the man who allegedly stole some stuff from the set of Lil Wayne’s video told cops that he took the items, hoping that he could return the stuff to Weezy in person! he’s pleading not guilty! CRAZY!

Jay-Z Banned Jamie Foxx‘s Ex-Manager
Speaking of crazy, a few days ago I told you about the fight Jamie Foxx got into with his ex-manager at the Belvedere Red pre-GRAMMY party. Well an insider says that after the brawl, Jay-Z had the ex-manager banned from his GRAMMY event. Supposedly, when Hov saw the guy’s name on the guestlist he said, “We don’t need people up here who fights their artists. It’s not a good look.”

Is Beyonce Seeing The Doctor Because Of Jay-Z
Word is that Jay-Z’s wifey, Beyonce, has agreed to pop out a lil’ camel for Hova! MediaTakeout is claiming that Beyonce is seeing a fertility doctor in L.A. I’m not sure how true this is, but I figured I’d give you the heads up. They were rumored to have been on the verge of a break-up because bey didn’t want any Be Be’s kids!

Will Soulja Boy Give Up Rapping?
Soulja Boy says he’s moving on! He’s shifting his focus from music to movies, starring in an upcoming Nick Cannon-directed film. He told BET.com, “Doing music [is] my first love. But I always had a passion for acting because I feel like I come out natural on camera.”

Chart Action
As for the charts, Eminem‘s “Recovery” is coming in at #6 with 61,000 copies sold last week. Nicki Minaj‘s “Pink Friday” is at #9 with 46,000 sold, and Rihanna‘s “Loud” is still making noise at #10 with 45,000 units moved.

Wiz Khalifa Goes Public With Kanye's Sloppy Seconds

2011 All Star Game Courtside Style

The top stars that was lucky enough to get courtside seats to the hottest game of the season really pulled out the stops to make sure the flashing lights caught them looking fashionable. My personal favorites was Rihanna and Beyonce and we wont even talk about Bey's triple platform sparkle red bottoms that I hear she has in two different colors, she definitely killed it. But you also have Diddy there in a more understated look then normal and Nick Cannon was in his normal business suit but added some color for a change. Who do you think had the best look?

The Dirty Laundry For February 1, 2011

Rick Ross Makes It Hurricane In The Strip Club
Hey big spender! Well, Ricky Rozay celebrated his bday bash at Club Play this weekend, and then Rick took the party to Miami’s famous King of Diamond’s Gentlemen’s Club, where him, Diddy and Pharrell blew an estimate $1 million! Word is they spent so much money in one night that armored trucks had to come to take all the money away! Log on to Power98fm.com to watch the video.

Swizz Beats Does It Big For Alicia Keys
Speaking of doing it big, Swizz Beats got his wifey, Alicia Keys an all-white Aston Martin DBS for her 31st birthday! He also threw her a big birthday party with a superstar guest list, including Beyonce, Jay-Z and Gayle King.

And Swizz isn’t just making moves for his boo! He’s doing some big things for himself also. He introduced a new sneaker design for his Reebok shoes, and he needs help naming the shoe! You could win $1,500 for your suggestions! Log on to SwizzWorld.com.

Kanye West Wants To Destroy Kobe Bryant
Speaking of shoes, Kanye West wants to destroy Kobe Bryant! In a new Nike commercial, Kobe stars as a hero known as “The Black Mamba!” Yeezy portrays “The Boss,” a cocky villain (sounds kind of auto-biographical).

Eminem Gets Animated
Eminem is getting animated as a clay-mation figure in a Lipton Brisk ice tea ad that will air during the Super Bowl this Sunday. And you can catch the Black Eyed Peas performing during halftime.

Justin Timberlake Will Be On "The Cleveland Show"
Justin Timberlake, who just celebrated a birthday, will be the voice of Terry’s boyfriend on “The Cleveland Show.” Also, helping voice the episode will be T-Pain and Will.i.am, who will be the voices of Rallo’s sandbox buddies. You can catch that episode on Fox on February 20th at 9:30.

On Your Tube
On your tube tonight though is Jamie Foxx on “Jimmy Kimmel” and Professor Cornel West will be on the “Craig Ferguson” show.

TruTV
And if you want to be on TV, TruTV is holding auditions here in Charlotte and they want you! All roles are paid. You must be 18 & up. Log on to Facebook.com/Power98fm.com for all the details!

New Music: Jay-Z & Kanye West - H.A.M.

The Dirty Laundry For January 6, 2011

Waka Is A Free Man
Waka Flocka is a free man! He was released from jail in Atlanta yesterday after posting $40,000 bail. He turned himself in on Monday after a warrant was issued for him. He's facing a bunch of charges including possession of marijuana, and possession of violating state anti-gang laws!

T.I. Gets Caught Getting It In
Speaking of jail birds, T.I. is back in trouble! This time for getting a lil too frisky with his wifey, Tiny. Supposedly, she visited him in prison in Arkansas on New Year's Eve and he couldn't keep his hands off her. During a visit T.I. and Tiny snuck off to a secret room and started messing around, they ended up getting caught, so now Tip has been moved to a "Special Housing Unit," with more security and less freedom! I'm beginning to think that T.I. is slow and doesn't learn!

Snoop Wanted To Do Some Freaky Things
Speaking of getting it on, Snoop was allegedly doing just that! A snitch told Mediatakeout.com that Snoop showed up to a bachelor party for British dudes that was full of skippers! The girl even got some video, but Snoop spazzed out on her a few seconds into her recording! I can only imagine what happened after the camera was shut off!

A BIG Fat Lie From Soulja Boy
I told you a few days ago about Soulja Boy claiming he wrote Willow Smith's song "Whip My Hair," well apparantly that was a big fat lie! SB already lied to us, saying "The DeAndre Way" was going to be his best album, and now this! A producer named JukeBox, who rolls with Rodney Jenkins, recently put Soulja in his place saying, " My house must be poppin! Cuz I had no idea Soulja was in my house when I did that song!" Dayuumm Soulja! Really!?!

Foxy Brown Is In Trouble Again
Another rapper with issues is back in trouble! Foxy Brown's former manager and friend Bernadette Brennan is suing her for $100,000 for studio time and says Foxy "needs help." She was apparantly fed up with Foxy's antics--and wanted out! Maybe Foxy and Soulja Boy can head over to the crazy house and make a date of it!

Continue Waiting On The Throne
I told you last week that Kanye said his and Jay-Z's collab album, "Watch the Throne," was dropping this week. Well Yeezy was wrong, it won't hit atreets till early March!

Nicki Minaj Is Putting Up Numbers
Speaking of albums, a big fat CONGRAT is in order for Nicki Minaj. Pink Friday is officially platinum!

Chart Action
As for the charts, Eminem is back on top! "Recovery" moved up 5 spots #2, selling 63,000 units. Rihanna's "Loud" is #3 selling 61,000 copies. Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday is #4 and Kanye West rounds out the Top 5. Keyshia Cole's "Calling All Hearts" is #10 moving 37,000 copies last week!

New Year's Eve Vegas Style

Last night there was great parties in all the major cities LA,NYC,Miami,Charlotte, but the hottest city to bring in 2011 was Sin City Las Vegas. All the hottest stars where there like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Fabulous, Kim Kardashian, Brandy and a host of others. And they definite put on their best and was looking like the belles of the ball.

The Dirty Laundry for December 9, 2010

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Bad News For The Queen Of Soul
Aretha Franklin can’t seem to catch a break lately! First her son was attacked in Detroit and now her body’s under attack. A family member confirmed that she was diagnosed with cancer, although there’s no word as to what type of cancer it is.

Bow Wow Talks About His Suicide Rant
Speaking of life and death, Bow Wow explained his suicidal Twitter rant last month. He says he didn’t want to commit suicide, but he just wants to live a normal life. Here he is:



The Bahamas Can’t Ban The Snow Man
Well life wasn’t so rosy for Young Jeezy either. He was arrested in the Bahamas last weekend. Word is he was arrested, booked and quickly released. No details on why….but they must not know, you can’t ban the snowman!

Bun B is Helping Needy Families
Speaking of snow and the holiday season, Bun B is doing his part to make sure needy families have enough to eat! For the second Christmas, Bun is linking up with Boost Mobile to host a holiday food drive in Houston.

Mariah Carey Is Doing An Extreme Makeover
Mariah Carey will also be delivering some holiday cheer! She’ll be on this weekend’s episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” in Pensacola, Florida. Mariah’s episode airs this Sunday, December 12th at 8pm on ABC.

Check Out The “Michael” Album Early
Even though Michael Jackson’s new album “Michael” hits stores next Tuesday, you can stream the entire CD now at MichaelJackson.com. It features songs with Akon, Lenny Kravitz and 50 Cent, on “Monster.”

Kanye West Is A “Monster”
Speaking of monsters, Kanye West is making out with dead women and Rick Ross likes to hang next-to-naked white women from his ceiling! Sounds creepy right! Well it is! It’s from the sneak peek at the video for Kanye’s song “Monster” featuring Rozay, Nicki Minaj & Jay-Z!



Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 30
And the song “Monster” is on his latest album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” which is on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s top 30 albums of 2010 list. And Yeezy’s not just on the list, he’s #1! Here are the rest of the hip hop albums on the list:

1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
7. Drake, Thank Me Later
9. Eminem, Recovery
19. M.I.A., Maya
21. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
29. The Roots, How I Got Over
30. Rick Ross, Teflon Don

Chart Action
As for the charts this week, Kanye fell from #1 to #7, but sold 108,000 copies. Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday” is right behind Ye, selling an additional 103,000 copies. Rihanna’s “Loud” is #10. Eric Benet’s “Lost in Time” debuted at #30 and Ne-yo’s “Libra Scale” drops to #31 in its 2nd week!

The Dirty Laundry for December 7, 2010

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Part 2: Rick Ross Vs. Young Jeezy
It must be beefing season because Rick Ross is back talking about his beef with Young Jeezy! He recently spoke about the beef in an interview with the “Source” magazine. He said they haven’t spoken since the BMF beef and he’s not looking forward to it. Ross also said, "I made 'Summer's Mine' just to [let him know], if we gonna play that sports, let's put it on the table like men" and "I had nothing but love for the homie, but if me getting money in the streets or making music offended you, I can't help that."

Is Kim Kardashian Pregnant?
Kim Kardashian may not be able to help picking up a lil weight. MediaTakeOut is calling it baby fat!! According to an insider, Kimmy Cakes is knocked up by Kanye West, who she’s been seeing on and off for the past year!

The Stars Are Back From The Dead
Speaking of Kimmy Cakes, her and other stars like Usher and Alicia Keys are back from their “digital deaths!” They agreed to “die” to help Alicia Keys raise money for her charity that helps fight AIDs in Africa. The stars died digitally by staying off their Twitter and Facebook pages until a million dollars was raised. Fans raised about half and the other $500,000 was kicked in by billionaire philanthropist Stewart Rahr. Usher did cheat a little though, Tweeting on Sunday night, before the milli was raised! But we already knew Usher was a cheater, so no surprise there! Shots fired!

LL Cool J Wants You To Smell Like Him
LL Cool J says that for years he’s been a fan of a certain cologne, but whenever people would ask him what scent he was wearing, he wouldn’t tell them. But now he’s telling everyone because he bought the company! Here he is:



New Releases
As for new albums, Charlie Wilson’s “Just Charlie,” Redman’s “Reggie” and T.I.’s “No Mercy” are all in stores today! Click here to read my review of “No Mercy” before you spend your hard-earned money on it!

Sneak Peek: Kourtney & Kim Take New York

Behind The Scenes: Kanye & Charlie Wilson Making Magic

The Dirty Laundry for December 2, 2010

Is Erykah Badu Preggers?


Word is Erykah Badu is gonna be a baby’s mama yet again! Mediatakeout.com is reporting that she’s pregnant with her 3rd child by a Dallas, TX police officer, who’s known so far only as Officer Brown.

Santa's Elves: Selita & Kanye Do Some Good (And Are They A Couple??)




Well Kanye West finally shut up long enough to do something positive! He spent an hour and a half wrapping presents for the foster kids on Tuesday at a Charity event in New York. He showed up with help, his rumored girlfriend Selita Ebanks! Log onto our Facebook page to check the flix of the two of them playing Santa’s elves!

53rd Annual Grammy Nominees
Last night the 53rd Annual Grammy nominations were released and Eminem is cleaning up, nominated in ten categories. B.O.B. has four nominations including “Best Rap Song” and “Best Rap Album.” He’s up against Em in both of those categories.

Record of the Year
Eminem & Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
B.o.B & Bruno Mars - "Nothin' on You"
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
Cee Lo Green - "Forget You"

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Chris Brown - Graffiti
R. Kelly - Untitled
Ryan Leslie - Transition
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Usher - Raymond v. Raymond

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars - "Nothin' on You"
Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall - "Deuces"
Eminem & Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common - "Wake Up! Everybody"

Best Rap Song
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
Eminem and Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
Eminem - "Not Afraid"
B.o.B & Bruno Mars - "Nothin' on You"
Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz - "On to the Next One"

Best Rap Album
B.o.B. - The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Drake - Thank Me Later
Eminem - Recovery
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
The Roots - How I Got Over

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 13th.

New Mixtape For Rick Ross
He’s not nominated for a Grammy, but Rick Ross is releasing a new mixtape titled “Ashes to Ashes” the day before Christmas as a free gift to fans!

The Game Taunts Lloyd Banks
Speaking of albums, The Game was on twitter taunting Lloyd Banks about his first week album sales!

"Shout out to Lloyd Banks for coming in number 25 on SoundScan the first week,"

"I knew you could do it champ!"

"Everyone to go out and cop Lloyd Banks new album 'SMH2'" he said. "Oops, I meant HFM2...my bad."

Lloyd Banks “Hunger For More 2” actually debuted at #26 not #25, selling 43,000 copies!

Chart Action
Lloyd Banks’ album sales numbers weren’t the only ones released this week, Nicki Minaj and Kanye’s were also. Kanye’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” debuted at #1, selling almost a half a million copies. Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday” is right behind him, moving 375,000 units. Jay-Z’s “Hits Collection” debuted at #43 with sales of 28,000.

The Dirty Laundry for November 29, 2010

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Kanye Gets Heckled At Thanksgiving Parade
Not everyone was thankful to see Kanye West at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. While Kanye rolled by on his float some people started chanting “Taylor, Taylor” and it was pretty loud! Here’s a clip:



Yet Another Kanye West Rant
Speaking of Taylor Swift, Yeezy thinks she should have stood up for him when he was getting dissed for dissing her! Right….anyway, while he was on stage Kanye defended his VMA rant. Ok, I love you Yeezy, but you are a serious ego-maniac and slightly delusional! Here’s a clip:



Lil Kim Disses Nicki Minaj
Lil Kim has a rant of her own! Over the weekend she released a Nicki Minaj diss track called “Black Friday,” jumping on Pharoahe Monch’s “Simon Says.” Here’s a clip:



Nicki Minaj's All-Star Thanksgiving
Even though Kim spent her Thanksgiving dissing Nicki, Nicki celebrated hers with an all-star concert featuring Drake, Kanye, Rihanna, Keyshia Cole, and Busta Rhymes! You can check it out:





Sneak Peek At Kanye And Nicki’s Album Sales
If you were wondering how Nicki’s debut album “Pink Friday” did. I got a sneak peek at what the numbers are looking like. “Pink Friday” should have sold around 400,000 units by the time the official numbers come out, making it the best sales week for a female hip hop artist since Lauryn Hill in 1998. Kanye’s “My Dark Twisted Fantasy” is expected to sell over a half-a-million copies in its first week.

Fantasia Testifies In Antwuan Cook's Divorce Hearing
I told you last week that Fantasia admitted to aborting her baby with Antwaun Cook, her married boyfriend. Well here’s the audio and transcript from her testimony:



Here are key parts of the court proceedings Monday, including Fantasia admitting to the abortion:

Lawyer: "See if you recognize this as being a letter you wrote to Mr. Cook on May 10th 2010" (inaudible)

(inaudible) Fantasia reads the letter to the court. "I want you. I pray every night that I can be in your life forever, be your friend, lover, prayer partner, wife and MOTHER OF YOUR CHILDREN. As long as I can have you I will be the happiest girl in the world." (inaudible)

Lawyer: "Ms Barrino, when you wrote this letter, you said you wanted to be the mother of his children, is this right?"
Fantasia: "Uh huh."

Lawyer: "Were you pregnant with his child when you wrote this letter?"
Fantasia: "No, no."

Lawyer: "Is it true at one point you told him you had an abortion?"
Fantasia's Lawyer: Objection!

(ARGUMENTS BETWEEN LAWYERS)

Lawyer: "Ms Barrino, isn't it true that you told Mr. Cook that you had aborted his child?"
Fantasia: "When I wrote this letter I was speaking in future references. Like, one day, I would love to be all of these things that I wrote. I was not pregnant with his child."

Lawyer: "But did you tell Mr. Cook you aborted his child?"
Fantasia: "I did, yeah."

Lawyer: "When did you tell Mr. Cook you had aborted his child?
Fantasia: "I'm not sure."

Lawyer: "When did you abort his child?"
Fantasia: "It hasn't been too long ago."

Lawyer: "What's not too long ago?
Fantasia: "I'm not sure."

Lawyer: "I'm sorry?"
Fantasia: "I'm not sure. Probably when all this other stuff was happening."

Lawyer: "Is it your testimony that this summer?"
Fantasia: "I'm not really sure."

Lawyer: "How close in proximity was it to Mr. Cook leaving? In June 2010."
Fantasia: "It was right after he left his home."

Lawyer: "Mrs. Cook contends that she separated from Mr. Cook in June 16th 2010. How close in proximity to her date of separation did youcontend that you aborted his child?"
Fantasia: "I'm not sure. Probably August when the other stuff happened."

DMX Spent Thanksgiving In Jail
It seems like most people had a good or at least productive Thanksgiving…well everyone except DMX! I told you that he was arrested last week for violating his probation, well he was in jail in Arizona and the judge denied his bail, keeping him in jail over the holiday and set his hearing for December 9th.


Is Reggie Bush Engaged?
Mediatakeout.com is reporting that Kim Kardashian’s ex, Reggie Bush, is engaged to Latin singer Mayra Veronica. She is rocking a huge rock!




Box Office
As for the box office this weekend, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” has the #1 spot, bringing in $76.3 million over the holiday weekend. “Tangled” was 2nd with $69 million and “Megamind,” with Will Ferrell is 3rd with $17.6 million.

The Dirty Laundry for November 17, 2010

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Trouble In Paradise For Ludacris
Sounds like there’s trouble in paradise already! Memba I told you about Ludacris’ medical school girlfriend? Well word is, they were at Florida Atlantic University, getting ready for his show and Luda supposedly took a groupie…err…I mean student into his dressing room. Well that may have been cool, if his girlfriend wasn’t there with him. She had been taking a tour of the school, but when she got back and found he was in the room with a groupie, she went ballistic! After about 20 minutes of screaming on Luda, she asked one of his body guards to take her to the airport! I wonder if they’ll split for good?!

Mathew & Tina Knowles May Be Back Together
Speaking of splitting, Beyonce’s parents, Tina and Mathew Knowles apparently decided not to! According to TMZ, they were supposed to be in divorce court Monday, but neither of them showed, so the judge dismissed the case!

Jay-Z Defends Kanye West
Beyonce’s hubby Jay-Z is defending Kanye West’s George Bush bashing! During an interview with NPR, Jay-Z said Yeezy expressed “what everyone else felt.” Here’s Jay talking about Kanye’s statement that George Bush doesn’t like black people:

"(Katrina) didn't feel like a natural disaster; it felt like it was happening directly to blacks, and immediately those images of people in suits getting beaten, sprayed with hoses, beaten on the bridge at Selma, all these emotions were going on inside of us. Kanye really spoke what everyone else felt."

And you can pick up a copy of Jay-Z’s book “Decoded” in stores tomorrow.

T.I. To Tell His Story
Speaking of life stories, T.I. will star in a “VH1 StoryTellers” special next month. It will feature Tip performing, answering questions from fans and sharing the stories behind his songs. That should be good!

Flavor Flav’s Chicken & Liquor
It seems like everyone is getting into the liquor game, so I guess Flavor Flav had to jump on it too! He’s releasing his own line of flavored vodka and wine and if that’s not ghetto enough for you, he’s planning on opening his very own fast food chicken joint, which he calls FCC! He says “the Colonel better watch out.” Wow, that’s all I’m gonna say!

Brandy Got Booted Off Dancing With The Stars
Real quick, Brandy was eliminated from “Dancing With The Stars,” leaving everyone to wonder why in hell Bristol Palin is still in the competition. I’m calling shenanigans! It’s a conspiracy!