Rap Legend Heavy Dead At 44

Its a sad day in Hip-Hop. Rap legend Heavy D has passed away at the age of 44. The rapper, born as Dwight Arrington Meyers was found unconscious in a walkway. According to TMZ, a 911 call was placed from a Beverly Hills home, where the caller stated that he found an unconscious man. Heavy D was transported to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead an hour later. Police are investigating the cause of his death.

Many of you remember Heavy in the rap group "Heavy D And The Boyz. He is known for his theme songs for shows, such as "In Living Color" and "Mad TV," and was featured on Michael Jackson's song "Jam." He also went on to act in movies and shows, like "The Tracy Morgan Show," "Life," "Bones," "Boston Public," and recently "Tower Heist, which premiered in theatres last Friday.
Heavy D also got a chance to take the stage at the recent BET Hip-Hop awards, where he performed some of hits. He even brought out Tyrese on stage his popular record"Now We Found Love."
Heavy last tweet was his condolences on the passing of boxer Joe Frazier, who died yesterday. Comes to show you that tomorrow is not promised. His last tweet was about a man who died yesterday, now we all are sending our condolences to his passing
Rest In Paradise Heavy D.
Check out his performance below

In Living Color Making A Comeback

Say it is sooooooo! Could it be that popular FOX sketch comedy series "In Loving Color" could be making a comeback? The show that launched careers of comedians and actors like the Wayans family (Kim, Shawn, Marlon, and Damon), David Allan Grier, Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, and more is coming to a tv near you. It even started the career of Jennifer Lopez, who was just a Fly Girl showing the world her dance moves.

FOX and "In Living Color" creator/producer Keenan Ivory Wayans announced the return of the classic series with a two and half-hour special. However, there is a catch. If all goes well with the two hour special, a rebooted version will be added to FOX's fall schedule next year. Keenan will produce the series through his company Ivory Way Production, which is in association with 20 Century FOX.
Rumor is that Keenan is bringing in a new cast for the sketch series. But, word has not been confirmed if former cast members will make an appearance.
Check out a classic sketch from "ILC" titled "The Buttmans":

50 Cent's Beef With Politicians And Corrupt CEO's

50 Cent is no stranger to beef and drama. The rapper is known for his past beef with Ja Rule and the Murder Inc fam, Cam'ron, Diddy, Rick Ross, Young Buck, Nas, and so on.Well, 50 is stirring up a new beef and bringing it too another level. 50's new targets are corrupt CEO's and politicians.

It began when 50 decided to use his energy drink "Street King" facebook page to feed hungry children, based on the number of page likes (each like equals a meal). Via the "Street King"facebook page, 50 wrote letter (which his lawyers also proofread), where he expressed his frustrations on people not helping those in need and stopping world hunger. 

"Street King" Ad

50 holding his "Street King" energy drink

Somaya Reece Puts "Love And Hip-Hop" Rumors To Rest/ "Love And Hip-Hop" Trailer

Yesterday, Bossip broke a story about VH1 hit reality series "Love And Hip-Hop." Supposedly, Somaya Reece was booted from the show and replaced by a model named Erica Mena. She is a Miami model and the former girlfriend of Terror Squad affiliate Raul Conde. A source told Bossip that Erica will be used to introduce a Miami spin off to "Love and Hip-Hop." The insider also said that Somaya was only going to make a few appearances on the show this season.

"Somaya did tape some episodes. I'm not sure at which point she was phased out and how much of her footage will be included, but she left the production team in a lurch. She told them she had a few ventures in the works, which would have given her a storyline on this new season. But as taping went on, it became obvious that she really didn't bring anything new to the table other than what she had going on last year, which we know wasn't much."
In addition to Erica, Teairra Mari is expected to be on the show as well.
"She's basically taking over Mashonda's role as Emily Bustamantes new best friend. Now that she officially single again, Tearria has basically become Emily's guide to the party life."
However, Somaya was not too pleased with this rumor. Earlier today, she met with her lawyers and her Publicist to shut down these rumors
"Meeting with my lawyers, & @MsKai_AspirePR this about to get really UGLY. Don't mess with the Davis Firm clients !!!!!!!
She later hinted that the rumor was cleared up via her twitter.

Dj Premiere To Justin Beiber: " Write Your Own Rhymes Honey"

This year BET Hip-Hop awards was on point with the hip-hop cyphers. The man behind the cyphers is none other than the legend "Dj Premiere." Recently, Premier spoke on stories behind the cyphers, choosing the artists, and those who participated in this year's cyphers. Seems like this year was going to be a lot more different in choosing artists for these cypers. Some of us were already shocked enough to see singers Chris Brown and Estelle dropping rhymes. But what if Justin Beiber was in one of those cyphers? Why not! He's been showing his skills for minute now on his collaborations with artists like Chris Breezy and Ludacris. Well, Beiber was almost given the opportunity to show his freestyling skills, until Dj Premiere turned him down. 

According to Preimer, Beiber wanted Ludacris to drop a couple bars him.

Dj Premiere

Will And Jada Become Partial Owners Of The Philadelphia 76ers

The smiths are moving on up. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are part owners of the basketball franchise Philadelphia 76ers. Now obviously, Philly is where the fresh prince would do such a deal, since he is a Philly native. The lovely couple were approved of their $280 million NBA deal. 

This ownership deal will include the Smiths and billionaire Jousha Harris. Recently, Joshua Harris released his excitement about the deal in a brief statement:

Soulja Boy Arrested For Marijuana And Gun Possession

Soulja Boy was booked this morning in Temple, Georgia by Temple Police department officers at 3:15 a.m. The 21 year old rapper and 4 other men were arrested for drug and gun possession. According to TMZ, law enforcement sources said soulja boy and 4 other men were originally pulled over in their Cadillac Escalade for a traffic violation. However, police found about $70,000 in drugs (weed) and cash in the vehicle, and even a puppy (which has been turned over to one of the men's relatives). 

TMZ is reporting that the Escalade Soulja Boy was riding in was a car service and the driver of the vehicle was one of the 5 men arrested this morning. Currently, all 5 men (which includes soulja boy, three body guards, and the driver) are facing felony charges of possession of the following: marijuana, with intent to distribute, firearm during the commission of a crime. Although guns were found in the car, police officers are unclear if any of the men have gun licenses. Police are further investigating this case. 

This is a shame. Isn't Soulja Boy from Georgia? He should know that law enforcement do not play in the state of Georgia. Get your act together boy!

Rick Ross Suffers A Seizure On A Plane

Earlier today, twitter was on fire after sources said rapper Rick Ross was transported to a hospital. A plane had to make an emergency landing, after Rozay fell unconscious and suffered a seizure on a plane immediately after take off. Thank GOD a  doctor was on board to perform CPR.

Rick Ross was on his way to Memphis to open Wingstop a wingstop and perform at a Fedex Forum. This would be the first of many other Wingstops Ross plans to open, to create more jobs in communities.

Wale later updated his twitter followers on Rozay:

"I just talked to Ross... he's 100 pct ok....@tmz #dontpanic #dontpanic #mmg!!!!"

To assure his fans that he is ok, Ross shot a video before leaving for Memphis from his private jet. In the video, Ross stated that he is still going to perform in Memphis tonight.

Check out the video below:

Malcolm D. Lee Set To Write And Direct "The Best Man 2"

 

Its official!!! There will be a sequel to the hit 1999 wedding film, "Best Man." Universal Pictures signed on to be the home studio of the "Best Man 2." According to Deadline Hollywood, both the director (Malcolm D. Lee) and original cast (Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Sanna Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Harold Perrineau, Nia Long, Terrance Howard, Melissa DeSousa and Morris Chestnut) will reprise their roles. 

"Universal has set Malcolm D. Lee to write, direct and produce Best Man 2, a sequel to the 1999 film. Lee wrote and directed the original, a comedy in which a writer (Taye Diggs) is preparing to be the best man for his football player buddy (Morris Chestnut), but the timing is bad because the writer's autobiographical novel is about to pop and it describes how the best man bedded the bride. Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau, Nia Long and Sanaa Lathan also starred. The original grossed $35 million. Lee's plan is to ask the original cast to reprise; in fact, I'm told the whole idea came out of a reunion dinner he held with most of the cast members, and they sparked to the idea of a re-team and so did the studio."

Whitney Houston Almost Booted Off A Delta Airlines Flight

Why can't Whitney Houston just stay out of trouble? Yesterday, the R&B singer was almost booted off a Delta Airline Flight for her Diva attitude (of course). According to TMZ, Houston boarded a plane from Atlanta to head to Detroit to begin shooting scenes for remake of the 1976  film "Sparkle." Flight attendants asked her to fasten her seat belt, because they were preparing to take off, but Whitney refused. After being asked numerous times and almost kicked off the flight, she finally gave in and allowed one of the crew members to buckle her seat belt. 

Like seriously Whitney..... WHY? What is there to argue about when asked to do one thing. Its for safety reason. Its not going to kill you to just follow the rules. The diva attitude is overrated Whitney, GROW UP. I still love you though. Looking forward to seeing you in Sparkle. :)




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Game Proposes To Long Time Girlfriend

Yesterday, rapper Jayceon aka Game did the unthinkable. He stepped up to the plate and proposed to his girlfriend Tiffany of 7 years. The rapper planned the whole surprise that same morning, and surprised her at her job (Frank D. Parent Elementary School in Ingelwood, CA, where she is a teacher. Tiffany walked in the room shocked, but thought she was being set up to get fired. Game got on his knees and said:
"I just want to ask you, Would you marry me?"
Tiffany responded:
"Oh yes, Jayceon."
After proposing to his then girlfriend, Game told MTV:

"As a man, this is that day where you throw your player card away and step up and be a family man. She deserves it. It's been a long run, it's been 7 years. We've been off, we've been on, we've been arguing, fought, good times and bad. and at the end of the day, as a man, this is something that I owed to her and I owe to my family. It's times."
Check out the proposal below:

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This is Game's second engagement. He was once engaged to Valeishia Butterfield, who is now married


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Royce Reed Says NO! To Season 4 Of BBW

While many of us are waiting for the return of Basketball Wives on VH1, we may not even see a fourth season of the show. Royce Reed announced on her twitter that she is not returning to the show for a fourth season.

"Good Afternoon! as of right now I have decided NOT to return for Season 4 of BBW due to artistic differences. Tings may change, but as of now, No!"

 A little after her tweet, her former Basketball Wives cast mate Tami Roman replied to the tweet, pointing out that others may not return as well.

"Well ok @Roycelr don't be surprised-several others may follow..."

Now remember, last month Evelyn Lozado expressed that she would not sign on to do anymore shows (which may also include bbw).

"Just wanted to say that I won't be on Twitter for a while. Going 2 possible delete my account & I won't be signing on 2 do anymore shows"

There is a possibility that Royce stating "artistic differences" can in fact be about financial differences. According to Page six, who ran a "Just Asking" piece stated:

Beyonce Responds To "Countdown" Video Accusations

Last night, we reported on Beyonce being accused of plagiarism for her latest music video "countdown." Read about incident here. Well, Bey responded to the accusations with a letter:
“Clearly, the ballet ‘Rosas danst Rosas’ was one of many references for my video ‘Countdown.’ It was one of the inspirations used to bring the feel and look of the song to life.”

“I was also paying tribute to the film, ‘Funny Face’ with the legendary Audrey Hepburn. My biggest inspirations were the ’60s, the ’70s, Brigitte Bardot, Andy Warhol, Twiggy and Diana Ross. I’ve always been fascinated by the way contemporary art uses different elements and references to produce something unique.”
After releasing a statement about the incident, Anne Teresa also wrote a letter that was posted on the Studio Brussel website (This website was the first to realize the comparison between the two videos). Anne Teresa gave Bey her props, but did not appreciate Beyonce and her crew for not crediting her for her choreography. The letter has been taken down since.

“Beyoncé is not the worst copycat; she sings and dances very well, and she has a good taste! On the other hand, there are protocols and consequences to such actions, and I can’t imagine she and her team are not aware of it.[...]“In the 1980s, this was seen as a statement of girl power, based on assuming a feminine stance on sexual expression. I was often asked then if it was feminist. Now that I see Beyoncé dancing it, I find it pleasant but I don’t see any edge to it. It’s seductive in an entertaining consumerist way.”

Drake Album "Take Care" Has A New Release Date (November)

For those of you who were looking forward to Drake's upcoming album "Take Care" to drop later this month, bad news... its been pushed back. "Take Care" was set to release on Drake's 25th birthday, October 24h. He wants his fans to hear the album the way he feels they should. The new release date is November 15. Drake released a statement about the date change via his blog. Read his statement below:

"I managed to create this album in my hometown of Toronto and the thoughts and stories I wanted to get across just became so clear. It truly felt like when I was here 3 years ago making So Far Gone. So I have completed 19 songs (17 on physical and 2 on bonus), and have run into a roadblock of clearing 3 samples in time to make the October 24th date. My options were to take the songs off and make the birthday release happen, or to take an extra couple weeks to get the paper work right and give you the album they way I NEED you to hear it. The choice was clear as day for me. November 15th you will get Take Care the exact way I created it with no trimmings. This music means too much to me to get attached to dates and I do apologize for the delay but I promise that it is only for the benefit of our experience together. Club Paradise Tour will also be moved to when students are back from the Christmas/New Year break so that I can get to more schools. New dates will be released in the next week…see you all soon."

T-Boz Talks Sickle Cell Anemia Disease And Brain Tumor With CNN

As one third of the successful R&B/Hip-Hop female group TLC with Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, T-Boz can tell you about overcoming obstacles in life. With her battle with (incurable)sickle cell animea, doctors told Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins that she wouldn't see pass 30 and have kids. Now at age 39, she has a 9 year old daughter and is in recording studio working on a solo album. '

But T-Boz faced another scare in her life. Recently, she sat down with CNN's Dr. Sunjay Gupta and revealed that she had a brain tumor five years ago. Due to her medical condition, doctors told her to consider radiation because surgery was not an option for the brain tumor. However, Ms.T-Boz was able to find another to successfully remove the brain tumor.

Read T-Boz interview below:

I grew up singing in church with my mother but I always had the same dream and I would see myself in baggy pants, running from the left side of the stage bending down to the right shaking someone’s hand, and a whole bunch of people are screaming for me. In my heart and until this day, I really believed it.”
Doctors, they didn’t give me a very happy ending. You won’t live past 30, you’ll be disabled your whole life. You’ll never have kids. I was looking around the room like, ‘I don’t know who he’s talking to because that’s not my story.”
On Making Her Dreams a Reality Despite Her Sickle Cell Diagnosis
I think it had to do a lot with my mother, too, because she never made me feel different.
On Her Brain Tumor
I started having headaches, but they were so frequent, something was wrong. My doctor called, but his voice sounded funny. And I said, ‘You’re gonna say something like I have a brain tumor, right?’ He got quiet”
On Not Letting Her Disease Not Stopping Her From Making It Happen
"I go for it. I believe words are powerful. And I think everything, every last single thing in life happens for a reason."
With her upcoming solo album in the works, T-Boz is using her celebrity status to send a message the African American community. She wants to encourage them to be bone marrow donors to help young people with blood disorders and sickle cell.
Watch the CNN interview: