Janet Jackson Graces The Cover Of Harper Bazaar As The "GODDESS"

Photographer Alan Gelati got some great shots of Janet Jackson in this month's issue of Harper Bazaar Arabia. Ms. Jackson, who is defined as a "Goddess" on the cover of the magazine and styled by stylist Sally Matthews is rocking a green long sleeve lace overlay bustier inspired dress. She is celebrating almost 40 years in the entertainment industry, which also marks the 40 year anniversary of UAE and kick off of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Janet's new boo/boyfriend billionaire Wissam Al Mana also was in the November issue of the magazine last year (awww, how cute). 

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Wale On The Cover Of "Rolling Out"

November 1st is officially here. For those of you that are Wale fans, you know what that means...  "Ambition" is officially out. Besides the release of his album, Wale is on the cover of "Rolling Out." On the cover, Wale is holding a chess play piece with the words "WALE, In Search Of A Hip-Hop Masterpiece." In his interview with the Magazine, he spoke on catering to his female fan, what he looks for in a woman, and people's criticism on why he didn't have dark skin women in his music video "Pretty Girls."

On catering to his female following

"I want to be an advocate for the women. I may say some wild things, but that’s our time to have fun. But I stand for fixing the world our way. Let’s add spice to this and change the world. I believe women should go to school to network with others who will change the world. I’m encouraging. I’m a part of the problem, but I want to be a part of the clean up. “No Hands” is the party and “Ambitious Girls” is the clean up. We can have fun, but I hope you’re getting up and going to class. I don’t want to get in the way of that. That [is] something you have to do. For two years, I had to walk around with about $15 in my account. That was my time. I left school and had to get on my grind. I was about 21. Now show me you can work the system for four or five years and continue to do your thing."

On not having dark skin women in his video "Pretty Girls"

"It wasn’t about that, but it showed me what I meant to the black culture. That made me realize that people hold me at a higher regard. That was when I knew I had to make a change. For “Pretty Girls,” I didn’t go on set until there were dark-skinned girls at the video shoot. I was waiting. The most horrible feeling in the world, was that my women think that I don’t care about them. I’d rather go broke than for my black women to think that I don’t care about them. I would rather lose everything than to have my queens think I’m turning my back on them. I was the only kid in my neighborhood with a father. And that’s because I’m African and they don’t divorce. It messed me up. When I was in Mississippi, a girl told me she had her first child at 16. So I made a song called “Illest B—- Alive.” There’s a special place in my heart for black girls. If you’re black and have a black mother, you know how special they are."

Tracee Ellis Ross Celebrates 39th Birthday

This past weekend, Tracee Ellis Ross celebrated her 39th birthday in Atlanta at Reighn. Her boyfriend Def Jam executive Bu Thiam (also known as Akon's brother) joined her for her birthday celebration. Throughout the night, the two were seen booed up and showing lot of affection. Kanye West even came by to celebrate with is good friend Tracee after his "Watch The Throne" concert at ATL's Phillips Arena. (To see photos and videos from the concert, click here)

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Barbara Walters Interviews Nick And Mariah

This past Friday, Mariah and Nick finally showed their beautiful babies to the world on ABC's 20/20. Barbara Walters sat down with the new parents for a 10 minute interview in their home. During the interview, the couple spoke on how they first met, showed their beautiful homes, Mariah's fear of walking down the aisle for the second time (after her marriage to record executive Tommy Motola, who discovered her), and details of her pregnancy. Mariah also revealed that she suffered a miscarriage, which was a very emotional and painful time for her.

Later in the interview, the Cannon's finally gave society a glimpse of their twins (a baby boy and girl). The twins, who's names are Monroe (the girl) and Moroccan (the boy) were dressed formally dressed for their debut to the world. Morracan has a strong resemblance to Mairah when she was a baby.

Check out the interview below:

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Lala And Tika Pose For Vibe Magazine

Lala Vasquez Anthony and Tika Sumpter glammed up for the 2011 October/November Reel issue of Vibe Magazine. The two lovely ladies were shown as two gangsta chicks rocking fabulous clothes and accessories in a "Thelma and Louise" theme photo shoot. 

In the photo above, the two took a man hostage, where Lala rocked, a Jean Paul Gaultier black coat dress, Lia Sophia hoop earrings, Gaspar leather gloves, and Grey Mer boots, while Tika wore: a Los by Laquan Smith toasted almond tennis dress, and Lia Sophia cone cuff bracelet. 

In the photo below, the ladies are posing in a car wearing (Lala): All Louis Vuitton Leather and silk embroidered jacket, cashmere briefs and patent lace-up boots, Lia Sophia Earrings, and Gaspar driving gloves, meanwhile (Tika) is wearing all Louis Vuitton Cashmere knit top, see through crinoline skirt, patent leather corset, monogram clutch with handcuff fetish high books, Lia Sophia hoopla earrings, and a Mezi gold ring. WOW! Tika and Lala sure knows how to pull off "good girls gone bad" look.

Check out behind the scenes with the ladies here

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New Music Video: Beyonce "Love On Top"

Last week, we gave you a sneak peak of Beyonce's new video "Love On Top." Well, Bey finally released the official music video yesterday. She released the video after a month of half of her performance at the VMA's, where she revealed her pregnancy. King Bey got some inspiration from the 60's/70's Motown era and New Edition for this video.

In the beginning, Bey is rocking a short black one piece body suit with some high top shoes as she channels New Edition "If It Isn't Love" music video. She is seen doing choreography with male background singers/dancers as she sings as a front man. Beyonce continues the same format and transforms into the Motwon era. As she goes up an octave, she switches into a series of suit looks. She and the boys later rock gold-trimmed tuxedos when the spotlight comes out. Then the video ends with the diva and the boys wearing a black tuxedo tail suit.

The First Family Attend The Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial

Yesterday, a dedication ceremony took place in Washington D.C at the Washington Mall for the unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial. The ceremony was suppose to be held on the 48 year anniversary of the 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech on August 28th; however, it was postponed because of Hurricane Irene. Reverend Al Sharpton, actress Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, U.S Representative John Lewis, Reverend Joseph Lowery, Andrew Young were amongst those who attended the event, while the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Mary Mary, Stevie Wonder, and others blessed the ceremony with their lovely vocals. Representative John Lewis spoke at the ceremony and reminisced on the walk in Washington 48 years ago.

"I'm the only one still around."

"He was arrested, jailed, beaten and constantly harassed. His home was bombed. He was stabbed. he suffered the slings and arrows of hate."

"Come and walk in my shoes. Dr. King is telling you that we have changed. We're better people. We're a better nation."

The first family (President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters) also attended the dedication ceremony.The president delivered a speech, where he reflected on progress our country has made since Dr. Martin Luther King's time, but we still have more work to do and face challenges today.

"Nearly 50 years after the March on Washington, our work - Dr. King's work- is not yet complete.

Progress was purchased through enduring the smack of billy clubs and the blast of fire hoses. It was bought with days in jail cells and nights of bomb threats.
"Let us not be trapped by what is. We can't be discouraged by what is. We've got to keep pushing for what ought to be."

"[Dr. King] will stand for all time, among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it. A black preacher, no official rank or title, somehow gave voice to our deepest dreams and our most lasting ideas. [...]I know we will overcome. I know there are better days ahead. I know this because of the man towering over us."

Nicki Minaj On The Cover Of The November Issue Of W Magazine

Miss Nicki Minaj just graced the cover of W magazine. The Cash Money artist posed for a series of classic photos for the Magazine's November Art and Design Issue. Nicki was dressed in both Versace and Dior for her picture perfect portrait, done by Francesco Vezzoli. In in an interview, Vezzoli spoke on his interest to work with Nicki and how he transformed her for the pictures.

On working with Nicki Minaj

I wanted to play with the image of a female hip-hop star. During my entire career, I have always been fascinated by powerful women in history. I have spent a lot of time researching the ways they were represented in art and how their images were used to mold the public imagination-and to convey aesthetic and philosophical ideas about beauty and sexual desire. My main interest has been to link the historical artistic approach to female representation to contemporary icons of the media era.

On how he transformed Nicki into the 18th century courtesan

In her performances, Minaj makes very explicit and challenging use of her beauty and her body, so I thought of comparing her some to some of the most famous courtesans in history: the Marquise de Montespan, Comtesse du Barry, Madame de Pompadour, and Madame Rimsky-Korsakov. My idea was to reproduce four iconic portraits of some of the most fascinating females of the past in a series starring an American pop-culture role model. We tried to re-create those original portraits using similar furniture, props, and clothing, a la Visconti. Luckily enough, the result came out as surreal as it could, just as I wished.

Check out photos of classic Nicki below:

Gabrielle Union, Sanna Lathan, And Ciara Glammed Up For Charlize Theron Photo Exhibition Event

The lovely Sanna Lathan, Gabrielle Union, and Ciara hit up a photo exhibition last night in Century City, California. The gorgeous women came out to support South African actress and philanthropist Charlize Theron African Outreach program, which is dedicated to reducing HIV/Aids and violence in the African youth community. Proceeds from the event will go towards Theron's program.

Check out photos of the ladies below:

Gabrille Union wearing a beautiful cream Rachel Roy 
dress with a belt and sheer back with a gold VBH clutch 
and Giuseppe Zanotti heels

Mary J. Blige Releases Art For "My Life II"

The beautiful and talented Mary J. Blige just release the art for her upcoming album, "My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act I). The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul will drop tenth album November 21st. Its the sequel to her 1994 LP "My Life." "25/8" was the first single off the album, which was produced and co-written by Eric Hudson. If you haven't heard "25/8" yet, listen below:

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Tika Sumpter Graces The Cover Of Vibe Vixen

  

With a role on the remake of the 1975 movie "Sparkle" under her belt, Tika Sumpter has been on her grind this past year. The actress/model has made numerous television appearances on shows like BET's series "The Game," The CW's "Gossip Girl," and ABC soap opera "One Life To Live." Now, the sexy Tika Sumpter has snagged the cover of Vibe Vixen and did an interview with the magazine. Tika spoke on living up to certain standards and the pressure she faces in the industry:

Kanye West Debuts Fashion Line "DW"

Now, we all know that Kanye West is a fashion fanatic. He's expressed his love for fashion verbally and through his style. This past weekend, the rapper debuted his fashion line in Paris. He joined forces with British designer Louis and Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci to invent his line "DW," which is named after his mother Donda West (who passed away in 2007, due to complications from surgery). Celebrities like Lindsey Lohan, Ciara, Mary Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Jared Leto, Sky Ferreira got front row seats of the fashion show, as well as fellow fashion desingers Alexander Wang, Jeremy Scott, Josepy Altuzarra, Jared Leto, and Anna Wintour.

Lindsey Lohan

Ciara

The Olsen twins posing together

Sky Ferreira and Jared Leto

Tracee Ellis Ross On The Cover Of JET Magazine

After the cancellation the hit tv show "Girlfriend," Tracee is backkkkkkk. Yes, Ms. Tracee Ellis Ross is making her way back to prime time TV once again. Miss Ellis Ross will star in BET new series "Reed Between The Lines," along side Malcolm Jamal Warner. Tracee plays a therapist named Dr. Carla, who balances being a wife, mother of three, and her career. The series shows a new way of being married and having a happy family.

Recently, she sat down with JET Magazine and graced the cover of their latest issue. In the issue, Ross speaks on "Girlfriends," her character on her new show, her three year break from tv, working out, her trainer, and a recent relationship with Akon's record executive brother Buthiam. 

Lil Wayne Covers Vibe Magazine

With his many hit singles these past few months and recent success with "Tha Carter IV," there is no doubt that Lil Wayne is on top of the music industry. Recently, Weezy chatted with Vibe Magazine for their October/November issue. Lil Wayne, who also covers the issue, discusses competition in the rap industry, Jay-Z, his young oney/cash money artist Drake, and hip-hop being an influence on the London Riots.

Check out a couple excerpts from the interview:

On competition in the rap industry

"There are competition [with any artists]. Music isn't about competition no more. All the gangster rappers are happy, all the skateboard rappers are happy, all the white rappers are happy.... Everybody just happy to do music these days. There are no problems. That s&%t died a long time ago with them old-ass rappers. We are just making music, making money having fun feeding our families. Competition is for the old guys."

On competition in the music industry being for the old guys and throwing shots at Jay-Z with the line "I got your baby money/kidnap you b&%$h, get that how-much-you-love-your-lady money"

"I know for a fact, music is about perception. You can't do anything but perceive what you hear. If I know for a fact, i can never be upset about someone's reaction to it. I'm not gonna say I don't know what will happen before I say it [on record]. I do know what will happen. I am aware of it. It is what it is. 

Angela Takes It All Off

Another celeb took it all off for her recent shoot. Angela Simmons posed for the latest Peta Campaign, which states "Eating Meat Is A Sin." The 24 year old posed for the company to promote her vegetarian lifestyle. 

"As a devout Christian, I feel it's very important to show compassion for all of God's creation-and adopting a vegetarian diet is the best way tto keep innocent animals from suffering."

Not only does her Uncle Russell has an influence on Angela when it comes to be business, but he also influenced her decision to become a vegetrian. She even vows to stop eating dairy products and meat, to become a vegan.

"I eat pretty well, I'm a vegetraian. Hopefully I'll be a vegan in a couple of years, but I'm taking it one step at a time. My uncle inspired me to become a vegetrain, a vegan when I was young. He had me watch this video, I can't remember the name of it, but I was only about 12 or 13 and he gave it to our family. No one else watched it except me. At that age, I tired to be a vegetrian and I couldn't do it because I was in a famiy that at so much meat. But I finally made the change and it's been like a year and half now and I'm pretty proud of myself. I'm felling good and I do work out a lot." 

New Jersey Nets February Transition

One of hip-hop's prominent mogul's Jay-Z recenlty made a big announcement. The rap artist, who is also partial owner of the New Jersey Nets announced that the NBA team will be rebranding, unveiling their new logos/city as the Brooklyn Nets. Jay made the announcement yesterday in Brooklyn at the Atlantic Terminal, whch is across the street of the Barclay's Center and soon to be the home of the "Brooklyn Nets." The center is set to be open September 28th, 2012. 

Nas Celebrates His Birthday

Last night, everybody joined Nasir Jones to help him celebrate his 38th birthday. Jay-Z, Zoe Saldanna, AZ, Steve Stoute, Common, Carmelo Anthony, Dj Premiere, Matt Barnes, and more attended Nas's birthday party. Nas looked real spiffy at his party. He rocked a nice deep red satin Dinner Jacket with black pants, a black collared shire and black bow tie. 

Check out photos below:

Jay-Z, Zoe Saldanna, and Nas

Lala And Carmelo Anthony

Celebs Attend Tony Burch Madison Store Opening

Fashion Week has been on the fire for the past few weeks. Celebs have been attending various fashion events, rocking their best ensembles. Last night, celebs hit up the store opening of Tory Burch Madison Flagship in New York City. Those in attendance to the women's clothing store, was Beyonce, Paula Patton,Serena Williams, Kevin Liles, Estelle, and Russell Simmons. 

Check out photos of the celebs at the event below: 

Beyonce rocking a black floor length leather cut out dress

Serena Williams posing for the camera

Estelle giving the camera a smile

Miss Angola Leila Lopes Crowned Miss Universe 2011

The world has a gained a new Miss Universe! 25 year-old Leila Lopes was the winner of the 60th annual Miss Universe, which took place last night in São Paulo, Brazil. The Angola native is the first African winner in thirteen years.  

During her interview, Leila Lopes was asked what physical trait she would change and why. The African beauty gave the judge a wonderful response, where she expressed that she is satisfied with the way GOD created her. Read her full response below:

"Thank GOD I'm very satisfied with the way GOD created me and I wouldn't change a thing. I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life."

Well, it seems like Leila's response snagged her the Miss Universe crown. Congratulations Leila!

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Rihanna Is Armani's New Spokesperson

Looks like Armani gained a new sexy spokesperson. Rihanna is the new face of Armani's jeans line and Empoirio Armani Lingerie. This comes after Gucci dropped the sexy diva after the Chris Brown in 2008. The Bajan singer is rocking a blond short hair-do with Armani's jeans and lingerie in her new Armani Print Campaign. Rihanna takes various seductive photos on/in a Lincoln Continental. 

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