Dionne Warwick Pulls A Fast One

A couple of Presidential Inaugural balls were cancelled due to low ticket sales and Dionne Warwick's American Music Inaugural Ball was one of them. No biggie, unless you were one of people suckered into dropping $450.00 for a ticket. Seems folks are having trouble getting refunds because "technically" the non-profit organization they bought the tickets from doesn't exists. The 'Dionne and Friends Foundation Inc.' has not had incorporation status for nearly three years -- and there's no record it ever had IRS nonprofit status. The offices they leased are empty and the phone lines are disconnected.

Rumors

I heard massive layoffs are imminent for Hip Hop magazine XXL.

Hell Has Frozen Over

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 28, 2009

"After a very positive meeting between Kelly Rowland and myself, we have amicably agreed to end our professional relationship. My company, Music World, will continue to manage Destiny's Child as a group. As an artist Kelly has incredible talent and I only wish her the best. We will always be family first and foremost, and as a dad I only have love for Kelly." ----Mathew Knowles"

Mathew Knowles has been a positive influence in my career. I have had great success under his guidance — both as a member of Destiny’s Child and with my solo projects. Although we have decided to part ways professionally, the Knowles family and the entire Music World Entertainment team will always be my family." ---Kelly Rowland

Spotted at Destiny's Child Rumours.

Weezy Rocks Out

Fred Did It

NY Knick Eddy Curry's son has identified his mother and sister's killer. According to relatives, 3-year-old Noah has been telling everyone, "Fred did it."

Noah was discovered last Saturday by his grandmother, covered in blood, huddled in a chair near the slain bodies of his mother Nova Henry and his baby sister, Ava.

"Fred" is Fredrick Goings, 36, the ex-boyfriend of Nova, according to the victim's step-uncle Tom Henry. "He told everybody, 'Fred did it,'" said Henry.

Sidebar: According to the Chicago-Sun Times, although Curry did not publicly claim Noah's sister Ava, DNA tests taken in September proved she was also his child.

Solange Covers Coldplay

John Landis Is Suing Michael Jackson

over payment for working on the Thriller Video. Landis filed suit in Los Angeles last week, claiming he has a deal in place with Mike in which he's entitled to 50 per cent of the net profits from the video he directed and related material. In court documents, the director accuses Michael of "fraudulent, malicious and oppressive conduct" for failing to pay up.

Yay or Nay

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Lisa Raye Says

in an interview with Essence Magazine about people calling her ghetto : "I am not and never grew up in the ghetto. People need to get it right. I grew up on the Southside of Chicago. What people don't realize is that my father was a multimillionaire who owned 12 hotels, motels, a steel mill, a radio station, a club, nursing home, and a law office. So I think it's safe to say I'm a little above middle class and I'm a daddy's girl. I make no apologies for loving the finer things in life or the men I choose to date. I don't feel bad about the person I am. Now, I do have an edge, rawness and realness, and I can tell you I'm going to keep that. I'm one of those women who's not to be messed with. I'm very opinionated and boisterous at times. I'm also kind and humble. I know when to fold and when to hold and that's important. If my edge scares you, then you have a choice to remove yourself. Other than that, I'm very approachable, and when people meet me they always say, "You are so down to earth and nothing like I thought you were."

Rocko Gets 48 Hours In Jail

How long have you been reading Rhymes With Snitch? Do you remember back in '07 when Monica's baby daddy Rocko socked the shit out of some girl at a club in Atlanta and the girl went an posted the pictures of her fucked up eye on her Myspace [click here to see the black eye] page and Monica and Rocko swore up and down it was a lie[click here to read the denials]? It wasn't no lie. Rocko pleaded 'No Contest' to battery charges in an Atlanta court yesterday. He received a 48 hour prison sentence, one years probation and has perform community service.

Choke No Joke

Trying to stir up interest in his upcoming Roc-A-Fella documentary, Choke No Joke reveals what everybody already knows that one of the reasons behind the Dame Dash / Jay Z clash was Aaliyah. Choke tells Hip Hop Weekly, "Both Jay and Dame was involved with a certain R&B singer, who I'm not gonna say her name out of respect 'cause she ain't around to defend herself, but I believe that was a part of the initial friction. I was seeing Jay with her back around 2000, then Dame was with her after. All you have to do is look at the movie they did, Death of a Dynasty. In the movie they were fighting over a model. In real life she was a model, but singing is what she was known for first."

Somebody Wrote

'Fur Hag' on Aretha Franklin's Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Other stars were also targeted. I suspect PETA.

Dallas Cowboy Terrell Owens

will have his own reality show on VH1 this summer. The show will revolve around T.O. and his publicists, Monique Jackson and Kita Williams, with his PR girls playing match-maker / therapists.

Death Row Auction

this picture of Nate Dogg with a black eye and bullet holes was one of the items available at the Death Row auction yesterday. Over 200 people showed up to bid. Click here to see a slide show of what else went on the block. Everything from platitnum records to dirty pairs of Suge Knight's draws.