Randy Cain, a founding member of the soul group the Delfonics, which had such hits as "La La Means I Love You," has died. He was 63.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Something Is Going On With Pras
Pras from the Fugees has been leaving some very disturbing tweets on his Twitter page. You can click the pages to make them big enough to read, but basically Pras is wandering around Somalia believing God is punishing him for being an ungrateful worthless excuse for a human being. He also doesn't trust the people he is with. If you want to follow Pras on Twitter click here . 
Lawyers Use National Enquirer To Put Pressure On Queen Latifah
That stylist and that make-up artist suing Queen Latifah for $1 million dollars are threatening to expose her 'life-style' if The Queen doesn't pay up. Lawyers for the suing duo told the National Enquirer, “Whether Latifah is gay or straight has absolutely nothing to do with our clients claims,” while cryptically adding, "Latifah’s personal life could become an issue in the case as it relates to her treatment of another stylist."
Click here for back story on the lawsuit
Bow Wow Shut Down
Sometime last week quotes from Bow Wow's recent interview from Giant Magazine began showing up online implying that Angela Simmons was the 'one who got away' and sounding an awful lot like Bow Wow regrets the two are no-longer a couple. Bow Wow told Giant, “Angela Simmons is the love of my life. She’s a young black woman doing something incredible. She’s a CEO of a company at 21 years old and a positive role model for kids.”
Last night on Global Grind Angela addressed Bow Wow's love declarations with a dismissive shrug stating, "i jus want to shut down any and all rumors about my relationships because you know how that can get. i am currently in the happiest relationship i have eva been in and MY other half lives in texas. so thats all i will say about that. Any person i have talked to in the past i wish them the best of luck :)."
Click here to read Angela's blog.
They Say
all those girls who were hurt in the 'Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model' stampede may have gotten trampled for nothing. According to snitches Tyra's producers already picked four girls during private auditions and the national talent searches are just for publicity.
Dre Got 10 Kids?
He does according to the Black Celebrity Kids blog. Here's the count down per BCK: "In all, Dr. Dre may possibly have ten children: His 20-year-old son Andre Young passed away last year; he has a son Marcel, 17, with singer Michel’le Toussaint; two younger children, Truth,12, and daughter Truly, 8,with wife Nicole Threatt; a son Curtis Young a.k.a Hood Surgeon , 26, with his ex Cassandra Joy Greene; another daughter Manaj, 23, whose mother is unknown; a daughter Tyra, whose mother is unknown; and possibly three daughters named Latonya, Latoya, and Ashley young, with Lisa Johnson."
How Can This Be?
Sheree Whitfield of The Real Housewives of Atlanta fame, who famously stated, “Budget-I don’t know what it is to live on a budget”, while purchasing a $3,000.00 handbag, is in foreclosure. The documents are here if you care to read them.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Dr. Who Treated Corretta Scott King Arrested
The man who treated Coretta Scott King for cancer at a clinic in Mexico was arrested Thursday and charged with practicing medicine without a license and giving patients unapproved drugs, prosecutors said.
Kurt Donsbach, 73, who treated the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. before she died of ovarian cancer in 2006, was charged with 11 felony counts. He was arrested during his weekly Internet radio broadcast and was held on $1.5 million bail.
Donsbach called himself a naturopathic doctor and told patients his supplements could cure cancer, said prosecutors.
"The defendant preyed on vulnerable patients who were looking for medical help," District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said in a statement. "Under the guise of providing natural and safe supplements, he sold victims potentially dangerous drugs."
Read the rest here.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Parade Magazine Lists Your Favorite Celebrity's Salary
Tyler Perry $125 million
Tiger Woods $110 million
Jay Z $82 million
Beyonce $80 million
Cassie Shaves Her Head Then Posts It On Twitter
"Sometimes in life, you need a change. Something deeper than what you thought you were capable of. Something that displays the “I don’t give a fuck” attitude that was always present but never showcased. Something that makes you look at this whole wide world differently. And something that will shock your mother, but will make her call you a ROCKSTAR. Yea I did it…" -Cassie
Who's That Girl?
According to Sandra Rose she's the transexual lover of a certain rapper who's cd just flopped dropped.
T-Boz Talks To Essence About Blasting Beyonce
ESSENCE.COM: Well, there's been a lot of talk in the blogosphere that you were jealous of Beyoncé after making comments about Columbia Records dropping Kelly Rowland.
T-BOZ: (Laughs.) First of all, if I'm going to be jealous of anyone I'm going to be jealous of my damn self because I can't even do TLC again because that was a phenomenal once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I can never get back. For the record, I'm not jealous of Beyoncé. I like her and Destiny's Child, because if folks remember, TLC went on tour with them for two months when they were just starting. The blogs like to twist things and make something out of nothing. I was simply expressing my thoughts on girl groups in general and that my personal choice would never be to put myself in a situation where I'm in a group that is managed by one of the group member's parents. I think that Mathew and Tina have done a great job, so it's no diss to them or not taking away anything from what they've accomplished. I just know what would not work for me, because, at the end of the day, if a manager has a personal relationship with someone in the group they are managing, they are always going to have that person's interest first and foremost and that's all I was expressing.
Click here to read the rest of the interview.