Roxanne Shante Apologizes for Lying About her PhD

"I would like to thank my long time fans and supporters for your continued support. I am humbled and grateful to all of you for that. Without going into all of the details as of right now, I would like to apologize that this story regarding my post recording career has caused such a ruckus. The entire story will be revealed at a later time. Throughout my career and life, I have been faced with many challenges, both professionally and personally. Like all of you, I am human, and may have not made the correct decision all the time. And, like anyone else, I would like to think that my entire life or career is not judged by one error or mistake. It is very easy to criticize someone and I have left myself open to criticism. That is fair. There are plenty of people that will attest that I have done a lot for them. It seems though, that negativity gets more attention than positivity. All I can say to that, is before you level any further criticism and cynicism, walk in my shoes. I am making this statement to apologize to the people that truly care about me for any angst that this situation has caused, and to thank them for their continued support. I am proud of what I have been able to do for so many others, and would like to let those persons know that I will continue to be there for them no matter what. I am proud that during my twenty plus years as a pioneer in the Hip-Hop industry, to have opened doors for those who came after me, such as MC Lyte, Salt N Peppa, and Queen Latifah to name a few. I will have no further statement in regards to this matter at this time."

(source)

Over Before It Began

Ever heard of Kanye West's fashion line Pastelle? Well don't bother committing it to memory because the line got 86'd. For some strange reason all of Kanye's financial backers have dropped out and now the line won't see the light of day.

You Be The Judge

After I wrote about seeing Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' many people said they still weren't going to see it because it was a rip off of Regina Kimbell's 'My Nappy Roots' so I went on a Youtube search looking for similarities.

For $3,000 You Can 'Watch This Is It' With Joe Jackson

I kid you not. They're calling it a Platinum VIP Package and you get to see a screening of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his ill fated 'This It It tour' with Joe Jackson in Las Vegas on Oct. 27, plus an autographed copy of Joe's book, 'Joseph Jackson: Man in the Mirror, Father of the First Family of Music', dinner with Joe, pictures with Joe, plus a hotel room and an invitation for the screening's opening night party at the Palms Casino Resort Blue Moon Club.

And if that's not enough MJ for you, you can also bid on 12 strands of singed hair from when Michael got burned during the shooting of the 1984 Pepsi commercial. Joe doesn't have anything to do with the sale of the burned hair, but that's only because the executive producer on the set was able to scoop the hair up before Joe could get there. The hair is being auctioned off by International Autograph Auctions at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel at Heathrow in London on Oct. 17 and includes a transcript account of the incident and a signed color photo.

Usher Calls 911 on Tameka

Last week word leaked out that Usher and Tameka had a little run in regarding the kids. It was Ush's weekend visitation and he'd left the boys with his mom. That didn't sit too well with Tameka so she went banging on Mama Raymond's door demanding the boys be turned over to her. Mama didn't answer the door and Tameka left in a huff. The next day Usher's tires were slashed and his car was keyed. So he called 911.

I Saw Good Hair

and I have to say, I'm not mad at it. Full disclosure here: I'm not a big Chris Rock fan. He comes off as self-hating and coonish to me at times and I fully expected to hate this movie. I went in expecting to be ridiculed and offended and I wasn't. Good Hair, simply put, was good. I don't want to give away too much, but Good Hair brought to light some really important aspects of black hair care, like how outside of owning and running salons, Black people aren't the ones making the real money off Black hair. Good Hair won't make you hate your weave or feel ashamed of it, but it might make you want to take it out. Does that make sense? You'll just have to see it to understand what I mean, but I give it two thumbs up.

So Ummmm

Did anybody hear Rhymes With Snitch get a shout out on The Wendy Williams Show yesterday? I missed it myself but my phone and Twitter was blowing up. Thanks Wendy! How U Doing!?

Rich Ninja Shit

Southern rapper Soulja Boy has a whole series of Youtube videos called Rich N*gga Shit where he shows off all the ridiculous things he's done with his money [click here]. So I guess it's safe to assume Rich Ninjas don't pay their bills on time because Soulja's landlord in California says he owes $10,000.00 in unpaid rent and past due fees. And not only that, Cali Landlord Dude accuses Soulja Boy and his pals of generally running amok. There's been complaints of excessive noise and guests wandering the hallways and Observation Deck and sometimes as many as ten cars in guest parking, all violations of the lease agreement.

Maybe Toni Braxton

shouldn't have quit in the middle of the run of her Las Vegas show that time, cause it's obvious she needs every dime she can get. Toni's home in Century City, CA just went into foreclosure.

Mike Tyson on Oprah

Serena Bodied by International Tennis Federation

The International Tennis Federation is deciding whether or not to ban Serena Williams from the Australian Open because she posed nude for the ESPN Body issue and because she went off on a baseline judge in the U.S. Open [click here if you missed that], both possible violations of the sport's code of conduct.

Trolling Around on My Favorite Message Board

I came across an interesting open letter to R&B singer Monica. Wanna read it? Here it go: Does Monica still have her little raggedy ass unpaid publicity stan running around on the alley trying to get us interested in the bitch??? If so, this is for you bitch. Watch your ass bitch. If you wasnt so desperate for money and fame your ass would be satisfied with that little minor leagues hustler you call a fucking man instead of giving your # to my man and then smiling right in my fucking face. You B list bitch! So. My man and I were shopping in Saks Fifth Avenue (the flagship) and needless to say, I wore his ass out so he took a seat in the women's shoe dept to take a load off and hold the bags as I went and checked out "just one more thing honey" on the other side of the floor. Eventually I find another purchase so I call my honey's cell phone from the register. He comes over and as we head to the elevator, Monica walks by. Now I've met this whore before so I smile politely and frankly couldn't put my finger on who the fuck it was cause she looked busted. He goes, "Thats Monica." I'm like "Oh yea thats right." We hop on the elevator and as the door closes, this bitch jumps on and says "I see you found your wife." He says "yea" and we both make some small talk with this heiffer as we go back down to 1. (she was with some butch looking bitch who never said a word). The whore was all smiles at me, very complimentary about my shoes, my ring etc. Hubby's quiet. As soon as we get off the elevator and this bitch is out of earshot honey tells me that the bitch was so far up his ass in the shoe department before I called and that she kept telling him "Put my number in your phone, we should go out." He told the whore he was with wifey and she never stopped trying to push up til his phone rang and it was me calling telling him to bring his ass on! Now, this bitch will know exactly who he was when she sees my post but Monica "THE BOY IS MINE". You jersey chasing has been three hit whore!!!!!!!! My man got cussed out too for not alerting me to this fukkery until after the bitch was gone, however, he knows me and I guess he was not in the mood to bail me out or for the two of us to be on Page Six over some hoodrat shit. But no worries, I will see this bitch again. Unless she sees me first because I know the bitch don't want none.

Frankie's Teeth

at the BET Hip Hop Awards were....very interesting.

More pictures from the award show here

Shyne Says He Never Spoke With Diddy

About a week before Shyne was released from prison Diddy did an interview talking about how he's spoken to Shyne and how everything was cool between them. Diddy told DJ Absolute, "It's a blessing that he's coming home. I spoke with him a couple weeks ago. He sounded like he was in good spirits. I know he can't wait to get home. And I know he's definitely gonna heat the whole scene up. He's definitely gonna do it, you know what I'm saying, he definitely was one of the most talented young artists that I had the pleasure to work with so I'm quite sure he's been using his time wisely and I'm quite sure he has some heat." What a liar! Shyne says, “I want it known that this supposed conversation is a figment of Sean Combs’ imagination. He never spoke with me, he never visited me nor would I ever accept a phone call or visit from him. The only way I would do either of those things would be if he stepped up and did the right thing for the victims of the incident.” image ganked from sohh