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Via:Ballerstatus Since leaking shocking photos of himself with a dramatic amount of weight lost, 50 Cent has proven the lengths he’s willing to do a job right. In this case, for an acting role. If you haven’t seen the pics yet, Fif’ leaked two pics of himself to his ThisIs50.com website earlier this week, showing […]

Via:Allhiphop Legendary Hip-Hop collective Wu-Tang Clan have announced the release of  Pollen: The Swarm Part 3, the third installment of the group’s “swarm” franchise. The new album will feature appearances from Method Man, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Trife, Solomon Childs, Boy Jones, 12 oclock, Prodigal Sun, Killer Priest, Street Life, Remedy, JoJo Pelligrino, the Rev Burke, […]

Via:balleralert I just read in the Miami Times that Basketball will start filming its second season this summer in Miami. VH1 will also be doing the spin-off series Football Wives and What Chili Wants has been extended for another season. The season finale is this Sunday. The reunion show is being filmed this weekend.

Currently still riding out the success of his latest musical effort, Maxwell plans to press pause on the release of the second installment of the BlackSummersNight trilogy he promised us over a year ago. The smooth-talking, soul-singing superstar has placed a halt on the process after holding onto the idea and lengthy concept for over […]

We all know and love Keyshia Cole’s family, but honestly, just as dysfunctional as they all can be, there’s more coming from the crew this year. Had enough of Neffe’s mouth and Frankie’s antics, think again. We hear that Neffe and her fiance’ are shopping around for the anticipated launch of a new reality series […]

This morning, we’re checking in for the update on the status of the oil spill which is seeping through the Gulf of Mexico. The environmental catastrophe has called President Obama to the scene today for the second time since an oil rig explosion sent a historic amount of oil gushing into the waters of the […]

For the last two days we’ve been keeping a close eye on former child television star Gary Coleman’s health issues, but unfortunately we are sad to say that he has indeed passed away as of 2:52PM EST this afternoon. Read the final updates via USAToday.com. A recent fall and brain hemorrhage had kept the actor […]

Via:Ballerstatus Even though the top of the Billboard 200 is ruled by the “Glee” kids and the Stones, there’s a few other new hip-hop and R&B releases making moves — including Nas and Damian Marley’s latest collabo, Janelle Monae, and Reflection Eternal. In at no. 5 is Distant Relatives, the collaborative effort between Nas and Damian […]

Via:Ballerstatus If you haven’t heard by now, the price of Apple’s popular iPhone 3GS touch-screen phone has slashed its cost … they’re now available for $97 at Wal-Mart. The price cut began earlier this week for the 16GB model, the lowest it’s been on sale for. It usually retails for $199, and obviously, is only […]

While Diddy is fresh on our minds and moving upward in our personal music playlists, everyone wants to know more about the man we’ve come to know and love behind the scenes. Musically, he’s doing his thing all over the place, but the business of it all is making some waves this afternoon as Diddy […]

This morning, folks are tweeting like crazy and all we’re talking about is how Janet Jackson pulled off a show-stopping performance last night. For those of us with our nose in the books or cranking it out at work, you might have missed the news, but the stunning and surprising performance on American Idol’s season […]

Via:Thisis50 Akon is once again ready for his close-up. The singer-songwriter-producer and founder of Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution labels is gearing up for the release of his fourth solo effort Stadium. The Senegalese performer calls the late summer set his most energetic project to date. “We are bringing the stadium to your living […]