Whitney Houston says the rumors circulating online and in several newspapers across the country about her and Bobby Brown getting back together are bogus. I'm glad she ain't hooking up with that loser again. He pulled her from the top of the pop charts down to the gutter--and took all her money with him. Ain't nothing good came from that marriage except their daughter Bobbi Chris. Whitney, do like Forest Gump and run girl run...   more »

are #1 on Billboard Album sales charts. Apparently she sold 482,000 units in the first week. If she sold that amount, there must be at least 1 million STOLE! I know we downloaded my friend Jenny's CD, and Jenny said at least three or four other people burned copies. Man, with the new technology out these days--I'm surprised that she sold THAT many units. And hell, in this recession, I'm bout to make dubs of the dub I got and hand 'em out as stocking stuffers!   more »

for Mike Vick yesterday when he went to court on state dog fighting charges. He plead guilty and got a three year suspended sentence. He was once the highest paid player in the NFL, now he's bankrupt and in jail. Say what you want, but "The Man" is still alive and well and he's doing a number on our men. Step lightly brothers, cause otherwise, The Man might be knocking on your door soon. Just ask Mike Vick or OJ, he ain't NO JOKE...   more »

It was the summer of 1991 when my best friend Audrey and I were dancing our hearts out at club Jamaica Jamaica in Houston to rapper MC Breed's "Ain't no future in your frontin'..."! That was our jam. When we heard it, we'd dance and sweat until our perms turned into dreds! Well now, the rapper who penned that summer anthem is gone on to be with Jesus and James Brown. MC Breed died yesterday at 37 years old from kidney failure. Bless his heart...   more »

last night? Either music ain't what it used to be or they're letting anybody be a "star" these days. I watched Ne Yo's performance last night and thought to myself "Usher must be at home mad as hell that these young guys have completely stolen his style and are using it to sell millions of albums!" Beyonce was off the hook with "Put a ring on it"! That girl is the new Dianna Ross. But besides her, they kept giving awards to folks like Chris Brown and Rhianna--neither of 'em can sing a lick. Rhianna won in the same category that Aretha Franklin won (Best R&B female) back in the 1970s. Are you telling me Rhianna got the same vocals as Aretha? We just settle for anything these days...   more »

are fighting in real life! It's actually a property dispute about the gated community they live in in Suothern California. Apparently Denzel don't want Sam Jackson to use the private road near his house. But that makes Sam's servers and nannies and gardners have to take a detour to get to his house and that makes them late for work. Child, Sam is hot under the collar. In a real fight, who'd win? Denzel or Sam???   more »

She's got one album with regular Beyonce tracks, a few dance tunes, a few love songs, probably a guest appearance or two by a big name act like Mary J Blige or Jay Z! Then there is an album dedicated to her alter ego Sasha Fierce and it's supposed to be wild and daring! Even her split hersonality is making money! I need to get the five people living inside of me to start working other jobs and getting a check, then I can start paying off all my bad debt!   more »

Y'all know who Michigan J Frog is don't you? He's the frog that could talk better than you and me, AND sing and tap dance like Sammy Davis, Jr., but when folks would come around, he'd revert back to being a frog and all he could get out was "ribbit ribbit".  His owner knew he could talk, the damn frog knew he could talk!  And when the frog's owner would try to "show him off" to folks, he'd just make him shame every time and not say a word, not even one little tap dance routine--wouldn't even hum a tune!

Well, that was Andrew last night at the John Legend sound check! 

So Johnny Legend is in town for a concert at Northrop Auditorium tonight at University of Minnesota, and me, Shawn and Andrew got invited to a special sneak preview of the performance.  He and his band got together last night to rehearse, and the folks who were promoting his year long tour asked us if we wanted to come along and get an interview after wards.  Of course, we jumped at the chance.

Now I don't know if y'all know this but Andrew is a true die hard John Legend fan. We have John's first CD Get Lifted in the car, in the house, both upstairs and down, on all three computers and in the baby room.  That boys loves the songs and can sing along to every one.  All you have to say is "Andrew sing John Legend" and on the drop of a dime, he starts swaying and singing the lyrics--and you can actually understand them.  He can pick John Legend out of a photo line up and knows the videos by heart!

During the dress rehearsal last night, we were sitting in the front row and Andrew was standing in his seat, singing, clapping, calling out John's name like they were cousins and pointing saying "Mom, that's John Legend!"

"Yes baby," I replied, "that's John Legend. When you meet him, you'll sing for him, right?"

"Yeah momma," he assured me at the tender age of 2, "I'm gonna sing holla holla for him."

My son went back on his word.

After the thrilling front row performance, Andrew Shawn and I went to the dressing room downstairs in the basement of the auditorium to meet John and do our one-on-one.  On the way down, we bumped into the back ground singers who had seen Andrew singing and dancing during the concert.  One of the ladies said to him, "Hey cutie, I saw you singing. Do you know John Legend's songs?"

And I said "Andrew, sing holla holla."

I was so proud when my baby belted out his best, "Holla, holla, holla. Maybe it's me, maybe I bore you!"

The background singers were all amazed and wanted to see his birth certificate to make sure he was only two years old.  They rushed us down so John Legend could hear Andrew cutting up. They had even started calling Andrew "JL, Junior". 

Now I'm walking back to meet John, chest all stuck out, proud that my baby boy is going to amaze him with his rendition of his famous tune.  I'm thinking they can go on tour together and even do a duet  children's song together for babies!  We get in the green room, the background singers are talk Andrew up, John Legend gives him a high five, Andrew opens his mouth and says "Mommy, I gotta poopy!"

Andrew might as well had said "ribbit ribbit"!!!!

Did you hear the story that Puff Daddy, Diddy, also known as er'rebody's baby's daddy under the age of 4, said to Allure Magazine. The brother said that he gets a Brazilian wax! And he gets his legs and arm pits waxed too! I done heard it all! What kind of man raises his "business" up so somebody can take hot wax and remove all his--I ain't got to go no further--you get the picture. I wonder which one of Diddy's boyfriend's is in the lobby holding his man-bag while he gets his wax treatment at the spa. 'Cause that sure is some girly $hit...   more »

The folks who made Prince's perfume "3121" are pissed off and are taking the Purple One to court. Apparently ain't nobody buying the funky fragrance and now the manufacturers are saying Prince did little to help them promote the product line. So they filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit. They should have known this perfume wasn't gonna fly. What woman in her right mind wants to smell like a man who looks and dresses like a woman? I wanna know if I can get in on the lawsuit, hell I bought it and attracted nothing but transvestites and gay guys who didn't know they were gay!   more »

are going after every bootleg t-shirt man and barber shop in the country that's making money off their daddy's image. Apparently somebody done sold three headscarves with MLK and Barack Obama's photo on 'em and done made $4 and them King chil'len want their cut. Can't they just be happy that their daddy's dream has been realized? They done spent up all their money and now they're living a nightmare...   more »

Times is hard when the King of Pop gotta give up his Neverland Ranch. I know he hated to let go of the posh estate filled with roller coasters, exotic animals and secret rooms for him and his "little friends" to play in. Apparently Mike had a loan in default and gave up the house to the folks he owed money to. Next thing you know he'll be driving around in a Nissan Sentra with hubcaps on it. Poor Mike, he just as broke as the rest of us...   more »

I remember when Big Boi and Dre were rocking throw-back jerseys and sneakers rapping at night clubs and malls. Now these brothers are doing it big time, and Big Boi is dabbling in a little more acting these days. He's going ot be on Law and Order next week. He's going to play a rapper who gets caught up in an animal smuggling ring. Shouldn't that role go to Mike Vick? He'll be out of jail shortly and will need the money...   more »

in jail after yesterday's parole hearing. He's the "person of interests" or as WE like to say "the negro who did it" in the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's family members. Y'all can say what y'all want, I believe in my heart that Jennifer's sister Julia had something to do in all of this. It may sound like I'm talking out of the side of my neck now, but when the chips fall, and Balfour starts talking, remember you heard it here first. I believe, when they finish investigating, they'll find money, ransom even, for the safe return of the boy was all Julia and her estranged husband William wanted. I think that girl was trying to get some money out of her sister and was jealous of her success so she cooked up this whole scheme. Sounds crazy now, huh? But when folks initially said Susan Smith killed her own kids, that sounded crazy as hell too...   more »

cause he gotta cough up $58,000 to a video editor who claims the "Purple One" ain't play fair back in October last year--and apparently the judge agreed. The editor, guy named Ian says he did some work for Prince and not only did Prince not pay him for the video and editing, he ain't give the man his damned equipment back. I'm guessing Prince knew he was wrong cause he ain't even show up to court for the trial!   more »