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| New Edition was a class act and moved through their excellent choreography while Bobby ran around on the stage like a wild man and performing raunchy dance moves. " Mr. Telephone Man ," brought the crowd to their feet and Bobby left the stage. The audience was equally excited about the old classic and to see Bobby leave-- Ralph Tresvant , Ricky Bell , Michael Bivins , Ronnie DeVoe , and Johnny Gill -who replaced Bobby --continued their show. Just when we thought he was gone Bobby came back with a solo performance of " Don't Be Cruel ," which the audience did not seem to give a damn about because they were just that--cruel. It was actually sad to see him completely humiliate himself before thousands, closing his set with " My Prerogative ," Bobby had stripped out of his shirt and told bedroom stories of his life with his wife, Whitney Houston . The bottom line is Bobby Brown acted a fool and was obviously high. | |||
 In
recent news Hip Hop artist, Ice Cube and 50
Cent have come out publicly about their frustrations with
the " Queen Of Talk ," Oprah Winfrey
and her lack of support of artist that
have misogynist lyrics laced in their opus. Jill
Scott unleashed her point-of-view and did not back down.
In the manner of a strong African Queen, Scott
expressed her frustration over the portrayal of black women in popular
music and videos during a panel Monday during the Essence Music
Festival's empowerment seminar, held as part of the magazine's Take
Back the Music Campaign. "It is dirty, inappropriate, inadequate,
unhealthy, and polluted," Scott told the audience.
"We can demand more." Actor Shemar Moore ,
Common , and former video whore, Karrien
"Superhead" Steffans , who inked the tell-all " Confessions
of a Video Vixen ," were also part of the panel that
discussed the negative impact such images have on young black females.
Jill admonished her audience who shared
her opinion to stop buying the music and encourage like-minded individuals
to do the same. "This is about choosing what we will
allow in our lives," Jill added. "We can
force things. We can change things. Challenge the music
industry with your purchasing power." Setffans
cathartically expressed that due to a difficult childhood and low
self-esteem caused her to degrade herself in videos for virtually
all the big names in Hip Hop. African Americans are the only
race of people on the planet who's men publicly devalue their women.
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 Who
would have ever thought that Brandy Norwood would
be in the running to replace Star Jones ? "
The View ," is dying a slow death and
the dismissal of Star has obviously left the shows
producers grasping at straws. According to Star ,
Barbara Walters has known since November of last
year that her co-host contract would not be renewed and without
a doubt they knew since April. So why the producers did not
know who would fill the former New York Prosecutors seat at the
table? Brandy a 27-year-old singer/actress,
currently a host on NBC's " America's Got Talent ,"
is auditioning for Star's old seat. The
tryout will possibly be permanent, but based on her lack of professional
value add, Brandy is not a good fit. Additionally,
the show claimed to have a problem with Star for
not admitting to having had surgery to lose weight must not know
that Brandy lied about being married and some
other personal matters in her life. Star Jones-Reynolds
must be replaced by an African American intelligent professional
business woman. Linda Johnson-Rice , of
Ebony Magazine would be an excellent
choice for " The View ." |
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 Kimberly
Jones is still Queen Bee. Released in time to celebrate
the 4th of July with her family, Lil' Kim -a convicted
felon-served 10 months of the 366 day sentence she received for
lying to a federal grand jury and in the subsequent trial that stemmed
from a gun battle in 2001 that erupted outside New York's Hot 97
radio station. Lil' Kim left prison in
sunglasses and a true to form all-white outfit showing off surgery
enhanced breast. With a balloon and a bouquet of white roses
in hand, she waved to dozens of cheering fans before getting into
a silver Rolls-Royce. The car pulled over into a nearby parking
lot where she greeted the media and a crowd of fans. Kim
was released early for good behavior; however she is not
totally out of the woods yet. She met with her parole office
in Newark, N.J. and then returned home where she will remain under
house arrest for 30 days at her home in Alpine, N.J., and be under
supervised release for three years. |
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 What
is going on at Vibe Magazine ? It
has been reported that the magazine showed Mimi Valdes ,
Editor-in-Chief, Shani Saxon, executive editor, Eric Parker, music
editor, Jamie Katz and Lakeba Hollar, deputy editors, the door.
A former employee at the magazine reported on Bitter Vibes
blog last week that heads would be rolling. Representatives
for Vibe have come out in force to deny
the rumors. The truth is that Vibe
has been acquired by another company that may clean house, but nothing
is certain at his time. Radar Magazine's
new owner Yusef Jackson , the son of Civil Rights
Activist Jesse Jackson , through his Integrity
Multimedia Co. LLC, the Chicago based businessman made a multimillion
dollar investment in the twice folded publication that will be spread
over a five year period. Yusef at one time
led a group that tried to acquire the Chicago Sun Times
, but was unsuccessful. Jackson
said he has been interested in the media business for some time.
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 Drug
Dealers and Killers Strike Again ...All the rumors were
true Atlanta-based producer, Dallas Austin pleaded
guilty to cocaine possession in the United Arab Emirates, but claims
he was unaware that his actions violated laws of the country. Seems
Dallas was unaware that in most countries the
possession of cocaine is illegal. "I'm pleading guilty but
by mistake," Austin was quoted as saying during
a short hearing in Dubai. "I had no knowledge and no intention
of violating the laws of the U.A.E." Dallas
was arrested May 19 at Dubai's airport on his way to Naomi
Campbell's three-day birthday party. He was charged
with cocaine possession and had been in custody at a police station
without bail since his arrest. After searching his travel
bag, the official found 1.26 grams of cocaine. Seems
that Dallas was randomly picked for a special
search, which is not uncommon since 9/11. Dallas
was actually sentenced to four years in prison for cocaine
possession, then later the judge decided to issue him a pardon and
deport him back to the United States. The producer that has
worked with TLC , Madonna , Michael
Jackson , and Usher was facing a possible
death sentence was forced onto a plane back to the United States.
Austin, 33-year-old Grammy winner's camp lied when they issued
a statement that he was in London and had lost his passport. No
way could Dallas hide on this one. The
reality of his life involving drugs is obviously greater than the
movie " ATL ," which was loosely based
on his life is closer to home than what is depicted in the film.
Dallas on drugs is a great disappointment.
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 Well.
DMX is out of jail again. The out of control
rapper, born Earl Simmons , had to spend a night
in jail and post $2,500 bond to be a free man. A judge issued
a warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear in court for
a hearing on a plethora of traffic violations. His attorney
told the judge he was sick, however the 35-year-old Yonkers native
was in Arizona where he performed live via satellite for the BET
Awards the previous night. DMX
became extremely disrespectful to the guards when he was informed
a bus would pick him up at 8 a.m. for a court appearance. Obviously
Earl forgot he was in jail due to his cursing
and complaining he wanted to sleep late. Against his wishes
he had to make the early morning court appearance where he was granted
bond. DMX was processed out by 2 p.m. Seems
that if DMX focused on making an album as much
as he does acting a fool he would be better off or is he really
out of his mind? |
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 Will.I.Am
was arrested in Berlin, Germany. The Black
Eyed Peas front man was held for questioning as a part
of an investigation into a nightclub brawl that broke out during
an after-concert party. Born William Adams ,
was allegedly part of a melee at Berlin's downtown 40seconds Club
when a fight broke out at approximately 1:30 in the morning. According
to reports the group's bodyguard and the venue's doorman got into
it about a crowd in the V.I.P. area of the club. A champagne
bottle was broken over the doorman's head and blood was everywhere.
The Black Eyed Peas were in Europe to play
Montreux, Switzerland on Saturday. The band and their entourage
were crammed into the VIP area and the bodyguard kept waving in
more people. The Club manager Torsten Schermall said the fight
broke out after his security guard told the bodyguard not to let
any more people through. "It was a witches' cauldron," 26-year-old
actress Romina di Lella , who was in the VIP area,
said. "I haven't ever seen anything so brutal. They
were at each other for five minutes." This has shot that soulful
earthy image of Will.I.Am straight to hell. |
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 According
To My " Street Committee "...
Mike Jones must have some serious cash these days.
Now I am not sure because I was not at the party personally,
but I heard Mike celebrated at Club Blue in Houston
after the Essence Festival. It is rumored that Mike
Jones started throwing Ice Age Chains into the crowd at
the club. According to my sources the rapper must have flung
15 chains into the audience. The jury is still out on if the
Ice was real or if he had some of Jacob "The Jeweler" good
fakes. Stacey Dash , you got it Damion
Dash's cousin will be showing all that she has in the
upcoming August issue of Playboy . Wow!
I guess we can call this a comeback. Houston was not
pleased this past week with Babyface . Dude
was so late for his performance during the Essence Festival the
magazine had to issue refunds. I hear that the higher ups
at Essence would walk through Hell in gasoline draws before Babyface
is asked to do anything for them again. Rumors have
it that Fat Joe and 50 Cent
are at it again. Who cares? One of them must have an
album getting ready to drop. That feud stuff to get publicity
to sell records is so last year, they need to come up with something
new. |
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 Earlier
this year Tyson Beckford made an appearance at
a gay club in Washington, D.C. at first he denied it and later said
it was a paid gig after pictures proved him wrong. Now he
recently joined the " Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
" team often referred to as the Fab 5 to help turn
a pizza delivery guy into a model. Sometime after the taping he
was at a club trying to prove his manhood by doing a little dirty
dancing with MTV host Vanessa Minnillo when Perez
Hilton cut in on Tyson's grind at New
York City nightclub Stereo. Mike Satsky, the club owner, had
to stop Tyson from throwing a punch. According
to Satsky Tyson was totally unreasonable and extremely
rash. Star is not only getting dissed by
her former co-host of " The View ," but
I hear she was recently dissed by the valet people during a party
at Claudia Cohen's crib in the Hamptons.
Star and her husband Al waited
close to an hour to get their Range Rover. |
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 Rocky
Twyman is making it happen for Oprah .
This man loves Oprah more than me and is
working to get her a Nobel Peace Prize. Although, only a
previous recipient can nominate one for the high honor
Twyman feels a little petition would not hurt.
Obnoxious has discovered recently Haifa
, nicknamed The Madonna of the Arab World, recently gave
her endorsement to Oprah Winfrey for Nobel Peace
Prize  Movement
founded by Rockey Twyman. Simp Ben Bachir ,
Middle East entertainment reporter secured Haifa's endorsement.
Jermaine Dupri is brilliant! Recently Obnoxious reported that JD said he and Janet would be getting married on September 26. Well, that is not actually a wedding date, but the release date of Janet's new album. The title is 20 Years Old. Now is it rumored that Janet and Mariah have a hot duet on Janet's new opus due to drop this fall. This is very possible since JD produced Mariah's comeback. |
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Are You Ready For This!!! Minnesota Timberwolves player Eddie Griffin has apologized for a March auto accident where he was literally caught with his pants down. According to a lawsuit filed against him on Thursday, the NBA athlete was driving his SUV in Minneapolis while drunk and masturbating to a porn DVD when he crashed into a parked Chevy Suburban. Griffin said he deeply regrets the incident and apologized to his family, teammates, and the community for any embarrassment his actions may have caused. Meanwhile, police are investigating whether tow officers should have issued Griffin a DUI ticket and if they violated policy by driving him home to St. Paul after the accident. The owner of the vehicle that Griffin allegedly damaged and the owner's brother are suing Griffin and the city, claiming Griffin tried to bribe them and that their civil rights were violated by the police handling of the case. A video tape of the incident taken by the victim and given to several local media outlets shows Griffin admitting that he is drunk and does not have a driver's license. Eddie Griffin also seen pleading with witnesses to not call the police, saying, "I can't go to jail," the video also showed Griffin offering to buy a car for the man whose SUV he crashed into. Now I do not know what Eddie was on that night, but whatever it was he does not need to ever take it again. Anytime you are so high that you masturbate and drive you are dangerous.
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Essence
Festival in Houston was just not the same. The show must
go on, but the event seriously lacked something special that only
can happen in New Orleans. However, the musical line-up
lived up to the festival's reputation. A number of sessions
and panel discussion were held to empower African Americans and
to have open dialogue about some of the self inflicted ills in
our community. One to the weekend's greatest disasters was
the reunion of Bobby Brown and New Edition
. For the first time I can ever recall an audience
booing Bobby . He seemed to have an episode
or a complete nervous breakdown right on the stage. The crowd
began to heckle Bobby and demanded for him to
get off the stage. 