Lil Kim helped shut down The Source Magazine's 360 Expo over the weekend with an electrifying performance at the Barclays Center.
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Sunday, September 21, 2014
Blac Chyna Debuts Short New 'Do With Cheek-tastic Photo (@blacchyna)
Blac Chyna has started a new chapter in her life after splitting with longtime boyfriend and father of her child, rapper Tyga.
YG Explains Why He Pulled Out a Gun in Church (@YG @)
YG has had plenty of crazy moments in his life.
Basketball Wives' Brooke Bailey Suns Her Buns in Thong Bikini (@brookebaileyinc)
Cold weather is creeping into most parts of the U.
Kanye West Teaching Fashion Classes at L.A. Technical College (@KanyeWest)
Kanye West is serving his 250 hours of community service by teaching fashion at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College.
Pilar Accuses Deion Sanders of Attempted Murder With Pics (@PilarSanders)
Pilar Biggers Sanders Love El Dey, better known as Pilar Sanders, has brought up some pretty serious allegations against her ex-husband, football vet Deion Sanders, claiming the NFL legend and his new girlfriend Tracey Edmonds kidnapped her three children who she lost custody of in court.
The Web Goes Wild After Nudes of Meagan Good Leak Online
Just this morning, photos of Gabrielle Union, Vanessa Hudgens and Rihanna were leaked to the web.
Staple x Clarks Originals Fall 2014 Collection
Remember that Staple x Clarks Tawyer Helix that we looked at a while ago? Well it turns out that the shoe belongs to a capsule between Staple and footwear brand Clarks.
The exciting thing about this collaborative effort is that Staple founder Jeff Staple got down on three different silhouettes for triple the thrill. In addition to the grey Tawyer Helix shoe is the low cut Tawyer Twist that features a fringed ankle and blue build while an Original Wallabee pops up in grey with a gum and orange crepe outsole.
The immense drop is already sold out at Staple. Your best bet is to hit up Ebay and see if there are any pairs available — be prepared to shell out big bucks for them.
Check out the collection below.
[Via Hypebeast]
Shad Moss and Erica Mena Are Engaged, Fans React [PHOTO]
Love is in the air! Rapper-actor Shad Moss and reality television star Erica Mena are reportedly engaged. The couple made it official with matching photos on their Instagram on Sunday (Sept. 21).
In the photo, Mena shows off her huge diamond ring alongside Moss’ extravagant diamond-encrusted Rolex watch. The ‘Love & Hip-Hop: New York’ star further confirmed it on Twitter when a fan congratulated her.
According to reports, Moss (aka Bow Wow) popped the question before he and Mena attended the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta on Saturday (Sept. 19).
Some fans, and including us, didn’t even know that Moss and Mena were dating. But apparently, their romance was blossoming over the summer. The pair have been sharing photos together via social media.
Mena was formerly dating model Cyn Santana and became the most-talked about celebrity couple on last season’s ‘Love & Hip-Hop: New York.’
Meanwile, Moss has been in a few high-profiled relationships including Ciara, Angela Simmons and model Joie Chavis, who is the mother of his three-year-old daughter Shai.
Upon hearing the news of Moss and Mena’s engagement, fans reacted good and bad.
“Don’t marry her. She a thot,” wrote one commenter, while another wrote, “I didn’t even know y’all were dating. If u guys r happy then god bless. Everyone is quick to judge but we only see what we see. y’all know what it is.”
On Twitter, fans tweeted:
Congratulations to Shad Moss and Erica Mena!
Hackers Release Nude Photos of Meagan Good FaceTiming Husband
While Meagan Good has stated that there weren't any nude photos of her around the web, hackers proved her wrong as they posted a series of pics on Reddit and 4chan Sunday morning.
Alicia Keys Posts Nude Selfie For We Are Here Campaign [PHOTO]
Alicia Keys is all about peace, love and a baby bump? The R&B songstress posted a nude photo of her naked self and her pregnant belly on Instagram on Saturday (Sept. 20).
The soon-to-be mom had her baby bump painted with a peace sign to help raise awareness of the #WeAreHere movement, a charitable campaign to push for stricter gun laws, criminal justice reform, gay rights and global health and education initiatives.
Keys hopes that her followers — 20 million on Twitter and 35 million on Facebook — will galvanize and spark a movement for peace and justice worldwide. She feels the provocative yet beautiful image should peak readers’ interest in the campaign.
“I want to gather an army,” Keys told the New York Times. “It’s time to get people’s attention. People won’t be able to ignore this visual.”
Keys wants her fans to support 12 specific charity groups for her campaign: All Out, CARE, Equal Justice Initiative, the Future Project, Girl Rising, Keep a Child Alive, Moms Rising, Oxfam, Partners in Health, the Trevor Project, the Trayvon Martin Foundation and War Child.
The 33-year-old singer-songwriter is also donating $1 million of her own money between these organizations to get the movement started.
“It’s you and me on a mission to create a kinder and more peaceful world. The #WeAreHere Movement begins today,” she wrote in the picture’s caption.
Fans who want to participate in the We Are Here Movement can head over to the official website.
Watch Alicia Keys’ ‘We Are Here’ Video
Hackers Leak Nude Photos of Rihanna Online
After a slew of celebrities were hacked for their nude photos over the weekend, now superstar Rihanna can be added to the list.
35 Years Ago: Funkadelic Releases 'Uncle Jam Wants You'
In the late ’70s, George Clinton and Funkadelic were on a mission to rescue dance music “from the blahs.” After successfully putting out ‘One Nation Under a Groove’ in September 1978 (resulting in the group’s biggest-selling album and a No. 1 R&B hit), the band sought to increase its empire. In September of 1979, they started recruiting with ‘Uncle Jam Wants You.’
Like most Funkadelic albums, the group’s 11th album was wrapped up in a loose concept: George “Uncle Jam” Clinton was building the funkiest of armies in order to storm the discos. The album cover played up the idea, with Clinton posed like Black Panther Huey Newton — only with platform boots.
Side two of the album hewed close to the martial concept, with a “thrill instructor” leading inductees through “groove maneuvers” that incorporated both the familiar war anthems ‘Reveille’ and ‘When Johnny Comes Marching Home’ into extended jams. Meanwhile, Side one was dedicated to the front lines of the dance music war, from disco denizens lovingly termed “freaks” (‘Freak of the Week’) to a woman who entices others by doing a dance called the freak (‘(Not Just) Knee Deep’).
That last song became Funkadelic’s second No. 1 R&B hit, albeit in a version that was edited down from the 15-minute epic found on the LP. With its pulsating bass holding down the low end, laser beam keyboards slicing through the middle and sing-along “Whoa-oh-oh-ohs” wafting above, ‘(Not Just) Knee Deep’ ranks among Clinton’s finest floor-fillers. It also shows Funkadelic midway through the band’s evolution from purveyors of psychedelic funk-rock (note the guitar workout halfway in) to electronically warped dance music (listen for the modulated vocals).
Yet, the exceptional creativity found throughout ‘(Not Just) Knee Deep’ almost didn’t even make it into the studio. Concerned that the tune was in 3/4 time, “Uncle Jam” was uncertain that the song would be danceable. It wasn’t until keyboardist Walter “Junie” Morrison worked up a demo that Clinton was convinced it was not only a worthy addition to this Funkadelic album, but also the obvious lead single.
‘(Not Just) Knee Deep’ wouldn’t just turn out to be a signature jam for the group, but a major inspiration for hip-hop, which was just coming into its own at the time of ‘Uncle Jam’’s release. The song would become one of the most sampled in hip-hop history, including on tracks by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and — most famously — De La Soul’s landmark ‘Me, Myself and I.’ ‘Freak of the Week’ also would do well in this regard, and the entire album helped inspire the West Coast hip-hop collective Uncle Jamm’s Army, which would at one point feature a pre-fame Ice-T.
So ‘Uncle Jam Wants You’ helped create the future of music, and did so while also successfully incorporating the past and present. On Side two, ‘Holly Wants to Go to California’ is a piano ballad more appropriate for Tony Bennett — with the notable exception of the silly lyrics (“Holly would if only Holly could”). The record also found inventive uses for the silky cries of Philippe Wynne, who had just left the Spinners after co-leading the R&B vocal group through its most successful years.
Although ‘Uncle Jam Wants You’ found Funkadelic at the height of their creative and commercial powers, the band wouldn’t exist for much longer. Clinton dissolved the group (as well as Parliament) in the early ’80s because he was (not just) knee deep in legal problems. Members of both groups were incorporated into the P-Funk All Stars, who continue to perform marathon renditions of ‘(Not Just) Knee Deep’ to this day.
Next: Top 10 Funkadelic Rock Songs
New Balance H710 Sneaker-Boot Collection
Running the streets can get hectic in the Fall when the weather is not fit for your runners but New Balance won’t leave you hanging. They’ve got a few new colorways of the rugged New Balance H710 on deck that feel anything but gloomy and are sure to brighten up your season.
Two colorways of the hiker is currently making its rounds at retailers and they both have very separate identities. One version is grey with purple and teal trim and the other is royal with white and orange trim but both feature an outsole embedded with flecks of the complimenting colors.
If you’ve been watching the weather it’s certainly time to stock up on something beefier but you don’t have to retire that suede and mesh just yet. Hit up Kith in New York if interested.
[Via Kith]
Woman Assaulted By Keyshia Cole Over Birdman Speaks Out
The woman who was allegedly assaulted by singer Keyshia Cole has spoken out about the singer's arrest.
Twitter Goes Nuts After New Batch of Nude Celebrity Photos Leak
Fans are standing by Vanessa Hudgens and Gabrielle Union after their nude photos were leaked on Saturday.
Exclusive! Goodz: "Traditional Artists Can't Do What We Do" (@therealgoodz)
In our latest exclusive, we sat down with battle rap legend Goodz Da Animal to talk about the differences between traditional rap and battle rap, the mistake he feels hampers battle rappers in the song-making process, and why he feels that traditional artists cannot transition into battle rapping the way battle rappers can transition into traditional song making.
Exclusive! Kyla Pratt: I'm in No Rush to Get Married (@kylapratt)
Kyla Pratt sat down with VladTV where she briefly shared her thoughts on Karrine "Superhead" Steffans, and spoke on her current relationship with boyfriend, Danny "KP" Kirkpatrick, a songwriter, rapper and tattoo artist from Los Angeles.
Exclusive! Adrian Marcel on Opening Up for Keyshia Cole on Tour (@AdrianMarcel510)
Oakland native Adrian Marcel sat down with VladTV and chopped it up a bit about working with R&B mainstay Raphael Saadiq, opening up for fellow Bay Area native Keyshia Cole and how his single, "2AM" blew up.
Waka Flocka Hires Seth Rogen to Be His Professional Herb Roller (@wakaflockabsm @sethrogen)
Waka Flocka had fans going crazy after posting an ad for a professional blunt roller, offering the person with magic fingers a whopping $50,000 a year.
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