The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• REMEMBER HER? Tiffany Pollard (NEW YORK) Talks Returning To Reality TV, Hanging With Lil' Kim And FINDING LOVE
• FEELING IT: Kelly Rowland BARES HER SOUL During TEARFUL "Dirty Laundry" Performance In D.C.
• Ludacris Celebrates With Eudoxie--"Fast & Furious 6" Is #1 And So Is Luda's Mixtape....
• ALL IN THE FAMILY: Swizz Beatz Takes Wife Alicia, Baby Moms Jahna & The Kids To DISNEYLAND PARIS For Daughter Nicole's Birthday!
• Rihanna SLAMS Amanda Bynes OVER NASTY Chris Brown ABUSE Tweets
• Azealia Banks CAT-ASTIC "Life Ball" PERFORMANCE + Jay-Z INVESTIGATED For ROC NATION Signing + Kanye West's "New Slaves" SCREENING Halted In Houston

REMEMBER HER? Tiffany Pollard (NEW YORK) Talks Returning To Reality TV, Hanging With Lil' Kim And FINDING LOVE Posted: 27 May 2013 08:44 AM PDT Tiffany Pollard, who rose to fame with several hit VH1 reality shows,  is bracing for a big tv comeback. Get the deets on her upcoming reality tv project, her friendship with Lil' Kim and her revelation about finding love inside.... Tiffany Pollard, also known by her moniker "New York", is whom many folks consider to be the original "bad girl" of reality tv.  As we will never forget, she appeared on the likes of "I Love New York" and "Flavor of Love". she was a little ratchet, a little hood, but kinda lovable and entertaining.  And that mother of hers... After a stint on LOGO's "DTLA" and a few other Hollywood credits, Tiffany revealed to Spoken Entertainment her plans to return to reality tv and she that at last....she's found love!  Here are the highlights: On her reality tv comeback "I've been long awaiting a hearty healthy return to reality television. And the concept would have to fit my life and where it is right now.  Fortunately, three weeks ago...I shot a pilot with a brilliant production crew.  The concept is bananas.  When you guys see this.  It's like...we couldn't have accepted her back in any other way.  It's true HBIC performance.  It's coming! On if she's appearing on "Bad Girls Club" No.  It's not that I'm against that...but they already got that going. Why would they need me over there? On keeping in touch with Flavor Flav and other "FOL" co-stars Obviously Flav and I and a lot of the other contestants are busy.  But if we see each other out somewhere...it's all love.  We all support each other. If I see somebody from the past doing their thing on television I don't throw shade.  To tell you the truth, there's only so many spotlights on television so if you can jump into one of them, I'm applauding you. On her spirituality I am a Christian.  But I'm not a scary Christian.  God inspires me.  His whole gospel was to give back to people and to care about mankind.  I do a lot of humanitarian work.  Of course that does not get picked up, but when you do it from your heart....you're not looking for recognition.  On seeing Lil' Kim for Fashion Week That was amazing. I sat with her when she was getting her hair and makeup beat...and she was such a sweetheart.  I can't say anything except positive stuff about her and her team.  If I was in New York a lot more...we'd be hanging out a lot.  On her Mom She's doing great.  I'm going to be with her this summer. On her love life Honey chile...I will say this.  There is somebody in my life. And he is a big part of it.  He influences me daily.  I keep it real private...and that's why it works.  Sometimes when you moving in certain circles people try to infiltrate that love and test it. Listen to the interview here:

FEELING IT: Kelly Rowland BARES HER SOUL During TEARFUL "Dirty Laundry" Performance In D.C. Posted: 27 May 2013 07:48 AM PDT Kelly Rowland hit the stage for an emotional performance of "Dirty Laundry" over the weekend.  What Ms. Rowland bare her soul inside...     Kelly Rowland kicked off her summer tour with The-Dream recently and during their stop through the Washington, DC area this weekend, fans watched her rip through a heart-wrenching performance of "Dirty Laundry".  Wrtten by The-Dream, the autobiographical track takes Kelly to a place we rarely see her as she admits to being abused, admits she was envious of Beyonce's success in a bittersweet way and admits she was doubtful of herself. As the audience sang along, Kelly rifted through her emotions before a tearful breakdown towards the end. Pick up a copy of Talk A Good Game when it hits stores on June 18th.  Gotta love her. Watch video of Kelly's vulnerable performance below:

Ludacris Celebrates With Eudoxie--"Fast & Furious 6" Is #1 And So Is Luda's Mixtape.... Posted: 27 May 2013 06:51 AM PDT Talk about a Memorial Day Weekend takeover!  Ludacris is totally winning these days...in a good way. He's got the #1 film at the box office, has the #1 mixtape on the streets, and his very supportive girlfriend is a hottie.   Pics inside of Luda celebrating a successful weekend with his boo Eudoxie inside... Fast & Furious 6 has taken over the box office with one of the biggest Memorial Day weekend debuts of all time.  According to Forbes.com: [The sixth installment in the] series earned a stunning $98 million from Friday to Sunday, with a projected $122.2 million for the four day holiday, with $98.5 million of that from the traditional Fri-Sun weekend. That means stars Ludacris, Tyrese, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriquez, Paul Walker and the rest of the cast grabbed the #1 spot.  Hangover III grossed $54 mill so far and Beyonce & Amanda Seyfried's Epic grossed $32 mill so far. So Ludacris, who also released his new hit IDGAF mixtape this weekend, chilled out in L.A. with his girlfriend Eudoxie to celebrate.  They puffed on some hookah and hit up a Dodgers game:   Must be real nice.  Luda, who said he copped tix from Dodgers baller Matt Kemp, commented, "Celebrating a #1 Movie & a #1 Mixtape flooding the streets. Let the Memorial Day festivities begin.…" Fun times.      Photos: Ludacris' Instagram/Eudoxie's Instagram

ALL IN THE FAMILY: Swizz Beatz Takes Wife Alicia, Baby Moms Jahna & The Kids To DISNEYLAND PARIS For Daughter Nicole's Birthday! Posted: 27 May 2013 06:20 AM PDT The Deans took over Disneyland Paris (formerly known as Euro Disney) this weekend.  And it was all for little Nicole Dean's birthday.  Check out Swizz Beatz's fam putting their differences aside to have some good 'ol Disney fun... Looks like those shots Jahna Sebastian threw at Alicia Keys a few years back--accusing Ms. Keys of f*cking producers for tracks (a la Swizzy)--are all in the past.  Because everybody at least looked like one big happy family yesterday at Disneyland Paris. Papa Swizz Beatz took all his kids and two of their mothers to the fabulous theme park for 5-year-old Nicole's birthday.  Her mom, Jahna (far right), was there and so was his wife Alicia with their sleepy son Egypt (who was clearly unimpressed by the whole situation).  Swizz's other sons Nasir and Kasseem, Jr. were there for the fun too.  And everyone snapped pics as a fam as Nicole got treated like a princess for the day.  Swizzy said: The Bday Crew Euro Disney:) nothing but Love & Support #blessings   Nicole even had her own princess whip taking her around the park. Sweet. The kids had tons of fun on the private jet from London (where Alicia was performing for the last week) over to Paris.  Fab times.   Photos via Swizz's Instagram

Rihanna SLAMS Amanda Bynes OVER NASTY Chris Brown ABUSE Tweets Posted: 26 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT We're not sure what's going on in Amanda Bynes head but she picked the wrong chick to mess with on Twitter! Watch Rihanna slam Amanda Bynes over some ill-advised "domestic abuse" tweets inside....   For those who aren't following the public meltdown of former Nikelodeon teen queen Amanda Bynes, she's displayed some very peculiar behavior lately, including an inexplicable fascination with black women and blonde hair (she's retweeted pics of Nicki Minaj and Blac Chyna). In addition to her latest caper, which involved an arrest for smoking weed in her apartment (and she later accused the NYPD of slapping her vagina during the arrest!), Amanda lashed out at Rihanna for no apparent reason.  She tweeted... We're not sure what prompted the response (which was quickly deleted) but someone obviously notified Rihanna of the tweet and YOU KNOW she wasn't going to let that -ish slide.  A short while later, Bad Girl RiRi said....   That's all folks!

Azealia Banks CAT-ASTIC "Life Ball" PERFORMANCE + Jay-Z INVESTIGATED For ROC NATION Signing + Kanye West's "New Slaves" SCREENING Halted In Houston Posted: 26 May 2013 10:17 AM PDT Rapper Azealia Banks hit the stage at the "Life Ball" in an outfit that had nine live.  See her performance inside and get the deets on a new ROC Nation Sports investigation and how the Houston Police Dept. shut down Kanye West's "New Slaves" screenings. Rapper Azealia Banks performed at the "Life Ball" in Vienna, Austria last night and she proved why she's truly a darling of the fashion world.  Before an A-list crowd that included Fergie, Bill Clinton and Elton John, the "1991" rapper donned an outfit which made her look like a human feline.  Fans of Azealia will note that she's an avid lover of cats...so the outfit made perfect sense. Thought her Broke With Expensive Taste disc has been pushed back, we've learned that her next single will be "ATM Jam" and feature Pharrell.   Watch Azealia prepare to hit the stage here: Watch "212" here:   In other rap news.... Remember the Roc Nation signing of Geno Smith from a few days ago?  Though the signing was good news for Roc Nation Sports, it wasn't such a good look for rapper Jay-Z.   Because The NFL Players Association has a “runner rule” that bars non-agents (e.g. Jay-Z) from helping recruit athletes for agencies, an Instagram pic of Jay-Z and Geno looking like old pals has raised red flags. According to NFL.com,  Jay-Z is being investigated for violation of the runner rule, and that  isn't good news for ROC Nation Sports, which has signed Skylar Diggins and Robinson Cano in the past few weeks. So what happens next? Right now, The NFLPA plans to send a letter of inquiry to Kim Miale, Geno's ROC Nation rep, to find out what "role" Jay-Z’s played during the process. On a snarky note Geno's former adviser, John Thornton (whom Geno fired BEFORE he signed to Roc Nation) told CBS, "I was in those meetings, and Jay-Z connected with him on many levels." Hmmm.....after John's quote went public, he backtracked and said he had been "misquoted." We doubt that seriously... We're sure this will be a minor blip for Jay-Z's legal team....and we won't hear anything else about that "inquiry". Remember the "inquiry" into the Cuba trip? Neither does anyone else....     And down in the Bible belt... Fans in Houston, TX will have to wait for Kanye West's "New Slaves" video to hit YouTube and VEVO after three planned screenings all failed to start...thanks to authorities.  We're not sure what the Houston Police Dept. has against Yeezy, but they wanted no parts of his political b.s. According to the Houston Chronicle, Kanye tweeted on Friday that he'd be screening his "New Slaves" video at the Rothko Chapel, Central Library downtown and the George Bush Monument....but those sites were ALL effectively shut down by the HPD before the screenings ever started. One shut down was blamed on "technical difficulities, meanwhile, fans were threatened with arrest for trespassing at the other spots. With no official word on why the -ish didn't happen, we will defer to Kanye's Hurricane Katrina rant..."George Bush doesn't care about Black people"   Photos via Rap-Up/Getty/Instagram

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