The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• CROWN HER! Serena Williams WINS 2013 French Open...Continues To SLAY By Giving Speech IN FRENCH!
• Shhhhh.... It's Kanye West's 36th Birthday!
• GUESS MY CELEBRITY DAD!
• NEW MUSIC: Ciara's "Super Turnt Up"
• YBF KIDS: Shannon Brown & Monica ATTEND Little Shannon's Graduation + Aoki Lee Simmons Graduates 5th Grade + Alicia Keys & Egypt IN Amsterdam + Justin Combs' "#DiddyJetDance"
• Jurnee Smollett, LisaRaye & Chaka Khan Get WHITE HOT For EBONY's July 2013 Issue
• Kevin Hart EXPLAINS His DUI To "ANNEX" Magazine + Janelle Monae COVERS "BILLBOARD", Adds Prince & Miguel To "Electric Lady" DISC
• Drake Really Woke Up In A New Bugatti, Stunts In Toronto With New Whip
• YBF Chicks Celebrate Kim Kimble's Season 2 Premiere Of "L.A. Hair" -- Brandy, Sanaa Lathan, Kelly Price & More!
• FOOLYWANG MATERIAL: Trifling Nashville Man Fathers 22 Children With 14 Women, Tells The Women (Sometimes BEFOREHAND) He CAN’T AFFORD Child Support!
• Ciara SUED For BACKING OUT Of Gay Pride EVENT! + K. Michelle BREAKS DOWN Performing "The Worst Man I Ever Had" In NYC
• Foxy Brown's EMOTIONAL Interview! BK's Don Diva TELLS ALL To Combat Jack -- Jay-Z & Beyonce, Skin Color Insecurities, Hearing Loss Drama & How She Turned Into A BAD GIRL At 14
• MURPHY GIRLS: Nicole Murphy Takes Her Fab Daughters Shayne & Bria To Dinner
• TOP MODEL Joan Smalls POSES For "Net-A-Porter", DISHES On DOMINATING The Fashion Industry And INTIMIDATING Other Models

CROWN HER! Serena Williams WINS 2013 French Open...Continues To SLAY By Giving Speech IN FRENCH! Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:26 AM PDT For the first time in over a decade, Serena Williams has won the French Open!  Check out how the 31-year-old snatched the crown today inside... Talk about a truly FAB chick!  Serena Williams made it look easy...but beating Maria Sharipova was anything but. The last time Serena won the trophy was in 2002 when she beat her own sister, Venus, in the finals.  And she's also the last American to win the French Open.  All the extreme hard work paid off as the younger sis beat Maria 6-4, 6-4 in today's Finals in Paris on the outdoor clay courts.  The second set was full of Aces and Serena slayed her way to the trophy.  This makes for Serena's second French Open title and 16th Grand Slam singles title. And once Serena took the stage as the champion, she addressed the crowd with her "champ speech"....totally in fluent french.  That french boyfriend/coach of hers and the apartment she bought years ago in Paris have clearly paid off. Loves it.  Congrats Serena!

Shhhhh.... It's Kanye West's 36th Birthday! Posted: 08 Jun 2013 07:05 AM PDT Kanye West has had a busy year....fighting with and dodging the paparazzi.  And despite the "New Slaves" rapper hating the "industry" and paparazzi and celebrity....he made the queen of all of that his woman.  And the mother of his unborn baby girl.  It's paradoxes like these that make folks love (and love to hate) Mr. West.  But today on his b-day....it's all love. As 'Ye gears up for the June 18th release of his brand new studio album Yeezus, the Chi-Town native has been hiding out in Paris pushing out beats and records for the project.  And now that he's selling his NYC pad and moving to L.A. (and likely Paris too) with Kim, maybe we'll be seeing a lot more of the birthday boy. We wish dad-to-be Kanye a peaceful paparazzi free 36th birthday!  Check out the gallery of Kanye pics...when he actually surfaces for the public...below....   Photo via Fame/Flynet

GUESS MY CELEBRITY DAD! Posted: 08 Jun 2013 06:20 AM PDT We first saw this now high school senior girl on a certain MTV reality show years ago when she was just a little girl.  Now, she's all grown up and had some fun at her Prom last night.  Can you guess who her celebrity dad is?!   Answer inside... She's been a princess to daddy since he was dropping her name in his songs years ago.  Here's a hint:  Her name is Brittany and she was good friends with Diggy Simmons at one point on the "Run's House" show...           Wait for it.....                       Her pops is the newly freed rapper Ja Rule!  Ja posted several pics of his gorge baby girl going off to prom last night...and told her date he was keeping an eye on him.  The whole fam snapped some silly pics before the prom goers headed out. Brit posted the above pic before prom saying, "I'd give this man my life , he provides me with everything I want and need I couldn't ask for a better father .. Love youu @ruleyorkcity." How cute!   Photos: Brittany's Instagram/Ja Rule's Instagram

NEW MUSIC: Ciara's "Super Turnt Up" Posted: 07 Jun 2013 06:53 PM PDT Ciara is "Super Turnt Up" in love.  So she sang a song about it.  Like to hear it?  Check it inside... Ciara rolled to Power 106 in L.A. this afternoon to premiere a new track of hers called "Super Turnt Up".  The coifed blondie keeps it upbeat on the dance track as she talks about getting a dose of a certain man and being turnt up because of his love. This may serve as the official follow up to her single "Body Party": It's the vintage light pop-lock-and drop it Ciara we're used to.  So check it out above.   CICi also appeared on the most recent episode of "The Show With Vinny" where celebs come to his home in Jersey and his mom cooks for them while the celebs chat it up.  On this episode, Ciara  (starting around the 11:40 mark) teaches Vinny, who has a crush on her, how to do the matrix dance move.  And she tries his mom's cannolis. Get More: The Show With Vinny, Full Episodes Ci taped this before she changed the title of her album to Ciara (dropping July 9th), by the way.   Photos: Ciara's Instagram

YBF KIDS: Shannon Brown & Monica ATTEND Little Shannon's Graduation + Aoki Lee Simmons Graduates 5th Grade + Alicia Keys & Egypt IN Amsterdam + Justin Combs' "#DiddyJetDance" Posted: 07 Jun 2013 04:54 PM PDT Graduation season is in full effect with NBA baller Shannon Brown and Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons watching their little ones walk down the aisle.  See pics inside and see Alicia Keys and son Egpyt in Amsterdam and Justin Combs doing the "#DiddyJetDance" inside.... Phoenix Suns baller Shannon Brown watched his son Shannon Christopher Brown graduate recently.     Little Shannon, aka Bam Bam, and Monica, his proud stepmom, tweeted a few pics and offered her congratulations.  "Congratulations to our Little Graduate #ShannonChristopher aka #MyBamBam u did an awesome job today.. Super proud of u... Looking forward to hanging with u... #SummerTimeFunTime".    Monica said Bam claims the baby as "his own" because the baby is expected to arrive on his birthday. She also joked that she had to explain why the baby is in her belly. "#FunniestThingEver Bam wants to know why did I eat his brother or sister LOL. Had to get creative explaining that one. #KidsSayTheDarndestThings"   In other graduations.... Russell Simmons tweeted a pic from Aoki Lee Simmons' 5th grade graduation. With Aoki growing up to be such a stunning young lady, it's only a matter of time before she follows in Kimora's footsteps and becomes a spokesmodel!   And in Amsterdam..... Alicia Keys and her son Egypt was spotted in Amsterdam. The "Fire We Make" singer seems very much in her element as she revealed to Marie Claire UK magazine that she loves to travel to other countries.     Alicia, who's overseas for her "Girl On Fire" tour, was asked to duet with Barbara Streisand last night.  She tweeted, "Woooow!!! #BarbaraStreisand just said she wanted 2 do a Duet w ME @ her show 2night!! u know how much I respect & love her! #kidnacandystore"   And somewhere on a private jet..... Diddy showed that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when he posted a new video of son Justin Combs doing the "#DiddyJetDance". Watch young Combs bust a move above....     Photos via Monica's Instagrams/Russell Simmons' Twitter/PCN

Jurnee Smollett, LisaRaye & Chaka Khan Get WHITE HOT For EBONY's July 2013 Issue Posted: 07 Jun 2013 03:43 PM PDT Well hello ladies! You can already call all three of these ladies veterans of the business.  So it's only right they serve as a trio of fabness representing each generation for the July 2013 cover of EBONY magazine.   Check out who's on the cover inside... "Single Ladies" star LisaRaye, singer Chaka Khan and Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor star Jurnee Smollett-Bell (who's been in this business she she was in single digits!) are the white hot ladies of EBONY's summer. The singer and two actresses are talking sex appeal at any age, weight loss and hot careers in the new issue.  The gorgeousness hits newsstands soon, but subscribers can expect the summery cover in their mailboxes even sooner.

Kevin Hart EXPLAINS His DUI To "ANNEX" Magazine + Janelle Monae COVERS "BILLBOARD", Adds Prince & Miguel To "Electric Lady" DISC Posted: 07 Jun 2013 03:06 PM PDT Kevin Hart covers the latest issuse of ANNEX Magazine where he talks about his DUI arrest, while Janelle Monae boasts about Prince and Miguel appearing on her "Electric Lady" disc in BILLBOARD.  See highlights and pics from both mags inside... Funnyman Kevin Hart covers the summer 2013 #NSFW issue of Annex Man Magazine. Deemed the "ALLAN Issue", the fashion-forward magazine features spreads on streetstyle blooger Prince Paleyo, knitwear designer extraordinaire Mark Fast, Chris Brown's new artist Sevyn Streeter, and actors Gilles Marini, Robbie Jones, Avan Jogia, and Jean-Luc Bilodeau. And in addition to articles on Sex in America and the "Art of the Sextape", the magazine got Kevin to open up about his wild ride through Hollywood...including his DUI! In the accompanying pictorial shot by photographer Bradford Rogne and styled by creative director AllanTroy Watson, Kevin shares his thoughts on fame, success and fashion. Here are the highlights: On His DUI: Don't drink and drive! Don't text and drive! Don't talk and drive! Don't breathe and drive! Don't mix anything with driving. But on a serious note, plan your night and act responsibly. I learned a valuable lesson, it will never happen again. On New film "Let Me Explain": "Let Me Explain" is a step above...I constantly try to show growth while doing comedy, I feel like my fans appreciate that more. Let me explain is going to shock a lot of people. On Being a dad: I have to be uncompromising when it comes to my kids time with me. I have to be committed to my kids or else the industry will always have you away from your family. On his underrated fashion sense and fashion week: WHO YOU CALLING UNDERRATED? Is that a height joke? I'm a f***ing sex symbol! I would love to make it to fashion week to answer your question...when and where ever that is... On reaching a precipice of success and if he'll ever leave stand up for the movie business: First of all, I don't know what "precipice" means so I can only take it as a sign of disrespect. NEXT QUESTION...but seriously I will never stop doing stand up its my foundation. On Whats Next: Several movies. 2013 is the year of the movies for me. Starting with my concert movie "Let Me Explain" in theaters July 3rd. I plan to hit the road in 2014 with a brand new hour.   And yes, this photoshoot was serious.  Kinda funny to see Kev all fashion'd up.  On the cover of ANNEX, Kevin wears a Buki Akib goat hair coat and a perforated Roxanne Nikki shirt. Well...   Feel like he made fun of Kanye for this exact look... Interesting. See more from the issue here.   In other music news....   In the latest issue of BILLBOARD Magazine, the gorge Janelle Monae reveals that she's ready take her music mainstream with her upcoming disc, Electric Lady.  The disc (no release date yet) will feature star turns from Prince and Miguel and is ready to set radio on fire.  In the cover story, Atlantic Records Group chairman/COO Julie Greenwald tells BILLBOARD, "This album has a lot of songs that can get played on mainstream radio. Before, we got a lot of attention in the press, on the blogs, on the video networks. But we didn't crack the code at radio. So if you connect that last dot, it's going to be a significant improvement from the last album cycle. Which is really going to put her music in so many people's homes." Throughout the profile piece, Janelle describe the how she's decided to shape and define her career on her own terms and how her struggle is universal. Here are a few quotables... On individuality and controlling her own destiny: "I never liked people telling me what to do," she says. "I also wanted to own something: I've always had this thought of owning my own label, of being in charge of my words, my art, everything you hear. My goal wasn't to be the most famous person overnight -- it was to make music on my own terms, develop myself and understand if my words were necessary to young people like myself and to make my family proud." On the meaning of the song "Q.U.E.E.N.": "I feel like there are constant parallels with me as a woman, being an African-American woman, to what it means for the community that people consider to be queer, the community of immigrants and the Negroid-the combination between the 'N' and the android. All of us have very similar fights with society and oppressors, with those who are not about love, who are more about judging. There are two different types of people: Some people come into this world to judge, some people come into this world to jam. Which one are you? It's a question we should all ask ourselves. My job is to create art that starts a dialogue, to create songs and lyrics that ask society these questions, by using myself as a sacrificial lamb."   Janelle's issue of Billboard is on newsstands now....    On a very special musical footnote, we'd like to wish Prince a happy 54th birthday!  What's your favorite song from the Purple One?           Photos via PCN/AnnexMagazine

Drake Really Woke Up In A New Bugatti, Stunts In Toronto With New Whip Posted: 07 Jun 2013 02:31 PM PDT Before he headed to Vegas yesterday, Drizzy was back home in Toronto waking up each morning in a new Bugatti....literally.  Pics of his new million dollar whip inside... "Started From The Bottom" rapper Drake isn't frontin' in his songs when he raps about Bugatti and other million dollar ish.  At least not this time.  He just copped a brand new shiny black Bugatti Veyron.  And those whips go for a cool $2.5 mill. He posted the above pic on Instagram saying, "It's levels to thi...never mind. #SangNoir #ShouldHaveBeenASoccerPlayer #EuroLifestyle #CreamsicleGuts" And he took his new toy out for a spin in Toronto this week:   Y'all know the people over there on the street are asking many-a-questions to themselves.  Must be nice though... Drake is now part of the re-newed Big Tymers with Lil Wayne & Birdman.  And his own album Nothing Was The Same drops some time this summer... Photos: Drake's Instagram

YBF Chicks Celebrate Kim Kimble's Season 2 Premiere Of "L.A. Hair" -- Brandy, Sanaa Lathan, Kelly Price & More! Posted: 07 Jun 2013 01:32 PM PDT The fab chicks of Hollywood took over West Hollywood last night for the "L.A. Hair" season 2 premiere party.  And we've got celeb stylist Kim Kimble's celebrity friends who came out to celebrate inside.... Gorgeous The Best Man Holiday stars Sanaa Lathan and Melissa De Sousa made their way to the  party for the premiere of "L.A. Hair" season 2.  The perfectly coiffed gals were on hand to help celeb stylist Kim Kimble celebrate another year of hair salon highs and woes on the new season of her reality show. Can this chick get any more perfect in this Halston Heritage dress? Speaking of fabulousness, a short haired Brandy rocked cut up jeans and strappy black Louboutin Zoulou platform sandals as she put on a brave face after the recent death of her grandmother.  And singer Kelly Price kept it fab as well. Kelly and Brandy were close to Whitney Houston and were two of the last people to spend time with her in her last days.  So it's no surprise they've become close themselves. Jackie Christie slapped on her curly wig for the occasion. Actress Joyful Drake made a curly appearance.   And it was a "Moesha" reunion as Brandy and former co-star Shar Jackson posed it up at the party with Shar's daughter Cassi.  Cute!    Wonder what she's been up to lately as she cares for her and Kevin Federline's kids.   Former "LAHH" star and rapper Somaya Reece showed off her extra fab new body.  Loving the hair and her overall vibe these days.  Keep up the great work Somaya! And the cast of "L.A. Hair" was all there to celebrate.  Did you watch last night's premiere?   Photo credit: PictureGroup, Courtesy of WE tv/Koi Sojer, Pacific Coast News

FOOLYWANG MATERIAL: Trifling Nashville Man Fathers 22 Children With 14 Women, Tells The Women (Sometimes BEFOREHAND) He CAN’T AFFORD Child Support! Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT It's a real life WeTv-style reality show! A Nashville, TN man showed up to family court trying to explain why he fathered 22 children with 14 women and can’t pay child support. Watch the dude explain why taxpayers have to feed his brood inside…. If you thought the reality show “All My Babies Mamas” starring Shawty Lo was a far-fetched concept, meet Orlando Shaw. Orlando, who's from Nashville, TN, has gone viral for SURPASSING Shawty Lo’s previous "record" of 11 kids with 10 mothers by boasting 22 kids with 14 women (whom he NEVER married). So how does a man support 22 children? He doesn’t. In fact, the state of Tennessee supports his offspring (to the tune of $7,000 a month).  After a child support hearing in family court, NewsChannel 5 asked the trifling playboy how he ended up in this situation, and he told them, “I was young and ambitious and I love women. You can’t knock no man for loving women.”  Wouldn't knock a man for using a Magnum either... But if you think Orlando’s behavior was irresponsible, he made it clear that he’s not paying attention to what other folks think (although it’s the taxpayers who pay for his mistakes): 'I love my kids and I can care less about what anyone thinks about it”. Back to the child support....Orlando explained that he can’t afford to take care of his kids because no one will hire someone with a criminal record. His bad! He hopes that someone will give him a second chance, but he admitted, "To be honest....nothing comes to a dreamer."  He added, "But...I play the hell out of Tennessee lottery."  Deep sigh. When asked if he planned to get a vasectomy, Orlando wouldn’t say “Yes” outright, but he insinuated that it's something he's strongly considering. We just want to know if the state of Tennessee would have to pay for that too. Watch the full foolywangery here:  NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather

Ciara SUED For BACKING OUT Of Gay Pride EVENT! + K. Michelle BREAKS DOWN Performing "The Worst Man I Ever Had" In NYC Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:03 PM PDT Singer Ciara was sued by an LA gay bar for backing out of a pride event.  Find out why CiCi's lawyer says the lawsuit is bogus inside and watch K. Michelle's tearful breakdown during her sold-out show in New York City.... "Body Party" singer Ciara was slapped with a lawsuit by "The Factory", a popular LA nightspot, that claims she backed out of one of their event's during L.A. Pride week.  Don't piss of the kids CiCi! TMZ reported on the lawsuit, stating that the club claims Ciara signed a $10,000 deal to appear at the club on June 7 (tonight) before taking the main stage at the 2013 L.A. Pride parade tomorrow.  In the documents, the club says they didn't expect Ciara to perform, but she seemed amenable to making an "appearance". However, they claim Ciara unexpectedly pulled the plug on June 3, leaving the nightclub without a big star for tonight's pre-gay parade bash. They're now suing her for breach of contract and they want back all the money the club spent to promote her appearance PLUS the cash they're expected to lose.  Bloop. But Ciara's rep thinks the whole case is bogus and released a statement saying,  "Ciara's commitment to perform at L.A. Gay Pride on Saturday night prevented her from making such a Friday night appearance. Despite being notified early last week that Ciara could not appear, the Factory continued to market and promote Ciara's appearance." "The reason for the continued marketing/promotion is unclear, as it is not known why the Factory would intend to continue to mislead the public, to cause damage to the L.A. Gay Pride festival and to attempt to portray Ciara in a negative light.” Ciara is expected to hit the stage tomorrow...    In other music news.... During a sold-out show at Highline Ballroom in New York last night, singer and “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” star K.Michelle donned a wedding veil and sparkling bodysuit to take her fans through an emotional performance of "The Worst Man I Ever Had", her take on Beyonce's "Best Thing I Never Had. As she cried, she reportedly told her fans a testimony saying, “I thought my career was over. I thought it was over. I didn’t have anything and I still get angry and I think that’s the reason for a lot of things that I do that I shouldn’t. You can’t take the excuse, you just have to get better and say why and move forward.”  We have a few guesses who that's about... She went on to grace fans with her new single, "When I Find a Man” and she sang her current radio track (which we love) "V.S.O.P.” Watch K. Michelle "When I Find A Man": K. Michelle's album, Rebellious Soul, is due July 30.     Photos via Axelle/Bauer-Griffin

Foxy Brown's EMOTIONAL Interview! BK's Don Diva TELLS ALL To Combat Jack -- Jay-Z & Beyonce, Skin Color Insecurities, Hearing Loss Drama & How She Turned Into A BAD GIRL At 14 Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:48 AM PDT It's the interview we've been waiting years to hear.  Straight from the 34-year-old Brooklyn Don Diva's mouth, we now know everything to set the record straight about rapper Foxy Brown and her relationships with her father and other men, changing the rap game as a brown skinned girl, her friendships with Lauryn Hill & Nicki Minaj, her mess-ups and the mature place she's in now.   Check out the extremely emotional interview inside with the Combat Jack Show... From her long time relationship with Jay-Z and the disgustingly false story about Jay that she NEVER told to how an educated good-girl became the queen of Ill Na Na at the tender age of 14...Foxy Brown is dishing ALL.  In an interview with Combat Jack, who she goes way back with from when he was a lawyer in the business, Inga Marchand left it all on the table.  She said she was saving all of her true story for Oprah, but flipped it and connected with her long time friend instead. (Pictured above with Emily B. and Raekwon at last week's Summer Jam XX) And we're happy she did.  Because this is the realest ish we've heard about Inga's life...not just Foxy's....ever.  She's been one of our idols since junior high, and from the interview, we learn that she was the same 14-year-old good girl as most of us before she met the intoxicating men of the streets.  And her rap career made history from that point out. It's been a major 20 years for Fox Boogie in this business, and here's highlights from how she gives her whole story on The Combat Jack Show:   On growing up as an educated good girl who turned "bad" with street guys: "There was something that intrigued me about the projects. I didn't come from that. I grew up in Park Slope in a brownstone. My parents were hard working Trinidadians and I was raised by an educator (my mother). My brothers were ball players. I used to go to my girlfriends' houses in East NY and BedStuy after school (when I was like 14) and there would be the guys parked on the corner in the Mercedes 190 E.  Witht he mesh tank tops. That's the scene I would go to and that would be my escape."   On dating Haitian Jack (legendary gangster who stong-armed himself into Jimmy Henchman's, Tupac's, and Biggie's circles) when she was just 14 and 15-years-old "At that time, light skin chicks were in. I came in and changed that.  I met him in East NY and he was like who is this dark shorty? Clear skin, hair is kinda good. I just knew OF the legend of "Haitian Jack." He took me to Jacob's (Jacob the Jeweler) the first time we met. I started out EARLY. And once a good girl's gone bad, she's gone forever. But he was that street dude who could still take me to my meetings with Lyor Cohen and with American Express while he's wearing his snakeskin boots. He always taught me to 'stay in my mirrors'."   On growing up insecure about her dark skin Lauryn [Hill] came in first as the dark skin chick on the scene. And the dark skin she represented was more natural and beautiful. Light skin, long hair...cool. No disrespect to light skin women. But when you see a bad, dark skin chocolate chick, it's like Wow. I absolutely was not always comfortable in my skin. Lauryn and I used to talk about that all the time. I had the worst insecurity. My mother is very light skin from Trinidad and my brothers are too and I'm the only one in my family who is dark, besides my dad.  My mom always tried to make me feel better by saying she wanted to go to the beach to get darker.  But I think we all have that..even my nieces who are dark have that innate insecurity.  I also always had keen features so...   On first discovering her power with rap I discovered it when my dad up and left.  My parents divorced and he left at a really early age.  I have two brothers and I'm the baby.  They tried t fill the void but couldn't.  When he left, he started getting high and it got really bad.  I used to come off tour and roll up to his welding shop and he would be shriveled up sitting on a crate.  And that hurt me.  But he was still my King.  When I look back at the guys I've dated, I picked some crazy ones.  And it's because I was rebelling.  My pops just left...and left me to find out from these dudes how I should be treated.  So I said, I'm going to flip it and do THEM dirty.  So I got that power and got that nickname "Ill Na Na".  And the statement that made when I was so young....   I had to get permission from the OG Foxy Brown to use her name.  There's no way I would use Pam Grier's name without asking her first.  And she told me to take the name and make it bigger than her.   On who influenced her to start her hip hop career I was totally into dancehall back then.  Not even hip hop.  But the only one who did it for me, who was the dark skinned one who was educated and had all the dudes on her and didn't care what chicks said--was Roxanne Shante. She's my big sister to this day.  No disrespect to other females, but Roxanne did it for me.  It was the power she had--the crazy fur, the chocolate skin, and she would open her mouth and be so articulate.  And at that moment I knew that's what I wanted.   On physical abuse and not having a father shielding her from the harshness of the business "Yeah, me and my girlfriends went through the same thing.  We thought that was the guy who loved us, the ones who got physical.  He's getting physical so... But I started to know that was wrong when I did the cover of New York Magazine in 2005.  Four of us did it--Beyonce, myself, Star Jones and Teri Woods, the author.  Not sure why they pulled us four, but they said we were all at the top of our game.  Star and Beyonce had their dads there, Teri and I didn't.  We were asked if it made a difference that even though we're all here in the same place in our careers, that we didn't have our dads but Beyonce and STar did.   Beyonce was asked if it helped having Mr. Knowles there taking all the shots and covering up your boo boos and saying "Oh it's OK baby" when you got hurt.  And instead of (like Foxy) having to take all the shots herself.  And Beyonce said, "Absolutely."  And she said it made her know which men to allow in next to her.  The father sets the bar so high, so the dude knows what he has to measure up to be."   On if she made Jay relevant with "Aint No N*gga" I always have to correct people about this.  Jay was always Jay.  He was that dude whether he was going out of town or on the streets.  When I came in,  I don't think Jay saw past the streets and "Can't Knock The Hustle."  When my records crossed over and went pop and went #1 all over, like our "Aint No N*gga", the format of that record is so hip hop.  It changed him.  My allegiance to Jay is so real I just knew I had to be there and be on stage with him at his shows.  I'll always do that. On her current relationship with Jay-Z Jay doesn't allow ANYONE around him who causes discord.  That's why he is where he is now.  When I read his book Decoded, I said, if there's any young black dude out here who doesn't look up to this dude, something's wrong.  He's a street dude and he took the shots.  And he's leading by example.  I didn't have a female to say to me "this is what it is" while I was coming up.  So I tell every young dude to pick up this book.  The first thing Jay did when he was named President of Def Jam, he reached back and signed me--the person who he started with.  He's never said not one bad thing about me.  So when that false story came out about me talking about him, it's like, why would I say those things about him?   On the completely fabricated story about Foxy supposedly speaking badly about Jay and Beyonce in a book "I stood up for him and Bey because I love both of them.  That took me back.  I was ready to lace my Timbs up and go back to old Inga because it was so disrespectful.  The slander. It was disrespectful to me and all of the people who have done things for me.  Do you understand I can hear now because of Jay-Z?" [Foxy got emotional and broke down and said she needed to go to a break] "....People believed something that wasn't even a story, it never was said.  It's not about immortalizing Jay, it's about me having a reputation.  I'm always coy about my personal life.  There was no story, no audio, no interview....just someone maybe in Milwaukee somewhere just made up some story. When a story is saying YOU said someone like transvestites and someone gave you Herpes...when you're insulting people's families that's a different level.  Jay-Z is someone who I love and respect dearly and he's always been nothing but great to me and my family period. Beyonce has been nothing but classy and sweet and loving and respectful to me.  Those are my friends.  They were disrespected.  I was disrespected. I come from a time of real journalism and now, this new day in age someone can just sit behind a computer and say whatever.  Even the tone of the article was so ill-written.  The words and grammar used, it's not even me.  My mom is an educator.  And anyone who knows me knew immediately I don't speak like that.  And all these little hip hop sites just ran with it..."       On her longtime friendship with Nicki Minaj "She and I had a conversation because I see so much of me in her.  I said, "I took the shots....I kicked the doors down and opened them back up...I did the jail time...and I've made a ton of mistakes." I sit back and laugh at all these girls calling themselves a "bad girl."  And no shots at Rihanna.  I love her and she supported me when she posted that pic of me and Kate Moss for W from a long time ago.   I was a REAL bad girl. I took the shots.  I was sassy and wouldn't take any sh*t from anyone.  It wasn't concocted and it wasn't fake.  So I tell Nicki she doesn't have to do that.  Lil Kim and I came in and changed the landscape.  There have been many girls after that who have tried to do the same thing.  But they're coming out with a group of guys and just putting on a bikini.  So I tell Nicki she doesn't have to do all that, she's amazing and talented.  She can do it herself."   On losing her hearing The next morning after finalizing her and Jay's "Come Fly With Me" track, it was being sent to Z100 and they were gearing up to shoot the video in 2 days--which she knew would be their biggest track: [Very emotional] "I woke up the next morning and couldn't hear anything.  Jay is the first person I told.  We had what we knew what be the biggest pop record, and we couldn't tell anybody.  We had just shot the cover of XXL--President Carter and his cabinet.  Foxy, LeBron, Kanye, us four on the cover and I was the first lady.  Jay said he's going to put his entire life...." [Foxy breaks down again] It was a quiet that will drive your crazy.  I had to mentally flip it to my advantage and make it work for me. I knew I would never find that type of quiet peace with hearing, so I would read and let it soak in.  I told Jay I lost my hearing the morning of my aunt's funeral who died from cancer.  Jay was leaving the country that day but he came to the funeral anyway.  I got on my knees and prayed since my relationship with God supersedes all of this.  I felt like I let everybody down.  Jay whispered something in my ear and I had to tell him I couldn't hear him.  I had to eulogize my favorite aunt that day and I had to tell him I couldn't go in there.  I've never seen him that emotional before.  He said I need to man up RIGHT NOW and go back into that funeral.  I had to soldier up.  I even had to read the lips of my family--everyone was talking to me at this funeral and I couldn't hear them and they didn't know.   Here's the full 2 hour+ audio below.  She also speaks on what she learned from her stint in jail, why she hates blogs who just say anything, and more.     Photos: Team Foxy Brown's Instagram/Foxy Brown's Instagram

MURPHY GIRLS: Nicole Murphy Takes Her Fab Daughters Shayne & Bria To Dinner Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:05 AM PDT Nicole Murphy was spotted looking fabulous while taking her 20-something (and almost 20) daughters Bria & Shayne to dinner in Beverly Hills last night.  Check out the pics inside... When your mom looks like THIS...like she's your older sister...you get your pose on in front the paps and have some fun.  So "Hollywood Exes" star Nicole Murphy was spotted at dinner in Beverly Hills last night posing it up with her gorgeous daughters. Model Bria Murphy and little sis Shayne rocked their white heels and cute looks at dinner with mom.  Shayne also just graduated from high school, so it's a busy time for the Murphys.  Congrats kid!   Pics: Splash

TOP MODEL Joan Smalls POSES For "Net-A-Porter", DISHES On DOMINATING The Fashion Industry And INTIMIDATING Other Models Posted: 07 Jun 2013 09:32 AM PDT Joan Smalls, the top ranked model in the world, posed for net-a-porter and opened up about her top model status and how she intimidates other chicks on the runway.  Get the deets inside... Puerto Rican beauty Joan Smalls, whom we told you is the #1 model in the world (based on high demand from photographers, fashion editors, global brands, magazines and fashion show producers) just shot a colorful spread for the luxe shopping site net-a-porter's digital magazine, The Edit.   Under the creative direction of Editor-in-Chief Lucy Yeomans, Joan posed it up for famed photographer Mario Testino, while modeling his exclusive MATE clothing and accessories collection. Speaking about her experience with Mario, Joan told the magazine, 'It is always such an honor to work with Mario, so I love that he mentioned me in connection to this collection. He always creates such a beautiful story that embraces you and takes you on a ride." During her interview, Joan, (who's starred in H&M denim, Prabal Gurung, Estée Lauder, Givenchy, John Paul Gaultier and Stella McCartney) talked to the magazine about her dominance of the industry and joked about intimidating other models on the runway. Here are the highlights: On dominating the industry as the world's most sought after model: 'I think of myself as an empire. I am super- ambitious, but also believe in superstition, so I never show all my cards. 'It is about being associated with luxury brands, being in fragrance and cosmetic campaigns, or creating your own line of whatever it may be, so people associate your name with something, rather than what you are just the face of.' On intimidating other models: 'I like to mess with the other girls. We stare each other out as we walk past and try to make the other girl smile. I play with Karlie [Kloss], but she has her game face on and never cracks, but on Karmen [Pedaru] and Abbey Lee [Kershaw] it works.  The trick is to do it when you’re going back and they are coming towards the camera, so nobody knows it’s me!'   See the utterly fabulous Joan in Mario's MARIO TESTINO FOR MATE here:   See more of Mario's collection here.   Photos via Net-A-Porter

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