The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• FIRST PIC -- DMX CONFRONTS His Demons With Dr. Phil + Ciara BLASTS Cyber Bully After She Gets Attacked
• Dawn Richard Channels Grace Jones For ANNEX MAN Magazine
• K-CI & JoJo Hint At JODECI REUNION (& New Jodeci Music On The Way) + Jaden Smith Tells Kids To Drop Out, Says School BRAINWASHES Youth
• Chrissy Teigen Shows Off Her FAT Wedding Ring In Honeymoon Snap With John Legend + More Pics Of Her Vera Wang Wedding Gowns
• FOOLERY: Floyd Mayweather's Ex Fiance Shantel Returns Ringside...In Same Dress As His Daughter...Baby Mama Josie POPS OFF!
• WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: Nas CELEBRATES His 40th BIRTHDAY + Diddy THROWS A VIP FIGHT Party!
• Mister Cee Stars In New SEXUAL FREEDOM & AIDS PSA + Mack Maine OFFICIALLY CHARGED For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Female On Tour Bus
• MUSIC FAB: Willow Smith Brings "Summer Fling" to "Queen Latifah" Show + Pharrell & Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself To Dance" Video + Azealia Banks' "Count Contessa"
• READY TO DANCE: Christina Milian HEADS To PRACTICE For "DWTS", REMAINS COY About Engagement "Rumors" To Jas Prince

FIRST PIC -- DMX CONFRONTS His Demons With Dr. Phil + Ciara BLASTS Cyber Bully After She Gets Attacked Posted: 17 Sep 2013 08:42 AM PDT DMX taped an episode with Dr. Phil yesterday and we have a pic of the duo inside, as well as Ciara's message to her fans about cyber bullying. Yesterday, rapper DMX taped an appearance on "Dr. Phil" (atop) where he discussed his faith in God and other aspects of his life. We suspect Dr. Phil also asked him about his strings of arrests and why he was running through his hotel butt naked a few weeks ago.  We expect the interview will show us a side of Earl Simmons that we've never seen before.  At least we hope.  We'll keep you posted about the air date....   And on Twitter..... Ciara put her fists up and lashed out at a woman on Twitter/Instagram who had been bullying her.  Once Ciara noticed that a certain young woman was being nasty on Twitter, she retweeted a pic of the woman with the caption "Them Bangs? Seriously Them Bangs??:)… This Person Thinks It’s Cool 2 Talk About People All Day:) Not Cool!:)" After insulting the chick's bangs, Cici had a "Come To Jesus" moment and apologized to her fans before lecturing them on hurting other people through social media. She added.... She ended with a message for her 4 million followers about being supportive, "Kids. The Moral 2 The Story Is The Message Above.. Spend Less Time Bringing People Down, and Lift…"   Good advice Ciara.....   Photos via HARPO/DMX/Ciara's IG

Dawn Richard Channels Grace Jones For ANNEX MAN Magazine Posted: 17 Sep 2013 08:01 AM PDT Dawn Richard has been all about finding her own distinct image while on her solo career journey.  And now, the fierce R&B chick is giving us Grace Jones.   Check out Dawn channeling one of her idols, and slaying the shoot for ANNEX MAN Magazine, inside... The "Goldenheart" gal is bringing her creativity and fieriness to the pages of ANNEX MAN magazine.  Now that Dawn has rejoined girl group Danity Kane, she's not letting her independence fall by the wayside. She's got a killer bod, killer style and a unique voice.  So it's only right that the godmother of androgynous fierceness, Grace Jones, is the N.O. native's idol. So for her new cover shoot for ANNEX MAN mag, available for order on their website now, Dawn told her fans, "Channeling Grace......... Amazing....." And this is the hotness that ensued:   Work Dawn!   By the way, Danity Kane will reportedly be rocking their first comeback performance at the iHeartRadio festival in Vegas this upcoming weekend.  Get ready...   Photog: Bradford Rogne

K-CI & JoJo Hint At JODECI REUNION (& New Jodeci Music On The Way) + Jaden Smith Tells Kids To Drop Out, Says School BRAINWASHES Youth Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:07 AM PDT Get your new lingerie ready....because K-Ci & JoJo have revealed that they're in the studio recording new Jodeci music!  Get the deets on what the legendary group have in store and read Jaden Smith's controversial Twitter comments about the educational system and how it's destroying the youth.   If you've been feenin' for an R&B group who can actually sing to return tot he scene...good news! There will likely be new music from the foursome Jodeci very soon.  During an interview with HuffPost Black Voices to promote their latest album, My Brother's Keeper, K-Ci & JoJo revealed that they've been recording new music with DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin.  Yes, DeVante is sober enough to make some music, apparently. In fact, K-Ci Hailey stated they "never broke up".     "We are not getting back together, simple reason is we never broke up. [Laughs] We have a vault of CDs that we could just put out at any moment. But just like when Jodeci first came out, nobody expected that. And we’re just going to keep it that way. But for now, with the love from Mr. Dalvin and DeVante, they’re pushing me and JoJo. They’re like “do what you gotta do,” DeVante said; “I’m going to let y'all know when I’m ready. But y'all continue doing what y'all doing.” And actually, we’re in the studio right now. We record new Jodeci material every chance we get… So we’re just waiting on DeVante’s call." K-Ci also said they'd consider reuniting with Diddy, if DeVante approved of it.   "You never know, you never know. When it comes down to production for Jodeci, we leave that in the hands of DeVante himself. Just tell us what to sing. We all have input, but we leave that production part on him. He can have that job. I couldn’t handle it." Read the full interview here. In case you missed it..... "Knock It Off" is the lead single from K-Ci & JoJo's My Brother's Keeper album hitting stores September 30th.  Anybody else excited for the return of Jodeci?   And in controversial Twitter rants..... Jaden Smith's controversial critique of the US educational system has gone viral and has many parents outraged!  Because the Karate Kid star has an influential audience of teens who follow his tweets, his suggestions that the world would be a better place if "everyone" dropped out of school have many folks scratching their heads.  And, quite honestly, is just plain irresponsible.     Because Jaden and Willow are home schooled, allegedly, we're not sure what makes him an expert in this area.  But we'll tip our hat to Will and Jada for raising a home full of "free spirited" thinkers.  You never know what will fly out of their mouths.  But maybe they should be urged to be a bit more responsible when speaking on public platforms.  Not all opinions need to be put on Twitter.     Photos via Youtube, Pacific Coast News

Chrissy Teigen Shows Off Her FAT Wedding Ring In Honeymoon Snap With John Legend + More Pics Of Her Vera Wang Wedding Gowns Posted: 17 Sep 2013 06:23 AM PDT Chrissy Teigen & John Legend--officially Mr. & Mrs. John Stephens--are honeymooning in Portofino after their big wedding at hotel Villa Pizzo in Lake Cuomo, Italy this past weekend.  And Chrissy just showed off her gorgeous diamond wedding ring set for her fans.  And...more pics of her Vera Wang wedding gowns.   Pics inside... Rocking Beach Bunny Swimwear, who she often models for, Chrissy is showing off her wedding ring set today in a new honeymoon snap from Portofino, Italy.  She and new hubby John Legend are enjoying the Italian coast after their weekend nuptials.  And we can't even be mad. After a long two year engagement and six year relationship, the model bride rocked three different Vera Wang gowns throughout the wedding celebration.  And she gave folks a peek at two of them via Instagram pics: Stunning.  She told E! News about why she just had to have three different dresses, “Every time I went in [to Vera Wang] for a fitting, I couldn’t stop getting one.  It’s just too pretty.”   And John showed off his sharp look as a groom right before the wedding as he and his groomsman took part in some pre-game action.  His G.O.O.D. Music Prez Kanye West was there for the nuptials as well, and model Brooklyn Decker served as Chrissy's maid of honor. Congrats again to the newlyweds!   Photos: Chrissy's IG, John's IG

FOOLERY: Floyd Mayweather's Ex Fiance Shantel Returns Ringside...In Same Dress As His Daughter...Baby Mama Josie POPS OFF! Posted: 17 Sep 2013 05:25 AM PDT Uh oh!  It's a fashion faceoff between Floyd Mayweather's fairweather fiancee' and his daughter Jirah....and it's not a friendly one.  Especially since Jirah's mom Josie Harris is popping off about her daughter being dressed like a "gold digging hoochie".... At this weekend's big fight in Vegas, Floyd Mayweather had all his chicks...and alleged chicks...front and center to watch hi battle it out with Canelo.  But it was another fight going on with his baby mama Josie Harris and sometime-y fiancee Shantel Jackson (yep, the one Floyd allegedly believes was messing with 50 Cent while he was in jail and is the supposed reason why he and 50 are beefing currently). Shantel and Floyd had been broken up for a while, but all of a sudden, chick appeared ringside as Floyd's main chick for the $41 million match.  She posted plenty of pics in her hot pink belted Micheal Costello dress.  But....Floyd's baby mom's Josie also had Michael Costello make a dress for daughter Jirah.  And it ended up being the same one as Shantel's.  Womp! Interestingly, Josie posted pics from that night--with her daughter in the pics--and didn't seem to have a problem showing off her baby girl. She showed little Jirah posing it up with Floyd's extra random hype man Justin Bieber and with rapper Tyga.  But it wasn't until now--possibly after she saw Shantel had on the same dress--that she had something to say about the too-grown dress. Josie told TMZ she hired Michael Costello to make a "very special" $795 dress for Jirah (why though?).  And she flipped her sh*t when she saw Shantel show up in an exact replica.  And it didn't help the on-again off-again chick was sitting ringside as Floyd's main chick of the night.  Y'all know that will piss a baby mama off to the fullest. Josie believes Chantel only came back for the money, and she's pissed her daughter looked like a gold digging hoochie replica: Josie tells us, "It's an unspoken rule and a cardinal sin for a 'real designer' to dress clients alike going to the same major event ... Tacky, tacky, tacky." And Josie didn't stop there, turning her anger toward Jackson as well ... adding, "She is a total gold digger ... She conveniently came back around 2 days before Floyd got his $41.5 million check." Bloop! As for Michael Costello--he says he's not refunding a damn thing.  Because if Josie wanted something exclusive, "she should have paid more."  Ha!     BONUS: Apparently, a couple pics that made fun of Floyd's rival Oscar de la Hoya going to rehab and his drug addiction were posted to Floyd's account after the fight.  Floyd sent out a statement today saying it was not his doing, and he does not condone whoever posted this to his account.  He also said he respects Oscar for getting help with his addiction and has no ill-will: It's unfortunate that a stupid picture was posted to my Instagram account earlier today that was not posted by me or authorized by me to post. As I clearly stated during my fight week and again in the post-fight press conference, I completely support Oscar De La Hoya and his family during this difficult time in his life. Although we have had our differences in the past, I stand by him unconditionally and would never personally disrespect him or anyone else who struggles with addiction. I apologize to Oscar and his family for this posting. I wish him well and am rooting for him to win his fight too. I also apologize to all of my followers for this ridiculous post. I have no ill-will towards anyone and have repeatedly stated that I only seek positivity in my life and for others. Photos: Josie's IG, Shantel's IG

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: Nas CELEBRATES His 40th BIRTHDAY + Diddy THROWS A VIP FIGHT Party! Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:10 PM PDT Hip hop legends Nas and Diddy both threw huge parties in Sin City over the weekend.  Find out what the fellas were celebrating inside and see pics of celebs like Dave Chapelle, 2 Chainz and more inside...... Nasty Nas celebrated his 40th birthday with a celeb-studded party at Tao Nightclub on Saturday night.   He tweeted, "No f*cks given... Headin to the fight then to my official 40th birthday party at Tao!! #nas40thbirthday" Dude looks like a golden hunter.  But it's all good..he's cute enough to play it off. Shortly after the Floyd Mayweather bout, Nas headed over to his Hennessy V.S. sponsored party (yes, another one) where “Happy Birthday Nas” was projected on multiple screens and he copped a special birthday cake.  The edible type. Funnyman Dave Chapelle joined in the festivities as DJ C-La kept the crowd moving and Nas spit a few bars.     Business mogul Magic Johnson also celebrated with the "Bye Baby" rapper. And Mr. Jones posed with Busta Rhymes and said, "Meaningful Reflection, Effective Melodic Simplicity". Happy 40th Nas!   Also in Las Vegas......  Once Floyd Mayweather was declared victorious, Revolt's very own Diddy tweeted, "VEGAS! Come meet me and @richforever at Club Rain at the Palm NOW!!!! #CirocBoyz" And dude partied it up all night. Rick Ross and 2 Chainz joined Diddy and the other CirocBoyz for the festivities.  What in the Welcome To The Pearly Gates.....is 2 Chainz rocking? Rapper Tyga and tv personality Bow Wow were a part of the CirocBoyz crew. DJ Clue partied with the fellas after the fight.   And rapper Meek Mill got on the mic and rapped a few bars of his hits.   BONUS: Diddy posted a "ringside" video of himself, Rick Ross, Denzel Washington and Judge Mathis.  Y'all know the fellas have to show off that coin.  As usual....   Photos via Judy Eddy/WENN.com/Gabe Ginsberg for Hennessy V.S

Mister Cee Stars In New SEXUAL FREEDOM & AIDS PSA + Mack Maine OFFICIALLY CHARGED For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Female On Tour Bus Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:26 PM PDT Mister Cee has taken his new sexual discovery (well, new to him...we all figured it out the first time he was arrested) and put it to good use.  Check out his new PSA he shot with the Aids Health Foundation inside.   And what he says about being sexually free... Mister Cee has decided to make good out of his new scandalous sexual situation.  After being arrested again a few months ago for soliciting male prostitutes, and video proof leaking that presented indisputable evidence, Mister Cee has come clean about his sexual preferences. So after he resigned from his job at Hot 97 last week, he shot a PSA for the AIDS Health Foundation.  A couple interesting quotes from his enlightenment video: "The decision I have made this week to open up about my sexuality has been the most difficult thing I have ever had to do in my life.  But I felt like this was the time to do it both personally and professionally." He continued: "For me, I felt worried about how my family would be affected, how my co-workers and my friends and even my fans would be affected by this decision.  Because in this hip hop community of ours, it's not cool to be gay. It's not cool to be bisexual.  ...the more I kept lying and the more I kept trying to deceive you and myself, the more I was closed in.  And not being who I really am." Cee said he's no longer being self contained...and he's exercising his right of sexual freedom.   And he encouraged others to do the same, while protecting themselves during this "sexual revolution". We're glad you're now free Mister Cee.  Be you.       And in other news: Mack Maine's alleged foolish antics aboard the Young Money tour bus has now landed him with criminal charges.  Back in August, a woman named Rachel Reed accused the YMCMB member of groping her and then punching her friend in the face while they were on board the tour bus in OKC.  She also claimed Mack Maine helped himself to squeezing her breasts....after reaching down her shirt. The accuser's friend, Cailey Maddox, was punched after the accuser slapped Mack Maine and tried to get off the bus.  She says he broke her friend's jaw. Fast forward to today....and Mack has officially been charged.  So things aren't looking for dude. TMZ reports he's been officially charged with two felony criminal charges.  And is due back in court soon. It's always the team members who are trying to hard that get everybody in trouble....   Photos: Mack Maine's Twitter, Youtube

MUSIC FAB: Willow Smith Brings "Summer Fling" to "Queen Latifah" Show + Pharrell & Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself To Dance" Video + Azealia Banks' "Count Contessa" Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:02 PM PDT Willow Smith just helped Queen Latifah premiere her new talk show this afternoon.  Check out the youngest of the Smith clan belting out her possibly-too-grown "Summer Fling" track, plus Daft Punk's new "Lose Yourself To Dance" vid featuring Pharrell, and Azaleia Banks finally coming through with new music "Count Contessa".... Willow Smith performed her single "Summer Fling" with her band Melodic Chaotic today on "The Queen Latifah Show".  Since Willow's mom and dad, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, are the show's Executive Producers, it's no surprise they slipped in a bit of promo for their 12-year-old Willow. As for this new "group" Willow's formed to break out some adult-like music, it was described as: "Willow is Melodic on the vocals and DJ Fabrega is Chaotic on the beats." Check out the extra long mullet with big bangs rocking Willow perform below:   In other music, Daft Punk , Nile Rogers' & Pharrell's summer anthem finally has a video.  You've seen clips of it on tv commercials, now here's the full shebang:   The track is another banger follow up to Daft Punk & Pharrell's other summer anthem "Get Lucky."  Fresh off the robotic french duo's Random Access memories album, everybody gets disco fever in the visuals for "Lose Yourelf To Dance."  Watch P front the band, Nile on bass guitar and Daft Punk on the beats--with everyone looking real sparkly--above.   And finally, Azealia Banks has taken a break from Tweefing with Lady Gaga and everybody else to reveal her new Roller Coaster magazine cover (above) and drop a new song. It's called "Count Contessa" and it will appear on her next project, Fantasea II: The Second Wave.  Azealia made it sound like that project will actually be her sophomore LP--so releasing music off a second LP before even dropping her first LP?   Yep, she's already working on a follow up to her Fantasea mixtape since her debut studio album, Broke With Expensive Taste, got pushed back to early 2014. Azealia said about the Lone-produced track, “It’s a song about a woman with a man’s physical strength. Like, literally. Hahaaa.  Count Contessa was a Dyke who won the fist fight with Muscle Mike.” Check it out below: If only she could stay off Twitter....   EXTRAS: 1.  The shooting in D.C.'s Navy Yard has resulted in at least 12 dead, including 1 shooter dead.  There is a possible second shooter.  The U.S. Senate has been locked down.  STORY   Photos: Queen Latifah Show/Azealia's Twitter

READY TO DANCE: Christina Milian HEADS To PRACTICE For "DWTS", REMAINS COY About Engagement "Rumors" To Jas Prince Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:54 AM PDT TV personality/singer Christina Milian was spotted heading to dance rehearsal for her upcoming stint on "DWTS".  Check out her candids inside and see what she did (and didn't) say about a "possible" engagement to Jas Prince.      Paparazzi snapped tv personality and Cash Money recording artist Christina Milian hopping out of her SUV (in a pair of Zigi NY Knee High Lace Up Timberland Sense Boots) and heading into dance rehearsal yesterday.   Christina is among the latest crop of celebs who'll be "Dancing With The Stars" this season.   Outside of her sizzling career, the streets are buzzing that Christina's smile may stem from a rumored engagement to boyfriend Jas Prince. You'll recall that she's been wearing a ring for a few months now.   If Christina is engaged, she's clearly decided to keep the news to herself.  Though PEOPLE is reporting that sources have confirmed an engagement, she danced around a confirmation saying,   "I'm in a very happy relationship, a very stable relationship, which is great, and he's very supportive...We're definitely looking into the future."   During a break from practice, the magazine asked her if "DWTS" might her help with any important "dates" coming up in her future (e.g. a wedding) and she coyly replied, "This is great preparation for a wedding dance, a prom dance, a performance dance, anything you could think of. I'm really proud of myself for doing this. And getting, you know, even this far. We haven't even had the first show, but I'm trying to just stay in my zone and get ready for that first performance." Hmmm.....we'll be waiting for the announcement Christina!  Watch video of Christina's talk with PEOPLE here.     Photos via PhamousFotos / Splash News

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