The Young, Black, and Fabulous

Mariah Carey Celebrates Nick Cannon's 30th B-Day In NYC
FAMILY FUN: Russell Simmons Takes Ming And Aoki To The Beach
Gucci Mane Reveals How Stint In Jail Changed His Life And His Music
Nicki Minaj Makes Chart History + Rihanna Covers BILLBOARD Magazine + Former NFL Star Gets Caught With A Gun
Kelly Rowland & Michelle Williams: Reunited & Rejuvenated

Mariah Carey Celebrates Nick Cannon's 30th B-Day In NYC

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:56 AM PDT

A glowing Mariah Carey celebrated her husband Nick Cannon’s 30th birthday in New York City last night at Lavo. Check out more images of the radiant legend...

Mariah stepped out looking fab. She looked beautiful in her loose fitted black mini dress and sky high platform sandals. Can you spot the baby bump?

Happy B-day Nick! Looking dapper.

SNL newcomer Jay Pharoah stopped by.

Chilli stopped by in a skintight black sequin dress and loose waves. Her body is crazy.

BET exec Stephen Hill came to party with the Cannons.

Hey Nick.

Mariah Carey and CEO Chris Lighty shared a laugh.

Looks like Nick and the wifey had a good time.

Speaking of the lady in charge, Mariah Carey is set to debut a new holiday album slated for a November 2nd release.

Photos via INF DAILY

FAMILY FUN: Russell Simmons Takes Ming And Aoki To The Beach

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:14 AM PDT

This pic is adorable. Russell Simmons was spotted in Miami Beach, Florida with his daughters Ming Lee and Aoki Lee Simmons yesterday. See the family fun when you go inside...

Proud papa Simmons catches the breeze in Miami.

As Aoki plays with friends.

Then the whole family went for a swim.

Looks like Russell and Ming Lee are having a father/daughter chat.

And it wore him out. Cute. A family that plays together, stays together.

Photos via INFphoto.com

Gucci Mane Reveals How Stint In Jail Changed His Life And His Music

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Gucci Mane gave a revealing interview to MTV News discussing how his last prison stint really changed his outlook on life and the hip-hop game. Find out what Gucci said when you go inside...

Fresh from doing a six-month prison bid stemming from a parole violation, Gucci Mane is speaking very openly about his last prison bid as he promotes his latest album The Appeal.

Saying the obviously difficult circumstances of his prison stint affected his new music, Gucci revealed, "I changed a lot in there. I know this is serious now and I have a lot to get off my chest. This record is painful and gothic and epic, but it's the soundtrack of my past."

He continued, "It's my last five months recorded of my life. My take on things, my principles, my morals. That's all it is. I just spoke it on 15 tracks, so I think people are gonna love it. If they ain't got it, they need to get it, or they'll hear about it."

Although he did prior stints in prison (both 2006 and 2009) this last bid seems to have left a lasting impression. Speaking on the U.S. penal system, Gucci offered his reason why so many rappers end up in jail:

"(Prison) is a real problem in hip-hop — it's a struggle to let that culture go. You can't let the ideology of the street get you in trouble. I just wish I didn't have to go to jail to learn that. But sometimes we have to sacrifice and be responsible."

Gucci says it was hard having to come back to the same lifestyle that got him in trouble but he seems to be managing it well. "It's strange to go from being locked up to a month later everyone saying, 'Gucci, let's party! But I lost so much in there that I came out with a much sharper focus," he said.

Well it's good to see someone who obviously got a lesson out of their situation and isn't just using it to get more street cred. What a refreshing change.

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Nicki Minaj Makes Chart History + Rihanna Covers BILLBOARD Magazine + Former NFL Star Gets Caught With A Gun

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:24 AM PDT

Rapper Nicki Minaj has made history on the Billboard charts.. Find out what Nicki did plus see Rihanna's BILLBOARD Mag cover and get the deets on a former NFL star turned religious worker getting caught with a gun when you go inside....

Nicki Minaj has become the first female rapper to put seven songs on Billboard’s 100 in the same year, even though most tracks are guest appearances. And on Nielsen Soundscan’s 200 best-selling songs of 2010, Nicki's entries total 4,298,000 in sales.

Nicki's songs that charted in 2010 are her single “Your Love” (755k in sales) and her guest appearances: Luda’s “My Chick Bad” (1,246,000), Lil Wayne’s “Knockout” (519k), Trey Songz’ “Bottoms Up” (518k), Usher’s “Lil Freak” (508k), Sean Kingston’s “Letting Go (Dutty Love)” (377k), and Jay Sean’s “It Ain’t The End” (355k). Expectations are going to be high when Pink Friday drops on November 23rd....

In other BILLBOARD news, Rihanna covers their latest issue and she looks nice. She's really trying to wotk this fire-engine red hair.

And in the "WTF" news of the day - former San Francisco 49ers star Glen Coffee was arrested for illegally carrying an automatic pistol in his car.

Once police in Fort Walton Beach, Florida pulled over the 23-year-old for speeding, they found his 2008 Cadillac had no registration or insurance - but it did have a "cocked" pistol in the center console.

What's interesting is that Glen left the 49ers after a stellar rookie season to pursue a religious calling saying "[God] told me a long time ago to walk away from the game." Now nobody said the Lord's work was easy, but does it really require a "black 380 SIG Sauer automatic pistol?"

And according to the police report obtained by TMZ, the pistol was cocked to the rear and ready to be fired. Glen was arrested and booked for carrying a concealed firearm which is a 3rd degree felony.

No word yet on whether he posted bail...but we'll keep you posted. SMH.

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Kelly Rowland & Michelle Williams: Reunited & Rejuvenated

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:57 AM PDT

Destiny's former chil'ren Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams were spotted leaving their posh Mayflower London hotel last night for a night out on the town.

Pics of the ladies lookin' good when you read on...

Dare I say it...Michelle's looking FAB. Less homely, more chic. Maybe it's the QT she finally gets to spend with her busy D-Child bestie Kelly Rowland...who's looking pretty rejuvantaed and fab herself. Good to see the girls still finding time to hang out: