Friday, June 17, 2011

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

Romeo Grabs Dinner With A Model Chick

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:51 AM PDT

Rapper Romeo rolled to dinner last night at Supper Club in L.A.  And he had French/Viatnamese "model" Kim Lee to keep him company.  Pics of the two grabbing dinner inside....

 

He loves playing the single flirt...and that he does.  Romeo brought the chick who's been covering Maxim, Hip Hop Weekly, and posing for booty pic posters everywhere to dinner last night.

He's such a cutie though...

SPOTTED: Michael Vick & Fiancee Kijafa Frink's Grand Opening + Gabrielle Union Shopping In NYC

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 07:49 AM PDT

 

Michael Vick was spotted at the grand opening of his fiancee's store in Philadelphia while Gabrielle Union was spotted out shopping with a friend in NYC yesterday.  See the pics inside.....

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was spotted at the ribbon-cutting ceremony PNK Elephant on South Street in Philadelphia.  The store is co-owned by Michael Vick's fiancee Kijafa Frink and Blair Sandlain (above).

The couple posed together on the pink carpet for the store.  Kijafa rocked black Gucci shoes and a nude zip-front dress with black stripe detail.


 

And Mike was sweet enough to modele some of the accessories that Kijafa sells in the store.

 

And in NYC...........

 


 

Gabrielle Union was spotted leaving dinner at Dos Caminos with a friend.


 

The pair continued their day shopping in the Meatpacking district.  Nice.

BONUS:

 

Reunited and it feels so good.  Here's a pic of Marques Houston attending the wedding of his former "Sister, Sister" co-star Tamera Mowry.  GO HOME ROGER!

 

Photos via Gilbert Carrasquillo/Splash News/INFPhoto.com

YBF EXCLUSIVE: New "Atlanta Housewife" Marlo Hampton Rocks A New Photoshoot...With Her Boo Charles Grant

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 07:08 AM PDT

We got our hands on a brand new photoshoot of the newest addition to Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta."  Marlo Hampton is already starting up the drama with her long criminal history and with her dating castmate NeNe's rumored jump-off NFLer Charles Grant (who is also in her shoot), but it seems she's ready to clear up what's really going on as soon as the season starts. 

 

Marlo may not be the one you want on your bad side, but she's looking fab in this shoot....

Well isn't this interesting.  Marlo wouldn't confirm to us whether or not she and Charles Grant are actually engaged--like rumors have been stating--but we do notice a huge diamond ring on that left hand's ring finger.  And an interesting "M" tattoo with a half of a heart on Charles' hand.  I would hope they are engaged with all that....

We're told she's a busy bee in Atlanta these days, as she is going to be launching an on-line boutique this August.

You feelin' the pics?  The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" are currently in the midst of taping their 4th season.  No word yet on a premiere date.

 

Photographer: Pamela Mougin

Ashanti Hits Up LL Cool J's Wife Simone's Trunk Show+Jay-Z, Diddy & More Are Music Visionaries of the Year

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 06:27 AM PDT

Ashanti headed out to Roslyn, NY for LL Cool J's wife, Simone Smith's, jewelry trunk show at Shag boutique last night. 

 

Pics of 'Shanti looking cute in her romper and hot pumps, plus pics of Jay-Z and Diddy handing out awards to music visionaries when you read on...

Well isn't that sweet.  Ashanti went out to support Simone Smith on her new jewelry business venture last night.  Simone showed off her brand new pieces she designed.  And Ashanti looked uber cute in this silver satiny romper and black and silver striped pumps.

Of course Simone had her hubby LL and kiddies there.  Cute fam!

And Ahsanti tried on the pieces:

By the way, she chatted with fans on Us Weekly's twitter page recently about working on her 5th studio album.  She's living in L.A. now so her music will be influenced by that, and the first single will be out pretty soon. Not sure if that's the best idea.  But girl, do you.

Over at the exquisite Pierre Hotel in NYC, Jay-Z, his father-in-law Mathew Knowles, Diddy, and others were at the UJA Federation's 2011 Music Visionary Of The Year Award Luncheon to honor Jon Platt:

Jay looked nice kicking it with Randy Jackson.

His pappy-in-law Mat Knowles was there to:

And Diddy handed over the award to Mr. Platt:

Song writers Cri$tyle and Tricky Montgomery were there too.

Oh, hey Kevin Liles.

Photog: Sussman

Chris Bosh's Baby Momma Sues Him For Crushing Her Reality TV Dreams

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Allison Mathis, Chris Bosh's baby momma, had dreams of slap fights with Evelyn Lozada, screaming matches with Royce Reed and some good hand-in-face action with Tami Roman....but Chris destroyed it all! Deets inside.....

 

A few month ago, Allison Mathis was all but set to become a breakout star on reality tv, having taped two episodes of "Basketball Wives" for VH1, but her baby's daddy crushed it all.

Although she had a contract with producers of the show, Allison's reality tv career came to a halt when Chris Bosh's powerhouse attorneys shut her situation down.

TMZ reports that Allison filed legal docs in Orlando, FL claiming that Chris lied to producers when he told them she had several court-orders in effect to keep her from appearing on camera.  She also claims Chris threatened to sue producers if they put her on the show.

Clearly Shaunie O'Neal didn't want to touch that one and Allison was dropped after allegedly filming 2 episodes already. So Chris has, therefore, cheated her out of making a living.

And in case you were wondering, how much does one make for fighting grown women in their late 30's on TV?  Allison's signed contract said she would make $2,500 per episode for the first five shows and $5,000 for each additional episode.

It's probably all for the best...

BEY SWARM: Beyonce's New Promo Shots For "4"

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:06 PM PDT

The Bey swarm is in full effect.  As Beyonce preps to drop her new album 4 in a couple weeks amongst mixed-reviews, she's dropping promo pics, tracks from the albums, and her own words at every chance.

 

Her hot new promo pics inside...

From today until June 27th, Beyonce announced that she will "countdown" by releasing one song from the 4 album per day on her website, along with her feelings about the song and an image from her CD booklet.  Today's drop was "1+1" and she said: "This is my favorite song on my new album."

Here's the rest of her sexy and fun new promo pics:

FIERCE.


 

Loves it all.

Shar Jackson....Is THIS Your New Man?

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Actress Shar Jackson (remember her?) was spotted partying and holding hands and looking extra happy with her new boyfriend in Las Vegas recently.  Pics of the former "Celebrity Fit Club" star inside....

The 34-year-old mother of 4 was spotted holding hands with her man all night at a party in Las Vegas last night.  And it looks like she's been keeping up her "Fit Club" routine over the past few years.

Can't tell if this guy is an upgrade from her ex-husband Kevin Federline, but whatever floats your boat boo. 

By the way, since there may be a "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" reunion on deck, can we get a "Moesha" reunion?

 

Photos via Splash News

How Much Foolywangery Can Fit In One Pool?

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Here's another reason to skip out on actually going into the water at certain pool parties.  Feel like I should windex my screen after this.  VA homies Chris Brown and Trey Songz headed down to Miami with Bow Wow...and they partook in some water activities with scantily clad "fans" and onlookers. 

 

Pics inside....

When you have chicks who will drop anything and jump anything before you even open your mouth, you're bound to throw a pool party that looks like this:

 

Yeah not sure what's going on here other than feet that need to breathe, a chicken fight that may or may not have ended with clothes on, cloudy water, and way too many people in 1 private pool.

Yeah we see you Trey.  You only live once, right?....

Pics via SPLASH/TMZ

HAIRY TALES: VH1's Myammee Shows Off New Salon+Bria Murphy Tends To "Dark & Lovely" Spokeswoman Duties

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Dark & Lovely hair products spokeswoman, and Eddie & Nicole Murphy's daughter, Bria Murphy, tended to her duties last night in NYC.  We've got pics of the cute youngin', plus pics of VH1 reality star Myammee showing off her brand new hair salon, when you read on...

Bria looked fab as usual as she announced the 2011 Dark And Lovely Fashionista Model Search Kick-Off.  The 21-year-old model was named the spokesperson of the brand this year, and she's rocking a cute bob and cute dress.  And she hit the stage at the Metropolitan Pavillion in NYC with Essence staffers and Mikki Taylor:

Pretty.

 

And another chick is dabbling in this hair business and she's making herself a successful entrepreneur out of it:

 

Angela Pitts, Myammee from "Flavor of Love 3" and plenty of those competition shows on the channel, opened up her own hair salon in Miami Gardens recently.  And she hosted a "HawthoRNe" watch party this week for the premiere of the show:

Cute.  On the low, she's always been one of my fave reality chicks if I had to choose one.  She always seemed to be using this reality money to flip it for the better, versus being thirsty on the scene to ecome famous for nothing...or getting linked up with any and every desperate rapper or baller.  Plus, chick's hair always looked hot even with the crazy ass water and gross competitions on the shows.  Now that's talent.

We hear her salon has been doing well and we ove a YBF chick who knows how to flip the game for real business for herself.  Congrats to the ladies!

DO-GOODERS: Dwyane Wade Gets Awarded For Being A Great Dad+Mya & DMC Rock With NOH8

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Dwyane Wade may have lost the 2011 NBA championship, but he's receiving one of the most important awards of his life. 

 

Deets on D-Wade nabbing a Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative, plus Mya and DMC showing off their NOH8 pics and pushing for equality in Hip-Hop, when you read on....

 

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was recently awarded full custody of his 2 young sons, Zaire and Zion.  And he's been making a point to set the example for how a full time dad should be.

The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) has named Dwyane Wade a recipient of a 2011 Fatherhood Award™ for his dedication to his two sons.

“This Fatherhood Award™ reflects Dwyane’s commitment to being the kind of dad his sons need him to be. He gives dads everywhere a great example of what it means to be an involved, responsible, and committed father,” Roland C. Warren, president of NFI said.

And the 2010 All-Star MVP D-Wade, who recently poured out his heart about fatherhood, is pretty pleased as well, stating:

“I am so thrilled to be given this award, especially because it is in recognition of most important thing in my life, my kids. Nothing in the world compares to the happiness that they bring me each and every day.”

“I know that my biggest responsibility is to be there for them 100% and to demonstrate to other fathers that it is possible to be a strong male figure in your children’s lives regardless of what else is going on in your life.”

Congrats.

 

By the way, with Father's Day coming up this Sunday, President Obama is urging ALL dads to join in on his National Fatherhood & Mentor Initiative that he started once entering office two years ago.  Dwyane Wade was named by President O as a representative for this as well. 

The Mentoring Initiative is working to promote simple, yet meaningful, opportunities for dads and kids to connect through partnerships with organizations like bowling centers, sports leagues, zoos and aquariums and companies like LivingSocial and Groupon. Yesterday, the President hosted military fathers and their children for a screening of Cars 2 from Disney•Pixar at the White House. Check out the Initiative's site, plus the above uber cute PSA for the cause.

 

 

In other Do-Gooder news, Mya and DMC are making it known they believe in equality everywhere...including in hip-hop.  Here's their new pics they just shot for the popular grassroots campaign, NOH8 (No Hate):

Hip-hop legend DMC even did an Anti-Homophobia Hip-Hop Challenge PSA:

 

Word!

 
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