The Young, Black, and Fabulous

SPOTTED: Chris Brown & Kae Skateboard Through LAX
PON DE REPLAY: 10-Year Flashback Of Catwalks And Fashion Weeks!
Odd Future To Show Their ANIMATED Side For Adult Swim + Dame Dash BUSTED For Selling BOOZE With No License
SWAGGER JACKER...Again!? Does Nicki Minaj's FNO Outfit & Latest Diss Prove She's OBSESSED With Lil Kim?
FASHION'S NIGHT OUT 2011 ROUNDUP!
PANDEMONIUM! Nicki Minaj, Drake, & Jay-Z SHUT DOWN Fashion's Night Out....LITERALLY!
SERENA'S GIRLS: LaLa, Ciara & Kim K. Cheer On Serena Williams At US Open
SPOTTED: Solange & Her Boo Alan Cuddled Up In Croatia
WHO'S MY CELEB DADDY?!
SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING: Photos Prove FEDS Knew T.I. Was Taking a Tour Bus To Halfway House
LET'S BLAZE.....The Candles For Wiz Khalifa's 24th Birthday!
Tons Of Celebs Hit Kevin Hart's "Laugh At My Pain" L.A. Premiere

SPOTTED: Chris Brown & Kae Skateboard Through LAX

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Chris Brown--and his interesting sweats/socks/shoes combo he chose--hit LAX yesterday with girlfriend Kae. And it looks like he'll be skateboarding it up wherever he's off to. Check out the pics inside...

Time to jet set off to their next stop. Chris & Kae are kicking it all around and bringing a skateboard along for the ride.

Have fun kids...

PON DE REPLAY: 10-Year Flashback Of Catwalks And Fashion Weeks!

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 07:51 AM PDT

It's fashion week in New York City again and TheYBF.com invites you to walk down catwalks of the past....when Lil' Kim was the Queen Bee of the front row, Kimora & her Baby Phat show were the hottest tickets in town, Bow Wow was Angela Simmons' boo thang and Andre 3000 was the most interesting "dapper" dude we knew. Check out front rows and catwalks from the last 10 years inside...

Get in a FASHION WEEK mood and check out who's been hitting the front rows and catwalks since 2001. Like a remixed Destiny's Child making one of their first FW appearances together:

My how things change. Peep the gallery below...

Fashion Week Flashback! The Last 10 Years....

Odd Future To Show Their ANIMATED Side For Adult Swim + Dame Dash BUSTED For Selling BOOZE With No License

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Grab some milk and your favorite box of cereal because your the talented yet often inappropriate group Odd Future just landed their own live-action show on Adult Swim, the adult version of the Cartoon Network. Get the deets on Odd Future's show inside along with the scoop on Dame Dash getting busting for selling booze...and his $2M debt to the government.

Adult Swim just announced plans for a live-action series starring the singing/dancing/rapping/producing group Odd Future.

The forthcoming show, called “Loiter Squad” is billed as 15-minutes of live-action sketches, man-on-the-street segments, pranks, and music from the band.

Featuring Tyler the Creator and singer Frank Ocean (the umpteen other members will likely make appearances as well), the show is expected to debut in 2012 and will be produced by Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze of Dickhouse Entertainment.

And if that isn't enough, Odd Future is also dropping a book called Golf Wang (hitting shelves in November) about the group's experiences on the road.

And in other music related news.....

Things haven't gotten any easier for former hip-hop businessman Damon Dash. He was recently hit with a restraining order from the city of New York for selling liquor with a license.

It seems that folks at Dame's DD172 gallery space in New York's Tribeca neighborhood were caught selling liquor without a license on several occasions. So now cops think that DD172 is actually a front for an illegal club. Yikes!

As a result, Dame is due in court on September 14 where he faces six charges of selling alcoholic beverages without a license.

But if that isn't bad enough, last month it was revealed that Dame owes nearly $2,000,000 in back taxes to the IRS.

SMH......not a good time to add additional legal fees to that stack of bills Dame...

SWAGGER JACKER...Again!? Does Nicki Minaj's FNO Outfit & Latest Diss Prove She's OBSESSED With Lil Kim?

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:37 AM PDT

Although Lil' Kim did not originate the use of colorful wigs or dirty talk on wax, it does seem like Nicki Minaj (and her stylist) are clearly competing in a constant "Who Rocked It Best" contest. Folks are all abuzz that Nicki seemed to re-create one of Kim's very recent "looks" for FNO last night. Coincidence? You make the call inside....

Either it's a coincidence or Nicki Minaj is playing some serious "mean girl" games with Lil' Kim as she continues to mock the rapper for having a dormant career and not being relevant. Yet she mimics her style on the regular. Lil Kim's fans put together a collage of pics for folks to make a judgment call on.

Most recently, Nicki REmixed Lil' Kim's "geisha" look--that Kim rocked a couple months ago--while at NYC's FNO and she rocked a face mask similar to one Kim wore just a week before Nicki did at the 2011 MTV VMAs. A full out face mask in public isn't all that typical, but it still could be a coincidence.

Now Nicki may say she doesn't "see" Kim and is not a swagger jacker, but SOMEBODY in Nicki's camp has their eye on rap vet Kimberly Jones.

And on wax, Nicki continues to go after Kim, most recently on Birdman's latest track released last night called "Why U Mad."

Nicki says the line: "Yea we shine/gold cluster.....as for your career/dead ghostbuster"

Is the animated "Superbass" rapper playing with Kim's head or really stealing her style?

Listen to Nicki diss LiL' Kim On Birdman's "Why U MAD" Ft. Lil' Wayne And Nicki Minaj:

Photos via lilkimfanclub

FASHION'S NIGHT OUT 2011 ROUNDUP!

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:07 AM PDT

New York City was on fire last night as celebs, athletes, models, designers, and all things fashion were on full display for Fashion's Night Out. The event--which is one of fashion's biggest nights of the year in sales and publicity--goes on in multiple cities acorss the country all on one night. But NYC had all your fave celebs, artists, and designers.

We gave you LIVE pic updates last night of which celebs were stopping where. Now we've got tons more pics inside....

Pretty ladies! Model Selita Ebanks posed it up with friends Estelle, who performed, and Corrine Bailey Rae at Diane von Furstenberg's celebration at her boutique.

And Ms. Furstenberg herself was there to give out kisses.

Friends Tika Sumpter and Estelle met up at the Vevo Music Celebration at The Darby before Tika hit up the Giuseppe boutique with the designer himself:

Not mad at the thigh-high Giuseppe Zanotti autographed suede boots. Not feeling this gold and black dress though.

Nicki Minaj also hit up the Giuseppe store before she caused pandemonium over at Versace with Drake and Hov.

She rocked her Geisha girl outfit and shopped it up for some shoes.

And over at the Prada celebration at the Prada boutique:

Dwyane Wade chatted up VOGUE's creative director Grace Coddington.

Usher and the Biebs hit up the Dolce & Gabbana boutique with a swarm of fans:

And Lala & Carmelo hit up D&G as well:

La rocked Dolce's hot stars and lace fitted dress for the occasion. Feel like Melo threw on whatever he saw in his closet last night.

And they even got some cute t-shirts made with their pics.

La chanhed clothes--of course--while at Rag & Bone's event at the Land Rover showroom. And she and Melo posed with the Rag & Bone designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville.

Things got modelicious over at Columbia + Jeffrey:

Sessilee Lopez looked HOT in her black leather reptile dress, while Russell Simmons (who loves the models) had his Australian soap actress chick Melissa George there too:

And speaking of models:

Chanel Iman hit up the Gucci event--and posed in a Gucci designed smartcar.

Dressed in head to toe Gucci then changed it up. She also headed over to Sunglasses Boutique to don some shades:

Intermix was poppin' with the Queen of Hip Hop Soul and the Queen of A-list styling:

Rachel Zoe and MJB shared a moment.

Hey Mary!

Macy's saw lots of designers (especially since many designers house their items at the department store) and celebs. Fashion partners Rachel Roy and NY Knick Amar'e Stoudamire hit the carpet. Looking suspiciously close too:

Amar'e hooped it up inside and snapped some pics with Ms. Roy. It wouldn't be the first time he stepped out on his baby mama who he's still with. Ciara anyone?

John Legend's girlfriend (and model) Christine Tiegen popped up there too.

Over at the other department store Saks Fifth Avenue, Chris Bosh and Lady Bosh, Adrienne, had some fun:

Ne-Yo was there as well to perform.

More department store fun:

Solange DJ'd it up at Lord & Taylor for the evening.

"Today Show"'s Hoda Kotb was around town nabbing interviews.

Model Iman looked gorgeous in Lanvin as she hit a few events last night at the Lanvin boutique and elsewhere.

Angela Simmons rocked a black and white look and posed with stylist June Ambrose as they spotted each other on the crazy streets.

Ange then hit up the Giuseppe boutique for shoes and ish.

The cast of Broadway's "The Mountaintop" chatted it up for the crowd at Girogio Armani:

Co-stars Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson laughed it up.

Loves her.

At the Ferragamo boutique, socialite and fashionista Genvieve Jones rocked a look from Ferragamo's new line and I'm loving how she mixed and matched the prints.

LL Cool J and his wife Simone hosted a jewelry showcase for Simone's jewelry line Simone Smith Jewelry.

Singer Alexandra Burke kept it cutesy and flirty in this floral skirt and white button down and hair bun.

Designer Nicole Miller showed off her fab nude dress on Tiffany Hines at her FNO event last night.

Now Laila, you know you could have come better than this.

CHECK OUT our gallery of celebs' own pics from last night. More folks like Ciara, Tracy Reese, Kimora, and more!

PANDEMONIUM! Nicki Minaj, Drake, & Jay-Z SHUT DOWN Fashion's Night Out....LITERALLY!

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Leave it to Nicki Minaj and her Barbz & Kenz to turn a typically only slightly rambunctious but with a touch of snob appeal type event into an all-out mob scene. When Drake hit the 1's and 2's tonight at the Versace boutique on NY's 5th Avenue to help celebrate Fashion's Night Out, Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z stopped by to visit. And so did stacks on stacks of fans--causing a police controlled mob scene outside the store.

Pics and deets inside....

Most of the hundreds of fans outside never even got a whiff of inside the Versace store tonight. But the crowds were so large and spilling over into the streets, and the crowds inside were busting at the seams, we hear the police had to shut it down.

Drake made a guest appearance as a celeb DJ for tonight's event. His Young Money labelmate Nicki stopped by. And so did Mr. Shawn Carter. Apparently that was just too much star power for the fans to handle, because Nicki was whisked out of the store and on to the after parties once police started shutting down the hoopla.

Folks were all a-twitter about the madness going on. Check out some pics:

She rocked a Geisha look for the occasion. And I see her anger-management needing man Sarafee aint going NOWHERE.

Nicki's fans tweeted her about mobbing her and trailing her all night:

She hit the Giuseppe store, YSL store, and is on her way to some after parties. Good luck with that.

SERENA'S GIRLS: LaLa, Ciara & Kim K. Cheer On Serena Williams At US Open

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:50 PM PDT

The bestie pack was back together again today in NYC. LaLa Anthony, Ciara, and Kim Kardashian hit the US Open to cheer on their other bestie Serena Williams. And their collective shades and lipgloss must have done something as Serena won yet another match to advance in the tournament.

Pics inside...

Well isn't that sweet. LaLa, Ciara, Kim K. took a bit of time out of their busy shopping, photoshoots, and reality show filming schedules to go cheer on their other friend Serena Williams today.

The trio kicked it in the stands while getting some quality girl time in. I wonder who's show this will end up on. Kim tweeted: Great win today!!!! On to the semi's @serenawilliams!! So proud of you! Me @lala@ciara@JonathanCheban were cheering for you!

Cute dress for CiCi.

Serena, who just recently got over a serious foot injury that led to other more serious problems, is clearly back at the top of her game. She beat Pavlyuchenkova today and has advanced to the semis. Woot!

All three of the gals are hitting up Fashion's Night Out festivities tonight.

SPOTTED: Solange & Her Boo Alan Cuddled Up In Croatia

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 02:08 PM PDT

They've been boo'd up for over 3 years now, and Solange and her man Alan Ferguson are showing no signs of slowing down. The duo accompanied Solo's sister Beyonce & brother-in-law Jay-Z on Bey's Euro birthday yacht trip over the past several days.

And we've got pics of Solo and Alan getting cozy and Solo rocking a hot pink two-piece inside...

Solange kept it casual recently in jeans and a burgundy and cream striped sweater with her braids in a bun and leopard heels as she and her music video director boyfriend Alan Ferguson packed up in Croatia. The twosome have been on the luxe vacay with Beyonce, Jay-Z, Gwyneth Paltrow, and others going from Venice to Croatia for the past week.

Gotta have a handy metallic blue Fendi tote.

She tweeted about her man and their vacay: "In love...........3 years" and some change and "Croatia is breathtaking. Paradise!"

But before they packed up to leave, Solo donned a hot pink high waisted vintage style two-piece while taking in some sights on the yacht:

The younger Knowles sister will be DJ'ing tonight at Lord & Taylor on 5th Ave. for FNO!

WHO'S MY CELEB DADDY?!

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Whose little girl was spotted spending Labor Day in a pool with her funny daddy? The reveal inside...

It's comedian Lil Duval--he's the daddy! He and his daughter spent some daddy/daughter time (she looks just like him!) in the pool during Labor Day.

He tweeted: "Me and my daughter in the 3ft end of the pool." Funny funny.

SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING: Photos Prove FEDS Knew T.I. Was Taking a Tour Bus To Halfway House

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Do the feds just have it out for T.I.? Newly released photos show that not only did prison officials know T.I. was boarding a tour bus on the way to his halfway house, it appears that he received help!

So now the feds are backtracking and saying T.I. was also brought back into custody because he may have been discussing "business" on the tour bus with its occupants. Get the deets inside....

As shown in the photo above, it confirms what T.I.'s wife, Tiny, said last week, that prison officials knew that T.I. was taking a tour bus to his halfway house.

But now prison officials are backing off of the whole "tour bus" thing and saying the OTHER reason T.I. was brought back into custody was because prison officials believe he was conducting business while on the bus. How so? Shortly after T.I. left prison, it was revealed that he was shooting a reality show about his release for VH1. And guess who just happened to be on that waiting tour bus......T.I.'s manager and two VH1 producers. Hmmmmmm.

In an incident report file by the feds, they said T.I. was ONLY supposed to travel with his wife Tiny to the halfway house. And although T.I.'s camp says no "business" was discussed, prison officials don't see it that way. So T.I. went back to the Big House.

SIDEBAR: So who did they think was driving that big ass bus then? Did the Feds assume it was Tiny? Pure foolery.

View the incident report here.

LET'S BLAZE.....The Candles For Wiz Khalifa's 24th Birthday!

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Wiz Khalifa has been the life of the mixtape to mainstream rap party lately with his interesting "look" and his catchy lyrics, and most recently, he's become the life of hip hop's international party.

And today, we celebrate his life and his loves. Get your blaze on with Wiz Khalifa in our birthday gallery....

Since he hit the scene a few years back, Wiz Khalifa has become a force to reckon with in the hip hop world.

Earning 9 nominations at this year's BET Hip Hop Awards, Wiz Khalifa has been on the tips of many people's (not just Amber's) tongues for both his chart performances and off-stage antics (getting arrested for tweeting about smoking pot after a concert).

And then there is his very public relationship with Amber Rose, as their constant red-carpet make-out sessions make us all feel like we are a part of their relationship. In more ways than we care to feel.

Still, he's young and has a long way to go, so we can expect so much more from the 24-year-old as his rap career continues to go "up...up...up.." (My fave joint).

Put your lighters up for Wiz Khalifa and celebrate his b-day our gallery.

"WIZ" Kid....Happy 24th Birthday Wiz Khalifa!

Tons Of Celebs Hit Kevin Hart's "Laugh At My Pain" L.A. Premiere

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Anybody who happened to be in L.A. last night made their way to comedian Kevin Hart's black carpet premiere of his Laugh At My Pain movie featuring his stand-up tour.

We've got the loads of YBF folks who came out to support: Jamie Foxx, The Wayans, Basketball Wives, Gabby Union, Meagan Good, Tamar Braxton, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campell, Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa, and plenty more inside...

Comedians, actors, and other celebs were out in full force last night to support funny guy Kevin Hart at his movie premiere at the Pacific Design Center in L.A. last night.

Jamie Foxx stopped by, t-shirts in hand, and so did comedian friends the Wayans fam, Arsenio Hall, Finesse Mitchell, Affion Crockett, and Eddie Murphy: