The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• OUT & ABOUT: John Legend & Gilrlfriend Christine Take The Dog For A Walk+Dywane Wade Is Ready To Play
• Nelson Mandela's Grandkids Land Reality Show, Say They "Are Not The African Kardashians"
• FIGHT NIGHT: Wild Brawl Breaks Out At Waka Flocka's Celebrity Bowling Event, Ludacris & Toya Wright Come Out To Support The Cause (VIDEO)
• GUESS THAT PIMP!
• DO GOODER: Jay-Z Hosts "Extraordinary" Event For The Shawn Carter Foundation
• Ashanti's Fancy Footwork Steps Out In NYC
• SPOTTED: First Lady Michelle Obama Tries To Go Undercover At TARGET In VA!
• It's A BABY BOY For Ne-Yo & Girlfriend Monyetta Shaw!
• MAGAZINE FAB: Lil' Wayne COVERS The Oct/Nov 2011 Issue Of "VIBE"
• PARISIAN FAB: Ciara Hits Paris Fashion Week+Keri Hilson Parties It Up In Paris

OUT & ABOUT: John Legend & Gilrlfriend Christine Take The Dog For A Walk+Dywane Wade Is Ready To Play Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:45 AM PDT John Legend and his girlfriend Christine Tiegen spent some QT with their cute doggie out in L.A. yesterday.  Pics of the trio, plus pics of Dwyane Wayne showing off his guns in NYC inside... John and Christine were spotted out in Bevery HIlls shoppng and taking their doggie out for some quality time.  How cute!  Loves that grey Birkin too.   And over in NYC: NBA baller Dwyane Wade showed off his guns in a sleeveless tee and basketball shorts as he headed out of the Trump Soho hotel to play some ball.  The Nike spokesman rocked his Jordans and had another pair of Jordans on deck in his hand for playing.  A man with good arms can always make a chick drool.... Pics via SPLASH

Nelson Mandela's Grandkids Land Reality Show, Say They "Are Not The African Kardashians" Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:53 AM PDT Three of Nelson Mandela's grandchildren are heading to reality tv.  And before you start to draw conclusion, the trio say they "are not the African Kardashians."  Deets inside..... The grandkids of arguably the most famous man in South Africa have thrown their hat in the ring. Enter, Swait Dlamini, Dorothy Adjoa Amuah and Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway (shown above), three grandkids of former president Nelson Mandela.  "The show will be about our lives as young, black women ... We're not wearing 'I'm a Mandela' T-shirts," said Swati Dlamini, granddaughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (who will soon be featured in the biopic Winnie).  But don't expect the show to focus on shopping, fighting, or the bad behavior that makes American reality shows a success.  "We are exposing Africa for what it is ... with a new middle class of intellectuals ... contributing to the economy," said Dorothy Adjoa Amuah, granddaughter of the late Evelyn Mandela.  Although all three were raised in the US, they have since moved back to South Africa to make lives for themselves.  "We're definitely not the African Kardashians," Dorothy said. 34-year-old Dlamini-Manaway plays the mother figure of the show with a 10-year-old son, a two-year-old daughter and a third child due in January.  She runs the family business, Mandela Dlamini Associates while 32-year-old Dlamini is a single mother setting up a foundation focused on the housing, education and medical sectors.  The youngest, 27-year-old Amuah is the socialite of the group with a law degree and an MBA from Monaco. She is in the luxury brands market. The shows producer, Rick Leed said: "They clearly have a great love [for each other]. This may be part storytelling, part reality, except the story we are telling is real ... it's not going to detract from the dignity of Nelson Mandela." No word yet on which network will air the show.  But it is set to air in early 2012, and will feature many of their cousins.  But don't expect to see Winnie or Nelson in the mix.

FIGHT NIGHT: Wild Brawl Breaks Out At Waka Flocka's Celebrity Bowling Event, Ludacris & Toya Wright Come Out To Support The Cause (VIDEO) Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:15 AM PDT Last night, Waka Flocka hosted a celebrity bowling tournament in Atlanta, along with guests Ludacris and Toya Wright, that turned ugly for a minute when one of Waka's former artists approached him and a brawl broke out.   See footage of the fight and find out about the good works Waka's Mizay Entertainment managed to still pull off after the incident......   At a bowling alley in the Atlanta area last night, Waka Flocka, along with his mother Deb Antney (shown above), hosted a celebrity bowling tournament where their company donated ten homes to single and grandparent headed households.  The announcement was made as Deb shared the mic with Luda.  Waka Flocka pledged to donate $50 per strike during the evenings festivities.  Sadly......your cousins showed up and literally acted a fool.  According to Freddyo.com, one of Waka's former artists approached him and the two had words leading to Waka having to physically defend himself.  Security broke the fight up and sources say no guns were involved.   Luda's mom confirmed the event continued without incident after the fight and "The Luda Foundation" team was victorious, beating both Rah Rah's Village of Hope team and Toya Wright's Visual Beauty team with an impressive ten strikes.   Watch footage of the fight going down here, and please note a shirtless Waka eating food AFTER the fight at (1:26) mark:     Deb Atney posed with Toya Wright. Toya looked cute and also lent her helping hand to the event. Katt Williams was in the house......I wonder if he took his shirt off and tried to start some mess too. Miss Deb got her bowl on....... And Luda, who always gives back to the community, helped sponsor the event.     Photos via Freddyo/Briana Crudup Photography

GUESS THAT PIMP! Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:56 AM PDT Yesterday, a certain "baller" showed up in costume to the airport to pick up his reality chick girlfriend.  Guess who the pimp is inside....... Cue the jokes, because yesterday a certain baller suited up as a pimp and headed to the airport to pick up his "lady." And you will never guess who the jokester is.......   Wait for it......   Wait for it......     It's Orlando Magic star Gilbert Arenas. The long-time boyfriend and father of four kids with "BBW: LA" star Laura Govan. Laura tweeted the funny pic yesterday saying, "This is how I get picked up at the airport! IDIOT lmao"

DO GOODER: Jay-Z Hosts "Extraordinary" Event For The Shawn Carter Foundation Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:15 AM PDT Jay-Z and The Shawn Carter Foundation hosted a carnival for An Evening of "Making The Ordinary Extraordinary" at Pier 54 in NYC last night.  He hit the carpet with his mother, Gloria Carter, as she's the CEO of the Foundation.    Pics of Jay's celeb friends who came through to help his cause inside... Mr. Carter arrived to his Foundation's event for some fun carnival times and champagne last night.  And it was indeed something to celebrate as they raised $1,033,000 for the Foundation. Even hit the red carpet with a few of the attractions.   He and Mama Carter posed with winners of some of the prizes. Like the winner of a Chrysler 300.  Nice!   Jay played some games with the attendees: And signed a huge bottle of Ace of Spades. His celeb friends like Andre Harrell, Questlove, and Kevin Liles were all there:   And his athlete homies like CC Sabathia and his wife Amber and A-Rod were there: Fun times I'm sure. About Jay-Z's foundation: The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation was conceived of in 2002 and officially established as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2003 by Shawn & Gloria Carter. With an original vision and mission to help any individual facing socio-economic hardships further his or her education at institutions of higher learning, Shawn and Gloria Carter kicked off the Foundation’s efforts by awarding one student with full college tuition in 2002. From 2003-2005 the Foundation provided 50 scholarships to students in 50 different states yearly. In 2006, in addition to providing scholarship awards to a growing number of students in need, the Foundation launched the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation College Tours. Since the Foundation’s inception, over 750 students have received awards totaling over $1.1 million dollars. Photog: Mazur

Ashanti's Fancy Footwork Steps Out In NYC Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:40 AM PDT Ashanti stepped out looking ridiculously fabulous yesterday in NYC.  After her quick appearance on "The Today Show" to promote The Boys & Girls Club and to reveal her new single, she and her red hot dress with a Chanel pendant and sparkling shoes were spotted trekking to her next stop.   Pics inside... We're loving Ashanti's fancy footwork.  We couldn't see these black and gold glittery wide ankle strapped heels while she was sitting down during her interview, but we can catch a full glimpse now: Loves. And the chic red wrap dress with a black woven belt cinching the waist: Hot.  Are you loving Ashanti's look as well? Photog: Nunez The Randomness: 1.  Detroit Piston Ben Wallace gets pulled over for drunk driving and gun charges.  Story

SPOTTED: First Lady Michelle Obama Tries To Go Undercover At TARGET In VA! Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:53 PM PDT Could you imagine doing your usual Target run and seeing First Lady Michelle Obama in your checkout line?!  She was spotted looking incognito today in Alexandria, VA while shopping it up.   Pics inside...   Looks like Mrs. Obama's security threw on their street clothes to blend in because no suits with earbuds were spotted in the store.  Right outside of D.C. in Alexandria, VA, FLOTUS decided to grab a few things for 30-40 minutes with her assistant at the local Target.  She was dressed in a floral button down, black pants, a Nike baseball cap, and shades.  But of course, she was still somewhat noticeable.  The Associated Press reported that Secret Service arrived 30 minutes before her and blended with the other customers.  The only person who recognized the First Lady was her cashier! In case you're wondering if it was really her, the White House confirmed it this afternoon saying, "It is not uncommon for the First Lady to slip out to run an errand, eat at a local restaurant or otherwise enjoy the city outside the White House gates," said Kristina Schake, communications director for the First Lady. CBS News reports the pics were snapped by an Associated Press photographer who says he was tipped off that she would be there. Sometimes you just want to do things yourself and without all the hoopla... The Randomness: 1.  Time is almost up to enter YBF's RACHEL Rachel Roy+Amar'e Collection fashion Giveaway!  ENTER NOW!

It's A BABY BOY For Ne-Yo & Girlfriend Monyetta Shaw! Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:14 PM PDT Ne-Yo just revealed the sex of his new baby on the way.  Check the deets inside... On last night's ASCAP Awards red carpet, Ne-Yo gushed his excitement for his new BABY BOY who is on the way.  He told Uptown Magazine about how fatherhood has affected his music making: “I’ve always prided myself on being able to make music that everybody can listen to and that’s not gone change. That’s just reinforced now that I have a little girl and a little boy on the way. Yeah I’m doing the same thing I’ve been doing." Ne-Yo's new baby boy with girlfirend Monyetta Shaw will joing his big sister Madilyn--10 months his senior. The "Sexy Love" singer was honored at last night's Awards in Atlanta alongside artists and industry vets Shanti Das, DeVyne Stephens, Jermaine Dupri, Kawan “‘KP” Prather, Ludacris, Johnta Austin, and Kandi Burruss.

MAGAZINE FAB: Lil' Wayne COVERS The Oct/Nov 2011 Issue Of "VIBE" Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:01 PM PDT Lil' Wayne aka Weezy F. Baby covers the October/November 2011 issue of "VIBE" Magazine where he dishes on everything from the Jay-Z "beef" to the London riots.  See the highlights inside as well as a peek at one of birthday boy Weezy's cakes....     Celebrating the phenomenal success of Tha Carter IV, Lil' Wayne covers the latest issue of "VIBE" Magazine where he gives his opinion about Jay-Z, the London riots and whether he views his Young Money crew as rap competition.  Here are some highlights.... On Older Rappers/Competition In The Game "There's no competition [with any artists]. Music isn't about competition no more. All the gangster rappers are happy, all the skateboard rappers are happy, all the white rappers are happy... Everybody just happy to do music these days. There are no problems. That shit died a long time ago with them old-ass rappers. We are just making music, making money and having fun feeding our families. Competition is for the old guys." VIBE: You say competition is for the "old guys," but it sounds like you're going at Jay-Z with that line, "I got your baby money/Kidnap your bitch, get that how-much-you-love-your-lady money." Are we looking at it the wrong way? LIL WAYNE: I know for a fact, music is about perception. You can't do anything but perceive what you hear. If I know that for a fact, I can never be upset about someone's reaction to it. I'm not gonna say I don't know what will happen before I say it [on record]. I do know what will happen. I am aware of it. It is what it is. VIBE: So you knew the repercussions of going after Jay before anything even happened? LIL WAYNE: Well, I'm a man. I believe as a man you should know that. Every man should know the repercussions and consequences behind whatever they do before they do it. And of course, I know there won't be any repercussions behind what I did.   On Drake As Competition:   LIL WAYNE: I don't look at it like that. Drake is my artist. If he wasn't my artist, then yeah maybe. But that's my artist. He's not [just] a friend. We're more than friends. It's business. It would be impossible for it to be a competition. I mean, I'm the guy's boss.   On The London Riots: LIL WAYNE: All you could do is pray for the people that were dealing with the situation and hope for the best. As far as them blaming hip-hop, you can blame Jesus for things, so you can't really fault anybody for blaming someone or something. All you can do is hope for the best. Read more over at Vibe.   By the way.......    Weezy recently celebrated his 29th birthday and here's what one of his cakes looked like.  Interesting...

PARISIAN FAB: Ciara Hits Paris Fashion Week+Keri Hilson Parties It Up In Paris Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:53 AM PDT The pop-n-b chicks love Paris.  Both Ciara and Keri Hilson were spotted in the romantic city living it up.  Pics of CiCi hitting the Paris Fashion Week shows and Keri partying it up inside.... Ciara rocked a hot all-black leather detailed look by the designer to the Barbra Bui show at the Ritz Paris.  She paired the look with Hellmuth earrings and rings. And posed with the designer herself.  Loving the high ponytail and makeup for CiCi. Pretty.   Also over in Paris.......    Singer Keri Hilson was spotted leaving the popular nightclub Raspoutine in Paris last night.  She's rocking a fabulous leather mini-dress with cut outs revealing her toned body and is also in the fabulous city for Paris fashion week. She threw a party at the club tweeting, "Paris!!!! My apologies. My party is Chez Raspountine 2nite. VIP Rm tomorrow night!! Swearrr this wasn't my mix-up lol who cares? See u soon!" Keri has recently added her name to the growing list of celebs supporting FLOTUS Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign.

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