Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

T.I. And Tiny HOST The King Foundation Annual Christmas Toy Giveaway

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:45 AM PST

T.I.,Tiny, and his mother Violetta helped bring holiday cheer last night as the KING Foundation hosted its annual Christmas Toy Giveaway in Atlanta.  See the pics inside and watch the Harris family drive home the importance of giving back.

 
Last night, T.I.'s K.I.N.G. Foundation helds its gift giveaway in Atlanta, Georgia.

During the event, the Harris family paid homage to Shrek and dressed as Ogres.

It's great to see Tip and Tiny willing to dress up and entertain the audience with some family fun.

Tiny's mother was there too.

A little mommy and me fun......

At the event, over 3000 toys, jackets, shirts, bags, and other goodies were given to those in need.

So why did Tip dress the whole family like Ogres?  He said they wanted to show people its not all about looks but instead should be about giving from your heart. 

Well said.

 

The Randomness:

1. Jennifer Hudson reveals she turned down the lead role in Precious.  Story.

2. R. Kelly writes 32 new chapters of "Trapped In The Closet."  Story.

 

Photos via INFPhoto

Mariah Carey ROCKS A Cape In Aspen + Janet Jackson's FIRST NutriSystem Commercial

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:09 AM PST

Mariah Carey was spotted strolling through Aspen, Colorado looking chic in a stylish cape.  See the pics inside and watch Janet Jackson's first national commercial for NutriSystem.

Mariah Carey was spotted is Aspen recently paying a visit to her mom's jewelry store, Joan Boyce.  

While rocking a long ponytail, the stylish diva covered up with a cute cape.  She paired the it with some nice brown suede boots.  Looking good MiMi!

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MiMi is in town with Nick and the kids for Christmas.

 

And on television.......

In her first commercial for Nutrisystem SUCCESS, Janet Jackson (wearing minimal makeup) talks about her lifelong struggle with losing weight and getting healthy.

She gushes about the company's program and talks up its flexibility with adjusting to any customer's lifestyle. Oh.....and she looks gorgeous too! 

Watch it here:

MUSIC FAB: Beyoncé WORKING On 5th Album?! + ALL Mathew Knowles' Artists Have Been BANNED From Radio One!

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 02:17 PM PST

Rumor has it that Beyonce is already in the studio working on album number five!  Get the deets inside and find out about Mathew Knowles' artists getting banned from Radio One by owner Cathy Hughes.

Does she ever slow down?  Apparently not since not even pregnancy has stopped Queen Bey from starting her fifth album.

The Dream, who wrote her mega hit "Single Ladies" and a few of the tracks on her 4 album, recently revealed that the two are re-teaming for her next project.

 "She's ready to work,  She's crazy! She never stops doing anything. I don't know if [pregnancy] is going to slow her down. She's just incredible with doing things, I don't know how she's going to do it, she's just a maniac... in a good way."

Good luck on the next project Bey!  I'm sure the baby will inspire some great tracks.

SIDEBAR: We all want Beyonce to be "great" but don't we also want her to take some time off and enjoy motherhood? She has accomplished way too much for homegirl to slip our minds. But do you boo!

 

And in other Knowles news....

We told you earlier that Beyonce was no longer working with Mathew Knowles.  Now Cathy Hughes and her radio/tv empire have turned their backs as well.

Cathy Hughes’ cable channel TV One is suing the BET Network, MTV and Music World Music for violating its exclusive rights to the Essence Music Festival. Mathew Knowles' Music World Music is in the mix because his company brokered the deal for the Essence Music Festival broadcast with TV One.

But now, Mathew is being accused of re-issuing the content BET, MTV and BET’s Centric Network despite TV One’s four-year exclusivity agreement. Messy......

So in response, Radio One has pulled all of Knowles’ Music World songs and artists from their radio stations nationwide.

“All Radio One personnel were told to pull all Music World artists out of rotation immediately and indefinitely! We were told that the mandate came straight from Ms. Hughes and that there would be ramifications for anyone playing or mentioning a Music World artist or song on air,” said one Radio One employee.

Damn!

And this could hurt Mathew because his company primarily focuses on gospel music as the employee added,

“Radio One owns at least 12 gospel stations across the country – that’s the majority. It’s hard for artists to sell CD’s without radio airplay! Right now Music World definitely isn’t getting any from Radio One.  Le’Andria Johnson’s song ‘Jesus” was in heavy rotation on Radio One stations one day and the next day she wasn’t getting any spins. New music by Trin-I-tee 5:7 and Micah Stampley, as well as recurring hits by Brian Courtney Wilson have been pulled as well.”

Things done in the dark....

 

TV FAB: NeNe Leakes CONFIRMS Recurring Role On "Glee"

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 01:26 PM PST

It's official, NeNe Leakes is headed to primetime again.  She landed a recurring role on hit FOX show "Glee." Find out about her new gig inside......

We heard rumors a little while ago that "RHOA" star NeNe Leakes was set to appear on "Glee," but now we've found out it's going to be a recurring gig.  NeNe will be playing a swim coach named "Roz Washington." 

NeNe confirmed her new gig on Twitter,

"The secret is out! YES I hav a recurring role on GLEE! I'm coach Roz Washington the synchronized swim coach! So honored!"

Congrats NeNe!  Hmmm....wonder will she sing too?  Here we go...

YBF's HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY MARATHON! Our BIGGEST One Yet...The MASSIVE Swag Bag!!

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST

TheYBF.com team is BEYOND excited to announce our BIGGEST giveaway to date!  For our 4th Holiday Giveaway of the season, we've worked our fingers to the bone to reward YBF readers for being the most loyal, fun, and FABULOUS folks on the net.

 

So we're giving 2 UBER LUCKY readers a Swag Bag packed with tons of our most favorite things!  Everything from Books to DVDs to Shoes to Beauty Products to Concert Tickets and PLENTY MORE.   More than 30 fab gifts per winner!  Enter inside...

We're giving each of the 2 winners not 1, not 10, but over 35 of the YBF team's favorite things!  It's our most massive giveaway we've ever done...and our fabulous readers deserve nothing less.  Gifts from Blackberry, Swizz Beatz, Beyonce, Ticketmaster, Disney, Rihanna, Universal Pictures, Carol's Daughter, Columbia Records, ESSENCE, Sofia Vergara, NIVEA, and SO MANY MORE.

 

We've teamed up with over 35 companies to give the only folks who can talk more ish than us (that means YOU) some serious Holiday swag.  Here's the complete run-down of what each winner will cop in the YBF HOLIDAY SWAG BAG (Click each link for more product info):

 

HOW TO ENTER: Send your full name, phone number, mailing address, and why YOU are TheYBF.com's #1 fan to Giveaways@TheYBF.com!  And yes, it helps if you LIKE our Facebook Page and FOLLOW us on Twitter.

Contest ends Christmas Day (12/25) at midnight EST. Two (2) winners will receive identical bags with all items above.  Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd GO!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS OH FAB ONES!

Tamar & Hubby Vincent PURCHASE $6.9M Palatial L.A. Home, List Their OTHER Mansion For $3M!

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST

 

Tamar and her husband Vincent Herbert recently closed on a super swanky $6.9M mansion Hidden Hills, CA and we have deets on the 11,747 square foot chateau inside.  Also, see pics of the $3M home, shown on "Braxton Family Values" that they just put on the market.

When Tamar and Vincent Herbert's new WeTV reality show debuts, we'll see them living in a new fabulous $6,900,000 French Country-style faux-chateau in Hidden Hills, CA.  Must be nice!

Here's the run down: With over 11,700 sq.ft., the home boasts 5 bedrooms and 6 full and 2 half bathrooms.  There is a double-height entryway with twin curved staircases (for Tamar to"descend down"), as well as inlaid marble floors, formal living and dining rooms, a paneled library, island kitchen, a wood-paneled home theater with 125-inch screen and a pub/game room with hand-carved wet bar.

Also, the second floor master suite houses a vast bedroom/sitting room with vaulted and wood-beamed ceiling, wood floors, fireplace and a wide bank of wood-framed glass doors that slide open to a private balcony. And there are custom-fitted walk-in closets/dressing room, a pool-sized jetted tub with fireplace, and an over-sized circular glass shower enclosure. They even have an elevator a safe room and direct-entry garage space for four luxury cars.

 

 

Meanwhile, Tamar and Vincent's former home, seen on their show "Braxton Family Values" was pretty nice and well.....and can be all yours for just $3M.  Check out the pics (which looks pretty similar to their new ish) below:

This mansion is listed as an "Elegant & Sexy Spanish Hacienda meets Tuscan Villa." The home is 7,817 square feet and has a total of 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.

Italso boasts formal living and dining rooms, a state-of-the-art 12-seat home theater/media room plus a family room with full-size wet bar.  There's also a pool and very sizable backyard.

Added bonus?  You could tell your friends, "Tamar Braxton used to live here!" 
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