Monday, April 16, 2012

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

PASS THE MIC: Rihanna Hits The Coachella Stage, Wilds Out With Bestie Katy Perry

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Rihanna knows how to have a blast on stage.  The 24-year-old "We Found Love" singer took over Day 3 of Coachella Music festival yesterday in Cali while performing with DJ Calvin Harris--and wilin' out with her bestie Katy Perry.

 

Pics inside...

Ri Ri returned to the Coachella grounds in Indio last night, and this time it was to hit the stage.  Rocking her fave uber short studded cutoffs by The Ragged Priest, a cropped PEACE tank from Topshop, her BOY London cap and leopard Adidas sneakers, Rih put her red lipstick and red talons on a super sexy display.

She spotted her best friend Katy Perry in the audience--who was also on Coachella's Friday line-up--and went crazy with her (and their fans) in the audience.  Right before Katy decided to stage dive into the huge crowd.

Ri hopped off the stage during her set to snap pics with fans.


After her set, Rihanna was spotted in her Chanel jacket taking in the Snoop & Dr. Dre performance at 10:30p.  And, of course, she had THUG LIFE written on her stomach in honor of the duo's digital salute to Tupac Shakur:

Weed in tow as usual.  Somebody is Feeling.It.  Video of her chillin' in the audience:


Ri is set to return to this year’s Rock In Rio Madrid in Spain.  She will be the last artist to perform at Escenario Mundo on July 5.

BONUS: Here's her twitpics she snapped before taking off to the Coachella grounds:


Fun times.

Ciara ROCKS THE STAGE In Boob Bearing Outfit

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 09:16 AM PDT

R&B star Ciara hit the stage at the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG launch at Shanghai World Expo Park in China recently.....and nearly showed her ta-tas.  See pics of Ciara's revealing outfit inside....

 

Ciara recently rocked a tight wihte PVC suit while performing for her fans in China.  

Didn't believe the recent boob implant rumors...until now.

She's still prepping her upcoming yet to be titled album.  And doing a few performances in between.

 

BONUS:

Ciara tweeted this pic from China, 'This piece is heavy!! How did they fight in this? You have to be super human!'

 

Photos via WENN

RECAP: Verbal Shots FIRED At "RHOA" Season 4 Reunion, Kandi Reveals Her New Man!

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Last night, viewers witnessed some of the nastiest verbal attacks in reality tv history as the stars of "RHOA" kicked off their season 4 reunion last night.  Get the deets inside......

Bravo's Andy Cohen played referee and ringmaster last night as the stars of "RHOA" attacked each other verbally about their antics this season.  Here are the highlights:

  1. NeNe Leakes and Sheree Whitfield argued about NeNe's "I'm very rich bitch" statement that became this year's catch phrase.  Sheree brought up that NeNe couldn't have made that much tv money since Piers Morgan also was on "Celebrity Apprentice" (like NeNe) and he got $25K and won.  So During their verbal bout, NeNe asked Sheree "What's your status at the bank."
  2. In what many people considered a low blow, Sheree brought up NeNe's son Bryce and his Walmart shoplifting incident.  NeNe (finger pointing) warned, "Don't go there with the kids."
  3. Sheree Whitfield "cried" about her ongoing child support battle with her children's father and when she tried to explain why Chateau Sheree still hasn't broken ground, you could hear Andy laughing at her!
  4. NeNe said Sheree's home will probably never be built and NeNe named it "Neverland" until it is.  Sidenote: THAT is funny.
  5. Kandi Burruss revealed she is dating one of the "RHOA" production managers named Todd.  She also said they are moving in together.
  6. During talk of Kandi's sex toy line, NeNe said she wasn't cool with it and "doesn't want a dildo inside her."

Watch Sheree and NeNe argue about bank status:

 

Watch Sheree confront NeNe about Bryce's shoplifting incident:

Watch Kim and NeNe argue about Kim's home rental:

Watch a preview of part 2 here:

Monica PARTIES IT UP For "New Life" Album Release In ATL

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 07:56 AM PDT

Monica celebrated her brand new album New Life this past Friday night at Reign nightclub in Atlanta.  Pics of the pretty gal partying with her celeb friends like T.I., J.D., Jeezy and more inside...

Monica Brown--flying solo--made a fab entrance at her album release party in dark denim bootcut jeans and her silver metallic Louboutin sandals.  Great hair for the occasion too:

She hit the stage with her homies Young Jeezy & Polow Da Don.

Her brother Montez and another one of her brothers were also there to celebrate.

The 31-year old "It All Belongs To Me" singer looked pretty as usual as she snapped pics for fans.

T.I. showed up at the end of the party to show some love.

Akon's brother Bu popped up to party in his Audi.

Mo's long time friends Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox were there to congratulate their girl.

Loves it.  New Life is in stores now.  By the way, Mo tweeted that she spent the following night chatting up her sweetheart (hubby Shannon Brown) all night while eating sweets like candy apples.  How sweet!

Pics: Prince Williams/ATLPics.net

The Randomness:

1.  Usher's baby brother, James, is having his own baby mama drama and is being demanded to PAY UP.  STORY

REUNITED: Kobe & Vanessa LAUGH IT UP At L.A. Kings Game

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 07:05 AM PDT

 

Kobe & Vanessa Bryant may have filed for divorce this past December, but they have since been spotted twice together looking like a reconciliation could be on the horizon.  Including sharing a Valentine's Day kiss.

 

Check out the Bryant's second photographed outing at last night's L.A. Kings hockey game inside...

 

It could be just for the kids.  Or it could be, in part, to rectify their marriage.  But Kobe & Vanessa having been spotted together on a few occasions post-divorce filing.  And they are looking extra happy these days when spotted together.  Especially Vanessa.

The twosome clapped and laughed while their two daughters, Natalia & Gianna, sat between them at Game 3 of the Kings-Canucks playoff series. Kobe has missed a few of the last Laker games, due to a shin injury, including yesterday afternoon's game against the Mavs.  But it didn't stop him from spending quality time with his fam last night.

Can a divorce filing do wonders to get a marriage back on track?  Hmmm....

A CARTER AFTERNOON: Beyonce & Jay-Z Get Catty Courtside At Knicks Game, Grab Grub At Bar Pitti

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:17 AM PDT

New parents Beyonce & Jay-Z spent a warm & beautiful Sunday afternoon courtside at the Knicks game, then at one of their fave spots (which Jay has part ownership in) Bar Pitti for some post-game lunch.

 

Pics of the happy couple...and Beyonce's leopard pants we can't decide if we love...inside....

Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, Jay and wife Beyonce, rocking an interesting animal print look, watched the Knicks get beat by the Miami Heat:

It was a packed game and the twosome looked like they had some fun.  They left out to fans swarming them like crazy as they headed to lunch downtown at Bar Pitti:

Bey kept it casual in leopard print A.L.C. Elson silk-crepe pants and an off-the-shoulder black top, paired with her fave Linda Farrow for The Row circular shades and her fave wide brim fedora by Eugenia Kim.  And topped it all off with her hot pink Christian Louboutin Unbout Illusion pumps.
 

Jay helped Mrs. C inside the restaurant once they arrived:

 

And the twosome headed home looking happy as pie.  Fab times indeed.

Pics via SPLASH

DAMAGE CONTROL: Nicki Minaj's Twitter STILL DELETED + Kanye West Changes "Theraflu" Title To "Way Too Cold"

Posted: 15 Apr 2012 11:06 PM PDT

Despite the fact Nicki Minaj's sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, dropped at #1 on the rap charts with over 250K units sold, she's still pissy about her fans leaking her music ahead of time.  So pissy that the HBIC (Head Barb In Charge) decided to teach her 11 million+ Barbz & Kenz a little lesson.  And she deleted her Twitter account on Sunday.

 

Deets inside, plus Kanye's change of a cold heart inside...

Nicki is pissed y'all.  She had a major Barb meltdown Sunday evening as she caught a barrage of flack from her own followers once she started beefing with her largest fansite, Nicki Daily.  Apparently, the fansite leaked some of her already leaked songs on their website right before the release.  Despite the fact several websites also leaked some of her tracks, she seemed to take personal issue with the fan site and the mean "fans" on her timeline.  Y'all know artists are sensitive about their sh*t.

Nicki tweeted this:

And this:

And that’s exactly why I’m paying the barbz DUST right now! And deleting my twitter. Smdh – don’t cry 4 me argentina

On 2nd thought I’ll just follow a new set of barbz. The ones I follow r very mean and ratchet. *side eyes them*

Then poof--her Twitter was (and still is as of Monday, 1AM EST) was gone.  Drama queen movement in full effect...

And that's not all, Nicki Daily snapped back by deleting their own Twitter, then putting up a "CLOSED" sign on their website while the track "Deak Old Nicki" streams.  WOMP.

 

Meanwhile, the "Beez In The Trap" rapper is being called out by her own family after her recent Nightline interview.  If you missed it, Nicki made some shocking accusations about how her father, Omar, mistreated her mother.  She said during the interview, "I wanted to kill him." 

But Nicki's now upset family says she has highly exaggerated the situation and it's untrue.  And how she felt was news to them.  According to TMZ:

Family sources tell TMZ, Nicki's anecdotes are grossly exaggerated -- Omar admits he had anger issues when she was a child ... but insists it NEVER reached the point Nicki described in her interview.

Sources tell us, Omar never knew Nicki felt this way about him -- and he's absolutely crushed she decided to air her grievances in the media.

We're told her father still loves Nicki very much ... and always has.

We all know Nicki has a very creative imagination...and it wouldn't be the first time she's been called out for speaking untruths.  But would she lie about something so close to her family?  Hmm....

 

In other self-damage control news, Kanye West issued a press release stating he will change the name of his "Theraflu" track (ft. DJ Khaled) to "Way Too Cold."  If you recall, the company, Theraflu, was none too pleased about Mr. West using their name and likeness in his explicit track.  After the company issued their own press release denouncing 'Ye's song, Kanye said due to "creative differences" he has changed the name.  And the artwork has changed (the Theraflu name is removed):

Oh 'Ye....
 

Azealia Banks, Rihanna, Usher & Girlfriend Grace Party At COACHELLA

Posted: 15 Apr 2012 10:47 AM PDT

Day 2 of Coachella popped off with Azealia Banks hitting the stage for her first ever official US performance.  And the number of folks hitting up her tent was bananas. 

 

Pics & video inside of the Harlem chick bringing crazy energy, plus Usher and his girlfriend Grace Miguel and Rihanna all taking in the performances as well....

Well that's classy Usher.  The "Climax" singer was spotted aboard one of the carnival rides at the A/X Armani Neon Carnival party during Day 2 of the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Ca.  And he was spotted giving middle finger action to the crowd below. 

His curly haired girlfriend Grace Miguel was also on the mix:

Ursh was there to hit the stage with David Guetta to perform their tracks together:

And over in the

A purple wigged Azealia Banks took over for the rap lovers.

She doesn't have an album out yet, but rap lovers and indie sites are pretty much praising her as the second coming of real rap--without the pop star antics, lyrics and beats.  So that may explain why she had one of the largest crowds to gather so far this weekend.

Billboard said: Playing to a packed house at 3pm, Banks performed to her largest crowd ever, assuaging them with bass-heavy beats and raunchy rhymes.  (Azealia later cleared up the technical difficulties saying her DJ accidentally skipped 2 tracks..so she just went with it.)

The L.A. Times reviewed the show saying:

She was four bars into her single "... up the Fun” when she flexed just how skillful her rhymes were: precise, full of grit and wholly original in a way that can't be learned or rehearsed, despite what a few of the new ladies (er, Kreayshawn) on the scene might think.

Her set conjured up a sweet era of mid-'90s rap when under-appreciated fem-cees like Foxy Brown, Da Brat, Charli Baltimore and Rah Digga along with singular forces like Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah and, yes, even Lil Kim, represented the girl who got down, dirty and raunchy but never dived too deeply into the waters of pop in search of hits.

Word.  Check out her energetic performances of "212," "F*ck Up the Fun," "Firestarter," and 'Barbie Sh*t" below:

 

Not gonna lie.  I'm starting to like this chick.

Macy Gray also hit the stage:

 


And Rihanna was spotted taking in the shows as well yesterday with her bestie Melissa:

And speaking of Rih she seems to be enjoying her downtime back home in L.A. as she tweeted pics of her hot (denim) bikini bod  laying out in the sunshine:

Rih is set to return to the "Saturday Night Live" stage for musical guest duties on May 5th.  Giants Superbowl champ Eli Manning is hosting.  And I have a feeling we'll be seeing Rih in a sketch or two again...

 

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