Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

BABY FAB: Dem Babies, Jackson Bosh & Tia Mowry Pushes "Oh, Baby"

Posted: 10 May 2012 09:33 AM PDT

Let the cuteness ensue!  Nick Cannon & wife Mariah Carey snapped a few pics with Dem Babies Moroccan & Monroe recently.  And posted them on the twins' website.  Peep the cute pics, plus new family Instagram portait from the Boshes and Tia Mowry pushing her baby book...

Ahhhhhh!  I thought only my bad ass puppy did things like this.  But the cuteness that is Roc & Roe clearly had some fun with the toilet paper roll in the bathroom...and mom & dad snapped a flick. Loves it!

Meanwhile, new mom and "The Game" star Tia Mowry hosted the Biggest Baby Shower Ever with Big City Moms yesterday.  And she promoted her new book "Oh, Baby!" which comes out May 15th.  It's all about real motherhood and baby tales for the modern mommy:

Loves this look.

Cute.

 

And new dad (for the second time) Chris Bosh took some time away from the playoffs to snap some super cute pics with his week old son Jackson and wife Adrienne.  The hat is as big as the baby!  Cute.

Idris Elba Gets SEXY For June 2012 British GQ

Posted: 10 May 2012 08:35 AM PDT

In the June 2012 issue of British GQ covered by pop chick Cheryl Cole, Idris Elba is putting his ridiculously sexy good looks on display.  Check out his spread inside as he promotes his upcoming movie Prometheus...

Rocking dapper suits and all around sex appeal, Idris is the GQ Recommends feature of the month:

Nice.  His sci-fi horror action flick Prometheus hits theaters June 8th.
 

MUSIC FAB: Chris Brown FREESTYLES To "Mercy" & "Way Too Cold" + Nicki Minaj LINKS With Her Mini Me's On "ELLEN"

Posted: 10 May 2012 07:33 AM PDT

 

Chris Brown has dropped two new freestyles to wet the appetites of his fans. Check Chris bust two rhymes over Kanye West beats inside and see Nicki Minaj on "Ellen" and reuniting with Sophia Grace and Rosie.

 

As he quietly becomes a much-sought after video director and rapper in addition to those singing and dancing skills, Chris Brown has dropped two freestyles, over Kanye West beats, to let fans know that they can expect a lot from his forthcoming Fortune album.

Listen to "Mercy" freestyle here:

Listen to "Thearaflu/Way Too Cold" here:

Folks are saying this one caused drama with Rihanna as his lyrics could have been a stab at her:

"Don't f**k with my old bitch it's like a bad fur/ Every industry n***a done had her/ Shook the tree like a pumpkin just to smash her/ Bitch is breaking codes, but I'm the password."

After Chris tweeted the link to the track, Rihanna unfollowed him and commented: "Aw, poor dat #neaux1currr."  These two....

 

And on TV..........

 

Nicki Minaj stopped by Ellen's couch to chat with the host about his career and her young fans.  When Ellen asked her how she dealt with little fans AND her explicit lyrics, she smartly said, "I'm realizing I don't have to deal with it....I'm not their parents!"  She also said she "felt bad" about deleting her Twitter account so she decided to come back.

 

Watch Nicki with Sophia and Rosie--the little girls who became famous for rapping Nicki lyrics--here:

The Randomness:

1.  Congrats to Jermaine Paul (Alicia Keys' backup singer) who just won "The Voice" last night. 

POP OFF! Halle Berry's Screaming Match With The Paparazzi Outside Nahla's School!

Posted: 09 May 2012 08:18 PM PDT

It's all fun and games...until somebody gets cussed out by Halle Berry.  The fab actress was spotted outside her daughter Nahla's L.A. school today in a screaming match with the paparazzi.  Methinks somebody got a wee bit too close to her baby girl.  And she let them have it!

 

Pics inside...

In a pretty blue sundress and black flip flops, and her assistant right over her shoulder, 45-year-old Halle B. was on full on Mama bear mode outside her 4-year-old daughter's school.  And we all know when those paps get too close to her baby girl, chick pops off.

So Halle was spotted stopping a paparazzi car and yelling in the face of the snapper:

Y'all better leave Ms. Berry alone....

Pics: Pacific Coast News

CONFIRMED?! Kenya Moore Hints She's Joining "Real Housewives of Atlanta" Cast

Posted: 09 May 2012 04:49 PM PDT

With the impending departure of Sheree Whitfield, Miss USA 1993 Kenya Moore has been rumored all week to be joining the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast.  And as much as we were hoping this ish wasn't true, Ms. Moore herself coyly half-way confirmed it at a recent event.  Get the deets inside...

Just when we thought this was pretty much impossible since Kenya doesn't even live in the ATL, the 41-year-old actress told S2S recently that she's back and forth between L.A. & the southern city...and she feels like it's her duty to show the proper type of woman on these reality shows. Isn't that everyone's intention before the cameras start rolling?  And we all see how that turns out.

So the folks over at Sister 2 Sister caught up with the gorgeous former Miss USA at the Black Women In Entertainment Law fundraiser in NYC honoring Debra Lee on April 24th.

"I've had an opportunity recently to be on a reality show," Kenya exclusively told S2S. "I feel like it's almost like my duty to take the job because it's the converse of what we're seeing now."

"I can say that it's an already established franchise," Kenya revealed to S2S. "I'm back and forth between Atlanta and L.A....primarily Atlanta. Wink, wink!"

I'm just gonna say it.  I've seriously hearted Kenya since she walked across that pageant stage in all her brown girl glory till the time she killed all those Pantene commercials....so I just don't want those perfect images of her fabulousness ruined by the foolywangery that is ATL Housewives.  Or any of these franchises.  Sigh.  Say it aint so Kenya!

VIDEOS: Mary J Blige & Rick Ross' "Why" Vid + R.Kelly's "It's On" Ft. Ace Hood & DJ Khaled

Posted: 09 May 2012 04:14 PM PDT

Mary J. Blige just dropped her video for "Why" ft. the big homie Rick Ross.  Check it plus R. Kelly's new video for "It's On" ft. Ace Hood & DJ Khaled inside...

From her album My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act I), MJB dropped a video for her newest single "Why."  Check out the glammed out all white Collin Tilley-directed video above.

Meanwhile, R. Kelly is still on the scene and racking in the new cats to keep him relevant.  The track "It's On" just premiered this AM on WGCI--in R's Chicago hometown--and the video is already here.  Check it.  This dude...

The Randomness:

1.  Britney Spears has officially confirmed she's a new judge on Simon Cowell's upcoming season of "X-Factor" alongside Simon & L.A. Reid. Story

SPEAK ON IT: President Obama OFFICIALLY Endorses Legalization Of Gay Marriage

Posted: 09 May 2012 02:54 PM PDT

President Barack Obama just dropped a bomb on the American public today.  After much debate for years on how Mr. President would and should address the issue, even after endorsing "civil unions" during his Presidency, he said today he personally endorses the legalization of same sex marriage.

 

His interview clip inside...

In an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, which will air in full tomorrow (Thursday) on "Good Morning America," President Obama finally spoke with conviction about the hot button issue of same-sex marriage.  While approximately 30 states have laws that actually outlaw same-sex marriage, Obama has taken his pro-civil union stance one step further to endorse the legalization of same-sex marriage.

"I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together; when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that 'don't ask, don't tell' is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married," Obama told Roberts in an interview to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday.

The President mentioned Sasha & Malia's role in forming his opinion.  After sitting around the dinner table with his young daughters, and hearing them speak about their school friends who have same-sex parents, it was a normal occurrence for them that was part of their everyday life.  It was easy to see that the same sex opposition was possibly even generational:

"It's interesting, some of this is also generational," the president continued. "You know when I go to college campuses, sometimes I talk to college Republicans who think that I have terrible policies on the economy, on foreign policy, but are very clear that when it comes to same-sex equality or, you know, sexual orientation, that they believe in equality. They are much more comfortable with it. You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples. There have been times where Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we're talking about their friends and their parents and Malia and Sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently. It doesn't make sense to them and, frankly, that's the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective."

And on whether First Lady Michelle Obama and faith were instrumental in his decision:

"This is something that, you know, we've talked about over the years and she, you know, she feels the same way, she feels the same way that I do. And that is that, in the end the values that I care most deeply about and she cares most deeply about is how we treat other people and, you know, I, you know, we are both practicing Christians and obviously this position may be considered to put us at odds with the views of others but, you know, when we think about our faith, the thing at root that we think about is, not only Christ sacrificing himself on our behalf, but it's also the Golden Rule, you know, treat others the way you would want to be treated. And I think that's what we try to impart to our kids and that's what motivates me as president and I figure the most consistent I can be in being true to those precepts, the better I'll be as a as a dad and a husband and, hopefully, the better I'll be as president."

So...what are your thoughts?  Do you agree with the President?  Will this affect his re-election come this November from either direction?

SPEAK ON IT!

 

Rihanna Flaunts Her CAKES For Vita CoCo Water Outtakes From Terry Richardson

Posted: 09 May 2012 01:46 PM PDT

Famed photographer Terry Richardson just posted some racy & cake-y outtakes from Rihanna's Vita CoCo Coconut water shoot.  The pop star was still blonde in the shoot, and she rolled up her short shorts and white tee to have some fun flaunting her assets fo the camera.

 

Pics inside...

Can't say this chick doesn't know how to sell sex...effortlessly.  In a photo shoot a few months ago with Terry Richardson, Rihanna did a few fun shots where she was far from shy about showing her ass cheeks, big smile and mile-long gams for the camera.  Seriously doubt these will have any place in her Vita CoCo Water campaign, but consider them a gift from the pop gods:

She tried on Terry's staple glasses for a shot and posed in a sexy shot with the photog himself.  Oh that Ri Ri....

Pics: Terry Richardson's Diary

CANDIDS: Vivica A. Fox LEAVING The Ritz Carlton, Rita Ora PARTIES In London + Christina Milian & Cee-Lo CLUBBING In Hollywood

Posted: 09 May 2012 12:44 PM PDT

 

Plenty of fab YBFers were spotted out and about yesterday.  Actress Vivica A. Fox was in D.C. promoting a new movie, Rita Ora was in London dropping a new single and "The Voice" personalities Cee-Lo and Christina Milian partied in Hollywood.  See pics inside.

 

 

Actress Vivica A. Fox was spotted leaving the Ritz Carlton at Pentagon City in DC yesterday.

Viv, who recently signed on to star in the upcoming Bill Bellamy sitcom "Mr. Box Office", was in the nation's capital for a screening of her upcoming film Black November at the prestigious Kennedy Center.

She was later spotted eating with friends at the trendy Founding Farmers Restaurant.

 

And in Hollywood......

"The Voice" personality Christina Milian was seen arriving at club Bardot with her pretty sister.

Not a fan of the dress but her makeup was pretty.  Somebody's in a blue mood these days...

 

Later on......

 

Her co-star Cee-Lo was seen leaving the club in a white Rolls Royce.

Looks like his ladyfriend had a good time too.  Of course...

 

And in London.....

Roc Nation singer Rita Ora was spotted rocking a skin tight dress ahead of her big night out.

Rita was there to launch her new single 'R.I.P' at Asprey.

Nice.

Photos via Splash/INFPhoto/Brant Powell
 

Jill Scott ROLE PLAYS IT UP For VH1 "Storytellers" Taping

Posted: 09 May 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Before she wore this outfit to her afterparty, Jill Scott shut it down for her VH1 "Storytellers" taping at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC.  Check out a few pics and what to expect from Jilly from Philly's intimate performance...

The powerhouse singer, who is now a mom of one, reminded the whole room of why she doesn't need the flashing lights and choreographed dance moves and theatrics to put on a performance.  Last night, Jill Scott ran through her best songs from her catalog and explained the meaning and purpose of each one, as every artist does for their "Storytellers" show.

Jilly changed her wardrobe to dress the part of each song she performed--a red wig with bamboo earrings and ripped up jeans for "Getting in the Way," a sexy wife in a gorgeous gown for "He Loves Me," a fun loving look for "Golden," and more.  She broke down the lyrics to each song, including "Is It The Way," "Crown Royal," "Come See Me"...and even showcased her opera skills while singing one of the tracks in Italian.

The "Blessed" singer also answer questions from the audience.  The craziest one was the answer to where the strangest place was that she found inspiration for a song? "On the toilet....a song about letting go." Oh!

Jilly was spotted at the afterparty at Ink 48 with celeb supporter Janelle Monae.  Jill's "Storytellers" premieres May 21st at 9PM ET/PT on VH1.
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