Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

F U: The Dream GIVES THE FINGER & Gets BOO'D Up With FIANCE Lydia Nam!

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:01 AM PDT

The Dream flipped off a photographer at The Grove in LA yesterday as his fiance Lydia Nam clung to him like he's her last meal on earth.  See the photos inside.....

 

The Dream (aka Terius Youngdell Nash) wasn't too happy to spot the paparazzi yesterday at the Grove.  As he held onto his new fiance, Lydia Nam, the man who loves to marry flipped the bird at the snappers.  We've already seen you and you ever-present "dope chick" (his words, not ours) umpteen times.  What's the prob Terius?

Classy!

Picture by: Zodiac / Splash News

Rihanna Shows Her ASSets & Touches It All For iHEARTRADIO Fest, Usher & Lil' Wayne Also ROCK THE STAGE!

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:13 AM PDT

Music superstars Rihanna, Lil' Wayne and Usher hit the stage for night 1 of the huge iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas last night. See performances and pics inside......

Last night, Rihanna closed out day one of iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.

RiRi rocked a shiny #23 jersey mini dress created by fashion designer Jeremy Scott. She tweeted: 'JEREMY SCOTT YOU ARE DAT N****!!! #jersey #hat #trills*** #veryrare.'

After her set,  the singer rushed off to work on her new album.

 

Just before her performance:

She revealed that her new single "Diamonds" will world premiere on the "Elvis Duran Show" at 8amET on Wednesday.   Watch her describe the video as happy, hippie and hopeful:

Watch Rihanna perform "What's My Name" at iHeartRadio festival:

 

Watch "Only Girl (In The World)" below:

 

"Please Don't Stop The Music" below:

 

Also....

Rapper Lil' Wayne & his Trukfit were spotted backstage during the Festival.

Earlier, he performed a set that featured Young Money artist Shanell and his girl Keyshia:

Keyshia Cole was on hand to perform their hit "Enough of No Love."

This dude is real colorful these days.

And......

The new coach of "The Voice", Usher, also performed last night. 

And as usual, he let an audience member come on stage to grind it out.

Earlier, radio host JoJo Wright talked to him in the Elvis Duran Broadcast Room. 

The Festival continues tonight with Mary J. Blige, Pink, Aerosmith and plenty more.


Photos via Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Christopher Polk/Getty Images North America/David Becker

Tamar Braxton Talks Putting Babies On Hold + Chrissy & Jim Jones Dish On The Drama Of Their New Spinoff

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:16 PM PDT

Tamar Braxton is putting babies on hold (and yes--she says she WAS actually ready before), at least until her album is done.  Find out why inside, plus Chrissy & Jim Jones are dishing all about babies and beef with Angie Martinez...

This past season of "The Braxtons" we saw Tamar going through the drama of IVF treatment as she and hubby Vince were tying to get pregnant.  She seemed to not really want a baby, but claims she wouldn't have gone through with IVF if she didn't.  So she told Huff Post Black Voices in a recent interview that she wants to be able to show her kids the type of woman she is.

Have you experienced any challenges shooting the show?

The only con is a lot of people might not agree how Vince and I conduct our relationship. We work together every single day, we’re together all the time. We’re pretty much velcro. And he manages me, so it’s a lot. The way we decide to communicate and what works for us, a lot of people won’t agree with that.

 

Since you’re making progress with your recording career, does that also change your stance on becoming a mother?

Honestly, I definitely want to do that. And I wouldn’t have gone through the whole IVF process if I didn’t want to do that. It’s just that the hormones were so much at one time. Looking back on it, I kind of wish that I was in the right frame of mind, because I would’ve done it right then and there. I’m just starting to feel like my old self again within the past couple of weeks.

I just felt like after the IVF process there were some things that were very important to me that I accomplished just as a woman and as a person just to show my kids by example, not just by telling them. I never want my kids to feel like I’m just some housewife who was just kicking it with my husband, because that’s not the kind of woman that I am. If I don’t do things for myself then how am I going to show my kids? So that’s why we decided to wait.

Is Tamar really ready for these kids?  Hmm.  Check out the rest of her interview over at Huff Post.

 

And in other couples' news, Chrissy & Jim Jones hit up Angie Martinez's show on Hot 97 to dish on their upcoming spinoff show "Chrissy & Mr. Jones":

The twosome say they decided to do their own show because they were tired of being blindsided by the bullsh*t on the "Love & Hip Hop" show they were on last year.  So they're Executive Producing this spinoff together.

Chrissy also revealed she hasn't talked to or seen Olivia since they wrapped their season of LAHH--and she's not cool with her.  But there's no malice.  And she chose Emily B. to be on their show because she's the only one she was truly friends with.

And about having those babies Jimmy wants, Em says she needs more structure from Jimmy.

Their show premieres Monday, September 24th on VH1 at 9:30p est.

 

The Randomness:

1.  Party Over.  LMFAO break up...for now.  STORY

 

Lamar Odom's EX Liza Morales LANDS New "TLC" Reality Show + Vanessa Bryant Wants OUT Of The Mansion

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:44 PM PDT


Lamar Odom's ex Liza Morales has landed a new TLC reality show about women who used to date or married very wealthy men. Get the deets on the show and find out about Vanessa Bryant selling her Newport Beach mansion inside......

There's "BBW," "Hollywood Exes" and now Liza Morales (pictured above) and her friends have been added to the list of reality chicks turning failed relationships into profit. Lamar def has a type doesn't he?

Lamar Odom's ex and mother of his children, has signed on to do a reality show with TLC about "...Liza and a bunch of other ladies who were married [to] or dated famous men," a TLC insider revealed.

Lamar and Liza were together a total of 12 years and she is the mother of Destiny, Lamar Jr. and Jayden, who died tragically in 2006.

Liza will be joined by Shaniqua Tompkins who is 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend.  The insider added, “This show isn’t going to be fake reality show.  It’s going to reveal the truth about a lot of men we thought we knew.”

We're sure....

 

And in other "basketball wife" news.......

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa has put one of the 3 mansions she owns (thanks to what was handed over to her during her & Kobe's marriage and separation) in the Newport Beach area for $3.75M.  The home was used as the residence of Vanessa's mom, Sofia, and is about 6,000 sq. ft.

No word on where mom dukes is headed next, but we're sure Mr. Bryany will be opening his wallet again for something real nice..

 

Solange & Azealia Banks Kick It FRONT ROW For Cavalli's MILAN Show + Destiny's Child Will Release GREATEST HITS Collection

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:32 PM PDT

Solange Knowles and Azealia Banks both added some spice to the front row of Cavalli's show in Milan for fashion week.  And having two of our fave sharp tounged fashionistas buddied up indeed is a good thing.  See the pics inside and find out about Destiny Child's upcoming music release.

 

'Fro'd out Solange Knowles was spotted looking fabulous in Milian today where she headed to Roberto Cavalli's Spring/Summer 2013 runway show at during Milan Fashion Week. 

She looked hot in amultiprinted blue & white blazer and minidress from the 2013 Cavalli Resort Collection.  And he Louboutin cutout sandals were the perfect touch.

And another fashion darling, Azealia Banks, was also seen heading to the show. Not loving the space shoes but we love HER.

Solange and Azealia chatted it up...hopefully about collabing on some music?

Azealia tweeted, "my girl @solangeknowles's fro be SHININ' !!"  Solange will drop her new "Losing You" track on Oct. 2.

And the singer chick who refuses to be the Team Natural Vice President later posed with Mr. Cavalli himself.  Fab times!

 

In other Knowles music news........

 

Destiny's Child will soon be riding high on the charts again when Beyonce, Kelly & Michelle release Playlist, a greatest hits collection to coincide with the 15-year anniversary of their first number 1 hit, "No, No, No Part 2."

Though their isn't any new music on the disc, this will be as close to another taste of the group as fans will get right now.  Their former manager, Mathew Knowles, says there are no plans for a reunion. 

“It takes a year of planning to do these tours, but first it starts with the artist wanting to do it. And I think the ladies are still working happily in their solo careers.  The hardest thing would be choosing which songs they’re going to do, because we would want to mix it up with solo hits and Destiny’s Child hits. We would have to throw away some number ones from off the set list."

The 14-track set will hit stores Oct. 9 through Music World/Columbia/Legacy Recordings.


Photos via Massimo Procopio/ Splash News

PARTY GIRLS: Teyana Taylor, Karrueche Tran & Teairra Mari Celebrate G.O.O.D. Music

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT

The G.O.O. D. Music family is on one these days.  And rightfully so as the crew just dropped their much anticipated Cruel Summer complitation album for the masses.  So Teyana Taylor and Pusha T partied it up with their celeb friends to celebrate.  Pics inside...

Teyana may have been linked with her bestie Chris Brown at one point in time, but she's also good friends with Breezy's girlfriend Karrueche Tran.  So the twosome popped some bottles at the Hennessy V.S and JL party at Blok nightclub in Hollywood this week.

Pusha T chilled in the DJ booth and gave club goers a mini concert, spitting old and new lyrics.  Teyana was on her tomboy, fly girl swag and danced it up and took some shots with Karrueche Tran and friends.

Fab chick Teairra Mari was there too, sipping Hennessy's Watermelon sour shots all night and possibly making nice with the GOOD fam to see if she could get on too.  Wouldn't even be mad at that.

Fun times!
 

Photos: Hennessy and Jerry Lorenzo

FASHION HEAD: Nicole Richie Flaunts Her Fashion Clout In DUJOUR Magazine

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:07 PM PDT

In a sexy and chic military inspired fashion spread for DuJour magazine, one of our fave chicks, Nicole Richie, is working it out showcasing some hot looks for fall.  Check out the House of Harlow founder--clad in a Max Mara wool dress and diamonds from Kwiat & Jacob & Co. for the cover flaunting her fashion clout inside...

She's come a long way....from trashy socialite sidekick to 30-year-old polished businesswoman with real clout in the fashion game.  So it's only right she's covering the pages of October 2012 issue of DuJour magazine rocking the premiere fashion labels that everyone will be drooling over this fall.  We've grown to love Nicole over the years--especially after she became a mommy twice over.  And we love getting an inside peek into her still fun mind of fashion and life.  Here's some highlights:

On the rainy Private Benjamin movie (80's flick starring Goldie Hawn) inspired shoot in L.A.:


“It’s hilarious. I’m a huge fan of Goldie. But besides that, I gravitated toward the movie because you see her character faced with challenges—she has a choice to go back to what she’s comfortable in or face new challenges. So that concept kind of speaks to me.”


On juggling the job of mentor on "Fashion Star," 2 kids, and developing several fashion lines

“It’s an interesting time right now, because women aren’t doing just one thing.  We’re wearing many hats, taking on different roles. That’s just how the modern American woman is today.”

On what sparked her interest in fashion

“When I was little, the woman who made my dad’s tour costumes would make me a matching figure-skating outfit out of the excess fabric.  I would always tell her exactly what I wanted. I was obsessed with Shirley Temple, so the shoulders were puffed, the skirt was out. It was just very, very girly.  That whole world was exciting to me. It became this process of something that I knew how to do.”

On why she chooses to raise her kids very traditionally and differently than her upbringing

“One of the biggest differences in the way I’m raising my kids versus the way I was raised is that I was on tour a lot. I don’t really do that with my kids.  It’s important to me that they have stability. I like them to be home....I was taken out of school, and had tutors. By the time my father went onstage, I was asleep.  There’s no right or wrong way to raise a family...Look, I don’t know anyone who can say they don’t just try and do the best that they can do.”

On surviving the constantly evolving fashion industry

“Every season, I have pieces that I’m passionate about but for whatever reason the stores don’t want them. You have to get used to it, show them another season. You have to let them go....Always be open to criticism. Criticism is the best thing you can ever get because it’s someone’s honest opinion—you need to hear it. What’s the point of hearing how great you are all the time?”

 

Brian Atwood Python Thigh High Boots, Michael Kors felted wool belted peacoat

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO leather lapel blazer, Max Mara wool bolero hat, Winter Kate crinkly chiffon dress

Loves it all.  Check out DuJour for Nicole's full interview.

Photog: Jeff Vespa

AND THERE'S MORE: Roscoe Dash STILL PISSY About Songwriting Credits, Meek Mill & Miguel ADD Their OPINIONS

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:44 AM PDT

Rapper Roscoe Dash is still using Twitter as a blasting board about his lyrical contributions being overlooked. Check out the new drama with Miguel and Meek Mill and what they had to add......

 

We told you earlier about Roscoe Dash being in his feelings about his Cruel Summer and "Lotus Flower Bomb" contributions not being addressed by the GOOD Music crew.  And now, the "No Hands" rapper has pulled out his MAC book to prove some more ish.  And snarky comments from folks like Meek Mill, who said Roscoe must not be making any money, didn't stop him.

And then he provided a few receipts (even though no one is really saying he DIDN'T write these songs):

He posted screen shots from his computer showing concepts and scratch tracks for songs that eventually turned into the hits. 

He ended by saying,

 

At the same time this is going on, he posted an old fight he had with Meek Mill through their private inboxes on Facebook:

And now Miguel, who recently talked to COMPLEX, has spoken out saying,

"As far as I know, Wale and another artist that I recently met penned the original 'Lotus Flower Bomb' chorus and I came in and added the second half or the end part...I'm not going to explain myself, this is retarded.

"I don't know anything about Roscoe Dash. At the end of the day, I know my involvement in the song and as far as I know, Wale and I, and this other guy, wrote the chorus. The other guy was an alternative artist. If he wrote a part of it, he should get credit for it, but as far as I know, the people who deserve credit on the song are listed. Twitter is not the place to handle business."

 

It seems like this could have been handled behind the scenes, but oh well.  That's what Twitter's for! But Roscoe shouldn't expect to hear from Kanye West....he has bigger fish to fry with the whole sex tape thing...

 

MAN DOWN: Rihanna Hits Up The Shooting Range In Vegas

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Rihanna is living it up in Las Vegas ahead of her big iHEARTRADIO Music Festival performance tonight at the MGM Grand Hotel.  Check out the bad gal and her girls licking their guns (not really) at the shooting range...

Your favorite raunchy pop chick is in Vegas this weekend for the iHeartRadio Music festival.  Fresh off showing off her new beneath-the-breasticles tattoo poolside with her brother and her bestie Melissa, Rihanna took her girls to the shooting range in Vegas yesterday:

And she even gave her target a Rih Rih makeover.

 

Looks like the "G4L" singer is spending time doing everything she loves, and in a BOY cropped top and heels.

Rih takes the stage tonight at the MGM Grand along with Lil Wayne, Usher, No Doubt, Green Day and plenty more.

Pics: Rihanna's Instagram
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