Month: January 2012

QUOTES OF THE DAY: MC HARVEY TALKS ABOUT ‘RELATIONSHIP’ WITH CHERYL COLE / CHERYL COLE RESPONDS

January 31, 2012

Earlier today I posted news about an hilarious NOW magazine interview with So Solid star MC Harvey in which he “allegedly” claims he had a love affair with Cheryl Cole.  Now check out a quote from the interview. “We’ve known each other for years. But then [after Cheryl split with Ashley] we started confiding in each other. A lot of it was like: ‘We can’t trust anyone out there, so we’re just gonna trust each other’.” “I promised her loyalty and I can’t break that. There […]

UK NEWS: STEVE JONES AXED FROM US X-FACTOR

January 31, 2012

British host of the US X-Factor Steve Jones has announced  on Twitter last night that he won’t be returning to host a second season of the show. He wrote, “I wont be hosting next seasons X-Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as  I’ve had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show.” And rumour has it that judge Nicole Scherzinger won’t be returning either. The smugness is slowly being wiped off Simon Cowell’s face. All his shows are suffering which explains […]

UK ANTICS: SO SOLID’S MC HARVEY ADMITS TO HAVING ‘SECRET ROMANCE’ WITH CHERYL COLE … SO SAYS NOW MAGAZINE

January 31, 2012

So Solid Crew star MC Harvey (real name Michael Harvey Jr) has revealed to gossip magazine NOW that he once had a secret fling with the nations former sweetheart turned has been Cheryl Cole. The former husband of TV personality/singer Alesha Dixon confesses to NOW that he fell for the convicted batterer of Sophie Amogbokpa who she attacked and “allegedly” racially abused in a night club back in 2003. Harvey also went on to say that he would have even married Cole. According to NOW they became close in late 2010 as he ‘nursed Cheryl through heartbreak […]

UK NEWS: STEPHEN LAWRENCE’S KILLER LAUNCHES APPEAL

January 30, 2012

Via The Telegraph Gary Dobson, one of the men convicted of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, has lodged an appeal against his conviction. Dobson, 36, was sentenced to 15 years and two months after being found guilty of murdering the 18-year-old in April 1993. But he maintains his innocence and is said to be appealing on the grounds that a video, showing racist remarks he made to friends more than a year after the murder, was played to the jury during […]

VIDEO / UK ANTICS: JAMMER COMPILES ‘TOP 10 UK BUTTERS FEMALE ARTISTS LIST’

January 29, 2012

*For those of you who don’t know what the word ‘butters’ means it’s old skool slang and means “ugly”* When I first heard that UK artist Jammer was going to compile a ‘Top Ten UK Butters Female Artists’ list I just shook my head in disbelief. I didn’t actually think he would do it because it’s just cruel. But Jammer has in fact gone ahead and compiled this list in response to Grime Daily’s ‘Top 10 Sexiest Males In Grime and Rap’ […]

UK NEWS: MAN ARRESTED AFTER MAKING MONKEY GESTURE AT PATRICE EVRA DURING MAN U VERSES LIVERPOOL FA CUP

January 29, 2012

A 59-year-old man has been arrested after a picture was posted on Twitter showing him making racist monkey gestures during the FA Cup Manchester United verses Liverpool game yesterday. Tensions were high as the two  clubs were meeting for the first time since Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was given an eight-match ban for racially abusing Man U defender Patrick Evra. Every time Evra had possession of the ball Liverpool fans booed him and Suarez could be seen watching from the stands cheering his […]

ANGER AFTER THANDIE NEWTON IS CAST TO PLAY AN IGBO WOMAN IN NEW FILM

January 28, 2012

British actress Thandie Newton has been cast to play an Igbo woman in the film adaptation of Ngozi Adichie’s award-winning novel Half Of A Yellow Sun, the story of the Nigerian-Biafran War. According to Clutch Magazine Newton is set to play  one of the main roles along side fellow British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. But the casting of Newton who is mixed race (mother is from Zimbabwe and father is English) has caused major upset and an online petition has been set up demanding that an Igbo actress is cast […]

VIDEO: JUMP OFF UK DEBATE – WHAT IS “URBAN” MUSIC

January 27, 2012

With the word “Urban” in the air the debaters discuss exactly what the word means. Here are some of the questions that were raised and discussed during the debate: Is “Urban” Music Black Music? Why was it created? Do all genres come from black music? …. As far as I am concerned the word “URBAN” should be banished! Your thoughts please…

UK NEWS: ACTOR ADAM DEACON TALKS ABOUT RACE IN THE UK – ‘MY TAKE ON TANNING”

January 27, 2012

I have said on numerous occasions that for some strange reason British actor Adam Deacon seems to have become the ‘go to person’ when mainstream media outlets want to venture in to topics relating to all things “URBAN”. He recently appeared on the Eddie Nestor radio talk show to discuss the Stephen Lawrence trial/verdict  which for various reasons raised an eyebrow. Anyway now in a recent interview featured on US entertainment mogul Steve Stoute’s The Tanning Of America website he talks about Race in the UK. Check out excerpts from the […]