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Janice aka Miss Mad News

ITALIAN VOGUE THE BLACK ISSUE – A WORLD WIDE SMASH

July 28, 2008

In the world of fashion magazine, a black model on the cover of the publication is is a rare occurrence. The justification for this disparity is often that issues with black cover models don’t sell. This month, however, the so-called “black” issue of Italian Vogue has proven that theory to be at least somewhat flawed. As reported by UK news source The Guardian, in the past four weeks, the issue has caused such a phenomenal demand at news-stands in Britain and the […]

NELLY NAMED SPOKESMODEL FOR SEAN JOHN UNDERWEAR

July 28, 2008

Saint Louis rap star Nelly has been named the first ever spokesmodel for Sean John Underwear, it was announced today (July 28). Nelly will be featured in the Fall campaign promoting Sean John’s collection of underwear and loungewear. The campaign, which was shot by Randee St. Nicholas, showcases Nelly in a modern home overlooking Los Angeles, while modeling the underwear. “I have been a big fan of Diddy and the Sean John clothing line for years,” Nelly told AllHipHop.com in a statement. […]

UK NEWS: FOOTBALLER NATHAN DYER GUILTY OF BAR BURGLARY

July 27, 2008

Southampton footballer Nathan Dyer Shamed Southampton star Nathan Dyer has been convicted in court after the Sunday Mirror exposed him as a thief. The midfielder was filmed on CCTV rummaging through the bags of £5.50-an-hour barmaids while team-mate Bradley Wright-Phillips allegedly stood by. Staff at Bar Bluu in Southsea, where the players had been treated as VIPs, later reported three mobile phones and £145 cash missing. Dyer pleaded guilty to burglary at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Friday and was ordered to do […]

CHINA DENIES BANNING BLACKS FROM BARS DURING BEIJING OLYMPICS

July 27, 2008

China’s Foreign Ministry has denied that they plan on banning blacks from going in to bars during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which kicks off next week. A statement posted on the ministry’s site said: “The report proved to be sheerly groundless as we checked with the Beijing Public Security Bureau. Beijing’s public security departments, including the Sanlitun police station, have never demanded that any bar stop serving customers from any region or country.” And my response to that is – We don’t believe you, you need more people.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ICE CUBE

July 26, 2008

“Today’s artists are caught up in Soundscans and stuff that record companies should be caught up in. So, now, if Akon or T-Pain is hitting, they trying to roll the f**kin talk box in the studios. Artists are under a lot of pressure, cause they just got two, three, four hundred thousand dollars to do a record. This is more money than anybody ever handed them. So they feel obligated to let people in the studio that they would never let in […]

SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS STILL LOOKING FOR AN ASSISTANT (YAWN….)

July 25, 2008

Building on his already lucrative portfolio of reality show brands, mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced the launch of his new VH1 show, I Want to Work for Diddy. The first hour long episode is set to premier August 4 at 9:00 pm and will follow 13 aspiring assistants as they struggle through a myriad of emotional, mental, and physical challenges, for the opportunity to work directly under Diddy. The applicant’s work will be narrowed down by a panel of judges: Warner […]

NEW MUSIC: DMX – ‘SOLDIER’

July 25, 2008

DMX (Earl Simmons) is clearly in need of an “intervention”. For the past month there have been countless news reports, each detailing his off key antics and prompt arrests. I refused to post the news of these latest shenanigans because DMX is a mess and his situation is never-ending… Anyway here is his new track Soldier which attempts to answer his critics…….. Be sure to listen to the very end…… smh……lol………. DMX – SOLDIER Your thoughts please…….