August 6, 2012
… Enough Said is taken from Aaliyah’s posthumous album and for some reason the Aaliyah estate has given Drake the greenlight to produce the album. I like hearing Aaliyah’s vocals on the single but when Drake jumps in I just think ‘WHY???’ Sometimes it is best to just leave things alone. Rest In Peace Aaliyah.
July 25, 2012
Snoop Lion? I can’t…. What is he going to do next? join the Nyabinghi? I like Snoop Dogg but he needs to leave Reggae music alone. He should stick to what he is good at. [Thanks Keysha] I wondered why Snoop dogg has been dressing like Sizzla lately http://t.co/JfvNVxkC via @madnewsblog — Paul Henriques (@PaulH) July 25, 2012 Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?
July 4, 2012
After dropping hints about his sexuality on his new album Channel Orange, member of Hip Hop collective Odd Future and solo artist Frank Ocean (real name Christopher Breaux ) has revealed on his Tumblr blog that his first love was a man. He first tweeted, “We’re all a bunch of golden million dollar babies. my hope is that the babies born these days will inherit less of the bulls**t than we did. anyhow, what i’m about to post is for anyone who cares to read. it […]
July 2, 2012
The BET Awards took place last night in Los Angeles with the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Beyonce and opportunist of the year Kim Kardashian in attendance. Beyonce, Jay-Z , Kanye and Nicki Minaj also took home awards. NOW THERE’S A SURPRISE!!!! BET you are so sad and predictable. And I see Chris Brown is back in favour with industry folk. Check out the full winners list below. Centric Award Common Youngstars Award Diggy Best Group The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West) – According to BET Jay-Z and Kanye are now […]
June 29, 2012
Singer Lauryn Hill admitted in court today that she failed to file three years of taxes on income of $1.8 million. The star now faces a 3 year prison term and $75,000 in fines and will be sentenced in late November. However Hill’s attorney Nathan Hockman claims that the federal government is making an example of his client because of her celebrity status. According to Hockman, “There are many people in society who fail to file their taxes on time who only […]
June 29, 2012
Black Voices reports that R.Kelly has cancelled promotional appearances for his new album (Write Me Back) and memoir (Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me) because of throat complications. The singer had surgery last year to treat an abscess on his vocal cords. Kelly’s publicist said in a statement that ‘he was on his way to New York on Wednesday morning when he became ill and returned to Chicago for medical treatment’. … Oh dear this doesn’t sound good.
June 15, 2012
X-Factor contestant Misha B has released the video for her debut single Home Run. The single will be officially released through Relentless Records on July 15. The single isn’t bad. At least it’s not a boring safe ballad. And it’s clear from the video that Missy Elliot’s past videos inspired the director. I wish Misha the best of luck. … Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?
June 15, 2012
It has been reported that singer R.Kelly (real name Robert Kelly) owes millions in unpaid taxes. It is claimed that Kelly owes almost 5 million dollars to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). Record show he paid 2.6 million dollars in back taxes in 2008 and another one million dollars last year, but still owes the federal government more than 4.8 million dollars. Last year the star was forced to sell his mansion in Chicago (that he built) because of unpaid mortgage payments, […]
May 30, 2012
Last week it was announced that BBC Radio’s resident Hip Hop DJ Tim Westwood (54) will no longer be hosting his weekday BBC 1xtra show after September and is to be replaced by DJ Charlie Sloth. The new fresh and acceptable face of all things “URBAN” over at BBC Radio towers . Tim however is still a BBC employee and will still host his show on Saturday nights and a new show on Sundays. But the “Big Dawg” seems unhappy with the changes and recently told Pappzd, I think I was treated unfairly… I don’t know why, they just don’t want me, I’ve still got […]
May 28, 2012
TMZ reports that singer Mary J. Blige and entertainment mogul Steve Stoute’s charitable organisation Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now is being sued by TD Bank over a $250.000 loan. They took out the loan back in June 2011 and according to the suit the foundation agreed to pay back the money by December 2011, but so far they have only managed to pay back $368.33 Blige and Stoute are also being sued by musicians who claim they still haven’t been […]