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QUOTE OF THE DAY: CHUCK D

Legendary Public Enemy front man Chuck D who is currently performing in South Africa took to Twitter several hours ago and got some things off his chest. The fakeness of black celebrity is this. They are a sliver away from the poverty and drama of their own family.It's not the blue blood elite — Chuck D (@MrChuckD) December 5, 2010 Trust me Jay Z Beyonce Diddy probably run from their family. Can you imagine them at a cookout?… probably got security and []

VIDEO: HOLLYWOOD DIES DIGITALLY TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR WORLD AIDS DAY

Several days ago I posted news on the dubious campaign set up by singer Alicia Keys to help raise awareness for World AIDS Day. Click HERE to read if you missed it. Punchbowl Blog reports that tomorrow (1 December) Hollywood will die digitally to raise awareness for World AIDS Day. A-list celebrities who have Twitter accounts will “sacrifice” yes that’s right “SACRIFICE” tweeting until $1 million is raised to buy their digital lives back. I bet they spent thousands of dollars on this off-key campaign. They should have donated the money to an AIDS charity []

KIM KARDASHIAN POSES AS A CORPSE FOR CHARITY

Source “Reality” TV star Kim Kardashian has agreed to pose as a corpse for a promotional campaign called The Digital Life Sacrifice. Punchbowl Blog reports, the image is part of an internet campaign in which stars including Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher will quit social networking sites to raise money for charity. They have filmed ‘last tweet and testament’ videos which will appear in ads showing them in coffins to represent what the campaign calls their digital deaths. They will log off []

BLACKHAIR MAGAZINE FRONT COVER (DECEMBER/JANUARY 2011 ISSUE) ALESHA DIXON

Strictly Come Dancing star Alesha Dixon features on the cover of the latest issue of Blackhair magazine out now. The 32-year- old singer and TV personality is gearing up to release her new album The Entertainer scheduled for release on November 29th. In the interview the singer speaks of returning to her emceeing roots, addresses rumours surrounding a possible romance with Tinie Tempah, and reveals that she would like to follow in Oprah’s footsteps by hosting her own talkshow. Blackhair is a []

KANYE WEST’S MEDIA TRAINER QUITS

According to the Daily Mail Kanye West’s media trainer has quit after his disastrous interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show. Click HERE to watch interview if you missed it. Also the journalist who wrote this news story describes Kanye as being a SINGER.  These journalists are something else….. *shaking my head* Click HERE to read article.

BEYONCE GETS HER OWN COMIC BOOK… BUT WHO IS THAT ON THE FRONT COVER???

Rhymes With Snitch reports that megastar Beyonce Knowles now has her own comic book. SHE’S ALREADY A STAR, NOW BEYONCE’S A COMIC-BOOK HERO She’s already a chart-topper. She’s married to rap royalty. She’s an actress. Now Beyonce will add one more feat to her already impressive resume: She’s set to become a comic-book hero. Bluewater Comics this January will send its latest biography comic, Fame: Beyonce, to comic-book shops across the country. Readers will also be able to order the comic directly []

10 YEAR OLD ROMANIAN GIRL GIVES BIRTH TO BABY GIRL IN SPAIN

Via BBC News A 10-year-old girl from Romania has given birth in southern Spain, officials in the region have said. The girl gave birth to a daughter last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, said Andalucia’s social affairs minister Micaela Navarro. Officials are deciding whether the mother and her family can keep custody, Ms Navarro said. The father of the baby is also believed to be a minor, aged 13, who is still in Romania, Spanish media have said. Continue []

ESSENCE MAGAZINE (DECEMBER 2010 ISSUE) ‘FOR COLORED GIRLS’ CAST FRONT COVERS

The cast from the highly anticipated movie For Colored Girls (directed by Tyler Perry) all feature on the cover of Essence Magazine’s December issue. Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Lorreta Divine, Janet Jackson, Tessa Thompson and Whoopi Goldberg. Richard Lawson, Hill Harper, Omari Hardwick, Tyler Perry, Khalil Kain, and Michael Ealy. Source –  Gossip Wrap Up! [Thanks Ronke]

ALICIA KEYS GUSHES ABOUT MOTHERHOOD AND HER BABY BOY IN NEW BLOG POST

Songstress Alicia Keys reached out to her fans yesterday and posted a message on her official website about her baby boy Egypt. Via Alicia Keys Every moment is beautiful; delicious even! Every moment I’m learning and living in a way I never have before. Being present in a way I never have before. Existing in moments I never have before. Never have I felt so calm, so purposeful in taking the time to truly observe the world around me, to live in it fully and []

ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS CO-FOUNDER ARRESTED IN MARIJUANA DRUGS RING

Via Yahoo News Raids targeting a wholesale marijuana ring based in New York and Florida resulted in the arrests of 45 people, including one of the founders of the Roc-A-Fella record label, prosecutors said Friday. Kareem Burke, who started the hip-hop label with Jay-Z and Damon Dash in the 1990s, was caught on a wiretap discussing “grow houses” with the ringleader, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said. An employee of High Times magazine also was charged. Burke and the others face 10 years []