PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON ANNOUNCE WEDDING DATE / THE CABINET ANNOUNCE A PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Prince William and Kate Middleton have announced the date and venue for their wedding in 2011. The couple will be married on Friday, April 29, at Westminster Abbey, and the Cabinet agreed this morning that the day will be a public holiday. ………………………………………………… Thats good news about the public holiday but it still hurts to think that a long with other tax-payers in this fair land of ours, I’m helping to pay for a wedding that I’m not even invited to. All I can do is laugh.

VIBE MAGAZINE FRONT COVER (DECEMBER 2010 ISSUE) – A DELUSIONAL T.I

Source Before he returned to prison rapper T.I sat down with Vibe Magazine, came up with a bunch of excuses for his foolish behaviour, claims he is only addicted to prescription pills,  and even goes as far as comparing himself to Malcolm X, Muhammed Ali, Martin Luther King and wait for it…… JESUS CHRIST.   Also in the interview T.I says that people compare him to Tupac while others tell him he’s as good an actor as wait for it….. DENZEL WASHINGTON. I’ve heard you mention how the good that you’ve done is []

UK NEWS: FORMER X-FACTOR CONTESTANT GAMU TO RELEASE CHARITY CHRISTMAS SINGLE

Former X-Factor contestant Gamu Nhengu has recorded a Christmas single in aid of a Scottish charity. Gamu who failed to make it to the live stages of the farcical TV show, will release the single  Where Will You Sleep This Christmas. The track will be released on 13 December. Gamu along with the rest of her family left Zimbabwe several years ago, and are currently battling to stay in the UK after they were granted the right to appeal against a decision forcing them to leave the country. The case []

UK MUSIC: ORIE – I LOVE U (FOREVER REMIX) / MIXTAPE

UK artist Orie caused quite a stir when he was featured on Mad News earlier this year , and now the singer/rapper is back with the new single  I Love U and the mixtape  Man Behind The Illusion Vol.1 (Instrumentals). Click HERE to download mixtape and check out the single I Love You below. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK HIP HOP: J THE EXODUS – 360 FULL CIRCLE MIXTAPE

Talented up and coming rapper J The Exodus (real name Jason Hayles) is  one-third of the  rap collective Midas Touch alongside fellow group members AKS and Phoenix Da Icefire both of whom have enjoyed relative success with their own solo projects earlier this year. J has now branched out on his own and released the new mixtape 360: Full Circle (Free to download), which features fourteen diverse yet distinctive tracks. 360 – Full Circle” (Tracklist & Credits) 01a. Intro (Original: Miles Davis []

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 []

FAITH EVANS AND SWV RETURN TO THE UK

Singer Faith Evans and hit 90s R&B group SWV will return to the UK to perform for a series of gigs in London and Manchester during December. The tour kicks of in London on the 5th December and the 8th December at the IndigO2 and ends in Manchester on the 10th December. Click HERE to purchase tickets.

UK NEWS: DANE BOWERS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO SALE OF ILLEGAL PARTY DRUG

Via Yahoo UK Singer Dane Bowers has been arrested by cops investigating the sale of illegal party drug mephedrone. The former Another Level star was taken into custody and quizzed by officers on Tuesday as part of a probe into a drugs bust worth £650,000. According to The Sun, police in Manchester have been involved in a five-month operation to bring down a group of dealers selling the drug at cage-fighting events, which Bowers allegedly promotes. He was bailed until January. Five []

VIDEO: RICK ROSS LIVE AT THE HAMMERSMITH APOLLO (LONDON)

Rapper Rick Ross kicked off his B.M.F Tour last night at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, and judging by the footage below the audience was loving the big man. I hate to admit this but I love B.M.F. I wish I had been there when Ricky and the audience performed the track together last night. Via @ Hip Hop Chronicle UK