PIC: JAY-Z VISITS THE WHITE HOUSE

Click HERE to view more pics. Lucky Jay-Z visited The White House this week with mother-in-law Tina Knowles, wife Beyonce, singer Trey Songz and former music executive Kevin Liles. Jay recently told chat show host Jonathan Ross that he had been invited to The White House  before but had to keep declining those invitations because of his “busy schedule”. I see you finally managed to clear a space in your jam packed diary Jay, to visit your “good friend” the President. Well done! *rolls eyes* …………………………………………………………….. Doesn’t the President have any work to []

NEW MUSIC: DRAKE – ‘OVER’

Check out the over-rated Drake’s new single ‘Over’. I still fail to understand what all the fuss is about. What is so fantastic about this man? People seem to be wetting themselves over his latest musical effort, when in fact the track is mediocre at best! I’m sorry but everytime I see Drake’s face I remember what the great Public Enemy taught me all those years ago…. “DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE!”. Your thoughts please. Hit or miss?

BRITISH BASKETBALL COACH JAILED FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING 14 YEAR OLD SCHOOL GIRL

  Brown Eyez reports that former England Under 18 basketball coach / basketball pundit for Channel Five Andre Alleyne, has  been jailed for 30 months after sexually abusing a 14-year-old schoolgirl.  Alleyne, encouraged the girl to show him her private parts and performed sex acts on her at her school and at her home. Continue Reading…  ……………………………………………………………………………….  So couldn’t paedo Shrek here find a woman his own age to embark on a sexual relationship with? Disgusting! Former students who attended the school that Andre taught at, have left comments on the []

VIDEO: ESTELLE FT KARDINAL OFFISHALL / ESTELLE DEFENDS ‘BLACK FACE’ SHENANIGANS

After a snippet of the video for Freak was released online last week some of us were outraged.You see Estelle deciding to sport a black boot polish look didn’t go down to well. But the singer doesn’t see what all the fuss is about and says, “Those comments were the first thing I saw after we released the video trailer,” Estelle said. “It’s like, ‘Are you joking?’” “I think [people] need to wait to see the clip. I could defend myself, but it’s just []

DMX’S GOSPEL RAP EXTRAVAGANZA CANCELLED

Earlier this week I posted the news that former A-list rapper DMX was going to host a gospel rap benefit concert at his church. Click here to read if you missed it. Well the concert has now been cancelled!  Via Ballerstatus Arizona’s Independence High School — who were to host the performance — backed out, after they realized X was involved. Morning Star Sanctified Church’s Pastor King says that they had everything set to go, even taking out a $1 million insurance policy, but []

UK NEWS: SINGER MUTYA BUENA APPLIES TO OWN SUGABABES NAME?

First Keisha and now Mutya…. Via BBC News Founding Sugababes member Mutya Buena has applied for ownership of the band’s name, her legal firm has confirmed. The star, who quit the band in 2005, has applied to the European Trademarks Authority for permission. Keisha Buchanan – the last of the original members – left last year. At the time Buena said: “It just means the Sugababes have ended.” But speaking at a recent album launch, current Sugababe Heidi Range said their record []

UK NEWS: DJ MASTERSTEPZ ANNOUNCES HIS RESIGNATION FROM CHOICE FM

Award nominated DJ, Masterstepz, today announced his resignation from the radio station Choice FM, where has been a long standing and respected resident DJ for over six years.   Whilst being at Choice FM, Masterstepz has had his own weekday show from 7pm-9pm, meeting and interviewing music artists and sportsmen such as Jay-Z, Mary J Blige, Tinchy Styder, Rihanna, Rio Ferdinand, Bashy, David Haye, NeYo, Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey, who personally presented him with a mounted triple platinum disc for her album, []

KANYE WEST’S LATEST BLOG RAMBLINGS

Check out Kanye’s latest blog entry below… Via kanyewest.com I’m on the plane listening to The College Dropout. It brings back so many memories. When we made it I had all 6 parents, 4 grandparents and my mom and dad. Now I have my dad and my grandfather. Music is so nostalgic. Every song I listen to brings me back to when I first played them for my mom, when I first played them for Dame, when I first played them for []

UK NEWS: FOOTBALL MANAGER KEITH ALEXANDER DIES

[Thanks Richard] Via BBC News Macclesfield Town have announced that manager Keith Alexander has died at the age of 53. Alexander, who suffered a brain aneurysm in November 2003, passed away after arriving home last night from the League Two match at Notts County. He had recently returned to work after taking time out because of illness. “Keith was a splendid man. He will be sorely missed at the Moss Rose and by everyone involved in football,” read a club statement. “Our []

UK NEWS: ALEXANDRA BURKE THREATENS TO SUE MOTHER IF SHE RELEASES ‘TELL-ALL’ BOOK

Via NOTW FUMING Alexandra Burke threatened to SUE her MUM after finding out she was writing a book about her troubled upbringing. The Hallelujah singer had a furious bust-up with former Soul II Soul star Melissa and accused her of cashing in on her fame. Lawyers for Alex’s record label Syco were called in, but Melissa insisted she would press ahead with the tell-all book which features a picture of her daughter on the cover. Continue Reading….. I heard through the grapevine []