Sources say that singer Rihanna was left “mortified” when a crowd of excited fans mistook her for being Prince, as she walked through a London airport several weeks ago. “Some fans screamed out ‘Prince’ when they saw her,” one witness whispers. “But when they got close enough to ask for an autograph, they realized he was she.” “She didn’t know what to say.” (Source: Star Magazine) HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I would of loved to have seen the look on her face.
Miss Black Britain 2007 Hannah Osunsina The third annual Miss Black Britain beauty contest will take place this year at the Leicester Square Theatre on Saturday 22nd November. For more information on this year’s competition and background info about this annual event, visit The Miss Black Britain website. Via The Cocoa Diaries
Dube Egwuatu A man told today how he was shot three times in a London street for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt. Dube Egwuatu was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in an off-licence when the gunman confronted him and glared at the top, which carries an image of the Democrat US presidential candidate underneath the legend ‘Believe’. The man then launched into a tirade of racist slurs, shouting ‘I f***ing hate n*****s’ and urging 36-year-old Mr Egwuatu to leave the shop […]
Singer Grace Jones arrives at this evening’s Q Awards, which is taking place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Photographs: WireImage/Eamonn McCormack Some things never change. Gracie’s still as nutty as ever.
Tim Westwood is crazy LOL!!! I have to admit I’ve always liked his radio show. This is a funny interview……
What can I say about siblings The Wee Papa Girl Rappers…. They were the poor man’s Salt ‘n’ Pepa UK style. They were MAINSTREAM!!!!! I wasn’t a fan at all! But they did manage to walk away with two top ten hit singles under their belts back in the late 80s, and if my memory serves me correctly their debut album didn’t do too badly either…… ‘We Rule’ Circa 1988 ‘Heat It Up’ Circa 1988 I wonder where they are now……
I’m not sure if my US based visitor’s will remember this duo, but I’m sure some of my UK visitors will. Female Hip Hop duo The Cookie Crew hailed from Clapham South West London, and were pretty big back in the late 80s. They also enjoyed some success Stateside. Check out their 1989 hit ‘I Got To Keep On’ I wonder where they are now……
After being detained by UK Immigration officials today for NO GOOD REASON, rapper Busta Rhymes has been released. Via The London Paper Busta Rhymes has been released after being barred from entering the UK today. His detention throwing plans for an anti-violence gig into chaos. Organisers of the gig were said to be considering Ludacris as his replacement. But Busta’s lawyer intervened and a High Court Judge agreed that the decision to detain was unlawful. The 36 year old MC was released immediately. The […]
Photograph: The London Paper A student from Wembley who uses his love of hip hop to make cosmology easier to understand, is to showcase his NASA-commissioned rap at the Science Museum tonight. Bigwigs at the US Space Agency asked Jonathan Chase, 28, to write the “Astrobiology Rap” for the latest European edition of NASA’s Astrobiology Magazine. The song and accompanying video is fast becoming a YouTube hit and has been viewed more than 10,000 times. The 28-year-old rapper is a Science Communication student […]
Not only do we have the MOBO Awards, we also have the UMA’s (Urban Music Awards) which will take place in November. Yey!!!! Estelle is again leading the way in award nominations, this time picking up nods in five categories for the UK Urban Music Awards (UMAs). Last week, it was revealed that the singer, 28, had five nods for this year’s MOBO (Music of Black Origin Awards). Dance act Booty Luv are up for three UMAs – best crossover act, best dance act and […]
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