Friday, December 29, 2006

Music



Who Was Most Annoying In 2006?

According to Star Magazine, Britney Spears took the #1 spot. Lindsay Lohan came in at #2. Jessica Simpson was #3. Mel Gibson was #4. Tom Cruise landed at #5. Brad’s ex Jennifer Aniston came in at #6. Kid Rock’s soon to be ex Pam Anderson was #7. While Apple & Moses’ mama, Gwyneth Paltrow was #8. Rosie O’Donnell took the #9 position and Matthew McConaughey rounded out the top #10 spot.

Tyra Banks was named most annoying talk show host and Janet Jackson received the title of most annoying cleavage. In my opinion, Janet Jackson had the best cleavage in 2006 and I would never get tire of seeing it; she is one of the most beautiful women in the world. However, Britney Spears & Lindsay Lohan tied for most annoying cry for attention. Britney’s ex, Kevin Federline was named most annoying wannabe. Plus, VH1’s the Hogan Family & E’s the Carters tied for most annoying reality show.

Nas Debuts at #1 & B’s Irreplaceable Maintains the #1 Spot

Nas lands at #1 with his debut album from Def Jam, “Hip Hop is Dead”; the album sold 355,000 units in its first week. This also marks Nas’ third #1 album. Bow Wow's fifth album “The Price of Fame” enters the charts at #6 and sold 262,000 copies. Trick Daddy's 7th album, “Back by Thug Demand” debuted on #48 on the charts with 87,000 copies sold. DJ Clue's The Professional 3 landed at #73 and sold 55,000 units. Styles P's “Time Is Money” album debuted this week at #79 and sold 46,000 units. Plus, Beyonce’s third single “Irreplaceable” remains #1 on the single charts, while Akon & Snoop Dog’s “I Wanna Love You” holds the #2 spot.

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Lloyd Banks' Help Video

Brown Checks Into The O.C.

On 1/4/07, Chris Brown is set to make his small screen debut on The O.C. as a lonely band geek, who befriends Kaitlin Cooper character; his character may become a possible love interest of Kaitlin. Chris Brown is also featured in the upcoming film “Stomp the Yard”, which hits theaters 1/12/07.

Lee Set To Direct James Brown Biopic

Spike Lee is set to direct the biopic of the legendary singer James Brown, who looks to keep the hair-raising theatrics of James Brown alive. The picture is being developed by Paramount and Imagine Entertainment. Apparently, James Brown was involved with the project prior to his death. The picture is set to go into production late next year

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

J Holiday 's New Video Be With Me

Music

Diddy In The Dog House

According to Eonline, it was revealed that the imitation fur Sean John clothing line used on there hoodies in fact came from real-deal canines fur. “After the results were made public, a Sean John Hooded Snorkel Jacket sold at Macy's stores and at macys.com and advertised as sporting an "imitation rabbit fur collar" was yanked from shelves.Macy's representative stated that the mislabeled items have been removed from the store. Furthermore, the representative stated that the company has a "long-standing policy against the selling of any dog or cat fur" and goes to great lengths to ensure all its suppliers are clearly aware of that policy. Sean John wasn't the only label going to the dogs. Eight other fur-lined garments from the likes of Calvin Klein, Baby Phat and MaxMara sold by such retailers as Bloomingdale's, JCPenney, Saks Fifth Avenue and Burlington Coat Factory were also tested and found to have raccoon dog fur. Per HSUS, Combs' couture violated the Fur Products Labeling Act, which prohibits the advertising or sale of any fur product that is falsely or misleadingly labeled and could lead the Federal Trade Commission to impose criminal penalties such as fines of up to $5,000 per violation and the seizure of products”.

Michael Jackson's Sin City Comeback?


Apparently, what Michael Jackson wants most for Christmas is to make a comeback. After spending the past 18 months living overseas in Bahrain and Ireland, the reclusive pop star has ended his self-imposed exile from the United States. Jackson and his three children arrived in Las Vegas over the weekend, where the musician has reportedly decided to relocate while attempting to revive his musical career. Jackson's Sin City move was reportedly motivated by businessman Jack Wishna, who confirmed that the Gloved One was indeed in Vegas but declined to elaborate exactly what he was doing there. "Yes, he's here, and yes, we're working on projects. But we're not willing to disclose anything," Wishna told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. However, rumor has it the entertainer plans to take a page out of CĂ©line Dion's book and develop a live show on the Strip. Wishna, a business associate of Donald Trump, first floated the idea of a live Jackson stage show in Las Vegas in March 2005, while the singer was still in the midst of his child-molestation trial. After Jackson was acquitted on all charges in June 2005, he moved his family first to Bahrain, then to Ireland. His father, Joe Jackson, speculated that his son would never live in the U.S. again because of the way he had been treated. While the singer may not be returning to his Neverland Ranch, it appears that he has once again taken up residence stateside. According to Us Weekly, Jackson and his brood—nine-year-old Prince Michael I, eight-year-old daughter Paris, and four-year-old son Prince Michael II—have already moved into a gated Spanish-style mansion on the west side of Las Vegas. Calling Jackson "one of the greatest entertainers in the world," Wishna said the self-proclaimed King of Pop "is poised to return to the top of the entertainment world soon. Meanwhile, Jackson has also been working to get his financial affairs in order. On Friday, he sued his former accountants, Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman & Sloan, claiming the firm withdrew $2.5 million from his accounts each year, but did not pay his bills as he ordered. In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jackson also accused the firm of hiring people without his authorization and paying their salaries with his funds, as well as entering into various business deals on his behalf without his permission. Jackson did not state in the suit where he believed his money had gone, but he said the firm had violated its duty of trust and had neglected to provide him with his accounting file when he requested it. He asked for unspecified compensatory damages, punitive damages and a full accounting of how the firm put his funds to use.

Taken From Eonline.com

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Dreamgirls Update

According to Showbizdata.com, Dreamgirls grossed $9,530,000 on Christmas day, which is extremely good since it's only being screened in 852 theaters.

Music


R.I.P.

R&B Legend James Brown passed away early Christmas mourning from conjunctive heart failure around 1:45 a.m. Brown was admitted to Emory Crawford Long Hospital on Sunday for severe pneumonia.

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Are They Or Aren't They

For a while now, I have been hearing rumors/reports that Beyonce & Jay-Z are set to tie the knot. At this point, I don’t know who to believe now. I feel that we the fans will be the last to know. They may pull a Janet Jackson move on us; remember Janet kept her second marriage a secret and nobody found out she was married until she was getting a divorce. But one thing I can be sure of is that Daddy Knowles won’t be happy.

Dream Girl Anika Noni Rose's OK Photo Layout




Spears Christen Most Controversial of 2006

According to IMDB.com Britney Spears has won the title of Most Controversial Celebrity of 2006 on the Showbiz section of US TV's CNN Headline News. It was reported that Naomi Campbell, Michael Richards, and Mel Gibson were also in the running for the title, but Spears manage to defeat her competition with her recent bad press. 2006 has not been a good year for Britney, but at least she has wise-up and drop that lose Kevin Federline.

Personally, I don’t feel Britney was the Most Controversial Celebrity of 2006. Though, she has made a lot of fashion don’ts lately as well as partying with Paris. What’s the big deal if she likes going commando, give the woman a break. She has gone through a lot this year; breaking up with her husband and giving birth to her second child. I don’t think she is a bad mother. People forget that she is only 25 years old. Just because she is a mother of 2 doesn’t mean she has to be home with her children 24/7; she deserves too have a life. Unfortunately, we live in a hypocritical society. A lot of people underestimate her, I just think hanging out with Paris is just away to get her name out-there, create some buzz, as well as remind people that she working on a new album. Britney wouldn’t be where is today if she wasn’t smart.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Music


Jim Jones - We Fly High (Remix)

Young Jeezy - I Luv It

Tamia (Me Live on Montel)

Love this Lady; she has a great voice

Beyoncé's Dad Is a Nightmare for Dreamgirls

The supposed rift between Beyoncé Knowles and her Dreamgirls costar, Jennifer Hudson, may have been greatly exaggerated. Rumors have been swirling that Beyoncé is miffed because Hudson is the movie's obvious breakout star for her role as powerhouse vocalist Effie White. But sources told me today that Beyoncé has always known Effie was a showier role than Beyoncé's own soft-spoken Deena Jones. "Beyoncé is a confident girl," a pal tells me. "She doesn't get jealous of people." So, where did these rumors get started? It sounds like Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, may be to blame. I'm told things soured between the Knowles family and Ms. Hudson because Daddy Knowles tried unsuccessfully to woo the former American Idol contestant as a client to his Houston-based Music World Entertainment management company. "He tried to sign her halfway through production of Dreamgirls because he wanted to be her manager," my source says, "but Jennifer turned him down. That's when things really went south." Although Hudson already had management during this time, a source tells me Matthew has recently told some people he's actually been managing her "for a while now." "He walks around saying he's her manager, and everyone is like, 'No, you're not,' " a source says. In other words, it doesn't look like Beyoncé has a problem with Hudson getting so much of the Dreamgirls attention. It looks like it's Daddy's bruised ego that's causing the ruckus. I'm told that Daddy was so insulted by her refusal to sign with him that he demanded the movie be re-edited to lessen Hudson's screen time and boost Beyoncé's. He argued that his daughter was being shortchanged but was rebuffed by the studio and the filmmakers. In one meeting with director Bill Condon, I'm told, Beyoncé's mom, Tina, went into a "tirade" about how he ruined the movie for her daughter. "It was supposed to be her Oscar role," Tina hissed, according to a source. Matthew and Tina Knowles did not return calls by deadline. As for Beyoncé and Hudson, a source close to Dreamgirls says they get along just fine. "It's the dad," the source said. "He's just like Curtis, Jamie Foxx's character in Dreamgirls." All the drama aside, today was a good day to be a Dreamgirl. The movie nabbed five Golden Globes nominations. Two for Beyoncé, one apiece for Hudson and Eddie Murphy and another for Best Picture in the musical or comedy category. The supposed rift between Beyoncé Knowles and her Dreamgirls costar, Jennifer Hudson, may have been greatly exaggerated. Rumors have been swirling that Beyoncé is miffed because Hudson is the movie's obvious breakout star for her role as powerhouse vocalist Effie White. But sources told me today that Beyoncé has always known Effie was a showier role than Beyoncé's own soft-spoken Deena Jones. "Beyoncé is a confident girl," a pal tells me. "She doesn't get jealous of people." So, where did these rumors get started? It sounds like Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, may be to blame. I'm told things soured between the Knowles family and Ms. Hudson because Daddy Knowles tried unsuccessfully to woo the former American Idol contestant as a client to his Houston-based Music World Entertainment management company. "He tried to sign her halfway through production of Dreamgirls because he wanted to be her manager," my source says, "but Jennifer turned him down. That's when things really went south." Although Hudson already had management during this time, a source tells me Matthew has recently told some people he's actually been managing her "for a while now." "He walks around saying he's her manager, and everyone is like, 'No, you're not,' " a source says. In other words, it doesn't look like Beyoncé has a problem with Hudson getting so much of the Dreamgirls attention. It looks like it's Daddy's bruised ego that's causing the ruckus. I'm told that Daddy was so insulted by her refusal to sign with him that he demanded the movie be re-edited to lessen Hudson's screen time and boost Beyoncé's. He argued that his daughter was being shortchanged but was rebuffed by the studio and the filmmakers. In one meeting with director Bill Condon, I'm told, Beyoncé's mom, Tina, went into a "tirade" about how he ruined the movie for her daughter. "It was supposed to be her Oscar role," Tina hissed, according to a source. Matthew and Tina Knowles did not return calls by deadline. As for Beyoncé and Hudson, a source close to Dreamgirls says they get along just fine. "It's the dad," the source said. "He's just like Curtis, Jamie Foxx's character in Dreamgirls." All the drama aside, today was a good day to be a Dreamgirl. The movie nabbed five Golden Globes nominations. Two for Beyoncé, one apiece for Hudson and Eddie Murphy and another for Best Picture in the musical or comedy category.

Young Jeezy, Hicks Enter Atop The Billboard 200


Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy debuts at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with his second Def Jam album, "The Inspiration," The set sold 352,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, more than doubling the 172,000-unit first week for his 2005 debut, "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation." First single "I Luv It" is top 30 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. At No. 2 on The Billboard 200 is 2006 "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks, whose self-titled Arista debut sold 298,000 in its first week. That's a drop-off from 2005 winner Carrie Underwood's debut week with "Some Hearts," which sold 315,000. That album leaps 10-6 in its 57th week on the chart on a 58% increase to 199,000. In a week where every non-debuting album in the top 10 enjoys a sales increase, the Disney soundtrack to "Hannah Montana" inches up 4-3 on an 18% increase to 274,000, while the "NOW! 23" compilation rises 5-4 on a 27% jump to 235,000. Josh Groban's "Awake" (143/Reprise) is up 11-5 on an 83% increase to 222,000, while Daughtry's self-titled RCA debut holds at No. 7 despite a 17% increase to 181,000. Both Groban and Underwood enjoyed a boost from a Dec. 11 appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The Beatles' "Love" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol) also remains at No. 8 on a 17% boost to 178,000, followed by Mary J. Blige's "Reflections (A Retrospective)" (Geffen), which is new at No. 9. The set sold 171,000 units, good enough to debut behind Young Jeezy's "The Inspiration" at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Il Divo's "Siempre" (Columbia) slides 6-10 on a miniscule sales increase to 167,000. Last week's No. 1, Ciara's "The Evolution" (LaFace/Zomba), plummets to No. 11 on a 51.5% drop to 164,000, while last week's No. 2, the Eminem-reared compilation "Eminem Presents: The Re-Up" (Shady/Interscope), slips to No. 13 on a 51% decline to 151,000. Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" (Interscope), which opened at No. 3 last week, drops significantly (No. 14, 149,000). Augmenting the big week for "Idol" albums Hicks and Underwood, Fantasia's self-titled sophomore album for J debuts at No. 19 on The Billboard 200 and No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 133,000 copies. Her first set, "Free Yourself," started at No. 8 on The Billboard 200 in 2004 with 240,000 on its way to 1.7 million copies sold to date. The only other debut inside the top 50 this week is Tyrese's "Alter Ego" (J), which lands at No. 23 with just shy of 116,000. The double album also charts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at No. 4 and on Top Rap Albums at No. 2. Meanwhile, Ghostface Killah only managed a No. 71 debut on The Billboard 200 with his second Def Jam album of the year, "More Fish," which sold 36,000. In April, "Fishscale" started at No. 4 on the big chart with 110,000 and at No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Overall, album sales are up 24% from last week's count and are down 5.6% compared to the same week a year ago at 23.39 million units. Sales for 2006 are down 4.6% compared to 2005 at 543 million units.

From Billboard.com

Beyonce Begins Third Week Atop The Hot 100


Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" begins a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also sits at No. 1 on the Pop 100 for a second week and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a fourth. The track had been the Hot 100's greatest airplay gainer for six weeks, but that distinction is claimed this week by Ciara's "Promise," which rises 14-11. The top tier of the Hot 100 doesn't show much movement, as Akon's "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg holds at No. 2 and his "Smack That" featuring Eminem inches up 4-3. Fergie's "Fergalicious" slips 3-4, while Justin Timberlake's "My Love" featuring T.I. remains at No. 5 and Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" stands firm at No. 6. The top 10 is rounded out by Jim Jones' "We Fly High," up 8-7, the Fray's "How To Save a Life," up 9-8, Bow Wow's "Shortie Like Mine" featuring Chris Brown and Johnta Austin, up 10-9, and Hinder's "Lips of An Angel," which creeps 11-10. The chart's top debut this week is a cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy X-mas (War Is Over)" by the Fray, which opens at No. 50. The original was released in 1971 but had never previously charted on the Hot 100. The same song enters the top 10 of the Adult Contemporary tally this week at No. 7, in a version recorded by Sarah McLachlan. Other Hot 100 debuts this week come from Fall Out Boy's "The Carpal Tunnel of Love" (No. 81), AFI's "Love Like Winter" (No. 88), Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" featuring Akon (No. 93), Josh Groban's "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (No. 95), Regina Spektor's "Fidelity" (No. 98) and Baby Boy Da Prince's "The Way I Love" featuring Lil Boosie (No. 100). On the Hot Latin Songs chart, Ricky Martin's "Tu Recuerdo" featuring La Mari begins a second week at the top, while Sugarland's "Want To" holds at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs for a second frame. Billboard's rock roundups are unchanged, as Incubus's "Anna Molly" and Three Days Grace's "Pain" move into a second week atop Modern and Mainstream Rock, respectively. And for the first time in the seven years that holiday songs have been rising to the top of the Adult Contemporary chart, two Christmas tunes have advanced to No. 1 in the same holiday season. Last week, Kimberley Locke's version of "Jingle Bells" planted a flag at the summit. This week, Daryl Hall and John Oates' version of "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" is the new champ.

From Billboard.com

Guess Who's Coming Out With A Album


According to IMDB.com, Halle Berry has just finished recording a self-titled album that will be released next year. Halle believes this album will show people that she can do more than act.

I am very curious to see what type of music Halle will be singing and what producers she has hook-up with for the album. Hopefully, she will do R&B with some Hip Hop.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Music

Thats That is a song that grows on u. When I first heard it, I didn't like it, but now it's my song.

That's That



Help is one of my favorite tracks off of Lloyd Banks' new album Rotton Apple.

Help














This song is a guilty pleasure of mine; I would never admit publicly that I am a fan of some of their music.


On the Hotline







Diddy A Daddy Again

Is it me or did Kim Porter gave birth too quickly. It just seems like yesterday that her and Diddy announced that she was pregnant.

According to Eonline, Kim Porter has given birth to twin girls in New York. Jesse James Combs made her debut at 7:56 am; she weighed in at 5 pounds. D'Lila Star Combs entered the world two minutes later; she weighed 5 pounds & 4 ounces. “D'Lila Star Combs was named after Kim's grandmother, Lila Star, [and] Jessie James Combs was named after Sean's grandmother, Jessie Smalls."

Despite the fact that Kim & Diddy decided to name the girls after relatives, I am just not really feelings those names; what the fuck were they thinking! Stars today come up with fuck-up names for there children. Please post your opinion of the names in the comment section.

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