MCDONALD'S DROPS RAPPER TWISTA FROM TOUR

Rapper Twista, who was tapped by McDonald's to perform during its nationwide concert series, has been dropped from the lineup because of his "controversial lyrics," the fast food giant said Monday.

McDonald's, which initially signed the rapper to perform in Chicago for its 10-city concert series, said it could no longer support Twista for the Aug. 7 performance.

"Although we respect free speech and artistic expression, we do not condone or perpetuate derogatory language," said spokesman William Whitman in a statement. "We want to ensure these free concerts are fun as well as appropriate for all of our customers."

Ummmm...McDonald's food isn't even appropriate for it's customers.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Twista said that in some ways, he was surprised by the announcement, "especially after hearing from certain people that represented McDonald's that they were fans of the music and they were excited about the whole thing and that they backed me, and then to hear a few a days later that I was actually not on the show.
"They started hearing things feeling like they were getting a little flak, and I felt like rather than stick by me and stick through it, they got scared," he said. "I've been rapping the same way for 15 years. It only became a problem when Don Imus said something negative about black women and they needed a scapegoat."

I wish white people would stop blaming hip hip for their use of the N-word which let's face , they invented the term way before rap was around. It's all about "oh rap is so bad, blah" because their little white suburban sons and daughters are the #1 connoisseurs of the music. I went to a hip hop concert not long ago and I was like the only black person there! that shit was surreal.

Rap is bad, in terms that musically it's sucking right now. But don't say that rap is to blame cuz you use the "N" word or some old ass nappy headed Jewish guy called black girls nappy headed hoes. This is no better than saying that Rock n Roll makes you worship the devil or it's Marilyn Manson's fault that those boys shot up that school in Colorado.

Let's call a spade a spade (no pun intended)
Scapegoating is the American way!!

EDDIE MURPHY & TRACEY EDMONDS ENGAGED

"Tracey and Eddie were engaged last Wednesday," her rep tells People. "Tracey and Eddie are both very much in love and are excited about spending the rest of their lives together."

"They're very adorable together," a pal of the pair tells the mag, "very happy."

Why do people who have been married and divorced insists on getting married again?..like HELLO you sucked at it the 1st time...Eddie just seems really unstable to me, like he runs hot one minute and cold the next....watch those mood swings Tracey, I'm just saying.

LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF!

Unless you live under a rock, I'm sure you've all been following the soap opera that is Usher & Tameka. Here is the rundown of the botched wedding according to varous sources:

Usher's mother [Jonetta Patton] is against the wedding," a source tells People. "That is one of the main obstacles."

Usher's mom was his manager until he let her go in lieu of Former stylists/new boo Tameka Foster taking her place


"Jonetta was invited to the wedding at the last minute, but she didn't want to go," an insider tattles to the New York Daily News. "She's not a hypocrite. As much as she loves her son, she's not going to pretend that everything's fine."

On Sunday, Usher made a beeline to Atlanta, ostensibly to smooth things over with his miffed mom (Foster is also in town)

"The reason he called off the ceremony is that he couldn't go through with it without Jonetta," a spy tells the paper. "He had an 11th-hour epiphany."

Another theory posited by some of the estimated 100 invited guests: The Grammy winner might have been troubled by Foster's long-ago run-in with the law, which was recently uncovered by the National Enquirer.

A source told People Mag "Usher Changed his mind"


Usher, 28, and Foster, 37, "had a lot of differences about the details," explains the mole. "For example, the bride wanted barbecue ,[and] he wanted to have [renowned chef] Jean Georges cook."

BBQ at a wedding??WTF!!! nothing says class like licking your fingers and smearing sauce all on your ivory Vera Wang.

Whatever the problems, the result was the ceremony, which was reportedly going to be witnessed by the likes of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, "was on again, off again for the past few days," according to the insider. "[Foster] was calling it off because she wasn't getting the things that she wanted. The mother was calling it off ... Usher was calling it off."

I don't buy that Tameka was calling anything off, after all she stood to make millions if it didn't work out (which it wouldn't have)

"Usher woke up on Saturday and said he couldn't go through with it," a confidante recounts to the Daily News. "Apparently, he also couldn't bring himself to call all the people who were invited. He had the wedding planner call everyone in the wedding party."

Foster's reaction? "She was marching around, cursing," says an eyewitness.

Bitch lost her meal plan

On Monday, however, she dismissed the many rumors, telling People, "No one knows why we canceled the wedding, but I can tell you that all of the reasons that everyone is speculating and writing about are completely untrue."

According to Usher, the wedding is still a go, but he's vague on details. "As of right now we don't have a date," he explains to Us Weekly, "but we will let you know when we do."

The wavering pair purportedly made up their minds only two weeks ago to throw a wedding because "they wanted to have it take place before the baby bump started showing," says an insider.

Speaking of the bun in the oven, Foster, who is said to be due in the fall, confirmed that she briefly checked into the hospital after the nixed nuptials due to pregnancy complications.

"We had a scare," she reveals to People. "But, I am fine and the baby is fine."

I think this pregnancy is a sham, according to some very reliable sources , when Tameka was admitted to the hospital she would refused to let doctors examine her
to make sure the baby was ok and only asked for the nurses to give her an IV drip.
Sounds like she was trying to cause some drama to make Usher change his mind and marry her anyway.

As of Monday, their gift registries at Crate and Barrel and Williams-Sonoma were still available, with the would-be bride and groom requesting everything from a metal whisk for $6.95 to an espresso machine for $3,659 (one guest kvetched to Life & Style that the idea of the moneybags musician soliciting household items was "tacky").

Ummmm, I smell more Tameka here....

Earlier this month, Usher felt it necessary to release a statement denouncing rumors that Foster was calling the shots in the relationship, insisting to People, "I am happy, excited, completely clear and independent on my direction, feelings, decisions, and I am NOT BEING LED."

Pulease you were hypnotized by that nasty vajayjay...

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

ELM MOTT, Texas - A Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a "nerd" over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson.

As he made his way toward Texas, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Petty Officer Russell Tavares posted photos online showing the welcome signs at several states' borders, as if to prove to his Internet friends that he meant business.
When he finally arrived, Tavares burned the guy's trailer down.

Tavares, 27, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading no contest to arson and admitting he set the blaze.

"I didn't think anybody was stupid enough to try to kill anybody over an Internet fight," said John G. Anderson, 59, who suffered smoke inhalation while trying to put out the 2005 blaze that caused $50,000 in damage to his trailer and computer equipment.
The feud started when Anderson, who runs a haunted house near Waco, joined a picture-sharing Web site and posted his artwork and political views. After he blocked some people from his page because of insults and foul language, they retaliated by making obscene digitally altered pictures of him, he said.

Anderson, who went by the screen name "Johnny Darkness," traded barbs with Tavares, aka "PyroDice."

Investigators say Tavares boiled over when Anderson called him a nerd and posted a digitally altered photo making Tavares look like a skinny boy in high-water pants, holding a gun and a laptop under a "Revenge of the Nerds" sign.

First the Trentcoat Mafia now this.....what has the world come to when you can't even make fun of nerds anymore? There goes my day job.... and since when is a trailer worth $50,0000? Sounds like insurance fraud to me.
Judging from his photo he seems pretty nerdy,besides nerds are smart, he should be proud.

NICOLE RICHIE GETS 4 DAYS IN THE SLAMMER

Nicole Richie pleaded guilty Friday to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced to about four days in jail and fined by a court commissioner who said she was lucky nobody was killed when she drove the wrong way on a freeway.

Richie, the 25-year-old daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, was subdued and somber as she was lectured about her driving. She entered court on the arm of boyfriend Joel Madden.
She nodded when asked if she understood terms of the plea agreement (including 90 hours in jail and a fine of $2,048) worked out between her lawyers and prosecutors. Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Lubell also gave Richie three years of probation and warned that she would go to county jail for a year if she violates it.
She must complete her sentence by Sept. 28. She can serve it in either a city or a county jail.
"You are not to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol or drugs in your system," Lubell told her. "You are not to drive without a driver's license." He said the state Department of Motor Vehicles would decide whether to suspend her license.

"You are very lucky that no one was hurt or killed as the result of this incident," Lubell said.
Someone could have gotten killed or injured. The court does not want anything to happen to you.

"If you continue to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and someone gets killed, you can be charged with murder, not manslaughter.

"I hope that never, ever happens."

I have a little respect for Nicole, at least she fessed up and took her punishment like a big girl. I might actually grow to like her...
Did I say that out loud? eww....I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Jay-Z, beyonce, and Jay-Z's kid (we think) w/that west indian chick vacationing somewhere warm.

These pics are old as hell, but hey better late than never.

NOT GHETTO MESS

BET's provocatively titled "Hot Ghetto Mess," which drew sharp criticism and overshadowed the rest of the cable channel's new schedule, is getting an upbeat new name.

"We Got to Do Better" is the title the series will have when it debuts Wednesday, BET spokeswoman Jeanine Liburd told The Associated Press on Monday.

"We've decided to change the name because we want to highlight the show's real intent, which is to offer social commentary in a context that sparks dialogue, debate, and most importantly, change," BET said in a statement.

Ok, If some of you read my post regarding this the other day, you know I was ready to throw this show under the bus! I broke down and watched BET and found this program to be anything but ghetto. It shows what people black & white don't know.
For instance, when asking several people on the street "when did slavery end" some didn't know, others answered 1700 er something, one fool even said 1920!!! This is the "mess" this show speaks of. Not only did Americans not know when slavery ended ( 1865 if your interested) but they did not know what the acronym NAACP stands for and some silly white girls truly believed that JAY-Z has more money than Bill Gates.
I am glad that BET is finally trying to clean it's image up and bring quality programming to its airwaves. I'm extremely glad the original title "HOT Ghetto Mess" was changed as this show does not reflect that horrid website.

Maybe Reg Hudlin is on to something....

COME ON DOWN!

Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right."
Carey, 49, spent a decade on his own ABC sitcom and also was host of the game show "Whose Line is It Anyway?," a comic improvisational show.


I think I like this choice, I'm quite relieved that they didn't pick Rosie. She livend up the View a bit ( a corpse could liven up that show) But she's lost her "queen of nice" appeal. Plus "The Drew Carey Show" was one of my favs.

RAPPERS ARRESTED (Shocker)

Ja Rule and Lil Wayne have been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in separate incidents, police said.

The best-selling rappers were arrested Sunday night shortly after Lil Wayne's concert at the Beacon Theatre. It wasn't immediately clear whether Ja Rule had also performed. Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeff Atkins, lives in Saddle Brook, N.J. Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, is from New Orleans.

Officers spotted Carter, 24, and another man smoking marijuana by a tour bus near 61st Street and Columbus Avenue at about 11:30 p.m., police said. The officers took the two men into custody, finding a .40-caliber pistol. Both were charged with criminal possession of a weapon and marijuana.

Atkins, 31, was arrested about an hour earlier on West End Avenue. Police said he was in a luxury sedan that was going too fast. Officers stopped the car and arrested the occupants — Atkins, the driver and another man — and found a .40-caliber gun, police said.

Um....Why do millionaire rap stars who live in the burbs still feel they need to carry guns. I doubt if Ja or Wayne are really gonna shoot someone, so why bother?
Ja knows he would'nt last a night in jail, he'd be someone's hoe in no time.

It's bitch ass rappers like this that are ruining The Hip Hop culture, "thuggin" is not nor will it ever be representative of real HIP HOP, nor is it representative of educated,hardworking,blog lovin' black folk like myself.

RIP TAMMY FAYE

REMY MA ARRESTED IN SHOOTING

I'm sure you have all heard about 27 yr ( + 10 yrs) Rapper REMY MA shooting a bitch on Saturday.


After realizing that there was about $3,000 missing from her purse, Remy climbed out of her Escalade and into Makeda Barnes-Joseph’s Maxima and accused her of stealing the cash since she was the last person to have her bag. After demanding Barnes-Joseph dump out her purse she got off 2 rounds and fled the scene.
Barnes-Joseph is apparently Remy's Stylist....If this is true, she deserved 2 more slugs in her ass.... The NY Daily News reports her manager, Fat Joe, put up his home as collateral to fulfill the set bond of $250,000 (dumb ass)...

Barnes-Joseph is still alive and in critical but stable condition.

ok....let's start from the top.....
#1 If you are going to be dumb enough to carry that much cash, DO NOT..say it w/me boys & girls...DO NOT let anyone hold your purse.

#2. Please revert to #1.

#3. Not only should this dumb ass go to jail, she should also be charged with Public Fugliness, and given citations for busted ass hair weaves.

The bright side to this is that her album will surely go platinum!

LOOK TO THE COOKIE!

Kelly Clarkson sampled a cannabis cookie during a recent visit to Amsterdam, the pop singer tells USA Weekend. "It is legal there and it is not here," she says about Holland's friendly pot policy. "I don't do anything illegal here." Adding her name to the ever-expanding list of pro-pot stoner starlets, Clarkson noted: "I have never smoked anything. I've never tried any drugs. I wouldn't do anything that would cause holes in your brain or your nasal cavity. Call me Texan, but I don't think of marijuana like that."

"A" cookie...You know this hoe had like a baker's dozen of that shit.

ISIAH WASHINGTON TO STAR IN NBC SHOW "BIONIC WOMAN"

NBC Executive Ben Silverman announced Monday at the Television Critics Association press tour that former "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington, who was famously let go from that series, will have a recurring part on "Bionic Woman" in the fall. He'll appear in five of the show's first six episodes, and has also signed a development deal for an action series project with Universal Media Studios.

"He's a wonderful actor ... and he became available," Silverman said, drawing laughter from the assembled reporters. "I started talking to him before he was available. ... I didn't have any idea -- when he told me he was available, I was like 'What? I don't understand. You're a star on a huge TV show.' I didn't quite understand what was going on there."
What was going on was that Washington was let go from "Grey's Anatomy" in June, following several months of controversy of his alleged use of a homophobic slur toward castmate T.R. Knight. The initial incident, which involved an on-set argument with co-star Patrick Dempsey, passed without much incident, but Washington attracted a media firestorm when he repeated the word at the Golden Globes.


I am very happy to see IW land on his feet. He might be a douche, but he's a good actor and that's all that counts. I just hope this show does'nt tank.

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SOLANGE & MATTHEW KNOWLES CREATE TOY LINE

The venture offers a chance for children to combine their love of music with the ability to learn while reciting popular nursery rhymes, according to the Music World president and CEO, who revealed that Baby Jamz was inspired by his [Matthew Knowles’] grandson Juelz.

“Baby Jamz allows children to have toys that they can identify with and enjoy,” Knowles said in a statement. “Many children love music and dancing to Hip-Hop, so we have creatively combined great toys with the Hip-Hop versions of popular nursery rhymes.””


Just what the world needs, another annoying kids toy.
Is it just me or does Matthew Knowles have a wonky eye?

EWWWWWWWW

Lil Kim and Ray J are reportedly bumping nasties...Here they are leaving the ESPY awards at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood....Ray J has been linked with Whitney Houston & Kim KardASSian

KFED'S NEW PIECE

KFED aka "Supersperm" is apparently hooking up with LA Radio host Liz Hernandez

A source said, “Liz is trying to keep [the romance] quiet because she does'nt want it to get around work, but Kevin can’t help but brag about his conquest to his friends and family. He has tons of modeling pictures of Liz in his home. She likes to cook, and Kevin loves that because he always did the cooking for both Shar and Britney,” says the source, who adds that Hernandez thinks Federline's two children by Spears are “adorable.”

Liz better get her tubes tied or better yet they can knock boots with headgear like Sandra Bullock and Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man! KFED can knock a bitch up just by standing next to her.

TELL US SOMETHING WE DON'T ALREADY KNOW

Yes, people I know you were all on the edges of your seats, Nicole has confirmed she is knocked up........
Me thinks she got preggers to stay out of jail.....I'm just sayin'.

PUTTING THE "KID" IN KIDNAPPING

A 12-year-old girl and her 10-year-old sister were arrested in Oklahoma after their kidnapping plot was foiled. The two girls kidnapped their neighbor's baby, 1-year-old Brandon Wells, from his home at 5:30am and left a ransom note.

The note read, "If you want to see your son again then you won't call police and report him missing and you will leave $200,000 on the sofa tonight and we will return your son back safe." They signed it "the kidnappers."

Their plan was foiled when their mom found the baby in the bedroom. the girls told her that they found him on the corner. The 12 yr old then returned the baby Brandon to his home. At this point she went "Stooly" and told Brandon's mom that the 10 yr old was the one that kidnapped her son.
Brandon's mother said that the younger sister had already been banned from her home, but she would not say why.
The girls are currently being held at a juvenile detention center. They haven't yet been formally charged.


$200,000 !!! These girls don't low ball do they? That would buy lots of bubble gum and bratz dolls.
Their mom should be proud, these girls have a future in Politics or the Mafia, either way their set for life.

IT AINT OVER TIL IT'S OVER!

Grab your hankies the epic romance of Kim Porter and Diddy has come to an end. Kim has moved herself out of his NYC apartment along with their three kids .Kim has apparently has had enough and is moving to Beverly Hills. The news comes during rumors that Diddy is getting it on with Sienna Miller.

A source said, "She is focusing on her career as a model and actress and raising her children. They are the best of friends, but they just can't be together right now."

What modeling career? Bitch is like 35 w/3 kids. She missed the modeling train 5 years and 3 babies ago. It's not like she will be hurting for cash. She gets like $40,000 a month in child support! Bitch will be back in that douche's arms by the end of the month. She stayed with him through numerous affairs,he's said several times that he would never marry her, dumped her ass for JLO and she still took him back.....How do you spell doormat? K.I.M. !

AL GORE'S SON ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION

Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m., Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino said.

The deputies said they smelled marijuana and searched the car, Amormino said. They found less than an ounce of marijuana along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall, which is used for attention deficit disorder.


Gore was released on $20,000 bond. He was also arrested for pot possession in December 2003, in Bethesda, Md.

Wow, the Gores really are a "Green" family.

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