T.I. The Author

Since his release from prison, rapper T.I. has picked up right where he left off.  In addition to his new single that has hit the airwaves, "Flexin", he is also set to release his first novel titiled "Power & Beauty".  The book has been refered to as a "street novel" that explores the world of incest between siblings.

Well, that's a little different if we say so ourselves!  We'll keep you updated with the release date!

Deja Vu????

Rihanna's new video for "We Found Love" seems slightly familiar to us.  We won't say what we're REALLY thinking, but we'll just let you draw your own conclusions!

Then again, maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us...

World News: Moammar Gadhafi is Dead...

CNN.com reports fighters attacked the house where Moammar Gadhafi was hiding and shot him when he tried to flee, a spokesman for Libya's new government says. 

A soldier who claimed he personally captured Gaddafi, said the wounded Colonel shouted, “Don’t shoot! Don’t shoot!” after he was discovered hiding in a hole in District 2 in Sirte.

Kanye Looks To The Future With G.O.O.D. Music

Although Kanye West has had his hands full with "Watch The Throne" along with Jay-Z, his plan for his record label in 2012 look promising.  According to allhiphop.com, he will develop a compilation album featuring those who are signed to his label. 

Details are scant, but West has assembled a well rounded roster of artists that includes, Pusha-T, Mos Def, Common, CyHi Da Prynce, Big Sean, Kid Cudi and others.  The producer/rapper simply tweeted, “GOODMUSIC.THE ALBUM.SPRING2012.”

We can all appreciate a good compilation!  Reminds us a little of the good ole days of Diddy's record label Bad Boy...

Reality Star Turned Rapper...

Anyone who was a fan of Run's House can't help but be amazed at the seamless transition Daniel Dwayne SimmonS, aka "Diggy", has made into the rap world.  He continues to tour on the Scream Tour and according to allhiphop.com, he has been described as being able to "perfectly straddle the line between teen idol and legitimate rapper" by a concert goer.  Check out his video below to see if you agree.

I don't know about you, but anyone who watched the show must only speculate that JoJo must be somewhere thinking "IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MEEEEEE!!!!!"

Bobby Brown Grabs Waitress By The Hair

Looks like Bobby Brown still has the 80′s R&B bad boy in him. The New Edition member grabbed a waitress by her ponytail at DJ Cassidy 30th birthday party. The waitress walked away from Bobby Brown before he was done speaking with her. He grabbed her by the hair and she screamed for security. Bobby’s rep stated the incident was playful and no one had any major issues

Man who claimed to have Shaquille O’Neal sex tape testifies.

LOS ANGELES - Gang members who allegedly kidnapped a music producer in early 2008 told the victim that the reason behind the kidnapping was an "issue" with Shaquille O’Neal and his business partner Mark Stevens, according to transcripts of the producer’s testimony. Robert Ross testified Monday in the preliminary hearing of seven Main Street Crip members accused of kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy in the February 2008 incident. Ross said he was kidnapped by armed gang members, robbed and beaten as they demanded a "videotape," two weeks after he had told O’Neal and Stevens that he had a tape of the basketball star having sex with a woman other than his wife.

Breaking News: DMX Caught With Drugs In Jail; To Remain Incarcerated

Rapper DMX will remain incarcerated, after jail officials in Yuma State Prison found the rapper with drugs behind bars.

According to reports, DMX has been cited for drug possession, failing and refusing a drug test and smoking, all during his incarceration.

The rapper, who was supposed to be released from jail on Wednesday (July 13th), will be locked up for at least another week and possibly longer.

DMX, born Earl Simmons, was sentenced to a year in prison in December of 2010, for failing to report to his probation officer and refusing to undergo drug treatment.

The rapper has been arrested six times in Maricopa County, Arizona, alone and at least once every year, since 1999.

BEYONCE CAUGHT STEALING AGAIN .THIS TIME FROM HER GOOD FRIEND ALICIA KEYS!! (C'MON BEY)

They say that NOTHING'S NEW under the sun. Well that must be Beyonce's motto . . . cause she just STOLE a piece of her god friend Alicia Keys' act. Beyonce now CLIMBS on top a piano and starts GYRATING.

ATLANTA HOUSEWIFE NENE AND HER HUSBAND GREG ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR MARRIAGE WORK!!

This weekend NeNe Leakes and her ESTRANGED husband Greg were spotted out at the Essence Music Festival.

NeNe and her husband had been SEPARATED for months. And word in the ATL . . . is that NeNe had taken on "A FEW" boyfriends.

Well, hopefully they can make their marriage WORK.

BUSTED!!! KATY PERRY'S HUSBAND CAUGHT CREEPING

KATY PERRY'S HUSBAND CAUGHT CREEPING WITH ANOTHER CHICK . . . AND THE JUMPOFF IS A MAJOR DOWNGRADE!!! Why do these celebs think that they can PARADE AROUND OPENLY with their jumpoffs. Don't they know that camera crews will put them on BLAST!!!

Foxy Brown In Court Over 'Mooning' Incident; Faces A Year In Jail.

 Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown is slated to start trial today (July 12th), for allegedly exposing her bare bottom to a neighbor during an argument.

Foxy Brown was arrested around this time last year (July 21st, 2010), after she became involved in a dispute with her neighbor/long time nemesis, Arlene Raymond.

Arlene Raymond and Foxy Brown got into a dispute over the volume of Foxy's music, as she was allegedly rehearsing for a show at B.B. Kings Blues & Grill in Manhattan.

Raymond claimed that after she complained about the music's volume, Foxy Brown walked up to her home, called her a “dirty b**ch” and then lifted up her skirt and mooned her, exposing her butt, while shouting “kiss my ass.”

The issue has become serious for Foxy Brown, who was ordered to stay away from Raymond, after she was convicted of assaulting her with her BlackBerry in August of 2007.

Foxy Brown, born Inga Marchand, is accused of violating a protection order, which could send her back to jail for a year.

Last month, Foxy hit the headlines again when she was an hour late for a preliminary hearing in relation to the trial.

Foxy Brown's lawyer took the blame for her tardiness, saying he provided her with the wrong time to appear in court.

Lil Wayne's Backup Dancers Accused Of Beating Down Waitress In P.F. Changs

Two dancers associated with rapper Lil' Wayne's tour were charged with beating up a waitress at P.F. Chang's in West Hartford, Connecticut.

The women were in town to rehearse for Lil Wayne's performance tomorrow night (July 13th) at the Comcast theater, as part of his "I Am Music II" tour.

The women are contracted performers for Lil Wayne, but they are not employees of Lil Wayne's record label Young Money Records, or the tour.

According to Hartford Police Department, the two women argued with the waitress about splitting the check.

The women left, but when they returned to get a cell phone that had been left behind, they began the assault on the waitress.

One woman pulled the waitress's hair, while another one punched her and pushed her to the ground, where the women continued the assault.

Charged in the assault were Jennifer Slaughter, 24 and Della Hamby, 26.

The dancing assailants were charged with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.

RAPPER 50 CENT GETS DUMPED . . . BY HIS MODEL GF!!!!

Well . . . easy come, easy go. Rapper 50 Cent was dating Los Angeles model Daphne Joy.

Well we can now OFFICIALLY CONFIRM that they SPLIT UP. And it was Daphne who DUMPED 50!!!

 Daphne wanted 50 Cent to help her GET INTO MOVIES. 50 has a CONTRACT with a production studio which allows him to CHOOSE actors and actresses in his movies.

And Daphne figured . . . since she was F*CKIN 50 . . . he would be a TRICK and cast her in all his movies. But 50s too much of a P-I-M-P to so something like that.

When she learned that 50 was NOT willing to help out her acting career . .. she gave him the DUECES.

COMEDIAN KEVIN HART BLEW HIS ENTIRE BET AWARDS CHECK . . . GAMBLING IN LAS VEGAS!!!

Comedian Kevin Hart may be the LATEST celebrity to appear to have a PROBLEM with gambling.

Last month, MediaTakeOut.com told you that one of rapper NELLY's close friends claims that he's ADDICTED to gambling.

Now, according to a MediaTakeOut.com snitch, we hear that comedian KEVIN HART may be also. According to our insider Kevin Hart blew his ENTIRE BET AWARDS CHECK - $40,000 - playing Poker and Blackjack in the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.

And we have CONFIRMATION on this report. Not only did Kevin TWEET about losing money gambling, one of our readers SAW HIM LOSE IT. One MTOer SAW Kevin at the tables looking DISHEVELED and NERVOUS. She said:

It was around 3am, he was still gambling. we asked for a picture, and he said no. he told us he was too upset to talk, take pix or sign autographs cuz he just lost $40,000 in gambling, and he needed to win it back before anything.

Dang Kevin . . . gambling is the WORST addiction you can have. If you're BLOWING 40 RACKS in a night in Vegas . .. that sounds like you got a PROBLEM. . .

BUSTED!!! MATHEW KNOWLES IS CAUGHT STEALING FROM BEYONCE . . AND NOW HE'S SUING THE PERSON WHO SNITCHED ON HIM!!!

According to a new LAWSUIT filed by Matthew Knowles yesterda, Mathew is claiming that Jay Z's partners at LIVE NATION orchestrated a campaign to STEAL Beyonce away from him.

So how did they get Beyonce to DROP her dad . . . simple, they told her that her dad was STEALING.

Beyonce, of course didn't take their word for it. She hired an INDEPENDENT LAW FIRM to do an ACCOUNTING . . . and it appeared that Mathew WAS in fact STEALING - so she FIRED HIM!!

Now Mathew is suing LiveNation . . . So lets get this straight. Someone TELLS Beyonce that Matt's stealing. She hires a law firm and they produce an AUDIT that says he's stealing. And now Matt's suing??? Only in America!!!

GUESS HOW MUCH BEYONCE PAID THE DREAM TO PRODUCE HER NEW ALBUM?!

They say that it DOESN'T PAY to be a record producer nowadays. NOT TRUE!!!

 The Dream got paid plenty for producing Beyonce's new album 4!

He got paid 200 RACKS  and Bey's album isn't even GOLD yet . . .

BOW WOW BETS NBA SUPERSTAR KOBE BRYANT $1000 THAT HE CAN BEAT HIM IN BASKETBALL . . ONE ON ONE!!!

 Kobe Bryant was challenged by rapper Bow Wow to a one on one game @ Kobe’s Skills Academy Basketball camp for 1K. Bow wow obviously lost $1000 to Kobe . JD(Jermaine Dupri) caught the whole ridiculousness on camera.  The fugazi starts @ 7:05 on the Youtube video. Props to Stilleto Jill for the vid.

'He is my Angel': Amber Rose gets boyfriend Wiz Khalifa's name tattooed on her finger

Amber's new tattoo adds to the collection of other designs scattered all over her body, including a bunch of red roses on her right arm.Her tribute tatt also comes after Khalifa supported the model in a new sex scandal that saw her getting dropped from her modelling contract.Kanye West's former girlfriend revealed to fans last month that CAA agency 'no longer wants to work with me'.Graphic nude photographs, too crude to publish, circulated on the web after Rose reportedly sent the images of herself to Nicki Minaj's then boyfriend. However, Rose claims Safaree, the culprit behind the scandal, sent the pictures to himself after discovering they were stored on her computer.

A First Look At Alicia Keys And Swizz Beatz’s Son Egypt

The couple was spotted out and about earlier today with their son, unshielded from the waiting cameras of the paparazzi. Alicia Keys didn’t seem to bothered by the paps as she had a huge smile on her face. Motherhood looks good on her and of course the baby is adorable.

Lloyd Tattoo's Entire Head with Guns/Roses!

The R&B singer, known for his recent releases 'Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)' featuring Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne, and the R. Kelly-assisted 'World Cry,' showcased his newly shaved hairstyle as well as his fresh ink -- a black and grey guns and roses piece -- which rests on the back portion of his head.

When host Terrence J asked Young Goldie if the tattoo hurt, he revealed what was going on in his head as he sat under the gun. "I lost my best friend in the world, July 4 of last year -- my grandfather," Lloyd revealed while on the show. " The whole time I [got the tattoo] I just thought about him, all the good times we shared. Every July 4 I go down to New Orleans and I visit him and spend time with the family."

The ink represents the crooner's inner dichotomy. "I'm a walking contrast," he admitted. "I go from hard to soft, I go from guns to roses, which is what's on my tat. And I like to go from the streets to the sheets," he told host Terrence J. "I make street-savvy R&B music, but I also like to slow it down and be sensual at times, so when you listen to 'King of Hearts' you get a lot of the contrast of who is me."

After Lloyd debuted his new haircut, fellow R&B entertainer Miguel had a few choice words to express via Twitter. "Imitation is the Highest form of Flattery. Shout to LLoyd," he wrote. Speculation rose as to what Miguel meant by the tweet, which lead fans and critics to assume he was taking jabs at Lloyd's new look, which is similar to the 'Sure Thing' creator's avant-guarde style. On the other hand, Lloyd didn't take lightly to the comment. In an interview with radio jock Devi Dev, he addressed the controversial remark. "Did you see me respond?" Lloyd asked. "That's peanuts to an elephant. I am not the one for a lot of talking so I will see him when I see him."

BUSTED! Nene Leakes' Son Bryson Bryant Arrested For Stealing Two $14 Razors!

Bryson Bryant, the son of "RHOA" star Nene Leakes, was arrested in Atlanta last night for shoplifting two $14 razors.  Deets inside....
While Nene struts around in 5-inch Christian Louboutin heels, she obviously cut the purse strings from her grown-ass son who has been reduced to stealing from Walmart.
According to TMZ, Bryson was arrested at a Walmart in Gwinnett County after security officials saw him steal two Mach 3 razors.  Mind you....the razors go for $14 a piece.
He was charged with shoplifting and a probation violation (stemming from an earlier marijuana related arrest). 

Breaking News: North Miami Police Seek Brisco For Assault

Rapper Brisco is being sought for the assault of an 18-year-old man last week, in North Miami.

North Miami police say the rapper, born British Alexander Mitchell, assaulted the man during an altercation, which knocked him unconscious and caused severe injuries.

According to NBC Miami Channel 6, Brisco fled the scene in a White Range Rover with Florida tag 863TCA, police said.

Police are asking anyone who has knowledge of the rapper's whereabouts to call with information.

In July of 2009, Brisco was robbed inside of a barbershop in Miami. Bandits forced him to the ground, stole $35,000 worth of jewelry and made off with his Range Rover, which was later recovered.

Shortly after the robbery, Brisco released a 4:19 second track titled “Revenge,” in which he promised retaliation for the incident although it is not known if the song is related to current altercation involving the rapper.

The news of Brisco's legal troubles comes as he prepares to release a new mix tape titled "21 Jump Street."

Exclusive: Barely One Week Into Filming, Chrissy Has Already Gotten Into Her First “Love & Hip-Hop” Season 2 Scrap Up

A source close to one of the cast members tells BOSSIP exclusively that while filming in New York yesterday, Jim Jones’ fiancee Chrissy Lumpkin got into a fight with one of the cast members at Emily B’s new Fabulous-free apartment. And we’re not talking about just an argument or swearing match here. We’re talking an actual physical altercation.
What’s surprising is that the other girl involved in the fight is the newest cast member, video model Kimbella who’s boyfriend is Jimmy’s longtime friend and group/label mate Juelz Santana.
Because of their men’s close relationship, Chrissy is the last person we would have expected to have beef with Kimbella, especially this early in the game.
Our source was unable to confirm what started the argument.

Thousands Petition Black Eyed Peas To End Chimpanzee Abuse.

Over 10,000 people are calling on the Black Eyed Peas to end their support for a Spanish television show show that animal rights activists say abuses a chimpanzee.

Thousands of animal lovers signed a petition which was started by FAADA, an animal protection group based in Spain.

The group is accusing Spanish TV show Involución of animal abuse for exploiting a chimpanzee named “Darwin,” who acts out competitions with contestants on the show.

The petition, which can be found on Change.org, is being circulated internationally and is calling on the Black Eyed Peas to end their sponsorship of the show, since they are longtime supporters of PETA.

According to the petition, the chimpanzee is forced to perform through unnatural and abusive training methods.

“Chimpanzees used in the entertainment industry lead miserable lives,” said Stephanie Feldstein, Animals Editor for Change.org. “Fundación FAADA is giving Noah and other exploited chimpanzees like him a voice. Thousands of activists have joined them in asking the Black Eyed Peas to use their celebrity to help stop chimpanzee suffering.”

Bow Wow Admits He Has a Daughter in Letter to Fans!

Bow Wow has revealed news he is now a father. The 24-year-old rapper-turned-film star opened up about his child in a letter to fans, which he posted on his official website.

The 'Madea's Big Happy Family' actor expressed the joy felt over finally being able to share the news with his loyal supporters. "...God gave me the illest gift of my life," Bow Wow wrote. "No lambo, no blk card nuffn ammounts to my lil girl. I waited so long to tell yall the truth because i was nervous on how yall would look at me. Yall know everyone makes a big deal out of everything i do. I wanted to be 1st n let yall know the real [sic]."

Over the past three years, Bow Wow battled inner demons, even contemplating suicide. "I felt like as a kid i did everything and saw everything too fast which spoiled my adult years [sic]," he revealed. But once his daughter was born, who he refers to as "Shai Shai," his perspective on life changed dramatically.


Bow Wow admits he changes diapers ("Aint as bad as i thought hahaha") and spoke on the drama surrounding his relationships with Shai Shai's mother ("The bs that comes with having a baby momma is expected").

The Young Money/Cash Money member closed out the letter he penned by thanking his fans, which he hoped would continue to support him.

Read the full letter below.Let me start off by saying i love my fans. With out yall i wudda been left the game. For the past 3 years i been batteling life. Even thought about taking my own. I felt like as a kid i did everything and saw everything too fast which spoiled my adult years. I felt as if i had no purpose to live(Thinking selfishly) until god gave me the illest gift of my life. No lambo, no blk card nuffn ammounts to my lil girl. I waited so long to tell yall the truth because i was nervous on how yall would look at me. Yall know everyone makes a big deal out of everything i do. I wanted to be 1st n let yall know the real. My lil girl is getting BIG fast. i love every minute of it. She inspires me to go harder.Even made me treat my mother better, its like it made me into a man over night. Never been a fan of posting pix of my daughter. Reason is because i want my boo boo to have everything i didnt. Want her to be able to cheerlead with her lil friends with out some asshole sticking his camera all in my lil girl face. I know how fame is. I missed out on so much that i now know how important it is to cherish and have those things in your life. Yes! I change diapers. Aint as bad as i thought hahaha. I want her to live with me so bad. Jus us 2. Thats my dream man but fellas yall know how it go. Baby gotta stay with they momma and all dat bull. I hate that! So i have to fly 5 hrs away to see her. I find myself going into my i phone book jus lookn at pix of her. Sometimes i tear up cuz i just cant believe it brotha be emotional. All in all im good. This is my 1st. I know all my fans gone support me and ride for her like yall been doin my whole career. To the ones that say "Im heart broken how can he do that to us" well i do have a life thats not all about movies or making albums. Im 24 now. I cant wait 4eva. Im happy and if your a fan then ud be happy too cuz yall gone be with me every step of the way. The bs that comes with having a baby momma is expected. So i neva trip. Jus gotta suck it up keep chin high and try not let her get the best of my feelings by playin them stupid games. Ima stay positive and keep maintaining long as i got yall i cant lose. I love yall. And shai shai daddy love u too! Wizzle!!!!