L akers guard Kobe Bryant reportedly reached a verbal agreement to play with the Italian professional basketball team Virtus Bologna, during the NBA lockout. Kobe will earn $3 million, for the first 40 days of the Italian League season beginning October 9th Meanwhile, the NBA has delayed the start of training camp and canceled [...]

J ay-Z attended an evening of Making The Ordinary Extraordinary hosted by the Shawn Carter Foundation at Pier 54 in New York City. He attended the event with his mother, Gloria Carter, as she’s the CEO of the Foundation. The fundraiser was a real life carnival, complete with, a ferris wheel; games; raffles; and [...]

A ctress, Tracee Ellis Ross, covers the October 10th issue of JET magazine. Having made her mark on the hit show “Girlfriends” Tracee Ellis Ross is making her television comeback. Her new show, “Reed Between The Lines,” which premieres October 11 on BET, features Ross as a happily married therapist and mother of three. [...]

T hree grandchildren of former South African President Nelson Mandela announced Thursday they will soon be launching their own reality show, according to a statement from the producers.The show’s leading ladies, sisters Swati Dlamini-Manaway, 34, and Zaziew Dlamini-Manaway, 32, and their cousin, Dorothy Adjoa Amuah, 27, said their grandfather, 93-year-old, Nelson Mandela, will not [...]

T yrese has released two versions of a new track, “The Rest of Our Lives” featuring Brandy on one version and Melanie Fiona on the other. “This is a wedding song that was written for the first dance where the husband is speaking blessings into his wife’s life and she’s doing the same in [...]

I n a new heartfelt duet from Anthony Hamilton and his wife Tarsha McMillian entitled “I Hurt You”, the couple gets to the meat of their issues trading equally remorseful and heartfelt lines toward another. This song showcases both Anthony and Tarsha at their very best. The soulful collabo from the husband and wife [...]

B runo Mars has released a brand single, “It Will Rain”. The song will be apart of the collection of songs for the soundtrack of one of the year’s most anticipated movies, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. “It Will Rain” is the moodiest Bruno Mars song yet – and it’s bound [...]

L egendary singer Roberta Flack is putting the finishing touches on a collection of Beatles classics for a new album that will be her first in more than eight years, scheduled for early February 2012. Roberta Flack collaborated on her new album with producer Sherrod Barnes and contributing producers Jerry Barnes and Barry Miles. [...]

W hile Solange is hard at work in the studio cooking her 3rd album which will feature different musical elements and productions, she felt a little generous and let loose this previously unheard demo recording of a track called “Favors”. “For the record. “Favors” is no way related to my album. Its a song [...]

R eal Housewives of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss gets her own Bravo special. Kandi is willing to see if her success with making a hit out of The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast mate Kim Zolciak’s single, “Tardy For The Party,” can be replicated and Bravo’s cameras will be there to capture the whole process. [...]

A ctor/singer Tyrese Gibson was ejected from a radio station in Delaware mid-interview Tuesday, when he took a stand against liquor stores near elementary schools. Tyrese sat down for a chat about his latest album at WJKS KISS 101.7 in Delaware, and during the interview he made a passionate speech urging officials to ban [...]

W hen combined being a young, good looking, 6-3, 215-pound and a athlete, this leads to opportunities for photoshoots. Matt Kemp, the L.A. Dodgers outfielder who counts Rihanna among his ex-girlfriends, is having an MVP-caliber season. He recently granted Flaunt magazine a photoshoot and gave an interview in which he revealed a bit about [...]

J ennifer Hudson’s name has graced an Oscar and Grammy, but the Chicago native said she never imagined her name would be on a weight loss center that she could use to inspire others. The singer and actress opened the “The Weight Watchers Jennifer Hudson Center” Tuesday in Chicago. The new center, where walls [...]

P aper Magazine hosted their 7th Annual Nightlife Awards ceremony last night at Hiro Ballroom in New York City. The evening featured a performance from Mary J. Blige, who’s on the cover of their upcoming October nightlife issue and who performed her new single “25/8″ as well as classic jams “Real Love” and “Family [...]

R apper T.I. will be throwing an brunch this coming Sunday to celebrate his release from prison, but also to celebrate his 30th birthday, and the BET Hip Hop Awards weekend. The brunch is called “A King of Oneself” brunch, and will become an annual event. It will be hosted by TIP himself, as [...]

A woman from Botswana, Africa, possessed with an evil spirit of dog, has the spirit cast out of her by T.B. Joshua at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations. My reaction after the click:

Good Day Cedric -

My husband and I have been married for 11 years and we have three kids together. I recently found out that my husband has been cheating. For years I have brushed off a lot of things because of the strong woman that I am. I went through his cell phone and found [...]

F uneral Services for singer Vesta Williams will be held at West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles. The date of the service will be, next Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The address to the church is:

3045 S. Crenshaw Blvd. (North Campus)
Los Angeles, California 90016

David Crawford, the producer of Vesta’s first single, [...]

S eason 4 of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” is set to return Sunday, November 6 at 10 p.m. In a season about taking chances, the hottest Housewives in the South are embarking on new ventures and returning to their roots. The women are exploring their entrepreneurial prowess. Though their dreams vary drastically [...]

L enny Kravitz oozes cool and mystery in his photo shoot for Fall/Winter 2011 issue of the Canadian magazine, Block. Through the multi-spread feature, Lenny dons garments from all types of stylistic lanes – boho rocker, esoteric nomad, vintage Harlem gent, ice-cold pimp and of course, it wouldn’t be a Lenny Kravitz shoot if [...]