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2 Chainz Chops It Up with Sway on Shade45

2 CHAINZ SWAGGED OUT ON MIXTAPE COVER

Rapper “2 Chainz” formerly known as Tity Boi is dropping the new mixtape, T.R.U. REALigion, on November 11th. 2Chainz has been causing a major stir in the rap game since dropping Codeine Cowboy earlier this year.  After his cypher on the BET Hip Hop Awards, his popularity has skyrocketed.  Not only does 2 Chainz’ lyrical metaphors have the game on fire, but his style and #swagg might be the freshest.

More importantly, 2Chainz is busy in the NYC doing listening sessions for the new mixtape.  Check him out live on SHADE45 with Sway from MTV and Devi Dev, freestyling and answering questions. For those of you excited about his upcoming tape, 2 Chainz leaks two tracks during the radio interview.  Dope.

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Update!! Braxton Family Sings Live for the Media & Kills it!! (video inside)

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Braxton Family/Photo by Dennis Byron

This week the talented and beautiful Braxton sisters started prepping their fans for the highly anticipated  Season 2 premiere of their hit reality show, Braxton Family Values. The sisters including Tamar, Trina, Towanda and Traci made several stops this week including a screening of the season premiere at Spelman College and a dinner at Frank Ski’s Restaurant in Atlanta. Before the rumor mill gets to grinding its’ gears, Toni was only absent due to her filming in Los Angeles. At Frank Ski’s, the ladies dished about everything from love to being reality tv stars to upcoming projects. Braxton Family Values premieres November 10th at 9pm on We TV.

Spelman Q&A with the Braxton Sisters
Head Braxton in Charge. Miss Evelyn
Towanda

 

Trina
Baked Chicken, Mashed Sweet Potato, and Cabbage (yummy)
Be sure to try the baked Salmon at Frank Ski's Restaurant
Dennis Byron (yes, there are two in Atlanta) poses a question for Braxton family
Braxton's We Are Family pose

Press Dinner at Frank Ski's Restaurant Atlanta
Braxton Family with HHE's Editor-in-Chief Dennis Byron

Vibe Magazine's Kodak Boi arrives at Frank Ski's Restaurant
Members of the press enjoy some good cuisine at Frank Ski's Restaurant in Buckhead

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BEYONCE’S DECKED OUT LUXURY MERCEDES BENZ VAN

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BEYONCE'S NEW RIDE

We suppose Beyonce Carter is thinking a little more practical these days as it relates to her mode of transportation. Recently she traded in her custom Maybach for a pimped out Mercedes Benz in anticipation of the birth of her child. The van has all the bells and whistles you would expect in a tour bus but is a favorite for the Grammy award winning singer. Must be nice!!

Beyonce and JayZ traded in the Maybach for a Van.
Bey was spotted last night exiting the Benz

Rick Ross Cancels Shows and Focuses on His Health

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Late last night, MTV News reported that Rick Ross has cancelled a show he was scheduled to perform at this Friday in Atlanta. Looks like the Maybach Music head has decided to take it easy and rest up in order to get his health back to where it needs to be. Last week, the rapper reportedly suffered from a series of seizures on his way to a show in Memphis, and his plane had to land a number of times resulting in his hospitalization. Hip Hop friends DJ Khaled and Red Cafe have made statements about the rapper’s health.

“I spoke to Ross. Ross is doing good, he’s doing well. He does a lot. The guy does a lot he’s similar to Puff. They do a lot. And sometimes everybody needs to slow down a bit and take some personal time” Red Cafe told MTV’s Sway.

DJ Khaled told Global Grind that “He is at the crib and is going to rest and just chill until he gets his energy back. He is going to take everything one day by day. I told him he has to stay home for two weeks. I told him he has got to just chill and relax. I told him he is a big enough star that he can just stay home. His life is more important.”

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Love Drunk.. Rihanna Finds Love in New Video

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Rihanna finds love in a hopeless place with her video/mini-movie featuring Irish cutie and boxer turned model Dudley O’Shaugnessy as her love interest. The video for “We Found Love” keeps with RiRi’s recent theme of taboo subjects by portraying Rihanna and Dudley in a relationship that’s so addictive it’s like a drug. We Found Love is off Rihanna’s sixth studio album, Talk That Talk due on November 21. Think this video will get the same treatment that “Man Down” got? We’ll see.

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Young Jeezy’s Thug Motivation Gets New Release Date

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After tons of previous release dates, Young Jeezy’s album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition is now set to drop on December 20. Only a couple of months away from December, Jeezy’s latest single F.A.M.E. featuring T.I. has been making the wait for Thug Motivation even more unbearable. Fans have endured the wait with the release of mixtapes such as The Real is Back and The Real is Back 2. XXL Magazine recently reported that Young Jeezy’s camp, U.S.D.A. will be releasing a collabo album on November 15. Looks like the snowman is planning to take over this winter.

Thug Motivation 103 will be Jeezy’s fourth studio album, with his last being 2008’s The Recession. Jeezy released this public service announcment for TM 103, and we must say, we want it even more now. Come on December 20!

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It Was Written… T.I. and A Few Friends Celebrate New Book!

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Tip says, reading is fundamental!

At this time, I would like to give Clifford Harris aka T.I. a gold star for using his time wisely. Not only has his stint in prison given The Kaaaang some amo for hot new tracks in the studio, its also given him the time to write a book.

During his latest trip to NYC, the pint sized MC invited a few of his friends (Jason Geter, J. Cole, Swizz Beatz) to attend a private event for the release of his new book titled Power & Beauty.  The real crime here is that Oprah no longer has a show where she and a few million of her most devoted followers can sit around and talk about how this exquisite piece of literature changed their lives.

All jokes aside though, I’m happy for T.I. He’s been heavy on his promo trail to redeem himself in the public eye. One minute he’s laying down a swift and soulful smack down to Diddy’s club bitchassness antics, and then the next he’s chatting it up with the ladies of The View accepting full responsibility for his actions. A stand up guy indeed! Take a look at the rest of the pics below!

Deon Grant, Jason Geter, Tip, Swizzy

 

J. Cole, Tip, Swizz Beatz

 

"Tiny"

 

Swizz says its a best seller!

 

Jason Geter & Deon Grant

 

Swizz & T.I.

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Phone Check… Celebs Attend the Release for the Droid Razr

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50 Cent, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha and Zoe Saldana

If you’re going to make a comparison between the current competition between cell phone companies then do what I do and think of them in terms of female pop stars. Think of the iPhone 4S as the Beyonce of cell phones. Sure, it looks great, does a whole bunch of things that you’re really not interested in, and there’s always a massive amount of hype built around its next big release.

Then you have the Droid as Lady Gaga; the undisputed game changer. It does about everything as the iPhone does, if not more. But its popularity is undeniable and is single handedly the most talked about item on anyone’s mind at any given moment.

And then there’s the forgotten, lonely Blackberry who is clearly struggling to keep up with the others and can barely do anything the other two does. I’d like to think of the Blackberry as the Ciara of the electronics.

Anyway, with that being said, a handful of celebs were present in New York City for the release of the DROID RAZR By Motorola And MOTOACTV. Sometimes rapper 50 Cent is pictured above with Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha  and actress Zoe Saldana. There were a few other celebs on hand for the event that are in the pics below. Its no surprise that cell phones now play an intricate role in hip hop and pop culture. Its cell phone nude pics that are always getting leaked. View the rest of the pics below and don’t forget to comment. There’s not much that I (care to) know about this new phone, but tell me if its something that you would stand in line for.

Rapper /actor 50 Cent poses next to one of my fashion favorites Zoe Saldana

 

Zoe Saldana

 

Tony Yayo

 

Chyna Layne

 

Darrelle Revis

 

Hakeem NicksMaino50 performs for the crowd Zoe snaps a shot of 50 for her screen saver. lol

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Heavenly Creatures… Lala, Kim, Solange & More Attend Angel Ball in NYC!

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Lala Vasquez-Anthony & Kim Kardashian-Humphries

Leave it to someone like Kim Kardashian to totally slut up a charitable event. Kris Jenner’s prize kash kow was pictured next to TV personality Lala Vasquez-Anthony on the red carpet for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Hosts Angel Ball 2011 at Cipriani in New York City.  While I will admit that the dress Kim is wearing is STUNNING, as soon as she slipped it on it became something totally different. You should already know how I feel about Lala so no need to comment on how amazing she (always) looks.

My pic for best dressed of the evening, hands down, goes to Solange who looked absolutely angelic in this draped, one sleeved gown with minimal beading detail. Its not common that the sister in Beyonce’s shadow garners this much (positive) attention for an outfit, but here she clearly displays that she can hold her own when it comes to red carpet dressing!

A few other mentionble celebs to hit the red carpet were Mama Tina, Anthony Hamilton, Sessilee Lopez and others.  View the rest of the pics below and let us know what you think!

 

Solange gets Best Dressed of the night!

 

WTF of the night goes to Mama Tina and her newly improved nip & tucked face

 

Naomi Campbell next to her Russian billionaire boo-thang Vlad

 

Anthony Hamilton
Sessilee Lopez

 

Estelle
Eve

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TV Roundup: T.I. Sits Down with The Ladies of The View

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T.I. put on his favorite pair of Clark Kent frames, toned down the Westside Atlanta accent a little bit and sat down with the ladies of  The View to promote his new novel, Power & Beauty. Of course, Whoopi, Barbara, Elizabeth and Sherry couldn’t shy away from the fact that T.I. was recently released from a stint in federal prison. Major sideeye and laughs as Barbara Walters asked T.I. how did he “break his habit” when referring to his recreational drug usage, as if the man was selling his Grammys for hits of the crack pipe. Chill, Barbara! “I accept responsibility for everything that I’ve done. People say well how can he just make a mistake again and again. I think it should be taken into consideration how long prior to me being T.I., how long I had been living the life I was living.” said the Atlanta rapper. At least this time, T.I. isn’t taking the whole “Road to Redemption” route, he’s being real about his mistakes, and focusing on the future instead of trying to portray a bad boy, gone good. Tip also chatted with the hosts about family life with Tiny and the kids, retirement rumors and oh yeah, the actual reason for his visit: the new novel.

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T.I. & Pharrell Back at It with Hear Ye, Hear Ye

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With the king, T.I. fresh out of jail, Grand Hustle is coming back with a vengeance. First B.o.B drops the video to his latest single, Epic and now T.I. drops Hear Ye, Hear Ye featuring Pharrell. There’s nothing like a good T.I./Pharrell collab. Remember this one? Hear Ye, Hear Ye lacks a catchy, auto-tuned hook or a beat you can beef it up to, just hard rhymes from two of Hip Hop’s favorites who we haven’t seen go full throttle with their raps in a while. The newly released rapper, T.I. tells the public on his verse, “let him live”.

Scary, so if I pop a pill, smoke a blunt or take a shot
ya’ll let a niggga live
Still baffled how my life unravelled
In the meantime time just travelled

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B.o.B. Drops “Epic” Video feat. Playboy Tre & Meek Mill

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Yeah, this is the Bobby Ray that we love! B.o.B.,  right-hand man Playboy Tre and Maybach Music Group’s Meek Mill hit the ring in B.o.B’s new video for Epic. Epic is off of B.o.B’s sophomore album, Strange Clouds which is set to release soon. Strange Clouds is the follow-up to B.o.B’s grammy nominated first album, The Adventures of Bobby Ray. Let us know what you think about B.o.B. bringing back that Grand Hustle, street flow we all fell in love with.

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Adidas Originals x Jeremy Scott presents: 2NE1 JS Wings

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Adidas x Jeremy Scott = 2NE1 JS Wings

 

Any designer or visionary genius will tell you that inspiration can come from all corners of the globe. Well, designer Jeremy Scott looked to the far east (Korea) for the inspiration of his new fall 2011 JS Wing sneaker the 2NE1. For those of you who don’t know (neither did I), 2NE1 are like the Spice Girls of Korea. They’re a four female pop group taking over the music scene in their native land soon to reach American airwaves any day now.

Mr. Scott along with his Adidas collaborators came up with the new JS Wing design based on the colorful and animated aesthetic of the girl group. The sneakers which are expected to be released next month in November should most definitely score a hit amongst the younger crowd.  As for anyone of the age of 18? Not so fast. While the shoes are sure to grab the attention of others they possess a certain child-like quality that no grown man or woman should be caught dead in. But tell us what you think. Are these sneakers cop-worthy or not?

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Stay Tuned…. Nick & Mariah Finally Will Present Monroe & Moroccan to the World!

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Barbara Walters, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, & the kids

The current media frenzy surrounding Beyonce’s mysterious and ever changing baby bump is neither here nor there. What matters is that this Friday, Barbara Walters and an ABC camera crew will present to the world the first ever images of Monroe & Moroccan Scott; the twins that pop icon Mariah Carey gave birth to 6 months ago this past spring. Mariah and husband Nick Cannon have allowed the 20/20 camera crews inside their home where they discuss among other things love, marriage and children. I personally can’t wait to see what they look like! Mariah’s been pretty much laying low since becoming a mother;  not to mention it’s getting harder these days for an aging  pop/r&b icon (side eye). Hopefully after watching the interview I’ll be able to make a proper assessment if motherhood suits Mimi. Oh well…. let us know what you think of the clip. Will you be watching this Friday?

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