Shyne has not forgiven Diddy

Diddy has made several statements to the press in light of Shyne's release from prison this week.

“It's a blessing that he's coming home,” Diddy explained on New York City’s HOT97. “I spoke to him like a couple of weeks ago and he sounded like he was in good spirits. I know he can't wait to get home. I know he is definitely going to heat the whole scene up. He was definitely one of [many] talented young artists that I had the pleasure to work with. I'm quite sure he's been using his time wisely and has some heat.”

Diddy later said in an interview with another news outlet that Shyne is no longer signed to Bad Boy and they have no plans for collaboration. He went on to say "I hate it for ya padna, c-ya" he wishes Shyne well in his future endeavors. Well, apparently all this talking rubbed Shyne the wrong way because he was compelled to call Diddy out:

“I want it known that this supposed conversation is a figment of Sean Combs’ imagination,” he says in a statement. “He never spoke with me, he never visited me nor would I ever accept a phone call or visit from him. The only way I would do either of those things would be if he stepped up and did the right thing for the victims of the incident.”

In 2001, Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison for first degree assault for his role in a shooting in a NYC night club in 1999. Diddy was present, but was acquitted on all charges. Diddy has long been dogged by rumors Shyne sacrificed his career and took the charge for him.

Why Didn't Soulja Boy Shoot His New Video Here?

Atlanta rapper DeAndre Cortez Way, better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em or just Soulja Boy, was charged with obstruction after running from police despite an order to stop, a police spokesman said Friday.

The 19-year-old singer was among a large group that had gathered at a home in Stockbridge, 20 miles south of Atlanta, said Henry County, Georgia, police Capt. Jason Bolton.

Way was arrested Wednesday night along with another man, Bolton said. Police said Way left jail Thursday after posting a $550 bond.

They should have shot the video at the Georgia Peach Oyster Bar...check the local CBS station footage....

Sammy Davis, Jr. is BAD!

An anonymous reader over at RWS hipped me to this video. I was dying with laughter when I watched it. Who knew Sammy had it in him? He had the leg going and the crotch grabbing and everything with his shiny, Brylcreemed, permed-up hair!

Word is Marlon Wayans got Mike Epps' role

Requiem for a Dream and White Chicks actor/comedian Marlon Wayans has been tapped to play legendary comedian Richard Pryor in an upcoming biopic. Word is, the role was supposed to go to fellow comedian Mike Epps. Epps has been developing the role for the past several years, but supposedly he had a falling out with Pryor's widow and she redlit his participation.

Jesus Walks....

the only reason I believe this is because she said all she had was $10, that's all my grandma used to carry around....

South Park is tasteless yet again

The infamous Chef Matt Stone and his wife

The creators of South Park have sunk to a new low of tastelessness--I say this as a fan--with their new episode "I See Dead Celebrities." The installment shows recently deceased stars Michael Jackson, Patric Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, and David Carradine dwelling in purgatory while waiting to enter heaven. (Where are Steve McNair and Ed McMahon?) During the episode Michael's spirit inhabits one of the show's regular characters.

Jackson fans are striking back at the show in internet chatrooms and social networking sites. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone just laughed it off when Isaac "Chef" Hayes quit the show over their mocking of Scientology, but this just may be their counterpart to the banned Boondocks "Hunger Strike" episode about BET.

"Make it rain? Nowadays we go to the strip club to eat..."

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"Daily Show" correspondent Wyatt Cenac sat down with the "Boss of All Bosses" Slim Thug to discuss how the recession has affected him personally.

"It's a lot less ballin' now that the recession has came about," the rapper said. "I used to roll with 20 dudes, tour bus, everywhere around the whole country. Nowadays you get a van."

Leave your load at home

In an effort to cut costs and promote 'greener travel' Japan Airlines has begun a trial campaign to encourage its passengers to pack lighter luggage and to use the bathroom before boarding the plane. The airline hopes that fewer in-flight trips to the loo will result in fewer carbon emissions as well as less fuel used to fly around the approximately 1 L a full adult bladder can hold. No word on the energy savings brought by empty colons; just leave your load at home.

MTV's Top 10 Emcee's list

MTV released their list of the Top Ten Emcees In the Game:

1. Jay-Z
2. Lil Wayne
3. Drake
4. Kanye West
5. Rick Ross
6. Gucci Mane
7. Young Jeezy
8. Fabolous
9. 50 Cent
10. Raekwon

I am scratching my head and giving the side eye at some of those. Fabolous? Jeezy? Gucci Mane? Officer Ricky? What has 50 Cent made in the past few years except YouTube disses and pornos with Officer Ricky's various babymamas? Where are Ludacris, Common, T.I. and the like? I really like Raekwon, but he hasn't made anything lately either. If we are going to include folks who haven't recorded in a while then most of these dudes would be excluded in favor of some of the people who paved the way for them. Who would you put on your top ten list?

Chris Brown is going on the road just for YOU

Chris Brown tweeted Monday, “Bout to start a small tour soon, 15 to 20 dates, my fan appreciation tour. Just for y’all. Nothin bigger than four-thousand seater.”

The Recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize is.....

President Obama

For one of America's youngest presidents, in office less than nine months — and only for 12 days before the Nobel nomination deadline last February — it was an enormous honor.

The prize seems to be more for Obama's promise than for his performance. The Nobel committee cited as his key accomplishment "a new climate in international politics." The president has become "the world's leading spokesman" for its agenda, the committee said. The Nobel committee, it seems, had the audacity to hope that he'll eventually produce a record worthy of its prize.

Another person is trying to get paid off Michael

Another business manager has come forward with a claim against Michael Jackson's estate. Don Stabler claims he was hired by Michael's brother Randy to straighten out his tax problems. According to papers filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Stabler says he charged $325 an hour for 632 hours of 'dealing with others' on behalf of Michael. He is seeking $180,400.

Stabler is no stranger to lawsuits involving the Jackson fortune. In 2007, Michael Jackson gave a sworn deposition in a federal lawsuit claiming Stabler and Michael's brother, Randy, tried to get Michael to sign over his fortune during his 2005 molestation trial. Michael testified that when Mike refused to sign the papers, Stabler went ballistic shouting, 'What's the problem? You're not down, you're with the Jews now. You're not down with blacks anymore?" Michael said the next time he saw Stabler, "He wanted to take my head off."

Et tu, Randy? Et tu?

Eddie's Pryor's Catch Up To Him...

The Richard Pryor biopic moves on with Marlon Wayans in the title role after Eddie Murphy dropped out citing conflicts with Paramount Pictures. The movie has since switched to Sony Studios.

What Rosa Parks Shoulda Did....

two women fight over a bus seat in San Francisco, why didn't they just sit together?!

It's Also Getting Chilly in the other 'D'

Kwame still messin up y'all...

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner today ruled in favor of a discovery motion forcing former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to disclose his assets within 10 days.

Kilpatrick has until Oct. 16 to disclose any assets held by himself, his wife or a third party for his benefit. He'll also have to provide salary information and disclose any gifts he may have received.

After serving 99 days in prison, Kilpatrick moved to the Dallas area after taking a job with Compuware subsidiary Covisint. Recent news reports suggest he's living comfortably, renting a million dollar home and driving a new Cadillac Escalade.

Speakin of "throwin' some D's" (I know I'm piling on) also peep the Fox News video for the ex-Dearborn, Michigan cop calling 911 cause he got high on some endo-brownies...

Golden Brooks had her baby

DB Woodside and former Girlfriend Golden Brooks had a baby girl on September 1st. They named her Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside; she weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz., and was 23 inches long.

Jennifer Hudson will return to Chicago for Christmas

J. Hud will return to her hometown to tape an ABC special "I'll Be Home For Christmas". The Oscar and Grammy winner will relive her childhood Christmases with musical performances filmed at her favorite locations in her native Chicago. Hudson, who gave birth to a son in August, will also visit family members, friends and other childhood influences during the broadcast.

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It's So Cold in the 'D'

Thousands of people showed up at Cobo Arena and outside neighborhood centers in Detroit Tuesday to get free stimulus money being offered to only 3,500 of the city's recently or soon to be homeless. The line around the downtown convention center started forming well before daybreak. Anger flared within a few hours as more people sought out a dwindling number of applications for the program. Members of the Detroit Police Department's Gang Squad and other tactical units were called in for crowd control. Check the news clip for details...

Michael Jordan is a law breaker

Michael Jordan caused an uproar in San Francisco at the President's Cup golf tournament when pictures were published of him smoking a cigar. Jordan, the honorary assistant captain for the United States team, lit the stogie during a practice round. When the San Francisco Chronicle published pictures of him smoking on the public golf course, their readers went wild. City officials have requested the PGA Tour to remind Jordan of the no-smoking law.

A warrant might be issued for Dr. Conrad Murray

Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, failed to show for a child support hearing this week. His babymama, Nenita Malibiran, claims he owes more than $13,000 in back child support. The Family Law court is seeking a bench warrant for his arrest and suspension of his medical license.

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Aussies perform Jackson 5 blackface act

This is an Australian version of The Gong Show. It turns out Harry Connick Jr. is a judge on this coonery. After the 'Jackson Jive'(in blackface) performs if you can call it that, and the audience boos, brutha Harry asks the producers for a minute and tightens they asses up over that bull-ishhh....then QUITS THE GIG ON LIVE TV!!!! (I'm digging up the 1996 MAD TV skit with Harry in blackface as you read...)

I found it WMS...I don't consider this blackface. I'm still trying to figure out if he is in brown makeup or if he just had a tan at the time. I have met him in person and he can get very tan. A lot of Australians are trying to use this video to defend themselves online. What do you think?

--WS

Prince vs RiRi at Chanel Show in Paris

is RiRi throwing shade on Prince? When doves cry....where is the show at a farm?

Chris Rock's NEXT Film is a Oprah Collabo

Chris Rock will star in a new film about a white man's amusing attempts to make an African-American friend, reports Variety.

The movie is based on a GQ magazine article, "Will You Be My Black Friend?" in which writer Devin Freidman - a white man in his mid-30's - chronicled how he tried to befriend a black man by placing an ad on Craig's List.

"Admitting that you count your black friends is a violation of the Unracist White Person Magna Carta," wrote Freidman. "It was possible at the time, we could have a black president and still not have a very mixed country." "But really, I couldn't handle walking around knowing that I have the same number of black friends as George W. Bush."

Published in GQ's November 2008 issue, the article is an eye-opening, if somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at race relations. Harpo Films, Oprah Winfrey's (who is also considered to be a pseudo-white friend to many in her audience) production company, partnered with movie studio Lionsgate to buy the rights to the story and make it a star vehicle for Rock. Is Rock planning to play the white dude?

In Dolton, Ill. Schools-Tuck In Your Damn Shirt

Marshawn Pitts 15, a special needs student in school on his way to class one day in South Suburban Chicago...police sleeper hold beatdown-caught on tape...Where's Rodney King? Can't we all just get along?

I don't know where they got that figure, but I ain't sayin' he a broke broke

Forbes magazine reported Tiger Woods was the first athlete to become a billionaire through his earnings. At a Presidents Cup news conference Tuesday, a reporter asked Woods directly about the Forbes report, "This last week, it was announced you hit the billionaire status. What's that like to learn?" Tiger laughed, "Well, one, I haven't, so I don't know where that number came from." Forbes admittedly uses estimates to compile it's famous lists but they can't be that far off. Tiger is certain to reach billionaire status soon enough if he keeps up his endorsements and major wins. And if he can manage to stay married; divorce kills that net worth.

Broken bungee cords are bad for your well-being

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Imagine hitting the water at 80 mph from a 165 ft drop and living to tell about it.

BET Plans Michael Vick Docu-Show

Michael Vick is out of jail, back in an NFL uniform and trying to rebuild his image. He's having a hard time though because Americans really love their dogs and hate people who abuse them.

But in an effort to show people that he's a changed man, Vick will be launching a new reality show on BET in January. It's called 'The Michael Vick Project,' and the 8-part show will attempt to focus on his re-assimilation into his NFL life, while looking at his past troubles and how he's rectifying them today.

"I just want people to really get to know me as an individual," Vick told the L.A. Times. "I am a human being. I've made some mistakes in the past, and I wish it had never happened. But it's not about how you fall, but about how you pick yourself up.


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Nia Long on the cover of Essence

The fabulous Nia Long did the cover of the latest Essence. I think Nia is naturally gorgeous, but something seems really off about this cover. Either they need a new make up person or they photoshopped her to death. How unnecessary!

Solange giving the business

I really didn't like Solange's hair cut when those first pics came out of her taking her son to school, but I have to admit, she has finally gotten it right in these pictures. She looks like a Wookie raver in that ridiculous faux fur coat, but I love, love, love that picture in the black and white gown. The leopard shoes are to die for and I would kill for those black thigh high boots. Her hair and makeup are both on point and she is definitely serving it! Shoe game proper.

Jenny from the Block is back

ABC Denies Rumors Whitney Joining 'Desperate Housewives' Cast

they're terrified Bobby Brown will get lost one day on the way to 'Celebrity Fit Club' and make a left on Wisteria Lane...

Disney Shoots Nekkid Serena and Dwight Howard Photos

for the upcoming 'Body Issue' of ESPN the Magazine

Mariah is back to her old self

Reportedly, the little sit down her Precious director had little lasting effect. Mariah is back to being a diva in full effect demanding six-figure compensation for her hair and make-up staff in addition to her regular appearance, travel, and expense fees. She travels with a huge entourage including a crack security team. Her security team is required to make daily 'sweeps' of the performance venue in the days leading up to her appearances with the 'sweeps' and 'intelligence-gathering' reaching a fever pitch the day of her arrival. Reportedly, she also demands the venue remove its employees and restrict backstage entry to her own personnel. If these rumors are true, she is no angel, imperfect or otherwise. Bring back humble Mariah!

I'm just kidding. I love a good diva.

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Tyler Perry's House of Pain

Filmmaker Tyler Perry, who is promoting a new movie about an abused teenager, has gone public with brutal memories of his own childhood beatings and molestation.

In an email to fans that has Perry's admirers buzzing, he recounts various examples of terrible childhood mistreatment - from his father beating him senseless to a neighbor woman molesting him at age 10.

Even his grandmother, the mother of his hated father, became a threat when she objected to his weekly allergy shot, he recalls. "Ain't nothing wrong with that damn boy - he just got germs on him. Stop wasting all that money," she said, he recalled.

"She came and got me out of the living room leaving my Matchbox cars on the floor. She said she was going to kill these germs on me once and for all. She gave me a bath in ammonia."

Perry, 38, fled his abusive home in New Orleans and, after a period of homelessness and struggle, became a writer, director, actor and producer.He is now a mega-millionaire and one of the world's most influential black filmmakers. He is the producer of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" on TV and his movies, including "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," "Madea's Family Reunion" and "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" have grossed $400 million.

Along with Oprah Winfrey, he executive produced "Precious," the story of an illiterate obese teen mom struggling to rise above horrible sexual and mental abuse. The movie opens nationally Nov. 6.

Perry has made no secret of his unhappy childhood and speaks often of his abusive father, but the raw details in his email were new revelations.

"I'm tired of holding this in. I don't know what to do with it anymore, so, I've decided to give some of it away," he wrote in Saturday's email, which was also posted on his website.

He recounted being beaten by his father for reading books and filching cookies."He got the vacuum cleaner extension cord and trapped me in a room and beat me until the skin was coming off my back. To this day, I don't know what would make a person do something like that to a child," Perry wrote.

Terrie Williams, author of "Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting," praised Perry for sharing his old misery."When someone like Tyler Perry posts this kind of personal message it helps to free others," Williams said.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Panties

Coco and Amber Rose canoodled for the cameras at the New York red carpet premiere of Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair" Monday night.

Only in Fla: Pensacola officer runs over, kills suspect during chase

A Pensacola police officer was placed on administrative leave Saturday after his cruiser ran over and killed a bicyclist he was pursuing. Pensacola Police Department Chief John W. Mathis said Officer Jerald Ard, 35, had been placed on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

According to a Saturday afternoon news release, Ard saw a suspicious man in a construction site about 1:50 a.m. Saturday, while he was on routine patrol near Cervantes and T streets.

The man left the scene on a bicycle and Ard pursued, attempting to stop him using verbal commands and blue police lights, the release said. The officer also tried unsuccessfully to shock the fleeing man with a Taser stun gun, according to the release. After the Taser was fired, the man turned into the parking lot of a vacant business near R Street, crashed his bicycle, and was run over by the pursuing police car, according to the release.

The man, identified as 17 year old Victor Steen, was pinned beneath the car during the crash, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Roots "How I Got Over"

Wii Can't Wait!

In a recent interview with Billborad magazine Beyonce gave the answer to the following question:

Q: What else is on your to-do list?

A: I'm interested in a lot of different things. I'd like to get involved in videogames since I really love Wii Fit. I think it would be a great idea to incorporate choreography because for me my workout is way more fun when it involves dancing as opposed to running on a boring treadmill. So I would love to do some kind of fitness game but incorporate dance and performance into it. I think a lot of women would enjoy that.

I also want to continue to produce films -- even if I'm not in them -- as well as a documentary on my life. Actually, I'd like to do a film loosely based on my father's (Mathew Knowles) childhood and school years. He's had an interesting life. But that will probably be in a couple of years.

Perhaps, that's a good idea for her Nitendo game...call it "WHO DAT IZ?" for the WII FIT based on her father's baby mama escapades...

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I've got (s)hoes in different area codes

Nashville is talking about Steve McNair's tricking and treating again. A Nashville area property management company has begun legal proceedings against the estate of the former Tennessee Titan for unpaid rent. Apparently, McNair co-signed on an apartment for yet another mistress. The woman had the utilities in her own name, but relied on on McNair to foot the bill. When he was shot by his emotionally disturbed mistress Shahel Kazemi, the cash flow was cut off. The surviving mistress moved out abruptly in August and never paid July's rent. The management company is seeking payment of the remainder of the lease as well as other damages.

Rihanna with Gaultier in Paris

Rihanna posed for a quick pic with Jean-Paul Gaultier and Katy Perry in Paris. I have been underwhelmed by some of her looks in the past month but this right here is fire! I am finally feeling the haircut, too.

Good Hair might not be so good for Chris Rock

Chris Rock on Jay Leno

Faster than you can say "red carpet" someone has slapped a lawsuit on Chris Rock for his film "Good Hair." Chris and Nia Long have been hitting the talk show and magazine circuit to hheavily promote the documentary about the complicated relationship between Black women and their hair. A woman named Regina Kimbell claims she screened her documentary "My Nappy Roots" for Chris on the set of his television show "Everyone Hates Chris." Kimbell's film features (unnamed) celebrities discussing the evolution of various hairstyles throughout the Black community. Kimbell claims Chris co-opted her idea which won her the Best Documentary award at the Black Hollywood Film Festival in 2007. She is seeking at least $5 million in damages. In his defense, Chris has been telling interviewers he was inspired to do the film after conversations he had with his young daughter.

Shyne is supposed to get out of jail today

Wow! Bey doesn't sound humble at all

Beyonce addressed the Kanye VMA outburst while accepting her Billboard Woman of the Year award:

I knew his intentions and I knew he was standing up for art. He told me before when they said the nominees, “You have this award.” And when they didn’t call my name, he was like…completely shocked. And when he walked on the stage, I’m like “No, no,” and he spoke and I’m like “Oh no, no, no no.” But in the end, it ended up being a great night And Taylor Swift did get her moment. And…I didn’t have to make an acceptance speech.

So, let me get this straight. By speaking up for you Kanye was "standing up for art." Let's have a look shall we:

1. Bills, Bills, Bills

2. Upgrade U

3. Freakum Dress

4. Kitty Kat

5. Ring the Alarm

and, of course,

6. Single Ladies

I could name so many more. I understand your artistic vision now...

I Believe I Can't Read

R&B singer/songwriter R. Kelly revealed that despite his musical talents, he suffers from illiteracy and barely made it through grade school. The Grammy winner recently spoke at the Midwest Music Festival in Chicago, about the trials and tribulations of starting his career.

"When I was trying to make it out here, I already knew, and I was stubborn about it," he said. "I don't even read really and I'm not afraid to say that. My cousins and brothers used to tease me 'you can't even read right. How you think you're going to come up?' The only reason I graduated from grammar school is because I had a great jump shot. I went to high school and [my teacher] told me 'you will one of the greatest writers of all time.' I believed. You [have to] believe it. You can't believe [anything] if you're hating. You can't achieve [anything] if you're hating."

Kandi Burruss' ex-fiance allegedly killed by jealous ex-husband

The female on the left of the picture is Veronica Jones who is allegedly the co-owner of the Body Tap strip club. Her ex-husband Fredrick Richardson fatally injured A.J. Jewell with a beer bottle outside the club on Friday night according to the police. Sandrarose.com claims that Veronica and A.J. embarked on a relationship that may have rubbed Fred the wrong way. A.J. was promoting events at the club and at some point started negotiating to purchase part ownership in the club from Veronica. After Frederick gets checked out of Grady Memorial Hospital, he will be charged voluntary manslaughter.

Braylon Edwards didn't show up Sunday against Bengals

He did show up later however at the View Ultralounge & Nightclub in Cleveland.One of Lebron James '4 Horsemen' clique, Edward Givens said the incident took place outside the club at about 2:30 a.m. Givens said he went to Lutheran Hospital this morning because he suffered a black eye and a cut. He said he also has a headache.

Givens was talking to the suspect outside the club when the suspect started an argument. The suspect then punched Givens with a closed first on the left side of his face. Givens told officers he would seek treatment at Lutheran Hospital.

Givens is a promoter with Eighty81 LLC, an events management and marketing firm that hosts parties on Sundays at View.

In an interview with cleveland.com's Starting Blocks blog this morning, Givens said:
"After the club closed, I was outside greeting and saying goodbye to people. Braylon comes up and started saying things, degrading me. He said if it wasn't for LeBron (James) or the Four Horsemen, I wouldn't have what I have, nor would I be able to get girls. Everyone knows Braylon has a problem with LeBron. So I had to speak up for myself. The conversation started to escalate. As some of his teammates started to pull him back, he punched me. I have a black eye and a cut. I'm not a violent guy.

"As long as I've known Braylon, I've allowed him and his friends to come into our events free of charge. Whatever jealousy he has with LeBron, he felt he needed to take it out on me."

James, who addressed the incident after the Cavaliers' practice, criticized the attack on his friend. He said that he has no relationship with Edwards but has felt that the football player is jealous of his success and is being childish.

Soon after the first altercation police officers broke up another disturbance involving the suspect (Edwards).Simple assault cases are typically not investigated by police. It is up to the victims to file complaints with the city prosecutor or the mayor of East Cleveland.

Before Lamar Kept Up With the Kardashians

he proposed to Taraji P. she told him to pump his brakes....it's rumored a week later he was kickin' it with Khloe...butt a few days or so before that he was kickin it with Claudia Jordan a former bag lady on Deal or No Deal check the TMZ klipp...

Meth wrote a check to the taxman...but then he got high...

The Staten Island rapper, actor and producer known as Method Man was tagged with another label Monday: tax cheat.

The 38-year-old Grammy-winning artist, a founding member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, was arrested for stiffing the tax man out of $32,799.

Method Man, whose real name is Clifford Smith, is accused of failing to pay New York State income taxes between 2004 and 2007. He faces up to four years in prison, if convicted.

The back story, according to the rapper, is simple.

“Myself, I’m a pothead, it’s no secret. Everyone knows that. I go on the road and forget everything else. Sure, [the tax department] sent letters to my house saying, ‘We need this money.’ They started sending them in 2002. Here it is, 2009, and I never paid this s— because I don’t think like that!”

Kandi Burruss offers up some philosophical words of wisdom

When you loose someone to an illness like cancer it hurts bad, but at least you get a little TIME to prepare yourself for what’s coming. Some people make amends, some spend a little more TIME with the person in their last days, and others at least get a chance just to say “I love you”. When you know death is coming you get a chance to make preparations, and although its a difficult conversation you even get to ask the person what they would like to be done on their behalf. So what about when death comes as a suprise?
I hate to question God but don’t you hate when you feel like somebody was just taken away too soon? I just feel like A.J just had so much more living to do. Not that my Uncle didn’t, don’t get me wrong, but it just don’t feel right that A.J’s TIME is over.
There was so much that he wanted to do. When I spoke to him yesterday I never thought that it would be for the last TIME!...When you loose someone unexpectedly & sudden like we lost A.J there are all these unanswered questions. We didn’t get a chance to spend a little more TIME & make amends. Some of us didn’t get to say or just didn’t say “I love you”. I know I’m sitting here thinking about things I wish I would’ve done differently or things I wish I would’ve said that I’ll never get to do now. When you’re young you automatically assume that you got all the TIME in the world but then something like this happens and you realize that you’re not guaranteed TIME. It brings to life so many sayings that people say like, “Tell them that you love them everyday cuz you may never get to say it again” or “Don’t go to bed mad cuz they may not be here tomorrow”. A lot of young people don’t think about life insurance policies or wills because we think we have so much TIME. That saying TIME is valuable has never been more real to me than it is right now. TIME is way more important than money or tangible things but yet we take it for granted. Please take it from me, treasure the TIME you have with your loved ones & if there are issues or problems make sure you work it out before you run out of TIME….

Much Love,

Kandi

Sanaa Lathan is taking the next step

The blogosphere is buzzing about Sanaa Lathan taking it to the next level and moving in with her music producer boyfriend Steve Rifkind. There is an extra intensity to the buzzing because rumor has it, Steve was very much married with children at home when they began dating. His wife and kids are beautiful aren't they? Rifkind was the founder and chairman of Loud Records. He has been involved with Wu Tang Clan, Akon, David Banner, and Big Pun, among others.