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Gabourey Sidibe’s Mom To Audition For America’s Got Talent?

How about there is some great news out here for Gabourey Sidibe’s mother, Alice Tan Ridley.  Word is that she will be trying out for America’s Got Talent on the 20th of March.  [source]

Gabourey Sidibe & Mom, Alice Ridley

Hopefully, Alice gets this slice away from that subway because she has really been doing that too long, and it is time to move it on up and away from the trains!  Alice Ridley is pretty confident about the whole audition and her voice as well, therefore, it’s on!  Get some real singing on the stage.  If all this is true, I pray her well because wishing belongs in a well. Prayers rise to the heavens, baby!

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Brandy’s Bathroom Medley: “At Last” (Video)

Brandy loves the bathroom, huh?  Well, she has given everyone another hit coming straight from the potty room, singing At Last, and it sounds so good.  She’s hoarse by the way, which makes the effort even better.

Don’t forget about that Family Business airing in April on the 11th - VH1!

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Paula Abdul + Star Search = A Not Happening

It looks like all the hype surrounding a new ABC Star Search with Paula Abdul is tossed. Turns out there will be no Paula due to disagreements about contracts.  Paula wants the doe we all know, but will anyone pay up?

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Because of all this, word is that the return of Star Search may not be happening at all.  Only time will tell.  In the meantime, anyone else who wants Paula needs to be sure they have the cash.

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Nas & Damian Marley @ SXSW Festival Performance (Video)

Nas and Damian Marley take it to the stage for South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Film Festival, and from the looks and sound of it, hotness.   Check the video below.

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Ice Cube Rips Young Haters In The Industry: “I Ain’t Scared Of No N*^^@”

Don’t hate, just do your thing to see if he can be knocked off the block is basically the talk from Ice Cube’s way.  Honestly, Ice Cube can’t be knocked off because he is grounded and rooted in the rap game as well as getting ends off of the movie game.  There are some that do believe that Ice Cube needs to step aside because they consider him played and too old for the industry now.

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On that note, this is what Ice Cube has to say back to those who, as he calls it from his blog, “disrespects” him.  Trust that he didn’t hold his tongue.  Look out for I Am The West, his next album due for drop in July.

What’s up with these local MC’s in L.A. who keep disrespecting me? They’re just mad cause I don’t f*ck with they wack-*ss. They ain’t on my level, why should I waste my time. I don’t even remember ever meeting these clowns or even being in the same room with any of ‘em. They can’t make a name for themselves so they need help from the O/G’s. I refuse the throw’em a life line. F*ck’em. It ain’t my job to make nobody famous. And for the record, I ain’t scared of no n*^ga. Especially, no rappers….seriously people.

Age-ism in rap? Age-ism is everywhere folks. In the work place, in sports and of course in hip-hop. We are a out with the OLD in with the NEW world. But as we go through life we realize NEWER ain’t always better. We find ourselves saying, “Back in the day, bah, bah, bah….” All young MC’s should route for old MC’s to have long careers. If you play us out, what kind of future do you have in hip-hop when you get 40?

Advice for young rappers: You gotta be hot on your block first, then your city, then your state, then your country, then the world. If you can’t make your block notice you. The world is a tall task.

True that. True that.

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Janet Jackson Does Tonight Show With Jay Leno (Photo/Video); Releasing New Single “Nothing”

Janet Jackson and Jay Leno

Janet Jackson and Jay Leno Backstage

If you missed Janet Jackson on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, check the interview below where she talks her soon to be released book, and a bit more.


BTW, looks like Janet Jackson will be releasing another single called Nothing which is actually going to be a track for Why Did I Get Married Too? Janet Jackson’s Nothing is due to release on March 30th which is right before Tyler Perry’s WDIGMToo hits the theaters on April 2nd.

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