Lil' Wayne's Tha Cater III Sells An Unprecedented 1 Million Units!

Lil' Wayne has put Kanye West, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and all the other rap greats to shame. In fact, this man has put everybody to shame as he has sold over 1 million copies of his latest LP in just a week. That is astounding, unheard of, impossible! But he did it. Who would've thought? He is easily one of the hardest working rappers in the game-- considering he has been on every relevant remix since 2006... Literally. Well kudos to you Dwayne Carter! Kudos to you!

Gore Endorses The "Right" Man!

Yesterday evening, at a joint rally in Detroit, Al Gore officially endorsed Barack Obama. According to US Magazine, Gore had the following to say:

"From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected President of the United States," the former vice president wrote in an endorsement posted on his site and sent to supporters. On the issues that matter most, Barack Obama is clearly the right choice to lead our nation," he added.

This is raising eyebrows and speculation that Gore might end up being a potential running-mate for Mr. Obama.... Now wouldn't that be swell?

Rihanna's New Look....

Rihanna debuted a new mushroom-like-ol-skool-Halle-Berry cut this week. She is definitely one to push the envelope... But the jury is not out on this look yet... Any thoughts?

Winehouse Up To Her Usual Antics....

Yesterday, Ms. Winehouse collapsed in her London apartment, but luckily her assistant was there to break her fall. After a brief blackout she came to, and her father Mitch decided it was best to rush her to the hospital... Winehouse's spokesperson released a statement today claiming that the results of Winehouse's tests were "inconclusive" (as if heroine, crack, meth, cocaine, can cat litter traces are suddenly not conclusive enough-- but I digress)...Further testing will be done on winehouse before she is allowed release... Is this finally going to be the first step? This heffer is the richest, most talented mess I've seen in a VERY long time. Smh...

Kanye West Gets No Love In Tenn, But He Gets Some From Selita Ebanks....

Kanye West was in Tennessee this weekend during the Bonnaroo festival. Fans were

disgruntled with his diva-antics because he showed up over 2 hours late to perform. He was set to start around 2:45 am, but didn't show up until well after 4: 25 am. FAns got angry and started screaming "Kanye Sucks!"! As they hurled their glowsticks onto the stage. Apparently, his set design was the culprit, because the massive spaceship he erects during his shows take hours to construct... Most of his fans just walked off during the begninning of his set, and got their sleeping bags and knocked out. In true-Kanye style, he didn't as much as apologize for the delay... Oh well, I guess he figures he has enough fans... SMH

In other Kanye news, according to The New York Post Kanye made an appearance with his "girlfriend" Selita Ebanks, at Flying Television's 10th anniversary bash in Chelsea, NYC. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with Nick Cannon's ex-fiance:

I dunno. I personally think he was doing fine with Alexis Pfiffer, but who am I to judge the man's choices... If he likes it, I guess we love it... Right?

Getting Married....Again!

According to several media outlets (including The National Enquirer),  pop icon-- Janet Jackson, and rapper/mini-mogul Jermaine Dupri are officially engaged to be married. The two lovebirds of 4-years will wed next Winter in the romantic city of Paris. This would be the third marriage attempt for Jackson and the first for Dupri... Ahem, ahem... Congratulations to the happy couple anyway!

Quick Quotes...

In the latest issue of VIBE Magazine, Usher explains why there is an increase of Black lesbians in the black community, and why Black men need to step-up before they lose their women forever.... Hmmmmmm. very interesting:

"It can never be bad to have a foundation as a man - a black man - in a time when women are dying for men. Women have started to become lovers of each other as a result of not having enough men. Are you not studying the stories? Wake up! Black love is a good thing."

 And there you have it "words of wisdom" from Usher Raymond.

Give Us Your Best Shot

Who is this beauty you ask?  According to TMZ, This is Snoop Dogg's wife Shaunie, on Saturday night in Fullerton, California. She was pulled over for a DUI a little after midnight on Saturday... She was later released with a citation... No bail? Niiiiiice. I'm in the wrong city!

Fashion!

Meet the face of the fashion industry-- Agyness Deyn. Over the past year, she has graced every cover of every major fashion magazine, and she has been the darling of every fashion week from here to Milan. The young star has even collaborated with punk-rock band, 5 o'clock heroes a couple times, as she figures out if she wants to take her career in the music direction... She has a quirky, miss-matched look that I find adorable. And great models tend to be very androginous and versatile... Agyness is definitely both. Look out for her this year-- she's taking haute-couture by storm! Enjoy some of her shots below:

"[Jigga], Kelly NOT GUILTY!"

Robert Kelly has been successfully acquitted of all 14 counts of child pornography. A jury of his peers voted anonymously earlier today. This is OJ Simpson all over again! I know this man got down and did the dirty deed with that little girl... But the Just-Us system in this country caters to the rich and famous, so I'm not surprised... Most likely, the tainted credibility of the prosecution's star witness did it.. How you gonna believe that a chain-snatchin' extortionist is telling the truth???? Anyway, look out for a new gospel album coming out by Kels... You know he has some major ass-kissing to do for the man upstairs....

The Streets Are Talking....

...And they're saying that supercute hip-hop couple Fantasia and Young Dro are engaged to be married! The two have been dating for over 2 years now, and seem inseperable ever since... I'm happy for them because they seem really down-to-earth and just genuinely happy to be together-- no alterior motives (although that is purely my speculation folks, so don't quote me). Anyway, they are set to have an intimate, small ceremony for family and friends sometime this summer. Salut!

She's At It Again!

Remy Ma is out with a new mixtape called, "BlasRemy"... She's really taking this sacrilegious bullshit to the tilt, isn't she? First, "Shesus Khryst" with an image of herself hanging from a cross, and now this... SMH. Anyway, for her sake I hope she didn't go over board with the images of violence and drugs because she is trying to appeal her 8-year jail sentence soon. That can only hurt her cause... And is it just me, or does she look a slight bit like Lil' Kim in the "How many Licks?" video? Real plasticy and whatnot-- Rem should be a shoe-in as a nominee for the photoshop awards. Below is the back-cover and track-listing. Enjoy!

Spotted @ Nahright

PSA: It's A VERY Cruel World

Every once in a while I like to remind my readers of why I'm here. I'm here to expose the beauty and the wonder of this world-- our music, our art, our fashion-- popular culture. Things that make you smile,things that make you bop your head, and things that make you laugh... But every once in a while, I have to remind you that this world isn't call fun and games. This world can be a cruel, dark and scary place... Below is a video of a defenseless old woman being robbed by two thugs in broad daylight in a Florida motel.... Watch: