WATCH: CHRISSETTE MICHELE GEARS UP FOR ALBUM RELEASE...(VIDEO)

Chrissette Michele with Carol's Daughter founder, Lisa Price

The lovely Chrissette Michele's new album "Let Freedom Reign" is out TODAY! The album, which features artists such as Rick Ross and Talib Kweli, is sure to be a banger. These pics are from her autograph signing at the Carol's Daughter store in Harlem, NY. We thought that was smart of her to team up with Lisa Price, founder of Carol's Daughter, the premiere Black hair care line for women. Especially, considering her au natural style and her core market. Speaking of style, word is fab stylist June Ambrose has been helping her to upgrade her look. Pop the Trunk for check out her Honey TV interview...

E-V-E COVERS 'INKED' MAGAZINE'S JANUARY 2011 ISSUE...

Eve is our girl! Love her! Happy to see her still in the mix. Word is, her new album Lip Lock will be out early 2011, and the first single is called "Superstar". All of this is in the Inked interview, and we're happy to hear it.  She's our favorite female rapper. FAVORITE! Confused? Check her archives and get back to us with your apologies! :)) In the meantime, Pop the Trunk for more (sexy!) images from her Inked spread + an interview snippet...

WATCH: T.I. FEAT. ROCKO IN "I CAN'T HELP IT"...(VIDEO)

T.I.'s new single "I Can't Help It" features Monica's baby daddy Rocko. Tips new album, No Mercy, is due out December 7th. Too bad he'll be celebrating it behind bars. (One last SMFH for the road!)

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RICK ROSS & WIZ KHALIFA COVER 'THE SOURCE' MAG'S "2010's BIGGEST MOMENTS" ISSUE...

Even though it's JUST The Source, Wiz Khalifa's our dude and "Rookie of the Year" is a good look for him. Rozay has been growin' on us. Don't know if he'd be our "Man of the Year" but okay.

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LISTEN: DIRTY MONEY FEAT. SWIZZ BEATZ, "ASS ON THE FLOOR"...(AUDIO)

Owwwww!

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WATCH: BARBARA WALTERS ANNOUNCES HER "10 MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE" OF 2010...(VIDEO)

Barbara Walters announced her pick of 2010's 10 "Most Fascinating People" and the image above should give you a hint. (Ha!) Aside from the "Jersey Shore" cast, she also names Justin Bieber, Sandra Bullock, Betty White, Jennifer Lopez, Lebron James, Sarah Palin, and Kate Middleton. Who did we miss? Find out from the horse's Barbara's own mouth on December 9th, when the special airs. Oprah will also get a 1-hour special as a part of the 2-hour show. Stay tuned.

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HERE ARE 2 REASONS WHY BRISTOL PALIN DIDN'T LOSE WEIGHT (MAYBE EVEN GAINED SOME) DURING "DANCING WITH THE STARS" COMPETITION...

Yep! McDonalds and Pinkberry on the regular! And, without shame! While most celebs lost weight, Bristol looks like she gained some pounds, didn't she?

 Well, don't think she doesn't know folks were talkin'. Here's her response: 'I'm a regular sized girl and I accept that. I'm comfortable in my own skin'. Ha! Take that, haters! Wait, umm that would be us. Womp womp!

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WATCH: NICKI MINAJ'S MTV DOCUMENTARY, "MY TIME NOW" ...(VIDEO)

Nicki Minaj: My Time Now - Celebrity News

Nicki's a phenom, Ya'll. The documentary says it all. Sorry Lil Kim!

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VIDEO: THE LAKERS LOSE TO THE PACERS, WATCH RECAP...

92-98 final at Staples. Bahhh Humbuggg!

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KIM KARDASHIAN DIES FOR CHARITY...

As much as many of you wish this was real (shame on you!) sorry to dissapoint. She and other celebs like Usher, Justin Timberlake, and Serena Williams are also willing to die for the cause-- digitally that is. No, need to fret. It's all in the name of raising at least one million dollars for Alicia Keys' "Keep A Child Alive" Buy Life campaign. World AIDS day is when many celebs have agreed to sign off of all of their social networks until the goal is met. That would be Wednesday, December 1st. Wow, wonder how "dead" Twitter will be? Pop the Trunk for Alicia's statement...

WATCH: R. KELLY OPENED THE 'SOUL TRAIN AWARDS' SHOW, GUESS ALL IS WELL IN THE LAND OF KELLY...

Wow, what a warm reception he got from the audience. Who'd a thunk it after all the disgusting and disturbing child molestation allegations which have followed Mr. Kelly over the years? What ever happened with that anyway? Is it wrong that all we could think of while watching him was him gettin' a "golden shower" from a child? Sorry. Blame him, not us! Damn shame 'cause he's such a talented bloke...


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WATCH: CHECK OUT KID CUDI IN "MOJO'S SO DOPE"...(VIDEO)

This is KC's newest video from his new album Man On the Moon II: Mr. Rager. If you're not on the Cudi train yet, jump on before it propels, then blasts off into space. This Kid is on that "next level" ish... LIKE US! *Jets Off*

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RIHANNA COVERS (BRITISH) 'GQ' MAGAZINE, READ A SNIPPET...

 

 Rihanna's promotion tour for her new album, "Loud" is in full swing. Check out a snippet from her GQ spread:

WATCH: THE BLACK EYED PEAS' VIDEO 4 "THE TIME (DIRTY BIT)"...

Their projects are always so Other Worldly. Will.i.Am is the biggest culprit with his style-- on AND off stage. He knows something, we're sure of it! Yeeee-heee-hee! Their new album, "The Beginning" is due out November 30th.

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WATCH: HMMM... WONDER HOW BETHENNY FRANKEL'S DOIN' ON 'SKATING WITH THE STARS'? (WATCH)

Pretty darn good from what we can tell! With everything else she's got goin' on (new baby, new husband, new TV show, best-selling books, Jill Zarin hatin' on her in the tabloids-- Lol!) NOW she's a contender of the new show "Skating With The Stars" on ABC? Wow, what a hustler! Week 1 was last week (November 22nd); during which Bethenny and her skating partner, Ethan Burgess, scored 29/30 overall. Not bad! Wonder how she'd do with Jill Zarin as a surprise guest judge? THAT would definitely spice up! Speaking of Jill, we just know Jill is dyyyinggg of jealousy! Ahhahaha! Would love to be a fly on her bedroom wall during the show. Daggers anyone?

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SPOTTED: KELIS AND HER (& NAS'S) SON KNIGHT IN L.A....

They were at the Yo Gabba Gabba! Live show at the Nokia Theater in L.A. yesterday.  How cute is little Knight? And, if he don't look like his daddy, Nas! Mean mug and all! Lol! And, nice to see Kelis lookin' like "mom", right? Gaahhh! It'd have been the perfect shot without the Yo Gabba Gabba! lady in the pic. Welp!

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WATCH: KANYE WEST & RICK ROSS PERFORM 'DEVIL IN A NEW DRESS' LIVE IN NYC...

This is another performance from Kanye's "secret show" the other night at the Bowry room in NYC. He also hosted Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, and John Legend to name a few other artists who performed that night. The audio is bad until Ricky Rozay comes in at the 03:30 mark (obviously this is for his promotion only), so skip ahead unless you're a Kanye Stan and you just want to watch him do him. It's worth it. Big Ricky rocks the mic for a few good head bobbin' minutes. But, back to Kanye: His "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" album has gotten almost flawless reviews. More on THAT later. Peaceee.

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WATCH: KIM KARDASHIAN & LEBRON JAMES'S NBC 'PEOPLE OF THE YEAR' INTERVIEWS...(VIDEO)

We love Kim but "People of the Year"? Hahaahaaa! *ahem* Did we laugh out loud? Our bad. Ohhh, we get it! Not hero's, or teachers, or awesome parents but celebrities. Okay, we're good then. Pop the Trunk for Lebron's interview...

SOOO, ABOUT RHOA'S KIM ZOLCIAK'S PREGNANCY...

The bish is close to 4 months pregnant for starters. So, why does she have a cigarette hangin' out of her mouth? And, while we're talkin' about it, she's pregnant by the football player she met on the show? How long ago was that? The episode just aired like last week, didn't it? So, what? A few months ago? Geesh Kim! Desperate much? Okay, so the deed is done. At least give the kid a chance. Put the ciggy OUT biyashhh!

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WILL SMITH ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE...

Calm down. Not THAT Will Smith, Silly! Nooo, we're talkin' the defensive end for the New Orleans Saints. He was arrested for domestic violence Saturday in Louisiana after being accused of pulling his wife's hair and dragging her down the street after an argument. Yep. Word is he and the wife got into an argument just after 2am while leaving a nightclub. Too bad for him cops on patrol were watching as the argument escalated, and saw him pull her by the hair, then drag her. Per the Louisiana Parish County's Sheriff's department he was released on $1,000 bail after bieng charged with domestic abuse and simple battery. And, after that awesome win they had Thanksgiving day against the Cowboys? Way to go! Douche!

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WATCH: BEYONCE TALKS KOBE, SERENA, PACQUIAO + MORE ON ESPN...(VIDEO)

This interview speaks to the fact that Beyonce is a great role model for anyone setting to accomplish goals, or even a dream. She always exemplifies hard work through her accomplishments but to compare what she does to the likes of Kobe, Serena, Manny Pacquiao speaks volumes to the chi'ren. They need to know, it's not all designer clothes and fancy cars and B doesn't hide these facts. You want to make it big? Roll your sleeves up kiddies and get to work! Dong!

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VIDEO: THE LAKERS LOST TO THE UTAH JAZZ? UGH! WATCH THE RECAP...

But he Lakers were up by like 19 points! Whaa happened? Phil should have had a turkey ban on these guys. Everyone knows turkey consumption will slow a brotha down. Gaahhh! Oh-- 96-102 was the final score.


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DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER TO DEBUT NEW RADIO SHOW ON SIRIUS XM...

Yep! Good ol' "N-word" slangin' Dr. Laura has a new show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. If you don't recall her highly publicized rant, Pop the Trunk for a reminder. Though, any radio personality who uses the "N-word" 11 times in 5 minutes when speaking to an African American female caller seeking advice about how to deal with her racist neighbor is hard to forget, isn't it?

SATURDAY MORNING CHUCKLE: POLICE OFFICER CAUGHT BOOGYIN' TO M.J. ON CAMERA...(WATCH)

This is a couple of years old, so it may not be new to you, but we came across it on another blog and just dieeeed! Happy Saturday!


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WATCH: BEYONCE'S 'I AM...' WORLD TOUR SPECIAL, THANK US LATER!...(VIDEO)

Wow! Is she even human, this one? Off to watch the rest. So fell asleep on it last night. :)) Oh-- the DVD was released yesterday, Nov. 26th. The Deluxe DVD/CD package is due out Nov. 30th. (Right around the damn corna!) Fyi, the program was courtesy of ABC. Check pleeease! Yeeeeeee-heee-hee!


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PRESIDENT OBAMA ELBOWED IN THE MOUTH PLAYING BASKETBALL, GETS 12 STITCHES...(WHERE THEY DO THAT AT???)

The culprit, Rey Decerega, the director of programs for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (who didn't apologize O.-), had this to say: "I learned today the president is both a tough competitor and a good sport. I enjoyed playing basketball with him this morning. I'm sure he'll be back out on the court again soon." Hmpf! When in the heck did this kind of ish become okay? Who puts hands on the President of the United States of America and not get punished? Oh, yeah-- this guy, Rey Decerega! Think someone paid him? Maybe someone who likes TEA? Hmmm. Just a thought. (Oh, yeah. We're a jaded bunch of loons, in case you hadn't noticed.) Anyhoo-- Obama got all 12 stitches in his upper lip. And, that's gotta hurt. Way to go hard in the paint, Prez!

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CHECK OUT KERI HILSON'S 'VIBE' COVER, CIARA'S 'VMAN' SPREAD, JAZMINE SULLIVAN'S NEW ALBUM...

Keri Hilson channels her inner-dominatrix on the cover of the Dec/Jan '11 Vibe magazine. Her new album, No Boys Allowed, is due out December 21st (the same day as Keyshia Cole's Calling All Hearts)...

Here's one of Ciara's images from her spread in Vman magazine's Winter issue in stores now...

Jazmine Sullivan's back with her new album Love Me Back, which you can listen to in FULL on her MySpace page... Yes, really! The Album is in stores November 30th...

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TSA SAVES THE DAY WITH A NEW PHONE APP...

Who says The Transportation Security Administration doesn't care? Shiiii, they've created a phone app to help ease your travels, so check yo'self, Fool! Lol! No, but seriously, they have launched a phone app to help with an assortment of airport and travel trivia, such as answering your pre-flight questions ("Can I bring a bottle of organic shampoo on the flight? "How should I dress for a pat-down?"), providing wait times for security lines, etc.. Yayyy! We're lovin' this. Hey, we may actually fly somewhere this holiday season afterall. Okay, maybe not. But, we still think it's pretty cool.

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VIDEO: HOT 97 HAD A THANKSGIVING DAY CONCERT FEAT. NICKI MINAJ, KEYSHIA COLE, DRAKE, RIHANNA, KANYE + MORE...(PICS+ VID)

Nicki Minaj & Kanye West on stage doin' what they do...

Pop the Trunk for more pics and vids of Nicki and guests: Keyshia Cole, Rihanna, Drake, Kanye... Yeah, Rihanna grabs Nicki's bun-buns (not just one bun, but two!) and Drake professes his love and then gives her a smooch to punctuate that statement. Pissin' on his territory, or publicity stunt/story-telling? As with everything, time.will.tell. B!

LISTEN: IT'S A NEW WILLOW SMITH INTERVIEW, BITCHESSSS! (AUDIO)

Let's see-- she talks turning 10, "Whip My Hair" remix, her personal style, Jay-Z, advice from Jay, mom and dad about the music biz, being compared to Rihanna, bullies/haters, Twitter, Billy Idol, her ipod playlist, Tupac ("He was my mom's best friennnd!"), her favorite things...(sighhh). Check it out, it's worth a listen. Great job by Nnete from Houston's 97.9, The Box.


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CHAD "OCHOCINCO" JOHNSON UNDRESSES FOR PETA & GIVES 'EM AN INTERVIEW-- CHECK IT OUT...(WATCH)

We're not mad at him for this. He might have a big mouth but everything else is jussst right! Pop the Trunk to check out his PETA interview...

WHAT DOES ONE BUY THE GIRL WHO HAS EVERYTHING? HOW ABOUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE BOTTLE OF NAIL POLISH IN THE WORLD?

Yup! This bottle of Model's Own "Gold Rush" nail polish is the most exclusive (and expensive) you'll find. "When painted on it looks like gold leaf – it glistens, glimmers and actually sparkles like tiny diamonds (yet is absolutely smooth to the touch). A total of 1,118 diamonds have been inlaid." How much? Oh-- only £83,000 (about $130,740)! And, it will only be available @ www.modelsown.com from mid-December thru February 23, 2011, so don't sleep.

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NOT EVEN CELEBS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE NEW TSA SEARCHES, CHECK OUT KIM KARDASHIAN GETTIN' A PAT-DOWN...

Did she have to strip too, or was she wearing that? Jus' sayin.

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VIDEO: KANYE WEST PERFORMS @ MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE...(WATCH)

The song is "Lost in the World" from his just released album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (in case you've been holed up in Tibet these past few months). Trip that Matt Lauer gave the introduction. You remember that "Today Show" controversy, right? And, what's with the outfit, Ye? Jus' sayin.