Alicia Keys Swerves in Her Red Lotus

Swizz Beatz’ taste for exotic whips is rubbing off on his wife.  Alicia Keys stunted in her candy red Lotus Evora while driving through New York City yesterday. The paparazzi surrounded the Art Gate Gallery, where the “No One” singer was reportedly meeting up with new couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

Swizz, who is Lotus’ Vice President of Creative Design and Global Marketing, recently spoke about Alicia’s new album. “She’s working on a timeless piece,” he told Angie Martinez. “The topics that she’s speaking about are super deep and from the heart, and to me what music has been missing.”

New Video: Drake f/ Rihanna – ‘Take Care’

Drake drops the long-awaited video for “Take Care.” The Canadian star cozies up to Rihanna in the abstract clip directed by Yoann Lemoine.

“It had to go through a process—I shot it with a director who’s incredible and we were just very specific about it,” Drake told Capital FM. “It’s a big record and a lot of footage. It’s very artistic very abstract video—something that I wasn’t used to. I’m usually sued to a very straight forward concept so I’m really excited for people to see it because it’s actually just something beautiful to look at.”

Beyonce Causes Twitter Frenzy Again, with First Tweet Ever

The force that is Beyonce never seems to really slow down.  Despite being a new mommy and halting all promotion.  She has still managed to stay atop of the  R & B/Hip-Hop Soul Billboard chart for it’s 6th week, and also #1 on the Billboard Dance charts. As presale tickets for her show at the Revel in Atlantic City went on sale yesterday, and opens to the general public tomorrow; Beyonce in what seemed to catch everyone off guard posted her first official tweet on Twitter today.

She also has crafted a smoking hot new website, that gives fans a more personal view of her life and career with a blog, pictures, music and much more.  You can go to http://www.beyonce.com to view the site.

Celebs Come out for ‘Think Like A Man’ Premeire in NYC

The stars were out for the New York premiere of Think Like a Man on Wednesday.  John Legend and his fiancée Chrissy Teigen, Adrienne Bailon, “X Factor” contestant Astro, and Chrisette Michele were all in attendance.

New Music: Kanye West f/ DJ Khaled – ‘Theraflu’

Kanye West  prescribes a dose of reality on the brash “Theraflu,” a brand new song produced by Hit-Boy. The outspoken MC professes his love for Kim Kardashian, lashes out at her ex Kris Humphries, and pays respect to Amber Rose’s fiancé Wiz Khalifa.

“And the whole industry want to fuck your old chick/ Only nigga I got respect for is Wiz/ And I’ll admit I fell in love with Kim around the same time she fell in love with him/ Well that’s cool, baby girl, do your thing/ Lucky I ain’t have Jay drop him from the team.”

Get ready for more music from Yeezy.  “Mercy” the first single off the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, will drop on Good Friday featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz.

 

Whitney Houston’s Final Coroner and Autopsy Reports

WE LOVE YOU WHITNEY NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!!

The gory details of Whitney Houston’s death have finally been laid bare, and the details of drug paraphenalia amidst the minuatae of the diva’s final hours are simply hearbreaking.

According the final autopsy report, there was a ‘spoon with a white crystal-like substance on it’ and a ‘white powdery substance’ which was later tested and determined to be cocaine in the late singer’s hotel room.

The report , which gives a detailed description of the state of the Beverly Hilton hotel room when officials arrived reads: ‘Located on the south portion of the counter was a small spoon with a white crystal-like substance in it and a rolled up piece of white paper, along with other miscellaneous items.’

‘Located in the top drawer, in the north side of the counter were remnants of a white powdery substance, and a portable mirror on a base.’

Officials found more white powder on the base of the mirror.

Whitney’s body was discovered face down in the bath tub with a ‘bloody purge coming from her nose.’

Officials insist there were absolutely no signs of foul play.

They do note that the water in the bath were Whitney was found, with some evidence of trauma including a cut lip, was ‘extremely hot.’

The I Will Always Love You singer was pronounced dead at quarter to four in the afteroon but almost six hours later at twenty-five ten at night, the temperature in the bathtub was still 93.5 degrees.

Not suprisingly, the beloved performer, who was due to attend her mentor Clive Davis’ Grammy Party at the same hotel that night, had scald marks on her back.

She had two superficial abrasions on the left side of her forehead and one on the bridge of her nose.

Narrative: The police detective pieced together exactly what she discovered in the initial aftermath

The level of Whitney’s drug abuse was was evident due to a ‘perforation of posterior nasal septum.’

The report also notes that when officials discovered the body, Whitney was wearing a brown wig ‘tightly attached to the hair.’

Houston also had traces of marijuana in her system as well as Xanax (anxiety medication), Flexeril (muscle relaxer) and Benadryl (allergy medication).

The report also describes a plastic bag ripped open with pills spilling out, medication bottles and an ashtray with cigarette butts all over the place.

Tragic: Whitney’s death was ruled an accident, with all suggestions of foul play disregarded

When the 48-year-old singer’s official cause of death was released in March her heart disease was mentioned, but the new detailed report also cites that hole in her septum and that she was suffering from mild emphysema.

Kristy McCracken of the Bevely Hills Police Department also noticed an old needle puncture wound on Houston’s inner left elbow.

On the day she died, Whitney Houston complained of a sore throat, so she decided to take a bath in at her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton before getting ready for Clive’s party.

Jay-Z Visits Jacob the Jeweler on 4th Wedding Anniversary

Jay-Z went looking for the perfect gift for his wife Beyoncé to celebrate the couple’s fourth wedding anniversary today. Blue Ivy’s father was all smiles as he visited Jacob Arabo’s jewelry store in Manhattan, chatting with the jeweler outside as the paparazzi snapped away. He left empty-handed, but we’re sure Jay has a few surprises up his sleeve. Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Carter on four years of marriage!

Mary J. Blige Speaks Out About Controversial Burger King Ad

Mary J. Blige is not happy after her Burger King commercial went viral and caused a firestorm on Twitter and blogs. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is speaking out about her involvement in the controversial spot promoting the fast food chain’s new crispy chicken snack wraps.

 In the commercial, Mary sings about “crispy chicken, fresh lettuce, three cheeses, ranch dressing.” But the ad was heavily panned, causing some to believe it was an April Fools’ joke at first.

Mary tells TMZ that she never signed off on the version that surfaced online.

“I agreed to be a part of a fun and creative campaign that was supposed to feature a dream sequence,” stated the 41-year-old singer. “Unfortunately, that’s not what was happening in that clip.”

The ad, which has seen been pulled from Burger King’s YouTube page, was not approved. “I understand my fans being upset by what they saw,” she continued. “But, if you’re a Mary fan, you have to know I would never allow an unfinished spot like the one you saw to go out.”

Burger King confirms the spot was released “before all of the licensing and final approvals were obtained” and offered an apology to Mary. “We would like to apologize to Mary J. and all of her fans for airing an ad that was not final.”

A final approved version of the commercial will be released soon. In addition to Mary, David Beckham, Salma Hayek, and Jay Leno appear in ads for Burger King’s latest campaign.

Fans Make Mass Exit From Lauryn Hill Concert

Things haven’t been the best for Lauryn Hill’s career since she made an impact on t he world many moons ago.   Since making a semi-comeback a few years nback, Lauryn can’t quite keep fans in their seats for the whole show. There have been reports of her showing up hours late and being just plain terrible. Those sentiments are being echoed from some Lauryn Hill fans in South Africa. Fans walked out of her show while Lauryn Hill performed.

Hill performed at the Cape Town Jazz Festival and wasn’t that great. Capital FM reported:

Hill continued her set with multiple interruptions, alleging that sound problems prevented the crowd from “hearing her.” At one point, Hill even left the stage to speak to someone backstage.

By the end of her 3rd track, disgruntled audience members began streaming out of the packed venue and headed to the other headlining acts on the 4 remaining stages. Die-hard fans left the concert and took to social media to express their disappointment.