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RAHEEM DEVAUGHN EXPLAINS ‘SHE’S SINGLE’ VIDEO
Raheem DeVaughn, who’s known for his “positive” anthems directed at black women, had to know that his new song, “She’s Single,” and video, it’s NSFW (not safe for work) video, would raise more than a few eyebrows.
“I wanted to create an image that was tasteful, but cutting edge, provocative, grown… real,” DeVaughn tells Vibe.com of the raunchy clip. “I wanted to have people guessing and jaw-dropping. I knew it was going to be big but I didn’t guess all this. I was curious to see just how many people are checking for me, but it looks like a lot of people are.”
“She’s Single” is from DeVaughn’s new mixtape ‘Jackin’ 4 Beats,’ and is a remake of Lil Wayne’s song “Single.” The singer says the song is not a cry for attention.
“It’s not a moment of desperation. Technically there ain’t no records to sell. It’s a free mixtape. I paid for the video to be shot myself. It’s just another way for me to display my artistry,” he explains. “I’m constantly reinventing myself. It’s a constant thing that I do. No diss to any of my homies, but I pay very close attention to what people say about me. I maybe saw five negative comments out of thousands. And what’s interesting is it was from dudes. But I made this for women. I made this for a woman to say that’s how I want to be loved down. And for the brothers who do ride with me I made it for them to say yeah that’s how I put it down.”
ALL GROWN UP: RAVEN SYMONE TURNS 25
Raven Symoné turned the big 2-5 on Friday. And she celebrated by hitting up the Debbie Allen Dance Academy Production of “The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” at UCLA.
NEW MUSIC: JAMIE FOXX F/ WIZ KHALIFA – BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE
GETTING IT IN: WIZ KHALIFA & NATALIE NUNN
The Internet was ablaze Friday with news that rapper Wiz Khalifa was spotted getting “closer than close” with reality star Natalie Nunn.
The Bad Girls cast member was spotted at a club with the Black And Yellow emcee seemingly leaning in for a kiss. While Nunn remained mute on the pictures that surfaced on the web, Khalifa quickly took the time to shoot down the rumors. According to Wiz he was only “giving her a shotgun”, or helping her get high off marijuana.
AMY WINEHOUSE WILL BE RELEASING NEW MUSIC???
Amy Winehouse fans may not have to wait long to hear new material. In fact, it could even be as early as a few weeks!
The singer’s backing vocalist Zalon recently announced that the troubled singer will be playing new songs this January when she tours Brazil with Soul sensation Janelle Monae.
The 26-year-old is planning to drop her brand new studio album next year. With a lengthy four year absence and many delays due to her previous heartaches, and drug issues; I just want to hear something new and innovative from her. Hope she can get it together.
YOUNG STUNNAS: WILLOW & JADEN SMITH
The youngest of the Smith dynasty, Willow and Jaden, rocked the arrivals carpet at z100’s Jingle Bell Ball last night at Madison Square Garden. There to support friend Justin Bieber (who was performing), the 10 and 12 year old soaked up the festivities at event which also saw performances from the likes of Bruno Mars, Flo’Rida, and B.O.B.
MIKE VICK LEADS ALL PLAYERS FOR PRO-BOWL SPOT
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback leads all players in voting by fans, and said he’s grateful for the support as he revives his career after losing everything as a result of his participation in a dogfighting operation.
“It’s a credit to everything I’ve tried to accomplish on and off the field, just working as hard as I can to change things around and be a part of the solution and not the problem,” said Vick. “I’ve changed my life. So anybody can do it.
“It was an unfortunate situation in the past and I wish I could go back and change it all. I wish I could take it all back, but I can’t. The only thing I can do is move forward.”
Vick has almost 730,000 votes and leads Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning by almost 40,000 votes. Fan voting ends Dec. 20, and will be combined with player and coach voting to select the team.
KEYSHIA COLE GOES ON PROMOTIONAL CIRCUIT IN PREPARATION FOR HER NEW CD ‘CALLING ALL HEARTS’
R&B songstress Keyshia Cole has pretty much been silent for the entire year, so at the last minute she’s about to release her new album ‘Calling All Hearts’ on Dec 21st.
In preparation for the release, the 29-year-old will be making numerous appearances this month. You can check out her entire promotional schedule below:
Dec 16 – Steve Harvey (Syn)
Dec 19 – Ed Gordon Show (BET)
Dec 20 – Wendy Williams (BET/Syn)
Dec 21 – Chelsea Lately (E!)
Dec 21 – Mo’Nique Show (BET)
Dec 22 – Lopez Tonight (TBS)
Dec 26 – 106 & Park (BET)
Will you be buying??
YOUNG LUV: TEYANA TAYLOR AND BRANDON ‘BLACK ICE’ JENNINGS FROM THE BUCS
Brandon did it up recently for his girl, Teyana Taylor. He also had his personal chef go out to her house in LA to prepare a birthday dinner for TT and her closest friends, including Teairra Marie, Lance Gross and B. Scott.
He bought her some Louboutin’s!!
Dre Black So Fresh 