Relevant Again?? Ashanti Celebrates with Nelly, T.I. and Tiny

Ashanti celebrated her 32nd birthday on Saturday.  She kicked it with her BF  Nelly,their friends T.I. & Tiny and Ashanti’s mom and lil sister was also in the building, along with Iggy Azalea. Check out the pics:

Solange Rocks Out On the Cover of ‘Elle’

Solange rocks the cover of the November 2012 issue of Elle South Africa She recently shot her video for “Losing You,” the debut single off her upcoming third album!  Check out the pics of the natural beauty!

Keyshia Cole Fires Back at Gucci Mane Over Jeezy Diss Track

Keyshia Cole was inadvertently dragged into Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy’s beef and now the singer is publicly denying Gucci’s allegations that she was romantically involved with Diddy.

On his diss track “Truth,” Gucci claims that Keyshia was once involved with Diddy while dating Jeezy.  “I did a song with Keyshia Cole and I know you still miss her/ But Puff was fu**ing her while you was falling in love with her,” the Brick Squad rapper taunts the Snowman.

Uh-uh says Keyshia, who collaborated with the Bad Boy mogul on the 2007 hit “Last Night.”  “That ain’t my business!! he’s lying! its all G tho,” she tweeted.

She called Gucci out for bringing her into the fold.  “Putting all ya trust in some of these ‘Hood Rappers’.. How u gone be a G, and u spreading lies, To sell mix tapes! Where ya talent at??” she wrote.  “Dude ain’t have 2 lie tho! could’ve kept me out of it.”

Tami Roman Drops the Weight

According to her blog, Tami Roman decided to turn to the diet pill ‘NV’ to help her lose weight and ended up dropping two sizes and 12 pounds in two weeks.  She’s now chronicling  her journey on her website  in hopes of encouraging others. She writes:

I’m really big on research and when I decided to use a weight loss product, I read reviews on all the hot market items. I opted for NV for the following reason ONLY…When you read the above the line in diet/ appetite suppressants, most of them have caffeine. What I liked about NV was that even though they have caffeine in them, that is NOT their focus.[…]I used as directed and lost 5lbs in seven days. Most importantly, I lost inches, especially around my waist area. During week two, I incorporated the NV Sprinkles along with the supplements, walked 15 minutes per day and lost an additional 7lbs.  My target is to lose a total of 25 lbs in weight.  And, so far, I have gone from a size 12/14 to a size 8/10 in 14 days! YAY!

I am really excited about what is happening in my life health wise. Besides walking 15 minutes a day, I drink 64oz of water daily and have started to eat more healthy, but that is a process LOL. I love my oxtails, beef patties and red velvet cheesecake. It’s a journey, but so far I’m excited about the outcome.

Keyshia Cole Caught in the Gucci Mane / Young Jeezy War

The beef between Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy heats back up with Keyshia Cole getting caught in the middle.

Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy have been at war ever since their 2005 disagreement over a track they did together called “So Icy”. So Icy was supposed to appear on Jeezy’s debut album “Thug Motivation 101” but ended up on Gucci’s independent release ‘Back to the Trap House’.

Later that year Gucci Mane was set up by a stripper and ambushed by five guys that ended with Gucci killing one of his assailants and subsequently being acquitted of murder.

It is widely believed that Jeezy was behind the set up.

Earlier this week Gucci Mane alluded to being set up by Jeezy on the Power 105 Breakfast Club radio show and called Jeezy a sucker. 

Jeezy responded on Power 106’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood and called Gucci ‘retarded’ and said Gucci is just mad because he won’t do another track with him.

And then last night Gucci dropped the diss track ‘Truth (Not a Jeezy Diss)’ getting at Young Jeezy while dragging Keyshia Cole in it.

In the track he spits,

Ain’t nothing retarded about Gucci but this gold Rolex/A $10,000 bounty put on my neck/ I hope you didn’t pay them cause they didn’t have no success/ You seen my interview nigga and you got upset/ I seen your interview too you looked oh so stressed/I think the nigga just mad cause I fucked his ex/ and I’m a big dog he got the little man complex/Go dig your partner up nigga I bet he can’t say shit/

In the second verse Gucci outs Keyshia and Puffy.

I did a song with Keyshia Cole/ and I know you still miss her/ but Puff was f*ckin’ her while you was falling in love with her/

Nelly Unaware of Rolling Stash House

Yesterday Nelly’s tour bus got pulled over at a border patrol check point in Sierra Blanca, Texas where a search turned up 36 packets of heroin, 10 pounds of weed and a loaded gun.

Nelly claims he had no idea there were drugs on his bus…

In a statement released yesterday Nelly says,

“It is my understanding a member of my staff made an unfortunate decision to bring unlawful materials onto our tour bus that resulted in his arrest this morning, October 11th. Neither I nor anyone else on the tour bus was aware of his decision to bring these on board. Law enforcement officials in Sierra Blanca, Texas did not press charges against anyone other than that individual.”

Nelly went a little deeper on Twitter explaining how the guy responsible was like family and that his heart went out to the guy’s wife and kids. 

Larry Johnson Officially Charged

Larry Johnson was arrested last week in Las Vegas for attacking a former girlfriend and tossing her out of his hotel room half dressed. Although Larry immediately denied the claims, apparently the D.A.found enough evidence to charge him… Larry Johnson has been charged with felony domestic battery and faces up to five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

According to TMZ,

The GF told police … while Johnson was strangling her, she told him, “If you are going to kill me squeeze harder and just do it.”

The GF says she then blacked out and lost consciousness.

As for why he attacked her in the first place, the woman told police she and Johnson had been partying and drinking together when they went up to his room to “catch up.” But the GF claims LJ became enraged when they started talking about his daughter. She claims LJ snapped and began to “beat her and throw her around the room” and eventually choked her out.

According to the report, the GF told police she regained consciousness in a hotel hallway while dressed only in her underwear and a see-through blouse. The GF says she banged on doors until someone called for help.

Cops say the GF claims Johnson had attacked her multiple times in the past … including a recent incident at the Wynn Hotel in Vegas.

According to the report, security quickly made contact with Johnson and brought him to the security office.

One of the security guards told police … while he was in the office, Johnson bragged about being released from charges “last time” … and then told one of the guards that he was going to “rip your f*cking vocal cords out.”

According to the report, officers say the GF had multiple marks on her face and neck … and Johnson had a small cut on his cheek and one on his lip.

Rihanna Announces New Album ‘Unapologetic’

Less than a year after releasing Talk That Talk, Rihanna is back with her seventh album in seven years, Unapologetic

The pop princess took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal the title, release date, and cover art, on which she strips down with nothing but black and white words scrawled across her naked body. A tattoo of the Egyptian goddess Isis, which she dedicated to her late grandmother, can also be seen.

“My NEW album ‘UNAPOLOGETIC’ will be released on NOVEMBER 19th WORLDWIDE #Navy,” she announced.

She earlier caused confusion by tweeting the trending topic #sideeffects, making some fans believe that the title was Side Effects. She later removed the misleading tweets.

The first single “Diamonds” currently occupies the No. 18 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album is expected to feature contributions from Stargate and Ne-Yo, who penned two songs.

RiRi, who leads the nominations at the American Music Awards, will kick off her “Diamonds World Tour”in March 2013.

Game to Star in VH1 Reality Show ‘Marrying The Game’

Game is making the leap from rapper to reality show star. VH1 has officially announced that the Compton MC will star in a new series, “Marrying The Game.”

 The show follows the unlikely love story of Jayceon Taylor aka “The Game” and his straight-laced school teacher fiancée Tiffney Cambridge as they prepare to exchange vows. Their two children, King Justice, 5, and Cali Dream, 1, will also make appearances.

Last year, Game made headlines after getting engaged to Cambridge, a fifth grade history teacher, and then calling it off, only to later move forward with wedding plans.

Cambridge fell in love with Jayceon, but wanted nothing to do with his rap alter ego. After eight years and two children, she finally agreed to marry him.

In each episode, viewers will see how love brought this unlikely couple together and how they work through their differences. Find out if they make it down the aisle when the season premieres on November 19 at 9:30 p.m.

Kelly Rowland Announces New Album ‘Year of the Woman’

Kelly Rowland is representing for her ladies. The R&B diva has revealed the girl power-inspired title of her fourth solo album Year of the Woman.

 The 31-year-old singer took to her website to announce the news. “I’m so excited to reveal the title of my fourth solo studio album,” she wrote. “For weeks I have been using the hashtag #YOTW which stands for my next album which is titled ‘Year Of the Woman’. This album is one of my greatest pieces of work and I cannot wait to share it with you guys!”

Earlier this summer, Kelly debuted the first single “ICE” featuring Lil Wayne. She has been in the studio with hitmakers including Rico Love, Sean Garrett, and T-Minus working on the follow-up to 2011’s Here I Am.

“I am more excited going into it this time than last time because I have a concept,” she previously told Vegas magazine. “I’m making this album for my ladies, oh, yes, and it is strong. All of the producers I’ve been working with get the concept so much that they brought in a little more aggressive—and sometimes masculine—approach, but there is a really incredible top line: I want to tell women how incredible we are, how our intuition is so spot-on. Sometimes we don’t listen to it, but it is the thing that can actually make us happier.”