Ciara covers the October 2008 issue of Vibe magazine full UN-clothed…with the tagline “I’m not gonna hold back too much.”   She is letting it all hang out and I’ve heard that the pictures inside are just even more revealing. You go girl!   Oh! …speaking of “Go Girl”…it’s the name of Ci Ci’s new single featuring T-Pain. Check it out under the cut: (more…)

Keri Hilson is covering TRACE Magazine’s annual “Black Girls Rule” issue.  The issue is being guest edited by none other than Spike Lee and features a Michelle Obama exclusive.  Speaking of the next first lady…Tyra Banks shot a photoshoot pretending to be one. Why am I not surpised… Check out Tyra pretending to be Michelle *cough* after the jump:  (more…)

Young Jeezy’s on some “Grown-Man Sh#t” in the September 2008 issue of XXL Magazine.  Jeezy’s lookin kinda sexy on this cover (lawd..somebody shoot me!).  Foxy’s back in the game too and covers the mag on the same month.  They say the “Boss B#tch is Back” but we’ll just have to wait and see on that one.

T.I. has unveiled the album art for his upcoming CD, “Paper Trail” which is scheduled for release September 9th.  I guess it’s supposed to be like paper and post it notes littered on a wall or sumthing like that.  Anyway, he explains it for us: (more…)

Ebony magazine has decided to honor the “25 coolest brothers of all time” with 8 collector’s edition covers featuring Barack Obama, Jay-Z, Prince, Denzel Washington, Samuel Jackson, Billie Dee Williams, Muhammed Ali and Marvin Gaye. (they covered all generations with these choices!)  You can probably guess which one’s are my favs…but visit Smartenupnas to check them all out. 

T.I. covers the August 2008 issue of XXL Magazine.  Inside the issue, T.I. addresses his federal gun charges and how his life has changed in the aftermath.  He also explains why he chose to seek weapons and also why he doesn’t blame anyone for the decisions he made that got him in that predicament.  In addition to the obvious questions about the gun charges & snitching, T.I. also told XXL that he feels that the beef between he and fellow Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo is all just a misunderstanding.  

T.I. on reading blogs (What up Tip! ) ~

 ”I look.  I check ‘em out.  I separate my feelings.  I can’t take it personal.  I look at it like that’s how they do everybody…”

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Barack and Michelle Obama appear on the cover of the Us Weekly hitting newsstands later this week, further establishing their crossover appeal as both political and entertainment figures. The magazine will feature a six-page article on the Obamas’ love story as well as an album of family photos. The cover is headlined “Michelle Obama: Why Barack Loves Her” and teases, “She shops at Target, loved ‘Sex and the City’ and never misses the girls’ recitals. The untold romance between a down-to-earth mom and the man who calls her ‘my rock.’” (Source)

Excerpts of the article will appear online tomorrow via USMagazine.com.  The to get the full story, you’ll just have to wait until Friday, June 20th when the magazine hits newstands unless you’re in New York or Las Angeles.  In that case, you can pick it up tomorrow.

Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott and Alicia Keys all get their own Essence Magazine cover for the month of June.  The magazine is featuring the 3 ladies in their annual “Black Music Month” June issue and all three are doin the dayum thang!  You can check out a sneak peak of the interviews over at Essence.com.