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Exclusive ~ Shawty Lo Shouts out the “A”! (Audio)

ATLien — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:15:45 +0000

(Photo via MTV)

I told y’all I had a suprise right? During last night’s 1st annual T.H.U.G. awards I caught up with Rapper Shawty Lo. For the record….he’s my new favorite! Check out a sneak peak of our interview after the jump…

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Kiddie Thug Swag Part Deux ~ 7 Year Old Fights Grandma Over Chicken Wings

ATLien — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:28 +0000

Remember the 7 year old kid who stole his grandmother’s Durango cause he wanted to do “Hoodrat Stuff”? Well he’s back… this time little Latarian Milton tried to beat up his grandmother in a Walmart after she wouldn’t by him no dayum chicken wings. I don’t understand why this is news and why they continue to let this child speak on television…this time he goes on camera to say he’s sorry for what he did to his grandmothers car and he’s sorry for what he “did to the people in the hospital.” He is now being evaluated for mental problems but this kid just needs a good ass whoopin…

Exclusive ~ The “A” Covers the T.H.U.G. Awards

ATLien — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:41:20 +0000

The 1st annual T.H.U.G. awards was held last night in Atlanta and the “A” was in the house! Damon Williams (from BET’s comic view) and Griffy2k (Hot107.9) co-hosted the event and there were performances by Gorilla Zoe, Gucci Mane, DJ Unk and Block Entertainment’s newest artist (whose name I can’t recall but he was a real cutie ). Also spotted were Young Buck, Lil Troy, Yung Joc, Shawty Lo, and a gazillion other people I can’t name. I got exclusive access to them all and of course a few photos from the event.

Check out the recap after the cut…

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Tiny & T.I. Welcome A Lil “Major” into the World!

ATLien — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:30:17 +0000

Spotted @ SandraRose

Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and T.I. welcomed another child into their family last night. Tiny gave birth to a beautiful baby boy around 12:48 AM (5/16). The new arrival weighed in at about 5 pounds and they named the baby Major. No middle name has been picked out yet. Tiny and the baby are resting and doing fine!

Flix ~ Rev. Run’s Son Jo Jo hits the Club

ATLien — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:22:37 +0000

Photos via WhatsPoppin

Rev. Run’s son Jo Jo was spotted at at Club Rebel with the rest of his crew “Team Black Out”, Julito McCullum (Namen from The Wire) and Jason Fox (Aunt Jackie Song). Um…hopefully this was an underage club cause isn’t Jo Jo like 12 18 or something…?

Essence Mag Triple Cover ~ Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott and Alicia Keys

ATLien — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:35:06 +0000

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.

The “A” List ~ Issues, Orgies, Toilets, Cellmates, Side-Chicks & Fresh Starts

ATLien — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:35:23 +0000

Source Magazine banks on The Game’s suicidal tendencys
Watch out Polow…Kanye’s the new King of White Girls!
R. Kelly says pee stinks
Remy Ma sentenced to 8 years

Hey…Where’s Kim? ~ Diddy & Cassie spotted boo’d up
Blogxilla reveals his new purpose

Fantasia’s American Idol Performance

ATLien — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:28:57 +0000

Fantasia ~~(and her red hair)~~ performed on American Idol’s top 3 elimination episode last night. I gave up on American Idol a long time ago so I didn’t see it when it aired so I searched for it this morning. I thought she did…um…well. But apparently Simon did not. Peep the look on his face after her performance….Classic!

Dereon Says “Your Kids Can be “BootyLicious” Too…”

ATLien — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:06 +0000

Beyonce’s House of Dereon has launched “Dereon Girls” and while the clothes themselves may seem innocent enough (althought a bit trendy), the advertisements have made waves across the net with bloggers everywhere ranting about the young girls featured in the ad posed provocatively in full makeup and high heels. I vote “no” to this nonsense.

T.H.U.G.s Honored in Atlanta Tonight

ATLien — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:30:11 +0000

Atlanta will be hosting the first ever T.H.U.G. Awards tonight at the Rialto Center of the Arts. In case you were wondering T.H.U.G. stands for “Tru to His/Her Urban Genius”. The event, sponsored by The Source Magazine, will be hosted by Comedian Damon Williams and filming begans at 7:30.

Paying tribute to artists, record label executives and industry playmakers with a comedic celebrity roast, T.H.U.G Awards highlights the achievements of those who rose above their impoverished surroundings to impact the world of music and entertainment. Among honorees for the star-studded event are Grand Hustle co-CEO Jason Jeter, Hip-Hop fly jock Greg Street, Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince, fashion entrepreneur Gino Green and Swishahouse Records CEO Michael “5000″ Watts.

To find out more about tonight’s event check out their website at www.ThugAwards.com.