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Name something you know about zombies.?? Hmmmm, lemme think….
1. They’re dead….
2. They eat people…
3. They walk slowly…
4. They look like THIS with their shirts off…
6. They’re BLACK ie ‘race-themed’…?:shock:
That last answer wasn’t on MY list, but a Family Feud contest named Christie blurted out that zombies where ‘Black’ during a recent episode of the popular game show and Steve Harvey‘s response was hilarious.
Check out the clip below… Continue Reading…
Nene Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was hospitalized recently in Atlanta.
The outspoken ‘housewife’ shared the photo above along with the following tweet late yesterday evening….
The rumor mill ran amuck last night as several media outlets reported that Atlanta’s favorite ‘housewife’ had suffered from a heart attack.? However, that was not the case.
[FLASHBACK: Nene Leakes Addresses Kenya Moore’s ‘Foolishness’… ]
Leakes was treated at an Atlanta area hospital after being diagnosed with blood clots in her lungs.? She was treated and has since been released and is recovering at home surrounded by family and friends.
Nene issued the following statement along with another photo for concerned fans… Continue Reading…
Gucci Mane says his music career is ruined and he’s not blaming his arrest record or that ‘hacked’ twitter incident where he spilled all the tea on his music industry counterparts.
[FLASHBACK: Twitter Fail: Gucci Mane Sets Rumor Mill On Fire with ‘Hacked’ Tweets… ]
Nope… the Atlanta-based rapper blames his own crew, ie Waka Flocka Flame and his mom Deb Antney, for sabotaging his success and stealing his hard earned funds.
[Mugshot Mania: Gucci Mane Heads Back to Jail After Mall Fight (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]
Now Gucci Mane is fighting back. He’s filed a lawsuit against the people he once considered to be the closest to him.
Details below… Continue Reading…
You may recall that Nelly faced severe criticism about misogyny in his sexually explicit music video ‘Tip Drill” back in the day.
The controversial ‘Tip Drill’ video (click HERE to watch), released in 2003, featured a slew of Atlanta area strippers and sparked protests from womens groups about its overt depiction of women as sexual objects. 
[FLASHBACK: Ruben Studdard & His ‘Tip Drill’ Bride Break Up (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]
Nelly has expressed his frustration about a group of Spelman College protesters who boycotted his 2004 bone marrow drive, which was planned at the Atlanta area HBCU. The protestors disrupted the drive,? which was being held in support of his sister, Jacqueline Donahue, who later lost her battle to leukemia in 2005.
[READ: Porsha Stewart and Nelly Appear on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]
The multi-platinum rapper recently spoke to Marc Lamont Hill about the incident during an appearance on HuffPost Live, where he reveals what he would’ve done differently in retrospect to the demonstration.
The Spelman thing, the only thing I feel I would’ve did different is kick somebody’s ass…that’s just how it felt to me, Pimp.
I don’t have my sister. And I doubt it if half of those girls are still campaigning for what they quote, unquote took advantage of that opportunity for.
Details + watch Nelly’s full interview below… Continue Reading…
[READ: RECAP: CrazySexyCool: The TLC Storie + Watch Full Movie (VIDEO)]
Perri ‘Pebbles’ Reid, the proclaimed ‘visionary’ of the iconic group TLC, which consisted of Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopes, Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins and Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas, has now spoken out about a few misconceived notions and she’s not holding back.
[READ: TLC B.C. (Before Chilli) What CrazySexyCool Biopic Left Out – Original Member Speaks! (VIDEO)]
In the film, Pebbles was shown was depicted as a dishonest, money-hungry, manipulative manager and she initially issued an ‘official statement’ about how she was portrayed (click HERE if you missed that).? Pebbles recently sat down with talk show host Wendy Williams to clarify her statements.
It’s not all about the girls, it’s about the messenger.? VH1 is helping them promote an untruth.
While Pebbles spoke mostly about her issues surrounding how she was portrayed on the show, it was her direct response to one question that made waves.? When asked if there was any truth to rampant rumors about Chlli sleeping with her husband at the time, record executive L.A. Reid, Pebbles responded: ‘Absolutely!’
Watch Pebble’s full ‘Wendy Show’ interview + TLC’s official response to her controversial accusations below… Continue Reading…
Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and her fiance’ Todd Tucker were spotted on the grounds of Tri-Cities High School last week (November 14, 2013).
The cute couple were joined by a few of Kandi’s friends as she decided to give back to the school that started her musical journey.
[FLASHBACK: Kandi Just Says ‘No’ To Xscape Reunion… (VIDEO)]
In addition to Kandi and the other members of Xscape, Tri-Cities High School’s list of successful graduates include Outkast’s Antwan ‘Big Boi’ Patton and Andre 3000 Benjamin, D. Woods (formerly of Danity Kane), comedian Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live), choreographer Victor Jackson and more.
[FLASHBACK: Kandi Shares Throwback Photos of Xscape… ]
In celebration of their upcoming stage play, ‘Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker Presents: A Mother’s Love,’, the cute couple offered two deserving students the chance of a lifetime… a walk-on role and/or a job in production on ‘Mother’s Love’!
[FLASHBACK: Where Were You When You 1st Heard Xscape’s ‘Understanding’? (VIDEO)]
Kandi also gave a small performance during her appearance at the school and gave away tickets to the show.
More photos + video of Kandi’s visit to her old stomping grounds below… Continue Reading…
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