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Antwan “Big Boi” Patton along with V-103 DJ Greg Street held a back to school shopping spree for Atlanta area kids over the weekend. One lucky boy and girl were granted $1,000 a piece to shop for school clothes and supplies at southwest Atlanta’s Greenbriar Mall. Continue Reading…
Yesterday the halls of Atlanta’s City Hall was ablaze with fashionable celebs as Mayor Kasim Reed kicked off ?Fashion?s Night Out? in Atlanta with a press conference.
Politics and fashion collided as DTP/CEO Chaka Zulu, Singer/Songwriter Jonelle Monae, designer Mychael Knight, Saks Fifth Ave PR manager Michele New and many more joined Mayor Reed for the special announcement.
More photos + video of the press conference: Continue Reading…
Keyshia Knight-Pulliam was spotted partying poolside with Dallas Austin at the W Hotel last weekend during BMI’s Escape Summer Pool Party.? Although it appears no one got wet, there was lots of fun, food and liquor… as well as the view from the 16th floor of the swanky hotel.
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My boo Antwan “Big Boi” Patton is riding high off of the success of his highly anticipated album release “Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty.”? The album debuted at #3 on Billboard, moving a respectable 62,000 units in the first week.
Not only is Big focused on promoting his new album, but he’s also focused on helping kids with his Big Kidz Foundation 5th Annual fundraiser.
Art of Life- ?Canvas for Kidz? will be held Saturday, July 17, 2010 at the Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery.? The event will be hosted by comedian/actor Fazion Love and 100% of money raised will go towards Big Kidz Foundation’s programs that focus on the Arts and Educational programs for kids.
?Canvas for Kidz? (a LIVE auction) is the highlight of the event and several of Big’s celebrity friends have come together to support the foundation and have created and/or donated artwork to the cause. Continue Reading…
I told you about Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges’ affiliation with Magnum condoms a few months ago. Last Friday in Atlanta, the rapper was honored by the company, along with a few of his celebrity friends, for his contribution to Magnum’s Live Large Project – an initiative to find up and coming hip hop and R&B talent.
Author/Actor Hill Harper announced the presentation of the award, which was delivered by rapper, Trina.
The rooftop crowd was off the chain as the liquor flowed freely and DJ Kid Capri was on the one’s & twos. I walked in and all I saw was Black Hollywood…
…and that was an understatement! Continue Reading…
It was an evening filled with hip-hop and memories as the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation celebrated what would have been Pac’s 39th birthday.
2pac circa 1993 made an appearance along with his mother Afeni Shakur and Atlanta radio personality Greg Street.
[ Sidebar: Is this dude the same look-alike that Waka Flocka was seen with at SummerJam?]
The event, held at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center of Performing Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia was the 2nd annual celebration, hosted by Mike Epps and Tupac mother Afeni Shakur. Continue Reading…
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