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Goodie Mob’s Cee lo Green and Big Gipp partied the night away at Echelon Nightclub in Atlanta Friday in celebration of Crown Royal Black & VIBE. The national tour, which kicked off June 10th, will cross ten different cities and will also honor Nelly’s 10 years in Hip Hop.
It’s been 10 years Nelly? Wooow… congrats!
Check out a few flix of your boys drankin’ & vibin’, along with Nelly and Angie Stone. Continue Reading…
Nelly told me last week that he was back in the studio and he went live last night to reveal he’s been working on a new track with Kelly Rowland. It’s been almost 7 years since their first collaboration, the Grammy Award winning ?Dilemma? but it looks like the chemistry is still there and they’re preparing for another hit.
Hitmaker Rico Love, who contributed six songs to Usher’s sixth album Raymond vs. Raymond, is said to have penned this new song, which you can hear in the video below: Continue Reading…
Nelly visited Atlanta’s Lenox Square Mall last weekend to promote his new Apple Bottoms Fragrance.? During his visit, I was invited out to get spend a lil one on one time with the MO rapper who actually visits the “A” quite frequently. Unlike some celebs who shall remain nameless, Nelly’s not all about partying and bullsh*t, he’s about business and social change. Continue Reading…
Some flashback footage of Jermaine Dupri has been circulating the net showing the mogul way before he was famous. JD rocks a highlighted gumby while his mom, Cecelia Mauldin speaks about her rapper/producer son and his talents. In the video, JD (circa 1986) gives a bit of advice to up and coming producers by telling them that it’s a must to have the right people behind them and to never give up. It’s so refreshing to see how hard work and passion pays off.
Video ~ Before They Were Stars: Jermaine Dupri
Fast forward 13 years and you’ve got Jermaine (circa 2009) joined by his Ocean’s 7 crew which includes Trey Songz and Nelly. Nelly did a bit of a flashback himself to Country Grammar, as he reprises his singing chops on the chorus of the new joint.
Check out the NEW video below for “I Need That Girl” ~ Ocean’s 7 below: Continue Reading…
You see tons of celebrity photos on all the blogs everyday, but do you ever wonder who’s behind the camera? You may recognize photo service names like WireImage or Getty, but there’s one name in particular that is making waves all across the country on the hip-hop scene…. Johnny Nunez!
I’ve run into him quite a few times, but never really had a real conversation until recently. It’s funny how life has a way of connecting you with people. He’s a totally cool dude and is the man behind many of your favorite hip-hop celebrity photographs, sometimes capturing them in classic unconventional poses.
Check out a few of Johnny’s memorable shots below:
Usher & Pamela Anderson
Beyonce & Jay-Z at the 40/40 Club
Flix via StraightFromTheA & FreddyO
Atlanta’s celebs came out in droves last night to raise money for victims of the recent Atlanta Flood. Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, & V-103 hosted the celebrity charity bowling event entitled, Atlanta Stand-Up at Red Carpet Lanes in Duluth. I, personally witnessed the friendly competition between JD and Nelly’s team vs. Big Boi & nem. I have no idea who won but there was a ton of cash on the heads of all involved.
Nelly & Mike Bigga (aka Killer Mike)
Spotted in their best bowing attire were Lance Gross, Trey Songz, Neffe, Kandi, Rasheeda,?Frankie, Big Gipp?, Lil? Brotha, Mike Bigga (formerly Killer Mike) and more! The event was not without it’s drama, being that a one Atlanta Blogger got booted for talking about JD’s height, but other than that it was a positive fun event.
ATLien & Gyant
Rasheeda & Kandi Burruss
More flix below: Continue Reading…
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