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Father’s Day for Q. Parker of 112 was unfortunately not all ‘Peaches and Cream’ after the singer was the victim of a carjacking in southwest Atlanta.
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R&B Group ‘112’ Hosts 20th Anniversary Party: Keri Hilson, Young Joc, Jagged Edge & More Attend… [PHOTOS]
Iconic singing group 112 (Quinnes “Q” Parker, Daron Jones, Marvin “Slim” Scandrick & Michael Keith) held a small celebration in celebration of their 20th year in the music industry.
The Atlanta-based group, formerly of Bad Boy Records, had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits like “Only You”, “Anywhere” and the Grammy-nominated single, “Peaches and Cream”. The group won a Grammy Award in 1997 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for featuring in the song “I’ll Be Missing You” with Sean Combs and Faith Evans and 2016 marks their 20th year.
The event was held at Aroma Lounge Tuesday evening (March 15, 2016) and several of their industry peers came out in support.
Attendees included Keri Hilson, Jagged Edge, Young Joc (LHHATL) and many more.
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NEW ‘DOO ALERT! #RHOA Nene Leakes Goes Curly for ‘Secret’ 90’s R&B Project… [PHOTOS]
NEWSFLASH!! Nene Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta heard your pleas and has finally changed her hairstyle!
The ‘Queen Bee’ of the RHOA clique recently shared the photo above online, stating:
It appears that Nene merely switched up temporarily and has no plans to stray from her signature style, whatever the case, she rocked her curly wig all night long as she met with a few 90’s old school singers (Bobby V. RL (Next), J. Holiday, Q. Parker, Wingo (Jagged Edge) & More) for a ‘super secret’ new project.
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PHOTO OP: T.I. & Tiny, Toya & Memphitz, Apollo Nida & More Attend Sister to Sister’s ‘Ladies Night’… [PHOTOS]
Rapper?Clifford T.I. Harris and his estranged wife Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris of VH1’s ‘Family Hustle’ were spotted together at Sister 2 Sister magazine’s ‘Ladies Night’ event in Atlanta (May 9, 2014).
As you know, the hip-hop couple have been spending a lot of time apart for the past few months…
[READ: T.I. & Tiny Have Separate Living Quarters – Check Out Tip’s New ‘Bachelor Pad’ (PHOTOS)]
But they clearly put their differences aside for a cute photo opportunity during the well attended event!
Other Atlanta area celebs spotted at the event included Toya Wright and her hubby MempHitz, Apollo Nida (RHOA), DJ Traci Steele (formerly of LHHATL), retired Atlanta Falcons player Bob Whitfield, Jervon ‘Vawn’ Sims (The New Atlanta), Q. Parker (112), Dr. Heavenly (Married To Medicine), Killer Mike and more.
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Atlanta Celebs Support Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker’s ‘A Mother’s Love’ Stage Play [Premiere Photos]
Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was all smiles opening night of her musical stage play, Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Present: ‘A Mother’s Love,‘ which premiered at Atlanta’s Realto Theatre Friday night (November 22, 2013).
The ‘autobiographical’ stage play is rumored to be a part of the season 6 RHOA finale and just about all of Kandi’s ‘housewife’ co-stars showed up to show support.[READ: 5 Life Lessons Revealed on RHOA S6, Ep 4 (Recap + Watch Full Video)]
It was one big RHOA affair: Phaedra Parks and her husband Apollo Nida, Cynthia Bailey and her husband Peter Thomas, Porsha Stewart’s mom and sister, Kenya Moore and her Aunt Sisquo, Todd Tucker and his mom, Kandi’s Mom, Dad and stepdad.
[FLASHBACK: Kandi Invites Estranged Dad to Studio (PHOTOS)]
[Sidebar: Nene Leakes wasn’t there. She’s still recovering after being hospitalized last week from blood clots (click HERE if you missed that).]
Others in attendance included Toya Wright, Memphitz, Rasheeda & Kirk Frost, Stevie J, Joseline Hernandez, Mona Scott Young, Sharlinda Parker, Dice Dixon, Kandi’s fellow Xscape member LaTocha Scott and more.
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ATL Live on The Park (Hip Hop Edition) Draws T.I., Ludacris, Jagged Edge, Chubb Rock & More… [PHOTOS + VIDEO]
ATL Live on the Park is known for legendary performances, breaking new artists and providing Atlanta with a quality music event with outstanding performances.
[FLASHBACK: ATL Live (Platinum Edition) Draws R. Kelly, Teddy Riley, Christopher Williams & More (PHOTOS/VIDEO)]
As a kick-off to the City’s busy Hip-Hop Award’s festivities, Shanti Das and Marlon Nichols (co-founders of ATL Live on the Park) dedicated the entire event to the hip-hop genre and while historically Luda and Tip are rarely in he same space
at the same dayum time, it was all love in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park venue.ATL Live’s first-ever ?Hip Hop Unplugged: Old School Meets New School? edition drew performances from Ludacris, Memphis’ own Tela, Chubb Rock, Jagged Edge, Que Parker (112), Bone Crusher, and ‘surprise’ guest T.I.
Attendees to the popular industry event included: Peter Thomas (RHOA), Walter Jackson (Kenya Moore’s play boyfriend from RHOA season 5) Towanda Braxton, Kawan ?KP? Prather (Atlantic Records), ecording artist Netta Brielle, Jennifer Drake (ASCAP), Sabrina Rowe, Khadijah Rowe and Sharline-Rowe Parker (Big Rich Atlanta), D. Woods (formerly of Danity Kane), Chaka Zulu (DTP), Ray Daniels (VP of A&R for Epic Records) and more.
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