J. Holiday Covers Urbanology

Cutie Pie J. Holiday is featured on the cover of Canadian magazine, Urbanology.

Image via Celeb Wohoo

Fergie covers Blender Magazine

Fergie sat down for a revealing interview with Blender Magazine. She was also crowned Blender Magazine's Woman of the Year

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On her overly sexual persona:
“Those songs are about the larger-than-life Fergalicious. It’s a part of me, but expanded. I am a very sexual person, behind closed doors. I’m a freak. Flirty, sexual but not promiscuous. I’m basically a tease — take it or leave it.

How she and boyfriend Josh Duhamel “relax”:
“We like to watch very funny movies with a lot of snacks. [Blades of Glory] is the type of movie we rent all the time. We, uh, get our munchies and watch comedies. We have a blast.”

On “At Night I Pray,” a song she released with Wild Orchid in 1996:“That wasn’t really me. Was I praying at night that love would come along? No, I was out cheating on my boyfriends. I was the biggest cheater on the planet. I was having fun.”

On winning Grammys:“I might not be the most talented person in the world. I might not have the best voice. I might not be the prettiest or the best dancer. But I’ve worked very hard, and I’ve gone through humiliation. That’s why winning an award means so much more to me than it does to other people.”

Reacting to her infamous pant-wetting incident:“It’s like there’s one or two things the public knows about every famous person. With Ashlee Simpson, everyone knows she had a nose job. With me, everyone knows I wet my pants onstage and had a crystal-meth addiction; that sucks. You have to laugh.”

Deelishis covers Smooth Magazine

Former Flav toy Deelishis covers the latest issue of Smooth Magazine. In this issue, she talks about why her and Flav will never be friends, your sexual appetite and more. So pick up your copy on newsstands now.

I have posted other photos from the shoot, which are kinda NSFW. You have been warned!

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Sharon Leal covers King Magazine

Sharon Leal is featured in the Dec 07/Jan 08 issue.



[Spotted over at TH]

Michael J covers Jet

I need to step my hair game up...calling my stylist TODAY!!!

M.J. looks good, photoshopped and all.

[Spotted on NB]

Don Imus: King Mag's Man of the Year

In a year full of scandals, injustices, and breakdowns, King Magazine could have picked anybody, but they chose Don Imus. The reason: Imus sent more shockwaves in the urban culture than anyone else. Click here to read more.

Angela Simmons' New Mag, Rundown

Why am I thinking of WordUp! or Right On! when I look at Angela Simmons' new magazine cover?? Oh yeah that's right, she did employ some of the people from those magazines...My bad...

Now the $2.00 question is: Will it be a hit or miss for the younger Simmons??

Alicia Keys covers Entertainment Weekly

Alicia Keys is on the cover of the November 23 issue of Entertainment Weekly. In an exclusive interview with EW, she opens up about hitting rock bottom, taking control of her career and getting a life.

On her newfound independence:

"I became brutally honest. I would go straight up to people and say, 'Guess what? This is over. So what's gonna happen from now on is this: If you're feeling that, great. if not, bye.' Some people didn't like it, and they didn't like me being so clear and set on what I wanted. But I found that I took their power away. Any power anyone ever had over me is gone...I'm at the point now like, F--- it. Who gives a s---? I don't really care what you think aboout me."

On the moment she realize she had hit rock bottom:

"I discovered a lot about myself that I didn't like. I would look in the mirror and I didn't know who that person was. I didn't like my eyes; I didn't like what they said. I couldn't sleep. I was uncomfortable all the time, and irritated and frustrated."

To read more of the interview and other features, pick up a copy of EW, on newsstands now.

Will Smith on the cover of Men's Vogue

Will Smith, looking very debonair, is featured on the December issue of Men's Vogue.

Sanaa, Gabrielle, and Nia on the cover of Essence

Sanaa Lathan, Gabrielle Union, and Nia Long are featured on the December issue of Essence Magazine. You can check out a snippet of the interview they did below on being a black actress, Gossips blogs and more.

On Being In-Between Jobs As A Black Actress

Essence: What kind of year has it been for you?

Sanaa Lathan: I’m happy to have gotten a job this year. You know one of the things I decided early on in my career—especially because I only have me to take care of—is that I don’t want to do anything just for money. As a result, I can be very annoying to my agents and pass on everything. To a fault. But something came along that I’m really excited about. I’m playing a Senegalese woman, and it’s the first time that I’ll be able to do some real accent work. It’s a small, really beautiful film. Other than that, I’ve just been living my life. Living the life that you live as an actor between jobs, which is…

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Nia Long, Gabrielle Union: [Immense laughter]

Sanaa: You know, at this point in our careers, we’re all in our mid-thirties. There’s an art to being an actress, especially being a Black actress. And the truth is, to have persevered as long as the three of us have, you have to have some kind of philosophy about being in between work.

Essence: Because that’s so much time, right?

Sanaa: So much time.

Nia: No matter how long you’ve been in it, there is no security. So you have to really do sort of that internal work to just say I’m going to stay true to who I am, and also to have your heart open enough to be happy when other great things are happening for other people who do the same thing you do. Because that can be difficult if you’re not in the right place. I think having that helps to attract your highest good to you.

Gabrielle: That’s a tough lesson we all have to go through. It’s like, no matter how much you hate on somebody, it doesn’t change your life. I mean, you feel kind of okay in the moment as you’re dogging somebody, and then at the end of it you feel [bad] —and you still don’t have a job.

Nia: And you won’t get one because you’re putting all that negativity out there!

Sanaa: I truly believe that. And you know the thing is also, because we are artists, we feel. We have to nurture that sensitive side of ourselves, so of course we’re going to get jealous and envious. We’re human. But the key is to have the emotion, recognize it, deal with it, and move on. That’s what being an adult is. I think in life you have to work on yourself, but it’s almost like being an actress in Hollywood is double the stress.

ON GOSSIP

Essence: How do you deal with the 24-hours-a-day gossip that comes out on the Internet?

Gabrielle: Just last week somebody gave me a baby. This isn’t Perez Hilton or the White gossip people, these are women of color, specifically Black women who, for whatever reason, don’t like the company I keep.

Sanaa: She’s talking about the gossip sites.
Essence: The blogs.
Sanaa: That are run by Black women.
Gabrielle: And now because everyone is clamoring for celebrity tidbits, the bigger gossip sites and even mainstream entities are picking up on it. No fact-checking, no nothing. And in one week’s time, there were like five different dudes, a baby—I’m a homewrecker. In literally seven days. I can’t point the finger at the White media. They don’t care about us. Paparazzi are not staked out in front of any of our houses. They are not going through our garbage because they don’t care about us in that way. So when you hear crap about us, it is coming from our own community, which hurts.

Nia: We are some of the few Black actresses whose passions are rooted in our community.

Gabrielle: There is this idea that there is integrity in journalism; if it’s written it has to be true. But that’s not the case. When blogs or any of the magazines get it wrong, there’s no accountability. In the next breath, they’ll complain on the blogs that we don’t have enough Black stars. Well, you rip us to shreds every two seconds from our nose to the weave to the clothes to the shoes to the ashy ankles.

Read more from actresses Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Gabrielle Union on gossip, Black men, dating, the new year and fighting for roles in Hollywood in the December issue of ESSENCE on newsstands now.

Nicole Scherzinger Covers German ‘Maxim’

I am really trying not to be mad at Nicole (aka heifer).

Lil Wayne covers XXL

Lil Wayne is covering XXL Mag with three 3 covers to choose from:

Quotable Quotes: Darius McCrary on Karrine

DARIUS ON WHY KARRINE CAN BE TRANSFORMED FROM A HO TO A HOUSEWIFE: 'Karrine's not a passive girl. She's a sweetheart. She is. But she's very aggressive when it comes to her business. So she's a balanced woman. And she keeps a clean house. She keeps an incredibly clean house. Everything is in order. Her son is very well-mannered. He's a really, really fine young man. Karrine is outside of all the bullshit that people hype up about the whole 'Superhead' thing. She really is a cool chick to kick it with. She can cook. A couple of nights I was out, and I'd come back. And when I came in dinner was waiting on me; she's seriously a homemaker. She's very accommodating. Whatever arouses a man, she'll figure it out. She'll find it and she'll master that. If you're into watching dirty movies, you can sit up and watch dirty movies with her. If you're gonna turn a ho into a housewife, that's the one to get.'

DARIUS ON KARRINE'S CONTROLLING & CONNIVING WAYS: 'Karrine is a cool person. She's the kind of person you can sit up and talk to. Honestly, I think that's why a lot of dudes end up becoming her prey later on. Cause the minute you do something that she doesn't like, then your business is in the streets and then she's gonna put you on the Internet sleeping on her couch or she's gonna say some things. Karrine is like a child: When she don't get her way--and this is what I've seen firsthand--things get ugly. But I'm gonna tell you what I did, for real. I just fed her a bunch of bullshit.

Because her thing is, she can't have no man leaving her because it makes her look like she's not the 'video vixen' no more. And Karrine will do anything to keep her image. That was part of the reason why I decided to leave, because some of the things she said about me on the radio. There's a lot of things that I could say about Karrine that wouldn't make her look good. But I'm thinking about the type of person I am. And the way I was raised. The one thing I will say about Karrine that is negative that I can put out there--she admits to this--that she is a very controlling woman, and I can't be controlled. Karrine is the type of broad that, she don't want nobody telling her nothing. You almost have to kinda walk on eggshells when you're dealing with her, and I ain't no punk up in here!'

DARIUS ON KARRINE'S SELFISH WAYS: 'This is my problem with Karrine. Whenever I do something, I think about how it would affect her. She's not cognizant at all--when she says these things and does these things, like how is this gonna affect Darius? Her main thing is, 'I gotta sell books. I'mma deal with you right now because wow, you're more popular than I thought you were.' That's how she thinks. So its like one minute it's all about me and then the next minute it's Lil Wayne. And I will say this: She is really clever concerning the way she works the media.'

[Cover + Excerpts via RealGossip 101]

Jill Scott covers Mami Magazine

Jill Scott covers the first issue of Mami Magazine. At first glance, Mami appears to be just another fashion magazine. WRONG! This magazine is edgy and dares to be different. I like it (it also helps that the editors chose to have a strong Sista on the cover).

Get your copy today!

Mary J Blige, Other Divas cover Hype Hair

MJB covers the December issue of Hype Hair.

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Mary sat down with Hype Hair to discuss her beauty tips and her new CD

Mya also shared some of her secrets to beautiful, shiny hair...






Rihanna and Rocsi

Tia Mowry covers Jet Mag

Video: Michael Jackson's Ebony Photo Shoot

Michael Jackson is seen here posing here for an upcoming spread in Ebony Magazine. I know you are as anxious as me to see what photoshopping they are going to do.

Cover: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe on EW

To promote their movie American Gangster, Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are featured on a two cover collectible for Entertainment Weekly. In an exclusive interview, both movie titans talked about swapping spit, wearing tights, and of course their new movie.

EW: Frank Lucas wouldn't be many people's idea of a noble hero. What
appealed to you about playing a murderous drug dealer?

Washington: I said to Frank, "Look, you did a lot of bad things and you
paid the price - that's the story I'm interested in."

EW: Some people might argue that just by making Frank's life story into a
big Hollywood movie, you're only serving to glamorize him. If you look at how Scarface became a touchstone for rappers--

Washington: Scarface gets more credit than it's worth. Scarface didn't change people. People were already living that. Scarface was just a good movie.

Crowe: "The bottom line is Frank Lucas' life was glamorous. He had a hip
club. He had a lot of sports stars and movie guys he was on a first name basis
with, not to mention politicans. We're telling it like it is. But Ridley [Scott]
also shows the damage Frank did."

To read the rest of this interview and more, pick up your copy of EW on newsstands now.

Cover: Keyshia Cole on VIBE

Keyshia Cole covers VIBE Magazine this month. I really love this photo of her.

Purple Rain named Best Movie Soundtrack

'Purple Rain' Named Best Movie Soundtrack
Written By: Eva Lam


Prince's "Purple Rain" has been voted Hollywood's greatest soundtrack by the editors of Vanity Fair, beating out other classics like "A Hard Day's Night," "Pulp Fiction," "Trainspotting" and "Saturday Night Fever."

The magazine revealed their top 10 soundtracks Wednesday, whittling the list down from 50.

"Purple Rain," from the 1984 movie of the same name, was described by editors as "a sound that defined the '80s," combining "funk, R&B, pop, metal and even psychedelia."

They also called the film "perhaps the best badly acted film ever." Prince, at the height of his success in the 1980s, plays a talented young performer dealing with family issues and love.


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The magazine's selection of 50 soundtracks will be explored in a one-off publication titled "Movies Rock" in November, which will feature actor Bill Murray's impression of Elvis Presley on the cover.

Issues will be sent to subscribers of the 14 titles published by Condé Nast, which also publishes Vanity Fair.

Here is Vanity Fair's list of the top 10 greatest soundtracks:
1. Purple Rain
2. A Hard Day's Night
3. The Harder They Come
4. Pulp Fiction
5. The Graduate
6. Superfly
7. Trainspotting
8. Saturday Night Fever
9. American Graffiti
10. The Big Chill

To accompany the special magazine issue, Condé Nast is hosting a "Movies Rock" concert on Dec. 2 at Los Angeles's Kodak Theatre, where the Academy Awards also take place.

Artists such as Elton John, Carrie Underwood, John Legend and Beyoncé will perform famous music from the movies.

The concert will be broadcast as a two-hour television special on CBS on Dec. 7. (SOURCE)