Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson looked ultra cute in her conservative salmon color Alberta Ferretti ensemble at the Oscar nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills on Monday (2/2). I totally agree with “Fashion Critic” over at Red Carpet Awards blog: I don’t like the silver clutch with her outfit. She should have opted for cream or white instead. A good stylist would have known that.

Singers Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles attended the 5th Annual Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation Benefit Concert at the Conga Room in LA last night. Wasn’t a BEP family member shot recently? It sure doesn’t seem like it. Everyone looked to be in a festive mood. Anyway, let’s talk about Janelle Monáe for a second. Remember she signed a deal with career killer Sean Combs last year? Well, there is still no word on when her album will drop. We tried to warn Janelle but no one listens to us. But how about Solange’s unique style? Isn’t she killin’ it?! LOVE the basket weave black and white open toe booties!

Fantasia also attended the BEP affair. I LOVE me some Fanty! She is so real and down to earth.

I don’t know what the hail this is that Rihanna is wearing. Of all the things she could have worn, it seems inappropriate for RiRi to wear this if someone in the BEP family was shot.

Some of you are a little too young to know who Warren G is so I’ll post up his video for my Throwback video of the day. If you ever heard your aunties and uncles talking about “regulating” — now you know what they’re talking ’bout. Peep it below.

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