Rap artist Rasheda, left, and birthday girl Diamond, who celebrated her 21st birthday at Velvet Room this past Sunday.

I heard from an industry insider that the friends who were supposed to come out and support Diamond for her 21st birthday at Velvet Room this Sunday decided to back out at the last minute because, with the exception of Monica who had to attend a family function out of state, they were all feeling some kind of way about not getting paid. So instead of coming out to support — as they originally agreed to do, they chose to sit at home.

The sad part is all of these artists will eventually need promo and PR for their albums, TV shows, etc. The party ended up being great anyway without them because Rasheda, Swizz Beatz, Gucci Mane, Polow Da Don, Lil Scrappy, Drake, Toya all came through and showed Diamond love.

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Lil Scrappy came out to support his fiancee Diamond

Alex Gidewon, left, (AG Entertainment) and super producer Polow Da Don spent thousands giving away free bubbly


Rapper Drake


Polow Da Don, left, and Swizz Beatz


Gucci Mane’s Hip Hop ice game is something serious

Alex Gidewon, left, and Swizz Beatz along with Polow Da Don (not pictured) gave away bottles of expensive bubbly. Polow Da Don alone spent $30,000 at the bar at Velvet Room on Sunday night. If you weren’t in the house, you missed out!


Happy Birthday, Diamond!


Rapper Rocko held it down for Monica who was out of town


Toya, 2nd from right, and guests. Toya is filming a reality tv show with Tiny

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