Thousands of Blacks, Hispanics march to protest gay marriage
Over 700 marriage applications were filed Sunday in New York City — the first day gay marriages were legally recognized in the Empire state.
Mishan Moore left, 39, exchanged vows with her partner Jacqueline Rodriguez, 34, during their wedding ceremony at Queens Borough Hall in New York on Sunday. NYC becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage.
Meanwhile, according to Splash News, thousands of gay marriage opponents marched on Sunday in protest of the new law. They called on lawmakers to allow a vote on gay marriage on the next ballot.
Additionally, a conservative group filed a lawsuit against gay marriage. Members of the Leaders of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms asked the courts to halt gay marriage ceremonies while the case is heard. They also want any of the hundreds of same-sex marriages performed in New York over the past 48 hours to be declared void.
New Music: Verse Simmonds featuring Bu Thiam – Ms Johnson (Bu is rapping now?)
According to a loyal reader who asked to remain anonymous, Akon’s brother, Def Jam VP or A&R Bu Thiam, not only A&R’d probably the biggest album of the year (Watch The Throne), but he’s also a rapper!:
I’m a runner at a local Atlanta studio and loyal reader of your blog. I saw Bu in our studio a few weeks ago with Verse Simmonds, who records here faithfully. I never really cared for Verse until he dropped that BooThang record with Kelly Rowland and apparently his features just keep on getting better. Last night some engineers were fixing a mix on one of his songs, I’m guessing for his new mixtape and as they were playing it over and over I realized that its BU rapping on the 3rd verse of this song! The track is attached, I downloaded it before the engineers closed out their session.
Apparently music runs in his family because he actually sounds pretty good, he’s doing the adlibs too. If your interested in posting this I would like to be anonymous as I could lose my job for this. But I wouldn’t want any other blog to get ahold of it.
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Morning Glory: Da Brat Gets Sexy
So So Def rapper Da Brat recently revealed her feminine side in a ‘Summer Chic’ shoot for VIBE.com. The Chicago native, born Shawntae Harris, 37, maintains that despite her usual tomboy style, getting girlie is second nature to her.
Was it uncomfortable transitioning into a “sex symbol” or is this just another side of you that we never see?
I’m such a fucking lady. I loved to get glammed up. I love manis and pedis. I like to go to Vicky Secrets and La Perla because I like lace and bikinis. I’m such a P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thug)
What is your favorite body part?
I don’t have just one. I love all parts of my body! But on a man, I love the Adonis line. It’s just so sexy!
Source: Saptosa Foster | The 135th Street Agency
Bow Wow’s Mom Responds to the NY Post’s Blind Item
Bow Wow’s mom, Teresa Caldwell, whose clothing boutique was shuttered last year for non-payment of state taxes, took to her Twitter page this morning to respond to today’s NY Post Blind Item:
That article was in the NY post & had nothing to do with Bow. Y’all know that I will never sit back & let Bow not take care of his daughter. I will never sit back & allow my son not to take care of his responsibility & if he couldn’t I would work my butt [off] to make sure she was [straight]
Just so you know: We spoke with an intern for the NY Post this morning, and she gave us certain information that we can’t repeat about today’s Blind Item. We can not confirm the validity of any Blind Item that does not originate on Sandrarose.com. You can rest assured that your auntie would never post content just to increase pageviews like other blogs do. Thanks for reading!
Lauryn Hill gives birth to a baby boy, but who’s the daddy?
According to Black Celeb Kids blog, R&B songstress Lauryn Hill, 36, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on Saturday:
“Mother and baby are fine,” says the source, who adds that Hill and family “had a little scare because the baby came out the womb with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. All is well now and everyone is happy.”
I guess the only question remains, who’s the baby daddy? According to her other baby daddy, Rohan Marley, the baby isn’t his. And just so you know Rohan isn’t just making up lies to get attention, his girlfriend took to her Twitter page to profess her love for the Rastafarian womanizer.
Jay Z, Kanye Announce Official ‘Watch The Throne’ Release Date and Tour
As we told you last week, the official release date of the Watch The Throne collaboration LP by Kanye West and Jay Z might be pushed back. Today it was announced the set will be released on August 8 on iTunes, instead of August 2nd. It now makes sense that the super secret listening party for ‘The Throne’ will be held on August 1st at an undisclosed location.
Of course, yours truly was invited to attend the private listening session by our friends at Def Jam. We were assured that both Hip Hop Kings, Kanye West and Jay Z, would be in attendance (we really want to meet Kanye!).
When we asked (twice) if any other bloggers would be attending the private listening session, we received no response. So it is assumed that other bloggers are invited, and they just don’t want to reveal who. (Not that it matters.)
In addition to the release date, a tour was also announced to support the much-anticipated project, which Def Jam execs are already calling a classic. The 21-city ‘Throne Tour’ kicks off in Detroit, Michigan on September 22, 2011, with a stop in Atlanta on October 9 at the Philips Arena.
Watch The Throne is available for pre-order at Watchthethrone.com.
Click the link for more tour dates
Amy Winehouse – “Tears Dry On Their Own” Remix
According to Amy Winehouse’s rep, Chris Goodman, the tragic superstar died alone in her bed after consuming a lethal cocktail of street drugs and alcohol Friday night:
“She was in her bedroom after saying she wanted to sleep and when he went to wake her he found she wasn’t breathing. He called the emergency services straight away. He was very shocked. At this stage no one knows how she died. She died alone in bed.”
Over the weekend, Outkast member Big Boi tweeted a link to this unreleased remix of Amy’s “Tears Dry On Their Own” by the Dungeon Family (Rico Wade and ‘em)
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