Celebs Out & About: Mary J Blige, Boyz II Men, Pauly D
Soul Icon Mary J Blige attended Perez Hilton’s “One Night in New York City!” at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night in NYC.
Diamond gives fan lap dance (video)
We’re not sure where this footage was filmed but we are surprised to see that rapper Diamond has Caucasian fans who know who she is. Diamond gave a fan a sensual lap dance, ironically, to Kelly Rowland’s smash hit “Motivation”. As you recall, Rowland shocked her fans when she received a lap dance from Chris Brown in Atlanta last week.
Watch the raunchy video after the break, courtesy of WSHH!
Michael Jackson’s children introduce Beyoncé at Tribute concert (video)
Michael Jackson’s three children, Paris, 13, Prince, 14, and Michael Joseph, Jr., aka Blanket, 9, introduced singer Beyoncé at their father’s “Forever Michael” tribute concert in Cardiff, England yesterday.
The kids were brought onstage by comedian/actor Jamie Foxx, accompanied by their uncle Jermaine’s sons, and auntie LaToya Jackson, 55.
“We’re very happy to be here on this special night to honor our father,” said Paris, who, along with her bothers wore outfits inspired by the King of Pop.
“She’s always pushing the envelope with her boundless energy and talent,” she said of Bey, who wore an afro wig and phoned her performance in from an undisclosed location in the U.S.
Paris, right, plays in her brother Blanket’s hair
R.I.P. “Mother of Hip Hop” Sylvia Robinson
The woman most responsible for the rise of Hip Hop as an internationally recognized music genre has passed away. Sylvia Robinson died of congestive heart failure at 6:28 a.m. today in a New Jersey hospital. She was 75.
Ms. Robinson is best known for producing both Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” and Grand Master Flash & the Furious Five’s “The Message” on her independent Sugar Hill Records label.
The beautiful founder and CEO of Sugar Hill Records was also a noted singer in her own right. Her singles “Pillow Talk” and “Love Is Strange” were both staples on urban radio in the seventies.
Her unconventional use of sampling in “Rapper’s Delight” led to Ms Robinson being known as the “mother of hip-hip.” Ms. Robinson opened the door for many black women in the music industry. Because of her, black female executives dominated the urban music industry in the 80s and 90s.
Watch Ms. Robinson perform “Pillow Talk” on Soul Train after the break
R.I.P. Vesta Williams
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Our hearts were saddened when we heard about the untimely passing of R&B Diva Vesta Williams. At this time, there are no details about the cause of death.
From Eurweb.com:
EUR is deeply saddened to hear that singer Vesta Williams has passed away. Details are sketchy at this time, but it’s being reported that the singer’s body was found in a Los Angeles hotel room.
The cause of death is unknown. She was 48
According to her listing in Wikipedia, Williams in 1963 in Coshocton, Ohio. She was originally credited by her full name, but she has also been billed as Vesta since the 1990s.
Although Williams never had any albums certified gold and never had any Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she scored seven Top 20 R&B hits from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.
Update I, 12:57 pm: according to E! online, Ms. Williams, was 53 or 54, not 48 as has widely been reported.
Thanks to loyal reader Bridgette S. for the link.
Did Fabolous really punch out Ray J? Does anyone care?
The tweets are talking about a knock down drag out slugfest between rapper Fabolous and Brandy’s little brother, Ray J.
If you recall, Ray J came to prominence when he came in appeared with his ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian in that viral video a few years back. Well, the tweets are saying that Fabolous rocked Ray J’s world last night. Ray J phoned into Power 105.1’s Breakfast Club this morning to address the rumors, and things didn’t go well. 
Photo of the Day: Chaz Bono and Jennifer Aniston in high school
Back in the ’80s, before Chastity Bono thought she was a guy, she attended the same high school with a young Jennifer Aniston, who would later go on to achieve fame and glory as the star of a little TV show called Friends.
Both were students at the prestigious New York City High School Of Performing Arts in 1987, according to British tabloid The Daily Mail.
Aniston is now 42, with long blonde hair. And Bono, now 41, is no longer a lesbian after legally changing her gender to a male. Bono is one of the most controversial contestants on the 13th season ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, which premieres Monday, Sept.19.
