D’Angelo is Back – and He’s Still Hawt (Video)
Remember when your mom and aunty used to lose their minds over D’Angelo back in the day? It wasn’t just his smooth vocals that made the ladies lose it, it was his hard, beefcake bod too! There was no doubt about it; D’Angelo was a good looking man. Plus, he had the confidence to go with his dashing good looks — or so we thought…
It turns out that D’Angelo, real name Michael Archer, wasn’t emotionally equipped to handle his growing fame. D’Angelo mistakenly believed his music was not appreciated by his fans as much as his hawt bod was. So, like most artists who lose their focus, D’Angelo dropped out of the music scene. Paralyzed with self-doubt, he neglected his music and turned to a life of drugs and alcohol abuse.
Along the way, D’Angelo, now 37, was arrested for drug possession and DUI’s. He did a stint in drug rehab in 2006. And on Mar. 10, 2010, he was arrested for soliciting oral sex from a female undercover officer in New York City.
But despite his many setbacks, the old D’Angelo made a triumphant return to the stage during a performance in Paris, France over the weekend. Watch the performance after the break!
Taylor Swift Brings Out Nelly (video)
Taylor Swift continued her outreach program for African American fans by bringing out rapper Nelly (who has fallen off considerably) during her Speak Now concert in Houston. “We’ve got a special treat for you tonight, Houston. Nelly’s here!,” she said as the audience applauded politely for the “Tip Drill” rapper. Taylor and Nelly then performed her hit “Just a Dream.”
In previous shows, Taylor has surprised her country music fans with appearances by T.I, Usher and B.O.B.
Earlier this week, Taylor introduced the newest member of her family to her millions of followers on Twitter.
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.
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. 
What She Said: @Freshalina
Celebrity blogger @Freshalina, owner of Crunktastical.net blog, said this about fading rapper Soulja Boy’s attack on bloggers and his sad attempts to comeback from hip hop’s graveyard of obscurity:
Still unwilling to take the hint his last album’s sales figures tried to send him, Soulja Boy has released a new video for the song, “Conceited.”
Sounding like a Kappa with Down syndrome, Diamond’s new sponsor boasts, “I look so good, I look so pretty. I’m conceited.” If that hook wasn’t cliché-ridden enough for you, Soulja Boy proceeds to snatch T-Pain’s now discarded vocoder to rinse and repeat his narcissistic lines.
As for that fuck bloggers line and threats of getting robbed, Sheree Whitfield trying to school somebody on the repo man sounds more believable.
Perhaps DeAndre is feeling himself ‘cause he knows Remy Ma’s last parole hearing was unsuccessful so she can’t pistol whip him for jocking her swag.
Throwback Thursdays: Tevin Campbell
Remember when lil Tevin Campbell released his bubble gum R&B hit “Tomorrow (A Better You Better Me)” and we all thought he would be the next Michael Jackson? Then he dropped his debut album T.E.V.I.N., which ended all speculation that he was destined to be an icon.
The album did spawn the hit single “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do”, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Just when we thought Tevin would be a two-hit wonder, he came roaring back with his followed up album, I’m Ready, which yielded the romantic ballads, “Can We Talk” and “I’m Ready”.
It looked like Tevin was well on his way to being an R&B success. But like many others before him, Tevin gave in to the temptations of drugs and alcohol, which ravaged his choir boy looks.
In September 1999, Campbell was arrested for soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. He pleaded no contest and was ordered to pay a stiff fine and to attend AIDS awareness classes. The court order sparked rumors that he was HIV positive.
Now 34, Campbell is struggling to resurrect his music and acting careers.
Tevin Campbell – Can We Talk (1993)
Is T-Boz of TLC Pregnant?
Rapper Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, left, and singer Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of TLC performed onstage during Fox’s “American Idol 2011″ finale show held at Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles yesterday. T-Boz’s thick appearance prompted a slew of pregnancy rumors on social networking sites Twitter and Facebook last night. T-Boz, 41, suffers from Sickle Cell Anemia and has been in and out of hospitals. In 2009, T-Boz talked about her battle with a brain tumor. T-Boz has a 10-year-old daughter, Chase Anela Rolison, who was fathered by rapper Mack 10.
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