PICS: Rick Ross, Fabolous, DJ Khaled, Red Cafe At Velvet Room

Rappers Rick Ross, Fabolous, Dj Khaled and Red Cafe of Bad Boy Records came out to party at the Velvet Room this past Sunday. Updates are slow this morning because I went out last night to see Diddy and Cassie at the Gold Room. More on that in a minute.

L to R: DJ Khaled, Rick Ross and Alex Gidewon (AG Entertainment Group)

MORE pics after the break!

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Another Rumor Bites The Dust

Yesterday, I received an avalanche of emails about my post on Kim Kardashian’s brother Rob Kardashian dating Rev Run’s daughter Angela. Most of my readers pointed out the fact that the photo of Angela and Rob was Photoshopped (really??) But a few of my readers wanted me to know that Rob could not be dating Angela because he’s gay (again: really??).

I thought some things in life were a given, such as clearly Photoshopped pics and clearly gay men. But I guess I was wrong.

Anyway, Rob and Vanessa Simmons — Angela’s sister — took to their twitter pages yesterday to clear up a couple of things. Check out their tweets from yesterday.

[Thanks to loyal reader Christina Dixon]

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T.I. and Sean Combs Working in the Studio

T.I. and Puff in a photo dated February 9, 2009

Rapper T.I., who is serving the final month of his prison sentence on house arrest after leaving a halfway house, has been grinding in the studio putting the finishing touches on his album. My sources tell me that music producer and sometime rapper, Sean Combs, was in the studio with T.I. yesterday working on a few tracks.

Music producer Lil C, left, is producing most of T.I.’s tracks on his as yet untitled album. The producer joined Atlanta’s hottest female promoter, Tracy Bryant (Kind Of A Big Deal), and rapper Nelly at Club Obsessions last night.

According to an inside source, Nelly was the only rap artist who took his tour bus to Arkansas to visit T.I. while he was in prison. No other artist took the time to visit T.I. He gets much respect for that.

Photo by Prince Williams/ATLPics.net and Wireimage/Getty

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Rielle Hunter Reveals All To GQ Magazine

John Edwards’ baby mama Rielle Hunter opens up about their relationship in a very revealing interview in this month’s GQ magazine. The pictures accompanying the interview are so racy that Rielle “cried for two hours straight” after she saw them. apparently she was having too much fun to realize she was posing in just a button-down shirt with no panties on.

Anyway, the interview is more interesting than the pics. Here are a few excerpts courtesy of Hollywood Life.

They Had Sex The First Night They Met After He Pursued Her:

After slipping one of his aides her business card at The Regency Hotel in NYC on Feb 21, 2006, Edwards “bumped into her” outside where “he lit up like a Christmas tree,” according to Rielle, who says she told him, “You’re so hot!”. Edwards, she says, invited her to his hotel room that night where he beckoned her, “Come closer, I won’t bite! you.” ”There was so much attraction…. and I eventually walked over to his side of the room. He was pretty relentless.” Rielle reveals that for the next four days after the pair met” we talked on the phone almost every night for four hours”.

She believes Edwards hoped she would have an abortion:

After she discovered she was pregnant with Frances Quinn, she says, “On some level, he was hoping I would get an abortion. He wasn’t happy with the timing. Which was understandable. He was married and running for president.” (Well, ye-ahh!)

Typical of most jump offs, she blames his wife Elizabeth for his problems:

“Most of his mistakes or errors in judgement, were because of his fear of the wrath of Elizabeth….And you know, the wrath of Elizabth is a mighty wrath.” She claims that Elizabeth was routinely abusive to Edwards and that he could not go to his wife and say ‘ We have an issue’. Because he would be pummeled.”

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New Couple Alert: Angela Simmons and Rob Kardashian

I heard this rumor over the weekend, but I was skeptical since rapper Bow Wow has been parading Rev Run’s daughter Angela Simmons, around Atlanta as his girlfriend. But it seems that Angela and Kim Kardashian’s brother Rob have been an item for a few months now.

Rob must be super confident to allow his girlfriend to fly to Mississippi to attend her ex-boyfriend Bow Wow’s basketball game. And then to join Bow Wow in Atlanta last week where he was celebrating his birthday.

It’s not a surprise that Angela like Caucasian dudes. But Rob gets a ghetto pass for that fine azz of his. He might have some black in his family tree because he didn’t get that butt from his daddy.

Photos: Zimbio.com

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Not So Blind Item

I’ve been told that I absolutely can’t name names in this Not So Blind Item. So you’re on your own with this one. I’ll try to help you out as much as I can by dropping hints.

Guess which celebrity couple flew into town together over the weekend? Everone knows they are a couple, but they have not officially gone public.

This couple is so secretive that even their family members won’t speak on the May-December union. The rumor I keep hearing is that the music mogul is in love with his protege/singer girlfriend, but he also holds out hope that his west coast baby mama will take him back (that’s not likely to happen). So he keeps the door cracked in hopes that she will change her mind.

In the meantime, the music mogul makes sure that he is never pictured anywhere together with his girlfriend, the aforementioned singer. His girlfriend is hosting a party tonight in Atlanta at the Gold Room. And her music mogul boyfriend (who is in town shooting a music video) will reportedly be in attendance to support her.

In addition, the music mogul’s other baby mama — the one who lives in Atlanta — is also rumored to be coming out to party at the Gold Room tonight. The club can only hold so many patrons. But it’s a Monday night and people have to go to work in the morning. So maybe the line won’t be wrapped around the building and stretch down Piedmont by midnight.

Our photographer will do his best to get pictures of the happy couple together, but you know how that goes.

I’m sorry I can’t be more specific — and I know this is all very confusing. But the couple will be revealed tomorrow when I post the exclusive pictures from tonight’s Gold Room party. So check back!

Photos: INF DAILY

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Premiere: Trina - Million Dollar Girl ft. Diddy, Keri Hilson

Trina’s music video for “Million Dollar Girl” was filmed in Miami during the Super Bowl in Miami last month. It features singer/songwriter Keri Hilson and music mogul Sean Puff” Combs. Speaking of Puffy, did you know he’s in Atlanta today shooting a music video with rapper Waka Flocka? More on Sean in a minute.

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