*LEAKED INVITATION PIC* T.I. & Tiny's Wedding Is Going Down In Miami NEXT WEEKEND! DETAILS!

We've got the first snapshot of T.I. and Tiny's wedding invitation.  And it's officially official!  Their wedding is going down next weekend in Miami.

We've got lots of surprising wedding deets when you read on...

We'll post the full pic of the invite--complete with their "stage names"--one as soon as it leaks.  But, for now, we've got some interesting details about T.I. and Tiny's upcoming nuptials taking place July 31st in Miami.
The wedding colors are "platinum" and black.  Including the bridesmaids dresses.  And one of Tiny's BFF's Monica is a bridesmaid.
And from what we hear, Tiny's other (former?) BFF and former co-star Toya MAY NOT be in the wedding. We hear she has a bridesmaid dress and was originally slated to be in the wedding, but supposedly, Tiny's family aint feeling her.  We have a feeling she'll play bridesmaid regardless, even if it's just to keep up appearances. Time will tell.
The trip they are on right now in Hawaii is actually a pre-wedding family trip. We're told they get back to ATL on Saturday, then leave out for Miami soon after.
Everyone JUST received their formal invitations this week so the couple could keep things secret as long as possible.  We hear Tiny's former group mate Kandi Burruss will be in attendance, as well as many of the couple's celeb friends and BET staffers.  Eat your heart out Hoopz.
And, by the way, we hear there's already a pre-nup in place.
Details developing...

Diggy Simmons Is A Top 5 Finalist For Breakthrough MC + Drake Hits A Milestone + Young Buck Says 50 Cent Is Destroying His Career

Ya boy Diggy Simmons is making more big moves.  Diggy is a top-5 finalist for hottest breakthrough MC of 2010.  The deets on this plus how Young Buck says 50 Cent is ruining his career when you read on...
Diggy was one of the top vote getters in the MTV.com poll for top-5 hottest breakthrough MCs of 2010.  The winner will be revealed this Sunday at Noon on MTV's Sucker Free Summit.
Check out this interview of Diggy where he talks about his music, the critics and what got him into the game.

I think he's gonna make it big!  What do you guys think?

A special congratulations goes out to Drake whose album has gone platinum.  He sent a special thanks to his fans via his twitter page.

Even with a leaked album he was still able to go platinum on the first try.  Kudos to Drake.

Young Buck is out there saying that his former friend and group-mate 50 Cent is trying to kill his career.  Buck said that 50 uses contractual agreements to stop him from recording new music as well as recording with other artists.
Young Buck recently had an interivew with Nashville Scene where he talked about it all.  Here are some excerpts from the interview:
His reaction, being so harsh, is to basically stall me out to a position where I lose everything, to where my numbers drop.  Because if you don't have a new product out, then you can't go get the big dollar for your shows. [He wants] to pretty much destroy my life from a silent-sided way of doing things. That's his angle, and my contracts allow him to be able to do that.
He also says that he is still in high demand but is unable to even work with other artists.
The problem is, I go to be a feature on their hit record, and then they have to go to 50 Cent to clear me on the record, and he says, 'No.' And they're looking like, 'Well, damn' — cause if it wasn't for that I would probably be on every record that's out right now, cause everybody and their mama reaches out and gives me support.
While still under contract with 50, Young Buck has tried to keep his career going by releasing several mixtapes and his Young Buck Foundation will host a celebrity all-star weekend in August to raise money for flood victims and children who need school supplies.
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That's gotta be tough for Young Buck.  Hopefully once his contract runs out he can get back on his feet.

Christina Milian Gets A Hot Workout, Exposes Dream As A Low Down Cheating Liar

If Teddy Ruxpin wasn't feeling stupid before, his ass should now.  Christina Milian was spotted working out in an uber hot look that showed off her post-baby cakes.  And it looks like she's only blue with fabness, not the divorce.

Chris just filed her own papers with the courts that exposes The Dream as a cheating liar.  We've got more pics and the deets when you read on...

Christina just responded to The Dream's divorce filings that said he and Chris were "separated" when he filed for divorce.  Chris says that bullsh*t.  They weren't separated and they had sex many times during this alleged "separation"...and he snuck in some no-alimony papers for her to sign when she was bed ridden and 9 months pregnant!  According to TMZ:

Milian is pissed over The-Dream's claim that they were legally separated when he filed the divorce docs back in February ... just nine days before she gave birth to their daughter.
In her legal response, filed last week in Georgia, Milian claims the marriage wasn't really kaput when he filed the divorce docs -- and subsequently had "marital relations on numerous occasions."
But Milian also claims that if the court does grant the divorce -- it shouldn't be based on The-Dream's claim that the marriage is "irretrievably broken" -- but rather because the The-Dream was cheating on her.
But it gets worse ...
In the docs, Milian admits that she signed a settlement agreement with The-Dream in which both parties waved any alimony or ownership right's to the other person's property.
But Milian claims she only signed the docs because The-Dream brought them to her bedside when she was 9-months pregnant ... when she was in no condition to sign such important papers.

That's some real low down ish Terius.
Meanwhile, Christina worked on getting her body in even more tip top shape in L.A. this week:

Revenge is best served HOT afterall:




We're not even mad....

BOY, STOP: Irv Gotti Equates Nicki Minaj To Lauryn Hill

The fact this dude even mentioned Nicki Minaj in the same sentence as Lauryn Hill is bugging me out.  Read on for Irv Gotti's latest eyebrow raising quote....
So Irv Gotti chatted it up with VIBE this week about the music scene.  And he gave his pinion about ya girl Nicki Minaj.  Where'd they find this dude Irv at anyway?:

VIBE: Does Nicki Minaj have what it takes to be a star?
Irv Gotti: The world has yet to see the best of Nicki Minaj. What she's delivering to the world now is basically what they want. But I know that she's a super talented superstar who can do anything at a high level—rap, sing, act, whatever she wants to do. This is just the beginning of Nicki Minaj. Her best is yet to come. In my opinion she is as talented as my other girl Lauryn Hill. They have completely different styles. But as far as the talent is concerned they both can do it all. Nicki just isn't showing it yet 'cause she doesn't want to. But world be prepared 'cause she's the truth!
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Nicki "as talented as" L-Boogie?  I beg to differ.  For many reasons.  I typically don't say everything I really feel about certain artists.  But sh*t's getting out of hand.  Either folks are more delusional than I thought, or dude is trying to tap that in a round-about-way.  Either way...boy, STOP.

Hip Hop's Cain and Abel: Damon Dash Says "Jay-Z Stabbed Me In The Back!"

Damon Dash recently gave a revealing interview where he talked about his failed marriage to designer Rachel Roy, his million dollar financial woes and of course the fallout with Jay-Z. Read on for the deets...


Spotted out walking in Tribeca yesterday, one can see Damon Dash is a changed man. Gone is the arrogant Champagne swilling media hog of the early Roc-A-Fella days.  Nowadays, Dash is focusing on his new Tribeca art gallery DD172 and nurturing new music talent, a new magazine, America Nu, and other artsy projects.
In a recent Village Voice interview, Dash came clean about the last few years of his life.  He won't discuss their current relationship status but he still refers to Rachel Roy as "my wife."  On his financial woes, he admits he made some bad financial decisions but the recession hit everyone. Even the moguls.
But what was most revealing was why he says he and Jay-Z stopped working together.  Dash says
Jay decided to sever business ties with his fellow founders (Biggs and Dash) and their stake in the company was sold back to Island Def Jam for a reported $10 million.
Their controlling interests in the remaining clothing, film, and alcohol ventures were sliced up.

Jay went on to sign a three-year contract to become president and CEO of Def Jam--a position he would leave in 2008 for Live Nation.
He offered the rights to the name "Roc-a-Fella" to Dash and Biggs in exchange for the recording masters to Reasonable Doubt, but the pair wouldn't make the deal.

We all earned those masters.  The people that I was helping, once they realized their dreams, they did what a criminal would do.  They stabbed you in the back. Think about the frustration of building a brand for years that should be taking care of your family, and then the person that was the closest to you saying, 'Nah, you can't have no parts of it,' and flushing it.

Wow...that's how it went down?  I guess business is business. But we see Jay-Z definitely made the choice that was best for him and his family.
But it seems like he is happy in his new space, and peace of mind trumps riches anytime.  So they tell me.

He Said/She Said? Nas and Kelis Break Silence On Their Divorce...Sorta

Both Nas and Kelis have both given interviews about their divorce. Well...if you consider avoiding the issue and changing the subject talking....they are both saying a mouthful.
Read about them not talking about the reason they split after the jump...


The former Hip Hop power couple are talking about NOT talking about their recent divorce.
And not that we need to know exactly what broke the camel's back, Nas and Kelis are both doing a great job of teasing and dragging out the details.
In a radio interview, Nas had this much to say about the split:

I never, you know, I never was that kind of dude, you know what I mean? It took me by surprise that today's game, though, no matter who you are, you can wind up out there. Your business be out there. That's just the way it is. I don't know what to do about that.
You can't control it, it is what it is. I wish everybody the best, I wish the best for everybody. I ain't tripping, life is life. I love life. You live and learn. You just keep growing. Yeah. It's tough bruh, but yo, I dive in. I goes in. I still think marriage is a beautiful thing, it's a beautiful thing, you just gotta be strong to weather the ups and downs. I think it's a good thing to marry -- I had great hopes.
I thought we were going to go through it big, but two people are not, we gotta become one mind in a way. Two people think about life different, they see things different and then you just grow in different directions but I had a great time. Shout-out to my son Knight, he'll be one tomorrow.

And Kelis is doing her own NOT talking.  She recently had this much to offer in a JET Magazine interview:

People talking were 99 per cent assumptions.  They still don't know what happened or what's happening...They make up stories and most of it is not true.

She continued...

My kid is the center of my world. I don't leave him ever. I take him with me everywhere. I was married. It didn't work out. The most amazing thing came out of it. I am good with that. ... He (Knight) will never read anywhere that I said anything negative about his father. It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Because at the end of the day he needs to know he did come from love.

Although it seemed to be a messy divorce, it's great they are not tearing each other down in public.
Sigh.....I liked them together.

It's All About the Benjamins Baby! Dougie Fresh + Diddy+ Dr. Dre Ordered To Pay Up

And the crackdown for the celebs who just refuse to pay their bills begins. Read on to find out more about  the money drama that has the City of New York hunting for Diddy and Dougie Fresh plus find out why a major recording studio is tryna get all up in Dr. Dre's stuff...
New York City has taken a hit since the recession started. So now they are not playing games when it come to cracking down on companies and celebs that have not paid their debt to the city. Sean (Diddy) Combs, hip-hop legend Doug E. Fresh and Remy Ma's defense lawyer are among thousands of people and companies that collectively owe $1.9 billion.
Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment faces a $996,000 bill for illegally plastering posters around the city. While, Douglas Davis aka Dougie E. Fresh is being put on blast for the $191,000 he owes in business taxes.  Finance Commissioner David Frankel was quoted saying:

 "We're going to turn them upside down by their ankles and we're going to shake them until the money comes out of their pockets."

Translation: F**k you. Pay Me!
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 On the West side, super producer Dr. Dre is facing financial problems of his own. He is being sued my Paramount Recording Studios for $1,220,500 for breach of contract.  Although this studio has been home to him for the last ten years, Paramount is claiming that Dr. Dre and his Aftermath label  rented "recording studios and services"  for April 2009 until June of 2010 but never paid for them. Dr. Dre agreed to settle the bill but never did so.
Come on Dre. Pay yo' bills. We do not want to wait another 10 years for the Detox album to finally be released.

Cali Swag District (Feat. Jermaine Dupri, Red Cafe, Bow Wow & B.o.B) - Teach Me How to Dougie Remix

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Cali Swag District's official music video for "Teach Me How to Dougie (Remix)" featuring Jermaine Dupri, B.o.B, Red Cafe, and Bow Wow.