Alicia Keys Speaks About Becoming A Mom + Kanye And Jay-Z Decide On A Full Length Album

Mommyhood has gotten Alicia Keys' creative juices flowing again.  She took to her blog to tell fans about her motherly inspiration and we have what she said inside.  We also have deets on Kanye and Jay-Z's upcoming album....

The birth of Egypt Dean, the first son of newlyweds Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz together, has Alicia Keys making baby music...literally.  The songstress took to her blog and gave an honest account of what it feels like to be a new mother and the miracle of life.  She describes how beautiful life is and how looking at her son inspires her to write music.  Check out her entire blog post below:

"Every moment is beautiful; delicious even! Every moment I'm learning and living in a way I never have before. Being present in a way I never have before. Existing in moments I never have before.
Never have I felt so calm, so purposeful in taking the time to truly observe the world around me, to live in it fully and watch it, discuss it, put time toward it. It feels really incredible - so peaceful, so complete and long overdue.
I'm grown, I'm confident, I'm secure, and so blessed to be these things.
I'm most enamored with anatomy at this point. The miracle of the human body. The ability to create all these small amazing machines of veins, capillaries, digestive systems, eyes, ears and noses. I can spend HOURS looking at one little EAR! Have u ever noticed how complex just an ear is? A tiny maze of art. It may sound silly but it's so true. Or a heartbeat? Everyday we wake up and in some way, take for granted the fact that this beautiful pulsating organ in our body is the reason, and yet now that's all I can think of...
And breath; invisible as it may be, how necessary!
Ain't it true that things we really can't see are of the greatest importance?
I've never seen a more beautiful face in my LIFE! The most perfect eyes and beautiful nose, the sweetest lips and skin so soft and kissable!
Never have I felt such disbelief, such awe, humility, godliness, such strength, power and possibility.
I've never believed in greatness and the never ending Higher Power more than now!
And I can't believe he's mine!
Oooh! I feel a song coming on..."

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As we originally reported, Jay-Z and Kanye West were going to record a five-song EP, but now the two have decided to create an entire album. Kanye West told MTV:

“We’re putting out a whole album now. We had done five songs so far, but then a few of them kind of were out there – and I put them on my album. Sorry, Jay! We’re going to the South of France at the end of this month just to record new ideas. We’ll probably be done with the album in like a day or whatever. If you think about it, it’s really easy for Jay: He only has to think of, like, 10 verses!”

The album will be called Watch The Throne, and when asked, Kanye didn't suggest a release date for the album.

T.I. Sentenced To Arkansas Federal Prison November 1st!

T.I. was sentenced to 11 months in jail a few weeks ago.  Now he's been ordered to another state to serve his jail time.  And he's got till November 1st.

The details when you read on...
Looks like TIP gets to to go back to his previous temporary home of Forrest City minimum security correctional facility in Arkansas.  Today, the judge just ordered him to the same facility he served parts of his previous jail stint.  And the U.S. Marshal just confirmed he's got to be there by November 1st:

U.S. Marshal Beverly Harvard on Tuesday ordered T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., to report to the Forrest City low-security prison where he served parts of an earlier 10-month stint on federal weapons charges.

The state of California gave him a break and won't charge him for his drug possession charges from earlier this month.  So there won't be extra jail time.  Just the 11 months due to breaking his probation terms and getting arested in the first place.
Damn...no Holidays or shooting a million videos or community service with the kids.  You got 1 week to get your ish together TIP. Good luck.

Swizzy Gets TIED Up For GQ Mag

Mr. Beatz is getting his GQ swag on to show the fellas how to pull off a bowtie.

Swizzy's spread, plus the chicago clique of J-Hud, Common, and Lupe Fiasco when you read on...

Lebron James Celebrates 'Hater Day' On Twitter

Lebron James celebrated his own holiday called 'Hater Day' on his Twitter account. Find out what happened, including the racist tweets he's been getting, when you read on...
Since Lebron started his Twitter account in July, people have been sending him angry and sometimes racist tweets. Lebron declared it was 'Hater Day' on Twitter yesterday and exposed said people. 

Bron tweeted, "Today is Hater Day. Everyone please let them get their 2 mins of fame and light! I Love You Haters. Continue to make me proud of u guys! LOL"
He then began retweeting some of the nasty comments directed towards him letting all of his followers see.
Some of the tweets included, "hey good game last night, too bad you’re a fraud, BITCH", "u r a big nosed big lipped bug eyed nig**r. ur greedy, u try to hide ur ghettoness", "no one wants to hear u speak. Why dont u speak by laying ur head under a moving car."
How sweet.
Lebron responded to these comments by tweeting, "U see world how people feel! Just use it as extra motivation in whatever u do best! No one can stop your dreams from becoming reality!”
He continued saying, "You’re always going to have people who love you and who hate you, I have enough motivation but I can always use a little more."

Check out his new RISE ad for NIKE as well where he addresses the haters.  Do you think this was an effective way to stop the hate towards Lebron? Or will it only fuel the fire?  Either way--i like that he did it.  Shows kids how he handles real adversity on the daily.  And hopefully they can follow as well.

THE RANDOMNESS:
1.  T.I. Won't Face Drug Charges in LA.  But he's still going to jail for violating probation. SOURCE