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AMBER ROSE X COMPLEX: THE EXCLUSIVE PHOTOSHOOT, INTERVIEW & VIDEO!

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 11, 2009 at 3:30pm

Over the years Kanye West has bestowed on the world a lot of gifts—classic albums, some game-changing style tips, and the Air Yeezys, to name a few. But by far the sexiest gift that ‘Ye has blessed us with is his on-again, off-again girlfriend Amber Rose. The chrome-domed beauty with a stripper past, who has become a staple of the gossip blogs, already made shaved heads hot this year, and now she’s signed a new contract with Ford Models, and will soon be seen in Kanye’s “Robocop” video. But first up: Amber’s Complex photoshoot. See, we featured Miss Rose in the 1-page “Women Are Complex, Too” article in our latest issue, but we knew that wouldn’t be enough to satisfy your appetite for the fine Philly dime. So, we went the extra mile and did a full shoot exclusively for the internet, which, if we do say so ourselves, turned out some of Amber’s sexiest photos ever. Click the link below to check out the steamy pics, or read on below for the exclusive online interview, where she speaks about growing up in the hood, her new fame, Kanye, and whether she prefers boys or girls…

Complex: You’re a Philly girl. What was your childhood like? Amber Rose: I grew up in South Philly. I grew up very poor with a single mother. My mother is a waitress, and she raised me on a waitress salary. I went to a Philadelphia public school. I’ve been in Philly my whole life, but obviously I’ve traveled in between. I was definitely not in the suburbs, I was in the inner city of South Philly. Complex: What were some street experiences you’ve witnessed? Amber Rose: Like gun violence, drug dealers, nowhere safe for the kids to play. In the schoolyard people were drinking 40s, smoking weed. I personally used to drink, I never smoked weed though. The craziest shit was just having my friends’ parents die of drug overdoses and things like somebody getting shot on the corner of my block. Complex: Did you always have an eclectic style growing up? Amber Rose: Yea, I always looked up to Slash from Guns N’ Roses. I had every single poster of Slash in my room. It was crazy because I grew up in an all-black neighborhood and everybody I went to school with was black. I was the only biracial looking girl in my school, and Slash was biracial too, he was just a fucking rock star. I always wanted to play the guitar. I’ve tried, but other things came up. Complex: What’s the status of your career? Amber Rose: Definitely more modeling, I want to change the face of modeling. I want young girls growing up to know that they can actually eat something, and be beautiful and be a model, that they can actually have a real women’s body and do modeling. I want to get into acting. I want to pursue all avenues that I can. Complex: Recently you’ve been thrust into the world of TMZ and Perez Hilton. How have you been dealing with the gossip blogs? Amber Rose: This is my life, this is how my life’s been since I was a kid. I’ve always been popular, my name has always been in somebody’s mouth in high school. I don’t lose no sleep over this shit. Some of the stuff, when it’s extremely far-fetched and stupid, I just laugh. I don’t lose a minute of sleep over this. Complex: Has your recent fame opened more doors for you? Amber Rose: Obviously, Kanye is a super-duper megastar so he definitely gave me the fast track to the top, and I love him and appreciate him so much for that. Complex: What’s one thing about ’Ye that really blew you away about him? Amber Rose: Well, the fact that there can be a noise in the background, or like a windshield wiper and he will start beat-boxing or banging on the dashboard and start doing some type of beat and it sounds so fresh. I remember when he first did something like that and he just closed his eyes, and gets in the mode. I was like, “Wow.” You have to be a genius to that. He’s amazing. Complex: Speaking of you two, Bossip just reported that you guys were broken up. Is that true? Amber Rose: Umm, I really can’t talk about that. It’s like when Brad and Angelina were together—you never really knew if they were together or not. Complex: When the pictures of you and a lady friend hit the blogs, it caused some commotion because people thought you were stepping out on Kanye. Who is that lady and what’s the story? Amber Rose: [Laughs] I will definitely straighten that one out. That is my bestest friend Dez. She’s been my friend for about ten years now. We were dancers—you know, strippers—together, and that night when we took all those pictures, I was back in Philly and hadn’t seen her in a while, and I was like, “Yo Dez, let’s just take some shots of Hennessy and take some fuckin’ pictures, just for us.” She didn’t realize I do have some type of celebrity-status, and she posted them on her MySpace. Kanye knows that that’s just my friend, we’re not lesbian lovers. Everybody made a big deal out of that and it’s like, how many girls do that everyday and take silly pictures? Complex: There’s constant chatter on the blogs about your sexual preference. Are you bisexual? Amber Rose: Yeah, they label me a bisexual freak stripper that fucks Kanye on a daily basis. [Laughs.] You know: “Amber Rose, the fucking bisexual, dyke, freak, whatever the fuck.” To answer that: I’m extremely open with my sexuality. I can be in love with a woman, I can be in love with a man. I’m not into bestiality [laughs] but as far as humans go, I definitely find beauty in everybody, whether they’re heavy-set, super-skinny, if they’re white, black, Indian, Asian, Spanish. I can see beauty in anybody. I’m not into threesomes or orgies and shit like that. If I see a women and I think she’s beautiful and I like her, and she likes me back we can definitely try to be in a relationship together. Complex: There’s going to be a time when people are going to ask you about whether you and Kanye are gonna take the relationship to the next level or if it’s just a fling. Amber Rose: Because we’re in a public eye, everybody wants to know what goes on, but we’re human beings. We have arguments—people have arguments, mothers and daughters have arguments, it’s only natural. Kanye is amazing, he’s a great person, he treats me wonderful, we have a great time together. I genuinely care for him. Complex: Did you ever have a crush on him before you guys started dating? Amber Rose: I was always a huge fan of him, like who isn’t? But he had a fiancée, it wasn’t like, “Ah, I’m gonna get with Kanye!” When I met him, it was strictly business. He wanted me for his “Robocop” video and he had the utmost respect for me, and we hung out on a friendship/business type of deal. You know, just as normal human beings when you hang out with somebody, you start to like them. Kanye knew my life, so when the blogs came out like, “Oh, Kanye do you know she was a stripper, that she used to date girls?” Kanye was like, “Tell me something I don’t know.” Everybody has a life and a past. Complex: What was it like meeting Madonna at the Met Gala? Amber Rose: Well, that night I was around superstar celebrities, and I have to say this: Madonna was the most down-to-earth person there. She was dancing having a good time. Yeah, she put her hand on my butt to take a picture, but who wouldn’t brag about that, it’s fucking Madonna! Madonna reinvents herself every two years, she was amazing, and I put the picture on Twitter to be like, “Hey look, I have a picture with Madonna.” And then everyone’s like, “Oh, they’re having threesomes,” and it’s like, c’mon it’s so not true. It’s a fucking picture, relax. Complex: How do you respond to people saying this whole Kanye situation is a publicity stunt? Amber Rose: Well, my intentions when I met Kanye was to do his video, keep it very professional and we really started to like each other. It just so happened that he started liking me and I started liking him. It’s not a publicity stunt, it’s just human beings, man. I love Kanye as a person, he’s a great person, he’s super-talented. I love him for a lot of different reasons. Complex Magazine
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President Of Don Diva Magazine Gunned Down

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 17, 2009 at 11:02am

HipHopWired Reports A Friday afternoon in Miami rang off abruptly as the sound of bullets left a man dead. Sam Ferguson, President of Don Diva Magazine was the victim as shots were fired upon his car while he was driving. Ferguson, 47, was driving north near Griffin Road when bullets rang off onto his vehicle. He then crashed his car into the highway median, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are currently on the search for suspects connected with the crime as their only clue has lead them on the hunt for a black car with clear tail-light lenses. This, however, is the only trail as there are no suspects in the shooting. No additional information has been released as it pertains to the death and an autopsy will discover whether the man was indeed killed by the bullets that stained his car or the actual blunt trauma that could have been caused by the crash. Tiffany Chiles, editor-in-chief of Don Diva Magazine stated that Ferguson was involved in all aspects of the operation in relation to their publication. She had brought him in close to nine months ago in order to help leave a lasting influence on the Southern Florida region as he was musically and socially connected. Having a troubled past, Chiles added that the magazine was meant to bring something positive into his life and help direct him into a better future. Ferguson was also a Miami Hip-Hop pioneer and helped bring the bass scene to the forefront. Ferguson, also known as P-Man Sam, received some heat last year from rapper Rick Ross after interviewing him once it was discovered he was a correctional officer prior to becoming a rapper. Ross brought Ferguson with him into his neighborhood for an interview as they were associated before him joining the magazine. Ross became infuriated with Ferguson after seeing an interview with Hip-Hop Weekly as well as a Q & A that was issued in the magazine that was entitled, “Would The Real Rick Ross Stand Up.” Ross was cited as saying that he was offended by what was written and issued a challenge for him to meet him in the streets as it would become deeper than rap.

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Twitter Beef : Mistah F.A.B. Vs Julia Beverly Of Ozone Magazine

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 29, 2009 at 2:30pm
Julia Beverly And Mistah Fab In Happier Times

Ok, I'm just chillin on twitter yesterday tweeting or whatever. Next thing I know I'm witnessing a full on out in the open twitter beef.Between bay area rapper Mistah F.A.B.and Ozone Magazine founder Julia Beverly. Here's a blow by blow of their e-beef. MistahFAB@juliabeverly u get to much Dick as it Is!!!! give yo pussy a Rest about 21 hours ago from mobile web JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB there U go w that bullshit again. U know as well as anyone how hard it is to get @ me. Tell the ppl how long U been trying about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to MistahFAB MistahFAB@juliabeverly it was over due I let u slide on a few things I had to say something.. Kisses Boo about 21 hours ago from mobile web JuliaBeverlyI'm officially not fuckin with @mistahfab. He's always making false defamatory statements about me just cuz I wouldn't fuck him. Lame about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter MistahFAB@juliabeverly aw u mad after that bull shit I let u get away fo this pass week Fuck it then don't fuck with me!Mad about her pussy visitors JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB no Kisses. I'm not playing. You took this "I'm just joking" shit too far about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to MistahFAB JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB you're the one begging a different girl to fuck you every time I see you. You have no dirt on me stop playing about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to MistahFAB MistahFAB@juliabeverly U can be sensitive if u want to I don't care u know what u said .Peace my Nigga about 21 hours ago from mobile web JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB i said you're fat & need to work out. that's TRUE homeboy. i didn't make up LIES about u & spread false rumors in a public forum about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to MistahFAB MistahFAB@juliabeverly beggin a different girl.. Come J be forreal. an this is Fabby ur talkin to I have a lot of dirt of u . but I would nvr air it about 20 hours ago from mobile web MistahFAB@juliabeverly don't make me out to b some desperate Guy. ur killin me Right now an that's not all u say u say yo sneak shit. y u get mad about 20 hours ago from mobile web MistahFAB@juliabeverly something much touch the Heart about 20 hours ago from mobile web JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB u have nothing on me, i behave myself. just leave me alone & stop slandering my name about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to MistahFAB MistahFAB@juliabeverly I been told u stop sayin Funny sneak dissing shit an I won't say nothin but if u wana continue playin I got u about 20 hours ago from mobile web JuliaBeverly@mistahfab no i'm done this time boo. i'm leaving u for @bigvon about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck JuliaBeverly "Successfully blocked @mistahfab" about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck MistahFAB okay yall blowin this way outta the water. @juliabeverly yo whole existence is built off jokes an rumors u can't take yo own medicine about 20 hours ago from mobile web MistahFAB u say hella shit about people I'm the only one who got the nuts to say something back u wana call an text people u hella fake @juliabeverly about 20 hours ago from mobile web MistahFAB YALL KISS ASS IF U WANT ME, MY LIPS WASNT MADE FOR THAT!! SO FUCK ANYBODY I OFFEND ON TWITTER R N LIFE DO LIKE @JULIABEVERLY DID AN BLOCK ME about 19 hours ago from web

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Porn law revives debate over legality of porn industry in U.S.

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2009 at 1:51pm

LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The call for the "Condoms in Porn" legislation in California Monday has revived the debate on whether the porn industry in the U.S. is legal and whether porn stars should have labor protection. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) led a group of people to gather in front of Larry Flynt's Hustler store Monday in West Hollywood to renew a call for a California "Condoms in Porn" law. The AHF is seeking the introduction of legislation that would mandate the use of condoms for adult video performers as a worker safety provision of California's Labor Code. Organizers said the Condoms in Porn law is equal to how the Labor Code currently requires the use of hard hats and other garments and barriers as safety precautions on certain California work sites and locations. The call was renewed after the Los Angeles Times reported that an actress in the porn industry here in Los Angeles has been tested HIV positive. Health officials in Los Angeles said that 22 actors in adult sex movies had contracted HIV since 2004, when a previous outbreak led to efforts to protect pornography industry employees. "We have an industry that is exposing workers to life-threatening diseases as part of their employment," said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of public health for Los Angeles County. "That is outrageous and anachronistic. These infections are virtually entirely preventable." But at issue now is whether porn film and video making is a legal industry in the U.S. Labor protection law only protects legal workers. The debate on whether the porn industry is legal has been going on for many years. In the United States, prostitution is illegal in most states except Nevada. In California, both prostitution and solicitation for rostitution are prohibited. But strangely enough, to buy or sell sex is illegal, but to make money by filming sex scenes and sell porn films and videos seems to be legitimate business. Chinaview
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Jay-Z Lands Atop The Source Magazine's Power 30

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 6, 2009 at 11:31pm

Although his Blueprint 3 album is not due until later this year, he's still a power player, according to The Source magazine's annual "Power 30" list. The long-running hip-hop magazine will land atop their annual list this year, when the magazine drops its new issue later this month. He's the frontrunner, said the mag, because he's an industry leader and a top businessman, boasting a portfolio that includes ventures with Live Nation, Rocawear, and a small stake ownership -- along with a group of investors -- in the NBA franchise, the New Jersey Nets. Other names on the list include Lil Wayne, Diddy, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Kimora Lee Simmons, and T-Pain, among others. Barack Obama (because of his influence on the new hip-hop generation) and the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.an are also named as "Power 30" honorees. "The Black Eyed Peas is like one of the biggest groups on the planet. We go out to Brazil, you know, a million, two hundred thousand people is at our concert," Will explained to the mag. The "Power 30" issue features a coverstory from T.I. and his Grand Hustle crew, and what the rapper's hustle will be post-incarceration. The issue hits newsstand June 16th. Source:Ballerstatus
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Olivia Wilde Is Maxim Magazine's Sexiest Woman For 2009

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on May 14, 2009 at 7:54pm

Maxim magazine recently released its annual Hot 100 list, and we've got photos! Surprisingly, Megan Fox of "Transformers" fame only made second place on the drool-worthy list, while Olivia Wilde, an actress on the TV series "House," took the top spot for most-desirable woman. Fans of the vampire flick "Twilight" will enjoy seeing Nikki Reed (No. 42) and Ashley Greene (No. 68) made the list as well. Do you agree with the outcome? Who do you think should be on the list? While you're pondering those questions, check out our photo gallery of Maxim's Hot 100 for 2009, our sexy blonds, and for all the "Mother Lovers," take a peek at our gallery of hot celebrity moms.
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