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Actress Tatyana Ali stopped by Shade 45 Saturday (January 15) to talk with the always hilarious DJ Whoo Kid.

A lot of people may remember Tatyana from her role as Ashley on Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

"You still have that cute face that I had a crush on," Whoo Kid told her "I think when I was young I was still having moisturizing vibes in my middle section."

Once Tatyana was able to get Whoo Kid's mind out of the gutter, the two talked about her new Martin Lawrence and Bentley Kyle Evans produced sitcom, Love That Girl.

Raphael Saadiq will executive produce the show and also provide music.

Check out the rest of the interview and find out why Tatyana runs from away TMZ reporters, whether or not she had an affair with Will Smith back in the day and if she thinks Gucci Mane's new ice cream face tattoo is sexy.

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Few artists are born into hip hop and even less are able to capitalize off of their family name. Harlem's own Square Off have been able to not only learn from their father and legendary MC Dougie Fresh, but they have not wasted a second of their opportunity. Hitting the early bumps as most artists do, the group stayed focused on their craft and have begun to understand what their fans and what the streets want to hear from them

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What would compel anyone to smoke Salvia is beyond me, especially if there are kids around. 

This father decides to take his first hit of the drug while his kids are in the house and his wife films. What happens next is equally hilarious and sad at the same time.

Really no way to explain it so just check it out.

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Cash Money and SODMG collabo.

Bow Wow and Soulja Boy stunt through Miami in Lambo's in the official visuals for this joint.

Jim Jones of The Diplomats crew was involved in a bad accident this morning.

His passenger van was totaled, but fortunately he was able to walk away without major injury.

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If you haven't heard of Lil B by now, chances are you don't go on the internet much.

If you have heard of him, the phrases, "Thank You Based God", "F*ck My Mom Based God" or "F*ck My Bitch Based God" should be familiar to you.

Those words regularly flow out of the mouths of B's growing legion of fans nationwide.

All of this weird talk, and B's own strange antics have led to rumors about him. The one most often associated with B is that he is gay, and it's mostly because of a tweet he sent to Kanye West back in October threatening to take his manhood.

Vlad TV caught up with the based god to once and for all clear this rumor up one way or another.

"As much as I play around... I could wear the tiniest pink shirt, I could have a hard hat on with the tiny pants going 'YMCA', but I'm not gay." B says. "Trust me I like having sex with no condoms with women. I respect the gay community, you can do whatever you want it's no problem because it's all about pushing love and positivity. And if you're a gay man that's more girls for me. You can take the guy butt and I'll take the girl butt."

As far as the word "based", B eplained to MTV's RapFix it means just being yourself.

"Well, based really is being yourself, being positive, not really worrying too much about what people think about you. Really saying what comes to your mind first," he said. "It's like unconscious. Really not premeditating, saying, 'Imma do this, I'mma say this, I'mma be this way,' but really just going with the flow."


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When Aaliyah Dana Haughton died in a plane crash August 25, 2001 in a plane crash, she left a void that has yet to be filled.

Sure, there are a few talented female R&B artists out today, but none with the style and charisma that Aaliyah had.

Yesterday the singer would have turned 32, and like J. Cole, Toronto rapper Drake misses her. He credits Aaliyah with helping him develop his singing style.

"Aaliyah has probably had the most impact on my career because when I made a choice to start singing, it was because of something my father had told me, which was, 'There's no rapper out there that sings and raps and does both things well.'

"And he's like, 'In order to be successful, you're going to need something other than what everyone else is doing.

“So when I started singing, I was rapping already at the time so I had an identity in rap but when I started singing, I needed something to reference.

"I didn't ever want it to be a male because then I would sound like that person, so I just found comfort in all of Aaliyah's music. And her melody choices and the things she talks about and how she conveyed these amazing emotions but she never got too sappy. She always kept it G."

Additional Source:  MTV UK

Drake Speaking On How Aaliyah Influenced Him

Aaliyah "One In A Million"

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50 Cent attended last night's Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

As CEO of Cheetah Vision Films, 50 is becoming one of Hollywood's top movers and shakers.

The rapper/actor/director/businessman keeps his eyes open to everything that goes on in both the music and movie industries.

One project that has piqued his interest is the upcoming album by Jay-Z and Kanye West titled 'Watch The Throne.'

MTV caught with Fif at the Weinstein Golden Globes afterparty on Sunday and asked him what he thought of the project.

"It should be interesting," he said. "When you've got two artists, it's a good combination, good collaborations should come out of it."

'Watch The Throne' is scheduled to hit shelves in March.

What's your thoughts on the Jigga/Jeezy collaboration?

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"I'm real hungry, I'm real hungry. Went to the f*cking zoo and stole bananas from the monkeys." Officer Ross - I'm A Pig

Over the last year or two we've seen some classic parodies from Broken Equipment, and this latest one is no different

First they spoof Lil B's cult like following of fans that want to do everything from have his baby to letting him f*ck their mom,

Next up comes two of their favorite targets, Gucci Mane and Officer Ross in "I'm A Pig."

I almost fell out of my chair when Ross rhymes, "I used to be a cop, used to be a cop, now I got wanted posters at every IHOP."

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What the hell has gotten into women these days? They are scrapping like dudes now, really it's pitiful.

This latest video features two ghetto females jumping another female on a public bus, because they didn't like what she was saying about them on her cell phone.

The worst part is one of them leaves her two little kids as she fights.

Hair and weave flies through the air while they go at it. I give the victim credit, she stood her ground and fought these two hood h*es like a champ.

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Well it's finally here, the official music video for Birdman's "Fire Flame" remix

This is Lil Wayne's first official video since being released from Rikers Island.  The visuals for his single "6'7" are coming soon.

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I heard about this incident from Mikey T The Movie Star yesterday, but didn't want to report it until I saw visuals of the incident.

Gudda Gudda of Young Money was the victim of a chain snatching incident during a concert in Minnesota Friday night (January 14)

During a performance of "Bedrock", Gudda leaned down over the crowd while spitting his verse. At that time, a dude reaches up and snatches his YM chain.

Both Gudda and Mack Maine gave chase, but the guy was nabbed by club security.

The would be robber wasted his time anyway, as he only got a few links of the chain and not the whole thing.

The action starts at around the 4:56 mark

Props to Mikey T for the heads up.

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Written by Rev Al Sharpton via New York Daily News

In April of this year, it will be 43 years since the assassination of this nation’s premier civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During that tumultuous and volatile time in 1968, it would have been unfathomable to even think of having an African-American President or a billionaire named Oprah Winfrey who could own an entire television network. Even as recently as the 1980s in New York, when we were forced to tackle racial outbursts like those in Howard Beach and Bensonhurst, it would be difficult to imagine a day where we would be living side-by-side with one another in harmonious neighborhoods.

I still look at my scar from a stab wound at that protest in Bensonhurst, but I take comfort in the fact that I can look at my TV and see a black President salute a gay Latino Congressional aide who saved the life of a Jewish member of the House of Representatives in the state of Arizona. Dr. King’s vision is nearly fulfilled.

As we take pride in our tremendous collective progress, we must remember to utilize all of this renewed energy and apply it toward some of the areas in which we still can equalize the playing field.

We have harnessed the ability to heal and relate to one another on a very real and personal level, but now we must transfer that capability in the direction of education, employment and our criminal justice system. The vast majority of New Yorkers work alongside one another without racial or ethnic strife. We thankfully do not have open mob attacks on people, nor lynchings, nor segregation.

But what we do have is unequal access to jobs, quality education and an imbalanced prison culture. Once we rid society of racial discrimination on an institutional level, then and only then will Dr. King’s dream be fully realized.

An integral platform of my work has consistently centered on serving as a voice for the voiceless and shedding light on injustice wherever feasible. Unfortunate incidents of police brutality like those involving Abner Louima, Amadou Diallo and, more recently, Sean Bell required immediate attention and action to hold the perpetrators accountable. But these horrific incidents also served as a teachable moment for everyone — despite his or her ethnic background — to acknowledge the very real existence of abusive and biased police conduct. And during these times, we were all forced to take a stern, hard look in the mirror to see how our own shortcomings and preconceived ideas may have contributed to a climate of hatred and animosity.

The violent assaults in Howard Beach and Bensonhurst during the 80s highlighted the very real and very grave extent of racial intolerance. But these two tragic periods afforded us the opportunity to engage in an honest dialogue surrounding ideas of bias, hatred and equality. We openly tackled these obstacles and thankfully today, we do not see instances of white mobs hunting down black men — or vice-versa.

It’s now 2011, and after decades of marches, non-violent protests, calls for action, education and organizing, people as a whole are finally more accepting of each other. An Indian-American female can serve as a governor, a Latino Congressman can represent all of the constituents in his or her respective district and an African American man can be elected to the highest office in the land. In our city alone, even the number of unwarranted police shootings is finally dwindling. Thanks in part to a concerted effort that forced us to confront these issues, we have been able to transcend many of the social barriers that impeded our progress just a few years ago.

So if there are no longer any polarizing conflicts like Howard Beach and Bensonhurst, why must we still continue to discuss race? If we are more socially accepting as a society, why then do we still protest and organize? If young people of color can achieve superstardom, attend Ivy League schools and serve at the highest levels of government, why is race still relevant? If we are in fact closer to sustaining racial peace now than at any other point in history, why do people like myself continue the good fight against discrimination?

The answer is really quite simple: We are still awaiting institutional justice.

In the wake of the economic crisis of 2008, young black men have been disproportionately hit the hardest. In cities as diverse as ours, it is an incomprehensible reality that unemployment rates within the black and Latino communities are astronomically higher than in other ethnic groups. According to several studies, nearly 50% of all young black men in New York City are unemployed. Other studies put that figure even higher when taking in to account the number of underemployed.

As our economy makes a slow recovery, unfortunately not everyone is feeling the effects. When jobs are few and far between, oftentimes managers, executives and decision makers will bring aboard those who most closely resemble themselves.

And though we may have begun to recognize and accept one another, regrettably, certain segments of the population are still deemed as threats.

Without adequate employment and stability, a family structure diminishes, as does any notion of providing long-term wealth. The racially unjust measures of the moment will have repercussions for years to come.

An unfortunate reality of poverty and lack of employment is a rise in crime. Without livable wages, more and more young people of color fall victim to a life of illegal activity. Equally disheartening, however, is the imbalanced way in which our criminal justice system operates. Receiving harsher sentences, and oftentimes unfairly profiled, these young folks are housed in overcrowded prisons that are bursting at the seams.

If we all agree that locking an individual behind bars for petty crimes only hardens him or her, we must work to seek alternatives instead of expanding our prison industrial complex.

Over the course of approximately the last two years, I spent much of my energy and time focused on another impending dilemma — our crumbling education system.

Putting aside political differences and teaming up with former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, former schools chancellor Joel Klein and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, I focused heavily on the dire and urgent need for reform.

It should come as no surprise that much of the inequality in our education system falls along racial lines. Overwhelmingly receiving unequal access to good education from the onset, many young black and Latino students find themselves at a severe disadvantage in obtaining success. Countless studies and reports have proven that children who begin reading and writing later than average fall years behind their counterparts. Playing a game of catchup through high school and college, if they get there, they are consistently vying for a fighting chance — when we as a society have failed them.

How can we expect greatness when we don’t even provide the basic necessities for a proper education — mainly, the quality teachers every child deserves?

And how can we blame these children for not attending college and bettering themselves when we deliver a message of hopelessness from the beginning? Before we criticize the youth, we must take a look at our own priorities as a nation, and as a people.

Everyday, I am encouraged by the changes I witness around me. And everyday we inch a step closer toward racial equanimity. It took years of protests, organized marches and the sacrifices of many to achieve the success we enjoy today. As a country, we are far more accepting than ever, and racially biased incidents will hopefully be confined to the history books.

But in terms of education, employment and incarceration, much work remains.

It is my hope, and the hope of many, that we can in fact apply our new racial attitudes toward ensuring a new, more racially just reality in our national institutions. In the spirit of our great civil rights leader Dr. King, we will continue to peacefully seek these measures so that one day we can truly say race is no longer relevant.

We as a nation have achieved ardent success; let us now continue until we see the dream all the way through. We have borne witness to the detrimental effects of institutional racism; let us now continue to strive for the day we experience institutional justice.

Sharpton is president of the National Action Network.

Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream Speach"

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We premiered the audio for this banger last week, now here's the official visuals.

Soulja Boy, Trav and Tory Lanez letting their swag get em.

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Roc Nation rapper was a huge fan of singer/actress Aaliyah when he was younger.  He recalls being so devastated by her death that he wanted to make a beat in her honor.

"I had such a crush on Aaliyah... It was like a little boy crush but it was a true crush." he says.  "And when she died I remember I called my mentor up like, 'Yo you think it would be corny if I made a beat and I called it Aaliyah?'  That was my way of paying respect in my own little world."

Aaliyah died at age 22 in a plane crash August 25, 2001, but thanks to her great music and fans like J Cole she will never be forgotten.

J. Cole Speaks About Making A Beat For Aaliyah

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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow hosted Saturday Night Live yesterday and Cee Lo Green was the musical guest.

Backed by an all female band, Cee Lo sang "Bright Lights Bigger City" and "F*ck You." off his latest album 'Lady Killer.'

Gwyneth and Cee Lo  also participated in a skit together titled "Record Meeting."

Cee Lo "F*ck You"

Cee Lo "Bright Lights Bigger City"

Cee Lo, Gwyneth Paltrow and Andy Samberg "Record Meeting" skit

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(CNN) -- The mother of a missing 17-year-old honor student from North Carolina said she was stunned to learn that "20 different guys" passed through the home where the girl was staying and that the girl was allowed to drink alcohol while visiting family in Baltimore.

Phylicia Barnes of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been missing since December 28 after saying she was going out to get something to eat and maybe a haircut, according to Baltimore police. Maryland State Police and the FBI are also participating in the case.

Authorities have said they fear Barnes may have been harmed or abducted. Barnes left her debit card, and her mother said she has not answered her cell phone.

In an interview with HLN's "Nancy Grace" on Friday, Barnes' mother, Janice Sallis, said she spoke with Barnes' oldest half-sister multiple times before allowing Barnes to go to Baltimore.

"She knows how protective I was as her mother. She wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend," Sallis said. "She didn't have men; we didn't have men coming in and out of our environment."

Sallis said she was "stunned" and "devastated" after learning from one of Barnes' siblings that "there was a listing of 20 different guys going in and out" of where Barnes was staying and that her daughter -- who recently turned 17 -- was allowed to drink alcohol.

A Baltimore police spokesman has said more than 100 Baltimore police, Maryland State Police troopers and FBI agents have been working on the case.

Sallis said she had encouraged Barnes to reach out to her siblings on her father's side of the family.

"I encouraged her to go on Facebook to look for them because she hadn't heard from that side of her family, from her father, in over eight years," Sallis said. "And I, as a mother, didn't want my daughter not knowing who her other side of her DNA is. I didn't want her going from man to man looking for her father in relationships, so I encouraged her to look for her half-sisters online and maybe she could find her father that way because she hadn't heard from him in over eight years."

According to police, Barnes communicated through text messages with her half sister about 12:30 p.m. the day she disappeared. The ex-boyfriend of the half-sister was moving out of the apartment and said he saw Barnes on the couch at about 1:30 p.m., but when he came back to the apartment at about 5:10 p.m., Barnes was not there. The door was reportedly unlocked, and the music in the apartment was extremely loud.

Last week, Baltimore police spokesman Anthony J. Guglielmi said the FBI did a profile on the girl and found no reason she would run away. She is a good student with no emotional disturbances in her life, he said.

"The fact set of this case is different than anything else we've seen," he said.

Sallis made an emotional statement to CNN affiliate WBFF about her daughter.

"I want my daughter back," Sallis said. "She doesn't belong to whoever she's with. She doesn't belong with them. They are not her friends, they are not her family, they don't care anything about her. If they did, she wouldn't be where she's at."

Anyone with information on Barnes' disappearance can call 855-223-0033.

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When Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West and Pharell Williams formed the supergroup Child Rebel Soldiers (CRS) back in 2007, expectations were high that some very special music would come out of this union.

But here we sit over three years later and the trio has put out very little music aside from 2007's "Us Placers" and the recent G.O.O.D Driday track "Don't Stop" that Lupe says was actually recorded in 2008.

So what exactly is the hold up?

Lupe is pointing the finger at the new album by Jay-Z and Kanye West "Watch The Throne." as the main reason nothing signifigant is happening with CRS.

A new CRS album was supposed to see the light of day in 2010, but that obviously didn't happen. Now Lupe sounds he's starting to doubt there will ever be an album.

"I think the Jay-Z/Kanye collabo kinda was like, 'Aww man, aww no.' Whenever we get to go in (the studio) and have the time and the opportunity to do it, we're always working on some other project. Pharrell gon' do a soundtrack for a movie, Kanye does another project." Lupe said recently.

Hip hop fans can only hope new material surfaces soon for the supergroup.

As a fan what would you rather hear? A CRS album or the forthcoming Jay-Z Kanye disc?

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Ex Dipset affiliate Taj Mahal brings the beef to Juelz Santana's front door in this new video and song.

Taj has labeled Juelz a snitch, it will be interesting to see if Juelz's replies,