Things appear to be moving at warp speed between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West if new reports are to be believed.
In Touch is reporting that the reality star and the Louis Vuitton Don are trying to have a baby.
In Touch can exclusively reveal that Kim has taken a big step in her quest to conceive — she’s quit her birth control!
“Kim is ready to have babies and talks about it all the time,” reveals a Kardashian insider to In Touch. And since she’s been on the pill for around 15 years, reports another source, Kim, 31, is taking “the necessary measures” to make it easier to conceive.
And Kanye, 35, is not being shy about how he feels about Kim getting pregnant either! Hitting Manhattan hotspot PHD with Leonardo DiCaprio on August 3, Kanye “didn’t even look at girls,” says an eyewitness to In Touch. Instead, he jumped in the DJ booth and debuted three new songs … including one titled “Perfect Bitch” that mentions his “future wife,” Kim, and proclaims he wants her to have his babies.
Now all Kim has to do is finalize her divorce from Kris Humphries.
DJ Self took the cameras with him when he hit up Toronto last weekend for the Caribana Festival. Check out the footage with cameos from Meek Mill, Waka Flocka Flame, Chinx Drugz, French Montana, Jeremih, DJ Drama and more.
Harry Belafonte has blasted Beyoncé and Jay-Z in a new interview, accusing the couple of "turning their back on social responsibility."
The American singer and activist told The Hollywood Reporter that the celebrity pair haven't done enough for minorities in Hollywood.
Belafonte even told the publication that he thinks Bruce Springsteen does more than Beyoncé and Jay-Z have ever done.
Asked if he is "happy with the image of members of minorities in Hollywood today." Belafonte replied: "Not at all. They have not told the history of our people, nothing of who we are. We are still looking.
"We are not determinated. We are not driven by some technology that says you can kill Afghans, the Iraqis or the Spanish. It is all -- excuse my French -- sh*t. It is sad.And I think one of the great abuses of this modern time is that we should have had such high-profile artists, powerful celebrities. But they have turned their back on social responsibility.That goes for Jay-Z and Beyoncé, for example. Give me Bruce Springsteen, and now you’re talking. I really think he is black."
Bruce Springsteen
Belafonte also used the interview to voice his political opinion. Asked if he would want to see Mitt Romney take over from Obama as the President of the United States, Belafonte replied sarcastically: "Only if I would like to see the end of civilization. No, absolutely not. Mitt Romney is not my cup of tea at all."
However, while Belafonte didn't hold back with his comments about Beyoncé and Jay-Z, the couple both do a lot to use their profiles in the name of charity.
Beyoncé recently announced that she would be donating the proceeds of her album track "I Was Here" to World Humanitarian Day.
The Grammy-award winner singer will film a video for the track at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City in front of a live audience on August 19.
"We all see the headlines and we think what can I really do to help?", she said.
"World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity for all of us to work together to make a difference. This is our time to leave our mark on the world and show that we were here and we care."
The campaign website which launched yesterday, encourages people to share their acts of good will, in the hope the message will reach someone.
Meanwhile, Jay-Z also has his own charitable foundation called the Shawn Carter Foundation.
Through the charity, the singer helps "individuals facing socio-economic hardships further their education."
Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z also use their names to help draw attention to charitable causes.
Jay-Z has added another talented artist to his Roc Nation managment team. Singer/songwriter Elijah Blake formerly known as Redd StyleZ announced via Twitter he was joining the team yesterday.
Blake is signed to Def Jam and has previously worked with Rick Ross, Bei Major and J. Cole. He also wrote Usher's monster hit "Climax."
Blake joins Meek Mill, Rihanna, Melanie Fiona, Ester Dean, MIA, Shakira and more on the Roc Nation team.
He mentioned on Twitter that he will be releasing an EP in September.
Kobe Bryant has enough problems to worry about without having to deal with rumors he's having an affair with Australian Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice, but that's the situation he finds himself in currently.
Rumors have started to swirl that the two may be romantically linked since they were spotted watching cycling at the velodrome. Stephanie was also seen in the audience at one of the U.S. basketball games.
Kobe and Stephanie at the velodrome watching cycling
Stephanie took to Twitter recently to deny any romantic link between her and Kobe.
"FYI yes Kobe and I are friends, but no we are not together and never have been," she wrote. "Can't guys and girls be just friends..? He's an amazing athlete and I've enjoyed getting to know him and many other great athletes in my Olympic journey."
Stephanie at a U.S. basketball game
Former Australian swimmer Craig Stevens told Sydney radio station Triple M that he thought something was going on between the two.
"I remember her telling a story how he kind of put it to her. He had the family coming in the next day but he had that night free," Stevens said.
Stevens later apologized for the comments, saying he didn't realize Kobe was still married.
"I have honestly felt sick after what I said, I had no right to make comments with second hand information," he said. "I did not realize he was still married. I thought he had been separated, hence why I thought something could be happening. If I could take back what I said I definitely would."
Kobe just recently reconciled with his wife, Vanessa, who filed for divorce from the NBA star in December 2011. At the time TMZ reported that Vanessa had gotten tired of Kobe cheating on her.
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant
Had the divorce gone through Kobe would have lost 3 mansions and $75 millionin the settlement.
TMZ reported in June that Vanessa had called off the wedding. She has joined her husband in London for the Olympics. The couple looks happy together in pics taken with their six-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore, at a swimming event.
Hopefully Kobe can put this behind him and give the media something else to talk about. As for Rice, she seems to like the attention. Check out the pics below.
Audio of former Australian swimmer Craig Stevens saying he thinks somethng is going on between Kobe & Rice
Nitty Scott, MC is working hard to put herself and her Boombox Family on the map. She's dropping her project The BoomBox Diaries Vol. 1 on August 28th. It's the first project she is actually selling after putting several out for free.
In this interview with iHipHop she talks about her upcoming concert dates overseas, the difference between U.S. and European audiences, "the pretty girl syndrome" and more.
Infamous Mobb Deep affiliate Nyce Da Future returns with a brand new EP titled Fallen Angel. This video is for the intro track off of the project. Directed by Rudy Pierre for Instylevision.
When his "No Lie" collaboration with 2 Chainz settled into the No. 1 spot, Drake set a new record with 10 No. 1 singles on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.
Jay-Z previously held the record with 9 chart toppers. At age 25 Drizzy has a lot of time left to add more to his total.
“Best I Ever Had,” “Forever,” “Over,” “Fancy,” “Headlines,” and “The Motto” are amongst the YMCMB rappers No. 1 singles.
Below is a breakdown of the top 4 artists. It shows their No. 1's as a solo artist and collaborations.
T.I. laid the law down on several Instagram users that disrespected his wife and daughter.
After Tip's 16-year old daughter, Zonninque, of the OMG Girlz posted a picture of herself on Instagram, a male user responded by asking, "can we f*ck?"
It wasn't long before Tip answered back for his daughter.
"N*gga u ever disrespect me & mines like that again I'm gon throw more $$$ at ya head than it cost to build yo mama a new house," Tip said. "Boy don't f*ck your sad azz lil life up before i can get it started…u gon get yaself *F*cked* aight…in ya mouth wit ya own lil pee-pee. Now keep playin round wit it lil homie. #NoBullsh*t."
T.I. and his daughter Zonninque
Tip wasn't quite done yet. After he posted an old picture of him and his wife, Tiny, for Throwback Thursday a few users started to disrespect Tiny by commenting on how pretty she used to look before making changes to her face.
Tip noticed the comments and snapped again.
"All y’all got waaay mo sh*t wrong wit y’all…ain’t none of ya no dimes..not in my book anyway," Tip said. "And “F*ck U shawety!!! U ever disrespect me or ain’ 1of mines I’m pressin that line on ya…look like u damaged your waistline. #DisrespectWillNotBeTolerated!!!!!”
Troy Ave is quickly becoming a name to reckoned with. The dope boy MC drops off new visuals for "De Facto." The track is off of Troy's highly acclaimed mixtape Bricks In My Backpack 3 The Harry Powder Trilogy.
A$AP Rocky is handling double duties as he preps the release of his solo album and his group, A$AP Mob's debut project.
The Harlem spitter took to Twitter earlier today to reveal the release date and title of the group album. He also let the world know he will be dropping a new music video on Monday 8/13.
A$AP's debut solo album LongLiveA$AP is currently set to drop on September 11.
When Oprah Winfrey paid a visit to Rihanna in her home country of Barbados she says she was surprised by the woman she met. Oprah expected a bad a$$, hard edged, rocker pop chick. Instead Rihanna was just the opposite. She was thoughtful, very emotional and vulnerable according to Oprah.
Check out the preview below and tune in Sunday, August 19 on Oprah's Next Chapter at 9/8c on OWN for the full interview.
LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt took a momentary break from basking in his historic Olympic sprinting double to fiercely criticize Carl Lewis.
Soon after winning gold in the 200 meters at the London Olympics for 100 and 200 titles at back-to-back games, Bolt said Thursday he had “lost all respect” for Lewis after the American was quoted as saying Jamaica’s doping controls were not as strong as other countries.
While not making any direct accusations, former 100 and 200 Olympic champion Lewis has said in recent years that Jamaican drug testing procedures might need to be tightened.
The comments brought a stern reaction from Bolt at Olympic Stadium, right after he roared to an unprecedented second 200-meter title at the games. No other athlete has won the 200 twice at the Olympics, although Lewis won the event in 1984 and finished second in the 1988 Games.
With the smile that had been a constant fixture throughout his press conference vanishing from his face, Bolt lashed out at nine-time gold-medal winner Lewis after being asked if he’d like to be compared with him or late sprinting great Jesse Owens.
“I’m going to say something controversial right now. Carl Lewis, I have no respect for him,” Bolt said. “The things he says about the track athletes is really downgrading for another athlete to say something like that. I think he’s just looking for attention, really, because nobody really talks much about him.
“That was really sad for me when I heard the other day what he was saying. It was upsetting. I’ve lost all respect for him. All respect.”
Asked which specific comments from Lewis made him angry, Bolt replied: “It was all about drugs. Talking about drugs. For me, an athlete out of the sport to be saying that. That was really upsetting for me. Really upsetting.
“To jump up and say something like that. As far as I’m concerned he’s looking for attention. That’s all.”
Lewis, the former 100 and 200 Olympic champion, has raised questions in recent years about Jamaican drug testing procedures.
Following Bolt’s performance in Beijing, Lewis told Sports Illustrated: “Countries like Jamaica do not have a random program, so they can go months without being tested. I’m not saying anyone is on anything, but everyone needs to be on a level playing field.”
Bolt had already dealt with one question about doping when he was asked Thursday if he could guarantee that Jamaican sprinters — who swept the top three spots in the 200 — were clean.
“Without a doubt,” Bolt said, sitting in between silver medalist Yohan Blake and bronze winner Warren Weir. “We train really hard.”
2 Chainz is making a lot of quality music these days. The Atlanta rapper recently received his gold plaque for the single "No Lie" which features Drake.
Other rappers have been hopping on the instrumental, putting their own spin on it and it's something Tity Boi isn't feeling. Last month he tweeted that he feels those artists are lazy.
While making it clear he wasn't throwing shots at anybody in particular he recently spoke to Rap-Up about the subject.
"I think we should just make more original compositions so we can keep music moving forward," 2 Chainz said. "When you remix the same song it kind of stagnates the process, unless of course it calls for a remix. When ten people do the same song I don't know how you could say who is the best. And then after so many people do it who really cares which one was the best song when it came from someone else's original idea?"
As President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney jockey for position leading up to the November elections one unlikely industry is throwing their hat into the ring with various players voicing their opinion on who they would like to see as the next president. The porn industry is said to rake in up to $15 billion a year in the U.S.So the question is can an endorsement from a popular adult entertainer translate into votes?
Several industry stars have come out publicly in recent days to make their choice known.
Jenna Jameson is endorsing Romney.
“I’m very looking forward to a Republican being back in office,” Jameson told CBS San Francisco last week. “When you’re rich, you want a Republican in office.”
Mitt Romney and Jenna Jameson
Others are strongly backing Obama as he seeks a second term in office. Check out what some of them told The Daily Beast.
Kayden Kross: “I'm voting for Obama because he inhales when he smokes, he supports gay marriage, because he follows me on Twitter, because he has managed to push a lot through despite being mostly hogtied by partisan bullshit, because his agendas are good for the majority of people and not just the majority of a voting base—which is also being hogtied—and because when I voted for him the first time I didn't expect him to wave a magic wand and fix everything overnight. We all know that is impossible, like Republican empathy and Romney's tax records.”
Kimberly Kane: “I am a supporter of Obama all the way. His views on women's issues, health care, and gay rights are totally in line with mine. Not to mention he killed Osama bin Laden!”
Kimberly Kane
Kristina Rose: "Obama, just because he is hotter. They all lie. It's like what is the point? I vote based on looks. I know that's fucked up. But oh well."
Sarah Shevon: “I would like to see Dennis Kucinich run again. Dennis Kucinich to me seems to be the ideal president because he is so liberal.”
Jessica Drake: "I don't often volunteer my political opinion, but in the past few days I've been asked many times, so I'll say this—there are many reasons to support President Obama's campaign for reelection. When he first took office, one of his first acts as commander in chief was to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. This important bill has served to break down wage-discrimination barriers for women and eradicate workplace inequality on many levels. Economically, he has pushed for New Deal-style initiatives geared to create jobs and get Americans working. He has eliminated "don't ask, don't tell," defended LGBT rights and officially supported the rights of same-sex couples to marry. I am pleased with what he has done so far, and I think it's important to remember that our nation did not arrive at its current condition overnight—it will take some time to truly mend and heal, and I am proud to endorse Obama as the best person to facilitate the necessary changes."
Jessica Drake
Joanna Angel: “I always vote Democratic, regardless of whether I think the candidates suck or not. This doesn't necessarily mean I'm endorsing anyone. This particular election is a little depressing. I don't have much faith in either candidate at this point. I am going to vote Democratic regardless. It's the lesser of two evils, and I can't believe I am saying that because I used to hate when people said that!”
Dana DeArmond: “I voted for Barack last time. I still have a crush on Barack and on Michelle. I actually think I have romantic feelings for Michelle. I wish they wanted to take me on a date.”
Dana DeArmond
Penny Pax: “I'll be voting for Obama again this election. I believe in national health care and he is the one guy to finally get that on track. I am also a firm believer that no one should have to pay for any preventive care, like mammograms or other cancer screening services. So many other countries are striving with the same healthcare system, so why not America, too?”
Adult film actress Alex Chance sat down recently for a chat with Russia Today's Liz Wahl and cited reasons like health care and the Democrats having a long history of being more "porn friendly" as the reason she is voting for Obama.
Wiz Khalifa and Chelsea Handler had a lot to talk about during the rapper's recent visit to her show. As two admitted potheads, they discussed the strain of weed named after Wiz.
"It's called Khalifa Kush," Wiz said. "K.K. for short."
"I'd like to try that," Chelsea replied. "I love marijuana."
Wiz promised to hook her up with a care package ASAP. The two also talked about Wiz's dad being his biggest supporter, Snoop Dogg's name change to Snoop Lion and why he named his upcoming album O.N.I.F.C (Only N*ggas In First Class).
"Because that just happens to be me all the time," Wiz said laughing. "The album's just about fully expressing myself. Knowing where I come from and where I'm at right now."
Wiz Khalifa and Chelsea Handler talk about how much they love marijuana
Wiz and Chelsea talk Snoop's name change. O.N.I.F.C and more
Eminem brought the Slaughterhouse crew with him to a secret G-Shock 30th Anniversary event at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City last night.
Slaughterhouse opened the show with songs like "My Life," "Pump It Up," and "Throw It Away" before clearing the stage for Slim Shady.
Eminem didn't disappoint as he rapped his way through crowd favorites including "I Need A Doctor," "The Way I Am," "My Name Is," "No Love," "Lose Yourself" and "Won't Back Down."
Lupe Fiasco sat down with Nessa of Wild 94.9 recently to talk about what he's been up to lately. The Chicago MC discussed wanting to become a professor, being a DJ, his upcoming album Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part I, working with Nicki Minaj and more.
The Black Hippy crew of Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock come together to release visuals for the dope "Black Lip B*stard" remix. The track can be found on Ab-Soul's Control System album.
Directed by The ICU Produced by Willie B of Digi+Phonics
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