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By L.T. Dinwiddie

NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! DAMN, DAMN, DAMN SHE IS FINE!!!

This is the new layout for FHM magazine. What I want to know is why did Vibe have her looking all crazy on their cover? She looks great on this one, and this picture almost takes my mind off of her two lackluster singles that are currently unimpressive. I said almost!

Some critics said "Idlewild is the worst hip-hop musical since the debacle of a film Carmen: A Hip-Hopera. The film is far from “wild” and more like a “mild”, less entertaining version of Harlem Nights meets Life." while others said "Here's the good news," the film "has all the wit and creativity of [OutKast's] music videos. And here's the bad news: That makes it at least an hour too long." It looks like that was the overall feeling at the box office this weekend as "IdleWild" debuted at No. 9 with $5.9 million. As you all know it only goes down hill from here. Sorry Outkast, sometimes people just dont get it, I know I didnt. But we all still love the music, so please keep that coming.FULL STORY

Damn that Foxxy, she just won’t do right for anything. I personally find her story the most tragic of all the female rappers. It’s bad enough that she is currently in a legal matter(s) over the alleged beat down she served at some nail salon, and lets not forget the "terroristic threats" against her former personal assistant Rasheeda Ellis,but now the NYPost is reporting that she has been caught shoplifting. It’s just sad Foxxy, very sad indeed. FULL STORY

Its time for another round of “Sit The Hell Down”, I am your host LT and this week’s contestant is none other then the “candle in the wind” star himself, Mr. Elton John. Elton recently told the Rolling stone that he wants to work with Dr. Dre on a hip hop album. He is quoted as saying:” "I want to work with Pharrell, Timbaland, Snoop, Kanye, Eminem and just see what happens," John says in the Sept. 7 issue. "It may be a disaster, it could be fantastic, but you don't know until you try."

See what happens when we let people like Kevin Federline have a hand at hip hop? Every white person on the planet now wants to do it. Elton we love you for your contribution to music, one of my favorite movies is the Lion King, in part because you wrote some great songs for that film and though it pains me to say this, I’m going to have to tell you to “Sit The Hell Down Somewhere”. Aint nobody trying to hear you hip hop nothing!!! FULL STORY

Last week Matthew Knowles came to the defense of his beloved daughter claiming all the rumors regarding Déjà vu, Ring the Alarm, and the release of “B-Day” are “false” utterly “ridiculous”. In a statement released to eurweb.com, Matthew goes on to say:

Beyonce has sold over a 140 million records as an artist. Over half sold outside of America. 2500 responses for a petition on the internet (which really represents often the same people responding 2-3 times) go online with a petition regarding “Deja V u”, and it's national news? Think about that for a minute. 140 million records sold versus 2500 responses about a video. Does that really equate to a major concern? The answer is No!.......MORE FROM THE STATEMENT

It’s all a bunch of nonsense if you ask me. First off any publicist will tell you “there’s no such thing as bad press”, Matthew can release all the statements he wants, but it’s my opinion that someone associated with Beyonce Knowles Inc. is leaking these stories to the media to make for a media frenzy. MSNBC was the main news source to release the Beyoncé wedding news, and a news company that big won’t release a story without going through legal first. Secondly Beyoncé hasn’t sold 140 million albums worldwide, that is an total lie, albums sold under Destiny’s Child don’t count towards her solo success. And third Beyonce, though as successful as she has become, isn’t above a sophomore jinx. It’s just all a bunch of nonsense to me.

Speaking of nonsense…..

After months of denying rumors that she was pregnant, now its looking like Jennifer is. After bowing out of the new “Dallas” feature film, it was announced by some pop singer yesterday that..…you know what, I don’t really give a sh*t about JLo. If you care to know the details then just READ HERE

NJ Nets GF Vince Carter is getting a divorce, do we care? Doesn’t everyone now days who gets married ultimately get divorced?FULL STORY

Eminem and US sneaker giant Nike recently announced that they have created an exclusive collection of their Air Max line to help raise funds for disadvantaged youths around the world.FULL STORY

Is Eddie Murphy ready to re marry to keep up the charade and marry Scary Spice? Thats what it looks like, dont worry Jonny will still be number one FULL STORY

Now that Gnarls Barkley's new album "St. Elsewhere" is certified platinum, they can really celebrate, but something tells me they already have been. I got a look at the Rap duo's concert rider fromThe Smoking Gun and by the list it looks like they can set it off on the stage as well as in back of it. According to the rider,one dressing room must be outfitted with a box of Magnum condoms, Swisher Sweets blunts, and bottles of Hennessy and Grey Goose.The rider doesnt specify which half of the the group requests the above mentioned items, but if I had to predict anyone, it would be Cee Lo.FULL STORY GNARLS BARKLEY OFFICIAL SITE

Speaking of Predictions..

Now Im not one to talk about children, but take a look at Cee Lo Green's son Kingston, that's a water head if I ever saw one. And I thought Tisha Campbell had a big forhead. Damn!!! This kid is going to have a hard time once he reaches middle school. IF YOU LOOK CLOSE ENOUGH AT HIS FORHEAD, YOU MIGHT SEE YOUR FUTURE

Danity Kane's newly released self-titled debut is the fastest selling album in the U.S., with 90,000 CD's sold on its first day in stores. To the surprise of music industry watchers, the Danity Kane is competing successfully with new offerings from proven popular artists such as Outkast and Christina Aguilera. Despite a lack of radio play, fans of the Bad Boy Records R&B group buzzed the singers' single online, making "Show Stopper" one of the most streamed songs on MySpace, with almost five and a half million plays. The full length album is currently the top seller on iTunes.FULL STORY