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*Chris Smith remembered his Kris Kross hip-hop partner Chris Kelly Thursday as a true friend who he’s sure is in heaven now. Smith struggled to speak at the pulpit of Jackson Baptist Memorial Church at Kelly’s funeral attended by some 300 friends, family and fellow entertainers, reports the Associated Press. The 34-year-old Kelly, who had [...]
*The music world was reminded of 90′s hip-hop when news broke that Chris Kelly, one half of rap duo “Kriss Kross,” had been discovered lifeless in his Atlanta home earlier this week. The young lyricist was only 34 years old. In a twist of events, the Fulton Police found evidence during their investigation of Kelly’s [...]
*Mariah Carey uploaded a 25-second teaser of her new song “Beautiful,” a collabo with R&B crooner Miguel. [Scroll down to listen.] The clip begins with the crackling sound of the needle dropping on vinyl and an image of a silver butterfly as a hypnotic, bluesy guitar riff plays behind a shot of Carey’s hair blowing [...]
*Since Bow Wow called Kandi Burruss out for ditching the reunion, former Xscape member LaTocha Scott is asking for reconciliation. She along with her sister, Tamika Scott, went on ahead and performed at the 20th Anniversary Reunion concert in Atlanta without the other two members – Kandi and Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle. In the meantime, there’s some “unfinished [...]
*One outlet called it “The Emancipation of Mimi’s Nipple.” Mariah Carey had a tiny little nip slip at So So Def’s 20th Anniversary Concert on Saturday (Feb. 23) at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre that is just now making the rounds online. She took the stage to wheel out a birthday cake for So So Def’s founder [...]
*Kandi Burruss addressed Bow Wow’s recent criticism of her in an interview with Big Tigger. She said her absence at the So So Def 2oth anniversary/reunion event shouldn’t been seen as a slight to Jermaine Dupri. “Me not coming to the reunion has nothing to do with me being disrespectful to Jermaine. I always feel [...]
*Janet Jackson and her billionaire boyfriend Wissam Al Mana have confirmed that they secretly got married last year in a private ceremony, reports Entertainment Tonight. “The rumors regarding an extravagant wedding are simply not true. Last year we were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony,” the couple said in a joint statement to [...]
*Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri are working on an epic So So Def All Star Concert, along with Kris Kross, Anthony Hamilton, Da Brat, Lil Jon and so many more. But he’s also working on a new mixtape, “Greenlight 5” which will include some major collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar [...]
*The 94.5 Streetz Morning Grind show – in the ATL – hosted by Rashan Ali, caught up with Kandi Burruss of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” and formerly of the group Xscape on Jermaine Dupri‘s So So Def label. Recently Dupri made an announcement that he is having a So So Def reunion featuring all [...]
*Bell Biv Devoe, Doug E. Fresh and MC Lyte are among the entertainment lined up for BET’s Inaugural Ball, celebrating the second inauguration of Barack Obama. The black tie affair will take place on Jan. 21 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Smithsonian National Art Museum in Washington (8th & F Streets, NW). [...]
*The 90s rap duo Kris Kross will reunite and hit the stage for a concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of So So Def Recordings. The show is scheduled for February 23 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre and will also feature label-founder Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Bow Wow. As teens, Kris Kross – in their backwards-worn [...]
*The 27th floor of Atlanta’s midtown W Hotel was all abuzz on Wednesday night with a private, Hennessy Black sponsored affair – The ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Atlanta Legends Mixer – honoring some of the city’s music legends. Hosted by music moguls, Jermaine Dupri and Devyne Stephens, Rapper T.I., Singer Pebbles, Producer Michael Mauldin, Ent. [...]
*The big after-recess party on the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte will feature rapper/actor Common and rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Common will perform at a charity benefit for Musicians on Call, a group that makes music available to wounded U.S. service men and women. “I’m not only [...]
*In the midst of recent artist signings in partnership with Epic Records recording artists Leah Labelle, Brandon Hines, and Fresco Kane, So So Def Recordings CEO and mega-producer Jermaine Dupri has made another label announcement: his return to dance music. Dupri has signed hip hop duo the Ying Yang Twins to So So Def for [...]
*Now, Fantasia ain’t the best person to says someone is being disrespectful, but she might have a point when she recently called out R&B legend R. Kelly for a mediocre performance. The two were booked to hit the stage at a CIAA party in Charlotte, but Kelly’s moment was half felt with an abbreviated performance [...]
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