Snoop Dogg will make a cameo appearance on the classic ABC soap One Life to Live on May 8th and May 9th. The Long Beach-bred hitmaker will perform two songs from recently released LP, Ego Trippin’, at the Ultra Violet club in the town of Llanview. He will also act in scenes.
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Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard has landed a contract with Columbia Records and will release his debut album in the Fall of 2008.
A label representative says: “The full name (of the project) is Terrence Howard Presents Me And The Band of Kings.”
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Aretha Franklin could lose her home to the Tax Man. The Queen of Soul says an attorney’s mistake caused her $700,000 1927 brick-mansion in Detroit to slip into foreclosure over $445 in 2005 taxes and late fees. Arethan now owes $19,192 in back taxes on the property between 2005-2007. The legendary songstress also owes $18,746 in back taxes and fees for the 2006 and 2007 tax years, but foreclosure proceedings on those debts wouldn’t begin until next year.
VH1 has launched Interracial Love, a reality show about a white male looking to find an African American girlfriend. The series will follow Tobias White and his two multiracial sons, Marcus and Zachary, as they search for a Black companion for Tobias. Read the rest of this entry »
Femcee competition Miss Rap Supreme will debut on VH1 on MC Search and 90′s girl rapper Yolonda “Yo Yo” Whitaker will host the eight episode battle between aspiring female rappers out for $100,000 in prizes. April 14th at 10 p.m. EST. Read the rest of this entry »
Grammy Award-winning artists Erykah Badu and John Legend will jump aboard Tom Joyner’s ninth annual Fantastic Voyage. The Fantastic Voyage willl set sail May 18 – 25 from Miami on a seven day, six night cruise via the Royal Caribbean International’s ‘Freedom of the Seas. The singers will perform in a special cruise-passengers only concert at The Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico., hosted by Tom Joyner. Other celebrities joining Tom and the crew on the friendly seas include: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, The Stylistics, The Emotions, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, SWV, Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Mark Curry, Earthquake, Ralphie May, Sheryl Underwood, Adele Givens, and Lynn Whitfield.
A Raisin in the Sun, the TV movie based on the hit Broadway play, will be available on DVD on May 6th.
