Hip-hop legend KRS-One is returning to the New York shelter where he stayed as a homeless teen to help feed the needy this Thanksgiving. The MC and record producer, real name Lawrence Parker, found himself on the streets in his youth and regularly used the Bowery Mission in Big Apple to get food and shelter.
“I am participating in The Bowery Mission’s Thanksgiving food drive and event because I myself was once homeless, walking these very streets, and spending time with these wonderful people at The Bowery Mission,” says the beloved MC. “I depended on them to survive. I am showing up for Thanksgiving this year to not only lend a hand, but hope that I am may inspire others in the hip-hop community to consider their role towards helping the homeless, and join me by helping those in your community that need help during this holiday season.”
Jay-Z refused to walk the red carpet at the Victoria’s Secret show, The New York Post claims. The rapper who attended the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in the Big Apple last Thursday night decided not to be photographed with the lingerie models because he didn’t want to upset his wife Beyonce, who is currently on tour in Ireland.
“Victoria’s Secret begged, but Jay-Z refused,” a source said. “He explained it was out of respect for Beyonce.”
Hov was also given his own booth at the after-party so that he would not be photographed anywhere near the models.
P. Diddy spent $3 million celebrating his 40th birthday over the weekend. The hip-hop star celebrated the day with Jay-Z, Bono, Nelly and Denzel Washington during a star-studded Garden of Eden-themed bash in The Grand Ballroom of New York’s Plaza Hotel.
Robin Thicke and his wife, Precious actress Paula Patton, have picked out a baby name according to PEOPLE. “We like Julian if it’s a boy and Isabella if it’s a girl,” the crooner said.
The couple, high school sweethearts who married in 2005, are due in May.
The champ is here! After a two year absence from the music industry, Love? star Jennifer Lopez made an interesting return to the stage with a lip-synching performance of her new single — “Louboutins” –at Sunday night’s AMA at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.
R&B legend Whitney Houston performed her inspirational comeback track, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” featured on the songbird’s seventh album I Look To You, during the 2009 American Music Awards on Sunday night.
