JAY-Z LAUNCHES BARNEY'S COLLECTION AND BEYONCE SHOWS SUPPORT AND MODELS

Mrs. Carter also showed support for her man on Instagram, modeling items from the New York-inspired collection including a Moncler puffer varsity jacket ($2,300), python-brimmed leather “Brooklyn” cap ($875), Elder Statesman cashmere ski mask ($700), and gold New York City ring ($12,500).

 Jay Z launched his BNY SCC designer collection with Barneys New York on Wednesday. Later in the evening, Beyoncé was by her man’s side at the launch event at the flagship store on Madison Avenue. There was little fanfare as the couple held court with some of the designers.

Following claims that Barneys employees racially profiled black customers, Jay Z decided to move forward with the collaboration, but with new terms. As part of the deal, Barneys will donate 100% of sales from the BNY SCC collection to The Shawn Carter Foundation.

Jay Z vowed to tackle the controversy head on. “I am in a unique position to use my voice to affect change to this disturbing issue,” he said in a statement. “I will not leave the outcome to others.”

A larger event was planned to kick off the collaboration, but was canceled in the aftermath of the allegations.

BOO GAZING: CELEBS OUT: OPRAH, RACHEL ZOE, WILL SMITH, BEYONCE, TIA MOWRY & MORE

Still speaking fondly of her beloved beau, the 59-year-old media mogul shared an adorable picture of the two on Thursday, in which she calls Stedman her 'Honey.'

Putting controversy aside, Focus costars Margot Robbie and Will Smith come together – and grin big! – to promote their upcoming film at a Wednesday press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Beyonce Knowles filmed night scenes fom her new video in New York City.

Taraji P. Henson arrives to the Late Show With David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.

Jennifer Hudson seen shopping at Frye boutique in SoHo in New York City, her hair is so thick and healthy.

Katy Perry and John Mayer keep it casual for an evening out together in N.Y.C.

Tia and Tamara go to Disneyland, with there adorable sons.

A very pregnant Rachel Zoe keeps her baby bump out of view with a voluminous coat after picking up 2½-year-old son Skyler from school Wednesday in L.A.

Mary-Kate Olsen leaned on much older boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy's shoulders as they watched the Indiana Pacers play the New York Knicks inside NYC's Madison Square Garden.

Gabrielle Union playing (we use that word loosely) the piano. She hashtagged this one, IPlayPianoInTheDark.

Brandy plays around with her co-stars during The Game's wrap party.

Keshia Knight Pulliam shows off her natural hair!

TRAILER: REPENTANCE STARRING FOREST WHITAKER, SANAA LATHAN, ANTHONY MACKIE & MORE

The first trailer has been released for the psychological thriller Repentance (formerly named Vipaka), starring Anthony Mackie and Forest Whitaker.

The film follows a life-coach/author, Thomas Carter (Mackie), who is mysteriously abducted by a troubled client, Angel Sanchez (Whitaker), who delves into Thomas’ teachings and uses his spiritual messages of Karma – action and reaction (aka Vipaka), against him to terrorize him and his family for their past sins.

Repentance also stars Mike Epps, Sanaa Lathan and Nicole Ari Parker and is scheduled to hit theaters February 28, 2014.

CIARA CELEBRATES FIANCEE FUTURE 30TH BIRTHDAY

“Seriously, I Can’t Even Put In Words How Much I Love You,” said CiCi. “Since The Day I Met You, Everyday As Been Full Of Light, Insurmountable Happiness, And Pure Love. Youre My Bestest Friend, My RockStar, My Partner, My Fiancé, My Love… My Er’Thang:) Happy Birthday @future!! Love You.”

Future was surrounded by loves ones as he celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday. In between tour stops, the “Honest” rapper sat down to a surprise dinner at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills. His fiancée Ciara toasted her man with a glass of champagne and penned a heartfelt note on Instagram.

Future was overwhelmed by all the love. “Best bday ever.#honest,” he wrote.

 Ciara even dressed up her dogs Tyson and Georgia for the occasion. “Happy Birthday @future!! Rocking Our BDay Tee’s. Partys At Our House!!:) The Woof The Woof The Woof Is On Fire!!” she tweeted.

Future proposed to Ciara with a 15-carat diamond engagement ring during her 28th birthday celebration. The couple has set a wedding date. “We know the date we want to do now and I’m excited,” she told E! Online.

VIDEO: EDDIE MURPHY FINALLY ON THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW SPEAKS ON COMING TO AMERICA SEQUEL

As this year marks the 25 year anniversary of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall’s classic comedy, “Coming to America,” many have questioned if a sequel to the motion picture will ever see the light of day.

Well, according to the legendary comedian the answer may be more complicated than fans expect. “When ‘Coming to America’ came out it was a bunch of lawsuits,” Murphy recalled during an appearance on “The Arsenio Hall Show.”

“There was some dude who was claiming he was the prince. I be out in the club and this African dude would roll up on me and say, ‘I am the real prince! You stole my life from me! And I want my money! I’ll kill you!”

Peep funny interview below:




And as a added treat here is the first interview 25 years ago below:

SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICADILLACMUZIK OUTKAST REUNION CONCERT IN THE WORKS

This would be such a great show, the Atlanta hip-hop duo is in talks to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, multiple sources tell Billboard.

The festival will take place over two weekends on April 11-13 and April 18-20 in Indio, Calif. Following Coachella, they will reportedly play additional festival dates in 2014 as part of their comeback tour.

According to a Billboard source, there have definitely been “some conversations” about OutKast reuniting, while another says it is “all systems go” for André and Big Boi’s reunion.

 It’s been seven years since the group’s last joint project, the soundtrack to their film Idlewild.

In the interim, André filmed the Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is By My Side and has made guest appearances on songs for Frank Ocean, Drake, T.I., and Ke$ha.

Big Boi has released two solo albums including 2010′s Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty and last year’s Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.

BOO GAZING: CELEBS OUT: KIMYE, JENNIFER LAWRENCE, RIHANNA, JAY-Z & MORE

Jennifer Lawrence arrives at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Premiere held at The Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

Garcelle Beauvais attends the premiere of Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California.

Meta Golding attends the premiere of Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: Cathching Fire at Nokia Theatre L.A in a Gorgeous dress. Live in Los Angeles, California.

Also at the L.A. Catching Fire premiere: Lenny Kravitz and Matt Damon, who take a break from Monday's excitement to exchange a handshake – and perhaps a few Cinna-inspired style secrets.

She's the talk of the town! Rihanna shows off her sleek new bob en route to dinner with a pal at Da Silvano in New York City.

Jay-Z carries the essentials as he heads to a music studio Monday in New York City's SoHo neighborhood.

Khloe Kardashian arrives at the Kardashian Kollection cocktail party at the Park Hyatt Guest House.

Lucky she wore a bra! The only thing stopping the Kim from exposing her modesty was her deep V black bra, which struggled to contain her cleavage, in this hideous outfit. Followed by her cray, cray baby daddy Kayne/

Double date: The couple were joined by Kim's best pals LaLa Anthony and Jonathan Cheban

MARY J. BLIGE, CEELO GREEN & TONI BRAXTON WELCOME CHRISTMAS AT THE GROVE IN LA

Holy night, silent night at The Grove in L.A. Some of R&B’s biggest stars kicked off the holiday season at the shopping center’s 11th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Sunday. The festive evening featured performances from Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, CeeLo Green, Jewel, Il Volo, and more.

the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul spread some cheer while singing songs off her holiday album A Mary Christmas. At one point, she flubbed the lyrics to “My Favorite Things” and stopped midway before returning to the stage to redo the performance.

Toni Braxton and Babyface teamed up for their sultry duet on “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

CeeLo Green, dressed for summer in a white tee and shorts, rocked around the 100-foot Christmas tree with seasonal tunes including “This Christmas.”

The evening capped off with a fireworks spectacular. 

MARY J. BLIGE

BABYFACE AND TONI BRAXTON

CEELO GREEN

NEW VIDEO: KANYE WEST – ‘BOUND 2’

With the wind whipping through her blonde hair, fake chemistry, a naked Kim sits in front of her man and they make out with the majestic mountains in the backdrop.

During his appearance on “Ellen” today, Kanye West debuted the Nick Knight-directed video for “Bound 2” starring Kim Kardashian. The self-proclaimed creative genius takes the scenic route as he rides through Arizona’s Grand Canyon on a motorcycle with the future Mrs. West by his side.

“Bound 2″ featuring Charlie Wilson is the second single off Yeezus to receive the visual treatment following “Black Skinhead.”

Watch the new parents in there video of weird and awkwardness below:

BEST MAN HOLIDAY STEALS ALL THOR'S THUNDER 30 MILLION DOLLAR BOX OFFICE OPENING

lesson of this weekend’s box office is two-fold. First of all, we have another shining example of why ranking is relatively irrelevant. Thor: The Dark World is actually not the top film on Friday. But while it will likely be the top film of the weekend, it is not the top story of the weekend. Universal’s The Best Man Holiday, a sequel to The Best Man fourteen years after.

The long-percolating sequel - writer-director Malcolm D. Lee's original film came out nearly 15 years ago - delivered an eye-popping $30.5 million in its debut, about $10 million beyond pre-release projections. It cost just $17 million to make, so it's a big win for distributor Universal.

The second lesson of the weekend is yet another one that should have been learned by now: Yes, black people go to the movies. We all like to act surprised over and over when Tyler Perry scores again or when Kevin Hart’s concert film breaks out in limited release. But black audiences like seeing themselves on screen.

 More importantly, they really like seeing black characters onscreen in starring roles in films that don’t necessarily revolve around racially-based adversity. When Hollywood bothers to make films like that, African-American audiences generally show up in relatively solid numbers.

Malcolm D. Lee - who produced with Sean Daniel - reassembled the ensemble of the first film for this holiday sequel, the week's only wide release. Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Monica Calhoun and Melissa De Sousa reprise their career-launching roles in "Best Man Holiday."

Marketing for the film directly targeted African Americans, particularly women. It connected, and even became something of a reunion party for many fans. Fandango reported 40 percent of advance ticket buyers said they'd see it with a group of four or more.

Critics liked "Best Man Holiday" (72 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), but audiences loved it and gave it a rare "A+" CinemaScore, suggesting it will have a healthy shelf life over the holidays.  We personally saw it and this is sure to be a classic following up with what we share to be a part 3.  Best Man Holiday in theaters now check your local listings for times and dates.

VIDEO: KANYE WEST SPEAKS AT HARVARD SCHOOL OF DESIGN

While the 33-year-old rapper abandoned his English studies at Chicago State University in 1996, he has gone on to huge professional success and was asked to address a lecture hall full of students at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. 

He famously dropped out of college to pursue his music career but Kanye West returned to higher education on Sunday to give a speech. 

“I really do believe that the world can be saved through design, and everything needs to actually be “architect-ed.”

“I believe that utopia is actually possible–but we’re led by the least noble, the least dignified, the least tasteful, the dumbest, and the most political.”

- Kanye West

'My baby speaking at Harvard!’ Proud Kim Kardashian shares picture of Kanye West addressing students at Harvard University

Virgil posted a picture of Kanye surrounded by attentive students with the caption, ‘Just gave a talk at Harvard GSD with Kanye. Super surreal. #DONDA design lecture series #yeezustour (sic).’

Kim took to Instagram to share her pride in West. Kanye’s talk at Harvard came as he got his Yeezus tour back up and running following a forced break. 




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SNL' LADY GAGA AND R. KELLY RAUNCHY PERFORMANCE OF "DO WHAT U WANT"

Chester the, Kellz carried Gaga over his shoulder, spanked her, and did push-ups on top of her during the raunchy performance. It appears someone channeling there inner Miley Cyrus.

The freaks came out when Lady Gaga took over “Saturday Night Live.” In addition to hosting, the pop superstar performed her ARTPOP single “Do What U Want” with R. Kelly for the first time, and the result was nothing short of explosive. The two turned the stage into a bedroom as they rolled on the floor and put their hands all over one another.

After wiping the sweat off the stage, a solo Gaga returned later in the show to perform “Gypsy.” She started off playing a pink piano and then rocked out on guitar.

Watch the hot mess performances below: