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Because YBF likes fresh faces in the music world:

Twenty one year old Philly native Jazmine Sullivan has been on the scene for a little while now and thanks to her “Need You Bad” single (one of my faves of the moment by the way) folks are starting to take notice.  It’s produced by Missy and you can check the brand new video.  Her sound brings me back to those fab mid 90’s Lauryn Hill days .  Oh how I miss thee….

You can check out more about Jazmine and more of her songs over at her myspace page. Loves it.

It’s the Fourth of July and how are your fave celebs (and myself) spending the Holiday weekend? In New Orleans at the Essence Music Festival. The 3 day concert event kicks off tonight at the Superdome and this year’s performances include Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, LL Cool J, Kanye West, and Morris Day and The Time as well as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Folks like Chrisette Michele, Rihanna, Keyshia Cole, and several others (check out the list here) are set to perform. It’s always one of this country’s hottest music weekends of the summer. And I’ll be back in my hometown this weekend for the fabulousness. See y’all there…

HAPPY 4TH!

Malinda Williams had her bridal shower this week (she’s marrying D-Nice soon who’s a sweetheart by the way) and all her longtime friends and family were in attendance:

Friends like Dawn Lewis, BFF AJ Johnson, Vanessa Williams, and other folks all came out to congratulate her.  More pics when you read the rest…

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In case you haven’t heard by now, Rev. Run and Co. are back on MTV for a 5th season of Run’s House.   The tight-knit Simmons clan once again opens the door for fans to watch the jubilations and tribulations of the royal family of hip hop.  Season five picks up with the Simmons’ blazing new trails across the map. Viewers will get a rare treat when Rev Run relives the glory days joining pal Kid Rock on tour, as Justine holds down the fort in Saddle River with new addition, baby Miley. Vanessa and Angela are now living the bi-coastal life as they balance their expanding Pastry shoe and clothing line with Vanessa’s acting gigs, and JoJo continues his pursuit of hip-hop stardom as Team Blackout grabs the mic and prepares to take center stage, while Diggy embraces his inner tween and Russy proudly accepts his role as big brother extraordinaire.  But rest assured the Simmons family will endure all the chaos with love.  Back-to-back episodes of Run’s House premiere Wednesday, July 16 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.  Get excited.

And for all you crazy kids waiting anxiously for this I Love Money foolishness to pop off on VH-1, here are a few more sneak peeks:

Just a mess.  I’m just excited about Nibblz and her lisp being back.  Anyone else?  Read up about the show here.

Here’s some afternoon swexy for my ladies:

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LL is rocking the pages of the August ‘08 issue of Men’s Fitness magazine.  And damn, it must be nice to be his wife. 

Yes you read that ish right and no, I’m not talking about Eddie:

Johnny Gill really has a girlfriend who he made sure to tote around the beach like an accessory in Hawaii yesterday.  I hear he’s going all out to dispell those rumors of him being gay that are out there…everywhere.  He knows he needs to stop playing games.  Life is too short and using gas money to pick up your beard every other day is just too much.  I’m just sayin’…

Splash News

So Pharrell is about to drop a ridiculous amount of cash on coverng up his tattoos–with his own skin from other body parts–for an upcoming Vogue shoot. About the procedure, he says:

“It’s basically like getting a skin graft, but you’re not taking skin from your ass or your legs. These guys actually grow the skin for you,” he explains. “First you have to give them a sample of your skin, which they then replicate. Once that’s been done, they sew it on - and it’s seamless.”

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Ew.

And it looks like Nick & Mariah are heading toward rocky times in their “marriage”. Right on time on the publicity calender of foolishness since MiMi’s new vid dropped today. Anyways, sources are saying Nick is likely growing tired of basically just being her b*tch and playing the role of her assistant. Her diva antics are out of control and Nick isn’t loving it. Is this dude brand new or something?  He didn’t know this would be the deal when he entered this ish? Whatevs.

Mariah’s new vid for “I’ll be Loving You Long Time” is here:

And it looks like Bow Wow and Omarion are having a lover’s quarrel:

Bow hopped on the “Lookin Boy” track for a remix and he fired some shots at O about those extra smedium ass pants he wears…as well as some other disses. I’m sure it’s all just for publicity though. We all know the real deal.

Yet another daughter of a pro athlete wants to break into the music world. Jacqui “Qui” Rice, daughter of former NFL player Jerry Rice, is ready to make her musical debut to the world. Her first single “Rev It Up” features David Banner. Qui’s album LUV ‘N LIFE is slated for release this summer. Listen to the single here.

A little about Qui (pronounced “Kwee”): She’s currently maintaining a 4.0 average at Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown University,majoring in government and Spanish, with a focus on international relations. While recording LUV ‘N LIFE, Qui says her goal was to keep it “funky, fun and positive. You pretty much groove to every song on here.” About her fam, she says: “My lifestyle doesn’t depend on my Dad or Mom’s success. I want to make a first impression based on who I am alone.”