Urban Report:Lipstick, Fashion, & Dirty Laundry

  Alexius Keys from Chicago needs to have her keys taken away. While breaking up is hard to do for all of us, but this woman took it to a whole new level. Via NYDaily News reports: A crazed Chicago woman ran over her ex-boyfriend’s new lover in her car, cops claim. Jealousy allegedly got the better of Alexius Keys, 20, who is accused of dragging the woman under her vehicle for several yards. Her alleged victim was left with a broken arm, back fractures, a bruised lung and several broken ribs. Large amounts of skin were scraped from her lower back and behind. Keys, of Matteson, Ill., allegedly turned up at her ex’s Park Forest home at 6 p.m. Thursday. Seeing the new lovers together in a car, she rear-ended the vehicle, police say. When the couple got out, she drove in reverse across the lawn and hit the woman. Cops were called, and Keys was arrested and charged with attempted murder. The Chicago Tribune reports that she collapsed during her bond hearing Sunda...

Up-and-coming rapper, TIFFANY FOXX teamed up with her mentor and fellow rapper, LIL KIM to release the visuals for her new single, “Jay-Z.” Despite the song’s title, JAY-Z does not make an appearance on the track or in the video, FOXX merely reuses Hov’s “allow me to reintroduce myself,” line from his 2003 hit, “Public Service Announcement.” “Jay-Z,” set to be released on FOXX’s upcoming Yellow Tape mixtape, can be seen above.       WATCH HERE!!      

Just as FANTASIA ‘s musical comeback begins to take off, the former American Idol winner loses her home after failing to make mortgage payments. FANTASIA came close to losing her mansion in 2009 but miraculously raised enough money to keep it. The property was then put on sale last April for $300,000 less than the $800,000 price she paid for it. According to reports obtained by TMZ  because the mansion remained on the market for so long, FANTASIA eventually transferred the deed of the home over to a North Carolina bank, skipping the foreclosure process completely, resulting in her losing the mansion immediately.

NICKI MINAJ has been bitten by the acting bug, and reportedly will star in the upcoming film, The Other Woman. According to The Hollywood Reporter the American Idol judge, is in the process of finalizing her role as CAMERON DIAZ ‘ feisty assistant who has been married three times. MINAJ, extent of “acting” on the big screen, has been her role in the Fox animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift . When the ink is dry on MINAJ’s contract, the superstar rapper will be acting along LESLIE MANN and KATE UPTON in the romantic comedy.

Love and Hip Hop: New York starlet WINTER RAMOS isn’t letting pregnancy stop her grind. The assistant-turned-reality star-turned-author now adds boutique owner to her list of hustles. The five-month pregnant reality star hopped into the fashion game over the weekend, with the opening of her consignment store, Windy’s Boutique. Located in Pittsburgh, PA, RAMOS opened the doors of the store and signed copies of her book, “Game Over: My Love For Hip Hop,” and greeted fans. However, it was the mystery man that accompanied RAMOS on the red carpet holding her belly that made the most news. The man is rumored to be a former but legendary street hustler in Pittsburgh, PA, coincidentally where her store is located.

A 21-year-old woman whose four young children died from inhaling smoke during a mobile home fire that occurred while they were left alone has now been charged with homicide and neglect in connection with their deaths. via USA Today A 21-year-old mother of four whose children died in a mobile home fire was charged Friday in connection with their deaths. Darlington County sheriff’s deputies arrested Hope Hawkins of Hartsville, S.C., on Thursday, a day after her children ages 10 months to 4 years old were found dead from smoke inhalation in a closet in a bedroom after her kitchen caught fire. She did not arrive at home until firefighters arrived at the scene and put out the fire, investigators said. It took firefighters less than 10 minutes to put out the fire. Hawkins was first charged with one count of unlawful neglect of a child Thursday. Hours later, Sheriff Wayne Byrd added three more counts totaling four counts of homicide by child abuse. Sisters Myasia and K...

An New Jersey elementary school teacher was rightfully given a pink slip recently after school officials found out that he often used the classroom trashcans and plastic bottles as his toilet. via Fox News A second-grade teacher has been fired for insubordination and inappropriate behavior, including urinating in his northern New Jersey classroom. Ron Tuitt had taught in Paterson’s schools since 1996. State Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf approved removing Tuitt’s tenure protection and firing him on April 18. The state found the teacher once urinated in a classroom trash can, sometimes urinated in a plastic bottle and asked students to take his waste to the boys’ bathroom and flush it, and let students sit in his motorized wheelchair. Tuitt denied some of the charges and told the state that others were because he was ill and his principal removed some accommodations.

Although the reality TV cameras stopped rolling, the drama in rapper, JIM JONES ‘ life has not. According to reports obtained by TMZ , JONES claims that he was the victim of racial profiling, as he was was pulled over by four white police officers last week. JONES’ run in with the police began as he waited for a friend at Newark Airport and was ordered out of his car and searched by police who claim that they smelled the strong scent of marijuana coming from the rappers car. Attorney’s representing JIM JONES explained that no drugs or illegal paraphernalia were found on the rapper and that he was searched as nothing more than racial profiling tactic.

Only hours after turning himself in for violating probation, rapper, LIL SCRAPPY , has been released from prison. The “prince of the south,” took to Twitter to share his excitement tweeting, “I’m out biznyee #wityofaceasslol thanks too God my Lord n savior Jesus Christ n the lawyers he used.” SCRAPPY’s fiancee and Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta costar, ERICA DIXON followed suit tweeting a picture of her soon-to-be hubby with the caption, “He’s out!!! God is good!”

Earlier this week, news broke that 19-year-old WILBERT BAIN , brother of rapper, TRINA , was gunned down in their hometown of Miami. Days after the tragic murder, reports have surfaced, confirming Miami police have a suspect in custody for the senseless shooting. According to NBC MIAMI , 27-year-old ROB DOBSON was arrested by police officials and eventually confessed to the murder of his former friend. DOBSON has since been charged with second degree murder.

The on-screen tension between Hot 97′s own K. FOXX and Power 105.1′s ANGELA YEE on VH1′s newest reality series, The Gossip Game is undeniable. The two radio personalities have been battling since the series premiered, and there doesn’t appear to be an end to their brewing differences in sight. K. FOXX sets it straight on a number of things including rise from humble beginnings, how she managed to work her way through the male dominated radio industry and issues with her on-screen nemesis, ANGELA YEE. Via Juicy: After doing radio in Miami for years, what brought you back to NYC? KF: It’s not like I had to go seeking for it. It kind of came to me. Ebro called me up and said, ‘we have an opportunity for you to be on air for a week and then we will make a decision.’  I was like, ‘okay.’  It came to me at a time when I was really seeking something more in my career, and then I got the phone call. Angela Yee has said numerous times that the ...

There aren’t enough words to describe how hilarious and precious this is at the same time…pure comedy!

Things are going from bad to worse for R&B songstress LAURYN HILL . Days away from receiving a prison sentence for tax evasion, HILL is being sued for eviction. TMZ reports that the Grammy award winning singer stopped paying rent on the New Jersey mansion that she’s been renting since 2009. Her landlord has since filed a court request for HILL to pay her back rent or get out. HILL has yet to pay anything on back rent owed, and has now being deemed a squatter, a person living in the house illegally.

Actor/comedian TRACY MORGAN will host this year’s 2013 Billboard Music Awards, held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The SNL star is more than excited to present and host at this year’s annual ceremony. “I’m honored to be a part of one of music’s biggest nights. When you look at the artists who have come up through Billboard over the years, it’s incredible. And how can you say no when Prince is going to be there,” MORGAN said in a statement released to the ABC press this morning. PRINCE who is set to receive the ‘Billboard Icon Award,’ will also be joined by artists MIGUEL, JUSTIN BIEBER, BRUNO MARS and more, all confirmed to take the stage this year’s live broadcast airing on ABC on Sunday, May 19th.

AMBER ROSE is about the WIZ KHALIFA life for real. The new mother recently got a picture of her fiance WIZ KHALIFA’s face tattooed on her her arm. Not a stranger to ink, AMBER tweeted out a picture of her newest tat on Twitter, with a caption that read, “True Love #Cam&Amb.” AMBER didn’t stop their and continued to get a throwback picture of her mother in her younger days tatted in her as well. She showed off that tat via Twitter with the caption, “Throwback of my Mommy Ms Dottie thx @bobby_serna ”  

Although it’s unclear which of these two seem to be fueling the fire  ( Ciara bringing Rih up in interviews, or Rih continuously slandering her on Instagram), there’s no denying that both of them have now jumped into the public beef head first. RiRi recently took yet another shot at her nemesis, again addressing the fact that Ciara is continuing to discuss their feud in her recent interviews:    

Last week, reports surfaced that LHH ATL Erica Dixon and Shay “Buckeey” Johnson got into an all out brawl  during a taping for the show at fellow cast member Karlie Redd’s event. Erica confirmed that the fight did indeed go down, but insisted that reports of her slicing Buckeey’s face with a razor blade during the fight were false and said she only needed her fists to deliver the beat down.  Buckeey has since posted pic s of her face, allegedly taken not long after the fight, to clear up the rumors.        

Oooh rapper COOLIO , is in trouble. According to TMZ , the throwback rapper threw his girlfriend/baby mama ANABELLA CHATMAN to the ground and punched her in the face following a dispute stemming from COOLIO bringing another woman into their home. Allegedly the other woman was supposed to be a “threesome” gift to his girlfriend, but it was a gift that was not well received. Reports claim that COOLIO allegedly tried to flee the scene, his mistress and his child by running CHATMAN over with his car, leaving tire marks on her legs. When apprehended by officials COOLIO claims it was his girlfriend not him who became physical and went off in a jealous rage.  COOLIO currently remains in police custody.

DRAKE has been in the studio cooking up some hits. The Toronto native recently debuted the new single, “Girls Love Beyonce.” Featuring singer, JAMES FAUNTLEROY , DRAKE dishes on dating and relationship woes while using a the chorus from DESTINY’S CHILD’ s hit single, “Say My Name.” “Say My Name,” is slated to appear on DRAKE’s forthcoming project, set to be released later this year. LISTEN HERE

With less than a week to go before Love And Hip Hop: Atlanta hits air waves, a private party was held in celebration of the premiere of Season 2. Held at Atlanta’s Cream Ultra Lounge, STEVIE J. , JOSELINE HERNANDEZ , MIMI FAUST , ERICA DIXON , MOMMA DEE , BENZINO and SHAY JOHNSON , were all in attendance. A very pregnant RASHEEDA hit the red carpet sporting her growing baby bump with her hubby/manager, KIRK FROST . Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta rookies, TRACEY STEELE and DJ BABY DREW made their debut at the premiere party while LIL SCRAPPY , K. MICHELLE and KARLIE REDD were no shows.  

Last week, we saw Love & Hip Hop cast members Joe Budden, Tahiry and Kaylin come face to face with each other for the second time during the season while discussing their never-ending love triangle during part 1 of the LHHNY Reunion show. While part 2 of the reunion show doesn’t air until tonight,  VH1 caught up with big booty Tahiry backstage just before she took her spot on the couch to get the real deal on her situation with Joe, how she really feels about getting slappy-happy with Kaylin,  and more. Check out a few excerpts from the chat below: via  VH1 How do you feel when you look back at the stuff and [Joe] makes it seem like you’re the one still trying to get on with him?   “I have to remember that it’s an old episode. That’s why I acted all emotional the other day and actually instagramed the conversation where he was texting me because he sits around in interviews and he says stuff like, “My relationship is great and this and that and the third;...

KEVIN HART may be hilarious, but he should know operating a vehicle while intoxicated in no laughing matter. The comedian was arrested over the weekend, after California Highway Patrol officers spotted HART driving erratically in a black Mercedes going 90 MPH on the freeway around 4:30 AM. Officers report that he almost collided with a gas tanker truck, an addition to failing all sobriety tests, showed “”objective signs of intoxication.” KEVIN was captured by the TMZ cams admitting to being drunk, denying the inclusion of a gas tanker truck, and explained his second charge for resisting arrest. His girlfriend ENIKO was with him during the arrest, and came to meet him upon his release. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO

After pleading guilty in June 2012 to “intentionally and willingly” failing to file federal tax returns for the $1.8 million she earned between 2005 to 2007, LAURYN HILL claims she did not file taxes because of dangerous threats put on her life. Later this month HILL sadly faces up to three years in jail for federal and state unpaid taxes, but has since filed documents asking the court to rethink her sentencing. According to documents obtained by TMZ, HILL explains that she stopped paying taxes “when she withdrew from society at large due to what she perceived as manipulation and very real threats to herself and her family”. The are no specifics on what type of threats she received, but it would appear on April 22nd HILL will attempt to persuade the judge a she can pay the taxes back sooner if she is on probation rather than behind bars. Last year, HILL reportedly owed the IRS nearly $470,000.

DAWN DRAGO , former nanny of DIDDY and KIM PORTER ‘s twin daughters claims that PORTER was an avid drug user and allegedly exposed her children to a white powdery substance. According to reports obtained by TMZ,  DRAGO claims that not only did PORTER “chain smoke marijuana,” her twin daughters were “covered in a white powdery substance,” after opening “a bag containing the powder, along with clear capsules, filled with another powdery substance.” DRAGO claims that she was verbally and violently abused by PORTER before she was fired for complaining about the strong stench of marijuana.

Pilar Sanders is rumored to have moved on from Deion, not with a younger man as early reports speculated but instead with a money-making music mogul from Louisiana! According to Sandra Rose:   Deion Sanders’ estranged wife Pilar has a new man in her life, according to my rock solid source who demanded anonymity. The reason this post is a Not So Blind Item is because I can’t publicly name Pilar’s sugar daddy. I am told that he is a very low key, very wealthy individual who prefers to keep his love life under wraps. I’m told that this recording executive based in Louisiana reaches into his deep pockets frequently and often to lavish Pilar with gifts and trips to faraway exotic locales. The multimillionaire record label owner also reportedly laces Pilar’s children with gifts including the custom t-shirts you see them wearing in these photos. I’m told that Pilar’s sugar daddy isn’t picking up her legal tab but he is paying for everything else, including a recent ...

NICKI MINAJ has released the video to her much awaited video “High School,” featuring YMCMB boss LIL WAYNE . MINAJ’s infamous neon green swimsuit makes an appearance, along with other barely-there outfit choices, as she and WEEZY share few surprising intimate moments? Watch Video  

YMCMB's own, Nicki Minaj , has been sparing no contestant’s feelings during her stint as a judge on American Idol, and last week the shit hit the fan  when a male contestant who was sent home spoke out about why he thought he got the boot.   According to US Magazine , Contestant  Devin Velez , a resident of Chicago and one of judge Mariah Carey’s favorite Idol hopefuls, hinted to Us Weekly after his elimination that he thought Minaj was at least partly to blame for his departure. “I think I know who didn’t want to put me through,” he said. “I don’t know, she has a lot of girl power…Maybe she just wants a girl to win, you know?” he continued. “Just the fact that the girls have been so consistent with their songs and have such higher votes — I mean, the girls are amazing this year, and I have nothing bad to say about any of the contestants. As for the judges, you know…”   SMH. Devin clapped back at Nicki and then deleted his respon...

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is back!!! Now that New York has wrapped up it’s last episode, MIMI FAUST , JOSELINE , K. MICHELLE and other members of the cast of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta return to VH1 for Season 2 of their hit reality show. Sure to be filled with drama, dirt, and STEVIE J’S rat-faces, the show will air April 22nd on VH1. Clip 1 Clip 2  

Last summer, TAMEKA FOSTER(Usher's ex wife)  and RYAN GLOVER suffered the loss of their 11-year-old son, KILE GLOVER , who tragically died after he was struck by a jet ski. To celebrate what would have been her young son’s, 12th birthday, FOSTER held a launch party for the Kile’s World Foundation. Held at Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center, the Kile’s World Foundation , was established as an organization willing to offer art based camps with workshops in singing, acting, dance, paint, illustration, musical production and digital media, all interests GLOVER pursued before his untimely death. FOSTER is also looking to open up a magnet school, public schools with specialized courses or curricula, through the Kile’s World Foundation.

It would appear that singers RAY-J and TEAIRRA MARI may be attempting to rekindle an old flame. The duo was captured in Los Angeles shopping together in a series of photos. RAY J and TEAIRRA MARI were once confirmed to be dating back in 2008 before RAY J began filming for his VH1 reality series For The Love of Ray J . Just a few days ago, the couple had also been spotted cuddling and boo lovin’ at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, the same night RAY J got in backstage brawl after calling SUGE KNIGHT ‘s niece a b*tch.