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VIA RADIO ONE CLEVELAND Eric Benet gives us a taste of the bitter sweet love of yesterday with his leaked track “Sometimes I Cry.” We are giving this to you exclusively no where else can this be heard. You are first to hear it. Let us know what you think.

VIA NEWSONE From WSJ.com: The number of people filing for unemployment insurance fell last week, but weak industrial output and a drop in wholesale prices point to a slowing in the economic recovery. Initial claims for jobless benefits fell a seasonally adjusted 29,000 to 429,000 in the week ended July 10, the Labor Department said […]

VIA RADIO ONE CLEVELAND The Mayor Greg Ballard of Indianapolis awarded comedian Mike Epps the key to the city along with the Expo committee honoring him with an award for Entertainer of The Year! Epps is originally from the East side Indianapolis and is active in his old community and city all year round. “There […]

Kelis is the cover star of the latest issue of Jet magazine.

FROM RAP-UP: John Legend and The Roots revive the spirit of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes’ 1975 classic “Wake Up Everybody” with some help from Common and Melanie Fiona. The soulful cover appears on Mr. Legend’s conscious collaboration with The Roots, Wake Up!, due Sept. 21. The Grammy-winning crooner said the original song didn’t […]

We recently came across a hilarious reality TV star named Joy. She’s featured as one of four female police officers in TLC’s Police Women of Memphis. Joy doesn’t take any BS from anyone.

Fantasia is not in a good mood today…She is on twitter snapping off on people who have been making fun of her misspelled words and things on twitter.

Christina Milian’s mom is speaking out for the first time since her soon-to-be ex son-in-law was busted getting cozy with his assistant in the Caribbean. HipHollywood‘s Kevin Frazier spoke exclusively to Carmen Milian, and she told us that the only thing she is focused on right now is the well-being of her daughter and grandchild. […]

Is this a new couple alert? T.O. was spotted at the 2010 ESPY Awards looking like a little more than just friends.

FROM RAP-UP: If you see Amerie’s name spelled with two Is from now on, that’s not a typo. The “1 Thing” singer has officially changed the spelling of her name. The Grammy-nominated artist, who now goes by Ameriie, added an “I” to her name to reflect positive energy. She announced the change to Rap-Up.com last […]

Janet Jackson flashes her big smile in her new promo shot for American fur house Blackglama. Janet has signed on as the face of the company’s ‘What Becomes A Legend Most?’ advertising campaign, which is set to debut in September, and will appear in Vanity Fair, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, among other mags. Here’s some […]