Kanye West reportedly will be putting down his songwriting writing pen to become a guest editor for the August/September issue of the magazine Complex. The rapper/producer will be a fashion columnist for the magazine and will also be conducting interviews and overseeing a section about his favorite designers.
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In the August issue of Vibe, T.I. raves about his relationship with the mother of his son “King,” Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, former singer of music group Xscape. According to MTV, the rapper confirmed that he and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle had broken up in May, but reconciled.
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According to reports, 50 Cent “Curtis Jackson” has expanded his G-Unit books brand by signing on author Meta Smith who was released by Warner Books this year. Meta Smith is known as a Chicago DJ and for her novels such as The Rolexxx Club (2006) and Queen of Miami (2007).
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Owner and editor in chief of OZONE Magazine based out of Orlando, Florida, Julia Beverly, will be celebrating her birthday in Miami, FL this Saturday at Sobe Live in South Beach. The birthday Bash is hosted by non-other than Atlantic Records recording artist Trick Daddy.
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R. Kelly as well as Ne-Yo, Rihanna and Robin Think are featured in the June/July issue of Giant Magazine.

According to an article published on Giant Magazine, R. Kelly stated the following, “The haters sparks fire in me to strive even more and work harder. And stay hungrier. I’m very competitive and the more you talk about me, the more I’m gonna ride and the more I’m gonna strive and stay focused. Thank God for my fans sand radio stations cause all that overwhelms the bullshit as far as the haters.”
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Singer/songwriter and producer Alicia Keys and rapper Jay-Z will be one of the many faces to appear on the cover of one of 20 covers of Vanity Fair’s Africa issue. Vanity Fair is releasing the Africa Issue to increase awareness of the social and political problems plaguing the continent. For each online subscription sold, Vanity Fair will donate $5 to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
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Rap artist, lyrical poet, actor and Grammy Award nominee Common “Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.” will be premiering his new video “The Game” for his new single off the album “Finding Forever” expected in stores July 10, 2007 on Unleashed MTV2 on May 29, 2007 which he filmed beginning May 3, 2007. In addition, Common has also landed on the front cover of the Billboard magazine’s May issue which is also good look for him.

As for future things, this Summer Common will be sharing the stage for a free public concert with Joss Stone and Ryan Shaw for the SummerStage in Central Park on June 8.

Previously, Common made a move to the big screen by having a major role in the action thriller, “Smokin’ Aces” which starred Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman Alicia Keys and others.

Sources say that Fantasia’s dad, Joseph Barrino, has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the publisher of his daughter’s autobiography “Fantasia: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale.” Claiming the book’s full of “malicious untruths,” he’s pursuing the publisher as opposed to the illiterate Fantasia or her disgruntled ghostwriter.

Former NWA manager Jerry Heller is getting gangsta at 65 by writing a memoir entitled “Ruthless” about the group. Jerry Heller says that when he met Eric “Eazy-E” Wright in 1987, he knew that he would change the music world.

Eazy-E was the founder of Ruthless Records and created the gangsta rap group N.W.A., while Heller the music industry veteran was handling the business side of things. After 11 years of Easy-E’s death from AIDS, Jerry Heller writes the memoir to detail how Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and MC Ren formed N.W.A. and how Suge Knight who was once a part-time security guard for Ruthless broke up the group.

Jerry Heller goes on to talk in his interview about how Ice Cube has spoke of nothing but insults of him, since leaving the group and how he has disrespected him as a person and a Jew. Jerry Heller gives Ice Cube nothing but praises speaking on how great his films are and how he’s the most important African-American indie filmmaker in the business today.

Jerry Heller goes on to tell how charming Suge Knight was and how Eazy-E was more perceptive, he always thought Suge was going to be problem. “I didn’t take Suge as seriously as I should have”, stated Heller.

Currently Jerry Heller is putting together the movie version of the book and has spoken with a few of the potential actors for the roles. For the Eazy-E role he hopes to get Larenz Tate, whereas he has spoken with The Game to play Suge Knight. Heller is also talking with Bruce Willis to play himself. “And these are just talks right now”, states Heller.