08-31-06 EURxtra: Dave Chappelle / Beyonce / Usher / Danity Kane

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BEYONCE BERATED BY BIOLOGIST: Singer accused of being “abusive” to an alligator during recent photo shoot.
*She’s already ticked off PETA and had an operative from the animal rights group infiltrate a dinner to grill her about fur use in her clothing line. Now, singer Beyonce Knowles has upset a well-known reptile biologist because of her behavior toward a pair of alligators at a photo shoot. Read Full Story

CHAPPELLE GLAD HE LEFT $50 MILLION BEHIND: Comedian says it was ‘one of the best decisions’ he’s ever made.
*Speaking before students at Ohio’s Central State University, comedian Dave Chappelle said he has absolutely zero regrets in choosing to walk away from his Comedy Central sketch series and a deal with the network worth $50 million. Read Full Story

USHER IS BROADWAY’S LATEST CASH COW: Singer boosts box office, theater hires extra security to control groupies.
*Usher is still giving Broadway’s box office the ol’ razzle dazzle after just one week in the role of Billy Flynn in “Chicago.” Read Full Story

‘DANITY KANE,’ ‘IDLEWILD’ TOP BILLBOARD 200: Luther, Kelis debut in the top 10.
*Voice lessons from Betty Wright and beats from the likes of Scott Storch and Rodney Jerkins go a long, long way. Just ask Danity Kane, the quintet of young ladies featured on MTV’s most recent “Making the Band” series who find themselves at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart this week – even outselling the long-awaited new LP from OutKast. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN’S ROCKY ROAD DETAILED: New York Post examines what led to rapper’s recent unraveling.
*In chronicling the myriad of negative activity surrounding Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown, New York Post’s Reed Tucker goes back to her childhood in the suburbs of New York’s Park Slope and tries to pinpoint exactly when the church-going daughter of a school teacher turned into the Ill Na Na. Read Full Story

MARIAH GIVEN DIAMONDS BY BRUNEI ROYALTY: Also, singer celebrates New York homecoming.
*Before her show at Madison Square Garden last Wednesday, Mariah Carey reportedly received a small token of appreciation from Prince Azim, the son of the Sultan of Brunei. Read Full Story

EUR CATCHES SOME 'GRIDIRON' ACTION: New movie starring The Rock is packed with riveting action, drama and humor.
To be honest, "Gridiron" is formulaic, but to say it's a formula that works is an understatement. The movie has gut wrenching drama, incredible action on the gridiron (football field) and the right dose of humor. We have to give it up to The Rock who's stepped up his acting game ten-fold in this film. He is a real actor now. Xzibit is showing some serious chops, too. In fact, the whole cast was excellent. We had a hard time believing we were watching actors and not real thugs. They're that good. The film kind of reminded us of "Remember The Titans." But the thing that impressed us the most was the audience. Apparently the word is out about the movie because so many people showed up, several hundred disappointed people were turned away, we were told. After seeing the movie now we know why. Read Full Story

EUR 'THUGABOO SNEAKER MADNESS' INTERVIEW WITH SHAWN WAYANS: Shawn on Showbiz, Nickelodeon and Brother Damon's Trademarking the N-Word
By Kam Williams
*Born on January 19, 1971, Shawn Wayans is the second youngest of the ten talented siblings who share his surname. He made his feature film debut in 1988 with a cameo appearance in big brother Keenen's I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, following that outing co-starring alongside his younger brother Marlon in another action parody called Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. Read Full Story

TV ONE SETS SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE: Actor-themed marathons mark Labor Day wknd; Natalie Cole interview, ‘All of Us’ among Sept. programming.
*As the summer comes to a close, TV One kicks off Labor Day weekend at 1 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 2 with the “Back to Old School Marathon," featuring school-themed episodes of sitcom favorites “Good Times,” “Amen,” “In the House,” “227,” “Wanda at Large,” and “For Your Love.” Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Crank (R for sex, expletives, nudity, drug use and graphic violence) Jason Statham stars in this high-octane thriller about an adrenaline-driven hit man injected with a lethal poison which will kill him if his heart rate drops who only has an hour to save his girlfriend (Amy Smart), find an antidote, and to wreak bloody vengeance on the creeps who want him dead. With Dwight Yoakum and Efren Ramirez. Read Full Story

GM WITHDRAWS SPONSORSHIP FROM SURVIVOR: Plus, show creator releases statement defending season’s segregation.
*General Motor Corp. has decided to yank its sponsorship of CBS’ “Survivor,” but claims the decision has nothing to do with the reality show’s Jim Crow operation next season. Read Full Story

BARACK OBAMA UPSETS KENYAN OFFICIALS: Senator wears out warm welcome with speech against govt. corruption.
*Barack Obama’s warm welcome in Kenya quickly turned ice cold after the U.S. senator chose to speak out against official corruption in the African country. Read Full Story

CYNTHIA MCKINNEY TO HOST HIP HOP FORUM AT CBC: Panel to discuss gang summits and record industry manipulation
*Hip Hop will be foisted upon African American lawmakers and dignitaries this year at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference in Washington. Read Full Story

MUSIC/FILM/TV BITS: Jones’ ‘Dream’; E-40 goes gold; R. Kelly judge recovered; Stephens/Lil’ Kim update; Fantasia’s hair salons; ratings for ‘Cheetah’ and ‘Duets.’
*Rapper Mike Jones is currently in production on the film “American Dream,” the first project from the newly created film production company of the same name. Read Full Story

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08-30-06 EUR: Miss Jones-Tina Knowles / Mom Iverson Buys ABA Team

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MISS JONES VS. TINA KNOWLES: Hot 97 jock suspended for two weeks after dissing Beyonce’s mama…to her face.
*The latest Hot 97 drama with Miss Jones (every month there’s something) occurred last Friday during an encounter with Beyonce and her mother, Tina, which resulted in the host being suspended for the next two weeks. Read Full Story

TWO WOMEN SUE 50 CENT FOR ASSAULT: Concert goers injured as rapper hops into crowd to find unruly fan.
*50 Cent has been sued by two women who claim he assaulted them as he went after a fan during a concert two years ago at the Hippodrome in Springfield, Mass. Read Full Story

TRACEY EDMONDS HAS ‘STORIES’ TO TELL: Film/TV exec heads production company launched by BET founder Bob Johnson.
*Producer Tracey Edmonds, the woman behind BET reality shows “College Hill” and “Lil’ Kim: Countdown to Lockdown,” has been named president and chief operating officer of Our Stories Films, the production company launched last month by BET founder Robert Johnson's RLJ Cos. and the Weinstein Co. to create family-friendly features for urban audiences. Read Full Story

ALLEN IVERSON’S MOM BUYS INTO ABA FRANCHISE: Ann Iverson to be majority owner of Richmond Warriors.
*Ann Iverson, the mother of Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson, will become the majority owner of a new American Basketball Association franchise to play in Richmond, Va. next year. Read Full Story

SOMEDAY WE’LL ALL BE FREE: “A Psalm for New Orleans” — PART 3 An exclusive book excerpt by KEVIN POWELL
“This is the hardest book I've ever written,” Powell says, “because it was born in the midst of a great catastrophe, and in the aftermath of that catastrophe, with little time for me to deal with my own trauma, pain, and sadness around what happened in New Orleans. But I felt compelled to write because we have to document this episode in the American journey honestly, with the hope and determination that it will never happen again.” Over the last two days Powell has excerpted Someday We'll All Be Free exclusively in EUR. Here is the final installment. Read Full Story

TALIB KWELI DRUMS UP NEW ALBUM: Disc will be first release from own label Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros.
*Talib Kweli’s new solo album, “Ear Drum,” will hit the streets later this year via the rapper’s newly formed Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros. imprint. The disc is led by the first single “Listen,” a plea for the return of real hip hop. (See the video below.) Read Full Story

ROZ RYAN BACK IN ‘CHICAGO’: Actress will share Broadway billing with Usher for several weeks before actor’s run ends.
*Roz Ryan, best known for her memorable TV role of Sister Amelia on the sitcom “Amen,” will return to the Broadway stage as Matron “Mama” Morton in “Chicago” beginning Sept. 11. Read Full Story

E-40: Slanguage Slinger Makes the Grade with “Report Card”
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*E-feezy from the Yay. Lyricist and linguist. If you ain’t heard, you ain’t smellin’. After 12 albums and 15 years, “Ambassador of the Bay,” E-40 took a two-year sabbatical before releasing his latest, “My Ghetto Report Card.” The album has shot out two singles, “Tell Me When to Go” and “U and Dat,” that are hot on radio and hotter in the clubs, which have helped the disc outshine its predecessors coming out of the gate. Still E-40 is taking it in stride – ghost riding the hits. Read Full Story

SISTER SLEDGE RECRUITS LABELLE, CIARA: ‘We Are Family’ updated with guest stars to benefit Hurricane Katrina relief.
*Patti LaBelle, Ciara, Brian McKnight, Chris Brown and Branford Marsalis have joined Sister Sledge to record an update of their classic 1970s single, “We Are Family,” with proceeds of the single and DVD earmarked for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Read Full Story

COLIN FARRELL STALKER A NO-SHOW IN COURT: Restraining order extended against Dessarae Bradford.
*Dessarae Bradford had no problem crashing “The Tonight Show” hoping to serve papers to Colin Farrell, the movie star she claims stalked and sexually-harassed her. But the former model was a no-show Monday to address the matter in court. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Akeelah and the Bee --Heartwarming Family Flick Released on DVD
By Kam Williams
*Although Akeelah (Keke Palmer) once exhibited academic promise, the previously precocious adolescent has taken to skipping classes and using slang to be accepted by her other kids at her school located in South Central L.A. As an at-risk kid, she frequently finds herself in trouble with Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong), the principal of Crenshaw Middle School. Read Full Story

MUSIC/TV BITS: ‘Thriller’ No. 2; Janet laments ‘Fat Butt’; Andre 3000 a player?; Nas surprises wifey; Black Family Channel’s Katrina special.
*Voters placed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album second in a British poll of the Top 100 Albums of all time. The King of Pop lost the top spot to the Beatles’ “Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” by just 201 votes in the tally sponsored by BBC's Radio Two Music Club. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Ndegeocello at Terrell benefit; BE/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge; McDonald at Lincoln Center; Boost Mobile RockCorps in NY.
*Me'shell Ndegeocello, Angelique Kidjo, and Living Colour founder Vernon Reid are among the scheduled performers for “An Esoteric Night—A Benefit Concert for Tom Terrell,” to be held Sept. 11 at the Canal Room in Brooklyn, NY. Read Full Story

CHURCH BITS: Kurtis Blow brings Hip Hop Church to Cali; Jerry Stackhouse gives his mother a refurbished place of worship.
*Kurtis Blow is bringing his Harlem-based Hip-Hop Church to Southern California in October at the world famous Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove. Read Full Story

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08-29-06 EURextra: Foxy Brown / Lil' Kim / Ne-Yo / Janet / Thugaboo

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LIL’ KIM’S LAWYER TO FIGHT ‘DURTY’: Reggae singer sues rapper for alleged sampling of track without permission; Kim’s attorney responds.
*Looks like Lil’ Kim will be back in a courtroom soon due to a lawsuit filed against her by reggae artist Tanya Stephens, who claims the rapper illegally borrowed her music and lyrics for a track on her latest album, “The Naked Truth.” Read Full Story

ESSENCE MAGAZINE RESPONDS TO NE-YO RUMOR: Latest Internet talk has singer admitting he’s gay in October issue. Is it true?
*R&B singer Ne-Yo has had an interesting couple of weeks on the World Wide Web. First a picture of him and a young woman in the midst of a sex act surfaces, courtesy of his hacked-into Sidekick…as the story goes. Read Full Story

JANET STILL RELUCTANT TO SPEAK WITH TIMBERLAKE: Singer explains feelings at Chicago radio station.
*While promoting her upcoming album “20 Y.O.,” Janet Jackson stopped at Chicago radio station WPWX (Power 92) to visit the "Trey the Chocolate Jock Morning Jump-Off" show, and was promptly asked about her relationship with Justin Timberlake in the wake of her 2004 wardrobe malfunction. Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS LOOKS OUT FOR TEEN GIRLS: Singer cautions against boys who try to avoid using condoms.
*Singer Alicia Keys may not be Lyfe Jennings, but she has her own “S.E.X.” message to bestow upon young ladies who may fall for the lines boys use to avoid practicing safe sex. Read Full Story

SOMEDAY WE’LL ALL BE FREE: “A Psalm for New Orleans” — PART 2 An exclusive book excerpt by KEVIN POWELL
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast region of the United States in late August 2005, writer and activist Kevin Powell knew he had to do something. He personally traveled to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Houston to interview and help survivors. He organized large truck shipments to the affected region by staging two major New York City benefits in the span of three months. He co-created Katrina on the Ground, which sent over 700 young people, mostly college students, to the devastated area as an alternative Spring Break in March 2006. And Powell wrote the bulk of his seventh book, Someday We'll All Be Free, in the midst of this national tragedy, including the third and final Over the next two days Powell has agreed to excerpt Someday We'll All Be Free exclusively with EUR. Here is today's installment. Read Full Story

EMINEM TEAMS WITH NIKE FOR CHARITY: Rapper creates limited edition Air Max sneakers to raise funds for disadvantaged youth.
*Eminem is getting to live out a dream while raising much-needed funds to help disadvantaged kids in his native Michigan and around the globe. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN AVOIDS JAIL WITH GUILTY PLEA: Rapper gets probation and must take anger management courses for nail salon assault.
*Rapper Foxy Brown pleaded guilty Monday to the assault of two nail salon workers in 2004, then minutes later, tried to get the judge to withdraw her plea claiming she was rushed into the decision. Read Full Story

KAM WILLIAMS ON THE WHITE EMMY AWARDS: Andre Braugher Token Black Winner at 58th Annual Emmy Awards
By Kam Williams
*There’s something very eerie about watching an Emmy Award Show year after year where the audience is 99% white, the nominees are 99% white and the winners are 99% white, when all you have to do is channel surf for a minute to see that this fails to reflect either the diversity among actors and actresses appearing on TV. Read Full Story

PRINCE WORKS POST-EMMY PARTY: Stars flock to LA’s Skybar at the Mondrian for exclusive concert.
*The place to be in Hollywood is wherever Prince is playing – and on Sunday night, it was Sunset Strip hotspots Asia de Cuba restaurant and Skybar at the Mondrian hotel for an exclusive post-Emmy bash thrown jointly by Entertainment Tonight and People magazine. Read Full Story

MASTER P PENS PLAY ABOUT HURRICANE KATRINA: Also, mogul begins casting for new reality TV show.
*Rapper/actor/basketball player/music executive Master P can now add playwright to his title with the completion of “Uncle Willy’s Family,” described as a hip-hop, gospel comedy play about Hurricane Katrina. Read Full Story

THE WAYANS FAMILY PRESENTS THUGABOO SNEAKER MADNESS: The Next Generation of Kids Animated Specials on TV and DVD
Inspired by their own childhood experiences, funnymen Shawn, Marlon and Keenen Ivory Wayans lend their unique comedic touch to Thugaboo, a hilariously heart-warming series of kids animated specials debuting on DVD today, August 29, 2006 from Warner Home Video following Nickelodeon primetime broadcasts in mid-August. Read Full Story

EMINEM HAS AN INCIDENT WITH HEFNER GIRLFRIEND: Rapper reportedly pours water over love interest in music video.
*Rapper Eminem reportedly went off on one of Hugh Hefner’s women during a recent video shoot. Read Full Story

HEINEKEN GOING AFTER THE BLACK DOLLAR: Beer launches new promotional campaign with neo-soul’s finest.
*Angie Stone, Lyfe Jennings, Raphael Saadiq and Amel Larrieux have all signed on for the new promotional campaign “Heineken Red Star Soul,” a series of live invitation-only musical concerts and events to draw urban consumers to the product. Read Full Story

BRIAN MCKNIGHT JOINS WARNER BROS. FAM: Also, singer to guest star on tonight’s debut of ‘Celebrity Duets.’
*After spending his last eight years releasing product under Motown, singer Brian McKnight has left the fold to sign an exclusive long-term recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, the label announced. Read Full Story

WONDER, MARSALIS TONIGHT IN KATRINA CONCERT: Musicians scheduled to mark one-year anniversary at New Orleans Arena.
*Stevie Wonder, Ivan Neville, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John and Yolanda Adams are scheduled to take the stage tonight in New Orleans to mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it brought to the city. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Global Beyonce; Powell’s book signing; C-LO board game; Strahan’s new squeeze; Tiger Foundation turns 10.
*Beyonce’s promo trip to the UK has paid off. Her track “Déjà Vu,” the first single from her upcoming album “B’Day,” is the No. 1 commercial single in the United Kingdom and Japan and has achieved No. 1 airplay in Hong Kong. Read Full Story

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08-28-06 EUR: Oprah / Babyface / Rumors of a 'Beyon-Jay' Wedding

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OPRAH’S NAME USED IN ANOTHER SCAM: South African hustlers push investment scheme on folks following mogul’s recent appearance.
*Two weeks after a Maryland man pleaded guilty for scamming elderly folks with fake Oprah Winfrey tickets, South African officials are investigating an investment scam that used Winfrey’s name days after she was in town to interview prospective students for her new all-girls school. Read Full Story

MORE TROUBLE FOR FOXY BROWN: Rapper allegedly stole two $400 belts from Greenwich Village boutique; manicurist trial begins today.
*One day after missing a court date in New Jersey last week, rapper Foxy Brown allegedly pulled an Oprah Winfrey and Winona Ryder at a Greenwich Village boutique by demanding entry after hours and then shoplifting two $400 belts. Read Full Story

MAN CLAIMING BABYFACE KINSHIP PLEADS GUILTY: Six months probation part of plea agreement filed Thursday.
*A 24-year-old Indiana man claiming to be the illegitimate son of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds will spend six months in a halfway house after pleading guilty to misdemeanor intimidation. Read Full Story

'SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE': Kevin Powell's Katrina inspired book excerpted in EUR
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast region of the United States in late August 2005, writer and activist Kevin Powell knew he had to do something. He personally traveled to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Houston to interview and help survivors. He organized large truck shipments to the affected region by staging two major New York City benefits in the span of three months. “This is the hardest book I've ever written,” Powell says, “because it was born in the midst of a great catastrophe, and in the aftermath of that catastrophe, with little time for me to deal with my own trauma, pain, and sadness around what happened in New Orleans. But I felt compelled to write because we have to document this episode in the American journey honestly, with the hope and determination that it will never happen again.” Over the next three days Powell has agreed to excerpt Someday We'll All Be Free exclusively with EUR. Here is today's installment Read Full Story

SEGREGATED ‘SURVIVOR’ BACKLASH BEGINS: NYC officials, civil rights groups mad; Limbaugh says blacks would drown; bodog.com has blacks 2nd behind whites.
*Just as producers of the show wanted, “Survivor’s” premise this fall of separating tribes according to race has everyone talking – from Caucasian “Good Day L.A.” and Fox NFL Sunday weather-lady Jillian Barberie stating she would have to be on the black team, to Native American and Arab folks wondering what happened to their teams. Read Full Story

ELTON JOHN LOOKING TO TRY HIP HOP: Singer wants beats from Dre, Kanye, Pharrell, Timbaland and others for next LP.
*Perhaps inspired by the way his classic “Benny and the Jets” sounded under Mary J. Blige’s 1999 track “Deep Inside,” Elton John is now looking to collab with the hottest hip hop producers in the game for a new album. Read Full Story

MORE RUMORS OF A “BEYON-JAY” WEDDING: Star mag swears $3 million event will take place November in Anguilla.
*Is it really true this time? Star magazine is citing a source that claims Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z will finally jump the broom in late November during a lavish $3 million ceremony on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. Read Full Story

SAM MOORE: Soul Man's New CD Features Mariah, Jon Bon Jovi, Sting and Fantasia Among Others.
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*Whether the initials “S” and “M” stand for soul man or Sam Moore, it connotes the exact same thing. Believe it. Powerful soulster Sam Moore will drop his latest project, “Overnight Sensational” tomorrow, August 29, featuring some of the realest rhythm & blues that’s hit the airwaves in quite a long time. Formerly one-half of the 60’s group Sam & Dave, Moore does what he does best – teams up and this time it’s with some major music star power. The 12-song disc features Moore with legendary musicians from different genres including rock icon Bruce Springsteen, gospel star BeBe Winans, country star Wynonna, and pop legend Sting. The disc also features Jon Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Nikka Costa and Fantasia. Read Full Story

CHAOS ERUPTS AT NEVERLAND: Wildfire breaks out near main residence; animals reportedly being sold off; plus, MiJac responds to ex-wife’s complaint.
*Water-dropping helicopters and about 100 firefighters helped to contain a 40-acre wildfire that broke out Friday on Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, just as news of animals on his 2,500-acre ranch are reportedly being sold off in the wake of his spiraling debt. Read Full Story

TIGER CAPTURES 52ND PGA TITLE: Latest comes in the rain at Akron Ohio’s Bridgestone Invitational.
*The unstoppable Tiger Woods sunk an 8-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole Sunday to beat Stewart Cink at the Bridgestone Invitational. Read Full Story

RAPPERS FLOCK TO BRAND STIFF DRINKS: Company teams with hip hop stars who throw names on various spirits.
*Foxy Brown, DJ Clue and Ja Rule are among the talent teaming with the company Straight Up Brands to produce their own brand of alcoholic beverages. Read Full Story

KATRINA CALENDAR: Tom Joyner, ‘Dr. Phil,’ TV/cable networks plan comprehensive coverage of Tuesday’s one-year anniversary.
*The following are a sampling of specials held in commemoration of tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which took more than 1,300 lives throughout the Gulf Coast and left New Orleans 80 percent underwater following a breach of the levees. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Idlewild -- Southern Speakeasy Provides Setting for Prohibition-Era Musical Melodrama
By Kam Williams
*When the visually-enchanting Moulin Rouge was released in 2001, it caused quite a stir, because it featured songs by The Beatles, Elton John, David Bowie, Madonna and other latter-day icons in a period piece that takes place in 1900, well before any of them were even born. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Lennix in ‘24’; Braugher in ‘Four’ sequel; BET buys out Internet unit; CNN.com to rerun 9/11/01; ‘Payne’ oops; Kenan dropped from ‘SNL?’
*Fresh from his part opposite Geena Davis on the cancelled ABC series “Commander in Chief,” Harry Lennix will join the cast of Fox’s real-time drama "24" next season for a recurring role that has yet to be specified. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: P.E./J.D. honored; Janet’s legs; Jay-Z’s concert; Fergie & Fergie; Moore's LP.
*Public Enemy and Jermaine Dupri will be honored at this year's Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards show. P.E. will receive the Hip-Hop Founders Award, while Dupri will pocket the inaugural Otis Redding Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in music, culture and business. Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: ‘Seven Guitars’ reviews; Tyler Perry’s new play; ‘Porgy & Bess’ in London.
*Critics have weighed in on Signature Theater’s revival of August Wilson's “Seven Guitars,” a 1940s-set drama directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who starred in the original Broadway mounting in 1996. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: LA’s Best New Talent Showcase; Karamu House’s Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; Les Brown and Willie Jolley at D.C. benefit.
*As previously reported, Los Angeles radio personality and former rapper Felicia "The Poetess" Morris will launch L.A.'s Best New Talent Showcases on Tuesday (Aug. 29) at the world famous B.B. King's at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

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