Rihanna has learned the Jayonce rules well: deny all claims of a relationship and proceed to play it out in public the exact opposite way. On July 19, Rihanna and Chris Brown ~ best friends for life ~ spent their Saturday afternoon at Kings Dominion amusement park in Virginia.

They were spotted getting on the deadly Anaconda..

And

They’re off!

Kings Dominion is a very public place, it’s impossible to believe no one noticed them.

Could you imagine a full day of dealing with that? Haha.
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“Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” is one of those I gotta hear that again songs. It’s a personal favorite from Gnarls Barkley’s new album The Odd Couple. They’ve taken that song and crafted a video that befits their unofficial title as hip-hop’s most creative duo.

The song itself is muted throughout the video. As we zoom into the scene, a girl is breaking up with her boyfriend in a diner.

He doesn’t take it well and shows her how much her decision has crushed him..

he literally cuts his chest open and puts his heart on the table.

WTF?

Gnarls Barkley “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”

The fun really starts when the heart comes back to life.

Happy as a California raisin.

For years Jean Grae has been the female champion on hip-hop’s underground. Not sure if she was not able, or never had the chance for a bigger stage, but “Love Thirsty” the single off her new album Jeanius reveals the kind of balance she would bring to the mainstream scene.

The video references Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver

Jean Grae “Love Thirst”

You know what I’ve noticed? Every artist has a different brush and technique they use to paint a picture on a musical canvas.

Some like Trina in “Take it Back”..

Eatin dis pussy ain’t a job now(snack) like it’s thanksgiving and it ain’t comin’ (back)
Collard greens (neck bones) Nigga chew dis ass
Boat hold a special don’t stop till it pass
Licky, licky, licky, licky, licky for a (hour)
I’m a make it rain for ya here’s a golden (shower)
I’m smellin like a (flower) My pussy is a (rose)
Come a lil closer I wanna fuck your nose

just throw it at the wall, watch it drip, splatter and say.. “tadaww!”

Others like Jean Grae can use the same sex theme and manage to come up with something with a little more depth and perception.

Take this “Love Thirst” single with you; it includes an extra minute and a half of verseless love in the making. Kinda reminds me of one of those Barry White/Issac Hayes joints I loved back in my crate digging days.

Finally the WNBA gets a chance to be on an NBA level and they blow it. In tonight’s matchup between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock, LA’s Candace Parker got into it with Detroit’s Plenette Pierson.

WNBA Brawl - Detroit Shock vs. Los Angeles Sparks

During the closing seconds of the game, Pierson gave Parker a hard hip-check at the free throw line. They got tied up and both fell to the floor. Pierson got up first and ran over to Parker to get something started; Parker pulled her back down to the court.

One girl jumped on Parker, but this ‘brawl’ looks like their teammates were trying to break them up. The most fury came from a Shock player being held back by her teammates.

Rick Mahorn, Detroit’s assistant coach, will have to explain why he shoved Lisa Leslie to the floor, but this was far from the all out, in the stands, stadium throwdown the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers gifted to the world.

No hair pulling, no jerseys pulled off.. You call this a girl fight?

This afternoon, Ashanti was in NY’s Rockefeller Center to promote Aloha, Baby: The Island Next Door. When the word ‘island’ comes to mind you think, blue water, white sandy beaches, bikinis, and fruity drinks. That’s what I think

The Island Next Door is a whole nother Island.. Long Island, NY.

The program was created by Thomas Suozzi to pump the idea that, Long Island, specifically Nassau county, is the perfect place to vacation in this environment of high gasoline prices, a tight economy, and break the bank air travel tickets.

Tom Suozzi (the guy next to Ashanti) speaks..

“What other place in the United States has the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, first-class restaurants, top-notch museums and parks, and world-class golf and shopping, just minutes from the world’s greatest city? Nassau County has always been known as a great place to live. Now, we’re showing people that we’re also a great place to visit.”

Ashanti grew up on Long Island. So she might be on the Island this summer, but not in Mineola; all the fabulous people linger in The Hamptons.

I guess that implies that Ashanti is fabulous.
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Okay, that’s not Halle Berry’s son. If you got here through a Google search and feel deceived, you can leave now.

Halle was spotted at the Westfield Mall in Century City, California over the weekend, with this ‘mystery’ man. He’s too young to be a jumpoff. I’m thinking cousin.. nephew.. bodyguard? Now that’s a laugh.

Halle is fresh off her pregnancy and already back to showing her belly.

And filling it with ice cream too.

A smiling Halle Berry in a candid shot is a rare find. She always looks bothered. Notice how her expression changes as the flicks continue.

The guy that shot these pictures..

also posts videos on JFXonline under the Pap 101 series << those are behind the scenes stories of what the paparazzi do to make a living. In the video you see Halle Berry being swarmed in the parking lot. She goes into a store. The paps can't follow, but once she leaves they're snapping pictures again.. Halle was surprised to see them; instantly, that frown turned upside down.

Check the video here >> Pap 101: Halle’s Belly & Snooty Security

Dude does punk mall security.. hah..

“You guys can’t do shit. That’s why you’re mad.. you’re useless.”