The Young, Black, and Fabulous

SPOTTED: Kanye West And Jay-Z In SoHo + Ciara Talks About Her Admiration Of Beyonce
SATURDAY CANDIDS: Keri Hilson Clubbing In London + Drake Shopping In Beverly Hills
Whitney Houston Says Yes To Additional Addiction Treatment, Sources Say "She Really Wants It This Time"
Did Chris Brown Get A New Tattoo!?
Alicia Keys, Will Smith & The Black Eyed Peas At The Walmart Annual Shareholders Meeting + Pharrell Designs A Glass Angel Sculpture
PHOTOSHOOT FAB: Jaden Smith In Black And White
First Lady Michelle, Sasha, & Malia Obama Are Headed To South Africa + Braylon Edwards Spending $1M To Send 100 Students To College
Zoe Kravitz Hits "106 & Park" & The Streets Of NY

SPOTTED: Kanye West And Jay-Z In SoHo + Ciara Talks About Her Admiration Of Beyonce

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Kanye West and Jay-Z were spotted in Soho yesterday. Find out what they were up to and hear Ciara talk about her admiration of Beyonce inside.....

Jay-Z and Kanye West took a break from finalizing their upcoming album Watch The Throne yesterday, and went walking through SoHo. The pair were seen with Bu Thiam, the brother of Akon and Def Jam VP of A&R.

Beside the new album, Kanye has a lot on his plate this summer as he will serve as a presenter at the CFDA Fashion awards on Monday and he is also working on his own fashion line in Paris that will debut later. Hmm...I'm sure it will be very expensive and creative.

In other music news....

Ciara recently held a press conference in South Africa, and when Beyonce was mentioned, Ciara spoke highly of Bey complimenting her as an artist and individual. Watch the video above....

SATURDAY CANDIDS: Keri Hilson Clubbing In London + Drake Shopping In Beverly Hills

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT

We have Saturday candids for you inside. See Keri Hilson clubbing in London and Drake out shopping in Los Angeles after the jump...

Yesterday, Keri Hilson was snapped arriving at the Merah Club in London for her single launch.

Keri is across the pond promoting No Boys Allowed and had dinner at the Ora Restaurant earlier.

While in London, Keri's lavish suite at the May Fair Hotel was doubled booked and given to Avril Lavigne by mistake. They discovered this when Keri's crew walked in on one of Avril's guests.

And in Los Angeles,

Drake went shopping with friends in Beverly Hills.

Fans of Drake will soon hear him rapping on Game's upcoming cd R.E.D. Album.

Photos via SplashNews/Cook/Danny/WENN.com

Whitney Houston Says Yes To Additional Addiction Treatment, Sources Say "She Really Wants It This Time"

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 06:06 AM PDT

After completing a 30-day voluntary out-patient rehab program, Whitney Houston has decided to seek out additional treatment on the road to recovery. Deets inside...

Sources told TMZ that "Saving All My Love" singer Whitney Houston has hired a round-the-clock life coach to assist her on the road to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. A source close to the situation said, "She really wants it this time."

Whitney completed a 30-day out-patient program earlier this week and has opted to continue with more treatment.

We wish Whitney well on the road to recovery. We really want to see her shine in the Getting To Happy sequel to Waiting To Exhale.

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Did Chris Brown Get A New Tattoo!?

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:24 PM PDT

Chris Brown's girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, tweeted what she says is Breezy's new tattoo. See the pic inside......

Though she quickly took the pic down, Breezy's girlfriend tweeted a pic of what she says is his new tattoo above. It seems like it's little unfinished and a bit boring....but to each his own.

What do you think?

Alicia Keys, Will Smith & The Black Eyed Peas At The Walmart Annual Shareholders Meeting + Pharrell Designs A Glass Angel Sculpture

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:32 PM PDT

Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas and Will Smith all made appearances at Walmart's annual shareholders meeting today and we have pics inside for you along with photos of rapper Pharrell's handmade glass sculpture....

Alicia Keys was among the performers for Walmart's annual shareholders’ meeting at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas today. Wearing a leg-revealing blue dress with hot pink heels, Alicia promoted the 10th anniversary edition of Songs In A Minor available at Walmart on June 28.

As Alicia began her performance she said to the audience, “How’s everybody feeling today? Thank you so much for having me. I want to give a big, big shout-out to all my people from Walmart all over the world here tonight."

Watch Alicia's performance here.

The event was hosted by Will Smith.

The Black Eyed Peas also performed at the event.

And in design news.......

Music producer Pharrell has designed a glass sculpture called “Inside Out” for the Glastress show at the Berengo Centre for Contemporary Art and Glass in Murano, Italy.

According to Rap-Up.com, the handmade artwork was a collaboration with Berengo Studio and consists of two angel skeletons, one hovering at over 6-feet tall with a smaller one flying behind it.

Pharrell explained the design saying, “Since I was a little boy my wonderous curiosities were based on fictional things that television offered. My mind was crammed pack with creatures fit for a child that were often funny, designed for youth, and usually a profitable franchise like cartoons. Even still, I couldn’t stop thinking about angels.”

Photos via Spencer Tirey

PHOTOSHOOT FAB: Jaden Smith In Black And White

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Jaden Smith recently sat for a black-and-white photoshoot and we have it for you inside....

Karate Kid star Jaden Smith recently sat for a photoshoot that makes him look wise beyond his 12-years.

Jaden is nominated for the 2011 Biggest Badass Movie Star award at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Do you think he will win?

Photos via Jaden Smith

First Lady Michelle, Sasha, & Malia Obama Are Headed To South Africa + Braylon Edwards Spending $1M To Send 100 Students To College

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:48 AM PDT

First Lady Michelle Obama will be taking Sasha and Malia to visit South Africa and Botswana over the summer. Get the deets on their summer vacation inside and find out about the 100 students Braylon Edwards is sending to college....

First Lady Michelle Obama has announced that she and daughters Sasha and Malia, along with First Grandmother Marian Robinson will travel to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana during an official visit to Africa from June 21 – 26.

During the trip, the First Lady hopes to focus on youth leadership, education, health and wellness as part of her work to engage young people at home and abroad.

In addition to giving the family a much needed vacation, the trip will also serve as a political opportunity to strengthen the connections between the United States and African nations.

During her trip, Mrs. Obama will deliver the keynote address to a U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum in South Africa for young women who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their own countries.

And in good deed of the day news....

Living up to a promise he made in 2007, Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards is sending 100 Cleveland students to college, on his dime, for a reported $1 million.

Back in 2007, Braylon promised 100 Cleveland high school students that he would pay for their college tuition if they maintained grade point averages at 2.5 or higher and performed 15 hours of community service.

Speaking about the deed, Braylon tweeted,

"As the 2nd most hated man in Clev & a man of my word, today I will honor a promise made to 100 students in Cleveland years ago. The last of my Advance 100 students will graduate from my program and head off to college on scholarships that I will provide them with. Guys, enjoy and embrace your new beginnings and remember your promise to me, to reach back & help someone else along the way."

Zoe Kravitz Hits "106 & Park" & The Streets Of NY

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT

Well isn't she lovely. X-Men: First Class actress Zoe Kravitz has been making her publicity rounds in NYC this week. She hit "106 & Park" last night with the BET kids, and hit MTV studios and more as well.

Pics of the rock royalty chick when you read on...

Zoe rocked this nude, black, and white printed dress yesterday while hitting the publicity rounds in NYC. Such a cute look with her shades and haircut.

Then she hit up "106 & Park" to talk to Rocsi, Terrence, and the BET kids about her cute new magazine spread for ASOS mag and her brand new movie opening today, X-Men: First Class: