Jennifer Hudson is the third African American woman since December 2002 to grace the cover of Vogue magazine.



I got the chance to meet Jennifer at the AEC/ASCAP luncheon at the Beverly Hilton this past Sunday morning in Los Angeles. We'll have footage of that a little later in the week.

I was working the red carpet and Jennifer was the last to come through. She was on tap to honor original Dreamgirl, Sheryl Lee Ralph for her philanthropy and commitment to AIDS prevention and awareness.



It was a quick interview. She was being dragged down the carpet by her handlers. Her quirky yet bubbly personality kept it lively. (I'm being nice here.)

She did however stop to speak with me answering questions on her new album, Oscar hoopla and having just bought her first home in Chicago.



What I did like is that Jennifer made it clear to me that there would be no movies, plays, commercials or projects that would happen before she completed her album. "I want to concentrate on my album and give it my all. You should hear something by March," she said as they pulled out of my camera shot.

photos submitted by SOHH GYANT.

source:http://blogs.sohh.com/soul/archives/2007/02/jennifer_hudson_2.html

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What in the hell did miss? Was I so preoccupied staring at Deelishuhs’s ass that I complete I’ve totally missed how upset people are over Ludacris performing at Paris Hilton’s Birthday party?

Various media outlets are reporting that Rapper Ludacris rushed from his own concert to perform 4 songs for the birthday girl. The singing didn't stop there; Oscar winner Jamie Foxx also made a surprise 30 minute performance.

One media outlet had this to say about Ludacris’s surprise performance at Paris’s B-day party.

Unbelievably, rapper Ludacris (pictured above) helped racist Paris Hilton celebrate her birthday party in Las Vegas during All-Star weekend. Does Ludacris have any self-pride and common sense? He seems to have more respect for racist whites than he does for fellow African-American Oprah Winfrey-who he slams at every opportunity. Pathetic!

While this isn’t news to me, many of his fans are upset, and are calling for a Boycott of his music, and ultimately him.

Though the petition has already garnered 132 signatures, I still don’t see what affect it will have on him professionally or personally.

Tell me what you think. Is Ludacris a sellout for performing at Paris Hilton’s birthday party after it was widely reported that she makes racists comments towards black people? Ludacris Online Petition

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?bubbles2&201

While you are all mulling that over, I got a free download for you. You know, I be giving y’all a lot of free shit. Y’all need to keep that in mind when you be trying to get a brutha terminated from the site.

SOHH GYANT'S DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY-RICH BOY "BOY LOOK A HERE"

http://www.zshare.net/audio/rich-boy-boy-looka-here-mp3-wk6.html

Posted by SOHH Gyant at February 21, 2007 12:03 PM

http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/ludacris_gets_p.html

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Wednesday - February 21, 2007 by Kevin R. Scott
Monica

As Monica prepared to shoot the video for her next single, "Sideline Ho" the Atlanta based singer got with SOHH for an exclusive chat on her working relationship with Clive Davis, her status at J Records and what she would do differently.

Recently word has been spreading that Clive Davis wasn't in support of Monica's new image and single, "Sideline Ho."

"It's easy for people to forget but Clive Davis and I have had a long standing relationship. My relationship stared with Clive almost 13 years ago and we have a good working relationship. Even if there are things that we don't agree on, it's almost like a marriage, you agree to disagree and you keep it moving," Monica told SOHH.

After The Makings of Me disappeared from the Billboard charts and a video of her asking fans to petition J Records to finance her third video surfaced online, rumors began to fly that Monica would be dropped from her label for breaking with the girl next door image the label had painted of her.

http://blogs.sohh.com/soul/archives/2007/01/faith_evans_is.html
"At the time rumors started there was nothing even taking place. We just decided to say what we had to say and move on and started writing treatments for the 'Sideline Ho' video."

Looking back, Monica admitted she would have re-worked her strategy, not allowing her label to influence the selection of her singles and look to her fans for opinions.

"If I had to do something over again, I'd probably release more than one single and let the audience choose which one they would have wanted to hear," she admits.

In related news former J Records crooner Jimmy Cozier recently spoke exclusively with SOHH about his own difficulty when it came to getting support from the label.

"They would say my songs were 'too hood' or 'too street 'or 'it's not pop enough,'" Cozier said. "It got to a point to where a check was like a band aid. If Jimmy's upset, write him a check. It was like my concerns were written off with a check. After a while I was like, 'I can't.' I got with my lawyers and asked to be released from my contract."

source: http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10958

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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas right? I sure hope so, cause I’m on a mean streak right now…a bad one. “Your flight out of JFK (NY) got cancelled,” the Delta customer service lady told me over the phone last Thursday (Feb.15). Thankfully, a shuttle flight was slated to leave Laguardia (NY) a bit later that day. To make a very long story a bit shorter, me and my boy Vegas got delayed 6 hours in Boston, arrived in Sin City around midnight, settled for a purple Lincoln Towncar rather than our reserved Cadillac Deville and later downgraded only to get a lime green Ford Mustang. Come…on! Needless to say that we missed the Boost Mobile Zo & Magic 8-ball challenge by the time we had settled in.



Ludacris playing pool at Boost Mobile Zo & 8-Ball Challenge



Melinda Williams and Gabrielle Union at 8-Ball Challenge



Queen Latifah and the girls at the CoverGirl Queen Collection's Queen for the Day event

For the record, the pic above doesn't do Melinda Williams justice. I saw her at the MGM, and she was looking gooooorgeous. After a few hours of rest, it was time to work. Unfortunately, Robin Thicke got stuck in Cleveland, so the interview was cancelled. I was hoping his wife, Paula Patton would be with him. With no Thicke in sight, it was on to shadowing Rich Boy for an upcoming special edition of Behind The Grind. Hoping to get some “60 Seconds” under our belt, we then headed to BET’s Hip-Hop Gaming League event. Thankfully, we got interviews done with Ciara, Mims, Doug E Fresh, Debra Lee, Big Tigger and Keisha Knight-Pulliam aka Rudy Huxtable. I even think I saw Murs walk the red carpet with some nappy ass hair. Nobody but me knew who he was.



Rich Boy during Behind The Grind Special Edition shoot


That "60 Seconds" dude with Ciara at BET's Hip-Hop Gaming League event



Doug E Fresh with BET Chairman & COO Debra Lee

Thankfully, our Melyssa Ford interview turned our luck around. We then got dope interviews from Slim Thug and the Boss Hogg Outlaws and the homie Young Buck as well. Keep your eyes peeled for some new “60 Seconds” and “Sohh Focused.”



Ali with Melyssa Ford after SOHH Focused interview



Carl with Melyssa Ford



Carl with Buck

At the end of the day, the constant traffic and interview delays prevented me from going out every night as I initially intended. So aside from that Dwayne Wade Sidekick 3 party, not too many events were attended. I missed Beyonce and was actually slated to attend that event where The Game and Buck had a near incident. Shouts to BET, Interscope,W&W, StrategicGroup, 4Sight Media Relations, Media Saavy PR, Pierce Mattie Public Relations and …I hope that’s it. If I forgot anyone, please forgive me. With that said, here are some more of the events you and I missed in Vegas.



Jay-Z at First Annual Two Kings Dinner sponsored by Budweiser Select



Buck and Jeezy at the Ice Lounge



The Game at the Ice Lounge



Beyonce and Solange Knowles at First Annual Two Kings Dinner



Lebron James at Sprite Party

Posted by Carl "Jackpot" Chery on February 20, 2007 3:27 PM | Permalink

source: http://blogs.sohh.com/on-the-scene/2007/02/things_we_missed_in_vegas_lebr_1.html

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And I hear the rest of the Dipset crew fell back and don't even want to be involved in this beef--just Cam. Speak on it...

And now for a Ya Heard??? Blind Item...Who's behind this "Who Am I" promo? Shout out to Mike over at Universal for the vid.

http://www.liquident.net/uploads/itsmebitches2.html



Monica's fiance producer Rodney Hill is getting caught up in a Naomi Campbell syle story. At Jeezy's party this weekend in the ATL celebrating his new platinum status, Rodney (Rock) and Monica were chillin' in VIP when a "fan" got real rambunctious with Rock and security had to put her out. Now this woman is claiming that Rock beat and punched her and she's posting pics all over the internet to prove it.

http://www.thecrusade.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=25855

Rock says he would never hit a woman and noone in the packed club and VIP saw him do anything except her two friends. Her story rings of groupie love. Rock told media sources that this stan was all over him while Monica was not around at the time and reached into his pockets and crushed his $2000 Cartier shades. So he got heated but security snatched her up before he could do anthing. I actually interviewed Monica yesterday and she said she would bust a chick in the face before Rock would. She says this chick only sees dollar signs.


Check out Joe Budden's new track "Take It Off" ft. Thara.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/joe_budden-take_it_off_ft-_thara-mp3.html

Posted by SOHH Fabulous at February 15, 2007 9:57 AM

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On February 25, 2007 -- 7pm in The Loft @ Center Stage (formerly Earthlink Live), join Fusion Magazine, Def Jam Records, 3:16 Media Group, CAJO International, The Cartel, Urban Gospel Alliance and DBS Sounds for a monthly performance showcase that offers incredible exposure for new and emerging artists. Dubbed Battleground, this event taps directly into Atlanta's exciting music arena, creates an excellent networking forum for “movers and shakers” on the rise, and provides direct access to A&R executives, radio programmers, promotions reps, deejays, retailers, music-buying consumers, and the media.

Each month they partner with a major record label, several indie labels and a savvy corporate sponsor looking to connect with the diversity of the hip-hop generation. Promoting a positive, alcohol-free environment,

BATTLEGROUND brings together a wide range of popular artists in the secular community and supports the growing movement of youth taking the Gospel beyond the streets!

Get out the house and check this event out,

--Sohh Gyant!
Posted by SOHH Gyant at February 22, 2007 12:15 PM

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