Bow Is Not The Father; Teams Up For New Affordable Clothing

Bow Wow is denying rumors that he fathered a baby with video vixen Karrine "Supahead" Steffans.

He tells AllHipHop-dot-com, "The thing is, I don't play about kids. I grew up without my father.If I had a kid, I definitely would be there and I definitely wouldn't lie to ya'll and say, 'I don't have one.'I'd be the first person to tell the world I got a kid. I would be thrilled!"

Bow Wow also denies that he spit on Chris Brown during a recent tour. "That's my dude. I would never do something like that...Anything crazy that comes up like that is all the way not true."

In other news, Bow Wow has tied up a deal with Stephon Marbury. Bow Wow, who'll be releasing his seventh album New Jack City Pt. II in March, recently negotiated a deal with the trailblazing brand to design a new line featuring clothes, shoes and sneakers for men, women, boys and girls. The collection, which will be both affordable and in line with the latest fashion trends, will be available for sale beginning in November 2009.

Consumers will be able to purchase the merchandise at www.starbury.com, www.princebow.com and www.amazon.com.

WTF: Kanye Has A SHAG?!?!?!

Can someone PLEASE tell me...WTF was Kanye thinking when he decided to rock this hairstyle last night?

Keyshia Cole gets Chopped & Screwed

There was a minor drama around the BET Honors tribute to Mary J. Blige. Producers reportedly wanted Keyshia Cole to do one of Mary's songs but word is that Blige's husband and manager, Kendu Isaacs, squashed that idea. "He thought there was already too much comparison between Keyshia and Mary," an insider said. "They were going back and forth on it all week. It got ugly." Keyshia Cole wound up paying tribute to legendary dancer/choreographer Judith Jamison. Anita Baker and Monica sang the salute to Mary J.

My President Is Black video

How perfect or timely is it for Young Jeezy' s video, My President Is Black, to hit the net?

Peep This!

The Source Says No To Booty, Booty, Booty Rockin' Everywhere!

The Source magazine announced this week that they will no longer allow lewd products to run ads in their pages any longer. Despite a recession and those types of ads filling half of the magazine's pages, publisher Londell McMillan said he won't run any more "booty ads," pornographic websites or escort services. With the hip-hop industry being the target of media and activist groups for misogynist lyrics and images of scantily clad women for years, the mag feels its time to make a stand. (Kels Sidebar: That's not all they need to pull. They need to pull the editor because The Source has soooo fallen off).

FANTASIA SWEATING IT OUT...LITERALLY!

Look who was spotted down in D.C. sweatin' it up! She actually looks good, but that damn sweat spot. Where was her people to make sure she was on point before taking a pic. Her hair even looks good. It looks alot better than that Cruela DeVille look she had going on.

LIL MO HAS A BOY!

Lil Mo has reportedly given birth a brand new baby boy with husband, and gospel singer, Phillip Bryant.

According to AOL's BlackVoices, the baby was named Justin McKenzie Phillip Bryant, and was born last Friday (January 16) at 11:09 a.m.The baby boy weighed in at 8 pounds, 15.44 ounces and was 19 inches long."He's here and we're so happy," the singer told BlackVoices.

It's Lil Mo's third child, and first with husband, Phillip Bryant.She also has two daughters -- 6-year-old Heaven, and 3-year-old God'iss -- from her previous marriage.

In addition to a newborn, Lil Mo is also working on new music. After inking a deal with Global Music Group late last year, she's preparing a new album titled Tattoos & Roses: The Rebellion Against My Pain, slated for later this year.

From All Around The World, Folks Welcome The 44th United States President

On the steps of the nation's Capitol, just a short distance from where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, using the same bible Abraham Lincoln did for his inauguration, with the country in dire conditions similar to when FDR took office, Barack Obama was officially sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America on in Tuesday afternoon (January 20).

Read the full story, here Peep This!

R. Kelly's Divorce Is Final

Another saga in the life of R. Kelly has come to a close, as the singer's divorce from estranged wife Andrea became finalized yesterday. The pair had been married for 11 years. Lawyers for the former couple tell US magazine, "The parties have reached an amicable resolution concerning all issues related to their marriage, and will share joint custody of their three children." They added that the details of the agreement will remain confidential. In 2005, the couple separated after Andrea went to court for an emergency restraining order, claiming that Kelly had physically abused, harassed and stalked her. In 2007, she told Essence that she and Kelly "have a bond that we will have for the rest of our lives because we have children. That we filed for divorce is not that important."

Chris Brown's Groupie Love

If groupie love is your thing, you might want to join Chris Brown's entourage. In a recent interview with Billboard Magazine Brown reveals he's had a few run-ins with some of his freakier female fans, recounting:" I recently took my cousins to a restaurant to celebrate their team winning a basketball game. An older lady, like probably late 40s, early 50s, just came up and started hugging on me. But she wouldn't let go. My security was trying to get her off. I had to push her off as I kept saying, "Get up off me." Then about a year ago, I was getting ready to go onstage. A pop-up toaster was situated at the middle of the stage. To get to the toaster, I had to go under the stage. While I was down there, I was met by a little surprise: two naked females. I think one of the guys working in my camp put them there to spook me [laughs]."

Bmore's Mayor, Sheila Dixon Gets Indicted

The State Prosecutor's Office says a grand jury has indicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon on 12 counts, including perjury, theft, misappropriation and misconduct in office. The prosecutor's office announced the indictment on its Web site on the final day of a four-month grand jury session in which a City Council member and a prominent developer who once dated the mayor were indicted on public corruption charges.

Dixon's attorneys say they and the mayor will make statements later Thursday afternoon "in response to the charges brought today." If found guilty, she could face jail time.

Meanwhile, the two other powerful figures in Baltimore--Councilwoman Helen Holton and developer Ron Lipscomb--also face jail time. They were indicted earlier this week.

Neyo's A Peepin' Tom?

Ne-Yo recently purchased a home right next door to Jeezy in an exclusive gated community in Atlanta. That isn't unusual. Celebrity's homes are often clustered together in the same neighborhood. But Ne-Yo shocked everyone by telling an interviewer that he often spots Jeezy walking naked around his crib. The brazen brotha even picked up the phone to call Jeezy and let him know he's watching his hot bod. Ne-Yo told People magazine, "Just chillin' one day, I was like, 'Is that... Jeezy? "I hit him up: 'Yo, you probably shouldn't walk around naked - I can see you."

Since then, Neyo has clapped back via his Myspace page, and this is what he blogged about: One rule of being a gentleman is to keep your cool and composure at all cost, but right about now I gotta loosen up this tie and take off this expensive suit jacket and talk to the people for a minute. The haters especially.

Pardon my french, but what the fuck is wrong with y'all!?! Are you so desperate for an R&B bad guy that you gotta find a way to create one in me??

Okay, the comment about light skinned babies.......an obvious joke, maybe not a good joke, but clearly a joke. Y'all REALLY took that serious!?!

I understand that a hater's job is to hate, clearly. But it's when people start feeding in to what a hater is saying that something must be addressed.

The whole gay thing. For goodness sake it's been 4 years!!!! Y'all still on that huh? The whole "boys" song, and the song "go over there". See this is what happens when people steal. These songs were clearly written for women. Had you been patient, you would have heard them the way they were supposed to be heard, with the voice of the intended artist on em'. But noooo, someone gets a hold of these demos and suddenly everybody forgets that I write songs for women. Riiight.

I tell People Magazine that Young Jeezy's crib is right next to mine and that once I saw him in there from across the way. I then make a JOKE about him maybe not wanting to walk around naked in his crib with the shades up cause the buildings are THAT close to each other, and that AIN'T something I care to see. Suddenly, everybody thinks I said I saw Young Jeezy in his crib naked when, NEVER ONCE did I say anything like that.

I mean come on people. Is this really what you're gonna spend time on??
Will you not be satisfied until I truly become this asshole you so desperately want me to look like??

Here's my stand on the whole thing:

I'm NOT gay, I'm NOT prejudice to anyone, I DID NOT get stomped out by Jim Jones or anyone else, I'm NOT engaged, I'M NOT STUPID. And to anyone that INSISTS on thinking that any of these things are true......FUCK YOU. To the haters....find some new material please!!! It's 2009, our president is black!!! Time for change. To everyone else......I love you to death, thanx for all your support. WE PLATINUM ROUND HERE!!!!!Much love, and see you at the grammy's. Check the suit.....it's gonna be TROUBLE!!!

Damn Amy......

In other news, as if we didn't already have a pretty good idea that Amy Winehouse was doing a lot of crazy ish to herself, a former assistant is putting all her biz on the street --- I mean bulimia, crack for breakfast, cutting, a sex addiction.

Check the video: Here

Jay Z Has 99 Problems And A Hotel Is One

The economic slump is affecting everybody. 50 said, in the past, that he's lost a few million in the stock market, and now, even Jay-Z is not immune.

According to a recent New York Times report, Jay-Z and his real estate partner Charles Blaichman have put a hold on their $66 million New York City hotel project due to a lack of funding.

Blaichman, a real estate developer who is known for his projects in lower Manhattan, is reportedly having trouble getting a pair of hotel projects financed, including West Village's Perry Street Hotel and West Chelsea's J Hotels -- both of which he was creating via a partnership with Jay-Z.

"It's one of the greatest stretches of undeveloped areas," Blaichman told the paper. "I still think it's going to take off."

Now, the projects have been halted, while Blaichman searches for investors.Jay-Z and other partners reportedly invested nearly $66 million for the area to build the hotels.

DMX Pleads Guilty To Drug, Theft Charges--Awaits Sentencing

DMX pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Tuesday (December 30) in a Phoenix courtroom, as a part of a plea deal where additional charges were dropped.

According to the Associated Press, X (real name: Earl Simmons) pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty, one count of theft, and one count each of felony possession of marijuana and a narcotic drug.The rapper will be sentenced during a hearing on January 30.

TMZ reports that X is expected to receive a minimum 90 days in jail, and will receive no credit for time served.The theft charge stems from an April arrest for allegedly using a fake name when being treated at a Scottsdale hospital. He was indicted on felony charges of theft and taking someone's identity.

The animal cruelty charge stems from an August 2007 raid of his Arizona home by Maricopa County sheriff's deputies. Authorities investigating a report of animal abuse found three dead dogs, guns, ammunition and drug paraphernalia.

NYC Pass On Diddy's Party Deal, Mogul Offers Free Rides On New Years Eve

Although he was unable to skin Time Square's New Years Eve ball in Ciroc blue, Diddy isn't fazed. Instead, he's planning something else for his fellow New Yorkers for the end of the year -- he wants you to get home safe.

According to Diddy's camp, he and Ciroc have teamed up with city Taxi & Limousine Commission and E! Entertainment to give away thousands of free cab rides on December 31st.

"New York is the world's most iconic New Year's Eve City, so let's lead by example and show everyone that a sophisticated holiday celebration doesn't just end when the ball drops, but when everyone gets home safely," the hip-hop mogul said in a statement.

Throughout the evening, Ciroc will have street teams in Times Square handing out debit cards that can be used for taxi rides.

As far as Diddy's $1 million offer to New York City to brand the New Year's Ball, his camp says that the mayor's office decided that the time frame was too small to make it happen. However, they say it may happen next New Year's Eve.

Jamie Foxx and his Crazy Nude Parties

I've heard rumors about Jamie Foxx and his crazy parties for years and years. Dude loves to have fun! He even admitted to it last week when I met him. Well, there's a new rumor going around about Jamie doing these crazy nude parties. There is allegedly a style of party where people get down on different levels. On the second floor, you must take off all your clothing and get down to business. Now, I heard a certain R&B super star that dates a certain R&B/Pop mega star was there and decided to go on the 2nd floor. When he did, he went crazy and reportedly stayed down there for over four hours! He didn't have his girl with him and he when totally wild! One source told me, "he cheats on her crazy."

Soulja Boy: Nas Killed Hip Hop & His Career!

I knew when Soulja Boy was getting close with 50 Cent, that he would soon follow in his footsteps. Soulja Boy being so young, he is very impressionable. Little does he know, 50 Cent will make him his next victim.

For some reason that I can't even fathom...maybe because Soulja Boy album didn't move any units and he needs some attention, he chose to call out Nas.

See Soulja Boy call Nas out-Peep This!

Nas please 'Ether' this boy. He needs a good whoopin'....and speaking of Ether, I'm hearing that Jay Z and Nas are gonna 'Ether' Jim Jones, The Game, and more...stay tuned for that!

Janet & Beyonce Cat Fight On The Way?

Janet Jackson is about to be all up in Beyonce’s face:

Beyonce Knowles has infuriated Janet Jackson - by suggesting her family is lower class. The former Destiny’s Child singer said in a recent interview, “I grew up upper class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We’re African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we’re like The Jacksons.

“But I didn’t have parents using me to get out of a bad situation.” Knowles’ comments were not welcome - and Janet now plans to confront her R&B rival.

A source tells the National Enquirer magazine, “Beyonce’s remark came out of left field and really stung Janet. She blew up. “Yes, Janet and the Jackson family came from Gary, Indiana, and there was a time they barely squeaked by. But Janet has many loving memories and is incensed that Beyonce would make a crack like that.

“Janet wanted to know why Beyonce had to mention her family. They’re not friends and barely know each other. She feels Beyonce went out of her way to tell the world she’s from the upper class and the Jacksons were like a bunch of dirty gutter rats. “Janet is proud of her family and how they came from nothing and became superstars.

“Not only is Janet telling everyone who will listen that Beyonce has a lot of growing up to do and that she needs to stop trying to impress everyone, she’s planning to confront Beyonce herself and read her the riot act.”

New Beyonce Videos!!!

I know it's been a minute since i posted anything on the site....but no real good ish has been jumping off.....well until t his morning.....Beyonce's video for Diva and Halo surfaced.....

Beyonce-Halo: Peep This!

Beyonce-Diva: Peep This!

DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT U THINK!

KELSON CHALLENGES SOULJA BOY....LOL

So....92Q is doing a Soulja Boy "Birdwalk" contest. Listeners will be able to upload their video of them doing the dance for a chance to meet Soulja Boy this week.

You my competitive ass had to jump up in it...and i know I can't dance. For one, I'm too tall....but there's something I can't say no too....

See how it all went down.

Peep This: Kelson's Birdwalk!

WHAT IN THE HELL NE-YO????

Ne-Yo's holidays will be less bright because the singer won't be withhis son. He tells OK magazine, "I'll definitely send a gift to him,but legally I'm not even allowed to be [at his house]. It's a longstory. Maybe later on I'll put out a press release but as of rightnow, I'm not allowed to see him."

Ne-Yo thought of cheering himself by making a gift to himself of a dog. He says, "I want one, but I'm never in one place long enough to have one. And I don't want a little dog that you can carry around with you. That's not for me. I want aRottweiler. I want a dog you can ride like a horse. But you can't takea Rottweiler on the plane with you. It would be bad."

Urban Informer Interview With Ace Hood

Just days before his debut album dropped, I got a chance to interview Florida's own, Antoine McColister, you may know him as Ace Hood-DJ Khaled's artist from the MIA. As I waited for Ace to finish up that last bite of Quizno's, I wondered how the interview would come out. My intern and I were going over the questions and trying to guess how Ace would be. Sometimes, you get these new artist who feel they have already reached the top. Other times, you get new artist who are hungry for the exposure, reluctant to answer any questions thrown at them, humble, understand the business, and ready to embark on the world. In the middle of my thought, Def Jam Regional Mid-Atlantic Rep, Nicolle McCarty walks Ace into the studio, and the rest is history: Peep This!

So after talking about his desire to work with Keyshia Cole and Robin Thicke, and what led him to start rapping-we talked about his collaboration with Trey Songz, how he wants to be the next Diddy, and who knew that Ace can cook? Peep This!

He was handling the interview like a pro, but you know The Urban Informer had to turn the heat up. I asked who does he think his competition is, where he got the name Ace Hood from, his most embarassing moment, and we played The Name Game. Peep This!

KATT WILLIAMS MAY BE ADMITTED TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL

My South Carolina connect, Chalarmagne Tha God just put me on to some news about one of today's most popular comics.

Funny man, Pimp Katt may possibly be committed to a South Carolina mental hospital. According to South Carolina's Sumter Item.

The comedian, known for appearances on MTV's "Wild 'n Out" and BET's "Comic View" has made media reports recently for exhibiting erratic behavior, including not showing for an appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in New York on Nov. 4 and being arrested on weapons charges later that week after a traffic stop.

On Friday, he turned up in Sumter and allegedly underwent a mental health evaluation for a possible hospital commitment, at the urging of local family members. This was after run-ins with both city and county law enforcement.

The day's bizarre events began with a call to police early in the morning.Sumter Police Department Maj. Perry Herod said officers responded to a call in reference to suspicious behavior by Williams, 35, on Friday morning at the Mount Vernon Inn.

"And officers did talk with him, and then my understanding is he went on his own to Tuomey Hospital," Herod said."

"Basically we just received a call in reference to a possible suspicious person, but that's the extent of the dealings we had with him," said Sumter Police Chief Patty Patterson.Patterson said Williams was trying to acquire a room at the motel when hotel employees called at around 8:30 a.m. due to his strange attire: a bathrobe and a towel wrapped around his head. After determining no criminal activity was taking place, officers left."He asked for some directions, which he was given, and we departed," she said.

Williams appeared on the doorsteps of attorney Garryl Deas' office at 201 N. Main St. around 9 a.m. Friday, after his encounter with police, according to Deas. Deas said the actor came and solicited the attorney's help, though he said he has not been hired to represent Williams.

During this brief conversation, Deas said Williams told him he felt the police were "attempting to violate his rights" and he was interested in retaining Deas' representation. Williams also went on to talk about his entertainment career and revealed there were people who thought he was missing because he had failed to report to some engagements, Deas said. The actor said there were even rumors he had perished in a plane crash, which Deas said was obviously not true.

"He was alive and in color in my office this morning," he said.Deas said he talked with Williams until about 9:30 a.m. when the attorney had to leave for a court appearance. Williams asked if he could wait for Deas, and Deas told him he could, Deas said.When Deas returned to his office at about 10:30 a.m., Williams was waiting for him. By this time, Deas said, Williams' behavior had changed."His demeanor was a little troubled," Deas said. He said the actor seemed "disoriented."

About that time, family or close friends of Williams arrived to try to take him to the hospital for mental evaluation, Deas said. He said the family was seeking to have the actor committed. He was under the impression the family members were a teenaged daughter and the daughter's mother. Williams, however, did not want to listen to their urging that he visit the hospital, Deas said.His erratic behavior continued."He just said that he doesn't trust anyone anymore," Deas said. He said he thought "everyone has turned against him. He wasn't really coherent." By that point, the actor was "speaking gibberish," Deas said, though he declined to guess whether the actor was intoxicated.Deas said the family was seeking an order from a probate judge to force him to be seen for a mental evaluation. Sumter Probate Judge Dale Atkinson, however, said neither he nor any of his staff issued a pickup order for anyone by the name of Katt Williams.Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said, however, that an order was issued by the probate court and that because his department becomes involved with these type of matters, his office was called.Dennis said the call came in around noon and deputies arrived to transport Williams to the hospital. Though he was vocal in his desire not to go, Williams was not physically aggressive.She could not reveal whether Williams or his family had been in contact with them, but Kathleen Higgins, clinical director for Santee Wateree Mental Health Center, said in order for someone to be psychiatrically committed, one has to be assessed by a mental health worker, "and then a doctor has to sign the commitment papers."

KANYE WEST & PAPARAZZI JUST DON'T MIX!

Kanye West and the paparazzi just don't mix.

The rapper was arrested early Friday morning (November 14) in England for an allegedly incident involving a photographer outside a nightclub.

British media report that West was detained shortly after getting into a scuffle with a paparazzo outside the Tup Tup club in Newcastle, northern England.

The 31-year-old rapper was arrested later near his hotel, but then later released. While police declined to release West's name, they did confirm that a 31-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident at a nightclub, and later released without charge.

The London Paper blog reports that the photographer claims he suffered a cut face and bruising after West pushed his camera into his face and shouted, "Get the f***ing camera off him."

Kanye West's camp did not comment on the incident.