Tupac's Ladies of Hollywood

By: Cast

Flashback: Tupac Shakur and His Famous Lady Friends

"Everybody was surprised by our friendship and a lot of people didn't understand how well we clicked," says actress Rosie Perez on her relationship with Tupac Shakur, who was quite the ladies man. Jada Pinkett Smith goes on in a 2010 interview, "Pac and I were never in a romance but I feel as though we had those feelings. It was more of a "platonic romance" between each other. We knew us being together in a romantic way would destroy everything because we were both fire. We would burn everything up! So we knew in order to preserve our relationship there was no way we could ever add romance to it because we probably would've killed each other!" Take a look at the other Hollywood women Shakur bonded with during his short time here:

Thandie Newton

Jasmine Guy

Kidada Jones (Quincy Jones' daughter)

Rosie Perez

Madonna

Jada Pinkett Smith

Janet Jackson

Kidada Jones

Rapper Yo-Yo

Bobby Brown & Family Brawl After Cousin Calls His Sister A "Crackhead"

As things couldn't get any worse for the Brown family as they monitor Bobbi Kristina's dire medical condition, they literally started fighting each other.

TMZ reports that Bobby Brown, his sister Tina and their cousins went to dinner Thursday night, February 5, at an Atlanta restaurant.

An argument broke out when one of the cousins, Shayne Brown, called Tina a "crackhead," sparking an all out brawl. Tina reportedly hit Shayne over the head with a bottle. Both Bobby and tina were throwing blows during the fight.

Cops were called, but Tina was gone by the time they arrived.

Three people were injured, including Shayne, who had stitches for a cut on his head. No arrests were made.

As for Bobbi Kristina, TMZ reports that Bobby refuses to take her off of life support. His family is praying and believe that God will provide a miracle and be able to save her life.

Jaden Smith - 'This Is The Album' (EP Stream/Download) + '4 My 1' Music Video

3-song album by Jade Smith & Daniel D'Artiste for MSFTSrep, plus official music video for "4 My 1."

Produced by Daniel D'Artiste.

Tracklist:

1. Scarface

2. 4 My 1

3. Weekend In Atlantis

Turk Sues Cash Money Records For $1.3 Million

Another srtist who helped lay the foundation for Cash Money Records has filed a lawsuit against the label. Turk, a former member of the Hot Boys, is taking Birdman and Slim to court in an attempt to collect money he was allegedly cheated out of. 

TMZ reports that the lawsuit states that Cash Money never provided Turk with an accounting of the money he earned while on the label. He is asking a judge to award him at least $1.3 million in damages plus the rights to all of his masters.

This is the second lawsuit filed by an artist against Cash Money in just over a week. Lil Wayne is seeking $51 million and a release from his contract.

Tupac Letter Reveals He Was Planning To Work With OutKast and Goodie Mob

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Before he died, tupac was said to be working on a collaboration album called One Nation, which would feature rappers from all over the country and ostensibly help temper the simmering East Coast/West Coast situation.

Rappers like NYC's Buckshot and Smif-n-Wessun, Houston's Scarface and Cali's E-40 were rumored to be on the album. Thanks to a letter Tupac sent to a buddy named Big Lock and was just unearthed by the Internet, we now know that Atlanta's Outkast and Goodie Mob were connected to the project.

The entire 1996 letter is below, and while it isn't "official," it's in Pac's handwriting.

It's interesting to read, beyond the Outkast reference. Among other things, the legendary emcee takes a shot at his rival Biggie Smalls, and then uses a pre-email era emoticon.

Common & Fellow Panelists Discuss Unwed Mothers & Black Fatherhood On “The Nightly Show” (VIDEO)

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Actor/emcee Common was one of the panelists on Wednesday's episode of The Nightly Show. The Chicago native appeared on the Comedy Central late night program to discuss Black fatherhood.

Com was joined by New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow, President of the Center For Urban Families Joe Jones, and The Nightly Show contributor Mike Yard. The segment began with a clip of CNN's Don Lemon reporting that 72% of children in the African-American community are born to unwed mothers.

"The number, it definitely hit hard in a way. I didn't expect it to be that high," stated Common. "When I hear 72%, it makes me think- 'Well, that's the number of unwed, but...that doesn't mean the father is absent."

The conversation eventually turned to whether African-Americans are too defensive on talking about the subject of personal responsibility. The show's host Larry Wilmore mentioned the criticism individuals like President Barack Obama and comedian Bill Cosby received when they spoke out about the subject.

"Of course, among our community we feel sometimes when you talk about family business out in the open- some people feel like 'Why you wanna talk about it?'" explained the "Glory" rapper. "We need to talk about it. It needs to be discussed, and if some feelings get hurt with the truth then that truth is part of the healing process. So I don't mind when certain elders say what they say about us as fathers, we need to step up. But I don't like the generalizations either."

The guests also played a round of "Keep It 100." Each man had to answer questions about playing in the Super Bowl versus being at the birth of their child and the perception Black women are too bossy.

Watch clips from The Nightly Show episode "Black Fatherhood" below.

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Happy Birthday Bobby Brown! #ThrowbackThursdayTribute

In the midst of the tragedy currently surrounding daughter Bobbi Kristina, father and former R&B heavyweight Bobby Brown turned 46 today. With albums like King of Stage and 1988's mega hit Don't Be Cruel, take a look at some of the hits that got him crowned the Bad Boy of R&B.

"Don't Be Cruel"

"Every Little Step"




"Humpin' Around"




"My Prerogative"




"On Our Own"