The Buzz across the nation was that The King, T.I and his ride or die Tiny, were getting married this weekend. And yes people,  IT IS OFFICIAL! T.I and Tiny got hitched in Miami on yesterday! *grabs tissue and wipe tears* I am so happy for the couple Tiny stood by her man through thick and thin and now she has the ring. I love black love! It said that the happy couple will have a 3 city ceremony in Miami, Atlanta, and Vegas. Peep the official marriage license below. 

Aaron Hall has thrown some good-natured jabs at some of today’s R&B singers.

One of Carlton Jordan’s video peeps ran into the former lead singer of Guy turned dog whisperer and asked him for his thoughts on performers like The-Dream and Trey Songz.

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Check me out every weekday at 10:35am for your Midday Motivation. Keep reading for more of today’s inspiring message.

“One man’s opinion does not have to become your reality” – Les Brown

 Sometimes people will try to discourage you based on their limitations and not your abilities. Understand that a person’s opinion is just that: An Opinion. What they think will only affect you if you allow it. Never let what someone “thinks” distract you from what you “know.”

From CNN.com:

Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will pursue a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart.

Breitbart posted an edited video clip of Sherrod appearing to say she discriminated against a white farmer looking for assistance. The clip showed her addressing a chapter of the NAACP.

“I will definitely do it,” she said when asked whether she was considering legal action. Sherrod made her remarks during an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in San Diego, California.

Breitbart “had to know that he was targeting me,” Sherrod said. “At this point, he hasn’t apologized. I don’t want it at this point, and he’ll definitely hear from me.”

Breitbart did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He has said he released the Sherrod video because he believes it shows the NAACP itself tolerates racist behavior within its ranks — an accusation that came after the civil rights group made a similar charge against the conservative Tea Party movement.

“This was not about Shirley Sherrod,” Breitbart told CNN’s John King.

The controversy surrounding the clip led to a rush to judgment and Sherrod’s forced resignation. However, it was later determined that her speech, unedited, focused on how the incident changed her outlook and made her realize people should move beyond race. The incident occurred 24 years ago, before Sherrod began working for the USDA.

She received an official apology from the USDA and a phone call from President Barack Obama once the full text of her remarks came to light.

Sherrod has since been offered another position at the Agriculture Department.

Obama said earlier Thursday that Sherrod “deserves better than what happened last week.” Speaking at a National Urban League conference in Washington, Obama called the claim of racism against her “bogus.”

“Many are to blame” for the reaction that followed, he said, “including my own administration.”

Her whole story, Obama said he told Sherrod, “is exactly the kind of story we need to hear in America (because) we all have our biases.”

Read the full story here.

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]]> http://hotspotatl.com/photos/markallwood/shirley-sherrod-plans-to-sue-right-wing-blogger-andrew-breitbart/feed/ 0 http://hotspotatl.com/photos/hotspotatl/photo-diddy-the-bad-boy-fam-cover-vibe%e2%80%99s-juice-issue/ http://hotspotatl.com/photos/hotspotatl/photo-diddy-the-bad-boy-fam-cover-vibe%e2%80%99s-juice-issue/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:42:03 +0000 Atlanta's Hottest Hip Hop http://hotspotatl.com/?p=1040901 VIBE's new design looks awful and we have no idea what type of rough material they're using to print the publication with now, but apparently they managed to lock down Diddy and the entire Bad Boy fam for the cover of its annual "Juice Issue." The cover features Dirty Money, Rick Ross, Cassie, Janelle Monae and Red Cafe. Read more..]]> VIBE’s new design looks awful and we have no idea what type of rough material they’re using to print the publication with now, but apparently they managed to lock down Diddy and the entire Bad Boy fam for the cover of its annual “Juice Issue.”

The cover features Dirty Money, Rick Ross, Cassie, Janelle Monae and Red Cafe.

Check out what Diddy had to say in the story:

What happened during the Martin Bashir interview on Nightline?
There were times in the interview when I had to give him an ultimatum. The questions weren’t being handled the right way. In hindsight, when I saw him I shouldn’t had done the interview because I know the style of interview that he does . . . The whole thing about giving a Maybach to my son, that’s really like a racist question. You don’t ask White people what they buy their kids. And they buy ‘em Porsches and convertible Bentleys and it ain’t no question. It’s really a racist question and put things back in perspective with money and the way that people still look at you. And I’m not saying that consciously he’s a racist. But he probably don’t even realize that he would not ask Steve Jobs that. He would be like Steve Jobs has that money and that’s the gift his kid is supposed to get.

Are the comments from Lil’ Kim about Nicki disheartening?
When I heard her say what she said, it didn’t really affect me. I didn’t get mad at her or anything like that. I knew how she felt. I ain’t agree with it. But also I know the motivation. I know that people say, “Oh, he’s trying to get a new Lil’ Kim.” I guess people will see in time. Yeah, Nicki’s had flavored wigs on, but besides that it ain’t even the same approach to the writing.

You can pick up the issue on August 16th, if you care.

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Check out our gallery of the “Bad Boy curse” below:

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Check me out every weekday at 10:35am for your Midday Motivation. A player in the “blame game” NEVER wins. Keep reading to find out why!

When you blame, you give away your power. Don’t complain about what you permit. In order to change ANYTHING in your life, you must first OWN your choices. When you point the finger at someone else, you become a helpless victim and lose the ability to make the situation better.

Remember, you cannot control other people’s actions, but you CAN control your response. Never allow the actions of another to ruin your dreams. The more you blame the less power you have to change your life. YOU are the ONLY person that can deny yourself of an opportunity.

We’ve been telling you guys that one of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast mates was likely going to be cut this season, and we just found out that Lisa Wu Hartwell is quitting the drama-filled reality show. Her third season with the series will be her last. Her publicist Carlos Scott tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

“She doesn’t want to just be a reality star,” Scott tells the newspaper’s radio and TV blogger Rodney Ho. She recently appeared on a “Meet the Browns” episode and completed a fitness DVD.

Black Voices, which broke the news, is speculating that she won’t even be on the opening credits and may only pop up in a handful of episodes as the show introduces the two new cast mates, Phaedra Parks and Cynthia Bailey.

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A body believed to be that of former Atlanta Hawks player Lorenzen Wright was found in southeast Memphis today according to sources.

Wright was reported missing on July 22nd.

Sources tell Memphis’ MyEyeWitnessNews.com that a body found in a wooded area of southeast Memphis is indeed that of the missing basketball player, who divided  his time between Atlanta and Memphis. Sources tell the website that the body had been shot, and it may have been a self-inflicted gunshot.

Memphis police are still investigating.

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After long last Kanye West has opened a Twitter account to stay connected to all of this fans. Rest assured it is the real Kanye because in his opening tweets he showed that his mind is always on the boobies:

“Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley,” he wrote before correcting himself. “I spelled Silicon wrong. (I guess I was thinking about the other silicone It’s A PROCESS!!).”

Welcome to the mad house Kanye.

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Was this the silicone he had on his mind?

Or maybe these?

Decatur-raised comic/actor Chris Tucker might want to hire a new financial adviser.

The actor finds himself on the IRS’ bad side after they filed documents claiming that Tucker owes over $11 million in back taxes dating to 2001.

Here’s how the numbers break down:

2001 — $4,007,794.34
2002 — $5,060,074.23
2004 — $55,544.84
2005 — $660,414.94
2006 — $1,788,080.91

Those numbers all add up to a grand total of $11,571,909.26.

Ouch.

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So does divorce make your music better? Usher has teamed up with Jay-Z once again for this track from his upcoming EP, Versus.

The sonic spiked cold remedy is produced by Atlanta’s own Powlow Da Don, with additional vocals from Ester Dean. We hear Ciara is supposed to appear on the finished version.

From Jay-Z’s verse:

“I was born a god/
I made myself a king/
which means I downgraded to a human being/”

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Check me out every weekday at 10:30am for your Midday Motivation. Today’s message is about the Power of Passion…

Never settle just because you think you can’t have something better. Fear only produces failure. When you do what you love and follow your passion, success will follow you. But you have to be brave enough to go after it.

Check out Chris Brown, Usher and Elephant Man’s performance at Reggae SumFest in Jamaica over the weekend. The Jamaican Observer is reporting that Usher and Chris recorded a song together in a studio in Montego Bay.

Take a look:

Usher Shows His Lil’ Freak At Concert & Brings Out C. Breezy

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From Hip Hop Wired:

Lil Kim and Gucci Mane performed “Freaky Gurl” together at the 2010 ESPY’S After Party.

Gucci and Kim with the help of FAMU’s Omega Psi Phi team, rocked the crowd at the event and had everyone jamming to the Gucci Mane classic. However, it was Lil Kim’s see through dress that really stole the show, and showed Kim truly was a “freaky girl.”

Even with all her recent beefs with Foxy Brown and Nicki Minaj, Kim shows the queen bee still has the bod to hang with the young girls.

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Chris Brown had been tweeting that he was in Jamaica this weekend but he didn’t tell us that he’d be joining Usher on stage! Chris Brown isn’t known for his keen fashion sense so it should come as no surprise that he wore high-waters and a baggy wife-beater.

Cassie looked amazing as usual and even picked up the mic for a performance of her own. As for Usher, well he just got really freaky!

Spotted @Bossip.com

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