The nation's foreclosure crisis has arrived on the doorstep of
Wyclef Jean's Miami property.According to TMZ.com, Miami-Dade County will auction off the house he was still building on Dec. 12 because the singer owes $2 million in mortgage payments. Comedian Sheryl Underwood gets to keep her title as president of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority following a ruling Wednesday by Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Gerald I. Fisher dismissed a lawsuit filed by Kim Sawyer who, after losing a close race in July, sought to unseat Underwood. Sawyer claimed that she was the International Grand Basileus, the official title of the organization’s national president. She then asked the court to declare that Underwood did not receive a majority of the votes cast at the national convention, and sought a run-off election. Comedian Luenell says news of fellow standup comic Katt Williams having a reported nervous breakdown is an all-too-familiar story among black, male comedic superstars.The "Borat" actress cites Martin Lawrence, Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle among famous funnymen who have suffered some sort of personal meltdown. "It seems to happen to the great minds that just sometimes may be on overload," she says. Members of rap collective The Roots escaped injury Thursday night and made a concert appearance just hours after a traffic accident caused their double-decker tour bus to flip over on a highway in France. A man accused of assaulting "Stargate Alantis" star Jason Momoa at a Hollywood restaurant on Nov. 15 has been charged in Los Angeles County.Dominic Bando, 21, is accused of smashing the actor in the face with a beer glass, causing gashes that required 140 stitches and reconstructive surgery to repair his injuries, reports the Associated Press. Prosecutors on Friday charged Bando with felony assault with a deadly weapon.General Motors released a press release this week announcing the end of the endorsement deal they've had with Tiger Woods for the last nine years effective December 31. The company says that Tiger is looking for more personal time while expecting his... Read more 
At 44, Michelle Obama will be the youngest First Lady since Jacqueline Kennedy. And many are expecting her to usher in a similarly glamorous era in Washington. (”Bamelot,” as some are already calling it.) But Michelle’s influence could go far beyond the superficial. When her husband raises his hand to take the oath of office, Michelle will become the world’s most visible African-American woman. The new First Lady will have the chance to knock down ugly stereotypes about black women and educate the world about American black culture more generally. (Continue Reading…)After a sloooooooooow start, True Blood finally became interesting. I started watching out of curiosity (sweet ad campaign, HBO), kept watching out of loyalty (Six Feet Under is just so great), and finished watching because it got kind of awesome. Most of my friends stopped after the first couple of episodes, but that's when it finally got good. I was bummed when the first season ended last night, and not just 'cause I won't get to see a shirtless Ryan Kwanten until next summer (well, there's always On Demand). Some finale...Over the weekend, MTV Base held the first annual MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) in Abuja, Nigeria, and a convenient number of Nigerians took awards in the major categories, including Artist of the Year D'Banj, who performed onstage with Kelly Rowland during the show. The Game also traveled over there to do a little medley of hits for the crowd and was rewarded with a loss in the Best Hip Hop category to our man 9ice, from Lagos, who also beat out Lil Wayne. Seun Kuti did a tribute to his father with Egypt 80 and Alicia Keys called in an acceptance speech for her Best R&B award. Unfortunately, 
FADER 52 feature Kwaw Kese lost out to, surprise, Nigerian Naeto C in the Best New Act category, but he'd already backed out of the show to perform at the semi-disastrous Zain 026 Experience in Ghana the same night. Mobile service provider Zain, incidentally, sponsored the MAMAs also. So, in celebration of of the MAMAs successful launch, we're offering up D'Banj's "Why Me," which sounds a little Akon-ish at first, but don't sleep on the weird, womping synth melody and harmonica solo toward the end. Download: D'Banj, "Why Me"
Thousands of fans, celebrities, and well-wishers—even President-Elect Barack Obama—have reached out to Jennifer Hudson since the brutal slayings of the Oscar winning singer/actress' mother, brother and nephew. Everyone that is except her Dreamgirls co-star Beyoncé Knowles. MediaTakeOut first reported this interesting trivia two weeks ago and Beyoncé confirms the report. "On Friday, radio personality Elvis Duran asked whether she reached out to Jennifer since the tragedy. Beyonce responded, and we quote, 'No, but I’m praying for her.' "While her Destiny’s Child bandmate was getting ready to rock the American Music Awards stage, singer Kelly Rowland
was holding it down in Nigeria at the 1st Annual MTV Africa Music
Awards. Kelly performed with a slew of African and Ameriacn artists,
including D’banj, The Game and Flo Rida. Miss Kelly also acted as
co-host for the evening and even accepted Alicia Keys‘
award for best R n’B Artist, on her behalf. As many of you know Alicia
was getting ready for her American Music Awards performance- but still
the sista found time to record a video thank you for all her African
fans. As for Kelly, she continues to find much success overseas and is
already working on the follow up to her 2007 release, Miss Kelly. Kanye West spoke with Hot 97’s Angie Martinez on the release day of his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak. Listen to the full interview below. Audio: Kanye West on “The Angie Martinez Show”
