Kenny Smoov's Blog – May 2014 Archive (47)

Iggy Azalea made Billboard chart history this week. 

With "Fancy" and Ariana Grande’s “Problem" -- which she guests on -- holding down the number-one and -two spots on the Hot 100 singles chart, Iggy is the first act in 50 years to have its first two charting singles go Top 2…

Now that the Beats Electronics - Apple deal has officially been announced and Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are taking on new roles, Iovine has a special announcement of his own. 

Jimmy is stepping down from chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M. Replacing him will be John Janick,…

Apple might have made Dr. Dre part of the one percent, but a former employee says the company actually tries to keep African-Americans out of management positions.  

Andrew Dupree, who worked at an Apple Store for four years, is suing the company for denying him a management position due to his…

Aretha Franklin, dubbed "her regal highness the Queen of Soul" by a dean, sang the National Anthem before receiving an honorary degree at Harvard University's graduation ceremonies yesterday (Thursday). Former president George H.W. Bush and former New York mayor Michael…

We don't have rights to this photo, but it truly shows just how disturbing this story is.…

Sunday, night from 7 to 9, a broadcast called Sunday Night Open Mic will address that city's violence prevention initiative, “Put the Guns Down.” The program will feature on-air talent from several competing Chicago radio stations, including Tony Sculfield from…

The rock and roll legend reportedly is now improving and her driver, Albert, is quoted as saying “Tina had to cancel her holiday to recover, she has already managed a smile for her partner Erwin Bach.

We wish her a speedy…

Maya Angelou, a renowned poet, novelist and actress whose work defied description under a simple label, has died, her literary agent, Helen Brann, said Wednesday.

She died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Brann said.

A professor, singer and dancer,…

A Fatburger employee was slashed early Sunday morning when Floyd Mayweather and T.I. got into a chair-throwing, all-out brawl at the Las Vegas burger joint.…

Give us YOUR review on any of the movies that posted in the Top 5.  C'mon, don't let us waste our money on CRAP or have us miss out on an awesome movie!!

1. X-Men: Days of Future Past - $111 million…

Apparently Waka Flocka doesn't believe every hip-hop wedding has to be as over the top as Kanye West's and Kim Kardashian's. According to his mother and manager, Debra Antney, the rapper and his fiancé Tammy Rivera quietly eloped two weeks ago.

Antney told RumorFix, “I was…

Whitney Houston's family isn't ready to give their blessing to a planned television movie about the late singer -- because they think she's big enough to merit a big-screen bio-pic.

TMZ reports that the diva's survivors are not happy about Lifetime network's plan…

The Deets!

• Miami pastor Rich Wilkerson Junior performed the ceremony.
• Celebrity event planner Sharon Sacks created the nuptials. She did the same for Kim's baby shower and wedding to Kris Humphries.
• Andrea Bocelli sang "Con te Partiró" ("With You I Will Leave") as Bruce Jenner walked Kim down the aisle.
• She wore a…

A Dallas woman who tried to drown her two young daughters after the girls pleaded for snacks was stopped by her 18-year-old son, who grabbed his drenched sisters and carried them from the apartment, police…

A University of Tennessee fraternity has been suspended after students admitted to hazing.  Student life officials launched an investigation into the UT chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha after receiving a complaint from a concerned parent.  UT…

You might think Robert Wallace is naive, but the 32-year-old Houston software developer insists that he had a relationship with a stripper named Nomi Mims, and now he's suing her in small claims court trying to get the gifts he gave her back.

Wallace gave Mims electronics, a credit card and even let her borrow his prized Harry Potter DVD collection.…

Kevin Hart just unleashed an angry rant on ex-wife for slamming his current girlfriend, but Hart handled it maturely ... refusing to slam his ex even once (well okay, maybe one time).



Kevin was set off by an…

The six Iranians jailed after a video of them dancing to the hit song "Happy" went viral were released Wednesday after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted his approval. Yet the director of the clip remains behind bars.

The video, featuring the six young people dancing on a rooftop to the Pharrell…

Ladies, have you ever wondered how to keep things sweet down there? Don't worry, Erykah Badu has got you covered. The singer took to Twitter Sunday, writing, "Ladies..For a SWEET vagina, I drink raw cranberries often. Now the secrets out. (Reluctantly) ALSO promotes healthy,strong WOMB & bladder."

Badu…

The Game claims that the LAPD and Los Angeles nightclubs have been conspiring to keep blacks and other minorities out.

Lately Game has been beefing with Lure, a nightclub where he often hosts a popular event called Toxic but which lately has closed its doors to him. He believes that its owners and cops have been holding secret meeting to maintain a list of people they don't want inside. Game tells …