Producer and philanthropist, WYCLEF JEAN, decided to bring in his 43rd birthday in his “birthday suit.”
JEAN, tweeted his a pic sitting on his red Ducati motorcycle, in a pair of red briefs with the caption, ” Today I am 43 years old! I look and feel 26! U can’t keep a good man down! Keep a smile when they want you to frown.”
While he might have been alluding to issues within his charities, one thing is clear – WYCLEF JEAN takes care of himself.
Rappers turned entrepreneurs JAY-Z and LUDACRIS recently premiered commercials for their new Cognacs, D’usse and Conjure, respectively.
JAY_Z’s minute-long commercial features a unique minimalism that proves how much of a boss HOVA really is and how little he has to do to sell a product.
Directed by actor, LARENZ TATE, LUDACRIS took a different approach and set his Conjure Cognac commercial in a club while maintaining the same sleek and dapper appeal as JAY-Z.
Check out JAY-Z’s D’usse Congac commercial above, and LUDACRIS’ Conjure Cognac commercial below.
From hosting fundraisers to having president BARACK OBAMA on a large screen at one of his concerts, JAY-Z recently took his support to another level with the release of his promotional video, “Power Of Our Voice.”
Throughout the documentary style video, JAY-Z urges voters to make use of their first amendment right to vote while showing several clips of the president and displaying OBAMA supporters as they register people to vote.
JAY-Z states, “People are exercising their right and you’re starting to see the power of our vote. He made it mean something for the first time for a lot of people. Having someone in office who understands how powerful our voice can be.”
Check out JAY-Z’s “Power Of Our Voice,” video above.
MIKE EPPS may have some huge shoes to fill.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, EPPS has signed on to play, RICHARD PRYOR in the upcoming NINA SIMONE biopic.
The Next Friday star will play PRYOR as an up-and-coming comedian in the early 1960′s opening up for NINA SIMONE rumored to be played byZOE SALDANA.
EPPS role comes as SIMONE’s autobiography detailed PRYOR’s battle with extreme stage freight and how she would help him overcome it.
Photo Source: PR PhotosFour of our favorite celebs recently celebrated their birthdays.
AMBER ROSE, who turns 29 on October 21st, was surprised by her closet friends and family members in a small and intimate surprise birthday party over the weekend.
R&B singer, USHER celebrated his 34th birthday in London over the weekend, where he partied with LEONA LEWIS, and had dinner with TOM CRUISE.
KEYSHIA COLE celebrated her 31st birthday with a surprise gift of flowers and balloons from her hubbie, DANIEL GIBSON.
ASHANTI celebrated her 32nd birthday with a not-so- surprise party this past weekend, hosted by her boo NELLY at Compound nightclub in Atlanta.
What do you think AMBER ROSE, USHER, KEYSHIA COLE and Ashanti birthday wishes were?
For THELMA OKORO, the CEO of ONYC HAIR, owning her own business was never a dream – it was an intuition.
As early as she could remember, the Nigerian born hair and beauty enthusiast knew she would someday run her own company, and by no surprise, today she supplies one of the most lustrous, 100% Pure Cuticle Virgin and Remi hair products in the industry…
Congratulations are in order for THE DREAM for landing a job as the Vice President of A&R at Def Jam Records.
The self proclaimed, Radio Killer, isn’t the only celeb to make the transition from musician to record label exec.
JAY-Z and NE-YO are among the celebs who’ve gone from being on the stage to behind the scenes.
Click through our gallery of celeb’s who’ve landed record label gigs.
Click inside to view gallery!!!The finale of Girlfriend Confidential:LA airs tonight, and former America’s Next Top Model winner, EVA MARCILLE caught up with Juicy to discuss balancing her acting and modeling careers, what separates her new show from the reality tv “mess”, and how a man doesn’t have to dictate her success.
Juicy: Earlier this season, we saw you struggling to find the balance between your modeling and acting careers, have you been able to find a balance?
Eva Marcille: Finding balance is a day to day thing. I keep the proper people around me as far as my advisers are concerned to help make sure that balance is sustained.
Juicy: How does your show separate you a stigma associated with reality television?
EM: I love reality TV but I didn’t want to make something that’s already out there. I wanted to add to the genre and show women of color who are career oriented, that have a dream in entertainment and show us in a different light. We truly and genuinely care about each other. No matter how much we might argue, we’ll always find a way to come back to a common ground because we love each other more then we love this business.
Juicy: How do you manage being a good girlfriend to your new boo while still being a good girl friend to your home girls?
EM: The most important thing is making sure your friends actually like your boyfriend it makes things a lot easier. My friends love my boyfriend, it makes it a lot easier to go on group dates and hang out in group settings.
Juicy: What do you want think you accomplished with this first season of your show?
EM: We all have a dream and we all want to do something. Hopefully this show has shown young people and other women of every color that good girls can win. You don’t have to marry rich or be attached to a man to make you someone in this business.
Tune in for the finale of Girlfriend Confidential: LA on Oxygen, tonight at 11 pm/10 ct.