CELEBRITY MEMORIAL FUND: LIL JON

Chile, Martin Lawrence was right! Black folks are very cold to their rappers. It seems like just yesterday we were getting slutty in the club to a Lil Jon track. I guess considering R. Kelly and T-Pain has every black song covered until Barack Obama's inauguration, Lil Jon will be collecting unemployment checks like the rest of us. Or worse, maybe we'll see him homeless on a block in ATL with a sign saying "Will say YEAH for weed."

VACATION'S OVER, BACK TO THE DISH

SORRY TO OUR FANS FOR THE DROUGHT IN MATERIAL....IT WAS BACK TO BACK GAY AND BLACK GAY PRIDE FOR CHICAGO...LET'S JUST SAY WE HERE AT DIVA CHRONICLES ARE THANKFUL TO HAVE SEEN TROUSERS AND GORGEOUS BLACK MEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

CIARA'S FANTASY RIDE

Ciara is really planning big things for her third album, Fantasy Ride. Not only has she hooked up with some major production talent (Lil' Jon, Darkchild, and T-Pain), she is making this new effort out to be a concept album.

The album will be split into three different disks with each having five or six songs focused on a particular theme or city.

Disc one, Groove City, will have songs similar to her hit Promise. Next, she will take you to Crunktown which this ATL native knows a lot about. Expect to here Lil' Jon contributions on this disc. Lastly, there will be the Kingdom of Dance which is self explanatory.

We will see if CiCi's vision will come off to be as exciting as it sounds when the album drops this November. Watch out for the yet unknown single and video sometime around August.

BARACK AND COLIN POWELL JOINING FORCES?

Word has it that Barack Obama and Colin Powell met privately two weeks ago in Powell's personal office in Alexandria.

Powell's spokeswoman, Peggy Cifrino, confirmed that the two did in fact meet for what she calls "just an informal conversation."

Obama's camp has not commented as of yet.

This meeting comes on the heels of a meeting Powell had with John McCain just a week before. Both sides seem to be trying to woo Powell. Obama could use him when dealing with matters of national security issues, the one topic that McCain seems more equiped to handle.

Bring out the big guns, Barack. We want to be able to call you Mr. President!

THE LOVE IS GONE

Another couple seems to have bit the dust. Bow Wow and Omarion seem to be going at it... and we are not talking about in the bedroom.

Bow Wow has released a remix to the song Looka Boy in which he fires out some not so subtle blows to O.

"The denim jeans is tight. You're an Omarion looka boy."

He then follows by saying:

"I ain't know me and you were gonna be going at each other. I mean, I did it for the fun. You know what I'm saying? But you made a nigga wanna."

Come on guys. Nothing has happened that a little make up sex can't fix!

A WEE BIT OF WHITE SCRUMPTULENCE: ORLANDO BLOOM

Oh, spank me now and tell me that you love me! Hollywood "It Boy" Orlando Bloom is too sexy for words.

He has so many different looks and they all work for him. The clean cut look works for him, but what really gets our blood simmering is his role as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

So here's to Orlando Bloom who shivers me timbers!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: REAL WORLD HOLLYWOOD

With one episode to go, Real World Hollywood never fails to entertain. The cast went to Mexico, swam with dolphins, drank tequila body shots... etc... etc.

What we really want to talk about is the foursome that Dave, Will, and two white chicks participated in!

Who out there would love to have any kind of sexual tryst with Will? Show of hands... raise them high! (Yes, I have two up)

It seems like for a good five episodes, Will has been teasing us with nudity that is covered up with a damn smiley face, black box, or blurred circle. Where can I get the unrated, unedited, unclothed version of this damn show! Never before have I wanted to lick a television screen so bad.

That brotha has something that I really want to get my hands on. If you see Will in the streets, tell him that I am looking for him.

BRITISH MUSIC HEADS SAY "NAH, I'M GOOD" TO JAY Z

Jay Z is not the cup of tea in Britain. Fans have objected Jay Z being the headliner of this year's Glastonbury Music Festival, a traditionally rock and roll event.

Even Trip-Hop artist Tricky (Yes, Lynn’s music partner and boyfriend on the TV show “Girlfriends”) has chimed in.

In an interview on Friday with the U.K.’s National Post, he said “I can understand in some ways, because an American artist headlining Glastonbury is probably a bit weird for people. And the fact that it’s an urban artist - and he’s not actually that good."

Wow. Sounds like haters to me. Fuck Tricky. He's just mad because Girlfriends could go into syndication for a trillion fa-fillion years and he will never see the money Jigga presently has. Keep it pushing Jigga and stack ya bread.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF...

Everyone is still reeling from Alicia Keys performance on the BET Awards. SWV, TLC, EnVogue??? Who could have asked for more? Okay, I have heard people say that Total and Xscape were missing, but I say no.

If you think about it, Alicia brought back three groups that were kind of the queens of their individual genres. SWV gave you a kind of round the way, soulful girl vibe. EnVogue were the funky divas who could harmonize like no other. And TLC were the leaders of the "New Jill Swing" movement. Xscape, Total, and other groups road their coattails.

But what guys would we like to see up there? Who would we like to see someone like Usher or Chris Brown bring on stage? Once again, we have broke them up in categories. What is your opinion?


Silk or Boyz II Men? Just like EnVogue, they gave us some great vocals. But who would we want to see do a reunion?

We will go with Boyz II Men, but it was a close call. Only if all four members are there and they sing some of their stuff from CooleyHighHarmony.


Guy or BlackStreet? Both good groups, both with Teddy Riley, but which could stand up to the excitement we had when TLC took the stage.

This one goes to BlackStreet. It would be even hotter if Dave Hollister joined them for Before I Let You GO.


We could see both H-Town and Jodeci just chilling around the hood singing and turning heads with their thug appeal. SWV were our favorite round the way girls, but who is truely their male counterparts.

JODECI! JODECI! JODECI! No contest! Hopefully, Devante Swing would have his stuff back together and look like the sexy mf that we leanred to love.

Plus, with the death of Dino from H-Town, it just wouldn't be the same.

A WEE BIT OF WEEKLY SCRUMPTULENCE: THE MEN OF TYLER PERRY'S PLAYS

Terrell Carter

Christian Keyes

Ryan Gentles

Tyler Perry sure knows how to pick em. He picks some of the sexiest men for his movies and plays. Think about the movies... Boris, Shemar, Idris, Michael Jai White... need we go on?

Ryan Gentiles, Christian Keyes, and Terrell Carter have been at the heart of many of his plays. They made plays like Madea Goes to Jail and What Happens in the Dark even more enjoyable.

We welcome these men onto our tv screens and our beds as well!

JENNIFER HAS A TASTE OF BEEFCAKE IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Gold star for Jennifer for her new video "Spotlight." She looks fierce as ever and was accompanied by leading man, Ryan Gentles.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR CHECKS IN TO MENTAL HOSPITAL

Melrose Place actress Heather Locklear recently checked into a mental health facility and is being treated for anxiety and depression.

Her doctor has revealed that he felt Locklear is suicidal and needed to get some urgent help.

We here at Diva Chronicles have no intention on kicking an aged diva while she's down. Hollywood has already done that. We do wish Heather the best and hope she can get better and do some FABULOUS comeback show with Jimmy Smits or something of that nature...

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: REAL WORLD HOLLYWOOD

So much drama stuffed in an hour, but we can sum it up in a few statements.

- Nick is so extra! After Sarah aka Ms Prim and Proper Perfection gets drunk, Nick decides it is funny to take pictures of her puking in a trash can. Maybe if it was Will or Dave, this action could have been strangely justifiable, but he has only been there two weeks! Like we have said before, he is getting WAY TOO COMFORTABLE!

- Sarah and Nick have it out somewhere between her fifth to sixth hour throwing up. During the whole camera incident, Sarah calls Nick "Charles Barkley". Lets see, they both have close shaved heads and love white women. The comparison is not so far fetched. THey patch things up between them after the lamest argument ever, but are still keeping their distance.

- Brianna goes in the studio to record a demo. The song is actually something that I could hear being played on the radio. She has talent. Big ups to her!

- Sarah, Kim, and Nick get a chance to work for movies.com. During their experience they meet a upbeat, motivating guy with cancer who is supervising the project. He especially takes to Nick who he deeply believes in. When news comes that he has passed away in the hospital, Nick is hit the hardest.

Next week, the cast goes to Mexico. Drinking, foursomes, and heartbreak lie in the horizon. I can't wait!

BET AWARDS PLAY BY PLAY: MAXWELL IS BACK

In the second most scream worthy moment of the night, Maxwell graced the BET stage to sing Simply Beautiful during the Al Green tribute. There wasn't a dry seat in the house.

The man may have cut off his hair, but never did he lose any cool.

And since we are here... REVEREND AL GREEN! His music had everyone in the place grooving. Good music has the power to cross generational lines and everyone from Jordin Sparks to Mary Mary to Derek Luke were singing every word. Preach on Preacher!