Natalie Cole: Diagnosed with Hepatitis

0 | July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Music, Natalie Cole, R&B News

As she readies the release of her latest music project, Grammy Award-winning diva Natalie Cole announced that she has been diagnosed with hepatitis C today.

“I’ve been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experiences,” the ‘This Will Be’ singer said in a statement.

“I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination,” she continued. “This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life.”

Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood.

The disease was revealed during a routine examination and was likely caused by her excessive drug use years ago, which was subsequently chronicled in her 2000 autobiography, ‘Angel on My Shoulder’.

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Dr. Dre Says Detox May Come By The End Of The Year

0 | July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Dr Dre, Entertainment, Hip Hop News, Music

 

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Dr. Dre has finally emerged from his lair (aka studio) to do some press for his new line of headphones, Beats By Dr. Dre, and of course, he’s been asked the question: When is Detox coming out?

While speaking with USA Today, the veteran producer revealed that the long-awaited album may just see the light of day by the end of the year.

“I’m just now — over the last couple of months — starting to feel that it’s going to be right and it’s something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love it,” he said. “In a perfect world, I’m shooting for a November or December release.”

Dre has a reputation of not putting albums out until he’s completely satisfied. Many artists on his Aftermath roster have experienced this, and even the producer’s list of solo projects under his belt proves this. Dre’s last album came in 1999 with the release of The Chronic 2001. Before that, his solo debut, The Chronic, dropped in 1992.

Despite the lengthy time period between releases, Dre says he doesn’t do it intentionally, blaming his perfectionist character attribute as the culprit.

“I’ve never set out to do that,” he says. “I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel and I don’t put it out until I’m totally happy with it. Then it does what it does.”

However, when Detox finally hits stores, he says there is no telling when another album will follow.

“I’m going to put this record out, promote it, tour and then become a hermit. I’m going to stay in the studio and produce.”

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Chris Rock: Returning to HBO This Fall With New Special

0 | July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Chris Brown, Entertainment

This fall, Chris Rock will be heading home.

The multiple-Emmy Award winning comedian is slated to headline an all new stand up comedy special, titled ‘Chris Rock: Kill The Messenger,’ which premieres Sept. 27.

The 90-minute special will feature footage from three different performances; at South Africa’s Carnival City Casino, New York’s legendary Apollo Theatre and the Carling Apollo Hammersmith in London.

“I wanted to do the type of stand-up special that I’ve never seen before, and the only place that I could see doing that is at HBO,” Rock said. “I love HBO because they want to take chances.”

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Tyler Perry: Exclusive Poster for The Family That Preys

0 | July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Tyler Perry

 

 
Lionsgate has provided BlackVoices.com with an exclusive look at the final poster for ‘Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys.’

Directed and written by Tyler Perry, his talented cast includes Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodward, Tyler Perry, Cole Hauser, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, Taraji P. Henson, Kadee Strickland, Sebastian Siegel, and Robin Givens.

Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates and Academy Award-nominee Alfre Woodard star as the matriarchs of two very different families being torn apart by greed and scandal in the contemporary drama. The sixth feature film by Perry chronicles the inner workings of two families-one upper-crust and the other working class-that become inextricably linked by scandal.

The film comes out in theaters on September 12.

 

Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her dear friend Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice’s self-centered newlywed daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is betraying her trusting husband Chris (Rockmond Dunbar) by engaging in a torrid affair with her boss and mother’s best friend’s son William (Cole Hauser). While cheating on his wife Jillian (Kadee Strickland) with a string of ongoing dalliances with his mistress Andrea, William’s true focus is to replace the COO of his mother’s lucrative construction corporation. Meanwhile, Alice’s other daughter Pam (Taraji Henson), a kind but no nonsense woman married to a hard working construction worker (Tyler Perry), tries to steer the family in a more positive direction.

While paternity secrets, marital infidelity, greed and unsavory business dealings threaten to derail both families, Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin in ‘The Family That Preys.’

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Brawl Mars End Of Sparks’ Victory Vs. Shock

0 | July 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Sports

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