Urban Thought Collective

PAULA MAY BE SAYING PEACE OUT ‘IDOL’
Damn, I had the opportunity to dance on tour with Paula Abdul many moons ago and when I tell you that these “artists” have the biggest insecurities, you better believe me. Being successful magnifies all of your baggage and bull****. You can only hide it for so long and Ms. Paula Abdul doing her “crack pot” reality show, truly showed her true colors.

Word on the street is Paula is about to roll out or in the politically correct term, is about to “transition” from Fox’s “American Idol” to begin working on several new TV projects.

Now whether the fans have been dogging her or she has been getting on the executives last nerves remains to be uncovered. Right now she is filming “Paula Abdul’s RAH Cheerleading Bowl,” a competition program that will air New Year’s Day on MTV.

Now in case you haven’t heard, right in front of Paula’s house last week in Beverly Hill’s an obsessed fan, Paula Goodspeed, committed suicide outside of her home and now Paula considers her house to be “haunted,” and even after hiring “healers” to cleanse the house of ghosts. Paula’s rep says, “Paula Goodspeed was a deranged stalker who sent her (Paula Abdul) death threats.”

OUTKAST BRINGING THE GOODS IN 2009
Well, it’s about damn time. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feenin’ for a new Outkast joint. Yeah, the solo projects are “cute’ but the dynamic duo is the truth! Word is that Big Boi and Andre 3000 will finally release two solo albums and one collective project in 2009.

Hard to believe that their last album “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” was released ions ago back in September 2003. Dang how time flies. Big Boi said his second solo joint will be called, “Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty,” either in January or February, and Andre 3000 releasing his creation soon after. The pair will then begin recording the Outkast project for release later in 2009.

Personally, I wish it was the other way around, gimme the Outkast album first, then the solo joints.

PRINCE GETS SUED
Now, as tight as Prince’s pants are, look at who’s trying to get their hands in his pockets. A perfume company is claiming Prince and his music publisher failed to honor a contract to help market a fragrance named for the album “3121.”

The breach-of-contract lawsuit was filed by Revelations Perfume and Cosmetics Inc. in New York. The company says it licensed Prince’s name, likeness and the album title “3121″ to market its fragrance.

Revelations says it spent $2.5 million and agreed to pay Universal half of net profits from sales of the perfume. But it claims Universal and Prince haven’t participated in various promotions since the fragrance launch in July 2007.

Of course Prince and his 20 people have no words for anyone regarding this!

MICHAEL JACKSON SUED….AGAIN
I don’t know why folks keep going after this man. At this point all he has left to give are body parts, but he probably willed them to the Smithsonian or something.

This time, the son of an Arab monarch took the King of Pop to court, charging that Michael Jackson took $7 million as an advance on an album and an autobiography that he never produced.

Lawyers for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa say that Michael Jackson took expenses as an advance on the book and joint recording project with the sheikh, who is an amateur songwriter. Michael “claims” the money was a gift. I like the “ole gift routine;” it never works on the “People’s Court.”

Check out the “gift” breakdown:

1. Al Khalifa’s first payment, for $35,000, went toward paying the utility bills at Neverland, Jackson’s 2,500-acre (1,000 hectare) ranch and miniature amusement park in California…

2. Then when Jackson was found innocent of the molestation charges in June 2005, Al Khalifa footed $2.2 million in legal bills, the lawyer said.

3. Al Khalifa moved Michael and his entourage to Bahrain right after the molestation trial, setting up a recording studio for him in Manama. The sheikh, who is the governor of Bahrain’s Southern Province, hooked Mike up with $500,000 in cash to subsidize his lifestyle and splashed out on a $350,000 European vacation for Michael and his crew in February of 2006.

4. “The costs even included the expenses of bringing out Mr. Jackson’s hairdresser.”

Damn I wish I could do weaves. Don’t hold your breathe boys, consider it a tax right off!

NEWS BLAST
MARY J. BLIGE LAUNCHES FRAGRANCE CALLED “MY LIFE” through Carol’s
Daughter…

MICHAEL JACKSON’S “THRILLER” IS HEADED TO BROADWAY…

USHER OPENS WINE RESTAURANT IN LAS VEGAS…

LIL WAYNE, T-PAIN TOUR featuring Keyshia Cole, & Gym Class Heroes begins December 18…

SEAL ALBUM “SOUL” Covers Sam Cooke, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, and Otis
Redding (very HOT!)…

CLIPSE CLOTHING LINE “Play Clothes” in stores this week. New album “Til’
The Casket Drops” due March 2009…

Big Lez has interviewed everyone from Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. to Mary J. Blige and Tom Cruise. She was host of and producer of BET’s landmark show “Rap City” and has enjoyed an extensive tenure in radio as co-host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show in Los Angeles, plus stints at New York’s WQHT/Hot 97, Atlanta’s WAOK/V103, LA’s Big Boy Morning Show at KPWR/Power 106 and Sirius Satellite Radio. Currently, Lez is partnered with DVA Media + Marketing as producer and host of the syndicated urban radio report, “The Urban Eye,” which launches nationwide first quarter of 2009.