It's a date! President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle make first visit to New York City

Four months after taking office, President Barack Obama fulfilled an important campaign promise on Saturday one he made to his wife, first lady Michelle."I am taking my wife to New York City because I promised her during the campaign that I would take her to a Broadway show after it was all finished," the president said in a statement, according to he Associated Press. After watching their daughter Malia play in a soccer game in Washington earlier in the day, the first couple boarded a jet for Manhattan. Once they landed, Michelle, dressed in a long black sleeveless fringed dress, and the president, in a dark suit and white shirt (and no tie), headed for a romantic meal at Blue Hill, a Greenwich Village restaurant known for its American Nouveau cuisine. They dined for a little more than two hours, before they headed uptown to the theater district, with crowds of people waving at the presidential motorcade, snapping photos and shouting out greetings along the way. Their estination was the Belasco Theatre on 44th Street, where the took in a production of the Tony-nominated Joe Turner's Come and Gone, an August Wilson play about black America in the early 1900s. After the show, the first couple flew back home to Washington.

Chris Brown Predicts Next Album Will Be His Biggest

Though the case against Chris Brown for the alleged assault on Rihanna earlier this year continues to play out in Los Angeles courtrooms, a friend of Brown's says the singer is doing his best to move forward and concentrate on work. "Chris is Focused, says songwriter Robert Allen, who is working with Brown on his upcoming album, Tentatively titled Graffiti. "He knows how to deal with whatever is going on and is willing to do what he has to do to please his fans." To do that, Brown plans to bring a different vibe to his music. "It's not particularly just R&B," says Allen, who has worked on songs with Brown in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. "Chris is trying different things and experimenting. We've been making things really eclectic. The direction of this album is really fun and free spirited. It's like a collage." Brown, who had been keeping a low profile for about three months, recently broke his silence in a YouTube.com video, in which he declared, "I ain't a monster." Brown is happy and ready for this next album to break through and make a big impact. He wants this to be his masterpiece. He's predicting this will be his biggest album.

Black cop killed by White officer: Horror in East Harlem as Off-duty rookie is shot while pursuing suspect

An off-duty rookie cop chasing a suspected car thief in East Harlem with his gun drawn was shot and killed Thursday night when an officer mistook him for a criminal. "Police! Stop! Drop it!" cops from the 25th Precinct shouted at Omar Edwards, 25. The officer involved in the shooting is white, Edwards is black and had no visible NYPD identification on him, it was unclear if Edwards identified himself."This is always a black cop's fear, that he'd be mistaken for a [suspect]," His father couldn't fathom how such a fatal mistake could happen.If a police officer sees someone with a gun, you don't just fire without asking questions or trying to apprehend the person," said Ricardo Edwards, 72.If the person was firing at a police officer, I understand. One dejected cop said Edwards just became a new father. He took some personal time so he could take the baby to North Carolina to meet his folks. Edwards' mother, Natalia Harding, said her son had just married his girlfriend, Danielle Glen, last month at City Hall. They have two kids - 11/2-year-old Xavier and 7-month-old Keanua. NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Edwards, who had been on the force less than two years and worked out of a Manhattan housing unit, had left work about 10:30 p.m.

Keri Hilson Is A Certified Freak!

Keri Hilson is a certified freak, and isn't afraid to let everybody know either. Recent performance at the WaMu Theater in New York City, where she and her dancer simulate sex right on stage. As you can see, her dancer gets to touch it from the back, spank her, and even get the spread eagle view. All i can say is WOW!!! It definitely doesn't look like a show for kids. You can see how the performance went down in the clip below, at around 2:05 minute in:

Birthday Blessings

Instead of counting candles, Or tallying the years, Contemplate your blessings, As your birthday nears. Consider special people Who love you, and who care, And others who’ve enriched your life Just by being there. Think about the memories Passing years can never mar, Experiences great and small That have made you who you are. Another year is a happy gift, So cut your cake, and say, "Instead of counting birthdays, I count blessings every day!"

T.I. asks for two-week delay in beginning sentence

Atlanta rap star T.I. will have to report to a low-security prison in Arkansas on Tuesday. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. denied the rapper’s motion to delay reporting to prison. On Thursday, lawyers requested extra time to petition the federal Bureau of Prisons to house the rapper in a minimum security prison camp instead of the detention facility. “There is nothing more we can do pre-reporting,” said Donald F. Samuel, the rapper’s lawyer. “We think he was scored the wrong way.” T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., is scheduled to report to the Forrest City Correctional Institute on Tuesday. On Friday, Samuel said he plans to continue to ask the federal Bureau of Prisons to re-classify the music star once he is detained. T.I. will receive no special treatment and will be treated just like the other inmates, said Capt. R.D. Weeks, spokesman for the Forrest City prison. “Unless there is a need to alter, we operate normal Bureau of Prisons’ procedures,” Weeks said. T.I. will be housed with another inmate in one of 12 cubicle-style units, Weeks said. The rapper was sentenced to serve a year and a day for illegal firearms possession and being a convicted felon with a firearm. He was arrested Oct. 13, 2007, just hours before he was to receive two awards at the BET Hip-Hop Awards ceremony in Atlanta. He was taken into custody by federal agents at a Midtown parking lot for trying to buy machine guns and silencers. In Thursday’s court filing, T.I.’s lawyers said the rapper should be allowed to serve his time in a prison camp. He was assigned to go to the Forrest City facility because he had a prior offense that was designated to be a serious violent felony, T.I.’s lawyers said. But the prior offense did not involve a weapon and “amounted to little more than a ‘scuffle’ at a mall,” the motion said.

Happy Birthday to One of The Greatest Rappers of All Time..The Notorious B.I.G.

For my readers who love hip hop, today is definitely a day of celebration. If Biggie Smalls was alive, today would have marked his 36th birthday. Biggie is one of the main reasons I fell in love with hip hop...so today, we continue to honor the legacy of one of the best that ever did it.RIP B.I.G. (May 21, 1972-March 9, 1997). In memory of one of the fallen greats...

COMEDIAN JAY MOHR'S DISRESPECTS MICHELLE OBAMA … CALLS HER A MAN … SAYS SHE LOOKS LIKE NBA BALLER ELTON BRAND!!

Comedian Jay Mohr recently went on an over the top rant against the First Lady Michelle Obama. Mohr, who has a show ON CBS called Gary Unmarried. Jim, did not say ANYTHING about the disrespectful nature of this rant: Michelle Obama that is a big dude. When Barack plays pick up games at the White House, you know he picks Michelle as his forward, maybe his [center] depending on who’s in Congress that day.That has to be like being married to Elton Brand. She is a big dude. I like when she put her arm around the Queen of England and she put her in a headlock and said, “I’ve been waiting 200 years to put my arms around you lady.”I like how she shaved off her eyebrows, and then drew them back way to high and in an arch and then way back down, so she always looks super surprised. Michelle Obama kind of looks like the Count on Sesame Street. One … Ha Ha … One Black President … Ha Ha.What a year. The cardinals make the Super Bowl, the Rockies make the World Series, and the President smokes Newport's. We think that Jim Roe and Jay Mohr owe the President and First Lady an apology. Comedy is one thing ... but that's the President's wife your talking about...

City to investigate whether swine flu caused baby boy's death at Queens hospital

The father of a 16 month old who may have died of swine flu at a Queens hospital. He's stunned by his young son's death.Zamora whose son Jonathan could be the city's second death related to the H1N1 virus rushed the boy to the hospital Monday after his fever spiked as high as 105 degrees. He died soon afterward. Health officials are running tests and expect to know soon whether swine flu killed the boy or not.

Rihanna 'Devastated' Over Her Leaked Raunchy Photos

Rihanna was said to be very embarrassed after seeing her naked photos had been leaked online few days ago.She is freaking out. She was on the road to recovery after a terrible few months. She has no idea how these pictures have been leaked but she's determined to find out one of the Barbados-born singer's pals confirmed. Besides, the 21-year-old singer reportedly left Hollywood to fly to Hawaii to escape from her stress. She's rushed off to Hawaii to escape the scrutiny,the pal added. "She's recording her new album and wants to shut herself in the studio away from the world for a few days. Most recently, several of Rihanna's naked photos, showing her exposing her bottoms and breasts, had been published online. Her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was also seen in one shot, with pink panties on his head. The panties was believed belong to Rihanna. All of the photos allegedly were taken in the bathroom and bedroom of a hotel in Hollywood, where the couple stayed. Rihanna's lawyers have not yet confirmed whether the pictures are genuine or not.

Happy Mothers Day

Mothers are everything for us when we are small...our lives revolve around her. For everything that we need we call mother. To protect us from all perceivable dangers we want her around us. To take us out we hold her arms. To kiss away our wounds we run to her. And for a warm hug and love we look for her. She is the focal point of our lives, the greatest human being in the world or should we say divinity on earth. the greatest blessing of God on you. Happy Mother’s Day means more than have a happy day. Within these words lie many things we may never get to say. It means I love you first of all and thanks for all you do. It means you mean a lot to me and that I will honor you. Most mothers rarely get the thanks that rightly they deserve. Especially when it another’s dreams for whom that they serve. You fed us and watched us and taught us how to play. So smile cause we love you on this special Mother’s Day.

BUSTED!!! JOJO SIMMONS … AKA REV RUN'S ELDEST SON … ARRESTED … POLICE CAUGHT HIM BUYING DRUGS!!!

Lil JoJo Simmons is in jail as we speak. Apparently the now 19-year old son of Rev Run got busted at the weed spot. Apparently Lil man doesn’t yet know proper weed purchasing etiquette and so he rolled a blunt right outside the spot and that’s when police came up on him. And it gets worse. Instead of getting arrested quietly, that JoJo started acting up and had to be subdued by the police. He was arrested for possession, resisting arrest, attempted reckless endangerment, and criminal use of drug paraphenalia. Dang!!!

Mariah Carey Cries at Touching Anniversary Tribute

Where has the time gone? With smiles on their faces, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated one year of wedded bliss Thursday in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort. It's a very special occasion, Cannon told the crowd at Moon Nightclub, where he was deejaying, "toast to everyone. After a very private wedding a year ago, the couple decided to do the opposite for their anniversary, celebrating with a nightclub full of people. The couple did, however, dine in a private room at Simon beforehand. Cannon produced a video of the couple's last year, including video of intimate moments. After the video was shown, Carey was seen crying. This is the most amazing person in the world Cannon said into the microphone about his wife. "I dedicate my life to her daily, and together this union is gonna last forever. She is my rock." .