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Dave Chappelle, Chris Brown, Attend Kim And Kanye's Christmas Party
Safaree Samuels Proposes To Girlfriend Erica Mena
Safaree Samuels left a special gift under the tree for his girlfriend, Erica Mena.
Samuels proposed to Mena at her house in At- lanta, surrounded by friends and family. The proposal was complete with a fire- works show and serenade, and the ring is valued at $175,000, per TMZ.
Safaree Samuels propos- ing to girlfriend Erica Mena.
His rep told the outlet, “2019 is the year of new be- ginnings and it’s safe to say our guy Safaree stepped up and put a ring on it.”
Samuels, 37, told Page Six last month that he was “madly in love” with Mena, saying: “When I’m not with her, I get headaches because I’m just thinking about her non-stop.”
George Clinton Recalls How He Used $1.2M In Counterfeit Money To Record Parliament
Kanye, Kim and their daughters at the Christmas party.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West had an epic Christmas party this week, which a host of their celebrity friends attended.
Photos and video from the party showed John Legend
performing for Kim, Kanye, Chris Brown, Dave Chap- pelle, and Tyler the Cre- ator, to name a few. Dame Dash, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, and Baby- face were also in attendance.
George Clinton & Par- liament-Funkadelic were among the honorees an- nounced on Thursday who will a receive Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award when the presenta- tion takes place on Saturday, May 11, 2019, in Los Angeles. According to a press release, the Lifetime Achievement Award “celebrates perform- ers who have made outstand- ing contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording.”
And speaking of “out- standing contributions” to the field of recording... in his 2014 autobiography “Broth- ers Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?,” Clinton revealed how he used over a million in counterfeit money to record Parliament.
During a recent interview with HAPPY, the music
GEORGE CLINTON
icon recalled his time work- ing at a barbershop and mak- ing music when two white kids came in wanting to get rid of some counterfeit money they had. Clinton ended up paying them $1,800 for the fake money.
“...we were using it every- where,” Clinton said while noting that he mainly used it on recording sessions.
“We were using it so much
in that town, that it started coming back to the barber- shop. We were saying ‘we can’t take this...it’s no good.’”
How did he use the money to pay for recording ses- sions? George explained: “I’d say ‘I’ll give you a couple of hundred dollars for the session, or a thousand dol- lars in counterfeit money,’ and most of ’em took the counterfeit money.”
He says he eventually en- countered an undercover cop who warned him about the counterfeit money.
“He wasn’t looking for the money, he was looking for drugs,” he said. “And we were always teaching kids music at the neighbourhood centre, so he kind of felt sorry for us, and he gave us a warn- ing. He said, ‘if I was ya’ll, I’d be getting rid of that money.’ That was all he had to say to me.”
Trina Braxton’s Ex-Husband, Gabe Solis, Dies After Battle With Cancer
Gabe Solis, the ex-hus- band of Trina Braxton, lost his battle with cancer, last Thursday. He was 43.
Solis passed away at his home in Texas, surrounded by friends and family, accord- ing to the outlet. No official details have been released about his passing.
Solis had reportedly been keeping his cancer battle pri- vate. His death came as a shock to his loved ones. On Friday (Dec. 21), Braxton
TRINA AND GABE
seemingly mourned the loss of her ex-husband with a cryptic Instagram meme reading, “I need a hug..E bot- tle of wine.”
Russell Simmons Implies That 50 Cent Once Ran Down On Suge Knight With An Uzi
Amidst growing allegations and impending lawsuits re- garding sexual assault, Rus- sell Simmons has maintained his yogi status while staying out in Bali, in which he recently revealed a wild story that's hardly short on sensational details.
Recently appearing on the latest episode of the Jeremy Carne Podcast, Simmons demonstrated his yoga prowess while speaking to the skill of "finding enlight- enment," a mindset that he suggests can be found in 50 Cent.
Aside from being shot 9 times and living to rap about
RUSSELL SIMMONS AND 50
it, Simmons referenced one particular story that involved 50 Cent and Suge Knight, that ultimately found the Queens rapper chasing the notorious music exec off a video shoot.
"They're filming a video and Suge Knight is sitting there with a gun in his lap, and there are four other guys that are really menacing and they're going to extort the video," Simmons said to provide context, "and 50 Cent sees them and starts laughing before running full speed to his trailer to get an Uzi, which chased them off while 50 barked at them like a dog."
To summarize the mes- sage, Simmons says 50 "is never afraid of the world," while proclaiming some of the most enlightened to have had near-death experiences.
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