Anthony Mackie: Actor Turned Bartender Turned Chef

*Actor Anthony Mackie is trading in the scripts for a whole new career as a bar tender and chef. Yes, that’s right. He’s opening NoBar on Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy.

In an interview with Grub…

T-Pain Says Goodbye to Auto-Tune; Hello to ‘T-Pain Effect’

*T-Pain says it’s time to move on from Auto-Tune – a retirement some folks believe is long overdue.

For his upcoming album, “rEVOLVEr,” the Atlanta MC tells Billboard.com that he’s ditching the audio production software that dominated his previous three albums in favor of technology of his own invention — The T-Pain Effect, a…

Report: Nonstop Arguing, ‘Idol’ Envy Led to J.Lo/Marc Anthony Split

*People says it has a Marc Anthony plant who gave them the scoop on what led to his sudden split with Jennifer Lopez – although it wasn’t really sudden, according to the source.

The decision to separate actually came “after months of…

R. Kelly Has Emergency Throat Surgery

*The AP is reporting that singer R. Kelly is hospitalized today because he had to have emergency throat surgery

Allan Mayer, Kelly spokesperson, said that doctors drained an abscess on one of Kelly’s tonsils on Tuesday and that the singer will be “laid up indefinitely” at Chicago’s …

En Vogue Tour Still On But Because of Dawn Robinson Don’t Expect New Music

*Everyone was excited when 90s group En Vogue announced that they would be reuniting to record new music and go on tour.

Well it’s a new year and…

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to Collaborate for New Project

*Robin Thicke is about ready to do a follow-up to his 2009 “Sex Therapy” CD and he’s teaming with Billionaire Boy for the project.

The new CD is due out in late 2011 or early 2012.

Other possible collaborations just might include Pharrell…

Lil Wayne’s Tour to Ban Alcohol Backstage

Lil Wayne in the audience during the BET Awards '11 held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles

*TMZ is reporting that the people behind Lil Wayne’s “I Am Still Music” Tour are instituting a “zero-tolerance no-alcohol policy…

Patti LaBelle Admires Ledisi: Says She’s the Best

*It’s one thing to be admired by millions of fans, but it’s certainly another to be complimented by one of the most legendary divas on the planet. Patti LaBelle called Ledisi “one of the best” singers.

“I love you so much,” Patti told Ledisi on an Urban Daily video interview. “You are one of those people that will have a…

Chris Brown Already Bashed for Upcoming Role in Steve Harvey’s Book Now Film

Steve Harvey and Chris Brown

*James Brown wasn’t lying when he said “This is a man’s world, but it wouldn’t be anything without a woman or a girl.”

That lyric sums up American culture better…

Beyonce’s Producer Clowns Kelly Rowland’s ‘Motivation’ – Why?

*There might be some hating going on right now between the Beyonce and Kelly Rowlandcamps.

Beyonce’s producer, Jeff Bhasker, bashed on the former Destiny’s Child singer’s latest hit song, “Motivation,” via…

Evelyn Lozada Explains Her Attraction to Ochocinco

*Evelyn Lozada said she had sworn off professional athletes after her tumultuous relationship with ex-fiance Antoine Walker, but the “Basketball Wives” star…

16-Pound Baby Born in Texas! Ouch!

Presenting Mr. JaMichael Brown, also known as Big Baby!

*The family of a baby boy born in Texas couldn’t be more proud and a mother more weary with their newest blessing.

Texas is known for doing big things, but they had no idea that their…

Actress Maya Rudolph Delivers a Boy

*Actress Maya Rudolph has just announced the birth of her third.

The 38-year-old “Bridesmaids” actress and her hubby, director Paul Thomas Anderson, welcomed son Jack on July 3, her rep tells Us Weekly.

This is the third child for the couple, who joins older sisters Pearl, 5, and Lucille, 20 months.

“I make big babies,” Rudolph…

Celebrity Matchmaker Jasmine Diaz Prospects ‘Crazy, Stupid Love’ and More.

Jasmine…

Giancarlo Esposito’s Chilling Box Cutter Scene in ‘Breaking Bad’

Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring in the box cutter scene of AMC's "Breaking Bad"

WARNING: SPOILIERS!

“Breaking Bad” returned for its fourth season…

Michael Vick to Back New Dog Fighting Bill in Capitol Hill Visit

*Mr. Vick is going to Washington.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is set to appear at a press conference on Capitol Hill to back legislation that cracks down on supporters of dog fighting.

Vick will be joined at the event by Wayne Pacelle, the head of the Humane Society of the United States, Vick…

L.A. Reid Officially Announced as Head of Epic Records

*Antonio “L.A.” Reid was officially named head of Epic Records on Monday, a long-expected move that was first reported in June.

Reid — who will also serve as a judge on Simon Cowell’s singing competition show “The X Factor” this fall — will carry the title of chairman-CEO. He previously headed Island Def Jam from 2004 to…

Fox News Slams Chris Brown – He Responds

*Fox News, known for its controversial and sometimes off the wall commentary has bad mouthed NBC for promoting Chris Brown on the “Today Show” and endorsing his past and most recent bad…

Tia Mowry Delivers a Baby Boy

*Actress Tia Mowry and her husband of two years, Cory Hardrict, welcomed a son Tuesday in Los Angeles, her rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.

It is the first child for the 32-year-old actress, who starred opposite her identical twin, Tamera, on the ’90s sitcom “Sister Sister” and now appears on BET’s “The Game.” Mowry’s pregnancy,…

Tanya Williams Says She’ll Add Substance to ‘Basketball Wives: LA’

*Look who has joined the cast of “Basketball Wives: LA.” It’s NBA wife Tanya Williams, the wife of imprisoned former New Jersey Net Jayson Williams.

“I…