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Mo'ne Davis, Mariah Carey, J. Lo, Kevin Hart News and more

In this episode of What's The 411, we are talking to about:

1. Congratulations to Mo'Ne Davis! She is the first girl to win a game at the Little League World Series and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history. She is also the first Little League player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine as a Little League Player.

2. Congratulations are also in order for the Jackie Robinson West Little League team for winning the Little League national championships.It is the first all African-American Little League team to win the national title and to represent the U.S, in the Little League World Series

3. NFL is suggesting that the Half-time performers at the Super Bowl should pay the NFL to perform. The NFL's reasoning is that the acts go on to reap huge financial benefits after the Super Bowl gig. Rita Obi seems to think that the NFL proposal is a good idea. However, Chris Graham thinks it's ridiculous, the NFL makes enough money on the Super Bowl. In the past, musical guests did not get paid by the NFL to perform and have performed mainly for publicity.

4. Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Breakup

5. Jay Z & Beyonce Punked Their Fans With Divorce Rumors

6. Kevin Hart Engaged the Same Day that his Ex-Wife's Show Premieres

7. Fashion on the Red Carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards showcasing J. Lo; Nicki Minaj; Jordin Sparks; Kylie and Kendall Jenner

8. Kareem Abdul Jabbar Says Classism Trumps Racism or in other words, Racism is Over, It's Classism, Stupid!

9. The family of Anna Short Harrington, the woman who was the inspiration for much of the Aunt Jemima imagery, is suing Pepsi Co. and its subsidiary the Quaker Oats Co., along with the Pinnacle Foods Group and the Hillshire Brands Co. for use of Ms. Harrington's Likeness for profit without proper payment

10. Tren'Ness Woods-Black Talks About the Legacy of her Grandmother, Sylvia Woods

Who's Being Called on the Carpet:

1. P. Diddy Gets Called on the Carpet for Calling out President Obama for Not Speaking up about the police Shooting Death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

2. Rapper 50 Cent Gets Called On The Carpet for Immaturity and Ignorance about Literacy

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Celebrity Fashions at the MTV VMAs 2014

Jacinda Motton, aka Ms. Fashionista J, tells you which celebrity was HOT and who was NOT at the MTV Video Music Awards 2014. Ms. Fashionista J's celebrity picks were: Common; Nick Young and Iggy Azalea; Kendall and Kylie Jenner; Jennifer Lopez; Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo; Katy Perry; and Nicki Minaj.

WATCH VIDEO: Who do you think was "HOT" or "NOT"?

 

What’s The 411 Celebrates 20 Years with New Format and New Hosts

What's The 411, a weekly celebrity-driven urban entertainment and lifestyle television show, celebrates its 20th year with a change in format.

What's The 411's leaves behind a straight magazine format and embraces a format of news, commentary, and featured interviews.

The first episode of this new format also sports three new hosts BIANCA PEART, GLENN GILLIAM, and JACINDA MOTTON. A search is on for the fourth host and will join the show in a couple of weeks.

This episode featured a conversation about Hollywood couple ROBIN THICKE and PAULA PATTON'S split; the NAACP Image Awards; NICKI MINAJI'S inappropriate use of a MALCOLM X'S photo; KEVIN HART'S seemingly meteoric rise; BEYONCE'S position of top of the earnings heap; DENZEL WASHINGTON and LATANYA RICHARDSON in the Broadway production of LORRAINE HANSBERRY'S A Raisin in the Sun; MICHAEL B. JORDAN'S upcoming role in the Fantastic Four.

The celebrity-laden red carpet at the NFL's Super Bowl Gospel Celebration founded by MELANIE FEW-HARRISON is the featured interview. What's the 411 reporter CRISTINA TWITTY hosts this video package, which includes gospel sister duo MARY MARY, American Idol Season 12 Winner, CANDICE GLOVER; AJ CALLOWAY, former host of BET's 106th & Park; gospel singer NATALIE GRANT; and members of the NFL Football Players Gospel Choir: JASON AVANT, TRENT SHELTON; and QUINTIN DEMPS.

The NFL Super Bowl Gospel Celebration was hosted by WENDY WILLIAMS and AJ CALLOWAY. R&B songbird PATTI LABELLE was the featured singer.

Check out video of new episode here:

10 Reasons Why Fans Were Disappointed With Hot 97 Summer Jam

Hot 97’s Summer Jam XX Recap

On Sunday, June 2, I witnessed my first HOT 97 Summer Jam and please believe me when I say, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Along the 2-mile walk from where the Port Authority bus dropped me off in MetLife Stadium to the press entrance, I walked past a huge parade filled with people from all types of backgrounds.

Hip-hop heads gathered as one in the parking lot, celebrating like it was a major summer holiday--tailgating and barbecuing food; they were really getting ready for a great night.

Summer Jam was too good on paper. It gave us good music and a decent show, but it felt too much like a high school performance—safe, organized and fluent. Don't get me wrong, safety and organization are great attributes for a concert, particularly one the size of Hot 97 Summer Jam. However, we all wanted to see more than the ordinary production; i.e., last-minute surprises and performances outside the box.

It was evident that some fans left Summer Jam XX disappointed and here are 10 reasons why:

1. Joe Budden did a great job kicking off Summer Jam, but bringing out Tank was the highlight of his performance. (Not really a disappointment about Tank, I just love Tank.)

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Joe Budden

2. Miguel performed a relevant performance by bringing out Mariah Carey and J. Cole, but I wanted him to do more like jumping into the crowd to make up for the 2013 Billboard Awards.

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Miguel

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3. Chris Brown's performance was way too long. Although he electrified some of the women in the audience, he shifted the momentum of the crowd starting off his set with Beautiful People. That was a huge mistake! Summer Jam equals Hip Hop, not Pop. We wanted to hear Look At Me Now first. He could've preserved his opening act for the BET Awards coming up in a few weeks. Breezy's vocals were on point though, but he should've just gone before Miguel.

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4. There was the 'almost' highlight of the night when Fabolous brought Lil Kim onto the stage. At the end of the duo's performance, Fab appeared to have been introducing another female artist, who many rumored to be Foxy Brown, but didn't. Ebro of Hot 97 claimed that Foxy showed up late, while other bloggers said she couldn't find her earpiece. Nonetheless, Foxy should've been on that stage!!!!!

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5. Now on to Nicki Minaj. 2 Chainz's performance with Nicki Minaj was way too short. First off, Nicki skipped out on Summer Jam last year, so why not SHUT the stage down this year with a song of your own? Nicki--How can you come out for 1.5 minutes, then just bounce like that?

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6. Okay, back to Foxy. All night, Hot 97's DJ's and personalities were teasing who was backstage. Rosenberg alluded to the fact that women were going to dominate Summer Jam, but that never happened. 

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I may have been the only one daydreaming, but I was hoping Foxy, Lil Kim and Nicki would all be on the stage at one time. I'm still dreaming....

 

7. Kendrick Lamar was by far the best performer at Summer Stage, but he should've brought out Jay-Z. When word got around that Beyonce and Jay-Z were in the building, everyone was pretty much convinced that the royal couple was going to hit the stage. Well, that didn't happen either. Seriously, this was the 20th anniversary of Summer Jam, Hov could have rapped his verse to B**** Don't Kill My Vibe?

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8. Everyone seemed to have been upset that Papoose took the stage, but he was actually the highlight of the night. I don't know why he felt the need to say "Free Remy Ma," because no one cared.

 

9. I respect WuTang for their contributions to hip-hop, but for the generation that I witnessed in the crowd, they seemed far less interested. I think they would've been a better closing act.

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10. French Montana, the headliner of Summer Jam closed out the five-hour concert and was probably on stage for less than ten minutes (okay, maybe I'm exaggerating, but it was brief.) The highlight of his set was when fellow rap artists Rick Ross and Lil Wayne ran out and performed the hit single, Pop That. The crowd went crazy, of course. But moments later, the lights came on and Summer Jam was over, just like that. Fans exited the stadium in a somber mood, and so did I. Personally, I rode the bus home still wishing that Foxy and Jay would've graced the stage. Maybe it's just the Brooklyn sentimentality in me.

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French Montana, Lil-Wayne, and Rick-Ross

But, until next time...

 

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