Khloe Kardashian Talks Marriage With Tristan Thompson Khloe Kardashian is azz-over-heels in love with her baller-boo Tristan Thompson. It seems to be just about all she can speak about these days. As Khloe reveals in the April 12 edition of ES Magazine… she’s so far in with Tristan after the last few months that she’s already picking out wedding colors and scouting venues. No pressure, though. “I would love to have a family… We’ve talked about it.” Tristan actually already has a family …but we digress. Khloe says that if it comes down to her and Tristan tying the knot and having kids of their own, she’s 150% down for it. When the mag asked if she would accept if Tristan dropped to one knee, Khloe flatly said, “Yes, I would.” But she stresses that she’s not putting any pressure on him to go ring shopping…yet. “He [already] is a father, and I know for a fact that he would be an impeccable father. I definitely want to be a mom. But I don’t put the pressure on it. It’s not like, ‘the clock is ticking.’” Well, Khloe jumped head first into a marriage with an addict she barely knew…so maybe she might want to cool her jets this time with a young ball player with a fresh child and a bangin’ baby mama… Splash
#BlackGirlMagic! Ariyana Davis Accepted Into 23 HBCUs A Chicago high schooler’s inspiring story is making national headlines. Ariyana Davis, of Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, has been accepted into every one of the 24 colleges she applied to. Twenty-three of those schools were historically black colleges and universities including most recently Spelman College. The last school was Eastern Illinois University, a predominantly white institution. Looks like there's another achievement that needs to be celebrated because…. I GOT INTO SPELMAN!!! #Spelman21 pic.twitter.com/WsK6NK7kbW — Ariyana Davis (@Royallovequeen1) April 3, 2017 Davis told ABC News that it was important to her to apply to HBCUs “because they are known for producing successful black professionals.” She’s been offered a whopping $300,000 in scholarships and has ultimately decided to attend Mississippi’s Alcorn State University. According to the teen, she’s excited to matriculate at the school because of the “family-oriented environment.” “I love the family-oriented environment and close-knitted community, and the opportunity they will provide to me.” Officially a Brave!!! Can't wait to bleed Purple & Gold!!! #Alcorn21 pic.twitter.com/ImJDzsKbsP — Ariyana Davis (@Royallovequeen1) April 10, 2017 Davis wants to major in accounting to become a certified public accountant. Congrats Ariyana! We love to see inspiring stories like this! Photos via Ariyana Davis
New “Orange Is The New Black” Teaser Two seasons ago, Orange is the New Black was a Top 5 Netflix show with a hilariously endearing take on the cruel private prison industry that spiraled into a not-very-funny mishmash of pain, suffering and heartbreak by Season 4 and continues based on the chilling Season 5 teaser. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3cv82rN-ts] Peep some fan reactions on the flip side. https://twitter.com/vauseman_spoby/status/851836949056950274 https://twitter.com/michaelcollado/status/851861535437795329 https://twitter.com/sapphic1975/status/851857344736755713 https://twitter.com/patticmallette/status/851865175200325632 OITNB returns on June 9th.
New “Orange Is The New Black” Teaser Two seasons ago, Orange is the New Black was a Top 5 Netflix show with a hilariously endearing take on the cruel private prison industry that spiraled into a not-very-funny mishmash of pain, suffering and heartbreak by Season 4 and continues based on the chilling Season 5 teaser. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3cv82rN-ts] Peep some fan reactions on the flip side. https://twitter.com/vauseman_spoby/status/851836949056950274 https://twitter.com/michaelcollado/status/851861535437795329 https://twitter.com/sapphic1975/status/851857344736755713 https://twitter.com/patticmallette/status/851865175200325632 OITNB returns on June 9th.
Dancehall Artist Talks New Music, How He Got Started In The Biz & His Breakout Hit “Ghetto Story” With Alicia Keys Baby Cham is back with a new single and a new album, but he’s still playing it close to his dancehall roots. The reggae artist sat down with Bossip recently to talk about his new album, “Lawless,” the moment he decided to become a dancehall artist and what he thinks the Caribbean music scene is lacking today. BOSSIP: How and when did you decide that you wanted to become a dancehall artist? Baby Cham: “My uncle had a sound system: speaker boxes on the street corners with a turntable. Super Cat used to perform on the sound system, John Wayne, Little John, just to name a few. I would go there every summer, and seeing artists like Super Cat pass through, in the yard on the microphone, I was like ‘What?! I love this!’ And that’s how I got the love for this. I was just a little kid looking at them. I started doing my own imitations, then I started writing my own lyrics after that.” BOSSIP: What do you think about the state of today’s reggae and dancehall music scene? Baby Cham: “The state of reggae and dancehall to me is good. There’s a reason why so many other genres are tapping into it and doing what they’re doing. It’s good. You have a lot of good kids coming out and doing the work. The only setback is the level of consistency is not there. It’s not on the artist’s part, it’s the production. That’s the only thing I would say what needs to improve – the production. The artists are delivering good music, good lyrics, but sometimes it’s the production that fluctuates.” BOSSIP: What was it like working with Alicia Keys on 2006’s “Ghetto Story” – a song that many consider to be the jumping off point for your career in America? Baby Cham: “It was beautiful. To me, it was one of the best things that could ever happen at the time for myself and dancehall. If you think about it, Alicia has done duets with a handful of people. She don’t do a lot of duets. And for her to say that she wanted to do that record – and the type of record it was. ‘Ghetto Story’ was not a pop record. It went pop, but it’s not a pop record. It’s really a hard, street record describing how life is hard growing up in the Third World. She kind of reached out and said if we were doing a remix, she wanted to be a part of it. For me, that says a lot about her.” BOSSIP: Tell us about your new single “Money Wine,” off your new album, “Lawless.” Baby Cham: “It’s a fun record. We were just thinking of something fun to start off the campaign with the album. The idea of “Money Wine” came about just by looking at females, and how they have different characteristics in the party. She might can’t twerk, but she’s doing something similar…It’s not a specific dance, it’s a dance that you do and do your best. Whether it’s for your significant other, or to create that buzz in the club, to steal the show or for yourself, that’s the money wine…We wanted that dancehall, gritty type of vibe.” BOSSIP: What’s next for you? Baby Cham: “Hitting the road. The album is done. The release date is in May. As of now, I’m just on the road. I’m on the grind. Nonstop. I’m just working working working.” *This interview was edited for clarity and space.
Elementary School Shooter Targeted Estranged Teacher Wife The gunman who entered North Park Elementary in San Bernadino, CA this afternoon and shot one teacher and two students before turning the gun on himself was apparently a disgruntled husband targeting his estranged wife. Daily Mail reports 53-year-old Cedric Anderson walked into his wife of only a few months, 53-year-old Karen Elaine Smith’s special needs classroom and opened fire. 8-year-old victim Jonathan Martinez was standing behind his teacher when Anderson began shooting his wife , and caught one of the bullets meant for her. After being in critical condition for most of the afternoon, Martinez passed away at the hospital later in the evening. Another unidentified 9-year-old child who got caught in the crossfire remains in stable condition. Anderson gained entry to the school by signing in at the front office and telling the administration that he had something to drop off for his wife. Anderson’s Facebook page indicated that he and Smith had only just jumped the broom late last January. However, the couple had been separated for the last month or so, according to police. There is no word on what prompted the separation, nor what motivated Anderson to murder his wife, especially in such a grisly fashion. SMH, what a tragic outcome to this revenge — or whatever his goal was. Two innocent children hurt and killed in the process. Facebook
“Obsessed” Fan Passed “Hot N***a” Rapper A Shank During Visit In 2015 A judge has sentenced Bobby Shmurda in his prison knife and perjury case. A judge ruled that the “Hot N***A” rapper would serve 1.3 to four years in state prison in exchange for pleading guilty to attempted promotion of prison contraband, a nonviolent felony. Shmurda, dressed in a rumpled white button-down shirt, khakis and his hands shackled at his side and covered with mitts, kept his head down during the five-minute hearing Friday at Bronx Criminal Court. The sentence will run concurrently with his seven-year sentence for gang conspiracy and weapons charges. When the judge asked him if he’d like to make a statement, he replied, “No sir.” Flanked by three court officers, the rapper was immediately remanded and was led back to the cells. Shmurda, who was born Ackquille Pollard, told Bronx Supreme Court Judge Marc Whitten in February that an 18-year-old woman named Kimberly Rousseau tried to pass him a “sharp metal object” on during a jail visit in 2015 before cops caught him. But London his lawyer, and family spokesman, Allen Dewayne, told BOSSIP that Rousseau wasn’t his girlfriend, which was previously reported, but an “obsessed” fan. Bobby Shmurda fan Kimberly Rousseau, 18, was accused of passing him a homemade knife in jail last month “He doesn’t know her,” London said. “She was an obsessed fan. She has no connection to him.” London said the visit lasted about 15 seconds, and several fans had tried visiting him while he was locked up at New York’s notorious Rivers Island jail. “He admitted his guilt,” Paul London, Shmurda’s lawyer said. “We’re not taking that back. He told the truth. He was in possession and he accepted it. We all make mistakes, but it’s how you bounce back.” Shmurda’s mother, Leslie Pollard told BOSSIP after the hearing that her son was now focused on putting the crimes behind him, turning his life around and being a role model for others. She said he was learning a carpentry trade, working in the prison’s commissary and attending school while incarcerated at Clinton Correctional Facility in Upstate New York. “We just look forward to him finishing up and the time being over,” Pollard told BOSSIP. “He’s hanging in there. He’s doing flooring and working in the store.” Under the deal’s terms, Shmurda can’t appeal the sentence, and he’ll be barred from voting or serving on a jury once he gets out. The 21-year-old has been locked up since late 2014 on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy. In that case, prosecutors alleged he was the leader of the GS9 street gang, which terrorized Brooklyn with drug sales and shootings. He has to serve at least six years and will be eligible for parole in 2021.
President Trump Orders 59-Missle Strike On Syria Not even a full 100 days into his presidency, Donald Trump has already signed off on his first act of war. As CNN reports, US warships launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian government airbase on Donald Trump’s orders. The airbase is apparently where the warplanes that executed the chemical attacks earlier this week were based. This is the first military action the US has taken in Syria during the country’s six-year civil war under President Bashar al-Assad. If you’ll recall, Trump previously wanted to keep the US uninvolved in Syria’s dealings, even going so far as to make sure that none of the war’s refugees made it into the country . However suddenly, he feels like their horrific war acts warrant US involvement. As he said in a brief statement given at the “Winter White House” Mar-A-Lago: “Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched. It is in this vital national security of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council. Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically.” Welp…it’s highly likely that President Bashar al-Assad will take the strike as a declaration of war, so it remains to be seen what will happen from here… Splash
Blac Chyna Gives Rob Kardashian His Engagement Ring Back Looks like Blac Chyna’s Kardashian aspirations have officially gone kaput. Through all the couples up and downs and back and forths, Chyna has consistently rocked the 7-carat stunner Rob gifted her with that fateful night inside the strip club. Even with rumors that Rob had been conspiring with her other baby daddy Tyga to spread lies and rumors about her…the couple still managed to pick up right where they’ve left off dozens of times last week: But now, according to E! News , the engagement is really a wrap, because Chyna stepped out without her diamond for the first time since Rob slipped it on her finger last year. The reality star was spotted leaving Tao on Wednesday night, with a naked finger. A source confirmed that despite whatever stunt and show shenanigans Rob & Chyna get into on social media, they’re 100% over. “Chyna and Rob are certainly not together or engaged, In fact, Chyna gave the engagement ring back to Rob when they broke up last month…Something caused them to have a blowout fight, and Chyna gave the ring back and it was done. They officially are not engaged. There is no wedding.” But what about baby Dream? “They are amicable and get along when it comes to Dream. There’s no set day or times that Rob will take [care of] Dream. They haven’t fully figured it out yet, but they are working on it.” Rob clearly has a hard enough time caring for himself, so we’re sure the lax custody schedule is working just fine for baby Dream and Mama Chyna… Of course, they’ll probably be back on the way to weddingville by the first day of summer. Splash/Instagram
