Mashonda considers this the “ultimate payback” to Alicia, who started dating Swizz while he was still married and very much together with Mashonda. The source tells us that in the end, Mashonda is “going to stick it to both of them” and is carefully documenting every encounter with Swizz to go into her upcoming memoir/tell-all book entitled Death of a Mermaid.

If this is true, Mashonda is playing herself, creeping with the man that dumped you!!

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Check out the first issue with Mashonda on the cover!

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Awarded at the event were Keri Hilson, Estelle, Editor of Billboard magazine Danyel Smith and TV and radio personality Egypt Sherrod for their proven commitment.

Mashonda and Melyssa Ford were also in the building. presented the awards to the ladies.

Who looked best?

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Jahna, who also goes by Zhanna Andrianova, is a singer and the two shared a “relationship” before (maybe during?) his relationship with Alicia Keys (and maybe Mashonda…who knows?!)

Accoring to the NY Post, “Lawyers for Andrianova say Beatz agreed to pay her $42,000 legal fees as part of the settlement, signed by him in July and her in August, and a judge at Manhattan Family Court granted them a money judgment Thursday to pursue payment, which could have resulted in his assets being seized or bank accounts frozen. Following this, a check for full payment was sent by Beatz to her lawyer, divorce attorney Raoul Felder on Friday.”

Beatz has an 11-year-old son Nasir with Nicole Levy, a 4-year-old son Kasseem Jr. with Mashonda, the aformentioned 3-year-old daughter Nicole with Jahna, and soon-to-be year-old son Egypt with Alicia Keys.

He’s a keeper, ain’t he?

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As you know Kasseem is Mashonda’s son, so it’s nice to see this “blended” family is working out.

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She also rocked a sporty, geometric suit by Keva and a flattering, ruffled number by Michael Kors.

Which look do you like best?

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Swizz brought along his sons:  Nasir (with an unnamed woman) and Kasseem, Jr. (with Mashonda). His 7-month-old son Egypt (with Alicia Keys) didn’t make the trip.

While we don’t approve of Swizz’s shady, womanizing ways (Nicole was reportedly conceived while he was still married to Mashonda), we’re happy he’s making an attempt to build a relationship between all the little siblings.

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Yesterday, she posted a video on her website titled “Mashonda’s Teaser Volume #1,” with the note:

“Everyone is always asking me what’s next on my plan. Here’s a little something I put together for you, so enjoy the bounce and get ready for more to come!”

We’re not exactly sure what this video is teasing, but we’re happy to see she’s moving on with her career,

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“I’m not bitter,” she says as being the most misunderstood thing about her. “I really honestly did do the show to help Emily and help women across the United States, to let them know that you’re not the only one that can go through something like this {divorce and heartbreak}.”

Originally, Mashonda had turned down the offer, saying, “I just felt like being on a show, a reality show, would be too much, so I declined.” But producers insisted, “’Are you willing to come on the show to at least give Emily advice on her relationship?’ I thought about it and it made sense, so I said okay.”

However, after seeing the final product, she’s going back to her initial gut feeling. “When I shot the show, I thought that it was going to be like more of a sisterhood, but when I saw a lot of the drama and the beef, I was a little surprised, I was like wow, okay, I didn’t know this was going to be apart of what this is.”

Can’t say we’re surprised.

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Mashonda reflected on her own experiences from her personal relationship and spoke about how she didn’t want Emily to go through the same things that she experienced with her ex-husband.

Check out the interview with Mashonda below.

To read more click here.

But who looked best?

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She partied with her ex-husband Swizz Beatz’ brother Andre King, her best friend and “Love & Hip-Hop” castmate Emily, and BET “106 & Park” host Terrence J.

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Read an excerpt below:

Can you explain the “Loyalty” tattoo on your hand?
I got it a year after everything started going downhill. It’s a reminder to me that I have to be loyal to myself for once. I was so loyal to everyone, and I totally forgot about me. This is what it represents—it represents loyalty to self. Now I have to do things that I love to do, and I have to make myself happy, because I don’t really agree when people say, “I need a man ’cause I want to be happy,” or “I’m not happy because I don’t have a man.” That’s not where it starts. Happiness starts from within, and that’s in my focus.

What is your role with [Fabolous's baby mama] Emily [on VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop"]?
I’m like her support system, her counselor. I feel like a female Dr. Phil. That person who gives her advice and is not afraid to tell her my story and show her my life, ’cause I really want her to get hers together.

How awkward was it for you to be the shoulder to lean on?
At the time that we shot, I was in a great place, so that’s what made the difference. I felt like that was my therapy, and that’s all I wanted to do. Anytime I’d log in to Facebook or Twitter, there would be tons of women reaching out to me, thanking me for sharing my story. Those messages gave me a lot of strength, a lot of courage. From that point on, I just wanted to help women, and Emily being a good friend of mine, it was easy for me to go on there and talk to her and be honest.

Who is admiring you nowadays? Have you’ve been hitting the dating scene lately?
I have. I recently went on a date, and it was incredible.

Sounds like homeboy is getting a call back.
Yeah, definitely.

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Aside from Mashonda, the show follows Chrissy Lampkin, who has a relationship with rapper Jim Jones,Emily Bustamante, who has a child with rapper Fabolous, Somaya Reece who has a relationship with Joe Budden, and Olivia on their search for love and success in the industry.

As you know, Mashonda is a former recording artist and had a very public divorce with ex-husband, Swizz Beats in the past. It’s great to see her speak out and hear that she is doing well!

Check out an excerpt the letter below:

“As I reflect on my life, I realize how truly blessed I am.  Not only am I the proud mother of my 4-year son Kasseem, I also now have a beautiful blended family to share in his love, development and overall health as a young man.

As we grow and mature as women, even through break-ups and sometimes divorce, we realize that none of these things compare to the love we have for our children.  As a mother, Kasseem’s happiness is the single most important thing in my life.  It took some time, but I now realize that even my former husband and his new wife, are my partners in this wonderful journey….”

Read the rest of Mashonda’s open letter here.

Love & Hip Hop premiers on March 14, 2011 at 10:30pm on VH1.

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This 8-part series stars Mashonda (Swizz Beatz’ ex-wife and mother to their son), Emily (Fabolous’ on-off girlfriend of 8 years & mother to their son), Chrissy (Jim Jones’ girlfriend of 6 years), Olivia (the former first lady of G-Unit) and Somaya, an aspiring female rapper from the West Coast.

We’ll be watching as Mashonda overcomes a public divorce, Emily and Chrissy navigate their relationships while still maintaining a sense of self, and Somaya and Olivia struggle to break through as artists in the male-dominated hip-hop industry.

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Lots of friends were there for the event including WEEN founder, Valeisha Butterfield.

Mashonda looked stunning and was also probably also celebrating the premiere of her new reality how Love & Hip-Hop.

Take a look:

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Swizz & Mashonda Reunite For Son Kasseem’s 4th Birthday [PHOTOS]

According to Vibe, The series will follow the women as they balance personal relationships and making it in the entertainment industry. Cameras will show Emily and Chrissy trying to lock their men down while Olivia and Somaya give viewers a look at what upcoming artists forgo to get ahead in the music game.

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Swizz Beatz’ ex-wife Mashonda sat down with Sister 2 Sister Magazine and blasted Alicia Keys for asking Kasseem Jr. to call her “mommy.”

S2S: You said that Alicia wanted your baby to call her “mommy”. How do you know that she said that?
Mashonda: My son told me.

S2S: And you told her that is not going to happen?
Mashonda: Yeah. I sent her an email and asked her to please respect what I am to him and it’s not right for her to think that is okay. She never replied. She doesn’t reply to me. She has never given me that respect.

S2S: What does Swizz say?
Mashonda: He said okay, he would stop it. He wouldn’t let her do it.

S2S: That would be kind of confusing for the child.
Mashonda: Oh, it is. It is so unfair to the child. I have been in contact with the little girls mother (the woman in England who has Swizz’s baby). She’s a young girl. She’s a spiritual girl. She apologized to me… I don’t even judge her. I can’t. She’s totally different than the other one. This other one knew. Alicia knew about me 100 percent. Swizz introduced me at prior events. They were signed to the same record company. She knew. And I emailed her and asked her to stop doing what she was doing and she disregarded me. Just like she disregarded me when I asked her to not have my son thinking it was okay to call her “umi.” You’re not his umi. You just met my son.

S2S: “Umi” is like “mommy”?
Mashonda: “Umi” means “mommy” in Arabic. I’m like no. And then after I spoke to the lady in London, she told me that she tried to get her daughter to call her “umi” as well.

S2S: She’s met the lady in London?
Mashonda: Yes. I’m glad she’s having her own child now because now she will have someone to call her “umi”.

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If you don’t remember, earlier this year, before Alicia and Swizz married, news surfaced that he had another child (in addition to the sons he had had with Mashonda.)

Swizz Has Another Kid? And It’s Not With Alicia!

The mother of his alleged daughter was Russian music producer Jahna Sebastian.

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Though Swizz Beatz has not publicly acknowledged the daughter he fathered, Mashonda has decided to do it for him.

Mashonda tells Hip-Hop Weekly:

“I hope that my son can have a relationship with his sister in Europe and I hope all the children involved will grow together in unity. That is very important to me.”

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As the drama between Mashonda, Swizzy and Alicia Keys begins to dwindle down, the onset of real life is unfolding. Swizzy and Alicia are now husband and wife. Their baby will be here soon. Last but not least, the discussion over Swizzy and his various children is also coming to a close. Last I counted he had a total of three with one on the way.

Mashonda is even settling into her role as the ex wife. She recently told Hip Hop Weekly the following: “I hope that my son can have a relationship with his sister in Europe and I hope all the children involved will grow together in unity. That is very important to me.” Some read this statement and were impressed with Mashonda’s maturity and new found acceptance over the situation. While others read into her statement  differently.

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The kicker is that Swizzy has not publicly acknowledged the child in Europe by a European R and B Singer. So, by Mashonda commenting on it, it confirmed that the child indeed is Swizz Beatz. Was this Mashonda’a last hoorah? Her last “got you sucka” moment? Only she knows the true intentions behind her statement.

Whether her intentions were malicious or honorable, her statement rings true. When you are in a situation with several kids by several different Mothers it can become difficult for all of the children to have a healthy relationship with one another. Especially if things between the Mother and Father are nasty.

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My question to you is rather it is truly possible for an extended family to have a healthy relationship with one another?  If so, how do you get there? I’m not talking about one that ended on amicable terms. Yeah, not that Will Smith Family love, where Jada and the ex-wife are cool and everyone gives out hugs.  I’m talking about one that consisted of a messy end to the marriage.  One where there was cheating and lies involved. Can you truly all be one big happy family after so much emotional turmoil? It takes a certain level of maturity for that to happen. Still, even the most mature person sometimes cannot  conjure up enough pretense in order to put on an act and keep the peace if they feel abandoned and victimized in any way.

Thoughts?

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For the first time ever, the ex-wife of Swizz Beatz is revealing the whole truth and nothing but. In a candid two-part interview, Mashonda opens up to VIBE‘s Tracy Garraud about her past, present, and why she’s more resilient than ever.

I know it was very important for you to sit down with Alicia if she was going to be around your son. Safe to assume that happened?
When I wrote her that Twitter letter everybody wanted to say things like ‘Oh, what do you need to meet her for? It’s not her problem, it’s Swizz’s.” I’m like, ‘You have a kid, go through what I went through and then talk to me.’ I’m not having my son around anybody I don’t know. I don’t give a s*** who you are and how much money you have and what management he’s going to be under when he visits you. I need to see you and I need you to see how serious I am about him. And that’s what happened. We had to sit down, and I told her how I felt. I didn’t mention anything else, it was all about my son and it was fine after that. I’m not going sit and talk to [them] about what happened between the three of us. This is about my son.

How was Alicia’s demeanor?
She just listened.

Have you received an apology from either one of them yet?
Nope.

Surprising?
No, because I honestly feel like they think they didn’t do anything wrong. I don’t care about their apology. As long as he’s a great dad to my son and she’s a good step-mom, they don’t have to worry about apologizing because they will never understand or care about the pain I went through… People feel that they are so happy and they are so in love, but what really happens is that real love does not come from a foundation when you hurt somebody else. Love does not happen like this. Love doesn’t involve hurt, lies, or destructing anybody else’s soul. READ MORE BELOW THE GALLERY!

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If you were generously invited, would you attend their wedding?
No. Not out of malice, but because weddings are sacred. It’s just not my place. The only reason I went to his birthday party was because he invited me and I did that for myself. I needed to see them together for it to transfer. And I was like ‘Wow, this is real.’ We were still totally married…We had a divorce that was nowhere near final, but I just needed to see them in action for it to be real to me, and it was definitely real. After I got divorced maybe three weeks later I woke up and felt a weight removed. It was the first time I’d ever felt mentally free. And I sent him an email wishing him all the best in the world.

Did he reply back?
He did. He said, “Wow, thanks. Thank you.”

You mentioned there being infidelity prior to Alicia. What happened?
His older son Nasir was born while we were together. We were living together [and] I was pregnant at the time. I stressed so much because I found out [the other woman] was pregnant… it put me into pre-labor. I lost my baby in 2000 when I was five-and-a-half months. It was tragedy. Nothing compares to losing a child. That shit put me into a two-year depression, it took me six years to even try [having a baby] again. I was afraid. So not only did I lose my baby, but now I was waiting for this other woman to have hers.

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Mashonda attended the official launch of Aliya S. King’s new book Platinum. She wasn’t alone at the event either. She showed up with a new man on her arm!

Michael Honablue is his name and he is  an Emmy nominated tv producer based out of Miami.

Other hip-hop wives and ex-wives made it out for the launch as well. Take a look:

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Check her out living her life with son Kaseem, Jr. in The Hamptons:

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FROM FABULOUS MAGAZINE: Alicia Keys has a voice so big her mother used to say it could “bust through bricks”. But right now the New York diva is whispering.

She’s talking about how loved up she is with her producer fiancé, Swizz Beatz, 31. And suddenly she’s gone from streetwise, 12-Grammy-Award-winning performer into a coy, giggling girl.

“Oh yes. I am very much in love. Right now love is my main inspiration. Love is the one thing we all want in our lives and I am completely surrounded by it. Love fills you up in a way nothing else can and it’s the most amazing, amazing thing.”

It’s the first time she’s publicly spoken about her feelings for Swizz – real name Kasseem Dean. Until now, Alicia has been tight-lipped about her boyfriend, refusing even to confirm they were an item until last month. Her relationship with Swizz has been far from easy, which goes some way towards explaining her secrecy.

By the summer of 2008, the music industry was buzzing with rumors she was dating Swizz, who has worked with stars such as Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Whitney Houston.

There was one problem. Swizz was still married to R&B singer Mashonda Tifrere, the mother of his son Kasseem Dean Jr, 3. Swizz and Mashonda, 29, went their separate ways soon after the rumors began, with a devastated Mashonda posting an open letter online to Alicia saying:

“If you are reading this Alicia, let me start by saying you know what you did. You know the role you played. As a woman, I expected so much more from you.”

Both Alicia and Swizz have strongly denied that they were together while he was married. In fact, despite regularly being seen at the same events and holidaying together in Hawaii in January, they only admitted they were a couple in May, when they were photographed hand-in-hand following Alicia’s sell-out gig at London’s O2 arena. Their public outing came just weeks after Swizz’s divorce was formalised. Two days later, headlines announced they were planning to marry and expecting a baby. Not exactly music to Mashonda’s ears.

But Alicia won’t be drawn into discussing her fiancé’s ex. She shakes her head:

“Oprah Winfrey is the wisest woman I know. She’s like my big, clever, older sister. A while ago she gave me one piece of advice which was to never get drawn into talking about that sort of thing. All I know is that right now my life is really, really good.”

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PHOTOS: Alicia Keys And Her Baby Bump Perform On GMA

Alicia & Swizz Gets Their Baby Blessed In South Africa

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It looks like Swizz Beatz just wants to move on with his new life because he has paid his ex-wife Mashonda the $334,000 she was suing him for. The proud dad-to-be says he is “super-excited” about the baby he is expecting with singer Alicia Keys.

He told the NY Daily News,

“People are calling me from Dubai and Japan. We haven’t set a wedding date, but we will. We’re just letting everything flow.”

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Mashonda Is Suing Swizz For Being A Deadbeat Dad

Swizz Beatz denied that he owed Mashonda the money and said that he agreed to pay more than the judge and even his lawyers recommended.

“I gave over what the judge was recommending to give. I gave her $700,000 upfront, because I thought $200,000 wasn’t enough for what she wanted to do. I still get spit in my face for it,” Swizz said.

Swizz lashed out at his ex-wife, claiming that he was frustrated over Mashonda’s use of the media as their divorce played out.

READ MORE HERE

Mashonda Is Suing Swizz For Being A Deadbeat Dad

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RUMOR: Alicia & Swizz To Tie The Knot In July

“I’ve been taking blows and punches the whole time. It’s like here we go again,” he said. “She’s very fortunate. She’s sitting here complaining about things people would love to have. You’ve got a new house, you’ve got everything you need . . . buying $10,000 bags and stuff like that. Now instead of focusing on work I have to spend time on this foolishness. Enough is enough already.”

I think it’s safe to say that Mashonda is pissed off about the rumors of Alicia’s and Swizz’ upcoming nuptials this summer as she’s all of a sudden decided to sue him for being a deadbeat dad!!! Mashonda is suing him for back child support and alimony.

Mashonda just filed suit against her ex-husband [divorce was final 2 wks ago] in the Manhattan Supreme Court to the tune of $344,000.00 in back support. Hmmmm!!! Timing is a little suspect!!!

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RUMOR: Alicia & Swizz To Tie The Knot In July

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RUMOR: Alicia Keys May Be Pregnant!

FROM THEYBF: We’ve learned the judge in Mashonda and Swizzy’s divorce has finally signed the papers. So the divorce is really final at this point, as of last Friday. Both Mashonda and Swizz Beatz signed their papers months ago, but it took a minute for the final papers to get signed by the judge.

And now that it’s really all over, we hear Mashonda’s writing a book about “her life” with NY Times best selling author Aliya S. King.

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RUMOR: Swizz Has Another Kid? And It’s Not With Alicia!

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A couple of days ago we reported that a Russian music website had published a story claiming that Swizz Beatz has a two-year-old daughter with Moscow-born singer Jahna Sebastian: RUMOR: Swizz Has Another Kid? And It’s Not With Alicia!

Though he, nor Alicia, Mashonda, or their respective reps have come forward, Sebastian finally has.

Here’s what she had to say:

If it’s not an official interview or blog post on one of my web-sites, don’t quote me.  All blogs claiming “she said…” she addresses…,” “she claims… ” are wrong because I have never spoken to any media outlet regarding the situation with my daughter whether it’s in Russia or anywhere else in the world. The ones speculating on this are the blogs. Get your facts right! Get a life!

So, is that a denial? Because it sure doesn’t sound like one.

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