Check out excerpts from her interview on a BlogTalk Radio show below:

What’s going on in her life.

I’ve been sober for two years, and a lot of people can’t say that. I’m timid, shy and broken a little bit by some of the responses [online], but then again so much support from the people saying “No! She’s none of that.” Real friends stepping up … And just showing me who the real people were in my life. It helped me find myself and find out that there’s a real true artist inside of me–that no matter what obstacles may come, he’s not going to let you fall, and he’s not going to let you down.

I started ministering to myself and looking at my heart … Finding my voice … And it just made me stronger. If it doesn’t kill you, it will make you stronger. Like Drake says, “It’s far from over…” I listened to the music that people were making, and it kept inspiring me. I started making music, and I just stepped out on a limb. My mom died … So much has happened. I miss people in my life. I miss LL [Cool J]. Debbie Allen came back to the community … And for once so many miracles. I swear so many miracles!

On the state of her career and the youtube videos that surfaced:

I went on to do movies, and nobody talked about it, and that hurt me. I did a movie called ‘Rim Shop’ after Katrina had happened in New Orleans. We went down there, and that place looked a mess, seriously. We shot a film out there just to help those people, to bring revenue in and just show our support to their situation. Then, I did a gospel kind of Tyler Perry play called ‘Friends and Lovers’.

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Hoopz and Shaq seem to have a playful and fun-loving relationship. Hoopz gushed about her boo saying,”I knew he was a goofball, were the same. Both goofballs.”

Shaq towers nearly two feet over his 5’2” girlfriend, but that doesn’t stop Hoopz from challenging Shaq to numerous playful competitions, mostly one’s that they make up on the spot, and beating him! “I’m the first girl that can beat him at anything!” Hoopz proudly proclaimed in their interview together. Shaq went on to comment, “She’s my first female best friend, besides my mother.” Sounds like the perfect relationship!

Hoopz, 28, and Shaq, 38, met numerous times on the Hollywood scene before a mutual friend played cupid and got the two talking. They had their first date in Vegas, then in Hoopz’s hometown of Tennessee and have been inseparable ever since. The two now reside in the suburbs of Boston and live, for the most part, a normal life.

Nikki Alexander was first introduced to the world as Hoopz in Vh1′s hit reality show, Flavor of Love Season 1 where she competed for the affection of Flavor Flav and won. She then went on to compete against other Vh1 realty stars in another Vh1 reality show, For the Love of Money Season 1, where she won $250,000. As you can see, Hoopz is no stranger to reality TV, and she is currently gearing up for her own reality show where cameras will follow her around in her suburban home as she embarks on her newest journey into the athletic training field.  Aspiring to become a women’s health and self-defense guru, she is already working with her production team.

When the couple is not watching television, playing games or challenging each other to fun competitions, you can catch Hoopz at all of the Boston Celtic’s home games, cheering on her boo and geering up for her new reality show!

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Antoine Dodson is a former resident of the Lincoln Park housing project in Huntsville, Alabama.

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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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Lala’s helping eligible ballers find their partner with an upcoming dating show, “Love and Basketball.”

The TV host is more than happy with her NBA hubby Carmelo Anthony, so she’s decided to hook up some other players in the league through a new reality dating competition.

“It’s kind of like ‘The Bachelor’ for basketball players,” LaLa told S2S, adding that the show will feature three professional basketball players. “It kind of shows them dating and [doing] different things.”

Some pros, such as Kevin Durant and Rasaul Butler, have already expressed an interest in starring on “Love and Basketball.” LaLa is also focused on getting the right kind of women for them to choose from. Don’t expect more of the same when it comes to the contestants, though, because LaLa is looking for women who offer more than a pretty face and party-girl attitude.

“What I wanted to capture on the show is to kind of give people an inside look at the kind of women that are attracted to basketball players,” LaLa explained to S2S. “You always hear people use the term ‘groupie,’ but a lot of these women are educated, run companies CEOs.

She continued, “They just, you know, really want to date a basketball player, but they still have their own thing. They’re not looking for a come up. “

LaLa and Carmelo have teamed up with a powerful teammate behind the scenes as they’re producing “Love and Basketball” with Russell Simmons. SOURCE

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Our newest celebrity blogger Lala Vasquez recently let us hang with her as she gets ready for her upcoming wedding this weekend.  We got to meet her extended family, husband-to-be Carmelo Anthony and her adorable son Kiyan as Lala packed for her trip to NY. Lala also spent the day filming her new VH1 reality show, for which she still does not have a name and she needs your help.  What do you think Lala should call her show?

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LaLa & Carmelo Land Wedding Reality Show

FROM BLACK VOICES: Following a brief stint on ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and a Las Vegas attraction ‘Peepshow,’ Melanie Brown (best known as Mel B – former “Spice Girl” and baby mama to Eddie Murphy) is returning to television with her all-new docu-comedy series, tentatively titled ‘The Mel B Project.’

The 10-episode, half-hour Style Network series will follow Mel as she maintains a restless schedule between family life and show business.

In addition to catching a glimpse inside the international superstar’s life, viewers will also get a chance to know Brown’s husband and business partner, Stephen Belafonte, and her two daughters, Angel and Phoenix (from prior relationships).

Style Network President, Salaam Coleman Smith, said:

“Mel B is confident, hilarious and outrageously entertaining. Style is all about transformations, and we love that Mel has evolved her image and sought new challenges throughout her career while also taking on the ups, downs and everything in between that come with motherhood and marriage.

With her infectious humor and signature ‘Girl Power’ style, Mel is an outstanding addition to our network, and we’re thrilled to have her as a new face of Style.”

‘The Mel B Project’ will premiere on the Style Network this fall during Labor Day weekend. SOURCE

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Uh oh, looks like T.I. is putting his foot down…I’m hearing that T.I. has slapped BET with a cease & desist order demanding that the network pull the plug on Tiny & Toya, now in its second season.

EgyptSaidSo.com insiders says:

“T.I. was against the show from the beginning but wanted to let Tiny live a little and try to revive her career. But sources close to the situation say that once he actually watched the show in prison, he was embarrassed and royally pissed about the way the BET show portrays his fiance [sic] and the mother of his children…..”

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Tiny & Toya Admit To Having Alter-Egos & Favorite Weaves

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Here comes the bride — and VH1 cameras will be on hand to catch every detail!

The network behind Brandy & Ray J and What Chilli Wants has inked LaLa Vasquez and Carmelo Anthony, to a new docu-series about their forthcoming July 2010 wedding and all of the planning that will go into getting ready for the big day.

The still-untitled five-part, half-hour series will premiere on Monday, September 13 before wrapping up with a 90-minute wedding finale airing in October.

VH1 said in a statement Monday.

“The series begins with the betrothed couple, La La and Carmelo, meeting with A-list wedding planner to the stars Mindy Weiss and follows them through all the wedding planning festivities. Viewers will ride along as La La shops for the perfect designer wedding dress, chooses the wedding venue, picks out the ultimate wedding cake and menu, plans their honeymoon, and contemplates the guest list, all while maintaining her and Carmelo’s hectic schedules.”

“Along the way viewers will also get a glimpse at La La’s celeb-hosted bachelorette party in Las Vegas, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the couple as they gather with their family and friends to prepare for the big day. The series will culminate in a 90-minute lavish celebrity-filled wedding finale in New York that only this superstar couple could host.”

The show will likely feature scenes from LaLa’s weekend bachelorette party. Her best friends, Kim Kardashian and Kelly Rowland, jetted off to Las Vegas. See the pics here: GALLERY: Kim K Throws LaLa Bachelorette Party

GALLERY: LaLa Goes Wedding Dress Shopping

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This winter, Oxygen TV’s ‘Bad Girls Club’ was the show we loved to hate and hated to love. Every week millions of people tuned in to watch a small group of women make big noise in LA. Seven women, from all over the country, none knowing the other, lived together, drinking, fighting, loving, sexing, scheming, lying, backstabbing, bragging, and running their city.

But no other castmate stood out more this season than Natalie Nunn: big ego, big attitude, and one hell of an instigator.

Power 107.5 and FlyPaper Online Magazine were able to get an exclusive interview with Natalie when she came to Columbus to rock Martini Park restaurant and nightclub. Here’s what she told FlyPaper’s own Doug Williams about her personality and her future.

Q: “The Bad Girls Club” highlighted a lot of bad qualities of the women that were on the show. We know you have good qualities; so what would you say are three good qualities that people watching wouldn’t know?

A: “I really want to work with and help juvenile delinquents.” (FYI: Natalie values the education she has attained over the years. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a double-major in Communication and Sociology, along with a minor in Business.)

The “bad girl” says she has a great amount of self-respect. She is pleased with the fact that she didn’t have sex in order to make her way to the top. Even though she slept with one person in the industry, she is not for having a sexual reputation.

Lastly, she is extremely family-oriented. “I take care of my grandmother and I just bought a house for my family out in Cali.”

Q: Really? Were you raised to be close to your family? I realize that Latin-based families stick together well like you are doing. What is your nationality?

A: “Yes. I am Puerto Rican and Brazilian.

Q: What’s next for the infamous Nunn?

A: I’m going to have my own TV show.

Q: For sure? Is this a rumor, brand new information, or what?

A: Well I just signed the contract, so I am sure it’s gonna happen.

Q: What’s the name of the show?

A: It’s called ‘I Run L.A.’

Q: Everyone knows you Run L.A. What city will you run next?

A: Houston, NY, Miami….The globe!

Q: We all grow up having different dreams in life, and everyone takes different paths. Ten years ago, at age 15, where did you think you’d be today?

A: I knew I was gonna be a personality!

Q: This was your dream?

A: Yep, I wanted to be famous.

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According to Tionna she will be the creative producer of a new VH1 reality show titled Boss Chicks which will follow prominent women in different cities making major moves.

While she was unable to disclose details on the production, she did sign the contract in front of her family and friends who helped her celebrate with an old-fashioned BK house party. Tionna also stated that she has no comment towards the “Chilli” beef that media is putting out there, but she did say in due time it will all be said.

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Trey Songz is returning with a new album this fall, according to his manager, Kevin Liles.

In a sit-down with MTV News, Liles said,

“September 14th, new album. He’s not gonna stop. He’s gonna keep his foot on people’s necks, and he’s going to make sure they understand that we have to redefine R&B. We have to go work hard every single day to be the best.”

“Every day, this kid inspires me. That’s one of the reasons why I got back into it, because I wasn’t going to get back into it. But he said, ‘Kev, we need you. You know we need you.’ So I’m in it full blown with him. He’s doing a theater tour coming up in August. He’s doing the BET Awards. The “MTV Unplugged,” which is amazing, sold out Roseland by itself, 3,000 people. It’s just a blessing to work with young talent.”

Trey is also the co-star of an upcoming reality show with Young Jeezy. Liles revealed,

“We’ve got the Blueprint 3 [Tour experience] from the eyes of Jeezy and Trey Songz coming out. The first show airs on BET on June 27, the night of the BET Awards. The show comes first, and then right after that, the BET Awards.”

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TLC’s Chilli recently stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 and spoke about a variety of topics, including her upcoming VH1 reality show, “What Chilli Wants,” which premiers Sunday, April 11th at 10:30 pm.

The show follows Chilli in Atlanta and Las Vegas as the singer looks for love and goes on dates with people like boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Listen to what Chilli had to say about a possible reunion with ex-flame Usher!

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Basketball Wives airs this Sunday night April 11th at 10:00 pm et/pt! on VH1.

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Oh Snap! Dwyane Wade’s wife was the one with the STD!

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Looks like Shaunie O’Neal, the soon to be ex-wife of serial cheater Shaquille O’Neal, is on to the next one.

Shaunie was snapped waiting at the airport in Maui, Hawaii with a man who is reportedly her current boyfriend. Her divorce from Shaq is almost final, just waiting for the judge’s signature.

We found out that Shaunie’s man is 22 year old model Marlon Yates who was one of the leads in Keri Hilson’s “Slow Dance” video.

Shaunie we are not mad at you for this one!!!

Take a look at the pics courtesy of entertainmentrundown.com and necole bitchie.com:

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Shaunie’s upcoming VH1 reality show “Basketball Wives”is set to premiere April 11th at 10 p.m.

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Take a look at the couple in happier times:

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Stacey Dash has had everybody’s tongues wagging since she came out of hiding and appeared arm-in-arm with Jamie Foxx at the Oscars.

She even sat down with Wendy Williams and talked about everything including sleeping with all three of her husbands on their first date, why she’s keeping her sex on lockdown, if she and Jamie are officially an “item,” and why she hasn’t been single since her teen years.

Watch the interview here: “Stacey Dash: ‘The Kitty Is Being Held Hostage’”

But she also talked about her upcoming reality show with VH1. Too bad VH1 hadn’t gotten that memo.

Watch Wendy blow up Stacey Dash’s spot:

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If you haven’t heard by now, Brandy and Ray J are the next stars to have jumped on the reality show bandwagon, with their upcoming VH1 series “Family Business.”

We reported on details of the show awhile back.

The official commercial for the series, which debuts April 11th, has surfaced. We would’ve preferred to see some footage, but check it out below:

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Slated to debut in early 2011, the show will give audiences an insider’s look at pigeon rearing and racing, a sport that is far from the mainstream. The novice pigeon racer Tyson goes toe-to-toe against several individuals in hopes of being crowned a champ all over again.

Little known fact that Tyson has raised pigeons all his life. In fact his first-ever fight as a child was in defense of his birds. But this show will follow his first foray into racing them competitively. So for the first time in years, Tyson enters a sport as an underdog.

“Tyson’s passion for his pigeons takes my breath away,” marvels Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet Media. “For years, he has been inspired by these birds that he feels have the ‘biggest heart’ in the animal kingdom. TAKING ON TYSON peels back new layers of the remarkable persona and deep humanity of Mike Tyson while also showing us a whole world we never knew existed right on the rooftops of New York City.”

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Take a look at Mike discussing his pigeon collection below:

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Que (formerly of Diddy’s Day26) recently appeared on DC’s 93.9 WKYS and while, on air, his manager revealed some news that was as much of a surprise to us as it was to Que, himself.

The reality show that he and Dawn (formerly of Danity Kane and now of Diddy’s group Dirty Money) has been picked up. All this time, we though they’d broken up. Hopefully, this is one couple that can withstand the reality romance curse.

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Watch their MTV special that aired around Valentine’s Day of last year.

Check the couple out below:

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Stacey Dash is back in the public eye.

She appeared arm-in-arm with Jamie Foxx last Sunday, and in only five days, she’s managed to keep her name on our tongues.

Did Stacey Dash Leave Her Third Husband For Jamie Foxx?

She sat down with Wendy Williams and discussed sleeping with all three husbands on their first date, why she’s keeping her sex on lockdown, the death of her “Clueless” castmate Brittany Murphy, and her upcoming VH1 reality show!

Stacey Dash: “I’ll Have Sex On The First Date & Say ‘Yes’ To Marriage”

And in this clip, she reveals if she and Jamie are officially an “item,” how the Oscar date came about, and why she hasn’t been single since her teen years.

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Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco (formerly Chad Johnson) is using his off-season to pursue happiness off the field in his new VH1 reality show “The Tournament” (working title).  The series will follow the drama of the dating pool played out in a bracket-style tournament.  

“The Tournament” will start with Ocho Cinco finding his “first 85″ by traveling all over the country meeting women that may be interested in dating him.  Then, during the first episode, he will narrow the playing field down to the sweet sixteen – four women from each of the four regions of the country – Northern, Western, Southern and Central Divisions. The sixteen chosen women will be invited to join Ocho Cinco for the rest of the tournament-style dating competition.

Once the competition begins, Ocho Cinco will follow a tournament bracket where each of the ladies will have an opportunity to spend quality time with him while also facing off against one another in double-dates.  The winner of each dating face-off will receive a game ball from Ocho Cinco and move on to the next round of the tournament, while the loser goes home.  Ultimately the sweet sixteen will be narrowed down to eight and then the final four.  In the end, the championship date between the two remaining women will result in Ocho Cinco awarding his chosen love the coveted Championship Ring.

The 10 episode, one-hour series is set to premiere in July 2010.

You can even apply here!

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DJ Enuff, DJ Camilo and DJ Cipha Sounds from New York’s Hot97 station have their own reality web series The Wizards, which also airs on MTV2.

In Episode 3, DJ Enuff and Swizz Beatz and a heart-to-heart in the studio while talking about their respective divorces. Swizz tells E that the ongoing split was the toughest thing he’s ever dealt with.

Swizz also says that, contrary to tabloid reports, it was not his new relationship with Alicia Keys that caused his divorce…he feels that he was pressured to choose between his relationship with his eldest son and his marriage.

Please note, the footage is from a few months ago. Word is that Swizz’ divorce has since been finalized.

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Just when we thought we were done watching reality shows, here comes another one. We get to see a side of Chili that we haven’t seen before…The singer is looking for love!!!

Check out the trailer which features Floyd Mayweather, T-Boz, Missy and others:

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Three ladies will infuse the reality TV landscape with a new and uniquely thrilling atmosphere in “Boss Ladies”, a new series that follows transgendered women on their collaborative journey to launch a clothing boutique that features their fabulous breakout line.

In the show, the “boss ladies” must navigate the personal and professional obstacles of the fashion and entertainment industries as they strive for success under the guidance of fashion designers and former reality TV stars. Viewers will follow the women on their dynamic entrepreneurial journey from conception to completion — from brainstorming for their line in Atlanta, moving to Los Angeles, and finally the much-anticipated opening of a clothing boutique on Rodeo Drive.

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Meet NADIA, a makeup artist and fashion designer, who is often on the L.A. and ATL scenes and grabbed headlines several months ago when word broke alleging she was rapper Bow Wow’s “special friend.”

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Meet TEMPRESS, the sassiest of the clan. She showcases her colorful, theatrical talent set against the backdrop of an elaborate artistic collaboration.

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Meet LONDYN, a scholar and entertainment/fashion ingenue. This former Morehouse College student and Creative Director of Shoecrush.com will bring her knowledge and all-heart personality to the table.

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Fantasia Barrino, 24, revealed in her memoir, “Life Is Not a Fairy Tale,” that she was illiterate and could not read words she wasn’t familiar with. She said at the time that she was learning to read to her daughter Zion, now seven. Barrino dropped out of school in the 9th grade.

The American Idol star, 24 who is now ready to hit the books and earn her high school degree told Eonline:

“I’ve been talking about it for so long,” Fantasia said “I have a lot of young people who look up to me, like my 15-year-old brother and 7-year-old daughter. It’s something that I really need to do and that I want to do.”

Watch the video:

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Fantasia’s brother goes in on her

After taking a hiatus out of the limelight to concentrate on her family, the former first lady of Bad Boy is stepping back onto the scene.

From HipHopWired:

Faith Evans is gearing up to share her life with fans nationwide through a new reality show via E1 Television and Ten2OneEntertainment.

The mother of four will star in her “It’s All About Faith” show chronicling her return to music and home life with husband Todd Russaw.

In between shooting for her show, Faith has been in the studio recording new material for her 6th studio album on her Prolific Music Group imprint which distributes through E1 Music.

Obviously excited about returning to music, Faith released a statement in a press release saying,

“2010 is shaping up to be an amazing year for me! To be in a place where I have grown from an entertainer to an entrepreneur is truly a blessing. I am excited to share this incredible experience with my fans and the world.”

Her reality TV show is set to premiere later this year.

No word on what network will pick it up.

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