Former editor in chief of the Source magazine Kim Osorio “XPOSES” the truth behind the stories from her upcoming book Straight From The Source: An Expose from the Former Editor in Chief of the Hip-Hop Bible.

Check out excerpts from her book:

By the year 2000, the hip-hop industry was comparable to a male football locker room. Most of the top executives were men, the majority of hip-hop artists were male, as were almost all of the producers, video directors, engineers and DJs. That basically left video model or personal assistant as the most likely career option for a woman. But as a female, if you were successful, and rose to the top of the corporate ladder, your reputation became that much more vulnerable. If you looked halfway decent, then the misconception was that you slept your way to the top. On the contrary, if you were not easy on the eyes, then you must either have been gay or related to someone. As a woman, I knew it would be hard to beat the odds. But because I had put so much time in, I wasn’t about to let the odds come between me and what I wanted.

But a woman doesn’t only have her resume to worry about, she’s also got her reputation, and when it comes to a woman’s reputation in the business of hip-hop, it’s almost customary to define her by the men she’s been linked to. Pick up any hip-hop magazine and compare the stories done on women to those done on men. I guarantee you’ll find out more about he woman’s past sex life than you will about the man’s. That code doesn’t just apply to celebrities, it’s the same behind the scenes as well. For me, it was no different. The more successful I became in the industry, the harder it became to keep people out of my personal business.

My days and nights revolved around the magazine and around hip-hop, and my social network was composed of people who were just as obsessed with money, power and hip-hop as I was. Therefore, the majority of the men that I met along the way had some sort of function in the music industry. But in this particular sect of the industry, known to us as the hip-hop culture, the usual double standard applied to women is administered in much bigger doses. Once Snoop said “Bitches Ain’t Shit,” it was a wrap for us…

Kim has messed with several men in the industry including 50 Cent and Nas which is revealed in her “tell all” book. 50 even admitted via his website thisis50.com that Kim gave him “oral”: (more…)

Just Stand Up performed by Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Fergie, Leona, Miley Cyrus, Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Ashanti, Natasha, Nicole, Mary J at the Fashion Rocks/ Stand Up for Cancer event! (more…)

Who watched the 2008 VMA’s last night???I thought it was straight…The best performances of the night (in my opinion) were Rihanna’s opening performance, T.I. ft. Ri Ri, Christina Aguilera, and Pink…Lil Weezy and T-Pain were straight, but I’ve seen them do the same routine before…nothing special! Kanye’s finale performance was the BOMB! I love how he actually sang a whole song! His voice isn’t that bad either!!!!

Who do you think performed the best?

Check out some pics from the Red Carpet… (I’m a lil disturbed by Lil Wayne’s mouth ring??? kinda homo! don’t you think????)

Why Lil Weezy? WHY????

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The battle begins tonight between The Game and Bow Wow who will go head to head in a game of Madden NFL 09. The meeting place is secret, but the event will take place to night from 6 pm. to 8 pm. The bet is $100,000.00 that will go towards the respective rapper’s charity.

“I can’t wait to play! I’ve been waiting, Game’s been waiting, the video game world’s been waiting,” Bow Wow told AllHipHop.com in a statement. (more…)

The Majestic Group out did themselves as the event planners for Dwayne Wade’s Olympic Celebration this past Saturday at Nikki Marina in Hallandale Beach, FL. And Yes, Miss Xpose was the Publicist for the event! Yessir!

The grand event was a complete success. Dwayne Wade came in via a luxury yacht and walked on the “red carpet” escorted by two beautiful females dressed in traditional Greek attire. Fellow teammates also attended the party, specifically Udonis Haslem, Michael Beasley, and Dorell Wright. The night was also accompanied by Circ Performers included a hoola ring performer, stilt performers, and a contortionist. DJ Grio and DJ Top Feelin was on the one’s and two’s and the crowd danced the night away. Lorenzo Ice T was the MC of the night. Media outlets from Channel 7 Deco Drive to ESPN were there to cover this grand event. It was awesome! Check it out for yourself!

The Majestic Group – Exclusive Teaser – Dwyane Wade USA Gold Party Nikki Marina from Media Iconz II on Vimeo.
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RUMOR HAS IT…that Usher and his wife Tameka Foster are expecting another baby and Tameka is said to be due this December…but bad news is that the couple are currently seperated and are having some serious marriage problems. Usher’s reps were unavailable to confirm or deny this rumor, but we will keep you posted!

I wonder if they are having marital problems due to Usher hiring back his mom as manager. You know Tameka and Usher’s mother didn’t get along… (more…)

So we hear that Michael Jackson is dating Pamela Anderson. The two have been on several dates in Malibu, but want to keep their relationship totally private.

According to a source, “It was all arranged by their people in total secrecy, very cloak and dagger. Michael is such a private person. He gets nervous when he thinks people are following him around, so he chose somewhere neutral for their first date”.

“They were very chatty. Pamela was being her usual flirty self and Michael seemed to be responding. They are such a strange couple but they seemed to really hit it off,” the source added. (more…)

My girl Brandy is back! Her new video for her first single “Right Here (Departed)” premiered on BET yesterday. The song was produced by her long time producer Darkchild. Brandy’s upcoming album “Human” is set to be released November 11th. Brandy made her first appearance on 106&Park last night and she seemed genuinely happy to be back on the scene. I love the song…Check out the video…and let us know what you think!

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is offering $100,000 to anyone who can tell him who burglarized his crib. The retired fighter had $7 million worth of jewelry stolen from one of his Las Vegas homes on Aug. 17, between the hours of 7-9pm. The thieves apparently broke his bedroom window and entered while he was out of the house.

Ciara covers the new October 2008 issue of Vibe magazine and she is wearing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I know she said that she wanted to go for a sexier image this time around…but do you think she is taking it to far???

What do you think about the cover…Tasteful or Tacky?