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Who is the rapper in the Rebecca Black “Friday” video? Meet ‘Pato’ Patrice Wilson

ByAsa Hawks

Overnight YouTube sensation Rebecca Black continues her successful-so-far bid for musical world domination as her single “Friday” has not only launched a tour but has since been made available for download and is racing up the charts!

Much has been written about Ark Music Factory, the company behind the successful single that has been called everything from “great teen pop” to “the worst song ever written,” but little has been mentioned about Rebecca’s co-star in the video: mysterious rapper dude driving a car. Find out who he is and what his connection is to Ark Music Factory!

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VIDEO Jack White’s surprise street performance at SXSW

ByDarren O

Jack White’s Third Man Records based out of Nashville went mobile and rolled up to Austin’s SXSW festival in the form of a big yellow truck. All of that’s fine and dandy and hipster “whatever” being that it’s hard to make news at what has arguably become THE music festival but when White himself stepped out with the baddest looking Gretsch acoustic you’ll see and began to belt out Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away,” well, BLAMMO! Check out the high quality video of the entire performance from NPR right here.

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VIDEO Casey Abrams sings Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on American Idol Top 12

ByAsa Hawks

Watch 20-year-old Casey Adams perform a version of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from the American Idol Top 12 show earlier tonight. The judges seemed to like it, but it left my eardrums a little bloody and I can’t help but think ol Kurt Cobain rolled over in his grave a little. Keep reading to watch the video and judge for yourself!

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“Friday” singer Rebecca Black is going on tour! Coming to a mall near you!

ByAsa Hawks

Cashing in on the success of her viral YouTube video for the song “Friday” singer Rebecca Black is following in the footsteps of teen pop pioneers Tiffany and Debbie Gibson with a tour of malls across America! Keep reading for the tour poster and all the dates! (How could you live with yourself knowing you missed the next Britney Spears playing in front of a dollar store?!?)

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PHOTOS Current American Idol front-runner Pia Toscano at PaleyFest 2011

ByDarren O

American Idol was honored last night during PaleyFest 2011 and our girl Pia Toscano was on hand looking fabulous as usual! Read on for some great photos of the current Vegas front-runner and check out some song suggestions for this week’s birth-year theme.

VIDEOS Ark Music Factory Builds Stable Of Popstars: Rebecca Black, Alana Lee and more!

ByChris Gaines

Find out all about Ark Music Factory, the folks responsible for the Rebecca Black music video “Friday” and many, many more just like it! See sample videos from some of their other artists including Alana Lee, Abby Victor and Britt Rutter, and find out how you can have your own music video built by this teen star factory!

VIDEO PHOTOS – Is Rebecca Black’s “Friday” YouTube hit fake or real?

ByChris Gaines

You may not have heard this song on the radio…yet. But it’s a YouTube smash, racking up hits faster than you can say “Bieber.” Granted, we first heard about Rebecca Black’s song and video for “Friday” from this Tosh.0 post ridiculing the presentation of the video, the performance and especially the lyrics, but 3 million plus views is 3 million plus views! Keep reading to watch the video everyone is talking about!

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PHOTO Lou Reed takes a walk on the wild side, hails a NYC cab

ByChris Gaines

It’s not uncommon for the correspondents here at Starcasm Control to be jamming out to some good music while we work. Wouldja believe I was listening to the classic Lou Reed album New York when this pic came across the wire? Keep reading to see Lou dealing with the frustrating street hassle of hailing a cab in New York City, and find out what the Velvet Underground vet and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is up to nowadays besides riding around in taxis!

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Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale album leaks! Listen to all 12 songs

ByAsa Hawks

In what seems to be the unavoidable standard for major album releases, the tracks from Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale have all made it to the web thanks to a slow, overnight leak. Britney officially released the two tracks, “Hold It Against Me” and “Till The World Ends,” and now the other ten songs on the album are available to listen to from various sources on the web. Keep reading to listen to each and every track (12 total!) in the order they will appear on the CD.

American Pickers Danielle Colby Cushman Farmageddon Records
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American Pickers’ Danielle Colby promotes Farmageddon Records CD release

ByStarcasm Staff

Danielle Colby Cushman is a tattooriffic roller derbyin’ burlesque queen and one of the stars of The History Channel’s popular American Pickers reality series. As if that list wasn’t enough awesome, Danielle is also a huge fan of alternative country/roots music and is using her celebrity (and hot rod bod) to help promote the artists on Indie label Faramageddon Records! Keep reading for all the details and find out how you can get your limited-edition autographed copy of

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VIDEO Enema Man and Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dog!?!

ByDarren O

Montgomery Burns, I mean Alan Simpson, took time out of his busy schedule of walking up hill both ways to a segregated school in a snow storm because his T-Model ford broke down and made an appearance on Fox News. During the appearance he revealed that today’s grandchildren are obsessed with scatological music and poor fashion choices and then proceeded to call rappers Eminem and Snoop Dogg Enema Man and Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dog. This is 17 seconds you can’t miss folks!

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VIDEO Katy Perry covers Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”

ByAsa Hawks

Pop music stars collided tonight in Paris as Katy Perry performed an acoustic version of Lady Gaga’s latest smash hit and anthem of individualism “Born This Way!” The performance was very toned down and consisted of Katy sitting on a stool alongside two acoustic guitar players, also sitting on stools. Keep reading to check it out and offer up your opinion on whether or not it was good, great or terrible!

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Charlie Sheen parody song “That’s What Sheen Said”

ByDarren O

It was inevitable that #winning Charlie Sheen would begin to have parody songs popping up across the internet landscape. Well here at Starcasm we’re fortunate to have a fan who’s sent in his second video, this time addressing all of this Charlie Sheen mess. Take a listen to “That’s What Sheen Said” based on the country standard “Honky Tonk Man” popularized by Dwight Yoakam.

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PHOTOS Pia Toscano at the American Idol finalists party in Los Angeles

ByAsa Hawks

See photos of Pia Toscano at the American Idol finalists party in Los Angeles last night and listen to me toot my own horn for picking Pia as my preseason favorite going in. Oh, and in case you missed it, I’ve included a high-definition video clip of Pia’s show-stopping performance of “I’ll Stand By you” that got the first standing ovation of the season from the judges’ table!

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AUDIO Listen to Britney Spears’ new single “Till the World Ends” with lyrics

ByAsa Hawks

The new single from Britney Spears’ upcoming album release Femme Fatale has leaked early! The song is titled “Till the World Ends” and it was written by fellow blond pop diva Ke$ha. Keep reading to give it a listen and see if you think it has what it takes to be a hit!

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Christina Aguilera mug shot photo controversy

ByAsa Hawks

Last night E! published the mug shot of Christina Aguilera taken after her March 1st arrest for public intoxication with the headline, “The Christina Aguilera Mug Shot the Cops Didn’t Want You to See.” As it turns out, E! wasn’t kidding and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is furious, claiming the photo was “surreptitiously stolen” by the news agency! Keep reading for the LAPD’s finger-pointing statement and E!’s “nyah-nyah” response!

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VIDEO A hip thrusting young Justin Timberlake sings Garth Brooks at a local talent contest!

ByDarren O

There’s a video of Justin Timberlake as an 11-year-old from Star Search singing a country song that has around 3 million views. Well there just so happens to be another clip of young Justin Randall, the name he went by back then, in a mind-altering hip thrusting local talent contest video where he performs Garth Brooks sexually suggestive song “Two of a Kind.”

There is YouTube gold and then there is hall-of-fame worthy clips. This tight jeans, perfect score, cheap random country house backdrop, poor quality, prepubescent sexually charged video deserves your HOF consideration!

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Christina Aguilera arrested for being a drunken mess?

ByStarcasm Staff

Lovebirds Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler, who worked as a set assistant on Burlesque, were pulled over at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday morning and both were arrested for drunkenness. Here’s the kicker, Matthew Rutler was driving, so naturally he got a D.U.I., but X-stina was just a passenger. Police arrested her too because, according to the…

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PHOTOS American Idol season 10 top-24 finalists from the Idol Prom

ByDarren O

It may have been an endurance test after watching all of these wannabe idols take that mile long walk in an airport hanger but we finally got our list of the 24 remaining contestants for this season’s American Idol! Find out who made the cut and see photos of all 24 performers from the annual celebration called the Idol Prom.

PHOTO Katy Perry for Thomas Sabo Jewelry

ByDarren O

In a little bit of cross-promotion ingenuity pop star Katy Perry is appearing in ads for German jeweler Thomas Sabo while Sabo returns the favor by sponsoring her California Dreams World Tour. Find out about the endorsement agreement that includes the exclusive right of Sabo to be the only man, other than Russell Brand, to be fortunate enough to “hang” in Perry’s famous cleavage!

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PHOTOS Avril Lavigne at 2011 BRIT Awards looking downright… adorable!

ByAsa Hawks

Little rockin’ rebel Avril Lavigne was across the pond for the 2011 BRIT Awards earlier tonight and the 26-year-old singer/actress looked all of 17-years-old in her little black dress with bejeweled breastplate and Muppet fabric skirt. Keep reading to see the photos for yourself – I’ve even included one of Avril with the teenagerest person on the planet so you can see how perfect they look together!

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PHOTOS Jessie J flashes panties in emerald microskirt at 2011 BRIT Awards

ByAsa Hawks

Just before introducing herself to the world with the release of her debut album Who You Are, singer Jessie J almost introduced the world to her little sister, Vuhjay J on the red carpet at the 2011 BRIT Awards! Keep reading to check under her hood and watch the video for her smash single “Price Tag” (featuring BoB), which held off Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” to remain number one in the UK this week!

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2011 Grammy VIDEO – Katy Perry uses footage of her wedding to Russell Brand during Grammy performance

ByStarcasm Staff

Last night at the Grammys Katy Perry performed “Not Like the Movies” and “Teenage Dream” off her her Grammy-nominated album Teenage Dream. She started off with “Not Like the Movies,” a sentimental ballad, and wistfully sat on a white swing which was hoisted up mid song with a fabric background that acted as a screen…

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VIDEO – Christina Aguilera, Yolanda Adams, Florence Welch, Martina McBride, and Jennifer Hudson rock Aretha tribute

ByStarcasm Staff

Forget Train’s Grammy-winning “Soul Sista,” these five eclecticsoul sisters really knocked down some Aretha Franklin favorites tonight at the 53rd Grammys. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams, R&B idol Jennifer Hudson, country diva Martina McBride, pop powerhouse Christina Aguilera, and the ethereal dynamo Florence Welch really nailed those songs. Christina was at her best, showcasing her truly…

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Bob Dylan to perform at Grammys with ‘The Avett Brothers’ and ‘Mumford & Sons’

ByDarren O

In a wonderfully surprising late addition, legendary musician Bob Dylan will be performing live during Sunday night’s telecast of the Grammys. He is scheduled to appear with up and coming bands The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. Read on for the details and then catch videos of both bands doing ultra rare covers of Dylan songs followed by the master’s stunning performance of his song “Love Sick” during the 1998 Grammys!

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VIDEO PHOTO Kim Kardashian joins Prince on stage at Madison Square Garden concert

ByAsa Hawks

Kim Kardashian reminded everyone at the Prince concert tonight in Madison Square Garden that she is celebrity royalty by wearing a dress suitable for a face card! See a photo and watch a video of Kim on stage with Prince and take a look at the exclusive KK Queen of Spades face card from the 2011 starcasm.net celebrity deck!

VIDEO – Watch Christina Aguilera mess up The National Anthem lyrics at the Super Bowl

ByStarcasm Staff

Last night at the Super Bowl Christina Aguilera messed up the lyrics to “The National Anthem!” The blond pop star completely left out “O’er the ramparts we watched,” which is a shame because we so rarely get the opportunity to use the word “rampart.” Thus thrown off, Christina then repeated a modified version of the…

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PHOTOS Katy Perry’s magic cleavage mesh

ByAsa Hawks

Following on the heels of her sensational Nipple Me Elmo shirt from Saturday Night Live we have been given this über-cleavage flesh meshtacular look, which Katy wore last night in Mexico City to promote her new Purr line of perfume. Keep reading to see the titillating marvel of fashion engineering as well as a previous use of a similar fabric that helped prevent another Katy Perry wardrobe malfunction “South of the Border!”

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VIDEO Taylor Swift flexes rap game on Nicki Minaj’s ‘Super Bass’

ByDarren O

Two super-hot pop culture phenoms collided in a strange way when Taylor Swift decided to do an impromptu rap to Nicki Minaj’s song “Super Bass.” Of course radio has changed these days as your usual morning show also features live video feeds. And so it was for 107.5 as they caught super cute Taylor throwing down her rap game.

Check out the clip and then hear the original from Miss Minaj for comparison.

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VIDEO – Young Ricky Gervais was ’80s pop singer in Seona Dancing

ByStarcasm Staff

Before Ricky-Gervais was the middle-aged, creator of two of the best television shows both in the U.S. and across the pond (The Office and Extras), or a middle-aged trimmed-down Golden Globes host’ he was a pop singer who modeled himself after David Bowie. It was the ’80s, Ricky Gervais was thin and hot in an…

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PHOTO Katy Perry chillin’ with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg

ByDarren O

Katy Perry is everywhere these days and her latest quest featured a trip to our modern day version of Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, the campus of Facebook! That’s right Perry and her fireworks got a golden ticket and were allowed to roam the campus of the social network company’s headquarters.

Check out the full great and awkward photo Katy posted of herself with CEO Mark Zuckerburg along with her comment about the pic.

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PHOTOS VIDEOS BIO of Pia Toscano from 2011 American Idol 10

ByAsa Hawks

Fox’s popular reality talent competition American Idol kicks off its tenth season tonight with the first half of their New York/New Jersey auditions featuring a crew of judges that includes veteran Randy Jackson alongside newcomers Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Jennifer Lopez with Interscope Geffen A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine serving as the in-house mentor.

Among those who auditioned in the Big Apple is 21-year-old Pia Toscano from Howard Beach, New York. Her unique name may ring a bell among devout Idol fans as she tried out for the show in Season 6 and made it all the way through to the top 40 before being eliminated. Keep reading for photos, videos and a little background info on this sexy singing soul sister!

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A look back: Willie Nelson’s ‘Spirit’ 15 years later

ByDarren O

So what if I told you that musical legend Willie Nelson released arguably his best album in 1996 to little fanfare or critical acclaim? And what if I told you that if this hidden gem were to be classified as a “country” album that it would be the very best release under that genre in the last 20 years? You would probably think, like that character in Willie’s classic song, that I’m crazy right? Well I may be crazy but this is exactly my opinion of Nelson’s masterpiece Spirit.

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Top 25 Currently Pregnant Celebrities PHOTOS and BIOS

ByAsa Hawks

Apparently it isn’t just the future stars of MTV reality shows having unprotected sex! The baby boom bonanza in Hollywood is out of control as we seem to hear about a new expecting celeb about every 12 hours or so. To help you keep track of all these buns in the ovens I’ve compiled a list of the Top 25 Pregnant Celebrities that includes photos and a little background info on the expecting moms and baby daddies as well as how the pregnancies were announced.

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PHOTOS Spring Breakers’ Gucci Mane gets an ice cream cone tattoo on his face

ByAsa Hawks

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream tattoos on our face! Or at least rapper Gucci Mane did before Atlanta tattoo artist Shane Willoughby gave him what he wanted with a massive three-scoop ice cream cone tattoo on the right side of his mug! Keep reading for photos of the ice cream facial during the process and after it was finished!

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Simon Le Bon’s famous ‘banana’ has been MIA for decades

ByDarren O

In a recent interview with Q Magazine Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon unloaded quite a shocking bit of information when he revealed that his famous ‘banana’ has been MIA for decades. See photos and a video of his ‘banana’ and in case you’re wondering; yes he IS talking about peen in the quote!

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Who’s singing ‘Leaning on the Everlasting Arms’ at the end of True Grit?

ByDarren O

The Coen brothers 2010 version of the western classic “True Grit” is receiving near universal high praise. One of the more interesting questions that movie goers have had after catching the film is, “Who is the woman singing the traditional hymn ‘Leaning on the Everlasting Arms’ while the closing credits roll?” Well it is my pleasure to answer that very question because she happens to be one of my all time favorites.

See videos and find links to purchase the music of an artist whose unique voice was also selected to close out the much loved TV drama Northern Exposure

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VIDEO Kim Kardashian debuts new single at Tao night club in Las Vegas

ByAsa Hawks

The wait is over! Well, sort of…

Kim Kardashian brought in the new year at Tao Night Club in Las Vegas and as a special treat for those in attendance she played her brand new single! That’s the good news. The bad news is that the only known recording was made from the audience and the sound is a little less than stellar. Keep reading to sort of hear the new tune!

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VIDEO Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young sings ‘Tardy For The Party’ on Watch What Happens Live

ByAsa Hawks

As part of his acceptance speech for winning Watch What Happens Live‘s mazel for Entertainer of the Year, late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon dusted off his infamous Neil Young falsetto and delivered an emotional rendition of Kim Zolciak’s smash hit “Tardy For The Party!”

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PHOTO Russell Brand tweets photo of Katy Perry without makeup

ByAsa Hawks

Russell Brand may be half of the funnest, easy-goingest celebrity couple on the planet, but he may have crossed the line earlier today when he tweeted a photo of his wife Katy Perry in bed without make-up and looking as though she just woke up. Keep reading to see the startling photo and find out what Katy’s sexy Rolling Stone magazine cover from earlier this year would have looked like if she had just gotten out of bed with a similar lack of makeup!

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Raz-B and Chris Brown’s Twitter war with lots of violence, profanity and homophopic slurs

ByAsa Hawks

Soon after admitting to being molested as a kid by his tour manager and cousin at the time, R&B singer Raz-B set off a Twitter powder keg when he brought up Chris Brown’s attack of Rihanna yesterday! Read all the war footage that included tons of foul language, threats and references to homosexuality! Also, see Raz-B’s borther Ricky Romance’s contribution to the melee that includes some very specific threats towards Chris and even a YouTube video!

Milwaukee Wisconsin is the drunkest city in America

ByDarren O

The Daily Beast has released their list of the drunkest cities in America and the town whose baseball mascot IS a brewer is the top sensation of our inebriation nation. In other words, what’s made Milwaukee famous is making Milwaukee famous again!

Find out the other cities in the top 10 and catch a tribute to beer-town from “The Killer” Jerry Lee Lewis.

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VIDEO Ke$ha Christmas song is a pisser

ByDarren O

Pop singer Ke$ha is just getting stranger and stranger. Her wardrobe choices have always been in question but her latest stunt may have just taken the $’s cake. In a video posted via her YouTube channel Ke$ha belts out a sweet version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” when inexplicably an unnamed woman appears behind her in the snow and begins urinating.

I guess this is how Ke$ha says Merry Christmas folks!

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PHOTO VIDEOS Christopher Tierney injured during ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’ broadway show

ByAsa Hawks

The Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark curse continued tonight when one of the actors who performs Spider-Man’s stunts was injured after falling into the orchestra pit. Keep reading for all the details, a photo of Spidey himself on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance and a video of the moment when his cable broke!

PHOTOS VIDEO Katy Perry as a sexy toy soldier at Z100’s Jingle Ball 2010

ByAsa Hawks

Singer Katy Perry brought her usual dose of sexy fun to the Z100 Jingle Ball last night by wearing a colorful toy soldier costume that would have every straight soldier on the planet begging to be put on K.P. duty!

The DO ask, DO tell costume came complete with an amply plumaged military top hat, red and gold jacket, white criss-crossed Perry berries suspenders, a curled handlebar mustache on a stick and a pair of shiny blue hot pants that would make Wonder Woman proud. In other words, Katy Perry was nutcracker sweet!

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VIDEO Jimmy Fallon and Paul McCartney perform “Scrambled Eggs” to the tune of “Yesterday”

ByAsa Hawks

Paul McCartney has often told the story of how he used the words “scrambled eggs” as a placeholder until the final lyrics of “Yesterday” were complete. Sir Paul was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night and Jimmy talked him into performing the song with the original edible lyrics as well as a few add-ons. The result? Hilarity!

(No, Jimmy wasn’t singing like Neil Young. Awwwwww….)

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PHOTOS VIDEO: Bow Wow’s alleged new baby-mama Miss Joie

ByStarcasm Staff

MediaTakeOut has released another rapper is going to be a daddy story but this time it doesn’t involve Kanye West or Kim Kardashian. The credible source targets this go around are Bow Wow and a mind altering hot video model who goes by the name Miss Joie.

Check out photos and a video of the bootylicious Miss Joie and follow up on the latest rapper daddy rumor right here!

Tommy Lee v. SeaWorld: Whale sperm and hot bovine privates

ByDarren O

Tommy Lee and PETA have something to say to the folks at SeaWorld. “Quit getting that whale off that killed people by using a cow’s vajayjay filled with hot water or else!” It only gets more interesting from there in regards to Lee’s allegations of SeaWorld’s handling of Tilikum, the Orca that has been involved with the death of three people including a trainer earlier this year.