By Tonya Whitaker
NDG Staff Writer
Super Bowl shuffle
Would you like to see Prince and Dallas native Erykah Badu perform at Reunion Arena on Feb. 4 during Super Bowl weekend? Cough up $1,500 and you are in. the Event will feature the pair performing as part of a high school scholarship benefit for The Goss-Michael Foundation.
It is about to get dirty
Word has it that victim in the Swizz Beatz/Alicia Keys affair has signed on to become a part of a new reality show on VHI titled Love and Hip Hop. Mashonda will join two other rapper girlfriends in the show. I do not know if Mashonda will say anything about her ex-hubby and Alicia, but I am sure she will drop some hints in a tactful way.
What is up with Usher?
During a Germany stop on his OMG tour, Usher delivered a performance that garnered boos. A video released on Bossip.com shows the performer nearly fainting on stage, sitting on stage to rest during I Need A Girl and attempting to regain his composure to his own hits, such as Confessions. The person who recorded the concert was overheard saying, “Usher go home.” and “I want my money back.” Everybody has those days, right?
Can I have fries with that?
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson got a McDonald’s manager fired last week because she let the all-pro back into a Minnesota McDonald’s after hours because he had to pee-pee. Fortunately, the mother of three was unemployed for a minute because of media coverage. What raised my eyebrow was her comment that she allowed Peterson into the restaurant because “she knew him because he is a public figure.” Just because she saw Peterson on television does not mean she knows him. You risked your job and your safety because Adrian Peterson needed to use the John? Not smart.
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