Feast your eyes on Basketball Wives‘ Tami Roman, a picture of good living on the cover of EGL Magazine.

Speaking openly on her troubled past, her recent divorce and her future plans, her spread also sees her dish on the realities of Reality TV, explaining why she is the most accessible ‘wife’ on the show.

Many thanks to Necole Bitchie.

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Today, From The Vault journeys back to 2004, with the hit single ‘Rich Girl’ from dynamo duo Gwen Stefani and Eve.

The ragga-tinged cut served as the second offering from Stefani’s stellar solo debut ‘Love.Angel.Music.Baby’ and was released during the last quarter of 2004. Produced by Hip-Hop heavyweight Dr. Dre, ‘Rich was a global monster hit reaching the Top 10 of numerous countries and earning the duo yet another Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy nod.

Indeed, the track serves as the 2nd of their collective efforts; with the first being E.V.E’s 2001 smash ‘Let Me Blow Your Mind’ – which featured Stefani on the hook and was also helmed by Dre. It would be this cut that would nab the coveted Grammy.

What’s so interesting about the ‘Love.Angel.Music.Baby’ album’s single-run (or the LP, as a whole for that matter) is how all the songs boast a genuine ‘Gwen-Factor’ while remaining worlds apart from each other. Whether Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock, New Wave, the mother of two possesses a unique musical character that enables her to touch upon every musical style without ever sounding contrived or desperate.

The tune’s David LaChapelle directed video is an elaborate high fashion pirate-themed affair complete with ships, anchors and cannon fires. It goes without saying, our two ladies look incredible in it.

From the over-the-top fashion and the ‘different’ sound, to the big-budget glossy videos and intricate stage showings, we firmly believe Gwen Stefani had laid down the groundwork for the Fergies, GaGas, Perrys and to some extent Minajs of the world; injecting the reality that “crazy” is cool and outrageous can be fun. It is a shame, then, that the said artists and their counterparts  -when quizzed about their influences- namedrop many a retro legends, often forgetting the Orange County Girl.

Here’s hoping both Gwen and Eve hurry up and hit us with some new material soon.

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Who would have thought that in spite of her immense talent as a singer and songwriter, ‘Kandi the Reality Star’ would be more successful than ‘Kandi the Artist’. Her resurgence in popularity in relevance thanks to Bravo‘s RHOA confirm the above statement.

Apparently Bravo agrees. The premium cable network has green-lit Kandi’s ‘The Kandi Factory’ for a full season. The series will document the ‘Fly Above’ vocalist’s attempt to transform a local pop star hopeful into the real thing…for a day. While this is a terrific coup for Kandi, we can’t help but feel underwhelmed as a series documenting the recording of her next studio album would have been more more appreciated.

Last month Bravo did a test run of the series running a one time special which garnered over 1.3 million viewers. Congratulations, Kandi girl!

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Kim Zolciak may not have been ‘Tardy For The Party’, yet her latest single, ‘Love Me First’, sees the reality star slow it all the way down.

Given its world premiere on The Ryan Seacrest Show, the not so moving ballad boasts lyrics which are “close” to the 36 year old’s heart. Of the song, the pregnant Zolciak says:

“It was written about my life and what I went through 11 years ago. I think people will be able to relate.”

Take a listen below…

Watch out Mariah!

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If she’s “very rich b*tch”, NeNe Leakes is set to become all sorts of wealthy.

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta star  has snagged a major role in a new sitcom!

Leakes, 44, has been starring in the current season of Glee and seems to have impressed creator Ryan Murphy, who has cast her in his upcoming new show.

The NBC comedy pilot is titled ‘The New Normal’ and revolves around a blended family of a gay couple and their surrogate. Co-created by Ali Adler, the show will see Leakes play the heavily recurring role of Rocky. {Source}

If there’s one thing certain about “reality”, is that it’s as uncertain as a genre comes. So, more power to Ms. Leakes for building her brand while the going’s good.

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Famous for being famous, Kim Kardashian has earned a fortune pimping her life out in the media.

And yet, no dollar bill could hide the reality star’s embarrassment after being “flour-bombed” at the launch of her new fragrance, True Reflection. 

While doing the media rounds at the event, which took place at Hollywood’s London Hotel, the 31 year old was dozed in cooking flour by female posing as press.

The shocking moments and aftermath were captured on camera.

Peep the footage below…

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Enter Marcus Canty.

A favourite on the premiere season of ‘X Factor USA’, the Maryland native may not have won, however still walked away with an Epic record deal with courtesy of on-show mentor LA Reid.

Now, keen to prove himself outside of the TV arena, Canty has served up his first single ‘Won’t Make A Fool Out Of You’. Set to feature on the soundtrack for ‘Think Like A Man’, the cut will also appear on the 21 year old’s album (due later this year).

How does Canty hold up without the X Factor scaffolding? Find out after the jump…

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With season 4 of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ drawing to a close, attention inevitably shifts to what the next season will be serving up.

And while laughs and drama are undoubtedly on the agenda, it has today been confirmed that a baby is too. Courtesy of Kim Zolciak.

Details below…

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Cop a gander of NeNe Leakes and new bossom buddy Kim Kardashian.

The reality stalwarts were snapped cosying up in Atlanta this weekend, meeting up for dinner during a break from filming ‘Drop Dead Diva’ – which Kardashian has a recurring role on.

It marks the 2nd time this month the pair have been spotted together. Get that publicity!

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Rapper Drake serves up all sorts of divo fierce in GQ’s new ‘Style Bible’ issue.

The Canadian MC (real name, Aubrey Drake Graham) talks to the publication about his astronomical rise, sexual escapades, not being a “hard” rapper, issues with his father, music, and more.

Peep more pics and soundbites below…

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It’s here!

Ashanti‘s video for the single ‘The Woman You Love‘ premiered tonight and as ever- That Grape Juice has you covered.

Get into it below…

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Cop a gander of dapper rapper Drake.

The Young Money star, whose “Mariah hand” we love so, features on one of four covers of GQ‘s April issue.

Christened “The Style Bible”, the latest edition of  magazine also sees the ‘Take Care’ MC talk growing out of his own sexual promiscuity.

His erm…”interesting”..comments await after the jump…

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