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More Maia: Most know actress Maia Campbell for her role as “Tiffany Warren” on the sitcom “In The House” which starred LL Cool J. Maia is also the daughter of author Bebe Moore Campbell. Since “In The House” wrapped, Maia has become a video girl, appearing in music videos for Tyrese (“Sweet Lady”, “Lately”), Jaheim (“Just In Case”), and Fat Joe (“What’s Luv”). She is also featured in the straight-to-video release “The Luau” which also stars Brian Hooks (“3 Strikes”, “Phat Beach”) and Troy Winbush (“John Q”, “Diary Of A Sex Addict”). Last week, I featured a quote Maia gave King magazine about relationships in the “Things That Make You Say Hmm?” section, but after re-reading the article, I felt as though there were some other things I needed to share. I think King’s Editor-in-Chief Datwon Thomas described Maia best as, “A lil’ off.” In the King article, Maia was asked “What was it really like ‘In The House?” Said Maia: “LL Cool J – never slept with him. I wish people would stop suggesting that I actually slept with him to keep my job. He’s had a lot of real females in his life, including his wife, Simone. She’s a beautiful woman and I’ve always respected her.” But later on when asked what her fantasy was, said Maia: “Maybe in my darkest hour I fantasized about what it would have been like to be with LL Cool J. But it was just a fantasy and every girl in her right mind has had one about him, so stop!” Lastly, when asked, “Your husband is Mexican-American so you are obviously open to interracial dating,” Maia responded: “I’ve had so many conflicts with the men in my race. Why would I keep pursuing the conflict? Men in my race did not want to date me before I was famous because I wasn’t light-skinned or didn’t have light eyes. I don’t have a serious dating history.” I, too, experienced the off-ness of Maia. I remember sitting in a trailer at the Black Family Reunion in Washington, DC with Coko of SWV, Angie Stone, and Jeannie Jones of WKYS when Maia came wondering in looking for Tyrese, who was on stage performing. A friend of mine who worked for WPGC – the radio partner for B.F.R. – called on my cell phone to ask if Maia made it over to the trailer area because she had been wondering around in the midst of the hundreds of thousands of people who attend B.F.R. asking people if they knew where Tyrese was. He, too, said, “She seems a lil’ off!” I showed Maia where Tyrese’s trailer was, and she went inside where she changed from her casual cotton top into a tight-fitting spandex top with her breasts popping out (which I wasn’t complaining about). Tyrese came off stage and Maia left with him. Nonetheless, all I’m going to say is something ain’t right…it just ain’t right!
Okay, it’s finalized. Angie Stone’s third single “More Than A Woman” – which was originally recorded with her ex-beau Calvin Richardson – has now been re-recorded with R&B crooner Joe and will be shipped to radio shortly. At one point, the song was going to be reworked with Angie’s labelmate Tyrese, but the tune was redone with Joe instead. “Me and Joe have great chemistry so we just went in and knocked it out,” said Stone. Angie is currently on the “BK Got Music Summer Tour” with Luther Vandross, Gerald Levert, and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child.
~ Pop trio Blaque, which were protégés of the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, are now signed to Rodney Jerkins’ Darkchild label. Blaque was originally signed to Columbia Records who dropped the group early this year. The debut on Darkchild will be the first release for the Jerkins label through Cash Money Records.
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WTF) The deal calls for Jerkins to release four additional acts through Darkchild/Cash Money/Universal.
~ Oscar winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. is in Atlanta filming “The Fighting Temptations” which stars Steve Harvey, Beyonce’ Knowles, Angie Stone, and Rue McClanahan of “Golden Girls” fame. The film is scheduled to be released in 2003.
ME AGAIN -- uuuuuuum I don't even much know what to say. I am reminded of Kingdom Come for some reason.
~ The National Enquirer is reporting that they have a tape of O.J. Simpson confessing to killing his ex-wife Nicole. The tabloid is alleging that some drug lords hired a bar girl to trick Simpson into talking about the 1994 killing. They claim the girl was wired and that Simpson was high. Details will be in the upcoming issue of the infamous supermarket rag.