Jay-Z and Beyonce were spotted out and about in Porto Ferraio, Italy yesterday enjoying the sites. Beyonce played with her camera as she captured the scenery on film. You already know the paparazzi was on the prowl. That’s like $600 some million strolling the streets right there.

Beyonce covers the newest issue of SELF magazine.

Excerpts from the article when you

“Sisterhood means everything to me. All the charities I’m involved with are special, but I find any organization that focuses on women and children really motivating. GEMS and the young ladies the nonprofit helps are very close to my heart. And what I took away from the clients at Phoenix House changed my life. These were real people who Read the full story

A pair of leggings from Beyonce’s new Dereon fall collection look a great deal like leggings from Iceland’s E-label – a pair of which the musician bought for herself  last fall at a Topshop in London.

In the promotional ads for the collection, Beyonce is seen wearing the leggings, black and studded with metal spikes.

“This is naturally huge and I am still half in shock. I didn’t [recognize] straight away that this was her own label: I just thought she was wearing our leggings. It is practically just copy/paste,” says Heba Hallgrimsdottir, one of the owners of E-label.

When asked, Heba said that E-label has not copyrighted its design, but believes that widespread media coverage of Beyonce’s purchase last November, both in Iceland and overseas, would be evidence enough to prove plagiarism.

Asked whether E-label will attempt to sue, Heba said she could not answer that question as things stand right now. “I have only just heard about this and no decision has yet been taken. We need to inspect her brand’s trousers closer because, according to law, it is not copied if a certain number of things have been changed from the original design,” Heba said.

Here are E-Label’s version of the leggings.

Beyonce go hard with her photos each and everytime she in front of this camera. Look into her eyes. What does your pictures say. See more pictures Read the full story

Behind the Beats: Bangladesh
Shondrae “Bangladesh” Crawford has made some of the biggest hip-hop and R&B hits of the past decade. His résumé is diverse and potent. Bang’s breakthrough came in 1998, when he was introduced to Ludacris through DTP member Lil Fate, whose cousin just so happened to be Bangladesh’s best friend.

Crawford crafted a bulk of Luda’s independent debut, Incognegro, including what would turn out to be his breakthrough smash, “What’s Your Fantasy.” Since then, ‘Desh has supplied beats to fellow Atlanta artists, such as Gucci Mane, Ciara, Sean Garrett and Usher. He’s also branched out to the likes of Mario, Beyoncé and none other than R. Kelly.

“I got R. Kelly’s first single with Luda on it called ‘Tongues,’ ” he said. “Just to clear it up, I know Cam’ron and Vado have a song called ‘Speakin’ Tongues.’ I’ve been had this song. We made this song for Usher. It could have been on Usher’s album, but he didn’t want it. Nobody bit. It’s great ideas sometimes get and get out. Sometimes people be thinking alike. It’s a dope song. It’s very creative. It’s on another level.”

Bangladesh is also working on new music by his artist Tom Foolery. That mixtape should be landing sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Five-Star Stellar Hits
Ludacris’ “What’s Your Fantasy”: “I had just started making beats, like in ’98. That same year, we was making music together. I got good real fast. I was kinda the link that he needed without spending a whole bunch of money on great beats. I came right in. It worked out for me and him. To sum it up, it was God and timing. God placing us together making it happen. That was the last record we recorded for his independent album. I [originally] made the beat without the high hat. I made that for an intro for a whole ‘nother beat. He liked the intro. He was like, ‘I should make that.’ He played it one time on the radio. I was cutting hair; I was a barber at the time. ‘What’s Your Fantasy’ was #1 throughout the day. People I was cutting didn’t even know I made the beat.”

Kelis’ “I’m Bossy”: “It was the first R&B artist I worked with. That was a good look, because I had done just rap. … ‘I’m Bossy’ gave me a look for the other stuff that producers in Atlanta aren’t doing. I’m a standout in that sense, because I can do different things other producers can’t do. I made it back in the day before Lloyd blew up and Ciara was Ciara. They was singing, battling for the beat. ‘That’s my beat! That’s my beat!’ It was crazy, because it wound up not being any one of their tracks. Mark Pitts at Jive navigated that record to Kelis. He believed in that track.”

Lil Wayne’s “A Milli”: “When I made it, I knew it was an important track. I didn’t know it was gonna be as big as it was. I knew it was for Wayne. I had plenty of people wanting to purchase the beat, but they wasn’t worthy enough. Even if they was worthy, until I let Wayne hear it, I couldn’t move to nobody else. I had that beat for two years, just holding it. If you look at my career from ‘What’s Your Fantasy’ to ‘A Milli,’ it’s kind of the same element of music. Four or five sounds in the beat. Simplicity. Those are the things I’ve learned since being in the industry.”

Beyoncé’s “I’m a Diva” and Mario’s “Break Up”                                    Keyshia Cole did something to the track at the same time Beyoncé did. I was gonna replace the Keyshia Cole track and go with the Beyoncé play. That’s where ‘Break Up’ came about, because I made ‘Break Up’ out of that, trying to replace what [Keyshia] had. But Keyshia never responded. ‘Break Up’ came about because J. Records wanted some music like Beyoncé for Mario: ‘Yo, gimme that Beyoncé sound.’ So I gave it to Mario. Because of ‘A Milli,’ people were gravitating towards those beats. ‘I’m a Diva’ I originally was gonna put on a mixtape and put my female artist on it. But Beyoncé wanted it. So what I’mma say? ‘That’s not a real track’?”

Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kerry Washington, Will and Jada Smith all posed for photos during the 64th Annual Tony Awards yesterday evening at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.  Don’t they just look lovely?

Jay-Z and Beyoncewere being spotted being chauffeured in London last night as they attempted to paint the town red.

The 2 attended the french open. These pictures hit the net like wildflowers so we had to share with you.

Jay-Z and Beyonce in Nassau, Bahamas last week

According to TMZ, Beyonce is being sued by a neighbor who said that he caught HELL from her during the shooting of her Why Don’t You Love Me video.

Philip Markowitz alleges in a lawsuit obtained by TMZ …his peace and quiet was shattered the morning of March 26, 2010, when the film crew “invaded his neighborhood” … waking him out of a peaceful sleep at 7 AM.

That nightmare was followed by a series of intrusions, Markowitz claims. Markowitz says during the morning … every time he tried leaving his house the crew was blocking his driveway. He went in and out and in and out …. and each time, he says, there was some obstacle in his way.

Now it gets really good. Markowitz says he “missed several business calls while arguing calmly in his driveway.” By 11:30 AM, “He demanded compensation for the trespass on his property and the inconvenience and delay he had already suffered.”

In fact, Markowitz says he told someone from the crew that he’s gotten upwards of $10,000 for the use of his property, but says he was told he couldn’t be paid this time because it was a “low budget film shoot.”

But Markowitz doesn’t buy it. He’s suing Beyonce and the production company for unspecified damages … including the dreaded punitive damages.

Boy, stop…