Maybe you didn’t know ….
…that on one occasion Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, slapped her face in front of fans and friends in her dressing room after a show. Beyoncé had sassed Mrs. Knowles who just wasn’t having it. Megastar Beyoncé admits that she deserved it.
…that actor, television personality, rapper and comedian Nick Cannon, husband of Mariah Carey, as a teenager was a member of a rap group called Da G4 Dope Bomb Squad.
…that singer/syndicated radio show host Keith Sweat, after graduating from New York City College, worked as a commodities broker for Paine Webber.
…that Gladys Knight & the Pips were the guest performers on “Soul Train” when the iconic show went national on Oct. 2, 1971.
…that rap star and actor Drake’s birth name is Aubrey Drake Graham.
…that at one point Fantasia finally got fed up with freeloading relatives living in her large home, informing them that this was a new day, no more waiting for Fantasia’s checks to come in. The freeloaders were not pleased.
…that when she was very young, Whitney Houston used to “dream of marrying Michael Jackson.”
…that rap star/actor Mos Def, who real name is Dante Smith, got the nickname because he was known for punctuating statements with the words “most definitely.”
…that Will Smith, sick of Wendy Williams trashing him on her radio show, said that if she kept it up he just might buy the radio station and have her replaced.
…that Run-D.M.C., consisting of Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizel, was the first rap act to have an album certified Gold by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) for reaching the 500,000 sales mark.
…that Sade’s birth name is Helen Folasade Adu, and that the smooth, jazzy songstress was born in Nigeria, West Africa, and grew up London, England.