In the late `70s when roller skating was a way of life, X (Bow Wow) and his pals ruled supreme. But when the doors of their local skating rink close, it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venture into foreign territory – uptown’s Sweetwater Roller Rink, complete with its over-the-top skaters and beautiful girls. Through his preparation for the showdown of the season – the Roller Jam skate off with the Sweetwater crew – X manages to find himself and also help his dad (Chi McBride) get back on track.

I’m going to check this one out this weekend… I never miss an opportunity to see Meagan Good!

Roll Bounce Trailer

The TLC group member takes a few pics for Maxim Magazine’s October issue. TLC has been busy searching for a third member to complete the group since the untimely departure of Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez.

OutKast principal Big Boi is ramping up for the launch of his Purple Ribbon imprint via Virgin. The first release will be a compilation from the Purple Ribbon All-Stars on Oct. 4, led by the single “Kryptonite” featuring Big Boi, Killer Mike, C-Bone and Rock D. It will be followed later in the fall by new albums from Killer Mike and former Interscope rapper Bubba Sparxxx (“Space Mountain”).

Beyond those acts, Janelle Monet, Scar and Koncrete, Big Boi tells Billboard.com Purple Ribbon has also signed Sleepy Brown and is in the process of securing the services of veteran Southern rap act Goodie Mob. The artist is expected to hold a press conference to discuss the label Friday (Aug. 12) in Atlanta along with Killer Mike, Sparxxx, Brown, Monet, Scar and Koncrete.

“I’m going to try to bring the whole family back together like Voltron,” he says with a laugh.

At Virgin, Big Boi will be working directly with producer/Virgin president of urban music Jermaine Dupri. “It’s cool to have somebody you know in a power position that can make things happen for you in a timely fashion,” Big Boi says of Dupri. “He can push the button real fast. That’s what I’ve been waiting for.”

Indeed, Big Boi has been recording material with the Purple Ribbon stable for the past few years in anticipation of linking with a bigger label. As such, he and his artists have a ton of material either finished or nearly ready to hit the marketplace.

“If I’m not producing with Boom Boom Room Productions, I’m rhyming on a whole bunch of stuff,” he says. “I’m probably on at least two or three songs on each record. Not because I felt obligated to do it, but certain songs I just loved and wanted to be a part of. What better way to promote yourself than promote yourself? On Purple Ribbon, you have a lot of artists, but you have myself, which adds a valuable asset. I’m not charging $100,000 for a verse; my artists get it for free.”

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During a nationally televised Hurricane Katrina relief show, actor/rapper Kayne West showed the world what he was made of as he went on a tirade against George W. Bush.

“George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” West said. “They’re saying black families are looting and white families are just looking for food…they’re giving the (Army) permission to shoot us”

NBC attempted to cut off the out-of-line remarks by cutting to a shot of actor Chris Tucker, but by then, the damage had already been done.

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Kayne: George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People

The 50 Cent-Fat Joe beef heated up at tonightfs MTV Video Music Awards. The words started when Fat Joe was presenting an award and ended with : I just wanna say how safe I feel in here tonight with all of this police presence courtesy of G-Unit. The remarks were surprising because in his diss song “Fuck 50” in response to 50’s “Piggy Bank”, Fat Joe says: I’m gonna respond one time, one time only”.

Later in the night, 50 Cent was ending his set of “So Seductive” with Tony Yayo when the pair unleashed a bevy of expletives on Fat Joe. The high standards of MTV prevented most of the content from getting through and it was censored. What made it through was something like this: “Fat Joe is a pussy. Fuck Fat Joe. He is a Fuckboy. What? What?” A couple sentences were completely blanked out.

During the last rant the VMA cameras went to Kanye West who was standing up in the crowd. The censors prevented us from here whether any of the expletives were directed at Kanye, but it wouldn’t be unheard of. Kayne has a song, Crack Music, featuring 50’s former friend Game on his new album. The beef with Fat Joe originated when Joe was featured on “New York” with Fifty enemy Ja Rule. Is this a case of the friend of my enemy is also my enemy?

POSSIBLE SUGE KNIGHT’S SHOOTER’S PIC

Spoken Word Artist: Malik Yusef

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Knight, 40, was hospitalized in good condition, police said. He was shot during a celebrity-studded party at the Shore Club, one of the many celebrations in Miami Beach ahead of the MTV Video Music Awards scheduled Sunday night, said Miami Beach Police Officer Bobby Hernandez.

Sonja Mauro, a guest at the club, said a shot in the party’s VIP section rang out shortly before 1 a.m.

“I was in there and I heard a pop and I ran out and got trampled,” she said.

People attending the party began screaming and running for the doors, she said.

Celebrities who attended included West, actress Jessica Alba and comedian Eddie Murphy, but it was unclear whether they were still there when the shooting took place.

Knight co-founded the pioneering rap label Death Row Records and hit the charts in the 1990s with West Coast stars including Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.

Knight was convicted in 1992 of assault and weapons violations and was placed on probation. In 1996, he was jailed for five years for violating probation after he and several associates, including Shakur, were recorded on videotape beating a gang rival at a Las Vegas hotel. Shakur was later shot to death in Las Vegas.

Relatives of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. have also accused Knight of involvement in B.I.G.’s death, though police have never named Knight as a suspect.

Knight continues to operate his label, now called Tha Row.

Attempts to reach a spokesman for West early Sunday were unsuccessful. A message left with an MTV representative was not immediately returned.

I know you heard about this shit. Ol’ girl from Salt N Pepa can make a damn banana disappear in her mouth. Every time I see it I say DAMN GIRL!

The pic is kind of big so those of you with a slower connection be patient and watch!

The media mogul — who is aggressively trying to purchase West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Paxson Communications Corp., a group of about 60 broadcast TV stations, for $2.2 billion — took the time this summer to do something for his mom: He bought her a gated $5-million house in the Hollywood Hills.

The former comedian, 44, purchased the four-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot home so his mother, Carolyn Folks, could live closer to him. Folks had been living in Allen’s Century City condo since he bought a $3.8-million Hollywood Hills house for himself in February 2004.

Now she has a house that is about the same size as her son’s. His was built in 2001, while hers, constructed in 1961, underwent a total renovation last year. It has Carrara marble floors, a Calcutta marble fireplace mantle, fingerprint recognition security and city-to-ocean views.

Allen also has purchased a place for himself, at $4.5 million, in Trump Towers on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. As founder, chairman and chief executive of Entertainment Studios Corp., an independent producer-distributor of first-run TV programming, Allen splits his time between L.A. and New York.

When not managing his company, Allen appears on camera as host of the talk shows “EntertainmentStudios.com” and “Entertainers With Byron Allen.” Both shows have been on the air for 12 years.

Allen’s interest in show business began when he regularly went after school to his mother’s office at NBC where she worked as a publicist. At 14 he became a stand-up comic at the Comedy Store. At 18 he made his debut on “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson.” He co-hosted the NBC series “Real People” from 1979 to 1984.

Allen established his production company in 1993. While sitting at his dining room table, he called 1,300 TV stations for more than a year to launch his first show.

His firm has since produced and now owns more than 3,000 hours of TV programming and has 15 syndicated shows on TV. It finances, produces and distributes TV programs around the world.

If he buys the financially troubled Paxson, Allen will target an African American audience, he has said. The Firm, a Beverly Hills talent agency, also has expressed interest in the network.

Terence Hill of BT Equities, Century City, represented Allen in his real estate purchases and manages Allen’s portfolio of residential and commercial properties.

Rapper Beanie Sigel was released from prison in New Jersey on Tuesday after serving one year on federal gun and drug charges, his lawyer said.

Sigel, born Dwight Grant, still faces a Sept. 19 retrial on an attempted murder charge in Philadelphia, defense lawyer Fortunato N. Perri Jr. said.

The 31-year-old South Philadelphia native and Jay-Z protege released his third album, “The B. Coming,” in March while behind bars at a federal prison in Fairton, N.J. Sigel spent at least some of his recent jail stint in solitary confinement, Roc-a-fella label co-founder Damon Dash said in a spring interview promoting the album.

Sigel had pleaded guilty to the federal charges, which stemmed from a 2002 traffic stop in Philadelphia.

The upcoming trial stems from a July 2003 shooting outside a West Philadelphia strip club, when Sigel allegedly shot Terrance Speller repeatedly during a dispute. A jury deadlocked on the charges at an April 2004 trial, which was attended by stars Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Sigel’s three albums _ “The Truth” in 2000, “The Reason” in 2001 and “The B. Coming” _ each hit the top five on the Billboard album chart. Many of Sigel’s songs depict guns, drugs and violence.

EDDIE MURPHY and his wife, NICOLE, are divorcing after 12 years. Nicole filed the petition for divorce Friday morning in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.

Murphy released the following statement to ET: “The welfare of our children is our main concern and their best interest is our first priority.” The couple has four daughters and one son.

News of the split has stunned many in Hollywood, as DONALD TRUMP told ET exclusively: “I feel very badly for both of them. They’re both wonderful people and I wish both of them well.”

Actress SHERYL LEE RALPH, who attended the couples’ 1993 wedding, said she was “shocked.” “I’m so deeply sorry for the two of them, but especially for the children because in divorce no one hurts as much as the children. And it’s in small ways that you sometimes just don’t see … I’m praying for all of them and I’m so sorry because I remember their wedding day and all of the beauty and care that went into that day.”

Signed to “Saturday Night Live” when he was just 19 years old, the now 44-year-old actor is known for hits like ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘The Nutty Professor,’ ‘Dr. Dolittle’ and more recently as the voice of Donkey in the ‘Shrek’ films.