UNVEILING SEGUN ARINZE'S NEW HANGOUT

This season is absolutely the best of times for National President of Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Mr. Segun Arinze. This seasoned actor who is fondly called Black Arrow by friends,colleagues and fans is actually enjoying his last days in office as he has gradually turned not only a party fixer but also one of the enjoyment lovers of Nollywood.

From his popular hangouts in Surulere and Ikeja respectively,the half Igbo and half Yoruba actor has moved his grooving base to a popular hotel at Alakara Street,Ajegunle Lagos State. As gathered,Mr. Arinze kicked-off his patronage of the place recently and since then his face has been spotted regularly around the area.

People who have seen him around Ilaje Quarters where Ajegunle dancers reside are wondering if he is searching for new talents that will make the industry proud from there.

RESPECT YOUR ELDERS: HOW SIGNING VETERAN ARTISTS TO YOUNG LABELS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT TREND IN HIP HOP

As Curren$y builds his empire with industry vets Fiend and Mikey Rocks, DX wanted to look back at some Grammy-nominated comeback stories, some giant flops, and some cool minutia in between. Earlier this month, Curren$y signed Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids to Jet Life Records.

Mikey will be joining former No Limit Records star Fiend at the fledgling label, which is primarily dedicated to free mixtape releases, spot dates and retail projects from the label's New Orleans founder and flagship artist.

To many, Curren$y and Sir Michael Rocks are of the same class of emcees. The Cool Kids were breaking into the media in 2006, the same year the former 504 Boyz emcee stepped out under a still-wet Young Money Records for "Where Da Cash At?" It was not until just two years ago that Curren$y was deemed a XXL "Freshman," but already the artist who has hopped from No Limit to

Young Money to DD172/Def Jam to Warner Brothers is assembling his own roster. The 30 year-old has signed a rapper five years his senior, and an upper-twenties "blog-rapper" peer. Is signing veterans and peers a re-emerging trend from several years ago? HipHopDX looks back to the history, triumphs and tribulations of this act.

RIHANNA REVEALS OFFICIAL TRACKLIST FOR "TALK THAT TALK," DUE NOVEMBER 21ST

The Bajan songstress unveils the official tracklist for her new LP. Rihanna has announced the title of her upcoming album, Talk That Talk, releasing November 21st. Fans were able to unlock the name of her sixth consecutive LP in six years on her Facebook page (via HHNM).

The album has already spawned the single “We Found Love,” produced by Calvin Harris. The Bajan singer hit a rough patch while filming the video for the track in Northern Ireland after the farmer who lent his property for the shoot halted production, deeming it too racy.

Rihanna’s last album, Loud, was released last year, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and achieving platinum certification.

BEYONCE RELEASES "LIVE AT ROSELAND" DVD STREAM

Bey invites fans to get an intimate look at her four-night concert series that took place in New York City, New York. Beyonce has released a full 78-minute stream of her "Live at Roseland" DVD, filmed in August 2011 during her four-night concert series at New York City, New York's Roseland Ballroom.

The DVD, releasing exclusively to Walmart tomorrow (November 21st), features 26 songs including almost every cut from her most recent album 4. Fans are not only able to stream the concert documentary online, but will also be able to purchase a deluxe package featuring a two-disc DVD with the complete concert, bonus offstage footage, a 20-page booklet and a video anthology from other retail locations on November 29th.

DMX AND WIFE TO APPEAL ON VH1'S RELATIONSHIP REHAB

Dark Man X and his estranged wife Tashera Simmons will attempt to mend fences on the show. DMX and his estranged wife Tashera Simmons have announced plans to appear on VH1's "Relationship Rehab," a spinoff of "Celebrity Rehab" set to begin taping in December.

According to TMZ, X has been living apart from Simmons since July 2010 after 20 years of marriage and four kids together. While they've been separated for over a year, the two plan to attempt a reconciliation and work through past problems, which included X having several affairs and even fathering six children with other women.

X is currently working on another reality show that focuses on his family, though it is unknown when the series will air.

WHY AREN'T THERE ANY TWEETS OF THE RESULTS OF BIEBER'S DNA PATERNITY TEST?

What does the Y chromosome DNA test reveal? That's the only proof, not the blood type, but the DNA test for paternity which speaks more volumes than voices. Just a curiosity. I remember mom saying Charlie Chaplin was accused of paternity and forced to pay child support based on his blood type (B) not being the same as the baby he was accused of fathering... long before genetics were used.

There don't seem to be any tweets about the results of the DNA tests or interpreting the tests. That's the only proof of who the dad really is...as the Y chromosome is inherited from father to son. When has he scheduled a DNA test to be taken? When will the results be available to the public?

That's what tweets could be asking. Yet all you hear is the lawsuit is dropped and they are settling out of court. What do the DNA tests reveal? What about the HLA type and the blood type possibility and best of all, the Y chromosome sequence?

TAYLOR SWIFT EMERGES BIGGEST WINNER AT AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2011

US country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress Taylor Swift was the biggest winner at the recently concluded American Music Awards which took place on Sunday night, November 20, 2011. Swift picked up the biggest awards of the night which included ‘Artist of the Year’, ‘Favourite Country Music Album’ for her third album ‘Speak Now’ and ‘Favourite Country Female Artist’ for the fourth year in a row.

Another big winner of the night include was Nicki Minaj  who picked up the awards for ‘Favourite Artiste’ and ‘Favourite Album’ for her debut release ‘Pink Friday’. A high moment of the awards show was when US hot shot singer Jennifer Lopez performed her chart-topping ‘Papi’ in a rhinestone-covered nude body suit and was later joined on stage by fellow Latino singer Pitbull for the collabo ‘On the floor’. Lopez picked up the award for ‘Favourite Latin Music Artist’.

Other performers of the night include Maroon 5 who performed their 2011 smash hit single ‘Moves like Jagger’ alongside US pop singer Christina Aguilera, Travie McCoy and Gym Class Heroes, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Ludacris, Enrique Iglesias and Katy Perry.

Major absentees from the awards were Rihanna, Adele and Beyonce who both picked up awards for ‘Favourite Soul/R&B Album’, Favourite Pop/Rock Music Female Artist and ‘Favourite Soul/R&B Female artist’ respectively.\

LIL WAYNE, BIRDMAN GIVE OUT TURKEYS IN NEW ORLEANS


Weezy shows his humanitarian side, as he gives back to the city where he grew up. Just days before Thanksgiving, Lil Wayne took time to bring some holiday cheer to his hometown of New Orleans. Along with Birdman, Wayne handed out Turkeys to the public, a yearly Cash Money tradition.

"It's actually been my first time back here for the past eight or nine years, and they've been doing this for 15 years," Wayne admitted in an interview with MTV News. "I haven't been back here to do this for so long just being super busy, just always on tour."

"Those times I did it years ago, I was just a kid and I was just doing it because Baby and Slim, we were giving away turkeys at a park and that's what we were doin'," added Wayne. "Now it's a totally different feeling, because I can actually give you that and say, 'Here, happy

Thanksgiving.' I can do that, and I can provide that for you. That's a different feeling in general, and it's a beautiful feeling overall."

DRAKE PERFORMS "HEADLINES" AT THE 2011 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS


Drizzy performed the cut off his recently released sophomore album "Take Care." Drake hit the stage at the 2011 American Music Awards to perform his single “Headlines.”

Backed by a live band, the Young Money rapper zipped up in a hoodie to perform the track off of Take Care, with red-and-white lights flashing behind him