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SPOTLIGHT ALERT!!! – Jennifer Hudson

Posted on 15 February 2011. Tags: Academy, African-American, album, AskDrO.com, behavior, black, blog, cardio, celebrity, change, Dr. O, Dr. Owens, exercise, Family, famous, figure, food, Grammy, health, I Remember Me, inspiration, interview, J-Hud, Jennifer Hudson, lifestyle, loss, March, Media Play, men, movies, multimedia, network, Oprah Winfrey, overcome, R&B, relationship, resilience, rich, singer, spotlight, strength, television, The Oprah Winfrey Show, tragedy, triumph, tv, weight, woman, women, workout, young

2011 is J-Hud’s year, no doubt! After kicking the new year off with an AMAZING testimony from Weight Watchers, Grammy-Award winner and Academy-Award winner Jennifer Hudson is taking flight! More than 80 lbs. lighter, she performed at the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with her new slender figure, and kept on rockin’ into Oprah’s seat (and [...]

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‘Raymond v Raymond’ Track Ends in ‘Raymond v Glasper’

Posted on 09 February 2011. Tags: abuse, advantage, African-American, agreement, anger, artist, AskDrO.com, atlanta, behavior, betrayal, black, blackmail, blog, breach, case, change, cheating, college, contract, contracts, control, copyright, court, deception, DeKalb, Dr. O, entertainment, executives, fault, forgive, forgiveness, Georgia, happenings, industry, inexperience, Kameron Glasper, lawsuit, lawyers, legal, lying, men, misled, money, Morehouse, music, October, out of control, payback, Phaedra Parks, R&B, raymond, recording, rights, settlement, singer, songwriter, student, sue, superstar, usher, using, warning, women, youth

Usher Raymond is in the middle of a lawsuit. Not for baby-mama-drama. Not for infidelity, or assault. Why? Because of copyright infringement and taking advantage of a student’s music writing talents. Kameron Glasper, a Morehouse student, is the accuser in this case, revealing that he “prematurely” signed a contract back in October 2009 with then-named Legendary [...]

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New Leads Discovered In Notorious B.I.G. Murder

Posted on 11 January 2011. Tags: abuse, African-American, anger, anxiety, Arista, AskDrO.com, bad boy, behavior, biggie, biggie smalls, black, blog, California, change, Christopher Wallace, conviction, culprit, D.owens, death, Death Row, depression, detective, Dr. O, East Coast, entourage, hip-hop, history, homicide, investigation, kill, LAPD, Los Angeles, lying, March, men, misled, murder, officials, out of control, P. Diddy, police, Puff Daddy, R&B, rap, records, Russell Poole, Sean Combs, speculation, Suge Knight, suspect, The Notorious B.I.G., truth, Tupac Shakur, Voletta Wallace, West Coast

March 9, 1997 marked a monumental day for the hip-hop nation and Black communities the world over. Christopher Wallace, aka “The Notorious B.I.G.” was shot to death in Los Angeles, CA after leaving a party with his entourage. Prior to the murder, there were rumors that his camp and Bad Boy mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs [...]

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We’ll Always Remember ‘Lady T’…

Posted on 28 December 2010. Tags: 1970's, 2010, abuse, adult, African-American, artist, AskDrO.com, black, blog, California, death, december, depression, die, Dr. O, dynamic, fans, heart attack, hits, idol, influence, inspiration, ivory, lady, Lady T, lover, majestic, Marie, mogul, mother, Motown, Motown Records, music, music industry, musical, owens, passed away, queen, R&B, recording, records, relations, relationship, relationships, Rick James, sing, singer, smash hits, song, songstress, Soul, Teena, Teena Marie, tone, vocal, White, women, writer

Not even after a full day after Christmas the world was shocked to hear about the death of R&B singer Teena Marie. On December 26, 2010, the self-proclaimed “Ivory Queen of Soul” was found dead in her home of natural causes, while in her sleep. Throughout her years in the music industry, Marie made her [...]

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Posted in Announcements, Discussion, Enough Said!, Female Depression, Male Depression, Newsworthy, Relationships, What's HotComments (0)

BAD NEWS: Aretha Franklin Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer

Posted on 08 December 2010. Tags: African-American, age, alcohol, anger, anxiety, Aretha Franklin, artist, AskDrO.com, attributes, behavior, black, blog, bowel, cancer, change, condition, D.owens, depression, Detroit, disorder, Dr. O, factors, Family, female, gastrointestinal, health, illness, issues, jaundice, malignant, mental, owens, pancreatic cancer, psychological, queen, R&B, singer, Soul, statistics, surgery, warning, weight, woman, women, worsen

…and we all thought it was JUST gastric bypass for cosmetic reasons…turns out that it’s something worse. The doctors’ recommendations which sidelined the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin from further concerts proved to be a result of pancreatic cancer, which means that RIGHT after we have prayed for her safe recovery from surgery, we must [...]

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Posted in Discussion, Family, Female Depression, Love and Happiness, Newsworthy, What's HotComments (1)

Montell Jordan: From Pop-Star To the Pulpit

Posted on 06 December 2010. Tags: African-American, artist, AskDrO.com, black, change, Christian, church, church home, Def Jam, Dr. O, faith, game, Georgia, Ginuwine, God, gospel, hip-hop, male, men, minister, Montell Jordan, music, Norcross, owens, pastor, pioneer, pulpit, R&B, rap, recording, records, retire, secular, singer, Spiritual, success, Tank, transition, Tyrese, World Victory

Alright, so I know that we’re a little “tardy for the party” on this one, but apparently (and if you remember) R&B/pop star Montell Jordan is giving up his secular career for a spiritual one! Yes, ladies, the tallest man ever in R&B (he’s 6’8″ tall) officially declared himself through with R&B, and wants to [...]

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Posted in Discussion, Love and Happiness, Mental Health, Newsworthy, Spiritual, What's HotComments (3)

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