Swizz Beatz in trouble with the taxman!

According Page six of the New York Post, Swizz Beatz owes the IRS:

Swizz Beatz has again been hit by the tax man. According to public records, the fiancé of Alicia Keys -- who's pregnant with Beatz's child -- was slapped with an IRS lien of $652,727 on June 3 for unpaid 2008 income tax. The music producer, real name Kasseem Dean, has had a string of liens filed against him and his former wife, Mashonda, in New York, Georgia and California. Their debts stand at about $2.2 million. A lawyer for Beatz said, "We have been discussing the issue with the government for years and are currently negotiating an amicable resolution of the dispute."

That probably was all tied up in the divorce dispute...I wonder what Mashonda has to pay????

Couple updates: Garcelle and Michael, Swizz Beatz and Mashonda, Tessanne Chin and Michael Anthony Cuffe Jr

After putting her husband on blast for cheating (she emailed his co-workers about it), Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon has filed for divorce from her husband Michael.

Michael and Garcelle with their twins Jaid and Jax

According to TMZ:

She filed the documents in L.A. County Superior Court on May 10 -- just two days before their 9-year wedding anniversary.
Garcelle and Michael have 2-year-old twins together -- she is seeking joint legal and physical custody.
As for spousal support -- Garcelle has requested that the judge not award anything to Michael.

In other couples news, Swizz Beatz settled out of court with his ex-Mashonda, to avoid going to court on June 10th. She claimed the 31-year-old producer owed $334,000 in delinquent child support and alimony debt.

Mashonda and Swizzy with their son Kasseem Dean Jr.

Swizz Beatz, who is currently on tour with his pregnant fiance Alicia Keys, recently told the New York Post:

his ex's allegations that he owes $325,000 in equitable distribution and $9000 in alimony and child support are "inaccurate" and "overblown" and said that he's gone "above and beyond" to provide for her and their 13-year-old son, Kasseem Jr.

He said he'd agreed to pay Dean more than the judge required and much more than his lawyer recommended - he even had to sign court papers acknowledging that he was going against his attorney's advice.

"I gave over what the judge was recommending to give. I gave her $700,000 upfront, because I thought $200,000 wasn't enough for what she wanted to do. I still get spit in my face for it," he said.

And a little closer to the region. Tessanne Chin is engaged!

Dancehall.Mobi states:

Dancehall/reggae singer Tessanne Chin is said to be on ‘cloud nine’ today, as her boyfriend – former television presenter, Michael Anthony Cuffe Jr. – reportedly popped the question yesterday, and asked for her hand in marriage during a large family gathering at the home of her sister, Tami Chynn. A teary-eyed Tessanne reportedly said yes, and the couple were cheered on by the many family members on hand, which included both sets of parents. No details forthcoming on a wedding date as yet!

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It's official: Alicia Keys is pregnant, wedding with Swizz Beatz in July

I guess with her baby bump showing through her clothes, Alicia Keys felt it was time to just confirm what everybody has been guessing for the last couple of weeks. She is pregnant and the child's father is her soon-to-be husband, producer Swizz Beatz.

Alicia Keys gets a hug from her fiance Swizz Beats at her Keep A Child Alive black ball fundraiser in London this week.
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According to theYBF, she is 4 months preggers and after her July3rd performance at the Essence Music Festival, she will jet off to France for a July 4th wedding.

Is Alicia Keys Pregnant?

Alicia Keys was performing in the Netherlands on the 8th and some new pictures were released of her performance showing what many speculate to be a baby bump. If that is true then that means that she is pregnant for her boyfriend (supposed-to be fiance) Swizz Beatz. Even on her official site, fans are talking about it. Time will tell, I guess.

The suspect belly..LOL...

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Now that the divorce from Swizz Beatz is final, Mashonda is gonna write a tell-all!

It seems that as of last Friday Mashonda and Swizz Beatz divorce was made final. Though they had already signed the necessary papers, the deal was sealed by a judge's signature.


And it's on to the next one. Well Mashonda is reportedly writing a book about her life (translation: her relationship with Swizzy) with NY Times best-selling author Aliya S. King.


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I guess the pic above says it all. Its a promo pic for Mashonda's song "Dirty Laundry"

Hopefully she won't be airing them out on Twitter, like she's done in the past. Look for her as (@desertrozez)-good luck getting her to add you.

Swizz Beatz opens up about divorce from Mashonda and finding his "Soulmate"

A recentlty released video shows Swizz Beatz and DJ Enuff in a studio chatting about music and it gets personal. Swizzy opens up about the reasons why he and Mashonda could no longer remain a married couple.


Basically according to his side of things she was asking him to choose between their marriage and his eldest son (translation: probably between her and the eldest son's mother)...anyhow he has an interesting take on what it takes to have "balance" check out the video below:

Swizz and his sons

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Here come the conspiracy theorists-already breaking down Jay-Z's "On To The Next One" video

Do you believe this stuff?

Does new Music Video confirm that Jay-Z is dealing in the occult? and is Rihanna by extension?

I got an email with a Breakdown of occult symbols in Run This town and I am not one to read forwarded mail- I get so many, but I read most of it. Now I had to read with a grain of salt. As far as I am concerned people can try to just about anything on this earth with enough coincidental "evidence" and preying on long held superstitions. So this thing about artists selling their souls to the devils is a possibility, but it could also be that they are blessed.

Swizz Beatz and Jay-Z

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Anyways , Jay-Z premiered his video for “On to the Next One” featuring and produced by Swizz Beatz during NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly Thursday night. It is the fourth single from The Blueprint 3, and samples Justice’s 2007 song “D.A.N.C.E.”. and the Illuminati/Satan/ connections are back. The thing is the images in the song fuel this speculation.

Basically the song is about moving u say from gold to platinum, from Benz ( as in Mercedes) to Range (Rover that is) he is "moving onward/ the only direction/ can't be scared to fail/ in search of perfection. I think by themselves the lyrics are not controversial. When couples with images such as a rosary with a single bullet on either side (at 3:38) a hammer dripping blood, a sequined skull shoes leaking milk, lips leaking blood, black and white contrasts throughout eg black sneaker and white milk it does make you wonder. Is Jay-Z really dealing with the occult? Is he just being creative or he is just being devils advocate (hmm maybe not the best pun) and just yanking our chain?

Well they say you can judge a person by the friends they keep, so is that too say Rihanna is dealing in the occult too??? I have my doubts or maybe I am too much of a fan to want to eaven believe someNot to judge (I mean really who am I to do that) but long time I forget Beyonce as a Christian, she should just call herself spiritual. Cause I doh know what Christian will condone her husband doing a video like that. Art or not.

Oh yeah. Click HERE to see for yourself.