
Padded Room is Joe Budden's official second album. It's the follow-up to 2003's "Joe Budden". The album will be available in store worldwide in both CD and digital format on February 24th but why wait, get it here.

Singer Rihanna’s camp has declined to officially comment on Chris Brown’s apology statement, but sources say that the “Umbrella” crooner is “appalled” by Brown’s statement.
“All of us, including Rihanna, don’t understand how he can say he’s sorry on the one hand, but still… does not admit any guilt,” a Barbados pal of Rihanna tells the Chicago Sun-Times. “He should have expressed more contrition.”
After a week of negative press for Chris subsequent to the alleged abuse of Rihanna, Brown released a statement saying he was “sorry and saddened… over what transpired,” but did not go into detail about the altercation.
A source close to the Rihanna told the newspaper that RiRi is “royally pissed off” at what she calls Brown’s “cavalier and arrogant statement.”
Both singers are currently keeping a low profile. Chris is due in court March 5.
Gayle King said she wasn’t moved by Chris Brown apology, in which he said Sunday he is “saddened … over what transpired” with girlfriend Rihanna.
“I can’t think of anything that makes me support anything that Chris Brown is saying at this time,” King tells Extra. “And my heart just aches for Rihanna.”
In the words other Hollyweird inhabitants:
NIA LONG
“I know both of them well. They’re young, and all we can do is pray for them at this point.”
RUBEN STUDDARD
“I’m still praying for him. Everybody always has something negative to say about everything, and I always try to be positive. They’ve both made wonderful careers
for themselves, and I think they will continue to do so for the rest of their lives.”
MARY J. BLIGE
“They’re both young and beautiful people, and that’s it.”
LUPE FIASCO
“They are great live and both are good people. It’s a tragedy.”

Tiffani Jennell with her measurements of 34c-24-39 has got the curves for the urban market but with her lean, long legs she also walks the runway. Tiffani got her start in a FUBU campaign ad in Seventeen magazine but you’ve also have seen her as the video vixen in Gucci Mane’s “Icy” and Lily Wayne and Birdman’s “My Leather So Soft.” On what she is most proud of Tiffani says…
I worked for designers like Chanel and Oscar de la Renta. High fashion was always a big thing for me. It was always my passion.
Which might be were Tiffani is hanging these days. You can try giving her a shout at her MySpace but she hasn’t checked in since 08. If she was still logging in, I would tell her to change that animated pic because it is crazy right now.



Hip-Hop mogul and former head of Phat Farm Russell Simmons will launch a new line of clothing in 350 Wal-Mart stores.
Simmons American Classic line will sell for between $9.99 and $29 with most of the line being priced at less than $15.
Wal-Mart will carry a number of items from the American Classics line, including knit and woven shirts, sweater vests, jeans, casual sports shoes and more. Simmons also struck a deal to place flat screen TV’s in most of the stores carrying the line, that will feature the mogul describing his latest brand.
Simmons, who launched his Phat Farm line of clothing in 1992, sold the brand in 2004 to Kellwood Industries for $140 million in cash.
He stepped down from the CEO position of Phat Farm in 2007 but has continued in the fashion world with his brands Russell Simmons-Argyleculture and Atman.
The line debuted on Sunday (February 15) in a Chicago-area Wal-Mart.
The rest of the line will be rolled out nationwide in the coming weeks.