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Lance Gross: Old soul, new hustle

Ten vintage cameras sit on the tabletop, neatly aligned and ready to be used as props for rolling out’s cover shoot with actor Lance Gross.

Brian White: The ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Star Sets the Record Straight

Brian J. White is in business mode and dressed for the part. Looking like a contemporary executive, White is fully committed to the role as he shoots with rolling out’s art director on the side of a desolate Atlanta building. He feigns hailing a cab and whistles for it loudly. He points off in the distance as though he sees something eye-catching and chuckles. Later, once the cameras are turned off, he relaxes on the passenger side of a motor vehicle and nods his head to the street poetry of rapper 2 Chainz, guffawing at times at a few of the rapper’s more ludicrous lines. For now, however, he’s in the zone.

Cynthia Bailey: ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ goddess

There was a moment — a clearly unforgettable one — when it all began to make sense. For two-plus seasons I casually observed Cynthia Bailey as a cast member of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and there was just something about her that I couldn’t quite come to terms with.

Lil Scrappy and Erica Dixon Are Engaged – He Put a Ring On It

Lil Scrappy heard the chatter. He had probably even peeked in on an online chat room or two. But what he found was two stops below unflattering as an overwhel­ming majority of the general public (aka the viewers of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta”), had an unfavorable opinion of the way that Scrappy was conducting his personal business.

Tika Sumpter: A Star Is Born

Words and Images:  DeWayne Rogers Makeup: Oslyn Holder Hair: Annagjid Kee Taylor Wardrobe Stylist: Micah McDonald   For many, the 17th of August will be a

Jordin Sparks Tackles the Role of a Lifetime

There’s something different about Jordin Sparks’ walk these days. Though never short on confidence, the former ”American Idol: stars now moves with a gait that