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After Asiah Collins' girl's trip to Cancún ended in a brawl with Crystal Smith and her friends, she was looking for a little down time, but the drama followed her home. On the season finale of The Platinum Life, Asiah returned to L.A. where she filled Nazanin Mandi and LoLa Monroe in on the crazy fight. "They're acting so ghetto in the middle of this beautiful resort in Cancún. When I tell you that families were jumping out the pool and running," Asiah trailed off. Both Nazanin and LoLa were taken aback by the drama, but LoLa wanted to hear Crystal's side of the story before she finished putting together the guest list for her listening party. ...

LoLa Monroe is taking sides! On this week's episode of The Platinum Life, the fallout from Crystal Smith's incident in Mexico is major and it's forcing people to choose sides. Especially LoLa, who is worried about what Crystal and Asiah Collins' drama will mean for her album release party.  "I get how the s--t goes, but these just can't be one of those times. It's just too much at stake," LoLa explains after questioning Crystal about the drama in Mexico. "What I'm saying is, at the end of the day we all have businesses. I can't mix the drama into it." Crystal isn't too happy about LoLa questioning her and her ability to not start a fight during her...

The Platinum Life is going out with a bang.

The show’s first season wraps up on Thursday night, and Et has your exclusive first look at all the drama that goes down. Lola Monroe invites the group to her mixtape listening party, but before the event she sits down with Crystal Smith in hopes of getting her to leave her issues with Asiah Collins at the door.

“I get how this s**t goes, but these just can’t be one of those times,” Lola tells Crystal. “It’s just too much at stake. When you put two people that have conflict into one room, you might have how you want to go about it, and then she might have how she wants to go about it … I don’t know how she wants to go about it, but what I’m saying is, at the end of the day, we all have businesses...

The women leave the drama behind and jet off for a Cancún getaway! Little did they know, the drama would follow them all the way to Mexico. On this week's episode of The Platinum Life, Asiah Collins invited the ladies on a trip to Cancún, where she was set to do a photo-shoot for Ethika. "I was given the opportunity to do a shoot for a marketing campaign. They want to do a shoot in an exotic place. How great would it be if the seven of us went to…Mexico?!" Asiah announced. However, not all the girls would be attending. Nazanin Mandi opted out to work on her Ep with the help of her boo, Miguel, and it didn't take long before LoLa Monroe decided that she too would be trading...

So long single life! As much as Alycia Bella tries to deny it, she has admitted that she has a thing for rappers. On this week's episode of The Platinum Life, LoLa Monroe might have the perfect man for her. "Me and Los might have somebody for you," LoLa tells her while they take a break from a shopping spree. Alycia is quick to make sure that this "somebody" wasn't anything like her ex. "No rappers," she tells her girl. "Trust me," LoLa pleads with her. "Okay, but only 'cause it's you guys," Alycia shares. It all works in her favor because Izzy, LoLa and King Los' friend, happens to be just her type—a rapper. "I...

Nazanin Mandi's bachelorette party was all fun and games until Lola Monroe decided to bring the group's drama to the forefront.  In this clip from Thursday's all-new episode of The Platinum Life, Lola attempted to address La'Myia Good and Shantel Jackson's latest beef. "I've been in this space while everyone is turning up, I can't even really enjoy it like that because I feel certain vibes, I'm gonna speak up on it. Can we just deal with the elephant in the room?" Lola asked. While La'Myia understood why her issues with Shantel are the group's business, she would prefer to have the conversation in private. Shantel on the on the other hand, is ready to hash...

They're putting in the work!  If there is one thing LoLa Monroe knows how to do, it's hustle! On this week's episode of The Platinum Life, LoLa is busy working on a music video that will show the world she's ready for a comeback.  Of course, she first needs to run a few ideas by her man King Los, who is nothing but supportive of his lady'd empowering style and sound. "I just love getting in a creative space with Los. He just gets me," LoLa shares. "He knows exactly where I'm trying to take my brand and the vision for it."  Meanwhile, La'Myia Good is also seeking some support from her husband about whether she should get a boob job. "I have...

These ladies mean business!  On this week's episode of The Platinum Life, Asiah Collins and Crystal Smith were able to put their differences aside for a trip to St. Louis to see Nelly perform. With the fresh air clearing their minds, Shantel and Asiah came to the conclusion that maybe all the negative energy has nothing to do with Crystal.  "[Crystal] went from one person to another on this trip. It was a total 360 from what happened on the plane," Shantel told Asiah. "I'm starting to think, could it be La'Myia?" Looks like they may have found the root of all the drama.  Back in L.A., LoLa Monroe is busy building her empire. She is trying to...

They're just getting started!  On tonight's premiere of The Platinum Life, Asiah Collins, La'Myia Good, Shantel Jackson, LoLa Monroe, Alycia Bella, Nazanin Mandi and Crystal Smith gave us a look into their lives as the wives and girlfriends of some of the hottest artists in the music world.  The social circles these ladies run in are tight, and as we learned on the first episode, there are no fake friendships in this group. They put it all on the table! "The music industry circle is quite small," Asiah shared. "So if you're having an issue, it can spread around really quickly."  Lets just say, Asiah has a big issue with Crystal. "Things with Ne-Yo's...

Get ready to meet the "queens of the hip-hop scene!"

The girlfriends, wives and fiancées of the biggest names in rap have come together for The Platinum Life, a new reality series on E! that will showcase their lives in the spotlight.

A few of the ladies recently invited Et to experience the "VIP lifestyle" with them at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, where Nelly, who is dating one of the gals, was performing. From their favorite perks to the crazy drama, Shantel Jackson, Asiah Collins and Alycia Bella tease what fans can expect from their all-new show.

More: Nelly Talks Tour Life, Keeping Music 'Fresh' & What Makes His Girlfriend Stand Out From the Rest (Exclusive)

Shantel Jackson

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She's sweet, confident and an all-around awesome support system for her boyfriend, Nelly, whom she's been dating for three and a half years. While chatting with Et, Shantel recalled the exact moment she and Nelly met...

"It's just nonstop fun." E! has released a new first look at their upcoming TV show The Platinum Life.The docuseries follows musicians "Asiah Collins, Alycia Bella, La’Myia Good, Shantel Jackson, Nazanin Mandi, Lola Monroe and Crystal Smith as they indulge in the VIP life with their significant others who happen to be some of the biggest names in the music industry including Nelly, Eric Bellinger and more."Read More…...

Music, men and money: these ladies have it all! In this just-released supertease for E!'s newest series The Platinum Life, season one promises lots of glitz and glamor for the women behind some of music's biggest stars. "Being engaged to Miguel is fun as f--k!" Nazanin Mandi admits in the clip. Meanwhile, Shantel Jackson just wants her man to propose. "I think I want to look at engagement rings," she admits, adding, "Of course I want to be married to Nelly." Lola Monroe is focused on her big career comeback. "I don't have no room for error," Lola says. "This is a new direction in my life and it will not be easy." But that's not...

Super moms to the rescue!  It's hard enough having to balance a high-powered career, super stardom and manage to keep your relationship in-tact, but for La'Myia Good, Asiah Collins and LoLa Monroe, it's all in a days work.  These ladies may be musicians, chefs and actresses but when the day ends, their number one role is mom. "That is my day to day life. Trying to balance between mommy mode and my wife hat and my business hat and I'm also in culinary school," said Asiah who has a one year old daughter with husband Kid Ink. "It's a struggle in balance." Fame only adds to the complexities of motherhood and these women are fiercely protective of having their...

Everyone has to start somewhere!  If there is one thing the ladies of The Platinum Life know, it's how to hustle! Don't let the designer clothes and flashy jewelry fool you because it takes a lot of hard work to make it to the top, and when it comes to Asiah Collins and LoLa Monroe, they will never forget how hard it was to get here.  "I come from a struggle and so does my other half," LoLa shared. "Just making it far and being accomplished...Just coming from where we come from defines the platinum life to me." LoLa, who is in a relationship with rapper King Los, had to pack up her things and move all the way across the country with her man to really make her dreams...

Welcome to the good life! The spotlight is shifting this fall in E!'s newest series The Platinum Life when the fierce and devoted women behind some of music's biggest names take center stage. The upcoming show will document the experiences of these savvy and successful ladies as they navigate the ups and downs of their relationships, friendships and high-class lifestyles. The cast will include Ne-Yo's wife, Crystal Smith, Miguel's fiancée, Nazanin Mandi, Nelly's girlfriend, Shantel Jackson, singer and songwriter Eric Bellinger's wife, La'Myia Good, rapper Kid Ink's wife Asiah Azante, rapper King Los' girlfriend Lola Monroe and newly-single recording artist Alycia...

Rap superstar 50 Cent - real name Curtis Jackson - and Val Kilmer head the cast in the action-packed street thriller Gun.

Produced by Jackson, and based on his original screenplay and story, the film is directed by Jessy Terrero and co-stars Annalynne McCord (90210), James Remar (Dexter), John Larroquette (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Danny Trejo (Machete).

Gun is the latest big screen venture from the multi-platinum rapper, whose film career launched in 2005 with Get Rich And Die Trying, followed by performances alongside Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Righteous Kill; Samuel L Jackson in Home of the Brave; Val Kilmer in Streets of Blood; and Before I Self Destruct in 2009.

"Initially, when I started the plot," says Jackson, "it was a really a socially-conscious story about how guns go from the manufacturing point to retail, and how they can fall into the wrong hands.

"What made it interesting and so...

G-Unit, Clipse, Micki Minaj, others also scored big this year, in Mixtape Daily.

By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes

50 Cent

Photo: G-Unit

On Monday, Mixtape Daily crowned Drake's So Far Gone the best mixtape of 2009, but there were plenty of others that excited fans from 'hood to 'hood — plenty of mixtapes that were so popular the street couldn't contain them and they made their way into the 'burbs and even onto TV stations like Espn. So without further ado — and in no order of preference — here's our list of the rest of the best mixtapes of 2009.

The Hottest Mixtapes Of 2009

50 Cent: Forever King

DJ Collaborator: Whoo Kid

Necessary Notes: Who uses a Jackson 5 beat as the soundscape to rap about one of his one of his neighbors pumping crack cocaine down the block? 50 Cent! Who uses Jeff Redd's dance-floor-friendly '90s R&B classic instrumental...

Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Gucci Mane and many others brought the hotness on mixtapes this year!

By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes

50 Cent

Photo: G-Unit

On Monday, Mixtape Daily crowned Drake's So Far Gone the best mixtape of 2009, but there were plenty of others that excited fans from 'hood to 'hood — plenty of mixtapes that were so popular the street couldn't contain them and they made their way into the 'burbs and even onto TV stations like Espn. So without further ado — and in no order of preference — here's our list of the rest of the best mixtapes of 2009.

The Hottest Mixtapes Of 2009

50 Cent: Forever King

DJ Collaborator: Whoo Kid

Necessary Notes: Who uses a Jackson 5 beat as the soundscape to rap about one of his one of his neighbors pumping crack cocaine down the block? 50 Cent! Who uses Jeff Redd's dance-floor-friendly '90s R&B...