Actress and former Soul Train dancer, Rosie Perez, has always admitted that she had some serious anger issues back in the day. In case you haven’t heard by now, things got way out of hand on the set of Soul Train when the unthinkable happened between Rosie and her boss, the late Don Cornelius, and let’s just say that neither Don, nor Rosie didn’t play that!

In her book, Handbook For an Unpredictable Life, Rosie Perez told the story of how she went through a LOT of torment as a child and was a ward of the state of New York by the age of 3. Her experiences of physical abuse at the hands of her Mother, the nuns at the Catholic children’s home she was sent to, and having to fend for herself, is what lead her to make the decision to do what she did to respond the way that she did when Don Cornelius made her angry. She says in hindsight, she thinks she overreacted, and this is what she said happened…

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This is such a sad situation. Please continue to keep sending your prayers up for Bobbi Kristina and her family. Last week Bobbi’s Grandmother and Whitney Houston’s Mom, Cissy Houston, spoke out about the detrimental condition that Bobbi Kris’ is still in and this week Chaka Khan, who was extremely close to Whitney and is still close to the family, is speaking out about Bobbi Kristina. Here’s what she shared (via mirror.co.uk):

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Chaka Khan takes a pause, then, at a volume barely above a whisper, says: “I can’t say I was shocked… But I was definitely hurt, disappointed.”

The big-voiced, big-haired, larger-than-life disco diva is feeling very raw.

It’s not the gloss of showbiz sympathy in her voice, it’s a very real pain.

The cause is her late friend Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina, who’s been on life support in a coma for two months after being found face down in a bath – a chilling echo of her mum’s death at a Beverly Hills hotel three years ago.

Chaka has known Bobbi Kristina, 22, since she was born and has been a close friend of Whitney, her ex-husband Bobby Brown and her mom Cissy for decades.

She even let Whitney cover her own hit song “I’m Every Woman.”

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Like Whitney, Chaka has fought drug addiction and has seen her family suffer the same fate – explaining why her first reaction to police…

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It was always reported that Jackie Wilson had 7 children- 4 with his first wife, Freda Hood, and 3 more with his second wife (and also Sam Cooke’s ex-girlfriend), Harlean Harris, but there was an 8th child that no one knew about…probably not even Mr. Wilson himself. The guy was actually a professional Jackie Wilson impersonator because of his extreme similarities to Jackie and it wasn’t until years later that he discovered who he really was. Here are the bizarre details around that:[quote_box_center]

Although Bobby Brooks Wilson was born in New York, as an infant he somehow wound up abandoned and in the foster system of South Carolina where he was given the name of Bobby Brooks by the state. Growing up in Columbia, South Carolina, Bobby survived a childhood filled with trauma. He was stricken with many childhood diseases ranging from rickets to bronchitis which resulted in his spending the years between age three and six either in a body cast from his waist to his feet or wearing weighted shoes. The continuing trauma left Bobby unable to enjoy life like other children of his age, so he found solace in listening to music.

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Fast forward to his adult years and Bobby had long ago confronted his birth mother, Willie Mae Benton, to learn the identity of his father. Unfortunately Benton, who had once been a party girl, was now an aging alcoholic with three other children. Repeatedly, she told Bobby she was unsure of who might have been his father. Bobby recalls that matters almost came to a head once when he sent her a photograph of himself as Jackie Wilson and she tore it up. “Why would you send me a photo of him?” she later asked Bobby. “But it isn’t Jackie Wilson, it is me,” replied Bobby. She angrily retorted “Don’t ever send me any pictures of Jackie Wilson.”

Bobby remembers that when he told her about the birth of his oldest son she was drunk and asked him for money. Finally, he once again confronted her and asked about her relationship with Jackie Wilson. “Did you know him?” asked Bobby. This time his mother admitted that she had “hung out” with him. Bobby was encouraged and asked “Could he be my father?” “I don’t know” was her response. Willie Mae Benton was 14 back when she “hung out” with Jackie Wilson, but she already looked as if she was 25. However it was not until Bobby met the legendary songwriter Billy Raquel Davis, co‐writer with Berry Gordy, Jr. of Jackie Wilson’s classic song hits, that he learned the truth.

Bobby was at Bally’s in Atlantic City portraying Jackie Wilson during the three‐week run of a “Legends In Concert” show (a show where Bobby was a professional impersonator of Jackie Wilson) when one evening the Four Tops decided to…

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Back in the day we all loved L.T.D. and we thought they’d stay together forever, giving us more and more classics like “Love Ballad,” “We Both Deserve Each Others Love” and “Concentrate On You.”

Unfortunately that didn’t happen and the lead singer of the group at the time, Jeffrey Osborne, along with his brother, Billy Osborne, abruptly made their exit from the group shortly after L.T.D.’s 1980 album, Shine On hit the market. Jeffrey finally revealed why he and the other members just could not get along:

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Via Eurweb:

With songs like “On the Wings of Love,” “You Should Be Mine (The Woo Song)” and “She’s On the Left,” it would be easy to distance himself from the past, but Osborne is well aware of what brought him to the dance.

That ‘what’ would be his former group, L.T.D. Despite a split that “wasn’t very amicable,” Osborne is appreciative of his stint within the collective.

“There were just so many moments with L.T.D. I have to say I didn’t leave on great terms with LTD, but LTD was really my foundation. I learned so much being a part of that group. I have nothing but great memories from the musical side because I learned how to write as a songwriter. I had a chance to write great music and I had all these musicians at my disposal to color the songs and to orchestrate the songs. It was probably the best period of my life, playing with L.T.D. I really did learn a lot and I got to meet so many of these people.”

While touring and hanging out with groups like the O’Jays, Commodores and the Jacksons were highlights, Osborne also remembers the love he and his bandmates received for their classic hit song “Love Ballad.” Nevertheless, Osborne and L.T.D. eventually parted ways. According to the singer/songwriter, tension was created when attempts to develop his…

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Some singers sing, and some singers SANG! K-Ci & JoJo are natural born SANGERS, just like their lil’ cuz’ Fantasia (we’ll highlight her at another time because she is one of the few new school singers who are holding it down with real talent). Anyways, we wish them and the other members of Jodeci- Devante Swing & Dalvin, much success with their upcoming Epic Records album, The Past, The Present, and The Future.

Flip the page to see more incredible live performances by some Old School singers who used to take us to chuuurch with their soul music back in the day. Let us know who you would have added to this list.

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Her name is Issa Pointer and she is the daughter of two powerful, legendary soul singers from back in the day: Pointer Sisters member, Ruth Pointer, and her Dad is the former lead singer of…

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She’s sold millions of records and most of you know at least one song she was on. Do you think you know the answer to this one ILOSM family?

Flip the page to see if your guess was correct…

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We will continue to pray for Bobbi Kristina, her dad, Bobby Brown, and all of their loved ones, but this is really sad news that her Grandmother, Cissy Houston, revealed about her health. (via Entertainment Tonight):

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Gospel star Cissy Houston sat down with Shaila Scott from WBLS 107.5’s “Middays with Shaila” and opened up about granddaughter Bobbi Kristina’s condition after being asked, “How is she doing?”

“She’s the same,” Houston responded, confirming news that Bobbi Kristina has been moved to a rehabilitation facility, then added, “And you know, still not a great deal of hope.”

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Houston confirmed to the radio show host that Bobbi Kristina is the same, and was moved to arehab facility.

“We’re praying,” Whitney Houston’s mother said. “I don’t pray like that, I give it to God one time… because I know he’s able, and I cannot change a thing.”

Houston somberly continued, “If he does a miracle, thank God. If it happens the other way, I’m alright.”

Houston urged everyone to pray for Bobbi Kristina.

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We know this story sounds a little weird, but the truth is, it is weird! We’ve just found out that this happened 3 days ago when Sly Stone was on his way into a courthouse with his attorney: (via TMZ)

[quote_box_center]Sly Stone’s lawyer got the Supreme diva treatment outside court — taking a punch to the face from a woman claiming to be Diana Ross.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … minutes before Stone and his lawyer entered an L.A. courtroom Friday — a woman walked up, announced she was THE Diana, then socked the attorney so hard his face was gashed.

Witnesses say the woman accused the lawyer of trying to get Sly locked up … and popped him when he talked back. We’re told cops pounced, and arrested her for misdemeanor battery.

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Who in the world is that woman and why is she going around thinking she can just “pimp slap” folks at will?!!

Sly’s court case is turning into a real reality show, but we hope Sly gets every last dime of his $5 million he won back in January! We’re rooting for you Mr. Stone! See that story here.

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