Today is Jaden Smith’s birthday….

Born 13 years ago today as Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden has already made major moves in Hollywood.

Whether is was his breakout role in The Pursuit Of Happyness, or his starring role in the international blockbuster The Karate Kid, Jaden has shown he will follow in his dad’s footsteps and become a major force in Hollywood.

With several awards already under his belt, we will be seeing a lot more of Jaden as he places his stamp on Hollywood. 

Celebrate Jaden’s birthday in the gallery below.  Happy 13th Jaden! 

Yesterday, Philadelphia played hosted to The 2011 Philly Fourth Of July Jam which was a full weekend of music oriented events around Philly.

The Roots, Marsha Ambrosius and Estelle were among the performers and we have pics inside.  Also, see Chris Brown, Ciara and Lil Kim performing in Angola after the jump…..

Mashonda took her writing skills she gives to VIBE to the photoshoot studio.  And their Pandora’s Box columnist rocked some sexy swimsuits and heels in honor of Uncle Sam’s b-day.

Pics of Mashonda’s Independence Day shoot inside…

HOT sparkling wedges.  She paired it with this blue Badgley Mischka one-piece and cute nautical hat and flaunted a sexy body for the shoot.

She rocked a metallic gold and silver one-strap two piece by Keva.

And went swimsuit flapper style in all white Michael Kors and gold sequin gloves.

Beyonce Knowles surprised the kids at Target In Harlem last week and a recent pic has surfaced showing that she had a lot of fun herself while in the store.  See the pic inside….  

Last week Beyonce handed out cds and signed autographs for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem and we stumbled across this pic of her…

Lloyd went and got himself a new haircut.  The “Cupid” singer shaved his head and got a head tattoo. Lloyd’s King of Hearts album dropped yesterday.  So why not usher in the new era of his career wiht a new look.

He stopped by BET’s ‘106 & Park’ yesterday to promote the album and surprised everyone by revealing his new Guns & Roses head tattoo. Lloyd, already known for his countless tatts, had his latest inked over the weekend while in New Orleans for 4th of July. The massive tatt features two smoking revolvers surrounded by several roses, and covers nearly the entire back and sides of his head.

When asked about the meaning behind his new ink, Lloyd had this to say…

“I’m a contrast, i’m a walking contrast. I go from hard to soft. I go from the guns to roses, which is in my tatt, and I like to go from the streets to the sheets. I make street savvy R&B music but I also like to slow it down and be sensual at times.”

Fellow crooner Miguel thought it was dope, even though he believe Lloyd bit his style.  He tweeted:

Imitation is the Highest form of Flattery. Shout to LLoyd.

Ha!

So mad at these head tatts.

Nicki Minaj Went to Twiiter  after her cousin was murdered yesterday.

Nicki Minaj sadly announced on Twitter that her cousin was killed in New York yesterday.  She said,

“My cousin Nicholas (also goes by Juse) was murdered last night near his home in Brooklyn, New York.”

She received a huge outpouring from fans and even Jordin Sparks tweeted:

“Sending love and prayers to you and your family.”

The violence has really got to stop. 

Bow Wow‘s mom revealed a little nugget of info about Bow’s “alleged” daughter Shai on Twitter last week. And now we see why he anted to remain so mum about his new baby. He’s got a new documentary coming out where he looks like he’s addressing all. Why not save the drama for your own movie right?

We’ve got his new letter to his fans where he opens up a bit about the baby, plus the trailer for his new documentary where he shows a bit of little Shai, inside… Here’s his letter he posted on his official site early this morning about Shai and why he was nervous to reveal her:

Let me start off by saying i love my fans. With out yall i wudda been left the game. For the past 3 years i been batteling life. Even thought about taking my own. I felt like as a kid i did everything and saw everything too fast which spoiled my adult years. I felt as if i had no purpose to live(Thinking selfishly) until god gave me the illest gift of my life. No lambo, no blk card nuffn ammounts to my lil girl. I waited so long to tell yall the truth because i was nervous on how yall would look at me. Yall know everyone makes a big deal out of everything i do. I wanted to be 1st n let yall know the real. My lil girl is getting BIG fast. i love every minute of it. She inspires me to go harder.Even made me treat my mother better, its like it made me into a man over night. Never been a fan of posting pix of my daughter. Reason is because i want my boo boo to have everything i didnt. Want her to be able to cheerlead with her lil friends with out some asshole sticking his camera all in my lil girl face. I know how fame is. I missed out on so much that i now know how important it is to cherish and have those things in your life. Yes! I change diapers. Aint as bad as i thought hahaha. I want her to live with me so bad. Jus us 2. Thats my dream man but fellas yall know how it go. Baby gotta stay with they momma and all dat bull. I hate that! So i have to fly 5 hrs away to see her. I find myself going into my i phone book jus lookn at pix of her. Sometimes i tear up cuz i just cant believe it brotha be emotional. All in all im good. This is my 1st. I know all my fans gone support me and ride for her like yall been doin my whole career. To the ones that say “Im heart broken how can he do that to us” well i do have a life thats not all about movies or making albums. Im 24 now. I cant wait 4eva. Im happy and if your a fan then ud be happy too cuz yall gone be with me every step of the way. The bs that comes with having a baby momma is expected. So i neva trip. Jus gotta suck it up keep chin high and try not let her get the best of my feelings by playin them stupid games. Ima stay positive and keep maintaining long as i got yall i cant lose. I love yall. And shai shai daddy love u too! Wizzle!!!!

Well there you have it.

By the way, Bow also wrote a tweet this morning, saying “Love “her” to death. Hate “you” deeply”. Ouch. Guess him and baby mama Joie don’t get along too well….

Who Is Shad Moses, just dropped  You can see a clip of baby Shai at the :58 mark:

It’s directed by Rico Da Crook and it’s the first of 3 trailers that will be released.

Music video by Kelly Rowland performing Motivation.

Produced by Polow Da Don featured on Lloyd’s new album (which has leaked).

Beyoncé’s much-anticipated behind-the-scenes documentary was featured on VH1, MTV, BET, and Centric last night.