Two years after her piss poor live performance of “Me And U” on 106 & Park Cassie is still defending her vocal skills.

“I think more than anything, people were mean. I couldn’t ask for things to go any other type of way. I don’t regret how it went, and there was a reason why that happened. But at the same time I have to take the blow for it,” Cassie tells All Hip Hop. “That was my own fault for not being prepared and not saying anything to anyone when I knew that I wasn’t. I’ve gone in with my vocal coach.”

She added, “I’ve made it clear to people that I’m not Aretha Franklin. They’re going to see me perform and entertain, but they’re not going to see my blow. I wouldn’t ever take credit for anything like that. It’s just not what I do. I’ve gone in and have tried to develop it. Either running on the treadmill and singing and doing whatever I have to do to prove to people because second chances are rare. I’ve definitely gotten one, so I’m going for it. I’m going for mine.”

Damn right you’re not Aretha! You well never look as good as her in a two piece. You will never be able to wear an entire woolly mammoth fur coat and pull it off with grace.

But most importantly you don’t have Catfish Wilkerson by your side holding you down when she gets rough. You have Diddy. Enough said.

Not that anyone over the age is 16 gives a shit but Cassie used her MySpace blog to clear up rumors that she joined the remaining trannies of Danity Kane.

What’s up everybody??

A friend of mine forwarded me a link to a site with a made up quote about me joining Danity Kane. I want to make it clear to everyone that I am not joining Danity Kane! My second solo album is coming out in the Spring of ‘09 and I’m very excited about that.

I don’t know where the fake message came from, but I know for a fact that it didn’t come from me.

Anyway, I can’t wait to share more details about MY next solo project with you. Thanks guys, talk soon!

The world just let out one big collective sigh of relief. Still, I can’t allow the possibilities of fuckery behind this little rumor slip away. If Cassie joined Danity Kane what would the name of their next album be titled? Include a possible tracklisting if you’re feeling freaky.

[Negro please snatched from A Hot Mess - - come back already!]

PigPen [aka Jim Jones for those not in the know] is really feeling himself. I mean really, really feeling himself. The only thing missing is a bottle of lotion and hand towel, and we know this dirty dick tragedy doesn’t own either.

“All these n*gg*s have been around and they still not doing nothing. They trying to catch up to me right now, literally. I’m the point of interest right now. Who’s been more relevant than me the past three years as far as New York is concerned? As far as style, fashion, speakin’ my mind, political awareness and stuntin’ on n*gg*s. Ladies love me. Police know my name on a first and last basis. They respect me for a [being a] G. They ain’t trying to lock me up for weed, so I’m having a ball. I probably smoke like a half an ounce a day. N*gg*s know how instrumental I am to New York. There’s no one gonna be able to do what I’ve done as far as the work I’ve put in, the things I’ve accomplished, and the things I’ve escaped unscathed for another 20 years. I don’t have to have nothing out and I still shut sh*t down. Me and Juelz go on any stage in the world and shut the whole thing down.”

I don’t feel like typing a little puffy paragraph about this . . . tragedy so I won’t. Visit Atlanta native Porscha’s MySpace page to listen to “I Ain’t No Bust It Baby” featuring JC. Damn you Razzi for bringing this into my circumference.

According to C+D reader S. West the former Mrs. Swizz Beats, Mashonda, skipped out on the bill at New York City’s La Esquina on Friday night like it was the Waffle House!

[Insert your own "Money In The Bank" joke right here]

I’m a hairstylist in Queens and my client’s sister just came in with some great juice!

She was at La Esquina this past Friday with a couple of friends to celebrate the birthday of celebrity hairstylist Yusef Williams. Rihanna’s hairstylist Ursula Stephens, Essence magazine’s Fashion Dept and other big wig music industry executives were there.

In walks Jay and Beyonce. Yusef had the back room on lock so the over zealous waiters started to try and rush the guests by offering them free meals! These people were too fab to care about some free meal and rushing for B & J. Needless to say Jayonce bounced.

But the tackiest part of the night was how R&B “songstress” Mashonda (a client of Yusef’s) decided to pull an old school dip out! When the bill came around they were short about $200 and as everyone chipped in they noticed that Mashonda, her sister and their two friends made a subtle exit. Ewe!!

She boasts so much about how, despite her failing marriage with Swizz Beak, (yes, Beak, you’ve seen that brother’s nose), she’s doing her, got an album coming out, etc. and you skip out on a bill?!

I’m not on speaking terms with you right now! Yes, you! How could you neglect to tell me about Lloyd’s bone straight hair in the video for “Girls Around The World”? I watched that video for the first time this past Saturday and it was not a pretty scene in my house. I almost had to call my Mama to calm me down because I was so upset that his hair game was more on point than mine. I subsequently scheduled an appointment with Leh Leh for Thursday. Picture me rollin’!

But I digress.

Long Hair Don’t Care hit up TRL last week to perform and well . . . just watch. Damn the sub-par vocals, did you see the sweet dance moves?! I haven’t seen anybody dance that hard since Polow Da Meerkat in Rich Boy’s video for “Good Things.” Say something polite crunksters!

[Video via Tha Feedback]