Rapper Wayne Carter, known to the music world as ‘Lil Wayne’, reports to New York State Supreme Court to begin serving a 1 year prison sentence for possession of an illegal weapon on Monday ( March 8 ) in New York City.

Lil Wayne was sentenced to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007, then was taken away in handcuffs to begin his term immediately.

According to reports, he could be released in about eight months with good behavior. His lawyer plans to ask for protective custody out of concern for Wayne’s safety and health following his dental surgeries.

A couple months after being released from his prison sentence, Atlanta native T.I. has dropped a promo single, appropriately titled “I’m Back” (produced by TrackSlayerz).

This will be the seventh studio album from T.I. and it is rumored to drop in August. The rapper is scheduled to be released from a halfway house on March 26.

After the show is the After Party and Hollywood had it’s share Sunday night (March 7).

Check out some flicks from inside the ‘2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party’ and Elton John’s ‘18th annual AIDS Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party’. Looked like some fun.

Actress/model Stacey Dash and actor/singer Jamie Foxx (pictured with entertainer Elton John) were spotted party hopping last night and hit up the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party and Elton John annual after Oscar party. According to reports, they are dating but not exclusively.

As many predicted actress/comedienne Mo’Nique took home to Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her powerful performance in the movie, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.” Read some of her speech below and click the link provided for video.

First, I would like to thank the Academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics. I want to thank Mrs. Hattie McDaniel for enduring all that she had to so that I would not have to. Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey because you touched it, the whole world saw it. Ricky Anderson our attorney of Anderson and Smith thank you for your hard work. My entire BET family. My Precious family thank you so much. To my amazing husband Sidney, Thank you for showing me that sometimes you have to forego doing what’s popular to do what’s right. And baby, you were so right! [ VIDEO ]

Also taking home an award Sunday night was writer Geoffrey Fletcher. He became the first African American to win a writing award and got the gold statue for the adapted screenplay for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.” View his gracious acceptance speech here.

DMX was just arrested AGAIN this morning in Arizona for the zillionth time. No joke. I see there’s some things he just couldn’t leave in ‘09. According to TMZ:

The details of the arrest are unclear — but the rapper’s lawyer Gary Jenkins tells us “He’s been battling addiction for some time and he’s in need of treatment.”

Jenkins also tells us, “We’re hoping that maybe Dr. Drew might be able to help him.”

DMX — aka Earl Simmons — was arrested a bazillion times over the last two years for all sorts of reasons … including drug charges.

Jenkins added, “He’s a talented man … we’re praying for him.”

A drug addiction? SHOCKER. On a side note, let me find out this “arrest” is a ploy to get on “Celebrity Rehab”….

News on X’s wife Tashera’s new tell-all when you read the rest….

After being married to DMX since 1999–the same year he started getting arrested on a yearly basis–Tashera Simmons is now about to drop a tell-all. She wants us all to know about her life with the growling rapper–including all the paternity suits, cheating, tours, money woes, drugs, and of course the numerous arrests.

AllHipHop.com reports:

“She will be talking about her experience with her family and trying to hold them together through the DMX journey,” a representative for Tashera told AllHipHop.com. “Her story is a stellar, heart wrecking, powerful, firsthand account of survival and family strength in a chaotic life and the fame that came with that life.”

Hmmm.

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Zoe Saldana is covering the April issue of Essence magazine. And The YBF has a snippet of her cover story titled “From A to Zoe…” where she talks about her love for sex and her longtime boyfriend Keith:

S is for sex: “Love it, love it, love it—can’t live without it!” Saldana exults. “I love sex. I love skin. I don’t believe the body is something to hide. I think in American society we’re messing up our kids by taking away the education on and awareness of our sexuality and replacing it with violence, guns and video games—and we’re breeding little criminals.”

B is for boyfriend: When it comes to intimate relationships, Saldana, who currently lives with her longtime boyfriend, Keith Britton, likes to be knocked off her feet. “I’m more of a punch-drunk-love kind of girl,” she admits. “I mean punch as in that pow, that jolt, that kick in the gut. I like things that are severe, passionate and extreme.”

Sweet.

More when you read the rest…

More about the cover story:

“Power can be an amazing tool or a deadly weapon…”
—Zoe Saldana

She garnered tons of attention with her star turn in the Oscar-nominated blockbuster Avatar. And sure, she’s got a string of hot films coming soon—opposite everyone from Chris Rock to Idris Elba. But who is Zoe Saldana, really? ESSENCE talks to Hollywood’s screen gem as she gets real on power, sex and her guilty pleasures.

Bonus: The issue also has a “Confessions of an NBA wife–Shaunie O’Neal” feature.

Shaquille and Shaunie O’Neal were the ultimate NBA couple. Yet for years they were plagued by rumors of infidelity. Now with her new reality show, Basketball Wives, about to air, Shaunie dishes to ESSENCE about gaining the strength to leave her marriage and find herself.

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Check out this new photo of Kelis from her upcoming album, “FleshTones”, which is expected to hit stores later this year. Word is it’s just one of the inside photos from the album.

Frontman of the Gym Class Heroes, Travis McCoy is stepping out of the shadows of his group and premiering his first solo single, “Billionaire.”

The track features Bruno Mars, and is the lead single from his debut solo album, The Lazarus Project, which is slated to release in stores sometime in May.