Rihanna’s hometown of Barbados bestowed her with an honorary cultural ambassador title recently. The pop princess, who also made news for helping a leukemia-stricken mom in need of a marrow transplant, received a prime piece of real estate on the island as part of her honor.

Yo, who else watched BET Honors on Friday night? Did you get that “I’m So Happy to Be Black” feeling, too? I was especially proud of Alicia Keys who can do no wrong right now, can she? Between her newfound flyness, her work in Africa, a BET Honors Award, an Image Award, yada, yada, yada, sis is on a roll. I actually might cop her album now. Go Li-Li!

Lil’ Kim’s face looks like ____________.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony welcomed a boy and a girl into the universe this morning. According to People, their twins were born in Long Island, N.Y. The girl was born at 12:12 a.m. (5 lbs. 7 oz.), and the boy followed at 12:23 a.m. (6 lbs.). These make the first babies for Lopez, 38, and the fourth and fifth for Anthony, 39. Baby names have not yet been released.

Some say the baby pics will fetch $6 mil. Day-um!

Anybody else miss the old Erykah Badu, the scarf-’round-the-head Erykah Badu? Seriously, whose buying her wigs? She was definitely on something when she threw this mop on.

Shar Jackson makes the ditched baby mama look so positive — always speaking so highly of K-Fed through all his Britney BS. 

“I’ve always said he’s an amazing father … it’s just now people decide they want to listen,” Jackson, mama of two of Federline’s kids, told People. ”He’s an awesome dude. He makes mistakes – people do that. It’s part of life.” Her relationship with Federline is good these days, she also says. “He’s like my best friend.”

Being dumped for a train wreck like Britney was probably the best thing that could have happened to her.

Black people! Just in case you didn’t get the memo, that TV bounty hunter guy who embraced our community so much he felt at ease using the N-word is back on the tube. The A&E network suspended “Dog the Bounty Hunter” after the star was heard throwing N-bombs and demanded that his son break-up with his African-American girlfriend. Well, he said he’s sorry, and apparently A&E feels like he’s made enough amends with the Black folk. OR, they miss making all that damn money.

Mario will be hoofin’ it on the new season of “Dancing With the Stars.” Finally, a reason to watch! Other stars in the line up include: NFL star Jason Taylor, actress Marlee Matlin, actor Steve Guttenberg, Priscilla Presley, tennis champ Monica Seles and Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi.

PETA’s putting Aretha Franklin on blast for sportin’ fur. But is that all they’re blastin’ her about?

“Music lovers may think of you as a ‘queen,’ but to animal lovers, you are a court jester,” wrote PETA spokesperson Dan Matthews. “Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your frame and detracts from your beautiful voice? Please consider donating your furs to the homeless as ‘queen of compassion,’ Mariah Carey, did. You’ll get a tax credit for the donation, and we at PETA will all sing your praises.”

If that wasn’t a jab at Ree Ree’s, er, girth…C’mon.

Here’s Janet and little Jermaine hittin’ up his Courvoisier Pre-Grammy party in L.A. Why, from this angle, J.D. almost looks as tall as Janet.