Beyonce is set to release her new DVD and Remix album June 16 and its entitled Above and Beyoncé Video Collection and Dance Mixes.

Among the tracks included on the collection is a remix of her song “Ego” featuring a guest appearance by Kanye West. “The song is fun,” says Beyoncé. “It talks about someone being very confident and having this swagger when they walk and when they talk.”

As for nabbing West, well, Beyoncé says the rapper – known for his outsized personality – was a good match. Recounting her conversation with West, Beyoncé says he agreed to do it, telling her, ” ‘Okay, so you have a song about an ego and you want me on the record?’ He’s like, ‘I love it. I’ll do it.’ “

Above and Beyoncé will be available at Wal-Mart and J&R Music World stores beginning June 16.

Ok not literally, but our favorite Hollywood socialite Kim Kardashian has decided to switch up her look a bit with adding bangs to her long curly locks. Yahoo’s OMG is clearly not feeling her decision to snip and says that her new do is “anything but banging”, however LuxeRepublic wants to know if her new hair style is a “yay” or “nay”?

No your eyes are not deceiving you. A man was shot for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt in support of the presidential candidate. What’s really going on? Better yet why is this even happening? Luxe Republic has the scoop. According to AOL Black Voices, police are searching for the man who shot a Obama supporter three times in broad daylight for wearing an Obama T-shirt.

Now when I first heard about this story on the radio, I had assumed that the shooting happened some where in the US. Wouldn’t you think so? To my surprise the incident occured not in the United States but in London. It just doesn’t get any better than this right? Apparently tempers are flaring and some people (ignorant people shall I add) can’t let others support their candidate of choice. Whatever happened to freedom of speech? 

Dube Egwuatu was buying a cell phone card when a British white skinhead with a gun confronted him for wearing an Obama “Believe” t-shirt.  The man begin to yell racial slurs, shouting “I f****** hate n*****s!” and urging Dube to leave the shop. To avoid confrontation Mr. Egwuatu walked away to his car and even zipped up his coat to cover the t-shirt while the man threatened him with a BB gun. The suspect who has not been captured, shot a gas-powered bb pistol three times hitting the victim in the face, hand and shoulder.  Mr. Egwuatu did survive the shooting however not without injuries.  A piece of metal from the bullet had to be removed from his jaw. 

Mr. Egwuatu told the Daily Mail (which is a newspaper in London), “The venom in his voice was frightening. He was telling me that he was going to kill me.”

Are you serious? This man did not deserve to be treated like this. It just goes to show you that even though we are living in the year 2008, most people still live like they are back in the “Jim Crow” era. When will we ever get past our hate and ignorance and learn to live together as one?  I know that sounds cheesy but times are changing. Seeing Obama inch closer & closer to maybe being our next president proves how far we have come as a country. It burns me up to know that there are still some people who just can’t get past something as silly as someone’s race! When will we realize that when one falls, we all fall. There’s no separation involved. We are all in this together. Take the financial crisis for example, EVERYONE is feeling the hit. The economy knows no color. I am hoping this is just not the beginning of pure foolishness. Let this be the beginning of the end.

According to Yahoo! News former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker (pictured below) and Hollywood’s most famous record spinner DJ AM (pictured above) have both been critically injured in a fatal Columbia, SC plane crash. Four people have reportedly died as a result of the crash.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Less Dorr said that they and four others were on a Learjet 60 that crashed after takeoff from Columbia, South Carolina. Two crewman were killed in the wreck but the other two were not identifed.

Relationships & love can be a beautiful thing but the two combined can also be very stressful when it comes to finding the right mate. After facing numerous attempts and disappointments we often find it very hard to think positive and continue on. Discouraging thoughts leave us wondering if we will ever find the right guy to settle down with in the end. While the feeling of defeat can overwhelm us, we never actually sit down and think about what we really want when it comes to a relationship. Do any deciding factors come to mind? Or are we just settling for less because we’re tired of being the only single person out of the bunch when it comes to our girlfriends? Well consider yourself lucky if you found yourself answering yes to that last question. LuxeRepublic has gathered together five helpful tips courtesy of Essence magazine to help soothe your relationship woos. Read it, let it soak in, and then re-evaluate those problem areas so that you’ll be successful in finding love the next time around. Good luck and go get em ladies!

1. Create a new blueprint
“Stop focusing on what you don’t want in relationships,” says life coach Valorie Burton, “and reframe the issue: What is healthy and acceptable to me? What are my nonnegotiables? At the top of the list should be respect—in both romance and friendships.”

Read more tips after the jump!