By: Dove --- Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus, his wife Shanté and their daughter Cori appeared on The View today (Aug. 6) to discuss 11-year-old Cori's battle with the incurable autoimmune disorder lupus. Diagnosed at just 6-years-old in 2005, Cori suffered hair loss, hives and rashes, weight loss and problems with joints in her fingers. Fortunately, treatments at UCLA medical center and a foc...

By: Ryan Jackson of UnleashMagazine.com and Dove --- During the summer months when we are experiencing the hottest days of the year, not only do we need to take appropriate precautions for ourselves, but for our dogs as well. How do we keep our pets safe? It seems like common sense, but it's striking how many people still don't understand that extreme heat and over-exposure to the sun can caus...

By: Dove --- After years of seeing his weight fluctuate and then grow uncontrollably, 29-year-old Paul Slayton knew he had to make a serious change. Known to most of the world as Houston rapper Paul Wall, Slayton set aside fame to make a decision that would best benefit his life and family. As a resolution for 2010, he opted for gastric sleeve surgery on New Year's Eve, and has since lost ov...

By: Darrell W. Butler ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer --- In many ways, the relationship between man and machine can be even more intimate and personal than the relationship between a man and his wife. You ask a man his anniversary date, and watch the beads of sweat form on his brow as he struggles to “carry the one,” but ask this same man how many miles his Mustang gets per g...

By: Dove --- No one ever said being a music icon was easy, but for Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, finding balance between public status and home life seems to be the least of his worries.  As one half of the legendary Houston, Texas group UGK, Bun B is responsible for nearly two decades of trendsetting music in the "Dirty South" movement. With six UGK albums, two solo projects and numerous cameo ...

By: Siddiqu "The Personal Trainer" ACE (American Council of Exercise), NFPT (National Federation of Personal Training) Certified Personal Trainer, IHSA Certified Coach, and Boxing Fitness Trainer --- Sometimes you are really energetic, and other times you are really tired huh?! Can't go out to dinner without trying two desserts huh?! Seven days a week you go to Dunkin Donuts order a large cof...

By: Dove --- We're knee deep in Summer 2010 now, and many of you have already been experimenting with unique barbeque techniques and special cookout recipes! July is also National Picnic Month, so it's only right that you're up to date on the best tools to create smooth and efficient meals on the grill. Recently I was browsing the Brookstone catalog (I'm obsessed with them!) and found a few...

By: Tati Amare --- Summer is here, and if you’re anything like me, you can’t wait to chill out with a nice glass of wine and some delicious summer fare after work and on the weekends! The only problem is, what wine do I pick? I’ve end up with anything from an amazing bottle of white, to a poorly selected red wine that ends up getting used as cooking wine. While out on the town for Urb...

By: Dove and Kel Spencer --- Now that online social networking has become such a key form of communication, it's no surprise that more and more people are making business contacts, new friends and even finding love in the digital world. There are, however, those of us who feel that nothing can beat meeting someone face-to-face before you divulge your personal thoughts to them. Twitter much? ...

By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- When he's not plotting out game-winning strategies, NFL star Thomas Jones loves to get away from it all in some interesting places. The 31-year-old baller still enjoys the nightlife in Miami, New York, L.A. and even his new professional home of Kansas City, however there's nothing better in his mind than peace and quiet, preferably near the water! Jones gave UrbLif...