99 Problems but a clutch ain't one

Lessons ... Jay-Z and Beyonce

JAY-Z is taking the ultimate bloke test - teaching his missus to drive.

The Jigga man has set himself the almighty challenge of training BEYONCE in the art of mirror, signal and manoeuvre.

The rap lord has been giving his other half driving lessons for a few weeks on the hectic streets of New York City.

So far there have been no screaming matches over reverse parking, sleeping in separate rooms after kangaroo hopping down the road, or long silences during dinner thanks to awful three-point turns.

Learner ... Beyonce

He must have the patience of a saint.

A source said: "Jay and Bey normally go out mid-morning when it's quiet.

"Their bodyguards are always in tow but they never ride in the car with them."

Flashy

I don't blame them. The Bootylicious songbird has been well brought up but driving brings out the potty mouth in any learner driver.

And while she has some of the best dance moves on the planet, that doesn't mean she's a natural at reversing around a corner.

Wheely close ... Bey and Jigga man

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Wheely close ... Bey and Jigga man

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The rapper deserves a medal. Speaking from experience, teaching the other half to drive is worse than an SAS stress test.

But Beyonce is doing so well Jay is already eyeing up motors for her for when she passes.

My first car was a Renault Clio and I'd definitely recommend one of those for a new driver.

Jay-Z has his eye on a flashy Bentley but she wants something a little more sensible. A source added: "Beyonce wants something smaller and less pimpy.

"Money isn't an issue but she doesn't want to feel like she's driving a tank. She does want a car that's big enough to take out her family and friends if she needs to though." 

Jay-Z and Beyonce have been enjoying some quality time together since she announced she was taking a career break to recharge her batteries.

She also revealed she had made a to-do list which contains visiting certain restaurants and maybe "taking a class".

Speaking in January, Beyonce said: "I'd like to take about six months and not go into the studio.

"I need to just live life, to be inspired by things again."

She'll get plenty of life experience behind the wheel of a car.

And should things boil over when Jay-Z's teaching her, she could always record a cover version ofKELIS's I Hate You So Much Right Now

Rihanna rocks

NEVER has a rock star looked so good in a catsuit.

RIHANNA reinvented herself as a guitar hero on American Idol last night.

She strummed her heavy metal six-string while performing new single Rockstar 101.

The Bajan singer didn't totally digress from her usual stage tactics.

Rochelle Wiseman: Marvin Humes and I are really into each other

The Saturdays singer thinks he's hot






Rochelle Wiseman is smitten with JLS's Marvin Humes.
The Saturdays singer, 21, only split from her long-term boyfriend Darren Randolph in December.
So she's decided to take things slowly with Marvin, 25, for now.
‘It's early days, you know,' says the former S Club 8 star.
‘It's exciting and it's fun and we're both really into each other.
‘He's a lovely guy. And he's gorgeous.'
Rochelle, 21, admits she finds her new man irresistible.
'Physically, oh my!' she adds. 'I mean I think everyone loves his stomach.
'Come on, have you seen it? It's rock hard and very sexy.'

Whitney Houston brands drug rumours 'ridiculous'

Singer dismisses reports she's relapsed

Whitney Houston has rubbished claims she is using drugs.
The singer postponed the first four shows of her European tour, sparking speculation she'd relapsed.
But Whitney, who was married to Bobby Brown, has branded the reports 'ridiculous'.
‘I just don't respond,' she says. ‘I don't even read it.'
Whitney was hospitalised in Paris for an upper respiratory infection earlier this week.
She had to cancel a concert in the city as well as gigs in Manchester and Glasgow.
The tour will resume on 13 April in Birmingham and the postponed dates have been rescheduled.
‘I'm feeling great,' Whitney, 46, tells People. ‘I'm just ready to move on and continue my world tour...
'My health is terrific. This is the time I get a lot of allergies... 

‘I'm doing what I love to do, which is singing. The best part is seeing all of my fans around the world.'

M.I.A Blasts Gaga

M.I.A reckons Lady Gaga is a "mimc" of her and "the industry's last stab at making itself important".
The 'Paper Planes' singer understands comparisons between herself and Gaga when it comes to image, but reckons her pop rival's songs live up to her eclectic, forward thinking style.
She told NME: "There's Gaga - people say we're similar, that we both mix all these things in the pot and spit them out differently, but she spits it out exactly the same.
"None of her music's reflective of how weird she wants to be. She models herself on Grace Jones and Madonna, but the music sounds like a 20-year-old Ibiza disco.

"mimc of her and the industry's last stab at making itself "important

"She's not progressive, but she's a good mimic. She sounds more like me than I f***ing do!"

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M.I.A also added that the 'Telephone' singer represents the corporate music industry, which flies in the face of her Do-It-Yourself ethos.
She added: "She's got a great team behind her, but she's the industry's last stab at making itself important - saying, 'you need our money behind you, the endorsements, the stadiums'. Respect to her, she's kept a thousand people working, but my belief is Do-It-Yourself."
M.I.A - real name Maya Arulpragasam - also said she turned down the opportunity to have a song on the teen movie 'Twilight'.
She added: "They asked me. Luckily he chairman of my US label had beef with the 'Twilight' people, so he stepped in and told them to f**k off."

Nas and Damian Marley Host Press Conference for “Distant Relatives”

Rapper Nas and Bob Marley’s youngest son, reggae singer Damian Marley, held a press conference announcing their several upcoming collaboration projects, including an album and a tour, at Digiwaxx Media Thursday (Apr 1) in New York City.
Nas and Damian are putting out a joint-album together next month (May 18th) called Distant Relatives. The project will also feature collaboration from Damian’s older brother Stephen Marley, and rappers Lil Wayne and K’Naan.