I can promise you this..the show ‘Smash’ will be a huge failure!
I hate to be negative, I really do, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve also become wiser. Working in the media industry has taught me much, and sometimes after seeing so many acts, and ‘it’ girls come and go you start to get a sense of how things will end. Continue reading
Grace Jones, Chaka Khan, Sister Sledge And Gloria Gaynor Perform At Etam Spring/Summer 2012 Fashion
Is Grace Jones a stunner or what? This chick has to be in her 60′s at this point and she looks FABULOUS! Continue reading
*EXCLUSIVE* Tyrese: “Alcohol Is A Very Sensitive Subject For Me, It Killed My Childhood”
Tyrese should be celebrating the upcoming release of his highly anticipated album and return to music with Open Invitation but instead he is being banned from radio stations for sharing his opinion on zoning issues such as liquor establishments near schooling institutions. “For those folks who have read my book, my mother struggled with alcohol for 27 years by the grace of God my mother has been sober for 4 years from alcohol abuse is a very sensitive subject for me because it killed my childhood” says Tyrese. “Liquor Stores and the personalities that they attack should not be that close to innocent kids!”
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Chris ‘The Dutchess’ Walton Makes Guinness Book Of World Records With Longest Fingernails
It takes a newborn baby 18 years to grow into adulthood. And it took Chris “The Dutchess” Walton just as long to grow her record-setting fingernails to 19 feet, 9 inches long.
“The hardest thing for me to do is dig in my pockets,” the 45-year-old rock singer from Las Vegas says. “Everything else I can do myself — driving, shopping, cleaning the house … although when I vacuum, the cord gets tangled in my fingers.” see video Continue reading
Kids’ surprise serenade to NYC 9/11 firefighters in a Spike Lee directed tribute video.
“Never forgotten. Forever grateful.” To help honor the victims and heroes of Sept. 11, director Spike Lee filmed a unique and moving tribute to the New York Fire Department. Lee, working with State Farm, filmed roughly 150 children from New York serenading members of the FDNY to the tune of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s smash hit “Empire State of Mind.”
The tribute may remind some of Staten Island’s PS 22 choir’s version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” at the most recent Academy Awards.
This version of “Empire State of Mind” was conducted by James Davis Jr. The spot first appeared online several days ago. It then aired during Sunday’s Eagles-Rams NFL game. Now it is quickly going viral. Web searches for “empire state of mind lyrics” and “empire state of mind song” are starting to soar. Watch Now Continue reading
Katt Williams Apologizes For Anti-Mexican Statements
Comedian Katt Williams has released an apology for remarks he made to an audience member of Mexican descent last weekend.
“My remarks were not meant to be offensive. I want to apologize if my comedy act was taken out of context. I sincerely appreciate my fans within the Mexican community and would never intentionally go out of my way to offend them,” he said. Continue reading
Is Obama The Most Disrespected U.S. President Ever?
Since taking office, President Barack Obama has faced a barrage of disrespect.
From conservative pundits constant slip-of-the-tongue references to Obama as “Osama,” Glenn Beck claiming the president “hates white people” and even Donald Trump’s over-hyped demands to see the president’s birth certificate, critics have levied some very brazen, almost radical assaults against Obama.
And while some say it’s just politics as usual, others are questioning whether race is making Obama the most disrespected U.S. president in history. Continue reading
Video Premiere: Nicki Minaj’s ‘Fly’ Ft. Rihanna
Nicki Minaj’s “Fly” music video has made its way out for fans’ viewing pleasure. Featuring Rihanna who lends her vocals on the hook, the long-delayed clip was released in full on MTV.com soon after being previewed on the black carpet of 2011 Video Music Awards at LA’s Nokia Theater. Continue reading
RIP: Music Legend Nick Ashford dies at 70
Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan and others, has died at age 70.
NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday at age 70, his former publicist said. Continue reading
Split Ends: A Natural Versus Relaxed Hair Roundtable (VIDEO)
Black hair has always been a point of discussion and contention. Blogs are abuzz. Even the TSA is giving black hair extra scrutiny.
It seems a line has been drawn in the sand on black hair’s kinks and curls (or lack thereof): on one side is “The Relaxers”; on the other, “The Naturals.” But can we find answers to the questions that arise once you determine what side of the “hair line” you fall — or if you find yourself somewhere in between? Continue reading