After having her feet shoved in our faces for over 6 months (she was born in Jan- So she's a Capricorn baby like me) tltltl, we finally get to see Baby Blue.Talk about making us wait! We were not interested anymore shem.
The 6 month old, who can employ you, your extended family and neighbours, stepped out with mommy Bey for a little retail therapy. She's a cutie pie. Those legs and those cheeks :) Ncaaaaw! I LOVE babies LOL. People say she looks like her daddy. I think so too...
Peep B.I.C. below:
I'M RICH B*TCH: Diamonds in my cot!
She's one tall a** baby though! 6 months? Damn LOL
Those braids are dope too! They've BEEN making a comeback since 4 months ago. No one rocks them better (besides me Hehehe) than my girl Solange though...
Have you seen this video? Balls + Guts + Nuts!! Lana Del Rey teamed up with Anthony Mandler for one of the boldest music videos of the year.
Lana plays Jackie, to black rapper A$AP Rocky's John F. Kennedy. The pair rehashes JFK's 1963 assassination in startling fashion and she even takes on the role of JFK's side-chick, Marilyn Monroe.
She sings a haunting rendition of Marilyn's "Happy Birthday Mr. President" at the start of 7 minute long video.
Apparently, Lana's record label tried to stop her from releasing the video. She, of course, stuck to her guns and told them to eat it. I ain't mad at her!
Check out some of the stills from the video, as well as the video in its entirety below:
Keith Murray is one of the most incredibly gifted lyricists of our time. I love this metaphorical genius with all my heart. He's my second favourite male emcee of all time, coming second ONLY to Pac (naturally).
I'm really sad record companies choose to invest in rappers like Wacka Flocka Flame and 2 Chainz, instead of focusing their time,energy and cash on artists like Keith. It breaks my heart into a million little pieces also that such talent can be totally wasted on drugs. Keith Murray has admitted to dabbling in all kinds of foolishness, but claims he has everything under control - even after revealing he comes from "a long line of respectable druggies." Hhayi.... I don't know. His new mixtape 'Murray Madness' is crazy though! That I know for sure!! My boo still got it!!
I came across this video while I was trawling cyberspace and it's too good not to share. I'd be doing the world a disservice. This is Keith reciting a poem titled 'Man Child' on the Def Poetry Jam stage. An awesome moment in Hip Hop history, for sure. This man is soooo intelligent!! I am moved. Sooo DEEP!!
Keith Murray - 'Man Child'
"...It's important that my understanding is understood, but it's more important that it's understood in the hood"... I absolutely love that!!
Moment of silence for this beautiful man.....Yes...Uh Huh...*Sigh*...Ok....As you were....tltltl
This year keeps getting better! After a 12 year hiatus, the future father of my children, D'Angelo is on the cusp of a comeback! YASS!! And he's lost all that weight!! This is such a MAJOR air-punch moment for me!!
I love D'Angelo! That Untitled (How Does It Feel) video changed my life and the lives of millions of other women across the globe. The level of scrumptiousness is unrivalled. To this day!! Whooooooo *fans self* LOL! I'm relieved that he still looks sexy as all hell. I was a tad worried about him; what with all that boozing and cocain-ing (made up word! *Air punch*) as well as all that prostitute soliciting.
About a month ago, D'Angelo sat down with Amy Wallace from GQ for his first interview in years. Loved it! He's definitely in a great space creatively as he gears up for the release of a brand new album and looks like he has drop-kicked those demons that had us all worried.
Some of my favourite tracks from D'Angelo include: 'Lady', 'Brown Sugar', 'Send it On', 'Cruisin', 'Left and Right' and 'Higher'. Definitely staples at my crib. Straight fiyah!
Excerpts from GQ Interview:
Why his life turned around
What finally made him see, he says, was the passing of J Dilla, the revered hip-hop producer, on February 10, 2006. They'd just talked on the phone, D'Angelo says, when suddenly, J Dilla was gone at 32 after a long battle with lupus. It was like a blinding light had been switched on. Why did so many black artists die so young? He'd been haunted by this thought for years. Marvin. Jimi. Biggie. "I felt like I was going to be next. I ain't bullshitting. I was scared then," he says, recalling how shame engulfed him, preventing him from attending the funeral. "I was so fucked-up, I couldn't go."
Forces in the industry
"There's forces that are going on that I don't think a lot of motherfuckers that make music today are aware of," he says. "It's deep. I've felt it. I've felt other forces pulling at me." He stubs out his cigarette and leans toward me, taking my hand. "This is a very powerful medium that we are involved in," he says gravely. "I learned at an early age that what we were doing in the choir was just as important as the preacher. It was a ministry in itself. We could stir the pot, you know? The stage is our pulpit, and you can use all of that energy and that music and the lights and the colors and the sound. But you know, you've got to be careful.
That Video
Paul Hunter, the director hired to make the video (Untitled), says his work was misunderstood: "Most people think the 'Untitled' video was about sex, but my direction was completely opposite of that. It was about his grandmother's cooking." (Um..Okay! LOL) The video may have looked like foreplay, but it was actually about family, Hunter insists—about intimacy. Later, when I tell D'Angelo this, he says, "It's so true: We talked about the Holy Ghost and the church before that take. The veil is the nudity and the sexuality. But what they're really getting is the spirit."
Welcome back boo!! :) Here's a throwback for all you ladies (and a couple of gents too hehehe) to help us celebrate the return of all that yumminess. You're welcome!
PS - Keep in mind that this vid is about his grandmothers cooking....*SMH* If this is what her cooking looks like, I need to find her *Waves Plate* Tltltltl
If you know me, you will know I f*x with Pac. From Day 1! With this in mind, you can imagine how excited I was when I first heard talk about Dre bringing the legend to the Coachella stage.
I will be the first to admit my excitement did not prepare me sufficiently for the kick *ss-ness that is the performance itself. I'm in awe! This concept is sooo dope, I'd sell my left boob for even half a share in the market stock. Lol!
Seeing Pac being 'raised from the dead' - in not so many words - is sooo surreal. I swear I shed a tear watching it. (Not many tears. Just one - Hehehe)
This is definitely the highlight of the DECADE for me, in as far as music is concerned. INCREDIBLE!
If you've been living with the Flintstones and have not seen the performance, here ya go :)
Check out these red-hot pieces from one of the coolest girls in Jozi, Toni-J! I absolutely LOVE these rings - aptly titled 'Expressive Bling'! All kinds of FRESH!! I guarantee your street-cred will bump up a notch should you be spotted rocking any of these stunning accessories! I'm getting myself a couple. There goes the budget *sigh* Lol!
Wolf
Pyramid
More Expressive Bling...
And more...
Panther
Bokkie
Can't leave out Mr. Owl :)
Hoot hoot!
Toni J is Creative Director for ISpeakHipHop Magazine and is also one of the dopest photographers in Jo'burg.
What do you get when you mix a generous helping of indipop soul, with a gorgeous, moody and very hungry specimen with legs that go on forever and a day? Well…you get model/singer/glamazon Lana Del Rey, that’s what! Believe me when I tell you that this bright, new star is nothing to play with! I put my granmomma and ‘em’s life on it (Sorry gran! You know I love you right? Lol)
With a bang ‘on-trend’ retro style, a delivery that’s as sadcore as the blues will allow, an attitude that's unashamedly ballsy (she calls herself a 'gangsta' Nancy Sinatra) and a voice as bewitching and captivating as they come, why shouldn’t Lana be Sexysomething’s new girl crush? I've been on this girl's trail for a couple of months now and am glad that people have stopped taking Zzz's on this New Yorker :)
Hi. I'm a real 'G'. You?
Hop on over to YouTube and take a listen for yourself if you think I’m trying to sell you lofty pipe dreams. See if you are not affected by her power. (Well, and the fact that she’d give your man more than an ‘amber alert’ in his pants hehehe) Lana's brand new album is called 'Born to Die' and has spawned hits such as 'Video Games' and the title track 'Born to Die'.
Sometimes sounding jaded, she bewilders the senses by managing to be overwhelming and refreshing...ALL at the same time. Whose child is this?
'Amber alert' in your man's pants!
This girl joins that boy The Wknd as one of my ‘Hot New Artist’s To Watch In 2012’!
She is, without a shadow of a doubt, on ‘the come-up’!!
