Finally! Blue Ivy's Face...

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...

 

Love me some So-So! 

Yelele!!! LOL..Look who just HAD to sneak herself in there tltltl ME!!!

Courting Controversy: Lana Del Rey's 'National Anthem'

Lana Del  Rey

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:

 

A$AP Rocky plays JFK

Riding with her President, as Jackie

Their Bi-Racial family

Check out the awesomeness below:

Go 'head Lana!

- By SereNgeti x0x0

KEITH MURRAY: 'Man Child'

Top 2: Dead or Alive

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!!


Check out my favourite song by Keith below:

 - By SereNgeti

MY BOO IS BACK...ONE MO GIN'

The Father of my 8  kids

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

VIDEO : D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)

 

 - By SereNgeti

Images and Excerpts -GQ

Video: TUPAC SHAKUR HOLOGRAM

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 :)

I RIDE for Pac! #AllDayErrDay

- By SereNgeti

Image: Fader

JOZI BLING : Rings By Toni-J

Going for gold!

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.

Check out some of her work here

If you want to cop your own little piece of 'Expressive Bling', hit her up on her blog. #1Love

- By Ngeti Dlamini aka SereNgetty

Images: Expressivebling.tumblr.com, Tonijizzlei.tumblr.com

Hot New Artist Alert: LANA DEL REY!

Here for the crown: Lana Del Rey

 
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’!!

I loooove you Lana!!!

- By Ngeti Dlamini aka SereNgeti

Images: Blackvinylmag, Fashandme

RUMOUR HAS IT: Rapper J. Cole Headed To Our Shores!

Good news kids! It looks like Grammy nominated Hip Hop star J. Cole might be headed to the motherland. Only problem though is we don’t know WHERE in Africa Mr. Cole is headed to! Oh the torture!!

The gorgeous American rapper confirmed this news in a brief chat with the gorgeous Dineo Moeketsi (who is actually friends with J. Cole *The Jealousy* tltltltl) on the Grammy Awards red carpet (as seen on V-Entertainment). We’re not sure whether he’s coming to South Africa or whether he is headed to Naija, Ghana or Swaziland (because these countries have definitely stepped it up with regards to bringing international acts to the continent).

However, what we do know is that he’ll be here in May. Whoo!! The way groupies will be dusting up their thigh high boots, shem! Lol! We’ll definitely keep our eyes peeled in the coming weeks to see if there will be any new developments surrounding the young rapper’s trip to Africa.

A friend reckons it is highly unlikely that J. Cole would come all the way out just for a solo gig, especially considering that he just came out of the Hip Hop sidelines 10 minutes ago. Hhhhmmm…could Kanye and Jay Z be headed to our shores for a ‘Watch The Throne’ date? Just throwing it out there!! Lol! We’ll see!

Check out one of my favourite cuts from that kid J. below!

J.Cole feat. Drake - 'In The Morning'

- By Ngeti Dlamini aka SereNgetty
  
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Image: Sohh

FOCUS: Grammy Red Carpet Fashion




Black and Yellow : Amber and Wiz

 Some stepped out looking like they waylayed, then subsequently jacked Lil' Red Riding Hood *Side eyes Nicki Minaj*. Another bunch seared our cornea's with really bold choices (see above). Others...well, they plain ol' forgot their pants at home! Tsk, tsk! We round up the stars' 2012 Grammy red carpet looks!

We kick it off with Amber Rose and her boo, Wiz Khalifa (up top). Even though I want to scrub Wiz's chest with Omo and a scrubbing brush  (those tats-sigh), the 'look' was dope. His girl Amber went for a bright...No. Let's make that a REALLY bright yellow dress! Even though my eyes were shocked into action, she looked good. Grown and sexy for a change. Very becoming! We like it Amber :)



My Humps: Fergie

 Fergilicious and her lovely lady lumps stepped out in undies and an orange lace curtain. The cut of the dress is gorgeous but hhayi, I don't understand. It probably was really hot in LA on Sunday *shrugs*



Kelly Rowland

 Kelly Rowland looked stunning!! Love, love, love her!! Soo pretty :) Go on 'head girl!



Rihanna

  Rihanna's look was on point. Basic black, no frills, just a mile of leg and a looooong 'dive' of cleavagery *Tee hee* I'm so silly :) PS - I love her hair! It looks like Ri and Alicia Keys have the same taste in footwear. Both rocked up in the same shoes!

Is it me or does Swizz Beats look like he is trying hard to stop himself from screaming "It's showtiiiime"? Lol! I keeeeed!! Swizzy and Alicia Keys walked the red carpet looking like Hip Hop royalty. I LOVE accessories, so you are kindly advised that my heart is attached to that neckpiece Egypt's mom has on!!!




'The Pope' and Nicki Minaj

 Your girl Nicki Minaj commited sacrilege in the name of fashion on Grammy night. *SMH* Damn you Gaga and your egg thingamabobin!!



David Guetta and his baybay


All I'm looking at are Mrs. Guetta's pants.....Why Mrs. G? Whyyyyyyy??!!!



Annie V and Adam Levine

 Annie V almost showed us her V *Hides* She forgot her pants at home....again! Annie!




J.Cole and his date


 Jay Z's protege J. Cole took the red carpet walk with...his mommy!! Ncaaw! Sweet!



*Cough*

 Robyn was there...

*Cough, Cough*

So was this lady....*SMH*





Carrie Underwood


Carrie Underwood looked sensational in white!




Paris Hilton


So did Paris Hilton!! Looking good 'P'

Taraji Henson....




Toast to the winners!!


C Breezy being congratulated by Stevie Wonder! Congrats Chris! We love yeeewwww!!! Now take your top off!! Lol!

My baby!!

My future baby father, Drake looked hella fine in that tux!! Whooooo!! *Fans Self* I love you Aubrey! Lol!

All in all, it definitely was a great night out for the stars!! Everyone (except Cough...and Cough, Cough -Lmao) looked incredible!!!

- By Ngeti Dlamini aka SereNgetty

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Images: Getty, Rap Up, Yahoo

RIP WHITNEY: One Of The Greatest Voices Of Our Time Silenced Forever!





RIP Whitney 'The Voice' Houston

  

“Sometimes you’ll laugh. And sometimes you’ll cry. Life never tells us the when’s or why’s. But when you’ve got friends to wish you well, you’ll find your point when you will exhale”.

Powerful words from one of my favourite Whitney Houston songs, ‘Exhale (Shoop)’, written by the super talented Babyface, for the ‘Waiting to Exhale’ soundtrack.

I join millions of music-lovers across the globe, to mourn the tragic and utterly shocking passing of one of the greatest songstresses of our time, Whitney Houston. If you – like me, are a funky 80s baby, there will be absolutely no doubt in your mind that Miss Houston was HBIC (Head Biatch In Charge) at the time, running circles around other female vocalists, without so much as breaking a sweat on the microphone! With THAT voice, it is more than understandable.

Bobby was my drug

Whitney was what I like to call #BadBad!! Believe me, Paula Abdul and them know EXACTLY what it feels like to be served up a delicious plate of Whitney dust on the charts (sorry Paula! I Love you Lol!) At a time when there was a clear line of demarcation lodged firmly between popular black music and other genre’s at the time, Whitney successfully bridged that gap and…in dramatic fashion! I really do not want to talk about her time with ex husband Bobby Brown. We all know how that turned out! “Bobby was my drug. I wasn’t getting high by myself”, she infamously said in an interview.

Whitney dressed in traditional Swazi attire

I choose to remember Whitney Houston for that incredible voice, silenced too soon and not the demons she battled in the last years of her life. God speed Whitney!! Thank you for touching our souls and for your unparalleled contribution to the arts!

Take a look at Whitney at her AMAZING best!!  LIVE at the SuperBowl in 1991!! *Goosebumps*

Whitney Houston's Star Spangled Banner rendition!

We love you Whitney!!!! RIP!!

-By Ngeti Dlamini aka SereNgetty
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Where To Be Spotted In 2012!

Chillin'

This is one ‘hot list’ like no other. If you’re not spotted at any of these hotspots, then you’re a ‘no-puppy hugging, cat kicker!’

Church – Not to warm the wooden benches, or to check out honeyz that ride for Jesus, but to actually listen attentively to the guy sweating in the front. 

Kanye West’s dustbin – One of my goals for 2012 is to get arrested in Yeezy’s trash can. I want a peek into the lifestyle of a genius. If that’s not commitment to my love for Kanye, I don’t know what is! Even if I come out with a half-eaten chicken bone, or fight stray cats in that trash can, I will forever be grateful! The dive would have been worth it! I don’t play that! I will cut a stray cat up!!!! #StraightHood



I'd fight stray cats: Yeezy



In your house – (16 year olds) In 2012, please sit down and have a cup of tea in your mother’s house. You can even water her plants, pet your dog, play with your dolls (as you should be) and put up pictures of her cousins and your granny on her wall and stuff.  I promise you, the next time I see shorts and firm, underage thighs at night; I WILL take off my belt in the club. Trust! #Thug Life

The Spa – This is where I totally (and many others) NEED to be seen! The crust accumulated in 2011 is overwhelming. I need all kinds of acid-laden treatments and a lot of spit ‘n shine from the nice ladies who touch stranger’s body parts for a living.

The bath tub - Have you noticed how dusty you let yourself get when you’re dealing with a break up? Lol! The last 4 months of 2011 were hectic for me. I had plenty of ‘I live under a bridge and sleep in a cardboard box’ moments. In 2012, let’s look like we get paid to pout in our underwear for Victoria’s Secret! It’s the only way!

Next to Blue Ivy’s jewel encrusted pram - Believe me, you need to be on baby Blue Ivy Carter’s pay-roll! She was winning as a foetus, swimming around in Beyonce and now she’s winning outside her momma’s womb! Do you have a single with your daddy out? Are you the youngest living being to ever chart on Billboard? Is Oprah your godmother? Do you already have a trunk full of books from said godmother? Is your uncle Kanye West? Are there rumours that at only three weeks old, you slapped Rihanna and told her to “put some damn clothes on?” Can you pull off the perfect booty-hop in your diapers? Yeah! I thought not! Pull yourself together and get in line. The Carter employment line! Lol!

Slapped by Blue Ivy: Rihanna

The Gym – Apparently, underwear manufacturers in China are running out of lycra and spandex. That – in effect – means the future of the spanx hangs in the balance...which means ‘the jiggle’ is set to make a very unwelcome return...which means we shall be bumping into more cellulite than ever before in town, the KFC queue and in church. Gym is our only saving grace sistas! Imagine how high our standing will be on the universal phlyness barometer once we start sweating it out at the gym? Apparently the health benefits are great too. *shrugs* I wouldn’t know though. PS - Oh, I heard there’s plenty of shiny muscle to be ogled at the gym!

The Usher Concert – I’ve seen Usher in concert before and believe me, you don’t want to miss ‘Mr. Sexy’ in his element. I’m still trying to recover from Ushermalitis, years later! I hope he strips to his underpants this time.*hides* Don’t miss the Hansa Legends concert. ONE NIGHT only! March 10^th, 2012, at the Orlando Stadium, The Jo’!



Yum yum: Usher



Your Child’s Game – It’s time to get out of ‘Dead Beat Daddy’ mode my hun! Honest to goodness, there are way too many children growing up without fathers. You need to be present in your child’s life. Physically and emotionally! The monthly cheques are not going to cut it. A real father shows his love by being present. No amount of money can ever replace that. It doesn’t matter whether you get along with the mother of your child or not. Go to your child’s soccer match, recital, School concert...whatever! Step up to the plate and do the right thing. For the sake of your child. Thanks!

 There you go! Happy 2012 hunnies!! :)

-By Ngeti Dlamini aka SereNgeti

xoxo
Images: Burnasone, Everyjoe