Archive for January, 2006

Music Notes

Posted by Fresh on January 25, 2006

Music Notes

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Hey Rhonetta, Janice Combs wants her wig back. Thanks in advance. Not only can she not sing she is also a damn criminal. Check out Dlisted for more details and CL for another lovely glamour shot.

I Always Thought Brandy Look Like An Alien But Damn

Brandy Norwood, the actress and musician best known solely by her first name, is extending her talents into the video game world. She will provide her voice and likeness, and help develop the story line for a sci-fi/action game that will ship in the first quarter of 2007. The game comes from Matty/Markus Games, a Los Angeles-based firm founded by director Matty Rich (”Straight Out of Brooklyn”) and video game veteran Frederic Markus (”Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.”) Brandy, who has sold more than 14 million albums worldwide, also will develop an original soundtrack for the as-yet-untitled game. Besides hearing this exclusive music in the new game, the release schedule calls for the CD of the soundtrack to go on sale right before the video game ships. (more via Rich)

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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Posted by Fresh on January 25, 2006

Were you wondering the story behind this photo?

Well, wait no more.They were taken at a convenient store in Alpharetta, Georgia and proves that the singer is back on crack or something.

The word is that Whitney Houston is back on crack. Jamal Mitchell of Marietta, Georgia emailed us photos that he took with the singer. “The once-stunning Grammy winner was photographed at an Atlanta gas station at 4 a.m. one morning last month, looking disheveled and bizarre in pajama bottoms, and a $50,000 fur coat and a messy wig.

Jamal: I was pumping gas and noticed her driving up in a Porsche Cheyenne SUV. She was alone as she pulled into the parking lot of the convenient store near GA 400 in Alpharetta. I told my partner, “Yo man, that’s Whitney Houston! ” She got out of the vehicle and purchased 5 or 6 packs of cigarettes. approached her and asked if I could take a picture. She said, “Sure, Do you have a camera?” I ran to my car where my camera was and she took three pictures with me. She was nice, but she wasn’t the Whitney Houston I was use to seeing on TV and in music videos. She was very thin too and her breath smelled like liquor and smoke. (thanks Mo!)

The Good

The Los Angeles middle school attended by high-profile attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. will be renamed in his honor, officials said. The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to rename the 1,900-student Mt. Vernon Middle School after the attorney best known for representing O.J. Simpson. (more)

The Bad

“I’ve been in the closet with it for a while,” says Federline. “I don’t know, guess I would have to say I’m the rookie of the year.”Besides a guest appearance from rapper Petey Pablo, Federline says there will be no guest stars on his upcoming album. Nor will the album be produced by any major industry producers, and he doesn’t yet have a record label — a curiosity, since, given his wife’s A-list status, he could have used her connections to get a deal. The first single was released through Yahoo Music Unlimited.

The Ugly

New York Knicks team president Isiah Thomas is accused of sexual harassment and discrimination by one of the team’s former front-office employees in a federal lawsuit. Anucha Browne Sanders claims Thomas made unwanted sexual advances toward her and refused to stop, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. Thomas and Madison Square Garden are listed as the defendants in the lawsuit, which charges them with. (more)

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Blog Watch

Posted by Fresh on January 25, 2006

Blog Watch

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Will Smith Is Gangsta, Nigga Please

Posted by Fresh on January 24, 2006

Respect Will Smith’s Gangsta

Lately it seems like nothing can go right for Bow Wow, the 18-year old, multi-platinum, self-proclaimed “Ohio playa”, as in the last week he has been belittled by some of the game’s current artists and moguls. “…Yea, Paul Wall did Grillz”, the no longer “Lil” Bow Wow said on a Philadelphia radio station. But surprisingly at another time on the same show, when asked about doing his grill, Paul Wall said, “What? Nah. Ain’t nothin’ like that. I aint even know he old enough. I think I would still have to get his parents permission.”

Another interview by another Philadelphia area radio station placed Will Smith with the “job” of answering to Bow Wow’s accusations of being a bubble gum rapper. But Smith refused to respond saying that, “A grown man don’t answer to no child. I’m a grown ass man. I cut records before his momma let somebody cut to have him.” Smith also added, “My worst movie (Wild Wild West) grossed almost twice as your best movie (Like Mike). Check the records and read a book young man.”

Nigga Please

Do you love MASTER P? Do you love DANCING WITH THE STARS? Do you love the man also know as a Rap artist, music industry mogul and accomplished athlete? Do you also love his adorable partner Ashly DelGrosso (who thought she a goner the first week out)? Then click here to visit Keep-P-Dancing.com. Seriously.

Master P has a message for today’s youth. “I wanna show kids, ‘Do something else wit your life, you don’t gotta [succumb to the streets]. I’ve never danced before. I grew up in the ghetto. I just want to show kids they can try something new. Most kids in these communities live until they’re 18 or 19. If I made it out, they can make it out. I want to show them some change.”

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Kanye Is Black Jesus, Quote of the Day

Posted by Fresh on January 24, 2006

Move Over Oprah, There Is A New Black Jesus In Town

My mouth dropped like Superhead at a Murder Inc party when I saw this on Dlisted. This is what Kanye had to say about his favorite subject - - himself:


“I’m the most controversial artist this year. . .”

“I’m saying that as an observation, not as a stunt; from the outside looking in, you know?”

“You should give it to me because I’m doing my job . . .”

“I’m making good music, and it’s interesting and changing the world and everything, so you put me on the cover. I appreciate it. I don’t want to come off, like, ungracious, but I feel like I had to fight to get on these covers.”

The sad thing is I’m probably going to buy the magazine now.

Quote of the Day

“I’ve seen a lot of myself [recently], especially with Usher,” he notes. “He basically did my whole show — he does my whole show as if it was me [onstage]. I guess that’s what kept my name out there. Him and Omarion are the two artists I can say have a lot of my flavor.” - Bobby Brown, mtv.com. Also check out the picture of the day. Observe’s Natalia’s little finger, how sweet.

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Freshly Squeezed Flicks

Posted by Fresh on January 24, 2006

Freshly Squeezed Flicks

Last time we saw Tocarra in a Black men’s magazine she was looking like a damn fool but there is always room for redemption. Photoshopped or not I like the pictures much more than her last spread. Visit CL for the flicks from her appearance in King.

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I’m not sure where Naomi was walking off to. Maybe slap-a-bitch-in-the-chest-anonymous, eh? Who knows.

Solange and Elise Neal are two people I wouldn’t expect to see in the club together. Were there any remotely attractive guys in the spot? From the look of things it wasn’t! Check out Indmix.com for more pictures.

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Leftover Porkchops

Posted by Fresh on January 24, 2006

Leftover Porkchops

- It’s that favorite time of year again when huge Hollywood names put away their wallets and rack up on goodies for free. The always sophisticated Ruby Dee did a little shopping around as did Tracey Edmonds.

- Go away already.

- NBC does not care about black people.

- Amen Dlisted! Li’l Richard does need a new wig.

- Nas signs with Def Jam.

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Buzz Notes

Posted by Fresh on January 23, 2006

Buzz Notes

I’m going to hell for that.

Aretha Franklin will join New Orleans singer Aaron Neville in performing the national anthem at next month’s Super Bowl. They will be accompanied by another veteran New Orleans musician, pianist Dr. John. “The combination of all three should present a very memorable performance,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Detroit Free Press. Franklin, Neville and a 150-person backing choir will sing to a taped vocal track to be recorded in Detroit several days before the Feb. 5 game at Detroit’s Ford Field, the Free Press reported on its website. (more)

Jacki-O Is One Poe Girl

Jacki-O, who scored a hit with the sexually charged rap “Nookie,” has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, declaring debts totaling $144,225 and assets of only $1,340. According to the Miami Herald, Jacki-O (born Angela Kohn), filed bankruptcy late last year, not only to clear herself of debts owed to the IRS and merchants like Verizon and Bally’s Total Fitness, but also to be released from her recording contract with Miami’s Poe Boy Entertainment. A spokesman for TVT Records says that while Jacki-O’s petition seeks to free her from obligations with Poe Boy Entertainment, she is not leaving TVT Records. “An artist would like to live a very fabulous lifestyle,” the sexy female rapper told the Miami Herald. “But it takes money to look like money.” The female rapper best known for battling Foxy Brown on wax as well as in a rumored studio fight, Jacki-O released her first album Poe Little Rich Girl (Poe Boy/TVT) in 2004.

When I first read this I laughed to myself. This is coming from the same chick who claimed that “pussy paid her bills” right? Obviously her cooter wasn’t too hot then. Poe Boy Entertainment, ya’ll.

Rewind

Like many of you I was glued to my television Friday to watch Oprah’s interview with Jaimee Foxworth. Hated it! Oprah claimed that she didn’t watch any of Jamie’s movies for herself but I think that’s a lie. Like my homeboy Chris told me the other night, people think that she is black Jesus but that’s another post. Couldn’t you just imagine Oppy and Gayle sitting down watching “Baby Got Back 53″ together sharing a tub of popcorn? That doesn’t sound too far fetched to me. The interview didn’t really shed any new light on the whole ordeal. If you watched Jamiee’s interview on 20/20 last year then you didn’t miss much at all. So what did you think of the show?

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