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Well looks like the rumors were true, Bey & Jay got the party started last night at the 2014 Grammy Awards!  Some thought the performance was a little too naughty!  I guess they missed seeing her new videos.  That should have given a clue to what kind of performance we could have expected!

There were a lot of unexpected moments including performances and award winners!  But thank God for DVR and LL Cool J’s lips!  I am sorry but half way through the show I somehow became so disenchanted that I had to take a nap. But after my little nap I was able to rewind and catch right back up.  During my little doze I did miss the return of the Geriatric Country Reunion with Willie Nelson and The Good Ole’ Boys!  Glad I slept through that!

Some other disturbing moments for me were as much as I love Pink, I am afraid she needs to learn some new tricks and I thought Lorde was having some type of psychotic episode during her performance.  I woke up with “Royal” in my head.  Not good!  And you know I cannot leave Pharrell out, Mr. Park Ranger in capris himself!  All I can say is, artists are truly free spirits but in need of better stylists!  But he has all the Grammy’s so who am I to judge!

And one of the best performances during the night was Daft Punk, including Stevie Wonder, Pharrell and Mr. Le Freak himself, Nile Rodgers!  Made you want to  go and “get lucky”  last night!  Love the song, but can someone please explain to me the concept of these French men with Darth Vader masks on!  All I know is they must have been hot as heck!

                 

 

I did enjoy the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “going to the chapel” performance.  I wasn’t sure what was going on with Madonna looking like a cowgirl on crack acting as if she had stage fright! Thank God Queen Latifah was the hype girl!  Guess she knew Madonna needed some help!

Speaking of hype- so was the Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons performance!  I do hope after the Grammy’s someone pulled Taylor Swift aside and told her not to ever dance like that again!

 

 

But all in all the Grammy Awards were once again unforgettable and still political.  No award for Blurred Lines and Kendrick Lamar or anyone else for that matter!  But that is why we have the Soul Train Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards!  You can’t get robbed there at least not too badly!  

 

 

 

Written By

Cynthia Rogers

 

I was really impressed the other day when watching BET’s 106& Park that the Queen Bey had three video’s on their playlist. It made me more curious about her album. I can say that she has definitely made a major come back after taking her time off “to live her life” as she admittedly said in her song Bow Down which cause quite the roar when it was released earlier in 2013. That was just the tip of the iceberg believe me! I really dig alot of the songs on this new album. I even went to her site  and previewed all the videos and alot of them are pretty tight!

 

I definitely have some of my very own favorites.I’m feeling her message in the song Pretty Hurts. It is definitely a word to the young ladies of America. Y’all should definitely listen to “the Queen” on that one. Forreal! Another one I really like is Drunk In Love, in  which she collaborated with her hubby (JayZ) on. I also love Jealous.  But that song makes me wonder just what was goin on in the Carter household when she wrote that. And the track Rocket is just dripping sexy all over the speakers. Although I really felt uncomfortable listening to it with my teenage daughters. It’s a lil too sexy for them in my opinion. I have also taken a liking to the jazzy old skool feel of Blow. And think we all can relate to No Angel.I enjoy the attitude of upbeat rap/ lyrics of Partician and Yonce . Damn she can rap and sing. And she can dance and not to mention beautiful. What can’t she do…right?

My next favorite is Mine featuring none other than the multi- talented pretty boy of Hip Hop Drake! LOOOOOOOOOOOVE that song. I actually HAD to make that my ring tone for my special someone. I have grown to like  Bow Down which she ingeniously  teamed up with Flawless which is my SHIZZZZNIT! I love walking around singin “I look so GOOD TONITE” (In my best Beyonce voice.) I also enjoy the melody that she has on her album with Frank Ocean called SuperPower.

The song Heaven almost had me convinced that the rumors about Queen Bey being in the Illuminati are false. However the pyramid earrings that she sports in the Ghost video  just went ahead and put me back onto my primary beliefs. However I don’t understand why if she is in “the secret society” she is singing about “Heaven couldn’t wait.” Wouldn’t she be singing about Hell? Well I don’t know but it is a very deep song that touches on loss and I definitely can feel her on that!

The finale with baby Blue is absolutely adorable and damn can that baby talk good just to be turning 2. What kind of specialist do the Carters got working with her? Well with all the money up in that household I know they can afford the best. And just for the record while we’re on the topic of Lil Miss Blue Ivy Carter…yes I’m goin there…Thank God that Baby Blue looks like her gorgeous Momma instead of her Daddy. I’m Just Sayin!

Well my summary of the album as a whole is that the Queen has definitely still got it! I feeling damn near every song on the album. Some are now even on my daily play list.

1)      Pretty Hurts

2)      Ghost

3)      Haunted

4)      Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)

5)      No Angel

6)      Yonce

7)      Blow

8)      Partition

9)      Jealous

10)  Rocket

11)  Mine (feat. Drake)

12)  XO

13)  Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)

14)  Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean)

15)  Heaven

16)  Blue (feat. Blue Ivy)

And although I can’t find this right now on my playlist. I believe that me favorite of her new videos is Grown Woman. I just want to know how they took all of those old home videos and made her mouth  and dance moves match up with the song! However it was done I find that video cute as hell! I can’t find the video they are showing on 106& Park so you guys will have to tune in to see it. Here’s one I found online but it’s not near as cute. This one leaves out all the shots of her as a lil girl.

Leave a comment and let your girl know what your opinion of the album is! Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolla!

D Queen

Jay Z Dropped

We have your product so there’s no need to celebrate your black ass. That is what Barneys is saying to rapper Jay Z. His new line is to debut this Wednesday and instead of throwing the huge party to celebrate his launch they said sorry due to unforeseen circumstances we have to cancel. Now I know he seriously is feeling like a donkey’s ass. After he adamantly stood by this conglomerate after they openly treated his own like trash they turned him down just like the customers. I feel like an I told you so are in order. Mind you he wouldn’t have profited off this deal but neither will Barneys now that Jay switched and said all of the proceeds will go to his foundation. Wonder if that had anything to do with it? Hmm….

Race Themed Films Soar

Black people can’t have shit without others messing our glory time up huh? The Best Man Holiday debuted this past weekend and instead of being happy a movie did well USA Today had to point out that ‘Holiday Nearly Beat Thor as Race Themed Films Soar’.

What the what?!

How in the hell is that race themed? And what was the point of pointing that out as if we don’t know that the cast is pretty much all black. Like there is no way black people can make a decent movie that could actually pull in numbers. And they wonder why we have to have separate awards show to acknowledge our own cause Massa won’t let us play in the big house. Damn shame! How would they feel if we put some ish like White Ass Films Tops the Charts Again? We can’t be a feel good movie but a race themed movie. That’s like saying, you’re pretty for a dark skinned chick! Not buying it.

K. Michelle’s Monkey on Display

I swear I almost threw up in my mouth when I saw the leaked picture of K. Michelle in some flesh colored tights with her monkey sending smooches to her fans as she is performing on stage. My thing is the excuse homegirl gave after everyone dogged her. She claimed the photo was snicker, snicker….Photoshopped. That’s a lie because a YouTube video has surfaced of the performance and it clearly shows there was no photoshopping involved, nice try boo. Your friends and designer need to be fired. How does one not know they are experiencing camel toeitis? That happened to me once and I knew it because it felt like my picacho was swallowing up the material; what I’m saying is it didn’t feel right. That’s like when a person’s ass crack is exposed. Didn’t you get the sensation of a cool breeze going through your ass crack? K. Michelle just sit it down.

Put a Ring On It

Cuffing season is in full effect. Congrats to Kelly Rowland because she just got engaged to her manager Tim Witherspoon. Go ‘head girl!

NeNe Leakes Hospitalizaed

Faux celebrity reality star NeNe Leakes was hospitalized over the weekend however no one knew until after she was discharged and she posted a pic of herself in the hospital for sympathy points. She realized no one has been talking about her so she decided to conjure up a reason for sympathy points. She claims it exhaustion but for what? Being Mr. Ed’s double?

Oops He Did it Again

George Zimmerman was arrested. This time for domestic violence to his new boo. The 911 call released with her saying he broke her table then pulled a sawed off shotgun on her. He doesn’t get eligible for bail unlike when he shot and killed Trevon Martin but is it just me but the most disturbing part of this story is the fact that he has a girlfriend? What thirsty chick decided to roll with him?! And you get what you deserve. She knew what she was getting into so why complain now?

Marital Unbliss?

Keyshia and her husband are going thru it. Her husband had no problem displaying his foolishness on social media. While in Houston Boobie made it rain dollarz in a strip club then recorded the whole thing posting it for all to see. Normally I wouldn’t give a damn but I find it ironic and funny how Keyshia tries to come off like her ish don’t stank and tweet about other celebrity’s life (i.e. Beyonce) when hers is not about ish. I also find her response to everyone’s two-cents hilarious. Keyshia posted a pic on Instagram of Steve Urkel with the words ‘I ain’t worried about nothing!’ Yeah ok, who are you foolin’?

Drake a Hot Commodity?

When someone has the illusion of being taken everyone else wants a piece of that ass. Drake just was seen all hugged up with Rihanna during his tour now he was seen with sexy ass Lenny Kravitz’s daughter Zoe. Sources say they were all cuddled up at Gjelina restaurant in Venice! Damn, if that place don’t scream out ‘let me hit it’. Do your thang big pimpin. I still won’t jump on the bandwagon, he too emotional and sensitive for me.

Peace and luv!

Posted from none other than your favorite writer’s favorite writer Ms Talia

Terrence Howard Bragging About Bey’s Box

I know somewhere Jay is yelling high yellow nigga shut your ass up! Everyone is coming out the woodwork claiming to have or almost have smashed Bey. Thirsty ass Terrence Howard admitted while obviously in a drunken stupor that he almost smashed Beyonce when she was with Destiny’s Child. He said once her friend came along he went with her instead. Really? Now remember back in 2005 he got a lapdance from Beyonce on stage. That was a payback for him dissing her for ger friend. In her head she was saying yeah fool look at the shit you walked away from! When asked did he try to get with her again that night he immediately said, no Jay would have killed me. Jay might do it anyway just for opening his mouth. I can see his lukewarm career ending as we speak.

Onto The Next Deal

Speaking of Jay z he reallt is not letting go of this Barney’s clothing line deal is he? He has decided to donate 100% proceeds to his The Shawn Carter Foundation instead of the 25% he originally had. Is he wrong? It doesn’t matter what I think because at the end of the day neither gives a damn about my ass. However something is telling me he shook hands with the devil with this deal.

Yeah I’m Mad Now

This is just depressing ladies. My sexy ass future husband Idris Alba is expecting a baby with this girl named Naiyana Garth. Congrats I suppose (yeah I’m hating). I guess I’ll let this slide since I can’t have anymore kids but Naiyana I’m gone need my boo back asap.

A Lovey Dovey Breezy

Chris Breezy is making his rounds since leaving rehab earlier this week. He wants everyone to know him and Rih are through. But who is he trying to convince? Last night in L.A. Chris and Karrueche went to support singer Jhene Aiko’s at her Sailing Out release party. He looked all calm, cool and collected in all the pictures. That don’t fool me though. I know I’m going to get flack for downing this fool and contributing to letting a brotha down but it won’t be long before this fool spaz out again. Watch.

Peace and luv!

Posted from none other than your favorite writer’s favorite writer Ms Talia

Anger Management

I strongly believed his mama had a tiny bit in getting her son Chris Brown into anger management rehab and the other 98% had something to do with the chance that he might be serving a four year stint. Either way it was about damn time he got his ass up in there. Oh what is poor Koochie Tran and Rihanna going to do while their boo is getting help?

Is An Apology Enough

Barney’s is trying their hardest to keep Jay Z from bowing out on the clothing deal they have together. They even issued a heartfelt apology to Mr. Carter for allowing the claims overshadow the foundation that will benefit from the November launch of the clothing line. There have been petitions started in the hopes of getting the rapper’s attention and making him stop the launch. However Jay made it clear he wasn’t backing down without getting the whole story because doing so would put him in the same category as the racists. He also said the kids who will get their education paid for would suffer if he cut out on the deal.

Really? Is that your defense Mr. Knowles? Your pockets are bottomless, just give the money to your foundation. Jay had no problem dissing Crystal and Tommy Kill-a-Nigger, what makes Barneys so different? Didn’t think I’d remember that huh? We don’t believe you, we need more people!

First Comes Luv, Then Comes Marriage

Then comes a baby in Kerry Washington’s carriage. Congrats are definitely in order for the Scandelous star Kerry. Her and her husband just announced they are expecting their first child together. Go ‘head girl!

Ms Tina Got Her Groove Back

Tina Knowles got rid of that extra baggage called an ex-husband and got her damn groove back. And for the first time I have seen Tina smile. Her and her actor boo Richard Lawson stepped out for the first time at a recent red carpet event. Although he could pass for Al Sharpton’s brother they make a cute couple. Look at her now Mathew she getting over you!

Posted from none other than your favorite writer’s favorite writer Ms Talia