BOSSIP hosted an “Insecure” Finale Watch party at The Gathering Spot in Atlanta Sunday September 10th that included a Battle of the Sexes convo with Bossip Editors Danielle Canada, Alex Ford, Jason Lee and Aiesha Letman as well as a post show recap with actors Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji. The event was attended by about 50 guests including BOSSIP Managing Editor Janeé Bolden, SVP Content Marve Frazier, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Tyler Does, Al Madrigal, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Satchel Jester and Isaac Hayes III, as well as The Gathering Spot co-founders Ryan Wilson and TK Petersen. Check out more photos on the flip!
Happy muhfuggin Valentine’s Day! Nicki Minaj Posts Instagram Pic In A Bikini A picture is worth a thousand words, and an enhanced a$$ is worth 10 times that in cold hard cash. So without further ado… Apparently Nicki took this picture to help promote her fellow NYC rapper French Montana’s new single “Freaks” on which she guest appears. Now THAT’S love. Image via Instagram
Today is the day all dudes with suspect game dread like the plague, Valentine’s Day. No doubt instead of say Al Green, Marvin Gaye or Isaac Hayes, various Hip-Hop love ballads will be dusted off and played on this day. But, they don’t all have to be syrupy simp anthems. Continue
‘I hadn’t paid my dues to music, and so I went and started studying theory,’ Wu-Tang beatmaker tells Mixtape Daily. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Adam Murphy RZA Photo: MTV News Behind the Beats: RZA RZA can chop a sample with the best of them. The chief Wu-Tang producer has flipped samples from Isaac Hayes and Gladys Knight to make classic hip-hop records like “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Can It Be All So Simple,” but it was a random encounter while buying music equipment that changed the Abbot’s entire perspective on sampling music. “The first thing happened was that I was at a music store buying equipment,” RZA told Mixtape Daily. “I went platinum, I became a millionaire, I was probably feeling myself egotistically, going to Sam Ash to buy a whole bunch of equipment, and a regular musician stopped me because people were giving me attention, ‘That’s RZA, that’s RZA.’ And this guy said, ‘You’re ruining music.’ ” Of course, a young RZA was taken aback at first. “He’s a musician, but because of sampling, he can’t get a job. Because of drum machines, his drummer can’t get no work. He said, ‘You’re not a real musician.’ I said, ‘What you mean I’m not a real musician? I got a platinum album.’ He said, ‘You’re not a real musician. You don’t know nothing about music.’ ” It was at that point that RZA’s outlook began to change. “He was right. I couldn’t tell him what a C note was. So he challenged me, basically,” he said. Feeling inspired, the Wu-beat banger started to study music theory and began to craft sample-free tracks. That, coupled with multiple lawsuits that he faced for reworking compositions from others, led to RZA’s growth. “It’s unfair sometimes for us to have success on things when we haven’t paid our dues,” he said. “So even though I paid my dues to hip-hop, I hadn’t paid my dues to music, and so I went and started studying theory.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Artists RZA Wu-Tang Clan
BET networks has now given us ten years of the BET Awards Show . As usual there were many conversation points throughout the broadcast. From Kevin Hart’s hilarious hosting to the outfits (did you see Cee-Lo’s wig and Rick Ross’s curtain shirt?) viewers were given plenty to chat ( and Tweet ) about. Here are some of the notable performances from the 2011 BET Awards. Jill Scott shows off her “Rolling Hills” to Idris Elba Chris Brown makes us all “Look At Him Now.” Alicia Keys heats things up with Bruno Mars and Rick Ross. Trey Songz and Kelly Rowland look quite motivated. MJB reminds us why she is the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul R.I.P Tributes To Nate Dogg, Gil Scott-Heron and Clarence Clemons. RIP211626225543 by yardie4lifever2 Beyonce beamed in live via satellite from the Glastonbury Festival in England. Bey21162623163 by yardie4lifever2 Nicki Minaj & Britney Spears Get Into Altercation At Femme Fatale Tour?! BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #44: Isaac Hayes Wins Academy Award For “Shaft” Score 1972 FACT OF THE DAY: Tupac Shakur Studied Ballet
BET networks has now given us ten years of the BET Awards Show . As usual there were many conversation points throughout the broadcast. From Kevin Hart’s hilarious hosting to the outfits (did you see Cee-Lo’s wig and Rick Ross’s curtain shirt?) viewers were given plenty to chat ( and Tweet ) about. Here are some of the notable performances from the 2011 BET Awards. Jill Scott shows off her “Rolling Hills” to Idris Elba Chris Brown makes us all “Look At Him Now.” Alicia Keys heats things up with Bruno Mars and Rick Ross. Trey Songz and Kelly Rowland look quite motivated. MJB reminds us why she is the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul R.I.P Tributes To Nate Dogg, Gil Scott-Heron and Clarence Clemons. RIP211626225543 by yardie4lifever2 Beyonce beamed in live via satellite from the Glastonbury Festival in England. Bey21162623163 by yardie4lifever2 Nicki Minaj & Britney Spears Get Into Altercation At Femme Fatale Tour?! BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #44: Isaac Hayes Wins Academy Award For “Shaft” Score 1972 FACT OF THE DAY: Tupac Shakur Studied Ballet
Makeup, hair care and skin care products aren’t the only tools we use to help us express who we are, we also prettify ourselves with an array of perfumes (not worn all at once I hope) to tell the world who we are without speaking a word. Spring/Summer 2011 brings to market even more choices of scents that awaken your senses and two of those are HueKnewIt.com’s product picks starting wi th Cotton T-Shirt by Clean ($69, sephora .com). Like the simple iconic white t-shirt as written about in the book “ Tommy Hilfiger by Tommy Hilfiger ,” it’s simple in design and forever a mainstay in many of our closets because of it’s ease, so what better way to capture unpretentiousness in a bottle. To imagine what this fragrance smells like, just close your eyes and think of a freshly laundered tee – how uncomplicated! Bergamot , cotton flower, rosewood and sheer amber are only a few of the notes that make this airy scent a joy to wear. Click Update: Summer ’11 Perfume Round Up to see what Marc Jacob’s thinks you should be wearing this summer. My post Sunscreen Isn’t Just For White People touched on the need for everyone to wear sunscreen and today’s giveaway supports this important topic. To enter giveaway : One HB reader will win these three products from Aveeno : Hydrosport Sunblock Spray SPF 85, Hydrosport Sunblock Lotion SPF 85, Hydrosport Sunblock Spray SPF 50 and a towel! 1. You must be a Twitter Follower ( @ hueknewit ). 2. Once you’ve followed, send an email to gregorie@hueknewit.com with twitter name. 3. Already a follower? Then you’re automatically entered for a SECOND chance to win. Just refer a friend to follow me and send email to gregorie @ hueknewit .com with your twitter name and who you referred. Winner will be announced the week of June 27 th on hellobeautiful .com. And don’t forget to subscribe for your weekly Hue Knew It beauty fix & get in on product giveaways! Hue Knew It? I did .
Britney Spears “Femme Fatale” Tour hit LA at the staple center last night and from what twitter was talking, she rocked the house. You already know Nicki Minaj is on tour with the pop star and after her set she came out to perform “Til’ The World Ends” Remix with Britney. Check out the performance below. Related Post: Nicki Minaj & Britney Spears Get Into Altercation At Femme Fatale Tour?! Lil’ Mama Says Nicki Minaj Copied Her Style Nicki Minaj & Britney Spears Get Into Altercation At Femme Fatale Tour?! BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #44: Isaac Hayes Wins Academy Award For “Shaft” Score 1972 FACT OF THE DAY: Tupac Shakur Studied Ballet
