Friday, December 30, 2011
How I Made It” Episode 4 – Felita Harris
She’s elegant, poised and about her business, and according to Felita Harris, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Donna Karan International, belief is to thank for her successful career in fashion. “I learned to be comfortable, grateful and thankful for the moment—I believed that I would not let myself down,” admits the tenacious fashion executive who got her start at Neiman Marcus back in 1996 and since then has worked with big labels such as Armani, Nordstrom and Piazza Sempione.
Beyoncé Fav 10 songs of 2011
Beyoncé has motherhood on her mind these days, but the pregnant singer took some time out to share her favorite songs of the year. In a post on her official website, B revealed the 10 tracks that she couldn’t get enough of in 2011. The lineup includes her husband, fellow Destiny’s Child diva Kelly Rowland, three songs featuring Lil Wayne, and a surprise or two. Find out who made the B list.
Big Sean feat. Nicki Minaj – “Dance (A$$)”
Future – “Tony Montana”
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Ni**as in Paris”
Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne – “Motivation”
Adele – “Someone Like You”
Drake feat. Lil Wayne – “The Motto”
Rihanna – “Man Down”
Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne – “Look at Me Now”
James Blake – “The Wilhelm Scream”
Frank Ocean – “Novacane”
NAS talks about the Art
This conversation is pretty great. Artworld stars Rashid Johnson and Luis Gispert and Nas discuss Illmatic and their creative processes. They find that there’s so many parallels between painting and rapping. Nas says he feels like he needs to always do the unexpected and is always trying to do something different with his music. He mentions drawing inspirations from everyday conversations and art. He concludes by revealing that he always envied the painter’s life.
presented as part 1 of Spotify’s Music Loves Art Series via Vice
Watch the video after the jump, plus check out more footage of Nas selling his first painting for 14k at this year’s Art Basel show in Miami.
Chris Draft Loses Wife 1 month after Wedding
This is such a sad story. Former NFL player Chris Draft lost his wife Keasha one month after their wedding. Keasha Rutledge-Draft passed away from cancer. Read more and check the video after the jump.
35-year-old Chris Draft married the love of his life, Keasha, in a touching ceremony November 27th in Atlanta. The bride was battling cancer and used a wheelchair to meet her groom down the aisle. But amazingly walked the last few steps, as seen in their wedding video below.
35-year-old Chris Draft married the love of his life, Keasha, in a touching ceremony November 27th in Atlanta. The bride was battling cancer and used a wheelchair to meet her groom down the aisle. But amazingly walked the last few steps, as seen in their wedding video below.
Rihanna's 'Loud' tour brings in $90 Million Dollars
Riri battled through a brief hospitalization in November due to severe exhaustion to complete the 78 city, 6-month tour, which hit North America, South America and Europe.
The trek bested tours by heavy hitters such as Sade, Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. The only female artist with a higher 2011 tour gross was Taylor Swift, who raked in $104 million to place 4th on the list.
Only one rap tour managed to crack the top 25. Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" trek grossed $48.3 million to earn the No. 23 spot.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
5 Champagne-Based Cocktails 4 NYE
Raspberry Bellini
1. Muddle the raspberries (6), sugar (2 tsp) and lime juice (just a dash) in a cocktail shaker.
2. Fill with ice and add the Leblon cachaca (2 oz)
3. Shake vigorously.
4. Strain into a Champagne flute.
5. Top with Champagne.
Mandarin Cocktail
Pour mandarin liqueur (1 oz) into a champagne flute; top with champagne (4 oz). Twist clementine peel over glass and gently drop into cocktail.
Amore Frizzante
1. Pour the Van Gogh vodka (1 oz), GranGala Triple Orange Liquer (1/2 oz) and peach nectar (1/2 oz) into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a Champagne flute.
4. Top with Prosecco sparkling wine.
5. Garnish with a slice of peach and two raspberries.
Party Mimosa
Stir together apricot-mango nectar (12 oz), pineapple juice (12 oz), cold water (3/4 cup), and orange juice concentrate (6 oz) in a large pitcher until combined. Pour in bottle of sparkling wine (750 ml) just before serving.
Annex Theater Champagne Cocktail
Place the sugar cube (1) into a Champagne flute, and drop the Angostura bitters (just a dash) onto the sugar. Fill the flute with Champagne (5 oz), and serve. Do not stir.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Jeezy Sells 200K 1st week Sales
After numerous delays Young Jeezy's fourth studio album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, was released on December 20. With final numbers counted the album moved 233,000 units. Good enough to place 3rd on the Billboard 200 chart.
Adele's 21 shows no sign of slowing down. The album placed No. 2 on the charts with it's biggest sales week yet, moving 399,000 copies to push it's 2011 total to 5.68 million according to Billboard.
Michael Buble's Christmas album claimed the top spot on the charts, selling 467,000 copies.
Common's The Dreamer/The Believer sold 69,000 units, landing at the No. 18 spot.
Tsunami in Japan inside a car
This is probably the most shocking video i have seen of the Tsunami that happened earlier this year in Japan,
U see a man jump out his car which turned out to be a big mistake, i dont think he survived after you see the car that shot this video being elevated to about 4 to 6 feet off ground level,
U see a man jump out his car which turned out to be a big mistake, i dont think he survived after you see the car that shot this video being elevated to about 4 to 6 feet off ground level,
FreeSol - Fascinated ft. Justin Timberlake, Timbaland
I am really feeling this track i think Timbo & J.T are onto something.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
John Legend Engaged 2 Chrissy Teigen
Over the past four years, John Legend and his model girlfriend Chrissy Teigen have been spotted at events and red carpets across the country, and over the holidays Legend made the union official by proposing to Teigen. The couple confirmed the news in a statement to People. "John Legend and his girlfriend, model Chrissy Teigen, got engaged over the holidays while vacationing in the Maldives," a rep confirmed.
People reports that while little else is known about how they celebrated the good news, Legend will be in Las Vegas this weekend performing at the Pearl at the Palms on New Year's Eve.
"We validate or shut down whatever each of us is doing," Legend told People in May about how the pair help style one another. "[It's] all of the time. We were together when we picked out our clothes today. She's better [at it]. It's harder to dress a woman — there are so many options and accessories. For guys we only have so many elements."
The couple began dating in 2007. Teigen is best known for her work as a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. It's a big week for Legend, who will also celebrate his birthday Wednesday.
The 32-year-old performer is current recording material for his upcoming fifth studio album.
props
MTV
Monday, December 26, 2011
Fat Joe feat. Chris Brown "Another Round"
I been spinning this track for almost 2 weeks straight
I love this joint.
Chris Brown seems to have become the go to guy for Hooks
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Odd Christmas - Kanye West Jay Z Lil Wayne Drake
This is a Hilarious Video,
They r mocking all the top hip hop songs of the year
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Weeknd "Echoes Of Silence" New mixtape
New mixtape FROM The Weeknd
This probably the best kept secret going into 2012.
This probably the best kept secret going into 2012.
Floyd Mayweather gets 90 days in jail
Floyd Mayweather is heading to jail after pleading guilty Wednesday in Las Vegas Justice Court to misdemeanor battery domestic violence and harassment charges.
Mayweather was sentenced to six months in Clark County jail, but three months of the sentence was suspended. He must surrender to authorities on Jan. 6, 2012.
The 34-year-old boxer had agreed to a plea deal to avoid trial on felony allegations that he battered his three children and their mother, Josie Harris. He must also pay a $2,500 fine, complete 100 hours of community service in addition to a 12-month domestic-violence counseling class.
“One unique aspect of this case that I think is different than many others that I see on a regular basis is the extent to which this happened in front of children old enough to understand what’s happening,” Judge Melissa Saragosa told Mayweather immediately before handing down the sentence. “These were not infants. These were children in the report listed as 11 and 9 years old.”
Mayweather Sentencing
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Democratic Republic Of Congo Bans Text Messaging!!
Deaf people in the Democratic Republic of Congo say a ban on texting threatens their lives because they no longer receive warnings of violence.
The government banned SMS messages more than a week ago to preserve “public order” following disputed elections.
President Joseph Kabila was declared the winner, but his main rival, Etienne Tshisekedi, rejected the result.
There are an estimated 1.4 million deaf people in DR Congo, which is recovering from years of conflict.
Last month’s elections were the second since the 1998-2003 war which claimed about four million lives.
Four people were killed in the capital, Kinshasa, after Mr Kabila’s victory was announced. He is due to be inaugurated for a second term next week.
The official results gave him 49% of the vote against 32% for Mr Tshisekedi.
The opposition says they plan to organise mass protests, alleging the polls had been rigged.
‘Disturbing’
“Since 3 December, we’ve been unhappy,” said Pastor Kisangala, the deaf community’s religious minister in the capital, Kinshasa.
“We’re finding it very hard to communicate. All our communications used to go through SMS messages,” he says.
I met him as a centre for deaf and mute people in Kinshasa that I had visited to guage reactions to the election.
A group of friends at the centre kept giving their SMS service another try, switching on their mobile phones, typing a message, hitting send… but transmission still failed.
Interior Minister Adolphe Lumanu said he had been “forced to suspend all cellular [mobile phone] text messaging services to preserve public order” because they had been used to “incite ethnic hatred, insurrection and xenophobia” around the 28 November presidential and parliamentary elections.
The measure means deaf Congolese people have been condemned to indefinite isolation.
“Our members are scattered across the city, some are ill in hospital, others are dying. Without communication we don’t even know about it,” Mr Kisangala said.
“Few of them have been coming here, whereas with text messages, many used to come to church here on a Sunday.”
As electoral violence spread across Kinshasa in the days following the election, deaf people could not hear gunfire and were dependent on family and friends to tell them when it was safe to go out.
“When shooting started in the city I wanted to contact those who were sleeping here and tell them not to go out,” said Freddy Mata, the co-ordinator of a cultural centre for deaf people.
“I tried to contact them but messages didn’t go through. Then I remembered text messaging had been suspended. It was very disturbing.”
Essential tool
The community groups who support deaf people have been losing touch with each other.
Four people were killed in Kinshasa after results were declared
The president of the Deaf People’s Association in Kinshasa, Ngoy Mwanza, said he only heard about a deaf person being beaten up during electoral turmoil several days after the incident.
The Dark Knight Rises
8 years after the Dark Night and the death of the Joker and Harvey Dent, a time of peace in Gotham has given its population a false sense of security. Police Commissioner Gordon is on his way out, while a new menace awaits to strike fear into the heart of a peaceful Gotham City.
A new masked villain named Bane appears, a clear contrast to the Joker, as he is cold, calculating, and is seen destroying a whole football stadium mid game, then releasing and arming prisoners with automatic weapons.
This action packed trailer further solidifies the Dark Knight franchise as the best in modern comic films, and Christopher Nolan as the genre's premier director. Personally, I can't wait! In Theatres July 2012
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
CÎROC Luck Be a Lady (Short Film)
Diddy stars in a brand new extended commercial for CIROC Ultra Premium. The clip also features Frank Vincent, Eva Pigford, Michael K. Williams, Aaron Paul, Dania Ramirez,Jessica White and Jesse Williams.
LLOYD Feat TREY SONGZ & YOUNG JEEZY – BE THE ONE
Ladies this song is super sexy
Wat a way 2 end the year on a sexy tip like this
Monday, December 19, 2011
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