Love her!

ANYWAY…jennifer looks real good on the cover…and im glad her boyfriend supports her…happy 2 be her rock…awwwwww

Ms. Hudson looks lovely in this magizine.

J-Hud is on Fiyaaaaaaaaa! Don’t worry girl, we already love you. Just don’t get crazy on us.

Go JHud! Just don’t sell out…..

Love, Love, Love this sister!!!

That’s a lot of weight to go from a 22 to a 12. She looks good and she’s doing big things. I just wish she would stop looking so shocked when people talk to her or give her compliments. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for J-Hud!!! She’s highly favored.

Awwww she is so humble….I love her!!!!

Nice cover and pics! Go girl!

I bought this mag last weekend…I saw her on the cover and snatched it up ASAP!

I haven’t had the time to read it yet though lol…

She looks nice but her her man is Broke down…with a capital B…hahaha!!!! it’s time to upgrade….

I just wish she would stop looking so shocked when people talk to her or give her compliments. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for J-Hud!!! She’s highly favored.

I meant to Cosign with #6, not just straight up jack her comment

shes going to take home the gold so is eddie.

j-hud is the best singer out right now!!!1

and shes not selling her soul for fame like that birth day bitch.

i just cant wait to see her win

she is blessed and more blessing are yet to come from her, lov ya J-Hud

She looks really good in this mag and I love how she doesn’t dwell on the negative stuff. You can tell that she knows she’s blessed, she hasn’t let the awards go to her head.

I thought she said she was a 10. She still looks like a 14 to me, but no big deal. Just tell the truth.

Love her.

Maybe since she has set the record straight, some people will ease up on that stupid, nonexistent feud with Beyonce. She also set the record straight on Oprah the other day. It was a great show!

Go Dreamgirls!

By the end of the year, these same ppl on here praising her will be trying to bring her down. I see the future.

Jennifer has SPOKEN………………

i have this issue j.hud is great congrats on her sucess

SHE LOOKS REAL NICE AND I’M GLAD THERE ISN’T A FEUD WITH HER AND THE OTHER ARTIST FROM DREAMGIRLS.

SHE I SMY ROLE MODEL N EVRYTHING I WANT TO BE!!! SHE IDS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SHE DON’T CARE ABOUT THE SHIT THAT SOME PEOPLE B TALKIN ABOUT HER!!! Y BECAUSE SHE IS TOOOO BLESSED FOR YALL MESSS N SHE DON’;T CARE.. THATS RIGHT JENNIFER , KEPP DOIN YO THING!!!!!

2007 is yours ma!

Shes amazing

carolinawhenyouspeak said:

“I just wish she would stop looking so shocked when people talk to her or give her compliments.”

My mom said the exact same thing! She just needs to tone that down a notch and she’ll be perfect.

#10 You are so wrong for that. LMAO

Jennifer is wonderful! I just hope and pray that all of these people loving her now stay with her through her music career. I know I will be since I’ve been ridin with Jennifer since American Idol.

She is beautiful inside and out. I wish her only the best in all of her endeavors.

as soon as this chick loses weight peopl in here will begin to hate, and counting

THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT GO J HUD!!!

Jhud is cool, congrats to her!!!

I have a subscription to GIANT magazine. Everyone should check it out.If you’re music lover and like to know what goes on behide the scene of the music industry then you would love it!!!!!!

LOVE HER!
Yes 2007 is her year definitely!
I will be first to buy her album when it drops.

I think that J Hud is a good role model and I just hope that she keep up the good work and don’t let the fame go to her head and stay humble

Loving me some Jennifer - does my heart good to see a sister prosper.

MUCH LUCK TO THIS YOUNG LADY JUST STAY HUMBLE!

#10 THAT REALLY WAS NOT NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

She looks nice, but Beyonce is beautiful!!!!

Just sweet and humble. And the comment about her leaving her man…. HELL NO!! Keep the man get rid of any drama that might hold you back.

@35

This is not about Beyonce…Move on to another blog for that subject please.. J Hud is the shyt and this is her blog…I hate when people try to steal her glow.

I meant @ 36.
My bad @ 35..

She looks great. Im happy for her!

Yall know what, I did mean 35. It’s still a little foggy. Still waking up but I meant what I previously stated. J. Hud is the Shyt right now!

I’m already a star! I got 9 Grammys said:
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By the end of the year, these same ppl on here praising her will be trying to bring her down. I see the future.
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And that’s the unfortunate truth.

Justlike she said, the devil is always busy.

She is deserving of all of the accolades, awards and opportunities. Proof that when GOD closes one door [AI], he opens another - or many more.

I dont think we will ever stop loving JHUD. She is a diva. Love her.

@ I’m already a star! I got 9 Grammys said:
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By the end of the year, these same ppl on here praising her will be trying to bring her down. I see the future.

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I rebuke all that negativity in the name of Jesus. The gyrl is blessed (first and foremost and will testify on sight) and talented. Period.

she is beautiful. I really like her. I hope the pressure of hollywood wouldnt make become a stick. She is a 12? wow. I think she is big boned and her height makes her look quite big. She is truly an average woman. I hope they have body shots of her in the magazine because I can only see face shots. They better have body shots as well if not I will know they are insane in the membrane.

No I garuntee give it some time. the same peopel in here praising her will be the ones in here doggin her out. I think the main reason peopl are so vocal in praising Jhud is to spite that other chick from the movie that shall remain nameless. I mean shes just as talented as she was on american idol and she didnt even make it to the top 3 , what happened? B happened. As soon as Jhud loses any more weight and gains more noteriety she will become less relatable then the hate will set in becuase thats what people do.

This girl has such a beautiful spirit - seemingly. I love the fact that she recognizes what’s normal and what isn’t in comparing herself to Hollywood and reality. Stay that way Jen. Others have unfortunately gotten caught up and gone for the knife to fit in only to look jacked up in the end. Love yourself Jen…do you…be you.

GET IT, JHUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shut de hell up courtney

Shut that shit up!! So Damn childish. Jennifer is the ish-

fuck you bitch, dont be talkin shit
you dont know me!!!!!!!!!!!
dont let me see u on the street, bitch!!!!!!!!
now, like i was saying…….
GET IT, JHUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FUCKIN RETARD

bitch sit yo ass down. like imma be scared of a cyber threat. shut yo ass up, and girl below me, we was playin so u can hush

I LUV U KINDRA, ITS ME

Its her perogative if she decides to loose weight, I will support her in whatever she decides. Her frame supports her size and she looks healthy. Tocarra from A.N.T.M. looks like she lost weight but she is still looking big and healthy. I guess some ppl will b madd just bcuz big girls are making headlines in the new millenium and skinny girls are getting a lot of pressure for setting bad examples to lil girls who are dying to be just like them.

I am a size 6 but my mother is big boned so I got luv for sistahs who represent their size with pride and class like JHUD, Queen Latifa, Raven Simone, Toccara Monique from the Parkers and newly added to the list Tyra. They give woman who are like them confidence to dress sexy and feel beautiful. Everyone in America cant all look the same, variety is the spice of life.

COURTNEY ITS SAM

All of yall stupid ass muthaa fuckas need to get a life

She’s on Oprah’s Pre-Oscar special right now and O just asked her about all the rumors that she and Beyonce aren’t getting along bc Bey wasn’t nominated and she was. J.Hud said it’s so funny how people can make up stuff or say anything about she and Beyonce when they don’t know either one of them personally! She also said Beyonce supports her just like she did from the beginning and that they are both just happy the film is being recognized. She said the rumors are ridiculous!

Oprah said she didn’t believe it anyway. She said the media always tries to put women up against one another but never men. SO TRUE!

Oprah also said…. she is BEYONCE KNOWLES for goodness sakes (saying that she shouldn’t have a reason to be jealous - O even knows that.. lol) and J.Hud agreed. J. Hud also said she’s bringing her mom to the Oscars with her.

I’m so happy that was said. It’s all nonsense!

boi imma choke you!! u is crazy! i was bought 2 get crunk on yo ass 2. lol

hmmmmmm, well i hope all these bandwagon fans support her when her album comes out,y’all know soem of these folks r just liking her to dog beyonce,so dman pathethic and lame.anyhow congrats to jhud on her success

im happy for her.

I DONT THINK SHES PRETTY BUT SHE IS STUNNING ON THIS COVER, AND HMM IS SHE BRAGING ABOUT BEING WITH A MAN FOR ALMOST 10 YRS AND SHE HASNT BEEN WIFED YET???

im meant about not “bought” im sorry

She is so beautiful, amazing, and talented! She is shaking those rumors off, and telling those haters to fall back! Go ahead, Ms. Jennifer!!!

I Love the fact that shes comfortable witb herself. I feel that every woman should feel that way instead of looking at celebrities and wishing they look like them.

What I’m trying to say is that women of all sizes should love and except themselves as she is. I love that she is comfortable with her size.

I hope she doesn’t end up only on the adult contempory charts like the another talented ‘big’ girls….all the fans need to keep supporting her….
and what’s with the deliberate misspelt words? Is that suppose to be cute?

go jen!!!!

I agree with #18. I love Jennifer but as soon as she does one little thing (in word or deed), SOME of the same people who are so in love with her now will be tearing her down. It’s the way of human nature so I hope she really does have a thick skin.

So, Jen here are your list of “don’ts” to stay in public favor (like that is even possible):

DON’T gain too much weight, then again don’t lose too much weight.
DON’T leave your high school beau for a white man or Jamie Foxx.
DON’T get plastic surgery.
DON’T start wearing blond weaves.
DON’T start posing half naked all over the place.
DON’T become over-exposed.
DON’T come out the crib looking busted…EVER!

Obviously, many of the above “don’ts” are dripping with sarcasm, but I hope my point was grasped.

Peace.

I meant as soon as she does one little thing “wrong” (please note the bunny ears).

BashyBoo-not everyone wants to marry young shes 25, not 35 meaning they were childhood sweethearts. Im around her age I do not want to think about marriage until Im 30. Ive known my off and on since 1999 too and we are even thinking about it yet. Maybe they were waiting on JHud’s career to take off first. Since he is an engineer, he is letting her live her dreams right now. IMO, he is a great BF for that. Anyway great article, keep doin you..stay true and humble and get some rest.

can’t wait for the album

@ 50

Courtney - It’s not becoming to be a “keyboard gangsta”. It’s just not a good look. It’s not like you are going to see these people in real life. Better yet, get a life, honey…

I just had to say this. Since when is a college educated, gainfully employed, loving, supportive, patient, and understanding man broke down. Sure he’s not a celebrity or a Denzel, but that’s still a dam good catch especially considering what black women have to work with these days. K

No everybody was reporting she was a 10, she looks about a 12(depending on who’s clothes). and i don’t think she should upgrade, stick with the one that was there from day 1, I hate when men do that, make it then dump the one their with.

as far as looking shocked when people compliment her, it’s all new for her, this is her dream come true she still cant believe it, give it some time, she will get it, she is meeting people that she has idiolized for years, sitting with Oprah, it’s all so much to take in…

… i recently heard two songs that j.hud did. my advice - stay with the broadway show tunes that is where your strength is. you are not ready for the rnb race. you are right beyonce is BEYONCE. j.hud will lose her fans fast if she releases an album that sounds like the two songs that leaked recently. if you recall the people voted her off american idol - for good reason. STAY WITH THE BROADWAY SHOW TUNES J.HUD. don’t think that just because you wailed on a song that i have heard many sistas throw down on, you are ready for the rnb race. learn a lesson from jennifer holiday. she was the ish after dreamgirls on broadway - then she released an album. and that was that.

Shes really cute.
I dont think i will ever stop lovin her.

wow, i never knew she used to be a 22. she looks great now and the pics for the magazine are amazing. she’s such a humble person and she deserves everything that comes her way.

@ 45 hdizzle, you’re right. People make stars to break them. It’s not just the media, it’s the public too. Every celebrity is victim of that. But some celebrities (not all of them) change for the worse and are responsible for the backlash.

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@ 57 BKWY, Oprah said she didn’t believe it anyway. She said the media always tries to put women up against one another but never men. SO TRUE!

^^^ THIS IS GOSPEL!!

I love Jen. This chick can definitely blow. For the stars of 2006….move b!tch, get out the way! LOL J Hudd is coming through.

I wish JHud the best and she looks wonderful on the cover. I plan to buy her album and as long as she produces good music, she’ll have a returning fan.

It’s about time the soul in R&B comes back. Mary and Keyshia can’t do it by theirself. If anyone comments about that statment, please don’t. I don’t know if it’s me or what, but lately R&B has taken on a pop sound with the women. The only thing placing them in the R&B category is the color of their skin. Unless you’re going old school, then who is available today with that soulful sound?

If for some reason, her musical career doesn’t work out, she always has acting to fall back on.

its the same cycle over again. first people love you,next they want to be like you and then ,they start to hate you! stay humble jhud and not even the haters can bring you down!!!

Also Jennifer said this to Essences Mag:

http://www.people.com/peo...ticle/0,,20010541,00.html

Hudson also dismisses rumors that there was tension on the Dreamgirls set between herself and costar Beyoncé Knowles. “We clicked from day one,” she says.

She says she, Knowles and their fellow Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose bonded over the fact that they’re all Virgos, and all have a mole in the same spot on the left side of their necks.

“It’s amazing to me that God took three different women from three different walks of life and created the Dreamgirls,” Hudson says. “We were meant to be together. When you look at us, you see it’s all connected. I’m loving Beyoncé.”

Photo by: Len Prince / Essence Magazine
Knowles has also dismissed feud rumors, telling reporters in December: “It’s really unfortunate that everyone is saying I’m jealous of Jennifer. … Because I’m a star they just automatically assume that I’m not humble enough to sit down and take a back seat, which I am.”

NO Beef just LOVE….

LMAO @ #79 An thinking Keyshia Cole has contributed to R&B.

Say what you want about Keyshia but I still rock her album. Hers, Mary’s, and anyone from the 90s and backwards. She may not be the best singer, but she has major potential to grow. Only if she doesn’t mess it up herself.

The difference is that you feel what she’s saying and you can hear in her voice that she’s experienced that pain. Now does she need to improve vocally live? Yes. Can’t never deny that.

Which goes back to proving my point….if I used her as an example of soulful R&B and your response is WTF, then that tells you the state of R&B today. Keyshia has potential. As long as she builds it up, then she’ll be in the game for a minute.

Well,

This is not her year…she cant act (I finally saw the movie)…Eddie & Jamie were the ONLY good actors in the film.

There was no main character to me—the may as well have nominated both Jennifer and Beyonce for best supporting—-Eddie & Jamie MADE that movie.

Until the movie, I was an avid J-hud supporter and honestly felt that Beyonce would not appease me in the film….I was wrong. Beyonce was cheated! She deserved just as much of a nod as J-hud and she would have had just as good a shot of winning were it not for her being classified as a “leading actress”.

J-hud, I think, will become arrogant overtime b/c Hollywood makes you that way quicker than Hollyhood (the music Industry). And yes, ppl will get tired of her.

After the Oscars, she will be passe’ and ppl will just be commenting on her looks at random parties and celeb events….yes, she is BLESSED—maybe she is favored, but she does NOT have “IT”…she is just a pawn in the game—a game that is looking for a new,healthy, identifiable image for Black women…and she is racking up accolades along the way!

Her and that BF will prob end in the near future.

And, yes, she needs to stop looking so damn shocked when ppl talk to her….its beginning to seem rehearsed and fake.

And…she should (along with many others) keep her titties in her damn clothes…cleavage is okay…but sagging tatas look cheap and hookerish—HIRE A NEW STYLIST.

And if she thinks she’s in good w/ BEyonce’, her ass better take another look at Kelly and Michelle b/c as the saying goes:

“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer”…that way you can weigh your competition…and something tells me that that is the situation here.

That said…in this interview, she sounds a little arrogant and the word choice of hers in her statements sound completely DIFFERENT from the Jennifer they show at LIVE events.

Too much, too fast = INSTANT DEATH!

^^^^Sorry for that post length.

@AND HMM IS SHE BRAGING ABOUT BEING WITH A MAN FOR ALMOST 10 YRS AND SHE HASNT BEEN WIFED YET???

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Right! I think this girl will do well, but half of the people that claim they like her so much are just jumping on the bandwagon and probably will not buy her CD! LOL. I tell you, when Whitey like it, Negroes love it. Even though she is our own, people wasn’t all on her tip or demanding she comes out with a CD until Dreamgirls.

Also, that is a tremendous achievement for her to go from a size 22 to a size 12. Good for her! She looks radiant in these pictures…the best I’ve seen yet.

she looks real good in this magazine.

She is so fine.

…Love those ‘pouty’ lips too!

well J Holliday didnt have the Star Maker Clive Davis behind her either, she wasnt sexy and pretty like JHUD either, I think Clive will make her a star but i think she will be more accepted by white people because we as a race are so negative towards our own (remember Whitney early on in her career)?

this girl can sing, her talent and range is so that there is no room on stage for all that dancers and hoopla some of the others do… I think her career will be well thought out because that white man Clive has something to prove(he can create a star that was kicked off of American Idol) time will tell, but i’m almost certain that we as a people will turn on her way before the media does, we always do…..

84 i agree with some of the things you said but the enemies part i don’t think so. kelly and michelle need to put thierselves out more, well at least kelly. No attention from the media no ablum sale, no mag covers, or commerials. To me jennifer wasn’t that great on AI she was forgettable and yes she could sing but so could Latoya London (she could have been lorelle in dreamgirls). FANTASIA Won and i voter for her every tuesday.

74 i said the same thing in another post.

90 kimberly Locke is a big girl and Clive davis label and where is her album at? not on the charts anymore.
if he does it because he can use the awards to his advantage.

Oh and Why doesn’t these photos get the PHOTOSHOP Awards of the day?

#83 said:
“The difference is that you feel what she’s saying and you can hear in her voice that she’s experienced that pain.”

And I feel pain in my ears everytime she sings. But Keyshia won’t make it in the industry unless she changes her attitude. Her attitude AND her voice stinks! Not a good combination.

I have to agree with you on Mary. Now that’s my girl right there. She does the damn thing! What do you think about Fantasia’s soulful voice? J Hudd is definitely going to do good. I am rooting for her all the way. She is a breath of fresh air to R&B.

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90 kimberly Locke is a big girl and Clive davis label and where is her album at? not on the charts anymore.
if he does it because he can use the awards to his advantage.

He will make her a star because with the awards and the American Idol lost if he makes this happen, he will no doubt be given alot of the credit, all that is going on right now is calculated, trust me, he has his hands all over this.

i wish her the best, i like what I’ve seen so far, the voice is really nice, she reminds me of an early Whitney, maybe that’s what Clive sees, i think he said that about her recently…. that’s the difference between JHud and kimberly Locke- and you are so right he will be using it to his advantage, it’s not so much about JHUD but for him to get the credit….

she is so pretty

WONDERFUL…that was a cool interview too! i luv J-Hud

Kimberley Locke was not signed with Clive Davis. She is and always has been signed to Curb Records and was more of a Pop/Country singer after American Idol.

I agree with #79. She will be in a totally different class of R&B than what’s out right now. It’ll be more traditional R&B and not this hip hop or pop flavored R&B. I personally like a little bit of all of it. I can’t deal with straight up soul R&B 24 hours a day. I can’t get ready for the club listening to that. LOL There is room for all of it. Jennifer will find her niche and she’ll be successful, it may not sell like the hip hop/pop stuff but she WILL be successful. I just hope that people are smart enough not to compare her sales to “others” knowing full well they are not doing the same type of music.

# Number 84 you realy need to get a life. Must you point out every imperfection about this girl, can she shine for a minute befor the bashing start. That long as psot was so unecessary. How do you know her and her BF will end in the near future. Where is yours! Fall back pleaze!!!

SHE’S OKAY BUT BEYONCE DOES IT BETTER…SORRY PEEPS

Foxxy380, you’re right. I did forget about Fantasia and another one, who gets no props….Leela James. I wholeheartedly agree that Fantasia is breath of fresh air.

#98 I agree with you and like how you separated the R&B out. Maybe the awards shows and the music industry need to do the same thing. You can’t listen to it 24 hours a day. When I’m ready to party, I turn on the radio to listen to some upbeat music to get the party started before I leave the house.

Without these few that sing traditional R&B, there is no else representing that style on the airwaves. Hip hop and pop flavored R&B dominate the airwaves though. I, too, hope that others don’t compare her numbers to other artists. If anyone wants to compare, I say compare people in the same R&B venue.

Go J Hud Go

I love Jennifer Hudson she remains so humble which is so refreshing. She deserves every blessing that is about to come her way…..a lil’ guy named OSCAR.

cosign w/#84 KITA BKA

100, this is not about her, so stop. Stick to the post at hand. SWSNBN is not on there, Jennifer is.

#99— get your ass in school!

It’s obvious by your last comment “Where is your bf” how old—or lack thereof you are.

You dont have to agree with my opinion…that doesnt make it any less MY OPINION.

…and you are entitled to yours as well (not to mention your stannish behavior about my “negativity” when I also had some positive comments about her as well).

Have a nice day and a great afternoon snack once grade school lets out—and plz spare urself the embarrassment of commenting that you are a “grown ass woman” b/c IF that is true—your words speak volumes otherwise.

@100: Jasmine.. what exactly does Beyonce do better?? hmm

i think JHud talks very wise things and it was so great how she described her sweetheart…
She just said everything..so right. She’s smart AND pretty and she got so much talent.
do ya thang girl!!

She seems nice and all but she wont last long because shes boring and fat by holly wood standards. People feeling her right now because they’re sick of beyonce.

YOU CAN TELL PEEPS ON HERE ARE STRAIGHT BEYONCE HATERS. THE GIRL’S CLEARED UP THE “FEUD RUMOR” EVERY TIME SHE’S ASKED AND PEEPS WON’T ACCEPT IT. GIVE IT A REST - LIKE SHE SAID AND OPRAH SAID “SHE IS BEYONCE!”

CONGRATS, J-HUD ON ALL TO COME.

CONGRATS, B ON ALL YOU’VE ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL YOU HAVE TO COME - PEEPS GOT A LONG WAY TO CATCH UP TO YOU - EVEN WITHOUT AN OSCAR!!!

shes beautiful!

I Like J.Hud but I agree with the person who said she needs to just stick to broadway……because thats what her voice is made for it seems. Yes she can sing but its for broadway.

And to the person who said Bee does it better. Beyonce really doesn’t do it better. You can’t really compare J.Hud to beyonce musically because beyonce is a pop artist and j.hud has not really done anything in music besides be on american idol.

Oh and Keyshia cole has an annoying ass voice and so does mary…..end of story!

# 84 BRAVO!

she is so pretty. she owned that cover

#57 You can believe that stuff if you want. But one thing celebrities do not do is down one another on tv. Unless they’re rappers trying to compete with one another (ex Jay-Z & Nas). But Beyonce is who she is but not too many women can come from nothing and get an Oscar nominations and GG awars, SAG awards and no cd’s out whatsoever. No hate for Beyonce she’s doing her thing but she does nothing for me.

lmao.people predicting this chicks future?the outcome of her relationship?well damn…

she is a beautiful person.enjoyed her in DREAMGIRLS. and even beyonce’s acting wasnt as bad as people reported

Jennifer Hudson better WORK! I love this chick, her VOICE is CRAZY-RETARDED! I wish her the best, because VOICES like that don’t come around often. I’m going to continue to support her nomatter if she wins OSCAR or not because she’s fresh and NEW. And she seems like such a good person.

SMH at the folks that are MAD because she outshined your girl in that movie. Funny how NOONE can say anything about B******, but ya’ll can turn around and talk HELLA SH*T about JENNIER. Just HYPOCRITS. SMH. No matter what, the CHICK got SERIOUS talent, and no body can take that away from her.

“My boyfriend is my childhood sweetheart. We’ve been together since 1999! It’s crazy. I’m the dreamer and he supports my dreams – always has. He’s happy to be my rock and let me fly. I think it makes more sense to date someone outside of showbiz. He is stationary, stable, a home base. I’m on planes, here and there and always on the go. It’d be a whole different story if he was moving around, too. Instead I have a patient, understanding man who’s there for me when I get home. He’s home to me.”

THIS IS TOO REAL. SHE IS GONNA GO SO FAR IN HER CAREER AND LIFE

# 106. Honey YES, I am a grown ass woman. Furthermore, I am a college grad (Go Gram!) and I have a masters in International Management, so I think you should take your own advice and get back to school. First of all yes I see that you stated positive things about her, why not just leave it at that, but you post your negativety before your positve. I could understand if the critism wa constructive, but it wasn’t it was just dissing her because you felt like it. You are predicting ill will on the girl and her boyfriend and for what, since that is your opinion, what are you basing it on? I said boyfriend because that is what she called him. Since you understand that I am intitled to my opinion, you can also understand I can post whatever I feel whether i’m wrong or right just like you making these unfound comments about this lady. So because I disagree with you it warrants you to right this ridiculous attack comment?
So, if you are a “grown ass woman” that shit REALLY speak volumes!! I can’t wish you a nice day because apparently at 12:00 this afternoon yours became screwed up! CLEO.

THe pics are nice. I just think that its aad that people are already trying to tear the damn girl down. Its been awhile since the music scene has had a good strong voice, without shaking her ass on the scene lol. Hopefully when her album comes out she proves to people she is not just a girl who did good in a movie. Sure alot of people didnt support her after she was kicked off AI but how could they, she disappeared. I just think some people need to back off and let her do her thing

#119…Totally Agree!!!

Nice interview. I love how she cleared up all the ridiculous rumors about her and Beyonce — here, in Essence, on Oprah, and in People Magazaine. I know folks are still gonna believe MediaTakeout though, LOL.

The cover pic is pretty nice.

I LOVE her. She is a force to be reckoned with. A normal force with amazingly abnormal abilities. I loved her from idol and lover her now. There is NOTHING even almost wrong with her man. Dark, big and handsome. Stable and a supporter!!! Can’t beat it. She needs to stay right with him. There love is based on love and nothing more.

Girl looking fierce work it Jennifer!!!

I LOVE her. She is a force to be reckoned with. A normal force with amazingly abnormal abilities. I loved her from idol and lover her now. There is NOTHING even almost wrong with her man. Dark, big and handsome. Stable and a supporter!!! Can’t beat it. She needs to stay right with him. There love is based on love and nothing more.

124 So was Kelly Price… and were is she now?

She is better than ok to me considering she hasn’t been on the scene that long. This is just the beginning. She is very talented and I am happy for her.

126 comments already! J-Hud looked so beautiful on Oprah the other day. She also sung. She was sashaying across the stage like a sophisticated diva.

When the interview first started Oprah asked about the rumor with SWSNBN. I see J-Hud has already learned how to be diplomatic.

Of course she isn’t going to say ANYTHING negative about ANYBODY. Whether ppl want to believe it or not, established artists can become insecure with newcomers that are literally BURSTING on the scene winning accolades that aren’t even in their genre. You go girl1!!!

um… where do i start?

these pics are beautiful… the interview seems like it’s great.. she has lots of positive and interesting things to say…

i just wish the magazine wasn’t called “GIANT” W=with a big ol’ pic of her face on the cover…. maybe it’s just me!

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It looks like #84 is already starting the hate,must be a beyonce stan. Jennifer keep up the good work and i will support you all the way. Shake off those haters and soon to be haters.

#45…People are praising her b/c she can act her ass off and SANG (yes I said sang) her ass off. Don’t forget Ms. Whitney gave her props; Oprah and now seasoned actors/actresses from Hollywood are giving her props.

Come on! This has nothing to do with anybody else!

I voted for Fantasia all the way. The fact is, there were sooo many excellent singers that yr on AI. Some ppl liked LaToya. My sister loved J-Hud. I also loved George Huff. So please with insinuating the bullshit.

She Looks Really Pretty, She Just She Do Sumtn With Her Teeth In That 3rd Pic, Sorry. Still Like Her Tho!

# 84 you sound like a fu****** hypocrite. You say J-Hud was NOT one of the good actors. You obviously don’t know WHO votes for the SAG AWARDS!!! Old Hollywood actors vote. People who have won Oscars themselves. YOU SOUND REALLY STUPID. Please don’t compliment Jenny anymore because you really don’t mean it.

its obvious this year belongs to jhud nutin can go wrong…it seems like she has a better life than ms.knowles her self.

people on here are predicting all kinds of shit about this girl,she will break-up with her boyfriend,she will become arrogant,she will flop as a singer…wow i did’nt know conrete loop had so many psychic’s,can somebody please predict whether or not i’ll be getting that promotion.

I still haven’t made it through all of the comments yet. But what I have read so far epitomizes how ppl act when they are jealous and very intimidated.

Jennifer Holiday said that someone she really admired walked up on her and told her, her voice was too heavy and loud and that she would never make it. She was initially hurt but she later realized that this celeb (that she admired) was really jealous and intimidated.

People on here are trying to tell J-Hud what genre she should stick with, she didn’t act well, she’s fat, blah, blah, blah. ALL of the ppl who have said mean-spirited things about J-Hud needs to practice what yall preach.

Let’s see, she is bound to get an Oscar and a Grammy is inevitable. #74…I totally agree with the “BROADWAY” statement. J-Hud, go work that BROADWAY stage so you will not only have an Oscar and a Grammy, but YOU will be the FIRST African American female to win ALL three.

BESIDES, THERE’S NO ONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAS A CHANCE IN HELL. Hello, you are J-Hud! Oprah said this is YOUR year. #57 did you go deaf when Oprah said that?

That was a rhetorical question. I really don’t do the tit for tat shit.

Love her!!

Get em Jen!

All three: Oscar, Grammy and TONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHE IS AMAZING… KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MAMA

#111 i have to disagree. if you just won a golden globe, sag and now nominated for an oscar, would you just stick to broadway? it’s a stupid question, right?

i am a bey fan but definitely not a stan. i am not insane. j-hud tore that song up and acted her azz off in dreamgirls. bey needs to stick with singing. j-hud is going to go farther than alot of you naysayers. that’s a damn shame. give the girl her props!

I love this lady! I’m sure GOD has plenty more in store for her. Go J-Hud!

I love this lady! I’m sure GOD has plenty more in store for her. Go J-Hud!

go girl! thats right. i love her. the cover looks amazing

She’s beautiful on the inside and out. Good for her.

I love this girl! Jennifer is truly a breathe of fresh air. She reminds me of the old school singers. Did you guys hear her sing Aretha Franklin’s, “I Never Loved A Man.” She tore that song up!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZBU0zF2_AKw

JENNIFER LOOKS BEAUTIFUL….I LOVE HER AND WISH HER MUCH SUCCESS

Aaawwwww, i have no words, i’m speechless…she takes my breath away,luv her!…i think she’s the next angela basset..makes me proud to be a young black woman….U leave dem haters alone n take it to the next level gal!..mwaaaah

she’s beautiful and
comfortable in her own skin!
im glad she spoke up about the “beyonce” thing.
maybe this will stop the hate *wishful thinking*

I like her realness, unlike *ahem* some pple, SWSNBM.

#84..I’M NOT SURE IF WE SAW THE SAME MOVEIE…WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DREAMGIRLS; RIGHT..WELL I WILL TELL YOU I SAW THE MOVIE AND BEYONCE WAS NOT CHEATED OUT OF AN AWARD..SHE RECEIVED JUST WHAT SHE DESERVED, NOTHING..THE SAME THING SHE DID FOR THE MOVIE DREAMGIRLS. THE ONLY TIME I PAID ATTENTION TO HER IN THE MOVIE IS WHEN SHE WAS SINGING LISTEN AND THAT IT..

I can’t wait for her album, though.

@ #135 SEXY…

“Let’s see, she is bound to get an Oscar and a Grammy is inevitable. #74…I totally agree with the “BROADWAY” statement. J-Hud, go work that BROADWAY stage so you will not only have an Oscar and a Grammy, but YOU will be the FIRST African American female to win ALL three”.

Um..SEXY..Whoopi Goldberge ia already the FIRST black women to do all that….

But I do agree that JHUDD is a breath of fresh air. People can be mad all they want, but that chick can’t sing…she SAAANGS!! PERIOD. I read people saying that she’ll be forgotten about or whatever…that’s okay…she’ll have GOLDEN GLOBE, SAG and OSCAR to keep her company. All that on your first TRY at acting. That’s CRAZY. Do you know how many people go their ENTIRE career without even getting CLOSE to those awards? I hope she does win that OSCAR, just to see all you “ANGRYS” come back on concreteloop the next day RANTING!

Well, Kita you will be the first but certainly not the last of the JHud Backlash Brigade…..because unfortunately that’s what stardom brings. It’s a trip ain’t it, she ain’ t but five minutes out the gate and already a hater.
Save your post, boo boo, cause really…..that was purely uncalled for. At least give her a minute to really do something to piss people off.
SMH

umm THOSE SONGS THAT LEAKED ARE HELLA OLD LIKE 2 YEARS..SHE HAS GOTTEN A LOT BETTER NOW, SO, SHE KILLED “I NEVER LOVED A MAN” SO YES SHE CAN SING SONGS BESIDES BROADWAY.

She looks like a 14 to me too, but women have different body types and a size 12 come in many different shapes.

I am very happy to read this.

I dont know about anyone else, but when she won the Golden Globe, I cried with her.

I felt like I had actually won myself.
that’s how happy I was. I celebrated in her victory as if it was my own.

Not many singers have done that in my life. Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill, Billy Holiday,Tracey Chapman, Janis Joplin have all moved my spirit.

Jennifer has “IT”

most people call it the favor of GOD.

I agree

She will be loved and embraced by anyone who sees her for what she truly is.

She will inspire many young females just like her.

As far as the girl who just couldnt help herself and started predicting the woman’s demise, it was so sad to read you type that.

Everything you predicted her to do is everything that you will personally do in your life.

If you keep that hateful jealous evil theme in your predictions, you will be doing your life an extreme diservice.

I’m very happy that we have Jennifer Hudson. It doesnt even matter that she’s not the typical physical representation. She doesnt need to be bc she is TALENTED, RELEVANT, POSIITIVE and BLESSED.

Nothing can bring her down anyway.

She looks great in these pics man she is doing it big. I can’t wait to hear her album, I just wonder what type of sound she’s gonna have hopefully it will be pure RnB/Soul no hip hop or pop influence. Not that, thats bad but all we have out now are mixed genre music enough.

I WOULD RATHER SEE JENNIFER HUDSON ALL THE TIME THAN BEYONCE. SHE SINGS BETTER ANYHOW. I MEAN, I AM JUST TIRED OF SEEING BEYONCE. SHE’S EVERWHERE! SHE IS LIKE A ALIEN TRYNA TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

That’s a very nice cover….very simple.

It looks like it’s a nice article. I wonder if they stock the magazine here.

You people on here are CRAZY! The same people on here praising Jennifer are the same people bashing Beyonce. Two wrongs don’t make a right. They are not is the same league. And for the breathe of fresh air comment aboout jennifer where have you’ll been? jill Scott, kelly Price, Angie Stone, MJB and Fantasia. Hell even Joss Stone or Norah Jones are Soul Singers. Jennifer is good in the movie but her version of the song (the only reason why she was nominated) was not as good as the ORIGINAL. Lots of poeple have sang the hell out of the song even the 16 year old girl that audition for american idol season 6 a couple of weeks ago did a hell of a job. And my same league comment is base on experience. Beyonce and jennifer are both the same age but beyonce has been on top of her game for over 7 years and jennifer just getting a break. Nobody would even give her a change for a record deal and as for her doing interview about american idol being abusive last time i check Clive Davis signed all the contestants to his record label and they are also sign a contract for 5 or more years with american idol management too. if you wasn’t voting for jennifer on AI then why are you all jumping on the bandwagon? i use too dislike DC because they were everywhere and I always felt like it was Beyonce and the Childs anyway but now i LOVE beyonce as a fan and give her all my props. But jennifer will have to earn them. Winning awards doesn’t mean nothing. I have seen most of the movie people have won awards for and some of the movie aren’t even good. Well i’m tired of b$tching so that my 2 cents (i mean $5 bucks).

@159
you are doing the same thing you’re accusing everyone else of doing,putting down jennifer hudson to uplift beyonce,no matter how much you bitch or moan about it j.hud is gonna have her fans and beyonce will have her’s some people even like both,so what if they are just jumping on the bandwagon,maybe they were’nt following american idol,i know i personally don’t watch it,so does that mean i can’t like j.hud. i swear some of ya’ll are so silly.

160 you must of misunderstood me. I wasn’t downing jennifer to uplift beyonce. I like her too. You act like i talk about her character. I just said what was on my mind. These woman don’t dislike each other but you can’t tell the fans that right? I was just pointing out that everybody is praising Jennifer now but why jump on the bandwagon? If all the so called fans voted for her on AI than maybe she would have won and some people haven’t even seen the movie. She doesn’t sound any different from when she was on AI and i watch every week from season 1 to now. If you do like jennifer than that is fine with me. But she is no different than the rest of the people in the music business including beyonce. beyonce just has more experience.

160 you need to re read my comment at 159

JHUD is gettin all this rave because everyone is hating on Beyonce and Fantasia..But I prefer their voices over Jhud..Jhud has no originality..and the broadway sound will not sell..I did not vote for her on american idol bc i felt no emotion and she had the attitude as if she was already a winner..I am glad she’s getting Fast Fame..It’s well deserve..but it’s only setting her up for failure in the future as far as the music industry..bc we are only gonna demand more from her…and she gonna have to prove herself…although she did well her first round on the Aretha Tribute..her second song Think, WEll *thank* as she called it…was a mess!!!

Jennifer singing *thank* lol by ARetha Franklin….SHe loses her breath..and gets caught up after 1:24 A MESS! and the last note! LOL

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WnTLfZzWEfo

164 thanks for the post. she still sounds the same as when she was on AI. nothing special. Simon said she was too pitchy then. But i still like her but not jumping on the bandwagon.

Cosign #18
These folks on here hating proves it.

Co-sign to the FULLEST with #151 Janee.

@ #159, I was about to say the same thing to #159.

SweetJazz21 you were indeed putting down Jen to uplift Bey. You said “Beyonce and jennifer are both the same age but beyonce has been on top of her game for over 7 years and jennifer just getting a break. Nobody would even give her a change (*and I guess you mean chance) for a record deal…” and then you said “anyway but now i LOVE beyonce as a fan and give her all my props. But jennifer will have to earn them. Winning awards doesn’t mean nothing. I have seen most of the movie people have won awards for and some of the movie aren’t even good.”

Dayum! I should have copied your whole post! But my point is, if you don’t call this bashing Jen then I don’t know what is.

I meant @ #160, I was about to say the same thing to #159

167 since you want to comment and spell check then I will answer.

How am i putting Jennifer down by saying that she has to earn my fanship? Beyonce has earn my fanship (it only took 5 years for me to like her as a artist). I was putting her down to bring nobody up. She has to work harder for me and like i said getting awards don’t mean nothing to me its whatever your talent is. and she hasn’t change much since AI.

167 also if you are going to copy and paste don’t take parts of my comments to make them seem like bashing. if you are going to paste it then paste the whole thing.

she looks really good.

J-Hud looks FAB!!!

omg after these pics and her interview I love her like 10 times more now.

I THINK BEYONCE IS JEALOUS OF HER…..

SHE DID NOT DO DREAMGIRLD TO TAKE A BACKSEAT TO FAT AS J.HUD..BEYONCE IS JEALOUS. AND IT IS OKAY.

Jennifer Hudson dissing Jennifer Holiday?

Rumor has it that Jennifer “Singing on Gay Cruises for Jesus” Hudson isn’t as humble as one would expect from someone who just started receiving all of this praise no more than four months ago. In the March issue of Essence magazine, which hits newsstands February 12th, Hudson had a little chit-chat about Broadway icon, Jennifer Holliday, who played the original Effie White in the Broadway version of Dreamgirls in 1981. She philosophizes, “First off, don’t let that be the only song you’re performing. Pursue other things and don’t just limit yourself to that. I don’t intend to say, ‘Okay, I’m going to sing this song for the rest of my life, and this will be the only character that I portrayed.’ I’m Jennifer, not Effie. I’m flexible and different and have other dreams and other goals and songs to pursue.”

Is Jennifer Hudson feeling it? Isn’t it a little too early for an American Idol castaway to give advice to the woman who paved the way for there to even to be an Effie White character past the second act? In addition, while “And I Am Telling You (I’m Not Going)” is Holliday’s biggest and most popular hit, it is not her ONLY hit. Anyone who knows their female soul music of the ’80’s history knows: Holliday’s 1983 song, “I Am Love,” from her Feel My Soul album, hit number two on the US R&B charts and number 49 on the Us Hot 100 and she would also follow with “Just Let Me Wait” (#23 US R&B Charts). In 1985 Holliday garnered two other hit singles “Hard Time For Lovers” (#17 US R&B Charts, #69 US Hot 100) and “No Frills Love” (US R&B #29, #87 US Hot 100). Between 1987-1991 Holliday would have three other R&B hit singles including the #10 hit “I’m On Your Side.” Holliday is also a two-time Grammy Award winner, in 1982 for “And I Am Telling You” and 1985 for her song “Come Sunday.” Also, just as a point, charting on the R&B charts in the ’80’s wasn’t disregarded as it is today…black artists rarely got airplay on “mainstream” radio and charting on the Hot 100 was nowhere near an easy task for a black female artist. From 1996-2001 she garnered three number one dance hits. Of course no one can forget her appearances on the hit Fox series Alley McBeal and she even performed for President Bill Clinton in 1997. Does this sound like the work of a woman who only let one song be the only song she is performing”? It is her signature song, but every artist has that–what would a Tina Turner concert be without “Proud Mary”?

Many might feel as if, “Yeah, well Holliday didn’t match the success of ‘And I Am Telling You’,” while that is true it is ridiculous to say she didn’t pursue others things and limited herself. Holliday’s career fell victim to the music industry like several of the great soul R&B divas of the ’80’s such as Regina Belle, Phyllis Hyman and many others. Regina Belle’s biggest hit was “Baby Come To Me” but many people (at least in the black community) know her for classics like, “If I Could” and “Make It Like It Was.” Phyllis Hyman— an amazing singer who came from Broadway and was battered and abused by the music industry is probably best known for “Meet Me On the Moon”, but her catalogue in the black community is huge (”Old Friend”, “Living In Confusion”, “Don’t Wanna Change The World”, etc.) If you ask the average person (not rooted in urban) whose name they recognize outside of Hyman, Belle, and Holliday—I think most people would say Holliday. This is not to say Holliday has had a plush career, there are rumors of her attitude (I have know idea if they are true) when working with people, but one must keep in mind—the music industry for great black female singers of the 1980’s was incredibly tough, vicious and cut throat. Belle, Holliday, Hyman and so many others paved the way for artists like Jennifer Hudson. If Hudson could pay homage to Florence Ballard in her Golden Globes acceptance speech is to too much to pay homage to Jennifer Holliday? Most importantly, how can Hudson make such an assessment about Holliday when she hasn’t even released an album or had a hit single?

Many might think, well, this is pop culture fluff. It is pop culture, but homage is paramount. I do think there is something to be said about paying respect to those before you especially for a Broadway play like Dreamgirls that completely changed Broadway and black theater. Without Holliday the role of Effie White wouldn’t have been the main character. I am somewhat shocked how the creators of the film version of Dreamgirls have treated Holliday. Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson have all spoken out against the film because once again the Hollywood machine is profiting off the backs of people who have paved the way while they get no recognition, respect or royalties…I mean, honestly and truly, the way they robbed Diana Ross’ story was uncanny. Therefore, for Hudson to babble about Holliday is deeply disappointing. For all we know history might viciously repeat itself with Jennifer Hudson…it is already starting, the similarities with their names, winning awards and outshining the rest of the cast. The difference is, while Hudson can sing, she is not a mucus membrane of a singer or an actress as Jennifer Holliday. The music industry is even more cut-throat now so I am looking forward to seeing where Hudson’s “flexible and different” dreams will go—especially considering she STILL has not sung “And I Am Telling You” live!

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