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ROUND UP: BEYONCE & TINA DUET? / TICHINA ARNOLD ON BLOGS / VANESSA SIMMONS HITS THE STAGE

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The New York Daily News and People Magazine are reporting that Beyoncé will join forces with legendary entertainer Tina Turner for a performance at the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards.

News of the duet comes just one day after the Writers Guild of America announced it will not picket the awards show – clearing the way for stars to attend the Los Angeles ceremony.

TICHINA READS CONCRETE LOOP

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Essence.com chatted with actress Tichina Arnold recently and the subject of blogs came up. Check out what she said.

Essence.com: A few Black actresses criticized the Black female bloggers regarding the comments and rumors they’ve made about them. Do you explore the blogosphere and read what they’re saying about you?

T.A.: Yes, I love them! I think they are hilarious especially concreteloop.com. I really don’t get offended by what they say. I remember one time I went to this event and I thought I was decked out. I think my stylist was unavailable and I dressed myself, I can’t remember, but you couldn’t tell me I wasn’t looking good and they said something like, ‘We love Tichina, but she looks like Boy George!’ and I looked at the picture and thought, Damn, I do look like Boy George and I just fell out because to me it’s all about comedy. Another blog said I had chest hairs and I’m like, They trippin’! I look good and I don’t have no damn chest hairs (laughs)!’ Most of the times when the media decides to talk about me I’m like, I don’t care what the hell they say as long as my picture looks good. But it’s only when the comments gets vicious that I can understand where folks are coming from about the negativity and hate, but I just don’t take myself that seriously. I love reading the blogs! [READ THE FULL INTERVIEW]

That’s wassup. I’m still trying to find what post she was talking about. lol.

VANESSA SIMMONS HITS THE STAGE

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Vanessa Simmons has recently been added to the cast of J Kyle Manzay’s Off-Broadway comedy The Actor’s Rap!, set to run January 31st through March 1st at the Baruch Performing Arts Center.

The entertainment world has become familiar with Vanessa through the popular reality show based on her family’s life, Run’s House, just picked up for a fifth season on MTV.

The Actor’s Rap! is a hip-hop infused farce — where pop culture meets satire – that cleverly examines the downward spiral of an African-American actor who begins to lose roles – and girlfriends – to a famous rapper-turned-actor. Click here for more info.

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1.

Jessica

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

2 Legends with B and Tina.. I am so hoping this happens!! I love B and especially wen she “channels” her inner Tina.. that would be history in the making!

2.

mphsmade

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

YES B AND TINA!!!

3.

CURT2005

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Bee and Tina r gonna turn the Grammy’s out!!!!!!! The Kidz are gonna live!

4.

NailCandy

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

i’ll be watching the grammy’s!!!!!!!!!!

5.

kimwill02

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Tina will show B how its done, i love them both!!
Good luck Vanessa !!!

6.

1prettyb

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Bout time i cannot wait to see these two divas strut and show up and show out! GONE YA’LL!!!!

7.

Dame

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Bee and Tina will bring that fire.

Ms. Arnold it is good that she laughs at us because we do go hard on ppl. I miss Martin

Vanessa her pic is beautiful

8.

Have Not Thought of a New User Name

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I love Tichina.

I really want to see if Vanessa can act.

9.

HDIZZLE

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Pam still look’s fine as hell, I wonder if she still looks lile she “smugling two beach balls in the cargo area” cause she don’t show off the rump no more.
I’m sure even gabrielle union has a sence of humor about her self but You can only call somebody a marriage recking whore so many times before they lash out in a magazine, come on now.

Vanessa looks good as hell, she just needs to not speak becuase heir family has the most irritating queens ny accents I’ve ever heard, they sound like a family of old yiddish men. JOOOOEYYY, uhg.

10.

Mimi

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Can’t wait to watch the Grammys now. Bey stays doing it big. Go Tina and Bey!

11.

CLEARMINDED

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Damn — Bee and Tina???? HOTTTTTT!!!!!!!!

Beyonce rocked the hell out of that Tina tribute a few years ago so I know that the two of them on the stage will be pure fiyah!!!! Two of the best to ever rock a stage!

12.

MS KNOWLEDGE

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I love Beyonce, even though to me (STANS) lol she represents white women instead of blk women I still have love and semi-respect for her. So go BEE!!!!!!
Vanessa seems like a very humble focus girl, good luck to her future as well. And Ms. Arnold is the girl she still looks pretty and its cool she doesnt let ppl opinons affect her two step because nobody on earth is God or Jesus Christ himself so pplz opinons should have no effect on anyones swag. Because as far as im conceren I love BEING ME. I dont try to follow no one esles footprints I make my own….and I could careles if the whole world hated me as long as im loved by God you cant knock me. Im fierce and fearless and thats how we women need to all be….ConcreteLoop to me is the best black associated blog on the internet, the only blog I know that dont hate on celebs or hardly anyone at that. Much love CL!!

13.

CLEARMINDED

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I love the pic of Tina that you’ve included. She looks like she is puttin’ some STANK on it. What a legend. Bee looks amazing in her pic as well. Both are killing it with the leg action.

14.

NYLady

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I always say that Bee reminds me of a younger version of Tina– in her performances and energy. Love them both!!!

15.

phillys_only_passion

phillys_only_passion

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

im so excited about Bey & Tina!!!

tichina is great

i ♥ angela, u can tell she really wants 2 become successful…..

16.

samantha

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I cantr wait to see B & tina….now that theres no ike……LMAO…now whose gonna make her eat the cake????

17.

natural mystique

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Ughh–Tina, say it ain’t so. You’re in a totally different league from Beyonce.
The girl is so sickening with her impersonations of the greats: Josephine Baker, Diana Ross, and Tina. She pretends to be paying homage to those great artists when in actuality she’s shamelessly ripping off their style. No originality whatsoever.

18.

Grace

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Tichina Arnold sylist must be very busy working with other people cause I have always thought she, Tishina Cambell & Mary J. Blidge (till recently) were the worst dress women of Black Hollywood. Back when they were on Martin and use to attend the black award shows, they would show up looking a hot mess. I could never understand why 2 women with great bodies use to dress like grandmothers. If you look at some of those old pics from the 90’s, their gowns were always to big for their small frames. Their dresses were not fitted correctly like Halle’s and Janets.

19.

CapCityChick

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

That performance with Tina and Bey will be OUTSTANDING!!!!!

20.

Choco-Lotta

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Tichina is cool as hell. I love the whole cast of Martin and I look back fondly on the memories I have of sitting around with my family every Thursday and watching that show. Then of every day thereafter until the following show cause we used to tape them and wear those episodes the hell out. Still to this day my brothers and sisters and I love to bond over Martin reruns. I met Tichina once about six years ago. I was so excited and told her what a big fan i was and then I stupidly did a skit involving her and she just laughed and laughed. LOL. Cool ass lady, love her.

21.

Common Lady

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Bee and Tina Turner???? That I have to see!!!!!

Two talented and Proud BLACK Women on the same stage!!! Thats whats up!!!

I always loved T.A. I’m glad she is so down to earth! Keep it real girl! What is up with her new movie???? I wanna know!!!!!

Vanessa Simmons looks cute in that pic!

22.

Nichole

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Bee and Tina…now that should be entertaining…don’t want to miss that performance. I think both are amazing performers…and I have no doubt Tina can still move like she once did…

Tichina…I’m glad she can laugh at herself…and doesn’t take what others say to heart…that’s how you enjoy life.

Vanessa…good for her…hope her acting career continues to flourish

23.

Mississippi girl

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Bee and Tina should be interesting. Bee imitates Tina to the Tee anyway!!! Her stage performances are a split image of Tina’s old performances. That should be a great mix! Cant wait to see that!

24.

Nichole

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@17…there’s no doubt that Tina is in a different league and is definitely a legend…but I think it would quite entertaining to watch them both perform together… I think it’s pretty hard for artists today to come up with something that hasn’t been done before because it seems everythings been done before…and the moment someone ventures out and tries to do something different than the norm the media and fans turn against you…I’m not saying it’s impossible to be original…but if you find something that works for you and people love it…then why do anything different.

25.

KSH

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Okay Tina…

Tichina is hilarious!

Vanessa looks so good!

26.

Dlish

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

DAMN!!! that performance is going to be FYA if it happens!! I absolutely love Tina and regardless of what a lot of people say, Bey is one bomb ass performer!!

Tichina: Love the fact that she has a sense of humor about life. She’s fab.

27.

Cutie

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

B and T will be interesting.

28.

Yessica_simpson

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Sorry but didn’t that shitty “B’Day” album come out damn near 3 years ago? MOVE THE FUCK ON!

Tichina is right on concreteloop being funny, the things people say on here have me rolling. I swear some comedians be hanging around commenting on CL.

29.

.ice

.ice

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I like that hello kitty necklace Vanessa is wearing.

30.

.ice

.ice

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Oh and I like her hair too.

31.

SMILEY TODD

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@17 GTFOH!!

NOT A SINGLE ARTIST OUT TODAY HASNT BEEN OBVIOUSLY INSPIRED BY SOMEONE ELSE. EVEN TINA WAS INSPIRED BY JOSEPHINE BAKER.

GET A DAMN CLUE! SPEWING THAT NONSENSE ON HERE AS IF YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU’RE TALKIN ABOUT.

32.

briana

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

i’m excited to see the grammy’s now..u know beyonce and tina will shut it downnn

tichina arnold is cool..i watch everybody hates chris and martin all the time..she’s funny lol @ 20….at least she didn’t look at u like a freak after u did ur sketch comedy

congrats vanessa! i love the simmons fam

33.

debra

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

MEDIA TAKE OUT had the article about Tichina having chest hairs. Her piece is funny as hell, I laughed at everything she said. I love Martin watch him everynite, 3 times a nite on TVONE.

34.

Intrigue216

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I’ll be watching the grammy’s like I always do. I love Tichina for saying that she doens’t take herself that seriously and she laughs at the comments made about her. That shows she is a very humble and down to earth person. I been a fan of hers since the Martin days. Go girl! Vanessa Simmons looks cute in the pic, looks like she got a nice little tan to. She doing big things and I’m not mad at her.

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SMILEY TODD

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@28

IF IT WAS SUCH A SHITTY ALBUM WE WOULDNT’ STILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT.

HATIN ASS B*TCH… YOU MUST WISH YOU HAS SOME SEMBLANCE OF SUCCESS IN YOUR LOSER ASS LIFE…

36.

Yessica_simpson

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@Smiley Todd

Shut your stan ass up, I ain’t the only negro on planet Earth who thought “B’Day” was hot ass garbage. That’s why her sales are terrible (for all the promotion that was spent)….Alicia Keys sold 3 million in 4 months while it took Bitch-once 2 years to come up with 3 million, I guess “legends” don’t have to grind on poles and show off their treasure troves to sell records.

37.

Miss Independent

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Tina and Beyonce will be a performance to die for!! I am so excited!!! Let’s just hope that B doesn’t have a wardrobe malfunction!! I find it interesting that concreteloop didn’t post anything about that…correct me if I am wrong?!?!….BTW, I always liked Tichina , you can tell she is mad coo!! I love Vanessa, she’s a doll; her and her sister represent young Black female adults like myself in a positive light! They are literally a breath of fresh air!

38.

Tonio

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

TINA N BEYONCE YES!!!!

I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!

39.

Ms. TANNA

Ms. TANNA

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Beyonce and Tina performing together is gonna be hot! Beyonce is like baby Tina Turner already! My only hope is that Beyonce chills out and doesn’t try to outsing Tina like she’s known to do when she duets with anyone. Don’t try so hard, Bey. You’re already the hotness. Love that pic of Ms Turner!

40.

Tonio

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

ITS BOUT TIME 4 REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

41.

natural mystique

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

SMILEY TODD said

@17 GTFOH!!

NOT A SINGLE ARTIST OUT TODAY HASNT BEEN OBVIOUSLY INSPIRED BY SOMEONE ELSE. EVEN TINA WAS INSPIRED BY JOSEPHINE BAKER.

GET A DAMN CLUE! SPEWING THAT NONSENSE ON HERE AS IF YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU’RE TALKIN ABOUT.

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My response:
Okay, normally I’d either attempt to get into a friendly exchange or just straight up curse you and your mother out, but your response reeks of ignorance and possible psychotic shit too, so I’ll leave you to rant and salivate all over this post like a rabid mutt, hmnnn?

42.

THERE IS NO NEED

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

LAMO @ 36. You got point.

But I love both artist and hope they tear it up!

43.

Hottness

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Beyonce and Tina will Kill it. Omg I’m so excitedddddddddddddddd!!!!!

44.

THERE IS NO NEED

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

LMAO..sorry, can’t type too well.

45.

irrational rationalist

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

go bey and t!!!!…and thats the spirit tichina…and vanessa…ehh whatever

46.

a.k.a. new yorker

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@SMILEY TODD that’s not true actually. there are plenty of bad albums/bad songs that ppl STILL talk about. vanilla ice? ice ice baby? dumbass song but it’s a staple song of our culture. besides bee fans NEVER see anything wrong with what she does so of course you liekd the album

anyway i’m excited for that performance. tina is AMAZING and can still move even though she’s in her 70s (? or 60s). she’ll show these young ones how it’s done

47.

irrational rationalist

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

36 is a hatttteeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…go kick rocks

48.

Nicole

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

#17 is absolutely right! #32 clearly you have sense of what music is, or just a obsessed beyonce fan. beyonce’s style has always and is taken from someone else, theirs a big different from inspired and then taking something of someones and making it your own!

49.

jscene

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@17 natural mystique

I so agree 100%. Paying homage my ass. Beyonce is a big ass thief who has no originality at all.

Disclaimer: You know, this feels great! Since the new year has come in, i’ve been posting and leaving the story(not even stopping to read other people’s comments like i use to), never to return to read dumb shit people say about me after i leave, and it’s really really refreshing to not argue about dumb shit with dumb bitches like 8baller who is the biggest beyonce stan ever, and gem, who is so overanalytical, that she probably analyzes the shit in the toilet bowl after it leaves her ass every time. I mean this is really cooll. Ahhhhh….now, moving on.

50.

Yessica_simpson

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@47

No you just a ignorant stan who can’t stand anyone to voice their opinion on your god Beyonce…she ain’t a legend (not with only 2 damn solo albums she ain’t), all she does is copy off of other TRUE legendary artists, when is she gon become herself? On “B’Day” she was supposedly channeling Deena from Dreamgirls, guess she was channeling her performance in the movie as well, lol! So when is she gonna release an album that is by Beyonce? She hasn’t yet.

51.

★SuPa-DuPa-StAr★

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

#36…go suck a gorilla nut..ur a hater….I dont care for beyone either…but shes the best entertainer we’ve got in our generation…anywayz cant wait to see Bee & tina

52.

Jayla

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

OMG!!!! FINALLY….. EVRY ONE KNOS BEY IS BASICALLY THE TINA TURNER OF OUR GENERATION SO HER AND TINA COMING TOGETHER IS GOING TO BE SO OVER THE TOP!!!! WE’RE TALKIN BIG OL BLONDE WEAVES, 9 INCH HEELS, AND SOME SERIOUS DANCE ACTION DEY GOIN SHUT IT DOWN FO SHO!!!!! DAT MUST BE LIK THE THEME DIS YEAR, I GUESS OLD SCHOOL MEETS NEW SCHOOL

53.

flylike

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

damn beyonce look good in that pic.
i would give vanessa my goodies anyday…yessir… ;-]

54.

LUCKY

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

BEE AND TINA=CLASSIC MOMENT

55.

Yessica_simpson

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@51

Learn to spell and then try and argue with me…non-spelling trick

56.

oreo

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

beyonce is such a wannabee i guess she should also pay diana ross, shakira and jlo a tribute huh…freaking swagger jacker

57.

flylike

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

BTW ANGEL, WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS IF BEYONCE READS THIS STUFF, NOW WHEN AND IF SHE COMES OUT AND SAYS SHE DOES READ CONCRETELOOP….SHE NEEDS TO MAKE A PERSONAL SHOUT OUT FOR THE HATERS….LIKE JSCENE!

58.

irrational rationalist

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

dammmnnn yessica simpson…im done wit this blog cuz youre one angry chick so continue to hate…we need haters in life…someboys gotta do it and you do it well

59.

Stacy H

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I am glad that Tichina has a good attitude about blogs. she knows that it is not what people say, but that they are talking about you!

60.

Yessica_simpson

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

@Flylike

You honestly think that Beyonce, Queen of Chiba would dare even think about talking to any of the CL staff? They are beneath her just like every living human being and her stans who lick her coochie on demand.

61.

Jay

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Damn it never fails. Everytime there is a blog about Beyonce you always either have overzealous fans or haters. Everybody don’t have to like Beyonce and care for her music but you can at least respect her as an artist and what she has accomplished. When you get on here hating on someone you don’t even know outside of what you see in videos and read in magazines there’s a problem. Just say you don’t like her music and move on and her fans need to respect that.

62.

Nothing But Love

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

I heard Alicia Keys is preforming i hope its true because im really gettin sick n tired of seeing her.

63.

Nothing But Love

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

in “her” i mean beyonce

64.

irrational rationalist

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

i love you 61 lol

65.

8baller

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

YES INDEED!!!!

The #1 chick in the game along with one of the greatest stage performers of all time. That is going to be off the chain

And wow @ that same person who never has anything postive to say. She know who she is. It has become obvious to everyone. SO WACK!!!

66.

whataworld

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

If Beyonce don’t sit her crap happy ass down! The only reason why the Grammys asked her to perform is because they’re awards and nominations are so terrible that nobody would watch if they were just handing out those shitty awards.

Example of how shitty the Grammys have become…

The Black Eyed Peas won a Grammy for “My Humps”

Soulja Boy is nominated for Best Rap Song

Rihanna is nominated for Best R&B Vocal Collaboration

67.

whataworld

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

That B-Day album came out years ago and she is still stuck on trying to force it down our throats but nobody wants it but the stans who ride her jock constantly.

68.

Randall

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Tina and Beyonce thats comparable like Mike and Kobe…Roy and Mayweather..it should be eventful..

Tichina always was the bomb to me even on Martin…

Vanessa still look good as usual…

69.

cl lover

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

*CONGRATS to Vanessa! I hope the “rapping gene” was passed down to her because it sure as hell didn’t go to her brother!

*Congrats to Bey for working with a legend like Tina! (even though Bey swagger jacked the hell out of her!!!!) Dont deny it people! you all know that Bey is trying her hardest to be like Tina! Not a bad choice to swagger jack Tina, but Bey needs to be herself!

70.

IAMDARKAQUA

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

SEE THAT’S WAT I’M TALKIN’ BOUT….BUT TICHINA ARNOLD ACTUALLY HAS A JOB SO SHE DOESN’T HAVE TIME TO RANT AND CRY ABOUT SOME DAMN BLOG!!!

“PARTY GIRL WITH NO CAREER” NEEDS TO GET A LIFE, STOP HATING ON THE BLACK BLOGS SO SHE CAN GET ATTENTION FROM PEREZ, AND ALSO BE FEATURED IN SOMETHING WITHOUT MORRIS CHESTNUT!

ok i’m done with that….

THE LEGEND AND THE STUDENT ON THE SAME STAGE….HOT DAMN THAT’S GONNA BE CRAZY!!!!! I BET BEYONCE IS GETTING A NEW LACEFRONT WIG MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THAT NIGHT!!!!!!

71.

Complicated

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Beyonce and Tina….dats hot to def. And PLEASE, stop hating on B…damn. And to this “Yessica Simpson” chick (or dude) B-day went 3x platinum. So for you to say that this was a shity album, you MUST believe she’s a legend. And at the end of the day, Beyonce has the better voice (I’d hate to hear A. Keys fukk up the national anthem), Beyonce is the better performer, and Beyonce is the more legendary artist……”write that down”…

72.

Momo

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Beyonce and the original Mama Tina. Damnit I need a ticket to the Grammy’s.

73.

GET IT TOGETHER

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

Oh come on!!

Tina can pretty much do bad by herself.

Beyonce is just a poor rip off.

74.

sexual chocolate

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

i cant wait for the grammys, that is going to be hot!!!!!!!!!!!!

75.

KB

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 /

BOUT TIIME CL REPORTED THIS! I’M REALLY LOOKIN FOWARD TO THIS! 2 OF THE GREATEST FEMALE PERFORMERS EVER ON THE SAME STAGE! WOW, ONLY AT THE GRAMMYS BABY!!! THEY DO SHOOWS WITH “THEIR OWN VOCALS AND THEIR OWN BAND” NOT NO BACKING TRACKS AND LYPSINCING! ALL VOICE, LEGS, HIPS, AND ENERGY IN THIS PERFORMANCE! LETS GET IT BEY AND MUCH LOVE TO TINA!!!

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