Archives: July, 2008

FASHION PREVIEWS: FALL/WINTER 2008 TRENDS
MAG COVERS: ASHANTI COVERS PAGE SIX MAG / JIGGA COVERS VIBE MAG
SPOTTED: SOLANGE SHOPPING IN LONDON
SPOTTED: RIHANNA OUT & ABOUT IN NYC
POLITICS: OBAMA STEADY CAMPAIGNING / OBAMA DENOUNCES LUDA'S LYRICS / MCCAIN COMPARES OBAMA TO BRITNEY SPEARS
VIDEO: ANGELA SIMMONS - "CENTER OF ATTENTION"
EVENTS: MONICA'S KICK OFF PARTY FOR HER NEW REALITY SERIES
MOVIE ROUNDUP: 'PRINCESS & THE FROG' / 'THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES' / EDDIE'S NEW FILM GETS NO LOVE
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: LENA BAKER
VIDEO: BIG BOI FEAT. MARY J. BLIGE - "SUMTHIN'S GOTTA GIVE"
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
CANDIDS: RIRI / JAY-Z / SOLANGE / KEKE / MISSY / NAS / LL / BIG BOI / MICHAEL / PHARRELL / ALESHA
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER: PHARRELL vs. CHRIS
POLITICS: OBAMA'S LEAD GROWS / RALPH NADER ON OBAMA / PRO-OBAMA AD ON MTV & COMEDY CENTRAL
VIDEO: LLOYD SAYS THANK YOU + 'LESSONS IN LOVE' STREET INTERVIEW PART I
GUESS WHO: SPOTTED WEARING Green SpeedoS
FASHION NEWS: Vogue Italia's 'BLACK ISSUE' MAKES HISTORY / MICHELLE OBAMA & KANYE WEST MAKE VANITY FAIR LIST
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
NEWS ROUNDUP: NEW NBC NEWS' WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF / AR TO OPEN BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM / HOUSE APOLOGIZES FOR SLAVERY & SEGREGATION
SPOTTED: HALLE ROCKIN' HER OBAMA SHIRT
RANDOM PICS: CHRIS BROWN & NE-YO AT Wrigley's Gum EVENT
MUSIC NEWS: ALICIA KEYS TO RECORD BOND THEME / SOLANGE VIDEO BLOGS / CIARA COVERS BILLBOARD
BEAUTY NOTES: NEON NAILS
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: AN OBAMA-CLINTON TICKET? / MCCAIN COULD SUPPORT 16-MONTH IRAQ TIMETABLE / W. TRAILER
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: GABRIELLE OR MONIQUE
SPOTTED: KELIS AT THE AIRPORT / ZOE IN NYC / JURNEE AT MOVIE PREMIERE
MOVIE NEWS: TICHINA ARNOLD IN 'LENA BAKER STORY' / TYLER PERRY RE-UPS WITH LIONSGATE / SNOOP GOES BOLLYWOOD
EVENTS: T.I. & "Respect My Vote!" Campaign Launch
SPOTTED: BRANDY OUT & ABOUT
VIDEO: DANITY KANE - "BAD GIRL"
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: OBAMA'S VP CHOSEN / APOLOGY FOR SLAVERY & SEGREGATION? / RACIST AR LICENSE PLATE
1st NELLY AD FOR SEAN JOHN UNDERWEAR
NEW MUSIC: Raphael Saadiq - "OH GIRL"
SPOTTED: RIHANNA & CHRIS ON THE BEACH
CANDIDS: SERENA / JAY-Z / USHER & TAMEKA / CIARA / LL COOL J / TARAJI / CEE-LO / D. WADE
VIDEO CLIP: KANYE WEST & MTV GIVE BACK TO WAR VETS
SPOTTED: WHITNEY & RAY J IN L.A.
RANDOM PICS: MONICA & SONS + NEW INFO ON ALBUM
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: MARIAH OR JADA
SPOTTED: DIDDY, KIM & THE KIDS IN CENTRAL PARK
♫ HOT OR NOT: RANTZ - "GEORGIA PEACH"
POLITICS: obama back in the states; speaks at conference
♫ NEW MUSIC FROM WHITNEY HOUSTON ♫
NEWS ROUNDUP: CHINA DENIES REPORT OF BAN / FEDS DROP PROBE OF SHARPTON'S FINANCES / KILPATRICK STILL UP TO NO GOOD
VIDEOS: RAHEEM DAVAUGHN / PLIES FT. JAMIE FOXX & THE DREAM / RICK ROSS FT. TREY SONGZ
MUSIC NEWS: T.I. PUSHES BACK PAPER TRAIL / TIMBALAND TALKS SHOCK VALUE 2 / NAS ENDS LIL' WAYNE'S REIGN
SPOTTED: HALLE OUT & ABOUT
DID YOU WATCH? CNN'S 'BLACK IN AMERICA'
Tyra Banks Wax Figure Unveiled
VIDEO/POLITICS: BARACK OBAMA'S SPEECH IN BERLIN
SPOTTED: TRACEE ELLIS ROSS IN CALI
FAITH EVANS' BOOK 'KEEP THE FAITH' IN STORES IN AUGUST
COUPLED UP: MARIAH & NICK IN NYC + MARIAH ON 106 & PARK
SPOTTED: NAS PROTESTING IN FRONT OF FOX NEWS' HEADQUARTERS
♫ ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: CHAZ
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: MARIA FEARING
MUSIC NEWS: MICHELLE WILLIAMS ALBUM PUSHED BACK / JAZMINE SULLIVAN LIVE / T-BOZ SIGNS SOLO DEAL?
SPOTTED: JENNIFER HUDSON OUT & ABOUT IN NYC
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
VIDEO: Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul
YOU ASKED: WHAT THEY WORE...
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: OBAMA AROUND THE WORLD / MCCAIN MOCKS MEDIA'S LOVE FOR OBAMA / MCCAIN CARICATURE ON VANITY FAIR
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER: D.WOODS or SANTOGOLD
TV ROUNDUP: Kanye & MTV's "Choose or Lose" Give Back To YOUNG War Vets / 'BLACK IN AMERICA' ON THIS WEEK
SPOTTED: JENNIFER HUDSON / MARIAH / Shwayze / NE-YO / Wayans BROS.
POLITICAL/NEWS ROUNDUP: BEIJING BARS TOLD TO BAN BLACK PEOPLE DURING OLYMPICS? / CONDI PRAISES BARACK & PLANS TO MOVE ON / TAVIS TALKS
MUSIC NEWS: SOLANGE'S OFFICIAL ALBUM COVER / KEYSHIA COLE UPDATE / AMERIE'S NEW PROMO PIC
RANDOM PICS: ASHANTI AT Rockefeller Center
♫ HOT OR NOT: NINA SKY feat. RICK ROSS - "CURTAIN CALL"
CL EXCLUSIVE/CONCERTS: CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE WITH SANTOGOLD & KID CUDI
NEWS: NAS TO to deliver petitions to Fox News / CITIES CRACK DOWN ON SAGGING / JONES ASK FOR COMMUTED SENTENCE
VIDEO: RIHANNA - "DISTURBIA"
EVENTS: MIAMI STAND UP 2008 PARTY
MINI TV ROUNDUP: WENDY vs OMAROSA / NIA & SANAA GET ANIMATED
VIDEO: YOUNG JEEZY ft KANYE WEST - "PUT ON"
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
SPOTTED: TEYANA TAYLOR ON THE RUNWAY
♫ HOT OR NOT: PROTON - "MAGAZINE DREAMZ"
REST IN PEACE DJ K-SWIFT
STARS VERSUS THE RUNWAY
MANDELA'S 8 LESSONS OF LEADERSHIP
EVENTS: 9th Annual Art For Life Benefit Gala
EVENTS: HOLLYROD FOUNDATION DESIGNCARE EVENT
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: OBAMA IN AFGHANISTAN / RATHER CALLS OBAMA OSAMA / CLINTON EAGER TO CAMPAIGN
CNN'S 'BLACK IN AMERICA' AIRING ON JULY 23rd & 24th
SPOTTED: NAS & KELIS IN LOS ANGELES
♫ HOT OR NOT: ANGELA SIMMONS - "CENTER OF ATTENTION"
GUESS WHO: SHOPPING WITH HIS DAUGHTER
♫ CL EXCLUSIVE: TEEDRA MOSES - "SO COOL"
EVENTS: Vh1 Summer Of Soul Concert
♫ NEW MUSIC: NE-YO - "MISS INDEPENDENT"
SPOTTED: RIHANNA LEAVING FRED SEGAL
GUESS WHO: SPOTTED IN NYC
RANDOM PICS: ASHANTI AT VARIOUS EVENTS
SPOTTED: KANYE IN NYC + DENIES HAVING A GHOST BLOGGER
EVENTS: SOCIALVIBES & 'HOLLYROD 4 KIDS' PARTY
NEW VIDEOS: GYM CLASS HEROES ft. BUSTA / ROBIN THICKE - "MAGIC"
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: MICHELLE IS STAYING HOME / WHAT ELSE JESSE SAID / MCCAIN AT NAACP CONVENTION
HOT OR NOT: JAZZY - A.W.O.L. (Absent With Our Love)
CANDIDS: KELLY / TYRESE / KERI & TIM / N.E.R.D. / NAS / MYA / PINK / steph / TIFFANY / RIRI / LENNY
RANDOM PICS: VENUS AT THE ESPY AWARDS
POLITICS: Barack Obama SAYS "Debate me, not Michelle"
SPOTTED: HALLE IN MALIBU
SPOTTED: 50 CENT & BABY MAMA ATTEND COURT
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER: RIHANNA OR LALA?
SUMMER TRENDS: SAFARI CHIC
VIDEO: ASHANTI - "GOOD GOOD"
EVENTS: '08 ESPY AWARDS + after party pics
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: E. FREDERIC MORROW
MUSIC NEWS: TIMBALAND TO PRODUCE NEW JAY-Z ALBUM / LUDACRIS WORKS ON 6th LP / BOBBY VALENTINO INKS A NEW DEAL
GUESS WHO: JUMPING IN HER RIDE
CL EXCLUSIVE: PICK LLOYD'S "Lessons In Love" ALBUM COVER
THE CATCH-UP: ERYKAH BADU PREGNANT / 106 & PARK DRAMA / YUNG BERG TRYIN' HARD
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
EVENTS: Kimora Lee Simmons "Fabulosity" Launch Party
VIDEO: BENTLEY ft. KANYE, SA-RA & ANDRE 3000 - "EVERYBODY"
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: OBAMA AN OREO? / OBAMA AT NAACP CONVENTION / MCCAIN IS OLD AND OBAMA AN OUTSIDER
♫ WHO SANG IT BETTER: LE'CHE VS. AMERIE VS. BROOKE ♫
NEW BRANDY INFO + PROMO PIC
VIDEO: KERI HILSON - "ENERGY"
THISDAY AFRICA RISING FESTIVAL - DAYS 1 & 2
SPOTTED: JAY-Z & BEYONCE IN SWITZERLAND
MAG COVERS: KERI, TEYANA, & SOLANGE / MARY J. / RIHANNA
SPOTTED: MARIO GETTIN' DOWN IN CONCERT
MUSIC NEWS: KERI ON THE SET OF "ENERGY" / TEAIRRA MARI'S NEW DEAL CONFIRMED
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: THE NEW YORKER CARICATURE COVER / MCKINNEY WINS GREEN NOMINATION / JESSE JACKSON TO RETIRE?
MOVIE TRAILERS: "THE FAMILY THAT PREYS"
♫ WHO SANG IT BETTER: LLOYD VS. STERLING ♫
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
VIDEO: PHARRELL WILLIAMS, SANTOGOLD & Julian Casablancas - "MY DRIVE-THRU"
POLITICS/NEWS: BARACK & HILARY in NYC / JESSE JACKSON APOLOGIZES
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: MARY ELLEN PLEASANT
♫ Janelle Monáe's 1st official single ♫
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
random pics: gabrielle union at "meet dave" premiere
parties: young jeezy celebrates vibe cover
VIDEO: NAS ft. KERI HILSON - "HERO" + BEHIND THE SCENES CLIPS
♫ HOT OR NOT: HOLLYWEERD - "MONKEY"
GUESS WHO: SPOTTED IN LONDON
MAG COVERS: USHER & SON COVER ESSENCE
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
candids: the obama family / jay-z / tina turner / diddy / reggie & kim / the rock / terry / lenny kravitz / halle
VIDEO: JAZMINE SULLIVAN - "NEED U BAD"
MAG COVERS: EBONY'S '25 Coolest Brothers Of All Time' (8 Cover Feature)
CL EXCLUSIVE: SOUNDCHECK WITH SOLANGE
SPOTTED: MYA ON THE BEACH + NO SHOW AT EVENT
EVENTS: 2008 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL
SPOTTED: OPRAH & TYLER PERRY IN ITALY
CONGRATS TO SERENA & VENUS!
EVENTS: MCDONALD'S 365 BLACK AWARDS
♫ HOT OR NOT: STERLING SIMMS & THE DREAM
CL EXCLUSIVE: D. WOODS BIRTHDAY PARTY / R&B LIVE
♫ WHO SANG IT BETTER: NICOLE WRAY VS. FANTASIA ♫
♫ NEW MUSIC FROM BRANDY!
VIDEOS: MARIAH CAREY FT. T.I. - "I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU LONG TIME" / LIL WAYNE - "A MILLI"
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: DR. MARK DEAN
MUSIC NEWS: SOLANGE'S TOP SELLING SINGLE / MORE CIARA ALBUM NEWS / DANITY KANE SHOOTS SECOND VIDEO
♫ HOT OR NOT: LLOYD - "LOSE CONTROL"
SPOTTED: RIHANNA ON THE SET OF "DISTURBIA"
GUESS WHO: SPOTTED SHOPPING IN LONDON
DVD RELEASES: 'CITY OF MEN' IN STORES NOW!
EVENTS: THE NAACP THEATER AWARDS
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
EVENTS: HANCOCK MOVIE PREMIERE
CANDIDS: KANYE / 'TASIA & DRO / LETOYA / ALICIA KEYS / KIMORA & DJIMON / KEYSHIA / LIL WAYNE / TEYANA / KERRY
CANDIDS: RUBEN STUDDARD GOT MARRIED
MAG COVERS: KID SISTER & JANELLE MONAE COVER URB