THISDAY AFRICA RISING FESTIVAL – DAYS 1 & 2

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Jay-Z and Rihanna perform “Umbrella” on day 1 of the 3rd Thisday ‘African Rising’ festival.

This year’s theme “Africa Rising: To Celebrate the Best and Brightest of Emerging New Africa”, was designed to revolutionize global perspectives on African issues. Also part of the event were performers Usher, Chris Brown, and Mary J. Blige

USHER @ THISDAY RIHANNA & JAY-Z PERFORM TYSON BECKFORD & NAOMI CAMPBELL @ THISDAY

RIHANNA @ THISDAY USHER @ THISDAY (2) CHRIS BROWN @ THISDAY
MARY J BLIGE @ THISDAY JAY-Z PERFORMS DURING THISDAY CHRIS BROWN @ THISDAY (2)

( Photos: Wireimage )
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97 Responses to THISDAY AFRICA RISING FESTIVAL – DAYS 1 & 2

  1. Nothing But Love

    @ JSCENE and PIXIE

    LOL…yes make them know

  2. silly_rabbit

    lovin the idea of Africa Rising…very cool.

  3. lena

    I love Beyonce and Jay Z…..BUT Whats crazy to me is that in the MANY MANY MANY concert pictures of Jay Z with Beyonce he ain’t never look that damn happy or give a hug after a performance like he is with Rihanna….CRAZY….!!!!

  4. I don’t give a damn Usher is still sexy as hell. Chris on the other hand looks a hot firey ass mess. He’s getting way too gassed by whipping off his shirt, leave it to Usher Chris.

    Mary needs to give it a rest, I’m sorry. She’s just getting too old for me. I feel like she’s been here, done her thing, but now her time is up. I’ve liked her the same way for how many years now, I don’t think she’s getting better or worse, she’s just there….and taking up room for another artist.

    Rihanna STAYS wearing those short ass black dresses. I personally don’t like them either. Her stylist is obviously raising her fan base bar, because a lot of people like them but they look so….HIGHLY OVERRATED!! Her shoes are usually cute but the dresses, yeah, no. Rihanna has 2 more minutes left out of that 15 she was given….so enjoy her while she lasts.

    JAY-Z!! Sexy ass. Anyway, Beyonce and Jay do make a great connection on stage so, I don’t what y’all are talking about. Watch the Upgrade U live from the Beyonce Experience, I coulda sworn they were about to bang on that stage. ANYWAYS, he was probably just smiling at her hairy armpitts or the fume that she let off while lifting her arms. He was just being friendly, stop blowing a 1 second shot out of proportion.

  5. @JSCENE….

    Hun, Sweety, Calm the fuck down!! You stay riding both Beyonce & Jay like they’re some Mary-go-round. You sound too damn ignorant and retarted. I get the feeling that you’re just unhappy about yourself. Is it the way you look? Does Beyonce make you angry because she looks like a goddess compared to you? Are you upset at the fact that Beyonce & Jay have a long lasting relationship and you can’t keep yours for more than a month? Are you upset that Beyonce & Jay make PLENTY more money than you do?

    I really want to know because the way you are is just so unbelieveable. People like you tend to have something wrong with themselves, and wish they were the person they were hating on.

  6. Mary, Mary, May *shaking head*

    WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING & WHAT IS ON YOUR HEAD?

    Mrs. Blige you to fly for this sh*t.

  7. Yaya

    it’s amazing how Thisday festival always have the top r&b artists present. I wonder how much they were paid.

  8. let's not lie

    maybe jay is smiling b/c riri is like a little sis to him. plus she’s making him money, bee isn’t. he’s happy that he marketed her right unlike tmarie

    like riri’s dress but the hair????? she doesn’t pull off the color

  9. let's not lie

    forgot to add that naomi has done so much work to her face. she great at modeling but she doesn’t have the natural beauty thing down sorry. tyson on the other hand is finnne but i’m not actually attracted to him. he seems cocky and boring. he’d be a good jumpoff, that’s about it

  10. PrincessP

    LOL @ JSCENE! I’m a Bey fan but that was hilarious!

    rhi looks adorable!

  11. 8BALLER

    JSCENE is your soooooooo predictable. Same old rants about Jay and Beyonce. Find a new gimmick, gal. Dont you ever get tired of saying the same old shit about them?

    You probably cant help it. Being bipolar is such a sad thing…
    I feel for you, girl.

  12. nana

    honestly i am getting tired of chris nd that big head alien lookin b!tch rihanna she is so over rated nd really only famous for singing other peoples song nd her stylist really makes her for who she is so comon mama be original nd naomi needs 2 get a new weave because like allways she looks a hot mess lol -(=-)

  13. Head of the Makeup Mafia Bitch!

    Well he shouldn’t have gotten himself in the problem in the first place. If he wasn’t caught kissing and stories about them all hugged up wasn’t everywhere, then he has no one to be mad at but himself. I don’t like chris anymore because he just won’t tell the truth about it. If he said they were going out and if rihanna said they were going out then he could put this whole issue to rest but he should have known that the media is obsessed with relationships and romance. It’s pretty obvious that if he’s getting mad though that he is in a relationship with Rihanna. He’s always everywhere she is.

  14. Head of the Makeup Mafia Bitch!

    He said he won’t talk about Rihanna again. Well that’s just idiotic!

  15. SWEETNESS

    tyson n naomi make a gud couple
    im jus sayn if they werent wit who they r wit right now they wud hav made a gud couple

  16. i agree with # 41…. all you hating mofos take a bow.. jay only smile with other woman ….neva bey.. she probably miserable as hell.. nothing else to dress up for now that she is married lol.. no friends ..even kelly moved far away from her ass lol bey love the haters

  17. 8baller

    @MsBlkNast1

    Your non-spelling ass is so pathetic. There are plenty of pictures where Bey and Jay are having a good time together:

    http://i198.photobucket.c...8baller18/me/beyonce3.jpg
    http://i198.photobucket.c...214/8baller18/me/bey4.jpg

    Do you need more pictures?
    Funny how haters can never back up their claims.

    MsBlkNasty1, you go “take a bow”. Bow that head in the toliet you came out of.

    Thanks.

  18. 8baller

    Theres more pictures where those came from.

    I swear some people are so sad and pathetic…

  19. candygirl

    #16 i agree..maybe somethin is wrong wit my eyes to cuz i dont see nothing wrong wit usher body. Chris brown tryna get a litte ripped but he still got a long way to go…everyone else looks good

  20. nikki

    LOL @ 8baller. Yeah let the rihanna stans know.

  21. nikki

    And rihanna stans are stupid because they fail to realize that rihanna is beyonce’s bitch. whatever money jay makes off rihanna songs go right into beyonce pockets. so rihanna is paying for all those st.tropez trips. so bey got the ring and the money and she got all the chicks in the game, including rihanna, being compared to her. life as beyonce must be nice. lol she always gets the last laugh no matter what. now take a bow haters. lmao

  22. NAIJA

    naija stand up! DOING BIG THINGS ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!

  23. cool outrageous lovers of uniquely raw style

    When is concreteloop gonna post that music vid from fonsworth????

  24. me

    Black Americans don’t care about Africa.

  25. Lovely

    Thisday Africa Rising festival day one was done in Abuja, Nigeria and day two was done in Lagos, Nigeria.

  26. keekee512

    WOOOOW ITS AMAZING HOW BEYONCE WASNT EVEN THERE AND YET HER NAME STILL MANAGES 2 COME…STOP HATING ON THE GIRL….MIND YALLZ….CHILL…Y YALL WORRYING ABOUT THERE RELATIONSHIP LET THEM ROCK DAMN…..

    JAY IS PROB SMILING RIHANNA BECAUSE ITS PROB BEEN A WHILE SINCE THEY BEEN ON STAGE 2GETHER..LOOK AT ALOT OF PERFORMERS WHO HAVE DONE SONGS 2GETHER BUT HADNT PERFORMED 2GETHER IN AWHILE ND THEY LOOK MAD HAPPY…HOW WOULD METH MAN LOOKED IF HE AND MARY WHERE TO PERFORM “UR ALL I NEED” OR IF JA AND ASHANTI DID 1 OF THERE MANY…COME ON FOLKS MIND URZ AND LET THEM DO THEM…

    EVERY1 LOOK FAB…AINT SHIT WRONG WIT USHERS ABS…CB WILL HAVE AN AMAZING BODY IN DA FUTURE…ND MARY BEEN WEARING THAT SAME DAMN WIG 4 THE LONGEST SO Y YALL TALKING ABOUT IT KNOW..LET HER DO HER..

    HATERZ EVERYWHERE..HOW U HATE ON PEOPLE U DONT EVEN KNOW?????

  27. Nothing But Love

    @ 8baller

    You need to calm down…

  28. 8baller

    lol, I am very calm.

  29. mamasita

    I don’t know what to think about rihanna to be honest. Seems like her hair is getting shorter & shorter though. I haven’t really payed attention to usher lately…chris brown is young but he can *singing* ‘take me down’. Jay-z…I’ve always been a fan and my attention twds his career & music never dwindled for some reason. Naomi is crazy & needs prayer but can walk her butt off on that runway. Tyson is still nice looking.

  30. COR BLIMEY

    TYSON AND NAOMI NEED TO GET IT ON AND HAVE SOME KIDS, THEY WOULD LOOK OUT OF THIS WORLD. NO DISRESPECT TO THERE CURRENT PARTNERS, BUT LOOK AT THAT, DAMN THERE FINE, WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR LOL

  31. ken

    I read this in a beauty’s blog on **blackbbwmeet.com*** It’s famous free dating site which is open to all 18 quality singles and where all kinds of relationships are possible. MSN reported that celeb Charlie Sheen found his love last May. And
    recently I heard that Britney signed up the site

  32. Its a Beautiful July

    naomi and tyson would make a cute couple.
    Love the photos of rihanna she looks flawless as usual luv her. She is officially a Worldwide SuperStar…don’t call her the hottest chick in the game that title is more suitable for a one of those Ghetto R&B/Rap Queens.
    Cbreezy stays a cutie.
    Mary need to get rid of the tacky weave.
    I luv the Jiggaman he’s the best in the biz.

  33. 8 baller put that 8ball down …. you just a lil upset lolololololo… its all fantasy.. no need to be getting yo blood pressure up… you aint never gonna meet bey or jay so its all good lololol……by the way i spell just fine… you understood … now go and finish sucking yo daddys dick lolo crow

  34. Marysfan

    everybody look like they was burnin up! LOLz

  35. NoWay

    At first I thought that it was just a friendly hug but after seeing the Youtube video my thoughts are different. After the hug on the video if you look closely Jay squeezes her tightly and humps her as she begin to turn away. He had better not be cheating on my girl Bey. If so, I hope she take him down………..

    Here the clip see for yourself.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OC3ywNvSNk

  36. TrinityX

    The This Day Africa Rising festival was Cool X3. In this unique fusion of music and Fashion. The Nigerian This Day News agency was able to show case Africa’s Talents at its best. Unfortunately the international stars invited seemed to take all the glory. Never the less Africa’s originality was brought to life by musicians such the Senegalese N’Dour Youssou, The Nigerian new sensation 9ice, Shank a Nigerian artist also performed in one of the shows which had started in Nigeria. There was also rumors of the pop sensations D’banj and Tu face of course African talents which the show wanted to show case to the world. The fashion aspect was equally superb. The jewelry collection of Nigeria’s Chris Aire had people breathless, also was the captivating look of Momo, Deola Sagoe’s design’s with beautiful African Textiles, Lola Fatouri (who show cased her collection while Fat Joe was performing) The Ghanaian suit master Ozwald Boetang…… To see The African pieces you can visit Jamati Online under lifestyles. It will really help understand that not only Jay Z, Ursher, Rihanna, John Legend, etc, performed at the show.

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