Archives: August, 2008

SPOTTED: OPRAH & STEDMAN IN NEW JERSEY
♫ HOT OR NOT: JOJO COVERING T-PAIN'S "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT"
POLITICS: THE CLINTONS & OBAMA AT TUBBS JONES' FUNERAL / OBAMA & BIDEN IN OHIO / MCCAIN & PALIN
NEWS: Gulf Coast Area Braces For Hurricane Gustav
SPOTTED: HALLE BERRY AND BABY NAHLA
RANDOM PICS: LIL KIM PERFORMING AT REGGAE CONCERT
CANDIDS: DIDDY / KIMORA / SERENA / VENUS / NAS / LEONA / TONI / NEW YORK / RIRI / JAMIE
POLITICS: OBAMA & BIDEN ON THE TRAIL / MCCAIN'S SURPRISE PICK / RNC POSTPONED?
COUPLED UP: THOMAS JONES & MEAGAN GOOD
GUESS WHO: SPOTTED AT LAX
POLITICS: BARACK OBAMA'S DNC SPEECH + PHOTOS
VIDEO: JENNIFER HUDSON PERFORMS NATIONAL ANTHEM AT DNC
RANDOM PICS: MORE ANGELA & VANESSA IN VEGAS
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER: CASSIE vs. RIHANNA
ROUNDUP: KANYE & JAMIE FOXX SHOW OBAMA SUPPORT / DIDDY ON THE GAS PRICES / BEYONCE & TINA SPEAK ON SOLANGE
♫ NEW MUSIC: Raphael Saadiq - "Staying in Love" + HIS NEW MUSIC VIDEO
VIDEO: SOLANGE SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT
CANDIDS: ANGELA & VANESSA / MIKE / PHARRELL / CHRIS / RIRI / SOLANGE / SNOOP / THE GAME / ASHANTI
RANDOM PICS: SANAA, TARAJI AND GOLDEN AT VARIOUS EVENTS
WHEN DID SHE ROCK IT BETTER: BEYONCE & HER CHANEL JACKET
TV ROUNDUP: TONI ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS" / SOLANGE GETS REAL WITH HOST / RAY J GETS DATING SHOW
SPOTTED: SERENA WILLIAMS IN NYC
POLITICS: DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION UPDATE / OBAMA MAKES HISTORY / THE FUTURE FIRST LADY / JOE BIDEN'S SPEECH
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: OCTAVIA E. BUTLER
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: KIELY OR RIHANNA
POLITICS: HILLARY CLINTON'S DNC SPEECH / OBAMA ASSASSINATION PLOT? / DYSON CALLED ON OBAMA BOOTY TALK / HILLARY CLINTON TRIBUTE
POLITICS: MEET MICHELLE OBAMA / FL, MI VOTES COUNTED / CLINTON TO RELEASE DELEGATES TO OBAMA
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
RANDOM PICS: VANESSA & ANGELA SIMMONS AT GIANT MAG EVENT
SPOTTED: SOLANGE ARRIVING AND LEAVING DAVID LETTERMAN + VIDEO OF PERFORMANCE
POLITICS: MICHELLE OBAMA'S DNC SPEECH
EVENTS: AJ Crimson's Birthday Celebration
SPOTTED: RIHANNA & CHRIS IN CALI
VIDEO: T-PAIN - CAN'T BELIEVE IT (FT. LIL WAYNE)
CANDIDS: CHRISTINA & TAMERA / SERENA / STAR JONES / TRISTAN / KEISHA & FOREST / OMAROSA / ESTELLE / JOE / SHAR
♫ HOT OR NOT: TIMOTHY BLOOM - "WONDERFUL"
(UPDATE) VIDEO: JOJO FROM 'K-CI & JOJO' PASSES OUT ON STAGE + K-CI SPEAKING ON THE INCIDENT
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: KIM OR DAWN
VIDEO: HBO'S 'THE BLACK LIST' SNIPPETS
RANDOM PICS: ASHANTI PERFORMING AT J&R MUSICFEST
POLITICS: OBAMA & BIDEN IN Springfield, IL
♫ HOT OR NOT: BRANDY - "FIRST N LUV"
♫ ALBUM REVIEW: SOLANGE - SOL-ANGEL & THE HADLEY ST. DREAMS
RANDOM PICS: KERI HILSON AT TRACE MAG PARTY
POLITICS: OBAMA SELECTS JOE BIDEN AS VP NOMINEE
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: CHRISETTE OR TASHA
VIDEO: CASSIE ft. LIL WAYNE - "OFFICIAL GIRL"
CANDIDS: LALA / NIA / LISARAYE / ESTELLE / ARETHA / T.I. / VENUS / CHRISTINA / KEYSHIA / NAOMI / LL COOL J
VIDEO: JOHN LEGEND FT. ANDRE 3000 - "GREEN LIGHT"
DA BRAT SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: AMERIE OR AUBREY
RANDOM PICS: SOLANGE, TERRENCE & MICHELLE PERFORM
SPOTTED: RIHANNA & CHRIS SHOPPING SEPARATELY ON MELROSE
SPOTTED: BEYONCE @ J&R MusicFest
EVENTS: Nike Sportswear at 21 Mercer - Block Party Opening
VIDEO: NE-YO - "MISS INDEPENDENT"
WHEN DID SHE ROCK IT BETTER?: RIHANNA & HER GLADIATORS
♫ NEW MUSIC: VARIOUS ARTISTS - "JUST STAND UP"
VIDEO: TERRENCE HOWARD - "SANCTUARY"
♫ HOT OR NOT: GYM CLASS HEROES & ESTELLE
FASHION PREVIEWS & RELEASES: PLEASURE PRINCIPLE BY JANET / PASTELLE BY KANYE / LV DAMIER FOR MEN
RANDOM PICS: CASSIE, LL COOL J, JOHN LEGEND, & PINK ON FNMTV
YOU SENT IT IN: PHARRELL IN MANCHESTER, U.K.
EVENTS: 'THE LONGSHOTS' MOVIE PREMIERE
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: DR. SHIRLEY A. JACKSON
NEWS ROUNDUP: RACIAL SLUR DEFACES CHURCH / REP. TUBBS JONES DIES / NOOSE FOUND AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: RIHANNA OR DAWN
FASHION: OBAMA GETS CLOTHING LINE / VICTORIA SECRET + HBCUS / DANITY KANE FOR DOLLHOUSE JEANS
VIDEO: OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR 'THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES'
CANDIDS: LISA & ZOE / VIVICA / TYRESE / DAWN & D.WOODS / CHEETAH GIRLS / NE-YO / JORDIN
♫ NEW MUSIC: TERRENCE HOWARD - PLENTY
RANDOM PICS: 106 & PARK'S 2000 EPISODE
EVENTS: MAKING THE BAND PREMIERE PARTY
ROUNDUP: RACISM STALLS GLOVER FILM / THE SAARTJIE PROJECT / HIP-HOP'S BIGGEST EARNERS
MINI ROUNDUP: ANGELA BACK WITH BOW WOW? / LISARAYE SHOWS HER BRUISES
MUSIC NEWS: DESTINY'S CHILD REUNION? / CIARA TAPS T-PAIN FOR NEW SINGLE / A HOST OF ARTISTS TEAM-UP FOR CHARITY SONG
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
CANDIDS: LISARAYE / VANESSA / KANYE / KIMORA & DJIMON / MIKE / RUSSELL / ESTELLE / TERRENCE
TV ROUNDUP: TOP MODEL TRANSGENDER / COURTNEY & ANGELA JOIN E.R / LAURENCE FISHBURNE JOINS CSI
CL EXCLUSIVE: THE REST OF SOLANGE'S PROMO PICS
ALBUM REVIEW: KARINA PASIAN - FIRST LOVE
VIDEO: ESTELLE - PRETTY PLEASE
POLITICS: OBAMA SETTLES ON VP / MCCAIN TO NAME VP AUG. 29 / OBAMA: I WILL WIN
MUSIC NEWS: BRANDY TITLES FORTHCOMING ALBUM HUMAN + INFO / SEAN KINGSTON PREPS SECOND ALBUM / PCD ALBUM DELAYED
EVENTS: CELEBS @ THE 2008 ALMA AWARDS
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: KIMORA OR CHANEL
SPOTTED: MARY J. BLIGE ON HOLIDAY IN ST. TROPEZ
FASHION PICKS: UNIFORM PREP
NEWS ROUNDUP: CONDITIONS WORSE FOR BLACK MALES? / JENA TEEN SENTENCED FOR NOOSES / JACKSON SPEAKS
BERNIE MAC'S MEMORIAL SERVICE
VIDEO: SOLANGE - "SANDCASTLE DISCO"
EVENTS: LA Reid's Summer of Love Bash
YOU SENT IT IN: LIL KIM IN SWEDEN
EVENTS: VANESSA SIMMONS' BIRTHDAY PARTY
VIDEO: THE GAME ft. LIL WAYNE - "MY LIFE"
RANDOM PICS: PHARRELL IN JAPAN
♫ HOT OR NOT: SOLANGE - "6 O'CLOCK BLUES"
MUSIC NEWS: KERI HILSON'S ALBUM PUSHED BACK / RIHANNA SCORES #1 WITH "DISTURBIA" / USHER PREPS 2 NEW SINGLES
SPOTTED: THE CARTERS LEAVING DINNER
YOU ASKED: WHAT THEY ROCK'D...
RANDOM PICS: KELLY ROWLAND AT LONDON EVENT
♫ NEW MUSIC: MONICA FEAT. LUDACRIS - "STILL STANDING"
VIDEO: LISARAYE SPEAKS ON HER SEPERATION FROM MICHAEL MISICK
ON THE SET: NEYO'S "MISS INDEPENDENT" VIDEO
RANDOM PICS: CELEBS ON 'FNMTV'
SPOTTED: KANYE OUT & ABOUT + VENTURES INTO FAST FOOD BIZ
♫ OFFICIAL 1st SINGLE FROM BRANDY
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: ALLEN ALLENSWORTH
MUSIC NEWS: MORE KERI HILSON PHOTOS FROM TRACE / CRAZY FAN INTERRUPTS SOLANGE SHOW / MISSY'S BLOCK PARTY PUSHED BACK
VIDEO: MUSIQ SOULCHILD - "RADIO"
SPOTTED: CHANEL IMAN & RYAN LESLIE HAVING LUNCH
NEWS ROUNDUP: EX-OFFENDERS TO VOTE IN FL? / NEW PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE / EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO APOLOGIZE FOR SLAVERY
PROMOS: NEW JAZMINE SULLIVAN ALBUM COVER + PROMO PHOTOS
VIDEO: SANTOGOLD - "LIGHTS OUT"
WHO ROCK'D IT BETTER?: RIHANNA OR CASSIE
SPOTTED: BEYONCE IN L.A.
EVENTS: Vibe Magazine's 15th anniversary party
VIDEO: LARRY KING'S BERNIE MAC TRIBUTE
SPOTTED: LISA BONET & DAUGHTERS IN SOHO
VIDEO: OMARION CUTTING OFF HIS BRAIDS
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
♫ HOT OR NOT: TASH - "I'MA DO ME"
NEW JENNIFER HUDSON PROMO PICS
THE TYRA SHOW CELEBRATES VOGUE ITALIA's "BLACK ISSUE"
SPOTTED: CHRIS & RIHANNA ON THE BEACH IN BARBADOS
PARTIES: MEAGAN GOOD CELEBRATES 27th BDAY
VIDEO: KANYE WEST - "CHAMPION"
EVENTS: 'MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL' TOUR FINALE
Lil' Wayne Issues Statement ABOUT Daughter
EVENTS: SEAN JOHN BRINGS MAGIC TO NYC
♫ NEW MUSIC: JAY-Z'S "JOCKIN' JAY-Z"
NEWS ROUNDUP: KILPATRICK UPDATE / MONTREAL RIOT / RACIST REMARK BY MAYOR CAUGHT ON TAPE
POLITICS: OBAMA'S NEW BOOK, NEW WAY TO ANNOUNCE VP / NEW CAMPAIGN ADS / TV ONE'S COVERAGE OF DNC
♫ NEW RELEASE: Janelle Monáe - METROPOLIS, SUITE I
MAG COVERS/FEATURES: SERENA WILLIAMS IN 'MEN'S FITNESS'
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
SPOTTED: MICHELLE WILLIAMS IN NYC
SPOTTED: CHRIS & RIRI IN BARBADOS
CONGRATS TO CULLEN JONES & THE U.S. RELAY SWIM TEAM!
NEWS: ISAAC HAYES DIES AT 65
VARIOUS CELEBS REACT TO BERNIE MAC'S PASSING
NEWS: BERNIE MAC DIES AT 50
NEWS ROUNDUP: MAN THREATENS TO KILL OBAMA, BUSH / KILPATRICK IN JAIL / JENA JUDGE RECUSED
♫ WHO SANG IT BETTER: CIARA VS. MARY J. BLIGE ♫
POLITICS: MICHELLE OBAMA WITH MILITARY SPOUSES / CLINTONS OVER IT? / NEW CAMPAIGN ADS
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: DR. BENJAMIN E. MAYS
VIDEOS: T.I. / N.E.R.D. / BUN B. / WILL.I.AM
CANDIDS: JURNEE / MONIQUE / LISA BONET / ZOE / DEEBO / MIKE & NICOLE / MARLON / LL / SELITA
TV ROUNDUP: NIECY NASH IN 'DO NOT DISTURB' / 'CARMELO'S WAY' / 'TOP MODEL' BACK
MAG COVERS: KERI COVERS TRACE / FANTASIA COVERS S2S / LIL WAYNE COVERS BLENDER
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
POLITICS: OBAMA ON REPARATIONS + REPUBLICANS GAG / PARIS RESPONDS TO MCCAIN AD / NEW MOCK CAMPAIGN ADS
TYRA IN HARPER'S BAZAAR AS MICHELLE OBAMA
SPOTTED: BEYONCE & JAY-Z IN NYC
AWARENESS: SAY IT LOUD
SPOTTED: CHRIS & RIHANNA IN CALI & IN THE HOT TUB
♫ ALBUM REVIEW: LLOYD - LESSONS IN LOVE
CANDIDS: CIARA / VANESSA & ANGELA / KANYE / LLOYD / TASHA / ROBIN / KYLA / GARCELLE / SHAQ / ERYKAH
MUSIC NEWS: TERRENCE HOWARD'S ALBUM COVER / MICHELLE SPEAKS ON ALBUM PUSH-BACK / CASSIE'S ALBUM DUE OUT EARLY '09
WHEN DID HE ROCK IT BETTER: CHRIS BROWN & HIS RED PANTS
EVENTS: LIL KIM'S BDAY BASH AT SPOTLIGHT LIVE
♫ HOT OR NOT: Janelle Monáe - "MR. PRESIDENT"
MINI ROUNDUP: MORGAN FREEMAN UPDATE / BERNIE MAC UPDATE
♫ NEW MUSIC: SOLANGE - "T.O.N.Y."
EVENTS: 2008 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
MAG COVERS: MICHELLE OBAMA COVERS EBONY
♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫
EVENTS: NO1SDONEITRIGHT'S KID 'N' PLAY
CANDIDS: KELIS / LUPE / CHRISTINA / THE COOL KIDS / CUBA / MARLON / MYA
EVENTS: THISDAY's Africa Rising Music and Fashion Festival
EVENTS: THE 'DO SOMETHING' AWARDS
EVENTS: JERMAINE DUPRI'S PARTY AT CLUB DREAMZ; SHOOTING TAKES PLACE
POLITICS: OBAMA HECKLED IN FLORIDA; LETS PROTESTORS ASK HIM QUESTIONS
COUPLED UP: TERRY KENNEDY & ANGELA SIMMONS
MUSIC NEWS: T.I. & NELLY PLAN JOINT ALBUM / KANYE & PHARRELL SIGN ON FOR BRITNEY'S ALBUM? / Q-TIP RETURNS WITH THE RENAISSANCE
YOU ASKED: WHAT THEY ROCK'D
CANDIDS: KANYE / VIVICA / MEAGAN / COMMON / JAMIE / MIMI / RIRI / CHRISTINA / T-PAIN / SOLO / CHRIS ROCK
♫ NEW MUSIC: SOLANGE - "F*@k the Industry (signed Sincerely)"
SPOTTED: THE CARTERS LEAVING DINNER
POLITICS: OBAMA & MCCAIN COMIC BOOK HEROES / OBAMA'S LEAD DWINDLING / MCCAIN LIES / OBAMA PLAYING RACE GAME?
RANDOM PICS: NEW KERI HILSON PROMOS