It’s been three weeks since 21-year-old Shamsiddin Abdur-Raheem allegedly abducted his daughter, 3-month-old Zara, from her maternal grandmother’s apartment in East Orange, New Jersey, and threw her over the Garden State Parkway bridge into the Raritan River.
On Monday, Abdur-Raheem pleaded not guilty to a murder charge which carries a possible sentence of 30 years to life in prison. Zara still hasn’t been found.
Her mother, Venetta Benjamin, is hoping and praying for her daughter’s safe return. And she also doesn’t believe her daughter is in the Raritan River.
Benjamin’s best friend and Zara’s godmother, Marie David, recently spoke exclusively to Concrete Loop and said both she and Venetta believe that if Zara were in the river, they would have found her by now, “but at this point we can only pray for answers.”
The dynamic duo of Lady Gaga and Beyonce team up for Gaga’s second single from The Fame Monster, “Telephone.”
The original track was produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, but the official remix was produced by State of Emergency, consisting of Donnie Scantz and Jahi Sundance.
And Concete Loop is giving you an exclusive first listen!
In addition to the release of the remix, Gaga and Beyonce shot a video for the single in Los Angeles last week. The high-concept video finds Beyonce breaking Lady Gaga out of jail. Famed film director Quentin Tarantino loaned the infamous “Pussy Wagon” from his cult classic, Kill Bill.
The video is rumored to be directed by Jonas Akerlund, who directed Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” short film, and will feature a cameo from singer/model, Tyrese. It is said to premiere on February 10th.
Concrete Loop got exclusive access to the Charlotte, North Carolina stop of the “BLACKSUMMERS’NIGHT tour” featuring Maxwell, Common and Chrisette Michele. Maxwell is a big fan of the blog and showed us so much love during the show and behind the scenes. The show was amazing.
Due to scheduling conflicts we missed Chrisette’s set, but here are some exclusive photos that I took during Common and Maxwell’s performance. For more info on my backstage experience, check out ANGELONFIRE.COM
LeToya Luckett was spotted leaving her hotel in NYC on Wednesday afternoon. LeToya hosted BET’s 106 & Park earlier in the day and is in NYC on various promo stops.
Solange Knowles spotted arriving to a sound check at the Ford Motor Company’s Lincoln Super Lounge in New Orleans this past weekend in Louisiana.
The singer performed during the Festival over the weekend and also hosted an event with friends Estelle & Lala Vazquez. Her mother, Tina Knowles was also there at the sound check and was cool as hell. If you follow me on twitter than you know we were living it up in N.O. this weekend. Peep the exclusive pics..
T.V. Personality Lala Vazquez, singer Solange Knowles and singer Estelle pose exclusively for Concrete Loop at the Contemporary Arts Center on Friday night.
The ladies were dancing and having a ball until early in the AM. Solange, who performed during the Essence Music Festival, hosted the event. Peep the pics.
Former Top Model/actress Eva Marcille is pictured signing autographs for fans in the Convention Center in New Orleans, Lousiana. The “Young & The Restless” star was promoting self-love and posed exclusive for Concrete Loop in many of these shots. Peep them below.
The original track was produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, but the official remix was produced by State of Emergency, consisting of Donnie Scantz and Jahi Sundance. 
