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KELIS TO LAUNCH CLOTHING LINE & COOK BOOK

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |

kelisbossythumb.jpg Well its about time! Kelis is launching an apparel line called Cake and is scheduled to release her own cookbook next year. There’s also a plan in the works for a Kelis-headed line of cosmetics and beauty products, she recently told MTV.

“Fashion is a big part of my life, so I’m sticking by that, really,” Kelis said. “I got a million and one ideas. And I’m always approached by designers and people about stuff. I actually designed items for my first video and my second ['Bossy' and 'Blindfold Me']. So it just made sense. It’s actually really second nature to me. It hasn’t been a far stretch. “I have the ideas, and then [the process] is just like with the music industry,” she continued. “You have to have the vision, and then you have to have someone willing to release your vision.”

The clothing line will be a reflection of Kelis’ eclectic style while still being wearable. Kelis points to the ‘Bossy’ video where she wore high-waist jeans she designed with Miss Sixty, as an example of what’s to come from her own line. I look forward to this line because I was searching everywhere for them jeans!

Kelis’s cookbook will be more straightforward, full of basic to advanced recipes. Her mother was a chef and the singer herself has been cooking for years making everything from soul food to Latin dishes to Asian delicacies.

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TOP 20 ‘BLACKEST’ & ‘WHITEST’ NAMES

Monday, September 25, 2006 |

bw.jpgStudies of resumes have found that people with black-sounding names are less likely to get callbacks. ABC’S 20/20 put this to the test, when they posted identical resumes except the names were different.

The resumes with the white-sounding names were actually downloaded 17 percent more often by job recruiters than the resumes with black-sounding names. Nothing new, black people have been knowing this for years!

Anyway, here’s a list from the book “Freakonomics,” by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, showing the top 20 whitest- and blackest-sounding girl and boy names.

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MISS CLEO COMES OUT; WILL BE ON SURREAL LIFE

Saturday, September 23, 2006 |

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I’m pretty sure everyone here knows who Miss Cleo is. Her infomericals were REALLY popular during the late 90s and early 00s (see one in the comments). After she was hit with a couple of lawsuits, she fell off and was no where to be found. Well, the fake pyschic is back and has some new info to share with us; she is a lesbian.

In The Advocate, Miss Cleo (born Youree Dell Harris) reveals that she was inspired to come out because of a gay, teenage family member:

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CATCHING UP WITH ALICIA KEYS…

Friday, September 22, 2006 |

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Alicia Keys at the fashion show and party to celebrate the launch of Emporio Armani RED collection, on September 21, 2006 in London.

In related news, Alicia Keys is set to play an animated alien on the hit children’s series, The Backyardigans. The R&B star jumped at the chance to get involved in the cartoon series, which features her niece Shakyra Lipscomb, and has also written an original song for the episode.

Keys says, “I knew this would be a great project for me to get involved in and working alongside my niece was so much fun.” [SOURCE]

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JANET JACKSON TALKS WITH BET.COM

Friday, September 22, 2006 |

janet_bet.jpgHate it or love it, Janet Jackson is a musical icon and her innovation cannot be denied. So, I’m pretty sure all of us are interested in what she has to say about today’s R&B chicks.

Janet, recently sat down with BET.COM’s Kim Osorio, to speak about whether or not she feels like she has influenced the current R&B females out today.

KIM: With all the young R&B females in the game right now, do you see yourself or your influence in any of them?

JANET: You want me to answer that, honestly? Let’s say there are a few artists that I see myself in. It’s nothing bad to me at all. They all mention how I’ve inspired them in one way or another. Imitation is the best form of flattery, as the phrase goes. Everyone gets inspired. So it makes me smile and it’s okay, it really makes me smile. [SOURCE]

I was told, that her first response was sort of sarcastic (i.e. when she asks that rhetorical question) and then she tried to clean it up in the end. Whatever the case, all of those R&B chicks (*cough* Beyonce, Ciara, and them) took a page out of her book.

Janet also talked about J.D. (of course), her new fitness tape, and how many kids she wants.

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WHO DO U THINK SHE HAS INFLUENCED?

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CULLEN JONES INKS MILLION DOLLAR DEAL W/ NIKE

Friday, September 22, 2006 |

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Contrary to that horrible ass stereotype, black people can actually swim. Take for example, Cullen Jones, a three-time All-American swimmer out of North Carolina State. The 22 year old just inked a multi-year, multi-million dollar with NIKE. Jones is one of the fastest sprinters in swimming and is currently ranked first in the world in the 50-meter freestyle.

Here is what he had to say about getting all that money..

What’s it like being paid?
Cullen: I had some reporters ask me what it’s like to be paid now, how much different is it, is it a job. And my answer is swimming is something I love, and it is fun. The day that stops, that’s the day I stop swimming. I didn’t get to this point for the money. I love being nervous up on the blocks, and being hungry.
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Congrats to him! Hopefully this will inspire many other black children to get their swim on! We need to end that stereotype.

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WHO THE HELL IS LUCY DIAMOND?

Thursday, September 21, 2006 |

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Well she’s one mad female MC, that’s who…and she wants to set the record straight on a few things.

Recently, Fresh of XXL.com sat down to do an interview with Lucy regarding her beef with Jay-Z. Lucy gained attention (via the web mostly) after making a statement about Jay a.k.a Shawn Carter’s mother Gloria Carter - being a lesbian.
The rumor died down, but Lucy was once again in the spotlight after she posted a video on her myspace page confronting the whole situation. In the interview Lucy made some rather bold opinions of Jay-Z, stating that he is “like the Anti-Christ” and has people hypnotized:

KING: And why do you say that?

LUCY: Off his content. Honestly, this might sound strange but he is like an Anti-Christ. J-Hova? People chanting Hova, Hova, Hova. That is so wrong. And the title of his album is Kingdom Come?

KING: I guess I never really put that much thought into it.

LUCY: And his diamond / Roc-A-Fella sign is really just a triangle, which represents the pyramid; a secret society. These kids are saying why you going against Hova? It’s not Hova, it’s Jay-Z. He has hypnotized these people. It’s post subjective hypnotism. I’m serious.

KING: Like Michael Jackson in Budapest.

LUCY: Look at the influence he has on the people who look up to him. He glorifies murder, drug dealing, violence, etc. and people follow. That is scary. He is lead by the devil. He has sold his soul.

KING: That’s some pretty deep shit to say.

LUCY: It’s what I see. I feel like God has called upon me to do something about it. It’s crazy.

So what do you guys think, is she doing this for attention or does she actually have a point?

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