Rihanna is red hot, rocking Chanel and making history as Vogue Magazine?s April 2011 covergirl.
At the tender age of 23, the pop sensation has now gained the honor of being the youngest Black woman to cover the high fashion magazine…. twice!
The singer first appeared topless in the Italian version of the magazine, and now she’s showing off her flawless shape in the publication?s 10th anniversary ?shape? issue.
?Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it?s not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy,? she told the magazine.
?For the first time, I don?t want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it?s not unhealthy, so I?m going to rock with it.?
Awesome!
More shots + behind the scenes video of Rihanna’s VOGUE shoot below: Continue Reading…
Last night as the who’s who of Atlanta converged on ATL Live on the Park for Jagged Edge’s return to the stage, there was an underlying storm brewing amongst the crowd.
R.L. (of Next) apparently wanted to take a photo with one of the Jagged Edge twins, who dissed the r&b star by brushing off the pic! RL was pissed and felt like he had been disrespected.
After the incident RL shocked Jazzy Pha as he acknowledged the diss on a video Jazzy was hosting for IndieHeat.
RL walked up in the middle of taping pissed off about it and goes into a tirade, stating:
Lemme tell you what just happened! I just took a picture with one of the twins… I think it was Kyle. ‘
The other twin walked by and was like “I can’t even fake it.”
He goes on to say:
Why would one of the Jagged Edge twins NOT wanna take a picture with a ni**a from Next? Just because?
I love Jagged… I love 112!! That right there is Nigga Sh*t! Me? I bought all their records and I’ll continue to do it. Why? Cause I love Black music.
During the rant RL implied something about how Black artists are always divided that’s why they can’t get to the money.? Sad but true…
Season 2 of the popular ATL Live on the Park showcase series, hosted by Kenny Burns and founded by Shanti Das and Marlon Nichols, kicked off last night with R&B veterans Jagged Edge headlining an unforgettable show.
JE hit the stage and thrilled the crowd with classics such as ?Let?s Get Married,? ?I Gotta Be? and ?Where the Party At? and Kelly Price surprised the audience with an impromptu performance of her single ?Tired.?
During the event, a Jagged Edge twin got a lil diva-ish and mananged to piss off RL (of next) ~ click HERE for that story — but otherwise it was all love for the home team during the show.
As usual, all the who’s who of Atlanta’s music industry were in the building, including Ludacris, Kelly Price, RL (of next), Jazze Pha, Chaka Zulu, Bryan Michael Cox, Devyne Stephens, Latavia Roberson (formerly of Destiny’s Child), Real Housewives of Atlanta?s Peter Thomas and Lawrence Washington and more.
Chris Brown and his bleached blond hair hit up 595 North in Atlanta last night (March 15) for a private listening session for his upcoming F.A.M.E. project.
The platinum haired crooner, who has been suspected of leaking his own peen pics (click HERE if you missed ’em ~ NSFW), will be hosting several listening sessions across the country this week in preparation of his album release.
Chris announced each track as the attentive audience took it all in and at the end of the session, Ludacris joined him onstage for a live performance of their new song “Wet the Bed.”
You may think you know your Atlanta history but you have no idea!
The City of Atlanta, once predominantly black and recognized as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, has become more affluent and less Black over the last decade, resulting last November in the closest mayoral race between a black and a white candidate since the 1970s.
Other cities think of us as “Blacklanta” or “Black” Hollywood, but that’s not really an accurate depiction of our inner city…. not anymore.? In all actuality it’s not a Black/White thing… it’s a status thing.? And it’s all due to “Gentrification”.
Gentrification and urban gentrification are terms referring to the socio-cultural displacement that results when wealthier people acquire property in low income and working class communities.
Atlanta was the first major city to have public housing projects and in contrast, as of 2009 it earned the title of becoming the first major city to eliminate ALL of it’s public housing projects.
I was privy to seeing it first hand during my days at The City of Atlanta’s Development Authority and actually bought into it when I exchanged my South Atlanta diggs for a downtown location.
A new documentary, entitled The Atlanta Way covers Atlanta’s gentrification process from many differing perspectives? within the city.? There are claims that Atlanta is no longer the “Black Mecca” while others say it will always be ?even with the white influx? but truth be told, the City itself is just no longer affordable to poor and working-class African Americans.
It’s a very enlightening documentary!
Make sure you make some time to watch the 34 minute “rough cut” of “The Atlanta Way” below: Continue Reading…
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