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Check out a few flix from the 2009 Trumpet Awards honoree and sponsor dinner held Saturday evening at the Hyatt.? Raven-Symone (pictured above Xerona Clayton, the award’s founder), Chris Tucker, Sherri Shepherd and more came out to support the honorees.
View all of the 2009 honorees over at The Trumpet Foundation’s site.
CLICK HERE to view more photos from this event in the gallery.
Word on the street is that Andr? Benjamin’s Benjamin Bixby clothing line isn’t selling very well, but that may soon change after it’s creator’s current nomination. GQ Magazine recently dubbed Dre (aka Andre 3000) as one of the Best New Designers in America and he took a moment to reveal his style influence to the world:
The influence: ?In high school, in Atlanta, when Grand Puba told us to wear Girbaud jeans, I wore Girbaud jeans. Then you had this prep movement happening: Ralph Lauren, Eddie Bauer, Bass, Sebago, and Timberland. So imagine me walking through [local housing project] Bowen Homes in the morning to catch the bus, but I?m dressed like a prep. As you get older, you go back to those things.? (Source)
This is the magazine’s 3rd annual search for the hottest desginer in Men’s fashion and Andre has a great chance of winning the acclaimed honor. Way to go Dre….keep doin your thang!
Alexis Mller aka “MaryJane” aka Shaq’s Jumpoff is on a mission to tell her side of the story. Shaq’s chick on the side, who is seeking interviews with anyone and everyone, recently hit up an online podcast to discuss her torid affair with the b-baller. She also touched on the restraining order she had against him, and her so-called rap career. I spotted this while over at Stylerazzi who notes that Mr. O’neal shoulda-woulda-coulda included a gag order in their settlement agreement. Oh well, hind sight is always 20/20…and ole girl is still fighting for her last few minutes in the spotlight before Shaunie sics the goons on her. 😆
Initially, I’d decided I was gonna give Alexis a chance. I know sometimes my love for Shaq gets in the way of me being impartial and plus she’s still a woman and her side should be heard…but what I determined from wasting 10 minutes of my life listening to the interview is that this chick is a mess and need therapy. She also seems to have aspirations of being another Superhead. When asked about her “Shaq” tatt, the tattoo she’s sporting that oddly resembles Shaq’s Superman tatt, Mary Jane stated Continue Reading…
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Fantasia Barrino is slim and fine for the ’09
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Cee-Lo Green aka (Thomas Calloway) will be partnering with Coca-Cola in their new ad campaign entitled ?Happiness.? The campaign utilizes the partnership between Coca-Cola and Warner Music as other Warner artists including Travis McCoy and Janelle Monae will be joining Cee-Lo in the campaign.
Can’t wait to see what creative marketing Coke comes up with! I see Cee-Lo sitting on the back of a bus sanging the Coca-Cola song ala Tyrese. 😆 Hmmmm? Maybe they’ll take my suggestion, who knows. In the meantime, check out a lil Friday Flashback from the Good Die Mostly over Bullsh*t (aka Goodie MoB) below:
You may remember her from MTV’s Sweet 16 when she and her dad argued over what vehicle was appropriate for a 16 year old, or perhaps you’ve actually seen her chilling around the “A”…whatever the case, Carlysia Levert (now 18) is carrying her father’s legacy of vocals and is destined for stardom.
I AM MUSIC….
I am looking to write music for many Different Artist….
I have Been Singing since I was A baby….
I was Raised in the industry and Brought up around some of the best singers in the Industry…..
My Father (Gerald Levert) is an R&B Legend and I would Like like nothing more than to continue his Legacy….
He passed in November of ’06…..
My Uncle Sean Levert who was also a singer passed in March 0f ’08….
They have both been my inspirations to sing since I was little…
But the great thing is that I still have my grandfather Eddie Levert of the O’Jays to prove that I am the next legacy of the Levert family to continue this streak of greatness!
I surround myself with singers and writers just so I can stay focused on my goal… Which I know will never leave me…
Check out my baby sis singing Beyonce’s “If I were a Boy” below: Continue Reading…
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