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Monica, Ne-Yo, Gabrielle Union, Essence Atkins and more were spotted at the Atlanta leg of the “How Sweet the Sound” gospel competition. The Verizon Wireless sponsored event was held Saturday and was host to some of the nations best church choirs. ?Mo… you are ROCKIN’ that new doo girl!! 🙂
Here’s a sneak peak of Usher’s wardrobe for his upcoming,?“One Night Stand”?Ladies Only?concert tour. The tour hits the “A” Monday evening (Nov. 10th) at the Tabernacle and Usher has remixed his fashion game with a full makeover from?Canadian born twins?Dean and Dan Caten, designers behind the forward thinking?DSQUARED2 lifestyle fashion brand. ?Usher was fitted a few months ago in Milan. ?
The designers have selected a variety of looks to reflect a sexy and sophisticated DSQUARED2 style, for which the brand is famous for — the perfect match for Usher?s unparalleled taste.??Expect tuxedos in black and white and cocktail dresses for women dancers, a white blazer recently revealed on the DSQUARED2 catwalk during the spring/summer 2009 Milan show in June of 2008. During the second part of the concert Usher will rock a custom designed silk robe and slippers as pictured in the designers sketch below:
Usher’s bringing his sexy back in a big way! ?
In case you missed it:
The Garner Circle and GTM Central have joined with Straight from the “A” to present the?TAG Records A-Town Fresh Contest! ?The?”Survival of the Freshest Tour” hits the “A” Sunday, October 26th and you could be one of the few sitting in VIP with Jermaine Dupri!
Send your name and email address with a list of your 5 favorite Atlanta Artists and why they are A-Town Fresh to?ATLien?([email protected]) by noon tomorrow, October 24th.
Winners will receive:
– ALL ACCESS VIP passes to VIP room (hosted by Jermaine Dupri)
– GUARANTEED entry inside the event
– and a TAG records Platinum gift pack?
Winners will be notified via email October 24th at 5pm. ? Good Luck!
Related:?TAG Records & JD’s ‘Survival of the Freshest” Tour Hits the “A”
You’re the best?lyricist in the “A”…hands down. You complain every day about Kanye sanging over beats. You pound the pavement at every major event hoping to get your demo heard. ?Does this sound like you? Well here’s your opportunity to show what you can do.?Two titans in the industry, Jermaine Dupri and Island Def Jam Music Group, have partnered with TAG Body Spray to create TAG Records. Through this new record label, the trio plans to give up and coming hip-hop artists the opportunity to make their mark.
The?Survival of the Freshest Tour?kicked off on August 14th in New York’s infamous Ruckers Park at Entertainers Basketball Classic and will end in Atlanta on October 26th at Center Stage with a live concert by?Q?(formerly known as Q da kid) and?Jermaine Dupri?himself with surprise guests. The live MC Battle is judged by the crowd for a chance to battle in front of Dupri. Winner will get a chance to win $5,000 and a demo deal with Jermaine Dupri.?
So here’s your chance! ?Sunday October 26th at Center Stage, JD and TAG will be giving all of you unsigned talent the chance to show what you’re made of. ?Sign up starts at 6:00pm and showtime starts at 7:00pm.?The event is FREE and is first come, first serve and the crowd will decide the winner.
For rules and regulations visit?TagRecords.com
Related: ?Win VIP Access to the “Survival of the Freshest” Tour w/Jermaine Dupri
Tariq Nasheed, host of my favorite podcast and author of The Art of Mackin, Play or Be Played and The Mack Within?is bringing game to the “A”! ?His hilarious podcast, Mack Lessons is a testament to his skills as a certified dating expert who is capable of teaching some of you guys a few thangs. ?Even those of you who are up on game, may still want to check him out just to keep an eye on your competition. ?
…but I digress! ?Tariq will be hosting The Get Your Game Right Tour/Seminar in Atlanta on?Wednesday, October 29th. Visit?GetYourGameRightTour.com?for information on location and tickets.
Check out a of my favorite Mack Lessons under the jump (Warning: Strong Language): Continue Reading…
T.I. and Tiny were spotted at Dreamz nightclub during one of the afterparties for the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards. Tiny may not have made the red carpet but she did make it to the club! ?So now you guys can stop emailing me asking about her. ?Tiny was right were she should be…sitting next to her man! ?Lil Wayne, Manny Fresh, Maino, D. Woods Juelz Santana and more also flowed through the spot.
Check out the photo gallery at RealTalkNY?for more flix from this event.
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