STR8NYC.COM » Alter-Ego http://str8nyc.com A lil' bit Hood with a lot of Hollywood Good! Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:50:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 KELLY ROWLAND GETS ALTER-EGO’D…MOVE OVER SASHA FIERCE! http://str8nyc.com/2010/01/19/kelly-rowland-gets-alter-egod-move-over-sasha-fierce/ http://str8nyc.com/2010/01/19/kelly-rowland-gets-alter-egod-move-over-sasha-fierce/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:36:11 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=31917 Tweet

Kelly Rowland got the chance to do an alter-EGO photo shoot with famed photographer Derek Blanks. Kelly looks flawless!

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Check out some behind-the-scenes footage via ThisIsRnB of Kizzy’s alter ego “Rosie The Riveter vs. The Pin Up” shoot w/Derek Blanks. We’re also hearing Kelly’s prepping to drop a new album later this year…YES!!! Let’s go Kelly!


Yo Derek, where’s our alter-ego shoot?! We heart you!

View more pics @Necole Bitchie

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2010/01/19/kelly-rowland-gets-alter-egod-move-over-sasha-fierce/feed/ 0 NOW THAT BEYONCE IS TAKING TIME OUT, CAN KELLY ROWLAND REIGN? T0P 5 THINGS SHE NEEDS… http://str8nyc.com/2010/01/12/now-that-beyonce-is-taking-time-out-can-kelly-rowland-reign-t0p-5-things-she-needs/ http://str8nyc.com/2010/01/12/now-that-beyonce-is-taking-time-out-can-kelly-rowland-reign-t0p-5-things-she-needs/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:39:59 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=31593 Tweet

So while trolling the net, I read on Necole Bitchie’s site that Beyonce is finally ready to sit her ass down…at least for 6 months.

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It’s definitely time to take a break, to recharge my batteries. I’d like to take about six months and not go into the studio. I need to just live life, to be inspired by things again.

“I’m going to do random things. I want to go to restaurants, maybe take a class and see some movies and Broadway shows.

“I’ll spend more time with Daniel. He’s a wonderful kid, amazing, so smart. And I spoil him, so it’s a lot of work. He’s a 24-hour job.”

“I wrote out a contract with myself. I made a list of everything I want to do that has nothing to do with music. Well, some of it does. But I promised myself that I would not go back on tour or in the studio until I finished these things. It will be the hardest thing in the world for me to make myself not do an album and shoot a video and turn it in and say, ‘I’m ready!’ I already have all these melodies and ideas in my head. I have to tell myself, ‘Sit down! Sit down!’


So what does this mean for the RnB world and all those struggling divas in training…it’s takeover season! I can’t help but root for my girl Kelly Rowland to slip on in and mesmerize the world with her flyness. Only thing is if she’s looking to take over the #1 spot, she’s gonna need to put a few things in order, ’cause performances like this won’t cut it!


Str8NYC.com took some time to gather up a list of the Top 5 things Kizzy’s gonna need to reign supreme. Shorty better jump on these quick, she’s got 6 months to milk it.

5. Upgrade Weave- If she’s looking to compete against Bey, her weave game is gonna have to be tighter. I mean seriously, Beyonce’s mane got it’s own publicist.

4. New Choreography- With Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” and tireless live dance performance skills, Kizzy really needs to invest some time in front of the mirror and solidify every move. Exaggerate the issh out of every movement and work the stage.

3. Bag a Mogul boyfriend- With Jay-Z by Beyonce’s side, she’s definitely the talk of the town. I mean who wouldn’t want a man that runs the city…he drops labels, labels don’t drop him. Rihanna tried to do it with Chris Brown, look where she wound up with that…a bruised up face. If Kizzy plays her cards right and finds the right mogul, if not mogul in the making…she could be on her very way to A-list status. Forget the music honchos, how about an athlete, a politician, an a-list actor…something!

2. Enlist hot new producers- Real talk if it wasn’t for Tricky & The Dream, the “Single Ladies” anthem we all jump up and dance to would be non-existent. Beyonce’s has had the help of many super talented hit making producers, Kizzy needs the same if not better. With Ne-Yo & The Dream on her writing team, Kizzy could score the major hits she needs.

1. Jack an alter-ego & embrace it- Would Beyonce be the star she is without “Sasha Fierce”? Umm, no. So maybe Kizzy should embody her own alter-ego, but unlike Bey…keep it under wraps. Nobody likes a copy cat. With an alter-ego, Kizzy could give herself the excuse to whore herself out, gyrate on stage & in videos and let’s not forget the moaning on tracks…that’s oh so necessary.

All jokes aside, we’d really like to see Kelly Rowland succeed and that hit single “When Love Takes Over” with David Guetta she’s got on her hand is the perfect opportunity she’s got right now to jump start her takeover. I’m just saying…we love you Bey, but we’re definitely glad to hear you’re finally ready to sit your ass down and live your life, make room for them other chicks that gotta eat too.

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2010/01/12/now-that-beyonce-is-taking-time-out-can-kelly-rowland-reign-t0p-5-things-she-needs/feed/ 8 AUNT VIV TAKES A WALK ON THE DARK SIDE… http://str8nyc.com/2009/12/31/aunt-viv-takes-a-walk-on-the-dark-side/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/12/31/aunt-viv-takes-a-walk-on-the-dark-side/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:03:46 +0000 J'More http://str8nyc.com/?p=30822 Tweet

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Vivica A. Fox is the latest celebrity to channel her alter-ego with famed celeb photographer Derek Blanks. Aunt Viv decided to be a little daring and took a walk on the dark side. Aunt Viv recently spoke with Brown Sista about her alter-ego photoshoot.

“I have seen a lot of Derek Blanks work and loved it. It is like being in a fantasy. You can create characters. I believe that we have the good side and the bad side. I did a sexy vampire because they are all the rage right now. Kind of like taking a walk on the dark side. Then I did an angel. The pictures will be released on New Years Eve. I was pleased with the shoot. He let me be very involved. This was my complete vision.”

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These pics are one word–FIERCE!

Check out behind the scenes footage of Aunt Viv taking a walk on the dark side…

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Jennifer Lopez is taking a page from “Sasha Fierce’s” book and channeling her own alter ago known as “LoLa” as she gears up to release her new album. Be on the look for more of WhoIsLoLa.


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