STR8NYC.COM- All The Juice in HollyHood! » Usher Raymond http://str8nyc.com A lil' bit Hood with a lot of Hollywood Good! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:22:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 USHER RETURNS WITH NEW “VIP” FRAGRANCE…SMELL IT! http://str8nyc.com/2009/11/06/usher-returns-with-new-vip-fragrance-smell-it/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/11/06/usher-returns-with-new-vip-fragrance-smell-it/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:20:39 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=27595 USHER RETURNS WITH NEW “VIP” FRAGRANCE…SMELL IT!

In preparation for his 2010 comeback, Usher is warming things up with his new VIP fragrance campaign, a new fragrance for men that exudes complete confidence. Ya know some dudes can use this!


“I consider fragrance to be one of the most important tools of engagement for seduction. With Usher VIP I created a gentlemen’s scent, which would also appeal to women,” said Usher. “Women tell me they love the scent of a man and I wanted to create that sense of confidence and style that women desire. VIP is a state of mind which is about what you do with that confidence and how you make an impact in the lives of those around you.”

Usher VIP celebrates the gentleman inside of every man.

Go behind the scenes Usher’s VIP fragrance campaign and photoshoot.


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According to TMZ, Mr. Raymond is officially back on the market.

It appears Usher may have officially ended his marriage to Tameka Foster Raymond. We just found out the status of the divorce changed in the official record to “Disposed.” A court official tells TMZ when a divorce case is “Disposed” it typically means the divorce is final.

The couple married in August, 2007. They have two small kids together.

A source connected with the couple tells TMZ Usher signed the divorce papers in August, but the change in the court file occurred today.


So will Usher smash next?

***UPDATE***< /CENTEr>
Contrary to reports, it appears Usher is still married…BOOO!!

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/10/21/usher-finally-signs-those-papersofficially-a-free-man/feed/ 1 FLICKS: ALICIA KEYS & FRIENDS AT KEEP A CHILD ALIVE BALL/JOHN LEGEND & KERI HILSON ROCK SOUTH AFRICA http://str8nyc.com/2009/10/15/flicks-alicia-keys-friends-at-keep-a-child-alive-balljohn-legend-keri-hilson-rock-south-africa/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/10/15/flicks-alicia-keys-friends-at-keep-a-child-alive-balljohn-legend-keri-hilson-rock-south-africa/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:37:32 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=26265 FLICKS: ALICIA KEYS & FRIENDS AT KEEP A CHILD ALIVE BALL/JOHN LEGEND & KERI HILSON ROCK SOUTH AFRICA

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The stars aligned last night at the 6th Annual “Keep A Child Alive” Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. Everyone from Alicia Keys to Halle Berry, Gayle King, Usher Raymond, Tyler Perry, Robin Thicke, and others.

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Is it me but aren’t Robin Thicke & Paula Patton, a b-list version of Halle & Gabriel?

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Wonder if Alicia’s boo, Swizz, was on site?

POP THE HOOD FOR MORE PICS…

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Over seas in South Africa, John Legend & Keri Hilson brought the house down for fans.

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What exactly is going on south of Keri’s ankles? Not feeling it!

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Check out Usher’s new song off his 6th studio album Raymond vs. Raymond, entitled “Papers”. Usher gets pretty personal about his divorce from Tameka Foster. I see he’s using the similar marketing ploy for his ‘04 smash album Confessions…we’ll see if it works again. “Papers” is a good record but as a lead single, I think its rather weak.


DOWNLOAD->> USHER- “PAPERS”

Let’s just hope he practices what he sings and signs over them papers.

ANY THOUGHTS?!

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Essence.com recently chopped it up with Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas about her new reality show, her love life, single motherhood, and yes Usher…

ESSENCE.COM: That’s right! How will your show be different from other dating reality shows and do you think you will truly find love?
CHILLI: Anything is possible and I do hope to meet someone fabulous. One thing is for sure, there will be no kissing on the mouth with these guys. That is so gross. That’s not a part of getting to know someone. They won’t all live in the same house either. It will definitely be a lot of fun. I’m not limiting myself to Black guys. I’m open to all men and all Black women should be. You may miss out on the man of your dreams because you are trying to stick with a brother.

ESSENCE.COM: Now, many of your fans already have the perfect guy picked for you, your ex Usher. Any chance for a reconciliation?
CHILLI: (Laughs.) I don’t know. You never know. Only the good Lord knows that. If it’s meant for us to stay apart, we will, and if it’s meant to be the other way, somehow in the future it may happen.


Not over Tameka’s dead body they wont. Ya’ll already know Tameka is lining her goon squad as we speak! But on the real, wouldn’t it be so cute if these two find their way back to each other…awww.

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/09/08/is-chilli-hoping-to-reunite-with-usher/feed/ 1 WIFEYS WHERE YOU AT!? SNOOP DOGG & USHER LIVE THE SINGLE LIFE! http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/24/wifeys-where-you-at-snoop-dogg-usher-live-the-single-life/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/24/wifeys-where-you-at-snoop-dogg-usher-live-the-single-life/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:08:03 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=23480 WIFEYS WHERE YOU AT!? SNOOP DOGG & USHER LIVE THE SINGLE LIFE!

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Over the weekend Snoop Dogg and newly single man Usher hit the clubs out in St.Tropez for a lil’ boys night out. Too bad for Snoop his a$$ got caught cheating on his wife Shante. It’s been rumored Snoop has been cheating on Shante for a minute…now it’s just out in the open for all to see. Just another day in the life of a dog!

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And even though Snoop was caught by the flashing lights, surely Usher got in on a lil’ groupie love too, he was just smart enough not to get put on blast….at least not yet.

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POP THE HOOD FOR USHER LIVING SINGLE

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Now that Tameka is out of the picture, Usher can finally be as happy as we wants to be…without the leash!

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Via Bossip

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/24/wifeys-where-you-at-snoop-dogg-usher-live-the-single-life/feed/ 1 TAMEKA FOSTER REPONDS TO PLAGIARISM ALLEGATIONS! http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/24/tameka-foster-reponds-to-plagarism-allegations/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/24/tameka-foster-reponds-to-plagarism-allegations/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:54:49 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=23453 TAMEKA FOSTER REPONDS TO PLAGIARISM ALLEGATIONS!

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Last week we reported Tameka Foster, Usher’s Baby Mama, is under fire for plagarism for her recent penned book “She’s Pretty for a Dark-Skinned Girl…”.We’ll as soon as the story broke, Tameka wasted no time hit up the folks at GlobalGrind and blogged her response to the “hate”.


Sooo a ridiculous rumor has emerged that the recent blog entry I wrote for the Huffington Post was plagiarized. Wow!! This is an unfounded insinuation that has no basis, merit or truth. I’ve never heard of this author or her book until Thursday afternoon. African-American women struggling with complexion issues is not a novel or an original topic. It’s an issue that has been written about for ages. Numerous African-American publications and online sites have addressed this topic. Even the Tyra Banks Show devoted an entire segment to it.


POP THE HOOD FOR MORE ON TAMEKA’S SOUND-OFF


I shared my personal story as a dark skinned woman in America, an experience that parallels millions of other Black women. Regrettably, this other author has no copyright (or patent) on the Black female experience. While I’m delighted to discover there is a new book with a similar theme available I only wish the author would have embraced our commonality as sisters in this struggle rather than opt for such a defamatory public recourse via a disreputable gossip writer. Approach is everything. Plagiarism is a serious implication that I’m extremely disheartened and insulted by. If this author can produce the same references in her book that I made to Alek Wek, poet Khalil Gibran, an experience in Brazil, disparaging public comments surrounding living as a “dark skinned” woman as well as scrutiny regarding her marriage to an R&B singer then perhaps she should seek legal counsel to handle this matter with the proper protocol.

Lastly I want to express my sincere gratitude to Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Alex Haley, Susan Taylor, Khalil Gibran, Langston Hughes, Frederick Douglass and Zora Neale Hurston, just a few renowned authors who have touched on this similar subject and who I have indeed read and been inspired by.


Via GlobalGrind

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Now that Kim Kardashian is now reppin’ for the “Single Ladies” crew, we can’t help but wonder who’ll Kim hook up with next…here are STR8NYC.COM’s top 5 picks, in no particular order.

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50 Cent

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Michael Vick

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ANY SUGGESTIONS?!

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/07/28/who-should-kim-kardashian-date-next-top-5-picks/feed/ 3 USHER TALKS COPING WITH DIVORCE… http://str8nyc.com/2009/07/21/usher-talks-coping-with-divorce/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/07/21/usher-talks-coping-with-divorce/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:36:18 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=21301 USHER TALKS COPING WITH DIVORCE…

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If you’re wondering how Usher is surviving his split from Tameka Foster, well with the help of friends and family- he’s staying busy.


“[To be] able to balance it all and to keep your sanity, you have to have people who truly care about you,” the R&B singer, who filed for divorce from Foster in late June, says in Vegas mag’s August issue. He added, “But staying busy makes it a little bit easier [to deal.]”


Aside from all the personal mess, I’m really rooting for Usher to claim his throne and knock Justin Timberlake off.

Via NYD

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/07/21/usher-talks-coping-with-divorce/feed/ 0 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: MICHAEL JACKSON’S PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE http://str8nyc.com/2009/07/07/in-case-you-missed-it-michael-jacksons-public-memorial-service/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/07/07/in-case-you-missed-it-michael-jacksons-public-memorial-service/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:40:37 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=20465 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: MICHAEL JACKSON’S PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE

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After much waiting and anticipation, all media outlets streamed live footage from Michael Jackson’s public memorial service at Staple Center in Los Angeles. And everything went off without a hitch, except for the bit of lag time due to audio issues…but overall it was an amazing tribute.


Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz kicked off the heartfelt memorial with their rendition of Jackson 5’s all time classic “I’ll Be There”. MiMi’s vocals weren’t like they used to be. See HERE.


This has got to be my favorite performance and tribute to Michael…props to Stevie Wonder.


John Mayer did his own guitar version of MJ’s “Human Nature”…FIYAH!


A very pregnant Jennifer Hudson belted out to MJ’s “Will You Be There”. Love the carefree look.


Usher couldn’t fight back the tears and emotions as he sang “Gone Too Soon”. Even his estranged wife, Tameka Foster, felt Usher’s performance.

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Everyone brought the memorial to a close with Michael’s worldwide hit “Heal The World”.


MJ’s brothers big up their brother.


Michael’s daughter, Paris, had the last and most heartfelt words of the service. I couldn’t fight the tears with this one.

I streamed the full two hour memorial service and all I have to say it was fit for King! Hats off to all those who put this great memorable service together.

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