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STR8 TALK: CAN CASSIE “MAKE U A BELIEVER?”

LexAve — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:53:16 +0000

Ummm, how can we put this nicely…NO! Cassie sort of had us with “Me & You” track produced by Ryan Leslie, but the second she dropped R-Les and switched him for Diddy and Bad Boy, her musical career just quickly took a nose dive. Need we remind you all of her tragic BET 106 & Park live performance of “Me & You”…my ears are still bleeding. Not to mention rumors about her being hip hop’s jump-off chick and those nude leak pics…Cassie just had a horrific introduction to music & fame. Fast forward a few years later, Cassie is still with Bad Boy, still Diddy’s “un-official” girl, and back with a new album and surprise, surprise…a mag cover. The girl can’t sing or perform to save her life, but she sure knows how to work a lens. And to further show off her stunning looks, she graces the cover of BLANK magazine’s July 2011 shot by Gomillion and Leupold.

You can hear her new track “Make You A Believer” in the background of this photo-shoot. But does she still have what it takes to make us believe? How can you make us believe after such a let down? Will this be a comeback or just another case of #Epic Fail?!
THOUGHTS?!
Did we mention for her next album she’s hoping to collaborate with Prince. Yeah..Prince! I’m still waiting on Alicia Keys to collabo with Prince. Cassie must be living in some kind of dream world…I swear. All I’m saying is…please just stick to modeling.

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STR8 COMEDY: DIDDY TAKES BAD BOY TEAM TO CHARM SCHOOL!

LexAve — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:10:03 +0000

If you want to work for Diddy these days, you best to leave all the hood antics at the door. Diddy wants employees that know how to act or rather know to conduct themselves in a professional manner w/grace & elegance not like some hoodrat trick that don’t know no better. Word is Diddy is tired of his Bad Boy employees acting like damn fools that’s he giving them some training.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has hired an etiquette coach to teach his Bad Boy staff how to hold wine glasses and chopsticks, among other social niceties. The music mogul recently tapped Dawn Bryan to give staff at his Manhattan-based Bad Boy Records a course on proper dining etiquette, business protocol in foreign countries and other rules of conduct. Bryan, the author of “The Art and Etiquette of Gift Giving,” calls herself an “international protocol expert.” She recently taught Combs’ cohorts lessons including use of dinnerware at formal events, how to hold chopsticks and how to present a business card in Japan, guidance on giving business gifts and how to choose wine, hold a wine glass and eat caviar. A rep for Bad Boy said the lessons were part of a series of training sessions for employees at the company’s Midtown offices that are “a protocol for new hires.”
Glad to see Diddy really cares how his employees and company is perceived by money making honchos. It’s a damn shame the rest of the music industry is loaded with hood folks that need some serious home training and professionalism 101 lessons. Believe me…I’ve dealt with many of them and it’s a damn shame. #imjustsayin As for whether or not the Bad Boy staff will be converted in Diddy’s “Charm School”…I give it two weeks.

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STR8 EXCLUSIVE: DIDDY’S “LAST TRAIN TO PARIS” ALBUM COVER

LexAve — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:58:54 +0000

Here’s the official cover for Diddy’s Last Train to Paris. It was confirmed by Capricorn Clark via twitter…she’s Global Brand & Viral Marketing Director for Sean Combs/Bad Boy and was also part of the Diddy’s reality show “I Want to Work for Diddy”.

I’m really surprised Diddy’s not all up in through the cover…how modest of him to simply have a train station full of pedestrians. Last Train to Paris is scheduled to drop Tuesday, June 29th.
R U GONNA HOP ON?!

STR8 TRACKS: SHYNE- “MESSIAH”

Lana C — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:50:33 +0000

Former Bad Boy artist Shyne has officially made a return to hip hop by releasing his first single “Messiah”. Since signing with Def Jam, Shyne has no hard feelings towards Diddy after that drama in the club. Now his back in the studio…BUT is he really reppin’ NYC?!

DOWNLOAD->> SHYNE- “MESSIAH”

It really shows that Shyne has been away too long cause his skills are limited!!

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!

Sidebar: Biggest FAIL of the Year…ummm, yeah so far! REALLY THO!