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IS BEYONCE STILL “THE HOTTEST CHICK” IN THE GAME?!

J'More — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:22:02 +0000

IS BEYONCE STILL “THE HOTTEST CHICK” IN THE GAME?!

Is the Beyonce still considered the hottest chick in the game? While, Rihanna and the other wannabe’s try to emulate her, Forbes magazine just dropped its “Most Powerful Women List” and surprisingly Beyonce didn’t make the top 5. Sure, she and hubby Jay-Z may be at the top when it comes to raking in the dollars, but her “hottest chick in the game” title is in jeopardy of being revoked! The “Single Ladies” hitmaker, came in ninth place on Forbes’ list, while Lady Gaga is two steps ahead of her at No. 7. Now, the “hottest chick in the game” according to Forbes is First Lady O! President Obama’s wifey claims the No. 1 spot–beating Oprah Winfrey. Well, it does make sense that Michelle would be the most powerful woman. Um…her hubby is running our country.

We can’t but wonder…has Bey has lost her swag?

OPRAH’S NEW GAME PLAN INVOLVES JAY-Z?!

Lana C — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:40:52 +0000

OPRAH’S NEW GAME PLAN INVOLVES JAY-Z?!

Not sure if you’re aware but the Queen of daytime television Oprah Winfrey plans to kick “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to the curb in 2011. No need to worry ’cause Lady O will still be on your television screen, but just on her very own network, OWN. The next chapter in Oprah’s life will be a nighttime talk show that will feature conversations from celebrities and political icons. Word is she’s scooped up new BFF’s Jay-Z and Lady Gaga to be her first guests! Everyone loves them some Oprah which is why the network is milking her ability to attract high-profile talent. One series titled “Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind”, will highlight Lady Gaga and film director James Cameron among others, while “Master Class” will feature important people like former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the king of Hip-hop Jay-Z relaying their life stories and lessons straight into the camera.

Apparently, Oprah hit up homie Jay-Z on the cellie and asked him if he was down. Jay admits that he didn’t even think twice. He says,

“I didn’t even think about it. I just said ‘yes.’”

Hmm…wonder if Beyonce will also stop by for a lil’ chat? Maybe Oprah can score a sit-down interview with Mr. and Mrs. Carter…that would be MAJOR!

WILL YOU WATCH OPRAH’S NEW SHOW?!

IN CASE U MISSED IT: ALICIA KEYS ON “OPRAH”

LexAve — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:26:05 +0000

IN CASE U MISSED IT: ALICIA KEYS ON “OPRAH”

The beautiful Alicia Keys appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to promote her Element of Freedom album, talk about her new eating habits, give us a sneak peek to her collabo video with Beyonce Knowles “Put It In A Love Song”, and perform her single “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart.” Don’t forget to catch her in a city near you as she’s on tour with our girl as opening act, Melanie Fiona.

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NEW MUSIC: FANTASIA- “EVEN ANGELS”

LexAve — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:22:26 +0000

NEW MUSIC: FANTASIA- “EVEN ANGELS”

Check out Fantasia’s lead single off her forthcoming album, entitled “Even Angels” produced by Stereotypes and written by Heather Bright (big ups girlie!). Surely if you tuned into her VH1 reality show Fantasia For Real, you’ve already heard the record. But here it is for your listening pleasure. The inspirational song is currently available for purchase on FantasiaOfficial.com and iTunes.

First introduced on her VH1 docu-series Fantasia For Real, the lyrics of “Even Angels” exemplifies the necessary strides Fantasia continues to make as she gets her life and career back on track. The 8-time Grammy nominee is currently in the studio recording songs for untitled third album, tentatively set for release this spring on J Records.

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!
In other Fantasia news, be sure to tune to The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 3 (TODAY!) to see Fantasia where she’ll sit down with Oprah and diiscuss the highly-publicized and a few previously unknown details of her life as captured on her hit VH1 reality series Fantasia For Real.

MIKE TYSON OPENS UP TO OPRAH…TEARS AND ALL!

LexAve — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:59:14 +0000

MIKE TYSON OPENS UP TO OPRAH…TEARS AND ALL!

Be sure to tune into Oprah today as she sits down with Iron Mike to talk Hollyfield ear bite, Robin Givens, and most recently the sudden death of his daugther, Exodus, in May. This is gonna be good!

“I don’t want to know,” he says.

Asks Oprah: “You don’t want to know?”

Yes, says Mike, “Because if I know, then there might be a blame for it. And if there’s somebody to blame for it, there will be a problem.”

He adds: “My first instinct was a lot of rage, you know, and I was so happy that I had the tools in life, you know, to not go in that direction because I’ve been that direction. I know where that’s gonna lead me. I know I’m not gonna win.”

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: CHRIS ROCK TALKS “GOOD HAIR” ON OPRAH

LexAve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:53:03 +0000

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: CHRIS ROCK TALKS “GOOD HAIR” ON OPRAH

Comedian Chris Rock came on the show to promote his new funny documentary “Good Hair”…u must-see! You’ll see in the clip above Oprah gave Chris the mean side-eye when he accused her of having an “extra piece” in her hair. Aside from that half a second awkward moment, I just love how Oprah gave Chris the green light to run through her hair screaming “That’s all yours!! Get outta here. I’ve never done that to a black woman…That lucky Stedman!” LOL.
Speaking from a Latina perspective…in case ya didn’t know, yes LexAve is a latina, my community sees me as “Morena” (a term of endearment for a brown/dark skin latina)- I admit I’ve been a slave to my hair for years. Sure the black community sees me and would say “she got ‘Good Hair’” but in my community the frizzy curls just don’t rock. From a young age, I’ve been bombarded with messages from my family, friends and TV that in order to be beautiful my hair MUST be STRAIGHT. So the economical way to achieve beauty was to hit up the “Dominican” salons and for $15 I’d get that soft, flowy, silky long hair. And for ten years, that’s exactly what I did. I’d watch those PCJ commercials and cry to my mom (who by the way has straight thick hair) “Mami, I want my hair like that!” Everyone in my family has straight thick hair, except me (lol, go figure). It wasn’t until my senior in high school, somehow I made the conscious decision to end the brainwashing cycle…”No more straightening, no more wash and sets, no more ‘Dominican’ salons. I’m rockin’ my full head big curls out, f*ck everybody else!” And ever since that day, I never looked back. Yet, when a big day like an job interview or conservative event rolls through I can’t help but question “Should I blow-dry straight or not?” Sometimes I just can’t help it…
I agree with Chris that this “Good Hair” topic is not just a prominent issue among black women, but amongst all women…including white women. All that talk about “Good Hair” vs. “Bad Hair” is just a MYTH! There’s no such thing…everyon’e hair is beautiful in it’s own way. Check after the jump to see Solange Knowles address the negative response she received when she cut off her locks and decided to go au-natural….oh boy!
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“I was especially disappointed because the entire reason that I wanted to do it is because I wanted to feel liberated. At this point of my life, I’m a single mother, I’m recording my record and there is a point in the movie [Good Hair] where the women talked about weave and they put it in the form of an addiction. I felt like when I took my weave out, I wasn’t as pretty. I wasn’t as noticeable.

Realistically, I was spending about $40-50,000 dollars a year. I grew up in a hair salon and it was always that feeling of wanting to be in the hair salon once or twice a week. I actually got a perm pretty early. I was 4.

…I’m free but the one thing I do want to put out there is that in life you go through different phases. This is the the phase where I am like, “I can’t deal with it, not to say in three years I’m not going to want that straight hair down to my behind again.”

Overall, I’m definitely running out to the theaters to see this flick…you should too!
Hit up RapRadar for more clips…

NICK CANNON ATTACKS MARIAH CAREY…SORTA!

LexAve — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:15:11 +0000

NICK CANNON ATTACKS MARIAH CAREY…SORTA!

Or so that’s it looked like to us watching the smooch go down on Friday’s Oprah Winfrey Show. This just oozes fakeness!

Peep Oprah’s face…LMAO!
Sidenote: We definitely appreciate the low maintenance hair do, MiMi. But don’t think ’cause you revive ya early ’90′s curls in no way means you’ve turned back the hands of time..in the words of ATF’s Aura “Girl, bye!”

SNEAK PEEK: JAY-Z ON OPRAH…

LexAve — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:07:14 +0000

SNEAK PEEK: JAY-Z ON OPRAH…

Who would’ve ever thought Jay-Z make it onto the Oprah Winfrey show? She hates rappers…either way can’t wait for the full show.
“Lyrical exercise…”

WENDY WILLIAMS ON WHITNEY HOUSTON DRUG ABUSE: “SHE DIDN’T OWN HER HABIT!”

LexAve — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:50:47 +0000

WENDY WILLIAMS ON WHITNEY HOUSTON DRUG ABUSE: “SHE DIDN’T OWN HER HABIT!”

Wendy Williams broke down to tears the other day when commenting on the Whitney Houston/Oprah interview. But not for the reasons you might think, apparently Wendy used to be an ex-coke fiend herself and therefore identified with Whitney yet expressed her disappointment in Whitney for blaming the world and not owning her habit. WOW! I thought Whitney clearly admitted to her habit and her drug abuse…I love you Wendy but I really think you failed to watch the entire interview. Here it is again, in case you missed it.

It’s comments like this why Whitney will never ever grant Wendy an interview…like she said, she won’t answer the same questions twice.

IN CASE U MISSED IT: WHITNEY HOUSTON ON OPRAH PART 1…

LexAve — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:01:35 +0000

IN CASE U MISSED IT: WHITNEY HOUSTON ON OPRAH PART 1…

WOW! Bobby put Whitney through alot…damn! Glad to see she’s back even though her voice is shot!