LA peeps! Bay area legend Too Short will be gracing the stage at Key Club this Thursday, 11/12. If you can make it, check it out! I would die a happy woman to see Too Short perform “Freaky Tales” live. I know, nasty. Don’t act like you don’t know.
Key Club
9039 W. Sunst Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310.274.5800
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The BET Hip Hop awards airs tonight at 8 pm. I usually hate on BET based on principle alone, but I’m looking forward to this year’s hip hop awards. Mike Epps is hosting, Ice Cube is being honored, and performances include Jay Z, Wale, Young Jeezy, Snoop, and Fabolous.
Immediately after the show, Monica’s new reality show “Still Standing” premieres at 10 pm. I’m looking forward to this, Monica is one of my favorite R&B artists.
I know its last minute, but if you’re in LA tonight and want to see Fe Fe Dobson, check her out at the Hard Rock Cafe @ Universal City Walk. Show starts @ 8pm, tickets are only $10, 21+!
Classic west coast hip hop group Pharcyde performing this Saturday night at Key Club. Word is all four original members will perform together. Authentic hip hop!
I know, I’m reaching. The blogosphere is having a field day with the recent marriage of Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom. These lovebirds have been dating for about a month, before tying the knot last Sunday here in Los Angeles. It’s rumored that Khloe has been around the block a few times with various ballers, while Lamar Odom has been laying pipe all around town. I wont judge anyone’s hoe activities, as these are grown adults who are allowed to do what they please with their genitalia. While their marriage screams “publicity stunt”, a teeny, tiny part of me wonders if what they have is real.
Marriage seems to be a trend in Hollywood rather than a sincere dedication of love and commitment between two people, but it’s still a serious matter. Whether you’re getting married for publicity or not, marriage is nothing to play with. It’s still a spiritual and legal commitment, and if shit goes awry, it’s not easy to get out of. Khloe and Lamar are two grown adults, and they probably know what they are getting into. And if they’re stupid enough to not be aware…well when the divorce comes they’ll figure it out.
The main gripe people have against their marriage is that the couple has only been dating for a month, tops. Personally I wouldn’t marry someone I only dated for a month, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with someone else doing it. Mainly because it doesn’t directly affect me or my lifestyle. There are couples who are together for decades and never truly know each other. Getting to know your partner is a continual process.
Instead of expecting the worse, we should wish these crazy kids the best. Ok, I’m bullshitting. I’m waiting to see if it will work out too. Reality show, maybe?
He did it this time – Kanye managed to piss everyone off. As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Kanye crashed the stage on Taylor Swift in the middle of her acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music awards. Swift beat out Beyonce, the reigning Queen of everythingentertainment, in the best female video category. Apparently this Kanye disagreed with this judgment, bumrushing the stage 30 seconds into Swift’s acceptance speech “Sorry Taylor, but Beyonce’s video is the best shit evaaaaar!!!” (I’m paraphrasing, but that’s the gist of it.) #Fail for Kanye. People who hated him before hate him even more now, those on the fence are now annoyed, and even Kanye fans are saying “Come ‘Ye, that was foul.”
Kanye wouldn’t have pulled this antic on just anyone. He knew he could get away with it against someone like Taylor Swift. Imagine Kanye interrupting Alicia Keys, Pink, or Mary J. Blige during an award acceptance. Kanye would have gotten his preppy ass whipped! He would have never been able to pulled that BS on someone raised in the hood. No way, no how. Sweet, innocent little country singing Taylor Swift should have wrestled that mic out that fool’s hands and throat chopped his ass for stealing her shine during her big moment. I’m just sayin’.
To be fair, Kanye’s outburst was probably staged. The VMAs are notorious for weird, random incidents, so I don’t think this whole thing is a coincidence. I don’t think the producers specifically told Kanye to bumrush the stage, but I think the producers saw an opportunity when drunk Kanye showed up on the red carpet with a bottle of Hennessey in one hand and a catsuit-donned Amber Rose in the other. If it wasn’t staged, it was definitely cultivated.
Kudos to Beyonce for giving Taylor Swift the opportunity to do her acceptance speech over. Another #Fail for Kanye, because Beyonce ended up winning video of the year! All that hoopla for nothing.
Kanye needs some really, really good press to follow up on this one. Everybody hates ‘Ye right now, he better go feed some starving children or save some whales. Do something positive to counteract the fuckery. Put the Henny down and stop acting like a big baby. At this rate, it will be a cold day in hell before Kanye gets another invite to an award show. Maybe the Hoodie Awards, but that’s it.
I have a love-hate attitude toward Diddy. He’s a shrewd businessman of questionable practices, but there’s something likeable about the guy. Diddy’s back at it with his new group, Dirty Money. The group is comprised of Diddy, Dawn Richards, and singer-songwriter Kaleena.
The video is hotness. Hype Williams knows how to capture the beauty of the hood, creating sensual movements out of the simplest of actions. The black and white is very avant garde. The song…I’ll let you draw your own opinion on that one.
Slate.com is reporting the Roxanne Shante in fact did not get money from her record label to attend college, and she doesn’t even have a BA!
Slate is saying she only went to school for one semester, there was no contract with Warner or its subsidiaries, and she’s not even licensed to practice psychology in New York. Lawd.
Why was this story put out if it wasn’t true? There are other ways to garner attention. To think, I really thought Roxanne Shante got comeuppance from the evil, big bad recording industry.
This is bad, real bad, Michael Jackson. Roxanne Shante, you need some good PR, stat! Fix this shit!
The Spliff has come a long way, I tell you. It’s at The Roxy now, and it’s 21 + now, too! If you want to check out some real hip hop and see new, up and coming artists out of LA this is where you need to be. I may actually dip through since it’s not a bunch of kids anymore. 
People are wondering where they can find those pink suede booties Ciara rocked a few weeks back while house hunting in LA. I wasn’t able to pin down the designer, but I was able to take the style influence and bring you a couple of similar versions from Steve Madden, that are just as chic (and more affordable) than the original. Check it!
Steve Madden, $109.95
Steve Madden, $89.95
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