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Jennifer Hudson and Forest Whitaker are closing out Black History month with a bang. They won for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor at last night's Oscars. I have all the red carpet pics over at YBF. Definitely a good look.
Was Eddie Murphy pissed because of last night's loss for Best Supporting Actor in Dreamgirls? A couple media folks who were at last night's Oscars say Eddie looked a bit heated when he lost and definitely got up and left the show after his category was announced. Damn Eddie. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to release Norbit ads during Oscar voting time like your producers advised you not to. Oh well...
Trick Daddy's new vid for "Tuck Ya Ice" ft. Baby has hit the net. Check it.
Keyshia and Jeezy engaged? That's what the rumor mill is saying. The two have been saying they're not even a couple until recently. We've heard the rumors before but supposedly this time it's the real deal. Time will tell...
Rumor has it that Snoop (real name Felicia Pearson) from The Wire may be signing on to Tony Yayo's new label tentatively called Hollow Point Entertainment.
Posted by SOHH Fabulous at February 26, 2007 10:28 AM
Okay, so first, there was rap beef… then there was R&B beef… and now… producer beef? I don’t know if I can call it a beef yet, because Timbaland hasn’t (and I hope doesn’t) come back with a response. I never in a million years thought I would hear Scott Storch trying to come at anyone’s throat over a track, RAPPING! He whines, and he complains… but never did I see this coming. Basically, it’s a bunch of calling out and name calling. But I was just really shocked and surprised to hear this. Is Scott Storch really that bored? What is really going on? What’s the industry coming to?! I’ll post a download link as soon as one is made readily available!
NOTE: Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed me about the Timbaland interviews on MTV, as well as on “My Block,” where Timbaland calls Scott Storch out and calls him “Piano Man.” I knew that there was some tension between them, because Storch used to play keys on Timbaland records - I just never thought it would come to this mess!
The surprise in this isn't that Ray J is a grown ass man. It's not even that Ray J is bangin' some of the most desirable women in Hollywood. The surprise is the more women he bags, the more women come a calling.
Ray J loves himself some Kims!
After her line in Ray J's "Wait A Minute" forever labeled Ray J nothing but 'Brandy's brother' Lil Kim takes up with the 'all of a sudden' heartthrob.
,According to TMZ... Ray J has been flossin' Lil Kim and the puppies all throughout Hollywood-- showing up at Vibe's Pre-Oscar event.
Can make a Sprite can disappear in her mouth.
The funny thing is, Kim had to compete for attention with Ray J's new Ferrari-- bought with that cool million scored from them Kardashian sex tapes.
Touching back on the post I did on Friday regarding CNN’s special on Hip-Hop “Is it Art or Poison”, I found some video footage on youtube.com with popular radio personalities Ryan Cameron, and Elle of Atlanta’s people station—V103.
Since CNN premiered their straight to the point special, Hip-Hop has been on the defense in a big way. Rappers and fans of the innovative, and often times, toxic music genre have been flooding in calls in major urban markets to express their opinions about society’s negative feelings towards rap music
I myself, continue to remain on the fence of this discussion. Though I feel that Hip-Hop isn’t a perfect art form, what genre is? If you look at Pop music, you have Madonna and Britney, who have used direct sexual overtones to sell their music. If you look at Heavy Metal/Rock, you’ve got Ozzy Osborne and Marilyn Manson who use often times grotesque pieces of machinery in their videos that would turn even the strongest stomach inside out.
What I do think is that as a people, we’ve got to take ownership and accountability for what we portray within our own culture. Hip-Hop, much like, Gospel, and R&B, belongs to the black community. We may have been robbed and cheated out of ownership like we have been on so many other things, but we still dictate its influence and ultimately its popularity. Think about it, if today’s most popular, and sought out rappers decided to staged a boycott and chose not release one track or produce a single video ever again, what would happen to Hip-Hop?
At the end of the day we need to stand up as a people and say enough is enough. Being a creative person myself, I think freedom of expression is very important. However, when it starts seep into our actual lives and transcends adults and directly effect our youth. Then we should have a responsibility to stifle some of the creativity for the further progression of our woman and children.
My friend, and fellow colleague SOHH Soulman interviewed R&B Diva(ish) Monica Arnold recently. As I’m sure you’ve heard, Monica has been on the crazy defense after it was alleged that her fiancé Rocko flipped out and straight hooked off on some female fan that resulted in some serious injuries(allegedly). You can go over to O1LT.com to check out the photos if you haven’t seen them.
Of course Monica is standing by her dude and denying the altercation….blah, blah, blah, who cares right? The only thing that I found interesting about her various interviews, particularly Soulman’s, was her persistence in denying that she was kicked off of the J Records roster.
Listen, at the end of the day Monica is going to have face that fact that she is going to have to sell records to stay on a label. That’s just business!
Also, Monica fans you have a chance to appear in Monica’s new video, or something like that, I didn’t read the contest. But you can go here to find out more
Go on over to SOHH Soulful to read up more on Monica and Soulman’s conversation!
We're Gonna Change The Pace A Little Bit On SOHH Atlanta Today: Hip-Hop:Beyond Beats And Rhymes
Wednesday. 2.28.07 11:50 am
With all the healthy discussion over Hip-Hop in mainstream media recently, and the proper or more less—improper way it’s influencing our society. I’ve searched the internet to find more subject matter to give my readers. Bottom line, he’s an activist.
Meet Byron Hurt. He’s an independent film maker who’s made a tight new documentary titled Hip-Hop:Beyond Beats And Rhymes. More than a filmmaker, Byron Hurt is an anti-sexist activist who provides cutting-edge male leadership, expert analysis, keynote addresses, and workshop facilitation in the field of sexual and gender violence prevention and education.
In his gripping new documentary that aired on PBS recently, Byron addresses the art form's problems with sexism, masculinity, violence, and homophobia.
The documentary is raw, and very much as real as it gets. He points out some key elements that Hip-Hop has instilled in many of us like:
1. You got to be Strong
2. You got to be Tough
3. You got have a lot of girls around you
4. You got have money
5. You got to be a Player or a Pimp
6. You got to be in control
7. You got to dominate other men and other people
And let’s face it, as far as Hip-Hop is concerned if you aren’t any of the things listed above, or at least the majority. Then you’re not a man. The brutha raises some interesting questions that should be addressed, maybe even to yourself.
Does the fantasy of a Black man that we hear about in Hip-Hop songs or see in Hip-Hop videos translate into reality? And if it does, then where does a Black man who doesn’t measure up to the characteristics mentioned above measure up in our society? Is he considered less then a man?
My goal in postings these heavy topics are to get a dialogue going between each other. We need to understand Hip-Hop better if we are ever to elevate ourselves to social awareness —yes?
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