2008: Shapeshifters of the Year (Cont.)

See the first installment of 2008 Shapeshifters RIGHT HERE. Solange Knowles: Bombshell, the body, and the musicSolange is not one to play the sibling rivalry thing. She is a mother, a fighter, a lover, and a singer. In 2008 her "Hadley Street Dreams" album was all that she wanted it to be, which was not what we expected. Sales were dismal, critics were vicious,...

2008: Shapeshifters of the Year

A partial look at those that made the year what it was, for better or for worse: Part 2 is tomorrow.Rihanna: Best Singer Pon De Stage?RiRi came hard in 2008: Not only did she emerge in a relationship with the youngest in charge but she showed up on the year's clear megahit "Live Your Life" with self-proclaimed "King of the South" T.I. Rihanna's magic has finally...

Black Women ... Shrinking?

Ever been called "Shorty?"Come to find out, maybe the person that called you that was on to something.According to a new study released by the CDC, African-American women are shrinking. Each decade it seems the black woman shrinks a few inches. Going back to the 1940s they seem to have lost a few inches based on average height.The average height of a black woman...

We'll Miss Eartha Kitt (1927 - 2008)

The original PussyCat Doll has left us, y'all.Eartha.The name itself is a testament to the fleshly, the mother Earth.Oh, she was something.She was one of the kind: the wry smile, the triangular jawbone, the sensual purr.Eartha Kitt was the Prince to Lena Horne's Michael Jackson.Individuality was her most outstanding trait. Eartha was different.The singer-actress...

OctoPussy Part II

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Dude: "If I Were A Boy"

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Hilarious: "Seniors Sing the Latest Hip Hop"

I am seriously considering booking them for a night in front of family and friend...

The New Bikini Style for '09?

With temperatures on freeze across much of the U.S., we thought we'd at least try to warm the heart and mind with a beach scene here. LOL on the bikini/breache...

Janet: Hottest 42-year-old on the Planet?

In this day and age, 42 is not old.Even though we have grandmothers that are 35.Even though we have teenagers that look 50 years old.But Damita Jo is in a different category.This woman, born of Joseph and Kathryn Jackson, is ageless.What does Janet have that Oprah, queen of self-help and exercise, doesn't?What secret antidote does Ms. Jackson consume that has...

The State of Female R&B

Ashanti isn't even in the building.Neither is Eve.But those that do make it inside, and into the diva room, are there precariously.Music sales are just that bad.Used to be a time when a viable female singer could be counted on to debut with 800,000 units sold. Some of them were one-hit wonders (Tweet?), others were riding off their producers (Amerie?), but now...

Wherefore is Susan Moonsie?

She was the silent one of the trio.The killer was, she always wore white.Camisoles.Her name was Susan Moonsie.Possibly, the most reclusive musical celebrity (except for her former bandmates) that you can think of.Remember, Susan? She was the "exotic"-looking one of the girl goup Vanity 6.As a former Prince girlfriend, Susan holds the distinction of being not...

Bikini Wax: You're Doing it Wrong

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Study: Hourglass Figures Not Ideal

As if anyone needed confirmation from the media, a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461105,00.html">major news outlets are reporting that the hourglass figure that so many women - from preteens to seniors - have tried to get is not necessarily desirable to men, nor is it necessarily beneficial health-wise.Of course the study has set off a firestorm...

The Cute Couple Award for 2008: Who is it?

Who would have thought that in 2008 Chris Brown and Rihanna would dominate the headlines for a physical confrontation instead of matrimony? Wow, the way things wer...

Her rendition of "Lions, Tigers and Bears"

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ATL's Nicole Harvey:"Lions, Tigers and Bears"

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She is ... Rihanna ... Fierce

Beyonce's new album "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" is eclectic only in the alter ego that she supposedly allows to come to the fore for this album.Beyonce prepped her fans to hear a different Bey, a more courageous (read: experimental) Bey but what she delivered was a Rihanna album.Sasha Fierce is ... Rihanna.That's the verdict from even her ardent record-buying customers.Amazon...

Bey Vs. Tina: What Do You Think?

Kanye talked real wreckless recently overseas. Beyonce is wonderful, great, awesome, but can she be compared to Tina Turner ... yet (if ever...

Office Affairs: Does It Work at Work?

Ever had an office fling?They are everywhere, but beware: Office affairs rarely work out.Why?Well for more than half of them, the other person (if not both) is usually married.Simply because the excitement in office affairs is not the fact that you are crazy about the person, it's the fact that you both work together.Close working relationships can easily morph...

Vernisha Mecolle: "Lions, Tigers and Bears"

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Chocolate or Vanilla: Which Will it Be?

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The Ethnic White Man, Reconsidered

Ethnicity is not something you identify with white people, especially here in the South: Most white people are just considered, well, white. No depth, no texture to their lives, they are just seen as white. But here on my vsit to New York City for the first time, I discovered something all together different: The ethnic white man.Here in the South I had been...

Amy Winehouse's Husband: I Ruined 'Something Beautiful'

Introducing your wife to crack and heroin is not a way to "share" your life with her.In a pitiful and sad interview, Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, comes clean, as he can, about how Amy became the singer with the platinum voice, cancerous womb."I dragged Amy into it and without me there is no doubt that she would never have gone down that road....

Alone for the Holidays, And Alright With it

"I've got me some wine; got me a good book. I'm fine."That's what this girl told me when I asked about what she was doing for the weekend. And that's all fine and dandy, but the fact is, there's alot of good people out there that don't necessarily have a loved one to share the time with during this season.Many of them are okay with it, having come to terms with...

Getting Married in a Recession: Feasible?

I know of two people who are gearing up for big weddings amidst the worst economic times any of us can remember. One of the wedding will cost upward of $20,000 and that doesn't include the honeymoon. This is the one who's fiance just got laid off. The other one, I hear, may skip out on the reception because of the high cost. An expensive wedding these days....

ProdigyGurl16: "Lions, Tigers and Bears"

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Whose "If I Were a Boy" is the Best? Ciara's or Beyonce's?

Ciara's versionBeyonce versi...