Thursday, October 22, 2009
Gangstarr ft. Nice & Smooth: "Dwyck"
Do they even still shoot videos in Atlantic City anymore? LOL. This song is still a must at a party, if its a real party, classic.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Pharrell f/ Jay-Z "Frontin"
Getting ready for my presentation next week, so I'm in Pharrell mode. This is the summer I was on my grind: I worked, went to school, did my dream internship, and couldn't wait to get my damn degree (which sits in a storage box, horrible). 2003 was a very good year:) This is one of my favorite songs...enjoy!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Seduction "Heartbeat" Soul Train Performance (1990)
Thought the wiki on them was a great note in musical history. You always wonder what happened to your favorite groups. Here one day, then gone tomorrow. Now that I'm older I understand the business aspect of it all. Sidenote: I'm noticing variations of this look more and more on the streets.
From Wikipedia:
Seduction was a female dance-pop, urban contemporary, house music, and freestyle trio from New York assembled and produced by Clivilles and Cole of C+C Music Factory, consisting of members Idalis DeLeon (born 15 June 1966), April Harris (born 25 March 1967) and Michelle Visage (born 20 September 1968).
Originally intended as a studio project, Seduction's first single, "Seduction", featured lead vocals by Carol Cooper. The second single "(You're My One and Only) True Love" featured uncredited lead vocals by Martha Wash.[1] The song ended up becoming a hit, and a group was then assembled for the recording of the album Nothing Matters Without Love and subsequent singles. Their biggest hit came in early 1990 with "Two to Make It Right", a #2 pop hit. In mid-1990 DeLeon left the group and was replaced by Sinoa Loren (born 6 December 1966). After a pair of hits with this line-up, the group broke up in 1991.
DeLeon went on to become a prominent MTV VJ and actress on shows such as Living Single.
Michelle Visage performed guest vocals on the single "Crash" by freestyle act TKA, as well as the single "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" by C+C Music Factory alter-ego The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. Visage later co-hosted a VH1 talk show show, the The RuPaul Show with RuPaul, and eventually went on to be a popular on-air personality for New York radio station WKTU. In 2005, Visage joined the morning show "The Morning Mix" on WNEW-FM "Mix 102.7" FM (now WWFS). She is currently the host of Sunny 104.3 Morning Show on WEAT-FM in West Palm Beach, Florida.
April Harris earned a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University’s School of Communication. She has held principal roles in the following plays: Dreamgirls (National Tour), Wicked Ways (National Tour), Smokey Joe’s Café (National Tour), Foot Loose (National Tour), Ain’t Misbehavin (National Tour), The Wiz, Medea and Beehive. She toured internationally with her all-female band (Koffee)being featured on the BET Soundstage Tour, Blackapalooza Tour and the U2/Kelis European Tour. In 2004, April started AVH Entertainment LLC, a music and TV production company. She owns the rights to the name Seduction and reassembled the group with two new members, Maria Flora and Eunice Quiñones, (Miss New York Latina 2006), and released an album of new material, Feel Brand New, AVH Entertainment in 2005. In addition to producing a TV show geared towards teens (still in production).
Carmelo Anthony Launches ThisIsMelo.com
Event: {GGT NYC} Green Light Luncheon - Sex & Relationships Edition
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PunchlineTV Launches New Website
PunchLine TV launches its new website Punchlinetv.com. The website is a host to the PunchLine TV monthly series that airs on NYC TV 74, one Wednesday out of the month at 6pm.
Unlike any comedic filmed media, the raw shot interviews brings audiences a documentary stylized view of the personal truths of comedians with integrated glimpses of their funniest moments on stage.
Some featured comedians include Hailey Boyle from Carolines on Broadway, Marlon Randolph of Bill Bellamy’s Who Got Jokes, SNL's Dean Edwards, Queen Aishah, April Brucker, Drew Fraser from Comedy Central, A.G. White from FOX’s The Uptown Comedy Club and over 60 more reputable familiar faced and up and coming comedians.
PunchLine TV was created by new jack comedian Merv Jay, who felt there needed to be a platform for comedians to show not only their craft but to give an insider look into their lives. He wanted audiences to know the comedian behind the stage and “the real” behind the laughs.
PunchLine TV currently has a sister network, PunchLine Radio. PunchLine Radio broadcasts on Fridays 3-5pm in the Brooklyn, New York area on BCAT Channel 70 through Medgar Evers College and 10am-12pm on ThatsGoodRadio.com
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
It's A Mary October
On October 14th - Mary J. Blige will perform for the New York Women's Foundation Gala.
October 17th - The 4th Annual Black Girls Rock Awards 2009 will honor Mary J. Blige. The Awards will be hosted by celebrated actresses Regina King and Tracee Ellis Ross at the New York Times Center.
October 22nd - Mary J. Blige will present Gucci's Frida Giannini with the Superstar Designer of the Year Award.
October 22nd - The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Mary J. Blige Center for Women will take place. GUCCI has confirmed that Frida Giannini will attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony along with Mary and other members of the FFAWN Board of Directors.
October 26th - Mary J. Blige will receive the 2009 Breaking Barriers Award at the 22nd Annual Awards Dinner.
Also on October 20th - FFAWN Co-Founder, Steve Stoute will be the keynote speaker at the Pew Forum, "Philanthropy and Democracy: An Insider's Look at Policy Change," in Washington, DC. The forum will assemble national thought leaders and government officials, as well as many of America's most prominent philanthropists, with the goal of inspiring solutions to many of today's most pressing challenges. Steve Stoute will speak about how he transitioned from marketing maverick to philanthropist and became the co-founder of FFAWN.
For more information about FFAWN, visit FFAWN.org. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter for updates.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Weekend Fresh: Pharrell's Hermes Hoodie
Source: blog.honeyee.com/pharrell
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Classic Footage: Puff, Kim & Cease in NYC "Crush On You" Live (1997)
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MyCypher.com Wins National Prize
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