[FASHION & ART] Animal Lipstick Art

Check out this crazy lip art by body paint artist Virdis Somnio. She did this to her own lips, by the way. I LOVE the panda lips :)

[FASHION] Michael Kors Fall 2011

Check out the video for Michael Kors Fall 2011 from Fashion Week NYC. My favorites are, the black dress with the high slit at 7:24, the beige ensemble with the cropped fur at 7:40 and the red maxi with the attached neck piece at 7:52!

[GOODIES&FASHION] Gentlemen Stand Out In Gregory Allen

GREGORY ALLEN - Known as Toronto's most sought out designers for the renaissance man as well for his custom designed bow-ties GREGORY ALLEN has done it again with his new line of ties. Going through a few of them I spotted a few that really stood out and would LOVE to see any man in.
GREGORY ALLEN posted are a few of the designers favorites. A great way to stand out in a crowd men is definitely with a GREGORY ALLEN piece.

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[MUSIC] Find Out What Jeremih Likes

JEREMIH - Recently discovered this song from one of Chicago's finest. Some how I missed the memo and haven't heard I Like and I'm a bit angry with myself for missing this song this past summer. To thing there was a video for it and everything shocks me.

None the less, for those who enjoyed Raindrops (like myself) this other song from JEREMIH I Like will have you smiling. It was nice to see him introduce himself to all of us with his playful self with videos for Imma Star and Break Up To Make Up but this more serious intimate JEREMIH is definitely a go!

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[MUSIC] Janelle Monae Sees Many Moons

JANELLE MONAE - One of the most creative and talented women in music today. Anyone who dares and challenges that can expect to catch a left hook if I see them. JANELLE MONAE came out with her first single Tightrope last year and she's finally came out with yet another masterpiece with Many Moon. 


The video is nothing short of AMAZING. Dare I say she is the female equivalent of Andre 3000?!?! YES! I'm running with that!

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[GOODIES] LOANY G Presents I Hate Stripping

Ms. photographer LOANY G has released her own spoken word about stripping entitled I HATE STRIPPER. As you can tell Loany is a dancer who is also a photographer who throughout this video discusses what is going on at the stripclub, the struggles on being a stripper & how hard it is to leave the stripclub environment. Remember don't judge a book by it's cover. I've been following Loany for a few weeks on twitter and I must say she is the definition of a determined, ambitious, outspoken black woman who ALWAYS SPEAKS the TRUTH. Take in this video and let us know what you think. P.S Follow the L will be posting a lot more about Ms. G in the near future.



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[GOODIES] Rihanna Steals Concept From Photographers & Faces Law Suits

RIHANNA - It has not been her month. Rihanna's S&M video has got to be one of the most talked about video's that she's produced other than her Rude Boy video. With all the attention this video received (both positive and negative) it's about to take a turn to just ALL NEGATIVE. 

So our loved Rihanna is facing legal action by two photographers - famous photographer David LaChapell and German photographer Philip Paulus. To be completely honest I do NOT feel bad for this girl at all. Taking a creative idea is nothing to get away with. In Rihanna's S&M video she completely stole Philip Paulus' shot for her media scene (image above).

I can't say that I'm shocked but I certainly can say that I'm discussed and disappointed. Sorry for all those who are die hard Rihanna fans but this goes to show that everything about her is NOT original. Her outfits - provided by stylists. Her videos - STOLEN from photographers..need I say more?!?!

[MUSIC] Trey Songz Is Making Love Faces

TREY SONGZ - The prince of RnB is really the modern day Keith Sweat. His latest album Passion, Pain & Pleasure is undeniably 17 tracks of baby making music arranged in the perfect order. The most recent discussed sing that he's put a video out for is Love Faces. One of my favorite tracks on the album.

The video is interesting and it's freshing to see TREY SONGZ playing the role of a supportive boyfriend (something that many men should practice doing). Well, of course there's some intense touching and a little kiss at the very end - would it be a TREY SONGZ video without that?!

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[FASHION & ART] Joji Kojima Accessories

Joji Kojima is a prodigy when it comes to accessory designing. The California native started making accessories as a teenager and has now established his own self-titled line out of Tokyo. Kojima's creations are dark and creatively fantastical!

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[FASHION&GOODIES] 2BD 2011 Accessories x REESÉ x SHASH Photography

I'm SO excited about 2 Bitchez Deep's new 2011 accessory line they have coming out. I'm even more pumped that Nabil Shash of SHASH Photography is who did the photos. For those who are interested in getting any of these great [GOODIES] click on SHOP - 2BD!

Shout out to the lovely REESÉ CROMWELL for looking oh so lovely in the photos!

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[GOODIES] Rihanna Bashes Long Time Supporter/Blogger SandraRose.com

 

RIHANNA - really done did it this time. If following the right people, twitter can be a great source of entertainment when passing time. It's no surprise that Rihanna has really taken this bad girl character a tad bit too far. With the risky images displayed in her new S&M video it's obvious that she's happily tap dancing on that thin line between creativity and career suicide. 

Unfortunately the princess has without doubtabley crossed well established blogger SandraRose.com by out right insulting her on Twitter. It`s understandable that Sandra Rose has blacklisted Rihanna from her blog - quite frankly that has got to be by far the dumbest move on Rihanna`s part. 

[MUSIC] Obie Trice Talks About His Time

OBIE TRICE - Just when you thought this guy disappeared he comes right back. My good friend Winta Fresh (wintafresh.com) has sent me some things we can look forward to from Detroit's very own for 2011.

Out of the three songs sent this one in particular stood out to me. The song My Time is definitely something that I wouldn't have expected from Obie Trice but none the less a job well done.

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