KANYE & KIM K ARE OFFICIALLY DATING

So news broke out today (April 5) that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are officially dating now! Am I surprised? Nope! I mean both are always seen hanging out, Kanye has even made appearances on a few episodes of Kourtney and Kim Take New York. Kanye's ex Amber Rose even accused Kim of being a "homewrecker" while she was still dating Kanye, saying they hooked up during their relationship.

Despite their friendship that has spanned for some good time now, they have been caught going on a few dates: watching the Hunger Games, hitting up a fancy restaurant, even Kim leaving Kanye's place the next morning with clothes she wore to the movies the night before.

A source says, "They have been close friends for years and decided to give it a try [with dating]. The pair are keeping things 'light' for now, but 'they're seeing where it goes'". With Kanye's new song out called Theraflu, he publicizes his love for Kim: "I admit I fell in love with Kim ... 'Round the same time she fell in love with him ... That's cool, babygirl, do your thing ... Lucky I ain't had Jay drop him from the team." If you don't get the last part of the line, basically Kris Humphries plays on the Nets, in which Jay-Z is part owner of.

So let me reiterate...this is really no surprise to anyone. If you are surprised, then shame on you. Kanye is cocky and Kim can't just stay single for long. At least both Kanye and Kim will fit into each other's extravagant lifestyles, which Kris Humphries wasn't into. I'd say these two are great complements for each other.

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

BLUE IVY SPOOF ON SNL

Has you seen this spoof on SNL yet? If not you should definitely check it out, it's hilarious. Though some of the spoofs aren't necessarily look alikes, their voices are spot on such as Jay-Z's!

See appearances by Beyonce and Jay-Z of course, Prince, LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Bon Ivar. I know Bon Ivar won the Grammy for Best New Artist, but everyone has been saying how Justin Timberlake was spot on. Who do you think had the best celebrity impression? Watch it!





You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

BLUE IVY CARTER PHOTOS RELEASED!

On Friday, photos of Blue Ivy Carter were released on Jay-Z's website. Everyone was dying to see the pictures of the baby icon from the day Beyonce and Jay-Z confirmed they were expecting. Big bucks from every news outlet wanted the royalties of being the first publication to share the pictures with the world, but they definitely did it a different way. Beyonce never imagined selling pictures of her baby for money, so that's why they decided to carefully post the pictures of Blue Ivy Carter on Jay-Z's website.

She looks like a mix of both parents, the top half of her face definitely looks like Beyonce, and the bottom half is possibly Jay-z. We'll see how beautiful Blue Ivy Carter is while she matures, but she's definitely a star!



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Camille

BEYONCE GIVES BIRTH TO BLUE IVY CARTER!

One of the most anticipated baby news of the year has finally come! Last night, Beyonce gave birth to baby girl Blue Ivy Carter at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Beyonce checked into the hospital Friday night where Jay-Z rented out the entire 4th floor for $1.3 million. In order to ensure privacy, all the windows and surveillance cameras were blacked out and all the personnel working that floor had to turn off their cell phones before starting their shift.

The couple have always been hush hush when it comes to their personal life. After dating for six years, mostly under wraps, they finally tied the knot. Then three years later, had a baby. It is obvious that their busy lives in the spotlight had something to do with the planning of their little bundle of joy.

With the birth of Blue Ivy, many celebs have already tweeted the celebratory news:

Sister Solange Knowles - "The most beautiful girl in the world."
Hip hop mogul, Russell Simmons - "congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z"
Singer Rihanna - "Welcome to the the world princess carter! Love aunty rih."

See this video by ABC News about where the name Blue Ivy Carter could've originated from. Speculation of course. Anyways, I'm want to congratulate the couple on their miracle and I can't wait to see her grow up to be a star!





You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

WATCH THE THRONE!!!

This post is LONG OVERDUE!!! Anyways, I went to Watch the Throne on the last day, Tuesday December 13 at Staples Center. I got to sit at Premiere 9 area, which was a good distance though I wish I was closer to the stage.

Starting off, Jay-Z and Kanye were on 2 different square stages that rose from the ground. Not only did they perform songs from Watch the Throne, but they also did their own songs which was amazing. I have to be honest, I don't know all their songs necessary especially for Watch the Throne, but you'd be surprised how much I do know.

Crazy thing was on the Premiere floor, I walked right past Usher who was in like an all red fit. The craziest thing was that people hardly noticed it was him, and he was like my height in heels, which is like 5'6. At the concert, Kanye pointed out Drake, Big Sean, and said Kid Cudi was in the audience as well. Tell me why after Kobe and Vanessa's divorce hit the papers, it also pointed out that he was at the same exact concert as well! I will never meet freakin Kobe Bryant, gosh darn!

Though I admit I might not ever pay that much again for a rap concert, I do give the show props for the amazing light show they put on. Some big bucks were spent on that, you could definitely tell. I also give props to Jay-Z and Kanye for sounding exactly like how you hear them on the radio.

To end the show, everyone was anticipating NIGGAS IN PARIS since the days before, they did the encore of that song, first 5 times, then 9 times. Because it was the last show in LOS ANGELES, they first performed the song twice. With people cheering for an encore, they came back out and performed it 8 more times making it a record 10 TIMES! What was cool was that for the video to this song, the footage from that concert, with them performing it 10 times will be featured! Hope I'm in it! ;P

Overall the concert was definitely an experience. I had a lot of fun with my friend who went with me, just dancing and singing (well rapping) along. Towards the end got a bit dangerous though when haters from the upper deck threw a plastic cup of alcohol down in our section, then proceeded to actually throw a glass cup that almost hit us! First of all, thank goodness nothing happened; secondly: good thing you didn't show your face; third: how the heck did you get a glass cup?! Guess next time if I'm ever at a rap concert, I'll be up close and personal so you can't even try to touch me!



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Camille

JAY-Z & HIS MYSTERY LOVE CHILD?!

News has recently broke out about how Jay-Z has a 9-yr old love child with Trinidadian model Shenelle Scott. Rumors first circulated around 2007, but Jay-Z's reps denied the accusation. Now these "rumors" have resurfaced.

Jerald Andrews comes out again to say that his alleged grandson is not his anymore, because DNA tests have shown that his son isn't the father, but Jay-Z is. "At the time (the baby) was born, my son Malik thought he was his child, but they did DNA tests. It's been determined that (the child is) Jay-Z's baby."

Andrews also was quoted saying that Jay-Z gave Shenelle $1 million "to keep her mouth shut" where she then bought a house in Trinidad.

But now it seems that Andrews is taking back all his allegations just two days after this resurfaced accusation. Now that Scott is married to a professional basketball player, he says her new husband bought the house. "The house wasn't purchased by Jay-Z. It was paid for by her present husband."

If this story was true, I would not at all be surprised by it. I mean of course all these music/movie moguls in entertainment have some "secret" out there, and by secret I mean illegitimate children where they're paying the baby mama hush money to keep her mouth shut. As long as it was way before Beyonce coming into the picture, it shouldn't be such a shocker. Guys like to go screw around, and women try to have a baby with them so they would be set for life. Pretty simple formula, yet very sad...

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

BEYONCE ON COMPLEX MAGAZINE

Beyonce is featured on the cover of Complex Magazine for the August/September issue just in time to celebrate her BIG 3-0! She gets personal with not only her year off of work entirely where she got to "be normal" Beyonce Knowles and not BEYONCE.

In regards to her hubby Jay-Z of three years and his musical genius: “Jay’s music is more than music. His lyrics have fathered generations. All that he has overcome gives millions so much hope. There are moments when I see his lips moving and I can see lyrics floating above his head and I think, ‘Wow! How did I get so lucky to be able to witness this level of genius so closely?’”

In regards to the hard moments in life: "Whenever I feel bad, I use that feeling to motivate me to work harder. I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. People who complain really get on my nerves. When I’m not feeling my best I ask myself, ‘What are you gonna do about it?’ I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.”

On her "rival" Rihanna and all those other ladies in music out there WHICH SEPARATES HER FROM THE REST: “There is room on this earth for many queens. I have an authentic, God-given talent, drive, and longevity that will always separate me from everyone else. I’ve been fortunate to accomplish things that the younger generation of queens dream of accomplishing. I have no desire for anyone else’s throne. I am very comfortable in the throne I’ve been building for the past 15 years.”


DANG BEYONCE, YOU SITTING HIGH AND COMFORTABLY RIGHT?! GO ON AND RUN THE WORLD THEN GIRL!

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

BEYONCE ESSENCE MAGAZINE COVER REVEALS WHITE FACE

Beyonce is featured on the July 2011 issue of Essence Magazine featuring her own cover story called "Eat Play Love" about her break from her busy lifestyle to focus on the simple pleasures in life: spending time with her hubby Jay-Z, her family, her nephew, having girls' night out, learning how to cook, and traveling with no agenda. Yes, she wrote the article too, now you can add Beyonce Knowles [the journalist]...

The photo shoot gives a glimpse of Beyonce's southern upbringing in Houston, Texas with a Western style theme. She looks gorgeous as always, but it's crazy how every time I see her in a photo spread or any advertisement, she looks like a white woman! I seriously thought she was a white woman when I saw these pics, her skin is lighter seems like it continues to get lighter and her hair is really blonde!

I've mentioned before her questionable blackface photo spread commemorating Fela Kuti, and I've also mentioned the rumors about her skin whitening, but seeing this spread just makes it seem true. No matter what color Beyonce was, the public loved her for her talent, not skin color. She's a beautiful and it seems confident woman, but why would she possibly go through a procedure like skin whitening? Is it true that the more "white" celebrities look, especially black celebrities, the more popular they will be? I sure hope not, but you can have a look for yourselves.

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

BEYONCE OWNS THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS!!!

Beyonce was awarded the Artist of the Millenium last night at the Billboard Music Awards and she definitely deserved. Though I haven't been so pro-Beyonce as of late, she definitely shut me up with her performance yesterday.

The whole tribute to Beyonce started with her family and musicians saying nice things about her and talking about her great success at the young age of 29! Then she performed her latest hit Run the World [Girls] which was so creative and out-of-the-box that it's already considered one of the Top 10 Billboard Music Awards to this date! I've never seen a performance like this, and I seriously can't stop watching it. Beyonce combines innovation with her sexiness and immense talent she's ultimately known for, but she definitely raised the bar on this one.

What made this part of the show special was the award being presented by her mother Tina Knowles and nephew. During her acceptance speech, she thanked her family, all current and former members of Destiny's Child, even her husband Jay-Z there at the event, whom she described as her "best friend".

Nothing else to say but...BEYONCE RUNS THE WORLD!!!

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

WHY THE JESUS PIECE? Hip-Hop Culture's Fascination with the Pendant

A JESUS PIECE is a depicted face of Jesus adorned with diamonds and platinum/gold/silver hung on a heavy chain. In hip-hop culture, the Jesus Piece is a symbol of making it in the hip-hop community, it pays tribute to Jesus...all you have to do is wear the loud accessory on your neck. But what combines such symbolism of religion together with hip-hop? Though there isn't an exact answer, it may have to do with the struggle these artists have faced in a world full of failure and criticism. Though it has been a rough road to get to where they are now, the Jesus piece signifies their success in a dog-eat-dog world, where they glorify their blessings.

Urban Dictionary defines: "The Jesus piece, and other styles of large pendants worn with rope style jewelry have been a staple of hip hop youth culture for nearly thirty years. Presently, hip hop artists and fans alike use the Jesus piece as a symbol of being "hood" or keepin' it real and being extravagantly wealthy at the same time. The Jesus piece testifies to the fact 'you can take the man out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the man.'

In many hip-hop songs, artists use the materialistic item in one of their verses:

"Cubans with the Jesus piece" -Notorious B.I.G., Hypnotize. See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2taRwe_6afk

"I'm far from religious but i got beliefs, so I put cannary yellow diamonds in my Jesus Piece" -The Game

"I stay fitted from the Polo fleece to the Jesus piece." -Kanye West

Notorious B.I.G. started this fascination with the Jesus piece that has made it's way to present day hip-hop culture seen on artists such as Kanye West (he has at least 3!), Jay-Z, Timbaland, and Kid Cudi. But this phenomenon is making it's way to non-hip-hop related celebrities such as Lebron James and Amber Rose, along with non-black celebrities like Pau Gasol, Louie Vito, and Trouble Andrew.

From diamond and gem entrusted designs that the usual hip-hop artist prefers to don, the Jesus piece is now becoming popularized in the form of colorful wood. Regardless if you're flashy or low key, the Jesus piece represents wealth and fame.

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me


Camille