Katherine Monsalve

Alicia Keys Finally Confirms Pregnancy Rumors [IHH]

Olivia Wilde Wore A Bikini (And Not Much Else) For Russian GQ [Guyism]

UFC 114 Preview: The Best of Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans [Complex]

Hurrr I’m The New American Idol [Warming Glow]

Erykah Badu To Cover Vibe Magazine + LP on Sale for Just $4.99 [OKP]

Time Lapse Video of BP’s Gulf Oil Disaster [Gizmodo] Read the rest of this entry »

I know you spend a lot of time in the studio Dre, but what’s up?  By your appearance at Fenway on Sunday to peddle your headphones with Jimmy, I’m pretty sure you didn’t think yesterday was April 1st did you?  We’ve all come to grips in our own way about whether Detox is fact or fiction, so don’t play with man.  Say Detox is coming soon all you want, but don’t give us titles & dates with no intention of following up.  We’ll welcome your music with open arms, but until then we’ll find other ways to keep ourselves entertained.  Daddy Fat Sacks filled the void pretty nicely this week. Read the rest of this entry »

A woman better described as “Mother Earth” or “Aphrodite” sirens from your speakers and stands 20 Feet Tall over you. She sees over your 20-foot wall. She is neither good, nor evil, nor anything you can wrap your mind around, so you allow your ears to do the defining. You’re in this sound, this genre, this vehicle she manifested by a seemingly divine rite, and she rests you comfortably on her back bench in a Window Seat. You can’t sit next to her. You will never be able to sit next to her. Men who have been her passenger have disappeared, or been destroyed by love, or never became well again from a stone-like state of Agitation. Read the rest of this entry »

Vanette

Should The iPad Replace Your College Book Store? [The Life Files]

Afghanistan’s New Bumper Drug Crop: Cannabis [Time]

iTunes Streaming Music Service Coming In Q3? [Music Ally]

5 Actors with Their Own Record Labels [Paste]

Dwyane Wade Calls Ex-Wife Crazy, Wants Full Custody of Children [Black Voices] Read the rest of this entry »

Ms. Badu drops by Chelsea’s place & speaks on the new album, the “Window Seat” video, her Medusa effect & how she snares her rappers.  Jay Electronica better get it crackin’ on an album because no matter how long he’s with her, his days are numbered. In usual Chelsea fashion, the exchange is short, but engaging and really covers a good amount of territory.  Probably the most revealing tidibt was Erykah’s mom’s reaction to “Ms. Jackson.”  Momma went the whole nine yards when it came out.

[Yardie]

Tasha

MJ, Barkley Blamed for Tiger Woods’ Drama [Slam]

Did Trey Songz Benefit From Chris Brown’s Weak Sales? [Sound Off]

The iPhone Will Save the US Economy [Gawker]

YouTube Rolls Out New Design For All Video Pages [Tech Crunch]

The Rise And Fall Of A Hobby [Deadspin]

I Mourn for Porn [GQ]

Matt And Kim Call Erykah Badu’s Nude ‘Window Seat’ Video ‘More Than Just Shock Value’ [MTV] Read the rest of this entry »

First it was Snoop Dogg that reached out to Mayer Hawthorne on the super-come-up tip, now apparently Miss AmErykah is looking to doo-wop, too. I guess it’s just another chapter in the man-meets-whirlwind saga of the hodgepodge heartthrob once known as Haircut.

Next thing you know, Hawthorne will be sitting cross-legged on a huge red, floor pillow next to Paul McCartney, smoking from a roach-clip and dissecting the genius of Ashford & Simpson.

As if the song itself wasn’t already strong enough. On one level, it’s simply soulful. Going one a notch higher, the tune can be taken as a mantra to evoke during those stressful times. It’s androgynous with lines like “So, in my mind I’m tusslin’, Back and forth ‘tween here and hustlin’” that both Venus & Mars, outlaw and law-abiding citizen can relate to. But the visual created for it is a litany of adjectives. Entertaining. Sexual. Inviting. Visceral. And by its end, overwhelmingly powerful and thought-provoking, enough to cause a rewind. Read the rest of this entry »

Badu continues on her can’t miss streak with another well-received leak of New Amerykah Part 2: Return Of Ankh. This time around, she taps her b-girl roots and invokes the spirit of Christopher Wallace by turning his paperchasing party anthem into the groove for “Turn Me Away.” Read the rest of this entry »

Badu took to Fallon’s stage last night to perform “Window Seat” with The Roots playing the backbeat. From each lyric to the “need someone to clap for me” refrain at the breakdown, everything about this track is close to perfection. Now, enjoy the beauty of it now before urban radio fully latches on & browbeats us to death with it.

And here’s to hoping @FatBellyBella sets the trend and more women start rocking throwback Olivia Newton-John aerobics gear. Or did even she find her inspiration from American Apparel girl from the Oakland bus fight? Imagine the chick two cubicles over wearing a leotards to work? Wooohooo! Let the trend begin!

[Via]

Remy Red

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One Of Rick Ross’ Baby Mother Sues 50 Cent For Releasing Her Sex Tape [RTNY]

Ke$ha Was More Talented When She Was 13 [Broken Cool]

Echo Chamber: Erykah Badu [Pitchfork]

Alicia Keys Says Fans Can Expect More Music From Latest Album [Billboard]

The Sexiest…Font [Vulture] Read the rest of this entry »

Ms. Erykah’s fifth studio album, New Amerykah Part II: Return Of The Ankh, will be in stores on March 30th. And while “Window Seat” is the official first single, getting Wayne on “Jump…” as a web-only bonus and going viral with a video isn’t a bad move @ all.

Sometimes even revolutionary rabble rousers needs to steal away and recharge their batteries. So take a cue from Ms. Badu, light some “incense” & get lost in the melodies and production courtesy of James Poyser.

It’s almost like 1997 all over again.

New Amerykah Part II: Return Of The Ankh is tentatively set for a March 30th release.

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Download — Erykah Badu – “Window Seat”

Props: Captain H

She told you the drizzle was coming earlier. Now watch it pour as the official countdown to New Amerykah Part II: Return Of The Ankh begins where gravity ends. Mz. Badu wants you to “Jump In The Air” where there’s no ceilings… Read the rest of this entry »

With half of the country slumped under a snowstorm, what else better would there be to do @ 3:33pm today? No idea what it shall be but let’s hope it’s a track from New Amerykah Part 2…and that her site’s server is robust enough for the traffic.

Spied: @fatbellybella via Village Voice