Restless Beauty - Jessica White

Sneak Peek:

Supermodel, Jessica White is turning the heat up on the August cover of Restless Style Magazine - a webzine dedicated to the fans of the daytime soap opera, “The Young and The Restless”.

I haven’t paid attention to a daytime ’soap’ since ‘Luke and Lauras’ wedding (Has it been 25 years already? Dang!). Even then, it was only because between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. my grandmother kept the T.V. on lock down - wasn’t nothing coming in between her ’stories’ and we only had one television…

Ah yes, them was the good ‘ol days.

Although I’m not tuned into ‘The Young and The Restless’; I do see potential in their new online venture. Serving up content other than the standard soap talk and episode spoilers, thus far, “Restless Style” is leaning towards the ‘hotness’.

For additional photos, and behind-the-scenes footage of Ms.White, make sure to check out RestlessStyle.com August 25th.

Side Note: In 2005, Jessica became the first African-American model featured in three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editions and has appeared in 2007 and 2008 editions since.

Hip Hops Crown Jewels: Sorry, No “Lay-A-Way”…

Read on, playa, read on…
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New York — Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce “Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels”, the first-ever hip hop jewelry auction to be held on October 1, 2008. A portion of this pioneering auction will benefit Rush Community Affairs, Russell Simmons coalition of non-profit organizations including Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network and the Diamond Empowerment Fund.

“Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels” showcases complex cultural artifacts embedded with style, and indelibly marked with narratives of class, religion, materialism and the American Dream.This unprecedented auction is led by specialist Alia Varsano, Worldwide Head of Contemporary Jewelry at Phillips de Pury & Company, in consultation with Minya Oh (Miss Info), noted hip hop authority and author of Bling Bling: Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels.

This is the first time that hip hop jewelry will be presented within the auction setting, as glittering cultural artifacts woven into hip hop’s colorful legacy. A historic selection of approximately 50 jewelry pieces from some of hip hop’s most illustrious musicians, rappers and jewelers will be offered, including those worn by:

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I Heart John Mayer and I Don’t Care Who Knows It.

I think I’m developing a crush on John Mayer. It all started when he playfully stunted on Kanye — that’s when I noticed his swag. He’s funny, he’s snarky and all of the good stuff that attracts a dame like me. I can’t call it a ’swirl’ though, as we are close in complexion. I also like the way he handles the paparazzi. Mayer is somewhat of a blogger (yet another reason I feel a full force swoon coming on). Most recently he wrote a “Testimonial” in regards to the dangerous situations that reckless, money hungry, paparazzi create for celebrities and those around them. Enough is enough, already! When are laws going to catch up with what is going on in Paparazzi Land? Sheesh!

Anyhoo, peep an excerpt from Mr.Mayers blog:

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The Lady Tigra - “Bass On The Bottom”

“Work it out in LA, Play in NY, Rest in MIA” — that’s The Lady Tigra way….

“Shopisticato” - The Lady Tigra gets her rest and relaxation on.

Before Gwen Stefani and M.I.A got their electro-pop-fluff and stuff, bass-boogie on, there was L’Trimm. Some of you may remember one of hip-hop’s earliest bounce duos, sporting bustiers, ruffled skirts, patterned black stockings and ridiculous black ZORO-esque hats, that were trendy for all of the 2 seconds. The girls busted out of the Miami Bass movement and are best known for the infectious “Cars That Go Boom” , an ode to sub-woofers.

The bouncy rap glorified the sub-woofer culture and snuck onto the Billboard charts. Having three albums recorded before their 21st birthdays. Then *POOF*, L’Trimm fell off into never, never, one-hit-wonder-land — not to be heard from again with the exception of an occasional resurrection on a throwback playlist.

So what is this I spot on the i-net? A fairly new (considering the circumstances) and well done video from Ms.The Lady Tigra, looking real swell and switching up styles on the Blaxplotation tip. 20 years later, ma looks good and still has her bounce in motion. “Bass On The Bottom” is kinda poppin’ if you ask me. I guess I’m late because the video has been circulating since 2007. So why come aint nobody told me nothing?

Check the footage and let me know what you think.

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D’Angelo, 8 Years Later…

SPIN Magazines’ (Aug ‘08) article featuring the tragic story of D’Angelo (as told by some of his closest friends) is a MUST READ for all who appreciate his talent and miss his presence as much as I do…

“Thanks to ‘that’ video, D’Angelo was poised for superstardom, and the R & B Renaissance he led was about to change the world. Instead, he fell into a spiral of substance abuse and arrests and virtually disappeared. Eight years later, his friends and colleagues reveal where he’s been and what it’s going to take to bring him back.”

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