Friday, December 4, 2009
DIDDY/DIRTY MONEY:Last Train To Paris Promo Tour
THE CIROC / Last Train To Paris Promo Tour coming to a town near you!
The tour started last night in Atlanta and will continue on:
Monday, December 7, 2009- Philadelphia
Tuesday, December 8, 2009- Washington DC
Thursday, December 10, 2009- Detroit
Friday, December 11, 2009- Chicago
Monday, December 14, 2009- New York
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
50 CENT ON THE TYRA BANKS SHOW
Disney's first Black Princess
For decades, our images were rarely featured in mainstream fairytales, but a new day has come. This holiday season, Anika Noni Rose makes history when she's crowned as Disney's first, Black Princess--Tiana--in 'The Princess and the Frog.' With credits spanning stage ('Caroline, or Change'), film ('Dreamgirls') and television ('The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'), the 37-year-old Tony Award-winner is intent on keeping her good fortune rolling.
ESSENCE.COM: What does it mean to you to be making history?
Rose: The largesse of it all didn't hit me [in the beginning], but when they unveiled the doll to me, I remember thinking, "There's a doll, based on me and the work I've done, that's going to be here for these little girls--and she's glamorous." This movie is showing the world a different picture of Black America, which is phenomenal. It's just phenomenal.
ESSENCE.com: What was your initial thought when you heard there was going to be a Black animated princess?
ANIKA NONI ROSE: Oh my God, I was thrilled. [Working with] Disney has been my dream, so I just focused on getting the part and when I did, I called home screaming! [laughs] There's no reason why a girl from Connecticut would end up being the first Black Disney princess.
ESSENCE.com: Well, there's no reason why not, either! Weren't Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Tyra Banks being considered, too?
ROSE: I read that they were, but I don't know any details. Ultimately, that didn't matter to me because I was competing against me. As an actor, if you spend so much time thinking about how many other people are coming into a room, you'll psyche yourself out before you even get there.
ESSENCE.com: How did you feel when you saw Tiana on the big screen for the first time?
ROSE: When I saw Tiana, with my expression on her face, in color, standing in the moonlight, surrounded by sparkles--I was truly undone! I've been crying for a year-- seriously.
The Princess and the Frog opened in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, November 25th, and opens nationwide on December 11th.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
PADMA LAKSHMI: COVER OF PAGE SIX MAGAZINE
On the focus and dedication it takes to look incredible for a photo shoot:
“You can eat and work out, or you can be the person who only eats a cucumber every day. I’d get really irritable if all I ate was a cucumber, so I have to work hard.”
On trying to go a little easier on herself this winter:
“One of the reasons I think I’ve gained weight pretty quickly during my pregnancy is that I’m not exercising as much as I do normally...I can’t. I’m feeling tired, and I have this business to run. You hope that with age, what you pay for in gravity, you gain in gravitas. I’m sure my thighs looked better when I was 25, but I think my mind is better today.”
You can checkout the rest of the interview on December 3rd at Page Six Magazine.
SNOOP DOGG! SNOOP DOGG! SNOOP DOGG!
This is Snoop Dogg's new video for "I Wanna Rock." His new album Malice N Wonderland will be available on December 8. I love the video.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Jay z joins Rihanna in London
Rihanna also launched her new album Rated R and performed a few of the songs on her new album including her new singles "Russian Roulette" and "Wait Your Turn." Rap artist Young Jeezy also joined Rihanna onstage to perform a song he's featured on titled "Hard." The show was streamed live online by Nokia.
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