Monday, September 14, 2009

THIS IS IT!!!

Michael Jackson's This Is It in HD

A Tribute Fit For THE KING!!...



WOOOWW!!! Okay so last nights tribute to MJ was byfar THE BEST TRIBUTE I'VE SEEN!! && I'm NOT just saying this because Janet was involved--it truly was!! IT WAS PERFECT from beginning to end. Madonnas speech...OMG!! BEAUTIFUL!! The "Thriller", "Bad", & "Smooth Criminal" performances...FCUKING AMAZING!! Those dancers did those routines like they've been doin them FOR YEARS!! Not a single beat missed!! And finally...JANET!! I can't express how PROUD I am of her. What she did lastnight was infact THE MOST courageous thing she's done YET!! I don't think anyone understands what we've just witnessed. I'd like to call it GREATNESS!! I'm just SOO overwhelmed. I can't wait to see what her next move is. That right there--That was the definition of a JAW DROPPING PERFORMANCE!!! I can't stop watching it!! I went to bed watching && woke up watching!! JANET IS THE EFFIN QUEEN OF ALL QUEENS!!!! THESE B!TCHES BETTA BOW DOWN && BE PREPARED TO FEEL HER WRATH!!!!! ILY JANETTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Janet's Harper Bazaar Interview!!




Janet Jackson Takes Control: Her First Interview Since Michael Jackson's Death
The iconic pop star and loyal sister emerges stronger than ever, ready to embrace her new reality and share memories of her brother. Click here for more pictures from Janet Jackson's cover shoot.
By Laura Brown

Janet Jackson hasn't watched television since her brother Michael died suddenly in Los Angeles on June 25. She has blocked herself off completely from the hysterical media coverage of his death — who did it, what did it. "It will drive you crazy," she says. "People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you. Not everyone is stone, stone. I haven't watched the news in weeks. I had to ask my chef, How's Obama doing? I haven't read a newspaper. On top of that, [we've lost] a family member."

The last time Janet saw Michael was on May 14, two days before her 43rd birthday. It was a family celebration, the Jackson kids were running around, and she and her big brother hung out, ate Thai food, and tormented each other. "We had so much fun that day," she says, her soft voice almost inaudible. "We kept calling each other after and saying how great it was."

Janet left soon after to start work on Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too. She was on set in Atlanta when she got the call that Michael had died. She immediately returned to L.A., plunging headlong into a private family grief served up to a ravenous public. Of course, one of the most moving images from the memorial service was of Michael's daughter, Paris, who stepped up to the microphone and said, "Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine" before grabbing her aunt Janet for support. "I was really proud," Janet recalls. "People said to me that Michael's daughter speaking really gave them a sense of how he was as a father, in her words. Paris is incredibly smart; they are all so smart. She's a sweet girl. The kids are doing well. They're with all their cousins; that family love will keep them going."

After the service, Janet and sisters La Toya and Rebbie went to speak to the fans. Janet, who said a brief and quiet thank-you, was greeted with thunderous applause. "I don't remember that at all," she says. "I really didn't want to say anything. I left that night to go back to Atlanta to film."

Work has always been a tonic for Janet. Today she is sitting in a bunkerlike recording studio in Hollywood, writing songs for a new album, due out next spring. Nickelodeon is on the TV (perhaps the only network not doing Michael 24/7), incense is burning, and she is trying to discourage her French bulldog, Bullwinkle, a birthday gift from brother Jermaine, from nibbling at her towering Azzedine Alaïa lizard sandals.

"I've been doing okay," she says. "Work helps focus all of that energy on something that is of value to you." She's just back from vacation, a princely three days on a beach. "It was the first time I had to myself since Michael passed, the first time I could get away since all of that."

Janet doesn't like talking much, so it's not hard to understand why people applaud when she opens her mouth. While she is the baby of the Jackson family, she is, in many ways, its nexus. "I have no clue why," she says, "but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most."

She's learned a lot in these past weeks. "I always wanted to have my mother's [Katherine Jackson] strength, but I didn't know if it was really there. But a few years back, something happened and I learned that I did." She fixes you with a keen gaze. "I'm not going to mention it, but we all know what it is. And now, coming off all this, it's even beyond that. I was just focused on my job at that moment within my family." She pauses. "Now at least I know that I can step up to the plate and not crumble when I'm needed. When it comes to something like this that is so, so serious, so painful, so traumatic, I can handle it."

Janet has been handling it in public for more than two decades. Rhythm Nation 1814, her groundbreaking album, was released 20 years ago this fall. She has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and had 41 Billboard number-one singles. Her out-of-this-world tours, indelible dance style, and bold, provocative, but always human presence is equaled by only that of her late brother. In 1995's futuristic "Scream" video, for which she collaborated with Michael, there is a telling scene where the space-age siblings are elbowing each other for the remote control. "Yeah," she says, smiling. "We had so much fun back then. We would organize our days together and go out for vegetarian lunch at the Golden Temple in L.A. We were so busy, but we'd make time."

While the $7 million video was the apex of art direction, Janet arrived at her look another way. "I've always been a tomboy," she says. "I've always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants." Her brother, of course, shared a love for the same palette. She lights up when she talks about Michael's style. "My brother is, I mean was..." She shifts on the couch and stares at the floor. "You have to forgive me, because it's really hard to believe he's passed. He'd have the same red shirt, the same black pants, the same white T-shirt. Mike was very simple. When I was 14 years old, I would shop for him. [Michael was then 21 and a megastar.] I washed his clothes, cleaned his room. When Mother would go out of town, she'd say, 'I'm leaving you in charge. Take care of Mike.' I would head home from school, see what he needed, then go straight to the stores." She giggles a little and says, "You know something else? He loved to wear his shoes all the way down. His penny loafers would have huge holes in the bottom."

One thing Michael did prize, of course, was his single white glove. "That was actually my brother Jackie's idea at home one day," Janet explains. "He just said, 'You should wear one glove. A white glove.' And then Mike studded it all. That was it." Did he wear the glove to Jackson family dinners? She laughs. "Nooo." And yes, Janet has moonwalked. "Uh-huh. No, no one does it like he does, though. Everybody else tried, but it was no good."

On stage, she adds, "if it was shiny, if it had any kind of bling, he loved it. It was that drummer-boy look. Do you remember that black jacket he wore for Motown's 25th anniversary? That's our mother's! He grabbed that from her closet! He loved anything that sparkled." Michael's love of all that glittered continued until his death. That last day Janet saw Michael, "he had a Balmain jacket on. He had a few of them — all black, jeweled, studded, with rhinestones." While the public obsesses over what will happen to Michael's estate, including his famous jackets, Janet is not interested in wearing them herself. "No," she says emphatically. "They should go to the children, if anything."

Janet made a poignant point about family and celebrity at June's BET Awards. ("To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family.") "You know, people see this of you," she says, gesturing to the television. "They have a fantasy in their mind, and to really get to know the true person, it's different. Michael was a big brother. He was always very protective of me." Even though they were stars since childhood, the two didn't speak about how brutal the spotlight could be. "It's part of the job, and we understood that. We never discussed it."

There are other things Janet would like the world to know about Michael. "He loved to laugh. The last time we were together, he'd laugh so hard, he would just start crying. Sometimes his humor would be corny, sometimes dry. He loved the Three Stooges, he loved slapstick, he loved Eddie Murphy in his silly comedies. He loved to have fun. He loved to play." If Janet had one more day with her brother (whose nickname for her, incidentally, was Dunk), she would "relive that moment we had when we were kids, do our little run: We'd wake up, feed the animals, spend the entire day together."

She smiles at the memory, and Janet's smile is magnificent. "People have actually said that I should get it insured, but I never liked my smile until about six or seven years ago. I thought it was too wide, that it looked like the Joker! So sometimes I wouldn't smile too wide and would just kind of grin."

Even though Janet has her trademarks — that smile being one of them — her style is evolving. Currently on the curvier side, she is exploring her love for the 1940s: "I love shoulder pads, a nipped waist." Today she's in harem pants by Ellie Mae Byars of Mizzae, a denim jacket, and armfuls of black bracelets by Claudia Tate. "Since I was 16, I used to shop at Maxfield in L.A. I loved Thierry Mugler, Gaultier..." Now Janet is a fan of Roland Mouret and Alexander McQueen, and she sheepishly admits she just had a room built for her shoes: "Louboutin, YSL, Alaïa, and Giuseppe Zanotti."

For all her quietness, Janet is acutely aware of image and the power she has, especially with young women. She is completing a book called True You, about diet and self-esteem. "It was originally about weight loss," she says. Famously up and down in weight, Janet shed 60 pounds in four months in 2006. She has been in turn envied and criticized for her figure, which has varied from girlish in Herb Ritts's 1990 "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" video to muscly (2004's infamous Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction") to bigger when she takes time out. "But I wanted it to be more about my triggers. I can be an emotional eater." Her voice lowers. "Of late, I have been doing that, yes. It started when I was very little. My brothers were gone on tour a lot, and I would miss them so much. Certain things in my life would become triggers. I wish I'd had a book like this when I was that young. People forget that everyone has things going on." And with the album, tour, book, and film coming up next year, Janet has a lot going on. "It's still important to face reality, and not that I'm running, but sometimes you just need to get away for a second."

Janet is also now single, recently breaking off her seven-year relationship with music producer Jermaine Dupri. Does she still believe in marriage? "For [some] people, sure! I don't know if I'll get married again. [She's been married twice, as a teen to James DeBarge and to choreographer René Elizondo.] I'll put it like this: If God wants me to, then I will." Dating? "Yeah, I've had people ask me out. I haven't entertained any offers thus far, but I'm locking myself in my work right now." Some might say boys smell anyway. "Yeah, they stink," she chuckles, "and they're dirty."

Janet is similarly fatalistic on the topic of children: "Sure, I'd adopt. And I think that if I'm really supposed to have kids, it will happen, if that's God's plan for me." She wouldn't encourage her kids to go into entertainment "unless it was something they really wanted to do. If they knew what they were up against."

If Michael is the King of Pop, Janet is its princess. "I would hope my legacy would be bringing smiles to faces," she says. "Happiness with my music. Also, to make babies. I've had so many people come up to me and say, 'My child was conceived by listening to your music.'" She has more difficulty articulating Michael's. "It's so beyond. I can't even begin. It's on so many different levels. Bringing light and love and happiness. He's just got so much love, and so much heart, and so much power through his music. Children and his love for children. People have told me, 'I am an American citizen because of your brother.' He wrote them a letter or something. He was just that giving, loving person. And the greatest entertainer there ever was. And is. I hope people get a glimpse of him now, some sort of picture."

Now Janet sits atop an empire and a family mythology much of her own making and under her control, an iconic performer mourning her brother and planning what's next. "You know, I never look back on what I've done unless I'm asked," she says, "but I remember Mike saying, 'You need to stop and enjoy it. Think about everything you've done, all that you've accomplished.'

"But there's so much more I want to do," she adds. And the smile breaks out again.


Sunday, September 6, 2009

VOTE BEYONCE FOR EMMY AWARDS BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE!!

CBS && Vaseline teamed up this year where they sponsor "Emmy Awards Breakthrough Performance." This allows viewers to vote for their favorite TV moments of the year. The top three and the winner will be revealed live on the Emmy Awards airing September 20th on CBS. Amongst the nominees is BEYONCE!! Owww owww--she's nominated for her performance at the Inaugural Ball where she sang "At Last." Sooo...yea...VOTE FOR BEE!! LOL--but i'm serious!! VOTE HERE!!!



Jay-Z Blueprint 3 Concert on Fuse!!



Fans unable to attend Jay-Z's forthcoming concert at Madison Square Garden can catch the show live, thanks to Fuse TV.

In a release issued late Monday, Fuse TV confirmed that it will air Jay-Z's concert, celebrating the release of "Blueprint 3" and benefitting the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund, September 11.

Airing live, Jay-Z's concert also kicks off Absolut Vodka's Concert Series at Madison Square Garden.

News of Jay-Z's concert at Madison Square Garden follows weeks of speculation over the rapper's plans for the long-anticipated album's release.

Speaking of the show, Jay-Z said "This charity and concert encompass the true spirit of New York City," in a statement issued Monday. "We are asking everyone to 'answer the call' and support and honor the families of those that lost their lives in the line of duty. There is a true camaraderie and resiliency this city showed the world in 2001 and we continue that today by taking care of our own."

An on sale date for the concert is slated to be announced in the next few days.

Jay-Z's show will air live and commericial free on FUSE, September 11 at 9pm ET.

Jay-Z's New Commercial...DOPE!!


Saturday, September 5, 2009

Song Of The Day!!!...

...Janet feat. Kanye- My Baby

Dedicated to a special someone....you know who you are ;-)!!!!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Janet to do Harper's Bazaar...


Janet Jackson seems to be the only member of her family keeping quiet about her brother's death, but her silence won't last long.

Janet will break her silence on the death of her brother, pop icon Michael Jackson, in an upcoming tell-all interview with Harper’s Bazaar Magazine according to Page Six Magazine.

She is giving them the world exclusive and is going to be gracing the cover of the magazine as well.

Source: NY Post.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Whitney Does Ebony...



Due out in October...I can't wait to read this!!!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

She's BACK!!!...

...AND BETTER THAN EVER!!!



After a 7 year hiatus the QUEEN has returned!! This is DEF one of THEE most anticipated comebacks--well I know for me it is!! I have been a fan of Whitney Houston since I can remember talking. && being that I'm 22 years old...that's a LOONG time!! I pre-ordered her new CD on iTUNES--been listening to it ALL morning && I must say this is that HOTTT SHITTT!!! There are some hot dance tracks && of course the ballads. This is a FEEL GOOD album!!! I'll be back with a full review later in the week. But for now I'm just enjoying the music.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Videos Of The Day!!







Happy 51st Birthday Michael!!!



LONG LIVE THE KING!!! FOR YOUR MUSIC WILL LIVE ON FOREVER!!! ILY && MYM!!!!!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Esta Mi!!!


Last week I purchased a cute lil black dress from Forever 21...here's what it looks like on!! I looove it!!

Friday, May 1, 2009

Photo's of The Day!!

Trey Songs a.k.a 00711



HELL...I'll be his BOND GIRL anyday!!! HELLO!!

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Awwwaaa...I Miss Her!!

Aaliyah- Try Again

I was just browsin "Youtube" and came across this video...HOTTTTNESS!!! I luvvvss it!!

Video Of The Day!!

Janet Jackson- The Pleasure Principle

This is one of, if probably not my ALL-TIME favorite video by Miss. Jackson! It's not all fancy--no dancers, special effects, nothing...it's just HER--showcasing all of that gosh darn talent!! && to this day, IMO the choreography is SICKENING!! I mean, what's not to like?!?! This is the definition of a TRUE ICON!!

This Week's "Gotta Haves!"


(The Blazer)






Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Happy 100th Day President Obama!



"In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long rugged path towards prosperity and freedom." - Pres. Barack Obama


Soo...today marks the 100th day of President Barack Obama being in office!! Incredible, yes?! It's things like this that make me PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN...NOT ONLY AN AMERICAN--BUT A BLACK AMERICAN!!

Why I MUST go to the "I AM" Tour

No explination needed...the videos speak for themselves!!










&& YES SHE'S DEF GOT EVERY REASON TO FEEL LIKE SHE'S THAT BITCH!!

Video Of The Day!!

Kaye West & Kid Cudi- Welcome to Heartbreak


I loveee all the effects & animation...this is def a breath of fresh air!! Well done Kanye!!

Have A Coke & A Smile!!





Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Fun In The Sun + Shopping = One Hell Of A Day!!

Yea soo...it was like 90 degrees out today && I REFUSED to stay in the house!! Sooo--I met up with a few friends, got some good eats from Chipotle', then went SHOPPING!! We went to Towson Town Center where we found some pretty good deals!! Here's what I purchased:


From Forever 21...I've been DYING for a long dress that didn't look dumb on me cause I'm short.


Also from Forever 21. I needed a black dress for my cousins b-day celebration Friday!! Mission accomplished!! WOOT WOOT!!


This to go with the dress!!


And THESE!! OMG...I'm in love with these shoes...not only are they HELLA HELLA SEXY & COMFORTABLE but they were ON SALE!! Yep...for $39.99 originally $79.99! WOOT WOOT!!


Thursday, April 23, 2009