NEW COVERS

I was just going through blogs and kept seeing the covers of magazines for next months,

Check them out below:

T.I covers the new issue of JET

DIDDY dirty money and all the Badboy crew covers VIBE magazine

TRINA covers ROLLING OUT magazine

Lady GaGa on the cover of West magazine

THROWBACK THURSDAY

And we're back again on this thursday to give you some throwback jams of the day.

This thursday we are going back to the year 2000. The year 2000 marked the beginning of the 2000s decade but it was also a year full of nice jams.

First, for a male song we chose the song "7days" by Craig David. It was the 2nd single from his sophomore album. It became his biggest worldwide hit to date , hitting #1 in UK for weeks and top 10 in the US.

For the female song we went with "He wasn't man enough" by Toni Braxton. The darkchild-produced cut was the 1st single off Toni's 2000 album "Heat". It became a large hit and earned Toni a grammy for Best female R&B vocal performance. Enjoy the song and the video.

Lets hope you all enjoyed our selection this week. You may count down the days of the week like Craig David but when you get to thursday remember to hit The great commanders!

Ciara off Usher new song

Did yall hear Usher new song "Hot Toddy (Ft. Jay-Z)‘' ? For those who dint take a litsen below.

well it seems that ciara was meant to be on the final cut of the song but got off it for unknown reason.

This ish got me thinking that this year is not realy ciara's year, from a video that dont get played on BET to all the other drama, hope her second single will do better.

New videos

Check out some new videos that droped this below.

Trina ft. Flo Rida & Git Fresh – White Girl

Estelle – ‘Fall In Love Ft. Nas

Estelle – ‘Fall In Love Ft. John legend

this is the stupidest thing i heard this whole week.

I was reading through TMZ articles earlier and fell on this shit.

A woman who claims to be Michael Jackson’s illegitimate love child — conceived when MJ was a minor — has filed legal documents claiming there was a diabolical plot to cover up her existence … involving murder, abduction and Diana Ross’ sister.

The alleged MJ spawn — Mocienne Petit Jackson — has filed documents with L.A. County Superior Court claiming she will surely be in line for a serious inheritance check … if a judge will give the go-ahead on a DNA test.

Here’s the story — MPJ claims back in 1975, 17-year-old Michael Jackson secretly impregnated her mother Barbara … who happens to be Diana Ross’ sister.

MPJ claims when she was 9 years old, Katherine Jackson hatched a plan to “abduct” MPJ and send her to Belgium to protect Michael’s “reputation.” She claims all 7 of her abductors were later murdered.

Now MPJ — who currently lives in the Netherlands — has decided to come forward with her story … so she can “formally claim my part of my father’s inheritance.” She also wants custody of MJ’s kids so she can give them a “more normal life.”

MPJ also claims she was diagnosed with Vitiligo … so, there’s that.

Calls to Diana Ross, Barbara Ross and MJ’s camp have not been returned.

*stares a the screen hoping that its a joke* I dont think i have to coment on this ish yall thinking the same as me.

Your Love: Nicki Minaj's Fashion Review!

I've been wanting to do a review of Nicki Minaj's video "Your Love"'s fashion and after some (long) research, I am finally able to bring it to you!! First of all, let me say that that song is one of the hottest songs of this summer and Miss Minaj chose the RIGHT video to be her first.

The video features eastern inspired looks (from the geisha look to the samourai outfits) and it tells the story of that student who's in love with her sensei (teacher). I'm not gonna detail the video here since we're here to talk about her fashion.
First, you have to know she was working with Niki Schwan and Adrien Field as her stylists; Terrance Davidson as hairstylist and Buddhaflyy for the make up.

On her first look, she's wearing this jacket from Lloyd Klein and the belt is from Frederick's of Hollywood. For the accesories, her stylists decided to keep it simple and kind of discrete yet eye-catching with that necklace and that single glove both from Philippe Audibert.

The second look is the geisha look. Silk. Silk. Silk. The stylists picked a red and blue pattern to go with the silky blue background. The bodysuit is custom made by Marco Morante of Marco Marco.

The earrings are Lace by Tanaya and the nails are from PRB PR. I love the look! It's my favorite. It's not easy to rock the geisha look, many have tried but a few have succeeded, I think she pulled it out greatly.

The japanese kimono and obi belt are from Vintage and the gold necklace and bangle are both from PRB PR. I liked that look, it would have been better if we had a behind-shot of the look to see if the japanese look was complete with the famous way of making the obi tie like in the picture below

But it's ok, she still looks hot and the kimono had a really nice pattern.


The final look is the samourai with that outfit which was custom made by Marco Morante of Marco Marco. The mask looks amazingly good, especially with that premium eye make-up she has on; the shoulders pads have that something from the ancient samourai outfits but the diamonds give it that more glamour look.


There you go! :D Actually, I'm really happy I did this post cause I've been wanting to do it since the video came out but it took me some time to gather all the info about the looks so I could make a proper review of it! As I said, I'm in love with the song and more in love with the video but one thing that disappointed me is that she could have gone harder on the make-up part; I mean, she is dressed up as a geisha so take the look at its furthest and rock the make-up that goes with it, I don't think it would have been too much.
But overall, I think the video is well done, the fashion is okay (i like how she wasn't scared to try different things and especially how she was more focused on the originality of the clothes than the brand) and the song is really good!

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GOODMOOD TUESDAY

We all have our ups and down and usually music get us through it, I mean it does help us go through a lot and this is why we shall bring yall, every tuesday, songs that help you go through a harsh day or just going to put you in that good mood we all have on a saturday morning .

This tuesday I want to bring yall one of my favorite song lately by Melanie Fiona called ''Ay Yo''. This song is just uplifting, her voice is relaxing but at the same time beautiful, it makes you wonder "what the hell have i been listening to these passed days"? Take a listen below you will definitely feel good.

Foxy Brown: Another myth vanished...

They say a picture is worth 1000 words...so let me do as they say





Stop blaming Nicki Minaj for being fake and outrageous, blame it on her eldests!

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New Artist Alert: Uffie

Uffie is a Miami-born, Hong Kong-raised, Paris-based electro artist, vocalist , producer and songwriter. Her music would be best described as an electronic mix of kylie minogue , M.I.A with a lil bit of robot weirdness.

either way I love it!

She just released her album "sex dreams and denim jeans" in Europe and the US is next.

here are her 2 singles so far one of them features Pharrell.

With nowadays so many artists sounding the same and not taking risks musically, Im all in favour of artists who try something out of the ordinary.

JeanTrix: Fashion for the Sweet Toothed Consumers!

For those of you saying 2010 is the year of "All Black everything", let me tell you your end has arrived!!! Armed with paint boxes, trashs, imagination and over the top avant-gardism, JeanTrix is entering the fight against boredom and conformity in fashion.

Based in Philadelphia, PA, Jeantrix is a clothing line run by two young men, Nyce and Homm. They design clothes for people who demand never seen before fashion with funky, avant-gardist and tasty design. JeanTrix is futuristic yet old school (the colors and the eccentricity are a clear reference to the 80's) and makes me think of a mix between Japanese fashion and American Pop culture. Created in 2004, JeanTrix has been rising since then and I'm sure the rise has just began!

Nyce and Homm kindly accepted to answer the few questions The Great Commanders had for them, so here's the exclusive interview of JeanTrix

The Great Commanders:How did you two know each other?

JeanTrix: We (nyce & homm) are cousins/ best friends.

The Great Commanders:What inspired you to start a clothing line? Did you study fashion designing?

JeanTrix:We started the clothing line out of a lack of fashion that we liked in stores. We weren't seeing any clothing that expressed who we were so we started making sneakers, then t-shirts, and it eventually evolved into what you see today. Nyce went to the Art Institute of Philadelphia but shortly after his 2nd semester he realized they weren't teaching him what he needed to know about being a designer.

The Great Commanders:What are your inspirations when you create those extremely original clothes?
JeanTrix:Our inspirations can literally come from anywhere. From movies, life, a building or even trash can inspire us in many different ways.

The Great Commanders:What are your hopes and dreams for Jeantrix?
JeanTrix:Our dream is for Jeantrix to become the number one clothing line in the world!! And it WILL come true!

The Great Commanders:If you had to describe your clothing line in a sentence, what would it be?
JeanTrix:Sometimes it is difficult to describe the type of clothing we make. Many have described it as edgy, couture, avant garde, pop-art, or even 3-D clothing.


As you can see, those young designers are very ambitious and are determined to take their line at the top and with such geniuses ideas. Visit their blog/website http://www.jeantrixclothingco.blogspot.com/. Their official website, jeantrix.com, is coming soon! If you want to order their clothes, log on ebay and search for Jeantrix!


Daring, original, colorful and unique, JeanTrix is the future of Fashion and we wish them nothing but the best!!!

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EnXo: A Music Prodigy!

A mix of Janelle Monae, Michael Jackson and James Brown with a talent that no one can deny, let me introduce you to EnXo. This amazing artist, singer, songwriter, producer, from San Diego, California, is just 20 years old but has an ear for good music and is blessed with a huge talent to make it!
He started singing at the age of 7 and attended a performing arts school where he became President of the Choral Ensemble choir. With his choir, they travelled to Hawaii, Boston, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, LA to participate in many choir competitions and they became the winningest high school choir in the country!
In October 2008, he released his first album called "Black Circus: Act 1" (the first of a three series album) and in June of this year, he released the second part of his Black Circus series called "Black Circus: Intermission". His first album can be found on Itunes and you can download his second album FOR FREE on his official website enxo.bandcamp.com.

His style is refreshing, different and hella funky! What I liked about his style is that you can't categorize his music in one genre, he's very versatile when it comes to music (he jumps from r'n'b to blues to hip hop with an astonishing ease!). He wants his music to inspire the world and he says he wants to change lives with his art. For those of you who are Janelle Monae's fans (or just love good music), I'm sure you'll appreciate (just like I did) this little video made by EnXo himself, and the song "Alive" is on his mixtape called "Inspire" that you can download for free on his website.


Watch him perfom the song "Alive" live!!!



EnXo is definitely a hope for music in the upcoming years, he's the proof that young people can still make good music. His creativity and innovation shows he's an artist who is devoted to music and devoted to his fans.
He will be releasing the last part of the three part circus serie in 2011 so look out for his work and support this wonderful artist.

This last song was produced by Enxo and perfomed,written and arranged by Brian Slade! Amaziiing song!


Last word: SUPPORT ENXO, VISIT HIS WEBSITE enxo.bandcamp.com, and follow him on twitter @officialenxo

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GROUPY ALERT!!

I just read this article on necolebitchie.com that was so hilarious i could not pass by it and not post it.

It's called “Lessons to Young Groupies, What Not to Ever Do” (this was so hilarious) so Big shoutout to all my groupies i am officialy giving all of you free lessons to be more than just groupie hoes for celebs, but become SMART groupie hoes dating a basket ball player.

lesson #1:DO NOT EVER ask a “friend” to take a picture of you smiling ear to ear happy and posing to have a hotel room key!

lesson #2:DO NOT EVER sneak around a “ballers” hotel room and take pictures with his team memorabilia, chain, name-tag, etc. (especially when he’s not there.and then again don’t ask a “friend” to take the pictures)!

lesson #3:DO NOT EVER snoop in a “ballers” belongings and then take pictures of the evidence (pictures of said ballers girlfriend/baby momma)!

Lesson #4:DO NOT EVER forward private pics that your “baller” sent you to your “friends”.

I dont know thats the funny part that all this is true or that Darren McFadden of the Oakland Raiders and that the girl in the picture was one of his girlfriends who was dating a chick who went buckwild when he left her in his hotel room aloneand took pictures of everything!

ANYWAY to all my groupies i just gave yall the 4 commandements of the shit to never do while dating a celebrity, better master them up (LOL).

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What in the HELL? this is Hiphop?

Ok so this white lady thinks she can teach us what Hiphop dancing is.

I was LMAO especially when said 'they look at me like Im crazy".. I simply have no words for this lol.. maybe in her own words "peace, I'm out!"

Little Friday Fun?

We came across this video from a friend of ours "Nella aka Hoodchick"

She's doin a spoof of Nicki Minaj's verse in the remix of Dirty Money's single "Hello Goodmorning"

LOL She killed this ..follow her or hit her up on twitter http://twitter.com/hoodchiick

THROWBACK THURSDAY!

Every thursday we will bring you a throwback from a female artist and a male artist from a particular year.

This thursday we are taking a trip back to 2001.

The female artist we chose is Janet Jackson. Miss Janet being known as one of the best female entertainers and dancer we couldn't help but pick an uptempo fun song from her many hits.

"All for you"was released in February 2001 and spent 7weeks at the top of the charts.

For the male throwback jam we chose Ja Rule's 2001 hit with Ashanti"Always on time".

Even though Ja Rule's carreer might not be anywhere near resurrection right now, the song spent back then 2 weeks on #1, went platinum and was named one of the top 40 most succesful R&B songs of the decade.

Enjoy and remember that every thursday is Throwback Thursday !

Herds of the Fathers: Bags for the Urban Fashionisto or the Sophisticated Gentleman

Herds of the Fathers was created by Jason Akoi and Tobi Babajide, two New Jersey natives who met while attending Rutgers University. They started the line because they wanted leather backpacks but they couldn't find any that fitted their style. Then, they decided to start making their own bags in the dorm room, bags that were useful for a full time college student but had that original touch to fit their personality and their style! Jason and Tobi are still in college but they find the time to promote their line and to run their company.
Their bags are really functional whether it's for work, school or just your daily bag. Functionality associated with a smart and funky look, what more can you ask for in a bag? I say, nothing!
All the bags are handmade and made with the premium quality leather. They haven't opened a store yet but you can buy those little babies on their website HerdsoftheFathers.com. A Herds of the Fathers piece will cost you from 60$ for a mini backpack from 310$ for a duffle bag (kind of expensive but those beauties deserve it!).

I (This is Doll speaking) want a new bag and I had been thinking about a duffle bag(I say: New school year, New bag!), I'll post pictures of it as soon as I buy it (it should be in a week or two). I think I might even get one of those mini backpacks in the Herds of the Father line, don't you think they're the cuttest thing ever?

Anyways, check out Herds of the Fathers, I'm always extremely happy to see young people making their dreams come true and succeeding at whatever they do, so support them and follow them on twitter @herds_fathers

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Thank you to fashionbombdaily for the info! Check that blog out!

Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss say no to a photoshoot with Lady Gaga

i-D Magazine asked Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss to share the cover of September's issue with Mademoiselle Gaga but the two supermodels said no to the proposition: "Naomi and Kate refused to play second fiddle to Gaga and insisted on having their own retouching done, so they were all shot separately" according to The Daily Mail.
So now the magazine has to make one cover for each of them. I don't know if Lady GaGa did something wrong to Naomi or Kate but it's obvious they don't like her and don't feel she deserves to pose with them on a magazine cover (a little jealousy going on because Gaga is the little protégée of the designers, maybe, maybe not).

It's not the first time that a fashion icon refuses to work with the pop sensation. A little while ago, Grace Jones refused to work with Lady Gaga saying that "she prefers to work with people more original and who don't copy her".

I think Grace Jones should make the difference between "copying" and "to be inspired". It's obvious that Gaga has been inspired by previous trendsetters and controversial artists who were (and for some of them still are) as original as her such as Madonna, David Bowie, and GRACE JONES! Instead of feeling insulted by the fact that Gaga's work is inspired by her, Miss Jones should feel flattered.


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New video T.I " got your back" feat keri hilson

T.I is back a new single "got your back" featuring an oh! so blond keri hilson, and his wifey TINY apearing in it. "Got your back " is T.i first single from his upcoming album " KING Uncaged", which hits the stores on 28th september.

check out the video below:

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Eminem feat Rihanna "love the way you lie" behind the scene photos and infos

Here some pictures from the set of Eminem feat rihanna " love the way you lie" video , (i realy love the song) which is seating at #2 on billboard hot 100 for 3weeks now.

Check other flicks below:

Heard from a source that Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan will be appearing in " LOVE the way you lie " video,

Directed by Joseph Kahn who confirmed it on twitter, which was shot in LA.

If joseph kahn who directed some of the best videos out today like [toxic,ayo technology,say my name] and many more is directing the video i already know its goin to be something big and one of the best videos of this year.

Eminem already did great with his "not afraid video" i cant wait to see this one, and rihanna looks hot plus the hair gone back to being the shit! now i can tell yall that the video is goin keep the song at #1 for 3More weeks.

PS: thanx Nella lom for the heads up.

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