Beyonce + Jay-Z = 'Upgrade' + T.I = 'Upgrade' Original

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Beyonce finally does something wrong.

I thought with all her various handlers and fashion stylists and hair weaveologists, she'd never look off...but that day has come. The liptstick = no.

Wow:

Now for the record, it goes without saying that one outfit or makeup choice does not make the woman, and it doesnt take away from her enormous accomplishments as a businesswoman or entertainer. It is just interesting to me to see a famous person who is so often very much "on", look a little "off".

Beyonce + Remix = Greenlight Remix

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(via CL)

Oh really?

From the rumorville:

http://chesing.blogspot.com/2007/04/jayonce-records.html

"Rumors" have been circulating about Jay-Z and Beyonce getting married butthe duo may have another partnership in the works. According tomediatakeout.com, Jay-Z will soon announce that he’s leaving hisposition at Def Jam to create a new label with Beyonce.According to mediatakeout.com, a key person involved with the new labelhas said that it will launch early next year.“It’s a done deal. Jay-Z already has Beyonce and Matthew Knowles onboard,” said the source. “She’ll be finishing up her contract Sony], and I expect that she’ll sign on to the new label shortlyafterwards.”

I wonder if a) this is true and b) if it is, how much executive control Beyonce will have. Beyonce's work ethic should be studied in class, and she has a nice voice, but I don't know how great her critical thinking skills and business sense is.

I have this theory that Matthew Knowles is the brain behind her success (and I'm sure Jay gives her pointers) so I don't think she'd be particularly effective in an executive role.

But, if there are investors willing to fund her label, I'm sure they think having a multi-platinum artist at the head increases the odds of success than just a regular Harvard Business School grad would. And they would be wrong. Maybe.

This Newsweek Will Smith article is

very informative and interesting (link below). And apparently according to the accompanying cartoon drawn (painted? colored?) of Will, he works for Jay-Z now?

Just jokes.

Anyway, the article about how Will has taken the thunder away from Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks (among other actors) in terms of box office mojo and is now the most consistent and reliable box office star out of every actor in the world (okay, I'll throw in all the galaxies and planets and stuff, too).

Wow, what a banner year for African American actors.

You know, to start, Samuel L Jackson (by the way, does anyone know what the L stands for?) has had the title of 'actor who has the combined highest box office sales' for a while now, I think all his movies (one of the more recent Star Wars movies and Jurassic Park included) have grossed over $1 billion dollars in total.

Then Jennifer Hudson, Forrest Whittaker and Eddie Murphy get Oscar nods (and Beyonce got an imaginary one, that has to count for something), with the 1st two winning.

And now, Will is the certified Box Office King.

It's a beautiful thing, and ultimately I hope it brings about even more change of who is behind and in front of the cameras.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17888452/site/newsweek/

Actually, speaking of Beyonce...

I've been to Japan before. I was born there (I'm African American though) and also I went back in 2005 for a year to teach English. My flight was from Chicago to Detroit, then Detroit to Japan (Osaka, Japan to be exact).

So that's alot of hours in the air. I wanted to be comfortable, so I think I wore jeans and a t-shirt.

This girl right here:




is like wearing $20,000 shoes and a probably $2,000 dress.

*I* couldn't take that, traveling 8 hours on a plane while maintaing an adorable look. Someone has to do it, might as well be her.

(I mean, I know she probably flew first class and maybe she did the Nicole Kidman airplane trick of putting on sweats during the flight and then changing right before you land so you look awesome before and after the flight, but even if this is the case, I still find it impressive).

I lived in Osaka, Japan and I see she's playing at the Osaka-Jo Hall (Jo means castle in Japanese, by the way) for two nights.

That's so awesome that out of her whole entire Japanese tour (making stops in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya), she's there for two nights. TAKE THAT TOKYO.

New Music:

Beyonce's "If", from the international release of "B'Day":

hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/eagrot

(replace the "xx" with "tt" and you are good to go)

Why is it that no matter how they shoot the picture,

clothes once worn on Beyonce NEVER look as good on a model as they do on her?

I suppose this is the case with all celebrities (well, except for the super skinny ones that weigh less than a skeleton), but it's an interesting thought that clothes worn by celebrities that have tailors and seamstresses on speed dial are supposed to look similar on the noncelebrity.

I guess if I can buy a Pepsi because Kanye West endorses it, and the thought process is 'I want to be cool, Kanye is cool, Kanye drinks Pepsi, therefore I drink Pepsi", then the thought process of "I love Beyonce's style, she is a 'designer', I'm going wear something that she designed and I'll love that too" works, no matter if it actually looks as good on you as it does on Beyonce or not.

The whole sell that we, as nonfamous people, should be interested in the type of water a celebrity drinks/the type of cigarette they smoke/the type of car they drive/who they date, is an interesting one.