Rihanna sure has a thing for athletics. First, she dates L.A. Dodger baseball player Matt Kemp and now she’s holding down the halftime show at the NBA All-Star game. Rocking a massive ruby red ponytail, Rihanna performed a medley of hits, starting out with “Umbrella,” then moving on to “Only Girl,” “Rude Boy,” “What’s My Name?” and “All of the Lights” featuring none other than Mr. Kanye West.Rihanna’s vocals were at times, slightly off. She seemed to fare the best on “What’s My Name.” The song had her voice in a comfortable pocket. Then again, the sound quality was subpar for the whole halftime show. But at the least, Rihanna showed she was committed to putting on a show and her choreography and dance moves were much appreciated. She just needs to keep up her intensity while dancing.Speaking of intense, how about that Kanye West?! He entered the halftime show in a billow of smoke to the triumphant horns of “All of the Lights” in a red jacket and metallic red jeans. The Red Ranger was ready to rock! Now if only he’d announce a tour.But Kanye wasn’t the only guest during RiRi’s set, though he certainly was the grandest. Drake also emerged from the crowd for a flirt action between him and Rihanna on “What’s My Name.” At this point, it’s not clear who Drake prefers to stoke relationship rumors with more: Nicki Minaj or Rihanna. Though Drizzy’s ideal would likely be to bed both.

Even though Hip Hop had the most nominations this year at the Grammys, there wasn’t much Hip Hop representation as far as performances. Eminem performs both “Love The Way You Lie” with Rihanna and brings out Dr. Dre & Skylar Grey for the Detox single “I Need A Doctor”. Cee Lo’s “F*ck You” performance with Gwyneth Paltrow, B.o.B with Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae and Drake does “What’s My Name” with Rihanna. Oh and Justin Bieber with Jaeden Smith and Usher but that’s not Hip Hop, R&B at best.

Thoughts?

The 1st Thisis50 Festival took place Saturday October 3rd 2009 G-Unit was the headline of the show. This behind the scenes focus on Lloyd Banks

I don’t know about y’all but I like what I’m seeing right now with New York rap, something tells me 2010 is gonna be an interesting year for us. I see allot of unexpected collaborations in the near future.

You gotta love that last verse.

Summer Jam round up, I’m not going to make a whole bunch off posts about Summer Jam, this is my consolidation post about the whole event. This was the first time I think Summer Jam didn’t sell out but given out current state it’s not too surprising. There is also a Jay-Z interview that went down earlier today where he speaks on the Summer Jam among other things.

Jay-Z Interview with Angie Martinez

Credits:Village Slum (Balck and White Pics)

Credits:Exclusive Access (Color Pics)

Credits:RealtalkNY (Videos)

Wiz Khalifa + Drake + Cory Gunz + Kid Cudi = The Future

Source:Nah Right

Drake has stated that a major tour with him, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West might be in the works.

God willing, if everything goes according to plan and everybody’s schedule is in place, then I will be on tour with some amazing people,” Drake said. “One of them being Jay-Z, one of them being Lil Wayne, one of them being Young Jeezy and one of them being me.

Source: Much Music

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Can’t knock her hustle though she got millions and at the end of the day getting paid is the name of the game.

Young Jeezy and Kanye West Performance Put On

Keyshia Cole and Lil Kim

Ne-yo Performs Closer

Alicia Keys Historical Performance with R and B Royalty

T-Pain Ring Leader Performance

Marvin Sapp Performance

Chris Brown and Ciara Take it Down

Rihanna Take A Bow Performance

Nelly, JD, Ciara and Fergie Show You Where The Party At

Lil Wayne and T-Pain Got Money

Kanye West Performance

Lil Wayne and Kanye Lolipop Remix (Summer Jam)

Alicia Keys & Wu-Tang

T-Pain Brings out Miami

D block is Paper Touchin

He just cracked,” one attendee tells PEOPLE, “He was at the end of his concert and had just started to dedicate the song and then he just lost it completely.” “He said the word, ‘Mother’ and just couldn’t go any further,” Le Parisien journalist Meddy Magloire said. “A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn’t continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the band continued playing.”Get Full Story

Come on Kanye what are you thinking it’s barely been a week, take some real time off it’s not like your 5th cousin died or something you just lost your mother who you were very close to. If you fall back for little bit nobody is going to hold it against you. Once again R.I.P.

Recently, I had the opportunity to check out the Chicago wing of The Beyoncè Experience featuring R&B recording artist Robin Thicke. Initially, I was skeptical of how I would feel about the show knowing that the reviews for the show haven’t been so great by other gossip columnist. However, I must admit, neither Robin Thicke nor Beyoncè left the audience disappointed. Therefore, I have drawn the conclusion that such reporters are simply “Beyoncè haters” based upon their negative comments regarding the show.

As a frequent of her tours, I was not disappointed. Beyonce’s set was bright, colorful, and creatively put together. Although majority of her dance routines were recycled from past videos, they were still full of energy and represented a large variation of women from various ethnicity’s and nationalities. In addition, Beyoncè had several women of size dancing and singing on stage, which also gave them some representation in the concert in addition to the women with musical talents from overseas. Whereas before with her shows, there wasn’t a band, women of size in her show dancing and singing, furthermore the representation of women from all over to be able to share the spotlight almost equally with Beyonce herself. As always, during the costume changes, Beyoncè allowed the members of her Suga Mama band to receive recognition for their exceptional talents by allowing them all to create or perform a musical piece and to connect with the audience. Once again, the audience was able to see the variety of women who were selected to be in this band; it wasn’t all African American women or all American women. There were women from all over the world in that band who were talented and had the ability to play all types of music from classical to contemporary music. In addition, Beyoncè also allowed her dancers to have their dancing abilities displayed as well as her male dancers danced creatively to contemporary hits such as Throw Some D’s Aye Bay Bay, and other recent hits.

Performance wise, Beyoncè was exceptional. Her ability to dance, sing, and still entertain the audience while making that connection with the audience was keen. Perhaps this ability extends from years of training to be a super star, but each and every year it seems that Beyoncè is able to strengthen this ability into becoming a legendary performer. Her energy was beyond outstanding; her voice was strong and well rested. Most importantly, Beyonce’s singing abilities were displayed as she sang over exceptional artist’s songs such as Jill Scott’s, She Loves Me”. As a fan and spectator, I was simply amazed at her ability to sound excellent at singing Another artist record and still lure the audience into feeling her as if it were her own material. Throughout the entire two hours (or so) that she was on stage, the audience stood on their feet, danced in the isles, scream, cheered, waved, and singed along.

As far as the costume and wardrobe is concerned, once again, Beyoncè upgraded her show. Whereas before it were simple costume changes or outfits, this time the wardrobe was a little more flashy, exquisite, and luxurious. She was full of sparkles, shimmer, and shingles. Her makeup was flawless, her hair was cute, and she simply looked fabulous. Overall, the complete concert was a smash. It was beyond exceptional, and it was all worth the wait.

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