Saturday, September 4, 2010

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

B-DAY FAB: Happy 29th Birthday Beyonce!

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 06:36 AM PDT

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on this glorious day, September 4, 1981.  In her 29 years of life, she has been an American R&B and pop recording artist, an actress, a fashion designer, a model, a humanitarian and a business woman.  To some people she is a diva.  To others she is a legend.  And to many, she is an icon.  See our tribute gallery and watch fans send out B-Day love you go inside...

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As one of the most successful recording artists in the world, Beyonce continues to push herself professionally and artistically, serving as an inspiration to so many fans around the world.  She is FABULOUS woman and we wish her all the best on her B-Day. 

Now watch Beyonce's fans wish her a Happy B-Day:

 

 

Happy Birthday Beyonce aka Sasha Fierce!

CONTEST FAB: Be Ne-Yo’s Guest For "The Moet Rose Lounge, Champagne Life Tour”

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Ne-Yo, currently on the “Moet Rose Lounge, Champagne Life Tour,” is stopping through the DC and Baltimore areas and would like you and a guest to join him. So the YBF is holding a Twitter contest for Ne-Yo fans and YBF readers in the DC and Baltimore areas who would like to “toss it up” and live the Champagne Life with Ne-Yo. Read on for details about the contest…

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As part of the “Moet Rose Lounge, Champagne Life Tour,” the winner and a guest will be NeYo’s special guests and chill with him and his crew in VIP for the evening. There will be complimentary Moet Rose flowing all night along with great food.

To enter the contest, followers MUST retweet @THE YBF’s twitter account tweets with the hashtag "#YBFandNeYoDC" or "YBFandNeYoBaltimore." You must include the hash-tag (#) and the city to be eligible. The DC event will be on September 8 and the Baltimore event will be on September 9.

The tweet that needs to be retweeted was posted at 12PM Friday:

"LaborDay GiveAway! RT us to be NeYo's guest for the Moet Champagne Life Tour. DC & Baltimore Only. DC Sept 8th & B-more Sept 9th #YBFandNeYo"

The winner will be chosen randomly from those who retweeted us. So remember, more tweets more chances!

The contest will end on Tuesday the 7th of September and the winner must be in the DC/Baltimore area.

Good Luck.

LIBRA SCALE in stores October 9th.
 

MUSIC FAB: Will Nicki Minaj's Success Impact All Rap's Females? + Snoop Dogg Dropping A Sequel To A Classic

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:22 PM PDT

Nicki Minaj is feeling the pressure of her debut release saying its success or failure could impact all women in rap.  Find out why Nicki's so nervous plus which Hip-Hip MC is releasing a sequel to a classic CD when you read on...

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Preparing for the release of her debut CD Pink Friday on November 23rd, Nicki Minaj shared some of her concerns in a recent interview about how her sales will affect other femcees.  

“[Young Money] won’t look to sign other female rappers if the project doesn’t do well, because they’re going to say, ‘Well, her buzz was so crazy, and if she couldn’t do it, then no one can do it,’ and I don’t want that to happen.  So I’m doing this as well for all the girls…I hope it will open doors for all girls everywhere who ever wanted to pick up a mic and rap and who have been kind of afraid to do it.”

As we told you yesterday, Nicki will be performing at the MTV VMAs Pre-Show which is another feat for femcees since that stage probably hasn't seen a hot female rapper since the OLD Lil Kim/Lauryn Hill days. 

Currently on tour with Rock The Bells, Snoop Dogg has been thrilling audiences with performances of the Doggystyle album.  Now fans will be pleased to know that Snoop Dogg is creating a sequel to his classic 1993 debut album.  The new LP, which will be titled Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary, will drop later this year and feature Snoop rapping over a few of Swizz Beatz’ productions. In a recent interview Snoop said, 

“[Swizz] just laced my boots up for my new record.  Motherf*cker gave me some gangsta sh*t, some Crips sh*t, some R&B sh*t, some hip-hop sh*t, some hard sh*t, mean sh*t…The album is Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary…Be on the lookout for it.”

Check out Snoop performing a few classics below:   

 

BUSTED: T.I. And Tiny's Mugshots

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:43 AM PDT

Clearly T.I. and Tiny are the most popular couple in Hip-Hop right now.  As we reported, the controlled substance was confirmed to be ecstasy.  Now their mugshots have leaked on TMZ.  We have the couple's mugshot when you go inside...

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Here it is:

 

And yes...he even looks sexy on his mugshot.

 

EVENT FAB: The Second Annual Ween Awards Gala

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:22 AM PDT

The second annual WEEN Awards (Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network) was held in New York City last night at the Asia Society and Museum. Check out YBF chics Estelle, Nia Long, Letoya Luckett, Kandi Burrus, Lyfe Jennings and a host of others when you read on...

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WEEN, founded in 2007, supports the positive portrayal of women in entertainment.  The awards gala is a fundraising event for some of the programs that WEEN provides for young women ages 14-28. The YBF was on the scene for the event which turned out to be a fab night for uplifting women.
 
This star-studded evening was full of beautiful women; proud of their roles in society and the impact they have had in entertainment. Among some of the guests in attendance was actress, Kim Coles who recently hosted the NAACP Awards and is taping another season of BET’s “My Black is Beautiful.” Kim is currently speaking around the country as a motivational speaker and she seemed extremely excited to be in the presence of so many reputable women, making a difference in the lives of today’s youth. Also in attendance were some of the scholarship recipients. 
 

Lyfe Jennings was one of the performers at the WEEN gala.

Letoya Luckett showed up in a dress that was semi-formal on one side and "harajuku girl" on the other.  She should let Nicki Minaj borrow that one.

Nia Long and a guest on the red carpet.  

Nia Long looked cute in a simple red dress.

Lyfe Jennings and Bryan-Michael Cox posed on the carpet together.

I wonder if Letoya Luckett and Bryan-Michael Cox are working on music together?

Here's a solo shot of Bryan.

Kim Coles always seems so bubbly and happy to me.

Julissa Bermudez is working the legs in her outfit.

Kandi Burruss's tried a new hairstyle and it worked.


 

I like this dress Valeisha Butterfield stepped out in.

Even Mashonda stepped out for the gala.

Radio personalities Angie Martinez and Miss Info posed together.

Angie Martinez brought her mother along as her date.  

Mary J. Blige's new artist Shontelle wore a really nice dress.


 

Kristi Henderson and DJ Kiss met up on the red carpet.

Radio personality Egypt was there as well. 


 

Estelle looked very nice.

CNN's Don Lemon looked dashing.

Here's Dr. Benjamin Chavis with Shanti Das and Kristi Henderson.

Here's a nice photo of Valeisha Butterfield, CNN's Don Lemon, Gayle King and her daughter Kirby. 

Hey Kim Coles!

Hey Kandi!

Julissa, Egypt and Dr. Catrise Austin took a cute photo.

I like Mashonda's necklace.

Nia seemed to have a good time.


I like Estelle's haircut. 

Alright Egypt!  Looking like she should be a part of the Emerald City sequence in The Wiz.  I thought it over and the color is blue. 

And CNN's Soledad O'Brien took a nice pic with Egypt. 

 
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