Monday, June 24, 2013

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


MUSIC ROUNDUP: Michelle Williams RELEASES "If We Had Your Eyes" (SINGLE) + Blac Chyna, Tyga & King Cairo BACKSTAGE At Chris Brown's CONCERT & More....

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 06:20 AM PDT

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Michelle Williams has released the full-length version of her uplifting single "If We Had Your Eyes."  Listen to the track inside and watch Nicki Minaj perform with Chris Brown, as Blac Chyna, Tyga and son King Cairo chill backstage.   Also, watch Wale's new "LoveHate Thing" video and see Drake doing shots of liquor from his Grammy! 

After wetting fans' appetites with a few teasers, Michelle Williams has released the full-length version of her Harmony Samuels-produced gospel song, "If We Had Your Eyes." The song will appearing on Michelle's fourth solo album which is due later this year.  Also, Michelle will be starring in a new reality show called "My Sister's Keeper", produced by Entertainment One Television.  The series is expected to bow this summer.  

In the meantime, Michelle thanked her fans for their support and patience. 

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Also, Michelle Williams will chat with fan on her live Ustream Q&A, Tuesday, June 25. Submit questions using the hashtag #MichelleOnUstream.

Listen to "If We Had You Eyes" here:

 

In new music videos.....

On the heels of the mega-hit "Bad" featuring Tiara Thomas and/or Rihanna, Wale picked Sam Dew for The Gifted's second single, Love Hate Thing."  In the video for the R&B-inspired song, Wale gets suited up in some dapper evening attire and reflects on his success.  Going from a small apartment in a walk-up building, to a house in the sky, he wonders why former friends are jealous of his success.  

The Gifted hits stores tomorrow, June 25.

And on stage.....

Chris Brown took the stage for Power 106′s PowerHouse 2013 concert in Los Angeles on Saturday. Held at Anaheim’s Honda Center, Breezy danced through a string of hits with surprise guest performances from Big Sean, A$AP Rocky and Future. The crowd also got a surprise performance from Nicki Minaj who did DJ Khaled’s “Take It to the Head” before going into her own hits, “Beez in the Trap” and “High School.” After the performance, he tweeted, “thx for showing love at powerhouse!!! Means a lot to me. Thank you.” Chris' album X, hits stores on July 16.

Also, 

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Tyga hit the stage to perform with Breezy.

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Backstage, Tyga's baby momma Blac Chyna  posed with their son King Cairo.  

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And after he exited the stage, the rapper posed with his family.  

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It looks like everyone enjoyed themselves.

Watch their family time here:

 

And in other music news....

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OVO's Drake recently received his Take Care Grammy for Best Rap Album 2013 and you'll never guess what he did with it!  After pouring a shot of liquor inside and taking it to the head, he revealed that he'll leave the award at his mom's house.  He added,   

“My vision always included a speech, that’s the only thing that wasn’t accurate, but other than that, I always said I’d get one of these and I got it, and it’s like, when does it stop? Does it stop? Why is it happening? It’s crazy, it’s surreal."

Watch the toast here:

 

EXTRAS:

1.  Blues pioneer Bobby (Blue) Bland, died at the age of 83 on Sunday in Memphis, TN.

Photos via Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images North America/Blac Chyna IG

 

 

RED CARPET EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Hart ON "Let Me Explain" And APPRECIATING His FANS At The 17th Annual American Black Film Festival

Posted: 23 Jun 2013 12:10 PM PDT

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TheYBF.com spoke with funnyman Kevin Hart at the ABFF red carpet premiere of his film Let Me Explain where he revealed to us why he documented his comedic tour and how much he loves his fans.  See what he had to say inside and see Irv Gotti, Dwyane Wade, Omari Hardwick and Bevy Smith on the red carpet.  

 

Over the weekend, Kevin Hart headed down to Miami for the red carpet premiere of Let Me Explain during the 17th Annual American Black Film Festival (which was sponsored by Cadillac).  Held at The Gusman Theatre, the film was produced by Kevin Hart and CodeBlack Films.  During his chat with TheYBF.com, the funnyman explained the origin of the film and why he decided to document his latest tour around the world. He told us, 

"This is capturing a world tour aspect. These shows were huge...we we're doing arenas. But with everything that happened, I couldn't show my fans...because they weren't there.  I think what makes "Let Me Explain" so amazing is that I take my fans on the journey I took this past year.

And as crazy and amazing as it was, I appreciate it more because I appreciate the ones who were there for me. And that's what it's about. It's like a fan appreciation. I think I've shown growth..."

During the film, fans gets to see Kevin take "Let Me Explain" around the country and overseas.  He also shows clips from his sold out show at Madison Square Garden and touches on sensitive subjects like his divorce and if he dates brown girls or not.

Kevin also did a Q&A with CodeBlack Entertainment founder Jeff Clanagan where they spoke about partnering up to produce the film. He explained that he and Jeff financed the film themselves, and only accepted 4 million dollars from the studio to help distribute the movie.

Throughout the session, Kevin really stressed the importance of business and owning his own stuff. He also touted the power of social media and the downside of bootlegging. 

He added that he hopes to do 5 seasons for "RHOH" and BET is exploring the option of taking the show overseas.

 

Also on the red carpet...

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Dwyane Wade, who helped the Miami Heat to victory during the 2013 NBA finals, told us "I came to support a very funny and talented man." Following the premiere, Dwyane and Kevin linked up to host a party at DREAM with Baggage Claim star Terrence J.  

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Also, Omari Hardwick (shown above with his wife, who recently gave birth), talked to us about the July 2 premiere of "Being Mary Jane" with Gabrielle Union on BET. He explained that the show is great and Mara Brock Akil has done a wonderful job.

Irv Gotti talked about running into "Army Wives" star Ashanti and he said they're on great terms.  He added that they'll always be linked for what they accomplished with her debut album.

And "Fashion Queens" star Bevy Smith talk to us about annoying fashion trends and said she's really over women wearing Christian Louboutins and thinking that "makes" their outfit.  "You have on like a horrible cheap dress but if you have on a Louboutin you think you're doing the damn thing.  You're not."

Other spotted on the red carpet were LeBron James, Salli Richardson Whitfield and her husband Dondre Whitfield, Terrence J, Mike Kyser, Spike Lee and Robert Townsend.

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Following the premiere, Kevin posed with friends Anthony Anderson, Brian Dobbins and Chris Spencer before heading to Dream.

 

 

Video by Krystal Robertson/ New Media Mogul, Inc/Correspondent Adrienne Fleming

 

Photos via ABFF IG/Chris Spencer IG/Kevin Hart IG

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