Showing posts with label Justin Timberlake. Show all posts
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  • BET definitely stepped their production up a notch during the 2013 BET Awards. Ciara, Robin Thicke, and Charlie Wilson are just a few of my favorite performances from last night. The event was held last night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

    I would definitely give Charlie Wilson best vocal performance of the night. Despite being a senior citizen and cancer survivor, the legend really tore the house down with his performance. Robin Thicke's performance was quite nice but didn't compare to what he gave on the Graham Norton Show.

    Check out the performances below. Who was you favorite?

    - Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell, T.I.


    - Kendrick Lamar ft. Erykah Badu


    - Janelle Monae ft. Erykah Badu


    - 2 Chainz ft. A$AP Rocky


    - Beenie Man and Elephant Man


    - Tamela Mann


    - J.Cole 


    - Miguel


    - Mariah Carey ft. Miguel 


    - R.Kelly


    - Charlie Wilson ft. India Arie, Jamie Foxx, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, & Justin Timberlake





    - Chris Brown




  • The year is 1760, and Miley Cyrus, in Tennessee, is flipping back the gums of an African savage, trying to see if she will acquire him. Don’t be alarmed; she just wants to take something home, “something that just feels Black*,” according to Planet IV.



    Blackness has always been a commodity to America: from the cotton pickin’ days to Living Singlethe 1990s sitcom. Staring Queen Latifah and Kim Fields, the show illustrated the personal and professional lives of six African American friends in Brooklyn. The Fox network premiered the sitcom in 1993. Underrepresented on television during the 1980s, the African American community flocked to the comedic sitcom. Fox struck gold, again, as it did with In Living Color, which premiered April 15, 1990 and New York Under Cover, featuring strong minorities leads, which aired from 1994-1998. When the 1990s ended so did the support of the Fox network for African-American sitcoms. It’s a popular motif within cable networks. The WB, UPN, and CW all followed this model as they built there networks on the viewership of minorities, then once on solid footing these shows were replaced by White sitcoms and vampires.

    Cyrus falls in line with a long tradition of White America reaping what Blacks have sown by way of the media. Yes, Justin Timberlake and Eminem borrow from Black culture, but they have shown a true respect for African American tradition and art. They respect living and past legends, while only chiming in on gimmicks not building an identity of monolithic Blackness around these gimmicks. If Cyrus is truly ‘bout that life, I say back to the auction block with her.


    *This is a piece of a quote taken from thisVibe article.

    FOLLOW THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE @svNoose

  • Singer Justin Timberlake treated his fans to a little surprise today by offering a full stream of his new album 'The 20/20 Experience' via iTunes. The 10-track album which boasts productions from producer Timbaland and J-Roc will be released next Tuesday.

    In all honesty, I didn't realize that the album was anywhere near being released. Are you excited for JT's return?

    Listen here.


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