Brown Sista

I was visiting a friend earlier today who played the Idlewild soundtrack for me and to my surprise several of the songs had a Sista on them who totally blew me away.I discovered the singer was Janelle Monae and as soon as I got home I Googled her.Listen to her song with Big Boi titled “Call the Law” ((You can hear the track on Janelle’s My Space page.)) and you will see why I instantly fell in love with her.You can also check out the article below I found posted about her on Vibe’s website.

It might be an understatement to say that Janelle Monáe Robinson is quirky. She’s been known to rock her customary beret and Uggs in the middle of a summer blaze. And you might be overreacting if you say she’s unpatriotic (“I really want to move to France. There’s something about their cul- ture that seems so free”). But one thing is certain: This 19-year-old singer/songwriter marches to the beat of her own drum. “I’m an advocate of leading by example and taking risks,” says Monáe from a sofa inside the Purple Ribbon Entertainment studios. “I have a hard time boxing myself in.”
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The MOBO Awards ((Music Of Black Origon)) took place last night in England and Rhianna, LeToya, as well as a number of other American artists showed up and also performed.Rhianna took to the stage and belted out her smash hit Unfaithful while the big winner of the evening was Beyonce who snagged three awards but was a no show.Beyonce fought off strong competition from Mary J Blige, Nelly Furtado, Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys to win awards for best international female, best song and best video for Deja Vu, the single performes with Jay-Z.

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I’ll admit it, back in the day I was a closet Spice Girls fan and Melanie Brown was the reason why.Not only was she the lone Sista of the group, but she was clearly the best looking of the bunch as well.And though the group that once made her famous is long gone, Melanie finds herself back in the American spotlight because of her relationship with Eddie Murphy.So I thought now would be the perfect time to pull out my secret collection of Spice Girls photos and share them.As you can see from the pics below, Melanie is downright beautiful and a definite step up from Nicole.

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Former “All of Us” regular Elise Neal says her sexy all-girl singing/dance troupe, Assorted Flavors, has begun to open other doors for her. “I love producing, and I put these girls together and choreographed a lot of the numbers we do,” says Neal. “I’m hoping this will lead to producing other stage shows as well as film. I just got asked to direct a video.”
Neal says she’s lined up some impressive producers for the debut album on which Assorted Flavors is working. For instance, “I’ve got Mike City, who worked with Brandy and Kwame, who has written for Will Smith and Lloyd Banks.” She says the album will be a mix of hip-hop and r&b. “Our sound is edgier than standard r&b groups — and more ’street.’
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