Brown Sista

Record executive LA Reid held his annual Summer of Love Bash in the Hamptons over the weekend and singers Mary J. Blige and Ciara were just a few of the Brown Sistas who made an appearance. Ciara, pictured to your right with rapper LL Cool J, showed up looking slightly better than she did in her last public outing. As I expected, the Crunk n’ B diva is now battling allegations that she is suffering from an eating disorder. Ciara has become increasingly more fit over the last year but her drastic weight loss after announcing her intentions of seeking a career in modeling, has many thinking she has gone overboard in her quest to attain the perfect model-like physique.
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It’s rare to see an artist cover a song from another artist that hasn’t officially been released yet, but that appears to be just what Mary J. Blige has done. The singer has covered Ciara’s Supernatural, a single rumored to be on her upcoming CD, Fantasy Ride. Mary of course brought the soul with her version, which you can listen to here and for those who haven’t heard Ciara’s version yet, you can take check it out here.
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For reasons not expounded on, singer Ciara revealed to Billboard magazine earlier this month that her new movie, Mama I Want To Sing, will not be hitting theater screens later this year, but rather will be going straight to DVD in early 2009. If you all remember, jaws dropped when news spread that the dance diva was cast in the starring role and even more questions were raised when the only clip from the movie to be released did not feature Ciara and had the title song being sung by another singer. If this news is true, (IMDB still has October 10th. 2008 listed as the release date) it is truly sad because outside of Ciara, the casting for this movie, which included Lynne Whitfield, Hill Harper, and Billy Zane, was truly spectacular.
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Summer started almost two weeks ago. It’s only gonna get hotter, and hotter. So, make sure you stop by your fave boutique and pick out “THE PERFECT SWIMSUIT”.

Here are my fashion picks for swimwear, by celeb body-type::

                        
Rihanna has stated that she is about 5′8″. If you’re tall, with long legs like Rihanna’s, then show off those long, lean legs this summer! These barely-there bottoms are perfect — spanned with links of diamante chain to add more jazz to your look. (I think the skulls and studded jewelry are very “Rihanna”).

                        
J. Hud is a perfect example of today’s ‘curvy brown sista’. She always plays up her curves in sexy, memorable, yet sophisticated looks. A tankini and boyshorts with drawstrings on the side, like this set, is a great match, because the rouching at the belly creates for a subtle camouflage, and the bottoms are adjustable, so you can take them from swim bottoms to boyshorts. Add black and gold accessories to top off this suit.

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Singer Ciara, fresh off of her stint as the face of Rocawear’s women’s line, is now looking to delve into modeling professionally and has signed with top notch modeling agency, Willamina. The 5′8 inch beauty, who originally thought she was only 5′7, said: “Modeling has always been one of my aspirations, but I was insecure about my height. Finding out I’m actually 5′8 is very exciting for me”. Additionally, the singer is also looking to start her own clothing line (where I have heard this before) and is said to be in talks with discount department store, Steve & Barry’s, to create an affordable line especially geared towards her young urban fans. In the meantime, the singer/aspiring model, continues to work on her new album, Fantasy Ride, which is due to be released this September via Jive Records.
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Singer Ciara recently took time off from recording her new album “Fantasy Ride” to tape the video for Nelly’s new single Steppin’ On My J’s, of which Ciara appears on. To your right are a few pics from the taping of the video and as you can see, there really isn’t much to see or talk about except Ciara’s step backward into the big blonde wig phase which I thought was on it’s way out. Steppin’ On My Js is not a very good song but I doubt it was written to be appealing to a GAW like myself anyway. However, Ciara appearing on the single will peak the interest of sistas and give her fans something to enjoy until her new opus drops later on this year.
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A snippet of a new single that is said to be from Ciara’s upcoming album, entitled Fantasy Ride, has hit the net. Some are saying it’s her first single but I doubt it. More than likely this song is an album filler or won’t make the new album at all. Click here to take a listen and let us know what you think.

Photographer to the stars, D Blanks, recently held a showing to highlight photos from his upcoming book “Alter Ego: A Pictorial Exhibition”. Singers Amerie and Ciara were just a few of the Brown Sistas who posed for Mr Blanks’ coffee table book and there photos can be seen above. You guys know how much I love a good photo shoot and D has really created something special and unique with these images. I’m particularly fond of Ciara’s angelic Supergirl shot.
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As previously reported, Ciara is due to star alongside Hill Harper and ­Lynn Whitfield in the big screen adaptation of the stage play “Mama Want To Sing“. We posted the trailer for this film a few months back and now BlackFilm.com has provided us with the first images from the set.
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