I Bet is a song by Ciara from her sixth studio album, Jackie (2015). Released as the lead single from the album by Epic Records on January 26, 2015, I Bet serves as Ciara’s first single following the birth of her first child and widely publicized break-up with American rapper Future. Continue reading
In the tradition of classic westerns, a narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon can hear the narrator and the narrator may just be a little bit bloodthirsty. Continue reading
Brian Courtney Wilson has a voice full of sincerity that always connects to fans, and he’s back with a new song called Worth Fighting For. In response to hate crimes, social and civil injustice and outright killings of unarmed young men, Wilson wanted a way to bring people together to share visual messages for our community and our young people- “WE are valuable, treasured and worth fighting for“. Continue reading
Raf Simons showed a thoroughly modern couture collection, employing the luxury techniques of the house alongside his own creative aesthetic. Opening with a transparent printed pale green plastic coat over a short dress, he established the mood of the show which was assured and very much his own. Continue reading
Rebel, Vivienne Westwood is always enjoying her shows to get a message across, especially to defend the environment. Her show for next summer reflects perfectly her sharp mindedness. Her collection is an ode to nature, with lots of bikinis, rustic tunics evoking undoubtedly a lost primitive world, mesh knits and luxuriant floral prints. Continue reading
Uptown Funk (stylized as UpTown Funk!) is a song recorded by British producer Mark Ronson, with vocals from American recording artist Bruno Mars, for Ronson’s fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015). The music video was released on 17 November 2014. It stars Mars, Ronson and the Hooligans walking around a city, wearing brightly colored suits and chains. It was directed by Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy. Continue reading
Beat Street (1984) is a film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s; breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti were front and center. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop culture. Many of the internal dance sequences were filmed at the Roxy, a popular nightclub/disco located in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. Continue reading
Khloe Kardashian has totally removed the garbage from her can and replaced it with bona fide junk in her trunk. Khloe shows us that with enough lip and cheekbone filler, botox, exercise, diet, and the best store-bought booty- you too can fulfill your “I’m a slamming black girl” fantasy. Continue reading
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album Can’t Get Enough in 1974. The song is a pop-soul track with lush string arrangements and a disco-influenced beat behind it. Continue reading
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the little-girl-lost daughter of the late, legendary Whitney Houston, died Sunday in an Atlanta-area hospice, nearly six months after she was found unconscious in her Georgia home. She was 22. Continue reading
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 