BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers

Here are my favorite cyphers from last night's BET Hip-Hop Awards ceremony.


Nicki Minaj - She's SOOOO Bizarre that I can't stop watching her. Even though she had a prop (hmmmm) she still Harley Quinn'd her cypher and commanded your attention. You've gotta love that.

Joe Budden - Hands down, he NAILED it! That was the calmest SLAYING I've ever seen. Best freestyle of the night.





Eminem - He gave the best freestyle of his cypher. Period.




You can check out another cypher with KRS-ONE, Wale, Nipsey Hu$$le and Gsan by clicking the link below
Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers

TwiZza - Shake

The southern slayer himself, TwiZza, has released the 1st single, "Shake," from his upcoming mixtape, Slaying Season and it is an addictive banger.

Pounding drum beats, raging synth runs, record scratches, and, surprisingly, light bell taps, propel the song into a fervor as TwiZza and fellow emcee, Bunk, and singers, Sam Dallas and Dee Jay, create a dance floor extravaganza.

TwiZza is, without a doubt, the star of this explosive dance record. His sound is simply undeniable. He rides the beat like a pro and commands your aural attention as he raps of his lyrical (and sexual) appeal; "My mixtape hurry up and buy it / Ain't a muffy can slay a hoe cuz him like shine / And you love me long time cuz I'm still in your ear / Big Twiz been the shit, baby / Come on over here."

The only drawback is the chorus. The way it's sung, at times, makes it stand out awkwardly from the rest of the song (I have to admit, it took me a while to get used to it). Nonetheless, I doubt anyone who listens will be able to keep themselves from singing it repeatedly as they "Shake, shake, shake, sha-shake" what their momma gave them.

TwiZza's got my attention and I'm intrigued to hear what the rest of his mixtape will sound like. Until then I'll be content to shake it, whine it, twerk it and grind it to the dancefloor...Guuuuurl!

Check out "Shake" at TwiZza's MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/twizzamusic

Fashions New Breed Of Kings

For their November issue GIANT magazine has assembled 5 of Red Model Management's hottest and newest black and latin models for a dark, edgy and sexy editorial titled, "League of Extraordinary Gentleman." These boys are the stars of the upcoming BET reality-based series, Model City, which will air on their new station, Centric. Model City will follow the lives of these models as they work to make their way to the top of the fashion industry.

Seasoned models, Ibrahim Baaith, Wendell Lissimore and Nelson Nieves have been stomping international runways and posing their asses off in editorials and campaigns for years now (hence their multiple photos) and in the process they've stolen my model loving heart...and my loins. Newer models, Zeric Armenteros & Derek Keeton (who's been bubbling under for a few years) have just recently signed to Red and are working to establish themselves and attain the same, if not more, success in the fashihon industry as their model brethren.

These men are the new and the now of fashion. All hail the new breed.

The ZIPPERS!! The ZIPPERS!!

Chiiiile if that shot was ANY lower!!! ;-]

It's like he's just lying there waiting for me to lick his nipp...I won't go there. Ooooh look at those SHOES!! Oooh cool necklaces!

I LOOOOOVE this entire outfit!!!

I MUST have that necklace...NOW!!

Nelson Nieves - The Finished Strip(Tease)

It's finally here! Nelson Nieves' editorial for the October issue of the French gay lifestyle magazine, PREF, has finally hit the internet. I must admit that I was hoping for more...fashion...style...NUDITY! But, at least, the photos showcase the beauty that is Nelson.

Wardrobe to the set! I need juuust a little more dick imprint...Thanks!

OR-GAS-MMMMMMM

A Voyage To Atlantis, By Way Of Love

"She's my lady, now and ever / Ooh, how can I know? / Can we go all the way, together / Ooh, let it be so."

My father once told me that no one really knows if their relationship will work. He didn't even know if his relationship with my mom would last. As he put it, "One morning I woke up and realized that we were still together. We made it this far." I appreciate him for being honest enough to admit that "you just don't know."

Can I go on my way without you? / Ooh, how can I know? / If I go on my way without you? / Ooh, where would I go?


I don't think anyone goes into a relationship thinking that it's going to end...but for some, it does. Love, despite it's amazing strength, is not enough to make a relationship last. You need a HELL of a lot of other IMPORTANT things, too. But love, itself, is resilient. It lasts...even when you're heart is breaking...even when you know your relationship is dying. And for some, even the ones that don't want to admit it, it lives on long after the relationship has died.

"So we'll say our last goodbye / And we'll make it this time / Set sail with me / To a paradise out beyond the sea / Atlantis is back to you / I'll always come back to you."

I never "set sail," again. My time at sea, in that relationSHIP, had come and gone (Now I just chill on the beach and stare at hot guys). But for others the love is still there. So, for you, I present you with The Isley Brothers' "Voyage To Atlantis."...set sail, baby.



Check out a live version of the song below.

Big Boi Is Back!

Big Boi has released a new song from his upcoming album Sir Luscious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty titled "Shine Blockas" featuring fellow ATL emcee, Gucci Mane (...sigh). The track, which samples Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song, "I Miss You," is a sweet sip of southern flavor that mixes grand organs, lush strings and tender xylophones with the south's signature drum & bass patterns and record scratches.

Big Boi's confidence is on high as he raps lines like,"Boy Stop! / Sir Luscious Leftfoot's on fire / Trying to block my shine just ain't gon' happen, so don't try / Everytime I get on this microphone I like to spit / And get hit up after hit / This penmanship is so legit."

It's defintitely a smooth banger and Big Boi's sure to have systems bumping, heads nodding, and Cadillac's (From Atlanta to Savannah and all around) riding to his record. To download the song just click the link below.

Big Boi ft Gucci Mane ~ "Shine Blockas"

For A Friend Of The Family

Thank you for just being there, for my father and our family. Even in your mistakes you taught me lessons and I thank you for it. You helped me understand the beauty of art and I love you for it. I hope you're somewhere laughing and drawing

Rest In Peace, Calvin.

Joi - Jefferson St. Joe - Joi