Throwback Mondays: Karyn White – Superwoman
“Superwoman” was the second single from R&B singer Karyn White’s self-titled debut album. Karyn White was the embodiment of the New Jack swing sound originally introduced by Teddy Riley.
Karyn’s first album went platinum on the strength of this #1 hit and other stellar tracks such as “Secret Rendezvous” and “The Way You Love Me” — the latter of which earned her a Grammy nomination.
As you watch the kitchen scene in this video, try to recall where you’ve seen it before. 
Celebs Out & About: Diamond!
While shopping at Lenox mall this weekend, I ran into rapper Diamond and her friends Jai Jai (left) and J. Marie (right). The ladies were doing a little shopping of their own in preparation for the Dirty Awards going down tonight in Atlanta.
Oh, you didn’t know the Dirty Awards were tonight? I didn’t either until Diamond told me. In fact, no one I spoke to yesterday knew the Dirty Awards were tonight. That means Hot 107.9 isn’t doing such a hot job getting the word out.
They say Tahira Wright isn’t in charge of publicity this year. That would explain it. Tahira is really good at what she does and her PR skills are a direct testament to the success of the Dirty Awards over the years.
Anyway, back to the original topic. Diamond told me her man Li’l Scrappy was also in the mall shopping for something to wear tonight. She gave me a copy of her hot new mixtape Ms. Boojhetto Bitch Musik Vol. 2. I begged the girls to take a picture with Santa Claus, and at first they were open to the suggestion — until they saw the line. So I snapped a pic of the trio with my new Sidekick LX with the help of Jai Jai, who couldn’t believe I didn’t know how to take a photo with my cell phone (what professional photographer shoots with a cell phone?)
Jai Jai is a celebrity makeup artist who counts Diamond among her celebrity clientèle. She’s also rapper Oowee’s baby mama (they could pass for sister and brother). J. Marie is a very soft-spoken model who was in town visiting from St. Louis.
Diamond’s solo album is due out in the first quarter of ’09.
Diamond’s Myspace page
Jai Jai’s Myspace page
J. Marie’s Myspace page
Assault Rifle Sales Through the Roof Since Election
According to various gun shops around the country, sales of assault rifles have literally shot through the roof since the Nov. 4 presidential election.
The recent run on assault rifles and semi-automatic pistols would mean big profits if only shop owners had the supply to meet the high demand.
“I could sell a hundred ARs an hour, if I had them,” said one gun owner who is patiently awaiting a delivery of AR15 carbines, AK-47s and high capacity magazines.
Assault rifles are the weapons of choice for hired killers, terrorists, the KKK, rappers and other like-minded individuals.
Gun shop owners deny the weapons are being stockpiled by racists and rednecks to kill hundreds of blacks, as some wild Internet rumors allege.
The shop owners say gun enthusiasts simply fear stricter gun laws under the new Obama-led administration. Obama is expected to impose the most divisive, anti-gun laws of any president in recent history.
The Clinton administration outlawed assault rifles in 1994, but was lax on enforcing the laws. The law expired in 2004 under the Bush administration.
R.I.P. MC Breed
Photo: Sandra Rose for Sandrarose.com
Legendary Michigan rapper MC Breed has passed away:
According to detroit news. Influential Flint rapper MC Breed, who was one of the first Midwest rappers to emerge onto the national hip-hop scene, has died, his manager has confirmed to The Detroit News. Breed was 36.Breed, who scored a hit with his 1991 lo-fi classic “Ain’t No Future in Yo’ Frontin’” and later collaborated with a young Tupac Shakur, was found dead on Saturday at a friend’s home in Ypsilanti, according to Darryl Morris, Breed’s manager. No further details were available as of press time. READ MORE…
Thanks to Isis Wisdom for the tip.
Video: Female prisoners escape their cell to have sex with male inmates
Three female inmates at the Greene County jail in Indiana used a shower drain to pry open ceiling panels in their cell and escape for a night of passion, drinking and card playing with three male inmates who were being housed in a nearby cell.
Surveillance cameras failed to capture the escapes which occurred more than a dozen times. The women were busted when jail officials found notes in their cell detailing their sexual encounters with the male inmates. All six inmates now face felony charges.
Video: Destiny’s Child Parody on MAD TV
I know this is mad old, but I’ve never seen it before! I laughed my azz off! Beyonce is so transparent, everyone can see through her! Everyone except her Stans, that is.
Thanks to loyal reader Linda for the video lank and for the laugh!!
Video: T.I. testifies in court
Rapper T.I. testified in a Cincinnati, Ohio court on Friday during the trial of one of the suspects accused of shooting T.I.’s assistant and childhood friend Philant Johnson during a rolling gun battle on a Cincinnati highway.
A somber T.I. took the stand for approximately 40 minutes to describe the shooting incident that stemmed from an altercation at a Cincinnati nightclub in May 2006.
Licking his lips and narrowing his eyes, T.I. then described getting into the backseat of a black van, as Johnson sat in front of him. He said he realized very quickly that something unusual was going on as the van pulled away and he saw headlights going into oncoming traffic from a vehicle that was attempting to get alongside the black van. “Before I knew it, shots rang out,” he said, explaining that they came from the left side of the van and that he immediately took cover as an unnamed person in his van returned fire.
Following the shootout, a white motorist stopped to help T.I. and those who weren’t injured, transfer the dying Johnson from T.I.’s van, which was disabled, to another van for the trip to the hospital.
Asked what Johnson looked like when he dragged him from the vehicle, T.I. said with a hard stare at no one in particular, “lifeless,” describing the blood running down his friends face, a shirt wet with blood and an entry wound on Johnson’s left temple.
The defendant, Hosea Thomas’ brother Padron Thomas has identified him as the shooter. It was Padron Thomas who drove the Jeep that allegedly chased the vans used by T.I. and his entourage on May 3, 2006.
T.I. denied allegations that he started the incident by “making it rain” at the Cincinnati club. Source
