BET Takes a Stand Against Coonery; Bans Nicki Minaj video

Last night, while watching a rerun of the popular hit sitcom ‘Girlfriends,’ I was surprised to see words such as “bitch” and “damn” were censored by the cable network. 10 years ago, when ‘Girlfriends‘ was a hit, profanity on the show was the norm. I thought it would only get worse over the years as morality continued its decline in America.

But today, cable networks are taking a stand against indecency, and gossip blog TMZ.com reports that BET has banned the woefully misogynistic music video “Stupid Hoe” by misguided rapper Nicki Minaj.

Why the sudden shift in morality by BET and other cable networks after all these years?

From TMZ:

We spoke with a rep for BET who wouldn’t specify exactly why the network has banned the video — simply saying BET will not be broadcasting it.

But sources at the company tell us, the ban was put in place because the video’s just too explicit for TV.

The song lyrics alone are bad enough — repeating the phrase “stupid h*e” dozens of times — but the video itself is damn raunchy too, showing several nearly naked female figures. Normally this is where we’d post the video … but in this case, just Google it.

It’s pretty great — especially if you like Nicki’s butt in a thong.

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New Music: Kayla Brianna – If You Love Me (Kenny Smith’s daughter)

Did you guys see the Miami Heat hammer the helpless LA Lakers last night? Once again the blazing Heat won a game without ball hog Dwyane Wade, who’s out with a sprained ankle. Kobe Bryant was a non-factor in last night’s loss to Miami. I didn’t even realize he was in the game until the last 4 minutes of the 4th quarter.

But this post is not about D. Wade and whether the Heat should trade him. It’s about the halftime antics of retired NBA player Kenny Smith, who is now a sports analyst for TNT. During a discussion about Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, Smith aired a video montage of the superstars backed with a music video that was so lame I thought it was a comedy skit.

It turns out the girl singing in the video is Smith’s daughter, Kayla Brianna, who just signed a record deal with Interscope Records. Tamar Braxton’s husband, Vince Herbert, had a hand in bringing this kid to the label.

It really matters who you know in this music industry. You don’t have to have an ounce of talent. Kayla is a pretty girl though. But pretty girls with long weaves comes a dime a dozen in a music biz that has a severe shortage of talent.

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Behind The Scenes of Estelle’s “Thank You” Music Video

I am not a big Estelle fan at all, especially after she came for your auntie on Twitter.com. I have been very supportive of this broad, especially since she’s British like your auntie. But when she showed me such utter disrespect, I unfollowed her right then.

Luckily for Estelle, I happen to really like someone in her camp who has been very supportive of Sandrarose.com in the past.

The music video for Estelle’s current single “Thank You” premieres tonight on BET’s 106 and Park at 6pm EST.

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Drake Dumping Massive Condos Featured in “I’m On One” Video

The real estate market is still in a slump, so why would Canadian rapper Drake drop almost $2 mil on luxury condos in Miami? Probably because he believed the real estate broker’s pitch that the housing market was hot again, and his 2 investment properties would increase in value.

Now Drake is trying to cut his losses, and he hopes one of you will love him enough to want to tattoo his name on your forehead take his 2 condos off his hands.

According to TMZ.com:

Drake put the properties up for sale last week — located right next door to each other in Miami’s ritzy Marquis highrise — listing one for $1.9 million and the other for $599,000. Drake combined the two into one MASSIVE condo, and lived in both simultaneously.

The larger one is a sprawling 3,800 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. The “smaller” one-bedroom condo is still gigantic … at 1,675 square feet.

Drake purchased the properties together in January 2011 for a combined price of $1.903 million. So, if Drake gets his asking price … he’ll make $596,000 in profit (even though no one ever gets their asking price).

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Rihanna – U Da One (Premiere)

Troubled singer Rihanna premiered her music video for her 2nd single “U Da One” off her album, Talk That Talk. TTT has managed to sell only 320K units after 4 weeks on the charts, despite the fact that Rihanna has over 10 million followers on the social networking website Twitter.com.

The Melina-directed video is more of the same from Rihanna, slutty imagery juxtaposed with elementary lyrics backed by a simplistic track, and Rihanna’s dependency on pot (see screen grab above).

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New Music: Ciara – “Swim” & “Be Out”

Singer Ciara finds herself in the best position of her career. Rihanna’s latest studio effort bricked, and Beyonce had to fake a pregnancy to boost interest in her fading career. Those two vacancies leaves the door open for Ciara to reclaim her dominance in the R&B/pop scene. Today, the 26-year-old budding superstar dropped two tracks from her upcoming as-yet-untitled album on Epic records titled “Swim” and “Be Out”. The latter track is album filler, but “Swim” boasts a catchy, upbeat track that should appeal to her teeny bopper audience. Welcome back Ciara!

Ciara – “Swim”

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Ciara – “Be Out”

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Video Premiere: Chris Brown – Strip ft. K-Mac

Earlier today, troubled singer Chris Brown premiered his video for his latest single “Strip” featuring K-Mac. I know you don’t care about this guy, but some of his Stans still hold out hope that he will make a comeback.

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