BET Breathes Life Back Into ‘The Game’

The cast of ‘The Game’ which has been picked up by BET after being canceled on CW, are on their way to Atlanta to appear on the Mo’Nique Show. Original cast members Pooch Hall, Hosea Chanchez and Tia Mowry are so happy to have steady paychecks coming in, they are tweeting from the plane at 30,000 feet.

I know this is as about as exciting as peeling hard boiled eggs, but what else is there to blog about?

@pooch_dog:Yo wutup Twit FaM me and @Tiamowry r racing to see who gets it out 1st! We THE GAME cast r on the plane right now on our way2 ATL! LETS GO!

@hoseachanchez Ok TIA just got on me about “tweeting” & NOT saying who I’m with. On plane wit @tiamowry @pooch_dog Britney & Coby

@pooch_dog: Yo the Kid and the GAME Cast is in the building on our way 2 the HOTEL! I luv stayin @ the _ Hotels! Atl thank u for having me… I’m hype

Edited:
Loyal reader Tamala writes:

The last picture are of Kelly and Jason Pitts from the Game not just passengers

Source

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‘Good Hair’ Bombs At the Box Office

As most of you already know, Chris Rock’s comedy/documentary on all things permed and weaved, “Good Hair” — bombed at the box office.

All the pre-hype and priceless guest appearances on mainstream talk shows didn’t help boost ticket sales as the movie came in at #14 with just under $1 million in receipts.

A-List magazine thinks the blame should fall on Rock himself.

According to A-List magazine, good ol’ word of mouth and lack of “social media” marketing killed Good Hair’s chances at the box office.

A thread on AOL Black Voices forums titled “who wants good hair to fail” summed up the feelings of black women everywhere who were offended by Chris Rock’s documentary and complained that he pandered to white women who, themselves wear weave and clips. The mag also makes the argument that Rock failed to highlight the “healthy hair” movement in black salons that push their clients away from the creamy crack (relaxers) and more toward healthier methods of hair styling.

One BV member hoped the movie would not do well:

I WAS WATCHING OPRAH TODAY AND SHE HAD CHRIS ON THE SHOW. SHE SHOWED A PICTURE OF HERSELF AS A CHILD WITH BRAIDS AND CHRIS ACTUALLY SAID OPRAH LOOKED LIKE A SLAVE.
THIS TELLS ME HE IS SICK. HE DEGRADED OPRAH ON HER SHOW. [link]

   Posted by Sandra in Art and Culture, Celeb news, Controversy, Hair care, Movie news, blog/blogging  |   59 Comments   |  

Is Rihanna Fast Becoming the Laughing Stock of the Industry?

This is not funny, but it does reflect the mood of bloggers everywhere who have grown wary of Rihanna pushing the style envelope too far and failing to deliver the goods musically. I HATE the new look that Rihana’s stylist has taken her in.

Rihanna’s new single “The Wait Is Ova” dropped online today on Rihannanow.com, but if her new album, set for release on November 23, flops then her career is OVA.

   Posted by Sandra in Audio, Celeb Style, Music news, New music, Rihanna  |   48 Comments   |  

WVEE insider: “Ma$e did not bum rush Diddy’

A video posted on urban blogs all over the Internet yesterday purported to show old skool rapper-turned-Minister Ma$e ‘bum rushing’ his boss Sean Combs inside an Atlanta radio station last week.

The video shows struggling rapper Ma$e demanding his walking papers from the Bad Boy Records’ CEO after bursting into the Ryan Cameron Show at V-103 while Sean Combs was live on the air.

The only problem is, none of the above is true — and the implications of that video has rankled at least one higher up at the station who uncharacteristically reached out to Sandrarose.com via email yesterday.

The email was short, but sweet and straight to the point: the whole thing was staged by Diddy, Ma$e and a heretofore unknown blog called Shuddup.com.

The gist of the email, which I published below, is that no celebrity has ever been nor will ever be ‘bum rushed’ on The Ryan Cameron Show.

I called this a PR stunt yesterday and it feels good to be right again.

Here’s the email:

Thank you… For being smart enough to know that nobody bum rushed anything on ryan’s show and these fools just want site hits! [Ryan Cameron] told him when to come on

The insider, who asked to remain anonymous, indicates clearly in his email that Ryan knew about the stunt and even told Ma$e what time to enter the studio.

   Posted by Sandra in Celeb news, Fan Mail, Music news, Publicity Stunt, Rumor Control, Scams, TV/radio, video  |   26 Comments   |  

Amy Winehouse’s Goddaughter Can’t Sing

Dionne Bromfield, the British teenager whose only claim to fame is being Amy Winehouse’s goddaughter, can’t sing a lick. She’s not as horrible as Ashanti or Beyonce, but her vocals are flat and would be better suited for background work. Clearly the only reason she got a record deal is because of Amy’s influence. That’s sad because she’s cute and all.

Click the video below to hear the evidence.

   Posted by Sandra in Audio, Celeb news, Cute Kids, Music Video, Music news, New artist, New music, Throwback/ Old School, World News/Events  |   12 Comments   |  

Chris Brown - Transform Ya (Behind the scenes sneak peek)

Chris Brown posted these pics from the closed set of his “Transform Ya” video shoot featuring Swizz Beatz and Lil Wayne. Didn’t anybody tell them that this track is lame as HAIL? Is anybody but Chris Brown’s few followers on Twitter even listening to this garbage? The last time I checked, the track debuted at #52 on the charts.

I’m filing this one under NOBODY CARES!

   Posted by Sandra in Nobody Cares  |   31 Comments   |  

Are We Ova Rihanna?

The Internet is buzzing (at least on the urban blogs) about Rihanna’s new track “The Wait Is Ova” which drops today at 11:23 a.m. You can kinda hear the song in this video if you crank up the volume. It sounds dry as hail. I’m not feelin’ it and I really have my doubts that Rihanna can ever top “Umbrella” which won every music award under the sun.

I’m also not feeling this wack new style of hers. I understand her stylist is attempting to take Rihanna to another level, but she was fine where she was. Now she looks like something out of Flintstones meets the Terrordome. Also, if the rumors that I’m hearing about Rihanna are true, I’m done supporting her. Not that she cares.

   Posted by Sandra in Audio, Celeb Style, Celeb news, Music news, New music, Rihanna, Rumor Control  |   15 Comments   |  

New Music: Gucci Mane ft. Usher - Spotlight

I have one word for this Gucci Mane/Usher collabo: HAWT. I’d almost forgotten what a great R&B singer Usher is because, lately, the production on his own music has been so lame. Gucci and Usher have a smash hit on their hands with “Spotlight” produced by Polow Da Don off the highly anticipated album The State vs. Radric Davis coming in December!

LISTEN: Gucci Mane ft. Usher - Spotlight

   Posted by Sandra in Audio, Celeb news, Fan Mail, Music news, New music  |   49 Comments   |  

Beyonce Cancels Malaysia Tour Again

I knew this heifer wasn’t going to perform in Malaysia. At this point, Beyonce’s career has been reduced to one publicity stunt after another. Nobody cares anymore, Bey!

Beyonce was supposed to perform at a venue in Kuala Lumpur on October 25, and the event’s organizer released a statement confirming that a future date would be announced shortly, according to Access Hollywood. “The postponement is solely (the) decision of the artist and has nothing to do with other external reasons,” the statement read.

When performing in Malaysia, government rules require female artists to cover up from their shoulders to their knees, with absolutely no cleavage showing. Last month, the event organizer, Marctensia addressed concerns over Beyonce’s typically risque wardrobe, saying “all parties have come to an amicable understanding” about costumes. Source

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Live Chat: Kandi Burruss, Tomorrow!

Former Xscape singer and Grammy winning songwriter Kandi Burrus has graciously agreed to participate in a live chat tomorrow right here on Sandrarose.com!

As you know, Kandi and the rest of her RHOA castmates will shoot the season Finale show tonight at an undisclosed location.

R&B Diva Monica and legendary rapper Mia X kicked off the Live Chats on SR last week, and they will make their chats a monthly feature! Last week’s chat went very well considering it was the first one we ever did.

In the meantime, on occasion, surprise celebrity guests stop by, like Kandi (it was a surprise to me because I didn’t think she would do it!)

Of course, that means Kandi will only answer comments from my registered members, although everyone else is free to lurk and read.

So get your questions ready and later on I will let you know the time of tomorrow’s chat!

Special thanks to legendary industry veteran Lisa McCall for making it happen!

   Posted by Sandra in Art and Culture, Business women, Celeb news, Live Chat, Local news, MiaX, Monica, TV/radio, blog/blogging  |   149 Comments   |