Lil Kim left fans reeling in New Orleans over the weekend when she cancelled her performance at the 2016 Essence Music Festival at the last minute.
The excuse provided?
According to a rep, the rapper could not take to the stage with Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy family as planned due to “unfulfilled business obligations.”
Folk scratched their heads as to what that was supposed to mean. Yet, now, it seems the answer may have manifested.
The pint-sized femcee was snapped looking all sorts of glam at the Ralph & Russo fashion show today in Paris. Only 24 hours after the axed performance.
As well as posing it up with the designers, she also pow-wowed with supermodel Jourdan Dunn.
The Hip-Hop titan has towered above the competition for much of the year with releases from his mega-selling ‘VIEWS’ album. Especially the cuts ‘Controlla’ and ‘One Dance’ – the latter of which has topped tallies globally.
Interestingly, despite being a streaming force, he’s yet to release any visuals thus far this era.
Lion Babe‘s discography welcomes the EP ‘Sun Joint’ to its world this year.
Fronted and supported by their ‘Endless Summer’, the project offers several original numbers to their growing fan base and is now available to spin via SoundCloud.
Press play to enjoy what dynamic duo have carved out this time around below…
R&B newcomer Alv3ster aims to please in the steamy video for single ‘Overdose.’
The pin-up, who has performed with the likes of Beyonce and Tamar Braxton, has sights on success of his own – and could be on the cusp with this hard-hitting number.
Released following a slew of warm-up cuts, ‘Overdose’ finds the crooner in sensual territory. And while the lyrics make that statement, the visual serves as quite the exclamation mark.
75,000 people are said to have attended the latest showing of Beyonce‘s ‘Formation World Tour’ last night.
Held at London’s Wembley Stadium yesterday’s event stood as the last night of a two-night affair at the venue and brought with it minor changes to its setlist.
One of the highlight’s of the deified diva’s run in the city?
Her rousing performance of the Carla Marie-Williams penned cut ‘Freedom.’
Ciara brought her booming brand of stage-blazing to New Orleans last night as headliner at the final show of the 2016 Essence Festival.
The sassy siren’s set followed previous gigs from Maxwell and Mariah Carey at the three-day event.
During the 30-year-old’s show, which was watched by fiance Russell Wilson and close friend Kelly Rowland, she delighted with hits such as ‘Body Party,’ ‘Promise,’ and ‘Goodies.’
The coveted slot comes at an interesting time for the singer. She recently parted ways with Epic Records and has told fans she’s working on her best album yet.
Pending its arrival, peep more pics after the jump…
‘Vision of Love’ belter Mariah Carey was quite the sight at this year’s ‘Essence Festival.’
The pop icon, billed one of the events headliners, translocated aspects of her critically acclaimed Vegas showing at the Caesars palace to the Mercedes-Benz Dome in New Orleans this weekend, much to the delight of her faithful #Lambs.
Reminding spectators that she still has “it” and “it” in abundance, tuck in below to see highlights from updated renditions of classic hits ‘My All,’ ‘We Belong Together,’ ‘Emotions,’ ‘It’s Like That,’ and even a surprise guest appearance from longtime collaborator/producer Jermaine Dupri.
It’s been a week since the 2016 BET Awards and, like many, we’re still on a high from what was a phenomenal show.
That Grape Juice was in the house for what the annual special’s 16th anniversary. And while on the carpet, we caught up with a host of notable names.
‘Chasing Destiny’s’ Frank Gatson chatted it up about what to expect from June’s Diary – the girl group he created alongside Kelly Rowland on the show.
Akon also dished on winning the Global Good Award ahead of the telecast; Jacob Latimore spilled on new music; and ‘Rise Up’ songstress Andra Day opened up about her relationship with Stevie Wonder.
The likes of ‘Empire’s Yazz The Greatest, LeToya Luckett, Beyonce stylist Ty Hunter, Rae Sremmurd, Anderson, .Paak and more also showed love.
2016 saw Beyonce get all the ladies and fellows in fiery ‘Formation.’ However, a decade earlier, it was all about the Funk.
2006’s ‘Deja Vu’ is this week’s selection for From The Vault.
After eliminating the competition and doubt about her solo viability with a perfect run of singles from her first LP and announcing the end of Destiny’s Child, expectations were rather high for Ms. Knowles to deliver with her sophomore set ‘B’Day’.
With ‘Deja Vu’ she managed to swiftly come back swinging. Sonically similar to ‘Crazy In Love’ thematically and musically (with a guest feature Jay Z to boot), the cut was produced by Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins.
A Stateside hit, the track peaked #4 and was also a smash overseas, topping the UK charts and reaching Top 20 status in numerous European countries.
[Sidenote: Surely we’re not alone in longing for a Bey x Darkchild reunion?]
Just like ‘Lemonade’ 10 years later, the song’s visual was shot in New Orleans and depicted the diva in various high fashion ensembles. Directed by Sophie Muller, the editorial piece saw a boisterous Bey striking many a pose and dancing up a storm.
Prior to then, the singer – still under 25 – had only scratch the surface when it comes to her sensuality. As such, the video was deemed “controversial” due to its not-so-subtle interaction between her and then-boyfriend Jay.
It’s funny what a difference a decade can make: from premium Pop diva to music royalty, the past 10 years have seen Mrs Carter go from strength to strength and establish herself as a trailblazer, an artist cemented in Pop culture eternally.
Will the next 10 years see her join the likes of Michael, Janet, Whitney, Madonna and Prince? Untouchable figures; the rare breed whose star’s have soared past the highest skies into Pop Nirvana. We firmly believe so.
