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Although I wasn’t as affected as some by the news that our favorite thundergoat is indeed with child, I have to say that my typically sardonic self was actually moved by her big baby bump reveal during the VMA’s. I couldn’t help but be elated by the look of sheer joy that beamed from her face. I even stopped tweeting the event because I couldn’t find it in me to continue to be snarky. (Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever been even half as happy about anything as she was on stage that night.)
It’s been three days since this happened. But, despite the fact that the Beyonce bliss has subsided a bit, the pop culture devotee in me still remains excited by this news. Why? Well…
1. We’ll finally get to see her take a gotdamn seat
I’m not quite sure why Beyonce hasn’t sat down in 15 years, but I’ve narrowed it down to three likely reasons:
A) While walking on the beach as a child, she accidentally kicked a giant sea shell. The genie inside was royally pissed, and cursed her to a lifelong paralyzing fear of seats, benches, couches, lawnchairs, bleachers, toilets, cardboard boxes, and anywhere else a person could possibly rest their behind.
B) She’s an alien from a planet where they don’t have knees
C) She just has very bad hemorrhoids.
Either way, I’m as curious as anyone to see what happens when Beyonce’s baby forces her to sit for the first time this century. If I had to guess, her meeting a chair for the first time will probably look something like this…
2. We’ll finally get to see her take a gotdamn seat…and we’ll finally get a chance to tell the person we all know who always says “The only reason why ***insert name of some other random R&B chick*** isn’t at the top of the game is because Beyonce won’t let anyone else shine” to shut the f*ck up
For all the criticism the thundergoat gets, the one that makes the least amount of sense is when people somehow make Beyonce responsible for the fact that their favorite moderately talented R&B chick isn’t more popular. And yes, I’m speaking directly to YOU, fan of Ciara, Keri Hilson, Kelly Rowland, Christina Milian and any other poor man’s Beyonce who somehow thinks that she’s the reason why your favorite artist’s albums always go double plywood.
But now, since Bey’s presumably going to be taking an extended break from the game, we’ll see if Michelle Williams, Teairra Mari, and Monica are finally able to release those multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning albums that Beyonce has been actively thwarting. Don’t hold your breath.
3. I’m curious to see whose genes will win
Whether you think Jay-Z is handsome or not, you can’t deny the fact that he has a couple very, um, “strong” features. And, since there might be no NBA season, the question of whether his genes will beat out the equally strong creole hybrid mutant Knowles genes might be the best one-on-one battle we’ll see all year. My money’s on Hov.
4. I might be able to renew my animus for parents who give their children hyphenated names
As I was telling a friend yesterday, I seriously get the urge to punch every parent who gives their child a gotdamn hyphenated last name. Why? Well, for the first 10 years of my life, I was a child with a gotdamn hyphenated last name. You have no idea how much confusion that causes children and how much it annoys and pisses off all the school administrators, doctors, school bus drivers, and lunchladies they’ll have to deal with. Why should a child have to go through years of agony just because their parents couldn’t decide on one gotdamn last name?
Anyway, all that to say that if they go ahead and curse this child with a Knowles-Carter moniker, I’ll definitely be ready and willing to mush the sh*t out of both of them too.
5. We’ll finally be able to give the media the ultimate racial litmus test
There has never been an famous African-American couple whose baby generated the type of attention and media coverage that Suri Cruise and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt received. Now, this is for good reason. Why? Well, there never has been an African-American couple who A) both were insanely rich and famous and B) were pregnant while they were household names. (No, Will and Jada don’t count. If you need to ask why, you probably need to be at another site)
In this regard, Jay-Z and Beyonce are pioneers, and it’ll be interesting to see if their baby attracts that same type of 24-7 media attention and affection. If it doesn’t, well, there will be a pretty prominent reason why it’s not getting the same love.
Actually, lemme rephrase that. There will be a pretty prominent reason why it’s not getting the same media love. But, if it comes out looking like this…
…the lack of love might be understandable
Anyway, people of VSB.com: How do you feel about the Beyonce pregnancy? Happy? Sad? Indifferent? Mad that people actually feel anything about the pregnancy of two people they’ll never, ever, ever, ever meet?
The carpet is yours.
—The Champ
Oh, baby!
I’m not quite sure why Beyonce hasn’t sat down in 15 years.
I posit that she is quite similar to her spouse: she wants to make an indelible mark. And she attempts to accomplish this by making musical breakthroughs and involving herself in film, fashion, and other pursuits. Jay-Z’s technique involves a lot more feigning retirement and more involvement in the business end of entertainment, but, as an artist, he has remained busy since his “Reasonable Doubt” debut album.
Further, the masses have allowed her to have unfettered success because she caters to their desires. Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Kanye West comprise a hip-hop trinity of paradox, popular culture’s ultimate fixation: they wear their ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds as badges of honor at the same time that they transcend them. Thus, they represent what many African Americans aspire to achieve AND they earn the admiration of people of all ethnic groups. And, as they are the triune pinnacle of hip-hop culture, the fallen angel of their realm is named Curtis Jackson instead of Lucifer.
In short, there is no need for Jay-Z to beget another child by Beyonce since they already have Kanye!
Memphis Bleek is not pleased.
Who are you?
I pity the woman who wants to be beyonce
As do I.
Word, TAC? You just gon kill me with this avi @ WORK???
That is inconsiderate.
There are women who wanna be like Bey? o_O
You’re kidding right?
Well maybe I should expound on that. I completely agree that she’s beautiful, talented and wealthy, and that these are all desirable characteristics. I just don’t see why I can’t want those things on my own without wanting them as a version of what she’s got. Then again, I feel that way about ALL famous people. I’ve never been one to project myself on them or covet what they have. I’ve also always considered gossip magazines and such that focus on presenting on these people’s lives for mass consumption an utter waste of time. Maybe if people spent less time reading about it and more time working at it… Of course we’re not all gonna become millionaires, but… *shrug*
But you’re right, I know better, and there are people who wanna be like her. It’s all good, just not for me.
You pity women who want to be successful, married, mothers?
yeah…that’s what i thought Boron meant when he said they represent what people want to acheive. or maybe all the “who wanna be bey?” comments are a response to something else? color me confused :/
yep!
why: they don’t really want the be successful married mothers. they want to BE beyonce. they want her life (as a substitute for their own)
beyonce ain’t got nothing nobody else has: she has a brain, arms, legs, voice.
yesterday they said even homeless people get married, and it really isn’t that hard to get pregnant (as long as all the lady/man parts are working correctly).
and success, well, that’s up to the person, work hard and that can be yours.
but to sit around and wish I was someone else…. nah I’m good… I don’t sit around saying that I wish I was Obama.
seems dum
dammmmmm
I think I mean hope (sorry, jay) the baby will look like Mama Tina like Solange’s son. have you seen him? looks nothing like Solange, not much like his daddy and everythang like Mama Tina. them some strong creole genes! In the interest of race relations and equality, I need this baby to get as much attention as Suri cruise.
yeah. those creole genes are stronger than anthony mason
On behalf of the creole nation, I hereby disavow Beyonce Knowles from our esteemed culture ( and her off-spring). Now can we call them genes ‘ houstonian’?
Yo, i met Anthony Mason once wen i was in high school. He was actually pretty nice. I was still scared he was gonna pick a fight with me in the middle of the store, though.
Mmmhmm! And you can already tell Bey is gonna look JUST like Mama Knowles when she gets to be her age. The resemblance is uncanny!
Considering Jay and Beyonce keep their life private, they will make sure their child won’t get a lot of attention. They didn’t give out their wedding pictures, I doubt they’ll be posing for pictures [for the public] with their baby.
Why are people so afraid for the baby to look like Jay-Z? what about him is unattractive? I feel like ‘creole’ is a code term….
You forgot my favorite reason – Beyonce already has the largest collection of onesies ever created. They just have to be tailored down to fit little Jayonce.
*Guffaw*
she does have onesies on lock though…
LMAO…wow
Shhh with the Jayoncé! You know someone will name their child that! And, you are too funny with the onsies! Good one.
*dead* at ‘thundergoat’.
I cannot…
yes you can!!! yes you can!!!
I was happy for Bouncy and Jigga because they seemed so happy…and her reveal was cute…and I like cute things….
That picture though…..bwahhahahah…I sincerely hope the child looks like Beyonce and has the business savvy of Jay-Z…that is the perfect mix of their genes…IMO
beyonce’s business savvy aint too shabby either
You mean her parents Business Savvy.
How do I feel about the Beyonce pregnancy? Guess.
The same way I feel…which is like this type of sh*t happens everyday. They’re married, in love, successful and want kids. Viola. It happened.
The big deal is???
I knew you’d be there with me on this.:)
As for understanding a stranger’s investment in what happens in another woman’s womb, I haven’t the faintest.
Praise Beysus.
just a guess, but “the big deal” might be that they’re all those things, AND BLACK. And in our faces. It just feels good to see publicly.
And Jay’s been wanting a child for a long time… Is it okay for some of us to enjoy seeing other people happy?
JAY HAAAAS A CHILD Already! …let’s just be real about that…he just wants a legitimate one now.
Yeah, I read about that after the announcement and I didn’t even know that! Or maybe I did and forgot. Either one is possible. Anyhow, if it IS true (that he’s keeping it a secret and providing child support under the table), that’s pretty sad. Like, if I were the kid, I’d feel some kinda way about that when I got old enough to realize that’s what my dad was doing to me. Especially now that he has another child that will surely be proudly paraded around. :-/
He sure does!
i’m with u tdot. no one (don’t take that literally, our resident cool-headed vss’ Mo and TAC may have taken issue then too) was confused or annoyed about the warm feeling some people get when they see Michelle and Barack handling their business, raising children, and still looking at each other like they’re full of mutual love and lust. it’s just nice to see. it feels good. especially amidst the foolishness of Basketball “Wives” and the Black Marriageageddon media frenzy.
it’s the same warm feeling, but a lil’ closer to home due to age and how long they’ve been in the public eye. a lot of people “grew up” with them. watching 2 young black folk date/court, get married, conceive (in that order!) while doing what they love (lucratively) at the same time is pretty cool. and like champ said, the joy on their faces! c’mon son!
i can see if some people aren’t happy for them or just don’t care. but i don’t really get why people would be confused are annoyed that other people are.
when you all get your turds for the punchbowl, do you provide them yourselves or do you go to a special all-turds store to order them?
Guess.
Is that you, TAC? Funny and cute, too? I hate you.
Who? This?———————————>
That is another version of Jayonce, not me. Though you can continue to hate me if you like. There’s always room for one more.
Oh, good, cause I was bein generous with the cute.
Ouch.
Yeah, no real avi’s for me.
I luv the link to boondocks / mlk speech tho! (ashamed I never watched boondocks – don’t tell anyone)
you can catch reruns, you know
LOL… I was like … wait… what… TAC has a pic up?! (blink, blink… do I need new contacts?) LOL Good one!
“Oh, good, cause I was bein generous with the cute.”
LOL, more proof that like 95% of the compliments women give each other are pure bullsh*t
You hush! This is how ladies make friends. And I wanna be TACs friend cause she’s hella funny. Funnier than me. Keep your frienemies close.
Dang, yall make friends with fake compliments? o_O
it’s a form of giving respect. The taker generally tends to know exactly what the deal is, and from moments forth, said females would be considered acquaintances of mutual understanding.
Yeah, I don’t do fake compliments. Might be why I don’t have many female friends.
Also might be I’m better off for it.
“Dang, yall make friends with fake compliments? o_O”
Nawl. My compliments are genuine. If I don’t like something, I take the “if you can’t say something nice…” approach. lol
@Cheeky
“I take the ‘if you can’t say something nice’ approach”
-_-
That was you being facetious, right?
“That was you being facetious, right?”
LOL, my (roasting) rep precedes me!
I mean, when making friends… to be specific.
Being a woman is an intricate dance of innuendos i’m GLAD i don’t have to participate in.
LMFAO @ you thinking that was really TAC.
Yall done made mincemeat outta me. Lay off! I was tryna be nice. Nice is hard for me.
Lmao! I hate you.
#TeamIDGAF is in full force on this one. Sorry Champ, I was right there with TAC and Mo on this one. I was happy in a “that’s nice” kind of way, but to see the uproar that followed made me think “Damn, do y’all actually KNOW them?” Are people chillin’ with Bey and Jay at Starbucks just shootin’ the sh!t and drinking frappuccinos together? Sorry, it just wasn’t an Earth-shattering event for me.
SN: Do blonde lace-fronts make people Creole now? ‘Cause I just thought Beyonce was just light skint.
I stopped re-lurking just to agree with alla dis! (sorry ya’ll I got this grad school monkey on my back)…I need to see a family tree that goes waayyyy down into the swamps of Louisiana before I believe that she is creole. Most people don’t even know what being Creole means, but light skinned AIN’t it..
I didn’t feel one way or the other about it. It was a cute little Awwww moment…but I have sense moved on. When I decide to have kids I want a post dedicated to me too! I’m special…ya’ll need to feel the love inside of me too doggone it.
Damn. I didn’t know people were this desperate to hate on this woman!
A simple web search reveals a page entitled: “Creole Ancestors of Beyonce Giselle Knowles”:
http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi?md=read;id=5121
If you can’t let Beyonce be great, can you at least let her be Creole??
No
“I didn’t know people were this desperate to hate on this woman!”
Take a seat Jen —> \_ Having the nerve to try to set someone straight with lazy e-research, which shows that you don’t know what Creole means.
Here is a real analysis of what Creole means (from someone who lived in New Orleans for years and had to take classes on Louisiana history).
The term Creole stems from the French colonization of Louisiana. Early on, Creole was used to describe every native of Louisiana, white (who were mainly of French origin), black, black/white (French) mix, Cajun, Free People of Color, etc. Then, the whites dropped the use of Creole and it became predominantly used for blacks who were mixed with French (and sometimes also Native American), which has stuck until this day. So, Creole refers to blacks mixed with French. Therefore, Creole=Mixed and what black person isn’t mixed? Not necessarily with French but definitely with another European bloodline, Native American bloodline, etc. In the case of Beyonce’s maternal bloodline, she has ancestors who were mixed with black and French.
Also, there are other uses of Creole to describe the mixing of the French with other cultures (ex- Haitian Creole language) during French colonization.
One more thought: Nowadays, a black person who has a child with a French person would not be called/considered Creole. French blacks or blacks mixed with white (French) are not called/considered Creole.
Girl, please. I’m glad you took a history course, but my family has been living in Louisiana for at least nine generations and well before the civil war. What you’re reading about in textbooks is written in my family Bible and I have pictures of it on my wall right now.
Beyonce’s mama is Creole.
Beyonce is Creole by the definition of 99% of the population of the State of Louisiana.
In fact, one of Beyonce’s family’s surnames is one of the most popular surnames among Black Creoles in Louisiana (Broussard).
BOO, BYE!
Beyonce is ‘claimed creole’, that is -> that vein of creole folks looking to promote ‘creole’ people, and thus pointing out and listing every famous person they can think of who could be called ‘creole’ ( literal translation: new world).
For new orleans,
Free people of color is a better indication of the culture known as creole. But to greatly confuse the issue, thousands of Haitians entered new Orleans ( back in the day ) and further confused the definition of creole ( language food culture ).
I have seen ( and participated in ) epic debates on what is creole. While I won’t engage that here, I do believe that beyonce is a houstonian, and uses ‘creole’ as part of her hype-publicity machine.
I am sure I will regret even entertaining this train of thinking, but what characteristics must a person display to, in your mind, be “authentically” Creole?
At some point, it is just nitpicky, particularly given the level of ethnic intermixing that is the norm in Black families from Louisiana–many of whom, like mine and like Beyonce’s, also now have significant branches in East Texas.
wwl had a whole tv special on it.
at the end of it – I think the conclusion was that there is no definitive authentic ‘creole’ that belongs to just one culture.
which is poetic, in that the name ‘creole’ means “of the new world”.
that could include a lot of things in the 17th / 18th century louisiana purchase territory.
to be REAL REAL. native americans are the only ones that could be referred to as ‘creole’, as blacks, french, english, Spanish, were all from the old world.
one story I heard was that because the journey was so long to the new territories, frenchmen maintained dual families, and called the family back in louisiana their “creole family” – thus the tradition of people calling themselves ‘creole’.
I say all that to say ‘creole’ belongs to many people: new orleans creole is certainly different from new roads creole, from opelousas creole, from ‘white’ creole, and so on.
which is kinda why I kid my relatives that moved to houston….awww lawwd… they may be creole in genetics, and have that fancy last name, but they have lost the lagniappe that keeps em ‘creole.’
“BOO, BYE!”
You still think you made a point?
“my family has been living in Louisiana for at least nine generations…What you’re reading about in textbooks is written in my family Bible and I have pictures of it on my wall right now.”
Yet you still failed to articulate the history of the word Creole and why Beyonce’s maternal lineage is considered Creole. That lame link didn’t validate whatever nonsensical point you were trying to iterate when replying to @BeBeRich.
Next time, set up the appropriate premise in order to reach a logical conclusion.
I believe I said, “bye,” boo.
Thank you gypsycurl!
But are u sure that Cajuns ( Acadians) were called creole? I always thought there was little difference between the two.
I.e. Creole food vs Cajun food
LSQ
A significant portion of the French-descended Black people in Louisiana widely considered Creole are actually of Acadian descent. I know of nobody Black who makes the distinction, though.
I do. and so does my entire family. like I said above, creole is a superset, and acadian (Cajun) is a subset. There are some cajuns that do not want to be called creole (especially since the louisiana creole language is different from the cajun language)
You know Black Cajun families that actually self-identify as Cajun?
No,
I meant that I know of black families that distinguish creole from Cajun. Esp in Lafayette where they are in close proximity.
As far as black Cajuns, I guess there could be some, I haven’t run into them personally.
There is SO much genealogical evidence that traces all of these bloodlines (even DNA testing), that if one wants to know, they can.
When Creole was first used, every citizen of Louisiana used the term Creole. It was dropped by whites and Cajuns. Also, cajun food is a marketing gimmick as authentic cajun foods did not evolve too many spices. Creole food has all of the spices but Cajuns began marketing what is actually Creole food as Cajun.
*involve* not evolve Sorry
I would have to mention to you both that Beyonce’s mother is of Creole descent but her father is NOT. She has creole ancestry and honestly, being called creole is nothing to be extra technical and proud of. It was just another way for whites to insult blacks because “creole” is just their way of saying french nigger. Also, Cajuns stole the spices from the Creole ppl of LA. Remember that Christopher Columbus was searching for spices and gold when he found the Carribean (Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Bermuda, etc)
uh no
Columbus was looking for spices and gold… in India. I’m failing to see exactly what point you were going for there
****Most people don’t even know what being Creole means****
I know! I don’t even think wiki got it right.
Apparently her mama n’ em are creole, from Louisianna, her name being a twist on her mothers maiden, creole, name of beyince….
I don’t get involved when it comes to too many celebs, but I love me some bey! I’m happy for them. I was faaarr more excited when they got married. Her getting preggers was iminent, but still a happy moment. I can’t wait to see her trainers step up to the plate and whip her body back into shape after the birth, to hush the mouths of all the inferior women who have been looking forward to this day claiming that her body will be ruined and her career ended by bearing a child. Probably be making a music video in a brand new onsie with a built in place for the newborn on her back with in a coupld of weeks.
“inferior women”
Okay… o_O
Creole is a culture, genetics are part of it,( actually, even that is arguable) but tradition/history are the core.
Many variations of creole there are. ( yoda voice)
I consider B a ‘houstonian’.
1000% Cosign, LSQ. Being born and raised in New Orleans, I can say I’ve seen the term used very liberally down there. But when you meet a Creole it has more to do with their culture than their skin tone. Being born and raised 6 hours away in Houston, I don’t consider Beyonce to be Creole anymore than I’d consider myself to be African.
But of course I can only speak for myself.
I’m sorry, but this is absurd. The term Creole is an ethnic identifier. If Beyonce had been adopted by Japanese people living in Germany, she would still be Creole. You don’t escape your ethnic heritage by moving four hours away.
How is creole ethnic?
Getting back into pre-baby shape is a no-brainer, especially when you have money for personal trainers and plastic surgery. Sheeeeid, I’d do it.
@TWIsM
Co-sign: I’m definitely glad to see black love and offspring, but please let them ppl BE. That’s just too much stress on them knowing that their seed will receive all that UNWANTED attention. Kneegrows is in awe and want pictures and details, but ain’t no one sending no baby shower gifts.
Somebody send them a stroller that reflects camera flashes.
+Classy6ft5
#TeamThatsNiceBut…
Women get pregnant everyday. All day. Mostly at night. Point is, that sh*t stay happening.
The only thing I thought with the full-court Twitter press over it was “I didn’t know robots could get pregnant…”
I didn’t know robots could get pregnant….
I said that via bbm to my friend!!!
*goes off to find out if friend has a twitter account*
That avi is all kinds of awesome.
Thank you. Glad someone thinks so.
is it just me or does your avi look like lil’ mama in 15 years?
wait…is Lil Mama…Jay-Z JR???? Maybe that wold explain why she ran on stage last yr…she just wanted to be with her pops.
I yell-laughed [very unattractively] for a good 45 sec when I scrolled down and saw that “What would our baby look like?” photo booth pic!
But as for how I feel about her pregnancy… Her smile/attitude while rubbing her lil’ baby bump was infectious. Anyone who looks genuinely happy puts a smile on my face and makes me think, “I want some of whatever did that!”
However, seeing as how I’m positive I won’t be receiving an invite to that baby shower – I couldn’t care less. =/ I’m completely unmoved about what goes on in celebrities’ lives. I don’t know them, and they shole don’t care about what’s goin’ on in my lil’ world.
“I’m completely unmoved about what goes on in celebrities’ lives”
i don’t believe you
Ok, I admit to being a little giddy when I found out The Rock got divorced back in 2008… but then it dawned on me that we’re still not together and I went back to not caring =/
Oh girl you aint holla? #weaksauce
Co-sign ALL over this!
“cursed her to a lifelong paralyzing fear of seats, benches, couches, lawnchairs, bleachers, toilets, cardboard boxes…”
tee hee… I think it is cute and joyous when anyone announces a pregnancy that they are happy about, past that, indifferent about the Jayonceness of it.
I think it is cute and joyous when anyone announces a pregnancy that they are happy about, past that, indifferent about the Jayonceness of it.
we’ll just share this comment Alise… pls & thx
“tee hee… I think it is cute and joyous when anyone announces a pregnancy that they are happy about, past that, indifferent about the Jayonceness of it.”
Pretty much. While there are swarms of people who are super impressed with the celeb glam, I just think the only difference with Jay/Bey is that all of us get to SEE this joy publicly. Other than that, I’m just really happy for ‘em. I’m even gonna let ‘em finish.
I can say that I’m happy for them, but I too will be glad when she sits her arse down & give the universe a break from her greatness. I just wanna know if she’ll be wearing some kind of bedazzled maternal onesie now? You kmow someone will happily make her one to parade around in if asked.
Her mother has been making tacky clothes for her all this time, I’m sure she’ll customize a dozen or so onsies for this momentous occasion.
Praise Beysus.
I love them both individually and I love them as a couple. BUT for some strange reason, I wasn’t ready for her to be preggie, so I wasn’t as happy as the rest of America. HOWEVER, when I saw how happy she was while she was on that stage and that larger than life grin on Jay’s face while him and Ye were dappin each other up, I just couldn’t help but be happy for them….I think this kid is gonna be a senior citizen before the media gets to see him/her. They do a good job of keeping their business under wraps and I think they are gonna be super protective of this kid.
their happiness on the screen was beautiful.. that is the part that i loved.. she looked ecstatic, jay looked euphoric it was infectious!!!!!
i also agree that so far they seem to be the A-list celebrities that know how to keep the media/paparazzi and everyone else out of their business until they are ready to unveil.. so baby Jayonce or BeyJay (pronounced BeeJay) will be a well guarded baby… they make sure their privacy is respected
“…jay looked euphoric it was infectious!!!!!”
I TOTALLY agree
“…jay looked euphoric it was infectious!!!!!”
YES. It was SO good to see Joe Camel so happy. Like, he’s been a smiling fool recently. In the Otis video (part of the reason why I enjoy looking at it is because him and Kanye look like they’re having so much fun and just being boys, not necessarily because it’s an extra-special video or anything) and I thrive off genuine happiness. I can’t help but smile myself. It’s involuntary. And, hey, I welcome it.
+1 on not being ready for her to be preggie
It wasn’t that I wasn’t “ready” per se, but I just wish I had a chance to catch her on tour for her new album. I’ve already seen her perform, the show was FAB, but I could only imagine how much better it would’ve been with songs from her new album. Ah well, I’m happy for ‘em either way!
That was my only disappointment I missed the last concert, but the Beyonce Experience was excellent and I was really looking forward to this concert as I love 4!
I was ready for the 4 tour as well. For the B Experience, she sang and danced her butt off for two hours straight only leaving the stage for wardrobe changes. I was like YOU BETTER GO B!!!!!!
I was gone after the Crazy in Love intro. she was going hard! then the the curtain drop and she was like “we ain’t through yet” came back out and kept dancing. I had to sit down…hell I was tired
LOL…I was tired too and I lost my voice foolin wit her.
YES!!! I went home hoarse and everything! Her showed hyped me and my friends up so much, we had to go to a club to work off the extra energy lol
Yes. I was tired by just her opening act. She did Crazy in Love, danced and sang her heart out…the curtain dropped…you thought the song was over…you heard “we ain’t through yet!”…she and the dancers came back on stage and started at it again. I was exhausted just watching her.
oops
Everyone is rooting for maternal genes. We just need Tina’s genes to pull on through. We see what happened with Matthew’s genes, Solange. Right.
I’m excited she’s having a baby. She also seems happy to actually flaunt the pregnancy like that. I’m more happy with the reasons you listed so people can see that even in her absence a new pop diva won’t emerge– at least Black one. Seems like everything is calculated with her. I’m not sure how I feel about that. It’s a good thing she plans her personal life, I guess… I should probably listen to King B and follow suite.
“Seems like everything is calculated with her. I’m not sure how I feel about that. It’s a good thing she plans her personal life, I guess… I should probably listen to King B and follow suite.”
you know, i agree that things seem calcuated and preordained with her, but either that was one of the most genuine moments of happiness ive ever seen, or beyonce is the best actress in the world. (we pretty much know that the latter isn’t true)
Beyonce is actually an excellent actress when she doesn’t have to speak. I’ve thought this for years.
I still think her joy was genuine, but I think she plotted how she wanted to reveal her pregnancy for maximum bang.
DITTO! All dis…it was a cute reveal, I’d say more 75% genuine happiness on Bey’s end–somethin was a bit off w/her IN that moment, maybe it was just her comin off the performance, ionno. Jay’s reaction w/Kanye in the back to me was 100% and convinced me to think it was overall cute moment.
Isn’t it rumored that she matthew’s? Kelly and solange are sisters but solange and beyonce aren’t…
But whatev…I’m glad shes happy but I just can’t stop thinking it a way to keep her relevant…a good way to do it though
KMN
Solange looks like Beyonce.
@ Drew-Shane: Solange is pretty. Do you think Solange is unattractive? :/
It cant be easy being the sister of Beyonce as far as dudes go (at least growing up before “stardom”) but Solange is far from bad looking
@Cris- I don’t think Solange isn’t attractive. However she does look more like her father while Beyonce looks more like Tina. So hopefully, Tina’s GENES pull through. We’ve seen Jay-Z.
She’s a great entertainer, so even if she was faking. She sold me! All she has to do is stand on the stage w/ some sequin and shimmery stockings and she can tell me whatever she wants and I’ll believe it. Whatever!
@ Drew-Shane: LOL gotcha!
You know, I was really tickled during the actual reveal but as the days went on I grew more apathetic. She’s pregnant. 112,789,266 women in the world are pregnant at this moment. Why does she get a gold star?
It rubs me the wrong way that for next 6ish months people will worship the coming of this child. I’m pretty sure when Jesus comes back, he’s not coming as Jayonce -_- At times, I think the level of celebrity idolization in our culture is distracting at the least, dangerous at the most.
this right here is hilarious –> “I’m pretty sure when Jesus comes back, he’s not coming as Jayonce”
*big belly laugh*
LMAO
I happen to agree. I mean, there’s “oh that’s nice and I hope she has a smooth pregnancy and it’s all good.” And then there’s the rabid folks who are foaming to track her pregnancy, kid’s first pick, baby name and all that jazz like they know these folks.
“I’m pretty sure when Jesus comes back, he’s not coming as Jayonce”
…you never know. isn’t there some Bible verse that says “thou shall not knowth which formth the son of God will returneth to Earth with” or something?
No… The Bible lays it out rather plainly and it ain’t say anything about Jesus having a second birth date nor being born of a pop star… Psssh.
Yeth.
Oh, you went back to the OG King Jimmy with the ‘th’ use…cracking up
Pretty much!
Hola form lurker land
I’m gonna go with vibe mag on this one . . . if they have a boy, he’ll look like Chris Brown. That boy really does look exactly like Jay and Beyonce’.
Should have the child in VA, it’s a wrap…
so seriously are we gonna pretend that Beyonce’s rise did not affect the careers of her other DC bandmates (lets not mention the other “poor man’s beyonces”).
especially with news of her father’s management issues that are slowly coming to light.
but otherwise i’m inexplicably happy for them. but it should be interesting to see whether she’ll return to performing after birth because we all know that first time moms like to dedicate every waking second to their first child. it will also be interesting to see how her career and loyal stan following will be affected by her absence.
Whether it was Beyonce, Latoya, Kelly, or Latavia, somebody was bound to branch off and do their own thing. B just did it first. I think history tells us that groups are don’t have staying power.
“so seriously are we gonna pretend that Beyonce’s rise did not affect the careers of her other DC bandmates (lets not mention the other “poor man’s beyonces”)”
yes. she did effect their careers. she made them all millionaires!
lol champ. Why do people insist that bey ruined theses girls careers as if they were extremely talented to begin with…… without her they wouldn’t have had any shine at all because honestly they just didn’t have the presence! Everybody cant be the star…..
Those r the same people that still think Beyonce & Jay wouldnt of made it if Biggie & Aaliyah were alive…. *files in Angry Ninja: Pop Culture file*
lol yep
I heart beyonce! So yes I’m happy for two people ive never met lol. Its nice to see a famous couple last more than a weekend too. And I’m at an age where I want kids and get ridiculously excited when I find out anyone is preggers.
that age sucks, lol
lol tell me about it
Same here!
The fact that the (projected) Bey-Z kid looks like one of my classmates from elementary school is just…
and
Cheekie!!!! STOP!!! iCant with u
I thought the SAME thing!!!! now that’s a familiar face!
genetics are too cruel sometimes.
I always think that Jay looks like every unattractive guy from high school who got girls because he could play basketball or got his license first…and I may or may not have been on the list of girls cheering at the basketball games. Looks ain’t everything, until they are. Hope this baby gets a fair chance at being good looking
What do I think?
1. I HIGHLY doubt Beyonce’ will just chill throughout her pregnancy. She may not prance around, wearing leotards anymore, but we still might catch her making appearances, rolling around on pianos, A Keys style.
2. If anybody was a serious competitor, we would’ve seen it already. Truth is, those other artists just don’t have the star quality that Beyonce’ has. The only one I can think of that “might” come close is Kelly Rowland. And that’s not really saying much.
3. I’m praying to 8lb, 8oz baby Jesus that Beyonce’s genes will win. Who knows, maybe Jay’s genes will help even things out and it’ll be a cute baby regardless. If anything, the media will be on her a** for the next however many months just to see who it ends up lookin like. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!.
4. Something tells me Bey’s pretty old-fashioned at heart, so I think the last name will just end up being Carter.
5. I’ll admit that I did count Will and Jada at first…until Champ said they didn’t count. They claim the news of Bey’s announcement had over 8,000 tweets per second – more than Bin Laden’s death, etc, etc, so they’ll be milking this story for as long as possible…
And that last picture?? *DEAD*
i totally agree w/your #4… she’s not having that “feminist” crisis… baby get’s the daddy’s last name.. maybe she can get bout it and make her last name the baby’s middle… but i do not foresee any hyphenated last name business… weighing that baby down with two last names.. that baby has to shine, wearing bedazzled dereon onsies… making remixes with kanye from the high chair etc… a hyphenated last name is too long for the up-coming album cover
If that baby is named Carter, it has an automatic obligatioin to challenge each of Lil Wayne’s kids to the death ala Scott Pilgrim style (in other words, a duel must be had for the true title of CARTER)
One child against 8 and counting, it’s like a kung fu movie to avenge the slain master
*Lmao*.
hahahahahahaha!!
My sentiments exactly, Kung Fu Carter!
Why must I die?
MURKED.
“5. I’ll admit that I did count Will and Jada at first…until Champ said they didn’t count.”
i didnt count them because jada just isn’t famous enough
Don’t try an tell her that. She’ll detach her jawbone and cut you with it.
I was gonna say cheekbone, but I’m pretty sure either one will inflict the right amount of damage lol.
Her ass is “Low Down Dirty Shame” is tho…
I’ll admit – I was giddy when I saw the baby bump pic hit Twitter then when Beyonce rubbed her belly after her performance. The joy just seemed to radiate from Beyonce and Jay-Z. I will cross my fingers that the baby takes after Beyonce in the face! However, I disagree with Monica being included on the list of artists trying to get some shine during Bey’s baby break. Monica is extremely talented – but I don’t think she’s gained that massive crossover appeal that Bey has had for years. I still feel Monica can hold her own – but her style is a bit different as in not having the heavily choreographed videos and excessive onesie collection.
Monica and Brandy don’t have to EVER do anything else because they did it all before they were 20.
It’s these new school, half talent worth a damn chicks eye-ing Bey’s spot who will get the continually side eye from me. Yes Keri, there’s more to getting Bey’s spot than dyeing your hair blonde. Yes, Amerie you need more than looks and marginal talent to achieve what she has (and I happen to like Amerie…just saying).
I think all of Amerie’s songs sound exactly alike.
Apparently so does most of the nation as her sales are usually wack as hell. LOL
LOL…I think the thing that REALLY sets B apart from all the other ladies that were mentioned is the fact that she really is the total package. They all have a piece of the puzzle but thats not enough.
and the fact that her manager was a marketing master who devoted himself entirely to her promotion, even though he was tied to other projects. beyonce’s great, but so many other singers and performers are too
Same with Melanie Fiona…she just a slightly less attractive Amerie to me
Amerie…now THERE’S a name we haven’t seen/heard in awhile!
I like Amerie too! Lol. She reminds me of a manga character that I want to write fan fiction about.
My first words upon hearing this were literally your #1 reason…she can finally sit her happy arse down somewhere. Im tired of her and have been since B’day (though i still tolerated her through I Am Sasha Fierce).
As far as the looks go, IDK…cuz them “Knowles looks” bounced right over poor Solange who looks like a light skin version of Papa Knowles. Her son looks just like mama Knowles though. Hope the opposite doesn’t happen with Beyonce lol.
I could NOT get with I Am Sasha Fierce…loved all the others though.
Me either. It was too bipolar for me.
I get the looks thing, but nobody is mentioning who’s intellect the baby is going to get. What if it gets Beyonce’s vapidity? Hell, it could get Jay’s looks and her empty, glazed over gaze. I swear if you look deeply enough into her eyes you can see the reflection of the wind up Polly Pocket ballerina music box that powers her “mind” slowly winding down.
Okay! Thank YOU. I knew if I scrolled down far enough someone would have already touched on this (pause?).
I can go back to sleep now.
“I swear if you look deeply enough into her eyes you can see the reflection of the wind up Polly Pocket ballerina music box that powers her “mind” slowly winding down”
I get think her and Nicki Minaj are both made in China.
*rises from the dead
*murked alll over again…
LMAO
::: slayed :::: You did not bring Polly pocket into this mess! You are a trip Meech!
and meech comes back swinging. lol. A+ my nig, A+.
once a few years back a magazine put a pic of Bey and Jay next to a pic of Chris Brown and said he looked like he could be their son. Breezy has a few Jay-ish features with B’s complexion so in my mind that’s what Hov Jr will look like, at least until the kid is born and they reveal the bazillion dollar pictures.
i wonder if the magazines that spent an obscene amount of money to put other celeb kids on the covers will do the same for their kid
“once a few years back a magazine put a pic of Bey and Jay next to a pic of Chris Brown and said he looked like he could be their son. Breezy has a few Jay-ish features with B’s complexion so in my mind that’s what Hov Jr will look like, at least until the kid is born and they reveal the bazillion dollar pictures.”
i don’t see it. i’d have to see that cover
Ummm…. lets back track a little. Wtf is a thundergoat????
She’s a virgo, so it’s not starsign thing, is it because of the thighs???? I want to be one anyone,sounds like a badass shero cape wearing title…
the “thundergoat” moniker actually comes from my cousin’s — huny — old message board years ago, where somebody said that in the “baby boy” video, she was twisting and turning around in the rain like a “crazed thundergoat.”
D.E.A.D.
^^^^^
*looks at your avi*
*blinks*
*points to the corner*
(looks at Bmore’s avi)
(blinks)
(drags him to the corner with her)
look out now! black lurve is ALIVE and hostile!
That’s the only way I know how to do it.
Right cuz I thought his avi was everything it should be as well. LOL
The BEST part about that, he LOOKS like his avi in person!
…..can’t say that about everybody….
I was in DC
*walks off whistling*
*dramatic chipmunk like a mug*
*constrained LOL agony* Just, wow.
______/\__/\____________<—FLATLINE
On a more serious note, the excitement black folks have over this “event” is why we can’t have anything good. Why? Because we don’t expect it. I mean damn folks. She’s married to a successful man, the love each other and they decided to make a child. Why is this news beyond the “congrats?” LIke seriously…Why? Is it because we’re so accustomed to folks being baby mamas (looking at YOU Fantasia), people making somewhat rash decisions to bring kids into the world? I mean really…what about this makes it noteworthy?
I get why fans of each are happy, but this level of excitement folks had/have over it is/was a bit much.
I expect married folks who want to have kids to have kids (by whatever means they can…naturally, adopt, surrogate, etc). And because I expect it, I offer no more than the Jay-Z head nod in acknowledgement, this post about it and a “congrats” in the way of response. Otherwise…it’s just another day in the neighborhood.
Well it’s to be expected. Any event in life where the bar is so low, that just touching the subject gets you a Person of the Year award generates excitement like no other, just for people to know it was possible.
I recall excitement of this caliber for a certain president in office at the current moment though he’s not too loved at the moment.
I was, again, not overjoyed by Barack Obama winning. I did feel pride about it. It was monumental. It did not, however, make him the coming of Christ. Just a man who did what had never been done before. And for that I was happy. What I wasn’t was delusional, which I think many folks in that case and in this case have shown the tendency to be.
Thats how I feel about the Dr. King monument.
+1
Delusional & rather impatient IMO; they expected the man to come in & wave a magic wand to rid us of our problems instantly not understanding that it truly takes a lot of hard work & time to even begin solving this country’s many issues.
Right…folks were in the street like Obama was gonna bring Christ back, give all blacks reparations and cars (Oprah style…you get a car, you get a car, lol) and cure cancer in his first 120 days.
SMH…just don’t work that way.
On of the conservative radio shows was playing a clip, around that time, of a black woman saying that now [after the election] she wasn’t going to have to worry about her bills getting paid, she wasn’t going to have to worry about getting sick, etc. Of course they ran with it and had a great laugh but I don’t believe the majority of people actually believed anything close to this.
In my opinion a lot of the excitment is for Jay. He has wanted to be a dad for so long, he tried being a dad to his nephews and “godson boogie” to hold him over. Bleek and Ty-Ty too! Seems like everyone has been benefitting from the fact that his wife wouldn’t sit her arse down and give him some babies.
But lo and behold, she promised at 30 she’d be ready and kept her promise. That man’s smile cannot tell a lie, his wife is finally ready for a family and he is happy.
Oh and…. we get kinda tired of “ooops” babies that come with “that ain’t mine” responses (looking at YOU Eddie Murphy). It is nice to see a happy pappy!
+1
What s/he said!
+3
“Is it because we’re so accustomed to folks being baby mamas (looking at YOU Fantasia), people making somewhat rash decisions to bring kids into the world?”
Yep. The Black Community has taught me that I have two choices, be a (1) baby’s-mama or (2) not. I’m in category two, 34 years and going strong. Anything outside of the two choices is a miracle.
I was happy when I saw the pic from the red carpet and elated at the belly rub on stage. The sheer joy on her face and the proud poppa look on Jay’s face were….I don’t know what the word is, but it gave me a happy feeling.
Although I know this has nothing to do with me (although I have met Beyonce….well at a meet and greet) I can’t but help to be excited. First of all I’m a Beyonce Stan, well not the crazy kind, but she is definitely my girl crush. Secondly, i’m a Jay-Z fan (countdown to October 29th #WTT). So I have to be a fan of anything they do as a couple. I will be defnitely be watching whatever interviews she does between now and little Brooklyn Carter’s birth (yes, I’ve made it a girl and although I LOVE Jay I hope Bey’s DNA wins)
Does anybody know how far along she is? I really need her to do an interview.
I could see them going with Brooklyn Houston Carter.
And honestly, that’s really not a bad name to have.
I like that name! I bet if its a boy, they’d name him Houston…
Jay did say if he had a daughter he’d name her Brooklyn Carter in that song Hello Brooklyn
She’s showing, and the bump usually starts to fill out at the 3-4 month mark.
I also have to say that I feel sorry for Beyonce & Jay, cause now everyone’s going to be all in her uterus during these upcoming months *smh*.
+1
Right…it’s already annoying with the belly rubs and unsolicited advice during that time (so I hear, don’t have kids) but on a national level? Smh…let us all pray for them
true…and I feel sorry for the baby because if lil Jayonce does get the fair share of attention it “deserves” ala Suri Cruise it will have no life and i’m sure Bey and Jay would do everything to protect its childhood, therefore no one will be happy
Think so? I believe they will opt for the ‘J.Lo pimp my kids for a Gucci campaign route’
They’ve been in her uterus since they found out hey and Jay were married so this pregnancy will be just more of the same.
I think the only reason she announced it was because she wasn’t gonna be able to hide for too long. I predict Bey’s gone balloon quickly now.
Me too, I can tell Beyonce’s not naturally slim.
Its all the Popeye’s and Timmy Chang’s (H-town folks know what I’m talking about).
It’s that Frenchy’s.
LOL!! Timmy Chang’s yep!!
I just discovered Timmy Chang’s at one corner somewhere on Main. I was blown away. And I am not usually a big fried chicken fan.
You been in Houston, and you’re just now discovering them?
It’s funny because they really are just sprinkled everywhere.
First and foremost, Ciara is a poor man’s Aaliyah. I agree with your first point emphatically though. I don’t really care about all the baby coverage. It will be great to not have her at ever award show, playoff game National Anthem singing, all over the radio, etc. for a good few months at the very least. Hopefully when she comes back she’ll finally have something interesting to sing about.
As for your second point, I wouldn’t really call Rihanna r&b, I wouldn’t call Beyonce that either; but Rihanna has pretty much went toe to toe with her over the last few years in regards to exposure and sales. And when she collaborates with rappers the songs don’t suck. Well all of them don’t suck, but Beyonce doesn’t have 1 good one yet.
A poor man’s Aaliyah? No such thing exists. Maybe a poorer man’s Mya is more like it.
I agree with you…Ciara too vulgar to be Aaliyah. Poor-bougie-or rich
A poorer man’s Mya sounds much better. limited vocal ranges, an emphasis on dancing…struggle face game proper. they never break thru for long. they have a pseudo hit then vaporize again. You wanna love em but they just….lack that certain something
Aaliyah died making a video for a song with a chorus that went:
Work the middle
Change positions
New position
Work it for me
That’s not exactly a subtle metaphor for making love.
Watch it! The L-i-Y-A-H is my homegirl…R.I.P.
Jen…
I did not say Aaliyah was pristine clean and demure. She simply isn’t overtly singing about her “Goodies” or how she “Rides” it or how she wants the ability to be promiscuous “Like a Boy”, oh and let’s not forget that ratchedy song with “Enrique Iglesias. Ciara is the original Rihanna. I’m perturbed that you responded thinking that their songs had any real consistent similarities.
Aaliyah’s greatest songs were “Are you that somebody”, “four page letter” and “One in a million”….they were “try again”. So on and so forth. This is like comparing Red wine to Absinthe because they are both alcohols. This is like comparing a scalpel to a ninja sword because they both cut. Sure, they cover the same realm but do so in drastically different ways. No personal insult to you is intended at all but the few explicitly secksual songs that were made pale in comparison. And anybody that argues a time difference precedent needs to be sat down and have a very long conversation…it was two to four years post Aaliyah that Ciara dropped her craziest songs. C’mon already, get with the program.
You cannot be like this forever.
I’m sorry. Have you ever heard the song Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number? It was produced by R. Kelly, a man who, in all likelihood, molested that girl and included lyrics such as “Goin’ down ain’t nothing but a thing,” for her to sing at what? Fourteen years old? I loved Aaliyah, too, but come the hell on. God KNOWS what Aaliyah would be singing about in 2011.
+1
Ciara TRIED to fill Aaliyah’s shoes, but as u can see…epic #FAIL
“A poor man’s Aaliyah? No such thing exists. Maybe a poorer man’s Mya is more like it.”
i think ciara as the poor man’s aaliyah is pretty accurate, actually.
I agree. I think people are putting Aaliyah on this crazy pedastal because of the accident. She was a great talent and I still play her songs, however Ciara can dance just as well, and let’s not forget Aaliyah danced some pretty adult dances in her day. She would have evolved to do more as music did in totality, everyone got freakier for a while. Also, Aaliyah’s vocal range wasn’t constantly on display in her songs. Please don’t take me the wrong way though, I actually love her music, I just think Ciara is not too far behind her.
I have to agree. I was an Aaliyah fan and I actually own albums. But Ciara can dance just as well if not better and sing just as well. People are idolizing her because it was obviously sad and a tragedy, but if we’re going to objectively look at the music and singing, she wasn’t blowing anybody out of the water.
Ciara’s vocal range is so much more limited. There was NEVER a point where we sat and listened to Aaliyah and said…Her voice is exactly the same as it was in the last song. I do that with CCiara ALL THE TIME.
I swear y’all don’t even listen to the music you judge. Ciara is a million times the dancer Aaliyahs two step behind was. But she ain’t even on Aaliyahs level vocally. Sure Aaliyah was no Beyonce or even better no Mariah but she had something so much more genuine than either…she made us care.
And the people trying to diminish her impact need to realize that she was well received and loved while she was alive. I understand when east coast cats say that about Pac…there is hate in the blood but why they would say it about Aaliyah I don’t even understand. There was no feud…The only conclusion I can come with is a twisted form of jealousy and that sounds extraneous…Occam’s razor claims I’m wrong…but nothing else makes sense unless you actually believe that drivel you slang in the name to defame the princess of the game from back in the day. I went bananas over Dame’s girl…always did. TBH, her fans didn’t seem to mushroom overnight neither. But blah blah blah blah…..
I watched some videos and I dont think I ever saw Aaliyah booty poppin. She was more smooth with it
That’s because booty poppin wasn’t the norm in modern female dancing in 1999.
*recalls sophmore year of college 1999
I’d have to disagree.
Modern female dancing, not video hoes.
“i think ciara as the poor man’s aaliyah is pretty accurate, actually.”
Yeah, I think since she embodied the feminine tomboy thing, the Aaliyah comparisons were made… but beyond that, I don’t see her as being similar to Aaliyah. Especially as far as dancing. Aaliyah was more smooth/laid-back and Ciara goes more balls to the wall. OMG, that pun was SO unintended yet I feel like backspacing will only make the ratchet comment be in vain and that’s just wrong.
so much seething hatred…Bey doesn’t have a good song w/rapper yet but Riri does? Lmao….suuuurrrrriously?
idk bro….this sounds unanimously hateful; unflappably biased; uncontrollably jaded…you know what….you know you wrong & backwards Plus Bey had vocals on All of the lights…. crush killed fried & fertilized…keeping the jeep rolling + me
Name a song Bey has with a rapper that was hot. It’s cool…I’ll wait
Deja Vu and Upgrade U. Unless her husband doesn’t count.
Praise Beysus.
Oh…yeah, I was discounting him. LOL, I was thinking more along the lines of that awful “check on it” with slim thug
Additionally, I like “Lift Off” on the WTT cd. I feel like she did her thang. But y’all judging her by what the people around her do….you know what….I really don’t care this much…I’ve been losing a lot lately…so I’m just gonna let whatever I over zealously stand for itself. I really could give a sh!t stain less about Bey Jay or w/e…Good nite
I was thinking the same thing Mo.
I did. But beyond that are you not accepting anything she did with Jay-z? Are you forgetting her collab with Andre3k? Are you sippin’ on some strong mixed drink A revenge & tonic? A long island biased tea?
Look, just because you don’t remember them or didn’t like them, don’t make them bad. Even the Slim Thug Check up on it or the In the club remix was cool. Y’all acting like she can’t do right. What about I need a Soldier with T.I. & Lil Wayne? SMH….she got a crazy catalog and y’all over here swingin’ off RiRi’s sack like it’s golden.
Name a Jill Scott song with a rapper that is bad outside of You Got Me….Erykah Badu? Teedra Moses?
It’s really suspicious how y’all are throwing rocks at the thrown….but these other chicks is mo whack than a lil bit…I’m too lazy to bootleg they album…one listen delete a$$es….Alicia Keys…really? Hahaha.
You cannot be serious…seriously
I see that you are seriously serious about your thundergoat.
Praise Beysus.
Is that yo chick?
I ain’t know she had to be. I ain’t even a stan BUT I see her getting her credit stripped from her like she was smothering baby “Ain’t that just the cutest darn animal I ever did sees” on live national while screamin death to america sporting a swastika tattoo. Give credit where it’s due. Am I a fan? Not really for her music but I think she is cool musically. It is her showmanship; her ability to put that smile on and be business and rock my socks of when I ain’t wearing none. She impresses upon me a great attitude. I see it taking a lot to get there and I respect the struggle. It can’t all be glitz and glamour. Stealin her sunshine….I just won’t allow.
I concur… It’s so disappointing to see people deny what she’s earned. No mistake she has definitely worked hard so why hate her pay-off? Just like Brittany’s tribute… I was pissed, that chik deserved more than that from MTV especially. Wtf kinda of sh!t was that? They did Brittany wrong.
Who’s denying her credit though? I don’t like the stuff she’s done with rappers solo (outside of DC and not with Jay rapping). Jay and Bey colabos are hot….her and other folks, not so much.
My opinion. I never knew how much folks come out in defense of her like saying anything outside of EVERYTHING she’s done has been great and groundbreaking is dead wrong. It’s not. She’s talented, no lie on that. I don’t like everything she’s done. So what?
Fall back off that like she cutting you checks and -ish.
That response was to Sagey
Fall back??
It isn’t even about Beyonce. I could give two shakes about B. Less for J or anybody else she collabed with. My focus is the hate. You could be talking about moon dust. The negatives have nothing to do with the strengths of the artist. Collabos aren’t even supposed to be her strength. That is kinda why she went solo. To stand out. That’s what she does. Her songs seem to be themed, not lyrical. She relies on vocal gymnastics and twerkin the Ehll out of the stage. I don’t like your logic on it. I don’t like it bad.
Now, Mo…ya cool wit me BUT you got hate in your blood AND “I’m calling out names”. Kurupt
What about Travis Tritt? Do you like what he puts out? Why aren’t you complaining about him? Yeah, I thought so.
+1
LMAO for real cuz that’s EXACTLY what I was thinking.
That’s the thing, Bey doesn’t need back-up, that’s why she cut 4 down to 3 then eventually got rid of Kelly and Michelle. Most if not all of her #1 hit singles she rolled solo.
But to answer your question Bey feat Kanye -Ego.
Thanks for the legitimate response. I forgot about that one and I did like it.
Yeah, I’ll take Jeezy’s verse on ‘Hard’ over anything Jay farted out in the studio with her. And Jay’s verse on Umbrella is better than anything he gave to Beyonce.
I do not agree. I see you as biased. Why? What qualifies a good verse and how is Beyonce responsible for bad lines from the rappers? Where’s the logic in that?
The logic in that is that’s the only time I actively seek out a Beyonce song and the majority of RnB singers in general outside of being raped by the radio. They’re lazy throw away verses which is saying something considering 3/4s of Jay songs for the last 5 or 6 years are lazy throw away verses. They add nothing to the song outside of the novelty that they’re a couple.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79NOqWsmwB4 I din’t think I like this song but Andre3k & Yeezy on it….if it is about the guys verses then here we go. 3k ain’t give a throw away verse…it was extremely clever. So…if it is about lyricism she ain’t even putting out then this should quell that need.
“…but Rihanna has pretty much went toe to toe with her over the last few years in regards to exposure and sales.”
oh, i agree. that’s why i didn’t list her with the rest of the “poor man’s”
See…I’m not sure if that’s true…I guess it depends on who you ask and how much attention you pay to Rihanna. With regards to exposure in the US, they’re probably toe to toe (IDGAF what anybody says both of dem bishes are OVEREXPOSED) as far as worldwide phenomenon AND sales, Beyonce surpasses her by far. And I honestly don’t think Riri will ever reach that level regardless of how many catchy hooks she has on rappers’ songs….but ya never know.
I dunno why folks compare them though…IMO, Rihanna is much closer to those other pop “IT Girls” in the game like Kesha and Katy Perry. I guess cuz they’re the only popular black girls out right now **shrugs**
Congrats to Bey on her pregnancy…the whole belly rub thing, Janye’s reaction..yeah, got me cheesing extra hard….but by the next day I was OVERIT.COM. That woman has some creepy-ass stans/fans, their obsession just went into overdrive..DAMN! All that makes part of me wanna believe those Illuminati conspiracy theories …something has gotta explain what drives people to straight ignorance
They were trying to groom Ashanti as the next Aaliyah Calling her the Princess of whatever for a while.
Now what Ciara wants is to be Janet and Bey has been channeling Tina Turner since Dangerously in Love and Keri wants to be Bey so bad it’s painful to watch. Like literally. Kelly just wants to be allowed out of Bey’s shadow. Every time she tries the comparisons start and she consistently falls short.
Everything is repackaged and recycled for the masses and the few artists that do try to do and be different get ignored.
(shrugs and goes to listen to some Al Green or Aretha or something)
I agree, except I think Keri wants to be a solo version of TLC.
yet another example of a celebrity flagrant foul – Um…I’m confused. I distinctly remember the title being MTV’s Video Music Awards not share my so-called secret baby bump with the nation via visuals and a cheesy smile that only makes me think you so dang happy about it it probably ain’t Jay’s – I believe the appropriate title of the place where this visual is appropriate is your Facebook display photo. As to why your fetus or whatever you allowed Mr. Carter (the “O.G.”? one) to leave inside you like a used napkin, became a part of the show’s many conspiracies, don’t see the point. Ok, conspiracies is a bit much – but I’ve been drinking therefore I’m likely to add extra skepticism to just about everything I type right now…(now??? <–see) I just imagine her sitting at home in a diamond encrusted chair actually coming up with this dashing idea while sipping v8 splash out of a pimp cup and Jay yellin' from the boudoir in agreement as he shaves a throne into his personal parts (because he thinks as a celebrity its just kosher and self-promotion). Fact is, unless you're having my baby – I don't really care. I don't know you personally, nor would I actually choose to cuz I still can't get over your instant rise to fame once you dyed your hair an unnatural color.
All hateration aside, since when did what's growing inside you become my business? Whether I like it or not (I didn't even WATCH the VMA's I was watching 20-20!)
Wow, now that’s some industrial strength hate.
Yahtzee!
Yup, that nuclear type. wow.
Oh my! This is A-1 hate right here.
*thumbs up*
@ *thumbs up* x_x bwahahaha!
You stoopid Cole *lol*
I’m indifferent right now, but I’m happy when others are happy — so at the time, when I saw the show, I thought to myself, “good for her. Didn’t think she would take this path at this time, but why not?” I have to say I’m a lil disappointed that this was actually a blog post but I’m not surprised. So I’ll just run with it.
I think you’re right to ponder whether this child will get the same media attention as Suri and Shiloh. I don’t think so. Even black babies adopted by white A-listers don’t get the same attention from “mainstream” hollywood. But I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing for the individual child. I don’t like these children being paraded around for grown peoples’ amusement. Just doesn’t sit right with me.
Love the name!
thank ya
Shimmy, shimmy, you all.
“But I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing for the individual child. I don’t like these children being paraded around for grown peoples’ amusement. Just doesn’t sit right with me.”
Agreed. I recall seeing some TV show recapping Suri Cruz’s wardrobe. o_0
Nice post…”SHAME ON A NUH**”
THIS WAS MEANT FOR LURKMcGURT
Spanks
I just want to know how talented this kid can be. Like literally, if she/he can do a 3-minute booty popping scene or sell an 8-ball out the womb, there’s no way I can’t be impressed
LOL @ sell an 8-ball out the womb
I am not afraid to admit that I am TOTAL Beyonce stan. (Don’t judge me) I just love her! I swear I got so happy that one might have thought I was pregnant. I love how elated they both were and the fact that they are a high profile BLACK couple that did things right (ie.marriage then baby not baby then marriage 3 years later) and set an example for all the lil Jayonce fans out there. I for one will be watching hard! I am praying and crossing fingers, legs, and toes that the baby has Beyonce’s looks, Jay’s swag, and both of their business skills/talent.
“I love how elated they both were and the fact that they are a high profile BLACK couple that did things right (ie.marriage then baby not baby then marriage 3 years later) and set an example for all the lil Jayonce fans out there”
comments like that hv been causing alot of debate on twitter/blogs last 48hours! i feel where you are coming from, but argument alot of ppl been making is marriage necessarily does constitute better for the baby and ensure long/happy relationship. and i think ppl sort of feel it implies anyone that no product of marriage is less than.
fact of the matter is there are alot of single parents and children from sigle parent household, so comments like that could be takin as slap in the face
Its not meant to be a slap in the face…it’s just a fact. As black folk we kinda need to get out act together in this area. Hell, I’ll be the first to admit that I messed up myself in this area and wish I could do it again. Cuz let’s face it…sh*t happens. And I commend all single parents cause it’s the hardest job EVER! But when you look at black role models that kids look up to (ie. Beyonce) there aren’t that many setting a proper example for marriage, family, and black love. I mean really…name five..don’t worry I’ll wait.
STANS unite! lol
We run the world! Lol
*siiiiigh*
I am praying and crossing fingers, legs, and toes that the baby has Beyonce’s looks, Jay’s swag, and both of their business skills/talent.
I like that! Cause that picture above is a really scarry one! Beyonce deserves the happiness of motherhood just everybody else. I don’t know her personally, but you never hear that she’s pulling “diva demands” like that “Usta B” JLo! Go Beyonce!
Happy for them. Not really excited to see the baby or anything; I don’t care about a litmus test…Idc about Bey’s thundergoating or w/e…I’m just happy for them. One of my favorite celeb black couples. some of the d-list blacks are cool & stay together for a while but there is nothing amazing about them…If it wasn’t for Bey I would care less but cause Jay got her I can stand him more. Some twisted sense of respect. or something.
oh and my last thang – *sorry, took a sip and clicked* why are any of us surprised? She said she’d have a baby by 30… I have my fingers crossed she holds true to her word and retires at 30 too. HATER OUT!
“Well, there never has been an African-American couple who A) both were insanely rich and famous and B) were pregnant while they were household names.”
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon with TWINS AND Mariah is how old? Insanely rich and famous is subjective, but they both are rich and famous. Let’s see if Beyonce can do twins!
good point except NCannon has only ever been moderate (for further detail see description for Jada Pinkett-Smith)
I agree…plus, Hov and B have some time under their belts. Mariah and Nick are still newbies.
Concede. Nick is only worth 25 million.
I still want to see Beyonce pop out twins at 40 tho.
Yeah, his Wild Out seems to be the high point of his career. He making moves and signing big deals. He going to keep Mariah pampered and stuff but to say he ever had the staying power of even a Justin Timberlake is beyond him….but both Jay and Bey beyond JT.
Nick Cannon is ironically enough still trying to attain Dave Chapelle level acknowledgement. But even Dave wouldn’t create the buzz that the Tiger Woods scandal created. I’m just saying…these people are pinnacles of stardom. What actor has their level of exposure? Maybe I’m reaching for the stars…big pun…but I don’t really see anybody aside from Oprah topping this out put…not Birdman Master P or MC Hammer in his hayday if they had a three way fa6 poke in times square…Bey and Jay bigger than that…I’m Jelly….I just ain’t mad though…
I think you underestimate JT.
Agreed.
JT big than a lot but I think he is more of a Will Smith level and not quite that tbh. America loves them. The World loves them. But the work output and consistency….
Now you’re underestimating Will Smith. Maybe you are just overestimating Jay and Beyonce’s relative place in the heavens.
“Now you’re underestimating Will Smith. Maybe you are just overestimating Jay and Beyonce’s relative place in the heavens.”
yeah, that confused me too. will smith is pretty much the king of black pop culture now/celebrity, and has been for the last 10 years
You think? Will Smith has a solid movie audience. He could tour the nation giving speeches but to say that because his fame is great that he has the same longevity is different. Jay-z is acknowledged more for his business acumen which, in America, is placed higher than acting for obvious reasons. We,the general public, perceive acting as an easy and joy filled thing to do.
I do wonder what world y’all stay jacked into. All in all, I could horribly be miscalculating the public opinion on these people but JT is a HUGE CROSSOVER success…..just like Will Smith is. Will is a bit higher but to put him out of JT’s league is a dangerous oversight. White people love will….Black people love JT….especially the black women. I don’t get that but. Point is….there aren’t many people that stand between JT and Will as Crossover successes.
Perhaps I shouldn’t judge this off of how people look and respond to them but I would say that though Johnny Depp is a much more famous actor than JT, that JT has much higher crossover success and that gives him a leg up…..I think y’all are just messig with me at this point….smh
I think you’re underestimating Will Smith’s and JT’s business acumen as well, especially Will Smith’s. Lil Willy is one of the most talented business minds in the entertainment industry, period.
Why is it even a comparison? Will ain’t Jay. JT ain’t Will. And neither had the business sense J had when he had it. So, I feel like this is a dizzy debate…round and round. I don’t even like J so it bothers me saying that he had better business sense than Will, while Will is one of my inspirations.
Very agreed.
JT is up there dude.
Justin Timberlake: 70M
Dave Chapelle: 30M
Will Smith: 188M
Jada Pinkett Smith: 20MM
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/
Not sure how to accurately measure ‘famous’.
I’m kind of partial to JT anyway since he’s a TN boy.
Oh, that pic is grotesque.
“How do you feel about the Beyonce pregnancy? Happy? Sad? Indifferent? Mad that people actually feel anything about the pregnancy of two people they’ll never, ever, ever, ever meet?”
I’m happy for them. Doesn’t really have anything to do with my reality, but it is a good feeling to see someone so excited and joyful.
On the other hand, one of my friends has posted on FB every freakin’ article she could find on Beyonce’s pregnancy. Her first comment was “my b*tch is pregnant!” LOL I think she’s excited. lol
I was happy for mariah and nick too…in some ways more so, because of mariah’s age and all
I’m sure when Rih Rih has a gut full it will be news worthy as well, but the intensity all depends on who the father to be is…Now if Rih and Breezy have a reunion around the same time Jayonce is pushed down the “red carpet” I think it may be a tie.
The Twitterverse will implode if Chrianna ever spawn.
My screen went black at the thought… Or was that my massive headache.
Yes, I am happy for them.
That internet pic of their features meshing into a child is still kinda funny to me. Was that first seen on one of Conan O’Brien’s “what would their kid look like” bits? They (Conan & ‘nem) were fair and all combos presented were comedy.
I forgot to point out Alicia Keys in my last comment. Even though her records are pretty much getting exponentially worse as she goes on, she still goes toe to toe with her as far as records sales and Grammy wins.
Yo dude, I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that A. Keys hasn’t made a good album (ENTIRE album, not 3 or 4 songs on an album) since her debut.
@ Mo-VSS, yeah, I noticed that too. We just don’t like to say it out loud for fear of seeming as if we don’t recognize talent. We do, and that’s how we know that Alicia Keys has slipped.
Alicia Hot A$$ Mess Beatz?
Fo’real? She might as well be third World talent. SMH….Can’t see you tonight man…wha happent?
Happy singers never last (obviously Bey dont count cuz she dont write her own songs) non depressed Mary, skinny J Hud, post Grammy Alicia…it just doesnt work wait til Adele find her a chubby chaser its gonna be a wrap
jill scott is a better happy singer than sad singer. she’s one artist who’s much, much, much better when she’s in love and sh*t
+1. I agree with you fully. I saw Jilly live after she had her kid and she was all happy and sh*t. The show probably one of the if not the best concert I ever went to.
Agreed!
AMEN to that. She exudes something great when she’s happy. Cuz the CD before her latest one…couldn’t rock with it cuz it was OBVIOUS she was going through things. Turns out, she was getting over her divorce.
Newest CD is banging though!
They ate. I did not sh*t. Nor did I give one.
LOL
Where’s the love?
Fergie and Justin Timberlake asked this over and over in the past and no one answered YET. So evil.
Me no care! Seriously, Jayonce had me dyyyiiiinnnnn!!! I second, what is a thundergoat?
“(No, Will and Jada don’t count. If you need to ask why, you probably need to be at another site)”
LOL i always say jada will forever just be “will smith’s wife” and as of lately “jaden & willow’s mom”, poor jada. Ppl get mad/defensive when i say that, but i rebuttal with “excluding set it off and different world, name something she carried or was good in?” usually they throw out the matrix, hawthorne or jason lyrics; but she was in the matrix movies no one liked/cared for, hawthorne is bootleg grey’s anatomy and jason lyric is just movie you watch on BET when nothing else is on. jada is bad chick but a good actress she is not, truth be told had she not married will smith she probably would have disappeared 10yrs ago.
as far as bey being preggo, i started out as indifferent, but has her stans started hyping it i’ve become annoyed. ppl are excited like they going be god parents and babysit the child. its funny and pathetic at the same time they way some are reacting to the news. Makes me think “damn you life is so boring/uninteresting that you’re obsessively excited over another persons life?” there is a thin line between being happy and obsessing, I wish the baby good health but god forbid if anything happens i really think ppl will act like they did when MJ died.
Parasocial relationships are definitely alive and real in 2011
Yes to all of this!
I agree with you in that she isn’t anywhere near famous. Probably a C-List celebrity at best on her own. But she’s done the Madagascar movies as the sassy hippo. I enjoyed her small parts in Collateral and Reign Over Me too.
Yeah I could tolerate her in Collateral.
As for Madagascar, a lot of ppl couldn’t even tell it was Jada until u told them.
Up until this comment i had no idea that was her….chris rock n ben stiller were on talk shows, where was Jada
See?? Lol. I remember the promos for that movie and that she was nowhere to be found. She was probably touring w/ her rock band that no one’s heard of. Chris Rock & Ben Stiller were also more likely to bring higher ratings to whatever talk show they were on…which reiterates the point that Jada is C-list all day!
I will say this…people slept on her performance in “Bamboozled”..that was her best performance to date…but for real, alot of people slept on that movie in general….and that remains one of my favorite Spike Lee Joints..behind, Malcolm X, School Daze, etc…anyway check her performance out in that…she was phenomenal…oh and you cannot forget her in Set It Off…that movie catapulted her to the next level…but, as far as great actresses…she’s not really in the ranking..or at least not in my ranking..but, she has room to grow.
I loved the way they decided to announce their pregnancy to the world. I think it pretty much floored everyone because all of the constant rumors over the years. I’m very happy for both of them they are married and in love and usually babies come from that.
That being said, I so feel you on #4! I really hope they don’t hyphenate this child’s name. I have a hyphenated name and have been thourougly confused by my parents idecisiveness 24yrs ago. When I get married I’m cutting both my last names off. There is no way I’m gonna have 3! hyphenated names Ugh thanks Mom & Dad.
I hate hyphenated names because I don’t know what to call people! It just sounds like too much, especially when the names are long. There’s a gov. rep here (well she’s in one of these governmen positions) whose last name is Raywinkle-Vasalinda. Everytime they interview her they use that whole last name. I just seems inefficient, LOL.
1. We’ll finally get to see her take a gotdamn seat
RIGHT?!! As much as I ? Bey. It’s time but why I gotta feelin’ she’s going to work til she gives labor and maybe take two weeks off before she’s back on somebody’s stage?
I’m convinced she & Jay get it in backstage… maybe during intermissions at her concerts, which is where she got preggers.
And my number reason is #3.
lord gawd in heaven- THIS.
maybe in lieu of baby gifts we can get her a big ole lazyboy? so she can sit on what is sure to be her very fat baby arse on there, eat chicken, and be merry far far from the cameras. maybe we get a matching set so jay can join her. i’m just about over his lazy midlife crisis rapping.
^^^ Co-sign!
…lazy midlife crisis rapping’
please no mas
some folks may be interested in her uterus because for so long she has presented herself as a very sexual asexual woman. her music is overtly sexual but in interviews and appearances she’s basically mute and puts on the good girl routine and has done so well into her late twenties, even after marriage (isn’t she turning 30 soon). pregnancy interrupts this public profile she has held up and most of us ain’t mad at her either.
As much as I love B, I think she already quietly celebrated her 30th B-day (a few years ago).
Yes – I’m not alone! I’m not convinced she’s just turning 30.
+1
Bey was 26 like 3 times…same with Wayne
LOL! Yep, that sounds about right, that puts her at about 33…I never thought Wayne lied about his age but I wouldnt be surprised if he had.
They put her as being born in 1981 which would make her 30 this year. However, when DC came out, they were all the same age as me (born in 1980) so I do believe firmly that they pushed her age back by a year.
She’s a year younger than the rest of them though. I remember watching them on TRL back in the Writing’s on the Wall days, and they all said their ages. Beyonce was 18 and everyone else was 19.
Thank you! I didn’t want to be the first to say it, and be labeled a hater, but there is no way in the world she is turning 30. She was older than me when DC first dropped their album, and I was excited to see girls close to my age being so successful and doing their thing. Then slowly but surely, her reps starting shaving months off consistently and now she’s allegedly 29? Miss me with that!
Seriously what is a thundergoat?
I’m actually happy for them, why not. Love is awesome and getting to bring another life in the world is pretty fantastic ( So I’ve heard ). Funny enough enough I was watching a documentary ( Not a good one either ), about single mothers the next day ;-(
Totally happy for them. Not happy enough to be thinking about it longer then 10 seconds. But i do wish them well.
This.
The idea of Beyonce sucking and fucking Jay-z makes me sick.
Picture Janet and Jermaine Dupri. You want me to hold your hair while you call on Uncle Earl?
Janet and Jermaine never happened. I mean it. They. Never. Happened.
You believe that all you want, but Jermaine still has a big azz tat to prove that it actually happened…LOL
Yeah, girl…covering half his leprechaun body and the tattoo needle hit all the sensitive areas on his side. He recorded for all posterity on his body that it happened.
Exactly, without the tattoo, no one would even believe that Janet ever looked twice in his direction.
I’ve never seen this tattoo Jermaine has for Janet.
Is it as crazy as the huge MARIAH Nick Cannon has tatted on his back?
Here ya go girlfriend,
http://cdn.hellobeautiful.com/files/2009/05/jermaine-dupri-janet-tattoo.jpg
Dat sh!t cray!
@ miss t-lee:
MY EYES!!! MY EYES!!!
OH THE HUMANITY!!!
And shout out to Buckwheat chillin in Jermaine’s armpit!
long time reader first time commenter (was that lame?) any way I think this kid is going to get a lot of attention because its “Beyonce’s child” whenever i see a blurb about them its mainly always about Beyonce never really Jay. She is a crossover star, she is what Michael Jackson was in the 80′s (not saying they are in the same entertainer stratosphere, just saying that on crossover appeal she is up there) The Media isnt threatened by her because of it and so they will definitely be all over this baby……. (if its cute, if it looks like a black Rumor Willis yeesh!)
Does she really have crossover appeal? I don’t even think she appeals to straight black men. I think she’s a placeholder for the Whitney/Maria crossover diva spot more than anything else. A product of a growing 24 hour media machine needing to cover a specific segment and her being the the default.
This.
She doesn’t appeal to straight men regardless of race.
I find that hard to believe seeing that she’s pregnant…
well, she never did say she was pregnant. She just started rubbing her belly like she was hungry or something.
I hatechu lol!
HER MUSIC. Beyonce is objectively fine.
She would not be advertising cosmetics to white women if she did not have crossover appeal.
Or maybe she’s selling white cosmetics to black people?
Eh not really… White people LOVE her (apparently more than we do or at least admit). If u ever decide to give a damn look at her sales and concert audiences… White people make the majority. Case and point why artist who haven’t cross over but have just as much talent ain’t as successful. The crossover is key see… MJ (Jackson hell or Jordan) can’t lose.
White people are the main proprietors of anyone with any semblance of real fame in the U.S. White people make up most of the U.S. and purchase an even higher percentage of its products. But white people are probably just as likely to buy makeup because a black woman sponsors it as you are to go to supercuts because Taylor Swift was in a commercial.
She’s got people of all colors all over the world paying a premium to see her perform and flipping out at her concerts, and she was the first r&b artist to ever headline Glastonbury this year (it’s more of a rock festival). If that isn’t crossover appeal, idk what is. How are we defining crossover appeal?
Apparently crossover is switching genres mid-stream not cultural acceptance.
Oh, should have read further lol. As far as this “Beyonce is just a pop R&B singer who appeals to the demographics that generally find pop R&B appealing,” if you went to a show of hers you’d probably rethink this. You’ll see people if all demographics there rocking out with her. I remember watching The Beyonce Experience on a plane next to thus rocker dude, and he was enthralled. He had me copy the DVD to his computer, and when it was over he said “I had no idea she was so awesome!” And he likes classic rock. So there’s that.
Some of those other points I get though. She’s not really an innovator.
Nope I don’t think you’re right. I honestly think white people don’t even see her as black… I think she (for them) represents something all encompassing. Which is weird but true… Kinda like MJ (don’t hit me THIS IS NOT an MJ BK comparison… Or is it?? Hmmmm *evil grin* bwahahahaha)
@ Yeah…So: I agree!Its almost as if Bey and MJ were/are “aracial” (as compared to asexual)
Does she really have crossover appeal?
Yes, but it is not as extensive as those of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey: her music does not pique the interest of most straight men. Nonetheless, she appeals to non-Black women more than any other Black R&B songstress on the proverbial circuit. And Rihanna, a pop singer with Caribbean sensibilities, is the only other Black woman with myriad songs likely to show up consistently in a suburban, White girl’s playlist.
Maybe we should define crossover appeal. It isn’t the 60′s, most black music is consumed mostly by white audiences. No Limit had crossover appeal by that definition. A majority of Beyonce’s music sales coming from white people isn’t unique. I doubt she has a higher than average ratio, she just sales (or used to) more product than most. We just need to get used to black culture being more mainstream.
When I say crossover, I mean appealing to a number of demographics, age and sex are the key barriers now. I liked Whitney, my momma liked Whitney, my grandma liked Whitney, my daddy liked Whitney and the full spectrum of white people liked her too.
Beyonce is just a pop R&B singer who appeals to the demographics that generally find pop R&B appealing. She isn’t crossing over to any audiences that didn’t already exist for her genre. I would even say that what distinguishes her from most pop R&B stars is that she polarizes more than she appeals to the masses, and not in a calculating Lady Gaga shock value way. She’s more Tyler Perry than Hughes Brothers.
I agree with everything you just said.
With just my personal recollection, I’d Beyonce has hit the mark if that’s your indicator for cross-over (“I liked Whitney, my momma liked Whitney, my grandma liked Whitney, my daddy liked Whitney”). My grandmother likes Beyonce, my parents, there was a huge video on YT of a young white man killing her dance, how many times has she been on SNL? I’m not sure who’s more “crossover” at this point unless you want to go Michael Jackson or Madonna on me.
Beyonce isn’t that big to deserve to be in the same sentence as Madonna or Michael Jackson.
Well that’s essentially what I meant. If you’re looking for bigger stars than Beyonce, that’s the level where you’re going to have to start the conversation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#75_million_to_99_million_records
She has a long way to go before she gets there. There are plenty of contemporary artists ahead of her too.
Nah, she doesn’t even make the prince strata. In her own genre she doesn’t make the Whitney/Mariah (or even Celine) list. She doesn’t even make the Justin Timberlake Britney spears level. Rihanna and Eminem have actually sold more records than her but I think think that’s a good place to start talking about her. Kanye, Drake, Jay, Puffy, Wayne, Usher, Alecia Keys, these are people that are in the conversation (some are more relevant at this moment though) but not on her level.
Madonna and Michael are two of the biggest stars of all times. They are in the conversation with Elvis, the Beatles, the rolling stones, names that defined entire musical eras.
When she hits Sade/Prince status…THEN she can be named in that category. Cuz, they don’t have to drop an album to tour. Hell, they don’t even have to make albums anymore. But, their music remains.
I think as an artist when you can play material from your debut up to your newest stuff and people rock with it, when you can sit down and fans are anticipating your arrival again with baited breath, when news of your sparse tours hits the streets and your shows sell out, THEN you are legendary. And real talk, the only contemporary artist (newer) I feel has the capacity to do this is Jill Scott
Beyonce is never going to reach that level. They both outright made their own genres so they are literally peerless. Prince is a musical genius and they both garner a kind of respect as artists that Beyonce never could.
Yes!
I put Beyonce in that “close to the top” (if you will) category because I think when she’s Mariah’s or Celine’s age she will be on that level. It’s like she just finished her first trimester of stardom, LOL. I don’t see Rhianna being relevant at 40; I can see that for Beyonce. No she didn’t make a genre but neither did Celine or Whitney or Mariah. They have the memorable voices of a generation.
I must disagree with your definition. Granted, the demographic makeup of Beyonce’s audience is similar to those of many R&B singers, but you cannot discount the scale and persistence of her crossover.
Why do I call it a crossover? Why is this not anachronistic? Because American music consumption has always enjoyed cycles of Black music yielding new trends that the White mainstream embraces. Yet Al Jolson was the benchmark of jazz music authenticity instead of Louis Armstrong. And White people loved Benny Goodman without appreciating Duke Ellington.
An epochal shift occurred with Michael Jackson (and less so beforehand with Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles): a Black musician, not a White one, could present Black culture successfully to a White audience on consistent basis. Although there is still plenty of money to be made from the Elvis/Backstreet/Britney/Eminem/Adele model, it is not as dominant as it formerly was. Still, there are a few Black artists (e.g. Maino), though now in the minority (pun, anyone?), who barely cross over at all. Popular culture is not post-racial; neither is America.
Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Ray Charles (and possibly Miles Davis) are all crossover phenomena in that they achieved unprecedented appeal to the masses. Which is why I think that crossover phenomenon is a much more appropriate label for what you just described.
I can’t think of anyone that his been considered a crossover hit that did not appeal to demographics outside of the norm of the genre, be it Chuck Berry, Shania Twain, Kenny G, or Pavaratti. I have no reason to think she is the exception.
Crossover success comes when you start in one non-mainstream genre and expand the boundaries of that genre through innovation so much so that it becomes popular (Prince/Michael/Nirvana) or have such an exceptional exceptional singular talent (usually a voice for singers) that pop culture gravitates towards you and tour genre (Whitney, Mariah).
Beyonce doesn’t present black culture to white people on a consistent basis, she presents pop culture. She is a pop artist with R&B influences that happens to be black. You crossover into Pop. If you start there, you can’t be a crossover artist.
She did not innovate a single thing in R&B, not one. Everyone acknowledges that she is talented, but no one categorizes her as a once in a a generation talent or as an exceptional craftwoman or artist. She has a pretty good voice, is an exceptional dancer and puts on a great show Pop.
Your comments are so on point to me today Meech.
I should respond with more rebuttals (including points about the content of early Destiny Child’s songs) but it seems as if this has become a contest of attrition. Thus…I concede!
You may have won this round, but…
*empties a sack of marbles all over the floor*
Something tells me that you are due for a downfall! Mwah ha ha ha!
*wraps himself in his black cape as a smoke cloud envelopes him*
THUD!
Ugh, today must not be my day…
I’m pretty sure “cross-over” as far as the music industry goes is referring to cultural/racial penetration (pause… How did penetration become such a dirty word?)
I guess we could have averted this whole debate with Google. But since you wanted a hard definition about what counted as crossover penetration, here you go, straight from wiki: “Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres.[1] If the second chart is a pop chart, such as a “Hot 100″ list, the work is not a crossover since the pop charts only track popularity and do not constitute a separate genre”
Right… I forgot about that heh. Doesn’t that still make her crossover? She started out doing r&b. Whatever… I don’t really care
I’m sorry, but did you miss Glastonbury? The entire Single Ladies phenomenon? Do we live in the same universe?
Paula Abdul was another cross-over queen. But was she ever really R&B?
I was really happy for them during her big reveal. They both were beaming like we’ve never seen before, so you couldn’t help but revel along in their joy. They’ve made their money, got married, and are starting a family. That, in of itself, is a beautiful thing.
That being said, i got over it really quick, partly due to everyone else around me (and Twitter and FB) foaming at the mouth, doing and saying the most, damn near pickin out baby shower outfits and naming little Babyonce. Then the jokes started. It got real old, real fast. I moved on with my life.
As far as looks, we get it, Jay Z ain’t the most attractive dude, but we’ve seen worse. Both Lil Wayne and Flava Flav have cute kids. And if the kid does take after its pappy, (s)he’ll have $1 billion options to correct that if (s)he so chooses.
Damn, i just realized little Embryonce is paid outta its non-developed a$$. Im goin to bed
“And if the kid does take after its pappy, (s)he’ll have $1 billion options to correct that if (s)he so chooses.”
Hello. They’ll shave that daddy nose right on down.
“I couldn’t help but be elated by the look of sheer joy that beamed from her face.”
This sums up my feelings. I can’t help but share in other people’s joy and the look on her face in that picture is nothing but that. JOY
But that’s about it. I don’t have time for much else.
#$%& that baby! I swear I give a %$# about everything BUT that baby! Na, we cool baby. Much success to you, even if you wish me the opposite.
omg…..lmao! this is the hardest ive laughed in forever!
It took the woman ten long years with Jay Z, I’m happy for them!
IMO he wouldn’t allow for the media frenzy of a Kim K style wedding so she gets to bask in babydom. It IS Beyonce I do believe that wedding would have been everywhere. Given the venue she chose to reveal the news- an awards show?!- there will be out of control pregnancy/ baby updates
House of Dereon baby clothes here we go :/
considering no one wears dereon but middle aged latina women…baby clothes might not be a bad business venture
no sir!!! as a middle aged (i think, or soon, or whatever) latina i call FOUL
After further review, the ruling on the field Stands…u will be charged a timeout
The US Census lists middle age as including both the age categories 35 to 44 and 45 to 50″
*crying about being middle aged before i even knew it while in my time out*
Middle age is halfway. I’m living to at least 100. My grandmother is 96 and still kicking. Sooo I got a few years till I’m middle aged. You are a widdle baby.
@herbetteroption That was funny until you got busted! hehe
@ Yoles You look youthful though! Middle aged is more late forties, no?
If they come out with House of Dereon baby clothes inspired by Baby Carter, u KNOW Solange will be casting hella side eyes…cuz she had her baby & the world couldn’t have found 2 sh*ts if it wanted to!
*”couldnt have found 2 sh*ts to give if it wanted to”
Yall knew what I meant lol
So true! Doubt ppl are looking for faux Badu inspired baby clothes. Just sayin’…
Got a feeling they wont get much money/mainstream attention for the baby pix…
But when when Kim K. decides to spawn, the tabliods are going to drop huge coin for those photos…
What makes you think they want it? They didn’t sell their wedding photos.
Ok, I was really just thinking that. You know that when Bey bared that belly, Kim dropped to her knees and screamed, “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!” like Rainier Wolfcastle.
And Kim will be selling her baby to—oops, I meant baby pics to the highest bidder.
As for as Beywoulf’s pregnancy–good for them, but since I’m not the one being born into that money, I’m going to give it a nice, strong meh.
Beywoulf?
But I’m with you on the money tip, as much as I love new life and sh*t, it grated on my nerves just a bit at the thought that that some baby is just going to pop out and have more money than I’ll probably ever make. Sigh
cosign on kim k’s reaction.
she aint even been married a week and she’s been outshone HARD.
*weeps faux salty tears for her argentina..
I was trippin’ that Kim K was even at the awards and not caked up with hubby. But I guess I was really trippin’ to expect that she wouldn’t be there.
“But when when Kim K. decides to spawn, the tabliods are going to drop huge coin for those photos…”
A lot of that is self-indulgement, doe. Like, she ACTIVELY sells herself. She is in cahoots with Seacrest/E! an’nem so that adds to it. Bey and Jay, probably not so much. While they’ve obviously made things public, I don’t see them going to the extent that Kim goes for everything.
Your picture of Jayoncé (hat tip to Shelly Says So) was WRONG!! (But very funny.)
I am happy for her and pray that the pregnancy proceeds well. I especially like that she’s having a baby with her husband – not someone else’s. It’s a nice message for young ladies – and men.
I was pretty excited when they announced the pregnancy-they both looked so proud. Plus I am fresh off of having my first so I am all sensitive and sh*t.
We’ll finally get to see her take a gotdamn seat…and we’ll finally get a chance to tell the person we all know who always says “The only reason why ***insert name of some other random R&B chick*** isn’t at the top of the game is because Beyonce won’t let anyone else shine” to shut the f*ck up
lol i love this post………..artist such as: amerie, cassie, mya, ashanti, leona lewis, sunshine anderson, keri hilson, blaque, tweet, tiffany evans, leela james, kelis, mashonda, nivea, tatyana ali, kelly rowland,them other chicks from destiny child, somebody’s momma, and any american idol winner actually have a chance at winning grammy’s and becoming platinum selling artists…… they better start now….and i mean right now because pregnancy only last for 9 months and beyonce will return with her leopard print leotard prancing around to steal all of these artist’s shine once again by this time next year
here’s another question though- so to some people beyonce seems to steal other female artist shine but who’s stealing the shine of male r&b artist such as joe, carl thomas, jahiem, omarion, lloyd, jesse powell, ray-j, eric benet, mario, john legend, ect because i cant really think of a legitimate male r &b artist out right now …..is beyonce stealing their shine as well?
Chris Breezy. Rappers messed it up for them becoming rapper/sangers. Drake anyone? Ne-yo, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Kane Jr., I guess.
lol good answer i forgot about chris………i also forgot to put ne-yo and jamie to my original list because they havent had a hit in a while to my knowledge and lol at eddie kane jr.
How could yall forget Trey Yodelz…he took R Kellys style n ran with it
Well Aruh was just pissing it away anyway…
Well played lol
this is true……….he is definitely sub par to me, no matter how many times he tries to entice me by taking off his shirt
Today my friend told me the baby was conceived during the filming of the 1+1 video. I calmly informed her that If she ever again felt the need to share that much information with me again about people I don’t know she should squash it immediately. I say this to point out that people are WAY to invested in this.
But as a mushy girly girl, the baby bump pic in the Lanvin gown was touching, Jay-Z’s “that’s my seed in there” grin was heartwarming, but the dramatic, open the coat and rub my belly on stage without having in any way been prompted to acknowledge my pregnancy for the second time that night was too much for me.
Agreed…if she just said nothing during the preshow and revealed it after the performance it would’ve worked better.
I have already devoted 2 tweets too many to this immaculate preganancy but aaaaaaawwwwww here it goes…
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing. Whether or not it’s planned, I’m not going to be stupid enough to say they did it the “right” way, but it’s not a terrible example to follow.
Establish a career, make money, egt married, get annoying, have kids………retire???
What maketickles me is these 2 people who have seemingly calculated and planned every aspect of their career, t now have no control over what happens next. They don;t know what this child sex is (yeah right), what it looks like? what kind of person it will become?
They can influence but we all know the typical trend of celebrity children.
I’m looking forward to seeing Jayonce, Bey z, Brooklyn Carter, Beysus & BeJey.
Shoot, they could do like the Jackson’s and create a music dynasty….
Hell she could be carrying the 2nd coming of Micheal Jackson.
She could also give birth to an accountant…
#ImDone
have already devoted 2 tweets too many to this immaculate preganancy but aaaaaaawwwwww here it goes…
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing. Whether or not it’s planned, I’m not going to be stupid enough to say they did it the “right” way, but it’s not a terrible example to follow.
Establish a career, make money, get married, get annoying, have kids………retire???
What tickles me is these 2 people who have seemingly calculated and planned every aspect of their career, now have no control over what happens next. They don’t know what this child sex is (yeah right), what it looks like? what kind of person it will become?
They can influence but we all know the typical trend of celebrity children.
I’m looking forward to seeing Jayonce, Bey z, Brooklyn Carter, Beysus & BeJey.
Shoot, they could do like the Jackson’s and create a music dynasty….
Hell she could be carrying the 2nd coming of Micheal Jackson.
She could also give birth to an accountant…
#ImDone
Dude – you need to stop being so corny so you can start being with women. Then you should settle down & get pregnant so that we can look forward to YOU taking a seat (not the kind of seat you took when you composed this garbage) with your non relevant ass. I don’t give a shit about neither one of you, but I sure as hell don’t see her ass trolling on my favorite blogs with links to dumb ass articles about you.
O_o
Uh…
oh ish!
*close piano*
*closes piano, grabs stool and heads for cover*
#theyshooting
This is funny, not because if what’s written, but how dumb it makes the author look. Dumb people talkin out their smelly orifices make me chuckle. Call me strange.
+1
Like I’m sitting here cracking up. How you NOT gonna care but come to said blog and come with the crazy talk.
SMH…and still laughing!
whaaaaaa??????
um.
whaaaaa???
maam….
*cackles*
+ me too
“I don’t give a shit about neither one of you”
This literally made me laugh aloud for five minutes when I first read it.
I think you have a new stan. congrats. Woot!
Wooooooow…
What is this about? (troll?)
(chokes on my chex mix) Is he serious? lol Wowwwww
I think its more of an accomplishment for Jay. The fact that he’s 40+ and never slipped one past the goalie was almost sad. Aside from that the 6th reason im happy is that FINALLY Beyonce got some new material to work with; eff it she can take the mic home with her. When she does come back, i hope to hear something a little more reflective and for the love of God no more single chick facebook status worthy songs.
lol @ single chick facebook worthy songs. a friend and I were talking about how she clearly makes music she thinks other people want to hear, very little of it has to do with her own experiences, or what we know of them. And I, too will be interested to hear what the inspiration of a baby brings to her music.
Her current album is clearly one long-ass ode to her love of Jay-Z.
Huh? Jay has a baby momma. It’s just on that hush hush level because he has that type of money that no one dare speak it. Same with the Golden Boy Tom Brady who actually left his girlfriend during her pregnancy to go off with his now model wife.
Every time Tom Brady gets exposed, an angel gets their wings.
J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS!
this comment tickled me pink.
(maybe more deep rose)
#countdowntoNFL
THIS!
The fact that he’s 40+ and never slipped one past the goalie was almost sad.
I don’t know if its true or not but doesn’t Jay have a son somewhere out there.
If Jay had a kid i think it woulda got exposed…Tiger, Arnold, John Edwards etc
I feel you, but the best she might do is recycle single ladies…”all the preggie ladies, now put your hands up!”
I was actually elated to learn that Bey was pregnant..for some time now I have been feeling kinda bad for Jay…all these questions about when they are going to start a family..the underlying dissapointment in his replies…the notion that he can’t knock her up…the side-eyes…..this is exactly how I felt when the media kept asking Jennifer Aniston when she and Brad were going to start a family..and Brad would always look dissapointed or sad or refer to her for the answer…..so when Angelina was able to give that man not 1 but 4 kids I was equally as elated…..that’s all a succesful man really needs to complete his empire….some heirs! So it was a beautiful thing….about time Bey!
PS- And yes to the fact that she can now officially sit down…and let somebody else reign for a little while. lol
“And yes to the fact that she can now officially sit down”
…and let those corns heal.
With Frank Dileo being the next person in the Michael Jackson saga to end up dead as of very recently…. who was a member of his inner circle & always had his back…. with the upcoming Conrad Murray trial, I was glad Hollywood was focused on Beyonce & Jay’s baby, instead of pimping MJ’s memory on the night before his birthday.
While Beyonce & Jay ride this publicity wave, I will be paying close attention to the trial!
Michael dead! Dileo dead!
(R.I.P. & Happy Belated Birthday MJ, R.I.P. Frank Dileo)
I usually don’t care what celebrities do but I was extra happy to see them have a baby. Because anytime extra visible black folk are winning, in an extra visible manner, I am happy. It’s like my team won and I can say “in your face” to racists and ignant folks. I don’t actually say it. I just think it. Wrap it in foil and save it to savor on another day when ignant t folks are making me mad. Cause this is getting under their skin right now. It’s a win for me.
Dang that sounded retarded. Note to self. Don’t comment before second cup of coffee
I understood and totally agree. Is it because I’m on my second glass of rum & coke?
You get started early! Oowee! Party on.
Someone needs to go to Rehab before they end up like Amy Winehouse. LOL
Disclaimer ~ It is night time for me
Where are you?
In Beyonce’s womb.
You have kilt me. Why.
^^^^THis right here!?! You owe me a new laptop
ROTFLMAO
DEAD!
LMAO pure foolishness
Where people this excited over Whitney and Bobby? In all fairness, back then they were the black music “it” couple.
BOBBY BROWN – KING OF R&B!!
yea….ribs and bbq LMAO i had too…..rocks and blunts……LOL…
Hahahahahahaha! I loved Jamie Foxx for that!
I think we were actually relieved as Whitney kept having miscarriages. We were so relieved for her with Bobbi Kristina & happy we didn’t care how her child came out looking and who the child looked like. Plus Whitney was pregnant at the same time that Bobby Junior’s mom was pregnant.
Bey did what Jennifer Aniston should have done. For years Jen put her career first and Brad wasn’t having that so he got with Jolie who was willing and able (I’m sure that’s her biggest regret in life). Bey is no fool, she put 10 years in, this may be the only child that these 2 have together tho. Its just a ploy to keep Hov quite. She announced it right when she wanted to so Hov could get a big boost to his Ego, yeah he got a big Ego.
Question, and this is totally off topic, but why do people feel so sad for Jennifer Aniston and her being single (not married) in her 40s?
I think that what Beyonce has is talent, hard work, and a great deal of luck. The stars aligned and things just happened to come together for her. Some people have it that way. More power to her.
Also, what we perceive and what is real are two different things.
Its not that I “feel” sad for the ex Mrs. Pitt, but what led up to their divorce and how Brad carried on afterwards with Jolie just months after the fact is sad; then Jennifer’s actions since doesn’t lead me to believe she’s over it. Jumping from relationship to relationship is a sign of insecurities. Plus you can’t really get any better than Brad Pitt, have you seen him lately. There is nothing wrong with not being married in your 40s and beyond, its life n sh*t.
“I think that what Beyonce has is talent, hard work, and a great deal of luck”
I agree on the first two but success doesn’t happen over night, I don’t really believe in the stars aligned and I was in the right place at the right time complex. You should read the book titled ‘The Outliers” (The Story of Success) by Malcolm Gladwell
“Also, what we perceive and what is real are two different things”
This is very true, but everyone perceives what they want through their 5 senses, despite the many influences in their environment. So I could be way off or I could be spot on. Reality is a figment of what the eyes see and the ears hear.
“Plus you can’t really get any better than Brad Pitt, have you seen him lately.” Yes ma’am! Seriously, he is defying age and gravity for that matter. The man is fine. I was just asking your opinion on the matter since you brought up Jenn.
Hmmm…i did read outliers, tipping point, and Blink (what the dog saw is still sitting on my bookshelf). Malcolm Gladwell is one of those writers that will have you looking up in the sky analyzing your life and the reason why you are at a certain point in your life on a whole new level. Speaking of Outliers, what I got from the book was that no one is truly an outlier. Most that are successful are such based on factors that were put in place before they were born and they just happened to be in the right place at the right time. This is what i would consider luck.
Agreed on your last point.
For some reason, my comment is in moderation.
“I was just asking your opinion on the matter since you brought up Jenn”.
But of course! No harm, no foul.
“Most that are successful are such based on factors that were put in place before they were born and they just happened to be in the right place at the right time. This is what i would consider luck. ”
I took from “Outliers” that although the senarios that were put in place for such people to succeed they had to prepare for the opportunity. For example Bill Gates didn’t wake up one day and become great at technology and the inner workings of software and ‘IT’ but he put in according to Mr. Gladwell at least 10,000 hours harnessing his gifts so when he was at the right place at the right time he could show case his talents and put himself on the path to riches and much success.
So I guess all his life he was preparing for the moment where he could propel himself into the record books, not sure if its luck or aligning of the stars but it was something.
I will be buying “Tipping Point” this weekend. Thanks
I would suggest Blink (if you haven’t read it) before reading Tipping Point. Tipping Point was a tad dry yet interesting and only dry since I read Outliers then Blink which were simply, great reads. However, if you did read Blink, I do believe that you will appreciate Tipping Point. It is a book that I think all business majors/future entrepreneurs should read. You will understand where I am coming from once you read it. What the Dog Saw is a collection of his essays which is also good as well (haven’t finished the book but the few essays I read were nice).
Love me some Malcolm Gladwell! Blink! should be mandatory reading in schools.
I will be happy about a happy mama rubbing big belly + daddy *beaming* black couple any and every day. And not because I haven’t seen it… I’m a midwife, so I’ve seen it, delivered it, and loved it many, many times… but every.single.time. it makes me so.very.happy. It doesn’t matter if it’s them or Keisha and JaQuan from the PJs. That shyt is beautiful. Did you see their faces? OMG. Joy, sweet joy.
I’m sad that folks are so focused on the facial features of this child. I’ve never found Jay as ugly as people take all day to swear he is. His nose is broad and his lips are big. #shrug Random: I’m also a fan of Ice Cube’s nose and lips. #swoon
+1. It makes me sad when people can’t just be happy for other people bein happy. There is an infinite supply of winning, they ain’t taking nobody else’s share.
right?!? #sheesh
LOL, I feel the same way. I wouldn’t say Jay-Z is handsome to me but he’s just an average looking guy IMO.
I think he is more unfortunate looking. Kinda of like Shelden Williams (Candace Parker’s husband)
Probably because he has a slightly down-syndrome looking face due to wide set eyes and lack of bridge in his nose. She loves him. Again, #shrug.
Yep! Average, and on some days, especially when he smiles and the pic is B&W (don’t know why) he’s actually cute to me. But again, I like lips. #shrug
+me
There’s just something about Jay that I like but it has little to do with his looks.
He needs facial hair to balance it all.
+1!
All that unnecessary noise about his looks has a lot to do with who he’s married to and everyone’s ideal about the attractive Ken & Barbie match. A lot of silly shit which is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things when in real life I see plain ol regular to ugly dudes with pretty chicks all the time.
Makes ya wonder about where/whom we get our standard of beauty cuz, big noses and full lips are features which are distinctly black.
yea, im happy for anyone who is happy they are having a baby, but other then that…i really couldnt care…na’mean…but thats me
My reaction is positive, balanced with a dose if back-handedness.
The real life marriage, baby, and child within wedlock of a superstar rapper and pop star will do much more for for “black love” than Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” video ever will.
“The real life marriage, baby, and child within wedlock of a superstar rapper and pop star will do much more for for “black love” than Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” video ever will”
Indeed! We could use less “how to books” and more success stories.
my two cents (might be more than two…)
i thought it was sweet and the pride on Hov’s face. truly touching.
as i tweeted that night: twitter never ceases to entertain, educate, amaze and piss me off all at once. because the amount of ignorance (fellas bring your own condoms, ladies take note the order bey went in etc..) was astounding.
i am the proud auntie to 2 boys born out of wedlock. love em like cooked food. im sure my sisters do as well. is being a single mom hard? sure. was it planned and ideal? probably not. but did these women get themselves pregnant? NO. i’m so tired (so tired so tired) of women taking 100% blame for something in which they played 50% a role in. and im not talking about the women who lie about being on birth control, poke holes to try and trap dudes.
i am 32 yr old black woman who reads. which means i am bombarded no matter how i try to avoid it, with the notion that i am losing my worth/value as a future wife every time i blink. i’ve wanted to be married with babies for a few years now, but the idea of it is getting louder has the years go by. that has nothing to do with beyonce.
and for the record, i’ve had more offers to become a mother than i have to become a wife in my time here on earth. and not just from hootrat dudes. so this order that women are supposed to take note of… shouldnt men relax and take notes of too? since well.. they are usually the ones doing the asking?
it also has to do with the fact that i’ve watched my best friend suffer through several miscarriages of late. nothing is more sad than watching someone who wants nothing more to be a mother, not be able to carry to term. my heart breaks for her as its something that we all take for granted that we should automatically be able to do.
so with that i said, am i going to buy bey a baby shower gift? nah. am i going to start the adoption process tomorrow? no. am i happy to see other people happy whether i know them personally or not? yes. does that make me a zombie sheep that you should roll your eyes at? no. (you can if you want to, but i’ll side eye you right back).
funny enough, i’ve been one of those ppl on the fence about beyonce. i’ve never denied her talent, but questioned her on a few other fronts. that performance was incredible and her joy was so amazing to see. so sweet.
there is enough bad things in the world. lets just celebrate for 1 brief moment some happy things.
thanks.
*drops mic like beyonce and rubs my belly full of breakfast.
I was surprised at Kanye’s reaction. I caught a rerun the other day and he was laughing and smiling like he was the daddy! Patting Jay-Z on the back- It was a joyful moment.
Yeah, that was some beautiful shyt. I mean Jay was already grinning like he aint know she was pregnant, lol, and then ‘Ye with all that brotherly love. Just beautiful.
Kanye is a very sensitive child. And he loves hard.
I love Kanye for the joy on his face. He doesn’t have any siblings. His mother was his only family. Jay and Beyonce have been his family for years now.
Every time Kanye smiles, an angel gets her wings.
Yes he is. That’s one of the things I love about him.
I used to love him then he apologized to george w. on national tv.
made me rethink my love.
#femafail
And it makes him more obnoxious than Spike Lee.
You disappear and then reappear with all of this to say…hmmph who told you you can come back making sense?!?
LMFAO.
missed you too.
“I’ve had more offers to become a mother than I have to become a wife in my time here on earth.”
This right here. I mean, man, the game has changed. I’m still batting a 2:1 ratio on the be-my-wife: be-my-baby-mama game, but dayum.
I’m newer to this 21st century dating scene, and I am shocked by the number of “you can be my baby mama any day/I would love to have a child with you” type comments I get.
I feel you. But how does #KeishaBrownsBosom feel about it all?
I think…rather I know that their child is trying to steal my glory, but I will always be more spectacular to watch. I will always leave women, children and men in awe of my buxom beauty and heroically proportioned abilities.
To that end…I feel nothing and will not react. Unless its cold out, then I can’t control myself
Signed,
(o)(o)
Dead and so far gone. Especially at that signature.
#KeshiaBrownsBosom FTW!!!!
im not even mad.
g’head bosom. do ya thang.
Well, said/typed, Veeps. I agree! **FIST BUMP!**
“and for the record, i’ve had more offers to become a mother than i have to become a wife in my time here on earth. and not just from hootrat dudes. so this order that women are supposed to take note of… shouldnt men relax and take notes of too? since well.. they are usually the ones doing the asking?”
Negroes can we get a post on THIS ^^^^^^^^^^ sh*t right here? Because as we sit and talk about how it’s supposed to go and we put all (or damn near all) the blame on women, but we have educated black men pulling the Jody (girl, I want you to have my baby) and then being mad when it happens???
WTH part of the game is that? And before anyone goes in on me, I’m 31, no kids, never married. So clearly the offers were rebuffed. However, the fact remained that it was offered. Discuss that!
PREACH!
Seriously, there have been occasions where I get this ish multiple times walking down one damn street. Why do men think its a compliment??? Its not cute. and before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, i don’t think it has anything to do with how irresistible i am (though I am : ). I see guys doing this to all sorts of women so I know its not just me. Can we please have a national conversation about how some dudes think its appropriate to tell a girl you want to rent her uterus but not marry or commit to her.
*rant over*
+1
Post this topic and Ill retire my job as a Lurker… Wait, does this post count? lol
This post right here…is EVERYTHING! Well said.
I just wanted to be at the 4 concert within the next few months. But I guess I will settle for her being an example of the American dream. Meh.
How do you feel about the Beyonce pregnancy?
I think I mentioned before that I used Beyonce as a casual calendar of sorts for myself as far as babies are concerned. We’re the same age, have careers, and somewhere in my mind I though if Beyonce isn’t stressed about getting pregnant then I shouldn’t be either.
So when I heard the news I thought “GD”
I jokingly asked my SO if he was ready. He said yes…
GD
Dammit Beyonce.
Anyway, yes to this whole list! I want y’all to stop cursing that baby with those ugly a$$ pictures, LOL. What if the child really comes out…unfortunate looking? Men are supposed to have strong features.
*scrolls back up to laugh at picture
I know 23 women who have given birth THIS YEAR. And I still have 4 months to go. So I don’t really have a lot of extra baby energy to spend on Baby Carter. But I was hollering and clapping during her performance because she DID. THAT. Then I smiled really hard when she rubbed the bump, and grinned like a nut when they showed Jay (with Ye jumping on him and yelling what I presumed to be, “THAT’S YO SEED, NINJA! THAT’S YO SEED!”) I’m not a huge fan of either, but happy begets happy, and babies are a blessing, especially when you’re ready.
Also, I always forget my sister who usually has the excitement of a root canal is a Beyonce Stan… she called me squealing.
Oh, and I’m not an ob-gyn, nurse, pediatrician, pediatric receptionist, midwife, or any of that. This 23-count baby list is strictly family and friends.
Congrats.
Congrats! I love baby news.
Congratulations x 24
wowsers!
Congratulations!
Thanks for the congrats and isht. I shall share with all the mamas. Lol
Congrats
It’s nice to see a couple happy about having a wanted child. Other than that, I’m meh.
However, there are a few things I’ve seen in the Twitter and Facebook streets that are disturbing.
1) There is no “right” way to have a child. Beyonce did it *her* way.
2)Related, I understand that it’s now not the norm for two married black people to have a child after marriage, but there are other people who do/have done just that. Jay and B aren’t the originators.
3) I noticed a few people that said something to the effect of it’s time Beyonce had a baby “for” Jay-Z. Um, no. They’re having a baby together…for themselves. She is not his Earth or Wisdom/Wiz. He is not her God. Can we please stop with the crop planting and harvesting metaphors as it relates to women having children. Thanks.
4) Now that I’ve written this, I realized that I really could care less about them having a child. I’m not sure if I want to have a child even as my time to do so gets shorter (may adopt, though). And one of the major considerations besides my desire (or lack thereof) is how my partner and I would afford all of the costs associated with having a child. Day care/child care, clothes, schooling, etc., etc. is expensive. Beyonce and Jay-Z have none of those worries, so her/them being pregnant is just very disconnected from my very real reality.
Heh.
Is number 3 a low key knock on 5 Percenters?
What’s today’s mathematics? Where’s Wisemath?
Haaaa!
And I quote: “The Earth should be 3 times her man’s age plus seven so she can orbit around her King’s axis.”
–My former fake Muslim/part-time 5-Percenter employer
Please, take that seed and spill it on the ground.
Not spill it on the ground, doe…
X__X
I’m saying. Better there than in my uterus. I don’t have Future Creole Messiah ends just yet.
More of a mid-key push over?
You representin’ for the NGEs, Brother Malik?
(Sidebar: I once had an employer who as a fake Muslim/part-time 5-Percenter. One day he was dropping some mathematics on me as it related to his filing system: “See, sister, we make the female clients’ folders green because they represent the Earf [yes, Earf, not Earth]. The male clients’ folders are purple because they are Kings!…Royalty! *sigh*)
Thank you for this whole comment. Especially #3.
I will not stand for Tom Brady slander.
\_ <——Here you go.
#Iseewhatyoudidthere
Maybe you would like to lie down on the sofa and get comfy.
\______/
Here’s a nice NFL throw blanket for you that says J-E-T-S!!!
You’re welcome…
LMAO!
bwahahahaa.
oh trizz…
*promotes tom brady slander all day every day
#countdowntoNFLcontinues…
“And, since there might be no NBA season, the question of whether his genes will beat out the equally strong creole hybrid mutant Knowles genes might be the best one-on-one battle we’ll see all year. My money’s on Hov”
CTFU!!!!!
You just never know how the DNA race will turn out. Let’s just hope that Yawnce’s features, soften up Hov’s and we won’t hafta say “bless your heart” when we see the 1st photos.
How do I feel about the newest celeb-spawn?
Hey…good for them. Can’t hate on a couple who seem genuinely happy to be expecting their first child.
why do you hate black people? #racism
seriously, why is there so much hate on Jay’s face? He’s black. That’s what black people look like. why is everyone rooting so hard for massa’s gene’s to shine through?
that big @ss nose gave him that half a billion dollar voice and intonation you negroes love so much and no y’all hatin’ on it? the audacity #nobarack
LMAO!
To some folks out here Jay is finer than frog hair. Hell, in Yawnce’s eyes he’s fine. This has nothing to do with Jay’s “black features” (paraphrasing your words). I just don’t care for the way they’re arranged on his face.
It’s whatever, I ain’t gotta fcuk him, and I sure ain’t gotta have his child taking a roller coaster ride out of my womb.
Holla! #noMemphisBleek
It’s whatever, I ain’t gotta fcuk him, and I sure ain’t gotta have his child taking a roller coaster ride out of my womb.
Why did I just envision this?? Like the newborn sitting on a ride in a dark tunnel throwing his hands up and saying weeeeeeeeee on the ride out into the light. Don’t mind me tho..I just need some sleep
“Why did I just envision this?? Like the newborn sitting on a ride in a dark tunnel throwing his hands up and saying weeeeeeeeee on the ride out into the light.”
CTFU!!! Don’t encourage me.
I can’t take it…LMAO…I’m in tears… LMAO
Can I patent that roller coaster idea? I’d call it The Womb. You’d wait in a tunnel for about 9 minutes in complete darkness and then you’d be flipped on your back and go head first down a steep slope into a bright light. And as you get off someone in a doctors mask would slap you on the @ss.
BTW nobody said “fine”. Not never did I say that.
1) Fine is from the neck down and past the shoulders he’s “meh” at best. I think “attractive” is as accurate as it’s gonna get.
B) We don’t know what B’s family looks like beyond Matthew and Tina. There may be some recessive fugliness just waiting for the opportunity to pop out and and surprise somebody.
I keep thinking about Bobby Christina. She went from Whitney to Bobby and back in 12 years. And that Bobby phase was NOT pretty.
I’m so *dead* at “The Womb” as an amusement park ride. Hilarity.
You’re right, we don’t know what the family tree on both sides looks like past their parents. DNA really is a crapshoot. Who knows? *Crying* at recessive fugliness.
Good point bringing up Bobbi Kristina. I had totally forgot about her.
“He’s black. That’s what black people look like.”
You have to admit that Jay’s face is pretty extra. Most black people do not look like him.
I don’t have to admit anything. It’s one of those inalienable right thingies.
Let us pray….*heads bowed* Please lord, let this child be a boy, and if not, oh mighty one, let the power of the Knowles genes inhabit EVERY fiber of this childs face…In the name of the almighty creator….AhhhhhhMennnn!
I’m totally against this but I still laughed.
Me too!
I’m hoping for a boy too because the pressure on a little girl would be entirely too much. She will never be pretty or talented enough in the eyes of a cruel, hating public. A boy would just have to cute enough, rock some lil tims and a yankee fitted like all the other lil boys in NYC and he’ll be just fine in the eye of the public.
Immediately after the VMA’s ended, the Huffington Post ran a quick blurb about this and extended a hearty “mazel tov” to the couple. Within about 15-20 the negativity and hatred that filled the comments section was astounding, and not much online even merits so much as an eyebrow raise from me these days.
One guy called her the “C” word, another woman called her a “raging attention…gardening tool, and they continued to get worse from there. They’re a successful Black couple, married and in love. And they get hated on for that? 0_o
I thought that was what most of “us” wanted, right?
Most of HuffPo’s commenters are not black. And those who are not black do not want or want to see black people winning. Period.
But Black Twittuh is very Black and the hatred was there too. Not to the extent of the HuffP commenters, but people were hell bent on expressing how much they didn’t give a $hit. I was kinda shocked, but not really. Nobody wants to be called a hater, nobody wants to be accused of being a Stan, so indifference is a happy medium I guess.
I blame the internet…
Ah, Black Twitter, where ratchet occasionally meets intelligence!
I don’t understand people having to tweet to say they don’t care about something. If I’m pulling out an internet equipped device to share 140 characters with the world, I care to some extent. Those people were lying to themselves and trying to be on the Too Cool for School/Jayonce tip.
Maybe I’m late on this, or just a poor little Michigan born and raised boy whose out of touch, but what’s the big deal with being creole????? Do you get extra credit, like double lite-skint points or sumthin???????
Lite-skint != creole
we got culture and sh!t
Congrats to the happy couple, and that tis all.
As a huge Beyonce and Jay-Z fan, I was both happy for them and selfishly disappointed at the same time. I was really excited for this “4″ tour I thought was coming, and for A Star Is Born (Beyonce is starring in the remake, which is being directed by Clint Eastwood. Clint Mother F-ing Eastwood!), plus I always miss Bey’s presence in the industry when she’s between projects. To me, she’s just the sh!t and no one else can hold a candle to her. There’s a significant void when Beyonce isn’t around that no one has filled yet…I’m sure there’s someone just as fly and talented out there, where’s she at? We need a sub!
Guess we fans will all just have to buy the 4 Intimate Nights DVD for our fix lol. That damn Beyonce machine, they’re clever.
Career-wise, on the entertainer side of things, I think Jay is pretty much done. Or should be anyway. But I predict that Beyonce is really going to skyrocket in upcoming years. She has already reached icon status (yeah, I said it…they don’t let just anybody headline Glastonbury) and she doesn’t have to do another darn thing if she doesn’t want to. But she will. She’ll release this 4 Intimate Nights and maybe some other material to hold us over until she’s ready to come back out, then she’ll film A Star is Born with Clint Mother F-ing Eastwood (!!! huge fan of his too), and a new album will show up around the same time, because that’s always how it goes. If she continues to grow and experiment musically like she has been, which she will, the next album will be interesting at the least and classic at best. She’ll have to slow down with the touring and promotion, but she won’t even need it as much because- like she showed this time- her fanbase will be extra thirsty for her and take her albums to #1 regardless of whether she has a Top 10 hit or not. She’s definitely a certified boss on the music end, and now after working with Clint Eastwood, who I’m sure will teach her a thing or two, she’ll probably boss up on the acting side too. More significant roles will come her way for sure. In Cadillac Records, she actually showed promise as an actress, and if that potential is developed, she could start to be taken seriously as an actor as well (gasp!). I honestly think this b!tch is gonna blow up in a major way, and I can’t wait to see it.
And no, I’m not some mindless stan. Anyone who knows me will tell you that my standards are pretty high when it comes to art, and Bey gets an A+ from me. I stay converting people too lol…even the biggest Bey haters. F with me and I’ll show you
I’m a Beyonce fan as well. I wasn’t feeling the last one, but she’s a reliable artist from my consumer point of view.
Clint Eastwood, who I’m sure will teach her a thing or two, she’ll probably boss up on the acting side too.
As much as I respect Beyonce for her business savvy and talent in her genre (not really my cup of tea) and as much as I appreciate Sir Eastwood cinematographic prowess, this above is not going to happen. Lol. I like some of Beyonce’s songs and she’s excellent at what she does in music, but this movie thing is not happening. Sorry to disappoint.
Yeah. I don’t see it for this remake. I don’t care who is directing it…LOL
Lol it’s cool, I dont need her to be an actress…I’mstood with the music. I do think, as long as she doesn’t completely suck and brings in that revenue they always expect her to bring in, she’ll get the offers. I can see her being one of those niche actresses who get cast not necessarily because of immense talent but because of their looks and that one type of character they do well enough. Like a Jessica Alba or Scarlett Johansson. I just think she has the potential to be a movie star, which doesn’t always require phenomenal acting skills. If she approaches it with the dame dedication as she approaches music, I can see her becoming good down the line. I’m sure she’ll always be a way better singer than actress though.
iPhone fail, excuse the typos :/
Agree wholeheartedly.
Hmm…I always thought Sean Carter was a contender for the other team( his suspect ass best friend tata didn’t help) and Thundergoat was his beard. Assumed their union was a business merger that made sense (Papa Knowles ain’t no dummy).
I’m happy for them but having a baby together changes …………………nothing..lol.
#businessasusual
“Hmm…I always thought Sean Carter was a contender for the other team( his suspect ass best friend tata didn’t help)”
LMAO!!!!
“…and Thundergoat was his beard.”
LOL. Was just schooled in this term a few months back.
And as a SN:
Why was Monica thrown in the ranks of Michelle Williams and Teairra Mari??
Monica hasn’t fallen off like that; neither has Mary. You tried them with that…LOL
It was cute and she looked happy so thats great for them however I also thought it to be attention seeking and a tad tasteless. Personal opinion. Calculated for maximum impact on a world stage. Obviously they are really joyful, and thats as it should be but the mega reveal had me rolling my eyes for a second and then moving on.
I feel conflicted about commenting on this post because I truly don’t give two constipated sh*ts about this pregnancy. I thought the first pic was photoshopped when I first saw it but then it was sourced from mtv so I was like oh ok so that really did happen. Great.
I won’t front and say that I didn’t smile at the end of her performance because truly that was cute and the way Jay and ‘Ye were elated just made it feel like a damn celebration.
But I didn’t win anything so why do I need to celebrate with them?!? I don’t so I won’t.
Anyway tho…one thing I did notice and this was a little earlier this month was the amount of energy and how young Jay looked. Especially in the Otis video..I’m sure I’m not the only one who thought dude took a trip back in time. So coupled with that lil glimpse and the knowledge that his wife is now pregnant all I could think was..damn he fitna steal her youth! Everybody has heard the saying that an old man will steal a young girls youth, now she ain’t no spring chicken but dammit if her pregnancy glow didnt show her maturity and here he go looking like he 25 again. It is what it is…
I can’t help but cheer for the cat from Marcy Projects and the little girl from Houston blowing up larger than life falling in love and starting a family.
LMAO!!!!!
That’s all wrong. The quote I laughed at was this one:
“dammit if her pregnancy glow didnt show her maturity and here he go looking like he 25 again. It is what it is…”
You know what…I will cheer for him too cause anybody that can get away from this deserves applause http://newsone.com/nation/wacky-news-nation/casey-gane-mccalla/worker-kills-giant-rat-in-marcy-projects-in-brooklyn/
MARCY STAND UP!!!!
….and kill those rats. No seriously I don’t want them traveling through BK giving us a rep like Harlem and their cat-rats
Oh my sweet Lord Jesus, that photo. Ah cain’t. Ah just cain’t.
You know, the only difference between this highly anticipated black celebrity pregnancy and others is social media. Beyonce and Jay’s pregnancy remind me of Whitney and Bobby’s pregnancy back in the day. Many of you are entirly too young to have give a damn about it, but i was about 20 at the time and I was soooooo excited. My friends and I were huge “Whitney and Bobby” fans because we had grown up being fans of them individually. We knew that they both really wanted this baby and when she made the pregnant “I’m Every Woman” video we were ooh-ing and aww-ing our a$$es off. I know for a fact that the actions of my small crew were shared by other groups of young black women all over the country because two of our icons were having a life changing experience and were sharing it with us. However, back then, social media didn’t allow us to be all up in their business 24/7 and we weren’t inundated by celebrities every thought, word and deed. It also wasn’t fashionable to be a hater, Eminem had not introduced us to “Stan”, so folks didn’t feel the need to verbalize how much they really didn’t give a $hit about things that other people cared a lot about because there was no way to really care THAT MUCH.
That being said, I believe that being a fan of someone or something is cool. Being elated about the life happenings of your favorite celebrities is cool too. And more than anything, cheering for a seemingly happily married black couple about to bring their first baby into the world is fcking AWESOME. I can’t help but cheer for the cat from Marcy Projects and the little girl from Houston blowing up larger than life, falling in love, getting married and starting a family. We just finished talking $hit about Wayne’s “How To Love” images last week and how much better they could/should have been. Bey and Jay just showed a genuine, real life image of love and happiness. We mad at that too? Can’t be. Come on y’all. We’re too smart for this.
“We just finished talking $hit about Wayne’s “How To Love” images last week and how much better they could/should have been. Bey and Jay just showed a genuine, real life image of love and happiness. We mad at that too? Can’t be. Come on y’all. We’re too smart for this.”
*applauds NY2VA*
Whitney looked like a million bucks when she was pregnant, too.
You need to stop worrying about them and start worrying about me and your sister. Misplaced priorities.
Meech, my dear Meech… While my sister has been saddened by your absence, she is also aware that you are e-involved with another highly respected VSS. She is not an e-home wrecker and will not become e-involved with you until such time as that e-booship is e-dissolved.
I just love this comment. lol
I’ve been e-bandoned. I’m the victim here. I need a warm, sassy shoulder to collect my tears, not a cold digital one.
While my sister has been known to be a fool for the Kappa Kind, she must re-iterate that her warm, sassy shoulders will remain unavailable until you are e-vailable. Would you be checkin for her if she felt any other way?
First Liz moderated my heart, now she’s moderating my ability to move forward. Such a cruel fate. What if I told you her 3 favorite shows are sister wives, big love, and three’s company?
I would side-eye you and tell you that you need more people.
<—applauds NY2VA because she was about 20 when Bobby & Whitney were preggers
The only difference was that I was still in shock that they even dated, much less married! I thought Whitney was looking for street cred
LOL! Old Heads Unite!
I didn’t feel they way you felt, though. I knew she was a closet hood chick from Jersey and that only a cat like Bobby could give her her what she needed.
Sidenote: I wonder how Sean Combs feels about the Twitter post that went around the world from Justin Combs.
This was a kid on Twitter telling ladies to take notice that Beyonce got married then had a baby in that order.
I didn’t know Justin was feeling some kind of way until he made that post.
WERD???? lol
I would think Misa Hylton would feel funny over Justin posting that on Twitter. Puff been making babies with no intentions of marriages so he really shouldnt care
That’s who started that post? I was wondering who started all the ruckus about bashing single mothers.
The universe works in mysterious ways. First people questioned whether love can truly exist now that will and jada have broken up and now jay and bey are having a baby. Seems like beyjay or jayonce is vying for willow and jaden’s spot and he/she is still a fetus. And I’m on #teambeyonce as far as looks
Correction: The Knowles’ aren’t really Creoles (Beyonce and Solange are really only half). The Beyince’s are Creoles.
I have a sneaking suspicion (hope, really) that the child will have Matthew Knowles’ dark color, regardless of anything else.
This business of “Beyonce taking a seat so someone else can shine” is utter nonsense and I am calling you on it.
Why should Beyonce apologize for her success? Why should she *give* a chance to anyone? (isn’t that rather uncomplimentary to the other person?) Don’t we all make our own chances? What is this utterly ridiculous theory of scarcity that seems to say there is not enough to go round for everyone so if one person makes it, there is not enough for others?
It is untrue. And wrong. And should be utterly banished from our minds, ideas and mode of achievement.
What is yours is yours. What is mine is mine. The Universe is abundant and expanding all the time.
Beyonce’s accomplishments belong to her–and not to anyone else. If the others cannot step up, or wish to do things in a different manner, that is their wont. It is NOT her fault, or her responsibility.
Don’t put that on her. One’s burden is enough to carry.
Valda DeDieu
I never understood why people get all gitty when a celebrity has a kid or something “positive” happens in their life other than a drug/std test. Shit the person doesn’t give a shit about you, so for me I don’t give a damn.
I’m just tired of people saying that she is talented when clearly she isn’t.
Just for reference:
1. Reaching Platinum doesn’t mean you’re talented. You just sold a lot of records.
2. Beyonce is a spoiled child (look at what she did with Destiny’s Child version 1), and then what she attempted to do with LeToya’s album release.
3. Her image is real lame, I swear she’sbleaching her skin because looking from Destiny’s Child’s 1st album, the chick has gotten lighter and lighter (does she vitiligo??)
Can we add Lionel Richie to the crossover list?
I am very happy for them, though I didn’t like the way she announced it on the VMAs. I felt it was tacky. Good luck to them!
well im sure she woulda did it on Oprah but u know Oprah gone, her show is dead
But what’s up with a Dereon maternity line though? Have they done that yet?
Of course as someone mentioned above about a Dereon baby line no one bothered to come up with one when Solange was pregnant.
Also I’m kinda surprised Beyonce didn’t perform in a specially designed maternity onesie for the VMAs. It was odd to see Beyonce perform with her legs covered.
“Makes ya wonder about where/whom we get our standard of beauty cuz, big noses and full lips are features which are distinctly black.”
Good point, after scheming through some of the comments ,I found it quite hilarious that the main people wishing for Beyonce genes to take over, are not that appealing to the eye. As my mother would say “You got your nerves”
People would have definitely hated ms honey bee if it were a white man she married & had a child with. I think that’s another reason I’m so elated for the two: I love black love especially when it’s portrayed positively. #sueme
Yes I am happy for The carters and I wish them well. It’s Beyonce & Jayz for goodness sake!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with people being happy for B & J? You sound like a ridiculous hater. No thank you, please.
I love this, given how beautiful Beyonce and Jayz ‘s smiles are:
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/31/what-will-beyonce-and-jay-zs-baby-look-like/
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aaaaaaaaaah! thundergoat is the perfectest moniker ever! i will use this both for her and her latina twin Shakira (lemme let that one sink in…). also agreed on her needing to take a break for us as well as her. the persistent pace of her album releases has left everything sounding too samey-same and we’re stuck with hearing C-minus material at an A+ saturation level on the radio (twice in an hour on the same station? really?). i’ve got my Bey fave’s too, no doubt, but it’d be nice to see her in another role aside from super private starlet…
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You are a fool for saying she can now take a got-damn seat or park bench…i’m here crying laughin…FOOL
I’ve been gone for a while and “thundergoat” is not in the glossary. Someone please enlighten me… thundergoat = ???
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