Let’s just get this out of the way upfront…Beyonce killed the half-time show.
Oh yeah, and she can sing. I’m not scared of any of you motherf*ckers. Was it the best half-time show of all time? No. But was it dope? Yes. But we’ll get to her relationship to Jesus and the occult later. Hope I remember.
Anyway, it’s the Monday after the Super Bowl which for the East Coast ended about an hour ago due to a 35 minute power outage. Yes, Beyonce had something to do with that. But again, we’ll get to that later.
Congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens. While I definitely felt myself starting to pull for the 49ers at the start of the game I’m happy for Baltimore and their fans. I do have to question some of the play-calling on the part of Loser Harbaugh on the last drive for San Fran, but I don’t get paid millions to get there and win or lose. Naw, I’m just a squirrel trying to get a nut to move your butt.
On to the next one…and all my single ladies.
I was ready for the Internet to either implode or shut down altogether during Beyonce’s performance but somehow, that didn’t happen.
OH….motherf*king Alicia Keys went and remixed the national anthem…in front of all them nice white people. Not only does she spend 80 percent of every song yelling at all of us, now she’s lighting women on fire, which I’m fairly sure, is like, not cool, bro. But if there’s one song that’s more sacred to white people than “Dixie” it’s the National Anthem. That’s why so many tend to hate it when certain singers sing it…like the Christina Aguilera’s and the coloreds. We tend to flavor it up. Well she flavoried it down with a jazzy version but then hit up a couple extra words and lines in the end. Lawd, Alicia. First you decide to work with BlackBerry, now you f*cking with white people. It’s been an odd week for you.
Back to the lecture at hand. While I like Beyonce, I’m not nearly on the level of her stans out there. I don’t think the Super Bowl was Beyonce concert with a football game surrounding it. But maaaaaaaaan listen, when she hit the crowd with the “raise your hands towards me and let me feed off your energy…” weeeeeeelllllllllllllllll, I ain’t saying she’s drinking the Kool-Aid, but she’s definitely on the verge of Crystal Light. Oh, and she made Kelly and Michelle her backup singers. I like it. I like it a lot.
THEN the power goes out. I’m not a betting man because if I was I’d put my money on the fact that God probably put his chips on Baltimore to cover the spread in Vegas. Why else would he cut the lights AFTER Jacoby Jones records the longest kick-off return in Superbowl History (well until it was noted that it was only 108 yards and thus tied with others). He had to make sure that Baltimore was up enough to ultimately win. Of course, it’s possible that Beyonce’s powers of the unreal cut the lights to somehow give San Fran an edge (it didn’t, they’re a tremendous comeback team and should have won in my opinion), but if the Ravens don’t win then we don’t get Ray Lewis and his Psalms 91 shirt and then we don’t get him telling us about God more times than the entire winner’s circle at the NAACP Image Awards on Friday night who ceremoniously disrespected Jamie Foxx as he sang the gospel while accepting his award which I’m pretty sure was for “Most Versatile Performer” or some such f*ckery. I ain’t saying that the Image Awards ain’t sh*t, but that’s awful close to a BET Award show category.
Oh, and Red Tails winning movie of the year or whatever it won when 1) it sucked more than, well, anything, and 2) it was in the same category as Django Unchained and Beasts of the Southern Wild, and 3) nobody even remembered when it came out was some bullish*t. Even George Lucas said he wasn’t expecting to be up there. Luckily nobody who actually knows sh*t about movies gives that win any credence.
I’m rambling. Yes I am. Back to Ray Ray. I know he’s religious and always has been so its nothing new. But between him, Beyonce, and God shutting off the lights at the Super Dome, well, there was a lot of Jesus going on around the Super Bowl. I would like to ask Beyonce to give some of her followers the ability to worship Jesus too though. Boo yaow.
So yes, I just used almost 755 words to get back to this:
Beyonce can sing.
WHAT?!??!?!
So…did y’all watch the Super Bowl? What did you think of the performance? The Image Awards? Beyonce? Ray Lewis? It’s the morning after…
Beyonce.
-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST aka MR. MONDAY MORNING POP CULTURE aka GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRL HE A 3
I think I will wait til tomorrow to see the video of Kang Bey’s performance. I’m done with her this week. I was on about 98.75% of Beyonce saturation before the Inaguration and I’m at overflowing now. I’m going to need Bey to take several seats for at least 2 years before I can take her again.
[ducks to avoid the Bey stan hate about to come my way]
Thoughts on the performance after catching it on YouTube:
1. The lights were very extra.
2. I could barely hear the other girls singing during the DC “reunion.”
3. Kelly (her thighs, especially) got THICK!
3. Michelle is skinny.
4. Wait, did she kick Kelly and Michelle off the stage?!
5. There’s a lot going on for a half-time performance. This is NOT a concert!
6. Why did she end with ‘Halo’?
I’m pretty sure I’m going to get sick of her soon and the year just started. 2013 is about to be the Year of Beyonce…:-/
Why couldn’t they turn up Michelle’s mic? They always do her like that.
yes, cosign it all! I love B, but I’m on overload. and why did she pick every wrong song? Halo, really? I was confused. and annoyed. Had to cover my baby’s face too many times for this to be a family show.
oh plz…all the cheerleaders of the NFL wear wayy less than Beyonce and her girls. Stop, just stop. She’s Black and she and Kelly and Michelle are beautiful! They can go with small clothes – some of those cheerleaders need to wear full jumpsuits though!
4. Yes. She dismissed them. Promptly.
+100.
LOL @ Bey Stans. Is she too good to call and write her fans? Is this the last package they’ll ever send her a$$?
Tickets for her Mrs. Carter Tour are on sale the day after Valentine’s and I am camping out on my laptop to get them. JUDGE. ME.
yeah, I might too.
same here! i will be THERE!
I agree with you! I was on Bey overload and I need a break as well. I was so glad when that d_mn halftime show was over….
But Panama….wasn’t Michelle and Kelly ALWAYS her backup singers?!? Come on now, let’s be honest about that. It was always Bey and ‘them. That’s why the other two were replaced.
Kelly and Michelle had plenty of singing parts on Destiny Fulfilled. and Kelly got a lot of burn on Writings on The Wall. But yes, they never shone quite as bright as the Thunder Goat.
Panama, if Bey is the Thunder Goat, does that make Rhianna the Lightning Goat???
As a Proud Ravens fan, im on one like none other. Gun shots were flying for a minute. Flacco earned it and Beyonce went ham for real. But Michelle bugged me with the whole jelly thing…there was nothing
i literally had a moment where i wanted to uppercut and cut this fool just completely out the group. weaklink behind f*cking up the epicness of anything and everything. why do your thighs look like poolstix AND your voice wont ever project?? smfh. kellys dope though.
“why do your thighs look like poolstix”
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LOL. Those are the thighs that I actually work for. She looked very fit, IMO.
michelle honestly looks FIT to you? like….honestly??
My bad. I’ll type this now because I completely failed to mention it before: Those are the thighs that I actually work for. She looked very fit, IMO.
Bwahahahaha!
Give me Kelly’s legs! She looked nice.
ur legs aint too bad already
Yes Kelly! THAT is who u should be aimin for RWC. Michelle’s thighs are NOT the business.
Maybe that’s what a six foot tall woman should be aiming for, but if I let my thighs get that big, I would look and feel kind of disgusting.
Michelle is skinty. We’re ok with this. Choosing to perform Bootylicious does seem unnecessary.
hmm…i aint saying she’s not healthy, but she do got some pencils.
Wow…really, chameleonic? It’s like you have something against her personally.
At least you were not down Fed Hill where there are White folks jumping off roofs. Crazy. I saw some youtube videos of it.
We need to host a Baltimore VSB happy hour. Are there any other Baltimore folks here?
Hi, Baltimorean here! Ravens Nation! Caw Caw!(retreats back to lurker shell)
#BMORE #RAVENSNATIONSTANDUP #SUPERBOWLCHAMPS….etc…..Yes, I know this isn’t twitter. Ask me if I care doe.
Caaaaaaaaawwww!!!
I have to say the performance was great, but I feel like she did try to make it a Beyonce concert in 12min, which is a bit much. Like the whole Baby Boy section, I was just like why? In any event, stans ate it up, boys stared at her thighs, and San Fran got a second chance to put up a fight. I think all and all ppl got what they came for.
Those though…
I’ma need the Jiggaman to get on his Duggars steez STAT if this is the net result.
*Those THIGHS though…
them thighs tho….OH LORD *ross voice*
I don’t know how she could not make it a Beyonce show for 12 minutes. I mean, its supposed to be ridiculously over the top. and it was. SCORE.
+1… Aren’t “Super Bowl Halftime Show” and “ridiculously over the top” synonymous?
I loved it.
She was great hands down, period. She had the right to make =it the Bey show – she was the halftime headliner, so she could do it however she wanted to. Michael Jackson also did medley’s of some of his songs when he did the SuperBowl and he’s still considered one of the greatest SuperBowl performers ever. Queen Bey did her thang and I was glad to see her bring her girls on stage with her. Best SuperBowl halftime show ever.
Jay is winning at life right now. And when did Kelly get a body? Kelly and Lotoya Lukett are baddest DC members (IMO). On a serious note why Ray didnt thank the deer antler spray company. Lol
Respect Beyonce, but have been past her awhile. I certainly acknowledge her ability to jiggle a batty jaw and induce eleventy bazillion simultaneous crotch spasms – globally – but…yeah.
I wanted so badly to see that cheetah in the Sketchers commercial chasing Ray Lewis with antlers attached to his helmet across the Serengeti. I almost willed it into existence. Ray and his bionic triceps.
Alicia Keys fan. Yerp. Yé is 0-60mph in 4.2 secs yes, but Alicia is 52 mpg.
I’m quite cool with her remixing the national anthem. Hell, Marvin did it. No – Marvin DID it. For you 90s babies who don’t know any better, do yourself a favor and google “Marvin Gaye National Anthem 1983.”
Talk about swagga on a hundred thousand trillion…
“Marvin DID it”
Also, Whitney Huston is a very close second.
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You are absolutely correct. And I didn’t have to Google it.
I like Whitney’s better, but Marvin Gaye did his thing.
I always thought Whitney’s “performance” of “The Star Spangled Banner” was overrated. Marvin’s version is the best, but Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock comes in at a close second with En Vogue’s doo-wop version at number three.
Yeah….Marvin smashed the anthem – hands down banging performance.
Alicia sucked. She did it jazzy because she can’t keep a tune and when she goes off key, like she always does, it will sound like she did it on purpose. She was so off, it was painful. I dont even know why people think she’s pretty. She’s meh but she gets lightskin points and black card cred for trying way too hard to be retro soul.
i agree with everything you said. still, that chick sexy….
LMAO at lightskin points. I have seen her look way better but her hair lays so flat and soccer-momish with it that short, so she loses there. JHud looked great, but her hair also looked weird and you could tell her makeup was too heavy. I think Beyonce had a clause in her contract that required all other singers to be homely.
You are so right……I thought it was just me! Why mess up a perfectly good song!
I’m with you on that. LeToya is Always my favorite DC member, then Beyonce then Kelly. Beyonce is NOT God’s gift to modern R&B and her stans are just like Team Breezy- Crazy as fcuk for their idol
Beyonce is the modern day, female version of Michael Jackson, the greatest entertainer of all time. Of course she’ll never be as great an entertainer as MJ , but for our time she’s definitely the best. She knows how to sing and put on a good show, unlike so many of these other untalented artists out now that can’t sing and dance without losing their breath before the first stanza is over.
love me some Letoya Luckett
+100
Plus, Letoya is on my #1 fave show…Treme. Major points for that. I do think she is the prettiest of the DC staff (yes, I said staff. You know those girls were drawing a check. Farrah only got about 3 months salary.)
“Oh, and she made Kelly and Michelle her backup singers.”
This right here is where I got stuck, both here and during the actually performance. It took Key Cole throwing shade on Michelle to snap me out of it.
That being said, Im not a stan but I love me some Bey. Her performance did not disappoint.
“Oh, and she made Kelly and Michelle her backup singers.â€
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More like pop-up singers. That stage entrance made me chuckle.
I think Michelle was more glad to get a check. lol
the pop up didnt surprise me at all. that was a DC3 concert staple.. im also seeing where people are saying that Bey kicked yhem offthtage ( not saying you said it. just to lazy to scroll down and do another reply since i’m posting from my phone)Tis was a Beyonce halftime show, not a Destiny’s CHild halftome show. She didnt have to invite them to perform at all. The smart thing to have done, which KELLY did, was to go out ther all fierce and rock it. Kelly had beaucoup mentions on black twitter last night. michelle’s mentions came mostly in the form of keyshia cole shade defense tweets
WTF was that about with Keyshia Cole? Is she mad that her window of opportunity slammed shut the second Beyonce walked out for halftime? LOL
She praised Bey (because she learned from Keri Hilson) while giving Michelle a jab about her being a lackluster performer. Didn’t matter, she got raked across the coals by black twitter anyway about being an irrelevant, offkey artist who could never sing at the superbowl because nobody knows who she is and she’s late on her rent payments lol. Cruel. But not unfunny.
Keyshia got Jaide’d because of all people to pick on she went after Michelle, just b/c thats the only performer she was sorta kinda more popping than
LMAO at Jaided. And glad I actually know what this is.
I just remember the fact that Keyshia’s record label once got mad at her for not showing up to the studio, missing appointments etc when she had just released a single that did very well after polishing her image up, and should have been capitalizing on her momentum but instead put more effort into her reality show. Kanye was on her team, and she was pretty much set to become pretty well established if she’d made better decisions. Now she’s kind of messy in that Fantasia sort of way to me—alienates fans, doesn’t listen to or have good management, lazy about her career, surrounded by users.
sorry, but although i like keshia coles as a person, her singing voice is terrible, awkward and forced, and she has nearly a zero percent chance of ever having the talent and success of beyonce. keshia coles will easily be forgotten by most, while Bey’s music will keep on rockin, even when she’s long gone.
agreed. and michelle and kelly are backup singers now only because Bey chose to go solo. By bringing them back for one special performance could only make them her backup singers, with no shade to them.
I just saw the dutty wine… on national television… in 2013. I’ll leave it up to y’all on which one of those is more surprising.
LOL @ the title of this post. im sorry, i will be a stan. who gives a f*ck. that b*tch is baaaaaaad.
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i didnt watch a second of the superbowl but that youtube halftime show? bananas!!! i was so psysed. when she opened and the smoke and the lights and the….yes. i was so excited to see just how big she went — just for the intro! like, geeeeeeez. for real though, if youre gonna do somethin do it ALL THE WAY big. no half steppin. goes for anybody. what got me about that performance was the scope and magnitude of it.
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that was the first time ive ever had my jaw drop during a performance. literally. it was the first time ive had to jetison out my seat in pure excitement. destinys child reunion? fawesome. this b*tch had a holographic stage shaped like the female version of a hustla. i cant. like. i just cant. she shut that sh*t down. all the way.
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whew! that made me hype lol. but really, i thought it was cool how michelle and kelly came out. that was a really good venue to reunite them and she looks good sharing the spotlight. she looks like a team player, someone who enjoys stepping back like ‘get yo shine girl.’ SO dope. and the shout out to her husband? that was a good look, the inclusion of others. kudos. so many kudos.
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oh! and collar pop to the dmv. ? lol. wheeeew. go athletes.
“what got me about that performance was the scope and magnitude of it”
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There was scope and magnitude?
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“There was scope and magnitude?”
ROTFLMAO… you slay me.
im really not about to get into a claw match over beyonce with some simple b*tches. LOL. didnt you fail to get a job at the second worst location in your company after training at the worst? and youre tryna be a judge of scope and magnitude??? stop.
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this isnt going to be “tear down something great because you dont measure up”. this is going to be…i set the bar for conversation and you attempt to measure up.
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what are the basic elements of a halftime superbowl show?
Come on Chameleonic, lighten up. It isn’t that serious. It’s just Beyonce.
Did…did you just say it’s JUST Beyonce’?!?! What is…I don’t even….
naaaaaaaaa. b*tch wanna get froggy this is new orleans. lets chop it up. frog legs.
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i WAS lightened up. i was celebrating another woman. i was expressing my excitement over another woman. i was enjoying myself. and i will definitely continue to do so at the expense of someone elses feelings. today im gonna be ratchet as a motherf*cker.
RWC – thanks for responding to her. I debated last night whether to check this chick. Next time. Panama… trust… next time chick comes at me, I won’t hold back. Just, ya know, letting ya know it’s bout to go down and shyt.
Lol @ this VSB beef.
LMAO!!
Imma be there to hold your earrings. And make sure to have dem curls tucked in.
GURL… I’m getting my internet kick boxing training on! What’s dat? Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. I’m bringing the whole f’n hive with me girl. Gonna be all over dat like white on rice. *jabs*ducks*jabs*flips*kicks in mid air*jabs* Phew… it’s a work out girl!
lol. youre silly, smh. shout out to all the women that put up with my bullsh*t….and tuk coming through with the sleeper peen. do you know how hard it is to sit the f*ck down?? *sighs* and all the bad b*tches man they want the…they want the…*sighs*
Wowsers. That was uncalled for. You on the payroll?
Take a good look, ladies. What we have here is a classic case of TUK Withdrawal. When you go through TUK Withdrawal, you lash out like she just did. Now Lonic, sweetie, I’ll give some more peen…but only if you promise not to touch my PB&J sandwich ever again.
lmao. no tuk! no! [*starts clapping my hands for emphasis*] b*tch got sumfin to say?!?! i gots energy to burn. but….some d*ck does sound good cuz i swear im just backed up and frustrated. i promise i wont touch the jelly, its too much for me, just….give me freedom!!! [*epic wall slide down your chest*]
You’ll only get the peen if you calm down though. No fighting. I can tell you’re frustrated, that’s why I’m here.
[*clutching your shirt gently as i subtly use it to dot my eyes*] okay, ill calm down. i could use some company. *sniffles*
Um, calm down, please. It ain’t that serious.
See, her stans are what sometimes makes it hard to like Beyonce.
Someone else liking an artist more than you think they should makes it hard for you to like that artist? I think you should just like who you like, not react to others.
Um, I never said another person liking B makes me not like her o_O I do, however, think that her sometimes obnoxious fans + the oversaturation of B make her hard to stomach sometimes. Everybody will not worship B, but many of her stans are hellbent on stuffing her down people’s throats and are hella quick to roast anyone who does not like her.
I do like her, for the most part, but I still don’t think Chameleon’s response was necessary.
why am i ALWAYS the one getting backlash?? i literally was sitting here enjoying myself and simple mofos tried to be funny and got bodied. its not even the fact you dont like beyonce, its the fact you try to check me for enjoying her. tf outta here. and what gets me most is theyll attempt to roast you yet they wont settle down and come at you with conversation you can actually respect. with actions you actually respect. that lame, loser sh*t = no country for it.
You started it though, so… yeah.
you are so full of sh*t and you know youre full of sh*t because a moment of glee =/= snide comment. i hate that twisted, lying sh*t. if you have something you wanna say to me than say it. dont come at me sideways, dont make sh*t up, and dont try to instigate someone who does. do not avoid the gauntlet of ‘you wanna talk like the best of em come up here and exist like one.’ your whole set of womanhood consists of lies, jealousy, and hatred. smh. clean yourself up round these parts.
“im really not about to get into a claw match over beyonce with some simple b*tches. LOL. didnt you fail to get a job at the second worst location in your company after training at the worst? and youre tryna be a judge of scope and magnitude??? stop.”
These are your words, yet I’m full of sh*t. Okay girl. God bless ya.
you think these are my claws…..?? lol.
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god has already blessed me. this is just showboating and lesson giving.
@chameleonic
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Why do you take things so personally? It seemed like any unflattering comment made about Beyonce was about Beyonce, not you. Why did you take it as an attack against you? I’m not being funny or mean in asking. I would genuinely like to know.
my excitedness offended her so she took a swipe and her swipe got instigated. this is infinitely annoying because even if you put the two of them together, they still could not have an actual conversation about what bothered them so much i expressed my fandom of her. i didnt take it personally so as much as im aware women are like that towards one another in their every day lives: not understanding and stewing in saltiness. it honestly was just an utter nuisance and i felt like being ratchet because im hype and i need to burn energy. they volunteered for that.
what do her stans have to do with whether you like beyonce or not? just say you don’t like her stans – beyonce has nothing to do with how people she don’t even know act.
DAMN GINA!
and Brick killed a guy….with a Trident
+ a milli to the nth power!!
hey QUEEN!!
AM! Where u been gurl?! *waves excitedly* sorry not been playing much, but life is keeping me busy.
keep ‘em straight up in hurrr
you see hair and dancing. i see the whole picture. just like when you listen to a song you hear music. i hear layers of sound. you wanna talk elements….? better yet. CAN you?
Yes I can talk elements, like Earth Wind and Fire. Prince, Stevie, The Beatles, Lauryn Hill, just to name a few have dimensions. Beyonce’s whole picture is not that complex and doesn’t take much analysis to see. Yes, Beyonce is more than hair and dancing. She is also formulaic, rehashed vocal acrobatics.
Please free my comment.
“free my n*gga b-y. gotta g6 AND a g5 you p*ssy b*tches, you felines…”
- lil wayne being on one
DONT YOU DARE QUESTION BEYONCE. SHE’S GOT SCOPE, MAGNITUDE, CLOROX, DOVE, AND THE HEEBIE JEBBIES…
Don’t forget Fabuloso.
*hollers*!!
Clorox, now Fabuloso. iCan’t!
You just made me spit all my tea onto my keyboard with that one lol
chameleonic said it!
I felt she got a FAR shorter time to do her performance than the people in the past where it felt like they got like a half hour worth of stuff. I mean Prince’s guitar solo back when he did was like 6-7 alone. I know Kerry Washington gave a beautiful acceptance speech because Kerry is the greatest.
Prince is the King of the Super Bowl Halftime Shows. He nailed it something fierce. Bey did her thing though.
I don’t know how I feel about a man calling something another man did… “fierce”.
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The jury is out for deliberation.
AGREED.
BEY did the damn thang AS USUAL. If you ever seen her live but PRINCE Tho??!!! He shut it downnnnn!!!!
Prince’s guitar solo gave me LIFE during his halftime performance. Whoo!
I feel like Madonna definitely longer to do whatever it was she did, and she sat down almost the entire time except to hump an armchair and sit on LMFAO’s face. I literally made a sandwich, made a phone call, came back and there was old Madge doing assisted cartwheels and watching a dude walk a tightrope with his d*ck. Bey packed a lot into what felt like at least a minute shorter performance.
+100
In more important news, There is (allegedly) a new Kanye album coming out. It’s called Rich Black American. He has Frank Ocean, Pusha T, Beyonce, Florence Wench, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and SKRILLEX on the album apparently. http://cdnl.complex.com/assets/CHANNEL_IMAGES/MUSIC/2013/02/content/ig8jtv1_lqhha.jpeg
SKRILLEX ought to make it interesting.
+1
what?! AND new kanye?! he better rip that sh*t. his last album was saved entirely by clique. and i still want me one of those! [*throws glass vase on the ground*] whats a girl gotta do to get some ham-motherf*ckers?? next week jay z is gonna announce he patents ns-5 parts. *sigh*
This is good news.
Kanye’s solo albums are great. His crew album was mehh.
cuz you know how important kanye is…
After watching the half-time show, which was basically more of the same Beyonce-ness, my friend an I concluded that the Single Ladies video was the high point of thunder goat’s career as the back-up-singer-with-a-solo-gig. We also concluded that America has a lack of Michael Jackson’s and Madonnas.
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J-Hud was awesome and she looked great.
Thunder goat, though?! lol Well, dayum.
And before anyone accuses me of hating, I’ll explain my perception of Beyonce this way. Every performance feels like she’s standing there shouting at me about what a fantastic artist she is, and I’m having a hard time believing her. In response, she shouts louder and runs back and forth across the stage. I still don’t get it. Then she, her dad, mom, and her management start pelting me with Beyonce merchandise and CD’s and I still don’t get it.
Beyonce is a product, period. That’s why she sells it so hard. She knows that if she ever had to rely on actual talent that she’d be out of business.
“Beyonce is a product, period.”
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Brief summary of the inevitable counter-argument: But that counts as a talent. Therefore she is talented. Just look at her record sales. I win, hater!
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. If McDonald’s didn’t exist, someone would have to invent it. Say what you will, but it works for a lot of people. And unlike a lot of pop confections (see Spears, Britney) she can actually sing and dance.
this ma’am is pure poppycock. the fact that you love Alicia Keys, which must mean you think she can sing and is talented, but find Beyonce to not be makes so little sense to me. I can understand not liking somebody…I dont like Alicia Keys. I feel like she yells too much. And I think she’s a medicore songwriter and her albums leave much to be desired. But I ain’t gonna say she’s not talented. I just don’t care for her particular talents.
+1000
as i’ve watched the clip here in the UK, instead of doing some actual work,i agree with you. bey is a great performer; you will get your money’s worth. i will actually go and see her in the 02. why? because i get my money’s worth for a good night up in the rafters because i can’t afford the tickets below close up to the stage. but does she do the same old, same old in terms of dancing and shouting at you about her being a fantatstic performer? yep, i agree. but as she switches it up with a great visual trickery, it feels slightly refreshed
sound like a hater. lol.
*SCREAMS*!! @thunder goat.
Pray do tell, who or what is a thunder goat?
Thundergoat is Champ’s nickname for Beyonce. If I recall correctly, it’s based on a scene from one of her videos where her hair is flying all over the place, lights are flashing, and she’s stomping her foot like a goat scraping at the ground.
*DEAD*!! RWC you are a riot tonite.
Them stans gon come for your afro. You better weave it up mama!
…thats actually pretty funny. too bad for him you used it to be a hater.
no, youre a hater. plain and simple. admit it and come clean and move beyond that suffocating cloud of negativity that keeps you bound at salts’r’ us. salty mofos. just salty. your skin dries out in freshwater cuz you so salty, hater! i have a little container of ketchup here for my hater tots. i have this blue cylinder of seasoning with a white girl on it and an umbrella, because its raining salty mofos anytime her name comes up.
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in all seriousness though, theres a big difference between not liking someone and what theyre about and not being able to understand so you rely on hatred and negativity. its really common to try to be dismissive under the guise of ‘i dont get what the big deals about’ but then you just start to sound like you have a personal vendetta or lack the mental capacity to get it.
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youre not that stupid you just mad bro. cuz all the salt you were gonna use went into beyonces skin moisturizer before that performance.
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skin was just glistening up there! i think she even winked at you as a ‘thanks for watching.’
Wow. That’s pretty poetic. Lyrical, even. I see a hit single for Beyonce. You should send it in to her. Don’t forget to collect royalties.
actually, beyonce prays to me before going on stage so i get 10% of everything like a GOD. sike….sike. only like a boss, praise his name.
On second thought, this may already be too similar to some R. Kelly verses, so maybe having Beyonce sing this might be a bad idea. We wouldn’t want to see her caught up in a plagiarism scandal. That’s almost as bad as lip-syn….errr. Yeah.
great! since you brought it up like a predictable b*tch im gonna help you get it. second question: how has beyonce been able to shrug off this one incident that represented her 4,321st performance, 879th accomplishment, and her 22nd appearance at the white house? let me know from your perspective of intelligence and saavy…whilst i count my millions in percentages. =D
Aaawwwww sheeeeee-id. I just mentioned the incident that shall not be named! lol
youre also avoiding my direct questions, but its cool. beyonce is a celebrity so its not that serious. i just hope you and other women arent that spiteful towards one another in actuality. not a good look.
I apologize for not answering your question earlier. That was rude of me. Answer: probably with her trapezius, deltoid, and infraspinatus muscles.
oh okay. so now lets have a real conversation on the elements of a superbowl performance as well as what beyonce has in and of herself that makes her so marketable, because it still seems like you struggle with the perspective of what goes into such things. ?
“so now lets have a real conversation on the elements of a Super Bowl performance…”
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Not interested, but thanks for offering.
i know you arent and i doubt you could. lol. i could never respect a woman who falters this hard everytime shes confronted with stepping up. that is some loser sh*t. females STAY salty and STAY not putting in the work. smh. lame.
You know, you don’t have to get all mad when someone doesn’t want to play with you.
na. im dissapointed, actually. females talk A LOT until you confront them to be on a decent level. its lame. they never step up to the level of the greats and godesses they just stand in place and chase their tails, mad cuz people exist who are better than that. loser sh*t. it actually is almost…thrilling. to know a female can not properly cross such a line. *bats you around for sport and recreation*
These theatrics rival the Beyonce half-time show.
did you just….compare me to beyonce….? lol. ill wait for your ACTUAL retort before i respond again.
and please make sure your retorts are on par cuz, you tried to steal my gleefulness upthread. pewn! pewn! all day.
’4,321st performance, 879th accomplishment, and her 22nd appearance at the white house?”
you counted? I hope you have better things to do with your life…lol
and this is coming from someone who researches twerk videos and performs on a broken, dusty couch. im gonna need to point out this might have something to do with your inability to meet the minimum bar of substantial conversation.
who’s couch are YOU talking about? because I’ve definitely never let you into my home.
and i’m sure my man appreciates my research. who’s giving you daps for all those tally marks though? Is Jay-Z thanking you personally? No? Did you get an invite to Blue Ivy’s baby shower? Oh wait…you’re out here e-beefing for someone who doesn’t know you from Adam and then trying to flex on others for calling you out on that mess. I hope you’re at least getting compensated somehow for it. Regardless, it’s pitiful.
Check yourself please. You are making yourself look so unbelievably stupid right now.
Sad part is, I was just making a joke….like I did last time. You STAY doing way too much that you can’t even appreciate some humor. Out here calling other people insubstantial yet you can’t even grasp context clues. GTFOH.
you tried to be funny and f*cking failed. you tried to talk smack and got roasted. stop tryna back pedal and own up to your bullsh*t. today is the day you pretend youre a classy, self respecting woman for the other 364 days of the year so maybe you feel sh*tted on because you mofos act this silly and oc EVERY GOT DAMN DAY. it is the day after the superbowl and if i wanna get loose on a b*tch then i will get loose on a b*tch because it is my day off.
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mofos stay walkin up to you on some dumb stuff, crying cuz you go so hard on them. what were you expecting? ‘lol that joke was awesome even though it was basic b*tch mentality’. okay. youre still comin at me like a basic female.
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not one of you has ever come at me in a way i actually respect. lets talk about that and there wont be any need to rotisserie your every comment. hashtag chicken sh*t.
nobody on here has EVER disrespected you-DISAGREE, yes. But if disagreeing is the new disrespect, well dayuuuum *Gucci Mane voice*! I actually enjoy your comments when they are not so trivial, such as this in case! You tend to sometimes take things personally, when folks are just teasing. Ease up girlie. Shid ain’t THAT serious!! You gon bust a nerve going hard in the paint for miss thang. I S.T.A.N.S. for IDRIS ELBA, but I’d be damned to be THIS worked up [not unless you are actually enjoying it] if folks thinks he should quit singing-yes, singing.
i didnt say i was disrespected but im not gonna sit here and fake like yall arent some subliminal disrespecting kind of women. my point is that when it comes to interacting with me theres stuff i respect as a woman and theres stuff thats annoying and will eventually get under my skin. and if you wanna consistently approach me in a way i find annoying and not worthy of respect, expect to be treated like those of the ‘this female is a nuisance variety’. when i disagree with a woman whos about her business its just a disagreement and a minimal difference of opinions. dont be a straight loser with a smart mouth you cant back up in e-streets, reality, or delusions. please, just be the sh*t.
ooooooh girrrl, you forgot to add at the end, be the shit, AND the URINE-Kanyeeeezy!
who cried? not me, cherie. you got me f*cked up.
Calling me basic, yet you don’t even know the definition of a roasting. So sad, so petty. Go back to pinning pics of Beyonce to your wall, Claire Danes.
FYI: I didn’t fail just because you’re too thick to understand a joke. You refuse to understand what LOL means, that’s on you. I didn’t even shade Beyonce and you have your drawers in a bunch. Who did I even talk smack about? Not you. Repeat after me: IT WAS A JOKE. But continue to tell yourself that you read me. Because, hon, I’ve been literally reading you since you were Alakai Hawaii on SBM, and your cuckoo for cocoa puffs sh*t isn’t impressing anyone but you.
I never said I was classy. Take that sh*t to the bank.
And for someone who claims to be so above all of us, you keep engaging. So either kick rocks or STFU. It’s simple, really: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI6gZxLnwdw
In the words of the illustrious Cam’ron: “You MAAAAAAAAAAAD”
lol, you followed me? um. didnt you just start commenting on THIS blog like….a few weeks ago? so you just followed me silently? you just followed me over a long a*s span of months and didnt say anything? you lurked and watched me? LOL. i have fans and sh*t. LOOOOOOL. that was flattering. you want me to like you? well, rule number one: just be honest. if you have something to say just say it, if you have something you wanna express, express it. dont try to come at me on some half insulting/ half wanting to start a conversation type sh*t. its lame. pick one or the other.
so choose, are you insulting me or are you wanting to have a substantial conversation?
I THOUGHT SO!!!! so this chick is/was Alakai Hawaii!!!!
She got banned from SBM for her bi-polar BS rants so she’s been relocated here to VSB…………………
W.O.W.
that is the worst. i hate that with blogs you get the daily interaction but you also leave an imprint you cant erase. but its even creepier people follow you for months at a time and track you across the internet. like. im not even gonna say anything cuz i dont know if thats creepy or flattering youre as excited as you are about it being me, but i will say you are late as sh*t. it was kind of established my first month or so of being here but lets celebrate your slowness and your blatant decision of taking the ‘im insulting you and it will never be about substantial conversation’ route.
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and as far as sbm is concerned, it was just not at all the venue for expelling pent up energy. it wasnt big enough it was like…the most cagey, just, not enough space to run around. it was like being in a corner at all times trying to have an actual conversation with people and i migrated to vsb because everything i told sbm about was embodied by vsb. it felt like a meadow. like….’OMG i JUST told some mofos they need to do this, this, and this in order to be successful!’ which is probaby really insulting to hear everyday…but. i couldnt help it and isht. im mad you guys cant keep your hands off me and try to spin it like IM crazy. marshal youve outright admitted to fantasizing about it yet you get angry as sh*t everytime you address me.
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lets look at that bipolar behavior, shall we.
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B*tch, you tried it.
i’ve been commenting on this blog since 2011. Same as SBM. Been friends with some people on both blog networks since then. Not my problem you don’t know that. Try again, hon.
You do not get to decide what is lame. I made what is in your words, a simple a** comment, you ran with it, and now you’re standing here with egg on your face, insisting on continuing to engage. I will gladly oblige you. I’ve made a point of saying what I want to say; you just didn’t appreciate my words. To which I say; who’s boo-hooing now? You can’t even bother to uphold the alleged standards you hold dear. Yet again, you look stupid. Don’t talk about who can insult who and substantial conversations when YOU tried to get trill and got promptly dropped. I’m pretty sure this was a WSHH video last week, and it wasn’t pretty for that chick, either.
shamira: here is a lackluster joke that is subliminally an insult.
chameleonic: roasts shamira.
shamira: =( i was just joking, chill.
chameleonic: are you joking or are you insulting me?
shamira: now that i think youre calm, ive decided im insulting you.
chameleonic: cool. well let me know when youve done something respect worthy that i can acknowledge on MY level.
I already know that Muze noticed you were Alakaii months ago. This isn’t news to any of us. I was just pointing out a history of absurdity. In case you havent noticed or realized, there is a largely overlapping fan base on both of these sites. Again, you look stupid. And considering that I know several of the SBM writers personally and they’re doing quite well for themselves…I don’t think they’re worrying about failing to take your so-called advice.
You can’t claim to want a substantial conversation when you’re out here trying to diss me and failing. I don’t know who you think you’re fooling on this thread, but it sure ain’t me. You can choose to bow out of this convo at anytime if it’s so beneath you.
better yet, BOTH of you say something impressive about yourselves when you talk to me.
chameleonic
and this is coming from someone who researches twerk videos and performs on a broken, dusty couch. im gonna need to point out this might have something to do with your inability to meet the minimum bar of substantial conversation.
Shamira
who’s couch are YOU talking about? because I’ve definitely never let you into my home.
and i’m sure my man appreciates my research. who’s giving you daps for all those tally marks though? Is Jay-Z thanking you personally? No? Did you get an invite to Blue Ivy’s baby shower? Oh wait…you’re out here e-beefing for someone who doesn’t know you from Adam and then trying to flex on others for calling you out on that mess. I hope you’re at least getting compensated somehow for it. Regardless, it’s pitiful.
YOU roasted ME? Someone, anyone, tell me how that is the case. Your reading comprehension skills are absurd as your delusions.
i didnt say they werent doing well. i said i felt stifled and caged because i couldnt help but look over their shoulder and point sh*t out, like…if you just tweaked this ONE thing. which is probably really got d*mn annoying…but i mean. theyre doing their thing. somtimes a girl just wants some pushback. like. impress the f*ck out of me so i can sit down. do you know how ridiculous it is….*holds the bridge of my nose* PLEASE make me sit down. smfh. i honestly can not burn my energy off and the sh*t is just ridiculous. just push back on some impressive isht. thats all i wanted.
If it’s not impressive to you, then don’t engage. Yet you still keep coming back for more….
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shamira, you were roasted because that sh*t was true. it isnt a big deal. im happy youre hangin in there i just wish you and other people could do this on MY level. thats all.
i keep coming back because its the only way to drain my energy; otherwise, i would sit here and feel wild as sh*t. just because you arent impressing me doesnt mean i wont use you to release myself.
For something to be a roast, it has to be embarrassing, or else it’s not insulting. Do you not get that? I am not embarrassed about looking at twerk videos. If you’d like to look at the rest of the search history on my computer, I also look at p*rn, watch trashy reality TV, and a bunch of other unseemly behaviors. That. Is. Not. A. Roast.
And if you have so much energy to spend, then take a sedative. Solves everyone’s problem.
Maybe you roasted some chicken today, honey, but you definitely didn’t get me.
On that note, my basic behind is gonna go back to being a productive member of society. I don’t know how someone who claims to be on your level has so much free time to be engaging a plebe such as myself, but continue patting yourself on the back.
@Chameleonic- I honestly wasn’t 100% sure you Were the same crazy ass chick. I don’t “follow” nor “stalk” anybody, and LOGICAL, SMART folk know the saying about People who ASSume………. Caged??? There are plenty of people on SBM that still get out of pocket over there; Mena and Adonis are justa few with strong opinions. YOU on the other hand was all over the place. You’re a combination of The Joker and a person who smoked the Wrong Reefer and got brain smanged.
Keep trying to play Victim and Deflecting Accountability,just like that 25 year old chick who antagonized that RTA bus driver and almost had her head knocked the hell off along with her ponytail and the latest WSHH celeb, Jade the Weak, Dumbass Bully
actually, everyone here is pretty absorbant. its like exploding but people absorb the outbursts so its soothing. and plus the guys are kind of…bigger than me. but…im gonna go NOT be productive and wonder about…like. i dont understand how i never feel satiated by anyone. i always feel…like i need deeper stuff. people who make me feel them deeply so i can absorb them too. maybe i should be dominated and not approached with insults as substitutes. a girl can dream.
lol @ that legit hurting my feelings. im not a bully.
@Marshal: I’ve never been on SBM. I only comment on VSB and TIYC. Wrong person dude. Don’t put a black cloud over my name with lies.
@Mena- I apologize for naming SBM over TIYC. I hope you know what I meant by refrencing you, and I never said that you were delusional or insane. Chameleonic has been a hypocrite for the longest, taking things the wrong way and then within a blink of an eye flip out with the viciousness, only to then flop AGAN and claim she’s being targeted and harassed. When I’m wrong I admit I am wrong and I move on. She Clearly doesn’t and it’s pathetic and dragged on for too long
@Marshal: we’re good. I felt like Marlo from the wire for a second.
Now how you gonna call Beyonce out for screaming? J-Hud is the queen of yell-singing at folks.
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I think Bey was “turnt up” thus the slight amplification and plus the lip-syncing “scandal”. (although it did look like she was lip-syncing Halo- perfectly acceptable).
What’s with holding up Madonna? Madonna is an old white lady who did everything she could to copy Black women artists – Janet Jackson called her out on that a while back. She’s been biting off of Black styles forever, and not very well at that.
She’s had a few decent songs, but overall Madonna’s talented died with the 80s and early 90s. Her new stuff is another case of biting off Black girls (and again, doing it terribly).
Beyonce has more talent in her little finger than Madonna could ever have. And I won’t even talk about those rickety stiff moves Madonna did during the Superbowl. I was afraid she was going to break her back or catch a heart attack.
Beyonce was great. Don’t care who says otherwise. I wanted the 49ers to win because I’ve hated the Ravens for over a decade now. And I definitely didn’t want to endure Ray Lewis talking about god for 20 minutes and continue to cry non-existent tears. Shoutout to Kaep and the 49ers for making it this far. Shoutout to the Refs as well. I hope they spend all that Ravens bribe money wisely. Start their kids’ college fund or something….
Refs need more spotlight. It occurred to me that no one knows the Refs names and we don’t know what salary they make. How do you become a Ref anyway? There needs to be a reality how about groupies pursuing Refs.
Head ref tonight was Jerome. Black History Month ftw. Lol
LOL.
There’s one ref I always find myself recognizing but I don’t know his name. He’s an older black man. I always think he look really good and “fit” for his age every time I see him.
probably mike carey. he’s my second fave ref.
fack mike carey….eli should’ve been ruled down but the catch looked cool so they threw up their hands
Yesss. Mike Carey. Now I know.
You talking about that country one that called a file on both teams for unneccesary roughness?
Why the Ravens shade? What did they do to you? I know you’re an atheist, but let the man live. And you know you backed a dude who literally wears his faith on his sleeves, right?
His faith wasn’t the problem. At all. I just don’t want to see 20 minutes of godspeak and crying. He’s been doing it every week for like a month now. It’s annoying as f*ck. The first time? Cool. But I don’t want to see you crying and making a scene every d*mn time the camera is on you. You doing too much.
I’m non-biased (it’s gon’ be a word TODAY) and I didn’t see any missed calls… are you being a sour patch?
I had to stop reading when you started to go in on AK. In my opinion and the opinion of thousands (maybe millions) of people on fb, you are wrong! AK was amazing! Way more amazing than Ms. Shake that Azz for America Carter. And, she looked amazing too!
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Beyonce >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Alicia Keys. And I’m actually more of a fan of AK than Beyonce. But AK overdid it at the end. Beyonce’s perfomance was spectacular. Ak’s was…good.
Sorry, TUK, but your comment is all distorted for some reason. All I can make out is that you thought AK was spectacular. I agree.
Distorted? Ain’t this bout a….look. Beyonce was a 10. Alicia Keys was lower. Simple as that.
Beyonce and then JHud = great performances. J Hud did a good job on America, the Beautiful, although she churched it as usual.
Alicia was solid, but she wasn’t Disney-McDonald’s-overkill-corn-syrup-sweetened enough for the Super Bowl.
Nope AK wasn’t that, thank God. JHud and those kids were though.
*waving*!!!
Val, AK rocked that RED. Yo girl is out durr gittin Blackberry money!
Um, we know you’re an AK stan. She could have walked out there in sackcloth and ashes, then proceeded to sing the National Anthem in off-key Farsi, and you would have loved it.
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Still, she did do her thing. I’m wondering if John Legend will sing the National Anthem next year in the Meadowlands.
I’m sorry what?… Longest rendition EVER of the most boring song EVER = Alicia’s performance…
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Alicia, have a thousand seats.
and that piano playing she was doing sounded like a 8 year old recital…
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She was beautiful tho… *shrug*
oh, wait wait! let me not forget to shout out beyonces chops and in-shape-ness. id just like to take a moment to worship someone other than myself. humblebrag. it must take sooome kinda something to sing the way she does and project the way she does AND hit those notes and riffs. im having a moment. she is my idol. and i will aspire to strut around my house for the next week because she has contagious energy. >>> i love me some bad b*tches <<<
k. im done gushing. =xxxx
It is most imperative and just to give credit when credit is due. I am no Beyonce fan, but not being a Beyonce fan doesn’t automatically make me a Beyonce hater. <–Not sure if that was too many negatives in a sentence.
Anyway, not being a fan or a hater has no bearing on my ability to give this young woman her props. The girl is a world class ENTERTAINER! A Show-woman. A dancer. She is eye candy. She is thighs. She is Hips. She is a gyrater and a crotch thruster that has Keri Hilson stewing in her own juices of jealousy.
Beyonce threw it down. As you said Panama, not the best SuperBowl performance of all time, but a high ranking one nevertheless.
But, Kelly Rowland…. Kelly Rowland was surprisingly a treat to watch and pleasantly meatier in all the right places than her previous television appearances. She certainly has been taking her flinstone vitamins, drinking her Ensure Plus, and eating her oxtail with rice and peas. The girl was looking phenomenal.
Oh, and the game was cool too.
Mr. SoBo
OpinionatedMale.com
Lolllll. At oxtail.
I thought Alicia keys looked great. Oh and could’ve done without jhud over the kids. That was just a powerful moment for them. I was teary eyed at that.
Keri Hilson ain’t stewing at all. She is too busy humping door knobs to be disturbed by booraylicious and her antiques. They are both pursuing very unique lanes of gyrations. Product differentiation, I tell ya.
Keri Hilson is still alive?
yap, check your door knob.
shout out to kelly rowland gaining weight. i love that girl. she shuts it down in her own right too, especially her recent performances as a soloist. she handles hers. mad kudos.
Kelly had her tits done a couple yrs ago…they holdin up pretty good.
!! no way thats true. i always thought she was naturally pretty. =(
She (was) a natural A cup…now shes a C
…not that im complaining
i actually never noticed her boobies until i saw that ‘cater 2 u’ video. those EXTRA low cut dresses, their boobs looked *fawesome*.
Church!
Yup… Kelly was gorg.
As for Beyonce; If you’ve seen one Beyonce performance, you’ve seen them all. Kelly looked cute though. The other one, Michelle?, looked confused.
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I was pulling for the Ravens. So I was pissed when the lights went out. I think the Super Dome is cursed, as it should be. It should have been torn down and a monument should have been built after what happened during Katrina.
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Ray Lewis is sooo funny. unintentionally funny that is.
“The other one, Michelle?, looked confused.”
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That look of dazed bewilderment is her default face.
You’ll have to excuse Michelle. It’s been awhile since people were reminded she was even still alive. It surprised her just as much as it surprised everyone else.
BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH! I had to come out of lurking just to let you know that I laughed at that.
Lol.
“I think the Super Dome is cursed”
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That’s that Nawleans mojo they got down there. And, I definitely think there is something cursed about it. I couldn’t believe how many people were praying during that game. Like they knew they needed some holy assistance!
Wait, that Stevie Wonder voodoo doll commercial. Was that a shot fired at Nawleans?
That was a weird commercial. And what was Zoe Saldana doing in there?
Santeria
BOL!
*slayed*
Zoe Saldan can get it ANY DAY. Hell, ALL the ladies who performed at the Super Bowl can get it. It’s sad and pathetic tho that J-Hud is married to Punk…… Ooops, I mean David “Harvard Law Grad/ E-Class WWE Superstar” Otunga, SMGDH
Wow… I think ur right!
Ya’ll see that Tide Montana Stain=Miracle commercial??? Seemed TOO Coincidental to me……
@Marshal
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That commercial tripped me out… at that end, where the wife says she washed Montana away and then says “Go Ravens.” I wonder if they filmed two types of commercials tho and went with that when the Ravens were winning. *shrugs* me no know.
I have to roll with you on the Superdome Curse thing. I don’t know how people from the area go in there for games knowing what happened. Just odd.
same as the WTC. it’s sacred ground.
If you seen one Beyonce performance you’ve seen them all. How is that any different than most artists nowadays, to include your boo Alicia? Very few artists nowadays provide shows where you walk away feeling like you just got experienced.
Kanye West – Glow In The Dark Tour
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That tour was awesome. Its a great example of an artists taking smart creative risks with their show. But we all know Kanye is never getting a halftime. Ever. I do not know too many currently popular hip-hop artists who would. Maybe Jay butthats about it.
When u consider the most popular artists…Wayne isn’t much of a performer, Jay doing NY seems like overkill since the Nets already overhyping him, Em doesnt have the family friendly catalog, Ye makes the most sense…but America still kinda hates him
America will forever hate him, especially for what he did to their virgin lilly white angel what’s her name,
Taylor Swift is no Virgin. Not when she has a new boyfriend Every Month and has to make a song Right After the Breakup……
apparently they just cuddle.
I’m sure that’s what every girl who’s “hanging out” with known Man-Whores tell their friends and relatives……………. -_-
exactly. kanye’s joint was crazy. but its an exceptoin, not a norm. which is my point and what i said.
I was not disagreeing. Just giving an example of a recent one.
YOU N*GGAS WANT WORD PLAY BUT I’M BOUT BIRD PLAY
I rooted for the 49ers before Baltimore got a team, and this was quite honestly the first time I’ve ever rooted against them (except for once every four years when they play the Ravens). I thought it would be weird to see that team, those helmets, those uniforms take the field for a Super Bowl and not be cheering for them…
It wasn’t. We might as well have been playing the Dolphins or something. B’More. Stand up. Now sit back down. Stop shooting in the air. Go to bed. We need people alive for the parade, y’all.
Honestly though, I love Ray, but I’m happier for Ed and Terrell.
and you have the nerve to have a Baltimore landmark’s logo as your avi. lol
contrary! lol
Your last sentence…YES. I think I might respond to every PRO-RAVENS comment. So what I’m saying is I’m gonna get banned…..
Lets see…
I was rooting for the Niners. I’m an NFC chick.
And like TUK said – having to endure the ray Lewis talk is going to grate my nerves. NFL network has been eulogizing him since he made his announcement. If they show his football life one more time…
I thought the game was over have the kor by JJ. Those are usually huge momentum shifts.
That blackout was the best thing to happen to twitter. And the advertisers. And the Niners for at least a qtr.
the show was good. Lots more dancing than singing. Surprised by no Hov and the song selection. I was entertained.
The Niners comeback was awesome.
But happy to see Ed Reed get a ring.
NFL >>>> NBA.
OMG I forgot to check Twitter! I bet that was sheer entertainment.
My original post should have said after the kor (kickoff return).
And yes – twitter gave me absolute life in that 34 minutes. I should paste some of my faves.
It was. It DEFINITELY was. The best part was when the Twitter feed for Entergy New Orleans tweeted that they didn’t screw up the power. LOL
Twitter made it great. The tweeps were on it and hilarious.
@astoldbypatrick
yall know Michelle accidentally hit the light switch on her way out the door in a rush to make it back to Wendy’s to get to work on time
@wendys – @astoldbypatrick We do not employ any of the former members of Destiny’s Child. Probably. It’s hard to keep track.
idied.
Performance was nice, game nearly gave me a heart attack, the end.
“did y’all watch the Super Bowl? What did you think of the performance? The Image Awards? Beyonce? Ray Lewis? It’s the morning after…”
Yup, watched the Super Bowl. Recorded it too. Loved the performance. Beyonce did a wonderful job. My son commented on the computer graphics too and then asked me who were the other chicks on stage with her! LOL Is it bad that I knew Kelly Rowland, but couldn’t for the life of me think of Michelle’s name? Just say my name.
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Got nothing on the Image Awards or Lewis. But, I’m kind of sad that the 49ers didn’t win. I really had no stake in the game until my daughter told me I had to root for Kap. Why? Because that is her friend. They went to college and hung out on weekends together. “He’s a good kid” she said. Never mind that he’s a couple of years older than her.. he’s a kid. LOL He’s cute, but those tats! Ugh.
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And, well, my guy is from The Bay. I’m haven’t heard from him yet, but I’m quite sure when his plane lands I’ll hear sobbing on the phone. I’ll just remind him that the Giants won the World Series and hope he didn’t bet on the Super Bowl!
I’m so glad the Niners lost. The media in the Bay Area has been going on about the Super Bowl and the Niners and Harbaughs and Kaepernick, etc., 24 hours a day. It was really getting unbearable. And if the Niners had won it would have gone on for weeks/ months on end.
Weirdest and most disgusting commercial goes to Go Daddy. That spot made me gag. Yuk!
Dude. OMG. That made me throw up a little in the back of my throat. Mac-n-cheese mouth is not what’s hot in these streets.
Ugh don’t remind me
It was sooooooooo incredibly disgusting, when they played it a second time after the game, I had to shut the TV off. I will never use go daddy ever again. That was some abusive, childish, self indulgent ish.
I’m tired of these commercials (and TV shows and movies) of these hobbit looking white dudes instantly becoming model magnets based of them doing absolutely nothing.
yeah, they’re commericals sucked. hard.
Congrats Ravens!!
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Kelly and Michelle, are these girls truly happy? They’ve been back up singers their entire lives. Michelle is currently starring in Fela, but nobody seems to care except for her mama and I. What’s Kelly up to? I know Jesus did not die on the cross for just Beyonce and her booray.
I think Kelly and Michelle are the two Destiny’s Child singers who actually realize that for the DC singers, stardom had to be artificially created. Kelly and Michelle don’t have the mechanism to do it, though. The Beyonce machine successfully generated some alternate universe where Beyonce holds a superstar position. Kind of like how Diana Ross was a star because her stardom machine made it so. It’s all good. It’s nice to see dreams come true as long as nobody gets hurt. Beyonce did manage to put on a show that didn’t cause any controversy. That’s a good thing for America.
kelly rowland is dope. as a soloist she really had the opportunity to make a splash and fill herself out as an entertainer, she did. but as much as i adore beyonce she has a crippling lock on the industry and lets not a one person even remotely look at the crown. solo wise, she really needs to step back and put some energy into someone elses career. kelly needed steam. she needed hype. she needed to flourish. but, within destinys child, beyonce is not skimp on giving her shine. michelle though….i honestly dont even know why shes in the group except the profits coming out of the exhaust. she lives well. shes not trippin.
You say Diana Ross like that’s a bad thing. In her heyday of her solo act, she was fun to watch. Beyonce could do a LOT worse.
Not making a judgement here. It s what it is.
Same thing I asked. Why would you sign up to show the entire world you’re no more than backup singers to Queen Bee? Maybe they realize they’ll never outshine QB so why try? She’s on a whole nother level.
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Hell, but now that I think about it, who wouldn’t be happy with Superbowl crumbs and millions of dollars?!?! Think I’ll ask Kelly since we’re FB friends. Not tha fan page either! I kno u madd. lol. H-town all day. *Brushes shoulder off*
Money is not everything.
This chick is beyond NARCISSITIC. Why can’t she give her “sisters” shine too? She’s not obligated to, but at least in the name of sisterhood.All those songs she performed were hers. Kelly has some fabulous coochie thrusting music too. I mean…..All I’m saying is, I would be salty as hell if I were those two. Group=collaboration, NOT, domination by one member!
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The millions in Kelly’s account, will never make up for the fact that she doesn’t get the due respect she deserves. As for Michelle, she has a very distinct voice unlike any I’ve ever heard, and I think she would be better off in the gospel circuite.
I don’t think that’s fair. She’s a solo artist; why would she perform other people’s songs? She gave her friends a chance to shine. How much more can she do? And I think y’all are giving her too much credit for holding on to some industry crown; Beyonce can’t stop people from liking Kelly and Michelle. Honestly, they sound good in the background. Nothing wrong with that.
Yeah, all hail the queen, and her subjects (K & M) be damned.
Michelle actually did do gospel. That’s her background, and she had at least one gospel album post-DC. Plus, as someone mentioned above, she’s doing Broadway now. Fela. And it’s not the first show she’s been in.
The dynamics of DC are not an equal partnership. It’s always been Beyoncé and backup. That’s why the two other original members left the group, isn’t it? The benefits (money, fame, assumed friendship) outweigh the “disrespect” that some people see in the other ladies not getting equal airtime as Beyonce.
I love Michelle’s voice, btw. Always have. It’s unique, floaty, airy and beautiful. Kelly has been coming out with some fab sex-music recently. They’re doing fine. I am definitely excited for the possibility of another DC album, though.
I’m with you about Michelle. I absolutely like her voice…Didn’t she win a Stellar Award for it. Girl, it’s not the first show she’s been in, but I can assure you not a lot of folks know about Chicago and the other one…imma keep her in my daily prayers.
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Ex Texan Jacoby Jones should’ve been MVP. I’m bitter sweet about it cause he cost us the playoff game last yr vs B-more and this yr he helps them win a championship, along w/2 other ex-texans!!
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Comes down to poor coaching by my squad. Either way congrats to them, Ray Ray, E. Reezy and T-Sizzle. Btw, can’t stand Mrs. Camel, but props where props are due…she KILLED it.
he should’ve won, Flacco when from unstoppable to i almost forgot he was playing post blackout
Yea, he’s very Eli Manning-ish. His personality isn’t flashy or volatile, and he doesn’t exactly exude leadership per se, but I think guys like him prove that doesn’t matter. Being talented, doing your job well, understanding your teammates’ strengths, staying collected, buckling down, and persisting against doubt and criticism are all important life skills! P.S. BALTIMORESTANDUP RAVENSNATION SUPERBOWLCHAMPS CAW CAW Muh-fockers
JACOBY JONES was HOT! He was on one. He should have been mvp. Did you see that run from one end oh the field to the other? Did you see the way he faked right then went left like some kinda……chocolate…..Adonis……with that juke and that in zone dance that they kept cutting away from cuz he wad stealing shine from Bey. Jacoby Jones is the reason the lights went out, he was so electric, he tripped the circuit breaker.
Well damn. Did you sleep in his jersey last night? lol
Athletic talent plus dance skills turn me all the way on.
do you watch nfl am? during the season on wed they had ‘dancing with the starters’ and he was a regular. LOL. hilarity.
I believe it. Dude’s a character.
He was playing SKREET football ! Do people say ‘skreet’ like they say ‘skrippers’ and ‘skrimp’ ? If not they totally should. BMORE WOOOOOOOOOOO
Yea, sorry fo the Texans man, NOT sorry for RAVENSNATION. Texans are still awesome though!
1) THIS! https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/298278066176815105
2) King Bey killed it. And that Kelly and Michelle’s mics were turned super low was HILARIOUS
3) Kelly’s thighs? Girl, WHAT? Either she’s been Minaj’ing or eating good. Not mad at her
4) Ray Lewis and Tim Tebow are opening a church next week
5) I’m STILL bitter halftime didn’t have a Big Freedia vs Sissy Nooby twerk off. Yes, that would have been errrrrthang
Slain @ #1 and 5.
America is NOT ready for #5. It isn’t. Though when Beyonce and the girls were doing Single Ladies, I said to my wife “I bet like 50-11 gay dudes in the South are saying to their friends ‘I could do better than that’ and made plans to upload the video after the game.” LOL
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I’m just imagining Middle America going into complete apoplexy seeing Big Freeda do her thing. LOL
2… THAT’S SO TRUE… bwahahahahahahaha
i saw that wendy’s tweet late last night. i. died. that was the best tweet of the night. hands. down.
Oh, and Beyonce and the flaming guitar…have we learned NOTHING from Michael Jackson, Pepsi?
I SAID THE SAME THING!!!!! LOLLLLLL…….
hair care products come along way from whatever diesel fueled products they had in the 80s
1) Yes, Beyonce can sing.
2) Can we show some love for her lead guitarist and musical director BiBi McGill? She slayed everyone with that fireworks guitar.
3)When did Kelly put on some thickness?
4)Why was Michelle’s mike so low?
5)Where can I sign up for Jacoby Jones Touchdown Dance lessons?
Long time lurker second time poster. I’m done for now, I’ll be back in the comments tomorrow.
“Where can I sign up for Jacoby Jones Touchdown Dance lessons?”
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He was clowin’, right?
“3)When did Kelly put on some thickness?”
Yes, I applaud Miss Kelly for rising to the occasion.
4. Her mike had to be lower to reflect her status in the ‘group’.
So Beyonce, God, and Ray Lewis walk into a bar after the Superbowl. The bartender says “good god, Beyonce, you really killed it!” God denied having anything to do with Beyonce’s stardom. Ray denied being involved in any killing.
HaHA…if it wasnt for that “involvement”, Ray would be going to Disneyland…
Beyonce ability to sing is greater than her audiences ability to appreciate it. So why bother when a mediocre effort wins you a Grammy. The Baltimore Ravens won the Superbowl keyword being BALTIMORE and that is all that matters
“beyonces ability to sing is greater than her audiences ability to appreciate it.”
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and then people avoid broadening their scope to get better perspective and understanding. but yeah, i wish i actually watched the game so i could go in on behalf of the dmv but i cant talk victory smack for the men cuz im not rockin ravens jerseys all season. i can just somewhat claim my urr-eah did the thang and my girl shut it down.
Yes, that IS all that matters. Not being sarcastic either!
ehhh…last night was cool i guess.
Beyonce is arguably one of the best ENTERTAINER’s in recent decades…the best SINGER, she is not by any means. But she has talent, and she is working it to the best of her ability. The Beyonce machine is no joke.
Are you not entertained?
most great singers cant entertain (see Monica, 95% of American Idol winners) but entertainers can get away with good to average singing ability (Bey, Michael)
Fall back on Michael’s singing though. If you go deep catalog, he has a voice. He just figured out that he could sell 50 million record using a tenth of it. Numbers don’t lie.
im hip
but that voice was definitely gone by the time he got to Bad. He started singing his own way and i appreciate that. lol. But let’s not pretend like Mike’s voice is the pre-eminent ever. he makes nobody’s top 5 lists of best voices ever.
I’m just middle of the road with Bey – I’d rather hear a phonemenal voice than see all of the theatricts that come with her shows. But, like I said – the Beyonce machine is no joke and I ain’t mad at her.
agreed.
I will get to Beyonce, Kelly and French fry legs in a minute….but was I the only person who thought the referee calling the game sounded a bit fruity?!??!
Anyways, GO RAVENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, Beyonce and dem…why before Kelly and Michell made their entrance I prayed that Michelle would not mess up like she did on 106 and Park. And what do you know, Kelly jumps up…BOOM! Michelle jumps up and does the d@mn wobble….ugggghhhhh!!!! Then why wasn’t Michelle on a diet of steak, potatoes and cornbread for the past 3 months to thicken up for this event? Like, you are performing in New Orleans, with Beyonce at the Superbowl….20 more pounds would not have hurt…eat some gumbo with real meat not tofu. Sadly after all her Broadway experience, it was still painful to watch her attempt to dance and sing.
Overall the performance by Beyonce and co was ok minus the Baby Boy section.
“French fry legs…”
Now that’s not nice. It did seem like her microphone was on low.
Yeah Baby Boy annoyed me.
FRENCH FRY LEGS!!!
Oh Lawd!!!
Bury me a G @ French Fry Legs… SMHLOL
I honestly feel bad for ole girl though, she never looks right standing next to Bey and Kelly.
Poor Michelle.
http://poormichelle.com/
That site was SO wrong on SO many levels.
But why for come with Prince’s suit? WHY!?!
Those cuffs with the ruffles tho??? “MAMA TINA NOOOOOO”
That page is hilarious. Poor Michelle indeed.
Beyonce put on a good show with songs of the past. I was hoping that she was going to drop something new but she didn’t.
I can’t stand Beyonce fans and her haters. It’s too overboard. People act as if they actually know the woman. Her fans feel that she can do no wrong and are ready to shank someone for offering up a simple critic. Her haters (not the people who honestly criticize AND give credit where credit is due) are also horrible. “She can’t sing, she isn’t attractive, she isn’t that great.” Stans and haters take 5 little seats b/c you are making yourselves look like children.
Beyonce is a great entertainer. I have yet to see her put on a bad show and her half time show was just that, a great show. She CAN sing and she IS attractive. I don’t care how powerful of a machine you have behind you, if you have no talent and you don’t have that IT factor, you won’t be around for long. Seeing as how Beyonce has been around for 14 yrs now, i think it is safe to say that she isn’t going anywhere.
Last, Beyonce has the best machine behind her that does not include her dad, mom, Jay-Z, or media. She has the gays. And once the gays have your back, you WILL be an icon.
More power to her. She did a great job and again, i wanted to hear something new but what she gave took me back to high school and undergrad.
Oh yeah, Kelly and Michele as her backup dancers…it must suck always being in someone else’s shadow and never being able to come out on your own. No matter how close they all may be, that has to get under your skin.
“I can’t stand Beyonce fans and her haters. It’s too overboard. People act as if they actually know the woman. Her fans feel that she can do no wrong and are ready to shank someone for offering up a simple critic. Her haters (not the people who honestly criticize AND give credit where credit is due) are also horrible. “She can’t sing, she isn’t attractive, she isn’t that great.†Stans and haters take 5 little seats b/c you are making yourselves look like children.”
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+ a jillion. But the back and forth is hillarious, though. I need my Monday morning laugh.
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I think Bey stans take things way too personally. They act like any unpleasant comment about Beyonce is like someone sneezing in their face. Calm down, bro. Its not that serious. And all the Beyonce “haters” slay me with their ‘she’s not cute’, ‘she’s not talented’. If Beyonce isn’t attractive, then who is? WHO IS, MENA?!? lol
Stop all that yelling!!
She is talented and she is attractive. I like her as a performer.
Rebuke the devil and he will flee from you, Mena!!! Beyonce isn’t just ‘talented’ and ‘attractive’ and a ‘good performer’. Her singing heals the sick and raises the dead. With every thrust of her hips and flip of her hair, a soul is saved!!!
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Do you not see that she is The One?
LOL!!!
mena for the win. it’s ironic that the stans/haters are equally as annoying.
Stans: “YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS BEYONCE JUST READ YALL FOR FILTH AND YOU MUST DEAL IDC IDC IDC IDC KING BEY “#BEYHIVE YAAASSSS *snatches wigs everywhere*”
Haters:
“Beyonce never had her baby, and she’s the devil. See that fire?!?!?! Why is she so into pyrotechnics?? ADDD UP THE NUMBERS PEOPLE SHES ILLUMINATI THERE ARE SIXES EVERYWHERE”
So sad. Why people are so invested in Beyonce, no matter what side they’re on, is beyond comprehension to me.
Comment for the win!!! aiyaiyai. In tears. Shamira, you are slaying me! THIS coupled with your etheristic comment upthread. LAWD.
lol. i’m literally out here for sh*ts and giggles. beyonce does not affect my life in any way shape or form. other people seem to be taking this way too seriously.
I don’t get it either.
~ hy people are so invested in Beyonce, no matter what side they’re on, is beyond comprehension to me.
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watching Beyonce is like being in a hall of mirrors. so much depth to the surface of things, i can get lost in the illusions. it’s sometimes delightful, sometimes frightening, and always, always a spectacle.
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i wonder about how it is she attracts such intense energies and i think it is because she is all surface, designed to accommodate whatever we want to see. there’s a word for this, but it slips my tongue. she has made herself into a screen upon which so many people project their love and hatred upon ..
mena for the win!
My final thoughts on the morning after…
1. I want to see the SB47 NFL Films just to see how they cover the blackout, RIP Steve Sabol
2. Keyshia Cole knew exactly what she was doing
3. For the 3rd straight year, Superbowl tweets > commercials
4. Why pick up Randy Moss and not even look at him in the 2pt conv. or the goal line stand
5. I dont want Edjango Reed on my Patriots, he needs to retire and go to Canton with Ray in 2018
Good call on #1. Steve Sabol is definitely missed right about now.
#also
I missed the whole Keyshia Cole thing – what happened?
basically made a joke about michelle, and all of black twitter ironically stopped making fun of michelle and went in on her
The rest of my observations are here on my blog #nopromo
Randy Moss sitting on the bench with his head hanging while the confetti fell was one of the most depressing sights ever.
Edjango Reed is my favorite! I have a thing for the scruffy 19th century freed negro look.
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Who told Alicia we needed extra bars at the end of the SSB? Jennifer Hudson just annoys the sh*t out of me. I’m not sure why.
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I’m also a little confused at Ray Lewis’ “no weapon” comments regarding them winning a football game. Is that what the Lord meant? Oh…
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I just saw Beasts of the Southern Wild this weekend. It kinda p!ssed me off. That’s about it.
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Beyonce shut it down. If the lights had went out right after her performance it would have been perfect. I’m a Bey fan.
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Perhaps God just decided he wouldn’t let the 49ers get completely humiliated. He had to slow that thing down.
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Favorite commercial was the Jeep commercial about the troops coming home. I believe that was Oprah in the background (O doing commercials now?) That one made me tear up. They could have saved that horse commercial. I also found “For the farmer in all of us” to be a rather strange tagline. Second favorite was the voodoo doll commercial. It’s only weird if it doesn’t work.
no comment on the alicia remix of the star spangled banner
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i think ray was speaking about how people are saying that he doesn’t deserve to win due to his past legal troubles and trying to discredit his career in football
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i didn’t see it but let me know, i don’t like unpleasant surprises wendy!
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im not a bey fan-fan but i know talent when i see it.. i like her and the light thing would have gone down in infamy, infamy i say!
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the 1st have of the game was nfl vs pop warner, those 49ners were getting beat like i put on a uniform with stilettos and was out there playing for them… (shout out to Colin Kaepernick he was running that ball like no other quarterback i have seen)
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i wasn’t ready for the sad commercials, i thought superbowl commercials were supposed to be funny, stop trying to make me tear up!
LOL@ nfl vs pop warner . When I heard Ray say this it was in reference to the team before the game. I’m sure he means well; nothing wrong with giving God some praise.
“i think ray was speaking about how people are saying that he doesn’t deserve to win due to his past legal troubles and trying to discredit his career in football”
He is just a TAD bit dramatic but honestly the media loves anything that can be turned into a story line anyways so part of that is them, not Ray! Plus I’m sure God loves it when you’re not afraid to claim him and stuff! God doesn’t have a problem saving our lowly earthly behinds…it’s all LOVE.
First, let me talk about the entertainment stuff, since that seems to be a biggie with the regular today. Beyonce is an entertainer. A damn good one, but an entertainer nonetheless. Watching her is like going to Chili’s. Yeah, you aren’t going to be challenged artistically or musically, but that’s not the point. The point is to get a good show that sticks to the script and does it well. I’ve never seen a show of hers that made me think “gee, that sucks.” Take it for what it is, not for what you want it to be.
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If I had to grade Beyonce, I’d give her a solid B. She didn’t challenge Prince at the Super Bowl. Then again, I don’t think anyone will for a long time. On the flip side, it’s nowhere near as bad as this fraggernackle bull I got off of Twitter during the blackout. Believe it or not, the above linked was a Super Bowl Halftime Show. It’s what Will.I.Am and Fergie watch when they’re feeling down about themselves, glad that at least they didn’t do that.
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As for the game, it was pretty much as I expected. Was it just me, though, or was the crowd especially hype, instead of the typical corporate crowd at these games? Still, the teams were going at each other like Rock-Em Sock-Em robots out there. While I’ve seen Super Bowls this exciting (Super Bowl XXXII comes to mind as matching this in pure excitement), I’ve never one so physical. I’m surprised there weren’t more injuries, people were rocked so hard.
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Kaepernick did his thing, but that one pick killed him. Flacco might not match Brady or Brees or the Mannings in sheer efficiency, but chicks dig his Long Ball, and and his passing game was a Long Story that screwed that 49er secondary something serious. It was a fun game by two evenly matched teams with lots of explosive plays, and I’m glad I got to watch.
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And lastly, can I say I’m ashamed to live in a country where the power can’t be kept on for the biggest event of the year? WTF is wrong with that? Someone needs to go deep in the bayous and never come out for that BS.
“…can I say I’m ashamed to live in a country where the power can’t be kept on for the biggest event of the year?”
LOL, I couldn’t help but think “they ain’t got that dome fixed yet??” Did you hear the announcer ask who didn’t pay the power bill? It was too funny.
Yeah…poor N.O. – that city just keeps getting treated like a step child
wow. im actually kinda buzzed at the review of the game. i always thought nfl games were too regulated and not enough of just pure testosterone and titan clashes. i was big on football in college and even just “friendly football” amongst guys, but the nfl needs to be more…exciting.
“Was it just me, though, or was the crowd especially hype, instead of the typical corporate crowd at these games? ”
I heard the Ravens to 49ers fan ratio in New Orleans was 10:1. Not surprised. I don’t think Baltimore fans are the most obnoxious fans like lets say…Pittsburgh, NE, or Philly (even though I like the Eagles and I loooove Mike Vick), but we are definitely the most emotionally unstable, impulsive, and unnervingly/illogically(at times) loyal, and therefore most likely to call in sick and fly to New Orleans or bet amounts we cannot afford….
and you are so right about Flacco. It is NOT about being flashy or displaying the most obvious leadership characteristics but understanding your strengths, working hard, and not being flustered by criticism!
Oh, and sidebar on the entertainment front for the people of VSB: if you could have someone perform for the Super Bowl Halftime Show who is NOT an A-list talent, who would it be? Personally, I’d love to see Wu-Tang Clan or Rakim for a Super Bowl Halftime. I think it would be fun to watch, and I’d love to see the God MC get introduced to all of America.
A-list artists are not good Superbowl material. Pop-product stage entertainers, like Beyonce, are.
Trinidad James for superbowl performance next. Who seconds
Missy Elliot. I think she is A-list; I know she would put on a good show.
They could totally do a 90s them half time show with Missy, Tim and crew!!!
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That would be hot. Throw in Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado for guest spots, and I’d love it more.
Janelle Monae.
Good one I would have never thought of that one, and from what I’ve seen, she brings the heat live.
R&B tip – Raheem DeVaughn….Rap tip – The Roots – even though they’re on Fallon’s show, they still don’t get their props…
i want a one hit wonder showcase….come sing ur song and get off the stage next psy and macarena ppl can stay home tho
I would like to see Ke$ha. Because I know she would be White girl wasted and do something more embarrassing than that whole Janet situation.
OMG! i heard this song last week called ‘rich and flexing’ by ludacris featuring wocka flocka flame. they need to do something with ace hood and 2chainz. id lose my isht, all the way black mosh pit. itd be so much fun.
I am always surprised at people who dont like Mrs Keys because most criticisms tend to not actually be about the music….
Those no holding calls late on Crabtree were absolute bullshit tho. And just for once I would like sports commentators to not justify referee bullshit
I think Alicia’s music leaves much to be desired and I don’t like her voice. Never have. She has some great songs, but those are outliers to me.
I like her voice when she’s not screaming the words to whatever song. She happens to be singing at the time. I feel like each album is less good than the prior one, though.
I know the stans are gonna get me but while she did good, it was nothing new to me that we haven’t seen either in concert, at the VMAs or BET awards. *shrugs* My girl Kelly however looked bangin’ up on stage and well Michelle…. Yeah, moving on. It was a great game though. My team didn’t make it so I rooted for the Niners and they lost. Congrats to BMore, they deserved it!
Umm, but can we ban Go Daddy from doing commercials FOREVER? Ick!
I wanna give my take on last night too…
just wear pants, it’s cool… I swear no one will notice. It was a great show… music arrangement was nice, prolly would not have chosen Baby Boy nor led with Crazy in Love (too predictable) but I still think they did a bang-up job…
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Can I start with the half time performance?… So, I thought it was great… I do hate that I knew DC was going to perform because surprises like that make a show special… and well, ALL YOU MEDIA B*TCHES TOOK THAT FROM ME! Because of that, it did feel like another Bey show… like pyro technics? Check… Heavy gyrating? Check… Amazing singing with runs and hair tossing? Yup… So… Loved Kells and Michelle doing “Single Ladies” with her… Kelly btw “DAMN YOU LOOKIN GOOD”… I gotta get back in the gym UGH!!!! Michelle…
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Jennifer KILLED… wow… that make-up tho… I wish celebs embraced looking more natural… Alicia, close your piano and GO!!! Ugh just ugh… no words. I was so happy when that was finally over…
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I’m glad the Ravens won… I like underdogs and 49ers fans are so cocky (ehhhh rightfully so I guess)… *CONFESSION* When the lights went out… YS took a little nappy nap and didn’t wake-up until the score was 31-29… HOW’D THAT HAPPEN?!!!!! UGH!!!…
Baby Boy is one of my least favorite songs; I’m guessing it’s good for dancing? Maybe a routine she is comfortable with.
Ehhh… I did like the dutty whine part tho but… that’s it. She’s got plenty of hits to choose from… I don’t know why that was even in the conversation of possibilities.
um. jennifer was wearing tonnnnnnns of makeup. i felt it was too much.
Her outfit (skirt especially) was ONNNN, but her face and hair NO MA’AM!
LOOOOVED her skirt.
yap!! but for why does she don hair wigs that look like little shrubs growing on her head?! Chick is tooo fab and talented for dat. Love me some J-HUD.
Yes, that hair was an abomination. How do you look better in every Weight Watchers ad than you do for a superbowl performance?
great question… she looks beautiful in every weight watchers commercial… You know what tho, those make-up artists and stylists are paid by a weight watchers budget… I don’t know who she has on her team but upgrade J… that voice is too amazing for us to be talking about how bad your make-up and hair was.
I was wondering what the hell, she never looks like that. It looked like cheap stage makeup from back when they couldn’t match black people’s skin tones so we all looked ashy-faced. That leather shirt was everything to me though.
anytime jhud comes up i think about her husband. he is just…beautiful.
He needs to leave the World Wrestling Entertainment alone and stick with being a lawyer full time. He sucked at reality show biz too, dealing with Tiffany “New York”, the Superhead of Reality TV and all that
word. i thought the same thing. hes still fine as all hell though so if he wants to run around in a bikini i am not complaining at all. but yeah, just stick to your firm and moving the bedframe back to its rightful place. thanks!
I am in lust with Jacoby Jones. Is he single?
no he isn’t he and longtime girlfriend have an infant… 6 month old jacoby junior
Partied with him and a few other player’s last yr b4 we cut him for costin us that playoff game. Good dude, he a wiiiild boy though. Happy he gettin his proper shine.
Damn. I will have to lust in the privacy of my own home……
Poor Michelle.
http://poormichelle.com/
This site made me so sad (after I chuckled a lil)… For the record, Michelle can really sang tho… like REALLY… I remember DC performed “Survivor” on Oprah once and that part where she and Beyonce do a little “call and response” of oohh, oohh… that part… and she kinda came for Bey… like so much so that Bey looked at her like “Aye fall back son!!”… That’s when I knew she was getting okey doked.
Yeah, she can sing…she’s coming out with another gospel album. I think that’s her realm. She seems more comfortable there. Secular is clearly not her world though.
ugh… I hate when artists flip flop from gospel to secular. That’s why her career is so unstable… She doesn’t need to do Gospel is my take… Stay secular, because you and I both KNOW the second Beyonce calls for a DC gyrating fest reunion she will be onboard… no be secular and sprinkle gospel aka inspirational tracks throughout your work. That’s why I couldn’t get onboard with her FIRST gospel album… How do you go from sing “Bootylicious” with DC to “Steal Away to Jesus” solo? O_o
She human, and conflicted…like alot of us are at times. Millions of dollars and worldwide fame could make certain career moves hard on the best of us. I think her gospel albums are just her way of thanking God for her talents, but I also believe she should focus on that.
I get that… but comes off looking counterfeit to me whether it is or not. *shrug*
LOL.. Po Girl
So that explains why she looked baffled and shocked and unbalanced when she was catapulted onstage from undeground, She didn’t get the memo..
*smhlol*
For the record, I will probably get killed for saying (typing this). But it’s ok. It’s Monday and I need some time off work anyway.
But, I think that Jennifer Hudson’s subtle performance was much better than Beyonce’s performance. And, I’m not saying Beyonce was bad -I’m not a hater- she did put on a good show. I just liked Jennifer’s better.
It kind of reminded me of how Jennifer sneaked in and outshined Beyonce a while back. You know, in Dreamgirls, which was “supposed” to have been Beyonce’s “oh my God, she can act” dramatic role. But then, Jennifer comes in, without the flash & booty, and just “is”. And, “is” turns out to be great.
But, again, it’s Monday. I’m tired. And I haven’t had enough coffee. So, I might just be crazy. Like a fox.
I really liked Jennifer’s performance as well. Alicia’s was too damn long for me.
J Hud blew Beyonce out of the water in Dream Girls. I was almost embarrassed for Beyonce.
As always, the SuperBowl fell on my birthday weekend. As a result, I missed the first half of the SuperBowl, enjoyed the halftime show, and got white-girl wasted during the second half. It was a good night.
Are we birthday buddies? Mine is tomorrow.
What I was most disturbed to hear during this beyonce fiasco over the last few weeks was that whitney lip synced her national anthem too. I used to think that was one of the greatest performances ever. I’m a bit jaded now.
Beyonce is overrated as a sexy symbol. I said it. Overrated. In fact Alicia Keys wins my Sexy Siren Superbowl 30 – 7.
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Bey is closer to what I tend to go for physically….but that A. Keys….damn it….just something about her that Beyonce ain’t packing and I felt it again watching the game. There’s a womanhood package going on there that ain’t present in Mrs. Carter. Alicia has that “You know I’d fcuk you silly because that’s what I do, right?” look in her eyes and the timber of her voice makes me pay attention. I listen to her interviews. I watch Beyonce’s.
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As it relates to the music….something just makes me feel that the woman who wrote “Diary” and “You Don’t Know My Name” might know what a dude needs! Plus she has that above the mason-dixon line/east coast vibe going on for her. Add the rumor that she might like women….A. Keys all day!
A. Keys is from my neck of the woods but I hate how she says FIYAAAAAAHHHHH in that song. I just hate it and think A. Key’s heavy NY accent put on. Then again, she may just be like many black celebs and adjusts her diction based on her audience (which is a thing I also kind of hate). I will agree with you about Bey v. Keys with the sexiness. Bey’s womanhood is all exaggerated performance, she is always in drag playing a Star. That is what made her stop doing that Sasha Fierce stuff and being heavily made up and haired in public a few years ago–she acknowledged that seemed unrelateable and her image needed a change. Her public persona is sexual in a campy way (I’m sexy because look at my body and my outfit, plus I’m licking my finder and rolling around on stage) but arguably not eroitc.
*finger, and *accent is put on. Good grief today lol.
alicia keys has shown some personality. Personality, at least publicly, for Beyonce would be detrimental. She is selling a product that has to reach as many as possible and alienate as few as possible. That’s why she has independent women songs as well as songs that are completely dependent on a man’s approval to validate her.
I think you are right. I do question if Bey has to be so….vapid but what you put here makes sense.
“That’s why she has independent women songs as well as songs that are completely dependent on a man’s approval to validate her.”
yes. why others don’t see this or care that this is the case perplexes me. So she really only ends up isolating people who appreciate direct and consistent communication. And that is indeed a small population.
+1,000,000
I like Beyonce because I can tell she loves her job, and whether she was selling out in Paris or performing a concert at a storefront church, I feel like she’d put everything into it. I like an artist who works for her fans. I feel like Rihanna, Ciara, Keri and Keyshia are people in her category but like being famous/being seen more than hands-on work and planning, and it shows in how entitled they feel– getting into twitter beef with fans, baby’s mothers, Michelle Williams and people who don’t like their Chris Browns. Is Beyonce the best singer of all time? Course not. Beyonce is not a vocalist. Jennifer Hudson and Deborah Cox are vocalists. En Vogue is entirely comprised of vocalists. I would be bored if any of them were invited to perform at a venue like the Superbowl halftime show and I love DC and EV. Bey lived up to everything I expect from a pop star who has 16 years of work behind her. It was well-rehearsed, she looked great, her songs were carefully chosen so she’d be able to maximize her transitions, meet her marks etc and were not chosen to reflect her highest grossing albums. When you are on your job, these are the choices you have to make for an entertaining halftime show and she had a hand in making sure the show reflected what she wanted now that she has more control over her career. She could have performed more hit songs with a stripped-down set, but that’s not her style because she’s too big now. The artists I will support and buy albums for tend to be in the stripped down category, but I can easily be seduced by a good spectacle with shiny things and ridiculous, catchy, rhymey songs from my teens/early 20s. Beyonce fills a comfortable niche for me and I’m happy to see her on tv and magazines.
Love this entire post.
Thanks!
word. rihanna is a dope artist and anytime i feel spunky or i wanna groove i put on her music. i thought ‘talk that talk’ was just, a masterpiece because its fun. youthful fun. everything about her is youthful fun and i admire her exploration of funkadelic appeal. i think its cool shes so colorful and fun and shes starting to be on her performance steez. that ‘where have you been’ video was TOO legit.
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i agree about the work and planning and preperation. artists really need to be more cognizant of staying power and stage presence and move beyond just the quick fame. and also, care about your career as a craft for your fans or just do what you love most. i also like the stripped artists. i love when its just a guitar and the artist and their heart, so beautiful and so raw. food for the soul.
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theres this artist i like, dawn richard. her voice acapella is just the soul the world is missing and performance?? i just wanna add, i lost my mind when this girl did the heel toe in five inch stillettos. shes a beast. independent artist, yeah, but she puts out high quality stuff everytime and for this i consider her one of the best.
Man I loved Talk That Talk. I also loved Rude Boy, Where Have You Been. Rihanna has gotten this far because her songs are well produced and catchy as hell. She’d probably have a longer career if she cared more, I just think one day she’s going to be like welp, I’m a millionaire several times over, and don’t have to do this anymore and listen to people try to make me dance and show up to my own concerts and give out autographs. I’m out.
Dawn Richard, wait a minute, formerly Danity Kane/Diddy Dirty Money Dawn Richard? I will have to pay closer attention to her, I have not listened to anything she’s put out independent of the group(s), I’ve just seen her looking good in photos lol.
Ooooowee, Dawn Richards is the ISH! That chick’s hustle is something fierce. Her latest album, is pretty damn good!! I just respect her focus, and I thank God that she ain’t on diddy’s label. He sucks.
rude boy is secretely THAT jam but ill never admit it cuz its sooo racey. but lol @ her quitting. pretty much. shes carved out a nice little name for herself so whether or not shes iconic is just bleh. she did her thing and i give her kudos for it.
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and yep! thats the one. to be honest her music is in the stage where you can tell shes attempting to establish what her sound will be but her appeal to me is mostly raw talent and who she is as a person. plus, she works SO hard and shes so honest about it all. good or bad. and she has this groove when she dances. go head, smfh. but emily king sounds dope. if i ever get to be music oriented i hope itll be like that. just smooth and intimate.
Also, you would love Emily King. It’s her and a guitar, two band members. Her live and studio sound are the same.
i just want to say that it is OKAY to be thin. why for Michelle has to gain 20 pounds to be accepted? Kelly looked fab and thick as Bey almost. BUT just because Michelle isn’t, doesn’t make her less fabulous. her outfit did! she was zipped all the way to the chin and had on a cheerleader skirt whilst Bey and Kelly had on sparkly leather bodycon leotards giving ALL the fierce. i mean… why did she choose that outfit? iongetit.
she could do a few leg presses or something… but she doesn’t need to gain any fat to be fabulous.
hmph. lol
Agreed Muze. It’s disheartening that a lot of the criticism is coming from women. I love that black women celebrate “thickness” more than women of other races, but we don’t need to put down thinner women in order to do this. Yay for all body types!
LOL.. she DIDN’T — the guy who designed Bey’s outfit also designed Michelle’s, come on now. did ya’ll really think BEYONCE was going let Michelle’s outfit outshine hers or even get a glimmer? *lol* Kelly done learnt, she bought her own outfit. *snap*
lol
Well dang… smh Michelle Michelle Michelle.
Michelle was probably so happy to get her 3 mins of shine again and 0.00000005.% of THAT CHECK she would’ve worn gouchos with knee hi socks if BEY wanted her too. #justsayin..
lol
I don’t think her thinness made her look bad. I do think she looked uncomfortable and kind of miserable, like her first appearance on stage, she had this look on her face like, I’m putting my hand on my hip so yoohoo, people, stage presence! but failed and made us all notice she almost fell again. In my unsolicited and uninformed analysis of what went on before the show, she was incredibly passive in the whole costuming process and asked to be told what to wear, whereas Kelly got to choose her outfit from a different designer because she spoke up. Michelle doesn’t need to be thick to be fab, but I would appreciate more face and have more star quality if she’s going to share a stage with K and B. Here’s what I think is really going on: Michelle doesn’t really want to perform anymore but she’s too famous and not skilled enough in anything to really do anything not involving show business. She doesn’t want to not work, though, and doesn’t want to end up a failed celebrity and athlete’s sad wife like Monica, Lala, Keyshia.
na, there is a difference between being thin and looking sickly. when youre already of a small frame and you put effort into being thinner you just look completely sick and intentionally starved. that is not an alternate body type worth celebrating it is an issue with your self image. thin women are thin, thats cool. sickly women need to be reminded its okay to fill out a skirt.
There’s a difference between looking sickly (your opinion) and actually being sick. Only her doctor can make the determination if her weight is unhealthy. Everything else is just speculation and unnecessary criticism.
theres a difference between looking sick and BEING sick but the commonality between them is that level of thinness shouldnt be celebrated.
paula patton is a thin woman. sanaa lathan. keri washington and michelle look sickly.
Yeah Kelly looks sick but that starved look gets you Vogue I guess. I think the decision to shrink to a Hollywood size zero is a power move. I will always think her best body was when she was in I think I love my wife–she was poor but was fit and healthy looking and her skin was glowing and amazing. That’s all I remember about that movie though, probably for the best.
I meant Keri in that first sentence, lol.
Keri Washington has a history of eating disorders…
yeah, i think thats the truth of the matter and i agree she looked VERY good at that point of her career. it actually makes me kinda sad when females wreck their healthy bodies but hey, her career is doing well and if she wants to be uber thin thats her decision.
Paula Patton is not thin. Like at all.
Thank you so much for saying this. Praise of “thickness” at the expense of thinness keeps black America fat. A lot of women who NEED to jump on that treadmill and back away from the deep fried blue plate special avoid doing so, so that they won’t become “too skinny.” Some women look “thick” when they are fit. Some women’s most fit shape is thin.
I def get where you’re coming from but to me Michelle just looked sickly thin. I was looking back at DC’s pics and she wasn’t that thin. She also looked old in the face which tend to happen with drastic weightloss. Im not one of these ppl that exalt thickness over thin especially since I’m on the slim spectrum and my body ideal is more Rihanna than some random video vixen. If Michelle was slim and looked healthy no one would have something to say.
I was impressed with the Image Awards, minus “Red Tails” winning (I actually liked it but did forget it came out in 2012…didn’t it???) and them cutting Jamie off from his singing. That’s why it should have been recorded…I just think it’s disrespectful to play music while somebody’s talking, like they did my girl Kerry when she won her first award.
I was with Baltimore the WHOLE way. And I was about to lose it when they almost let SanFran come back; I was thinking this is going to be JUST like Atlanta.
Bey is a performer-point blank and the period. I’m a fan, maybe a superfan. But these people calling her Beysus need to have several.
Oh, and that blackout was some bull….
If you ever seen Beyonce live in concert — she didn’t do anything spectacular last night performance wise, but the halograms/lights, etc was FIYAH!!!
May I also add — YES why beyonce was the entertainer of the trio last night, Kelly was the STUNNER.. She looked Gorgeous – her hair, makeup and body was on 20. Bey looked like she always does.. Glamorous, nothing out of the ordinary.
Kelly is beautiful.
I feel that the Super Bowl is always the latest and greatest roll out of concert technology. I bet all year you will find female singers rolling on the floor with fake videos of themselves everywhere.
I often find it visually overwhelming because it can often become “lets jam a bunch lights, smoke, video, holograms and sh*t into a 20 minute span”.
Fantasia is just gonna headline at a house of mirrors and call it a day.
ROFL.
This made my day lol
Actually I’m sure I saw that already… I’m thinking Madonna did something similar last year but not for as long… I think. I KNOW I saw it already tho.
The Super Bowl should be played at half time during a Beyonce concert. This is her world we are just in it.
No.
The Beyonce performance was to be expected. Very well executed. I’m not gonna shade her, she clearly worked hard on that and it was a big moment for her.
My eyebrow did however execute a slight arch when she asked the crowd to raise her hands towards her so she could feel their energy :-/
I have gone through every Beyonce stage their is: hate, like, love, distaste, annoyance, irritated, ever so slightly turned on, infuriated, and finally relative indifference. She’s an entertainer. Most rational adults aren’t buying into the Beysus nonsense or saying stupid shit like she’s the female MJ. I have yet to see her break nan a one of his records or Mariah’s or Madonna’s for that matter. And Katy Perry, Adele, and Rihanna have all managed to catch up pretty quick in lesser amounts of time. just sayin. Keep the King of Pop out of the Beyonce convo but I digress.
At this point, I’m indifferent towards her. Her career is gonna run its course. No sweat off my brow. But honestly Michelle for the first time just looked irritated to be there. Like she knew the show didn’t have a damn thing to do with DC but was Beys way of showing how “nice” she is. Kelly held her own as usual. She’s finally carved out a nice little rnb niche for herself. I’ve always rooted for Kelly and in the back of my mind I always will. I really want to see Kelly happy and not bowing or settling into Beys shadow.
But you gotta know by now that Beys not givin nothin up. No shine, no fame, no singles, no dirt, no Jay, no Blue, no camera time, no crust in her eye. So if you want a piece of what she’s got, you gotta put in the WORK.
“Most rational adults aren’t buying into the Beysus nonsense or saying stupid shit like she’s the female MJ.”
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This sentence is everything.
I am here for AKeys her songwriting is beyond mediocre and I loved every cd except one. I thought she sounded good but her arrangement was a bit dry.
Like somebody said earlie if you have seen one Bey performance then you have seen them all. I loved her costume and the fact that she performed End of Time.
J Hud sounded great as usual she sings down!!!!!
What’s a “stan”? YES. I’m lame.
You are not lame, momma. A ‘stan’ is an obsessed fan, that throws logic, reason and sanity out of the window when the topic of their beloved comes up. Beyond stans tend to be the most maniacal.
For a reference point, please see: ‘Stan’ by Eminem ft Dido. The name of the obsessed fan? Stan.
Beyond* = Beyonce
One of these vsl sounds like an old crazy friend of mine. I wonder if it’s her?
To sum up all my responses in a stand alone comment
The comments are missing more superbowl talk, especially about my Reverend Pastor Decon Uncle Ray Lewis and crew- Reed (Django for the ignorant) Sizzle, Flacco, Rice, Boldin, Pitta, Torrey, Ngata, Kruger, Pollard, Pierce, Leech, my man Jacoby etc…..
Ray may be dramatic but there’s nothing wrong with being unafraid to give thanks to God, and it IS wise of him to recognize that unchecked/persistent criticism is often a weapon aimed at one’s psyche and spirit.
And like I said Flacco is a lot like Eli manning. He’s not flashy, doesn’t appear to be a gutsy leader exactly, but illustrates perfectly that talent, hard work, understanding your peers’ strengths as well as your own, calmness, and continued persistence in the face of doubt get you VERY far.
I’m glad that there were two VERY PHYSICAL teams playing eachother-coached by brothers no less….and that neither of the quarterbacks were NFL big name darlings. THAT was satisfying.
Oh and I guess if I must comment on the non-sports performances, can I just say how much I loved all the STUNNING sangy ladies and how BLACK the singy-sangy-line-up was? I like Alicia Keys, Beyonce, J Hud, and DC- and they all performed as expected of THEM.
Oh and as far as disrespect being thrown around this forum -at least upthread -at the end of the day, the people “shading” you don’t actually know you and you don’t know them. So who are they disrespecting, you, or your internet persona? Yall might meet in person and actually get along quite nicely….Just my unasked for two cents.
Goes back to lurking…and twerking. SIKE, just lurking and MURKING Ravens detractors…
She killed what, all the insects that were flying around, spreading her funky ass all out in the open,children were watching the super bowl as well as their parents.She has no class and just wanted attention from anyone that is just as classless.What will she tell all the children she plans on having momma had to buss it like bandz that make you dance whores,because thats exactly how she put herself out there.Get a grip on life right now young lady before its to late,remember you.claim to be a mother to a little toy girl and one day she will see everything you have done.
Please stop being such an attention whore and more of what god made you a Lady
I really feel sorry for you
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