“The moment you move out of the way, you make room for the miracle to take place”
-Dr. Barbara King
Do all Barbaras have a way with words 
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Lil Kim 1996
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Lil Kim 2000
Lil Kim 2003
Lil Kim in 2005
Lil Kim 2006
Lil Kim Today – 2008
Today’s profile is on Kimberly Jones better known as Female Rapper Lil’ Kim. Once a beautiful girl now a total different looking woman, what’s really going on here? This is a self-esteem issue for sure! I have heard several people refer to the issue of low self-esteem and relate it to most of these female Hip Hop and R&B artists? This eventually trickles down to young girls today who may somehow look up to an artist like Lil’ Kim—I completely understand upgrading your look and fitting in with the times and trends, but this is a bit drastic!?! No? I mean….what is your opinion? do you think Lil’ Kim has gone too far and if so is it a result of self-hatred? Has her image affected her craft of making music?
I am personally familiar with the problems this woman is going through. Do you know how hard it is for some women to actually look in the mirror and examine themselves? And by that I mean examining yourself within…..”Your Soul”….when you can’t, you become ugly, not only in the face, but mentally, emotionally, and physically. Like love, beauty is a word sometimes too freely thrown around and not properly understood. I wish for her fans, Lil’ Kim recognizes her inner beauty and loves herself enough to contribute positively to her future—improve her musical career—evolve and mature as an artist! Come on Kim! Looking like this, you are just giving us something to talk negatively about (as if there isn’t enough out there to rag on….are you trying to be the next Amy Winehouse?)
Will we ever see the rebirth of a Lil’ Kim? Its been declared by many that Hip Hop is dead….it might be true
Stay tuned……
Posted by Beautiful Stranger at 3:27 pm 0 Comments(for my NY people) Hot 97 Morning Jock Miss Jones Exits Station
http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i8338a3cc42d9fb0287724bed2bb12624?imw=Y
YES! you read the headline above correctly, Miss Jones from Hot 97.1 WQHT-FM has exited/been removed/perhaps fired?!?! Who really knows? Supposedly, Miss Jones is looking to spend more time with her family!?! Good enough excuse, but let’s keep it real, ratings aren’t exactly up to par at the “#1 Hip Hop station in NYC—the last I checked and yes I check station ratings in the trades! Hot 97 WAS NOT #1….more like #7 or 8! so replacements were due and the morning show just wasn’t cuttin’ it! Do you want to know her replacement? Let’s give it up for Program Director Ebro Darden bringing the WEST COAST to the East Coast with Big Boi’s Neighborhood, an L.A. Morning syndicated by ABC Radio Networks. Big Boi’s Neighborhood which can be most popularly heard in the Greater Los Angeles area on KPWR Power 106.7 from 5a-10a as well as an array of other major markets! I must say….this is not a shabby replacement!
Facts on Big Boi:
Big Boy has been named Personality of the Year four times by the Radio Music Awards and three times by Radio and Records magazine. The National Association of Broadcasters awarded him the Marconi Award in 2002 and 2004.
On May 24, 2006, Big Boy’s Neighborhood Morning Show began national syndication.
OVERALL THIS IS WHAT IT IS:
It’s 2008 and once Miss Jones is off the air – all 4 NYC urban stations will now have male radio personalities headlining – Steve Harvey, Ed Lover, Jeff Fox and now Big Boi
Where the Ladies at?
Posted by Beautiful Stranger at 11:21 pm 0 CommentsDoes this not sound redundant already? Is BET just doomed for disaster? Will our community ever have something to call our own? …..Apparently not. According to a representative for media watchdog group, several notable sponsors have pulled their ads from shows like Rap City and 106 & Park due to content analysis on BET….SMH!!!!! You would think a company like BET would know a little something on content…CONTENT is key people!
OH who am I kidding…its BET, what is their most notable program: THE BET AWARDS…They sure did get real lucky this year with its attempt to not seem as ghetto. Now if yall could just do the same with regular programming! To add insult to injury, here are a couple of excerpts from just how much BET influences our children and just what BET Chairman and CEO Debra Lee wants to do about it! (LOL @ the picture of her behind you can view below enjoying a pre-party for the BET Awards with David Banner but can’t even hold up a positive reputation for the network!!..DAMN SHAME)
As written in www.hiphopdx.com:
The study found that children were exposed to violence, profanity or obscenity once every 38 seconds.
According to a CNN report, BET Chairman and CEO, Debra Lee dismissed the study, saying the network pays attention to the content it airs and edits videos.
“It’s geared for kids but the content is for adults,” Porter told HipHopDX. “That’s what the study shows
Just in case you would like to know more about this story please click on the lick below:
BET Loses Sponsorship Over Content
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7210/title.bet-loses-sponsorship-over-content
DAMN SHAME!!!! Keep Smiling as NY1 takes away your audience boo!
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Yes People! Today, Friday, June 27, 2008 is National HIV Testing Day! Go Get Tested and not just for HIV/AIDS, but for all STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) Chlamydia, Gonnorhea, Herpes, Syphillis, HPV, and many more. Educate yourself and know what is out there because its apparently invisible to everyone out there who don’t want to know. What you don’t know CAN hurt you! With issues such as these, ignorance is not bliss! Hip Hop Artist Common teamed up with MTV to get involved in spreading HIV/AIDS awareness being affected with the disease through losing a family member—if not for yourself, do it for your family. Check out his inspiring words below:
Words from the only thing BET taught me: WRAP IT UP!
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CHECK OUT THIS NEW SONG BY COMMON FT. PHARRELL
“ANNOUNCEMENT”
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1423139747fc6b68/
P.S. Common is my fantasy hip hop husband
I’ve got to say….now this is REAL hip hop!
ITS HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This shit is so hilarious….I had to actually blog about it!!!! A truly hilarious Rap Beef is yet again going on between a legend and a rap teen icon! Ice-T versus Soulja Boy! I have to give it up to Soulja Boy though, like Ice-T, he is a great storyteller with quite a sense of humor! I could not stop laughing listening and watching this foolywang MESS! Sit back and relax! Click on the link below:
Posted by Beautiful Stranger at 8:44 am 0 CommentsSo it just dawned on me and a close friend of mine that we DON’T NEED Myspace.com …..sorry Tom but believe it or not, we have cancelled our accounts! Why you ask? Because its the end of the world if we no longer have a profile right? The reason: I am a grown ass woman who no longer feels the need to put her business out there for all to see…I am literally telling on myself with my age, zodiac sign, sexual orientation, how much I freekin’ make a year, and who the hell I’d like to meet (are you serious?) I want to meet Tom and say…Get the F&*^% outta here with all that!!!?!!!! So needless to say ” I will officially be out of the loop” with what tom, dick and harry have accomplished for the whole month of July or what new song Cassie is pumpin for tracks for! So don’t search for me, google my myspace page, or email me looking for reasons why I would leave such a great WORLD of networking because that would clearly classify you as a STALKER………….just get the hell up out my SPACE?? literally. And if it doesn’t crack me up when people just assume or email you when your account has been cancelled saying shit like..”Yall broke up!?!” or my favorite …”Where did you move to ma?” let’s not forget this one “Someone hacked into your account too!….DAMN YOU TOM!” LMAO….
Here is the joke of it all though: My homegirl and I were thinking of creating our own “myspace”…I know what you are saying and thinking…how the hell does this chic just cancel her account and try to come up with a bright idea of creating her own….you don’t understand—-it would be GENIUS because we have a niche for it and it will literally appeal to everyone….we don’t want to give out what it is just yet, but be on the look out for a strange place……..yes I said it….strange because that’s the only way the Beautiful Stranger knows how to BRING IT! Stay tuned as I like to say…..
Anywho….
I will miss thee MYSPACE….FACEBOOK….(SIKE…F all that!) let me stop frontin’ because I sure do still have a Linkedin account, BUT AT LEAST that shit is geared towards professionals! Ya dig? So if you are business-minded like MOI and have a legitimate company or business that you work for and would like to discuss making real moves for 2008 into 2009…hit me up on Barbara, The Beautiful Stranger!!!
Ta! Ta! for now
Bye Bye Myspace
Bye Bye Facebook
F U ….Blackplanet
Posted by Beautiful Stranger at 4:50 pm 0 CommentsIt is my honor to announce that I, Barbara C. De Laleu, The Beautiful Stranger is the recipient of the prestigious title of 25 Women Who Rule in Sales and Marketing 2008-2009 for American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT-NYC) and I will be featured in the Making Waves Publication!!!! This is just the beginning! I am on my way to the top! The rest of my dreams and goals…HERE I COME! Stay tuned for more great news!
Posted by Beautiful Stranger at 8:26 pm 0 Comments“There is nothing so terribly painful that it can’t eventually be funny.”
- Said by the father of Michael Myers (Austin Powers character)
Live. Laugh. & Love
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