Rihanna’s New Look.. What Do You Think?

by: RM

Rihanna hit the stage in Spain last night giving a concert with a new look. Tell us what you think!

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New Vids – Trey Songz + C.Brown + Ludacris + Romeo

Trey Songz premiered the new video for his song “Yo Side of the Bed.” Keri Hilson plays Songz wife.

Chris Brown is not playing around in his new video for “No Bull****.” The song is from Breezy’s In My Zone mixtape released back in February.

LimeLight: New Video – Rick Ross “Super High”

The new video dropped from Rick Ross for his single “Super High” featuring Ne-yo. The video features Stacey Dash.

By: Sarah J

Status Throwback

Busta Rhymes had the radios and clubs spinning with this 1997 rap hit “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See.”

By: Sarah J

Today in History

By A.J. Washington

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2005:  Ahh behold the Xbox 360. It seems like this game console has been around for ages, but it was just five short years ago when Microsoft unleashed this beast to the gaming world. Since it’s official release in 2005, Xbox 360 has brought in well over 1 billion dollars for Microsoft Corporation.

2009:  A year ago today, the government issued a warning ,that without some changes to the system, social security funds would be depleted by 2037; four years sooner than estimated the the previous year. So why is it coming out of my check? Just asking…

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1969: And to take it back a little; actress Kim Fields turns 41 today. She is best known for her roles as Tootie on the sitcom Facts of Life and Regine on Living Single. If only living single could be that fun. And what happened to all the black sitcoms? I digressed, my bad.

We hope you learned something, now go out and make your own history great!

LimeLight: New Videos – Drake + Robin Thicke

Drake dropped the new video for his second single “Find Your Love.” The Kanye West produced track will be on Drake’s debut album Thank Me Later slated for June 15th release. Check the vid and let us know if your feeling Drake…

Peep Robin Thicke’s new video for “In The Morning” after the jump….

Status Release: Movies, Movies, Movies!

As always Status Media is keeping you updated on the latest entertainment for the week. This week is all about the big screen, here is what hits theaters this Friday.

Status Throwback: SWV – Use Your Heart

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The Limelight: Lena Horne 1917-2010

Today we celebrate the life of singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne. She was the first Black women to sign a long-term contract with a major recording label. Horne was 92 years old.

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The Rumor Mill: Are We In Store for Men in Black 3?

by: RM

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It looks like Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will be coming together once more to make Men in Black 3. It is even rumored the movie will be in 3D. Comlumbia Pictures announced that this sci-fi flick will hit theaters May 25, 2012.

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Cultivate It: Spoken Word Ode–From Sons to Mothers

For this occasion, the blessed holiday that is Mother’s Day, some of the men of The Left Side Poets came together to put into words their love for their mothers. The Left Side Poets met in the spring of 2008 at Hampton University.

Hope you enjoy it. And if you do, be on the lookout for their first book, The Left Side Poets Present: Strange Fruit, which drops in the fall.

I, Her Son
By The Left Side Poets featuring Ronald Clark, Terry Odis, Tolani Oyefule and Martin Tucker

Art by Dominique Roberson

Her womb fostered my growth in its infancy
protecting my innocence
she was the first person to love me.
This is that, scaredy-cat ride home
where anguish hacks through my curls
I took that beating like the best of mice
with no hole in the wall to zip up my jaw
I needed you.
My back to the wall she reaches me
talks through cellular frequency
though I’ve never been afraid before, never like this.
No, not like this.
Held me in her arms,
lying down the foundation for my strength
she is the reason I made it to manhood
I just couldn’t disappoint.
Her eyes follow me,
taking in her own doing
she sculpted me in a cloak of her values.
I cry, her voice brings peace to me
my silence ceases, she beckons me
to move forward.
In return I give my word,
that I will stay.
Stay the man that she created
Stay the bold and caring soul
Stay the child with endless passion
with resolve as yet untold.
I needed to
sift through these blessed eskimo kisses
that fit the description of medicinal schism
from yesterday
sandbox amnesia.
She, the kindest complexion
utter peace begets her face.
Even when my world is broken,
and I, strangled in my place.
This mother’s day,
I have the privilege of seeing
four generations of mothers.
The oldest of which, doesn’t speak,
but I’m convinced, that God has hidden his smile behind her eyes
she’s my great-grandmother.
Her daughter, my grandmother,
is the strongest woman I’ve ever met.
I’m convinced that God has dipped her in resilience
because everything life throws at her has been devoured
without her flinching.
She’s eaten cancer for breakfast
a brain tumor for lunch
and bad knees for dinner -
she’s having Satan for a midnight snack.
My sister, at five-feet even
bears the weight of the world on her shoulders
with a baby on her hip
now tell atlas to do that.
I can’t wait to find a woman as strong as you
so I can make her a strong mother too.
Then there’s my mother
who uses her heart and soul as ingredients in all of her meals.
She fills more than just bellies, she mends spirits
I guess that’s why they call it soul food.
I stay on her mind,
as she does on mine
tissue in her hand, hours before a tear drops
she is God’s manifestation of his love.
A woman who shoulders loads Samson wouldn’t try
parts seas of despair with Moses’ rod
her hugs melt away layers of insecurities.
She is always there to listen
although I doubt and may not see,
she is steadfast in her offer
faultless belief in me.
I wanna raise daughters like you
the four of you together are more beautiful than
a month of sunrises that I pray I am able to behold again.
Gracefully entering the different phases of life,
as you age, I return the favor
of your protection,
healing wounds with reciprocation
and yet,
when the call for love is made
and request given for one
I will answer resolutely
Her, a goddess
I, her son.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

Give Them N***a’s A Show

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 Reality shows have become the new standard for entertainment in television. The Food network to TV Land, there are few networks that do not offer some form of a reality show. The Real World and Survivor are widely noted for being the catalyst in the reality TV movement. While there are many shows that offer a range of ignorance for viewers to indulge in, there seems to be an increasing trend in reality tv shows aimed for black audiences. VH1 may be the starting point for the black reality show explosion, as they greenlight shows for every  black person imaginable. The infamous Flavor Flav and his quest for love was the first step in the black reality show trail. Flav’s dating show led to Ray J receiving a show, and from there VH1 opened to Salt-N-Pepa, Fantasia, a single Chili from TLC, NBA groupies divorcees Wives, Terrell Owens, and the list goes on.