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A Ginuwine Performance
Is one of my favorite singers, hands down. I find him to be very underrated.
I mean, just look @ the repitoire:
….Chiiillllllllllllllllle….
However, as much as I love his music, I had never seen him perform.
….Until April.
@ Power Live as part of their R&B Concert series. The thing was, Day26, Young Steph, Pleasure P, Charlie Wilson ( yeah, those two names have no business being written next to each other, let alone under the same roof) Mario was also on the show, and he was supposed to be the headliner, the one that goes on last. However, the Gizzle thought it’d be a good idea to try and get on a flight that night from D.C. where he is based to NYC in the middle of a heavy rainstorm.
But that wasn’t the problem.
Even though the hosts/DJ’s were stalling like crazy, it was still a packed out venue @ B.B. Kings. In order to suffice the crowd they threw on Mario in the meanwhile.
1 A.M. was when G-Wine hit the stage. I was amped. I’d hung in there alllll that while, seen all the moves in the videos. So I’m expecting this:
…hell, at least this:
but then he came out, positioned his bedazzle encrusted “Ginuwine” Mic onstage & this is what happened:
Just to be sure we are on the same page of this dimality, look for where I truly get disgusted @ the :36 second mark.
….Ok. So not only do we have two grown-ass, body rolling (fat) men behind our lead singing, in addition, we now have a whinnying Ginuwine in a cape galloping across the stage.
…& meager crowd participation:
Ginuwine: “All my n*ggas make some noooise!”
The one guy in the front who really thinks he’s a girl: “Haaaay!”
Is this what I waited allllll 13 years (& then the 3 hrs. for the rain delay) I waited to see? One of my favorite singers? Really?
But by far the best was him admitting that he gave a sh*tty performance @ the end of the concert:
I stopped recording right before he said (quote)
“I know I ain’t really give yall a good performance, but, uh, I’ll be back to do this again for ya’ll & Power. & Thanks for hangin out with me and staying and waiting for me. (Panting) Good night”.
Oh yeah?
Although this performance of one of my favorite songs was not so bad. I’ll savor this one.
I reaaallllly don’t want him to go out like that.
Love,
*Ms. Officer
The Simultaneous Absence & Presence of Maxwell
How do I begin to explain what has been missing, yet here all along? With one word.
Maxwell.
I mean how does he just flat bounce in 7 years ago, no word of where he’s been?
No scandal.
No publicized baby mama drama.
No arrests.
No crazy ex-band members.
No skanky whores.
No gettin’ caught up in a back alley w/ someone madd suspect.
No wild sh*t on youtube.
No sex tape.
No drug addiction.
And he’s kept our attention for this long?
Then pops back up, virtually unannounced, here:
Saunters onto the stage, bangs out this gorgeous Al Green tribute, and goes back to where ever he’s been. Kinda.
This was 4 months ago. He reappears with a tour he’s currently on and sells his shows out. May I mention that these venues are nothing to scoff at. I mean damn this n*gga got us in a choke hold.
What is this trance Maxwell has over us?
It’s become obvious to me that Maxwell possesses a quality that a scarce amount of R&B singers have now– actual talent.
Allow me to plead my case. Ladies & Fellas, grab ur ‘significant others’ or whoever’s next to you that’ll suffice for now & enjoooooy the ride
What started it all:
ohhhhhh gosh
I know that’s right…
If you don’t know about Submerge, I feel sorry for you. I don’t know if I can continue w/ this post if I have to keep listening to these songs…
The point is that you get my point. This man has stayed consistent from day one…and I am certainly glad he’s making a comeback in the manner that he is.
Now he’s got this semi-single out called Pretty Wings. You know Maxwell is rockin cuz he’s got grown ass men going so hard to this joint. Let me tell you I ain’t never heard man with no gruff ass voice mention these two words together so lovingly.
The mere fact that he has been on our minds even in spite of the absence of his presence since 2001 means that whatever it is, he’s got it.
Yep, true talent is what keep drawing us to you Maxwell. How refreshing!
Make yourself at home cuz ur Welcomeeeeeee
Welcommeeeee, Welcomeeeee
Love,
*Ms. Officer
VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
Last night I caught some of the VH1 Hip Hop Honors and the rest today.
& I actually enjoyed the show. Tracy Morgan looks like a cat and makes me laugh all the time.
He moves funny & I’m not even sure if he means to.
There were performances by
, 
( I love him), 
,
amongst others, and they paid tribute to the 2008 honorees.
Don’t they remind you of
Looks the same to me.
I just don’t get what they
have to do with Hip-Hop or Cyrpess Hill.
There were also tributes to
Slick Rick The Rulerrrrrrr
Theeee Man
& of course,
Why do I even like him or his music? I’m a self- respecting female.
But I feel a certain way about him:
Why is he always crying?
I mean damn every time u see dis n*gga
Whats his problem?
I Guess its just his De La Soul
I thoroughly enjoyed the Slick Rick tribute & performance though
All in all, I thought it was a good show. I was entertained.
For the road?
Blow Your Whistle.
Love,
*Ms. Officer
MTV’s VMA’s 2008
Just some quick thoughts on how I saw the MTV Video Music Awards.
Something just didn’t seem right about T-Pain’s entrance atop an elephant, but I can’t figure out what. Maybe you can help me out:
Then he had the nerve to take the stairs down from it. Immediately I thought of:
-Rihanna did not sing during her performance of Disturbia. I honestly did not know how that was going to come out. It worked in the video, but live…eh…
Chris Brown looked good though. 
Real good. Mmmmm.
-Everybody Looks The Same To Me Vol. 4:
Then Jamie Foxx Came out & picked up where that Russel Brand Bland whatever his name is person kinda left the audience saggin.
Or was it Sean Garrett I can’t tell the difference.
-They showed a clip of Ne-Yo & I know he’s gearing up for “The Year of the Gentleman” but recently he looks like hes been wearing the same thing.
Over
hahah lets see that one again
woooo gurl
and over
and over again
I mean, I know he changes his clothes but its just….Maybe its the hat that’s throwing me off. Or something else…
-Then there were The Jonas Brothers, who were the butt of this guy’s 
‘jokes’ all night.
But is that a drop curl?
< Did he use rollers?
Then there was your favorite whimsical rapper & mine, Lil’ Weezyana. He had a piercing in his lip (probably induced by some sort of percocet high) but I’m certain one of u finds that sexy.
-What does Leona Lewis have to do w this?
Wait a minute, was that a patent leather top hat?
Dis negro just does whatever he wants.
-Christina Aguilera performed.
She moved a lot like Janet. Did u see those vouging girls behind her? Only one word to describe them dudes: Fierece! But this did sound wayyy too much like
Which I just can’t stand. Trust me when I was looking for this I had to pause it.
-Um, Quick note, Paris Hilton read the teleprompter better than Britney Spears. Buuuttt I missed the part where they stopped talking about: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a356ab54cf
I don’t even know y that ‘BFF’ show was even a thought. If you watch it don’t tell me cuz I will not respect you. Or think that you have the capacity to carry on intelligent conversation.
-Wait. I gotta get back to Lil’ Wayne I’m not done.
Ummmmmm, who’s idea was it to dress him in that vest & hat? They had him up there lookin like
-But lastly, Kanye West closed out the show. I love Kanye. I thought it was a very good performance, & I actually thought he looked very nice too.
however my friend brought something to my attention & thought he resembled:
I can’t.
Love,
*Ms. Officer
