New Year's Must: The Throne's, "Paris"

It won't be New Year's without this track blasting throughout your party, get together, club, dance floor or wherever you find yourself tomorrow night!! 

Ball so hard!!! Jay & Ye's N***** in Paris is definitely the track of the year, especially for us Hip Hop Heads!!!

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Two Prefect New Year's Videos, Beyonce's "Party" & "Countdown"

Two videos/songs that are a must for this New Year's are the Queen's Party & Countdown.  The Ball drops at 1.  10...........1, Happy New Year, Everyone!!!  May the red wine and champagne be in abundance!!!

--Princess Carter

Photo Shoot Fresh: Roc & Roe's First Christmas; Mariah & Nick Show Off "Dem Babies" First Christmas

Mariah and Nick shared pictures of Monroe & Moroccan's First Christmas.  The twins are so precious.

--Princess Carter

Happy New Year!!! Dream Big for 2012!!!

May everyone's New Year be safe and enjoyable!!!  Thank you for all the site visits and kind thoughts!! I will be partying the night away with my BFFs!!! Enjoy and DREAM BIG FOR THE NEW YEAR!!!!    

And a very special New Year's wish to the Carters: Jay and B (and of course Baby Carter) may 2012 be your best year yet!!

 --Princess Carter

Queen B Countdown, Beyoncé: Sartorial Duty; B Counts Down her Top Fashion Moments of the Year

 Via: beyonceonline:  "Beyoncé is a force" --Tom Ford

From an African Queen to a sexy Goddess; from a trailer park sensation to a breathtaking impersonation of Dietrich; from a rodeo heroine to simply a King, Beyoncé has graced her unique approach to style in an eclectic range of editorials--a pure elegant beauty with an underlying sizzle that symbolizes sexy. In this tour de force, let's take a look at the most memorable style moments of Vogue's Best Dressed honoree.



--Princess Carter

Source:  Beyonceonline.com

Queen B Countdown: Beyonce' List Her Top Songs of 2011 & Her Best Performances of 2011

Beyonce' has been sharing the highlights of her very special 2011 with her fans via Beyonceonline.  She's just created another highlight for her Best Performances of 2011 and listed her Top Songs of The Year.  Of course The Throne's, "N***** in Paris" made the list.

Here's the full list:

Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj --- "Dance (A$$)"
Future ---"Tony Montana"
Jay Z & Kanye West---"Ni**as in Paris"

Jay attended The Nets home opener in Newark last night.  It's the last home opener for the team in NJ.  Next season the team's headed to Brooklyn!! Unfortunately they lost, they're now 1-1 for the season.

Jay & TaTa attend Nets home opener in Newark.

Queen B Countdown: Beyonce' Reveals Her Favorite Interviews of 2011

Via beyonceonline:  From Europe to America to Australia and beyond, Beyoncé sat down with some of the world’s best journalists to talk about her new album, “4,” her inspirations, and coming of age on her own terms.

Credit: Beyonceonline.com

Video Fresh: DJ Fresh ft. Roc Nation's Rita Ora; "Hot Right Now" (Official Video) (Out 12.02.12)

Roc Nation's Rita Ora is featured on DJ Fresh's track, Hot Right Now.  Above is the official video.

--Princess Carter

Photo Shoot Fresh, 2011 Flashback: Beyonce' Vacations With Jay in Croatia for her 30th B'Day

The Carter's had quite the 2011, but none tops the pending birth of Baby Carter (rumored Baby Girl Carter), who's expected sometime in January. The first glimpse of B's bare belly came during her 30th Birthday Extravaganza in Croatia.

--Princess Carter

Christmas Flashback: Beyonce Performs "Ave Maria" For Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony

During Queen B's I Am Era she performed Ave Maria for the annual Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony.  Flawless vocals per her usual!!!

--Princess Carter

Credit: Beyonceonline.com

Fan Fresh: Lady Gaga Gives Fans a Holiday Treat, Debuts "Stuck On Fuckin' You"

Gaga offered a special holiday surprise for her Little Monsters on Christmas Day, releasing an unreleased track called Stuck On Fuckin' You.  Mother Monster says she wrote the track while on a tour bus during the Monster Ball Era.  

--Princess Carter

Photo Shoot Fresh: Swizz, Alicia & Baby Egypt Take in Knicks Season Opener

After an endless wait, the NBA Season officially kicked off yesterday on Christmas Day.  The Knicks season opener, at Madison Square Garden, brought out a host of celebs including the Deans who brought along baby Egypt. The family looked in sync and were clearly enjoying the game. 

Video Fresh: The President and First Lady Thank our Troops for their ...

--Princess Carter

Queen B in the City: Beyonce' Wraps Up Her Holiday Shopping in NYC

Queen B (and Baby Carter) was snapped on the night of December 22nd in Soho picking up last minute Christmas gifts. The Mommy-to-be continues to prove she's the fiercest pregnant woman on the planet.  B roc'd her Hermes and her black leather jacket.  Simply Haute!!!

Queen B's Countdown: Beyoncé's Tribute to Michael Jackson

Beyonce' has posted another highlight of her year on her personal site.  This time it's her tribute to Michael Jackson which was shown at his benefit concert in Wales on October 8th.

B taped her special performance of I Wanna Be Where You Are. The Queen's vocals!!!                           

--Princess Carter

Credit: beyonceonline

Queen of The Stage: Beyonce' "I Care" Live At Roseland

--Princess Carter

Mariah's Sydney Fans Get Into the Christmas Spriit"; Perform a Singing Flash Mob of "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

Mimi's Australian fans get into the Christmas Spirit and perform a singing flash mob of All I Want For Christmas is You.  

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: President Obama & Bo Christmas Shop in Alexandria, Virginia

The President, once again, helped boost the economy today.  When he went Christmas shopping at a local Best Buy and Petsmart to buy gifts for the First Family.  He bought Just Dance for the girls, a bone for Bo and other gifts.

He was accompanied by First Dog Bo. Michelle, the girls and the rest of the family have already left for Hawaii.  

New Nicki: "Stupid H**"

Nicki released another track from her upcoming sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded called Stupid Hoe.  Check it out below.



--Princess Carter

Diva in Aspen: Mariah Makes it to Aspen for Christmas

Mariah and her family have arrived in Aspen (their annual holiday haunt) and as usual she is in full Diva Mode.

--Princess Carter

Once Upon A Christmas: Kelly Rowland, Michael Bublé & Naturally 7 Perform, "White Christmas"

Kelly joined Michael Buble' for his Christmas Special, Home for Christmas, which aired in the UK.


--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Mary J. Blige, "Mr. Wrong"

--Princess Carter

Queen of the Stage: Beyoncé Performing The Beautiful Ones & Sex On Fire - Glastonbury 2011

Another one of Queen B's 2011 milestones, Headlining Glastonbury.  She set the stage on fiyah!!!

--Princess Carter

Credit: Beyonceonline

Video Fresh: Kanye West VOYR: Church

--Princess Carter

Sweet December: Jay-Z, Britney & Nicki Make Their Birthday Month's Special

Jay, Nicki and Britney all celebrated birthdays this month.  Jay's on the 4th, Brit's on the 2nd and Nicki's on the 8th and each marked their B'Day month with their own milestones.

Jay's (& Kanye) Paris track entered Billboard's Top 10 giving him his 18th Top 10, passing Lil Wayne and Ludacris (17 each) for the most top 10s among rappers in the chart's archives.  The track now sits a #6 (a new peak) on the chart.  He also wrapped another sold out tour (WTT wraps tonight in Vancouver).

Once Upon A Christmas: Mariah's "When Christmas Comes" ft. John Legend & Wham's Classic "Last Christmas"

Mariah and John Legend's When Christmas Comes is perfect for getting into the Christmas Spirit.  And so is 80s flashback, Last Christmas by Wham (Gotta love the 80s hair).

Queen B in Hollywood: Beyonce' Was Snapped Leaving Agent Provocateur in West Hollywood

Last week B (and Baby Carter) was snapped leaving Agent Provocateur in West Hollywood.  The Queen is still keeping it sexy, I see.  She's in California with Jay for his and Ye's Watch The Throne Tour which wraps tonight in Vancouver.   

Photo Shoot Fresh: Gaga Channel's Her Inner Marilyn in NYC

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Kanye Takes Jay to His Childhood Home; The Two Hip Hop Titans Walk Through Ye's Old Neighborhood

The Chi by toobu13

--Princess Carter

Music News: Planet VI "Sex Drugs & Rock-N-Roll" ft. Cassie

--Princess Carter

Credit: Rap-Up

Video Fresh: Roc Nation's K Koke's Releases "I'm Back" Video

UK rapper K Koke released the video for his street banga, I'm Back.  The songs pretty hot.  It's hip hop with a knock, the way hip hop should be.

--Princess Carter

Credit: Roc Nation

Jay Talks New Solo Album and Possible Throne Sequel for 2012

Looks like 2012 will be an even bigger year for Mr. Carter.  He'll become a father, sell out multiple dates at Carnegie Hall for his charity event, release his next solo album and a possible sequel to his and Kanye's now classic Watch the Throne.

--Princess Carter

Source: MTV

Video Fresh: Exclusive Look Inside JAY-Z's RocaWear Shop - (Roc Pop Shop)

This is a Roc (Jay) lover's dream. The evolution of Rocawear and Jay is simply amazing!  King Hov!

--Princess Carter

Credit: Roc4Life & Rocawear

Video Fresh: FUSE Talks Beyonce'; Artists on Beyonce (Decemeber 2011)

--Princess Carter

Photo Shoot Fresh: The Carters Take in Michael Jackson's IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR

Jay & Ye's sold out Watch the Throne Tour hit Vegas over the weekend.  And of course he and Mrs. Carter (and Baby Carter) couldn't miss Michael Jackson's IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR, which just began it's run.  The show looks amazing!!

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Lady Gaga Performs 'Marry the Night' on Ellen

--Princess Carter

Photo Shoot Fresh: Nicki Rocs her Louie in NYC

--Princess Carter

Photo Shoot Fresh: Vintage Jay & Ye

--Princess Carter

"Watch the Throne" Makes Time's, The Top 10 Everything of 2011

Jay and Kanye's, Watch the Throne has made yet another year end list.  This time the royal duo's critically acclaimed Throne is #3 on Time's: The Top 10 Everything of 2011.  Here's what they had to say about the album:

Jay-Z, Beyonce' & Kanye Make Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2011

Watch the Throne and 4 have made another Best Albums list, this time it's Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2011.  Jay and Ye's Throne reached #2 second only to Adele's 21.  B's 4 was 25.  Here's what the famed mag had to say about both classics:

Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West

 The most anticipated event-album of 2011 was a sound-the-trumpets supergroup record of a magnitude scarcely seen. What could have been a crash-and-burn anticlimax turned out to be as fun as any record in a dog's age. From the cinematic "No Church in the Wild" to the Stax-soul update "Otis," Throne testifies to Kanye West's genius for beats both iconoclastic and pop-savvy. Amid all the litanies of private jets and gold watches, politics creep in: The pair frame their rise as an African-American Horatio Alger story on the impossibly fierce "Ni**as in Paris."  

Video Peek: Cassie - "King of Hearts" (Trailer)

--Princess Carter

Queen B in The City: Beyonce' Was Snapped Out & About in NYC

Queen B (and Baby Carter) was snapped in NYC yesterday after a little pampering.  She met up with Mama Tina and both got manicures and pedicures.  B's still the flyest pregnant woman on the planet!!!

Hovah Philanthropy: King Hov Set to Roc Carnegie Hall; Jay-Z's set to perform two charity shows in February 2011 to benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation & the United Way of New York City

via Roc Nation:  SHAWN “JAY Z” CARTER SETS THE STAGE FOR HISTORIC EVENINGS AT THE LEGENDARY CARNEGIE HALL 

ALL PROCEEDS FROM UNPRECEDENTED PERFORMANCES BENEFIT UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY AND THE SHAWN CARTER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

In his most intimate performances in years, Shawn “JAY Z” Carter will headline the first ever hip-hop focused series at Carnegie Hall, in the Stern Auditorium, raising millions for the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation on February 6, 2012 at 8:00pm and February 7, 2012 at 9:30pm. Concert goers will get a once in a lifetime experience as JAY Z takes the stage at the New York landmark to raise dollars that will help boost on-time graduation rates in underserved New York City schools and put college within reach for low-income students across the five boroughs.

Mally Roncal Talks About a Glowing Beyonce'

Via People:  Whether she’s glammed up on the red carpet or dressed down for a shopping trip, one of Beyoncé‘s most enviable accessories is her glowing, luminous skin. So what’s the mommy-to-be‘s secret to beauty?

Video Fresh: Diggy Premieres "Do It Like You" ft. Jeremih

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Kelly Continues her European Promo, Performs "Down For Whatever" Live at X-Factor Germany

--Princess Carter

Video Peek: Willow's "Fireball" ft. Nicki; The Official Trailer

The two colorful personalities, that are Nicki Minaj and Willow Smith, teamed up for what looks to be an eventful video.  Fireball debuts in it's full on 106 & Park tomorrow.

--Princess Carter

Political Awareness: President Obama Addresses Middle Class Tax Cuts

Today once again, President Obama urged Congress to get to work on extending and expanding the payroll tax cut, which will help put more money in the pockets of middle class families.

This tax cut is necessary and we can't allow the Republicans to dismantle this must needed Bill!!!

 --Princess Carter

Video Source:  Whitehouse.gov

Photo Shoot Fresh: Solange's Family Photos

Solo released some vintage family photos on her MYDamnBlog site, of her enjoying a night out with Jay and B or as she called them her: "Big Sis" and "Big Bro".  That looks like Mary in the background in the pix of B and Solo.  I see Mr. Carter is roc'n his wedding ring.

--Princess Carter

Source: http://mydamnblog.com/

Jay-Z , Kanye & Beyonce' All Make MTV's 20 Best Albums of 2011

MTV has put out their Top 20 Albums on 2011 list and of course The Throne and Queen B made the list.  In my opinion these are the best two albums of the year:  Best Vocals, Best Lyrics, Most Witty and in a class above the rest.  Here's what MTV had to say about the two classics.

Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne
The year's highest-profile collaboration didn't exactly play against type — except for the fact that, unlike most other meetings-of-the-egos, it actually ended up being really good. And that's because, despite all the flash surrounding it (the globe-trotting recording sessions, the Riccardo Tisci-designed cover, the video where they sawed the top off a Maybach) and all the boasts contained within it, WTT is very much an album that grapples equally with big themes — success, race, responsibilities, public perception — and, you know, big watches. And then, of course, there's the incredibly odd "N---as in Paris," surely the first rap song to give equal face time to Will Ferrell. A weird, wonderful, whirling album — the kind that, sadly, they don't make all that often, mostly because it's impossible to do so.

Video Fresh: Gaga's "Marry the Night" Video Premieres

--Princess Carter

Gleek Sneak: Glee Cast, "Survivor / I Will Survive" (Glee Cast Version)

--Princess Carter

Another Year, Another Birthday, Happy Birthday Shawn Carter

Jay turned 42 yesterday, December 4.  And at 42 he's still better than the rest.  The Greatest!!! Happy Born Day Hov!!!!

Jay-Z & Kanye Win Big at MTV's First Sucker Free Awards

MTV held their first ever Sucker Free Awards last night.  The Throne took home two awards one for Classic Album of the Year for Watch the Throne and Club Banger for Paris.  Nice birthday gift for Jay who celebrated his birthday last night.  Happy Birthday, Jay!!!!

--Princess Carter

Credit:  MTV

Photo Shoot Fresh: Nicki is Officially a Barbie

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Kanye Dedicates Watch The Throne, Chicago Show To His Mom

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Kelly Shows Love for Her UK Fans; Performs on X-Factor

Kelly gave a stunning performance on the X-Factor last night.  Her vocals were pitch perfect and she looked gorgeous. She performed her solo hits When Love Takes Over and new single Down For Whatever, which is produced by Redone.  Kelly has had lots of success in the UK.  Glad to see her rocking the stage.

--Princess Carter

Source: Rap-Up

Beyonce' Talks Jay, Pregnancy, Work & "Elements of 4" on 20/20

--Princess Carter

Video Fresh: Queen B's "A Night With Beyonce"

A Night with Beyoncé by Dtwmjj

Back in July, B recorded an ITV Special dubbed, A Night With Beyonce', for her UK fans.  The incredible special aired last night!!!  Check the Queen (and a budding Baby Carter) out in all her glory!!

Guilty Pleasures: Love & Hip Hop, Episode 203

Love And Hip Hop

Just in time for tonight's episode catch up with last week's episode.  Emily searches for her independence.  Kimbella tries to "make peace". And Madame Chrissy sets ish straight!!!

--Princess Carter

The President and First Lady Kick Off Annual White House Holiday Festivities; Military Families Get First Peek

The First Family kicked off the annual White House Christmas festivities.  President Obama spoke before the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse.  While First Lady Michelle Obama and Kermit the Frog read "The Night Before Christmas" at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.  The day before The First Lady welcomed military families for a first peek at the White House holiday decorations.

President Obama Launches New AIDS Initiatives to Commemorate World AIDS Day

Today President Obama commemorated World AIDS day by announcing new commitments to fight AIDS in the US at the “The Beginning of the End” event sponsored by the ONE and (Red) campaigns.  Check out the President's speech from the event below.

--Princess Carter

Credit: Whitehouse.gov

Awareness: Alicia Keys and Bono Talk AIDS on Good Morning America; In Celebration of World AIDS Day

--Princess Carter