BrUnO mArS' sUpErBoWl HaLf-TiMe ShOw LiT uP tHe CrOwD

The adrenaline of Bruno Mars, his crew, and guest performers The Red Hot Chili Peppers is best described as intense, stellar, brilliant artistry, with a twist of vintage old school style. Simply a-ma-zing!

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U-n-I-t-Y dEsCrIbEs ThE 56th aNnUaL gRaMmY aWaRdS

The 56th annual Grammy awards this year sizzled as singer Beyonce, opened the show performing her latest sexy and sultry song, "Drunk in Love."

Queen Bey tantalized the audience using her seductive moves and at times orgasmic lyrics, eliciting strong reactions from onlookers that sat with their mouths wide open and eyes bulging out of ones head. Even actor Neal Patrick Harris commented that Beyonce, "Could turn a gay man straight! Now I'm worried..."

Rapper Jay-Z joined his wife on stage contributing his artistry to her performance, and looking thoroughly pleased and sometimes shy at the spectacle that stood before him, as Beyonce was decked out in an all black leotard that displayed her very fit "ass-ets" while Jay-Z, chose to don a luxury suit and fore-go the B-boy style that made him popular. 

After the husband and wife duo exited the stage hip hop group Macklemore, went on to win the Grammy for best new artist. Social media exploded with frustration over the fact that rapper Kendrick Lamar didn't win for best new artist, and Macklemore agreed that their group shouldn't have won. When Macklemore took to the stage to accept the award, the audience barely cheered; did this solidify the relevancy of the backlash that ensued on twitter?

Newcomer to the stage Lorde (seen-r)  who won multiple

awards for her song "Royals," really gave the audience a taste of something different as she presented with passion her unique vocal ability and performance. Lorde definitely has her own swagger as her sexy accent and fluid voice swerved on top of and underneath the melodies, using soft and then strong strides at precisely the right moments. Many collaborations to come in this young artist's future?

Singers Taylor Swift and Katy Perry gave great performances as always, with amazing stage theatrics that were most entertaining. Former R&B crooner who became a bonafide rock star and acrobat, singer Pink,  enthralled the audience with another rope swaying and air gliding performance making it clear that her artistry goes way beyond her music.

Then artist Kendrick Lamar hit the stage with rock band Imagine Dragons, and thoroughly rocked out the crowd using Kendricks powerful lyrics and the bands multiple instruments. The beat knocked hard, the theatrics were through the roof, the drummers and guitarists were intense, and at one point the power of the music became so extraordinarily overwhelming that you'd think the artist themselves were about to collapse from the massive amount of energy it took to elicit such a reaction. And the face expressions of fellow artists in the audience seemed as though they were witnessing a new kind of artistry for the very first time, as this performance was extremely mind blowing. Moments like this is why art exists.

Singer/producer Pharrell (who looked like a park ranger this evening) gave a smashing performance with legendary artist Stevie Wonder, while rock singer Steven Tyler -- blew singer Smokey Robinson's song out of the water as he belted out, "You really got a hold on me!"

The show ended with rapper Macklemore performing their infamous song "Same Love," in which singer/actress and new talk show host Queen Latifah, presided over all couples (same-sex and opposite sex) that wished to be married. The couples stood within the aisles of the theater and repeated what the Queen said, and as everyone kissed -- consummating their marriage, they received a special song from the one and only Madonna. I almost thought Queen Latifah was going to bust out singing her old rap song, "U-N-I-T-Y," and that comedian Kevin Hart was going to jump on stage yelling, "I woke up like this!"

Powerful, peaceful, full of love, hope and joy, is how I would describe this years Grammy awards.

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FlOtUs DuNkS oN lEbRoN jAmEs!

This month back-to-back basketball champions of the Miami Heat, visited the White House to celebrate their extraordinary achievements with the Obama's and while there, they took part in a short commercial for the First Lady's 'Let's Move' campaign.

Check out the FLOTUS dunking on Lebron James! It's so cute!

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OnE wOrD fOr QuEeN bEy'S "dRuNk In LoVe" TrAcK: iNtEnSe

When you're listening to Queen Bey's 'Drunk in Love track', doesn't it give you a feeling of intensity? The best way for me to describe it? 

In the beginning there's this psychedelic feeling; like your head is in the clouds. Then an angelic voice greets you -- as it slowly intertwines itself into the waves of the music, making it intrinsic. 

As the merging of Beyonce's voice and music meet monotone it doesn't last for long, because the raspiness from Bey's voice begins beat building alongside the music -- until it reaches its highest cord and she belts out the orgasmic words, drunk in love.

The former Destiny's Child star displayed diversity and superb flow with her rapping skills, but she is married to legendary Hip Hop artist Jay-Z -- who also made a cameo on his wife's sexy song. The Blueprint rapper entered cocky-as-hell, spitting rhymes at his boo thang while repping heavy their bonnie and clyde motto. 

In this song, you can tell, that Beyonce ain't playing, she means exactly what she says and backs it up with her sultry and seductive moves in her music video. The image of pole dancing seems to enter the brain lol. But you definitely feel the music through your body; every note extracted creates the tingles you feel all over your skin. 

And the only thing left to say is, this work of art is pretty f****** amazing! Congrats to your platinum status, Mrs. Carter.

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AcToR jAmEs AvErY pAsSeS At 68

Actor James Avery and America's most beloved "Uncle Phil" -- from the hit TV show Fresh Prince of Belair, passed away yesterday at the age of 68.

Mr. Avery, was an extraordinary talent and he will be greatly missed. Condolences to the Avery family during this difficult time.

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KaNyE wEsT TaKeS hIaTuS

Kanye West has taken a vow of silence and makes peace with corporate partners. Read here.

BoUnD 2 oR rEbOuNd 2?

As folks try to dissect the mind of Kanye West, it makes you wonder if the veteran rapper takes pleasure in the hoopla that he causes?

From his rant and rave antics which causes his audience to question his behavior, to the 'Bound 2' video most people still can't figure out, and with the latest headlines of Kanye

gifting his beloved Kim an expensive Hermes Birkin bag, hand-painted by world renowned artist George Condo, which displays 3 nude women and 1 male creature adorning the front of the forty thousand dollar leather product; it makes you wonder if Mr. West, is trying to make a point?

Instead of "life" happening to the Chicago native wherein art is created as a result, is Kanye trying to make "art" happen to life?

We live everyday as a result of what life has in store for us, and somethings you couldn't plan if you wanted to. But what if you did plot, plan, and use strategy, with the ending result being an execution through works of art transformed into real life? Using the power of the mind to create, in order to elicit a reaction.

It reminds me of Greek tragedies and how a play, film, TV program, or other narrative work, can portray or depict catastrophic events while having an unhappy but meaningful ending. For example: In ancient Greek culture, says philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, "there is a conflict between the plastic arts, namely the Apollonian, and non-plastic art of music, the Dionysian." 

"[...] These two instincts are so different they walk side by side, mostly in open conflict, stimolandosi each other to new and more stalwart reactions to perpetuate itself incessantly in the struggle of that conflict." ~The Birth of Tragedy

And if you look at KimYe in the sense of Apollonian and Dionysian, West's actions begin to make perfect sense. He of course is Apollo; one who suggests reason and the power of the mind, while Kim is Dionysus; one who suggests emotion, sensuality and chaotic action. Furthermore, the 'Bound 2' video makes even more sense as Kanye, used power of the mind to create the art form while Kim, added the features of sensuality and emotion. 

The original 'Bound' song spoke of taking notice of a female and falling in love with her. However, Yeezus' rendition of the song doesn't give you the "falling in love" feeling but instead insinuates plural sex, the fact that he's a "pimp" as he uses Jeromey Rome's name (who as a character is a pimp), all while telling his bride-to-be what position he wanted her in during sex and the special "spunk" drink he planned to give her afterwards -- which Kim seemed to agree with as she "play wiped" her mouth in the video. 

Dionysian is defined as: dissolved individuality, dissolution of all boundaries, excess, human being(s) as the work of art, destruction and non-logical. Would you say this is an accurate description of the reality star?

And that Hermes Birkin hand-painted bag! The art form itself depicts a foursome, as the 'Bound 2' song also suggests multiple sex partners. Dionysian also represents wine drinking and unconstrained sex; did you notice the glass of wine in the painting? 

Regarding the 'Bound 2' video Kanye explains, "I wanted to take white trash t-shirts and make it into a video. Yes. I wanted it to look as phony as possible. I wanted the clouds to go in one direction, the mountains to go in another, the horses to go over there, I wanted to show that this is the "Hunger Games" this is the type of imagery that's being presented to all of us, the only difference is there's a black dude in the middle of it."

We can argue with Kanye about what he meant when he used the term "white trash", we can ask him why he wanted the imagery to look fake and/or phony since he claims that's what Americans watch on TV, and we can even ask why his video represents the "Hunger Games" aka "every man for themselves"; but as you read this I'm sure you can begin to connect the dots.

"Art" happening to "life" makes more sense now doesn't it? 

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GaBbY gEtS a RoCk

Successful actress and self-proclaimed former mean girl Gabrielle Union, finally received the proposal she'd been waiting for from her longtime basketball beau, Dwayne Wade. The Miami Heat guard gave his girl an early Christmas surprise and afterwards tweeted a picture displaying the HUGE rock he gifted Gabby.

Congrats to the happy couple!

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