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Post by masdo on Jan 4, 2013 21:26:30 GMT 1
i miss her too, she is very quite
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Post by masdo on Dec 29, 2012 23:03:03 GMT 1
@hi guest have a wonderful blessed 2013, South Africa is a beautiful country and we have everything contrary to what people believe about Africa. You will have a blast in my country
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Post by masdo on Dec 29, 2012 23:01:03 GMT 1
@hi guest have a wonderful blessed 2013, South Africa is a beautiful country and we have everything contrary to what people believe about Africa. You will have a blast in my country
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Post by masdo on Dec 28, 2012 18:24:30 GMT 1
@hi74 she posted this a while back, i wish she could be on twitter quite often. I wonder if the are people following her on twitter. She has been so quite lately.
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Post by masdo on Dec 4, 2012 11:10:46 GMT 1
@nigelajmad, like Chris Rock has mentioned earlier this year about Lauryn that its so frustrating to see someone so talented not releasing music. I feel the same way, thats why i said maybe her team needs to reevaluate the way she is doing things. There are so many things i would like to say but i would rather reserve them before i get bashed on this blog. Sometimes people need to face realilty things are just not moving tired of hearing about the tours and negative publicity. Her PR team is definately not doing their job they should be working overtime in this case.
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Post by masdo on Dec 3, 2012 20:14:04 GMT 1
Comeback means recording and releasing new music, that is something she is not doing. She should stop revamping her old songs we want new good music.
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Post by masdo on Dec 3, 2012 18:48:14 GMT 1
@ senguin the not caring attitude she has can be detrimental to her comeback, including her image sometimes. When i look at her live performances in 1999 she was so relaxed and so natural, which is something i do not see in her current performances. With regards to her image, one thing for sure no one wants to see her in very *friendly* person attires or blond wigs, she is a natural beauty so i guess does not need to go that route she has so much potential but i guess she does not believe in her beauty. She is too talented to be not creating music and releasing albums and too intelligent to be sitting at home not utilising the gift that God gave her, this woman could be writing books and doing other productive things. I am so rooting for her comeback and i am too tired of the criticism i just want her to outshine her cynics. Sometimes i just wish her team could just reevaluate the way she does things, i am saying this not in a bad way.
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Post by masdo on Dec 3, 2012 15:47:33 GMT 1
The purpose of posting that review is based on the fact that there are always mixed reviews with regards to her shows. I have never been to any of her shows, but sometimes as true fans we need to be objective and hear both sides of the story. Sometimes some of her performances will be criticised based on what she is wearing and how aggressive she is towards her band. These things can be distracting for some people and this can make them fail to appreciate her artistry. I do not have a problem with her growth as an artist as i loved the way she used to remix her songs in earlier days it was soulful, pure and authentic. I wish she could go back to that format.
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Post by masdo on Dec 3, 2012 12:39:04 GMT 1
Published: Dec. 2, 2012 Updated: 4:26 p.m. Nas shines, Lauryn Hill flickers at the WilternOne star’s strong opening set led only to a letdown from the event's erratic second act.
By RAMON GONZALES
With their Life Is Good/Black Rage Tour this season, Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill (as she now prefers to be billed) have dotted the country with what is indeed a historic pairing. Yet the event’s reception has earned almost unanimously disappointing reviews.
Friday night the tandem hip-hop champions touched down in Los Angeles for the first half of a two-night engagement at the Wiltern, and while there’s always room to argue with critics, this time around they couldn’t have been more accurate.
When: Nov. 30
Nas delivered a set that asserted Queensbridge’s finest was actually the main draw tonight, only to segue into what quickly became a confusing, clustered performance from one of urban-soul’s most erratically powerful voices. Incomparable Ms. Hill may be, but this night that adjective took on a whole new meaning.
A staple among best-ever lists, Nas’ 1994 introduction Illmatic was instantly praised as a classic debut. Fluid, articulate and vivid from the very beginning, Nas’ ability to craft relevant street stories was anchored by cheese-free sincerity. Nearly two decades later and approaching 40, Mr. Jones here submitted a 90-minute coup of genuine but conventional hip-hop consistent with his catalog.
With live band in tow, the man sometimes known as Escobar made good on his battle cry to the capacity crowd: “We will never go pop, ever.” Songs from his latest studio offering, Life Is Good – including “Accident Murderers” and “Daughters” – resonated as intuitive testimonials, all quintessential Nas.
A surprise appearance from soulful Anthony Hamilton drew a massive response from the capacity crowd, the vocalist hitting the stage to drop a verse from his timeless “Comin’ from Where I’m From,” causing throngs to sway from side to side in unison. He and Nas then performed their recent collaboration, “World’s an Addiction.”
The second half of the set, which dove right into classics, provided one hit after another. “Got Urself a Gun” was cut with a break from Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg’s “Deep Cover,” no doubt a deliberate injection of West Coast groove from the NYC don. The Iron Butterfly-sampling “Hip Hop Is Dead” rang thunderous with a live band, only to be topped by “Made You Look,” which saw the return of the sway Hamilton incited earlier.
In what might have been the strongest track of the night, Nas performed the highly introspective “One Mic” with an ebb and flow that consumed the crowd, the dynamic transitioning from a capella rhymes to instrumental crescendos that might make Jonny Greenwood nod approval.
Before departing, Nas reminded the audience to “stay sucka free,” obviously practicing what he preaches. It was a resolutely strong performance that left palpable optimism about what Ms. Hill would bring next.
But it all quickly unraveled. After a pandering set of West Coast anthems from the tour’s hypeman/DJ – and ad nauseam references to her being “incomparable” – Hill turned unfiltered excitement into collective befuddlement.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the scene-shifting 1998 album that earned her a raft of top Grammys, remains her only solo studio effort, yet it still justifies her headlining over Nas. But these days, despite occasions when her comeback performances have worked (chiefly at Coachella and Rock the Bells), it’s as if her intention is to make her most recognizable songs virtually unidentifiable.
She launched with what should have been a closer-to-Fugees-style take on Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly,” only to let scattered tempo changes and convoluted instrumentation turn a gem into an instant buzz-kill – a somber soul standard made into a suffocating cluster that wouldn’t allow vocal depth or sweep to shine through. With every contour of the song drawn out in finale fashion, it was more than seven minutes before the second song began. “Everything Is Everything” might have been a bit more recognizable, but it was no less difficult to stomach, particularly as post-midnight antics started to wane on much of the fading crowd.
By “Superstar” the direction of the evening was evident: Hill content to play conductor to her band and run with improvisational structure, rather than perform renditions of her best material that would justify the whole “incomparable” thing in the first place. Her only redeeming moments seem to come when she has to ditch singing and rhyme instead. During those verses, the instrumental chaos was reeled in just enough for a discernible backbeat and a rhythmic cadence to aid the audience in regaining their two-step. Maybe she thinks that’s just too simple, though. She sure made those moments few and far between.
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Post by masdo on Nov 30, 2012 8:43:29 GMT 1
Did not see second page, Lauryn paying band members in cash and her mom delivering envelopes described as "moblike" thats too funny as i would never associate Lauryn with anything that has to do with the mob. I have seen Lauryn shaking hands even hugging fans so i find these stories too funny so fabricated.
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Post by masdo on Nov 30, 2012 8:36:00 GMT 1
I guess the gossips are so sour about not hearing about the court case, remember guys sentencing was suppose to be on the 23rd of November 2012. So i guess thay have to create a story. And what is weird about a person reading philisophy and religious books? Lauryn has been known to be the intellectual even Wyclef confirmed this in his book, that when younger she was too mature for her ageand he learned so much from her. On her carring a lot of clothes, most celebrities do this so this is common. Beyonce and Jay Z rented a hospital so if Lauryn rents a suite for a month its weird. As the for her mom being her slave it seems too far-fetched. The song arrangement is known fact so no suprises here. Ms. Hill considering herself a revolutionary, part of its its true, can you imagine if Lauryn continued making music, there would be no Rihanna and Beyonce. Half of the stories might be true but i think its an exaggeration. I wonder what these two former band mates are up to. Kevin Choice was her musical director in her 2007 tour and he always says the most beautiful things about her so i wonder about these two.
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Post by masdo on Nov 29, 2012 11:40:08 GMT 1
Very nice pictures i love the last picture with people standing, yes she has a beautiful smile.
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Post by masdo on Nov 28, 2012 12:30:32 GMT 1
Does anybody knows what hapenned? Just worried
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Post by masdo on Nov 27, 2012 16:11:03 GMT 1
I have seen them perform with Beyonce, thanks hi74 Guest
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Post by masdo on Nov 27, 2012 11:40:25 GMT 1
Who are these guys?
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