CELEBS // KANYE WEST FOR LV

In a recent Louis Vuitton campaign, Kanye models some of his latest sneaker designs for the luxury brand. The images posted are a couple of looks from the ad. Although I'm feeling these two looks, I can't cosign the red shoe-boots.

LOOKBOOK // FLY IN HAWAII

Rihanna is casually fly in Hawaii. Shouts out to her stylist.

EVENTS // 40TH ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

The 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards held 2.14.09 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California was packed full of celebs. The event was hosted by Halle Berry and Tyler Perry and attendees included: Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Knowles, Angela Bassett, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Al Gore, Stevie Wonder, Ali, and many more. NAACP Website

CELEBS // DIDDY ON DJs & OTHER 'ISH

Diddy takes time out of his mogul schedule to interview with MTV about a couple of different things. This clip in particular is about his position on the current state of Hip Hop and how 'DJ's ain't DJ's no more...'. The DJ was the nucleus of Hip Hop music when it began and their importance has long since faded, especially when it comes to nightlife;The quality of the DJ is the single most important factor to a great event. I gotta agree with Diddy on that one.

CELEBS // JEEZY BELVEDERE CAMPAIGN

Circulate - Behind The Scenes from standardatl.com on Vimeo.

Jeezy is getting money with Belvedere in a partnership, in which the rapper is sponsored by the alcohol company in exchange for co-signing brand. The collabo is called "America Reborn," and it includes a website, music video, and an ad campaign for Belvedere's "Circulate." In addition to campaign, Belvedere will also be sponsoring a series of Jeezy performances throughout the nation.

www.jeezycirculate.com

CELEBS // JIM JONES & DAME DASH TALK FASHION

Jim Jones dialogues with Dame Dash on how he has instrumentally transformed the Hip Hop fashion game. Here are the some of trends that he's claiming to have sparked:

1. The Color Pink
2. Button-Ups
3. Bandana Clothing
4. V-Neck
5. Chain Gang
6. Skull & Bones
7. Louie Scarves worn "Arab" style

Our reaction to this delusion-----OBAMA PLEASE! Check for the continuous shots at Jay-Z.

*side bar* - I will give Jim Jones credit for replacing the 'N'Word with "Obama".

CELEBS // EVA MENENDES FOOT FETISH

Eva Mendes classic foot fetish editorial by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia is very sexually artistic. This has a vintage pin-up feel. Whoa!
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CELEBS // JAIME FOXX INTERVIEW W/BIG BOY

Jaime Foxx recently sat down with Big Boy to promote his album and talk shit about Terrence Howard. Hilarious...

CELEBS // SWEETER THE BERRY

Halle Berry, who just had a baby about 6 months ago, quickly bounced back into shape has been crowned the "Sexiest Woman Alive, 2008" by Esquire Magazine in their Oct. issue. Although I think she looks sexier with shorter hair, her beauty is undeniable...and at 42? Ladies, you need to get your game up.

Here's her acceptance speech (better than the Oscars if you ask me):

Wow. Sexiest woman alive, huh?I've been in the business for more than twenty years, and you decide now, at this particular time, that I'm the sexiest woman alive? Come on. I mean, you couldn't go with the Bond-girl year? You didn't like the orange bikini? I liked the orange bikini. That would have been a pretty good year. Or what about the Monster's Ball year? That was a sexy moment. Couldn't you have packaged that up with some list of the best movie sex scenes ever? That would have been very easy, very magaziney. But 2008? Well, I don't know exactly what it means, but being forty-two and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it. There are billions of women on the planet, but let's just say for shits and giggles that I am the sexiest woman alive. First, I would have to thank all the people who made it happen. I would thank the good folks at Esquire for thinking outside the box -- even if those folks are just eight editors wearing competing seventy-five-dollar button-down shirts, swinging themselves around in cheap desk chairs in some windowless conference room somewhere above Manhattan. I'd also have to thank my "team," the ones who make the magic happen -- my hair designer, my stylist, my makeup artist, and my beloved trainer. And I would absolutely have to thank the photographer, because without him, the camera is all lies of a different sort. I mean, look at the pictures. That takes a lot of work. I'm lucky to have these people. Don't think I don't know it.

Does being the sexiest woman alive imply that I know a thing or two about what's sexy and, possibly, about sex itself? I'm not sure, but here's what I do know: I know damned well I'm sexier now than I used to be. Let me make an argument here -- not so much for me, or even for my age being sexy, but for what I've learned. I've picked up a little over the years. Sexy is not about wearing sexy clothes or shaking your booty until you damn near get hip dysplasia; it's about knowing that sexiness is a state of mind -- a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself even in your most unlovable moments. I know a little bit about that.Sexiness is also about knowing what's sexy to you. To me, spaghetti is sexy, especially when it's served off the tips of a man's fingers. I like that. And I think wine is sexy, just before sex. It relaxes me. But if I want to get a serious groove on -- if I want an out-of-body experience -- I'm all about the sloe-gin fizz.

I think lingerie is sexy, and I'll wear it, sure. But truth is, I'm good-to-go in a tank top and bare feet -- although every woman should own at least one good pair of pumps. That's really the only wardrobe you need for sex: a tank top and pumps.

When it comes to what I think is sexy about men, I like forearms. That's my body part. They're generally exposed, available, a little bit vulnerable. A forearm is different with every man, and when it comes to forearms, size matters. I don't like them slight.

Ask me what's the sexiest car in the world and I'll just say my man's car, because it smells like him, because his shape is pressed into the seat, because it's littered with little bits of his life -- his golf balls or his chocolate-bar wrappers -- and it's ripe with the smells of him. That's the car I most want to ride in.

What else? Ah, yes: the big O. You know that stuff they say about a woman being responsible for her own orgasms? That's all true. And in my case, that makes me responsible for pretty damned good orgasms these days. Much better orgasms than when I was twenty-two. And I wouldn't let a man control that. Not anymore. Now I'd invite him to participate. I'll tell you this: I've learned my tricks. I know what I like. I do not wait around. I initiate. And I'm not all about frequency. I favor intensity.

There have been some men in my life who have been wickedly sexy and have taught me much about sexual pleasure. There are a few men I should thank, and others I need to forget. But I don't regret. To hell with regret. I like what I am now. I like being a mother. I like my body better since I became a mother. I feel sexier as a result of becoming a mother.

You see, the years go by and you learn, and that just deepens your understanding of every experience. And then sex is better -- it feels like you're in control, and you're sort of not in control at the same time, and that is completely satisfying.

So, yes, there are times when I feel like the sexiest woman alive, but would I ever argue that I am the sexiest woman alive? Of course not. I figure at one moment the sexiest woman alive is a waitress in Abilene, Texas. And in the very next second, it's a woman in the bush of Vanuatu. Then, right away, somewhere else. Sex and sexiness. It's all about the moment; it's about what you know as much as it is what you offer. That's why I share this title with every woman, because every woman is a nominee for it at any moment. Maybe that's why there are so many women these guys love.

If there were a real event where they gave an award for this title, I would wave the trophy here. I would thank everyone all over again, then I'd probably blow a kiss to Tom Chiarella for helping me write this. I would turn my head and say, "You can start the music now, I'm done." I'd be wearing pumps. I'd be just a little breathless. And I admit I would not rush off the stage.