July 20th, 2010

The fresh, new hip-hop duo just released the video for their single, “Touch Me.” Pretty dope!

Enjoy new music from Jazmine Sullivan, Bruno Mars, Eric Benet, Mario, Young Jeezy and many more!

Jazmine Sullivan ft. Fat Joe – Holding You Down (Goin’ In Circles) Remix

Eric Benet – Sometimes I Cry

Young Jeezy ft. Lil Jon – Jizzle

Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are

Trey Songz – I Want You

Shareefa ft. Raheem DeVaughn – Ya Love

Gucci Mane – Street Cred

Mario – Backstage Pass

Mario – Tappin’ Out

Chris & Neef (formerly the Young Gunz) – We Back

Rich Boy ft. Drake & Lloyd – To The Floor

John Legend & The Roots ft. Melanie Fiona & Common – Wake Up Everybody

Ladies, the fellas are covering the August and September issues of various magazines and exposing all…literally and figuratively.

*UPDATE*

Everything seemingly is crashing down around Lindsay Lohan – yesterday she was dropped from Complex Magazine’s much-publicized cover right before heading to jail today.  She was ultimately replaced by rappers and label mates T.I. and B.o.B.  The two hip-hop artists will be featured in Complex’s August/September 2010 Style & Design Issue.  “It’s a Grand Hustle thing, and both musicians are having one hell of a year” and in a good way.  Sorry LiLo!

Krave Magazine is celebrating their 5th anniversary fashion issue, and Washington Redskins wide receiver Devin Thomas is flexing his muscles on the cover. The 2nd promo cover was just released; however, Krave won’t unveil the actual cover until Saturday, July 24th. Reportedly the publication has already received a large number of pre-orders and I’m sure Devin has EVERYTHING to do with their advance sales!

In an exclusive interview with Shyne, XXL Magazine gets the deets on what REALLY happened that faithful night in ‘99 that sent the rapper to jail for 10 years following a shooting incident that also involved Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jennifer Lopez.

Drake — the Canadian cutie — flashes his smile on the cover of Paper Magazine. In the issue, the rapper/singer/actor talks about his mentor Andre 3000 from Outkast, why he doesn’t go on the internet, and that he does a pretty good Barack Obama impression, who he hopes to portray in a movie of the president’s life some day.

Our favorite suave British actor, Idris Elba, is on the cover of Ebony Magazine next month. Elba recently tweeted that he isn’t a fan of the photograph, but that he’s proud to be on the cover. And so are we, Idris!

Lastly…With all the hoopla surrounding Lebron James this summer and his free agency, why shouldn’t the newest Miami Heat player be on the cover of GQ Magazine? Lebron looks very debonair for the September issue, after reportedly bumping actor Ryan Reynolds (The Proposal, upcoming Green Lantern film) off the cover. The September issue is usually the biggest and most important issue for magazines due to the back-to-school/end of summer fall fashions and stories. So, it is huge and historic that Lebron is featured on the coveted cover.

Enjoy the taste of XI Candy!

XI Fly Chicks and Fellas, we must practice better skincare because these numbers are shocking!  We have to stop believing that “black (and brown) don’t crack.”  We are even more susceptible than our white counterparts.

From StyleList: Having darker skin does not exclude you from getting skin cancer.

If you have a darker complexion, you actually have a greater risk of dying from skin cancer than your light-skinned counterparts.

That’s the shocking news from a recent study of 41,072 melanoma patients in Florida that found advanced cases in 12% of Caucasians, 18% of Hispanics, and 26% of African Americans.

The culprit? Minorities are less likely to be diagnosed and treated for skin cancer in its early detection stages.

“There is a fairly common misconception among African Americans and Hispanics that we do not get skin cancer. Nothing could be further from the truth,” says Dr. Marcy Street, the first African-American female MOHS surgeon in the United States.

“Because light-skinned individuals are mentioned constantly, minority groups often surmise that the information somehow doesn’t apply to us since we don’t commonly burn or have the warning signs of having had too much sun — redness, tingling, sun burning, peeling,” adds Dr. Street.

Individuals with deeper skin tones should look for changing moles, a skin growth that doesn’t heal, and a dry, patchy rash that refuses to heal with lotion.

“Melanoma may occur commonly on the hands, feet, mucosal surfaces and in other hidden places such as the eyes. These are all areas of the body that need to be checked regularly,” advises Dr. Street.

Naturally bronzed beauties should never assume that skin color means you can skimp on the sunscreen. Look for light spray-on formulas with an SPF of at least 30 that blend in more seamlessly than chunkier white creams that may leave skin ashy or gray.