Beyonce - Dance For You (Official Music Video)

Beyonce (Backed By The Roots) Performs "Countdown" Live On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NOTE: Pre-Collapsible Baby Bump Circa July, 2011).

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Beyonce Ft. J. Cole - Party (Official Music Video)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: I know, I know, getting famed Hip Hop recluse Andre 3000 to record a verse for a song is a feat of strength the likes of which few artists, no matter how well connected, can pull off - in this case, that's where being Beyonce makes all of the difference in the world. However, apparently even Ms. Knowles-Carter doesn't possess a carrot and stick combination tempting enough to get 3 Stacks to actually appear in a video! I mean, the man clearly has his limits ... lol.

Aight, so I get all of that my nigga, but what I don't understand is how on the face of GOD's green earth ANYBODY could think that J. "International Uni-Brow Ambassador" Cole could ever prove a suitable replacement for the lyrical genius of Hip Hop's most highly regarded hermit! SMH. Message To Beyonce, Roc Nation, et. al.: Y.O.U. know there's nothing that says that yall had to put a rapper on this song, right? This Teddy Riley inspired classic early 90's sounding tune would stand perfectly fine all on it's own.

Anyway, press play and catch pre-deflatable-baby-bump Beyonce in full swing ... and promptly press STOP @ approximately the 2:12 mark to avoid the ruin that follows ... lol. Cheers!

Up x Coming Producer Hit-Boy Confirms "Niggas In Paris" Video x Talks Working With Beyonce x Kelly Rowland @ Rap-UpTV.

Behind The Scenes: "4" Intimate Nights With Beyonce Live @ The Roseland Ballroom In NYC Pt. 1.

A Livestyle Tuesday Night Movie Presentation: Jay-Z x Kanye West Starring In: The Making Of "Watch The Throne" (Mini-Documentary)

Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne (Documentary) (2011)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: With the buzz surrounding Jay-Z and Kanye West's forthcoming "Watch The Throne" project already having crested @ a fevered pitch that would rival that of heroin addict in withdrawal, one can only hope that this album is as remarkably good as this documentary chronicling it's creation is remarkably short ... lol. Press play on this video - which is equal parts aristocratic Europhile propaganda orgy and sincerely engaging behind the scenes look @ 2 of music's greatest contemporary artists in their element - and let that La Dolce Vita flow through your screen and speakers! Good shit!

Beyonce - Best Thing I Never Had (Official Music Video)

Jay-Z x Kanye West: "Watch The Throne" Album Cover x Tracklisting = This Had Better Be Good!

Tracklisting:

1. Lift Off (Feat. Beyonce & Bruno Mars)
2. Murder To Excellence
3. Illest Motherfucker Alive
4. Why I Love You So (Guilt Trip)
5. That Shit Crazy
6. Living So Italian
7. Who Gonna Stop Me
8. Whole Lifetime
9. We Are Young
10. Anthem


Information Courtesy Of: Youheardthatnew.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: In what looks like more gratuitous Illuminati symbolism than your favorite hyper-cynical NOT so critical thinking paranoid conspiracy theorist can shake a stick @, Jay-Z and Kanye West have just leaked the final(?) tracklisting and this seemingly mismatching gilded gold album cover for their forthcoming joint offering the highly anticipated "Watch The Throne". Designed by the always brilliant creative director for both Givenchy and now Christian Dior, Riccardo Tisci, this regal metal wrapping calls to mind all of the shrouded majesty of a Bavarian fete hosted by a NOT so Young Vito and his loyal sidekick "Mr. West, Mr. West" in honor of ALL of their many secret society white shoe occult elitist comrades in arms ... lol. *Cue Jim Jones "Adlib Of The Year" Voice* "Spooky!"

Anyway, this bad boy is slated for an August 2nd release date with the standard package featuring 10 songs and the deluxe version slapping on an extra 4 tracks. Pre-order your copy right here boys and girls. But hold up! Where's "Niggas In Paris"? I L.O.V.E. that song title. Fuck it. Cheers!

Beyonce - Year Of "4" (The Making Of "4")(Documentary) @ MTV.Com.

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SUPER Behind The Scenes: Beyonce's American Idol Dressing Room "Pregame" Rehersal Of "1+1" As Filmed By Jay-Z 05/25/11 @ Lifeandtimes.Com.

"Sometimes you need perspective. You’ve been right in front of greatness so often that you need to step back and see it again for the first time. This is the dressing room rehearsal for American Idol. NO MICROPHONE. No effects. – Andy WarHOV."

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: S/O to the homie ClarkStreetMark for RT'ing this link on Twitter. I dead ass forgot that nigga Jay-Z had a blog ... lol. I might not have ever seen this shit b. In Related News: Chicks are NOT seeing Beyonce. Stop playing.


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The Brand New Hype Means Nothing Kate Moss x Grace Jones T-Shirts = Crooks & Castles For Adults.

"The Parisian brand is back with two new t-shirts, this time featuring two ladies – Kate Moss and Grace Jones. Both t-shirts come in white and grey and are now available from colette."

Information Courtesy Of: Highsnobiety.Com


Available Online Here: Buymeansnothing.Com x Colette.FR

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Although the institution of Livestyle serves as an aggregator and promoter of good taste, I am not a one man fashion filter. I would be nothing without my sources. As an artist, I can and do find inspiration in some of the most random of circumstances, but, I rely heavily upon close friends and family to serve as my multi-cultural collective muse.

Anyway, upon returning from his most recent trip gallivanting abroad, the homie Hoya "Korean Barbecue King" Chung, hipped me to this brand Hype Means Nothing. The introduction was quite simple - as all aesthetic awakenings should be. Young H.O. showed up to the crib rocking a Hype Means Nothing Biggie t-shirt. I liked it. I asked him, "Who makes this shit?". I yanked my BlackBerry from my pocket. I Googled away! LOL.

Now, while online information regarding the history of this burgeoning brand is scarce, I can definitively tell Y.O.U. that this ironically named (NOTE: Because this shit is pretty much ALL hype ... lol) cheeky chic French streetwear label has made a mint selling iconic pictures of celebrities making - I shit Y.O.U. not - eyeglasses over their faces out of presumably Adobe® Photoshop®ped hands! Yes, THIS is what Y.O.U. pay for! Whatever. LOL.

A Milky Way of luminaries from the past and present have already been immortalized by the good people @ Hype Means Nothing with "hand glasses" such as Beyonce, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lil Wayne, Homer Simpson (DOH!), Jay-Z and Brad Pitt. Now, it's Kate Moss and Grace Jones's turn.

Available online @ both Hype Means Nothing and the WholeFoods® Market superstore of French cooldom, Colette, this basic shirts makes a big statement. Get Y.O.U. some. Good shit!

The Official Livestyle MTV 2010 VMA's Recap AKA This Is The 2nd Annual This Is The G-Cap/This Is The G-Mix!

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Streaming Audio/Download Link: Kanye West Ft. Pusha T - Runaway (MTV VMA's 2010 Live Performance)

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: As a man famously unconcerned with celebrity circle-jerk award shows, it is 1 of life's great ironies that I would delve into a profession such as blogging that relies so heavily on covering all the pop culture shenanigans that are fit to type. I mean, it's not that I hate award ceremonies per se, it's just that I can watch them on loop again-and-again for like the next month.

Alas, the internet waits for no man when it comes to the consumption of fresh news though, so my ambivalence must take a back seat to my duties as the beloved creator and chief curator of Livestyle. Yes, in this rare instance, your needs come well before my own ... lol. See how much I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U.?

Anyway, bouncing back to the Left Coast for 2010, this years MTV V.ideo M.usic A.wards was held live @ L.A.'s Nokia Theater and hosted by tired slut turned tired comedian (?) the E-Channel's painfully NOT funny Chelsea Handler.

Poor hosting choice aside, I did learn a few things from this year's award show: 1) Lil Bow Ma was apparently issued a "cease and desist" order by entertainment and banished to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks and 2) Without her or Kanye West's Hennessey and Amber Rose fueled outbursts, this show was kind of boring. More on Mr. West, Mr. West later.

Last night belonged to Lady Gaga - a woman whom I admittedly once thought was all media hype but, whose talents I can no longer deny. Underneath her butcher shop cold cut draped ball gown lies a woman that can blow! Akon's meal ticket did the damn thing and took home 8 ... count 'em 8 awards! Nice. Young "Leaver It To Beiber" won "Best New Artist" and Beyonce won "Best Collaboration" for her "Telephone" (NOTE: Not to be confused with "Videophone") joint with Queen Gaga.

Some White people that I don't care about also performed and Taylor Swift continued to milk her "I'm-a-helpless-little-White-girl-that-was-accosted-by-some-evil-Black-rapper-man" victim hood bullshit from last year's run-in with Kanye West and sang a brand new off-key song all about it. Whatevs.

Drake, alongside a fake piano playing Swizz Beatz and Mary J. Blige, hit the stage and did his mildly retarded face meets crazy "My right hand has a mind of it's own" typical show set too. Oh yeah, Sofia Vergara is a true M.I.L.F. vision of beauty to behold with a voice to put on mute.

Ummmmmm, what else? Fuck it! A lot of other shit happened but, the highlight of the night for me was Kanye West's show stopping performance, (NOTE: I mean literally ... he was the last act ... lol) a world premiere of his "toast for the douche bags" national anthem "Runaway".

Dressed in a red suit ala Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip and drenched in wild old man Puerto Rican chains on, the homie from the Chi went for his with an MPC 2000 live on stage and launched into 1 of the best songs that I've heard thus far off his upcoming album. Son even spread some of that G.O.O.D. Music L.O.V.E. and shared the spotlight with his newest and most yapped about signee, Pusha "Check out my pink pussy blazer" T of The Clipse! Now, THAT'S how Y.O.U. set your artist up my nigga.

At the end of the day, as always, some people lost and some people won. A good time was had by all. Holla @ ya boy in BK!

NEW MUSIC: Kanye West Ft. Beyonce x Charlie Wilson - See Me Now (Produced By Kanye West, No I.D. x Lex Luger)(Dirty)(NO DJ)

Streaming Audio/Download Link: Kanye West Ft. Beyonce x Charlie Wilson - See Me Now (Produced By Kanye West, No I.D. x Lex Luger)(Dirty)(NO DJ)

Beyonce - Why Don't You Love Me? (Starring Beyonce Knowles Carter Channelling The Ghost Of Bettie Page As "B.B. Homemaker")

"Why Don't You Love Me" - Beyoncé from Beyoncé on Vimeo.

Mr. x Mrs. Carter-Knowles Perform "Forever Young" Live @ Coachella 2010.

Jay-Z Talks Turning 40, Barack Obama, Valentine's Day With Beyonce x Performs "On To The Next One" Live On Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.

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The Official LiveStyle Recap Of The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (The "Where Is The 'Chase' x How Do I Cut To It?" Edition)

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A List Of Grammy Awards Results That Might Concern Y.O.U.:

"Best Rap Solo: Jay-Z – D.O.A.
Best Rap Performance By Duo: Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – Crack A Bottle
Best Rap Song: Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town
Best Rap Album: Eminem – Relapse (beat Common, Flo-Rida, Mos Def & Q-Tip)

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyonce- Single Ladies
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell – Pretty Wings
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – Blame It
Best R&B Song: Beyonce – Single Ladies
Best R&B Album: Maxwell – Blacksummer’s Night
Album Of The Year: Taylor Swift - Fearless"

Information Courtesy Of: Realtalkny.Net

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: FACT: I am not a huge fan of awards shows. I simply don't care about them. Admittedly, though, the more ghetto the worse (Yes! I'm talking to Y.O.U. BET and OZONE Magazine ... lol). Nevertheless, I am bound by Blogger pop-culture social contract to provide my prized readers a standard, if not completely comprehensive, recap (READ: G-cap) of last nights 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.

I'll leave the red carpet breakdown to the 'E' Channel and the rest of the self-absorbed celebrity coverage to some other website. Y.O.U. know the drill: A galaxy of stars converged on The Staples Center in LA. People won. People lost. A good time was had by all. Holla @ ya boy in BK!

Beyoncé On 60 Minutes (Preview) @ CBSNews.Com.

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CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: With 10 ... count 'em ... 10 Grammy Award nominations on deck, how could 60 Minutes NOT interview Destiny's chosen Child, Beyoncé Knowles Carter? Peep game.

Helloooooo Ladies: Did Y.O.U. Catch Beyonce Fever?

The First Lady Of LiveStyle Says: Sexy yet elegant, beautiful and business minded, Beyonce is the true definition of a LiveStyle Lady! With the release of her fragrance, Heat, B has stepped into another realm of the consumer world pushing herself from diva, to mogul status. In an interview with People Magazine she says “Everything, from the bottle design to the name and the ideas for the commercials–that’s me. When I commit to something, I do it 100 percent.” And as we all know, that is a characteristic Y.O.U. can easily recognize her for. After testing the scent while she was on tour, the end result was a mixture of red vanilla orchid, magnolia, neroli and blush peach. Heat is scheduled to release in February. It's Beyonce's first fragrance, and I'm sure it wont be her last. I'll be at Macy's once it drops, will Y.O.U?

Signing Off...

Aisha

Jay-Z Ft. Swizz Beatz - On To The Next One AKA Is The 1st Video Of The New Decade Really Dedicated To Satan?

Read A Well Researched And Written Counter Article Here: Vigilantcitizen.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Is it just me or have elements of today's Hip Hop community come to resemble the lunatic fringes of society that dominate the politics of both Ultra-"Tree-Hugger-Hippie"-Liberal and Neo-"Obama-Is-A-Kenyan-Born-Muslim-Socialist"-Conservative groups? As an active blogger, the rising undercurrent of Satanic accusations pointed @ certain entertainers isn't new to me. There is an old idiom to the effect that, if the Devil were to be in the employ of any Earthly industry that he would, in fact, be working in show business. I get it, 99% of the people involved in this shit industry are soulless, money grubbing dick riders H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks bent on achieving whatever they believe "success" to be @ any and all costs.

Additionally, in the interest of full disclosure, I began reading books like "Behold A Pale Horse" (NOTE: A true conspiracy classic well worth reading ... with a few grains of salt on hand of course) and "The Unseen Hand" along with various scrolls from Dr. Malachi Z. York @ the impressionable age of 13 ... so, let's just say that I was a good customer @ the legendary and long defunct House Of Nubian on West 4th Street in Manhattan. I aint new to none of this Illuminati shit @ all homeboy and, for the record, I DO believe that a vast global conspiracy exists - on some levels - we can take it back to the The House Of Rothschild and even further back if you'd like. That having been said and the approbation of my pedigree having been established, I refuse to believe all of the horseshit surrounding Jay-Z and his new video "On To The Next One".

Yes, this Anthony Madler visual is eerily provocative with images of skulls and what not, but come oooooooooooon people ... lol. Sure Satanists and occultists use skulls as symbols, but so did pirates. So did the late great American painter Georgia O. Keefe in her beautiful Abstraction-meets-Representation western landscapes. Hey, I didn't know her ... maybe she worshipped Lucifer too? LOL.

I have heard the CAPS LOCK typed screams of the loud internet minority that say that Jay-Z's "Run This Town" song and video is actually a very thinly veiled ode to Freemasonry and that when Young Vito asks Y.O.U. to “Pledge your allegiance” it is to the new ruler and that Y.O.U. are to wear "all black everything" in honor of him. Word? Yeah, I hear ya Prodigy ... hold your head in prison homie.

In the meantime, whilst I respect people's suspicions, I just can't go overboard with the Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonce and whomever else throws up the "horned hand" is a Devil worshipper storyline. Some of yall give them niggas waaaaaaaaaaay too much credit. I am, however, a fair minded man and, as such, I have included a link to a counter article concerning these alleged occult connections. Is seeing really believing? I'll let Y.O.U. tell it. Holla @ ya boy in BK!