NEW MUSIC: Jay-Z x Bono x The Edge (Of U2) x Rihanna Perform "Stranded" x More Hope For Haiti Now Highlights.

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CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: GOD help Y.O.U. if Y.O.U. did not have Digital or Satellite Cable last night as seemingly every channel aired the commercial free Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief concert/telethon! Now, in no way was that a b-a-d thing as this star studded event was for the most noble of causes.

Daily readers of Livestyle have no doubt noticed my omission of the recent events in Haiti. This was deliberate on my part. The fact is that Haiti has long been an extremely troubled nation and, thanks to a number of great friends and people whom I consider family who are Haitian, I have come to know that country's plight pretty well.

Understandably, one might view that as added incentive for me to provide critical and comprehensive cover of this tragedy with a depth of understanding that only Livestyle can provide, however, in light of the barrage of horrific images splashed all over our HD television screens, I have decided to give yall a break on the Haiti action. News of this magnitude deserves all of the attention that it is getting, but, sometimes, it can all be a bit much. How many times anybody need to hear that the death toll is climbing well over 100,000 people and that it may possibly even reach 200,000? Feel me? I want this to be your oasis of choice. That having been said, I do feel a responsibility to address this disaster and the Hope for Haiti just gave me the perfect segue into such a difficult topic.

From day 1 the outpouring of L.O.V.E. and concern for the people of Haiti has been staggering. Very few of us could ever imagine what Richter Scale topping 7.0 earthquake feels like, let alone the kind of devastation that it could bring to a region in a matter of seconds. Add to that the fact that Haiti has long been 1 of the most impoverished nations in the whole entire world and you've got a recipe for destruction like no other.

Thanks to the efforts of uber stars like the always social consicious and, more importantly, politically active (NOTE: Because waaaaaaaaaay to many celebrities merely talk a good 1) George Clooney along with Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Steven Speilberg and heartfelt performances from such top tier entertainers as Stevie Wonder, Bono and The Edge of U2, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Madonna, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, Matt Morris and more, the Hope For Haiti Fund was broadcast on most major television channels and raked in $57 million bucks in 1 night alone with 100% of the proceeds going to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Oxfam America, Partners In Health, Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, and Wyclef's Yéle Haiti Foundation. Not too shabby for a days take ... lol.

I encourage everyone to donate to this cause in any way possible - be it money, clothing, utensils or time. Remember, once the camera crews pack up and the Hollywood stars go back to movie making, Haiti will still need the world's help. Stay focused.

Mary J. Blige Was A Back Up Singer For This New Jack Swinger. What Y.O.U. Know About That?

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: If there was 1 record that epitomized the "shake-it-but-seriously-please-don't-break-it" vibe of a "30 and over" party, hands down, it would be Jeff Redd's classic "You Called And Told Me" off of the Strictly Business O.riginal S.ound T.rack.

Y.O.U. know this song and, if Y.O.U. are over the age of 25, Y.O.U. L.O.V.E. this song! This is a certified Benz 190E, Sterling, Nissan Maxima and Acura Integra Benzi-Box™ banger! Shout out to my-brother-from-another-mother Mandalay Jay for reminding me about this shit ... lol. Oh yeah, peep the impeccable Halle Berry video girl look early - she is an O.G. dime. O.G. status all the way baby!

Halle Berry Covers Esquire Magazine's November 2008 Issue x Writes An Article All About Being "The Sexiest Woman Alive".

"Halle Berry Is the Sexiest Woman Alive, 2008

As the culmination of our anniversary celebration, Halle Berry -- who just had a baby, like, six months ago -- presents the final re-creations of classic Esquire covers. Here, she delivers her acceptance speech.

By Halle Berry


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."

Read The Full Story Here: Esquire.Com


CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: With all of the men that Halle Berry has lost, I am sure that shorty can be nuttier than a Payday candy bar ... lol.  I mean, I know that some of them niggas weren't shit, but c'mon ... that many people can't be completely wrong either ... lol.  Be that as it may, I am a fair man and I must say that Halle Berry dropped a few very precious jewels in this article. She's an honest writer ... I do L.O.V.E. exceptionally well written articles from the subject's perspective ... it's just real like that.

Anyway, too many women complicate things and unload complaint after complaint on top of their relationships until the point of abject exhaustion.  It seems like Halle has learned what being "sexy" and "strong" is truly all about.  Like so many phenomenal women, she has indeed gotten better with age.  G-G-G Get' em girl!