I remember during Whitney’s heyday that within my circle of friends you were either Team Janet or Team Whitney.  They weren’t the vicious online message board throwdowns that are so common today with fans of certain divas, but lines were still drawn nevertheless. …]]> R.I.P., Whitney Houston, 2012-02-12T07:41:15+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/mia_bad_girls_video http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/mia_bad_girls_video Yaaaassss!  Now this is more like it!  No wonder M.I.A. looked like she was sleepwalking in that Madonna video, cuz she knew her sh*t was gonna be so much hotter.

30 seconds into this video I already knew that I was in for a ride… no pun intended.  The opening notes of that beat, the desert imagery, the styling—- everything about it already had me in “awwwwww…]]> Fashion Action, Indie Pop, M.I.A, Videos, 2012-02-04T09:58:48+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/amber_rose_loaded http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/amber_rose_loaded OK guys don’t hate me cuz ummm…. after trashing her the first time around when she gave this “singing” thing a go, I’m kinda diggin’ Amber Rose’s second single, “Loaded”.

Where her first outing “Fame” was mediocrity at its well, most mediocre,…]]> Amber Rose, Pop, Shamefully Into This..., Trash, 2012-02-04T07:35:09+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/madonna_featuring_m.i.a_and_nicki_minaj_give_all_your_luvin_video http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/madonna_featuring_m.i.a_and_nicki_minaj_give_all_your_luvin_video Well, the Madonna Promo Express is off and running at full speed now.  Her sophomore outing as a director, new movie W.E., is in theaters today, she’s set to hopefully not have a wardrobe malfunction as part of Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show extravagaza and she just dropped the video for “Give Me All Your Luvin’”, the lead single from her forthcoming…]]> M.I.A, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Pop, Videos, 2012-02-03T19:54:27+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/zebra_katz_featuring_njena_redd_foxx_ima_read_nsfw http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/zebra_katz_featuring_njena_redd_foxx_ima_read_nsfw Vogue battle kids rejoice, your new anthem has arrived!  Brooklyn-based Zebra Katz has got a minor buzz brewing on the blogosphere with the new track “Ima Read”, a song that will undoubtedly be a hit among those that often preface “work!” with “you betta…”

Katz, along with femcee Njena Redd (ha!... a play on the past tense of “read”?)…]]> Dance, Hip Hop, Njena Redd Foxx, Videos, Zebra Katz, 2012-02-01T08:06:26+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/its_official_i_heart_big_ang http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/its_official_i_heart_big_ang OK, I’m not particularly proud of the fact that I have a soft spot for trashy reality shows.  Yes, I’m fully aware that it is “reality” with a healthy helping of manipulation, but a good (albeit staged) chick fight and other people behaving badly f*ckery is always the perfect “things ain’t so bad” remedy for when I’m having a bad day.
Shamefully Into This..., Trash, TV, 2012-01-16T23:10:18+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/adidas_x_jeremy_scott_collection_spring_summer_12_lookbook_footwear http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/adidas_x_jeremy_scott_collection_spring_summer_12_lookbook_footwear OK, this started out as a post that was simply gonna feature a couple of “sneak peek” pix that I stumbled across of J. Sco’s upcoming Adidas Originals Spring/Summer 2012 line and it has now turned into an all out feature on pretty much the entire collection!  Oh, and if you can count yourself among those who were part of the 2011…]]> Fashion Action, 2012-01-11T06:58:26+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/amber_rose_featuring_wiz_khalifa_fame http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/amber_rose_featuring_wiz_khalifa_fame Kim Kardashian really messed it up for all the other non-singin’ chicks who have come after her cuz what before was a passing curiosity whenever one of these no-talents decided to get their “Mama I Want To Sing” on is now met with a guttural growl from the depths of one’s soul that sounds like “Ugh, really???” when expressed out loud… at least that’s…]]> Amber Rose, Pop, Trash, Wiz Khalifah, 2012-01-11T06:08:07+00:00 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/the_tops_in_pop_2011 http://qsnewz.com/qsviews/entry/the_tops_in_pop_2011 Ahhhh yes, the end of the year makes me think of holiday parties and Dick Clark counting down to the new year in Times Square of course, but recently late December also signals for me the arrival of a brand-new mind boggling mash-up from DJ Earworm.  Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for E’s “United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)”?