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Powerhouse Black Female Singers
Ok, so I didn’t grow up WITH THEM. But I grew up listening to them and I wanted to share my memories about them along with some quick research I did as well...because I realized I didn’t really know a ton about their personal lives. (Ok, some more than others depending on their age...like, I remember when Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon got married and I thought that was the most bizarre marriage, sorry Mariah, you’re a bombshell beauty with an enchanting voice that can attract all the children of Salem, you can do better. Side note: That was a Hocus Pocus reference in case you live in the dark ages)
By Vanessa R. Powell5 years ago in Beat
Romance is everywhere... and it's scary.
I have become a bit of what I call a cynical single- no not a person that is cynical about singles but a person that is cynical about everyone that isn't single. I’m perfectly fine being alone and plan to be for a while. Single and loving it baby! I’m pretty strong in my mindset, that is, until, I decide I want to watch a feel-good movie… Let me set the scene;
By Emma Gregory5 years ago in Beat
Cupid has no place here
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, I don’t know about you guys but I'm super relieved and am already dreading the next year, single or not. I spent my valentine’s channeling several different moods. First, I'm blasting my girl boss music on the highest volume, telling myself “you don’t need him sis”, and then in the next five minutes i’m in the parking lot of Walmart sobbing because I saw that same man with another girl 10 hours prior. Moral of the story, this Cupid holiday blows so i’ve come up with a list of “Hot Girl favorites” that picked me up off of the floor Valentine’s Day night.
By Krysten Coleman5 years ago in Beat
The Valentine's Day Evolution
Valentine’s Day is highly contested -- what I like to think of as a swing holiday. There are plenty of romantics who adore the dedication of love, just as there are those who find the entirety of the day cliche. Part of society views the holiday as a scam promoting Hallmark and consumerism, while another part will roll their eyes at such cynical beliefs.
By JoEllen Keenan5 years ago in Beat
808's & Heartbreaks💔
Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me Melanie Fiona Wrong Side of a Love Song Melanie Fiona - Gone and Never Coming Back Corinne Bailey Rae - I'd Do It All Again Corinne Bailey Rae - Till It Happens to You Elle Varner - Cold Case Elle Varner- F*ck it All Elle Varner - Stop the Clock Elle Varner - Don't Wanna Dance Jhene Aiko: The Worst Jhene Aiko - None of Your Concern Jhene Aiko - B.S. (Remix Featuring Khelani) Jhene Aiko - Triggered Rihanna - Russian Roulette Rhianna - Cold Case Love Rihanna - What Now Rihanna - What's Love without Tragedy Rihanna - Consideration Rihanna - Needed Me Rihanna - Desparado Rihanna - Breakin' Dishes Rihanna - Take A Bow Rihanna - Man Down Rihanna - Love the Yay You Lie (Part II) Rihanna - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) Rihanna - Stupid In Love Rihanna - Sledgehammer Rihanna - No Love Allowed Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows Jazmine Sullivan - After the Hurricane Jazmine Sullivan - In Love with Another Man Jazmine Sullivan - 10 Seconds Adele - Melt My Heart to Stone Adele - Rolling in the Deep Adele - Set Fire to Rain Adele - Someone Like You Adele - Hello Alicia Keys - Go Ahead Alicia Keys - Lesson Learned Alicia Keys - The Thing About Love Alicia Keys - Karma Alicia Keys - If I was your Woman/Walk on By Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart Alicia Keys - How Come You Don't Call Me Alicia Keys - Fallin' Alicia Keys - Every Little Bit Hurts Amanda Perez - Never Find Nobody Like Me Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good Amy Winehouse - Back to Black Angie Stone - No More Rain (In this cloud) Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You Ariana Grande - You'll Never Know Ariana Grande - Almost is Never Enough Brandy - Almost Doesn't Count Brandy - Have You Ever Brandy - What About Us? Ashanti - Foolish Avant - Separated Avril Lavigne - Complicated Avril Lavigne - He Wasn't Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending Avril Lavigne - Losing Grip Bell Biv Davoe - Poison Beyonce - Irreplaceable Beyonce - Ring the Alarm Beyonce - Resentment Beyonce - Me, Myself, and I Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Beyonce - If I Were A Boy Beyonce - Best Thing I Never Had Bhad Bahbie - Lotta Dem Biz Markie - Just a Friend Blu Cantrell - Hit Em Upstyle (OOPS) Bow Wow - Outta My System Bruno Mars - Grenade Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man Bryson Tiller - EXchange Bryson Tiller - Blame Cardi B - Be Careful Ceelo Brown - F*ck You Chris Brown - Say Goodbye Chris Brown - Deuces (Remix) Chris Brown - Damage Chrisette Michele - Epiphany (I'm Leaving) Chrisette Michele - Blame It On Me Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts Ciara - Never Ever City and Colour - Day Old Hate Common - I Used to Love H.E.R. Danity Kane - Damaged Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here Deborah Cox - We Can't Be Friends Destiny's Child - Through With Love Destiny's Child - Bug A Boo Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin' Destiny's Child - Say My Name Destiny's Child - Independent Woman (Part I) Diddy - Last Night Dirty Money - Loving You No More Dirty Money - Yesterday DJ Khaled - For Free Drake - The Motion Drake - How Bout Now Drake - Trust Issues Drake- Days in the East Drake - Girls Love Beyonce' Drake - Nice For What Drake - Shot for Me Drake - Crew Love Drake - Doing It Wrong Drake - HYFR Drake - Miss Me Drake - 0 to 00/ The Catch Up Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now Dua Lipa - Good In Bed Dua Lipa - Not My Problem Ella Mai - She Don't Eminem - Love The Way You Lie Eric Benet - Sometimes Erykah Badu - Certainly (Flipped It) Erykah Badu - Appletree Erykah Badu - Next Lifetime Erykah Badu - Tyrone Erykah Badu - Window Seat Erykah Badu - Bag Lady Erykah Badu - Green Eyes Estelle - Thank You Eve - Love Is Blind Faith Evans - Love Don't Live Here Anymore Faith Evans - You Used to Love Me Faith Evans - Can't Believe Fantasia Barrino - Bittersweet Fantasia Barrino - Free Yourself Fefe Dobson - Ghost Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal) Frank Ocean - Novacane Frank Ocean - Pyramids French Montana - Pop That The Fugees - Ready or Not Future - F*ck Up Some Commas Future - March Madness The Game - Wouldn't Get Far Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul The Isley Brothers - Contagious Ivy J - Care J Cole - No Role Modelz Jason Derula - Swalla Jay Z - Song Cry Jennifer Lopez - Ain't It Funny Jennifer Lopez - Play Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost A Thing Jill Scott - Slowly Surely Jill Scott - Comes to the Light (Everything) Jill Scott - I Think It's Better Jill Scott- Golden Jill Scott - Hate On Me John Legend - Everybody Knows John Legend - Used to Love U John Legend - Ordinary People John Mayer - Dreaming With A Broken Heart John Mayer - Gravity Jorja Smith - Don't Watch Me Cry Jorja Smith - Goodbyes Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River Kanye West - Gold Digger Kanye West - All of the Lights Kanye West - Blame Game Kanye West - Heartless Katy Perry - Hot N Cold Katy Perry - The One That Got Away Katy Perry - Part of Me Katy Perry - Wide Awake Khelani - Do U Dirty Kelis - Caught Out There (I Hate You) Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Kelly Rowland - Gone Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe Keri Hilson - Energy Keri Hilson - Breaking Point Keyshia Cole - Let It Go Keyshia Cole - Fallin' Out Keyshia Cole - I Remember Keyshia Cole - Shoulda Let You Go Keyshia Cole - Got To Get My Heart Back Keyshia Cole - I Just Want It To Be Over Keyshia Cole - I Changed My Mind Keyshia Cole - I Should've Cheated Keyshia Cole - You've Changed Keyshia Cole - Trust and Believe Keyshia Cole - Trust La Roux - Bulletproof Lady Gaga - Nothing Else I Can Say (Eh Eh) Lady Gaga - Telephone Lady Gaga - Speechless Lady Gaga - Paper Gangsta Lady Gaga - Brown Eyes Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones Lauryn Hill - Ex - Factor Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill - When It Hurts So Bad Lauryn Hill - I Used to Love Him Lauryn Hill - Mr. Intentional Lauryn Hill - I Gotta Find Peace of Mind Lauryn Hill - I Get Out Leona Lewis- Better In Time Latoya Luckett - Back 2 Life Latoya Luckett - Regret Lil Kim - Not Tonight Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me Lizzo - Good As Hell Lizzo - Truth Hurts
By Vivian Noir 5 years ago in Beat
Never Remember the 14th of....February
The Romans had it with the annual festival Lupercalia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia) A multi day gathering to ward off evil; your ex, and rain in good health and fertilaity; a DM full of organic produce that gives you all the dopamine one could ask for in a single day.
By Wolf Runner5 years ago in Beat
Love For All
An age old debate: Why show your partner you love them 24/7 when Valentine’s Day exists?... because apparently your love is defined by the flowers, chocolates and cards you buy on the 14th of February every year. Call me the Grinch of V-day but there's no way my heart is going to grow 4x its size because my partner gave me an over-sized teddy bear that says "I love you" on its paw. However, my distaste for V-day stems from two reasons beyond this one major theme: lack of equality & focus on self-love.
By Mindfully Wandering5 years ago in Beat
Blue Valentine
In time with my vintage baby blue kitchen timer, I vigorously scrub the dye from the spaces and lines that make up my fingerprints. The plastic shower cap traps all of the moisture while my locks steep. The heat and humidity radiating is like a temperate rainforest, all of it trapped inside my terrarium crown. Unsure of what this “Extreme Teal” will transform my mixture of sand and saffron strands into, I daydream of tides and sea foam.
By Emma Bradley-Island5 years ago in Beat
F * CK LOVE
I'm the first to shout "love is love" from every high-point around, but let's keep it real, LOVE SUCKS! Love is great when it's great and ultimately gut wrenching when it's bad. You have not been in love if you've never experienced heartbreak. If you've never had a sleepless night wondering how it all turned to sh*t. Love is a enigma of sorts, everyone wants it, it's craved and desired and then when you get it and it turns sour, you're willing to give your heart to the devil himself to stop the hurt. If you've been in love and had it snatched back, you have felt the lowest of the lows, and thought the most diabolical thoughts all in the name a healing your broken heart. The most cathartic action we can take when in pain is to find a distraction, to feed something else beside the pain.
By Ebony Simpson5 years ago in Beat
