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Born Shawn Corey Carter on Dec. 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York
Born Shawn Corey Carter on Dec. 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York
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The many faces of Beyonce and her fierce alter egos
Special to The Morning CallOn a recent slate-gray afternoon in New York, Beyonce zipped quickly through the front door of trendy Rivington Hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The singer, her hair pulled back tightly, was wearing an immaculate black suit and perfectly knotted...Tags: International Business Machines Corporation, House, Beyonce, Adrien Brody, Justin Timberlake
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Rod Hagwood's Fashion Report: Alexander McQueen at Target, Mary J. Blige perfume
Fashion ColumnistBrit bad boy of design Alexander McQueen is coming to a Target store near you. The mega-retailer in March will launch a Designer Collaborations program, through which established luxury designers can create capsule collections to be sold at low prices...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Mary J Blige, Fragrances, Beauty Products and Fragrances, Macy's
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No A-list lineup for the Illinois Gala
The Illinois ball for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration might be Washington's hottest ticket, but the event's headliners aren't exactly Jay-Z, the Boss or any of the other A-list entertainers who performed for Obama on the stump. Instead,...Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Government
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Obama and hip-hop: Where will the president-elect stand on rap lyrics?
Barack Obama was in his last year of high school in 1979 when hip-hop broke out of the ghettos of New York on its way to becoming a national phenomenon. He is in many ways a child of hip-hop, but sometimes a reluctant one. Even as the president-elect...Tags: Folk Music, National Government, Ice Cube, Rap, Al Sharpton
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Beyoncé Adopts An Alter Ego
The Hartford CourantHer husband Shawn Carter goes by Jay-Z and sometimes Hova, and her musical forebear Janet Jackson is occasionally known as Damita Jo, so why shouldn't Beyonce have an alter-ego, too? No reason, really. So the former Destiny's Child leader created one for...Tags: Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Poetry
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The mythmakers are also the myth busters
Newspaper people are an odd, conflicted sort. They desperately love to be where the action is. They crave the chance to identify a new phenomenon. Then they race to be first to reverse direction -- declaring the new and different hopelessly overblown, or...Tags: National Government, Hillary Clinton, Heads of State, Government Health Care, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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CD Release of the Week: Beyoncé
Her husband, Shawn Carter, goes by Jay-Z and sometimes Hova, and her musical forebear, Janet Jackson, is occasionally known as Damita Jo, so why shouldn't Beyoncé have an alter ego, too? No reason, really. So the former Destiny's Child leader created one...Tags: Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Poetry
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Moving to front office not always a slam-dunk for former NBA players
It was two hours before the Orlando Magic's home game with Portland last week, but there was plenty of activity as players on both sides tipped through their pregame routines. Players wearing both suits and jerseys. Near the Magic sideline, General...Tags: Marcus Camby, Phil Jackson, Otis Smith, Employees, National Government
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LeBron begins 2010 free-agency campaign
Last month, LeBron James stood at a voter registration rally in downtown Cleveland and shouted to the top of Terminal Tower: "I love you, Cleveland. I love Ohio and I'm not going anywhere." Seemed like the most definitive statement yet from LeBron...Tags: Wally Szczerbiak, Mike Brown, Arable Farming, Ben Wallace, Barack Obama
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Naomi Campbell unveils photo retrospective spanning her career; she says her career isn't over
Associated Press WriterMIAMI (AP) _ Quick everyone, hide your cell phones. Naomi Campbell is coming to town. Campbell and her posse of famous pals and photographers will descend upon Miami to present a collection of photographs of the supermodel. Organizers from Art Photo...Tags: Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, George Michael
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With release of new album and new movies, Beyonce starts to reveal more of her 'Sasha' side
AP Music WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ With a new album and two movies on the horizon, it appears the Season of Beyonce has begun. Then again, one could argue that it's always Beyonce season. Two years ago, it was all about the release of her second CD, "B'Day" and her...Tags: Funk, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Barack Obama, Obsessed
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