It’s hard to say what makes something “cool” on the
net. When I saw this video getting hyped on a popular
urban message board, I was initially skeptical due to
the title, but I’m glad I clicked the link. Not since
Digital Underground (who?) or
Pharcyde have I seen this
type of creativity. The women in this satirical
vid aren’t pro video vixens booty shaking for
the benefit of some future baller husband. These
are just college cuties who like what these guys
are doing. And it shows. Two thumbs up to
Dormtainment - made me miss
my college days (not that they were ever this
wild)…
One great thing about
having a blog is that you can point attention to
anyone you think is deserving. The other day I
was feeling nostalgic and decided to check out
“Mean Girls.” It’s a lot of
fun to watch Lindsey Lohan at her best,
and to see Rachel McAdams edging her way
past her to stardom. But it’s even more fun to
rediscover the one black girl with any
significant lines in the movie, Alisha Morrison. While
watching the movie the other day for the first
time I realized that in addition to having an
incredible face, Alisha is seriously built! I
don’t know what has become of Ms. Morrison -
whether she still acts or not - but it’s a
brittle reminder of how fleeting stardom (or
borderline stardom) can be. “Mean Girls” is
right up there with “Bring It On” and “Clueless” for one of the best
teen flicks of the last 20 years, and yet
there’s not much to show for this vibrant beauty
who appeared to be a shooting star at the time
the movie debuted.
I admire Smooth Magazine for its
staying power. It’s one of the last vestiges of
urban modeling, in any official sense at least
(along with SHOW and KING magazines). Making a
top 10 list in today’s unorganized, crippled
market is no easy task, let alone a top 100
list. But unfortunately I cannot recommend this
one. While it got a number things right (Yoncee
and Maliah are at the top of the game), it got a
lot more wrong. As just a few examples:
Vida Guerra at
#18 - No one is checking for Vida anymore in
urban modeling (bodybuilding maybe)
Nikki B at # 8 -
Someone was just asking the other day what ever
happened to her. Googling her name revealed that she
has all but disappeared
Lola Monroe aka Angle #
27 - After a failed rap career, this girl has
vanished from the urban modeling landscape
I could go on and on. The problem is that there
aren’t enough people doing anything to speak of in
this industry to even create a top 100 list! Also,
Smooth only lists models who have worked with their
magazine - that means people like Khrysti Hill (still
generates lot of buzz on the net) get left out
completely.
Anyway, here it is. Anyone who really knows this
industry will see the problems with it immediately.
Some of these models haven’t published anything new
in years.
This is the first of the
user submitted, homemade AllGoodThings.TV video
review -- labeled "At Home.” Welcome Florida
model/ActressAndrea
Beth.
Andrea's a real natural beauty with that "Girl Next
Door" look. She's the definition of beauty and brains
with fluency in English, Portuguese, and French. Be
sure to check it out in HD!