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The gifted R&B singer, who’s spent years fighting addiction and demons, attempts a comeback:
Black stardom is rough, dude,” Chris Rock tells me when I reach him to talk about D. “I always say Tom Hanks is an amazing actor and Denzel Washington is a god to his people. If you’re a black ballerina, you represent the race, and you have responsibilities that go beyond your art. How dare you just be excellent?”
After Brown Sugar went platinum, Rock put D’Angelo on The Chris Rock Show. Later, when D was mixing Voodoo, Rock hung out some in the studio. No surprise, then, that the first thing out of Rock’s mouth after “Hello” is a joyful “He’s back!” But he adds a sobering downbeat: “D’Angelo. Chris Tucker. Dave Chappelle. Lauryn Hill. They all hang out on the same island. The island of What Do We Do with All This Talent? It frustrates me.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly anticipated drama The Master — his first feature since 2007’s There Will Be Blood — finally gets its first teaser trailer.
Alleged to be loosely inspired by Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard, the story revolves around a “charismatic intellectual” who starts a cult called “The Cause” in the aftermath of World War II.
This is NOT how I pictured the world of Gatsby. Still looks fresh though. Can one be disappointed and tantalized all at the same time?
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“We love our lovin’; but not like we love our freedom.”
Love this woman, this song.
It remains relevant no matter how long it’s been since I’ve listened to it. no matter how many times I’ve listen to it. pfffffffff
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