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Wow! After Smoking Crack Cocaine, Vanity Says Jesus Came To Her And Said…

I Love Old School Music — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:51:21 +0000

Before we get into Vanity’s story, we want to be clear: We love Vanity and the group, Vanity 6. They brought a certain level of grown folks entertainment to the music game that was meant for mature audiences and there’s nothing wrong with that, but behind the scenes what we later learned is that Vanity just wasn’t loving Vanity and that’s where the problem came in.

Back in the 90’s most of us remember when Vanity shocked the industry by laying her lingerie outfits to rest and becoming Evangelist Denise Matthews, but many of us haven’t seen her in action as she is today in her 50’s. Denise hasn’t been in the public’s eye in recent years, but a few years back she made it known why she had to kill off her “Vanity” persona. In 1994 Vanity had a very close brush with death after smoking crack cocaine and per Wikipedia

The doctors told her she had three days to live while on life support. She said that Jesus came to her at this time and spoke to her, saying if she promised to give up her “Vanity” persona, he would save her. In 1995, she said, “When I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, I threw out about 1,000 tapes of mine — every interview, every tape, every video. Everything. “She has stated that she has chosen not to receive any further revenue from her work as Vanity, and has cut off all ties with Hollywood and her former life in the music business. After a kidney transplant in 1997, she decided to devote her life to evangelism.

Wow take a look a Vanity then, and her transformation in a recent pic by clicking next…the sister is still just as beautiful as ever…

UPDATE: We received a message that the drug was cocaine and not crack cocaine from someone claiming to be Denise Matthews. Also that there was synthetic drug use. We cannot confirm the identity of this person, therefore we have not changed the details here.

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Wait a Minute! Who Dis-R-E-S-P-E-C-T-ed Aretha?!!

I Love Old School Music — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 03:53:57 +0000

Aretha don’t play that! The Queen of Soul was disrespected recently at a Johnny Rockets restaurant by a young waiter who didn’t even know who she was. You know ReRe was about to let that youngster have it!

Via NY Daily News:

“A Canadian restaurant worker landed in hot water after she failed to show legendary singer Aretha Franklin any r-e-s-p-e-c-t.

The Queen of Soul described what led to her beef with a waitress at a Johnny Rockets restaurant in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Franklin, after performing at a concert in nearby Lewiston, N.Y., couldn’t wait to chow down at Johnny Rockets, one of her favorite spots to eat on the road.

She ordered her usual — a hamburger and cherry Coke to go. Then she sat down at one of the restaurant’s many empty tables and waited for the food. Out of nowhere, a worker in her mid-30s showed up and told Franklin, “You can’t sit there.” “I said, ‘Excuse me, what do you mean I can’t sit here?” recalled Franklin, who was with her nephew at the time.The worker told Franklin the seating area is only for people who are eating in. Franklin stayed calm. “I said, ‘Ok, I’ll have it here,” she recalled.

The 72-year-old singing sensation said she was shocked by the worker’s reply: “You can’t have it here because we’ve already rang you up as a takeout customer.”What came next was even more insulting, Franklin said.The worker ordered her to get up and stand outside the perimeter of the eatery, which was in a food court. Franklin wasn’t having it.“I got up and walked out,” she said. “I said, ‘You should eat it yourself and you pay for it.'”

“My nephew mentioned to her who I was,” Franklin added, “and she said she didn’t care who I was.” The experience left Franklin with a terrible taste in her mouth. Her burger-slinging antagonist was “so rude and nasty,” Franklin said. “She’s a public servant and she shouldn’t speak that way to anybody, celebrities or non-celebrities,” Franklin said.

A Johnny Rockets spokeswoman told the Associated Press the franchise owner is sorry for the actions of “a new and very young employee.” She added that the owner has spoken with the employee and has clarified his takeout policies.”

If that restaurant doesn’t get their employees in check real quick, Johnny Rockets will be a “Chain of Fools” before you know it…LOL. How are they gonna allow that type of disrespect to the “Queen”?!! Do you think the waiter should have been giving walking papers?

Click Here For The Details On Aretha’s New Album

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Celebs Reveal Their First Old School Crush

I Love Old School Music — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:51:47 +0000

Remember having butterflies in your stomach after you sent that “Do you like me” note to your first crush? Or do you remember when you thought that you were going to be with your very first love forever, forever-ever, forever-ever? Well you won’t believe who these three celebs wanted to get with back in the day. Check it out here…

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Aretha Franklin Dropping New September 2014 Album

I Love Old School Music — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:01:20 +0000

In case y’all haven’t heard, the Queen of Soul is about to drop a brand new album and show these youngins how it’s really done! She reunited with Clive Davis for this new project and he’s giving all the details here:

Via Billboard

“Aretha Franklin is preparing a new album for release before the end of the month with Clive Davis overseeing production, there’s great anticipation over what the legendary soul singer has put together with the help of Clive Davis’ oversight.

This new project will be Franklin’s 39th studio release in 58 years, and according to Davis the icon is “in absolutely peak form.” It also marks Franklin’s reunion with Davis and his Arista Records, following two releases apart.

“Aretha has always held a very special place in my heart. She’s universally recognized to be the greatest singer of all time,” Davis told Billboard. “Although we took a recording break, our strong friendship always continued. And it was a particular thrill when we announced two years ago that we would be making another album together.

“I had this concept of having the Queen of Soul inimitably interpret Diva classics by Dinah Washington, Etta James, Gladys Knight, Gloria Gaynor, Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Adele, among others. And has she done that. Aretha’s new album is purely and simply sensational. She’s on fire and vocally in absolutely peak form. What a thrill to see this peerless artist still showing the way, still sending shivers up your spine, still demonstrating that all contemporary music needs right now is the voice. What a voice.”

The album’s name has not yet been announced and it’s due for release Sept. 30. Will you be getting it?

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Remember Oran “Juice” Jones?

I Love Old School Music — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:50:30 +0000

Do you remember “In The Rain” by Oran “Juice” Jones?!? That was the jam when it came on the radio back in the day. I remember word for word the breakdown where he talked in the middle of the song…[pull_quote_center]I was about to jam you and flat blast both of you.
But I didn’t wanna mess up this thirty-seven hundred dollar lynx coat[/pull_quote_center]
Where is he now? Well he left the music industry to tend to his terminally ill mother and raise his family. He has two children, Oran II, better known as Mookie, and a daughter, Perri Jones.

Both his children are in the music industry, and he helps them with their music careers. In addition to producing and scoring music for commercials and independent movies, Jones also contributes to a number of hip hop blogs, including Global Grind.
Looking good playa!

Click here to see Oran “Juice” Jones’ Daughter

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