ESSENCE Awards

[Eclipse]

I knew y'all would be on this today!

My take on the show...

DL & Steve were pretty good, although I though DL looked better with the twists. I just CANNOT get with the cornrows! (although the line about having to go to the salon instead of the big girl named Peaches doing it on the front porch was funny!! But why do it [ebonics on purpose--don't want the grammar police to get me!] haveta always be a big girl?!?!?!?)

Serena's dress was just awful!! I wonder if she made it. I think she and Venus are supposed to be in fashion school or something.

I actually liked Camille Cosby's dress, but thought her hair looked like she had just rolled out of bed!

Star Jones is a diva, but I'm sorry that dress was not flattering. If she had had cleavage I woulda thought it was Aretha Franklin!

Lauryn Hill, who was simply beautiful with locs, looked like a 12 year old boy. I was trying to understand the lyrics of the song too, although I love the acoustic sound.

Samuel L. was too cute jammin to OutKast. His wife is a strong woman (and my Spelman Sister--had to throw that in! )

Why Does Steve Harvey insist on wearing suits in ice cream sherbet colors?!?! Was that mint green???

The honorees were certainly inspirational! And over all, I thought the show was great! This may be a minor thing, but on most award shows they have the honoree go back stage after they get their award. On Essence they walked back to their seat. What's up with that??

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by Eclipse:
Why Does Steve Harvey insist on wearing suits in ice cream sherbet colors?!?! Was that mint green???

Skee, I can't even handle y'all today, ROFLMAO!!!

[PinkIvy]

I thought the show was actual wonderful eventhough I do have various issues with some folk:

Lauren Hill. . . .All I am going to say is WHY?

The dress that Serena had on, NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!, it was not cute let alone flattering.

On the other hand. . . .I thought the speeches from the four mothers was great, emotional, and so inspiring. By the way does anyone know where you can read up on their stories?

[DreamfulOne]

Originally posted by Onenine08:
All award recipients were very deserving.
MY FAVORITE OUTFIT OF THE EVENING AWARD GOES TO...IMAN!

You are right all the award recipients were deserving ESPECIALLY the four women against voilence. The last mother was absolutely fantastic. Her story (as well as the other three) was inspirational and saddening to lose ALL three sons--i was in tears.

[CrimsonTide4]

A Kappa friend just told me that she looked like BUD from the Cosby Show. I was

I will say this again (talking about it in DST forum as well) that I love to see Classy shows and Essence always has a classy affair.


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[prayerfull]

Wow! - - Until reading this thread this morning, I did NOT KNOW that was Lauren Hill. I had actually walked into the room in the middle of her performance. So, I didn't hear her get introduced. I thought to myself all night, that must be some new artist...She's got the whole Lauren Hill/Tracy Chapman thing going on...I had no idea that was Lauren Hill - until now. I don't like the new look, but hey she's got to do her thing. She's such a great artist that I can't even fault her.

Puffy/P-Diddy/Puff Daddy/Sean/Whatever...Take off the shades indoors? And why was his ghetto mama sitting in the front row with her "O.G" lookin' boyfriend? Was she honored or something at the show? Did Puffy bring a date or is he still heartbroken of JLo. I'm not hating on Puffy. He's a fellow Howard alum! I like that he always gives props to our alma mater.

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by prayerfull:
Puffy. He's a fellow Howard alum! I like that he always gives props to our alma mater.

I never knew he actually got a degree. I thought he stopped going to school to start working on his business full time.

[toocute]

Originally posted by Ideal08:
I never knew he actually got a degree. I thought he stopped going to school to start working on his business full time.

P-Diddy Did NOT graduate but he does give $$ to HU.

[toocute]

Originally posted by prayerfull:
And why was his ghetto mama sitting in the front row with her "O.G" lookin' boyfriend?

ROFL...that was almost as good as Steve wearing "sherbet colors".

I missed the show. I hope it repeats.

[kiml122]

Originally posted by LadyAKA:
By the way does anyone know why Lauryn chopped it all off? We are talking about how she looks but what happened, did she have to, did she want to, did she have surgery or something, I know some procedures require you to shave your head. So what is really up?

From what I hear she chopped off her hair as a way to starting over. She got Rohan Marley ( the father of her 2 children) in bed with her cousin/hair stylist or something .


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[dirtymike1906]

toocute--
Steve Harvey's "sherbet colors"

I'm still laughing--I had wondered whether I was alone!!!!

[serenity_24]

Is it just me or was it that when LaurYn had locks, ErYka had locks, and when Eryka cut her locks, all of a sudden Lauryn cut hers too.

I hope it's not true that she got/cought her babby daddy in the bed with her cousin/hair stylist or something.

[Poplife]

Originally posted by serenity_24:
Is it just me or was it that when LaurYn had locks, ErYka had locks, and when Eryka cut her locks, all of a sudden Lauryn cut hers too.

Hey that's true. But I know that Eryka's locs were extentions (fake). I think Lauryn's were real. Not sure.

To all the peole that keep asking about Lauryn's fade...like Exquizit said...you have to cut 'em if you want a new do. Locs are permanent. You can't just undo them.

I'm not sure if it was symbolic or what.

[serenity_24]

Originally posted by Poplife:

To all the peole that keep asking about Lauryn's fade...like Exquizit said...you have to cut 'em if you want a new do. Locs are permanent. You can't just undo them.

You do have to cut them but not to the bone. I've had friends who let their new growth come in and maintain that until their hair was long enought to cut the locks off just the ends. They would comb the new growth and wrap it with head scarves.

[prayerfull]

That's right...I forgot that Puffy didn't actually graduate from Howard. If any of you were there around the same time as me ('89-92), you know that there were a lot of "professional students" there in those days. (i.e joe mahone & co.)