Amanhã Sorriso Maroto Segunda-feira, Mar 31 2008

Amanhã

Sorriso Maroto

Composição: Bruno Cardoso / Sérgio JR / Tiago Silva / Mister Malandro

Amanhã, eu não vou acreditar nem ouvir o que me disser
Amanhã, não me procure, nem ligue e seja o que Deus quiser
Amanhã, vai ser melhor do que hoje é a vida pode escrever
Amanhã, vou me curar pro meu dia nascer melhor

Não, não chega perto que eu enfraqueço perco a razão
É tô inseguro, devendo a juros pro coração

Desaparece, me esquece, não volte atras
Eu não aguento uma gota a mais
E só abusa do meu coração, já é vantagem viver solidão
Por que me procura pra me enlouquecer
Se estou feliz volta a me aparecer
E ninguém merece o mal que me faz
Volte amanhã pra me ouvir te dizer nunca mais

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Letras de Músicas-Amor_Sorriso Maroto Segunda-feira, Mar 31 2008

Amor

Sorriso Maroto

Composição: Indisponível

Amor, tomei coragem pra ficar sozinho
Não vou mais implorar pedindo teu carinho
Se quando eu te procuro você diz que não está
Mas todos os lugares que passamos faz lembrar
Nós dois, fazendo um mundo atrás do nosso ninho
Depois, o nosso lance era só beijinhos
Agora me despreza até quando vai durar
Eu sei que ainda me ama, mas não quer se entregar

Amor, não entendi por que você não abre o jogo
Amor, não estou aqui pra te fazer sofrer de novo
Amor, se você pensa que não há saida
Amor, não acredito nessa despedida

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Many Men_Letras Quinta-feira, Mar 20 2008

Many Men (tradução)

50 Cent

Composição: 50 Cet

[intro:]
Muitos homens querem me matar
Sangue nos meus olhos eu não consigo ver
Estou tentando ser o que sou predestinado a ser
E negros tentando tirar a minha vida
Eu dou um tiro no puto que me fuder
Minhas costas na parede, agora você vai ver
Melhor você ver como você fala, quando você fala sobre mim
Porque eu virei e tirarei sua vida
[refrão]
Muitos homens,muitos muitos muitos muitos homens
Querem me matar
Senhor, eu não choro mais
Eu não olho mais para o céu
Tenha piedade de mim

[verso 1]
Agora esses negros covardes colocaram um preço pela minha cabeça
Va em frente e pegue seu dinheiro de volta, eu não morri
Eu sou o diamente na lama que ainda não foi achado
Eu sou o rei do submundo que ainda não foi coroado
Quando eu rimo algo especial sempre acontece
Eu sou o melhor, como Ali no seu auge
Eu ando pelo bairro cheio de grana
Eu fui eespancado e humilhado
Eu detono quando eu brigo
Vai, mostra sua bunda pra minha arma
É temperamental, negro, vai em frente e perca sua cabeça
Vire-me as costas, seja aplaudido e perca suas pernas
Eu ando por ai com uma arma na cintura, pronto para o combate
Ate eu acerta um tiro na sua cara covarde
Essa briga acabou
[refrão]
Muitos homens,muitos homens, muitos homens
Querem me matar
Senhor, eu não choro mais
Eu não olho mais para o céu
Tenha piedade de mim
Tenha piedade de minha alma
Algum lugar do meu coração virou pedra
Tenha piedade de muitos homens
Querem a minha morte

[verso 2]
Alguns dias não seriam especiais, se não fosse pela chuva
A alegria não seria ta boa, se não fosse pela dor
A morte tem que ser facil,porque a vida é dificil
Isso te deixaria fisicamente,mentalmente e emocionalmente marcado
Isso é para os meus manos do bairro, arvores retorcidas e charutos
Para os manos presos, em prisão pepetua atras das grades
Eu não acho que so Deus pode me julgar
Porque eu vejo as coisas claramente
Logo esses branquelos condenaram a minha bunda preta a 100 anos
Eu sou como Paulie em “Os Companheiros”
Você pode me chamar de “don”
Como Malcolm de qualquer maneira possivel
Com minha arma na mão
Slim passou para o outro lado, deixe os negros por minha conta
Eu pensei que eramos camaradas
Poir que você quer que eu morra cara?
[refrão]

Toda noite eu converso com Deus, mas ele não me responde
Eu sei que ele esta me protegendo,mas eu continuo com minha arma
Nos meu pesadelos,negros continuam aprontando comigo

Parece que alguma vadia idiota colocou algum feitiço em mim
A policia federal não sabia muita coisa quando Pac foi baleado
Recebi uma noticia da prisão que Tuck foi espancado
Eu não vou soletrar toda hora pra vocês filhos da puta
Você é analfabeto parceiro?
Você não consegue ler entre as linhas?
Na biblia diz que o que vai voltar
Quase me acertou, mas tres semanas depois ele foi assassinado
Agora esta claro, eu estou aqui por uma razão real
Porque ele foi atingido como eu fui atingido
Porem ele não esta mais respirando

[refrão]

Inglês:

Many Men

50 Cent

Composição: Indisponível

Many men, wish death upon me
Blood in my eye dawg and I can’t see
I’m trying to be what I’m destined to be
And niggas trying to take my life away
I put a hole in a nigga for fucking with me
My back on the wall, now you gon’ see
Better watch how you talk, when you talk about me
‘Cause I’ll come and take your life away

Many men, many, many, many, many men
Wish death upon me
I don’t cry no more
Don’t look to the sky no more
Have mercy on me

Now these pussy niggas putting money on my head
Go on and get your refund motherfucker, I ain’t dead
I’m the diamond in the dirt, that ain’t been found
I’m the underground king and I ain’t been crowned
When I rhyme, something special happen every time
I’m the greatest, something like Ali in his prime
I walk the block with the bundles
I’ve been knocked on the humble
Swing the ox when I rumble
Show your ass what my gun do
Got a temper nigga, go’head, lose your head
Turn your back on me, get clapped and lose your legs
I walk around gun on my waist, chip on my shoulder
Till I bust a clip in your face, pussy, this beef ain’t over

Many men, many, many, many, many men
Wish death upon me
I don’t cry no more
Don’t look to the sky no more
Have mercy on me
Have mercy steal my soul
Somewhere my heart turned cold
Have mercy on many men
Many, many, many, many men
Wish death upon me

Some days wouldn’t be special, if it wasn’t for rain
Joy wouldn’t feel so good, if it wasn’t for pain
Death gotta be easy, ’cause life is hard
It’ll leave you physically, mentally, and emotionally scarred
This if for my niggas on the block, twisting trees and cigars
For the niggas on lock, doing life behind bars
I don’t see only god can judge me, ’cause I see things clear
Quick these crackers will give my black ass a hundred years
I’m like Paulie in Goodfellas, you can call me the Don
Like Malcolm by any means, with my gun in my palm
Slim switched sides on me, let niggas ride on me
I thought we was cool, why you want me to die homie?

Many men, many, many, many, many men
Wish death upon me
I don’t cry no more
Don’t look to the sky no more
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on my soul
Somewhere my heart turned cold
Have mercy on many men
Many, many, many, many men
Wish death upon me

Every night I talk to god, but he don’t say nothing back
I know he protecting me, but I still stay with my gat
In my nightmares, niggas keep pulling techs on me
Psych says some bitch dumb, put a hex on me
The feds didn’t know much, when Pac got shot
I got a kite from the pens that told me, Tuck got knocked
I ain’t gonna spell it out for you motherfuckers all the time
Are you illiterate nigga? You can’t read between the lines
In the bible it says, what goes around, comes around
Almost shot me, three weeks later he got shot down
Now it’s clear that I’m here, for a real reason
‘Cause he got hit like I got hit, but he ain’t fukcingbreathing

Many men, many, many, many, many men
Wish death upon me
I don’t cry no more
Don’t look to the sky no more
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on my soul
Somewhere my heart turned cold
Have mercy on many men
Many, many, many, many men
Wish death upon me

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50 Cent - In Da Club: MTV Version Quinta-feira, Mar 20 2008

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Video - Dido - White Flag Quarta-feira, Fev 6 2008

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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Quarta-feira, Fev 6 2008

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (Barranquilla, 2 de Fevereiro de 1977) é uma cantora e compositora colombiana vencedora de três prêmios Grammy e oito prémios Grammy latino…

O seu nome em árabe significa graciosa. Fala fluentemente português (do Brasil), inglês e castelhano/espanhol, além de árabe, francês e italiano. É conhecida pelos movimentos de dança do ventre, que aprendeu com a sua avó libanesa. Namora com Antonio de la Rúa, filho de um ex-presidente da Argentina. Conhecida por misturar ritmos, Shakira mescla elementos da música latina, americana e até mesmo libanesa nas suas canções, além de uma forte influência do rock. Essa ampla rede de ritmos é identificável em canções como “Ciega, Sordomuda”, em que há nítidas influências regionais mexicanas; Em “Ojos Así” e “Suerte”, dotadas de sons andinos e orientais; e “Te Aviso, Te Anuncio”, em que o rock se mistura ao tango. No seu mais recente lançamento em castelhano/espanhol, Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (em Português - Fixação Oral, Vol. 1), Shakira utiliza o reggaeton, ritmo com raízes porto-riquenhas, para lançar o novo cd, com a canção “La Tortura”. A figura multi-cultural e exótica de Shakira foi e é um dos grandes trunfos em sua carreira internacional.

Os videoclipes usados como parte da promoção de seus álbuns também têm forte participação da cantora, que está presente desde a concepção do roteiro, passando pela coreografia, figurino, direcção e até mesmo edição. O visual de Shakira também merece destaque. Antes composto por roupas simplistas e despojadas, após seu ‘cross -over’ Shakira passou a fazer uso constante de penteados meticulosamente desalinhados e figurinos provocantes. O xale de moedas, acessório oriundo da dança do ventre, também é usual no figurino da cantora, sendo anexado de forma harmoniosa ao restante de sua indumentária.

Como uma espécie de retribuição pelo sucesso que faz no mundo todo, Shakira decidiu criar, em 1997, na Colômbia, seu país de origem, a Fundação Pies Descalzos, que é uma entidade assistencial voltada para as crianças carentes. Mais de 4,5 mil crianças são atendidas e recebem atendimento médico, odontológico, psicológico e educacional. São beneficiadas crianças que perderam os pais e aquelas que possuem família. Nestes casos, os pais também recebem auxílio. Centenas de escolas recebem colaboração da fundação, que tem o nome de um dos álbuns de Shakira, Pies Descalzos (Pés Descalços). Desde o início da carreira, Shakira declara-se preocupada com as causas sociais. Foi eleita a primeira colombiana a ser embaixatriz da Unicef, o fundo das Nações Unidas para a Infância e Juventude. Regularmente, Shakira visita a fundação, que conta com o apoio de várias empresas, e até ensina as crianças a cantar e dançar. A Colômbia enfrenta diversos problemas sociais. Além das distorções quanto a distribuição de renda, a guerrilha aprofunda estes problemas. No documentário de um dos seus DVD’s, Shakira afirma que zelar pela criança é cuidar para que o futuro seja melhor e que não basta fazer um trabalho assitencial, deixando de lado a educação. Ela também fez questão de colocar imagens de bairros pobres e de como é comum a presença do Exército nas ruas. Actualmente, Shakira aliou-se com cantores, intelectuais, empresários e organizações de cooperação internacional criando a Fundação Alas, ou América Latina en Acción Social, para arrecadar fundos para o combate à pobreza em todo o continente. A entidade terá o apoio de organizações não-governamentais e de intergovernamentais como a Unicef .

A relação de Shakira com o Brasil sempre foi muito forte. O Seu álbum de estreia no mercado internacional, ‘Pies Descalzos’, vendeu mais de 1 milhão de cópias em território brasileiro. O sucesso foi tanto que a cantora entrou em estúdio novamente e preparou versões em Português para 3 dos singles do cd. O Brasil tornou-se rota da turné mundial de shows, em lançamentos dos CD’s. Além dos shows, uma maratona em rádios e TV’s brasileiras de abrangência nacional, especialmente do eixo Rio-São Paulo, fez parte da agenda da cantora. A cantora passou por várias capitais e cidades no Brasil. Além do Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo, como dito acima, ela também realizou shows em Salvador, Goiânia, Curitiba, Maringá, Brasília, Porto Alegre entre outras; e fez aparições especiais em eventos em Fortaleza e em outras cidades. Admiradora da música brasileira, não raro é possivel encontrar referências explícitas à produção nacional na música de Shakira. A cantora, que já afirmou acompanhar e admirar o trabalho dos cantores e grupos brasileiros Raimundos, Skank, Cidade Negra, Djavan e Caetano Veloso. No álbum em Espanhol, faz uso do som nacional em canções como ‘Whenever, Wherever’, ‘Objection’ e ‘Obtener Un Sí’.

Shakira começou precocemente a carreira. Aos oito anos de idade, escreveu a primeira canção, Tus gafas oscuras, uma homenagem ao pai. Aos dez anos de idade, ganhou o concurso de canto “Vivan los Niños”. Mas foi na adolescência que foi descoberta pela gravadora Sony Music. Na adolescência também, Shakira decidiu deixar sua terra natal, Barranquilla, e foi para Bogotá, a capital colombiana. O primeiro álbum, Magia, foi gravado por si aos catorze anos de idade. Com letras politizadas, o segundo álbum, Peligro, surgiu dois anos mais tarde. A gravadora exigiu dela a gravação de canções mais comerciais. Houve um “pequeno conflicto” entre ela e a gravadora. Sem muita pretensão, entre 1995 e 1996, Shakira lança Pies Descalzos. O trabalho foi um sucesso mundial e colocou Shakira entre as celebridades da música pop. Na Colômbia, também actuou como actriz, na telenovela El Oasis do mesmo ano, foi recebida no . Devido ao sucesso musical e ao trabalho social, com a fundação “Pies Descalzos”, Shakira acabou por ser considerada uma das personalidades mais importantes da América Latina. Em Fevereiro de 1998, o presidente colombiano da época, Ernesto Samper Pizano, condecorou-a com a Ordem ao Mérito Nacional. Em MaioVaticano pelo Papa João Paulo II.

Descendente de libaneses, Shakira costuma inserir elementos fortes de dança do ventre em suas apresentações. Os movimentos da cantora, que deixam de lado os passos marcados e os dançarinos presentes em muitas apresentações pop , costumam fazer de suas performances um show à parte. Conhecida pela mistura entre música oriental e musica pop presente nas suas produções, Shakira costuma levar para as suas turnés números especiais, onde mostra os seus dotes como dançarina. Na sua actual turnê Shakira assimilou a duas das suas canções as tradicionais danças da corda e do véu. Na turnê anterior Shakira já tinha feito uso da dança do candelabro. Além da dança do ventre, estão presentes nas apresentações de Shakira diversos outros elementos musicais, como o reaggeton de “La Tortura”.

Mesmo sendo uma artista jovem, nascida em 1977, com o primeiro álbum lançado em 1991 e o primeiro álbum comercial no mercado internacional lançado em 1995, Shakira já marcou um estilo próprio que é seguido por diversos grupos musicais e cantores solo. A começar pelo estilo de voz, forte e que consegue passear por vários tons diferentes numa mesma canção. É o que ocorre com a canção “Tú”, que começa num tom baixo e no refrão exige muito da potência da voz de quem canta. A coreografia, as danças e a performance no palco também servem de inspiração para artistas do Brasil e do mundo. Na canção “Amor, Amor”, a brasileira Wanessa Camargo adere ao reggaeton e se apresenta muito semelhantemente à Shakira, com passos que misturam dança do ventre e música electrónica. Também no Brasil, a cantora Cláudia Leite, do grupo Babado Novo, de música estilo axé e dançante, apresentou uma versão de “Estoy Aqui” e “Hips Don’t Lie”, de Shakira, nos shows. Não foi uma imitação, de acordo com especialistas musicais, mas sim uma apresentação da música da cantora colombiana.

Além de um estilo próprio de mudar diversos tons numa mesma canção e de criar coreografias, outro reconhecimento dado a Shakira por publicações especializadas é a capacidade de mudar o ritmo da mesma canção enquanto está cantando e ter uma agilidade na pronúncia das palavras. Em alguns casos, até mesmo quem conhece bem as letras de Shakira se atrapalha quando na mesma canção o ritmo é mais intenso. Isso pode ser percebido nos refrões de “Estoy aquí”, “Te aviso, Te anuncio”, “Dónde estás Corazón” e “Ciega, Sordomunda”.

Além dos dotes de cantora, que para muitos críticos especializados em pop mundial, são inegáveis, Shakira faz uso de danças sensuais e de visuais provocantes, mas sem vulgaridade. Tanto é que, em 2003, milhares de leitores da revista norte-americana especializada no público masculino, “Stuff”, elegeram Shakira como a latina mais sexy do planeta. O resultado surpreendeu até os editores da revista, já que desbancou a considerada favorita Jennifer López, cantora e actriz. Isso rendeu à colombiana uma nova geração de fãs e aumentou o público masculino que aprecia a cantora. Mais uma vez, este lado da cantora é explorado na capa de álbum “Oral Fixation, vol. 2″, de 2005, na qual Shakira aparece semi-nua ao lado de uma árvore, com um bebé num dos galhos. A cena de Shakira perto da árvore lembra da passagem bíblica em que Eva tentou Adão com o “fruto proibido”.

Para Shakira, no entanto, essa suposta exploração do lado sexy não é algo vulgar. Muito pelo contrário, é até analisada por críticos e intelectuais, por incrível que possa parecer. O romancista colombiano Gabriel García Márquez, vencedor de edições do prêmio Nobel de Literatura, escreveu sobre a sensualidade de Shakira. Para ele, Shakira inventou uma espécie de sensualidade inocente. Numa longa matéria realizada no mês de novembro de 2005, no “The New York Times”, com o título “A Dialéctica da Mulher Cheia de Graça”, a própria cantora colombiana explica sobre as duas capas de seus CD’s, lançados em 2005. No primeiro volume, ela aparece em roupas comportadas com um bebê no colo. No segundo, semi-nua, Shakira está ao lado de uma árvore e o bebé sobre esta árvore, sugerindo a passagem bíblica de Eva ao lado da árvore do fruto proibido. Os dois CDs trazem “Fixação Oral” como título. O primeiro em castelhano/espanhol, o segundo em inglês. Ao jornal, Shakira diz que quis atribuir a Eva uma razão a mais para morder a fruta proibida, e essa seria o motivo da fixação oral dela, que sempre se sentiu como uma pessoa muito oral. De um ponto de vista psicanalítico, nós começamos a descobrir o mundo através de nossas bocas nos primeiros estágios de nossas vidas, logo após o nascimento, segundo Shakira. A primeira capa é mais freudiana, e a segunda tem mais a ver com Jung, porque Eva é um arquétipo universal. Ela afirma que tentou manter uma unidade entre as duas capas dos discos, e preferiu adoptar essa iconografia renascentista: A mãe, o filho e o pecado original são conceitos recorrentes do período da Renascença.

O desempenho e a rápida popularização da cantora, ainda jovem, despertaram o interesse do mundo pela colombiana que inovou ao colocar músicas de origem árabe e sulamericana no mercado internacional Pop. Shakira logo então caiu no gosto popular, não só pelas músicas, mas por seu jeito em entrevistas e exibições, considerados de “pop star”, sem deixar a simplicidade de lado, de acordo com críticos de “estrelas”. Surgiram então diversos livros sobre Shakira, em vários países, destacando-se:

• “Shakira - Mujer de Gracia”, de Ximena Diego, editora SIMON & SCHUSTER
• “Shakira”, de Ursula Rivera, editora SCHOLASTIC LIBRARY PUB
• “Shakira - Laundry Service”, vários autores, editora HAL LEONARD CORP. O volume leva o mesmo nome de um dos CDs de Shakira

A maior parte desta literatura está em espanhol e inglês. Livros sobre Dança do Ventre, Música Latina e Personalidades Pop também citam parte de trajectória da cantora colombiana.

Dizer que Shakira foi a principal artista responsável pela mudança drástica do mercado fonográfico latino e que foi a partir dela que os cantores da América do Sul tiveram notoriedade mundial não é nenhum exagero . É um facto inegável. O sucesso de “Pies Descalzos”, lançado oficialmente na Colômbia, em 6 de outubro de 1995, unificou a América Latina na voz de Shakira. Até mesmo o Brasil, país em que menos se acreditava no sucesso de Shakira, devido à língua portuguesa, se rendeu às músicas deste disco. “Pies Descalzos” também foi um dos primeiros álbuns latinos a ter um retorno comercial interessante nos Estados Unidos. No dia 2 de fevereiro de 1996, Shakira apresentou-se pela primeira vez num lançamento oficial do álbum “Pies Descalzos” nos Estados Unidos, no “Convención de Radio y Música Los Angeles” . Em abril de 1997, Shakira apresenta-se para 5 mil pessoas no Centro de Convenções “James Knisth”, em Miami. Os bilhetes chegaram a custar 100 dólares. Devido a “Pies Descalzos”, a Sony criou o prémio Prisma de Diamante justamente para entregá-lo a Shakira. Pouco mais de um ano de lançamento, e o disco já tinha superado a marca dos 3 milhões de exemplares. Mas foi mesmo a partir de seu segundo álbum, “¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?”, lançado em 23 de Setembro de 1998, que o mercado fonográfico americano começou de facto a abrir-se para Shakira. “¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?” foi lançado em Miami, numa colectiva para mais de de 300 jornalistas de todo o planeta. No mesmo dia , o disco vendeu 300 mil cópias em todo o mundo. Com o álbum, Shakira tornou-se a primeira latina a ser indicada ao Grammy. Shakira também teve destaque ao receber prêmios como os da Billboard (Melhor Álbum – Donde Están Los Ladrones, Melhor Artista Revelação – Shakira, e Melhor Vídeo – Um Poco de Amor) e da Univision por Artista Feminina e Artista Revelação. Na tarefa de divulgar o álbum nos Estados Unidos, Shakira passou a se dedicar a aprender a língua inglesa e um dos singles do disco, ‘Inevitable’, ganhou uma versão em Inglês, apresentada pela primeira vez na emissora de TV Norte americana ABC; no programa ‘Rosie O’Donnel show. Curiosamente, no dia da apresentação de Shakira,Glória Estéfan que passou a canção para o Inglês, fez as vezes de apresentadora do programa A partir de então, Shakira começou sua real escalada que culminaria, alguns anos depois, com o lançamento de seu ‘Laundry Service’, coroando-a como ícone latino do pop rock. A imagem de boa moça da cantora e sua hummildade rendeu a Shakira importantes contratos publicitários, que a judaram na tarefa de manter a imagem da moça em evidencia na mídia. Em junho de 1999 Shakira assinou com a Pepsi Cola, que já havia trabalhado com a imagem de Mickael Jackson e Madonna. A marca americana de jeans Calvin Klein e os celulares Nokia, empresa finlandesa, também assinaram contratos posteriores com Shakira. vendo o potencial de Shakira e o apelo comercial da cantora, a MTV americana convidou Shakira para a gravação de um álbum acústico. Com a participação de Tim Mitchel e Luis Fernando Ochoa na produção e do grupo Morra Ariaga, na noite de 12 de agosto de 1999, Shakira se apresentou no Grand Ballroom del Manhattan Center Studios, em Nova Iorque. A apresentação, para cerca de 500 pessoas, seria a base para o lançamento do álbum ‘MTV Unplugged’. O sucesso do álbum rendeu a Shakira um Grammy, três Grammy Latinos e milhões de cópias vendidas. Se “Pies Descalzos” foi a entrada de Shakira no mercado mundial, e “Donde Están Los Ladrones” foi a conquista desse mercado, Laundry Service foi a consolidação de seu sucesso. Após quase dois anos dedicados à produção, shakira ressurgiu na mídia com uma produção discográfica completamente diferente das anteriores: um álbum com gravações em Inglês. Produzido pela própria Shakira, o álbum vendeu mais de 13 milhões de cópias e alçou Shakira ao posto de diva pop internacional, sendo também sucesso de crítica e de público. Leitora da Bíblia, Shakira lembra do pedido que fez com base no texto do Novo Testamento, em João Capítulo 14, versículo 13, onde o Senhor Jesus Cristo havia dito: “E tudo quanto pedirdes em Meu Nome, isso farei…”. E Shakira sempre afirma: “Meu sucesso eu pedi a Deus e este depende Dele”.

• Shakira adota um novo visual a cada novo trabalho lançado. Além disso, na hora de divulgar seus singles na TV e no rádio, prepara figurinos completamente diferentes para cada uma das faixas.

• O pai de Shakira é William Mebarak Chadid e a mãe, Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado.
• Aprendeu a dança do ventre aos quatro anos de idade, com a avó.
• Com dois anos já sabia todo o alfabeto.
• Aos três anos de idade já sabia ler várias palavras e contar.
• Também aos três anos de idade escreveu seu primeiro poema, “La rosa de cristal”, guardado até hoje por sua mãe.
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Beyonce: SI’s 2007 Swimsuit Dreamgirl?

Beyonce is one of the surprise features in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, which is set to hit the marketplace on February 13. The singer/actress was shot in Florida late last year, according the insiders at the magazine, and the images were good enough (duh) to be included in the issue. The surprise is because she is neither a model, an athlete or a jock’s spouse, typically the only categories of women who’ve been shot for the annual iconic edition.
Is she the cover? If so, Beyonce would be only the second African-American woman to appear on issue’s coveer in the 43 years since it was created, the first in a decade since Tyra Banks donned the second of her back-to-back swimsuit covers in 1997. The 1996 cover was shared with Argentine model Valerie Mazza.

Tyra, 1996 (with Valerie) and 1997

At bit of full disclosure is in order: As many of you know, I was an editor at SI for several years and was variously involved in the swimsuit issue during my last two tenures there. (I was laid off in December, 2005, in the first wave of Time Inc.’s substantial cuts.) The matter of women of color has long been dicey at the magazine. Any discussions about the inclusion of black models always prompted a discomforting tone, and it was often (no surprise) left to me to bring it up. Though not always.

I can’t recall the exact year but I recalled being summoned down to the office of a former managing editor so he could boastfully show me some of the shots of black models that were to appear in the issue. He was so proud of himself! I chuckled all the way back to my office.

I also recall a troubling conversation with another former ME. We were in his office watching the rough cut of the SI Swimsuit Model Show that was to air the following week when Roshumba, who appeared in seveal issues, lamented the dearth of black cover models. The editor said that should be taken out of the show and sniffed that a black model could not be used on the cover. I was stunned (though not really), and asked why. “Just wouldn’t happen,” he said.

And selling is what matters. It’s widely known that the SI Swimsuit issue may be the most profitable single issue of any magazine ever. It generates crazy portion of SI’s annual profits and, thus editors traditionally felt they couldn’t afford to be tinker with what was working. The unstated belief - stupid and unsubstantiated belief, I always felt - was that white men (the preponderance of SI readers and swimsuit issue buyers) would not buy an issue with a black woman on the cover.

Soon after my chat with the former editor, I asked one of the magazine’s publishing executives if he thought putting a black woman on the cover of the swimsuit issue would have an adverse impact on sales. After pondering it for a moment, he asked me: “Does she have t–s? Does she have an a–? If so, it’ll sell.”

Roshumba, 1992

Turns out the publishing exec was right. Several years another ME made the bold move of putting Tyra on the 1996 cover. But make no mistake: The pairing of her with Mazza was a hedge. The issue sold well enough that Tyra graced the cover alone the following year. Again, it flew off newsstands. Still, no non-white (or light-skinned Latina) model has been the SI Swimsuit cover model since.

Black models have appeared in the issue through the years, though never without some hand-wringing and prodding. Among them: runway diva Naomi Campbell. and model turned actress Noemie Lenoir. African-American women have also appeared, of course, in the popular feature, Athletes and their Wives. Many black female athletes have been featured as well, including Serena Williams. (I think either this shot of Serena, the one below, or another image from the shoot, should have graced the 2003 cover. Instead, Petra Nemcova got the coveted spot.)

Serena Williams, 2003

Other non-white models to appear in the SI swimsuit issue: Oluchi Onweagba, Lorraine Pascale (below, bottom), Audrey Quock, Georgiana Robertson, Tamara Spolder, Hina Tama (way back in ‘6 and recent sensation (and deserving cover model) Jessica White (below).

Jessica White, 2005

The matter of how many non-white models to include in the issue and whether or not to use use a black model on the cover,in my view, came down to an arcane sense among the magazine’s editors of just what “beauty” and “hot” look like. During the years I was on the “swimsuit team,” formally or informally, I was the only African-American in the room. When all of the decision-makers are of one ilk, well, the issues speak for themselves. Among the 94 models featured on SI’s Ultimate Swimsuit website, just 11 are non-white.

It didn’t help the cause of non-white models that their images did not “test” as highly as those of white models when research on potential covers was conducted. That was never surprising when only one non-white model was among a collection of as many as ten model photos. Against those odds, what’s a girl to do?

The reality is that interest in the issue has waned in recent years. The 40th anniversary issue (2004) sizzled, but subsequent issues have not matched its success. The reasons are many - from the proliferation of sexy-photo-driven young men’s mags out there to the general desensitization to hotness. Images that were risque in my youth are now on billboards in Times Square.

Given the issue’s economic challenges, perhaps SI is willing to think differently. At some point, the managing editor will have to say, “Damn the research,” and recognize that women or color are “hot” enough to be popular every other cultural arena. And hot sells.

Which gets us back to Beyonce. I’m sure there was a discussion among the magazine’s hierarchy regarding women of color who might be popular enough - HOT enough - to transcend race, age and any other demographic you want to throw on the table. (It wouldn’t be the first time.) Beyonce is no-doubt the “it” girl of the moment - even as a crew of younger “it-wannabes” emerge on the music scene, and she is upstaged by Oscar-nominated co-star Jennifer Hudson in the recent hit “Dreamgirls.”

But is she SI’s swimsuit “it” girl? We’ll see.

Lorraine Pascale, 1998

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1. On February 3, 2007 at 4:43 pm extrapolater Said: You know, if you had asked me without prepping me first, I would have said that image of Serena had been on a cover before. It’s so iconic, and I’ve seen it so many times, I could have sworn it was a cover shot. Sounds like SI missed the boat a few times.

   I think when you see a younger ME, you’ll see that prejudice melt away (I hope). The generation gap is pretty stunning in the arena of what’s “hot” and what isn’t.

2. On February 3, 2007 at 5:05 pm The Extrapolater A Much Sexier Cultural Milestone « Said: […] points out that a much sexier milestone was achieved in 1996 when Tyra Banks became the first African-American cover model for Sports […]
3. On February 3, 2007 at 6:36 pm Juan Said: I can’t wait… seriously.. can not wait.

   I know plenty of fellas that are going to be picking up the magazine.

   As for that photo of Serena being on the cover, well, I know that the jury is split on how attractive she is. Some dudes love her, others say she looks like Bruce Smith.

   The Petra girl they put on the cover looks like she is about 14. Not hot. Don’t know if that is worthy of an SI Swimsuit cover… but what do I know?

   I think Charles Barkley is going to buy ever magazine with her in it. She sang at halftime of some game, maybe NBA Finals or something and he did not stop talking about her.

4. On February 3, 2007 at 11:28 pm triple7 Said: I think Beyonce will be super hot but if you break the entertainer precedent then I personally would like to see Alicia Keys in that case even though she’s temporarily not “it.” Meanwhile, you forgot about Gail O’Neill, SI ‘86 (I think).
5. On February 4, 2007 at 2:29 am SJH Said: Juan, I think it was the All Star Game a few years ago when she sang the anthem. Not sure which one, but I think it was either Houston (her hometown) or Washington.

   From my end, I don’t know many dudes who think Serena’s beautiful. For me, and the people I know who like her, it’s: decent face and the muscles aren’t enough of a turn-off to outweigh “the goodies.” But on VH1’s “Top 100 Hotties” list in 2005, if I recall, she ranked 47th. So she’s got enough people liking her.

   The lack of black women on the cover, I don’t know if it’s as much a racist thing as it is about sales. The majority of readers/buyers will be white men and I assume the belief is that it’s a safer bet that Joe Caucasian will prefer the white woman. There’s a lot of white guys who like women of color, a bunch who prefer them, (I’ve got some white friends like that), but if you put a sista or a mami on the cover, you risk turning off the white men who don’t dig it. So standard hot white chick on the cover is the easy, risk-free way to appeal to the majority/target demographic. Hell, hot white chicks also appeal to the NBA players. (”G’head, girl. G’head, get down!” - Kanye) And I’d guess that the percentage of black guys who like white women or wouldn’t care that there’s one on the cover is greater than the percentage of white guys who like women of color.

   Triple, I’ve always had a little thing for Alicia Keys. She’s from New York and hit the scene when I was like 15. I don’t go nuts over celebs (frankly, I see hotter women in person and in certain films, so I ain’t trippin’), but Alicia gives off that cool “girlfriend material” vibe. More than Beyoncè, who would rank maybe a full integer higher on the 1-10. She kinda looks like a ’round the way chick but has that aura of elegance. But anyway, I don’t think she’d do a bikini shoot. From what I know, it’s not her flavor. Plus I don’t know if she’s got the body for it. She can’t fill a bathing suit like B or Tyra so she’s probably not what the magazine folks would be looking for. It’s a different kind of appeal she’s got. Admit it, guys, we have categories. The “I’d like to get to know her” types and “Damn! Gimme 5 minutes with that” types. I think most guys who buy the magazine just for the chicks, they’re hoping to see the latter.

6. On February 4, 2007 at 12:54 pm Juan Said: You said it all SJH.

   Alicia Keys… good looking, talented…but I think she’d probably claw her eyes out than grace the pages of SI Swimsuit.

   Mariah Carey did just pose in a bathing suit for Playboy… If you would have asked me after she sang “Vision of Love” whether she would be in Playboy, even in a bathing suit, I would have said “no.” And not really sure if I need to see Mariah in a bathing suit. Maybe if this was 1994 or something…

7. On February 4, 2007 at 9:42 pm From Jake’s Mouth Said: More Jessica Rabbit…errr White please

   I do love body paint.

   They need to hire me to do a swimsuit issue. I promise diversity in a big way.

   The irony is most of the photogs I share the sidelines, baselines, and other sports locations with are white 99% of the time. And believe me 99.9% of those shots of Serena’s body parts are from white photogs. So somebody is finding her sexy….other than Roy that is

8. On February 5, 2007 at 2:33 pm Lawrence Ross Said: Man, I love this blog.

   I remember how steamed my boys were when Tyra (INGLEWOOD!)had to share the stage with the white girl. It fell right into our general conspiracy theory that when a white athlete won something, they appeared on the Wheaties box, or did the Disney commercial, by themselves. When someone black won, they appeared as part of a group on the Wheaties box or jointly with the Disney thang. But then again, we just might be paranoid. LOL

9. On February 5, 2007 at 3:57 pm wyclefdoug Said: Alicia Keys has chest hair. That wouldn’t look good in swimsuit edition.
10. On February 5, 2007 at 4:59 pm Juan Said: The lady on with Tyra is Brazilian, no?
    Whatever she is, she’s definitely 100% Finese (chinese). (to quote Jerome from Martin telling Gina’s friend Pam)

    Alicia Keys has chest hair?
    May or may not be true, but that is funny.. wasn’t expecting to read that.

    Almost as funny as Jimmy Kimmel during Shaq roast saying that he ran into Lisa Leslie at the urinal next to his.

11. On February 5, 2007 at 9:21 pm wyclefdoug Said: I’m not lying. Go to imnotobsessed.com, do a little search for it and you’ll see, it’s gross
12. On February 6, 2007 at 12:33 pm Juan Said: I just saw it. Yeah, that’s too bad.
13. On February 8, 2007 at 1:02 am SJH Said: Damn. I never thought of her in a sexual way, and I deinitely won’t after that. That was…damn.

    Hey, she is half Italian. Spanish chicks, too. It’s one of them things you’ve gotta watch our for.

    How the hell did she leave her house like that, though? In a dress that was showing off the area. Couldn’t one of her minions pointed it out? Not the the stylist, the makeup people. Not even one of them keep-it-real homeboys could’ve said, “Yo ‘Licia, your [breasts] got some warewolf action going on. For $10, I could hook you up with a Caesar or something. Get you a shake-up on that muh…”?

    I still respect her and everything. And she’s still cute. If she’s wearing a turtleneck sweater, I’d kiss her.

14. On February 8, 2007 at 3:14 pm Beyoncé to grace Sports Illustrated’s coveted Swimsuit cover? « Said: […] mold (or, more than likely, Mat ‘n’ Tina). Oh well, I’m not complaining! More at Ballers, Gamers & Scoundrels Explore posts in the same categories: Beyonce, Tyra Banks, Mat ‘n’ […]
15. On February 8, 2007 at 3:24 pm Hip Hop Rumors » Beyoncé to grace Sports Illustrated’s coveted Swimsuit cover? Said: […] What makes this even more interesting is that Beyoncé is not a model, athlete or athlete’s wife, which are usually the prerequisites for being shot for the issue. It would figure that Beyoncé would break this mold (or, more than likely, Mat ‘n’ Tina). Oh well, I’m not complaining! More at Ballers, Gamers & Scoundrels […]
16. On February 8, 2007 at 5:02 pm Gossip Rumors » Beyoncé to grace Sports Illustrated’s coveted Swimsuit cover? Said: […] What makes this even more interesting is that Beyoncé is not a model, athlete or athlete’s wife, which are usually the prerequisites for being shot for the issue. It would figure that Beyoncé would break this mold (or, more than likely, Mat ‘n’ Tina). Oh well, I’m not complaining! More at Ballers, Gamers & Scoundrels […]
17. On February 9, 2007 at 12:53 pm Spicy Salsa…oh so Spicy Said: Beyonce makes me question my sexuality…bitch is beautiful!!!!!!! **muah**
18. On February 11, 2007 at 5:17 pm jade Said: I hope not. The si is for models and athletes and it would not be right to mess with that tradition. Models no longer grace mag covers b/c actress and singers take that position. SI is still the place to go for a model to be a household name. She isnt even right for the magazine, let alone the cover. I hope this is just a silly rumor. Well see
19. On February 12, 2007 at 6:22 pm stun1210 Said: When will they put a dark skin black woman on the cover of SI? Tyra was only on the cover because she is light and has green eyes. Naomi should have had the cover. I feel its the same issue with Beyonce. She’s acceptable for the cover because she is really light and has that long blond weave. I see so many beautiful darksinned black women who never get any play on TV, movies, videos or magazines that look better than Beyonce. I would love to see Kenya Moore on the cover of SI.
20. On February 13, 2007 at 5:16 pm jade Said: she not even in the magazine, silly rumor
21. On February 13, 2007 at 6:34 pm sla837 Said: ^^^
    even though she’s REALLY on the FREAKING cover!
22. On February 14, 2007 at 12:05 am ben Said: I really can not believe they put her on the cover!! I’ve already sent off my letter of complaint - the first time I’ve felt compelled to write in 25 years of swimsuit issues. Beyonce’s attractive, but the cover of the swimsuit issue belongs to a model. How I would’ve loved a Jessica White cover. Or how about Oluchi - now that would’ve been ground breaking for the issue - a distinctly African model on the cover. Instead we get a photo of the most overexposed celebrity on the planet. Good singer, bad model
23. On February 14, 2007 at 1:03 am ak Said: if black women “graced” the cover of every s-i swimsuit issue from here to eternity, what would that say? that white men are finally admitting what millions of black women already know: that they’re sexually attracted to us?
24. On February 14, 2007 at 1:31 am does it matter Said: WHAT A JOKE , I’M WHITE AND I THINK BLACK (SO Called women ) are not attractive.
25. On February 14, 2007 at 3:48 am Chance Said: Unlike the racist fool that posted before me,
    I find it very unfortunate that minority models
    have a harder time with magazines such as S.I..
    And I think that in todays day and age minority
    models should get more work than they do whether
    they be black, latina, or something else, not to
    put down white models. Personally I find all the
    models beautiful, however I am more partial to
    Latina and Black women.
26. On February 14, 2007 at 6:38 am bobo Said: don’t you think folks, that this was rather Beyonce’s wish, she might even forced this cover a little bit? she desperately wanted to be in Dreamgirls, thinking that would be her big shot, and it turned out quite bad for her, Jennifer Hudson stole all the light from her. this cover directs the media towards B. again. can the cover of the swimsuit edition be managed somehow?
27. On February 14, 2007 at 8:36 am Mohommed Said: I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT BEYONCE BEING ON THIS COVER; I HOPE THAT NO ONE BUYS THIS MAGAZINE, I AM GOING TO UNSUBSCRIBE TO SPORTS ILLUSTARTION; I BET ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY BEYONCE AND HER PARENTS BEGGED THESE PEOPLE FOR THIS SPOT; IF YOU CAN REMEMBER, THEY CALLED BILL CONDON THE DIRECTOR OF DREAM GIRLS TO ASK HIM NOT TO AUDITION ANYONE FOR THE DEENA PART UNTIL HE SEE BEYONCE. ARE THEY BANKRUPT OR SOMETHING, WHY ARE THEY SO DESPARATE FOR MONEY. I FEEL LIKE JANET JACKSON WOULD BE THE PERFECT AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE TO PUT ON THIS COVER IF THEY WERE GOING TO DO CELEBRITIES, ARTIST; JANET JACKSON IS SO BEAUTIFUL, NATURALLY BEATIFUL, WITH A BODY TO KILL FOR, SHE LOOKS 100% BETTER THAN BEYONCE. BEYONCE LOOKS (40) AND JANET JACKSON LOOKS (25). SPORTS ILLUSTRATION BAD IDEA TO PUT BEYONCE ON THIS COVER!!!
28. On February 14, 2007 at 8:46 am TOMMIE Said: Mohommed, I agree with you totally, Janet Jackson is so pretty, she looks a hell of alot better than Beyonce and Janet’s body is way, way, way, better to look at. Matthew Knowls is known for dirty little tricks as far as advertising his daughter. I am not going to buy the edition with her on the cover. I think that everyone should write in to sports illustration and complain about this, this is terrible. Beyonce looks like a “GHETTO SLUT””, I hope she buy her self some new weave and wigs!
29. On February 14, 2007 at 9:08 am Darnell Said: I do not like the fact that they have chosen to put Beyonce on the sports illustrated magazine, There are many other beautiful, african american women who could have been selected as the cover girl. Beyonce is fake, cheap, and money hungry along with her parents, I think that they thought this would take the shine off of Jennifer Hudson because Jennifer Hudson is on the Vogue magazine,and she looks stunning. Peopl in the earlier post says that Janet Jackson should have been put on the cover if they were going to to an artist. Janet Jackson does have the athletic body. I don’t think that Beyonce should be on this cover, and I will be sending a letter of complaint!!!
30. On February 14, 2007 at 9:58 am Mal Said: Although tyra and beyonce are the first “black” women to grace the covers of this illustrious magazine, nothing changed as from putting a white model on it. The only reason for putting these girls on the cover is that black people could say “wonderful we can support the magazine now, black people are on it”. But the truth is, Tyra and Beyonce look white or have trimmed away butt and thighs and long blond hair thats not theirs. They both look alike. B is a great performer but she is much to overated at times. So until I see some dark women with their real hair on those covers, beyonce isnt doing nothing for nobody but to serve her own interest. She cant be more famous than she aleady is and this is her highest point so its down hill from here.No matter how much grammy or oscars or tonys she can win she is saturated and over exposed.
31. On February 14, 2007 at 10:14 am Aya Said: congratulations, beyonce!!! It doesn’t help anyone to be so hateful to a person who is working hard and making the most of her opportunities.
32. On February 14, 2007 at 11:01 am Michelle Said: GREAT JOB SI!!! WOMEN OF ALL COLORS, RACES AND NATIONALITIES SHOULD GRACE THE COVER AND PAGES OF SI AND ALL OTHER MAGAZINES. IT DOES NOT MATTER AS LONG AS YOU ARE ATTRACTIVE AND SEXY.
33. On February 14, 2007 at 11:30 am Scof Said: best post ever
34. On February 14, 2007 at 12:05 pm Vinny Said: Ya know ..I would think that any person who is SELECTED to be on the cover would find it an honor …and would HOPE that we would be happy for them. I am a Beyonce fan, because from what I have seen and read ( I am from Houston originally so I do KNOW alot of the Knowles backstory), she is a really NICE celebrity. No one gives her props for her charity work; nobody applauds the money she has given inner-city churches …or donations to Aids victims; ASCAP’s first female songwrite of the year, now has 10 Grammy’s to date …and this? “Over-Exposed”? only because the public eats her up!!! Shoot …she had a dream at freakin 12 years old ..and has strived for it. Let the haters do the same thing ..then they can cast aspersions. Until then? This brotha is down with some B …and will buy two issues fo the magazine!!
35. On February 14, 2007 at 12:12 pm Vinny Said: Oh yeah …I forgot …”Fake”? “Cheap”? Money hungry? what ..are we her accountants? her minister? Her wannabe plastic surgeons? C’mon …sounds like haterade to me …and whats this stuff about light-skinned versus dark skinned Afro Americans? I feel like I am watching the movie “Skool Daze” (please rent that movie for reference) Support our people …PEOPLE!!
36. On February 14, 2007 at 12:21 pm MIKE Said: THIS PICTURE LOOKS A TOTAL MESS, I WOULD NOT HAVE PUT BEYONCE ON THIS COVER, SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE IS NOT AN ATHLETE, TO THE POST ABOVE, NOBODY CARES ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT THE KNOWLES, I DO KNOW ONE THING ABOUT THEM, THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE THE FACT THAT JENNIFER HUDSON IS THE BEST SINGER, AND ACTRESS HANDS DOWN AWAY, BUT PEOPLE ARE GEARING UP TO SEE JENNIFER HUDSON AT THE OSCARS, AND WAITING FOR HER TO RELEASE HER ALBUM. BEYONCE NEEDS TO GO HIDE HER SELF!!!
37. On February 14, 2007 at 1:10 pm TimR Said: ALL I CAN SAY IS “WHY BEYONCE”???? IS IT BECAUSE HER FATHER BEGGED SPORTS ILLUSTRATION LIKE HE DID BILL CONDON IN DREAM GIRLS!!! THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW BEYONCE WILL BE WORKING FOR PLAY BOY MAGAZINE, I HAVE HEARD ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINT LETTERS BEING SENT TO SPORTS ILLUSTRATION. BEYONCE IS NOW KNOWN FOR BEING PIMPED BY HER FATHER AND BOYFRIEND!!! BEYONCE GO AWAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF SEEING YOUR FAKE BEHIND, WITH YOUR FAKE WIGS, YOU LOOK TO BE ABOUT (35 YEARS OLD) IN THESE PICTURES, I THINK THIS IS WHY YOU ARE SO HUNGRY FOR MONEY AND SUCCESS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALMOST HITTING 35 OR 36 AND WANT TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALOT BEFORE REACHING 40.
38. On February 14, 2007 at 1:41 pm Vinny Said: “I DO KNOW ONE THING ABOUT THEM, THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE THE FACT THAT JENNIFER HUDSON IS THE BEST SINGER, AND ACTRESS HANDS DOWN AWAY, BUT PEOPLE ARE GEARING UP TO SEE JENNIFER HUDSON AT THE OSCARS, AND WAITING FOR HER TO RELEASE HER ALBUM. BEYONCE NEEDS TO GO HIDE HER SELF!!! …” No, I beg to differ ..you don’t KNOW anything ..you speculate …much like all of us do. I do not take tabloid fodder with a grain of salt ..if that is the authority with which you get your news? So be it ..isn’t it funny that ANGELINA JOLIE gets more exposure than Beyonce ..yet she has the love and support of her “people” such as they are …we have some real self-loathing issues, don’t we? We can’t support and be happy for any person of color that excels in their field ..without that “crab-in-a-barrel” mentality …what a shame. We won’t rise until we learn to be happy for our own ..and you are right …nobody cares what I know about the Knowles …or that you can’t stand beyonce either! The joy of expressing an opinion in this forum …don’t ya love it!!??
    LOL
39. On February 14, 2007 at 1:47 pm Vinny Said: Oh Yeah ..and TimR …whats wrong with 35, bruh? We baggin on age now? c’mon mannnnn!

    sign me a 40 year “Old G” …who is trying to reach enlightenment LOL

40. On February 14, 2007 at 2:36 pm tish Said: telll it Vinny lol. These haters know nothing and for the person that said J-Hud cover and shoot was beautiful you really are delusional and i like J-Hud but they made her looks horrible eep it all the way real. And yall cant undo what beyonce has done you just cant shes accomplished so damn much in 10 years i mean are you serious? Why hate on her and the only one that thinks shes overexposed are people that stay on the internet and various blogs who use her to get people to come on the site. Yall need to be happy that she keepin r&b music out there and doin different things with her music and makin history being the first entertainer on the cover and the second afican american women. Dont be mad at beyonce because shes a hustler yall kill me sayin shes overexposed and yall want her to go away or biggin up J-Hud and other celebs to discredit her but yall dont go out and buy they records or vote for them. The black community is fickle as hell they love you one minute than say you are overexposed the next but the difference with beyonce compared to Ashanti, Ciara, Janet and all the other competition is that she is international she has fans of all different races so fuck yall she still is goin to be #1 like irreplaceable for the 10th week straight and shes goin to continue to make history if yall tired of her stop lookin at her pics and respondin to articles about her.
41. On February 14, 2007 at 4:29 pm Mel Said: Wow!!! I am so disgusted by all the post on how B is this are B is that, we are all grown, tryin to make that money, name one person who is not out to make more??? This is her job, she is good at or other wise she wouldn’t have made it as far as she has, so Rep on Ms. Beyonce, b/c any Real Man or Woman can understand the struggle and the criticism..

    IF YOU ARE NOT BEING HATED ON…
    YOU MUST NOT BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT!!!!!

42. On February 14, 2007 at 5:54 pm FastMover Said: Give me a break people! In my opinion Beyonce is one of the most beautiful women on the planet along with many other women of ALL ethnicities.
43. On February 14, 2007 at 6:09 pm tish Said: you tell it Mel and Fastmover she is doin her thang so people need to give this girl her damn props and she isnt photoshopped because there is a video on youtube of the shoot. I wish her much success and every other woman tryin to make it and succeed in life.
44. On February 14, 2007 at 9:21 pm anon Said: I wish the young lady would stop hating on Beyonce and other lighter skinned women. People kill me always demeaning each other worrying about appearance and things that we can not change. Why we as a race just can’t except each others differences and learn to embrace our own.
45. On February 14, 2007 at 9:26 pm charmaine Said: enough is enough!!! Is it her light skin and blondish weave that did it? She’s on every f—— magazine, so leave the SI to people who are models or who are in sports or who have spouses who are in sports. You want a black beautiful woman, there are many out there, take a look and leave the same tired faces alone.(Beyonce) What about Kelly Rowland? She’s beautiful and would be refreshing to see her for a change!
46. On February 15, 2007 at 1:06 am Vinny Said: LOL ..Hey Charmaine …guess what? All of us ain’t “tired” of B …I look at that “tired face” all day long and twice on Sundays!! LOL …Folks tired of looking at her? don’t buy the damn swim suit issue …don’t watch her videos …don’t buy her records …and don’t respond to her blogs …LOL
47. On February 15, 2007 at 3:08 am Kris Said: Why are people making so much fuss about Beyonce and other Black women wearing weaves? White women, and especially entertainers, having been wearing wigs, weaves, and hairpieces from ancient times! I would venture to say a high percentage of the white entertainers (actors, singers, etc.) wear them and have a wardrobe of them. So why is it that Black women are ridiculed and made the butt of jokes (especially by other Blacks)? They are an easy way of keeping fashionable without destroying your hair. It’s easy upkeep. So while you’re looking at the beautiful white hotties with the long full hair — A goodly number of them didn’t grow it — they bought it. And by the way, Beyonce has a full head of long hair which she adds to to change her look. And Black women dying their hair different colors is not what fuels the billion dollar industry.
48. On February 15, 2007 at 4:57 am JODY Said: I personally feels like Beyonce should not have been chosen for the sports illustration because i don’t care how beautiful she is, she is not an athlete, nor a model. Is the sports illustration in need to sale really big??? It does seems as though Beyonce is trying way too hard to do things that does not fit her. Take a break Beyonce,a nd stay with the singing!!!
49. On February 15, 2007 at 4:59 am tony Said: “””And Black women dying their hair different colors is not what fuels the billion dollar industry”””, and black women wearing blonde weave and wigs are????? Beyonce does not have long hair, she was caught at the airport with her natural hair pulled back, and it was to hear ears, as if she had a bob cut,.
50. On February 15, 2007 at 10:44 am Louis Said: Listen all u low lifes full of hating Beyonce for no reason……. She has worked hard all her life and she good at what she does give her a break Jennifer Hudson is good she has really done well for someone who has never been in a movie or recorded an album but let face it she is not Beyonce……………So stop trying to fuel ridiculous and superfluous fued between these two magnificent girls…… and lastly but not least wasting your energy on hating someone u dont even know and wont even do anything about it rather just make more effort in building your self to accomplish more and be just like them two(Beyonce and Jennifer)
    SO HATING ITS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR LIFE…….U WILL NEVER ACHIEVE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!
51. On February 15, 2007 at 11:47 am FastMover Said: As a Latino who loves people of all races I agree with Charmaine…Kelly Rowland IS beautiful AND also very talented. Hell who could resist that gorgeous smile and that lovely voice. For what is worse..I love them BOTH!
52. On February 15, 2007 at 11:55 am FastMover Said: OOPPS! Sorry for the spelling. I meant..For what is worth. The sentiment remains the same.
53. On February 15, 2007 at 12:30 pm Louis Said: I just really think that this is absolutely ludicrous and bizarre that u guys are hating Beyonce so much…………..She is very lucky, Nobody obliged the magazine to feature her, even if she is gonna be gracing the cover, she is fantastic good for her, its her moment………..Even the Dreamsgirls director knew who to put in front to market their movie…… and she did a great job……..if u dont like her stop sending any messages about her just go away and leave her alone we dont even know who you are….. but we know who she is……….OK
54. On February 15, 2007 at 12:36 pm totaltransformation Said: Nice to see Beyonce branching out. Movies, fashion, now SI. What’s next? The Whitehouse?

    -J. Kaiser

55. On February 15, 2007 at 12:41 pm Agirl Said: Beyonce is an athelete- do you think she learns those dance routines on camera or keeps those abs by way of 10mins a day? As a biracial black woman, Beyonce is darker than me anyway so why do we care how dark or light or even if it was a big boned and fit Marilyn Monroe on the cover? You racist Americans!!! (black and white ones, You miss the point!)- I am just so glad to see a woman of color or ANY color who is not rail thin like Tyra and still has the fitness and sex appeal to pose where unfed 2lb supermodels used to leave their deer tracks. Its a shame that I only see fit bodies like mine portrayed in hip hop videos as fodder for street thugs. (That white man who wrote that she looks hoochie is conditioned to associate beauty with thin and shape with hoochie. Little does he probably know that if he went to Sweden, those white women have bodies like shapely black women here!!! and that’s hot! Beyonce made white fit women proud in that photo too!) So who cares if Black women ever cover for playboy? SI Swim Suit issue is about the hot all American girl at the beach. And Beyonce kicked through the door for fit woman with shape, color and represents dance atheletes everywhere. Its so silly Americans are obsessed with color more than any country I’ve been to and this one claims to be the most open minded and accepting of individual freedom and differences. Oh, brother! Give me a European man anyday… unless one of you yanks truly does see beauty as beauty, wink, wink. When I see SI magazine, any sport, I am reminded how extraordinary and fantastic God created men.. oh… every country’s soccer team is my favorite, every football team has heros of every shade and ethnicity. Fit and fine as all get out! Good for Beyonce at SI! She is one of the many beautiful fit people on the cover. By the way, Jennifer Hudson and her are not competing for anything. Please appreciate that each individual was created with their own glory to share. Everyone should try to live up to theirs instead of pitting people against each other or taking them down with criticism when most of these people who criticize are probably not fit, not cultured, and not even trying to do anything with their life but sit around and imagine they are better than someone else. Live up to your glory and let Beyonce, and whoever next you envy, enjoy theirs.
56. On February 15, 2007 at 1:23 pm Gerald Said: As a an African American Male. Emphasis on Male. I think that Beyonce is hot. She is also intelligent, versatile, and goal oriented. I will buy several issues to make up for the narrow minded individuals, who don appreciate beauty. Check out the Destiny’s Child DVD. Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle are athletes. I hope she put some of her weight back on. I love healthy women.
    Gerald
57. On February 16, 2007 at 11:15 am bobbilee Said: i do not think that is opprpreat for students eyes.
58. On February 16, 2007 at 1:53 pm JoeJoe Said: I agree with Janet being on the cover. At 40 her body is in much better shape and looks better than many of these women half her age. I also realized that if SI was gonna choose a black woman to be on the cover of course they’d pic a light-skinned black woman who’s closer to what many white guys would like. There are some white guys out there who like CHOCOLATE ok. To the person who said something as silly as Beyonce unlike compared to Ciara and Janet is that she is international and has fans of different races. Uh obviously you don’t know too much about Janet considering she’s already sold 80million albums and sold out tours that has left records. Tell us again that Janet isn’t international and doesn’t have fans of all ages and races.
59. On February 16, 2007 at 3:13 pm Agirl Said: So what who coulda shoulda woulda! Beyonce got the cover, she is fit, fine and as dark or as light as you want- nah, nah, nah! Its her moment in the sun, not yours so deal with it!
60. On February 19, 2007 at 12:04 am juy Said: I’m so sick of looking at beyonce….Couldn’t they have picked someone else like Ciara or Rhianna….They’re HOT!!!!
61. On February 19, 2007 at 12:12 am Roy S. Johnson Said: Just curious: Why do people leave fake email addresses? I like to offer personal replies - even to people who attack me. But when the email adress is fake …
62. On February 19, 2007 at 12:58 am ndubc Said: beyonce is played out!!! ok folks…she is pretty but give other black celebrities a chance…I can understand that this issue of Sports illustrated is about music but i heard beyonce’s acting was terrible in Dream girls..(notice how J. hudson got the acadamy award). Why would they use the looser of a music film to promote a magazine? By the way, i will be complaining to Sports Illustrated too. Just because she can wear a bikini and looks good with blond locks doesn’t make her the regard for almost every cover out there. They should’ve chose someone new and fresh. Race is definitely not the issue here…it’s just HER….She’s fake and everyone is sick of it!!!!!!! fake fake fake!!!!!!
63. On February 19, 2007 at 12:21 pm JuanaD Said: I feel some of you on the whole beyonce thing, but my main gripe about it all is that this is a sports magazine. There are too many athletes out there that need real exposure and recognition and this was their magazine to do it. Now it has gon over to who can pay the most for a cover. I just don’t think it was right. I think alot of people who like this magazine find it wrong that a singer is on the cover more than anything, just like alot of people had a problem when anna kornikova was on the cover and yes she plays tennnis but she never one a title and it was belittling to real altheletes for a amatuer in play was being given such exposure. I understand it’s about the looks to hence using models who most of the time use the cover to get bigger jobs and add to their books.
64. On February 22, 2007 at 8:42 am Jazzy Said: Why is everyone so angry? Beyonce is a beautiful woman! She is a beautiful woman of color who paid her dues and is now famous and wonderfully successful!

    This is what everyone in the entertainment industry work for! She is at the top of her game at this point and is reaping the benefits of her seeds sown!

    Why are you writing SI? You people need to get a life! I don’t mean to be disrespectful to you… but come on!

    Be happy for her and maybe when you achieve some form of success, someone will be happy for you!

    My GOD, I don’t understand what the big deal is!

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66. On February 23, 2007 at 3:51 pm Mandy Moyer Said: It is actually a compliment when a Black model is so pretty that haters can only ridicule her hair! After all, a lot of white models wear hair extensions, lip injections and sport cancer tans. Now whose REALLY phony? Unfortunately, most people have been brain-washed enough to forget this little fact!
67. On February 25, 2007 at 3:26 pm albiona Said: hi how are you please replay
68. On March 13, 2007 at 1:45 am mohammad Said: you are nice
69. On March 19, 2007 at 5:45 pm macy Said: beyonce so jealous and ignorant she never keeps it real i hope her albums never sell shes not a role model shes wants all the attention to herself jennifer can sing better than her she proved that beyonce is boring and played the hell out
70. On March 19, 2007 at 5:48 pm nickky Said: beyonce doesnt speak her mind shes not a real sista shes so hollywood and fake her cd sucks and she cant act she needs to hide somewhere i cant wait untill jennifer hud comes out beyonce is old news we seen her body a million times its nothing special about her
71. On March 19, 2007 at 5:52 pm jason Said: beyonce thinks shes the shit i dont like her fake personality shes all dum in her interviews somebody need to check that bi