One more thing to add to the promo for Beyoncé’s 4... The world class entertainer is brought to life by photographer Thierry Le Gouès and artist Ebon Heath in the Complex‘s Style & Design issue. The August/September issue does a great job of painting an image of Beyoncé as powerful, accomplished yet earthbound. Read the full editorial HERE. View more after…
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The Bay: Official Cover
Cover Model: Kate Knight
Photographer: Scharad Lightbourne
Swimwear: by Nicki J Swimwear
Hair: Cashera Rolle
Makeup: Lucy Lu
Accessories: Lerielle Cole
Location: Nirvana Beach, Nassau, The Bahamas

Another month, another fine issue from the STYLEZINE team. With summer and its heat being ever-present, the team over at STYLEZINE have come up with The Bay. The Bay is another take on a swimsuit issue… We briefly attended the mixer (1, 2) this past Saturday where we saw a little of what the issue had to offer. Well now we all can view it in full HERE. Also, be sure to check out the soundtrack to the issue, presented by DJ Ampero HERE as well as some behind-the-scenes images HERE.

Forget the beach… check out Stylezine’s “The Bay.”

Think simple beach life and combine it with clean fun, fashion, culture and then you’ll have “The Bay.” It’s Stylezine’s editorial take on good vibes and the good life. Excited? So are we. From their teaser video it seems like it embodies exactly what one would want their island summers to be like.

The newest issue of the magazine is set to be released Tuesday July 4th but you can check it out 3 days earlier at their Social Mixer and viewing party held at The Marley Resort and Spa, Cable Beach.

Check out their teaser video produced by Evolution/Kalumantie Media.

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Spring is here and the latest issue of STYLEZINE magazine is circulating through the network like wildfire. This issue’s cover feature is Kristina McNeil, Cable 12 News Anchor. This issue dubbed, The Girl Next Door, is the magazine’s largest yet. Returning features such as “Kicks,” “La Femme” and more are back to prep us all for what’s going on in Summer of 2011.

All of you who are still into Zodiac signs, after the confusion of the switch-up and addition of a new sign earlier this year can read up on the fire sign that is Aries.

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We just finished reading through the entire issue; it was well worth the wait. Luckily, you don’t have to wait anymore.

READ HERE

Hype machine and contemporary Pop mega-star, Lady GaGa, is about to take us on a hype ride this weekend, of hopeful good music, as the release of her “Born This Way” single is to premiere tomorrow at 6am EST via radio, followed by a digital release at 9am EST (The new single will be performed this Sunday at the Grammy’s). Along with with this, her brand new spread in the new “Power Issue” of Vogue has been released.

Attached to the aesthetically appealing cover and photoshoot is a lengthy editorial in which GaGa speaks about fatigue, her infinite hunger for success, her confidence, love for music and more, READ HERE.

In the editorial, Lady GaGa unloads a whole new heap of information on the Born This Way album. The second single will be entitled “Judas,” in which “The melody sounds like it was written for the Ronettes, but it is set to a sledgehammering dance beat and is about falling in love with backstabbing men of the biblical variety.”

Another song on the album is “Americano,” described by GaGa as “a big mariachi techno-house record, where I am singing about immigration law and gay marriage and all sorts of things that have to do with disenfranchised communities in America.“

The Lady also confirmed that the album will be 17 tracks deep, confirming the titles of three other tracks: “Hair“, “Bad Kids” and “Government Hooker.”

As far as describing the level she’s taken it to for this album and direction, GaGa states, ““It is much more vocally up to par with what I’ve always been capable of. It’s more electronic, but I have married a very theatrical vocal to it. It’s like a giant musical-opus theater piece… there are some very rock-’n’-roll moments on the album, too: There’s a Bruce Springsteen vibe, there’s a Guns N’ Roses moment. It’s the anthemic nature of the melodies and the choruses.“

But let’s bring it back to the current song with the spotlight placed above, “Born this Way.” The folks over at Vogue are describing it as an “unbelievably great dance song, destined to be the anthem of every gay-pride event for the next 100 years.“

With all this hype surrounding the being that is Lady GaGa, we sure hope she can deliver. Take the jump to view the pictorial and be back here first thing in the morning for our review of “Born This Way”…
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Bahamian film makers, Ryan Lightbourn and Lavado Stubbs, are the coverguys for the latest issue of eLIFE242 magazine. The talented gents speak about how they stay “Ahead of the Curve” in their respective fields.

The magazine is available at JukeBox, Airbrush Junkies, Island Cellular, Burger Barn (Palmdale), etc… You can also text 242-454-0264 to find out where else you can a copy.

Bahamian lifestyle magazine with a high-end gloss, Stylezine, released their “Love/Hate” the other day with cover guy, DJ Chronic. The DJ sits down with Nik Barnes for an in-depth look into his background, his journey into music and what’s to come in the future. After the jump, view a behind-the-scenes look at the shoot done by none other than ScharadL.

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If there’s one magazine that gives Kanye West his shine, it’s Complex. It’s an awesome magazine that produces some of the best editorials and pictorials of the eccentric artist. The latest issue featuring West pulls in a handful of people who worked with him on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to share their experiences:

Nicki Minaj On Working With West:

“I heard through Drake that Kanye wanted me on his album, and I got on the next thing smokin’ to Hawaii. I didn’t think that he was gonna like me. I always figured that he was one of those conscious rappers, so I thought that he wouldn’t want girls to be dressed overtly sexy—and I go to the studio and he has nothing but pictures of naked women on his computer that he’d invite me to look at. They were really artsy pictures, but you know he loves nudity, so it was a complete shock to me, ’cause I thought I had him all figured out, but I didn’t. He was watching porn when we were in the studio—no shame in his game. Kanye kept askin’ me to come and eat breakfast, but I like to record in the morning. So, when they were eating breakfast, I was in the studio listening to music and writing. And he would always be like, (more…)

Naomi Campbell, for the first time in 25 years of modeling covers Interview magazine. Campbell discusses her life: the past and present as only she can. Read two of the more outstanding quotes from her feature:

“I mean, look, I’m controversial. It’s not that people don’t know who I am . . . If people want to work with me, then they want to work with me. If they don’t, they don’t. You also have to create your own things. I’ve had my own perfume now for how many years? I’m doing my twelfth perfume and I’m with Procter & Gamble. If something doesn’t come your way, then you find another way. I was brought up with a very broad mind. I am a woman of color and I will always be proud of that. I also know that I will always have to go that extra 10 miles. And that’s fine. I’m okay with that. I’m okay with doing the extra 10 miles . . . My whole career is a challenge. I’m a challenge.”

I don’t get depressed. When I feel an attack, I withdraw. I disappear, I replenish, and then I come back. I’m not going to wallow in self-pity and not live my life. There are always going to be some falls in life for everybody, no matter what career you have. You have to roll with the punches and keep going.

After reading the entire piece (READ HERE) you get a feel for the “majestic” being that she is. Oh, you can view the accompanying pictorial after… it’s something serious.

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