Yeah yeah we know, it’s been about ten years since the big drama happened. But it’s just like a classic movie. You can watch it and talk about it over and over again, we’ll never get bored.  That drama made Destiny’s Child one of the biggest group of all time. Human race is just like that. We love drama and we love to be entertainened. We want something to talk about. That’s just how it is. Life would be quite boring without that, don’t you think?

Today, we bringing you THE very famous Vibe Magazine article that everyone has been talking about for years.  It’s a good read!  Check out how ridiculous as hell is Beyonce playing the victims. No Beyonce you failed at making LeToya disappear. What did you seriously believe? Like you thought she was just going to shut up and work for McDonalds? Nah baby, LeToya is a strong black woman. She is a the proof that hard work and faith is always a winner. She  showed the world that if you don’t give up and don’t let people stop you, YOU CAN DO IT. That goes to EVERYONE reading this, if you have a dream, a goal, please NEVER EVER GIVE UP! LeToya is a model for that and that’s one of the reasons why I love her. She’s a fighter, just like me. If she can overcome the Knowles then I can overcome my personal challenges. People like the Knowles thought they could control people’s life over God’s plans but that’s just not how life works.

It makes me laugh when Mathew Knowles takes credit from LeToya’s success. (He said on Billboard Magazine that she hit number one thanks to him and his bootcamp shit). Anyway 10 years later, LeToya is standing strong, right here with you Beyonce (above on that same BET Awards Red Carpet, maybe not on that same stage grrrr) and that, that you want it or not.

Here is the article in its entirety….  (PS: I LOOOVE Beyonce, no sarcasm. I just hate her dad.) God bless everyone!

It’s a cloudy Sunday morning in downtown Houston. St. John’s Methodist Church is packed with parishioners overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit. Worshipers wail a chorus of “amens” that echoes through the modest two-story building. While the crowd urges him to “preach” and “take your time, take your time,” Pastor Rudy Rasmus, a laughing man with friendly eyes, roars, “Right now we’re trusting you to fix our relationships, Lord; to put us back together like you intended us to be.”

In the balcony of St. John’s, a young woman sits crying. Her name is Beyoncé Knowles. Her head is bowed, but you can hear her tender whimpers; as her tears dot the well-worn landscape of her Bible. Her best friend, Kelendria Rowland, a.k.a. Kelly, sits two rows ahead, also in the throes of an emotional experience. Their friend and partner Michelle Williams would ordinarily be here as well but she’s visiting family in Illinois. Beyoncé’s parents, Mathew and Tina Knowles, are dry-eyed and squished into a neighboring pew; and her 14-year-old sister Solange sits quietly in the back with a gaggle of fresh-faced girlfriends.

In keeping with the casual dress code of the church, no one wears his or her Sunday’s best. Beyoncé looks like she’s en route to the gym in an Adidas tank top, matching track pants, and white Nikes. Kelly looks like she’s ready to spend a day at the mall dressed in a pink

T-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops. Today they are not glamorous members of the super group Destiny’s Child. Today they are in God’s house, and their physical appearance does not matter. Knowing this, Beyoncé tilts her head toward the heavens and begins to rock slowly to and fro. Her tears trickle into soft exaltations. “Thank you, Jesus,” she says. “Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus.”

Later, over oxtails and candied yams at the popular Houston soul-food restaurant This Is It, Beyoncé and Kelly explain their earlier display of emotion. “People think that when we’re crying we’re upset, but we’re not. We’re just so thankful and happy that we’ve truly been blessed.”

“So blessed,” Kelly agrees. “So blessed.” Indeed they have been.

Through more ups and downs than the Nasdaq and stranger subplots than a tawdry daytime soap opera, Destiny’s Child have managed to establish themselves as America’s preeminent girl group. They share the rarified air of bona fide stardom with young pop phenomenons like ‘N Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera (the group opened for the blond genie in a bottle during her summer 2000 tour). Sexy midriff-baring ensembles and Lone Star State sass have helped the group sell close to 7 million albums in less than three years, garner two Grammy Award nominations, an NAACP Image Award, four Billboard Music Awards, and legions of devoted fans. The girls scored yet another big hit last October with “Independent Women, Part 1,” the first single from the Charlie’s Angels soundtrack.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg promises their representative John Battaglia, director of the music division at the Wilhelmina modeling agency. “I’m working on a cosmetics deal, a major soft-drink deal, and talking with a number of car companies. With everything [Destiny's Child has] planned for 2001, they’re poised to take it to the next level, out of this stratosphere.”

Those plans include February’s release of their highly anticipated third album, Survivor. The girls describe their latest effort as more mature and easier on the men. The fact that there’s a new album even worth discussing is somewhat surprising, but it’s also a testament to the tenacity that goes back to the group’s beginnings.

First stepping on the scene in 1997, the then Houston-bred quartet was composed of 19-year-old friends Beyoncé, Kelly, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett. There was no discernible difference between them, Allure, 702, and the other R&B girl groups out at the time. Sure, “No, No, No,” from the quartet’s self-titled debut, was a hit (Wyclef Jean oversaw the single’s remix), but for an album that eventually went platinum there was very little buzz. It appeared the children of Destiny had won an all-expense-paid trip to one-hit wonderland.

But what a difference the right army of producers and catchy lyrics can make. Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Rodney Jerkins, and writer Kandi Buruss helmed the project, infusing the good girls with a sexy edge. Following in the footsteps of TLC, Destiny’s Child picked up where “No Scrubs” left off and galloped to the top of the charts with their multi-platinum second album, The Writing’s on the Wall. Chockful of sophisticated, ball-busting, and often comical hits that berated brothers for being bothersome (“You make me wanna throw my pager out the window / Tell MCI to cut the phone chord / Break my lease so I can move / ‘Cause you’re a bug-a-boo”); shady (“Say my name, say my name / If no one is around you say, “Baby I love you” / If you ain’t running game”); and on their watershed “Bills, Bills, Bills” just plain triflin’ (“Now you’ve been maxing out my card / Giving me bad credit, buying gifts with my own name”), W.O.W. earned the group reputations for being everything from gold- digging male bashers‹a charge the girls heatedly deny‹to new-millennium feminists out to challenge the bitches-ain’t-shit posturing that plagued much of late-’90s R&B and hip hop.

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Covered in shadows, the history of the girl group, Anjel, was always something left up in the air. LNN will shed some light on the clouded past of Anjel with the help Nativida Quinones (Nati, former member) who is setting the record straight for us once and for all, unlocking the mystery that was Anjel. Check out the audio of our interview at the bottom of this article.

In the year 2000, Linda Casey, mother of Jagged Edge twins, Brian and Brandon, had a talent search in the state of Connecticut to find members to join LeToya Luckett (soprano) and LaTavia Roberson (alto), formerly of Destiny’s Child. From the contest arrived Natasha Ramos who joined the group but due to altercations and wanting to continue school, she left the group but not before introducing to the team Nati, an old friend and former group mate of “Skim“. After a long talk with her friend and a nerve racking audition, Nati joined the group as Natasha left. She became the rapper (occasionally singing soprano).

From left to right: Nati, LeToya, Tiffany and LaTavia

On LeToya & LaTavia: “They’ve been through A LOT…just to see their strength, diligence and hunger [working with them] was a true blessing”

In 2001 a new addition was made to the group, college student Tiffany Beaudoin (mezzo-soprano), who was introduced by a mutual friend, auditioned and Anjel was completed. With the aid of Jagged Edge, Anjel recorded demos, in which 20 of them leaked (download them HERE), in Atlanta. They appeared at the 2001 Grammy’s where Destiny’s Child won a award for “Say My Name” but, although they collected their trophies, LeToya and LaTavia did not arrive on stage to receive and publicly gain credit for the song.

Soon Jermaine Dupri made the decision to take So So Def under Arista Records which caused trouble for Jagged Edge ‘s production company 581 Entertainment. Already with their own girl group, Isyss, Arista had no need for another and Anjel was not chosen to become part of the label. With the foundation crumbling and no label support the plan to release an album was cancelled and the girls of Anjel disbanded the group each going their separate ways.

“They must’ve had something they were looking for at the time and we probably didn’t!”

Nati, life after Anjel

A Puerto Rican fire house born in Bronx, NY, Nati, born Nativida Quinones is a singer-songwriter formely of girl group Anjel. Raised in Connecticut she came from a very musical family. Daughter of a singer-guitar player Nati had music flowing through her veins “I grew up in one of those house holds where we had a house party and at some point your uncles just jumped out with the guitars…”

Nati was introduced to Anjel by her friend Natasha Ramos who she was in Skim with for a year and a half. Natasha Ramos’s manager invited Nati to be his solo artist at first but after Natasha left Anjel, Nati was called on to audition for it. Reluctant at first she went through with the heart racing audition. “It was a nerve racking experience but at the same time I came ready to fight.” Her light shined through and she became the new member of Anjel.

She then went to the the Grammy’s for the first time after just starting in the industry professionally. She also had to bear witness to the controversial moment of Beyonce Knowles, Kelendria Rowland and Tenitra “Michelle” Williams going up on stage and receiving their Grammy while her friends and groupmates sat in the crowd and watch their award be given away. “I know if i was about to receive a Grammy or something and didn’t get the chance to do so…It would be really really hard for me to sit down and watch some one else go up there or see something I worked really hard to get.”

“I want to be able to fill that gap for other artists that are coming in and don’t know what they’re walking into”

Now with Anjel all said and done, Nati, who has now relocated to Texas,  writing and recording her songs with the Nati Q project and working on secret projects she did not devulge. Driven to hit the spotlight, Nati is determined to venture into our hearts from all venues, focused on the dream to be seen everywhere and anywhere.  Working as CEO of her publishing company Ready Writer she is well on her way to becoming a powerful female entrepeneur.

Reminiscent of J-Lo but with better vocals, Nati is a woman full of passion and drive. She is an idealist who wants to inspire the new generation and become a role model, showing them the way and sharing her knowledge and wisdom. “I want to touch lives” “I see myself filling that gap in the music industry and entertainment”. We wish to hear from her soon and hope that she hits it big. Maybe she should hook up with a producer like Timbaland or The-Dream to take her under their wing and let her bloom like the elegent flower that she is.

You can check  her out on myspace and follow her on her new twitter account.

Here is the interview. Hope you enjoy it. It is very informative. (It’s in 3 parts of about 10 minutes each. Click the right arrow to skip track)

LISTEN

Two of her songs here. We love them! If you do too, you can download them below.

1. Ultimatum (DEMO. exclusive LNN version with extra rap) (she recorded it years ago. She’s having new stuff coming up soon. Stay tuned with us for that we’ll keep you posted.)

2. Money Comes and Goes (Mase feat. Nati Q. from the “Welcome Back” album released in 2004)

DOWNLOAD

1. Ultimatum FREE VIA SENDSPACE HERE

2. Money Comes and Goes (Support and BUY from Amazon here)

3. Anjel’s demo album HERE (+ Anjel Photo Gallery)

Stay tuned with LNN for more exclusive reports.

It’s a slow news days today so I thought I could bring this back. These are two classic skits from Mad TV. Beyonce is played by the talented Debra Wilson (I miss her!!!). 95% of our readership already saw these videos but I’m posting them for the 5% who haven’t seen them. (It’s still goo too re-watch this after so long)

It’s a slow news days today so I thought I could bring this back. These are two classic skits from Mad TV. Beyonce is played by the talented Debra Wilson (I miss her!!!). 95% of our readership already saw these videos but I’m posting them for the 5% who haven’t seen them. (It’s still goo too re-watch this after so long)

Feelings About Beyoncè & Kelly Suffering (from S2S Mag)

“Me and LaTavia had thing taken always from us. Nothing was taken away from them, but me and latavia and they got over that real quick. That’s all I’m saying. Their dreams were not taken away, yanked under them. So all the “oh, feel so sorry, look at how the media’s talking about me,” this and this and this….Me and LaTavia are going to one day have that again. I believe that and I will put that on my life. I think we will have that *Stardom* again within this new group or whatever path God leads us down. But honestly, I don’t think any of us are suffering right now. None of us. I mean like I’m not going to sit here and feel sorry for B or Kelly, I’m Not.”

Latavia’s Feelings on Letoya (S2S MAG.):

“Letoya and I, we’ve always been close. LeToya and I had to come together to do something about our lives. Our careers were basically stripped from us. But the bond between me and Toya goes deeper than friendship, the music business, than life, we are sister forever. I can’t see me survicing through all of this without LeToya by my side being my shoulder to cry on, she is my sister.”

Feelings About Beyoncè & Kelly Suffering (from S2S Mag)

“Me and LaTavia had thing taken always from us. Nothing was taken away from them, but me and latavia and they got over that real quick. That’s all I’m saying. Their dreams were not taken away, yanked under them. So all the “oh, feel so sorry, look at how the media’s talking about me,” this and this and this….Me and LaTavia are going to one day have that again. I believe that and I will put that on my life. I think we will have that *Stardom* again within this new group or whatever path God leads us down. But honestly, I don’t think any of us are suffering right now. None of us. I mean like I’m not going to sit here and feel sorry for B or Kelly, I’m Not.”

Latavia’s Feelings on Letoya (S2S MAG.):

“Letoya and I, we’ve always been close. LeToya and I had to come together to do something about our lives. Our careers were basically stripped from us. But the bond between me and Toya goes deeper than friendship, the music business, than life, we are sister forever. I can’t see me survicing through all of this without LeToya by my side being my shoulder to cry on, she is my sister.”

MTV News’ Chris Connelly caught up with the former members of Destiny’s Child, LaTavia and LeToya, on March 20 in Los Angeles. Here’s some of their conversation about the split.

Chris Connelly: How do you feel? Good, strange? What’s going on in your minds?

LeToya: Strange is a good word. It’s a real good word. It’s like leaving camp, a real good summer camp. It’s just a real weird feeling, to be with somebody since you were like nine or ten, and then be separated so suddenly.

LaTavia: Like at the drop of a hat.

CC: Has it really been since [you were] nine or ten that you’ve been working together?

LaTavia: I met Beyoncé in 1990, when I was eight years old, at auditions for a local group in Houston. They wanted it to be all different races, they just wanted it to be a big group. And there were a lot of girls — I mean a lot of girls — but out of 65 girls, Beyoncé and I made it. I met Kelly in elementary school a year later, and Beyoncé and LeToya were in middle school.

LeToya: No, elementary school, then middle school.

CC: How old were you when all four of you got together?

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MTV News’ Chris Connelly caught up with the former members of Destiny’s Child, LaTavia and LeToya, on March 20 in Los Angeles. Here’s some of their conversation about the split.

Chris Connelly: How do you feel? Good, strange? What’s going on in your minds?

LeToya: Strange is a good word. It’s a real good word. It’s like leaving camp, a real good summer camp. It’s just a real weird feeling, to be with somebody since you were like nine or ten, and then be separated so suddenly.

LaTavia: Like at the drop of a hat.

CC: Has it really been since [you were] nine or ten that you’ve been working together?

LaTavia: I met Beyoncé in 1990, when I was eight years old, at auditions for a local group in Houston. They wanted it to be all different races, they just wanted it to be a big group. And there were a lot of girls — I mean a lot of girls — but out of 65 girls, Beyoncé and I made it. I met Kelly in elementary school a year later, and Beyoncé and LeToya were in middle school.

LeToya: No, elementary school, then middle school.

CC: How old were you when all four of you got together?

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