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CoriKaru 3rd November 2008 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Temari_2 (Post 1687665)
^

It was hard to tell because it looked like he was mad but he probably wasn't. Here is an interview with Beyonce and Solange in Japan, the second half of the interview was funny.

http://www.youtube.com/v/hyJkNl_6r8o&hl

Haha. But man, how many times did Beyonce flip her hair? Was she posing in hopes to get a Japanese Contract? Ha. Solange was just happy to be..........nah........you know what...I'm gonna leave Solange alone.

Beyonce is wearing something that it looks like Michelle Obama would wear.

Luv ~Venus~ 3rd November 2008 05:43 AM

^Ikr! :laugh I noticed that she kept doing that. Solange seemed like an outcast...like no one even cares for her. Sad. :I

♥ you! 3rd November 2008 06:56 AM

Have you guys seen the promo pictures for Sasha Fierce yet? This one is my favorite.


http://shoots.beyonceworld.net/thumbnails.php?album=199

I gotta say, Beyonce defiantly has the better cover/promos over Christina and Brit. Even though we don't have Circus promo shoots yet I doubt they will be any better than the cover :rolleyes

bondingo 3rd November 2008 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ♥ you! (Post 1687809)
I gotta say, Beyonce defiantly has the better cover/promos over Christina and Brit. We though we don't have Circus promo shoots yet I doubt they will be any better than the cover :rolleyes

I'd have to disagree. I think Christina has her beat. I personally much prefer her cover and promo shots to Beyonce's. Britney's cover isn't very good, but I also prefer it to Beyonce's.

Vinylfantasy 3rd November 2008 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ♥ you! (Post 1687809)
Have you guys seen the promo pictures for Sasha Fierce yet? This one is my favorite.


http://shoots.beyonceworld.net/thumbnails.php?album=199

I gotta say, Beyonce defiantly has the better cover/promos over Christina and Brit. Even though we don't have Circus promo shoots yet I doubt they will be any better than the cover :rolleyes

Those are fabulous! I just LOVE them!

dddaiyamondo 3rd November 2008 07:41 AM

Absolutely hideous.

ayumixfan 3rd November 2008 08:01 AM

The first promo pic looks good but the 2nd one is funky lol ~! XD Omgosh I love If I Were a Boy <333 ~! I wish the video wasn't in Black in white XD ~!

DOLCE 3rd November 2008 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bondingo (Post 1687817)
I'd have to disagree. I think Christina has her beat. I personally much prefer her cover and promo shots to Beyonce's. Britney's cover isn't very good, but I also prefer it to Beyonce's.

Out of the three I think Christina has the best too. I prefer Beyonce's alot more over Brit's though.

Temari_2 3rd November 2008 01:47 PM

Thanks for sharing the promo pics. She looks really good in them.

jbrat2219 3rd November 2008 02:51 PM

I like the first promo shot the best :yes

CoriKaru 3rd November 2008 07:32 PM

I like the first shot, but in the second one, the way they applied her lipstick makes her top lip look all messed up. She almost looks mentally disabled. But yeah, Beyonce definitely has better ones than Christina and Britney isn't even an issue here.

MemorialAddress 3rd November 2008 08:30 PM

I think the covers are terrible, and so are the promo pics.
It's such a disappointment that she's doing everything in B&W :no

Temari_2 4th November 2008 03:17 AM

Here are pictures of Beyonce in Gotham Magazine for November. Apparently each picture is represent a country.



Beyonce looks so different in the India and England photos. How is that last photo suppose to be a representation of Japan? Anyways, my favorite is the France and America photos.

CoriKaru 4th November 2008 03:46 AM

I like the ITALY Picture. In The Japanese one she just looks SWEATY. So does SWEAT represent the Japanese? Ha. And that guy in the back pisses me off for being there for no reason.

MemorialAddress 4th November 2008 03:50 AM

Oh my.. :no
The America one is TERRIBLE!
I think the only decent looking ones are France and Italy.

Luv ~Venus~ 4th November 2008 06:46 AM

Ew and Gross except for the Italy and France pics. That photoshoot could have been better IMO.

Kingdom 4th November 2008 07:02 AM

haha she's pulling a kuu with the picture for each country (except i'm sure beyonce doesn't think alaska and hawaii are countries)

and omg are they gross. like venus said, france and italy look good but WTF at the japan picture. the guy with the white streak is his afro looks retarded

ayumixfan 4th November 2008 08:27 AM

^I know ~! They need to put more work into that =S ~! I usualyl think beyonce is pretty too ~! but wow... those are terrible >=S

dddaiyamondo 4th November 2008 09:00 AM

Of course France and Italy would look the best. They're the sexiest countries :laugh But seriously ew at the entire photoshoot.

PoetGirl 4th November 2008 04:33 PM

have u heard i am ... sasha fierce album?

jbrat2219 4th November 2008 05:26 PM

:no

I only like Italy and France... If I were to look at these without the names of the countries, I wouldn't know what they were suppose to represent, except maybe America because it's obvious... Who ever told her these pictures were hot needs to be shot...

tanachu 4th November 2008 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dddaiyamondo (Post 1689057)
Of course France and Italy would look the best. They're the sexiest countries :laugh But seriously ew at the entire photoshoot.

^ No. :innocent

lol omg at japan

dddaiyamondo 4th November 2008 09:11 PM

^Yes, sorry. When it comes to sexy photoshoots and fashion, Italy and France are the best.

s1012h 5th November 2008 06:22 AM

The standard version of the album leaked a while ago, fyi.

Luv ~Venus~ 5th November 2008 06:27 AM

^Yea, I know. I'm debating on whether or not to dl it. I might just wait til I buy the album tho.

If anyone wants it, I'll give you the link...but you must pm me for it.

s1012h 5th November 2008 06:32 AM

^I heard a bit of it... Diva sounds like the female A Milli

Psychotic_X 5th November 2008 11:02 AM

OMG!!!
AVE MARIA <3<3<3<3<3

Beyonce you are sooo good!!
I'm definately gonna go see her when she comes to Sydney!!

Aisha_Angel 5th November 2008 12:49 PM

...I Am was boring. Or at least the standard edition was IMO. It's very ballad and midtempo heavy. I was disappointed, but I got over it. lol

jbrat2219 5th November 2008 03:09 PM

Ugh I was hoping it wouldn't be like that :no

To be honest, I typically like Ayu & Gackt ballads :P

Everyone elses has to be super impressive to fit my tastes...

Temari_2 5th November 2008 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1012h (Post 1690257)
^I heard a bit of it... Diva sounds like the female A Milli

It does sound like A Milli but a slightly cheaper version

Vinylfantasy 5th November 2008 09:34 PM

Sasha Fierce blows I Am outta the water. (on first listen at least)

Luv ~Venus~ 5th November 2008 10:10 PM

OMG! You guys are so tempting me download the album. :weep

Temari_2 5th November 2008 10:42 PM

^

if you don't want to download but listen to the the songs just youtube the songs. Well, I'm not sure if I'm going to buy this album as I like 4 out of the 11 songs (standard edition). Haven't heard the new songs on the Deluxe Version yet so depending on how that goes for me then I will buy it or not.

jbrat2219 6th November 2008 12:11 AM

Sasha Fierce is the deluxe edition, or the second CD to the standard edition? If it's part of the standard, I might get it

Kingdom 6th November 2008 12:12 AM

i like the second cd more than the first one so far. radio and diva are pretty good!

Vinylfantasy 6th November 2008 01:57 AM

It's a lot more hood than I expected (which is really good)

stickyrice 6th November 2008 02:01 AM

I actually prefer the I am... side more than Sasha Fierce but that's just because I love emotionally wrecked songs lol

Halo=amazing!

Temari_2 6th November 2008 02:21 AM

^

Well I prefer Sasha Fierce side more since I'm not a huge fan of emotional songs. I do have to agree with you that Halo is an amazing song.

s1012h 6th November 2008 02:28 AM

Diva is very down-to-the-ground for Beyonce.

fuawas 6th November 2008 05:49 PM

i prefer I Am... side because songs are really powerful and emotional ^^
and Halo is AMAZING!
but Sasha Fierce side songs are really good too ^^

hi-cko 6th November 2008 11:46 PM

I really liked her performance at Music Station and ripped it in mp3.

Everyone who wants it - take it :yes

Beyoncé - If I were a boy (live@Music Station 31.10.08)
Megaupload/5,78MB/192kbps/4:18min

PoetGirl 7th November 2008 12:26 PM

hi-cko thank u so much, that was AMAZING performance. when it comes to an album > i prefer i am side. broken-hearted girl is the best

Temari_2 8th November 2008 11:42 PM

Here's a performance from her at this year's EMA's performing "If I Were A Boy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maIt2fOunxo.

I hate the outfit she's wearing. It looks like she's trying hard to be different but she just looks whack

jbrat2219 9th November 2008 01:14 AM

When you first get a clear view of the outfit when the light is just on her, she looks like a stick figure lol

drewbilation 9th November 2008 01:42 AM

"Halo" is the only worthwhile song on the album, imo.

and that srsly sucks since I loved "Dangerously In Love" and "B'day." =(

Luv ~Venus~ 9th November 2008 05:27 AM

^Srsly? DDD: Ooh....now my curosity about the album has been shoot down a level.

Re:★ 11th November 2008 11:20 PM

The album is up for streaming on Bey's MySpace. It's pretty good. Halo, Radio and Hello are fantanstic!

Temari_2 12th November 2008 12:39 AM

^
I've been playing "Radio" like I have compulsive disorder for the past week.

I have some Beyonce News:

She's played sidekicks to super-goofs "Austin Powers" and Inspector Clouseau ("The Pink Panther"). Now, Beyonce aspires to fly solo as a legendary superheroine.

"I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman?" Beyonce tells the Los Angeles Times. "It would be great. And it would be a very bold choice. A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It's time for that, right?"

The multi-talented star tells the paper she's met with reps of DC Comics and Warner Bros. to discuss playing the role Lynda Carter made famous on the small screen in the '70s.

"I would definitely have to keep it right for that costume. The way that Lynda Carter wore it, she was sooo fine," Beyonce says. "It sure would be handy to have that lasso. To make everybody tell the truth? I need that. It would come in very handy."



Originally article here http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx/?news=338605

Luv ~Venus~ 12th November 2008 01:30 AM

^GO QUEEN B! WOOT! :clapclap Tbh, I really don't see her playing a role like think. Idk why but Lynda Carter seems like the only who who could play the role of superwoman....well, the lady who played Xena as well but those two are the ones I see playing WW. I was so hoping for a comedy with Mike Myers again. lol I luffed her in Austin Powers. If she truly does get the role, I'll be seeing the movie. :yes

jbrat2219 12th November 2008 02:01 AM

Wow that's cool! Looking forward to seeing the first black super woman xD;

CoriKaru 13th November 2008 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1699535)
the lady who played Xena as well

That would be Lucy Lawless. Love her and Xena: The Warrior Princess.

But Heck no. Beyonce can't act worth a nickel and a half. They better not waste that role on her just because she's BEYONCE.

I must say though, the first thing that came to my mind when reading that BEYONCE wanted to play a WHITE WOMAN was.............well......nevermind.

:innocent

haikudasai 13th November 2008 08:13 PM

I listened to the album and LOVE Smash Into You and Halo :]

Temari_2 14th November 2008 02:50 AM

Some Pictures of the December Issue of V Magazine


dddaiyamondo 14th November 2008 03:02 AM

^WTF @ #2 and #3.

xiaou-xijiang 14th November 2008 03:31 AM

I've listened to the album, and Radio is fantastic, my Favorite from the 'Sasha Fierce' . Ave Maria was a little iffy with me at first, but I'm falling in love with her voice.
Beyonce' can sure make a good album, I like this a bit more than I did B'Day.

I don't know what's up with those photoshoots posted before. She has such a beautiful face and skin but those shoots weren't showing it.

Melon Panda 14th November 2008 04:31 AM

I think its her posing. I'm not sure how supermodels pose, but whatever they do, they do it right. Beyonce doesn't quite have the "it" factor when it comes to fashion spreads, even though she's undeniably gorgeous.

Psychotic_X 14th November 2008 04:31 AM

Sweet Dreams is awesome <3<3<3

♥ you! 14th November 2008 04:32 AM

I like the collage at the bottom, it's cute. can't say the same for the other pictures.

I don't like it when Beyonce tries to be..artistic? Cause she usually ends up with shizz like this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ikku/LOL-1.jpg
:no

Luv ~Venus~ 14th November 2008 04:37 AM

OMFG! The V picks are eff'n FIERCE! w/ a dab of q'uutah. :heart 4 and 6 are my fave and the one with B pull'n down her shades while poking her lips out was the q'uutahs pic.

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Originally Posted by dddaiyamondo (Post 1702098)
^WTF @ #2 and #3.

:roflmao

Pic two reminds me so much of Kuu. lol

Edit: Eww! This pic is gross. I definitely don't like it. Props to her try'n new "artistic" things but I have to agree with you ♥ you. I dislike with she does that and it doesn't come out right. lol

haikudasai 14th November 2008 04:12 PM

She isn't very graceful when it comes to posing I see.

Melon Panda 14th November 2008 06:26 PM

Agreed. Actual models are there for a reason.

(I get irritated whenever random actresses/singers also refer to themselves as models. There's getting your picture taken, and then there's modeling. The photos say all.)

fuawas 14th November 2008 09:09 PM

she's just a model when she poses for Deréon, a singer isn't a model just for posing in a magazine :S
i saw the booklet and the cd case and i love them! ^^

CoriKaru 14th November 2008 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ♥ you! (Post 1702175)

Ummm.....this is a mistake. What the heck is it? I don't get it. Was there any direction? Is she short on money? Mental Breakdown? Are Beyonce and Jay Z going through some rough.........VERY ROUGH....times?

It looks like they cut out her torso and just connected her boobies to her waist. This is not artistic, it's horrific. Halloween was LAST MONTH Beyonce. LAST MONTH!

If she ever does anything like this again, I'm moving on to Solan----haha yeah right. Not even I believed that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1702180)
OMFG! The V picks are eff'n FIERCE! w/ a dab of q'uutah.

Hahaha!!!

What's "q'uutah"?

Luv ~Venus~ 14th November 2008 10:22 PM

^:laugh :laugh :laugh

Cori, you've been crack'n me up all day. :lmfao

Spoiler:
btw, q'uutah = cute (I was try'n out a new way to say it. lol)



@ian: Well, can I see the the booklet pics? DDD:

aloopy 15th November 2008 12:06 AM

Halo is such a pretty song omgah <3 i was blown away with it. bleeding love #2

and Ave Maria too<33

hmhhhh i like this album. it has some weak songs but i still think it's better than her previous albums!

fuawas 15th November 2008 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1703137)
@ian: Well, can I see the the booklet pics? DDD:

of course!



The booklet is backwards
it starts with I Am... pictures and finishes with the Sasha Fierce ones.

aloopy 15th November 2008 03:41 PM

nice pics.
the clothes look strange.. but her face looks so gorgeous :> <33

Luv ~Venus~ 15th November 2008 05:18 PM

OMG! Ian... SRSLY! PUT IT IN A SPOILER! :laugh j/k

They are SO HOT! Luff em baby! :heart I seriously can't wait to get this album. B shoulda threw in a poster with the album as well. The booklet seems to be pretty think huh. Is there any news that she's releasing a DVD with I Am... SASHA FIERCE? DDD: I want the pvs. :cry

fuawas 15th November 2008 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1704122)
OMG! Ian... SRSLY! PUT IT IN A SPOILER! :laugh j/k

They are SO HOT! Luff em baby! :heart I seriously can't wait to get this album. B shoulda threw in a poster with the album as well. The booklet seems to be pretty think huh. Is there any news that she's releasing a DVD with I Am... SASHA FIERCE? DDD: I want the pvs. :cry

yees xD
they're too big :laugh

i think PVs' DVD will be included in the spanish version of the album, which will be released in February 2009, as she did with B'Day Deluxe Edition.
maybe she releases another Antology Video Album, as she did with B'Day :S

CoriKaru 16th November 2008 05:16 AM

So Beyonce just sang "If I Was A Boy", or whatever it's called on Saturday Night Live. The performance was good enough but the sound control/volume was too low and I see why they would want to tone it down with her screaming/belting, but it was TOO LOW, especially for the verses.

So I'm sure she'll be singing "Put A Ring On It" or whatever it's called at the end.

The awkward thing about the performance though was that she kept looking at the camera. I see what she was going for, it as more about the camera and people at home than the live audience, but again, the camera switches and stares were just awkward.

EDIT: By the way, when I say "Look at the camera", I don't mean just looking straight forward into the camera. I'm talking different camera angle transitions to the left, right over and over again. It was just awkward. Yeah, best word to describe it.

fuawas 16th November 2008 02:00 PM

She sang If I Were A Boy and Single Ladies on Saturday Night Live:

Quote:

If I Were A Boy
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7f...-part-1_school

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7f...15-2008_school

Single Ladies PV Parody with Justin Timberlake
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7f...15-2008_school
i like the performances and the parody is just amazing xD

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) is now available in iTunes Spain, but I don´t know if it's also on the other stores.

GQ Germany Scans:

CoriKaru 16th November 2008 07:02 PM

I was surprised by the Parody. I didn't think they would get Beyonce to act in any skits. She did do better than I would have thought she would have though.

She looked funny at the end of the skit with that little dance she was doing. Michael Jackson-esque maybe. I don't know if that was scripted and rehearsed or if she did it on the spot. Looked like it was on the spot. Just random stuff and movements.

drewbilation 16th November 2008 08:52 PM

I think the SNL performances made me like the songs a bit more, so I'm actually considering buying the album now.

jbrat2219 16th November 2008 10:00 PM

Lol that SNL skit was priceless! "We're the dancers...." xD;;;;;;;;

fuawas 17th November 2008 02:46 PM

Bee performed at TRL Final 'If I Were A Boy', 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' and a part of 'Crazy in Love':

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7f...l-finale_music

jbrat2219 17th November 2008 03:55 PM

^ Thanks (^,^)/

MemorialAddress 17th November 2008 09:33 PM

I'm so excited to go buy her CD tomorrow! :) :love

bondingo 17th November 2008 11:18 PM

I wasn't planning on buying the album because I kept hearing so many mixed reviews, but after hearing the previews I'll definitely be buying it. The tracks on the Deluxe Edition didn't sound very great to me, so I'll just be buying the regular edition, which is great because it's cheaper and actually has a decent cover.

Partino 18th November 2008 02:29 AM

funny thing :laugh

the 'original' video of single ladies - Beyowulf's version is supposed to be an Homage to this, WTF!?!?


jbrat2219 18th November 2008 02:38 AM

^ ROFLMFAO.... xD;;;;;;;;;;

Thanks for the video, made my night lol

MemorialAddress 18th November 2008 02:43 AM

LMAO!!
I definitely think Beyonces is much more...enjoyable :)

bondingo 18th November 2008 08:06 PM

I bought the regular edition today at Target, and I'm very impressed. The ballads are all great, and I love most of Sasha's side as well. Diva's chorus is a little irritating so I think that still has to grow on me a bit, and I don't care for Video Phone that much, but everything else is incredible.

Celaphorce 18th November 2008 09:30 PM

Thank GOD!!! I LOVED her first solo album, and then B-Day came out and I fell in love with most of that album, and when I heard If I Was A Boy I was like eww...I didn't like it at first, but after seeing the music video I'm in love with it. Honestly, imo this is her best album yet!!! and I'm hoping people forget about Rihanna for the next 2 years, cause I'm sick and tired of her *** I like her music but the way she's being flaunted around this year is irritating!!! Anyways go Beyonce!!! Still weird the 2nd half of the album is called "Sasha Fierce"...LOL

Luv ~Venus~ 19th November 2008 01:56 AM

I just saw the CM of I Am... Sasha Fierce today. That's what I call promotion. B is really doing some Japanese-like promotion this time around. Luff it. <3 I want to get the overseas version...but the people aren't selling the album at a decent price on ebay. So I'll prolly be getting it from Target and downloading the Japan tracks.

drewbilation 19th November 2008 02:56 AM

I haven't gotten a chance to listen to the album yet, but the packaging/booklet is really nice! Beyoncé as Sasha looks gorgeous <333

jbrat2219 19th November 2008 04:14 AM

I put it on my christmas list, I'll wait til then to hear it ><;;;

MemorialAddress 19th November 2008 04:22 AM

I didn't get a chance to get it today since there were no music stores closeby in DC :weep
Hopefully I'll get it within the next few days though :love :inlove :heart :luv2

drewbilation 19th November 2008 04:28 AM

^ did you try Wal-Mart? they're selling the deluxe edition for $13.88, and it comes with four free mp3s from her SoundCheck performance.

also, I just finished my first listen of the album, and I really like it. the only track I'm not really feeling right now is "Satellites."

fuawas 19th November 2008 06:31 PM

i haven't bought it yet...
it hasn't arrived to the store
maybe tomorrow ^^
but I love the whole album!
i hope she comes to spain!

MemorialAddress 19th November 2008 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drewbilation (Post 1708616)
^ did you try Wal-Mart? they're selling the deluxe edition for $13.88, and it comes with four free mp3s from her SoundCheck performance.

Oh wow, that's a good price! :yes
I'll probably buy it on Saturday

sibby 23rd November 2008 09:03 AM

ohoho. i just bought mine :) quite exciting :D i love radiooooo!!

CoriKaru 24th November 2008 03:42 AM

I feel confident in saying that Beyonce's performance tonight on the American Music Awards was the best performance of the night. It helped a lot that they actually made it look cinematic. Honestly, they used like a different Camera Filter or something because at points it looked just like a DVD Concert. Nobody else got that treatment. I'm not that big on "Single Ladies", but it's a very good performance songs. Had single women like Queen Latifah in the crowd doing that hand twist thing in the air and everything.

EDIT Correction: Just this very second Kanye's performance just started up (Bleck!) and he's also getting the DVD Concert Camera treatment as well. What a waste.

jbrat2219 24th November 2008 05:50 PM

^ Ugh, I'm sorry I missed it now =/

I'm not too big on American award shows...

*-_Ayu-fan_-* 24th November 2008 08:56 PM

The song 04. Broken Heart Girl reminds me an Moments at the beginning :D

Temari_2 25th November 2008 02:28 AM

So guess what guys, Beyonce next video will be for the song "Diva" (why dear lord, why) Anyways, here are some photos below


Richieooxx 25th November 2008 02:32 AM

argh, It should be Radio, not Diva.

Temari_2 25th November 2008 02:52 AM

^
exactly

CoriKaru 25th November 2008 03:34 AM

Here's a video of Beyonce shooting the Music Video for "Diva".


bondingo 25th November 2008 05:35 AM

Based mostly on the pictures, not so much the video, the video looks like it's going to be amazing. I'm so glad there's going to be a video for Diva because it's probably my favorite track on the album now. It grew on me so much.

drewbilation 25th November 2008 05:47 AM

OMG those glasses are ridiculous! and amazing.

I'm def looking forward to the video!


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