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Tasha Cobbs Leonard Releases Cover Art For New Album & Celebrates Birthday at Couples Retreat in Hawaii!

Hello World,

If you’re a fan of newlywed Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s music, you won’t have to wait much longer to hear her new music! Via her Facebook page, she recently released the cover art for her new album Heart. Passion. Pursuit., which will be available in stores on Aug. 25! See above! In addition, the album is available for pre-order at heartpassion.pursuitpreorder.com!  On the website, you can order the Deluxe Heart.Passion.Pursuit. 16- Track Album, the 7-Song Vinyl and the Heart.Passion.Pursuit. T-shirt worn by the Heart.Passion.Pursuit. Worship Leaders during the in-studio recording!

Check out a video from the in-studio recording below! (Peep the newlyweds creating together! Cute 🙂  )

In addition, Tasha also shared a few pics of the couples retreat her and her new husband Kenneth Leonard Jr. attended in Hawaii (where my husband and I went on our honeymoon 🙂 ) where she also celebrated her birthday on Friday! (This photo reminds me of a couples trip my husband and I went on to Chateau Elan Winery & Resort shortly after we got married. Being a newlywed is so much fun!)

Don’t forget. Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s new album Heart. Passion. Pursuit. will be in stores on Aug. 25! Happy to see Tasha making moves in her personal and professional life!

Any thoughts?

 

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Should Rapper 2 Chainz’s ‘Pink Trap House’ Be Used for a Church?

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Here in the A for the past couple of weeks, folks have been flocking to rapper 2 Chainz’s Pink Trap House to take pictures in front of the hood anomaly. For those of you who have been privileged enough to not know what a trap house is,  a trap house is a “term used to define a crack house, or the surroundings in which a drug dealer or(trap star) would use to make their profit,” according to urbandictionary.com. In an effort to promote his latest album, “Pretty Girls Like Trap Music,” which debuted last month, 2 Chainz had a house in the A painted pink with the word “TRAP” painted on the front of it. Reportedly, the inside of the house is an art gallery. Since then, folks from all over have positioned themselves to take fun pictures in front of the 2 Chainz’s shrewd publicity tool and posted them on Instagram.

Below are just a sampling of these photos from ThePinkTraphouse Instagram page.

@abbeymace #pinkhouse #prettygirlsliketrapmusic #atlanta #pinktraphouse #2chainz

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@Itslaroneppl #2chainz #pinktraphouse #atlanta #prettygirlsliketrapmusic #pinkhouse

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@tylerthecrayon #prettygirlsliketrapmusic #prettygirlsliketrapmusic #recent4recent #recent4recent #spamforspam

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@Itslaroneppl #2chainz #pinktraphouse #atlanta #prettygirlsliketrapmusic #pinkhouse

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I admit I want to go to the Pink Trap House and take a cool picture. And although a trap house has a negative connotation, some have found positive uses for the Pink Trap House including a church.

As you can see, I guess service was held this past Sunday. And yesterday, a free HIV testing was offered was at the Pink Trap House…

But Greenforest Community Baptist Church Youth Pastor Al Hollie Jr . says he hates the Pink Trap House (although he doesn’t disrespect 2 Chainz) which he talked about on his Facebook page on Sunday and since then has been reported by Fox 5.  Below is his original video, which has been shared at least 400 times. He told the news station that his father regularly visited trap houses where he used drugs and is still a substance abuser today. Hollie noted the generations of families can be affected by what happens in a trap house and said that the people who have been taking pictures in front of the Pink Trap House couldn’t have experienced what he experienced as a child nor grew up near a trap house.

My husband and I discussed this over the weekend, and I can see his point. He doesn’t think it’s cool to take a picture in front of the Pink Trap House either. What do you think?

And do you think despite the negative connotation of a real trap house that 2 Chainz’s publicity tool can be used for positivity?

Any thoughts?

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OWN’s ‘Greenleaf’ returns August 15 and 16!

I wonder what Ms. O aka Mavis McCready is thinking here?…

Hello World,

Can you believe it?! Half of 2017 is ova!  I hope you’re accomplishing your goals for this year! With God’s help, I’m making progress on mine…

Anywho, so although it’s the start of July as of this weekend, I’m looking forward to Tuesday, Aug. 15 and  Wednesday, Aug. 16 because those are the dates that OWN’s “Greenleaf” returns, according to Deadline.com!!!

Of course, now that I have a date in mind, I’m brainstorming about my “Greenleaf” recaps. If you have any feedback for me, please let me know. Do you like the length of the recaps? Do you prefer character analysis or a straight recap of events or a mixture of both? Any feedback is welcome and appreciated!

And if you’re in NOLA TODAY at the ESSENCE festival with half of America’s black population, the cast of OWN’s Greenleaf will be up in there!!!

Below is a juicy preview video from the Facebook page of OWN’s “Greenleaf!” The countdown to Aug. 15 and 16 has officially begun!

Any thoughts?