Showing posts with label Wale Ogunleye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wale Ogunleye. Show all posts

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Carmen Ejogo at "Cadillac Records" Premiere + Tidbits

The L.A. premiere of "Cadillac Records" brought out its all-star ensemble such as Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Columbus Short, Gabrielle Union, and Adrien Brody earlier this week. Grab Carmen Ejogo's look for less at the "Cadillac Records" L.A. Premiere...



Read the full blog post here.


Check out the full length trailer of "Cadillac Records" and a bonus clip below...

"Cadillac Records" trailer


Bonus clip: Beyonce as Etta James - "Church Bells" studio session with Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess.


Jeffrey Wright alongside his "Cadillac Records" castmates talk about filming:

Will you go see this film or not?

Sanaa Lathan (girlfriend of Wale Ogunleye) goes against Topshop designer Kate Moss in a printed Just Cavalli dress but which lady pulled off the look?



Vote for the winning look here!

c/o: FG2BH at Wordpress
[Photos: Models & Getty]

Friday, September 26, 2008

SANAA LATHAN TALKS TO "JEWEL" ABOUT WALE

Sanaa Lathan talks a bit about her boyfriend Chicago defensive end Adewale Ogunleye. In the past, Sanaa called Wale her African prince.



Then she gets a little deeper, delving into her spirituality, being Black in Hollywood, her upcoming projects, and her current beau, Chicago Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye, who calls once during our interview. Judging by the softness in her voice and the smile on her face, it appears she’s found her brown-sugar boo. Lathan and Ogunleye, whom she calls “Wale,” were initially hooked up by Lathan’s older brother Tendaji and have been dating for two years. “He came highly recommended by my brother,” Lathan says with a grin. “We just hit it off right away. He’s really smart and really sweet…” At that moment, Lathan’s internal censor gets reactivated, and the intensely private actress politely says, “I don’t think I should talk about him. Should I?” [MIKI TURNER FOR JEWEL]
Sanaa also talked about becoming a mother and a wife one day.

While she hopes to become a wife and mother someday, she isn’t one to listen to the ticking of her pesky biological clock. “I really want it to be organic. I want it to happen because it’s right for me and my partner,” she says. “Of course, there is that fear and the statistics about the biological clock and having kids. Whenever that comes up, I just try to breathe and say, ‘You know what? Just have faith that it will all work out perfectly.’ “That’s not to say that I don’t have my days when I get depressed or angry,” she continues. “But I definitely practice optimism and gratitude. I’ve seen a difference since I started doing that. It’s like your life shifts around you when you practice that attitude of gratitude." [jewel]
Time will only tell if these two will make it in the end...

My personal thoughts:
The joy of being a celebrity is rocking the latest 'in' bag. Check out the YSL handbags Lindsay Lohan and Jada Pinkett Smith got their hands. Not to be outdone, Jennifer Lopez flaunted her Dolce & Gabbana bag and Rihanna rock her beloved Givenchy Nightingale. Solange wore her Armani bag twice.



Oh it must be pleasantly nice... [UPDATE: That's a Zac Posen bag Jada has not a YSL!]

Billboard's Hot 100 celebrated its 50th anniversary this year - August 1958 to be precise. And here are my favorites off the many lists:

"Say, Say, Say" - Paul McCartney f/ Michael Jackson

Two of the biggest artists of their time came together on this wonderful track.

Off the Top R&B Hip-Hop Songs list, I enjoyed many picks and was surprised to see "Crank Dat" and "Low" on the list. (things that make me go hmm...) The list also had a great mix of oldies and some of today's biggest artists.

"Say You, Say Me" - Lionel Richie


This song came in at #31 right over his previous hit, "All Night Long (All Night)" AND Mary J Blige's "Family Affair."

Shania Twain's "You're Still The One" made the Top Country Songs of All-Time list. This song is truly the wedding anthem...and I based that off that the weddings I attended.



Moving right along...
Do you think the message within this song ("If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul) still holds today?


disclaimer: all thoughts are meant in good, positive humor!


Site to Visit: Blog Around Harlem


Do visit Blog Around Harlem if you thoroughly enjoy all things Urban America. It's a great online lifestyle magazine that informs the reader about all the fun events that happens in New York City.

Afro/Naija News:


Just a quick reminder - the 2008 Nigeria Independence Day Parade in New York City is on Saturday - yes this Saturday! Nigeria celebrates 48 years of independence! After all, I made the flag my blog's banner! :-)

Monday, June 23, 2008

SPOTTED: OSI AND WALE

While browsing the latest galleries from INDMIX.COM, I stumbled across photos of Osi Umenyiora, Juelz Santana, Sanaa Lathan, and Wale Ogunleye at Amobi Okoye's 21st birthday party. (Shout-out to Collins Metu!)



Sanaa Lathan and Amobi Okoye


Osi Umenyiora Wale Ogunleye Sanaa Lathan and Amobi Okoye


Amobi threw a huge birthday celebration over the June 13th weekend which had Sanaa Lathan as the host and Juelz Santana as the musical guest at the Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas. Amobi Okoye plays for the Houston Texans.





No signs of Osi's girlfriend Selita Ebanks at the event, though. These photos prove that Wale and Sanaa are still going strong.

Photos: Collins Metu/INDMIX
(Do contact me before taking legal action about the photos! I'll remove photos as requested if there is a problem!)

All about Amobi Okoye:

photo credit: AP
  • Official website: AMOBIOKOYE.COM
  • Amobi is the youngest player EVER to be drafted into the NFL! (He got into the football industry at age 19.)
  • Amobi is from Anambra Nigeria!
  • His date of birth is June 10th, 1987.
  • His team is the Houston Texans.
  • For his college education, Amobi chose the University of Louisville over Harvard.
  • Amobi was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month back in September 2007.
editorial source: NFL.COM, wikipedia.org

From one Wale to another...check out this music video featuring Wale, The Roots and Chrisette Michele. The song is called "Rising Up"...



Yes I know I'm really late on reporting this but I'm still getting over seeing Chrisette Michele live! When I did see Chrisette live, I immediately thought about Wale.

Wale has a new single out called, "W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E":




All About Wale:

Photo credit: thefader.com
editorial source: Soulbounce

In celebration of June being Black Music Month, enjoy this throwback video from Oliver De Coque:

"Biri Ka Mbiri"

And yes I do know I posted up this video up twice. I can't help that I enjoy this tune!

Afro/Naija News:


No rants and thoughts other than I'm adding Wale to my "look but don't touch" list, lol!.

Sunday, March 09, 2008

SANAA AND WALE OUT FOR DINNER



Wale Ogunleye took his girlfriend Sanaa Lathan out for dinner at STK Steakhouse last month. I've been meaning to post up this one photo of Wale, Sanaa and Sanaa's brown Gucci bag. Aren't you glad that these two are still going strong?

And just in case you missed out on these fun photos of Wale and Sanaa, here's your chance to check it out once more. The twosome were seen alongside Sanaa's friends Essence Atkins and Gabrielle Union at the grand opening of Yacht Haven Grande in St Thomas US Virgin Islands:






Photos: WENN/WIREIMAGE

Thursday, January 10, 2008

WALE OGUNLEYE IS ESSENCE'S DO RIGHT MALE



"African Prince" Adewale Ogunleye was named by "Essence" magazine as their "Do Right Man of 2008".

Wale as he is also known as is rumored to be dating actress Sanaa Lathan.

Vote for Wale via essence.com.

Photos: essence.com, article scanned by Miss Chi Chi.

[feels good 2 b home]

Monday, March 19, 2007

Out & About: Wale Ogunleye at Soul Kitchen at The Forge


Wale Ogunleye was spotted out and about at Soul Kitchen at The Forge in Miami Beach alongside Sanaa Lathan and Dwayne Wade. [photos by Seth Browarnik]

So is Wale the new man is Sanaa's life?!? If so Sanaa, 35, sure got herself a good catch. Wale, 29, was recently named Ebony magazine's top bachelors of the year.
ADEWALE ('WALE) OGUNLEYE 29, MIAMI
"A Pro Bowl defensive end entering his fifth season with the Miami Dolphins, Ogunleye enjoys reading, the cinema and spending time at the beach. His ideal woman is God-fearing, goal-oriented, educated, has common sense and values family. The perfect date for this "simple guy" includes dinner and great conversation, topped off with dessert at the beach." [Ebony, June 2004]
sanaa and wale