Few pop stars have had the impact of Ashanti Douglas. Recognized as "The Princess of Hip-Hop and R&B," the talented songstress has won a Grammy and a slew of other honors, including three American Music Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, two ASCAP Music Awards, and two Teen Choice Awards. She's also a songwriter, a published poet, a dancer, a model, and a fashion designer.
This week's video is "The Way That I Love You", hot off of her new album, The Declaration. We must confess that it's somewhat disturbing, as it deals with Ashanti's murder of her faithless lover in fairly gory detail. That it turns out to be (astonishingly) a mere fantasy, and not an actual documentary, as we first hoped, mitigates its impact only slightly. Moms and dads may want to impose an age limit on our younger Framed readers.
As is our sacred oath, we really want to know what you think, so please let us know. Has Ashanti gone too far? Or, in fact, has she not gone far enough? Should girls emulate her and actually kill their straying boyfriends? Or is that a bad idea?
Important blog note! Everybody's talkin' 'bout Framed, as they should! This week's shout-out comes from the Elliott Yamin-centric website, Yaminions, who note us as one of the "interesting blogs regarding Elliott." They speak, of course, of our prize-winning March 7th entry, in which we brought our take on E.Y.'s "Wait For You." You'll want to read all about it at http://www.yaminions.com/index.php?blogid=3&archive=2008-03
Um... "Yaminions?"
Really??
1 - "Check it out. Incredibly, people are still reading Framed!"
2 - "I swear to you, Flipper...I know nothing of Pelican Pete's fate!"
3 - Remember, girls: falling in love with two-dimensional, big-headed men can only lead to grief.
4 - "Shall I kill him with a knife or with a spirited blend of seasonings?? You make the call, readers!"
5 - "Rubber ducky, joys of joys...when I squeak you, you make noise."
6 - The She-Hulk's ability to move planets is now just a distant memory!
7 - Discovering the area codes for Hill, CA, Green, GA and State, UT--all long shrouded in mystery--makes reading another Framed more than worthwhile!
8 - The Annual Knives of the Future Convention is always "cutting-edge!"
9 - Stubbornly, the Fimbulwinter refused to be summoned!
10 - "...and, in other news, the President did sign the 'Make A Lousy Video, Serve Time' legislation..."
11 - "What's that, Mr. Wall? You'll have to speak up; I can't hear you. What's the mortar?"
12 - Science has now declared that "waterless dishwashing" is the next big step in hygiene!