Earlier today on BET, Alicia Keys released the video treatment for her third single, "Teenage Love Affair" off her third solo effort, "As I Am".

Music video director Chris Robinson truly outdid himself with incorporating references taken from the Spike Lee 1988 film "School Daze" into the feel-good video.

The video which was filmed on the New Jersey campus of Drew University has tons of cameos from Jackie Long, Derek Luke, DJ Enuff, Anthony Hamilton, Giancarlo Esposito, Tristan Wilds, and Albert Daniels.

I'm digging the fact Alicia added a snippet of one of my favorite cuts "I Need You" from her 3x platinum "As I Am" record towards the end of the video.

Labels: Alicia Keys, Jackie Long, New Music

Based off the sneak preview of Alicia Keys' "Teenage Love Affair" music video, actors Derek Luke and Jackie Long have distinctive cameo roles in the "School Daze"-inspired video. (Doesn't that look like Anthony Hamilton in the screen-shots to the right? Click on the photo to enlarge.)

I love that Derek and Jackie are supporting Alicia's favorite charity foundation, "Keep A Child Alive". Derek and Alicia also worked together on Common's "I Want You" music video.

As reported on earlier, the "Teenage Love Affair" video used the 1988 Spike Lee film, "School Daze" as inspiration. The video treatment of Alicia Keys's latest video drops tomorrow. Thanks Alicia Keys Daily for the sneak preview clip!

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"House" actor Omar Epps threw a baby shower for his wife, Keisha Spivey of R&B group, Total, over the weekend. The event bought out family friends R&B singer Brandy, Keisha's sister Pam also from Total, actor Jackie Long, and comedian Marlon Wayans.


If you read this blog, you'll know that Marlon and Omar grew up together. In fact, Omar revealed that tidbit in an JET magazine interview.

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Labels: Brandy, Jackie Long, Keisha Spivey, Omar Epps, Out and About

Tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams had a photo shoot for ESPN the magazine’s 10th anniversary issue.

And in related news, Jackie Long who is Serena's long-time boyfriend candidly talked about his relationship with Williams to King magazine:

If you and girlfriend Serena Williams starred in a revival of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who would wear the pants?
C’mon, I’ve got three legs, man. Who you think? Three legs, man. That’s Big Daddy, me.
She’s not in charge?
No, I’m in charge. The only person that’s in charge of me, maybe, is my Mom. That’s the only person that’s in charge of me, sometime.
Any sport you could beat Serena in?
Anything besides tennis. I’m the boss.
One-on-one basketball?
We play that. That’s messy.

Jackie can be seen next in the sports spoof film, "The Comebacks".

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Labels: Jackie Long, Newsstand Snapshots, Serena Williams, Venus Williams