Do you recognize this profile? Khloe Kardashian quickly drove off in her Escalade after dining at Catfish Blues in Dallas. I guess her and husband Lamar Odom needed some good southern cooking just days after making Dallas their new home. ( Better pics coming soon.)

Erykah Badu & the Cannabinoids performed at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on Dec. 9.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban take their oldest daughter, 3-year-old Sunday Rose, shopping in N.Y.C.'s SoHo neighborhood on Dec. 19.

Kate Middleton stuns in an elegant Alexander McQueen gown as she arrives with Prince William at the Sun Military Awards in London on Dec. 19.

Suri Cruise does the wave! The 5-year-old fashionista greets the paparazzi and she steps out with mom Katie Holmes in N.Y.C. on Dec. 20.

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Dallas’ most well-known and favorite businesses, venues, artists and bands were recognized at the 2011 Dallas Observer Awards. House of Blues Dallas was the place to be and (if you’re a Dallasite) by now you know that there’s nothing like an HOB concert. Oh yeah… and performances from the Burning Hotels, RTB2, A.Dd+, The Cannabinoids and Erykah Badu made it all worth the $7.50 ticket price. (really)

RTB2

The night was full of smiles, laughter, liquor…and of course some gosh darn good music. Dallas Mavericks General Manager Don Nelson served as host for the evening and between awarding the winners, the audience rocked out and bobbed their heads to the hip hop tunes and original sounds of DJ Big Texas.

Each act gave a memorable performance and if you weren’t an A.Dd, RTB2 or Burning Hotel fan when you arrived, you’ve definitely added the groups to your iPod’s by now. (If not…duh!)

Hip Hop duo A.Dd+ performed their already classic singles like Likeamug and Getting Far from their debut project When Pigs Fly (along with the help of Mz. Fortune.) RTB2 performed their single Beta Crush and gave a truly outstanding performance.

Burning Hotels

Soon it was party time and Erykah Badu joined the Cannabinoids onstage to dish out some of the singles (Like Breezy, Low Down and Fuck U)from their whimsical upcoming album. Rocking her (these days) signature Fedora, E. Badu walked out and let her voice and b-girl swag take over. And with a back-up band that includes some of Dallas’ most talented and awarded producers and DJ’s ( like Jah Born, S1, RC Williams, Piknik, Rob Free, Big Texas, A-One, etc,) the Cannabinoids had the entire audience hypnotized into their musically organic New Amerykah experience.

For more photos from the Dallas Observer Awards visit the Flickr photo stream at the bottom of the J! homepage.

Loretta Brown, Talib Kweli and RC Williams

Although Dallas’ own Erykah Badu makes sure that she provides her city with  regular performances, the real treat occurs when the every blue moon, the Queen of Neo-Soul unleashes her alter ego DJ Low Down Loretta Brown. Iller than any Sasha Fierce, Tunechi or Trigger, this female turntable diva  puts on a crowd catching show.

Tru School’s  DJ Jay Clipp rocked the crowd first and Dallas’ hottest band  The Gritz had the crowd bobbing their heads and singing the chorus of their hit debut single  “Summer Boo.”

Soon it was time for Dallas’ finest Low Down Loretta Brown (aka E.Badu) to rock the 1′s and 2′s. If you were lucky, you caught Farnsworth Bentley chilling in the crowd. And later that night, the fellow Rock the Bells  concert headliners BlackStar ( Talib Kweli and Mos Def )gave shout outs on the mic and chilled onstage.

So, I finally got to meet Spinderella! Who's just as much a beauty as she was in her Salt N Pepa days. Here we are at Catfish Blues in Dallas, where she spins weekly.

Empress.jpg”>Brad and Angelina looked awesome a the premiere of Pitt’s new film “Moneyball” at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 9.

Dallas Mavs DeShawn Stevenson, Jason "Jet" Terry and Jamie Foxx wind down after the Mavs Appreciation Parade on July 16.

Mavs Shawn Marion celebrated with teammates at Zouk Dallas on the night of July 16.

Thanks to YouPlusDallas for footage of the Parade.

Dallas Mayor Dwaine Caraway and model Jessica Dystra coached the Music Team which included Waka Flocka, JD Williams from HBO’s The Wire, February Playboy Cover Model Tisha Marie, Gotti from Cash Money, Celebrity Psychologist/Photographer Efani Allah among others.

On the Sports Team was New York Jets Drew Coleman, Dallas Cowboys Bryan McCann, former And1 player Headache, former New York Jets player Damian Robinson, Kansas City Chiefs Shaun Smith, Anthony Hamilton and others.

Tisha Marie February Playboy Cover Model

Dallas Mayor Dwaine Caraway with players.

Mtv Casting Director Efani Allah with Waka Flocka

The team with 20 month old Daylen Parrish whose in need of a bone marrow transplant.

former And1 player Headache with Waka

JD Williams from HBO's "The Wire"

Dallas Cowboy legends such as Tony Hill, Mel Renfro, Tony Dorsett, Leon Lett, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, and more gathered for a casino charity event benefitting Super Bowl XXX MVP Larry Brown’s charity, the Metroplex Select Youth Foundation.

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