Merry Christmas && New Years

Finally I can post my blogs properly because really and truly those fake nails were a bit of a hinderance!

Anywho I know this is late but whatever, I would like to say Merry Christmas, I know it's a non-politically correct, but when it comes to my faith I am trying not to compromise. Not saying that I am holier than thou, but I am trying to be a better Christian everyday. I think over the years we have all lost sight as to what Christmas is, it's even gotten ridiculous to the point it is shortened into "xmas". I'm not going to go into a preach but I think that we all need to understand that Christmas is not just about buying gifts but it's about being with your family and remembering that Christ or whoever your God is still lingers. Many of times we do forget that all though it's nice to get gifts and all but you should be grateful that people were thinking of you, because like as soon as people here they are gone. So that's my rant on Christmas

Well as you know this year has been quite exciting because I started offering my opinion on things on facebook and making notes and now I have a blog. Honestly my blog has really brought me some oppourtunities and to tell you the truth I never thought that my blog would ever be read or actually make a difference, but like New Years out with the old and in with the new. So I will not be using blogspot anymore because I feel that I should build a website where everybody can feel that they can offer their opinions without having to use a membership, I would like to thank everybody has helped me, guided me, and supported me this year. I'm not gonna say 2010 is my year, but this coming new year is just going to be more grind for me to be a better person and do better at my craft. All the best to everyone this coming New Years and remember that when it's all said and done and the smoke settles you are the one that has to stand alone.

Everybody Hates Chris (no pun intended)

Well I am back again with other topic at hand. . .

So I picked up the first "re-birth" copy of Vibe magazine that features Toronto's own Drake a.k.a. Drizzy Drake Rogers b.k.a. Wheelchair Jimmy LOL and Chris Brown a.k.a. Chris Breezy. Both interviews with both guys were really good but I wanted to put more of a focus on Chris Brown. Well as you all know many of us have been in constant debate over the incident earlier this year in February, not going to go into it because I think everybody has a clue and if you don't you clearly have been living under a rock. Anywho before Chris Brown (Mechanical Dummy on twitter) closed down his twitter page, and for good reason but I think it was long overdue. Personally I feel that his twitter was what made people either still love or hate him. In my opinion I think some of earlier tweets made him look like a jackass but that's either here nor there. In the case of him closing down his twitter page it happened after he was getting upset that his Graffiti album was not being sold at major stores or music stores and went on a crazy rant, then left twitter.

All I have to say is that clearly his PR team do not like him because if this wasn't the case why would they allow him to have a twitter account at such a trying time in his life. Like I don't understand what the point was because all it did was honestly make him look ridiculous at times, even earlier when he would tweet things about not being a bad person and what not, he doesn't have to do that all he has to do is prove it through his actions. Let me tell you his actions aren't getting him anywhere far, and no I wont be talking about the jetskiing because homeboy needs to have fun regardless he's still a young buck. But one of his actions that I found really disturbing was when he was rating girls, not to say that it is a horrible thing but let's be real here you know that there are some questions that you shouldn't be entertaining just because of what had happened 11 months ago. I think because of the situation that he had gotten himself into he would've played cool with answering stupid questions. Not to say that he is a horrible person because I stand behind my comment when I say he is NOT A WOMAN BEATER people make mistakes and that's how it goes sometimes. But honestly don't be a dumb, people aren't naturally stupid, but people make shitty decisions and then when it back fires you are looking like someone with egg on your face asking, "how did that happen?" *smh*

All I have to say is that I am not condemning the man but he really needs to really look at his so-called PR team and make the necessary changes that need to be done just so that we can see his career move the way it should, and that's in a positive manner. It's about to be a new year so he needs rid the people that are not trying to help him succeed. Christopher Maurice Brown is too talented for his career to suffer because of a mistake because last time I checked we are not God therefore we cannot judge. Best of luck and I hop 2010 treats you differently!

War With The Matters of The Heart

 This Is Inspired By Sade, "Soldier of Love"

"I've lost the use of my heart/But I'm still alive"

My Heart Beats But Why Do I Still Feel Dead
I Have A Voice, But I Cannot Speak
I Want Goals, But Have No Aim
Oh Love That Silly Game
What A Gamble, What A Chance I Took
Your Aura Still Lingers In My Soul
You Are The Addiction I Can't Say No
I Am A Woman Scorned && You Are A Man Gone
This Soldier of Love Is Down With Your One Shot

I think we have all have that relationship(s) that still resonates with us or had that relationship(s) that seemed so fruitful, that ended up going away to rot. We are all soldiers of love. Why? Because we all have been hurt and we put on armor to protect ourselves, so we don't have to deal with it's effects or put up a wall where we won't let anyone get close. We hide in the trenches, but there are times when we need to go to the front line and fight because armor can only do so much and fear will get you no where. That's why when many of us have been hurt we taint many of our new relationships that we go into, physical scars heal or sometimes go away, emotional scars linger unless dealt with, when not dealt with it, it tends the rule our every step. Many of us try to think that we are over alot of things especially when it deals with the matters of the heart. That's why many of us lose many battles because many of us don't figure out why the first one didn't work out therefore shooting at every opportunity. This is a salute to the brokenhearted and the ones that have found love, there are many battles to come but there is war that needs to be won!

Speak Your Mind, But Hold That Thought!

Sade Is Back

ThoseGirlsRWild have already done a post on Sade but I have to co-sign and say that I am glad that this woman is back. Other than Amy Winehouse, Keyshia Cole, Adele, and Mary J. Blige, Sade has been the one musician that I can always listen to especially when I am going through some rough patches in my life. I don't think there is a women of this contemporary generation that compares to what she brings. Although her music is painfully depressing whether she is talking about being in love or dealing with break up, it's her voice that shakes the soul. And in a really crazy way speaks to the human condition, I never realized how touching this woman can be until I heard my older brother bump Sade (and he hates female singers). I thought she only spoke to women but clearly men have a soft spot for her. I would like to thank my mom and my aunties marylyn and carolyn for raising me on her music. So here goes her new single: Soldier of Love and the C.D. by the same title will be out Feburary 8th 2010.

Hold That Thought Before You Blog: Tila Tequila v. Rihanna

I don't even know why I am talking about this but whatever I'm jus going to shed a little bit of light on the situation. So I have twitter and seriously the nonsense that goes on, on that site is ridiculous but the majority of the time entertaining. But one day in particular I was a bit disturbed by a particular "beef" that was going on between Tila and RiRi on some real shit you can't consider that real beef, it's just someone offering their opinion of who they don't like. Apparently Rihanna had went on Big Boy's Neighbourhood radio show and said if there was one person she could mute she would mute Tequila and before even saying that she said she doesn't like people talking about her that don't know her. Rihanna said she doesn't know her like that she said she saw her at the AMAs one year or some award show and she had a drink in her hand. Tila saw this obviously got irrate and decided to write (I think) was a very demeaning blog about Rihanna, I am a Rihanna fan so for me there is some bias, but I have a few things to point out:
   --sometimes people need to learn how to listen not hear, Rihanna didn't imply that Tila drinks alcohol she simply said that she saw her with a drink in her hand.
   --second, I think we are all entitled to our own opinion, so can someone please explain to me when it became ok to attack someone that might not like you, because face it there are people in the world that you are not going to like
But the biggest part that had me completely irate about the whole thing was: HOW DARE YOU PUT SOMEONE'S SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASE OUT THERE? Whether or not it is true it's not that point at theend of the day we are all human and because of someone having an opinion of whether or not they like you, you will take something like this and turn it into a public sphere. The reason why this had me up at arms was because of the fact that I am currently working as a PR assistant with Cure Canada and they deal with AIDS/HIV and STDs/STIs, homelessness, refugees, etc and for Tila to do something like that is so inhumane its quite ridiculous. To shed some light and put this whole thing in perspective think about it this way, in African village if a woman is raped or has HIV/AIDS and the village finds out she is ridiculed, unfit to be married, and in some cases murdered. Yes a bit extreme, but think about it, Tila is trying to make what she said about Rihanna having HERPES on such a public scale excusable when in reality it's not. Whether or not it's true is not the point, but it shows one's character! If I can't say I don't like someone for some type of reason out of fear that they will tell someone else something about me that I don't want to tell anybody about me, then something is wrong with the world.
But if I have to make Tila and her army understand let's bring about another example on your blog you talked about being able to come out and say that you are lesbian, let's say if you were struggling with your sexuality and were confused and someone caught wind of it and because you said something about them they decided to out you and believe me honey if you were in certain places in Africa homosexuality can get you killed. Well I don't know what to say because it's things like this that make me say females in general have lost their ever loving mind and doing things like this won't ever have us come out on top.
Don't take this blog entry as me trying to defend Rihanna because it is not about her it's about thinking before you blog something because for all Tila might know she might have lost a fan because of that tirade she had. Not to say that Ri Ri should have known better there is something called decorum. Another true example of when keeping it real goes wrong.
P.S.: Tila my father has cold sores that show up on his lip and so does my little brother, but everybody else in my family doesn't have it. So thanks for acting like any type of Herpes is a shameful thing to have without shedding the proper knowledge of what it is.

Speak Your Mind, But Hold That Thought!

Investment Into The Future

Hello people it's me once again coming to drop gems. . .

Right now it's 6:35pm I should be studying but I feel that I have something very important to say. Last night I was on twitter during my study break cussing about exams and Izabela of CreamWorld Magazine said "don't eff exams it's an investment into the future" and the conversation got more in depth about taking steps into the future. Not to mention I was talking to my little cuz last night helping her with trying to make some good decisions in terms of school. Then I got ta thinking, hmmm maybe everything that I have done so far is an investment to the future, even like little things like making friends with Malayika (check out her blog too) who has been one of THE greatest mentors, going to Shannon's book launch for Laid (which I recommend everybody get), to even joining twitter and talking to Izabela because of these actions I have furthered myself into going into mu career of choice. I can't lie there are even times when I doubt myself or question even why I do this blog, but it's that investment into the future that keeps me going. Going to school, going on twitter, facebook, going to industry parties are some of the little things that are being put into making my dreams come true.


Another example of this would be Marlon Palmer(check out his blog) and Laith Hakeem both of them are good friends of my best friend Ms. Douce and they both were in the VJ Search they both probably had all the enthusiasm in the world but to be in the top 4 and top 3 it was probably a crazy experience although neither of them won for the masses they feel well that's the end of the road. But really it's an investment into their future from having the exposure that they have had and having as much fans as they have the sky's the limits for these two guys. In a way they are an inspiration because it shows what dreams mixed with hard work and determination can do.


So to another example of this would be Miss Mary(visit her blog as well), she did my photoshoot back in September and til this day I am still in love with the photos that she took. I remember even meeting her I was like wow she is really cool but besides that she is someone that is determined and trying to get herself out there which I know will happen going from New York City to Egypt, just looking at her photos you know she has the qualities to be something really big and her photos mirror her investment into the future, whether or not she is with a team or she is by herself.
So before I go I would like to say that many of times it seems to hard to really put dreams into a reality but sometimes if you want something bad enough you will go through every avenue to get that, and that's where the investment begins. Life is like a bank and things can all change depending on what type of bank account you have and wen you deposit different things into an investment plan you will reap the benefits!

Music Spotlight: Ladies First Edition

Note: The reason why I put DJ Lissa Monet as the header of this post is because she embodies everything about the Ladies First Spotlight I am doing she is well-renowned female DJ that is still holds it down as a lady but can tussle with the big boys when it comes to the ones and twos. Check out her blog as well Yea I am back again one more time for your mind, ok ok I know that was a bit wack but yes, I am back with another Music Spotlight edition. This one is called Ladies First and it will be talking about some of the leading ladies of the Toronto music scene that I am proud to be spotlighting. Honestly, there hasn't been a female artist that I have really liked other than Michie Mee and Esthero and clearly I am talking way because I haven't even hit double digits when I started listening to them. So clearly you know I was a youngin' but of recent there has been many females on the come up that are doing their thing and I must say they are doing a damn good job. Whether it may be singing or flowing they are doing it in such a raw format and its very real. Some of the females that I am going to touch base on are T.Ana Cole, Kim Davis, Andreena Mill (first lady of ATF), Jordhanna, and Melanie Fiona. These ladies right here are kicking down the doors and they are doing their thing to the fullest, but I'd like to isolate all of them so everybody can get a better picture of what they are about individually and how they contribute to the strong female movement that is starting to take rise in the city. Without further ado let's get into it shall we: Kim Davis What can I say about this woman she is sooo talented and she reminds me of a young Mary J. Blige. Like her lyrics are sooo real and she has that type of voice where it emotionally grabs you and just takes you away to a different space. So basically this is how I felt when I heard Hush ft. Sizzla, I'm telling you no lie a single tear dropped out my eye because it was one of those songs that were so beautiful, it didn't make no sense. I'm gonna tell you right after that song came out I went into a heavy search for this song, believe me it took me along time. But during that search I found out alot of information about her, and some of it I can understand as to why it would translate in her lyrics/music also her overall insight into love and relationships. First off: --she didn't have the easiest upbringing --trying to accomplish her dreams werent easy either --and having to go through things that made her grow up quite quickly BUT: In the end she has prevailed and some of her accomplishments are: --having her first single "Hush" ft. Sizzla played on Hot 97 (New York City's premier hiphop radio station) --she hasn't released an album as of yet but she has been listed as the top MySpace Canada R&B artists --has won two awards from WBLK as unsigned hype artist But I think the most surreal experience that made me even more of a believer was when I got to see her perform LIVE. O M G that Kim Davis sounds amazing on records but she sounds A-MAZ-ING LIVE. To tell you the truth she sang so well I secretly wanted to cry but I couldn't I didn't want to look like a punk. But all jokes aside her voice literally spoke to my soul it was like listening to a young Mary J. Blige or when Keyshia Cole first started her career. She had a voice that really spoke to you and honestly it was quite the experience, so if you guys ever get a chance to see Ms. Kim Davis LIVE it's worth the experience. T.Ana Cole Don't sleep on this girl please do not sleep on her, she is an amazing talent. The way I even heard about her was through some of the rap mixtapes i have been listening to but the one in particular was the Rich Kidd mixtape. One song in particular that made me really go hmm this grrl is quite talented was when I heard the Timid track feat. Rich Kidd, first off I'd like to agree with the comparisons she does sound like Coco from SWV but personally I think she sounds like Nicole Wray sometimes. But yea like her bio says the comparisons end there, she has a very cool old school r&b tone that honestly is very soothing and she performs melodies so well. I think I could go on forever about how much I think she embodies feelings in her music but in a way where she doesn't have to heavily belt (in other words you dont't always have to yell in a song to be considered a singer). She sings with so much ease that her songs send you on a bit of a musical journey. But here are some interesting tidbits about her: --she won the 2006 Honey Jam Showcase --she is not only a singer but she is also a graduate from Seneca College's Independent Music Production Program (got a smart cookie on our hands [my jokes r hella corny]) --and is now a new addition added to RefecLife Entertainment The Miss T. Ana Cole hailing from Sauga City is a force to be reckoned with and honestly just from hearing her tracks I know the day when I get to here her LIVE I will not be disappointed. Her track Timid ft. RichKidd is now on itunes so go download it and support this girl she is one of the voices of the future. Andreena Mill Like Rihanna's track this lady right here is SO HARD! What? Don't get me started i am practically in love with her mixtape Ready To Fly hosted by DJ Lissa Monet. I hate to compare but honestly I feel like her & kim davis really know how to sing so well about love and pain. But back to Andreena, to tell the truth I have known about this singer for a minute, but word some days I think I'm slow it was like she was known but still unknown to me. But now that I have completely familiarized myself with this young lady I am genuinely anticipating for her to really have the hugest debut of life (not sure of that makes sense) but that's how talented she is to me in my eyes. Many of you probably are like who is she? But I'm telling you at one moment or another many of you guys have heard her on tracks and didn't know it was her. For example --for a minute there was the Replacement Girl (Female version) floating around. . .YUUUUP that was her --she also sang on the Closer joint with Drake on his Comeback Season mixtape --not to mention if you guys didn't know she is the first lady of ATF (All Things Fresh) Andreena brings so much promise into the world of music and just like the other two ladies that I have already mentioned, she will be leaving such an incredible mark once her stars are aligned at the right time. She has been around for awhile but expect alot of great things from Ms. Mill real soon! Jordhanna This chick has such a wicked flow I loves it! I am a nicki minaj fan plz believe but when I listen to Jordhanna spit I feel like I'm back in the 90s listening to Lauryn Hill because believe it or not people you don't have to rap about your body parts to be good. She has released 3 mixtapes (but I have the last two): Longkiss Goodnight: Mixtape I, Box On Smash: Mixtape II and Classics In Session: Mixtape III, which are both hosted by DJ Craig Brooklyn. These mixtapes are fire and honestly she takes classic beats and rips them apart. At first glance she is very beautiful but as soon as you listen to her rhymes, it's one of those "don't let the pretty face fool you" moments. She is actually soooo talented some days it shocks me because I would never have guessed it. But between the two mixtapes I think it's Box on Smash because she takes recent beats and does them justice! Her vocal delivery is soft but her punchlines hit hard, she is one of those rappers where you are forced to listen and you won't be disappointed as to what you will hear. She has a flow where you know she is just going to spit that real shit and not a whole bunch of garbage that isn't really necessary. She is on the come up and I can't wait to hear more from this young lady, she is HELLA liive people, you need to take her in. Thanks Miss Mary For Putting Her Out! Melanie Fiona BANG BANG BANG! Yes she has shot me down, but I die with happiness. Melanie Fiona is about to be the biggest thing to come out of Toronto since the days of Deborah Cox and Tamia. She has now crossed over into the American market and it seems along with Drake she is another ambassador of the city. So far I dont even know what to say about her that can make people really fathom how extremely talented she is, but she sings well and clearly writes wells since she is a songwriter making her music that much more honest. The first time I heard "Give It To Me Right" I was like yessir this is my new anthem not to mention I'm such an Amy Winehouse head that any instrumental that sounds the least bit jazzy with a soulful voice I take to listening to it. And she continued to kill it especially on the "No Games" Remix w/ Serani I was like she can hop on anything and make it fire. Her debut album The Bridge is in stores right now so everybody should pick it up (I have yet to pick up mine school runs my life) but yes pick it up and support this girl. Vote for her video "It Kills Me" on 106 & Park and make sure it is in heavy rotation on your local radio station. Interesting tidbit: --she has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance so everybody make sure you watch the Grammys on January 31st and support our hometown girl. So to conclude don't sleep on any of these lovely young ladies because they are all the voices of the future, whether it maybe through rapping or singing. I wish all of them the best, I will be posting links and what not so everybody can visit their sites, download mixtapes, and what have you. Just click on the pictures and they will direct you to links of the featured artists. One day when I go further into my career as a journalist or a PR I will probably get the pleasure to interview these ladies. Thanx for reading and go out there and support! Speak Your Mind, But Hold That Thought!