Let's make it less

personal. When I need a good rant or I'm feeling blue I always come here. . I'm going to tone it down. . I keep a diary and thats what I should kinda really stick too. . As I'm growing I'm learning to be more private. .

Rihanna @ Brixton Academy, London- Nokia concert

Tonight Rihanna performed her first concert in 18 months in London at Brixton Academy. She teamed up with Nokia to release her album on the 23rd of November, globally with EXCLUSIVE tracks but only at the Nokia music store. With two outfit changes, Rihanna proved tonight she was the princess of pop with her energetic come back and some immense vocals. She started the show with singles taken from her upcoming album “Wait your turn” and “Russian roulette”. She then took us back with the Michael Jackson sampled song “Please don’t stop the music”. What caught all of our attentions was when she sang “Take a bow” from what Rihanna has experienced in the last year singing this song, feelings were shown and felt. They weren’t just lyrics she was singing, but heartfelt words and true emotions that even the audience could witness. Rihanna sang a slower tempo of “Disturbia”, but then shocked us all when she performed “Hard” and Young Jeezy made an appearance. Other songs performed were the hook and chorus to “Live your life” originally sung with T.I. which she features on. What made the night even better was when our favourite rapper Jay-Z came out and performed “Run This Town” and “Umbrella” with Rihanna. He gained a huge reception as soon as he came out and both songs got major responses from the audience.

Although the concert was short I would have preferred if Rihanna took us way back before the “Good girl gone bad” album and performed songs like “Pon de replay”, her first single when she emerged on to our screens and “We ride” taken from the “A girl like me” album. She may have sang her heart out tonight but the concert would have been more enjoyable if she had her dancers instead of just her backup singers every time a note wasn’t hit right. Rihanna gave her all today and as a comeback we applaud her.

My vision board. .

I saw Shanel Cooper do this and you all know shes made a huge influence on me, so motivated me to do this.

World Wide Woman: KESH

KESH !! She’s a fashion stylist a DJ and most of all a fashion icon. I discovered this woman through Myspace in 2006 her style caught my eyes from her bright colours to her big hair. She inspired me to be more creative and do more with myself, which I think is powerful. If anyone can make you want to do more with yourself they definitely deserve an applaud.

She made a dress for Mariah Carey at only 19 years old and has caught the attention from other artist's like Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco.
She has a line called KESHWEAR which has been expanded to New York.

I think she’s a motivation for a lot of black young women out there who are trying to be successful, especially the ones in London.

Kesh says: "My style is what I call 'maximalisation': go-go 1980s glamour, big jewellery, big hair, bright colours. I've been customising clothes since I was 12. As an only child I used to spend hours in my bedroom with old tracksuits, trainers, paints and pens. I was quite wild in the way I dressed, but when I moved to London at 17 to study fashion at Southgate College, the girls thought I was odd for wearing vintage gear. Eventually I got kicked out for fighting, which was when I started customising for people on the garage scene.Being black in this business, people love to class you as 'urban', whereas a white person would be classed 'high fashion'. I'll never understand that. But there are benefits too: I haven't got much competition as a black female fashion designer. Fashion is very white-dominated, and I think that's partly down to a reluctance in the black community to try to get in to fashion. What I'm trying to do is show young black girls that it's OK to be ambitious."

I believe we need more people like her. I follow her on twitter and I’m a huge fan of her blog she says the most random things and has photos on her blogs which are worth more than a thousand words. Kesh went to Southgate college but got kicked out for fighting due to people bullying her for being “different” and the way she dressed, she never let that stop her and still had the drive and determination to make something out of herself. Kesh? You succeeded.

Next month: RIHANNA

Last month WWW

VODAFONE + PHONES 4 U=Satans left testicles

GO FUCK YOURSELVESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I'm clearly not happy, in fact I'm angry. I've never had a contract phone and purchased one last week wedneday on the 4th. I wasn't told my minutes come on the 8th so started using it as soon as it was given to me, not knowing I had to wait. Now, alongside with my £35.00 normal bill I've got to pay 120 in total due to the four days I was using my phone. I went in to phones for you the shop to complain and they just got me to call Vodafone, they were both tossing the blame at each other back and forth, I let them both know that it wasn't my negligence and I'm not paying that DUMB DUMB DUMB DOOO DOO OUTSTANDING BALANCEE because I wasn't told.

I came home and called phones for you head quarters and some STOOOOOOOOPID bitch ass nigga answered the phone and tried to tell me I signed the contract and I was told and it was given to me in "black and white". . . I asked her why I wasn't told verbally she said "we cant sit down and read you the whole thing". . .OMG I was so angry I hung up on that WENCH !! I'm going back to the shop on Saturday with mumzie. . I know my rights I do !!!

"The Right to Be Informed. This right states that businesses should always provide consumers with enough appropriate information to make intelligent and informed product choices. Product information provided by a business should always be complete and truthful. Aiming to achieve protection against misleading information i...n the areas of financing, advertising, labeling, and packaging, the right to be informed is protected by several pieces of legislation passed between 1960 and 1980."

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Video: Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind

Thoughts???

Opinions

. . are like ass holes everyone has one!. . I always told myself that if there was one thing I wouldn't do, it would be taking advice from people. Why? cus everyones different. Who are they to ADVICE you on what to if they've never been in your position and even if they have, everyones different. Just listen to you.This sounds like I'm contradicting myself by giving you my advice, but for real only YOU know what you should do.

Updizate!

Hello =]

I was tweeted for not updating my blog so here I am. Sorry :-/

Past couple of days I've been motivated do so much more with myself. This includes writing my personal statement for university. At first I thought it would suck, but then I searched real deep inside and everything came pouring out. I searched deep inside to look for the love and passion as to why I wish to study this course. I'd share it with you but plagiarism is a bitch. ha. . . actually I'll share a tad. .

"Media is a way of my personal lifestyle. It’s a part of who I am and I’d like to be given the chance to be a part of it"

I've learnt more about myself and found I can be a bit too negative and judgemental. This is why I have been learning how to be more spiritual. Being spiritual doesn't mean attending church every Sunday sitting front first row. Nor does it mean praying everyday to God or meditating under a tree. Being spiritual it just learning to love yourself and others more. Over flowing your cup so you can over flow into the lives of others, showing kindness and being loving towards people and caring for others. Being spiritual is more to do with finding this energy. An energy which keeps everything together a POSITIVE energy! I'm one to curse a lot and hurl abuse for no reason, yes I admit I'm a bitch but I want to be a better person! I don't want negativity surrounded by me as it gets you know where. . as Lupe said. "If you're negative in energy then stay out the vicinity".

I woke up early this morning for my first EVER driving lesson!! I was so scared but I'm 19 and this should have been done a very long time ago. I was wondering if my driving instructor would let me slip in Beyonce single ladies. I know, I'm silly. I had fun driving up and down my road I just need to work on my clutch and breaking. Currently saving up for a car! Mummy will buy Oloni her insurance =D

I have been feeling a lot better with "things" due to love and support from friends. I don't know what I'd be without those girls. Though you move on you still miss and wished things went differently better yet want things to be given another chance. . I know I claimed to be independent and I am. Everyone should be! But is it always a good thing to be independent? There are a lot of women who claim to be "independent". . but they're just lonely. I'm all for women empowerment but everyone needs someone. I was watching a vlog by Shanel Cooper who made a point and said "when you're saying your independent you're saying you're incapable of being able to depend on anyone, which shuts out anything a man can do for you, so instead of saying you're independent say you're self sufficient. . we live in the universe meaning UNIT its not meant for you to be alone in". .

I've also started a new blog which will include everyday media, from music to fashion and just articles that find my intrest and hopefully interviews. It's called "When are we doing lunch?" and will launch on wordpress by next week!

World Wide Woman: Va$htie

With her tom boyish look to her signature side hair flip world wide woman of the month is down town sweetheart, Ms. Vashtie Kola. She was born and raised in Albany New York and used to work for Island Def Jam she was Director of creative services there, but left to pursue her own career and work for herself. Vashtie has been part of my inspiration ever since I saw that CRS video. She has directed videos for the likes of Kid Cudi, Good Charlotte, Ushers protégé, Justine Beiber and one of my favourites Solange. Not only does Vashtie direct videos but she’s also a party producer and owns a fashion line called “Violette”. Now unfortunately I haven’t been successful on purchasing any of her stuff but when pay day comes I shall try and get a t-shirt. I hope they ship! Here is some of her work!

via: nitrolicious

More of a reason I chose Vashtie as WWW was because of an interview I stumbled across on Evil Monito a while back. It was like reading into the future. I thought wow she’s just like me. Ever since I was 13 I used to cut up my mums clothes and make things out of it. I turned 17 and I forced and begged my mum to buy me a sewing machine which she did. I eventually saved more money to buy myself a mannequin. I pray one day I’ll start my own fashion line like her and have it as a side project. In that same interview she said something which I could relate to.

“My mom and I are so different. She’s quiet and passive, I’m the opposite…constantly rebelling and pushing buttons. She was from another generation and culture, she barely understood her American daughter.”

I feel the exact same way only I’m British of course! I felt overwhelmed when I found out one of the women I look up to has similar characteristics to me ha!

Via: Vashtie's blog

You know how you were once young and used to say things like “I want to be like him/her when I’m older”. . I know I’m only 19 but I hope I can be as successful as Ms. Kola. Although I love making videos, I hope I can juggle more like she does, I’d like to think I could be music columnist to one day hosting my own radio show and being a part-time fashion designer and oh so much more.

She recently did an interview with the Lup-END blog I also co-author for. When sean told me about it I was excited! Part 1 of the interview is up so stay tuned for 2!

next month: KESH

Last month WWW

Empire State- Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys

I have been playing this song non stop. . and I cant wait for the video! for real. . I'm stoked heres some behind footage!




. . if you haven't got the album yet. . what are you doing? no seriously go cop it!. . . I was able to get BP3 from some promo work I did for Jay-Z at roundhouse when he came to London a while back!

I love media ♥ it's everything I am- Oloni

I cant imagine my life without it!

It's everwhere! I CAN'T live without it. YOU can't live without it. . its like the air we breathe. . it's needed! I feel like thats what my journey in life was to be apart of the media!. . writing, talking, promoting, designing, video, editing. . name it all I've done it. . my life wouldn't be complete without the essence of media. . Ever since I was a kid all I ever did was want to be like my favourite late night Choice FM radio prerenter Ms. Jenny Francis. I used to even make my own introductions . . .

“Hi, this is Dami and you’re listening to London’s number one for hip-hop and RnB”

HA imagine! But theres so much more to it than that. As I grew Older I turned my attention to LBC radio becuase it was more talk and identified with what was going on in the world. Dear I say it, it had me interested in politics aswell. . everytime I tell someone I listen to LBC its like "you listen to what LBC? London Biggest conversation?". . hahah yeah I know weird right? I love my music and I always will do but theres so much more out there thats the beauty of media.. .

I’ve grown up just taking my camera EVERY where with me. . those close to me know I take my camera everywhere. . even if it’s just to a corner shop my camera is in my bag. . I remember going to a club with my friends I told a lie and said I didn’t have my camera on me. . the looks on their faces you would have thought someone killed their mothers. . i told them I was only joking, but you understand if you love something and have the passion for something you grow up with it. YOU’RE born with it! I’ve always been one to to write poems/songs but I must admit this only takes place when I FEEL as that’s when I’m most inspired. Growing up I have had so many inspirations cus they MADE me FEEL!. From KESH the fashion designer, Vashtie Kola music video director, Jenny Francis choice FM radio presenter EVEN the fictional character Carrie Bradshaw from SATC!

I SIMPLY cannot imagine life without media although it doesn’t always have its good parts let’s face it. . MEDIA makes the world go round!. . I want to be that writer, director, presenter, columnist, designer, promoter and so much more. . I don’t want to stop at nothing! I’m out to earn a living at what I do best!. . I want to be that VOICE!