Daydreaming...

I have no information on this Chanel bag... All I know is I want it and it was so gorgeous I thought I'd share...This bag is off chain...Also want this Chanel football...why? cuz I can...

Tamia's Pregnancy Confirmed

Tamia and Grant Hill have always been one of my favorite black couples...Tamia has confirmed that the rumors of her new pregnancy are TRUE and she and Grant are indeed expecting an addition to the family... WE wish them all the BEST!! It's just so good to see a couple actually last... I wish them many more happy years...seriously...

Mr. Cartoon Toy Signing

In conjunction with the release of the Mr. Cartoon action figure Meltdown Comics is doing a signing...Man I remember when I 1st heard about Cartoon...couple of my boys know him...I never in a million years woulda thunk all this was go'n go down...That's why his whole situation is good shit...

Support the Arts...Support The Lost Angel...Support the LA lifestyle...

LA Fashion Week Kick Off

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!!! I LOVE FASHION WEEK!!!!

Yeah I know we (The West Coast...The BEST Coast) catch heat for not having real style and for being too laid back...blah blah blah...Hey it is what it is...Is it OUR fault we're laid back? I mean it's eternally 70 degrees out here, we got beaches, good herb, gorgeous people and we don't live in apartments 30 stories high...that tends to make you a lil kick back BUT We got MAD style...If you don't believe me come check out the Up Against The Wall Fashion Show this Friday...It should be a good blend of East Coast Fashion with BEST Coast Styling...

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I love men that speak their mind...and Chris Rock hasn't failed me yet...

Bitches Ain't Shit...Acappella...

Charity, Arts and Crafts AND FREE appetizers from El Cholo...Best of ALL Worlds...

Nixon Watch

For someone who doesn't like watches or clocks I sure talk a lot about them (I know)...but I saw this watch and couldn't NOT talk about it...

Nixon watches hold a special place in my heart...To me they are one of the few urban/street/skate/whateveryouwannacallit brands that have successfully created a watch line that looks chic but still feels street...The Chalet, the Vega, the Rayna and the Clique can all be worn while you're hustlin' around town or hittin' up the VIP booths (these aren't the only fly one's...just some of my favorites...real ill broads should check out the men's selection...if you're willing to rock a dudes watch your selection just expanded enormously...)

The limited edition Rotolog above is tricked out in 9.25carats of black and white diamonds...This will mos def guarantee to set off any outfit...The skull heads are ill (peeps say they're trendy but I been rockin' skulls since before it was cool so I'll always rock them...told ya'll I think I'm hard)...You can grab them at Barney's

GRAFH SPEAKS TO THE LADIES

This press release just hit my desk...

GRAFH SPEAKS TO THE LADIES WITH R&B REMIX MIXTAPE "LADIES NIGHT" HOSTED BY DJ LAZY K-FREE DOWNLOAD
New York, NY- Grafh has been in the studio day after day working on debut project Autografh and a host of mixtapes with the first being "Ladies Night" hosted by DJ Lazy K. Grafh acknowledges his female fans by remixing the hottest R&B tracks of year and putting his own stamp on them. "The ladies always support me and I wanted to give them something special." Grafh explains.
Ladies Night is not the only thing Grafh has been working on, he and his Black Hand label mate Prinz are wrapping up their mixtape titled "Gangsta Music" hosted by DJ KaySlay and is slated to drop in the coming weeks.

***Use this link to download the mix tape for free, in its entirety (in a zip file): http://www.collegeforumz.com/grafhladiesnight.zip

Alternate Download Link:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1j0vp2

Grafh Ladies Night

Hosted By DJ Lazy K

Tracklisting
1. DJ LAZY K INTRO

2. CIARA- PROMISE FEAT GRAFH

3. CHRIS BROWN FEAT. GRAFH & JUELZ SANTANA- POPPING

4. OMARION- ICE BOX FEAT GRAFH

5. DJ LAZY K

6. TYRESE FEAT. GRAFH- ONE

7. ROBIN THICK FEAT. GRAFH- LOST WITHOUT U

8. JAMIE FOXX FEAT. GRAFH- PLAY A LOVE SONG

9. DJ LAZY K

10. GINUWINE FEAT. GRAFH- IN THOSE JEANS

11. CASSIE FEAT. GRAFH- LONG WAY TO GO

12. MYSPACE JUMPOFF

13. DJ LAZY K

14. NO WHISPER

15. DIDN'T SAY A WORD FEAT. J-STARR

16. LAST NIGHT FEAT. JOSH EXANTIS

17. YOU FEAT. RYAN LESLIE

18. DJ LAZY K

19. GLOW IN THE DARK

20. TIMBALAND FEAT. GRAFH & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE- GIVE IT TO ME

21. OUTRO

For more info on Grafh check his newly designed myspace page at www.myspace.com/GrafhBlackHand

or www.grafh.com

I love mixtapes...

Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds?!

Sunflower seeds are a staple in the 'hood...so when I ran into liquor store the other day to grab a bag you can imagine my surprise when I saw a Dill Pickle flavored bag...WTF? NOW this might seem like a strange combination but as soon as I saw the words 'Dill Pickle' memories of dill pickles with cherry Jolly Rancher sticks shoved in them rushed back from my childhood (I shoved weird things in my pickles as a kid..now&laters...saladitos)... The pickle taste on these seeds is light and kinda replaces that straight salt flavor that you usually get on contact with seeds... They're not bad at all...Dill Pickle AND Seeds? How much more ghetto can you get?

Tempt One Art Benefit

More charity...I've seen this one circling around the blogs...This one hits the art community...

Known Gallery is organizing an art show featuring some of the world’s greatest Graffiti Artists, who have agreed to donate all of the proceeds from their work to raise funds to provide Tempt with the care he will require at home. “Tempt” was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a rare neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and resulting in paralysis.

The show starts March 10th... The Flyer has all the details...Art and charity... fills your mind and your heart...good shit...

DVF Celebrates International Women's Day

Charity and Shopping...two of my favorite things...

Time Keepers...

As I've stated before I wish I didn't have to keep track of time...I do everything in my power to pay as little attention to it as possible but somehow I eventually have to bow down and see what time it is...Making this process as painless as possible is the only way I can even halfway deal with the concept...I used to have one of those annoying alarm clocks the one with the sound they use in all commercials 'til I literally chucked it against the damn wall...These days I'm using the alarm on my sidekick(which I had to pay for by the way...what f'in phone doesn't come with an alarm?! but I digress...) so I've been searching the net trying to find a new clock and I've found a load of new options...I like them so much I don't even mind having to use one...

First up...the single digit clock... I like the simplicity but I'm not sure if I have the patience to keep my eyes open in the middle of the night long enough to watch all the digits flash...



This 'open edition' clock is a little better but I still dunno if I wanna give up that much space on my bedside table for a clock...This puzzle clock amuses me...but only in theory...if that thing was next to the bed I'd learn to sleep through it without having to put it back together...
Now I think Verbarius is actually one of the most stylish clocks I found BUT there's no alarm... I'd still get it for the living room just to floss it tho...
If you like the smell of bacon (wonder if you can use turkey...hmm...) you might like this Wake n' Bacon clock... honestly it's just a novelty...basically useless but when has that ever stopped me from buying something...

All this looking for clocks has made me tired and I still haven't found anything to wake me up yet...I'm gonna take a nap and wake up and try again...Hopefully I won't sleep too long...

Kelis ARRESTED?! WTF?

WTF is wrong with Kelis? First the pink hair...now this...WHY is she harassing the prostitutes? Don't they have it bad enough already?

Man looking at this picture makes me wish I still had my Heatherette Dress...It was a bad look to get rid of it...

In semi-related news...rumor is the 3rd N.E.R.D. album is on the way...WOO HOO I can't wait...

Sale at Tradition

Ya'll know I love a sale and this weekend looks like they're gonna be off chain...there's about 3 HUGE ones in the LA area alone...

Diamonds are a Girls' Best Friend...

Rapper/Watts native and Fellow Westsider Kanary Diamond has teamed up with Moral Fabrix to produce the Kanary Diamond Collection...It's a collection of tees and tanks that can be rocked in true Cali fashion and just in time for Spring...

Might hafta cop the hot pink one...I love anything with a broken heart graphic and bright colors like hot pink are supposed to be 'IN' this Spring...

You can also check out more about Kanary Diamond in the lastest issue of All Hood publications...West West ya'll...

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Cam is at it again...Nah Right has all the goods...

Why are people so shocked about Ray J and Lil Kim? I mean they did used to date before she got locked up...

I think someone has been reading my myspace page...

This is a really good idea...it's prob the only way I could actually take every supplement I need every time I'm supposed to take it...you know us older hip hop heads need to learn ish like this...we getting old...

Patricia Field and Payless...this is the collabo only the devil (in prada of course) could think up...

Five Four Sample Sale

WHO: FIVE FOUR CLOTHING
WHAT: THE BIGGEST FIVE FOUR WAREHOUSE SALE EVER
WHEN: Saturday March 3rd& Sunday March 4th, 10 AM to 5 PM
WHERE: 2444 PORTER STREETLOS ANGELES, CA 90021FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL US AT INFO@FIVEFOURCLOTHING.COM
OR CHECK OUT
http://fivefourclothing.blogspot.com
http://www.fivefourclothing.com

The King of the Black Sheep...

I was doing follow up research for Magic and getting the last of my business cards in order when I stumbled upon The Imfamous Black Sheep Brand...Now something must've interested me or I wouldn't have taken the card but I couldn't remember exactly what it was...Might be the logo which I think is absolutely adorable (I've always thought of myself as some what of a black sheep and it would make a good tat...nice...clean...interesting...) so I decided to took take a further look to see what the brand was really about and did a little googling...

The first article I stumbled across was from Transworld Business Magazine and it gave me a little more insight on the brand...

With more and more crossover consumers hyped on fashion and streetwear styles, many brands are creating products that dovetail skate and urban trends. Launched in 2006, The Infamous Black Sheep Brand aims to corner this segment of the market with a blend of urban-inspired footwear and apparel for skateboarders and lifestyle customers...

I kept reading...

With new skate companies, the line between being a legitimate brand and not usually lies in the team roster. The Black Sheep Brand has already acquired several riders who fit its urban image. “We have Dylan Gardner, Jose Garcia, Anthony Mosley, and we’re talking heavily with Kareem Campbell right now,” says Davis

Wait...Hol' up...I immediately lost interest in the brand (well just for a sec) and gained interest in the team roster (which is what I think they want you to do...over there building a roster like that...) Anyone who knows me knows Kareem Campbell is my favorite skater (what? a broad can't have a favorite skater?) AND I've been dying for some sort of Reemo comeback so I headed straight to the company website to find out more but only found this...

and then to their myspace page and found this...

Return of the muthaf*ckin' King...Good shit...I dunno what they're planning on doing yet but I will say I can't wait for it to happen...Any company that recognizes Reemo as the King is good with me...

Black Sheep Brand can be found at various spots across the country...I'm more of a web shopper tho... Zappos has the 'kicks and the gear...I think I need a hoodie in black so I can rock it with my Air One's...

Toys for the Summer

It's the time of the year where I wish winter were over and spring would fly by... so I daydream and think about my summer wardrobe and all the fly accessories/toys I need to make sure I'm properly 'fitted the next couple months...Here's my list of toys I need to make sure my summer is off chain...

Being a single female Angelena ain't never easy... 'specially since I roam all hoods and think I can hang with the best of them...just in case tho I want this pepper spray ...18K gold...optional Swavroski crystal wrist strap...I'll be dying for someone to mess with me just so I can take it out and show off the workmanship...

Again being a single female Angelena ain't never easy...just in case tho I want this vibrator...platinum...waterproof and it can be personalized...I'll be dying for someone to mess with me just so I can take it out and show off the workmanship...
I got a phone, a sidekick and a PDA (somewhere...I can never find it) and somehow I always need a pen...sterling silver...and when I whip it out to jot down a guy's number the music symbol reminds me what really fills my heart...
As much lip gloss as I could possibly need...Gotta keep them smackers moist in the summer...moist lips are how you keep the guys looking...
A watch encased in white leather...it's completely useless and all about style...white is supposed to be 'IN' this summer...I think it's 'IN' EVERY summer...why do I want it? 'cuz I can...
hmm...I think that's enough useless ish for now...

New Store Alert - Sneakers in Miami

Miami is my home away from home...When you grow up in 70 degree weather year round there's almost no other place in the US you can really be happy except Miami...It's like the only place in the States that you can actually wear a bikini 24 hours a day and never look out of place...with that said I always need a multitude of shoes to go with my 25 swimsuits which explains why my luggage is ALWAYS overweight when I go to Miami...

While planning for my next trip to Meahmee I stumbled across this new sneaker store that I'm definitely gonna check out...

Soles Inc., 235 12th Street, Miami Beach, FL 305.532.7653

The store stocks rare and limited-edition brands and Japanese trading cards and toys. There's no better combo for the kid in me...Maybe I can leave my 'kicks in LA and buy all new one's in Miami...but that'll make me overweight on the way back...hmm...dilemmas dilemmas...

Nike Gold Air Force at Kendo

I meant to tell ya'll I found those Air One's I was looking for at Kendo...Got so caught up in Vegas forgot to spread the news...So hit up Kendo... They got a lot of hot ish for the ladies...Think I might have to cop those glow in the dark dunks...or the blazers...can't decide...shit probably both...

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It's about god damn time...they've FINALLY decided where and when to bury James Browns' body...

This is going to be a long year for Brandy...yet ANOTHER lawsuit has been filed against her...

WEST WEST

I'm back in LA and couldn't be happier...Vegas is a fake city that provides you with a false sense of reality...You enter the world of debauchery and completely lose track of time...You find yourself walking around at 4:58am and realize that sleep is nowhere in sight...They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...well that's cuz no one can ever remember what happened in Vegas to tell about it...I will say it was completely off chain tho and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!

By the way...you know there's too many black people in one city when by Saturday 8pm every place you stopped at was out of Hennessy and Newports...I couldn't believe it...

B is that you?

I swear I thought this was Ashanti...

SI.com has a preview of the 2007 swimsuit issue...

B is going to be the cover girl...pretty hot...

New Louis Vuitton Bag....WTF?!

OK I LOVE Louis Vuitton/Marc Jacobs the same way Marc Jacobs loves Lil Kim. They/he can usually do no wrong...This is the LV bag that's out...It's supposed to be a tribute of all past LV bags but this is a $42,000 nightmare... HOW you go'n pick up all the bag scraps you've been saving for the past 100 years, start slappin' them together and try to charge me THAT much?! I will say that this bag is cute and chic in a boho/India Arie/ol skool Lauryn Hill kinda way...but it ain't chic enough to be charging nobody $42,000...I don't care how much disposable income you have...

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THIS is why I love Queen Latifah... Let's hope this gets other people to realize kids in da 'hood need love too...

I was originally gonna post this link to talk about the two divas (Naomi & Puff) having a cat fight ...BUT THEN I read a lil further down the page...WTF IS A "Brozilian" wax?!!!! NAH FO REAL!!! CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WTF A BROZILIAN WAX IS?!?! Lawd...You guys really have taken being metro just a lil too damn far...and peeps wonder why I like my men a lil 'hood...at least I don't have to worry about them using my poetic waxing kit...

Customizing clothes AND charity done all in one feld swoop...I'm pretty impressed...

Click here to see the comedian known as Cam shooting the video for Cuuurrrtiss...when will this end? Go to http://www.cuurtis.com/ for all the action...roll yo mouse over the bucktooth fifty head...pure comedy...

That John Brown...he's so dead serious...he's just trying to spread the love...

Jennifer Hudson is about the be the first black singer to appear alone on the cover of Vogue...A look back at the black women who have graced Vogue Covers...

Look out facebook, myspace, crackspace, niggaspace and whatever other frickin' online community there is...the fashionistas are launching their own community and no one with a BMI of 10 or higher can join...

'kicks...

Yeah I know I said no new posts but I was bloggin' 'round late last night trying to get some inspiration so I could pack for Vegas and I saw new 'kicks...Aren't they gorgeous? I need them ALL...New Balance/Undefeated/Stussy/Real Mad Hectic (Japan Release March 2007)...Nike Air Max 90 Boot Spring 2007...Nike Women's Air Force 1 Premium 2007 (gold leather upper, pink swoosh/laces/midsole and satin instep..man Livestock got 'em but not in my size...they killin' me! so sad...)

I'm out!

So I'm off to Vegas for Magic.Project.FoshoFoshow.United.Pool.NBA All Star and whatever else is goin' down in Sin City this weekend so posts are going to be limited...I shouldn't say limited... I should say non-existent...I mean...I'd say I'd post from Vegas but we all know that's a f'in lie...I'm def gonna be too caught up to be tryin' to post anything...Have fun while I'm gone kiddies... I know I will...

I'm out!!! Hallelujah Holla Back!!!!

F'in Valentine's Day...

Anybody that knows me knows I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day...It's a money wasting trap that causes nothing but arguments between otherwise happy couples...It's not that I'm against love...It's just that I'm a realist and I don't need a fake holiday to pressure my significant other into doing something he otherwise wouldn't be doing and creating tension between us...I can do that all on my own...

The easiest way to avoid the unevitable Valentine's Day argument is to make sure you get your love a gift, shove it under their face at about 9-10am and then turn your phone off the rest of the day...It always works for me...

Here's a list of really cute and not-so-typical Valentine's Day gifts...I swear if I get roses or some frickin' chocolate this year I might go ballistic...You guys act all stylish with your all over print hoodies and matching sneakers put some f'in thought into ya broads gift! If you need some help here's a few suggestions...

for yo side dish you ain't tryin to spend that much on...

for yo broad who thinks she's bougie...

for yo freak with the expensive taste...

for yo freak with the REAL expensive taste...

Guys aren't the only one's who get stuck in the gift rut... Heifers instead of them damn heart boxers you've been giving your man since the 10th grade step it up a lil...Give a nigga something he'll really use...

for the allover print wearing, japanese toy collector, iPod user...

for the sneakerhead you'd die for...declare your everlasting love with these... (they're the $2,000 AF1 Masterpiece Anaconda's..figured I'd tell you cuz you need to be a Nike member to actually access this link...)

Here's a few random...

for the sneakerhead with everything...regardless of what gender...

for the girl who wants to surprise him later in the evening...

for all the single people like me...let's celebrate the fact that we're happily single!!!

Personally this is all I want...tiara's are always nice...Anyway enjoy V Day and don't let all this propaganda fuck with your relationship...

Cam'ron Might Be Crazy...

But he's hella funny...Most of you heard the series of interviews (styles, cam, jim) that started this feud back up and know that 50 immediately released a video regarding the situation...Guess this is Cam's response to that...This 50 cent diss is comedy...

Them is brazziere tops...Them tops are a little suspect...COMEDY!!!

Braggin' Rights...

So I've been a lil busy and haven't gotten around to posting this...Actually I think I was just a lil upset and didn't feel like braggin' so much...I got 'em in the mail finally and Livestock was kind enough to create a shirt in honor of the occasion and I think that's hot...I took scissors to the neck of course I AM a broad...

I do have a couple complaints about the shoe tho but since I'm a diehard Jordan fan and will never bad mouth this shoe I'll only talk about my biggest complaint... the 23 stitched into the side is not original to the shoe even those these are supposed to be the original colorway...I'm takin' mine this weekend to Chambers to let them black out the 23...Anyway...Other than that I LOVE THEM!!!! They bring me back to my early high school years...I've already had a Do The Right Thing moment in them and almost slapped someone for steppin' on them...good shit...

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I'd actually rock this necklace...I think it's ill...

I'd rock these adidas snowboots too...These are definitely ill...

They think he's being a jerk...I think it's actually pretty f'in hilarious...

I thought the whole point of house arrest was that you had to stay in the house...especially at night...how she all out at fashion week partying?

50 and Ciara? Hmmmm? I actually like that combo...reminds me of Dame and Aaliyah (RIP)...

Ya'll know I LOVE me some Kelis but sheesh...I guess we're all entitled to a fashion fuck up every now and then...

Man I wanna tag with this $10,000 Sharpie...and I'm not even a tagger...

Someone please tell me Em and Kim are not engaged again...Let's hope Akon's ear hustlin' skills aren't up to par and this is all a mistake...

Nike Air Force 1....Molto Bella...

I'm not usually this sentimental but this has got to be the most beautiful video...It's called "Crafting The Perfect One" and it's about the fine craftsmanship that goes into the Air 1's in Italy...Man I damn near cried...

For the 25th anniversary Nike has an entire site with videos regarding the vanglorious Air Force 1's...Check it out...Might make you shed a tear...

Swatch Concept Watch

We all know I have a love/hate relationship with watches...but every now and then I find one that really grabs my attention...Here's another one that's pretty ill...It's from Swatch and it's a concept watch...It has a built-in MP3 player, video player/recorder and a photo album...and of course it tells time too...I'll have to keep my eyes open and see if they ever do actually drop this watch...This might be a good look for them... I don't think they've sold a watch since the late 80's...

Mix and Record Music Directly on your iPod?

Even tho I personally don't spit or produce I've spent a lil time in the studio sittin' around smokin' L's and hangin with the guys (I'm a tomboy...not a groupie)...Anyway I saw this mixer/recorder and I thought it was ingenius...Being of the slightly older generation I've seen how technology is affecting mixing, producing and just all aspects of rap...so it seemed like this was probably the next logically step...

Belkin’s TuneStudio for iPod 5th generation (video) is the first four-channel audio mixer that lets you create high-quality digital recordings directly onto your iPod. This mixer allows the input of up to four different instruments or audio sources, and records the audio onto your iPod for instant playback.

TuneStudio is compact, portable, and tough enough to withstand life in a rehearsal room or in a garage. Bands can easily attach instruments and microphones to TuneStudio and record jam sessions directly onto an iPod. Podcasters can also use this device to record their shows either in a studio or on location.

Anyway...I just thought it was a cool lil gadget...I'm on a techo/gadget kick right now...This drops Summer 2007 and it's going to retail for about $180...