'These Chains' - live @ Gonpachi in Hollywood

'Brothers, put your weapons down. Those hands were made to work hard, feed your family & praise God'



<3Amen.

Bruno Mars 'Grenade"

so my sister requested that i sing this song. Its currently her favorite song off her favorite album. She plays it in the car & has it as her ringtone. lol with that being said ..

here you go, dont say i never did anything for you!

hehe

to: @miszbree

the Bows walked for AIDS.

  Sunday October 17th my Bows & I walked 6miles for a good cause. Saw a lot of familiar faces and made some new friends. We were singing and dancing the whole 6 miles. That in addition to the rain explains why we all looked a mess at the end lol. We had a good time. When we finished we treated ourselves to Roscos followed by a well deserved nap!

The Bows & their fearless leader!

The confused 'Christians'&their b.s

The metro.

The new friend Amber. [;

The aids walk cheerleaders.

The goof troop.

<3

Bullets&Bows reppn.

The random Marley car.

Walka-fuh-aids .

Bow gang.

Georgia Peach.

Last week one of my best friends came to visit from Atlanta, Georgia. We ran around Hollywood all day shopping, eating, talking to & meeting the most random people. Enjoying the LA sunshine while it lasted. Thanks to my trusty blackberry & my awesome photography skills I was able to document the day. so, here it is (in no particular order) ...

My day with Alex Koonce & friends.

Special shoutouts to Arizona ice tea for sponsoring the day; to Amy the artistic genious; to Spongebob for the chase; to the homeless man outside of Mels; and to Krystlasia, Sulem & Bryttien for making the day as entertaining as it was.

I love you Alex. <3

Five Four Clothing Fall lookbook shoot.

I had the privilege of doing hair & makeup for these ridiculously good looking men of five four clothing. The clothes were dope, the people were dope, and the pictures came out dope. All around successful day if i do say so myself ! .. here's a behind the scenes look of what went on that day.

FiVE | FOUR

FiVE | FOUR.

Featured Artist;

Everyone meet Indigo Charlie! .. not only does she have an intriguing and mesmerizing voice, she is also a Los Angeles FIDM student. Completely busy with her aspiring fashion career in addition to being a personal assistant for Solange Knowels, Miss Charlie  isnt waisting any time! As an indie musician using all her spare time to work on her first EP album to shop to the major record labels Indigo has her work cut out for her. She has been compared to Lykke Li and I'm sure takes a lot of inspiration from Solange in creating her unique sound. As a fellow singer/songwriter and fashionista I am excited for her and the career she has ahead of her. I wish her many blessings & I shall see her at the top !

Check out her single "Never Change".

---> special thanks to Chanel Green for reaching out and introducing me to such amazing talent to feature.

Bullets&Bows lookbook; Behind the scenes

Anyone who knows me knows Bullets & Bows is my baby [; Im so happy for the growth of this company & the movement itself. I love my team/friends/family. Stay tuned for our fall/winter lookbook .. heres some sneak peak exclusive behind the scene shots of what we on -->

Many thanks to all involved. God bless my team and everyone surrounding us. Amen

Dear Shana Brown,

(i performed this piece at the poetry lounge, but i wanted to post it for those who weren't in attendance)

L O V E thy Enemies

Its so much easier to hate you than it is to l o v e you and I'm sure a few others could agree.

I'm not sure which side of your brain was encouraging your thought process, but I wish the other side would have put up a fight so you could join us in the recognition that the way you talk to and treat people just isn't right.

Your words provoke spite.

You burn bridges overnight.

All bark & no bite.

How do you sleep okay at night knowing the fruits of your flight?

But I'm just 'white so I gotta be right'.

Right?

I never said I was better or above you, but if I was you'd be the only one to blame.

That pedestal you think I'm on is more or less of a platform of accomplishment.

It took me 23 beautifully disastrous years,

a million and one joyful & painful tears,

owning up to all my faults & fears,

and sitting patiently in the passenger seat while God shifted gears.

He helped me build this platform.

And then, he painted a hologram of his face .. followed by a finishing gloss of love

so when the sun hit it in the right place, he & l o v e would shine through me

see, that's what I always prayed for.

But I allowed you to get to close.

I welcomed you with open arms,

trusted you would do no harm,

so I neglected to set the alarm ..

naivety got the best of me.

As I obliviously fixated on the sky and continued to pray,

you began to chip away.

First at the glossy finish

then at the picture of him.

Every layer you penetrated at that point subconsciously drained me a little more than the layer before.

By the time I looked down from my fixation on the heavens and witnessed the destruction beneath me it was too late.

You had already emptied out my well of d i g n i t y & filled it with hate.

When God saw his piece of art being blatantly vandalized he quickly took action.

Picked you up out of the mess you created and placed you outside the wall he built with the snap of a finger.

He left me with the key to lock you out,

and you with a window barely big enough to peek in & see

the reconstruction.

With a few inspiring situations,

motivating conversations,

minus your false stipulations,

in addition to the blue prints my father layed before me ..

the reconstruction was a great success.

Every layer of my platform is now twice as sturdy,

three times as dense.

God changed the hologram of his face to a 3-D portrait,

added infinite layers of loves glossy finish,

and then

lit a fire inside all of this so no matter where the sun was

he & l o v e would inevitably shine through me.

.. Now I'm not sure what it felt like to be on the other side of that wall looking in.

And peeking through that window definitely didn't allow you to understand what it felt like on the inside.

It sucked.

But now, it's beyond amazing.

The weather is always pleasing and instead of oxygen we breath l o v e.

I am always more than content

and never less than blessed.

I recently unlocked the door to that wall God built me & gave the key back to him.

Anyone & everyone is welcome inside,

including you.

I've come a long way to be able to say that & I am happy that I could do so.

If I could simplify this parable I would simply say this..

It was so much easier to hate you than it was to l o v e you.

But hate no longer dwells here so forgiveness & I love yous are all that's left.

Not to say the situation with you was stopping my success,

but it was definitely hindering me from being blessed.

So I forgive you

and I l o v e you

and wish you nothing but the best.

Take what you will from this

& humbly ask your God for the rest.

Amen.

Just some random m i l k insight .. read if you will. i cant force knowledge, just provide it [;


Our whole lives we are taught that 'milk does a body good'; that if we drink enough of it we will have strong bones and stay healthy. Ever ask yourself why we as humans are the ONLY species to drink the milk of another animal & continue to consume it as grown adults? Cows dont even drink cow milk! Just like humans at 22-24months of age, cows at 6-7 months of age no longer need their mothers milk. If you wouldnt drink the milk from your own lactating mother why would you drink it from a cows? Just doesnt seem right .. Plus,with all the hormones in the milk, including IGF-1 (insulin-like growth facror 1), no wonder our society is suffering from obesity. Newborns are supposed to grow quickly; Cow’s milk is meant to turn a 200lb calf in to a 2,000lb cow. Do you wanna be a 2,000lb cow? .. didnt think so. smh
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*Water must reach a boiling point of 212 degrees f. to be considered sanitized correct? Milk is pasteurized at 162 degrees f. --> This numerical gap doesnt seem to bother the USD considering they allow 750,000 somatic cells, aka puss .. and 20,000 live bacteria per ONE cubic centimeter of milk before they decide to take it off the market. Quite the allowance if you ask me. smh


*Milk provides protein! .. yah, 80% of that protein is called casein. Casein is a polymer used to make plastics and/or a glue to make fancy furniture or hold your precious beer bottle labels in place. yummm!


*& last but CERTAiNLY NOT LEAST 87% of milk is water. lol thats expensive water dontcha think ?!

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references-
Dave Rietz : http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm


Dr. Akilah El, Ph.D., N.D. : http://www.celestialhealing.net/milkpage.htm 

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I could go on & on with facts and stats but that would be boring, so ill just leave it at that.


Got Milk?