Friday, June 25, 2010

Who is Alicia Keys baby daddy?

So, I stumbled across a picture of Alicia Keys – PREGNANT! 


How come I didn’t know this before? It appears she is 5 months now. So I asked Google: “Who is Alicia Keys baby daddy?”

According to this source:

1. His real name is Kasseem Dean.

2. He was born August 30th, 1978. He’s a Virgo. Virgos apparently tend to be “but not necessarily as prudish at some might believe.” And they possess an uncanny to see what’s wrong and are natural critics. They are hard workers but are very finicky and have a need for perfection.

3. He was born in the Bronx but moved to Atlanta when he was a teenager where he started to DJ parties and began to produce at the young age of 16.

4. He is a very successful record producer, DJ and rapper. He’s produced songs for artists such as Jay-Z, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keyes.

5. He is the nephew of the founders of the Ruff Ryders - Chivon, Joaquin and Darrin Dean. And got his start by working at their label.

6. In 2007 he released his first solo record One Man Band Man featuring such hits as “Money in the Bank” and “It’s Me Bitches.” He followed that up with the album Life After the Party.

7. In 2004 he married the artist Mashonda Tifrere. His wife and he had son Kasseem Dean Jr who was born in January 2007. He has another son named Prince Nasir, from a previous relationship, who is now nine.

8. Swizz Beatz and his wife broke up and announced their divorce in April 2008. There was oodles of speculation that an affair with Alicia Keys is what ruined the marriage.

9. Swizz Beatz’s wife wrote a very long and poised open letter to Alicia Keys saying such things as “My concern with AK is no longer the fact that she assisted in destroying a family but that she has the audacity to make these selfish comments about love and wanting to be with someone, even after knowing their situation. How is this the same Superwoman that I sang out loud with in my truck?” She continued to say “If you are reading this Alicia, let me start by saying, you know what you did. You know the role you played and you know how you contributed to the ending of my marriage.”

10. He proposed and put a ring on (a 7-carat diamond ring) on Alicia’s finger while still married to his estranged wife. Their divorce is not yet finalized. Alicia and Swizz will be getting married and having a baby later this year.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

I DID IT MY WAY…

My Way by Frank Sinatra
Lyrics:
And now, the end is near,
And so I face the final curtain.
My friends, I'll say it clear;
I'll state my case of which I'm certain.

I've lived a life that's full -
I've travelled each and every highway.
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets? I've had a few,
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course -
Each careful step along the byway,
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew,
When I bit off more than I could chew,
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried,
I've had my fill - my share of losing.
But now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that,
And may I say, not in a shy way -
Oh no. Oh no, not me.
I did it my way.

For what is a man? What has he got?
If not himself - Then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way.

Yes, it was my way.

Thanks Chris, for tellin me this song reminds you of me. I love that.


Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Everything is Everything ...

Everything is everything 

It`s Gonna Be Alright...



Ledisi - In the Morning / Alright Lyrics  
This life can make me so confused
But it's alright
Living day by day I feel so used
That ain't right

I just wanna run and hide
But I don't have the time to cry
And it's alright
It's alright, alright

Many thoughts are runnin' through my head
It's alright
Wishing to be somewhere else but here
And it's alright

I can't wait to see your face
I need a smile and your embrace
I'm alright
I'm alright, yeah

Life can bring us through many changes
It's alright
Just don't give up, know that it's gonna be alright

People come and they go
It's just the way that it goes
Everything is everything
It's alright

Sometime the rain, it makes me sad
And it's alright
Some things in the world they make me mad
And it's alright

In the mornin' when I see the sun
I know I'm not the only one
And it's alright
It's alright, yeah

Wish I had some money to pay my bills
I can't even buy that dress on sale
But it's alright

Having money don't mean a thing
Loving you is everything
And I'm alright
I'm alright, yeah

Life can bring us through many changes
It's alright
Just don't give up, know that it's gonna be alright

People come and they go
It's just the way that it goes
Everything is everything
It's alright

Everything is everything
It's gonna be alright
Everything is everything
It's gonna be alright

Life can bring us through many changes
It's alright
Just don't give up, know that it's gonna be alright

People come and they go
That's just the way that it goes
Everything is everything
It's alright

Life can bring us through many changes
It's alright
Just don't give up, know that it's gonna be alright

People come and they go
That's just the way that it goes
Everything is everything
It's alright

Life can bring us through many changes
It's alright
Just don't give up, know that it's gonna be alright

People come and they go
That's just the way that it goes
Everything is everything
It's alright

It's gonna be alright
It's gonna be, gonna be alright
Hold your head up high
Don't you give up, no

Friday, March 26, 2010

Acoustic Soul!

 Dear readers:

I asked my dear friend, Tatiana Anderson, to write a guest blog about music. Here are her thoughts:

 I am one for live music. I grew up having to listen to smooth jazz on a daily basis. Music is such a big part of everyone’s lives whether it’s listening to the beat, lyrics, or just the sound of the music itself. I came across this video from amazing guitarist:




This video just has me sit back and just daydream of good times! The one memory that I have is when my best friend Jenny and I went to a place called the Rhythm Room and just danced our night away to live blues music. As I get older my taste in music has been getting more mature. Hopefully after listening to this song you will see what I mean by that statement.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Paloma Faith - New York

 My daughter Abi found this today, neither of us had ever heard of her, but I am already in love:



Her name is Paloma Faith, isn`t she bad ass: