This might just be one of the songs that you have to listen to more than once to start loving but after playing it a couple times I could definitely see myself jamming to it on a regular. lol. Raheem Devaughn definitely reminded me of The Dream a couple of times in this track, just some simple notes and tendencies that he did but he made this song his own. Okay now here comes the criticism (haha you had to know it was coming). My question is, has technology really advanced so much to the point that singing about text messages is now the new love making music? I’m not saying I completely hate the idea of the song, but it’s kind of juvenile if you ask me. And the one wardrobe change where he was dressed up like a nerd really confused me, it just didn’t fit with the rest of the idea he was going for but “to each his own” right Britt? lol. Anyway you definitely need to check this video out because the ending is really shocking, I’m not going to give it away but I really did not see it coming. ENJOY!
Dont forget to also check out Rihanna’s new video for her new track “Disturbia”. I think she really stepped out of her element in this one but did a really great job at it.
Okay so after all of my plans basically got completely rearranged I found myself getting dressed to go out with my girls. First, we went to the BBQ in Elmont that was hosted by Xplicit, Different World, and Rated R, which was actually pretty good. The food was on point or so I heard because I didn’t even eat. lol. They kind of played us in the liquor department with their baby bottles but that’s alright, everyone got their little hustle. lol. However, the music was good and the atmosphere was right but they shocked me when I heard that it was supposed to end at 12 o’clock. That’s extra early but I guess people are getting so used to BBQ’s getting shut down prematurely that they just decide to end them early themselves. Good idea!! lol.
But naturally, at 12 o’clock the BBQ was still going strong with more and more people showing up by the minute. Although this was great and all, we were also trying to hit up Club Dhaka in Brooklyn before it got too expensive so we left the BBQ at around 12:20 a.m. and went to a friend’s house to quickly get changed. After getting dressed, at around 1 a.m. we swung by the BBQ again to pick up my friends boyfriend to then realize that the BBQ was still going. I knew that 12 a.m. was too early to be true. Lol. Either way, we were still on our way to Club Dhaka. Too bad on our way there we found out it had already been shut down. We’re really going to have to stop messing with clubs in Brooklyn because they always seem to get shut down before we ever get there. lol.
Anyway, there was talk about going to Club DeRiver but instead we ended up at Club 360. Now I’ve never been to this club before so I didn’t know what to expect, all I knew was that there was a lot of people standing outside but only about five people actually standing on the line. This was not a good sign. However, we figured it was too late to actually try to find another club and a party is really what YOU make of it, so I put my positive attitude on and we walked to the club. But THEN after we got past the RUDE ASS bouncer that kept pushing us around, we get to the fact that the club was $25 to get in! Let’s just say none of us were all too happy about this. After hearing the bouncer scream at us REPEATEDLY because one of my friends was protesting the price, we all just threw our money on the table and walked in. I’m pretty sure they didn’t get $25 from each of us but that’s their problem not ours. Hahaha. [NOT MY PROBLEM!!-inside joke]
So we walk into the club and with amazement realized how small it was, just when I was about to freak out and demand my money back my sister showed us the REST of the club. hahaha. And oh my goodness was it hot as hell on the dance floor!! When I say hot as hell, I do not exaggerate. Given just how hot it was outside [we’re having a heat wave at the moment] one would have figured they would leave a door open or something. Just due to the heat the dance area was funky as hell!, why people don’t bathe before going to a party is beyond me but I digress. It was so hot in there that people were just dripping wet, even the ceiling was dripping, and everyone was running in and out of the bathrooms trying to dry themselves off. [Sounds like every Philly party to me. lol!] But at least they had a couple of ceiling fans and the area by the bar was really cool. Surprisingly we danced A LOT, the drinks at the bar were pretty good, and since DJ Anga-Manage-Mint was in the building the music was definitely on point. And I’m guessing it was supposed to be some kind of lingerie party because the females were borderline naked in lingerie and dudes was walking around in pajama pants. lol. We took a few pictures thanks to PartyReplay.com so if we’re Facebook friends you can go check that out also. Overall, we had a pretty good time and I would do it all over again. The party ended at around 3:30 a.m. and we got home around 4:30 a.m. after my friend dropped us all off. It was a pretty successful night.
DAMN! Is all I have to say to this artist. She has some really great vocals and a great look. Her voice is really soulful and it can almost be mistaken for the voice of Lauren Hill a couple times in this track. Missy also makes an appearance while showing off the reggae influences in the song. Check out Philly native Jazmine Sullivan and you’ll definitely see what I’m getting at.
We also know that with fans come haters so although I love her voice, sometimes she sounds like she’s screeching [not even sure that's a word] and needs to tone it down but she definitely gets and A in my book.
This Saturday night I sat at my computer contently chatting away with some friends, when one of my best friends asked if I would accompany her to a couple bbq’s. So naturally I hopped up in excitement to leave this got-damned house, went upstairs and informed my sister. We got dressed and headed out. First we hit up the “block party” in Uniondale which was really nothing but someones house BBQ with big ass speakers in the middle of the street. Why they had to block off the whole street for that… I don’t know. [smh].
After a little bit, we hit up the Letz Get It BBQ in Hempstead which was okay. The music was nice, and the food was up to par. We got our hot dogs, hamburgers, and griot, chilled for a bit but then dipped, because the girls I was with claimed that it was “dead”, which was only natural since we got there insanely early at like 11:30 p.m.
So after an hour went by of us driving around aimlessly, getting gas, parking in 3 different locations attempting to find a destination, by around 12:30 we decided to hit up the Grammy Family 2nd Annual BBQ in Brooklyn. So after we got the directions and started heading towards there we found out that it got shut down already. Of course it did! I wonder if its just me but it really seems like every BBQ in Queens or Brooklyn all get shut down before we even get there or before it even gets poppin. So, trying to save the night we decided to just go to the after party and hit that up. But of course since we’re from Long Island and never go to Brooklyn [cuz it's so damn far], we got lost. After we found our way to Club Djumbala [thanks to mapquest!]where the after party was supposed to be, we rolled up to find it insanely crowded! There were so many people on the line you would swear it was an after party to a parade, and I’m not even exaggerating! So after driving 3 blocks down and 3 blocks over and not finding one parking spot we decided we would just try to go to Club IFE instead.
After getting lost once again and finding our way at Club IFE it was already 2:15 a.m. and one of our friends decided that it was her bedtime and didn’t want to pay $15 to get in the club, instead she wanted to stay inside the car and sleep. Now you already know we were not going to leave a girl sitting in a car all by herself in Brooklyn on a suspect ass street so she could get raped and shot [hahahah inside joke!]. So unnervingly we got back in the car and drove back home. *sigh* All of that work for nothing!
And all this had to happen because the girls didn’t want to stay at the Letz Get It BBQ. So instead of just kicking back and relaxing at a BBQ that was close to home, had people there that we knew, and that I heard was actually pretty good, we drove around and wasted gas for about 3 hours. Some night! grr! But at least we got a couple of laughs in.
First of all, the fact that this party was $15 in advance was a ripoff. And to think that some people actually paid $20 at the door is unbelievable! It was clearly a Guyanese club which I had no problem with, and the music wasn’t too bad if you LOVE reggae. I just so happen to be a big fan of it so my crew and I did not mind. Although there was an insane amount of dj’s on the flyer I can promise you that half of them did not show up and even if they did, who needs six different dj crews at one club anyway?
The only reason my crew and I even CONTEMPLATED going to this place was because of the promise of Ricky Blaze being in the building. Not even was he not there, but they never even played any of his songs. The way the club was set up it was as if everyone was supposed to sit down and listen to music all night. Needless to say, I was not impressed. The dance floor did not get packed until around 1:45 a.m. and my crew did not bless it until 2 a.m. This club was officially a bust. The only time the music actually got people hype enough was when the Reservoir Dawgs started DJ’ing. The whole flyer was straight up false advertisement.
1. Nobody was dressed in beach wear
2. There was no wet t-shirt contest (I didn’t complain about that one)
3. Ricky Blaze never showed up, and
4. Half of the DJ’s did not show up.
In the end my friends and I made it a point to approach the people that threw this party to let them know how disappointed we were. Although they did NOT give us our money back because “they weren’t in charge” and “couldn’t find” the guy who actually was, we made a couple of friends and left laughing. Too bad the first two out of three hours spent there could have been spent with me laying in bed watching t.v. and on my PSP.
Lets just say that my crew will not be returning to Club Tobago any time soon. Some places are just meant to be avoided.
This is my first post so bear with me as I get myself settled. My plan for this blog is to inform others about the clubs and events that I attend in NY and my experiences. It seems like this summer I will be going out ALOT so why not give some feedback right? I surprisingly get a lot of questions from my friends about specific clubs, how they went, and if they should go so I figured I would just make a blog and save myself and them some time. Anyway I’ll be updating as soon as I get out which should be by tomorrow. So stay tuned and let me know what you think.
And I’m guessing it was supposed to be some kind of lingerie party because the females were borderline naked in lingerie and dudes was walking around in pajama pants. lol. We took a few pictures thanks to PartyReplay.com so if we’re Facebook friends you can go check that out also. 
We got our hot dogs, hamburgers, and griot, chilled for a bit but then dipped, because the girls I was with claimed that it was “dead”, which was only natural since we got there insanely early at like 11:30 p.m.
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