Here's what you've missed!

The last 2 weeks of bank holiday freeness, working, drinking, smoking, partying and generally throwing caution to the wind has left me with a few post birthday blues, but before I get that off my chest...

Just wanted to share some beautiful moments of the last 2 weeks with you since I was too consumed to blog.

this soothes me my mind!

Bank Holiday raves are the bestest - Living Proof is always a good shout. Me and running-on-black-people-time-late-but-always-on-time besty had fun

and it was good to see my jojo back in the country also!

These two young lovebirds got hitched, sending out some positive love vibes. I could have been really patriotic and gone into london and watched this but instead I watched form the comfort of a cave...here's the money shot!

Happy Birthday Me!!!

Thanks to everyone who happen to randomly be there to celebrate my birthday and also s/o to @forever_famous for the pics, you can see more of his work and opinions here

more snaps courtesy of everyone else who came and shared my birthday drinks and BBQ

NB: 2 of my favorite people, lee and mich - together we are the 3 dancing monkeys :p

THANKS for everyone who took part in the last 2 weeks and especially to my family especially parents who despite our difference always have my back!

At 28, I spent this last week half working, half progressing but also taking a couple steps back to reflect and generally act like a mad woman and allowing all my inner fears, paranoia and insecurities rise to the surface. But fear not, their firmly out of my system and even though I am slightly ashamed of my actions, my misdirected venting that went sideways...I cant help but be my self and express my self when I do, as I do. I'm not completely evil or anything - just a bit 'bipolar' someone perfectly called it!

Here's to being one year older, wiser, faster, stronger!

ILOVEKARIMO

ON MY RECENT TRIP TO AMSTERDAM I MET UP WITH MY FRIEND KARIMO WHO I COMPLETELY OVERLOOKED WAS THIS MADLY TALENTED AND ARTISTIC GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND BEAT PRODUCER.
I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF HIS WORK WITH YOU, SO YOU CAN SEE THE LEVELS OF CREATIVITY AND DEPTH IN KARIMO’S DRAWINGS.

BELOW IS THE ARTWORK FROM HIS MIXTAPE: DEATH STARS 3: ATTACT OF THE BABYLON SLAYERS

DARK, INTRICATE DESIGNS, LAYERED WITH DETAIL, KARIMO’S DRAWINGS REALLY REMINDED ME OF ARTIST RICK GRIFFIN WHO WAS ONE OF THE LEADING DESIGNERS OF PSYCHEDELIC CONCERT POSTERS IN THE 1960S CALIFORNIA AND LIKE GRIFFIN; KARIMO DESIGNS CRAZY POSTERS EVENTS, VINYLS AND TEE’S.

RICK GRIFFIN:

KARIMO:

RICK GRIFFIN’S WORK WAS POPULAR WITHIN THE SURFING SUBCULTURE IN THE USA. HIS MOST RENOWN WORK INCLUDED HIS COMIC STRIP ABOUT A SURFER NAMED “MURPHY”. MOST KIDS TODAY WOULD ASSOCIATE “COWABUNGA” WITH BART SIMPSON, BUT IT WAS RICK GRIFFIN’S “MURPHY” THAT COINED THE TERM WAY BACK IN THE 1970S.

YOU MIGHT RECOGNISE MURPHYFEATURED ON OF COLLAB BETWEEN VANS X RICK GRIFFIN IN 2009

I THINK A TRAPSTAR X KARIMO COLLAB WOULD BE INTERESTING…THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENT BOX PEOPLE.

FOR MORE ON KARIMO CHECK OUT: WWW.ILOVEKARIMO.COM

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Taken from my post on : iamatrapstar.com

Beyonce: Move Your Body

What does patriotic America do when the crisis of obesity is taking over young people?

...They bring in Beyonce to get the heart racing in a lunchroom flashdance style work out video of course!

Check it out:

I'm defiently gunna start doing this every morning to get the blood flowing!

put that Cream filled Twinky down and WORK IT!!!!!

I'M GOING COACHELLA NEXT YEAR

As festivals go, I'm still very new to many of them as I only really started attended any big ones in the last 2 years. Coachella is supposedly one of the biggest out door music festivals in the world.

Coachella (ko-CHEL-a, ko-a-CHEL-a) is a city in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region collectively known as the Coachella Valley (or the Palm Springs area). Known as the "City of Eternal Sunshine", Coachella is largely a rural, agricultural, family-oriented community in the desert and one of the state's fastest growing cities in the late 20th century.

...thanks Wikipedia

The Festival was held over the weekend and as the footage comes through my heart sinks cos I missed it....Here's Magnetic Man's performance, enough to make this elephants mouth water.

Shystie 'Pirates Mixtape'

I LOVE SHYSTIE!!!!!! (say something!?)

I am wetting myself in anticipation of this dropping. Shystie is quality over quantity when it comes to new material and a real hard grafting female in the music industry who in my opinion doesn't get enough love. I highly respect this girls game, she stays true to herself in a male dominated industry. The preview alone for the new 'Pirates Mixtape' is enough to turn anyone into a fan of this progressive female talent...check it out for yourself!

but seriously Shystie...it's April, where is Pirates Mixtape??? :(

support the movement and follow her here

http://www.iamshystie.co.uk/

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: INDUSTRY TAKEOVER, Sat 16TH APRIL 2011

Support Team UK the right way!

"Taking place on Saturday 16th April 2011, the All-Dayer is set to bring you 8 hours of edutainment, jam-packed with performances from the hottest names in urban music, a range of innovative seminars, open mic sessions, essential master classes, workshops and exclusive urban cinema screenings"

Providing a platform for the next generation and inviting them to learn, debate, experiment, question and hear about urban music. Guest panelists on the day include Kano, Wiley, Twin B, Yasmin, G Frsh, P Money, SBTV, RWD and many more....tickets are £10 in advance...don't miss out if you're a budding talent or you just curious to know more.

No Love

Skits, Shadez The Misfit, Nate & Ash Catch Em - No Love (clean) Produced by Footstepz by TrapstarLDN

Watch this space for the video coming soon, produced by Footstepz, No Love is taken from the highly anticipated Trapstar Mixtape Rise of The Underdogs.

Check out SBTV X Trapstar Cypher for more from these 4 talented guys...don't sleep on em!

Summer is here