Ambitious Song of The Day: Imma Do It

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Please don't feel neglected my Ambitious Ones. I'm just trying to maintain life like the rest of you guys. So, when I don't post in awhile please understand I'm just in this real world trying to maintain and balance life.

I have been trying to balance a lot lately from personal things to work to a few projects. Hopefully, I will share these things with you guys soon.

Ambitious Song of The Day: Touch The Sky

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela

Happy 92nd Birthday to one of the greatest still alive...Nelson Mandela!

QiQi's Corner: Mashonda Tells It All to Vibe

Mashonda finally expresses in-depth about her feelings about her situation with her ex-husband Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, who is now his fiance'. She explains where she stands now with the situation, the process of moving on and dealing with the divorce, and much more is explained to Vibe Magazine from her.

Here's a few things she expressed to the magazine:

You’ve mentioned in the past that Swizz repeatedly denied having an affair with Alicia. Did he ever fully come out and admit to it?

My husband admitted to having his affair on Mothers Day 2008, six months after I found out. I didn't sleep for a whole year. I had to take pills to sleep because I'd wake up in the middle of the night crying. I couldn't even look at my son some days because I didn't have the strength and I never wanted him to feel my bad energy. It was a battle. They are just now going public, but this has been going on for a very long time. I refused to really break it down for people to understand because there was no way I could go around not making [Swizz and Alicia] look extra crazy and I didn't want to put that out there for my son. I didn't want him to see his father as a monster. But the shit is deep.

What was the last thing you remember doing to keep the marriage in tact?

I did everything I could do, but I knew there was no working it out when he admitted his affair to me… he was happy about it. After lying about it for so long and finally admitting it I was like ‘I can't take it no more!’ In the back of my mind I was like, ‘I have to fight for my family, this is my son's father. We were supposed to grow old together, we were supposed to raise this baby together, we were supposed to do all these things, I'm fighting for my fucking husband. I don't care who he's dating, I don't care how much money she's got, I'm fighting for my husband.’ And then I realized… I can't fight for him… he doesn't want to be with me. I'm not going to win this one.
How do you fight for a husband?I fought more for the family than I did for my husband. It wasn't ‘I love you, don't leave me.’ It was never that because that’s not even me. It was, ‘Let’s work it out for this baby. You can't leave. I can't be a single mom. Let’s go to counseling, we are a family.’
Did you ever get a response?

None… none.

Were these conversations mainly over the phone?

Phone. Person. He lived here for a long time after he left to go be with her. He was back and forth.
Did you guys sleep in the same bed?

No, I put him in a different room. I know my worth. I don't have to beg anybody to want to be with me. I wouldn't torture myself with that.

For more of the interview click here.
*Keep in mind this is the middle of the interview, you can trace it back to the beginning.

Quote of the Day:

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." -Jim Ryun

Ambitious Song of The Day: Breakaway

I used like this song a lot in high school.

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

This past weekend it was a celebration of Hip-Hop in Brooklyn. The festivities and the culture of Hip Hop was all celebrated by many Hip-Hop lovers from all ages to all races. This happened to be the 6th annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, in which Brooklyn Bodega continues to bring to Dumbo, Brooklyn every year so far.

There were great performances from new artists like Curren$y and Fashawn, to performances from Hip Hop legends like Pete Rock and CL Smooth. While time had wined down, the crowd was ready to see the headliners of the show De La Soul who put on a GREAT PERFORMANCE!
Although, I worked with a friend Rhonesha (who you guys probably heard of by now) throughout the festival doing some press I enjoyed myself. I think this added to the experience because not only did I learn how work the camera, as if I was a NBC cameraman (haha), but I got a chance to interact and hear from Hip Hop fans, along with Hip Hop legends and upcoming artists. Oh yea, I have a bigger respect for journalist, as well as others who are part of the press because of this experience. If I told y'all what we went through to get some interviews or just to get backstage....you would too! I think our best achievement was finally getting backstage and getting Uncle Ralph off the stage for a interview, which had wrapped up our long day!Despite the rain and humidity throughout the day, the festival was great! I look forward to next year and the year after. This event is a classic event that screams Hip Hop, but shows the true Brooklyn beauty as it is held underneath the Brooklyn Bridge!
To see part of Rhonesha's project checkout: NBC Blog. I will keep you guys updated when the video is released.

Quote of the Day:

"There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying." — Sarah Dessen (Just Listen)

QiQi's Corner: Amber Rose Sends Message to Kim Kardashian About Her Reggie

Amber Rose and Reggie Bush pictures has been spreading all over the net from hanging out at AXE Lounge in the South Hamptons. Since twitter is always the place people seem to vent their feelings the entertainment between Ms. Kardashian and Ms. Rose has been funny.

Apparently, Kim tweeted "who cares?" after the the pictures and talk about the two (Reggie and Amber) been circulating all over the internet. Ha, but we know Ms. Rose is a little more feisty...so what's her come back?????Wow, it hasn't been confirmed from Reggie or Amber if the two is actually dating, but the pictures just show the beginning stage of dating....So, only time will tell......

Ambitious Song of The Day: Hero

QiQi's Corner: Alicia Keys Falls Onstage Pregnant

Unfortunately, 5-months pregnant Alicia Keys has fell while performing at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans this week. Word is Alicia Keys was wearing high heels and had trouble keeping her balance. Many say the heels were around 4-inches.

Lucky she did not fall hard. While singing "Love is Blind," Keys stumbled backwards and fell landing on her behind, but Keys bounced back-up. Thankfully, her and her unborn child by her new fiancé Swizz Beatz were okay. Checkout the video below:

Ambitious Song of The Day: Satisfaction

Used to love this song, album used to be in my cd player all the time.

Brooklyn's Wingate & Coney Island Free Summer Concerts

The summer is here and we know in Brooklyn that means FREE CONCERTS AT WINGATE PARK! It's the 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series performances, which are held Monday nights at 7:30 pm. For more information visit 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series. Here's the schedule of the artists that are planned to hit the stage:

July 12- George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic The Ohio Player
July 19- An Evening with Toni Braxton
July 26- Musiq Soulchild, Crisette Michele
August 2- Old School Night Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick
August 9- An Evening with Aretha Franklin
August 16- Gospel Night Bebe & Cece Winans. Fred Hammond
August 23- Carribean Night Sean Paul, The Mighty Sparrow

For Coney Island 32nd Annual Seaside Summer Concert Series performances are held Thursday nights at 7:30 pm. As for additional information, visit 2010 Seaside Summer Concert Series. Here's a diverse set of artists that are planned to perform in the Coney Island area:

July 15- Neil Sedaka Brenda Lee
July 22- The Beach Boys The Happy Together Tour
July 29- George Thorogood & The Destroyers Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
August 5- An Evening with John Legend
August 12- An Evening with Aretha Franklin
August 19 -TBA Belinda Carlisle
August 26- TBA Latino Music by the Sea

*Remember to arrive early especially if the artist is known for having a very large fan base.