I'm in Ethiopia.....

and i'm jetlagged, doped up on larium, and my inner ear's all messed up (did you know that besides being the third largest African country on the continent, Addis Ababa's got a craaaazy high altitude. there's some official statistic about it...obviously i don't know what it is.

in spite of all of my complaints and grievances (yes, British Airways did lose my main bag- the one with ALL the DVDs of the trailer for Nou La's doc, "WORD?! I Didn't Know (_________) Could Get Down Like That!" that we worked so hard to put together. no worries though..should be arriving here tomorrow- i hope!)....I am SO happy to be here.

so far my only outing (been sleeping like a mo'fo) was to this incredible Ethiopian restaurant with Tigraen music and dancers. fresh fresh fresh.....of course, they loved my dad and kept coming over to the table to dance with us. any of y'all familiar with Ethiopian dance? well, they be making krumping look like child's play. real talk- one girl was flinging her head around so fast i thought she was bout to get whiplash.....

all in all, i'm wondrously happy....unfortunately, there's no time to go to Lalibela but we are headed south today and will be back in the capital tomorrow night....

yo...once i get some wireless, i'll post maaad pics!

love you all....

kiss kiss bang bang BANG

DC Jaq a Go-Go!

some of y'all might not know this, but we be some singing/emceein/acting/writing/directing/producing women, o kay kay kay?! what y'all might not know is that i be getting down on the flo'....not a la David Banner....but footwork, freezes, and all that jazz. yup, i'm a b girl too! this weekend, the crew (Full Circle) was in DC performing at DanceSpace in the Black Expression series with some other ill groups. it was a craaazy weekend and i'm too tired to dish all....but i'll share the flicks!!!!


our neighborhood for the weekend. it's actualy pronounced "brooklyn".


B-boys Rocism and Arsin of Supreme Beings in "the van"....for some reason we couldn't stop singing songs from the White Rapper Show! "She's a Stunna" was the random theme song......


Rocism in the ill ass North Face....that real deal Antarctica mission 1990 vintage....so jealous!


at the infamous Ben's Chili Bowl! i didn't eat but was feeling the vibe....Cornel and Tavis...nuff respek!


the uber talented choreographer/dancer Juli was our fabulous host!


ya girl friday signing out!

kiss kiss bang bang BANG!

Ace's Presidents' Day Video Pick!

Hey y'all. Today I'm celebrating the only US President I give a damn about.....stay warm, stay informed, and stay focused.

xoxo

Ace

boooo thumbs down lame-o!!

um, we're having some serious issues with our photobucket/bandwidth blah blah blah.........so yeah, this is a problem.....we're gonna work this out. so stay tuned.....don't worry. Nou La's got yo back! Do you got ours?!

HEaRTS anD Kissy KISSY bang bang

(aka Happy Valentine's Day for those of you who don't speak jaq)

in honor of y'all who Cupid done scorned, here's a little PSA from Nou La and ya favorite homegirl from The Flintstones!




get yo red and pink on in honor of yo'self, girlfriend!


p.s. and if you got a buddy.....cuddle up with boo in front of the telly round 9 o'clock and watch jaq's episode of CRIMINAL MINDS on CBS!

p.s.s. Unfortunately BACK TO BROOKLN is CANCELLED! the snow is tooooo much....

You On Point, Ace?! All The Time Jaq.....

yo yo yo....we on one more 'gain for BACK TO BROOKLYN with Madame Turk!!! unfortunately, jaq will be out of town doing a show in DC so Ms. Machete is gonna run ting dolo, ya heard?!

COME THRU....... NOLA D +MADAME TURK: so surrious!!!

On and POPPIN!!!!

"what?! you didn't know?"

whew, we ain't Chris Brown (did he win anything at the Grammys?! Ace would probably know......) but we still know how to get it crackin. once again NOLA DARLING brings you the goods.....this, however, is just a preview of the photo shoot we did for NOLA DARLING'S MINI-MIX TAPE coming soon.......07' is the year, dig?


yip!


sho nuff!


bella regal!!!!

and so on.....

NOLA D. gets it crackin' for '07......dont' forget to check us on myspace. it's Nola Darling kids!!!

xo
stay tuned for the fresh photo shoot and new tracks and new posts, of course!!!!

New M.I.A.- BIRD FLU?

check it out y'all....it's some new shhh from M.I.A!



personally, i'm feeling the little kids more than anything (i.e. young sire with the pelvic thrust and lil' miss "ay!") still....whoever directed the video could have worked harder to make the whole idea more of a departure from ms. maya's regular steez. c'mon, y'all know we've already seen her wit a grip of sri lankan folks in a nondescript village with a moving camera and wildlife (i.e. chickens). not crazy about the song either, but i like M.I.A a lot as a "persona" (yeah, she's def. got talent too).....gotta give it up to those who got maaaaad love for their people. not like we're seeing a lot of sri lankans, or indians or asians, or black folk on tv everyday (on a revolutionary tip to boot), smell me?!!

The Week In Review

the pask week in recap:

we've been a little music video heavy lately.....not as "video vixens", if you will but we run ting behind the scenes, dig?

last weekend Nou La did a video with Jamaican artist KaFinal. we should have pics (or a clip) soon to share. also kicked it in Sugar Hill (our turf) on Monday night with our boy Sai of V-Twinz at his new video for Reef The Lost Cauze.

last night we hit Hotel QT for the MOB Party featuring a very special "performance"...... and ended up missing Mixtape Riot! in the process.

:( sorry Uti.......our bad.

on a personal note, i've been running crazy these days with all of my projects on the fast track, fid'na be out of this piece in a few. jumping ship yes indeedy. more on that later....

xo
jaq

been super wack wit pictures lately (especially last night, dag! so much fun- no proof!)
...no worries, will soon step up the royal game.

but have y'all checked out the new Prophecy yet?!!

You BETTA....

Go buy PROPHECY MAGAZINE NOW!! My issue came out today, er, yesterday

( at least go look at it....and write love letters....tell them how much you fancy me....no not really....but do check my steez)


kiss kiss bang bang
xo

jaq