Beyonce On The Oprah Winfrey Show.

I like Beyonce more and more as time goes by and I wouldn’t mind going to see her in concert this summer (although I did get to see her in 2007). You have to give props where props are due!!! My how she has blossomed over the years she continues to graft hard at her career, she is now a wife, completed three solo albums not to mention Destiny’s child, has a few movies under her belt and sang at the President's inauguration. I respect her more after watching her appearance on Oprah. I wonder if too many of us judge her by her stage persona Sasha Fierce instead of Mrs Jay Z. You can recap the appearance below.

Tyson

When I read about the Tyson documentary a few months ago I knew I wanted to watch it! Simply because I was intrigued to find out more about his life story, what compelled him to tattoo his face (which is one of many), how good of a boxer was he really and his wedding to Robin Givens etc.

The piece touched on him being bullied as a child and his stint in juvenile by the age of 12. Hence the defensive, ghetto and aggressive attitude he had whilst in and out of the ring. His trainer Cus D’Amato seemed to be the only father figure in his life and when he passed away it impacted a young Tyson hard. I didn’t realise that he became the youngest heavyweight champion in 1982 at a mere 20 years of age. Watching him in action confirmed that he truly was an agile, powerful and ferocious boxer. He amassed a fortune of $300 million dollars but managed to squander it away. What do you expect with no role models around, a lack of concept with regards to money and world wide fame at your hands all before the age of 21! It’s a shame really as he had the potential to go really far but his spoilt childish behaviour which was never really addressed got in the way of things. Mike Tyson comes across as incoherent at times which often left me wandering what on earth he was talking about.

It touched on his brief wedding to Robin Givens whom he married after dating for two months. As well as his 1992 conviction of rape which resulted in him serving three years in prison, he still claims his innocence to this day. It seems we’ll never really know what happened. This it seems was the turning point for Tyson he began to feel bitter and resentful with a sense of injustice towards him. He started to loose focus, his fitness ability began to wane and the path of self-destruction was evident. We all remember the famous ear biting incident during his fight with Evander Hollyfied, need I say more…. It seems Mike eventually just lost the desire to fight.

It would have been nice to hear other people’s views/opinions about Tyson, as it is told solely from his point of view (which can get a bit boring). To see a bit more about his childhood, to hear what his family had to say. To find out what pushed him to drug and alcohol addiction? To get a glimpse of his life after retirement, how he found stability and went on to have six children. It was an interesting documentary overall which helped bring some clarity to my questions and demonstrated an open more vulnerable side of Mike Tyson.

Mobos relocate

The Mobo Awards are leaving London after 13 years and heading to Glasgow. Of all the cities in the UK the urban music event is going to take place in Scotland… interesting! I have attended the Mobos twice, the first time was the best probably because I didn’t know what to expect. Brandy and Jamelia performed whilst Mos Def hosted the night and got some quizzical looks from Janet Jackson lol. The second time I was so far from the stage I literally had to squint to try and gauge who was performing. It’s such a distant memory I can’t even recall who the host was.
Year after year we have seen what was once an accolade of great musical acts watered down. The Mobos used to attract US acts such as Usher, Rhianna, Jay Z, Left Eye. Diddy and Destiny’s Child. Unfortunately the calibre of artists has been replaced with less desirable acts. It seems that the Mobos is always on a last minute.com flex and have to scrape the bottom of the barrel for performers. I guess it doesn’t help when people drop out left, right and centre. The Mobos have now become boring, predictable and the performances/acts are nothing to shout about. How many times is Steve Sutherland going to win Best Radio DJ?!?!?!?

Like mother like daughter....

Well look at what we have here, you all remember Tweet right. It seems her daughter is following in her mothers footsteps as a budding singer. She goes by the name of She’nice and there are a few promotional/home made videos floating around on You Tube. We’ve all got to start somewhere right?!?!? Check her out below…

Question of the day.....

(Image courtesy of Bossip)

Why has Cassie cut her hair like this?!?! I don’t understand! It’s not like I'm her biggest fan or anything but I’m really baffled about this one?!?!?!? I don't know what convinced her that this is the style for 2009. I’m not dissing but it just looks like any random Joe got the clippers and clean shaved off the right side of her hair (I wonder if this was some kind of dare/bet....naaah). I suggets she chop the remaindng hair shorter and try and work a Rhianna/ Kelis look or suttin. Then again she could just shave the rest off and be the next Amber Rose. Luckily for her she's an attractive girl and looks stunning regardless of whether she has hair or not.

I'm famous!

So for all those that didn't know Hartley is my surname and it's not just a brand of jam it's also a cul de sac- good times! It really doesn't take much to make me smile and that's what my friend did when he brought this to my attention. I wonder where this is, answer's on a postcard anybody? I hope this isn't some made up ish, even if it is i don't care as it looks good!

25 things about me......

1. I love travelling and want to go to Brazil, Tokyo, Africa, Thailand, and Barbados to name a few.

2. I have no siblings and miss the fact that I won’t become an auntie.

3. I try to drink a litre and a half of water every day and jog twice a week. Yet my abs don’t have the definition that I want.

4. I want to ride a horse

5. When I was five years old I used to have a pet dog called Spike and would often sit in his kennel. (I know not very hygienic)

6. People often describe me as funny!

7. When I was seven I fell off a wagon at school and hit the floor head first. My two front teeth were literally hanging out my mouth. I had to go the hospital and get them pulled out- ouch!

8. My mom used to forced me to go church every Saturday (although it kept me out of trouble) until I started to rebel at the age of sixteen

9. I attended an all girl’s school in Birmingham.

10. My first paying job was a paper round which I’d do every evening after school.

11. Love Jones is one of my favourite movies.

12. I am a Christian and am developing a deeper relationship with Jesus every day. He has been more than good to me and always has my back!

13. I can be very sensitive!

14. When I was younger my cousins from Manchester would come and stay and we would often put a sleeping bag over our heads and slide down the stairs head first. It was slightly dangerous but we would put bean bags at the bottom to cushion the fall.

15. I moved to London at the age of twenty and haven’t looked back since.

16. I’m a vegetarian!

17. I’m a real girlie girly and love shoes, clothes, accessories, handbags etc

18. I won a competition to meet Usher on Choice FM when I was sixteen. I had to sing one of his songs live on air- cringe!!!!!!

19. I LOVE FOOD!!!!!!!!!!

20. I can be very impatient and I don’t think London has helped much. I’m praying about it.

21. I love acting/performing and have decided to take it a step further by partaking in a Drama course.

22. I spent 5 weeks working in NY last year and I really miss the city. So much so that I am now saving to live there for at least a year if not for good! It was one of the best experiences of my life and made me realise that if you work hard enough dreams can come true!

23. I am currently reading Barack Obama’s book. HE THE MAN!

24. Of all the house work chores I hate ironing the most!

25. I love meeting new people