Yesterday evening was pure fun! I was invited out to Center Stage to see Kandi Burruss in concert along with R&B crooner Tank. I will be the first to let you guys know that I’m not a concert goer. I can’t stand the loud music, big crowds and people standing up in front of me. So I usually opt out but something told me this was going to be something to see.

My girlfriend Tish and I warmed up the bat mobile and we were off! As chilly as it was here in Atlanta, we weathered the storm and made it downtown. From the looks of the crowded lobby other people made it out too in the frigid weather lol.

When we arrived Kandi was already on her 3rd song. She song some of her old hits and her new stuff like I fly above, and a slow song dedicated to her ex-fiance A.J. She put a lot of heart into that song. Fans were cheering for her and singing along, everyone seemed to really enjoy her music. I personally thought Kandi sounded a bit hoarse but others tweeted me saying, no thats how she sounds. She had great stage presence and her backup singers/dancers did a great job.

Tank was up next and he came out with a grey wool coat, hat and sunglasses. By the end of the show he was shirtless lol. I have never seen Tank perform but he was something to watch! I was in the front row, yelling my head off! He song some classics and new material that I heard at his listening party a few weeks back. The crowd went wild when he song, I Apologize and Please Don’t Go(my fav). He brought a girl on stage and thats when all hell broke loose because I thought he understood that he was my 2nd boo! I was yelling from the crowd not to do it lol! The girl was just smiling away and I was blank starring the whole time! That should have been me on stage smh! Another thing I thought was funny was that it was more male groupies at the front of the stage than girls with camera phones, I was dying! Tank gave a great show and I’m so glad that I saw both of them perform.

Tank ain’t right smh!

There was an after party at the W-Hotel in midtown and it was everybody and their distant cousins up in there! It was hot as heck but everyone came to support both artist. Kandi and her relatives sat in V.I.P. and I asked her for a pic of her boots. She said the name of the shoe designer was Sam Edelman.

Sam Edelman Boots

Exec Producer Roger Bobb

Me and fellow Clevelander Thomas “Luscious” Crawley minked up!

Group 3D

My V.I.P dance partners Demarco & Tish lol

Celebs that I saw out and about were Lisa Wu Hartwell & Ed Hartwell, Jazzy Pha, Luscious(The stripper from the Atlanta Housewives show), Marvin Montgomery, 3D,Rasheeda and more! Tank arrived later and everyone was flying over to get pics with him. I quickly cut the line of groupies and shut it down while demanding my suga and a pic! I said, “Tank you didn’t see your girl in the front? You didn’t pick me to go on stage! He smiled and said, I’m sorry Cakes next time!” I forgive you this time Tank,side eye! He gave me some suga and we took our pic(I’m a hot mess) lol. Pink Suga was getting sleepy so me and Tish made our way to the door.Kandi had a great party as they played her music from the dj booth and people partied. I would like to thank Jamahl King for Steps Events for the personal invite! Kandi and Tanks cd’s hits stores today!

Marvin Montgomery, guest, Tracy Sipp and Ruben Studdard’s wife Surata

Jamahl(Event Planner) & his brother

My 2nd Boo and I(Tank are u trying to fondle me? lol)

Last night half of Atlanta was at the Marvel vs Capcom 3 party to preview the new game. I’m not a gamer but my son and hubby are. When me and my friend Esquire pulled up to the Ambient Plus Studio, the line was wrapped twice outside of the venue. I had no clue so many people were interested in this new video game. There were all sorts of people excited to play against each other and find out if this game was as cool as the previous ones. Konsole Kingz brought out the fight club to Atlanta for sure!

Group 3d playing

I got a chance to chat with one of the reps from Capcom and he said the all new game was highly anticipated because it had been a decade since the last one. Characters from the game were displayed throughout the place while red bull, pizza,pics from OMG Booth and good music was playing.

OMG Booth,what’s crackin!

Gamers played against each other and roared out when cool techniques and fighting moves were done. Over in the V.I.P lounge area, celebs stopped thru for pics, munchies from Willy’s and to try out the new game. In the V.I.P. goody bags I got a Marvel tee, 4 shot glasses with characters on them and a limited edition comic book(which was not mine for long once my son found out).I had a great time learning about gaming. Some guys I talked to said the graphics were hot and the different tricks that that the characters did. They wanted the actual game to be a bit faster but overall it was awesome.

Trish,Morrigan

Chun-Li, Felicia

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Thanks to The Garner Circle for the invite, It was too Pinktastic! Enjoy the pics! Happy Friday! xoxo

Over the weekend I got a chance to experience something so fab! Sole Plus,Converse and Scion came together for a great cause. Sole Plus is a non profit organization created by Brian Miller. I was invited out to check out the cool art exhibit featuring Atlanta’s tastemakers and national artists .

The event was held at the Ambient Plus Studio. We walked in saw all sorts of cool graffiti art work, sneaker exhibits,live body art,indoor art walk and more. Ciroc was the official liquor sponsor that poured all night, plus hip hop music booming from the speakers. OMG Booth was taking fun pics of people while others checked out what artists created. I loved the pink converse tennis shoes hanging from the makeshift wires and other sneakers placed throughout the art gallery.

Drummer Alien Warr shut down the party with his mad drum skills! He brought back soo many memories of when I did pr for Sonny Emory’s drum clinics at Georgia Tech. I never heard of Alien but he was a beast and did many tricks on the drums! I got a chance to chat with him after his set and he was a lot of fun to talk to. He is a self taught drummer and has played on many tours with bands and singers. I would like to thank The Garner Circle for the invite and please check out the pics!

For more info visit: www.artsolelife.com/www.SolePlus.org

Senator Kasim Reed, Chilli and Will Packer

I’m always going somewhere fun & fabulous and tonite was just that! The beautiful Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas honored her former classmate, Mayoral candidate Senator Kasim Reed. This black tie, red carpet affair was held at Entertainment Attorney, Charles Mathis’s estate in Atlanta. The event was called,”A celebration of new direction“. Everyone looked Pinktabulous in their gowns and tuxedos!

As I looked down the red carpet, I saw singers Christal and QParker,the group 3D,actresses Erica Hubbard and Nicki Micheaux from Lincoln Heights,FilmMaker Will Packer,and Boxer Floyd Mayweather. I got a chance to talk to alot of the celebs but was very inquisitive to talk with Floyd Mayweather. I’ve never met him before and heard he was a hoot! I asked him why he was in town because I know he lives in Las Vegas. He quickly told me,” because of Chilli”, “we went out a couple of times and I know her family too”.”I flew in town just to see her” as he smiled at me, his eyes lit up! Hmm?

As the nite went on, I did notice Floyd all up in Chilli’s ear whispering sweet nothings…as she grinned! What was that about, Okay? They would make a cute couple because both of them are petite and he seems like a cool cat! His pockets arent that bad either…shut up!

I asked Chilli what was her reality show, The Chilli Project going to be about and she said it wasn’t going to be a typical reality show. She will focus on her issues id dating and why she is so picky. She told me women shouldn’t settle and that they deserve more! She said she is holding out for the right guy lol. She further went on to say, it’s going to be very well put together, no hollering, yelling and looking a hot mess on tv! I hope so because The Atlanta Housewives are giving me an ulcer with their show, smh! We will see Chilli, I’m rooting for you!

Chilli looked amazing in her skintight black dress! Her shoes were to die for and if Im not mistaken they were YSL. Her makeup and hair was gorgeous,she looked very classy! It was alot of men there with no dates in tuxedos too, I was in heaven! Nothing like a well dressed man in a suit and dont have nice teeth… chile bye! You would have thought that,Chilli would have met somebody at the party. It was some very influential men in the room with 401 k’s and dental insurance lmao!

Later in the evening QParker and Christal sang a duet. Chilli then awarded her former high school classmate, Senator Kasim Reed with a plaque to say job well done! Will Packer said a brief speech and then Senator Kasim took the mic. He talked about how are children need great role models and how young kids need guidance. He made alot of sense because so many of our youth are out here just lost. I pray we come together as a community and get these kids back on track!

The evening was so fun mixing and mingling with everyone and I had a ball hanging out with Floyd Mayweather! He took my camera and started taking pics of me and my girlfriends Tish and Monica. Floyd was getting his photography on, so he gets a shout out for that and photo credits lol. Thanks Floyd I felt special lol.
Thanks to Christal Jordan of Enchanted Pr for the personal invite, I had a wonderful time! Check out Video clip of me interviewing Floyd about dating Chilli!

http://www.chilli-online.net/main.php http://www.enchantedpronline.com/

New Hip Hop & R&B Sensation 3D

Today was a fun day! A good friend of mine had a meet and greet/listening party with a new group called,3d! I know you guys may not have heard of them but you will soon! 3D consist of, Dre,D, and DJ! Two of the young men are boxer Roy Jones Jr sons and the other member is a cousin. Two rap and the other one sings, they were entertaining to watch! Dre is 16 he is the rapper,D is 18 and the singer, and DJ is 16 and he raps and beatbox. The handsome trio told me that they have incorporated their group and that they are shoooting a reality show about their quest to get a record deal.

Dre, Boxer Roy Jones,D and DJ

They have also been shopping around for a label. They said thats alot of work to do lol. They have been on school tours and camps. They were on Bow Wow’s Price of Fame tour and also been on tour with Rhianna right before she blew up! The guys joked with me on how they use to eat KFC with her in the trailers lol. I asked the guys what was their fav song and they all said at the same time, “Body Rock“. They said they came out with that song a couple of months ago. They said the song is about meeting a girl  and making her feel like a lady.

3D having fun

I got a chance to chat with Roy Jones Jr and asked him what he thought about the group. He said he was very proud of them. I had no idea that Dre and DJ were Roy Jones twin sons lol. He spoke very highly of all of them,with a huge grin on his face lol. He said,” it’s so fun to see all of them come up”. He said,” only God could have brought them this far”. He said, he has tried to instill in them that with hard work, it will pay off.  He said that he hopes that he was a good example for them. He also taught them to never give up no matter what! You can only get better!

3D Girls

I thought I was going to have a problem with Roy Jones because I know that some boxers can be so over the top lol. After being around him for a couple of hours I found him to be quiet,funny and humble. I like people like that. The group 3D made everyone feel right at home and they all had great personalities. Shortly after the meet and greet,Christal Jordan of Enchanted PR announced for all of us to go into the studio to hear some of their music.

3D and 2TooCute

The guys performed some of their songs and played about 4 tracks. I really liked the song Body Rock but my favorite song was Melody. Melody was a slow song with great words. I just liked the beat and the words the most. Im not really a music critic but I know what I like and that was one of them. The young men are from Pensacola, Florida but reside in Atlanta,Ga now. If you would like to listen to their music please visit their myspace and check out the video below! Here are a few pics of the Listening Party that was held at Tree Sounds Studio in Norcross,Ga. Thanks to Christal Jordan for the invite, I had a great time!

www.myspace.com/thegroup3d www.enchantedpr.com