Thursday, May 20, 2010

Happy 50TH Independence to Cameroon..and in honor of..


Happy Independence to the beautiful nation of Cameroon!5o years !wow...

A little History Lesson..(*from wiki i must add...)

The Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun) is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest, and the largest cities are Douala, Yaoundé, and Garoua. Cameroon is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly makossa and bikutsi, and for its successful national football team. English and French are the official languages.

Cameroonian you might know...SAMUEL ETO..(soccer player)

Cameroonians you should know:Kibonen Nfi and Anrette Ngafor of Kirette Couture..(and my very dear friends..)

Wax(singer/songwriter)..another dear friend..

Miss Sophy Aida-actress/host(a great and beautiful friend as well as mentor to me..)

Ngum Ngafor-PR of Kirette Couture and dear friend.

Andy Allo-singer

Camericans-upcoming rap group..

Amabel Niba-EIC of African Vibes Magazine..

Diane Audrey -Blogger/Fashionista.(this paris based blogger is awesome..love her!)

MES AMIS..
Tina and Jane Menga and their lovely family for all the great food they feed me with on xmas and thaksgiving..(u too Gabby!)

Martins "Tini/Papi" and Kenneth..for all the support,jokes,advice and years of friendship,,these guys seriously need their own show..MTV /VHI where are u?lol..

Will be rooting for Cameroon at the wcup!!!

*Smiling so hard my cheeks hurt**




Wanna knw what has me smiling?No..not love..lol

Ive always worked hard to achieve the many GOALS that I set for myself because I know my calling and I know where I want to be in life at a certain time and how Im gonna get there..its all planned..Ne way,Im happy to announce that I am now part of the MIMI magazine family...i discovered the mag in 2007 when I started this blog and have read every issue since as well as past issues..and now Im gonna be writing for it!!Im guest blogging for the magazines blog mimimagazine.blogspot.com first,then hopefully stepping into the mag.Stay tuned!!im so excited!!

Im also writing for AFRICA STYLE DAILY as well which is awesome!Im posting my first article asap and will let u knw when its done..and I was already invited to meet a writer Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond who just had her first book "The Powder Necklace" published.And its so crazy that I just ordered this book from amazon.com 2 weeks ago(still waiting for it to arrive though).I just feel like so many great things are happening to me..

Im still waiting to see if I will be writing for Orijin Mag so keep your fingers crossed.(*and toes..lol).

Lastly,my sister Muso and our cameroonian friend Tina are going to be shooting a documentary type reality thingy called "Back to Africa:the homecoming".We are all going to Africa (me and my sis are going to Zambia and South Africa and shes going to cameroon) and we are gonna take our cameras with us for the ride!so expect pics/videos etc...cant wait!

so there u have it..these are upcoming projects lined up and ofcourse being the workaholic that I am,I will definitely have some more stuff to share soon...

I can never thank u guys for all the support,praise ,advice and love you constantly give.U have no idea how much I appreciate u guys .U really warm my heart and I LOVE U GUYS FOR THAT!

Love Mazzy Maz...

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Did you Know they were African?:Katerina Graham and Gabby Sidibe





Its always interesting to stumble upon popular actresses/singers or entertainers in Hollywood and find out that they have African roots...

Katerina Graham plays the witch Bonnie on Vampire Diaries CW show (which I love..ive read the books too..lol).Shes 20 years old and is of Liberian and Russian descent(her father is Liberian -AMerican).

According to yayemarieba.blogspot.com, As a teenager she danced for Bow Wow, Missy Elliot,Pharell ect...She also appeared in several commercials for K Mart,Barbie, Pop Tart etc

Some of her upcoming projects include a movie w/Gossip Girl starlet Leighton Meester called "The Roommate" and the first directorial effort by Cedric the Entertainer "Chaka Bell"..Shes absolutely gorgeous!!I lover her Skin and most of her fashion choices are on POINT...


And most of u may already knw that Gabby Sidibe of "Precious" is half Senegalese from her fathers side

Tila Tequila has some advice for Amber Rose..+Angel Lola can make ur bed Rock






Tila Tequila thinks she has the solution to making Amber Rose a household name..she is quoted as saying ,"I mean kiss a girl in public, slap Yeezy, proclaim your love for Oprah! Anything, if this is the game you want to play, play it like a Kardashian (well, you don’t have to be that desperate!)

"Amber, you still my girl, but milk it as much as you can while you’re still here, cuz in the Hollywood world, one minute you’re hot shit, and the next, they don’t even remember your name. So my advice to you? Start up a business, start a perfume line, pitch a tv show, or DO SOMETHING aside from just being Kanye’s girl. Word is your ass needs more media training … get some! Date Reggie Bush, he’s single now and more man than Kanyeezy will evah be!"...um okay..and what exactly is Tila up to herself apart from calling herself a "CEO" of a Music Label..

Speaking of Amber ,her boo Kanye posted some high fashion pics of her on his site..

and Lola Love teamed up with her friends Diamond ,Kandy and others to do a bed-rock remix..check it..

BEDROCK REMIX..

Noemi Lenoir attempts suicide+Seal is gorgeous+The Dream says we walk naked in Africa..





Half African ,half French model Noemi Lenoir (one of her parents is from the Reunion islands) attempted suicide early this week .

According to concreteloop..com ,"She was found unconscious in a forest on the outskirts of Paris by a man walking his dog at the weekend. Noémie reportedly called the emergency services from the home of her former boyfriend and father to her five-year-old son, soccer star, Claude Makelele in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. However, she telephoned again to cancel her request for an ambulance, before leaving the property. She was found having taken a deadly combination of drugs and alcohol."She is now well though...thats crazy though..suicide?

Heidi Klum covers this months issue of Redbook Magazine and gushes about how sexy her Nigerian hubby is..."Not only do I love my husband for the obvious reasons (ahem, his sex appeal), but also he is one of the kindest, most loving men I have ever met. He is sexy to me because he is fearless and not afraid to show his emotions. He is a super sexy, hot kisser and…he is sexy to me because he can be singing in front of 25,000 people one minute and, the next, be changing our daughter’s diaper…When is he the most sexy and handsome? Hmmmm… in our bedroom. .."

TMI Heidi..lol..

So The Dream made some interesting references to Africa as stated on Honey Magazine's website where he talks about his wife Christina Millian going naked for one of her music vidoes..

I’d be like ‘Go ahead,’” Dream explained to Vibe Magazine. “It’s all artistic expression. If we lived in Africa, our a**es would be out all the time. We’re conditioned people, so our minds are in such a crazy position"...Okay FAIL ..i cant even comment on his bs...

Spotted:Iman/Amber Rose/Estelle/Liya/Wale/Alek/Shingai/Lola Monroe












Amber Rose hit up Nylons Young Hollywood event with Tila Tequila.Iman and her husband david Bowie took a stroll in Soho.Alek Wek went to a party with Estelle and modelled for Express 30 year anniversary event.
Estelle also attended the Boxing kitten Resort Party.Liya Kebede was in Cannes ,France for the film festival and also hit up a party later.Wale was at redskin in DC and Noisettes lead singer Shingai was out and about at the Radio Awards event .Lola Monroe aka Angel Melaku partied with Vivica in ATL.

Akon 's beef with Xtina/sues someone /fans go crazy


Akon seems to be in the news at least once a month .This time for saying that Christina Aguilera is swaggerjacking his signee Lady Gaga.He is quoted by a bunch of sites including theybf as saying,

"Honestly, Gaga and Christina could probably get together and do something that's amazing. But that's impossible if they are both trying to do the same exact thing musically.
(Aguilera is) not even any competition. You are actually giving Christina too much credit. She always had her cool little look and way about how she went about things. But soon as Gaga came out, everything switched up. Christina stepped out of her own shell to become something different."..wait,hasnt Christina been around longer than Gaga?just saying...

So finally Akon is doing the suing..hes suing his former business partners ,"alleging they used his name for a new perfume without permission.the Smack That star was stunned when perfume executives formed Konvict Cosmetics International and started selling a scent called Konvict without his approval. "..

And my friend sent me this video of Akon getting a heroes welcome when he journeyed to Liberia (I think).Craziness!

Akon mobbed ...


This other one is hilarious too and shows Akons brother and CEO of Konvict music ,Bu calling up a dude that stole his identity.Apparently the dude was getting into clubs free saying hes Akons brother ..lmao at anyone who would want to be BU..

BU goes in on Imposter..