The Original Manhattanite is a pop culture blog focused on entertainment, television, music, art, fashion and more, written by pop culture enthusiast, freelance writer, and the queen who wears her New York crown proudly and many hats, Chloe Jewel Riccardo her blog has been published and was created on October 21, 2008 in New York City.
Do you remember when I listed all of the movies that Ice
Cube was in when I wrote about “Straight
Outta Compton” the movie was such a great hit he and the whole cast
received major critical acclaim from everyone. Well one of those little films
Cube produced with his production company, Cube vision was the hilarious
Barbershop franchise. The whole gang is
back and I heard there are some rumored surprises coming back within the film
too.
The
film takes place 12 years later in 2016 remember Calvin Palmer Jr. in Chicago
when Calvin is still the owner of his father’s famous barbershop but now he is
raising a preteen son, managing his business, and dealing with his crazy
outrageous staff. The movie will star the following cast of characters: rapper/actress/fashion
designer, Eve (Terri the sassy hairstylist with the quick temper is back), the
film will also star Margot Bingham, Common (rapper/writer, Grammy award winner
for (“Selma”) 2015, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall (The
Best Man series, Act Like A Lady Think Like A Man films 1 and 2, Blackish, Scary Movie series) , Garcelle
Beauvais (author/actress) , Sean Patrick Thomas, Deon Cole (The Tonight Show
with Conan O’Brien) currently “Blackish”, and Jamal Woolard (“Notorious” 2009)
and Onika “Nicki Minaj” Maraj ("The Other Woman") the hip hop diva rapper, songwriter, actress, and
international superstar will play “Draya” in the film. The film I am sure will be hilarious with
Calvin up to his get rich quick schemes, and the antics of Anthony Anderson,
and all of the gang back together. Don't you all remember this spin off too "Beauty Shop" back in 2005 the film came out starring Andie Macdowell, Queen Latifah, and some of our friends from the Barber shop series too.
So are you going to go see it this spring? I hope you will we can all use a great laugh from everyone in this cast. Run to the theater on April 15, 2016-Friday the film comes out. Look out for the soundtrack too. The first soundtrack I loved had some great hits. I hope you will check out some of these songs too. Visit http://www.barbershopmovie.com for more information.
I feel like I am in a movie
sometimes when I am with “The New Guy” like I am living in my own romantic comedy now called, "Long Distance Love,The Writer, & The Engineer". Everything is picturesque, beautiful,
pleasant, and just peaceful. Easy and smooth like the lake next to your home in Louisiana it is smooth, the geese are at peace swimming, the birds are really chirping making up songs
to sing, during the day and the sun is shining bright.
I am laying down all I hear is you breathing,
your heart is beating and pumping, looking out the window I see a bright white
light and the moon and a beautiful big bright star, Polaris the north star is up in the sky
shining down on the two of us on your balcony coming through the window. As we
lay we are locked arms, legs, my head to your chest and holding hands, long
brown legs, and feet are linked. We are intertwined, we are one. I told you the
truth I am opening up more to you and just feel like I can be myself actually.
I can say what I want, I can feel what I want, and I can be myself with you. I don’t
want to hold anything back at all anymore. I know you want us to pace ourselves
until we get to our golden moment. We are joined together and can finally be
free to enjoy our lives, our passions, and be one. For now I just want to be
all tangled up in you. If I can do that then I know I can escape to paradise
before we go back to reality. As soon as reality hits though I still feel like I am living in a dream. Don't want it to end but loving the beginning right now. As always my readers please stay tuned and I have so much more coming soon.
Just a couple of songs I wanted to dedicate to him and will have more "Don't" by Bryson Tiller & "Lazy Love" by Ne-Yo. "Hands to myself" by Selena Gomez
Go a head and be a D.I.V.A (Women’s International Day)-March 8th March is Women's History Month
DYNAMIC
INNOVATIVE
VIVACIOUS
AMBITIOUS
I dedicate this to all of the young girls around the world,
my niece, my goddaughter, Jayleen, and family members. I want you to know and
embrace being a female and how powerful it is in this generation and age today.
Also to my future daughter as well….(Hey you never know lol)
Be Dynamic dy·nam·ic
dīˈn1.
(of
a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
"a
dynamic economy"
o(of a person) positive in attitude and full
of energy and new ideas.
My best advice
for everything you do in life is be innovative meaning use your imagination it’s
okay to be creative and get ideas, when you have something you want to make and
put to use take advantage right away. An idea is like a small seed it can grow
and bloom into a beautiful flower. You want to hold on to those ideas and make
them something amazing. Whatever you believe will make the world or you better you can do.
in·no·va·tive
ˈinəˌvādiv/
adjective
adjective:
innovative
1.(of a product, idea,
etc.) featuring new methods; advanced and original.
"innovative
designs"
o(of a person) introducing new ideas;
original and creative in thinking.
I want you to be vivacious meaning living a life with passion, zest, having excitement, and embracing everything that is thrown act you. You take everything in with the good and bad. All of these lessons are going to prepare you for greater things ahead each time you get somewhere you will get to another better place. That's how you have you live with being vivacious. You strive for greater success for whatever is thrown at you.
I want you all to take a good look at the definitions of the
meaning of these words. Mainly because these are the traits young girls and
women should develop you want them to be strong, confident, knowledgeable,
ambitious, thoughtful, hard working. You instill the D.I.V.A attitude and you
will get the D.I.V.A. I want my future daughter, my niece, cousins, and everyone
with a daughter to know her worth and value every single day. How valuable she
is not just in the eyes of her parents, the eyes of her God or who she believes
in, her friends, and family. I want her to believe that her influence in
society is looked upon her from the moment she is born to the moment she takes
a step in society. It's important for her to be around people who may be a positive influence to her. You need people who will push you to be a greater success. That's the most important thing someone who will be a positive influence to you can take you to greater places in the long run.
These women above and below some are not shown who I admire but these are some of my heroes and I hope with their stories it will motivate you to follow your dreams, passions, and be a fierce DIVA too!!
You know I had to include this song "Diva" by Beyonce peformed live get ready for more Queen B posts coming soon!!!!!