"I am the MVP Trophy"

Hello my readers you know I am a Renaissance woman ....writing, dancing, blogging, writing poetry, songs, and more. Here's something I wrote recently just a couple of days ago about when you are ever feeling any doubt about your worth, your value in personal relationships. When feelings of respect, value, appreciation are not shown. Remember you are an MVP, you are a trophy, you're the prize ladies never forget that....every time you walk by the mirror, every time you raise your hand to speak, every time you step foot inside your job, a board room, even when you come home. You are God's most valuable players....

To quote one of my inspirations on dating, relationships, and self-love and worth. “Women take the pressure off  yourself when dating. He has to impress you not the other way around….YOU ARE THE PRIZE!”-Steve Harvey the Love Doctor

"I am the MVP Trophy" by Chloe Riccardo 

I want a man who doesn’t want to keep me a secret or treat me like a hidden dark secret tucked in his mind or his back pocket and he only thinks of me late at night. I want a man who thinks of me 24/7 and can still focus on himself and his goals too. He is strong, confident, he is similar to me goal-oriented, determined, yet he knows he deserves and values a true love and romantic relationship. I want him to know the first time he sees me he just knows I am not going to loose this woman. She’s too valuable to me. If he’s with me he’s going to know “She is the best thing that came into my life”.

I want the man who will go to a jazz, opera, rock, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, pop event with me. He’s not afraid to go to a chick flick, wear pink, or if his daughter paints his nails he’s ok with it. He will come with me to a charity event because he believes in giving back to the community and globally around the world to help all of those who need it the most. He’s the kind of man who when he’s at work and having a great day or even a challenging one he’s excited to tell me all about it when he comes home. He’s excited to call me yes call I didn’t say text. He wants to hear my voice.

I want a man who’s so proud to be with me he will intentionally call up the florist order flowers and have them shipped to my office where I am working or my home just to impress my co-workers and my family like “Yes I want to be with your daughter or your co-worker and I am not ashamed she’s my queen or she’s the one I want in my life”. He’s so excited to introduce me to his mother and father, his siblings, his closest friends, his co-workers, or neighbors. There is no deceit, no malice, no discretion that needs to be provided. He’s proud I have seen this kind of love displayed in my life. It’s the kind of love for a person you’re so happy for these people that they found someone special who knows they are deserving.

I also need a man who will protect me I travel a lot and safety is crucial. I need a man who when I am traveling down the street with him he’s not afraid if another man starts cat calling towards me. He can defend my honor and protect me. I know he won’t embarrass himself or me but he simply wants to make a nonverbal and verbal statement….”Back off the lady…she’s with me”. Or if we are in a nightclub he knows to tell other men…sending a clear message “step aside she only dances with me”.

I want him proud…display me on your social media, your twitter, face book, snapchat, instagram, and everything in between. Encourage me to discuss you and share you in my life with friends, family, or posts. Why should you be kept in the dark. Don’t treat me like the sidepiece, the side chick, I am no ones sidepiece, I am the touchdown you catch in football, the three-point shot that Curry makes in a basketball game, the home run in the world series game, and I am the belt that you wear in a boxing championship. You display me just as proudly when you earn and work hard for me. You would display your greatest accomplishments up on the mantle of your living room or in your house in a beautiful place. Treat your ladies the same way when you meet someone who can change your life you have to be proud of the woman you’re with because she can change not only the man, the person, and she adds greater value to you.

I constantly think of what I have become as I have matured into a young woman and I know when I had some lonely moments when I felt unworthy, undeserving, I needed someone to validate it for me. I knew it but I needed to hear those words from a man I adored, appreciated, and loved it made it that much special for me. That he could me in my life at dark moments and happy times. I needed someone who wanted to be another member of “Team Chloe”. He will encourage every goal, every dream, every idea that may help or push me further in my career.

I am a boss, a creative fire-cracker who will add and contribute so much to your life if you are luck to have me and be in my world. You don’t even realize who you are dealing with at all. I say this not out of arrogance or to be smug. I say this because every woman should feel this way you should feel pride of who you are and treat me like a valuable piece of fine art, a 20 karat diamond ring that needs top flight security, a private jet plane, a five-star establishment, or the most expensive item you own in your own home. Treat me with respect, love, appreciation, and take care of me just as you would those items. I guarantee you will see nothing but reciprocation and adoration returned 10x fold over and more.  Treat me like I am your MVP-your most valuable player in your team and more. 

The Photograph Valentine's Day 2020

True Confession I am sure some of you are already know this who have been reading my blog for the almost 12 years (yes my blog it will be 12 years old we’re hitting double digits and I am so proud to have so many amazing books, movies, television series, fashion, beauty products, and my life to share with you all). I am a hopeless romantic. I am lucky one I live in one of the most romantic places to be romantic…New York City. A city and state that has filmed some of the most romantic love stories full of diversity, different age backgrounds, cultures, and a city that’s told some incredible love stories and started to some great love stories. I am a product of a beautiful love story. So I feel like I wanted to of course share and promote this story. I just saw the preview last week I went to see Queen and Slim another amazing love story but had some crazy twists and turns. I was a little late but I was very aware of when the movie was coming out.  

Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield in The Photograph debut February 2020

Now this movie I was hooked right away have you ever looked through photo albums, a box of old family photos that your relatives may have tucked away in their house somewhere. You ask them “Who is this? Where were you?” I have done exactly that I used to ask my parents all of the time about old pictures growing up. Who is that? Where were you? What was life like growing up in the sixties, seventies, eighties…how did you dress, who were your friends?, where did you all hangout at?. So I have always been full of questions a budding journalist probably always wanting to know the truth about the world.

Of course my parents, my family would answer my many questions and would tell me who all of the people are in the photographs, what year, who was who, where they were. It was like being a little family historian. So when I saw the premise of this new film which is produced by Will Packer. I was hooked I love a lot of his films and they sucked me in. I just saw the preview again and was like “Yes, a new love story” gets you all giggly and excited. So with this movie it stars the incredible, beautiful, and multitalented web series creator of “Black Awkward Girl”,  Issa Rae (“ Hard Times”, “Insecure”, “Protect & Serve”, “Killing Lazarus”, “The Hate U Give”,   “Little”, “Hair Love”, she starred in a play “Changers: A Dancer’s Story”, and this spring 2020 “The Lovebirds”) will be playing  a journalist who recently loses her mother and she discovers this beautiful photograph of her mother and a man she doesn’t recognize or know. She’s full of questions and wants to get to the bottom of the story. She goes straight into journalism mode and she wants to dig deeper to find “Who is this man with my mother in the photo? What’s the story here?”. She ends up discovering information and stories about her mother she never knew and sees a different side of her mother she never knew and never was expecting.

I imagine when my future daughter(s) or son(s) discovers all of my thousands of pictures she will be asking tons of questions “Was he your boyfriend? Where were you? Were you in love?” . I will be very willing to answer my babies questions and share all of the memories, stories, and everything in between with them. They deserve to know the truth of course when they get older. So on that note I love this story already.

Here is one fan reaction to Will Packer's upcoming film, "The Photograph" 

She discovers her mother photograph and then she meets someone new comes into her life that character is …..LaKeith Stanfield’s (“Short Term 12”,
Selma”, “Straight Outta Compton”, “Snowden”, “Dope, Miles Ahead, The Incredible Jessica James”, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”, “Atlanta”,  “Someone Great”, “Random Acts of Flyness”, “Bo Jack Horesman”)  character he plays Issa Rae’s character, Mae’s love interest. This film also stars the incredible Courtney B. Vance (“The Preacher’s Wife”, “Joyful Noise”, “Terminator Genisys”, “Office Christmas Party”, “The Mummy”, “Isle of Dogs”,”Ben is Back”, “Uncorked”), the film also stars Chelsea Peretti (“Twisted Fortune, “Popstar:Never Stop Never Stopping”, “Game Night”, and coming soon….“Sing 2”, “Spinster”, “Friendsgiving”, and Lil Rel Howery (“The Carmichael Show”, “Get Out”, “Tag”, “Uncle Drew”, “Bird Box”, “Brittany Runs a Marathon”, “Good Boys”, “The Angry Birds Movie 2”, “Bad Trip”, “Free Guy”, “Untitled Fred Hampton Project”, “Deep Water”, and “Fatherhood” coming very soon ).  For more information visit  

http://www.universalpictures.com/thephotograph

Are you ready everyone for JLO, PITBULL, and SHAKIRA plus Surprise Guest for the 2020 Superbowl

JENNIFER LOPEZ THE BRONX BOMBSHELL AND THE COLOMBIAN GODDESS,SHAKIRA WILL TAKE OVER THE 46TH ANNUAL HALFTIME PEPSI SHOW FOR THE NFL SUPER BOWL 2020! along WITH SURPRISE GUESTS!

I feel like I received a wish I wasn’t expecting this at all. I had been praying on this one to see her make it to the halftime show for the NFL.  The Bronx Bombshell, Jennifer Lopez (the future Mrs. Alex Rodriguez) so does this mean she’s going to be “J-Rod” I just realized that.  The Colombian Goddess, Shakira, and the suave Cuban Don Juan, Pitbull and many surprise guests will be part of the line up for the 54^th annual Pepsi Halftime Superbowl for 2020. I am ecstatic because all three of the artists I am a huge fan of since they have each arrived on the music scene. You know I love my J-Lo one of my heroes since I was about 12 and has influenced how I did with business and my goals too. Shakira Shakira….the Colombian belly dancing goddess makes you want to move, want to shake, and really dance. Not just two-step Shakira is flexible, concise, detailed, feminine, and fluid with all of her dance moves. Her musicality is always on point. Have you seen her in a video called “Beautiful Liar” featuring Beyonce, “Wherever Whenever”, “She Wolf”, “ La Tortura”, “Hips Don’t Lie” featuring Wyclef Jean and so many other hits she has crossover appeal to all audiences I saw her and knew ok this lady has something incredible. She’s so down to earth does her own makeup when it comes to performances, she can play instruments, and has a way of captivating you with her dance moves. She has been belly-dancing since a little girl in Barranquilla, Colombia and it has stuck with her which is a heavy influence in her dance moves, performances, and music videos.

Mr. 305 THE DON JUAN, PITBULL WILL JOIN HIS FELLOW INTERNATIONAL POP LATINA DIVAS, JLO AND SHAKIRA!

Mr. Miami the Don Juan Cuban Suave Pitbull will be in the building Pitbull has worked with everyone!!!! I mean that from Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Trina, Ne-Yo, Christina Aguilera, you are always guaranteed a hit with Pitbull. He is another international superstar who has crossover into the dance, dance pop, pop music, rap genres. One of my favorite songs one of my best friends her husband introduced me to Pitbull’s music I would say back in 2006 we were on our way to the beach to go down the shore in Jersey I was 19  and I heard this song playing inside my friend Chris's car and it was “Go Girl” instantly loved the hook and the beat. Pitbull has continued to come up with consistent hit singles featuring international stars from all genres I have been hooked on his music ever since then actually. Has written and pumped out hit after hit within the last 20 years,  “Fireball”, “Give me everything”, “Feel this Moment” ft. Christina Aguilera, “International Love” ft. Chris Brown, “Rain Over Me” ft. Marc Anthony, and so many other hits.

He has a way of making a hit song stay in your mind and get ready to party, celebrate, and have a fantastic day or night. I can tell you  all of us are in for a treat this 2020 for the superbowl. First Super Bowl of the decade deserves a hot show in the hottest city, his hometown and one of my personal favorite places, Miami, Florida.

Last but not least the Bronx Bombshell has had a hell of a year!!!!! She’s just getting started with a few new movies on the way this 2020, possibly a new album coming, she just turned 5-0 and looks like she’s 30 still and just came off the 6-train all over again ready to dance, sing, and act into all of our hearts. J-Lo has done what you call put her self-affirmations, her motivations, herself, and her dreams out there times 10 and I think we all love it. She’s winning and continues to evolve as a Puerto Rican Hispanic woman, a businesswoman, spokeswoman, a television producer, clothing line designer, singer, television host, actress, and fashion icon. She still kills it in her Versace Green dress to this day and looks stunning. Her mental, physical, business acumen just says hustle, work hard, play hard, and everything pays off in the end. A true boss babe I am sure she will kill it at this years halftime show. This takes her to a whole different level now.

 So watch February 2^nd 2020 -02/02/2020 at 6:30pm EST/3:30 PST.  Visit http://www.nfl.com , http://www.pepsi.com  for more information. Follow Jennifer lopez @jlo, Shakira @shakira, and Mr. 305 Pitbull @pitbull on instagram and all social media sites. 

“The IT Factor Breakout Artists of 2019 

”-The Original Manhattanite Blog

HAPPY 2020 MY READERS LOVE YOU ALL I MISS YOU ALL.....Who's been loyal with me? You are reading this then awesome let's go this is my music and entertainment section of "The Original Manhattanite" blog

LIZZO TIME MAGAZINE'S ENTERTAINER OF 2019

BRITTANY HOWARD ONE OF MY BREAKOUT ARTISTS 

 

MEGAN THEE STALLION BREAKOUT HIP HOP/RAP ARTIST OF 2019 

 called the IT FACTOR BREAKOUT ARTISTS

Hello my readers how are all of you doing I miss you all like crazy it’s been just a month I believe since I had a chance to just write and sit down. There is so much going on right now. I have been a bit overwhelmed these last 3 months. I am always paying attention to what is happening around pop culture though. I make sure I am following music trends as well as

Breakout Artists who are making a way for themselves in 2019

We have come to the end of an amazing decade where breakout artists from all over the globe have made a mark for themselves in all genres of music. I wanted to discuss some current artists who are already making a mark and an impact in music. Some musicians who have a unique style, look, and sound that’s all their own. These unique and special ladies have “IT” the it factor which is indescribable and not tangible. You cannot physically touch what they have but they have a special talent and gift that when you see or hear their music. You know they were destined to become a recording artist or musician.

Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Megan thee Stallion, Brittany Howard all of these musicians have the capabilities to become successful and to surpass their other fellow musicians.

Lizzo has had an incredible 2019 year with two movies and a breakout hit that did a crossover from the United Kingdom to across the seas in the United States giving us all the good vibes and positivity with her anthems of the year, “Truth Hurts” and “Good as hell”. She recently performed on Saturday Night Live on NBC breaking it down and hyping up the crowd with her two hit songs. There’s something about her as an artist who definitely has the IT Factor. She has been motivating women of all sizes and shapes to embrace who they are and who they want to be. She is originally from Detroit, Michigan born Melissa Vivianne Jefferson on April 21, 1988 she originally started out as a singer in an all-girl group back in high school. She decided to go solo later and released a few mixtapes and albums later. Her album was finally released and her hit single “Juice” was released on the Cape Line spritzer television commercial this spring of 2019. Lizzo has that quality of inspiring young women with their body image, taking risks and chances not just in the industry but also musically whether through collaborations or genres. I expect in 2020 we will see the same for her bringing plenty of hits in the near future to music streaming channels, online, videos, and other music venues.  I am sure with her infectious energy and pizzazz she will going on tour in the near future.

Dua Lipa or as her fans call themselves thanks to Wendy Williams they christened themselves as “The Du LaPeeps” the Dua Lipa People you would say who love this Westminster, London born artist made her debut on August 22, 1995 the English born singer with five feet-8 inch tall frame is originally a model and then broke out in 2017  with her hit album, Dua Lipa and hit number one single, “New Rules” which is an anthem for all young women and men who want a fresh start in new relationships. You apply these new rules to dating in relationships. Next she teamed up with EDM/Dance-Pop/Pop music producer, Calvin Harris for 2018’s hit summer single, “One Kiss” and soon followed up with “Electric”. Her second studio album will be released this upcoming 2020 titled “Future Nostalgia”. She has already been nominated for three Brit Awards and Grammys.

Next she had a hit song that was breakout anthem for all of the ladies who wanted to have a hashtag Hot Girl Summer 2019 was on repeat on the radio featuring Megan thee Stallion. Born February 15, 1995 Megan Pete is a breakout rap/hip hop female artist killing it in the music industry. She released her first mixtape, “Like A Stallion” and broke out teaming up with Cardi B, Quavo of the Migos, and City Girls.  Her album was released with 1501 Certified Entertainment  she released her first hit song "Big Ole Freak" making women and men all feel comfortable with their sexuality and owning that everyone has a dark side and embracing the complexity of what it is be a human being. She released her album Fever this spring 2019 on May 17, 2019. She has also teamed up woth Chance the Rapper and Lil Ju as well. This woman is breaking barriers in music and is next in line for the hip hop crown. She's one to watch.

Brittany Howard I was at home about a few days right after Thanksgiving this year when I saw new artist, Brittany Howard on NBC’s “The Today Show”. I knew she had something special and was gifted I started singing along with her and I knew she has that IT Factor. She not only can sing, write, she’s got soul, stage presence, she’s like a female James Brown she can captivate audiences with her soulful voice and lyrics. She knows how to get your attention while performing and grabs you with her music. She was born October 2, 1988 and has an incredible work ethic and has crossover into different genres using instruments, charisma, and when she performs it's infectious and incredible. Make sure you follow her on all social media. She is the frontwoman of the The Alabama Shakes and this girl has a voice that you know she was destined to be star. 

Follow Megan thee stallion @theestallion follow her at http://www.soundcloud.com/megan-thee-stallion, Brittany Howard@brittanyhoward, Dua Lipa @dualipa,  and Lizzo @lizzo and visit her http://www.lizzomusic.com,