now tell me...
...
...does THIS look familiar? (look below)
Am I late or something? I didn't know this actually happened. Thanks Daddy.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Henri Bendel is hosting...
a nice little event next week with Ray-Ban.
Join Bendel’s and celebrate a unique collaboration with Marie Claire, Ray-Ban and five of New York City’s hottest artists.
Exclusive Launch Event
Ray-Ban energizes its line of Wayfarer sunglasses by adding an array of colors to their iconic frames. View artwork inspired by the new collection and this season’s fashion trends, now on display at Henri Bendel.
Indulge your color cravings! Shop summer’s must-have frames in a palette of delicious colors. Ray-Ban representatives will be on hand to help you choose the
perfect pair of shades.
Consult with a Custom Temple Color Specialist and find out what shade expresses the true-you. Plus, get your photo taken in Ray-Ban’s photo booth
wearing your new pair of Wayfarers.
View the artwork while you sip cocktails, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and groove to music by DJ Jacques Renault. Special appearances by artists Ron English, Tara McPherson,Scott Alger, Toofly, and Queen Andrea. Enjoy a special gift with purchase opportunity with any Ray-Ban Wayfarer purchase! via HenriBendel
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
6pm - 8pm
Henri Bendel
712 Fifth Avenue
btwn 55th and 56th Street
1st Floor
New York, NY
RSVP: 212.841.8390 OR MCColorize@hearst.com
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Collecther is having....
another sale ladies.
Here's what Shana had to say...hey collecthers,
not only are we having a 40% off sale on saturday {but} I just got back fresh off the turnpike with new goodies to add the pile...
All vintage dresses are $25
All dressher private label dresses are $40
All skirts and shirts are $14
Collecther
306 Franklin Avenue
btwn Lafayette and Clifton
Brooklyn, New York
HAPPY SHOPPING!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
While watching Al Green....
perform this song at the BET Awards, Raeana had some stuff to say that had me ROLLIN!
raeana: thas somebody uncle
raeana
raeana
assatasays
assatasays
raeana
assatasays
raeana
raeana
assatasays
raeana
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assatasays
raeana
raeana
assatasays
Monday, June 23, 2008
Yume is doing it....
again.
If you've been to a Yume party before, you already know how they get down.
My advice to the ladies attending: Do not... DO NOT get your hair done! You will be very sorry. Pull it back in a cute ponytail or a sleek bun and keep it moving. It gets pretty warm in there so make sure you put on enough swipes of deodorant. That goes for the guys too!
Heaven or Hell @ Yume
925 Bergen Street
Loft 406
btwn Franklin and Classon
Saturday, June 28, 2008
10pm - until we can't stand anymore
$10 (before 11pm)
RSVP: mpsqurd@gmail.com
Special Performing Guests:
Nola Darling
Fresh Daily
HAPPY PARTYING!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
i'm glad that i've been....
able to make it out of the house recently. Well, I made it to the Bowery WHATEVER on Thursday for the Writer's Block Anniversary Party.
If you want to check out some of the pics, you can see them at PhotoBucket.com/WritersBlockJune2008.
Friday, June 20, 2008
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Em said:
emily (10:40:58 PM) : his weed was laced with rat poison
emily (10:41:01 PM) : or something
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
i'm sure you all know....
that the Rock the Bells tour has kicked off and is coming to New York soon. Well... you might just see a VERY familiar face there this year. Check below to see which lyricist close to The Socialite family is going to be performing.
You know it! Yup... Rahsaan will be performing at Rock the Bells in New York (of course!), Philly, Boston, Chicago, Columbia, Marylanda, and his second home, Miami. You can click here to check on tour dates and but tickets.
And in case you forgot what kind of show this man can put on...
Do ya thang man!
I know I'm late..
posting this but better late than never, right? I'm sure Solace won't mind. HA!
But yea... I made it to that hip-hop show at the Knitting Factory I told you guys about. Here's one of the pics from that night.
Epic and Fly Lady Di were also there doing live painting. You can peep a video of Timeless Truth's DJ and one-time USA DMC champ Precision getting it in. There will be another post about that coming up soon.
For more photos from the show, click here.
Sidenote...
The girls and I went to a rooftop party in my neighborhood after the show and had a WHOLE LOT OF FUN! If you care to flip through some of the pics, click here. For fear of embarrassing myself and my friends, I have not included the pics of us dancing. HA!
so the summer lookbook....
for 10Deep is finally done. I've been waiting to see it for quite some time now.
And it looks like they didn't completely leave the girls hanging this time around. We're making progress guys...
See... I told you they didn't forget about us.
If you wanna see the complete 10Deep Summer 2008 Lookbook, click here.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
of course there's plenty...
for you to do this week.
When I heard them say Mickey's name on Hot 97 I got so excited. My mom like his music so we were both in the house like... aww shucks. Go Mickey!
Who's Next Live Music Series
Amanda Diva and Mickey Factz
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Doors open at 7pm
S.O.B.'s
204 Varick Street
btwn W. Houston and and King Street
(@ the corner of W. Houston)
New York, NY
And is that Triana I see back there? That girl is EVERYWHERE. I keep promising her the next time she sees me, I won't be intoxicated. If I go to this on Thursday, I probably won't be so I just might be able to keep my promise this time.
The Writer's Block Anniversary Party
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Doors open at 10:30pm
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery Street
btwn Houston and Bleeker
New York, NY
there are only 2 days...
left on the Delia's clearance sale!
I ordered 3 tees from Delia's on Friday and it only came up to... $30 I think including shipping and handling. The tees usually go down to as far as $5.99 when they have these clearances so I try not to buy any when they first come out. I can end up saving something close to $20 a shirt every time. Another thing I do is google "Delia's Discount Codes" to bring the total price down at checkout. You can do this for almost every site you shop on.
You can also use the code DWGW75 at checkout for free shipping on order $75 and more. HAPPY SHOPPING!
N.E.S.H.A. isn't letting....
anyone slow her agenda!
Yup... our homegirl Nesha is doing her thing. No... she's not starting a clothing line. She's trying to do major things for our community and you can help her by purchasing one of these tees. 
The money will go towards helping to fund her new site, HerAgenda.com. To purchase a shirt or learn about this initiative, you can contact Nesha at Nesha@NooneEverSlowsHerAgenda.com. You go girl!
i actually made it...
to the 10Deep Piecebook Release Party at Reed Space on Thursday.
You can see more of the pics below.
Bobbito Garcia was there. Meka forced me to conquer my fear of walking up to complete strangers and talking to them by making me talk to Bobbito on my own.
One of the grafitti artists, Rab, featured in the book was outside tagging books for people. It was like a sweat box in Reed Space so the only tag I had done was by him. He was real nice and reminded me of my dad.
For all of the pics from my evening out, click here.
Friday, June 13, 2008
ACQUITED ON ALL CHARGES!!
More below...CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago jury has acquitted R&B superstar R. Kelly on all counts at his child pornography trial. The verdict came six years after the singer was first charged with appearing on a graphic videotape with a girl prosecutors said was as young as 13 at the time.
Both Kelly and the now 23-year-old alleged victim had denied they were on the tape. Neither testified during the trial.
The prosecution's star witness was a woman who said she engaged in three-way sex with Kelly and the girl prosecutors said was on the tape. Defense attorneys argued the man on the tape didn't have a large mole on his back and Kelly does.
The singer had faced 15 years in prison. His hits include "I Believe I Can Fly," "Bump N' Grind" and "Ignition." via AP
Thursday, June 12, 2008
here's some more stuff....
for you guys to get into this Saturday. So much to do yet so little time.
There was an event at NDHS last weekend. I had some other engagement's that wouldn't allow for me to attend but I may have to make it out to this one. I doubt if I participate in any of the skateboarding activities but I want to see what's going on. I hate getting up early on weekends but I'm going to have to if I wanna make it to half of these events. I hope it doesn't rain because if it does, you guys DEF won't see me out and about.
Roof Top Rampage Skateboard Shakedown
Saturday June 14, 2008
11am-6pm
New Design High School
50 Grand Street
btwn Essex and Ludlow
New York, NY
Kid Sister will be performing at Central Parks Summer Stage on Saturday. I told you guys about this series before and this is opening weekend. There is a suggested donation of $5. For more info and a map, click here.
Kid Sister, Vampire Weekend, and Born Ruffians
Central Park Summer Stage
69th St @ 5th Ave entrance
Rumsey Field
Central Park
New York, NY
And I saved the greatest for last. Grandmaster Flash will be at the legendary Webster Hall. Treasure Fingers, Klever, Purple Crush, and Mike Genius will also be there. For more info, click here.
Grand Master Flash, Treasure Fingers, and Klever
Saturday, June 14, 2008
10pm
Webster Hall
125 E. 11th Street
btwn 3rd and 4th Ave
New York, NY
so I googled myself...
this morning (don't ask me why), and of course, nothing too amazing came up, just a whole bunch of sites where I left comments under the name "assataSAYS". I also kind of tracked who credited me on their blogs for certain things. On like the third page, I found this video.
Qiana... Stephen... don't hate me! lol... For an explanation, look below.
There is no real explanation. I got my first digital camera in 12th grade and I just kind of carried it everywhere and taped the antics of two of my classmates, close friends, and fellow Socialites. You have to admit, it is kinda funny. And for any of my Fashion High readers, yes, that is Ms. Serrano cackling in the background.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
looking for something to do....
this weekend? And YES... the weekend starts on Thursday!
More below...
10Deep Piecebook Release Party
Thursday, June 12, 2008
8pm-10pm
Reed Space
151 Orchard Street
btwn Rivington and Stanton
New York, NY
Hip-Hop and Art Event
Friday, June 13, 2008
10pm
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street
btwn Church Street and Broadway
New York, NY
Cocktail Party at The Wagon Boutique
Saturday, June 14, 2008
3pm-8pm
1214 Union Street
btwn Rogers and Nostrand
Brooklyn, NY
If I found out about anything else, I'll post it up. Have fun!
no matter what anyone says...
about Kobe's wife, she keeps those little girls fresh.
More below....
Yup... that's the Timmy Woods Eiffel Tower bag featured in Sex and the City: The Movie. I think the one Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw used had crystals in it and I'm pretty sure the one little Natalia is carrying doesn't.
Photo Source
here's a good display of...
how corporate America is paying attention to "hip-hop".
More below...
I was looking around on JetBlue yesterday trying to find a cheap flight to DR for the winter and when I looked under the package deals, one of the listings included a vacation to San Fransisco. And what do you know... they used "Hey Bay Bay" as a reference to the Bay area. I just thought this was kind of interesting. First, because of the relationship to the song "Ay Bay Bay" by Hurricane Chris. Second, because the song referenced had NOTHING to do with San Francisco but rather had to do with Chris' DJ (I knew nothing about his DJ until my cousin from Alabama explained it to me).
Sunday, June 8, 2008
you can definitely...
catch me here this Friday.
More info below...
My friend Solace is performing and I know his crew is going to tear up the stage. Pass through to see what they're about.
Friday, June 13, 2008
10pm
The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street
btwn Church Street and Broadway
New York, NY
FYI... he also hosts Industry Shakedown Radio on Friday nights from 7pm-9pm on WBMB radio. It's a great listen especially (but not exclusively) if you're really into REAL hip-hop.
welcome the newest addition....
to the Socialite Family!!
Look below for another pic.
Shawn FINALLY graced us with his presence on Sunday, June 8th!!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
in the past couple of months....
I've neglected to make it to illdoctrine.com because I was positive that I tired you guys out from posting so much of what J Smooth has to say. Well, I'd like to say thank you to ATWG for bringing J back to life for me. Prof. Schloss, if you're reading this, you're one of the greatest professors I've ever had.
Anywho, I haven't been going too deep into the election for fear of making myself seem foolish. Honestly, I really don't follow it too much. I read the times and stuff but I can't keep up because as far as I'm concerned, the politicians will NEVER work for me. I AM voting for Obama though.
More below...
And in case you haven't heard Nas' Black President, you need to.
This song warms my heart every time I hear it.
Friday, June 6, 2008
stila cosmetics
came up with a really cute idea.
I'm trying to figure out a way to spruce up one of my names to make it suitable for lip gloss.
If you win you'll get a Stila gift basket, 10 samples of the lip gloss named after you, and a $100 gift certificate for StilaCosmetics.com.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
{UPDATE} for once i can say...
that I like someone's music. Like... all of it. Not just one song or one album. I really like Lloyd's music. Girls Around the World is one of my favorite songs right now and I'm so glad they released the video. I'm not so glad about how the video came out. You can read more about that after the jump.
UPDATE...
They took down the 106&Park video and I couldn't find another version to replace it so for now you'll, have to settle for this. Sorry.
Lloyd feat. Lil' Wayne - Girls Around the World
Lloyd makes satisfying music for me but his look kinda creeps me out. Like he's too too pretty or something. I thought he was a girl in the last 15 seconds of the video when he has his back turned and his hair blown out. ugh... but you know... whatever sells those albums and keeps him on a label. His album Lessons in Love will be released on Tuesday, July 22, 2008.
well i heard a few...
people were asking about me last week because I was no where to be found. Well.... I told you guys I was going on a vacation. I went to Montgomery, Alabama (gasp!) to visit fam. Yes, it is country. No the Ku Klux Klan were not banging on the front door. (You'd be surprised the kind of questions I was asked when I told people that's where I went). Here are a couple pics from my trip.
To see more from my trip, look below.
On one of my first days there, my cousins took me Downtown, Montgomery to visit the church where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pastored during the Civil Rights Movement. We watched a 20minute film in the churches basement on the time period and toured the entire church.
After that we visited the house where King and his family lived while he pastored at Dexter Memorial. The house was kept the SAME EXACT way it was when the Kings lived there. If i remember correctly, 2 other families lived in the house after, but Coretta Scott King and members of the church helped to put the original pieces back into the house or find duplicates of furniture, household items, and other pieces. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the house but you can take my word for it, it was beautiful and kind of creepy. I almost cried walking through because there was so much history in that house.
Midnight runs to Krispy Kreme!!!!!!!
My cousin playing softball. Her team was sooooo close to winning but they didn't quite make it.
The last two are more pics from Downtown on my last day in Montgomery. We visited a couple more places that day. I'll upload more pics when I get a chance.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
felow brooklynites....
in case you didn't know...
Yup. To read more, look below.
I don't remember if I said it before but it's getting more and more expensive to live in New York and the opening of Ikea in RED HOOK (of ALL PLACES IN BROOKLYN!!) is proving it. Soon it'll be impossible for my family and I to stay here. :(
We love Brooklyn but I don't think Brooklyn loves us anymore. There's also an Urban Outfitters Downtown, Brooklyn near LIU on Atlantic Avenue if you didn't know. Screw Jay-Z for him wanting to bring the Nets to Brooklyn!! I blame him and that Ratner dude.
IKEA
1 Beard Street
btwn Columbia and Dwight Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
718.246.IKEA
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
if you're into phones....
you may want to check this out.
I've been shopping around for a new phone for the last couple of weeks. I've had a Razr for the last 4 years(appx.) and it's been annoying me for the last couple of months. I was going to get a Curve or 8800 but I decided to wait a bit. I'm glad I did because I came across the Blackberry Bold 9000. To see more of what this smartphone can do, watch this video. It's around 6 minutes but it's worth it.
I don't know