TV One Unsung’s Millie Jackson Showcase Reflections

Diva Millie Jackson was UNSUNG on TV One tonight.  I have DVR’d  the segment because I have deadlines happening.  Assured as the stars that align the heavens above I will get in my comfortable spot and take the showcase in with pleasure.  I’ve been a fan of  Diva Jackson since 18 years old.  I was trying to be a fan long before then but my delicate ears were banned and I can respect that. A child should stay in a child’s place. When I was a child I did childish things.  When I wasn’t a child I put away childish things.  I made myself acquainted with Diva Jackson’s music.  Yes I am laughing because I would get snippets here and there as I was growing up due to the fans in my family and entrepreneurs that put me in closer proximity to her music.

The Memory of  A Wife… Classic > home-wreckers press play

Diva Millie Jackson would tour around the United States, frequently making her way to South Carolina where her fan-base was large.  My cousin was running a family-owned nightclub in South Carolina.  They would have Diva Millie Jackson perform often. From small club venues to the famous Apollo to more big venues Millie fans enjoyed when she wasn’t performing on big tv shows and more.   This TOP BILLING at my family’s club would have people travel for miles to see Diva Jackson.  If you are a fan or familiar with her work, many recordings were live and rivaled the studio recordings.  That speaks volumes.

The Soaps… Ultra Classic 

Today we have the endless Life COACHES, no special degrees for many of them but they have mass followings.  I find that if you are truly going to be a LIFE COACH you will graduate your following to be more independent of you and gain more followers.  Some type of release.  Millie gave you life lessons that you should have retained and just come back for nostalgia and loyalty of fan-dom. Today you have females on twitter trying to school other females on the STREET LIFE, Life and Love Wins Woes, How to be a boss, How to run game, How to be like the men/boys and sadly how to be a HOE AND WIN. Yea I digress. Sign of  The Times…  heard it all before jargon.  I may be a bit more biased but the schooling by Diva Millie had a better delivery that for the most part made women be more enlightened than destructive to their souls. I have to always ask, Why be like a man when you are a beautiful woman? Why act like Love Changes doesn’t hurt at times when it does?  Just move better in what and whom you let into your life.

Ugly Man… Classic, House For Sale… Classic 

Diva Millie Jackson didn’t sugar-coat the life experiences.  Diva Jackson didn’t play upon the do as the man but if you liked what you liked, if how you conducted yourself made others ‘clutch pearls’ live ya life. Live with the choice and consequences.  Millie kept it all diverse she wasn’t on the ‘downers’ all the time and I loved that. She spoke to women from all aspects.  If your conscious wasn’t aroused on whatever role you played by the time the song was over, truly your soul was or is cold.  Millie would rouse your conscious if you were the other woman, main woman, hurt woman, happy woman, bitter woman, straight up woman and more. Millie incorporated men in some of her songs that really help tell the story. Yes, I am a Millie Jackson fan.

Lovers and Girlfriends… Ultra Classic 

Delivery…  Diva Jackson aced her delivery all the time, always with a message. When the mood is right with myself or my besties, we listen to Diva Millie Jackson and enjoy.  Props to her bands over the years. Those musicians beasted and as a former performing musician when I say beasted yes they did. I’ve known many EXHALE parties that had Millie playing in heavy rotation.  Thank you TV One Unsung for giving more people exposure to a legend who really ‘Spoke To The Conscious’.  I shall enjoy this UNSUNG MOMENT to the fullest.

Amber Rose Gives Us LOADED….

See this is what happens when you have been around for FOUR DECADES and really know your music.  The new single LOADED by Amber Rose is out.  It definitely will give the dance clubs LIFE.  All it took was one time for me to listen to this track to get a rush to DEJA VU VILLE… L’Trimm THE CAR THAT GOES BOOM chicas.  The Miami Sensation from back in the day that mixed Hip-Hop, Pop, the ultra girlie sound  ( many have  emulated which is flattery no shade ) now defunct but The Lady Tigra aka Switchblade Kitty is continuing the groove – yea Amber’s song took me way back there. LOADED by Amber Rose should do well.  By giving me the L’Trimm vibe this Florida Chica approves LOADED. It’s fun, it’s cute it has presence.  Come on now, when you take those shots shots shots, getting dressed to go out I see ya ( laughing ). I will play it again and then for nostalgia I am gonna play my jams by L’Trimm ‘Cutie Pie’ .

*Lady Tigrra ‘Switchblade Kitty’

YOUNG-UNS you had to go a lil further than Ke$ha comparisons but you’re welcome. Anything I can do to hip you to history of music. :)

Loaded: select picture above to listen  

WHEW!

That’s All Folks Until A Lil Later. Thanks For Visiting The Deja. -BEBE

Vintage Music Rewind | Lil Kim’s HUMAN

Sometimes we act as if our female Rappers can’t do the pop, the empowerment, a lil voice change and some singing.  While a new ushering in of  female rappers are singing it up, it is nothing new.  It is all about creative freedom.  Decided to give THE DEJA READERS  a VINTAGE MUSIC REWIND. From The NOTORIOUS K.I.M. here’s a favorite jam HUMAN.

“This album to me is more creative and more versatile than my last album. I think that’s what people have been looking for. My whole image, to me, the reason why I came out with ‘Hard Core,’ the sexy thing, was to make me different from every other female rapper that was out. That’s exactly what I’m trying to do now, is make myself different, because now we have a lot of rappers doing the same thing that I did when I came out the first time. What I’m trying to do is separate myself again from the rappers that are out now.”

-Lil Kim to MTV News

So when you start to go in on these new female rappers for trying something different with their sound, trust they are taking either a proverbial page or not from Lil Kim. The voice change, the singing it was something different and fans for the most part enjoyed it from Lil Kim. Nothing is ever wrong with mixing it up when you do it for you and what you feel is right. To hear human, yea like my recent posts, select the picture above.

you’ve been deja vu’d,

BEBE

CARNEGIE HALL 2012 | SHAWN CARTER AND FRIENDS

Tonight in New York City, Shawn Carter also known as Jay-Z took to the stage of Carnegie Hall.  Tonight’s event is for the United Way of New York City and The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.  Guests performing with Carter were Alicia Keys and Nas. The two night concert ends tomorrow night. So far viewers see positive responses via twitter, facebook and other media sources.  Buzzing other than the great performance was Jay-Z’s proud papa moment asking everyone to show love to baby daughter Blue Ivy Carter.

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