Diddy takes over R&B Live...

Oh what a night!!!

This is reminiscent of 1996 partying vibe, feel good music, great people & real performances from artist.

When you can find the likes of Treach, Andre Harell, Diddy, Lyor Cohen, Kevin Lyles, Harve Pierre, Missy Elliot & Mario Wynans to name a few all in the same room.

You know something historic is going down...

The STARS shine bright!!!

Janelle Monae

Danity Kane

Day 26

Jeff Red

Seating room only!!!

Quickly turned into, find a spot somewhere to get situated the show is about to start...

Fat Joe
Getting himself correct to check out the R&B set...

DJ D-Nice

Treach, Vinnie, Kim Osorio & Miss Info

Minister Ben Chavez

Diddy & Lyor Cohen

Harve has been newly appointed to the post of President of BBE Worldwide.

Jimmy Cozier & Friend

Brian Cox, Andre Harrell & Diddy cooling out...

Diddy, Ray-J & Andre Harrell...

Diddy receives the gift of ART...!

All star line up a of A-List executives came in full support of Diddy/Sean John/Ciroc Boy #1 artist showcase for 2008...

Brian Cox & BarackaWear

This is how you show support...

Shalonne Lee

Shantelle Brumfield - National Society of Soul

Aixa - Giant Magazine

Piper Carter - www.PiperCarter.com

Marcus Logan 

Gives the peace sign in traditional manner.

Sway with DJ Roxy Cottontail

Happy to be here, period end of statement...

Hit the city late last night...
Club Sway, the space at 2 in the morning was packed & in full swing...

Sway was PACKED!!!

People just kept coming into the spot & just filling the back of the club...

Roxy Cottontail

Check for Roxy on the cover URB magazine & spinning at a sexy venue & in a country near you.

Hip Hop Karaoke & DJ Kesh in BKNY

The Highline Ballroom housed the 1st Annual Hip Hop Karaoke Championships & it was jam packed from the floor to the rafters. The crowd knew the words to every song that hit there collective eardrums.

Hip Hop Karaoke!!!
www.HipHopKaraokeNYC.com

Shawn J (front) K-Dot (left), Doni D, Brooklyn's Own Chef & Scooter... 

Camille a participant in the Hip Hop Karaoke Championships was in good spirits & supportive of her fellow contestants.

This is Hip Hop...

Not a generic form of MCing, but an actual understanding of the culture, rhythm & WORDS...

And the winner is CHEF!
Brooklyn takes the MONEY!!!

Chef takes the Money!!!

Doni D does his best Smooth B impersonation...

Dres, DJ Prince Paul & DJ Ralph Mc.Daniels judged the contestants & didn't play favorites in any capacity...

Sheryl is all smiles...

There so many diverse event goers that made the night interesting from there demeanor, style & just good attitudes all around.

Dres (BlackSheep) graced the stage with an impromptu performance...
This was an amazing session for lovers of Hip Hop & the culture that we grew up in...

Bringing it to BROOKLYN...

DJ Kesh

Kesh goes in full silly mode, gotta love her...!

Walked in from the cold & steamed up my LENS...

Can you say HOT UP in this place...

The Loft in the backstreets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn NYC...

United we did it up...

Frank 151 closed out the UNITED trade show in classic form.

DJ Synapses & DJ Kato

DJ Haul

Mary Paper$ & TONE

The Wrap party / photo shoot was situated in a great party atmosphere Club SUTRA.
The music was right, the people were pleasant, people were mingling amongst friends & making new ones.

Premium Goods...

Talon & Ariel (SUTRA)

Lori Lo...

I know you can't wait till VEGAS in February!!!

This is the way you close out an event...

Catch the vibe of the people...

Encapsulate the energy within the images, build an emotional connection & beautiful experiences all around...

This is how you do it!!!

UNITED Trade Show invades NYC...

This is how we do it...

First course of the evening starts off with a bevy of beautiful presentations...

Beauty is timeless...

Ms. Dyana William, Nana Nancy & Idia

Happy Birthday!!!

Princess Idia Gamble


Free & Idia - Politics as usual...

DJ Lord Sear
Comes thru the APT after tearing it down on his show SHADE 45 Drunk Mix...

Young Lord & Tone

Nana Nancy, Caliph Gamble & Idia

Kenny Gamble (Gamble Huff (Philly International records)& wife & Idia

Caliph Gamble & Dice Raw (The Roots)

Young Lord & Isis

Building environments of appeal & of better standards all around.

With a plethora of events going on simultaneously it's hard to put your finger on which party to end up at 1st...
So what do you do???

End up trying to fit all or as many in as possible...
Sounds WEIRD???

Lets see what it looks like...


Step into the Beauty Bar...

Get wasted & get fresh at the same time...

Getting bent & blown...

What else can you ask of the people of UNITED...?

Come on!!!


Mimi & Vicki ROCK!!!

The EPIK

3rd spot is 205 in L.E.S...

Yes I made it to the 3rd location yet not in time to see the live show...

But I couldn't miss shooting a few fashion mavens that were in the spot...

DOPE!!!

I can't believe you made it!!!

It's all love in the lower level of 205...

Just a tad bit NERVOUS!!!

The locks look righteous & as did the crowd in the spot...

DJ Equal

Love your STYLE Mec...

Mec Jagger & Muhsinah...

Had to get that in...

Missed the live performance but I was glad to catch these smiling faces...

See you next time...

United We STAND & Party!!!

3 parties in one NIGHT!!!

Each party had its own vibe & every one was dressed in the latest/limited editions in lifestyle wear.
You could see everything from BZOO, Origami, coup d'etat Brooklyn, Rockers NYC, Born As A Raggamuffin, PegLeg, FDL, 10 DEEP, Mishka, Live Mechanics, Kilo Goods, Memory Lane, Show & Prove just to name a few.
This is from my perspective, plus what I actually liked & wanted to remember.

1st stop Club Hiro

NYC is making it happen captain...

Zebi (Born As A Raggamuffin)
The kickoff for the United Trade Show went off with a few Bangers...
The parties were in full go mode, starting at Club Hiro, the team found an eclectic mix of music lovers / fashionistas...

The ladies are techno friendly in the front of the stage.

DJ Kesh

She is totally official, a DJ, a clothing designer and all around lady of mystery.

Game Rebellion played to a packed house

The show...

Netic on the MIC...

Let's get this started...

Saer (Origami) The Art of Paper Folding...

Mike (Complex) & Brad Digital (BZOO)

Kevin "Saer" Leong plays host to friends from overseas in NYC checking out the style status.

Marcus - Rockers NYC

DJ Biz Markie

DJ Absolute (Hot 97), JuJu (Beatnuts)

PARTY!!!

Daoud

coup d'etat Brooklyn

I love my LIFE...

Rock out!!!

2nd stop Club Boucarou in L.E.S...

DJ Tony Touch

Check him out on Sirius Radio definite, he's worth the investment in your car system.

Check this guy in mid air dong his best b-boy move...




Voodoo Ray & Danny Castro

Throwing some of the best parties around NYC for years...

3rd and Final stop

Team Face Lift @ 205 LIVE  show...

These are my guys right here, they are full of energy when you're running low on your own...

BEEF!!!!!!!!!!

Shameless Entertainment

Fonda goes in...

Future Legends on the mic...

Fat Bastard mixed & mingle with the people.

The Machine is all loves the Ladies!!!

Arthur & friends in from Italy came thru to show some love to the team.

Wu-Tang Clan NYC show 1-17-08

Ghostface

Is in his zone...

Rae goes in...

Cappa Blacks out on the crowd...

INS makes the crowd bounce with him...

Diddy
Diddy loves the Wu-Tang Clan

Diddy & Tracey Morgan

DJ Allah Mathematics

Math on the mix & U-God lays in the cut...

DJ Mr. Cee & GZA

Shyheim The Manchild

Petey Pablo

Petey came thru to show the Wu some love, look out for the new release from Petey Pablo.

I'll keep you updated...

Method Man 

Meth has alot of energy!!!

The sweat is real...

The energy is RAW!!!

The people were moved...

Meth addresses the crowd of 4,000 plus & lets them know that he needs ENERGY from them to give back to them...

WU-Tang fans are the LIVEST!!!

The Jones family came repping for ODB...

Diddy

Diddy came thru & the Wu family was feeling it...

Raekwon & GZA

DJ Allah Mathematics

Meth

Time for some ACTION!!!

Method Man  & Redman

I was going to delete this image due to water spots on the lens. But it was from Meth throwing water all over the place.

So it's all love...

The Wu-Tang Clan has fans from all genres, they truly are world renowned MC's...

Estelle celebrates her birthday in NYC...

Estelle steps into the intimate settings of 49 Grove

Amanda Diva is always a ray of sunshine, the love is in the air...

Meredith (Spirit Music Group) & Anna

Traceye (T.Y. Smith Group) checking to make sure she has her cards in order...

Estelle & Patty Laurent

Estelle & Breeze (VH1)
The love session continued into the wee hours of the morning...

Bryce in check it out mode...

Chef & DJ Goldfinger
DJ Goldfinger kept the crowd moving all night...

Just smile for me....
PEACE!!!

Neyo Live at Spotlight

Fabolous joins Neyo on stage for the performance of there #1 smash "You make me better"...

Fabolous

Neyo Live on stage

Neyo enjoys performing in turn makes you enjoy him as a performer, you can tell from the time he steps on stage. To last verse he's continuously smiling & connecting with his audience. Neyo is a pleasure to watch in performance mode, he turns it up without being overly exuberant or gratuitous with his act.

Terrence J, Ebro & Mike Kyser

Kim Osorio

Stephen J. Hill The man behind the machine that is B.E.T

Rocsi

Kevin Lyles & friend

Nick Storm 

Lori was all smiles...

The event was held at the place to be when showcasing nowadays Club Spotlight...
The space was packed from the rafters to floor seats, filled with a gaggle of industry affiliates from all levels there in support of Neyo...

The ladies were loving Neyo's performance...
Milady & Marisa

Shawn Prez & friend

Tammy Ford

Dewry & Mike

Renne McLean & Chris Green

Wu-Tang Clan Live at Hammerstein....

Wu-Tang Clan attendees are always in full support and are dedicated...

Can you say HISTORY!!!

Ghostface & Trife outside the spot...

To the stage...

Allah Mathematics

Masta Killah

Meth in action...

The mother of ODB Cherry Jones & Papa Wu...

A moment of silence for the ODB...
This a powerful moment in the evening.
The entire venue was darkened & told to turn there cells, PDA's or what you had.

Ghost watches on as Raekwon & INS spit there darts...

Raekwon the Chef

GZA

Ghostface
Telling you man, that Big Doe Rehab is a DOPE addition to your collection...

U-God

Cappadonna

3 mics one voice...
Ghostface, Inspektah Deck & StreetLife...


Slick Rick
A classic look for a classic night...

Erykah Badu steps on the scene - Look out for the New AmErykah album coming soon...


Erykah Badu sings the Stevie Wonder version of Happy Birthday for Raekwon during the show...

BROOKLYN wins again!!!

The Kleavage Tour Reaches New York
Featuring DJs: Klever & Tittsworth
Supported by DJs: Roxy Cottontail (NYC) & Ayres (The Rub)
With your Resident Fun DJs: Rok One & Eamon Harkin