Lesson #4: OMGee Rihanna is smiling again!

It has been a long and dark time coming, but Rihanna is finally back on the music scene and actually looks like she’s enjoying her profession! With her new firecracker red and mangled wig, she is making a quick and colorful come back. After her infamous violent encounter in February 2008 with singer and ex boyfriend Chris Brown, who is also redeeming his name after his gloomy yet compelling Michael Jackson performance at the BET Awards, she decided to take her famous edgy “Rihanna cut” even shorter and rock a DGFU attitude… and it worked! Her last album “Rated R” debuted at #4 on the US Billboard 200 charts and featured hit singles like Hard, Rockstar 101, and my personal favorite Rude Boy.

Her new album LOUD is set to release November 12, 2010 and a few singles and videos have already become quite popular with the kids. The “club banger” Only Girl has been doing well on the airwaves and she just released another single What’s My Name feat. Drake; and I LOVE this song. If you listen to the words and some of the lines (“the square root of 69 is ate something… right?”), it is a very provocative song, but the catchy tune covers up the risky lyric which makes it perfect for listening with Mom in the minivan! After Drake commences the song rapping about “weed and white wine”, Rihanna takes it over and murders it with her sweet sensual Barbadian accent. You’re reluctantly forced to snap your fingers and it even gives the dustiest chicken heads the desire to whip her hair back and forth.

RiRi already has me glued with her first two singles, and with the next single possibly being a song entitled S&M, I cannot wait to purchase my LOUD album at Target for $9.99. Though I am not a fan of her new “Pippy Longstalking meets Raggedy Ann” image and will miss all the fun my friends had with Disturbia, I do recognize and honor music artists that are able to switch it up. Go ahead RiRi! I wonder if she will ever get her new misspelled French neck tat corrected…

PS while we’re on the topic of corrections, her name is supposed to be pronounced [ree-YAH-na]. Why has she not addressed this after all these years? Food for thought.

Lesson #1: WTF is DGFU?!

Everyone has that moment when you want to tell someone “Don’t Get F*cked Up” because of an idiotic action or unnecessary comment. Welp kids... now you can with DGFU’s fashion division. DGFU Clothing features casual attire for the everyday wear with a bold acronym that is sure to put an unexpected twist on any spectator’s day. Whether in the gym or grabbing a quick cup of Joe, DGFU Clothing is sure to grab the attention of the curious mind.

DGFU is also in the process of creating a college mentorship program that is set to launch in fall of 2011. “Don’t Get Fooled University” will make the transition into young adulthood easier by linking incoming freshmen with prearranged college students who will show them the ropes of their specific university inside and outside of the classroom. Mentor volunteers are responsible for showing mentees the real side of college while pointing out the not so obvious opportunities that their school has to offer and getting them connected socially and academically.

Along with the mentorship program, DGFU will be rewarding college students who have already made it though half of their college tenure with the Don’t Get Fooled University Scholarship Campaign. Many organizations and business offer scholarships to incoming freshman to get their feet on the ground. DGFU wants to reward the students that are on track to graduate and have completed at least half of their college education. A portion of all sales from the DGFU clothing line will be collected and presented as a scholarship to one mentor that has proven themselves and has gone above and beyond their calling.

DGFU is not only a fresh and fashionable clothing line, but a confident lifestyle and a way to help others achieve the same secure mindset.

** If you will have completed at least two year at the same university by Fall 2010 and are interested in becoming a mentor for next year, please email dgfu.clothing@gmail.com for more information. 

Lesson #2: Moving Down the Street to the "Big City"

Los Angeles, California... also known as the "City of Angels" and home of overpriced coffee and 3.83 million starving artists waiting for their big break. A place where you have the option to "drink all day and play all night" or work your ass off to make that last $100 for the rest that was due yesterday. Flashing lights, dreams, and palm trees is what this city is made of... and I freakin love it!

I am a recent graduate of California State University, Fullerton in Orange County, just thirty miles south/east of the diverse city. Although I lived in "The OC", I always found myself driving to LA for multiple reasons such as the nightlife and entertainment work. After I had no more obligation to OC, I packed up my bags and Ikea bed and moved to my second home in hopes to save a little gas.

For those who personally know me, I was about .02 seconds from moving to Atlanta, GA but ended up staying in Southern California. Honestly, I thought that moving to Los Angeles would have been a lot easier, but it's been a lot more difficult than I thought. I guess I'm living in the the real world and reality is lowkey a biotch [who would have thunk...]

Although I did not find The South to be a place for me to reside at the moment, I do see myself moving somewhere outside of California in the future. For now... LA, CA is perfect for J B S. Learning to live in a new setting is always a difficult process [even though I got the "Easy Card"], but you have to make your surroundings your own. Socialize and take every opportunity to go out and make friends. The entertainment business in the city runs on loud mouths and networking over martinis, so when in Rome... DO what the Romans do and enjoy :)

Don't Get Fooled University... Class has Begun!

Lesson #3: "So... Can we still be friends?"

I recently got out of a relationship that pretty much rocked my world. I was Crazy in Love just like Beyonce back in 2003 when she couldn't tell up from down! Obviously, I was completely devastated when I was informed that I was being woken up from my dream that I never wanted to end.

Because of past relationships and the struggle it took to get a "friendship" back on track, I swore to myself that I would never be friends with an ex ever again. What happens when you want to date someone new? Does the other have the right to get jealous? What the hell is a friend?! Can your ex truly be just your friend?

I happened to think so, with time effort and energy you can get a relationship to where it needs to be, however... here are some rules that will help you define whether your dealing with your ex or your friend. Don't Get Fooled!

FRIEND VS. EX


1) If you and your ex are still having sex, making love, shacking up, fondling, etc... that is not your friend, thats your ex!

2) If you or your ex still secretly (or not so secretly) want to get back together... that is not your friend, thats your ex!


3) If you are still in love... that is not your friend, that is your ex.


4) If you are constantly subliminally tweeting or updating your Facebook status so a "certain someone" may or may not see what you are doing and/or thinking... that is not your friend, that is your ex.

5) If your ex's presents dictates where you eat, socialize, or fellowship... that is not friend, thats your ex!


6) If you are always having to have a "talk"... that is not your friend, that's your ex!


7) If you find yourself somehow always drifting onto your ex's Facebook page when your supposed to be studying for that test at 8am tomorrow... that is not your friend, that's your ex!


8) If you get the natural urge to verbally or physically assault the new boo... that is not your friend, that's your ex! 


9) If the break up was not mutual (simply put: someone got dumped!)... that is not your friend, that's your ex!


10) If you are really thinking about these rules... that is not your friend, that's your ex!


Don't Get Fooled University... Class has begun!