From the $treets to The Beats pt.2

This week I checked in with our all time favorite artist Chubb-Loc and he blessed us with the freestyle below:

 

Be on the lookout for his upcoming shows and events! Black Diamonds and Girls will follow his journey to fame never the less. Support, Promote, Write About em', Talk About em' - get with the movement now because he's bound to blow up. Tune in to our site each week to check out his videos and happenings. 

This week, Club Nuvvo located in Downtown Monroe, LA will host "Bootn Up Wednesday" in homage of his hit single. Come out and meet the artist and vibe to his music as he performs. Request his music at your local radio station and subscribe to his channel on YouTube.

This has been another From the $treets to The Beats addition featuring yours truly Chubb-Loc Gunsmoke.... get with him or get lost!

"Grinding is the key: no one is better than the next but you can always better your situation."

                                                                                                                 -Chubb-Loc Gunsmoke

Our New Natural Queen

Curls for the girls, Waves for the Babes

Look out World! I'm going natural today

No more burning perms- help is on the way

Look out World! I'm going natural today

Good bye weave and bad hair days

Look out World! I'm going natural today

Free to be me : twist, jump, bounce, sway

Look out World! I'm going natural today

You get it by now but I still feel the need to say

Look out World! I'm going natural today :)

                

                                                    -A'Kira the Poet 

The Natural Beauty in the above photo is none other than Southern University's own Lorealle Shell.

On Mother's Day 2012 she experienced the big chop and fell in love. 

I, A'Kira Pollard (founder of Black Diamonds & Girls), was allotted the opportunity to cut her hair and start her natural journey. Isn't she lovely? Going natural is simply beautiful especially when you have the looks to compliment your cut. You go girl! You're beautiful Lorealle!

Welcome to the wonderful world of natural girls!

Queen Daryl Walters voted as Delegate

Queens, Kings, and Other Things- the beautiful & intelligent Ms. Daryl Walters of Wiley College has been voted as Louisiana's Congressional District 4 Democratic Delegate.

Keep our sista lifted up in prayer!

We congratulate you here at Black Diamonds & Girls

and you have our support 100%.

From the $treets to The Beats

Queens, Kings, and Other Things- we dropped by the Hip Hop world and picked up Chubb-Loc Gunsmoke's video "Don't Get Scared Now!"

Stamped by his Parents as Jacoby Jacobs- he reigns as the King of Rap in Monroe, LA with a rep to match his demeanor. Chubb-Loc is also responsible for the state's club anthem "Bootn Up!"

Request his music at your local radio stations!!

Listen and vibe to his hit single in the video below!

"Off the muscle for the struggle.... its Tru! I was born & raised in it making my wrongs <> rights and making it out of the struggle."
-Chubb Loc

Mothersssssss Day

Queens, Kings, and Other Things we have made it to another holiday- Mothers' Day 2012. Lets make this day epic for those special women who carried us for 9 months and gave us unconditional love despite their situation. My mother was always a strong black woman and still is. She is laid back yet structured at the same time. She raised 4 women who went through high school drug free, alcohol free, and childless. What a blessing! If you have $1 or $1000000000000000000000000000 make sure you do something special. Even if your mom wasn't quite the poster lady for Moms show your appreciation because God chose her to bring you to this Earth.

Black Diamonds and Girls will launch a blog entitled Mothers' Day 2012- I love you mom. Send a photo and one line quote about your mom to pollard_akira@yahoo.com and we will publish it this weekend for the world to see how much your mom means to you. Deadline for photos is May 9, 2012 within the afternoon hours. Include your full name in the subject line of the email. Thanks!

A'Kira The Poet

Queens, Kings, and Other Things let's take this thing up a notch! 

Who doesn't love a well shaped, soulful, lyrically enhanced poem, huh?

Well, let's show our love to our very own Queen- the founder & editor of Black Diamonds & Girls:

A'Kira Pollard 

 with her poem that's entitled On The Outside Looking In

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On The Outside Looking In

by: A'Kira Pollard

I was born in 92

She was birthed in 95

I damn near walked everywhere

She had a drop top to drive

I was in class by 8

She was dressed for the club at 9

I ordered water at the restaurants

She wrote big checks for wine

 Every time I saw her she would speak and smile

I would wave and grin

And say "Hey see you next time"

I was always nice to her

The whole city would bash her name

Man I was brought up to love everyone

My folks did- so I did the same

Its like, to me she was a lil girl

Her folks brought her into this world

So who am I to get mad

Being that she was a wealthy girl

Society treated her like she was hell on earth 

Smile in her face and when she was out out sight- straight curse

I wasn't intimidated cause' I knew my worth

I just wished babygirl wouldn't let her promiscuity immerse

   Life went on and I hustled hard

She was my prized client

I promise whatever I was selling

She would always buy it

I customized her with cosmetology

She came first

My account cried out for her

So she put in work

I watched her mature and change

She was a beauty queen

Didn't know behind those brown eyes

She felt like she didn't mean a thing

I found out that she danced in a town 2 hours away

She stripped down to nothing but her contacts

Just to get pay

All we knew in the city was that her folks were rich

So everyone had envy cause she had a mile 

And us an inch

Never expected this call that I would receive

It was her calling to say her goodbyes and schedule the worse thing

She said she was ill and had one day to live

She thanked me for my kindness 

And asked for favor which was a big deal

She told me style her for her funeral

Send her away nice

I did so very sadly, I made her look right

I learned that while I was at school 

She was in the bed with men

While I worked my butt off

Her rapist was in jail facing 10

While I spent my last dollar

She was selling her body for gin

Life is a _______

How could a girl so beautiful be full of sin

See its so easy to hate than to help a friend

It seems so simple to harm than help someone smile again

Every one thought she had it so easy 

Now they should have thought again

Her life was hell

As we were on the outside looking in