| Editors Letter | Dear Morgan Knights, It has been an extreme pleasure building The Morgan Magazine with such an amazing team, this venture has been indescribable. We fought, we cried, we laughed and in the end it all come together. This is only the beginning for The Morgan.
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It’s a big decision to start a magazine and it sometimes feels like I made this decision yesterday and it all happened so fast, but reality is I’ve wanted this since I was a little girl. It can feel like things happened overnight when you have such a great team and partner by your side going through this adventure with you. Everyone on The Morgan team has their straightens and carries their weight and made The Morgan what it is today. Now I can’t forget those people who have supported me in this dream that is The Morgan Magazine. My mother, who keeps me going, who makes me feel like I can do anything, from being the best floor mopper to being the President of the United States. I wouldn’t be who I am today if it weren’t for her. My grandmother who supports everything I do even if she doesn’t agree and tells me I brilliant. Col. Estevez who went from being my Dean in Junior High School to being my Commanding Officer in the First Marine Cadet Corps. program that taught me so much, showed me my strengths and made me feel like I can handle anything that comes my way. Thank you just isn’t enough.
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This has been a dream come true. The sight and thought of this brings tears to my eyes. This is such an amazing moment for us. I think of everyone who has ever pushed me to be great, from Ms. Birl in 1st grade to Mr. Murphy my senior year of High School. I cannot not forget my mother who I always felt knew every last mystery of the world, as well as my grandmother who I look at as such a strong woman who can do anything she ever put her mind to. Lastly my big sister who is Editor in Chief alongside me, Amanda Nicole who has pushed me to think highly of myself and always without trying has pushed me to be great! I could not dream of doing this magazine with anyone else. This roller coaster has been insane, funny thing is we are getting right back on and I don’t think we will ever get off. This is only the beginning Morgan Knights, thank you for taking this endless journey with us.
Editor-in-Chief Amanda Nicole Fatiah Rebbekkah Managing Editor Denise E. Abrams Publicist Jamila Pringle
MUSIC Editor Red Spyda Music Director Todd Gayle
FASHION Creative Director Fatiah Rebbekkah Art Director Michael Daughtry Fashion Director Jewell Tracey Fashion Analyst Destiny Charm
Publisher Amanda Nicole Photographer Michael Daughtry Videographer Eric S. Bourne
WRITERS Entertainment Marlon Morgan News Charlie O. Relationships Lisa J.
CONTENTS FASHION 13
Joe Love
Celeb Style
Fall Trend Report
MUSIC
Brooklyn’s Quiet Storm “Junior Prom”
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What The Game Has Been Missing
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HOT97 DJ Drewski What’s In Your Ear
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Cover Story: Julian Talley NFL NY GIANTS Beyond Instagram: @versatilenstyle Model of The Month: Vice Jessenia Vice New York Art Influences The World Summer Sum Up
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Bakers Corner: Whiskey Cupcakes
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Behind The Bar: Whiskey
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Delving Into Viva Diva Wines with Christina Milian
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Dating Lisa J
CELEBSTYLE
PIA MIA
CELEBRITY TRENDSETTERS By :Destiny Charm Pia Mia is one cute rising star anyone could pull off red & ready to take over. Her unique blue without looking patriotic. style and signature bandana is Obsessed with this getup! a great accessory to her outfit. Who would have thought
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IGGY AZALEA WOW! That dress, those super high slits! Iggy giving us legs for the Gods. From head to toe she is perfection topping it off with a red accent, with those fun strappy heels.!
TINIE TEMPAH Tinie Tempah is one of London’s best-dressed men and we understand why. His versatile look always draws attention. Mixing urban menswear and suit to create a high-end tasteful look.
BY: FATIAH REBBEKKAH
FALLS TREND REPORT Us at The Morgan are always up for an amazing trend, but who can just choose one to fall in love with. Well as always you know I have the quick reminders to let you know what you should be implementing within your wardrobe. The runways always are far from subtle with voicing what is the end all be all of trends for the season. So here is a round up of The Morgan Magazines favorites.
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Ladies this should come as no surprise to you, so I am sure you already have reds of all shades and hues in your wardrobe. What woman is not hot in a good red piece. Now always remember if a color is to bold for you, you can always rock a color in a quieter way, which would be the accent pieces, so a red belt, scarf, watch or even bag will have you right on trend with the rest this month! Men, I totally agreed with arcstreet.com with this list of colors. Olive, Steel Blue, Mustard and Rust are must have colors to own in your wardrobe. Remember to choose colors that work for your complexion and as always the color on trend can be worn in an accessory as well if you feel it would be to bold of a statement.
Now of course you know I am all for this trend, men in floral print yes! This is a great print to keep the spring alive in this fall weather and you can even serve it. Patterns are always a go to. This may be a route for a more trendy guy who is not scared to stand out amongst the crowd (well if your reading this magazine !
chances are you love standing out). Patterns from head to toe are becoming the norm for all. It is pretty easy to mess this up and look a hot mess, so make sure to tread lightly when attempting this one. Follow Kit Neale’s Fall 2014 Collection and you should be alright!
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Layers can never go out of fashion this season, yes ladies and gentlemen keep this trend going never let it die. Not only does it look chic and fly, but its a smart way to keep the ( image provided by womengirlsfashion.blogspot.com)
chill air away as well. Make sure to choose the right items to layer it with you do not want to look like a bulky mess now do you?
FALL TREND REPORT
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”Who doesn’t want an amazing camel Jacket” You can even serve it into winter dearies. Who doesn’t want an amazing camel colored coat during the season. IT is and will always be a must have item needed in every man and woman’s wardrobe for years to come. I promise you if you were to look in your parents closet you will find a camel colored coat or jacket, I can promise that! These are classic pieces as we would call them so it is a purchase you will never regret. !
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Fashion Enthusiast are going to love this one, the 60’s crawled right out onto the runway and we love it! Louis Vuitton, Carven, Christopher Kane, Iceberg and Valentino all showed this trend within their 2014 Fall Collections. From the cuts, to the prints, down to the styling the 60’s are far from a thing of the past for The Morgan.
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KAJUAN ‘KC‘ CLARK
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BEYOND INSTAGRAM WITH @VERSATILENSTYLE By: Amanda Nicole
! Born January 17, 1994, Detroit native Kajuan ‘KC’ Clark has won the support of hundreds of thousands of fans including The Morgan Magazine. KC is an actor and dancer raised by his mother, a single parent. KC has always wanted to be apart of the Entertainment Industry. His inspiration is his maternal grandfather who was a traveling musician. His dream and goal is to be rich and famous.
Amanda: A friend of mine brought you to my attention with your skits on Instagram. I quickly became a fan and noticed you dance as well. Watching you dance gives me chills. When did you start dancing? KC : As my mom would say "you came out the womb dancing" (laughs) she says I would be in the car seat bobbing my head to the beat of the music and actually being on beat (laughs), so I guess you can say I've been dancing my whole life. I always believed that it was genetically based down from my parents who were also dancers in their younger days. My mom was a phenomenal modern dancer from the age of three to high school, and my dad grew up dancing as a b-boy back in the day. Amanda : As a dancer what do you specialize in? KC : I like to mix my parents two different dance styles into one. I specialize mostly in hip hop, but I like to add different skills of modern dance into my hip hop, so I like to call my dance style modern-hiphop (laughs).!
KC : The first wig I used was my best friend’s, she wanted to change her hair color and her my mom wouldn't let her so as a joke her mom brought her a wig. The others were given to me by hair companies on Instagram such as @_blossombundles @hairareus @lovely_hair_bundles and one of my mom’s beautician by the name of lex (@lexiethehairdiva ) made me one and another female friend gave me one she brought from the beauty supply. Amanda : Aside from the skits and dancing… How does it feel to have hundreds of thousands of fans? KC : It's truly a blessing, to have people who don't know you from a can of paint and they are willing to support you and believe in you it is such a blessing. I just appreciate everyone who supports me and believes in me because for so long I've wished to get to somewhere like where I am now. It's truly a blessing.! Amanda : How did it feel to be nominated in 2013 for the Hot 107.5 Hot Hood Award?
Amanda : Watching your skits on Instagram I noticed that you do not change much beside your wigs. You easily embody the characters causing us to believe you are these different personalities. Where do you get the inspiration for your skits?
KC : It was a honor, !because I was in a category with such amazing and funny people from Detroit, so for me to be in a category with those people!that I've always thought were hilarious it makes me feel like I really got something going on with these videos.
KC : I like to base my skits off of reality, something that could possibly happen in real life with my own lil "KC twist" onto it. So I would say the inspiration comes from life, I could make a skit off of something that I heard, a story that someone told me, something that actually happened to me or I've seen happen. It gives people something to relate to in a way.
Amanda : Have you ever encountered a crazy fan?
Amanda : Are you mimicking anyone in particular when creating different characters/personalities? KC : I'm not mimicking anyone in particular, more like taking a lil bit of personality or traits from so many different people and combining them all into one. It's like I have a huge big bowl of different people and I'm taking bits of pieces of characteristics from each person and mashing them all into one.!" Amanda : How many people have participated in your skits with you? KC : (laughs) So many of my friends and family have! participated in my skits it's so hard to keep count. One of the biggest people I've ever did a skit with was Teyanna Taylor that was the funniest skit to make ever, I love her so much she's the coolest person ever to be around. Amanda : What is an estimated count of the number of wigs you have? KC : (laughs) All together I have six wigs. Amanda : Where do you get your wigs?
KC : Not really, I've meet two girls who actually cried when we met, I was so shocked. I was like “Noooooooo please don't cry” (laughs), but it made me feel so special inside, because they both said they we're crying because they loved me so much and that just instantly made me feel loved and special, it was nice." " Amanda : When you are not doing skits and dancing what are you doing for fun or to just relax? KC : If I'm not making videos I'm usually chilling with my family or friends, laying down all day (I'm sometimes a loner, I just love being by myself sometimes, I like my space). Listening to music 24 hours of the day, exercising trying to get a six-pack, because right now I have a baby gut, or mainly, if I'm not making videos I'm usually trying to think of a good idea for a video, so I'm writing ideas down in a notebook or something that's pretty much it.! Amanda : Is there a special someone you spend your time with? KC : I did, but it just didn't workout. I think right now it's just not the time for a special someone, my main focus is getting my career off the ground and I don't think I'll be able to give the necessary attention to a person and give my all to my career at the same time. I'm 20 years old though so I have more than enough time to find that special someone, so I'm not pressed to be with anyone at this time.#
Amanda : Putting yourself out there and having so many people love you and support you there are going to be people that hate. How do you deal with your haters? KC : I don't deal with them at all, I ignore them and keep it moving. People are going to say what they want regardless if I give them a response or not so why bother and waste my valuable time on basically NOTHING when it could be used on making my life better for me, now that's SOMETHING right?! Amanda : Have you lost friends due to your success? KC : I haven't yet, but I know for a fact eventually I will, because when you gain a certain level of success and people will always say "you've changed", but I believe it be those people who really change because they don't know how to take your success, just like Jay-z said
“People look at you strange saying you changed. Like you worked that hard to stay the same. Like you doing all this for a reason and what happens most of the time people change. People change around you because they starting treating you different because of your success"
Amanda : Do you have any advice for people that are aspiring actors, comedians and dancers? KC : My advice to those people who are also in the mist of following their goals & dreams is to have FAITH & BELIEVE in yourself with those two things you can't go wrong, because you’re always going to have those people who think your goals & dreams are pointless, stupid, just all around negative about what you as a person believe in and sometimes it's more people who don't believe in you than people who do, so that could definitely have you rethinking about yourself, but with that faith and believing in yourself the only person that can stop you is YOU, no one or nothing else will matter when it comes to what you believe in and have faith in because you are doing what you feel in your heart is best for you and no one else. Last but not least is to NEVER GIVE UP.
“have FAITH & BELIEVE in yourself with those 2 things you can't go wrong”
“Have FAITH & BELIEVE in yourself with those two things you can't go wrong”
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Junior Prom, Brooklyn’s Quiet Storm By: Jamila Pringle A dynamic Brooklyn-based duo with clear, crisp voices that sift through punk beats, fused with good ole’ rock and roll, are taking over like a quiet storm. One listen to Junior Prom and you may feel like taking a road trip through new towns in a bold car with enough space for all of your friends, with large enough windows to take in an easy breeze every once in a while. What exactly is the sound like you may ask? It’s that feel-good music with an upbeat tone that you can’t stay still to. There is certainly a strong retro vibe with hints of soul backdrops to much of their music rock tunes like ‘Run Around the Back,’ with trumpets and increasingly intense drums through breaks that take you back to the classic Soul Train Line, singing and dancing to the words, “Gimme one more time. Gimme one more time.” There are also loads of stories that emanate a good sense of transparency and flow with just about any mood, chilling, dancing and emotional disappointment like ‘Sheila Put The Knife Down.’ Although the music can draw you in, it great to know that the faces behind the band are an intriguing duo. The men behind the band, Mark and Erik, had quite an interesting union, having met four years ago at a mutual friend’s apartment. They started playing together and realized that there were many similarities, and from there, the rest is history. Believe it or not this group established their name after an unusual run-in at a bar where an old drunk guy was eavesdropping during a discussion about names and said, “na, na, na, Junior Prom.” Well after that, everything was history. One thing is for sure, this is a new wave of alternative rock, that will ‘rock’ the airwaves.
Joe Love
Never Forget Where You Came From By: Amanda Nicole Passion, pain, love and struggle is what makes Joe Loveʼs music. His songs reflect his personal life experiences. His first single “Slow” shows his pain and strength from love lost while incarcerated. “Never Forget” embodies the situation that changed his path and made him come to grips with his future. Joe has been on stages from New York City to Atlanta blessed with the opportunity to perform and win over crowds. Joe has the passion and the drive to make his dreams of being a respected artist come true. Amanda: I saw you perform in New York not to long ago and after hearing the song “Slow” a number of questions comes to mind. What was your motivation for the song “Song”? Joe: My motivation for the song "Slow" was break-ups, past relationships and just my curiosity. Amanda: Did you have a hard time writing the song or did it flow? It sounds very personal. Joe: The song flowed. I wrote the first half while I was incarcerated and when I came home and finally found a beat to go to it the words and the melody just came naturally as did the idea to turn the added words into the pre hook. Every song I make is personal in some way. The majority of the music I make is about how I feel at that time and the image that I want to put out at that time. This is just the softer side of me that I wanted to depict, a side that shows how I felt at that moment, the way I wanted to treat women, and how I wanted to carry myself.
Joe: The name Joe Love came from me wanting a name that I could live with forever, something that meant something to me. They used to call me JC, New York, Kid Red, Lil Tone or a bunch of other names. In like 1999-2000, we were in the Nolia and I Amanda: Is the song about someone in wanted to change my name so I came up particular? with Joe Love because I felt it represented me; Joe love the ladies, Joe love his hoods, Joe: The song is about every woman that Joe love his family, Joe love his homies and I've had relations or a relationship with ever everybody love Joe. as well as about myself. "Tryna be a better Amanda: Are you originally from PA? If man than I've ever been..." not, what brought you there?
to PA was being in the streets and chasing that paper, which I don't glorify. Amanda: When did you decide to become a singer? Joe: I decided to become a singer sometime during my incarceration. Amanda: What made you decide to sing and not Rap?
Joe: I decided to sing and not rap just because I love to sing and I wanted to start showing the softer side of myself. It was a Amanda: After reading your bio, I am left Joe: I'm originally from Harlem, New York hard decision, because I love to do both, but with general question such as; Where did and my second home is in Florence, SC I also was thinking that everybody raps, but the name Joe Love come from? where I moved to in 1998. What brought me where I come from not everybody sings.
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Amanda: You mentioned going to prison in change those circumstances. I also learned your bio; What brought you to the prison? that I'm the kind of person that can achieve any goals that I set for myself. Joe: What brought me to prison was the same things that brings everybody that goes Amanda: So many people are trying to to prison to prison- bad choices and make it in the music industry these days. consequences. You have to have that IT factor, something that stands you apart from the rest. Is this Amanda: Did you learn anything about journey harder than you thought it would yourself while incarcerated? be? Joe: What I learned about myself while incarcerated was that I let myself be a person that lived according to circumstance without putting forth the right efforts to
Joe: The journey is difficult, but I don't think I thought it would be easy. I understand that in the music industry its not just about talent there's also the business
behind the music, Which I'm learning as well. Amanda: What has music done for you? Joe: What music has done for me is allow me to express myself and share it with others. I'm the kind of person that never really expresses myself personally because I feel like it makes me vulnerable or its just uncomfortable unless I really, really f**k with you. I know everybody says music has given them an outlet from the streets, but in my case it really has. I went the college route and even had a few jobs in my life, but when it comes to making music and the music business its like the only thing that I can have faith in to one day help me. Amanda: Who in music influences you? Joe: There's a lot of people in music that influences me and it depends on what type of mood I'm in. I listen to music the same way I write, it all depends on the mood. With the mood I'm in right now I would say Plies. Amanda: Where do you see yourself in five years? Joe: In five years, I can't really say where I see myself. Everyday I feel like something great can happen and the possibilities are endless. There is no five year plan for the dreams/goals that I have, it's just grind as hard as you can and anything can happen tomorrow. Amanda: Do you write ALL your own music? Joe: Yes, I write all of my own music, but would love to have one of the greats to write something for me. In prison everybody claims they know somebody so I remember having a conversation with someone about The Dream. I need one of those Dream anthems like "make up bag". (laughs)
“You can’t get back time lost, don’t do something that you might regret in the future, you are your greatest opponent.”
BAKERS CORNER
By: Denise Abrams
WHISKEY CUPCAKES A CUPCAKE A MAN WOULD EAT!
Shopping List Whole Milk Whiskey Eggs All Purpose Flour Unsalted Butter Confectioners Sugar Salt Pure Vanilla Extract Baking Powder 1 ¼ Cups of Milk
CAKE INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
6-‐8 Cups of ConfecAoners Sugar
1 teaspoon of 2 cups 1 ½ of Bu<er of Flour whiskey
The Cake! • SiE together Flour, Baking Powder, Salt • Beat Bu<er and sugar and unAl light and fluffy • Add eggs one at a Ame and vanilla • Add 1 teaspoon of whiskey • Add 1/3 of the Flour mixture • Add ½ of the milk beat to combine • Add 1/3 of Flour then the remaining milk, then add the rest of the flour beat to combine aEer each addiAon • Fill liners 2/3 of the way • Bake for 18-‐20mins or unAl brown
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1 teaspoon Of Vanilla
1 ½ Cups 2 teaspoons of Sugar of Baking Soda ¼ teaspoon of Salt
The Frosting !
• Beat 1 ¾ sAcks of bu<er to soEen • Add 6 cups of confecAoners sugar • Add 1 teaspoon Vanilla • Add ¼ cup of milk • Add ¼ whiskey • Beat at low speed All creamy Tip : Gradually add confecAoners sugar unAl thick and creamy
3 DRINKS TO MAKE WITH WHISKEY
SHOPPING LIST
BEHIND THE BAR
BY: LISA J.
TIP #7650 “Changing an ingredient is changing the drink.” -Lisa J.
ThreeRecipes By Lisa J.
ALGONQUIN
1 ½ oz WHISKEY ¾ oz DRY VERMOUTH ¾ oz PINEAPPLE JUICE
FILL COCKTAIL SHAKER WITH ICE. ADD INGREDIENTS AS DIRECTED. SHAKE WELL AND STRAIN INTO A CHILLED COCKTAIL GLASS. NO GARNISH. WHISKEY SOUR
1 ½ oz WHISKEY 4 oz SOUR MIX 1 CHERRY
FILL A MIXING GLASS WITH ICE. ADD WHISKEY AND SOUR MIX AS INSTRUCTED AND SHAKE WELL IN SHAKER. POUR INTO OLD FASHION GLASS AND GARNISH WITH A CHERRY. BLACK HAWK
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WHISKEY SLOE GIN ORANGE SLICE
FILL A COCKTAIL SHAKER WITH ICE. ADD WHISKEY AND SLOE GIN AS DIRECTED. SHAKE WELL AND STRAIN INTO ROCK GLASS WITH ICE, THEN GARNISH WITH ORANGE SLICE. *** YOU CAN ADD A CHERRY AS WELL ***
Delving Into Viva Diva Wines With
Christina Milian
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Viva Diva Wines is certainly a name that rolls off of your tongueâ&#x20AC;? By: Jamila Pringle Upon first glance, it's easy to become entrenched in the bright smile of multitalented star Christine Flores, affectionately known by her stage name, Christina Milian. Many may recognize her for her chart- topping hits such as "Dip it Low," "Us Against The World," or her hit films like Love Don't a Cost A Thing, Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, and her numerous contributions to the ABC Family Network. If you take a closer look, aside from her entertainment strides, you may come to notice her strengthening entrepreneurial roots, most noticeably in her new wine venture with Viva Diva Wines, sharing ownership alongside Carmen Milian and Robyn Santiago. Viva Diva Wines is certainly a name that rolls off of your tongue, and mirrors the smooth, distinct taste it has garnered a growing reputation for. There are hues and flavors to suit every palette. For those with an affinity for a light taste, Prosecco, made from golden yellow berries,
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brings out hints of peach. Then, there is the non-vintage Moscato D'asti for those with a taste for something slightly more sweet. To please the ever- persistent lovers of a dry, sapid taste, there is the Pinot Grigio, enhanced by a floral and acacia scent. Lastly, we can't leave out the ruby red wine with a sweet and balanced consistency with notes of floral and strawberry. Authenticity is a key attribute of Viva Diva Wines, as it originates from a quaint village in North East Italy. The brand is expanding on various Walmart stores, and made a deal that no other won't be sold at their winery but theirs, hence "no other flavor palette on the market will be exactly like ours, " said Santiago. Christina Milian finds this'll be an amazing journey, adding that "it is so exciting to be back to own the brand completely now with my mom and Robyn. We are looking forward to doing so many exciting things this year with Viva Diva Wines." In the midst of the brands increased movement this year, plenty
of stars have become engrossed in the brand such as MTV's J Woww, who exclaims that "my favorite is the a Mango a Infused Moscato by Viva Diva Wines." Actor Chazz Palminteri agrees that there is " such a great flavor to their flavored Moscatos and Pinot Grigio." Her unique wine business comes as no surprise, as she has maintained a consistent discipline in various pursuits as a youth. By the age of nine, she landed commercials with Wendy's and Honeycomb, and secured a lead role in the popular musical, Annie. Of course, from this point her career began to skyrocket, and continues to grow. She is now signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money/ Cash Money a Universal label (aka YMCMB).
WHAT THE GAME HAS BEEN MISSING
New York Cityʼs Resurrection Back Into The Hip Hop Spotlight BY: Hollywood Showtime
Ever since Cash Money took over for the 9-9 in 2000, there has been a slew of rappers trying to bring New York rap back. Seems like every year there's a brash, hungry, and misguided upstart talking about putting New York on its back and bringing us back to the glory days when Mr. Wallace was blessing us with his verses. An old vet who’s time has clearly come and gone resurfaces out of obscurity proclaiming he's tired of listening to the new generation of rappers kill real hip hop. He single handedly will give us the heat that will burn out the dance happy trappers of the south. Let's not forget the “never was” rapper that says he can't get a break in his own hometown because New York is too concerned with what’s hot in Miami or LA. Well after over a decade of failed attempts to bring Gotham city back to prominence, I think, finally the big city of dreams has found it’s champions. The best part is none of them set out to be lady liberty’s savior. Leading the pack in the New York resurgence as the city's elder statesman is Fabolous. Since we were first introduced to the Young OG back in 2001, you can’t deny that all he's done is give us good music. He's never promised to bring the city back, which is a major reason why we have given him the opportunity to grow & evolve as an artist. For our patience we've been rewarded with a great run by the Brooklyn native. He's hit a stride in recent years and is showing no sign of slowing down. He has a mature sound, making music for those of us who've been there and done that. For the late 20 somethings to the mid 30 somethings, who know who they are and are unapologetic about it. Those folk are living life and loving the soundtrack that Fab is providing for them. With his tenor in the game and off the charts charisma there is no one better to lead the New York charge. Because of the affiliation with YMCMB we forget that she is from Queens, New York. Which is fitting because Nikki Minaj is undoubtedly the self acclaimed queen of hip-hop. Throw out the movies, disregard the TV shows. Forget her pop music offerings, look past the gimmick voices. When Nikki is spitting very few, female or male, are on her level. It
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seems as if while she’s been building her empire outside of the rap world people have forgotten that she’s a “mother f*****g monster”. Looks like she’s ready to remind us that she still is as bad as she ever was. Also on the front line of the New York Renaissance fittingly is the uptown super group A$AP Mob. They exploded on the scene in 2011 and they haven’t looked back since. Their impact on the music, fashion and over all hip-hop culture is unquestionable. Their fan base is young, ambitious and refuses to be held back. That is everything that A$AP is, so they're the perfect representatives for that denomination of the culture. They've been a bit quiet in 2014 however I suspect when their group album drops later this year, A$AP fever will again be at an all time high. Troy Ave has been bubbling under the surface for a little while, but this year he’s finally starting to get his time to shine. With the success of his single Your Style and making the XXL 2014 rookie class, he's in prime position to put is imprint on the hip hop landscape. We can't talk current New York rap without talking about the hottest movement in and out of the city. Yup yup, I'm talking about GS9. They first came to fame after the video for Bobby Shmurder's Hot N***a went viral earlier this year. Since then Bobby & Rowdy Rebel have parlayed the attention into a record deal and budding careers. Some folk will say all they have is a dance but in reality it’s their charisma that shines through. Their music also effectively taps into the young, abrasive and aggressive youth that is and has always been the foundation demographic for rap music. If they stay on the right path I see them burning hot for a while and making a significant impact on the genre. Fab, A$AP, Troy Ave, GS9, and Nikki Manaj not to mention the likes of French Montana and from where I'm sitting the city that never sleeps is finally waking up from its nap and is ready to take it's spot on top of the hip hop world.
JDREWSKI
Sept/Oct Issue
By: Amanda Nicole WHAT IS A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DJ DREWSKI? Everyday is different, like each day is never the same. One, because we do live radio so I know from 2pm 8pm while Im at the radio station everyday is different, we talk about something different we’re live on the radio, you can’t mess up, we’re on point,
we’re professionals, it’s Hot 97, it aint college radio. So then I leave radio, go to an event, Im at the event til about 10pm then Im in the studio with one of my artist I work with. I work with Maino and Jim Jones, so we’re in the studio, we’re preparing for an album and we’re there til about 6am. Then I go home and get about like three hours of rest. Im up in the morning
for meetings, preparing for the next party we’re going to dj. We’re traveling to Vegas for the fight. So everyday is something different and thats what keeps me going, and the energy is like okay Im never bored, things are never the same so you feel blessed.
Amanda: How does it feel to be living your dream? DJ Drewski: It’s weird because life, it moves so fast and at some point I stop everything or at like a low point when things are slow I take time to myself and look back at the past two to three months and Im like “Damn I did that, we did this”, so its like because life is moving so fast we forget to like cherish those moments while we’re doing it and then when you do take time, it really feels good and it kind of motivates myself. I hope what I am doing can motivate other people as well and you know Im still growing. The level Im at I feel like I have so much more to accomplish. It feels great to like wake up and Im doing what I love and this is what we dreamed of and now we living it like I couldn’t ask for anything else. Amanda: What advice would you give to other djs that are trying to get to where you are? DJ Drewski: For other djs trying to get to where I am, most of it is building off relationships. You have to be in the mix, you have to be in the know, meaning like you have to be at the right places where there’s trendsetters the people that can create opportunities. If you are the biggest person in the room as far as has the most opportunity like thats not good. I always want to surround myself with people that are doing better than me, because even if they give me a little bit of what they have that helps me, so I just surround myself with the right people. You gotta have a plan, like you know what you want to do and you start accomplishing everything like knocking stuff down. Example: You want to make a record with an artist, so I make sure Im around the biggest artist in the industry. How I do that? I got into radio because I know that’s where they go and I
make relationships with them and now Im in the studio with them, so now I can get the song done, but its about being in the right place and building relationships.
Check out DJ Drewski on Hot 97 from 3pm-7pm and again at 12am-2am. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @sodrewski
Amanda: What was your journey like before Hot 97?
him, so every time I would go, I would run up on him in the dressing room
together... Im like ok as a DJ Im in the club, Im controlling the people, the
after the show, like “Hey Cipha, Im
way the people move, the way they
DJ Drewski: Before Hot 97 I was just a regular cool kid in the hood. No
Dre, Im from New Jersey”, he said cool Im like “If you ever need a DJ to
think and how they feel. Im like its perfect, so Im going to start being a dj,
matter the color of your skin, where I
open up for you at clubs I wanna be that guy” and he’s “like yea yea, I got
thats like the core of it, but its really building a brand from that and doing
you, I got you”, so you know I was just
other things as far as television, like I
still cool and I was like sort of a leader, running my little crews, but I always
consistent with it and then finally he called and said “Hey you wanna open
just recently hosted 106th & Park not even dj. I started as a guest DJ and
had a love for music, so I would like dj
up?” Then from there I just built a relationship and Cipha was the one
they had me guest host.
who really gave me the opportunity,
Amanda: What is in the future for you?
came from it was the hood. I grew up in Elizabeth, NJ. In high school I was
school parties, dj family baby showers, weddings and all of that and then Im like, Ima hustler, so I knew how to take it to the next level. At like 16, 17 I
put me in places where I grew.
started coming into the city, to NY and
Amanda: When did you decide you were gonna be a DJ?
music, like creating records. Me and
Sucker Free and at Sucker Free it was hosted by Cipha Sounds at that time
DJ Drewski: Well I guess when I started doing the school parties and
records like songs. We have a music video app called Banned from Radio.
and he was on Hot 97, so Im like I
stuff I decided I wanna be a DJ. I love
So its really building the brand.
know what Ima do, I know how I move, Ima build a relationship with
music and I love leading, so Im like how can I put these two things
I would go to shows like 106th & Park, sit in the audience, MTV, TRL and
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DJ Drewski: Definitely like television, my partner Cipha Sounds we’re putting artist together and creating
MY TIME IS NOW
Julian Talley
The Morgan Magazine sat with Jersey Native Julian Talley, the charming 25 year old has secured his spot on the NY Giants. During his excitable shoot with us, Julian takes the time to share how it feels to be known as a NY Giants Player by the entire world. He also letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ladies out there know what he prefers in a woman. From our day with Mr. Talley we can honestly say he is relatable and extremely funny. Check out what he had to say.
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Fatiah: What does it feel like being known as an NFL Giants Player?
gotta be there, physically you have to be there. Long days, long hours you have to put that time in.
Julian: Well, the feeling is indescribable , you know it is like a dream come true. Something Iʼve always dreamed about since I was a little youngin. Hard work always pays off (smiles) Iʼm held to a higher standard now, as I should be. I am now a role model to the youth and it is just indescribable.
Fatiah: Ok so letʼs step away from the football, letʼs get deeper, are you single?
Fatiah: How has your life changed? Or has it changed at all?
Fatiah:Letʼs play a quick game, this was something that use to trend on instagram! You only have $5 to go shopping for the perfect girlfriend, here is the list of things you can buy: $3 Big butt Flat Tummy (Kim K body); $1 intelligence; $2 her own home; $2 good career; $1 good looks; $1 no children; so what will you buy with your 5 bucks (laughs)?
Julian: My life honestly has not changed much, the only difference is now I am living my dreams. Still enjoying life as I did before, I kind of live life the same way as I did before when I wasnʼt in the league so, I just take every day as a blessing and I never take it for granted. Fatiah: For all the guys out there who may look up to you as a Football Player, what is a day in the life of Julian? Julian: Aw, man, well we have training camp coming up soon so it will be long hours. Waking up early, getting workouts in, making sure to study, practice, mentally you
“It’s indescribable, I am living my dreams”
Julian: Um, you know (pauses), that is a nice little question that you asked me, because you know uh. Next question (laughs)
Julian: I only have $5 well alright, I will buy Intelligence for a dollar that is a definite, good looks, ok I have 3 dollars left, Iʼm going to say her own place and no children, and on that note follow me on twitter please @showtiime1nj please my life is incredible, I do followback.
“Hard work always pays off”
more on Talley Julian Talley (born June 9, 1989) is an American
Second Team All-CAA after catching 56 passes for
football Wide receiver for
747 yards and 6
the New York Giants of
touchdowns. He was
the National Football
second on the team in
League (NFL). He played
receiving yards to
college football for the
teammate and future
UMass Minutemen.
NFL star Victor Cruz. In his senior season Talley
A native of Stratford,
grabbed 60 passes for
N e w J e r s e y, Ta l l e y
759 yards and 4
attended high school at
touchdowns.
Winslow Township High School, graduating in
Talley spent the 2012 in
2007. He was named a
the Giants preseason
F i r s t - Te a m A l l - S t a t e
camp before being cut.
Group 3. His career
He signed on with the
totals at Winslow
Pittsburgh Power of the
included 98 catches for
Arena Football League
2,416 yards and 23
early in 2013. Talley
touchdowns including
finished the season with
setting a school record in
the Power catching 74
his senior year with 946
passes for 821 yards and
yards receiving. Talley
17 touchdowns. Again he
signed a national letter of
was invited to Giants
intent with the University
camp in 2013 and
of Massachusetts.
following camp he was signed to the practice
After redshirting for the 2007 season, Talley played in all 12 games as a freshman and totaled 18
squad.
catches for 234 yards. Talley followed up his
Julian made his first professional appearance on
freshman campaign with a 28 catch, 350-yard
December 22, 2013 after an injury to his former
season in 2009 which included scoring his first
college teammate Victor Cruz opened up a spot on
collegiate touchdown. As a junior Talley was named
the 53 man roster.
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Sep-Oct 2014
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(Image provided by: www.fatcap.com.jpg) Brooklyn Art Work
New York Art Influences The World By Charlie O.
“Modern graffiti art originated in New York
trains became they wanted to be
It does not produce a maximal aesthetic
City. It originated with the appearance of
recognized as kings or queens of the
feeling in the viewer. It only says that the
“Taki 183” which was the tag of a Greek
subway” www.hiphop-network.com, that
writer or artist was there.
American boy by the name of Demetrius.
had become a big problem for the citizens
For most people the art that appeared on
of New York as well as the local
the walls of homes and businesses were
government. After painting over the graffiti
and still are an eye sore. Many people see
became a lost cause, paint was then used
it as vandalism. For the kids who do this
on the train that did not allow the spray
art, writing it is a way to be seen, to be
paint to stay and made it much easier to
known and admired by others who
remove the magic markers tags.
appreciate the art and the lengths the artist has gone to put it up.
Like in other forms of art, graffiti has different approaches to the art form.
The trains in New York, in the
Individual markings; such as slogans,
seventies, and early eighties were the
statements found on bathroom walls,
place for most artists to be seen. Mainly
usually handwritten tags is fancy scribble-
because, the trains traveled through, and
like writings of names or nicknames. They
above the five boroughs. “In the middle
have no aesthetic appeal. They may have
1970s, writers started painting subway
flair or style. They are not superb graffiti.
The creative working of spray paint to produce artwork is the form called Graffiti Art.
The spray can separate the taggers
from the artist.
The spray can allow for
size and color, this is known as a throw up, a two-color tag usually in outline or bubble like lettering. Then there are productions, a production is a piece that is usually on the scale of a mural, and it involves original or familiar cartoon characters in addition to the writer or artist name. These are the art works that is most often seen on building and bridges and any place where it can be seen by many.
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“More than half of the graffiti artist are Caucasian middle class kids”. Then there is Taggin.' Taggin’ was originally the final signature one would place on their finished masterpiece.
As it became more popular, artist
staking out claim on a wall by painting their tag first. This is a method mostly used by gang members. They began using this to stake claim on
“Graffiti is often cited for being too hard to understand . . .”
neighborhoods. It soon became a status quo to be New York City Transit Police Department Graffiti seen as the highest or hardest place for each, the Squad replied, “The type of kids that live in New York City”.
most inaccessible tag.
There is not special type of person who does
this type of art. These artists seldom look like hoods “Since its conception Graffiti has remained on of street kids. They are any body’s children who the borderline between vandalism and Pure Art. The have the ability to do this type of art and a need to notion of it being vandalism stems from the Graffiti show the world their ability. artist’s choice of cancans. Other people’s walls and property. As well as from the fact that an often time
Graffiti is often cited for being too hard to
too many artists can ruin a canvas and sometimes understand it does not keep it from being art are not so good artist comes along and ruin the anymore than the obscurity of abstract art or canvas.” www.djemir.com/hiphophistory.html.
Picasso’s cubism. It is difficult to read, but often it is
a wonder to behold. The colors the forms and the Graffiti Art is not the sole stories told in art work are amazing. possession of poor urban lower class American kids. Who does Graffiti?
More than half of the graffiti artist are Caucasian middle class kids. They range in age from twelve to thirty years old, males and females.
What type of
kids do graffiti art? Police officer Kevin Hickey of the
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Brooklyn Art on the left (Image provided by:www.mymodernmet.com) Graffiti by American Artist (Image provided by: eutimiogn.com)
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The origins of graffiti go back to the beginning of humans,
This art form is becoming accepted by the mainstream
societal living. Graffiti has been found on uncovered ancient, society.
Many artist have had their work shown in galleries.
Egyptian monuments, and graffiti even was preserved on walls Others are expressing themselves on clothing and footwear. in Pompeii.
Graffiti is the plural form of the Italian word Graffiti has come from the streets to the galleries and now the
graphical, it signifies drawings, markings, patterns, scribbles, or fashion world.
Like so many artists in history that were
messages that are painted, written, or carved on a wall or condemned or misunderstood graffiti artist are now an accepted surface.â&#x20AC;? www.hiphop-network.com/artist/graffiti articles/ part of society and seen as art. graffitiart.asp
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WHATS IN YOUR EAR!?
BY: DJ ReemMoves Tune into your favorite radio station and you are guaranteed to hear a handful of songs that you find yourself bopping and singing along too. In the midst of the songs you regularly hear in rotation, you come across a throwback record that you might not have heard in years (a decade or two even). Immediately, you flash back to a memory that song is linked to in your past. You turn the volume up to max, and recite every lyric and line word for word as if you are the artist performing in front of 10,000 faithful fans, breaking out a sweat even. People driving by you in your vehicle might slight you the weird eye thinking, “this person has a issues.” You, however, are unfazed and not bothered by who’s watching. As the song goes off, so does that rush, and you finally return to reality. That musical adrenaline you felt then has you thinking, where did all the good music go? You think back to an era where almost everything that an artist put out was great and loved just about everything that became popular. From singles to albums, people will say that music then is completely better compared to today’s current rotations of singles. But is that truly the case? Has this era’s of music quality decreased over the years compared to lets say the 90s scene? Or have people just been stuck in the era and just have not adjusted to the new sound of the new school? Today’s hip hop scene is ran by artists such as Lil Wayne, Drake, Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, and French Montana to name a few. All artists named have dominated the charts with multiple hits over the last 5 years. There sound; Trap, Southern, Heavy Bass. This is the sound of the new age hip hop scene. The sound is almost easy to produce and quick to replicate to where any artists can come up with a hit. Often many new artists get their shine this way, just off the sound of the track itself and not the content of the music. That right there has lead to the booming increase of
new artists. But are these new artists coming out with quality music? With all the music coming out today, not many artists are producing those longevity records that will carry its self into the next decade (or even the next year at that). Records are becoming very disposable after its spin life of 3 months. You can hear a song like K Camp’s Cut Off for a solid 3 months in the clubs and radios, but after a short time, that record dies down, and eventually fades away, lost somewhere on your computer. Artists today are lacking that ability to create these everlasting tracks. Who is to blame? Internet maybe. With the internet being the gateway, we the consumers and listeners are subjected to a plethora of new music at any given time. There’s always some music to check out and get familiar with. This has decreased our attention to span to pay any one record that much of attention for a great amount of time. Add that to the fact that everywhere you turn around, you might hear that record anyway. How many times have we turned on the radio and what was playing?? Chris Brown – Loyal. Talk about burned it down to the ground. You get so turned off from hearing so frequently, you want to hear something new! What about when an artists over produces too much music that you cant keep up, nor really want to at a certain point. Soulja Boy, although not much of a relevant artist in hip hop these days, constantly floods the internet with so much throw away songs and records, that people don’t even care to take up their hard drive space (let alone their bandwidth or phone data charge to stream) to listen to it. There are definitely other artists that follows Soulja Boy Tell’em’s footsteps though. The constant (so-so) mixtape releases of Gucci Mane also put a damper on his once buzzing flame he held. Quantity definitely does not equal quality.
What makes music back in the 90’s era such a time where quality was almost always heard in everything these artist made? People like Jay-Z, Nas, DMX actually cared how their music sounded and who was listening. They didn’t make music for the radio, they made it for their listeners. In turn, the listeners are the ones that got their music put onto radio rotation. Demand Get at Me Dog for the radio, and sure enough it began getting spins. Artist then were more in tune with the art of music, while making money was just a side
being put out. People today just aren’t as open to give the new sound a try. I constantly come across people who complain about hip hop (and r&b) music today and how its not the same as it once was. But what they fail to realize is that nothing stays the same forever. If you don’t change and evolve with the times, then you can miss out on a lot. Today’s new trap sound is nothing like the snap n roll sound of the mid 2000s, which is nothing like ringtone sound in the early 2000s, which is nothing like the flossy late 90s, which is
effect of what they were doing. Most of today’s artists are concerned with getting money and making it during their time in, complete 180 switch from the previous days. Artists today spread their sound out so much that they water their catalogue down. I mean how important and exclusive is it if every song has a Rick Ross verse on it? Your typical 90s artists weren’t out there putting features in with just any artists either. There weren’t many “dream collaborations”. In the pre-DJ Khaled music world, artists mainly did features in their respective camps. Nothing was better than Crew Records (another missing element in music today… but we’ll save that for another time.).
nothing like gritty street mid 90s, which isn’t like the funky house party era of the early 90s. The sound of hip hop evolves and so does its listeners. You got to think, there are always new listeners tuning in daily. Your 80s and 90s and 2000s baby filter into the listener statistics and eventually their influence on what they like matters on what gets popular.
With all thats being brought to light about the new school wave of artists, there are some records of quality
Hopefully people can learn to appreciate what artists deliver these days into music. Although everything put out is the greatest and might not compare to music from previous years, there is plenty of music that can satisfy the ear. For all those who can’t get past a certain era of music, there will always be Pandora playlists that can keep them satisfied.
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DATING LISA J “Your actions speak so loud I canʼt hear what you are saying” It’s been almost a year since I broke up with my ex-boyfriend, Erik. After six years we finally decided to just call it quits. I wanted to try and make things work, but it was hard to over look him cheating on me all the time. Every time he got caught, you would think one of those times he would say, “Damn, I’m not good at this”. Instead he kept trying, so I had to stop trying to make it work. He clearly wanted to be single no matter what his mouth told me. It’s important to know what you offer to a relationship and what you want from a partner, so let me think… He must be attractive, because I know I’m cute. He must be intelligent, because I’m an intelligent woman who enjoys the occasional intelligent conversation. He MUST be funny, I think I’m hilarious. He should be well dressed, I dress like outside is my runway. Needs to have a job, I have one. Loyalty is an absolute must, when I commit to someone there is no questioning my commitment. Honest, I respect a honest man and I keep it real all the time. Last but not least, outgoing. I like to go out and have fun and try new things, if I have to do that by myself I mine as well be by myself. The last time I caught Erik’s ass cheating on me it was weird because I had no reason to suspect anything. It was a normal morning, we got up at five o’clock and I drove him to work. It was a great half an hour ride to his job in Manhattan as we listened to the radio. Carmen was doing a prank on Hot 97 and we could not stop laughing. We finally get to the Lincoln Building on 42nd Street. He gave me a hug and a kiss and got out of the car. I was driving home jamming to the music on the radio and noticed his wallet sitting in the cup holder. As I shrugged my shoulders I thought to myself “Why the fuck your wallet in the cup holder, that’s weird”. I figured since he left the wallet in the cup holder his ass didn’t need it. When I got home, something decided for me that I should look
through the wallet, so I did. As I’m looking around I noticed there was this little side pocket, slightly hidden, so I go in the pocket. Now low and behold there is a SD card in this hidden pocket. Who keeps an SD card in their wallet and hides it? I don’t, so no one should. Now I want to know what’s on the SD card, so I put it in my camera to see the images. Nothing came up, but I didn’t give it. I put the SD card into my SD reader and connected it to the computer, that’s when everything popped up. This father of no kids got lady parts on the SD card. I looked at every last photo on the card. YES I DID. Went through the whole roll. Come to find out, I know this bitch. Some of the pictures had her face in them. Now I turned into inch high private eye on this ninja. The date
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and time stamp was for New Years Day, and it was eleven at night. She was dress up like they went out or was going out. So not only did he have sex with her, he is spending money. This is too much. I put everything back the way I found it and texted him. I said I wanted to speak to him about something, so if he had a moment to get away I will be there. He told me to come by in an hour and he will take me to breakfast. I waited a half hour and headed back to the Lincoln building to meet him. When he came downstairs, he got in the car as happy as when I left him earlier. I guess having two women will do that to you...
SUMMER
sum up
We got “The Worst”with Jhene Aiko
We were “Royals” with Lorde
Pharrell made us “Happy”
got “Fancy” with IGGY
EMINEM & RIHANNA ROCKSTARS!
Jason DeRulo “Talk Dirty” to me
Usher is a “Good Kisser”
Mr. Legend moved “All of Me”
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TRANSFORMERS 4 best of all we didn’t miss
Turtle Power!
wouldn’t want to live there but the Apes gave LIFE!
KC made an impression
“Orange IS the new black”
Do build a “House of Cards”
Make a move to “Hemlock Grove”
50 gave us “Power”
We loved a good “Scandal”
Surrender to “Tyrant”
Take the Bridge to “Brooklyn 99”
Germany are soccer Gods Jeter said goodbye Khloe got with French Shia lost it Lindsay moved to England Paula left Robin only Whoopi left on the view Brooklyn Bridge got violated Angie Martinez? 105.1? Nuff Said!
That pretty much sums up the Summer Email us anything that happens in the Fall that is a must talk about topic to info@themorganmag.com