Snooty Judy

Being a creative is amazing, it’s fun, it’s beautiful and it’s also a mess. There are struggles that we will never be able to escape that are specific to our journey. Like people biting our ideas, dealing with a creative block, or how expensive it is constantly buying new equipment or tools.  Here are seven struggles only creatives understand.

1Trial and Error Can be a Bitch

Sometimes things…

110 Ignant Truth Podcast: “Top 5 Worst Albums of 2017”

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“Top 5 Best & Worst Albums of 2017”

“Dave Chapelle as a black leader”

“Michael Flynn finna snitch”

“Sanctions on Libya? Who America pay their sanctions to?”

“Why are men so self-righteous? Nola got a girlfriend, ion care, add me to the team.”

I begin writing this post wrapping up the year and I noticed one thing; Black women dominated and won all of 2017. Black women own 14% of all the businesses in the U.S. That’s about 1.3 million businesses, they did major things on the big screens and in music. The “Best All Around” Superlative would be given to Black women, cause this year we showed you just how real Black girl magic is. Let me…

03 Let’s Eat Tour – Cody’s Smokehouse

It’s the third restaurant stop of the Let’s Eat Tour, Cody’s Smokehouse. This may have been one of my favorite food spots because the food was affordable and amazing! This episode, I had a chance to chat it up with the creative director of Wealth & Prspr and talk about a several things such as: where did friends giving come from, relationships, and should girls shoot their shot. Tune in and enjoy!

03 Let’s Eat Tour – Cody’s Smokehouse

It’s the third restaurant stop of the Let’s Eat Tour, Cody’s Smokehouse. This may have been one of my favorite food spots because the food was affordable and amazing! This episode, I had a chance to chat it up with the creative director of Wealth & Prspr and talk about a several things such as: where did friends giving come from, relationships, and should girls shoot their shot. Tune in and enjoy!

108 Ignant Truth Podcast – “Only People From NC like J Cole”

  Lil Peep’s death

“XXXtention chord thought he was jumped by the Migos”

“How do we even pronounce Jaden Smith album?” – album review

“Ion like Solage just cause she Beyonce sister”

“Takeoff riding the wave and if he wasn’t family he would’ve been dropped off”

“Only people from North Carolina like J Cole”

“Jerry Jones is trying to get Roger Goodell up out of here”

“Ion think them boys should be…

Museums are always on my list of things to do and right now one of my favorite art museums (and in my opinion, the best) on the east coast is currently displaying the “Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair” exhibit. An amazing display of the magazine’s fashion show history. If you are into fashion, design, or just black culture this is a MUST SEE exhibit.

It is breathtaking the moment you walk in, with large pictures of Eunice Johnson, the director of Ebony Fashion fair, and just a small glimpse of it’s rich history. A few of my favorite garments included the bridal gown by Emanuel Ungaro; the ball gown made of West African fabric by African American Henry Jackson; and the Valentino’s 30s rendition of evening pajamas. Of course there were so many more I can’t even name, but I have included a few photos of more favs.

One of my favorite gowns from the exhibit

Valentino’s 1978 30s rendition of evening pajamas

“Eunice and her husband started a publishing company and fought their way to get into the world of high fashion. At first the Fair faced discrimination against designers who feared negative reactions to exclusive designs on black bodies. They begged, persuaded, and threatened for the right to buy clothes.”

As I stared at all of the beautiful designs and displays, an older black lady came to sit on the bench in front of the plus size model, where I had stopped to stare. “I remember when the first plus size model walked out and the crowd went wild.” she said. I turned around like “TELL ME more!” She continued on to tell my friend Terrence and me more of her experience at Ebony Fashion Fair shows. Her aunt would take her to the show when she was a little girl in New York and she continued going, until 2004 when she noticed people in attendance had begun to dress down. She remembered it being a time where not only the models were dressed up, but the audience dressing to the nines was just as much a part of the culture of the charity fashion show. It was so cool to hear someone’s own account while learning about it.

Eunice Johnson began to include shapelier models

Learning the history of the event, gawking at the different designer gowns, coats and suits; the Virtual Fitting Room; the ENTIRE exhibit was amazing! The NC Museum of Art consists of two buildings and an outside walking trail with sculptures, gardens, and children’s playgrounds all along it. Admission into the museum is free but there is a small fee of only $15 to view this current exhibit. Well worth the price and I would advise everyone to visit next time they’re in the North Carolina capital.

Front Gown – Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Back Gown – Henry Jackson uses West African fabric as a modified overdress

“Black is beautiful, and right now, we are going through it,” he says. Inclusion is also the theme of this photo shoot, whose ensemble cast was curated by Pharrell himself

Photos Captured by Mario Testino

Source: Vogue

Unpopular Opinion: Trap N’ (fill in the blank) Has Got to Go

Trap is the new wave for events and I’m tired of it. Trap N’ (fill in the blank) is just corporate n*ggas way of doing regular things while listening to commercial rap. The word trap to a black business professional and the dope boy off MLK have two very different definitions. It’s young black business professionals appropriating hood culture. 

Now look, I’m here for a good time but do we HAVE to…

PODCAST: Ignant Truth 105

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Episode 105 is here. Tune in and make sure to rate the Ignant Truth Podcast on Apple Music (here)

OJ Still Hasn’t Learned His Lesson

Professional Athletes and White Women

Interracial Dating

Lily White Women

Gentrification in Winston Salem

Thankful for People who Keep the Neighborhood Affordable.

Black People Takeover Halloween… Just Like Everything Else

Growing up black, we were only allowed to dress up as angels for Hallelujah night, ain’t no Halloween bih. However, as black joy and creativity is becoming more accepted, the costumes this year were on a whole new level. For a holiday that some of us weren’t allowed to celebrate growing up, y’all definitely made up for lost time. Here’s a list of my favorite costumes from this Halloween.

Garner…

PLAYLIST: Modern Day Freaknik

Top Notch Twerkfest.

Listen to it in your car. NSFW cause your gonna dance.

While creating this list I took the time to do some extra research about the well known event, and found an interesting article, “Freaknik: The rise and fall of Atlanta’s Most Infamous Street Party” (click here to read).  The different stories with various perspectives of Freaknik experiences starting from it’s…

Let’s Eat Tour: Dr. Chops

​We are on the second stop of the “Let’s Eat Tour.” Dr. Chops is an amazing soul food spot with a menu that has everything your Grandma would cook after Sunday service. I’m eating with my friend Terrence Henderson an amazing artist, fashion and cosplay designer. Tune in as we enjoy chicken and waffles, fried pork chop, green tomatoes, and okra chat about:

Exposure isn’t enough to pay bills

Gucci…

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis, often reminding me of one of my favorite female artist, Amy Winehouse, came to Cat’s Cradle in North Carolina Monday, October 17.  Her sultry performance paired with the intimate yet quirky venue created the perfect ambiance and made for an amazing show.

Phony Ppl, a band out of Brooklyn, opened the show and accompanied her through her set. I actually had never heard of them before however their set was amazing. They sang songs from their 2015 project Yesterday’s People like “Helga”and “Why iii Love the Moon.” When introducing the band, the crowd completely lost their shit when the guitarist introduced himself by playing the 2004 Outkast hit “So Fresh and So Clean” and by the crowd losing their shit, I really just mean me. After the show I immediately went to find them on iTunes. I will say they are better live.

The Colombian artist who hails from Virginia opened the show singing “Sycamore Tree”,  the first track off of her debut EP, Por Vida. She danced across the entire stage all night and interacted with the crowd catching roses thrown by fans throughout her set. As she asked everyone not to fight as she handed out her used towels, her voice really is as gentle as it is on her soulful Latin tracks,

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

The tiny artist performed all of the fan favorites from Por Vida such as “Loner”, “Ridin Round” and “Rush”. She even surprised us performing her song with Tyler the Creator “See You Again” and a cover of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.” She asked the crowd if anyone spoke spanish as she began to sing her new single “Nuestro Planeta” and even if you did not fully understand you couldn’t help but go along with the vibe and enjoy yourself.

If you missed this show it’s okay Kali Uchis is going on tour with Lana Del Rey and Jhene Aiko starting in January and I am sure they will be in a city near you. If you haven’t heard of her it also gives you time to get familiar with this rising artist. From writing

  Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

Kali Uchis @ Cat’s Cradle

PODCAST – Ignant Truth 102

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  This episode of the Ignant Truth Podcast:

Super Gonorrhea becoming untreatable (Source)

Shannon Sharpe  – Yak & Milds (Watch)

Bald Heads & Beards Can’t be Trusted

Black Youngsta – Booty or Twerk or Toot Toot? (Listen)

GHOE

Cam Gate – Was it a compliment?

Nelly Charged with Rape (Source)

The Deuce

Premo Rice…. Listen

01 Lets EAT Tour – Goody’s Grill

SNOOTY TV is making it’s way back and we are

kicking it off with a new series! Tag along as we tour restaurants and talk about life, culture, and news. The first segment we are kicking it off with Goody’s Grill, located in Winston Salem, NC. They have been serving the “tre” for 20 years and I can’t believe I have never been until this weekend. Check out our dining experience with my mother as we…