Poetic Since '90: Welcome to Nicole's Blog!

So, I haven't done a post on here since November 2011!!!!! WOW. O_O I think I will just stick to using my Tumblr blog from now on: NicoleTheRose for all posts. This blog isn't going anywhere because it has a lot of cool posts, old interviews, and it was my first. Well TTYL. - NICOLE :-)

Ok, so a few months ago when I first found out about Tumblr, I honestly didn't like it because I thought it was just a bunch of people posting random pointless things, the features were limited, and I didn't get the navigation part. Now that I've actually seen a lot more Tumblr sites and figured out the navigation aspect, it's pretty cool. I think it's gonna be great for social networking as well.

I've had this blog since 2009, so it's not going anywhere. I'm just going to be using Tumblr to post music videos and others videos I like, pics of celebrity hair and fashion that I like, shocking things I find interesting, random pictures, quotes, poems, and more. My blog here is gonna be updates on my life, career, opinions, and topics that require a lot of writing.

So here's the link to my new Tumblr page:

http://www.nicoletherose.tumblr.com

Be sure to follow,

XOXOXO Nicole

Ok so I had no idea that there was a music video for this song until last week! I was so happy I found it because I love the song, artists, and the music video. This song is a remix to a song that Mr. Vegas previously recorded called 'Boy Shorts'. I first heard the song on Teairra Marί's most recent mixtape 'Now or Never' (released on May 30th). SEXY!!!

Nicki Minaj jumped on the remix to the hot hit single 'Dance (A$$)' by Big Sean featured on his debut album Finally Famous released in June. I love this song. Of all the videos throughout her career so far, this is the video where she looked the BADDEST and had the best performance aside from 'Superbass'.

Heyyy everyone,

So I haven't blogged in about 2 months, it's crazy how time flies! I have just been living my personal life, taking a break from writing, blogging, interviews, and all that good stuff. As of now, I am going to be working on releasing my first collection of poems as an e-book in the near future. I intend to be blogging more now and tweeting more. I haven't tweeted since early in September. Anyways, I don't have anything too exciting to blog about, so I'm gonna share one of the coolest videos I've seen this year by one of my favorite music artists - Rihanna. The song is called 'We Found Love' (from her upcoming 6th album 'Talk That Talk' scheduled to be released on November 21st) and the video was just released about a week ago. I love the song, love the concept and visual effects. What I got from this video is that all love is not good, and can be toxic for you just like drugs in the long run. It's deep message that we all can relate to.



Peace & Love,

Nicole

So, if you have been a follower of my website you know that my first book 'Looking For A Place' is going to be released either in the Fall of 2011 or Spring of 2012!!! If you didn't know, you can find out more information in this post.

My book will be released in E-Book format ONLY as of now. It is a collection of poems that I wrote from the ages of 15-18. Originally the book was only going to have 52 poems, but I will be adding nearly 20 poems that I wrote back then as well. So expect about 70 poems total. The book is definitely geared toward young teen girls, because I did write all of the poems as a teen. The book has poems covering many of the issues teen girls and teens in general deal with including first crushes, being hurt by friends for the first time, peer pressure, wanting more freedom from parents, bullying, thinking about what you want to be in life, and more.

A portion of all proceeds will be going to a cause(s) benefiting one of the world issues that I am most passionate about in my heart: bullying, domestic violence, female empowerment, poverty/hunger, education, self-esteem, cancer/other health issues, and environmental conservation.

My whole purpose in publishing this book is to just inspire young people from all walks of life to have self-love and faith despite the struggles they face. It's important to believe that you are beautiful and have worth, it's important to dream big, and it's important to be strong in every situation. I want to use and share all of my experiences to touch another person's life, so that they can have a better tommorow.

I'm so excited the upcoming release, and to be able to share that information with you. Until next time...

Blessings,


Nicole =)

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For nearly two years (2009-2011) I have had the opportunity to "live" one of my many dreams...doing interviews with rising stars and celebrities. Ever since I was about 13 I began to develop an interest for broadcasting (radio & tv music countdowns) such as TRL on MTV and 106 & Park on BET. Never in a million years did I expect to interview models such as Ayisha Diaz who appeared in music videos with everyone from Chris Brown to the WuTang Clan or Christa Elise who has appeared in music videos (ex. Money To Blow, 4 My Town, & Bed Rock) with artists on the HOTTEST and MOST SUCCESSFUL rap labels of our time, Young Money/Cash Money. Just this past June I interviewed Heather Marter, star of 'The Real World: Las Vegas' season 25, one of the most popular and longest running reality tv shows airing on MTV. Everyone I have interviewed has impressive resumes that all amaze me.

All of my interviews have brought me a lot of excitement, new opportunities, and best of all GROWTH which made the HARD (and I do mean extremely HARD!) work pay off in the end!!! My confidence in being able to succeed in broadcasting has increased, I have improved on sending out interview inquiries, creating interview questions, editing videos, and promoting my work. Doing interviews has allowed me to have many positive experiences, but there is a negative side to this field as well. Sometimes entertainers or their managers or representatives do no respond to interview inquiries, people will e-mail you expressing how they are interested in doing interviews and NEVER doing them, or some people will respond to inquiries agreeing to do interviews but end up not doing them once their interview questions are e-mailed to them.

A lot of people lack common courtesy or reach a certain status of success and think they are too good to do certain things. It is definitely hard work to research a talent's (model, musician, tv star, etc) background and work to create good interview questions and then they just flat out don't do the interview or at least communicate a decision change or other circumstances. That has happened countless times with rising stars and celebs who I will not name. The people who have not done their interviews, the time I have dedicated to editing and promoting my last few interviews done so far this year, sending out interview inquiries with a small percentage of success, the people who think I have connections in the entertainment world who try to use me to help them become models or get them mixtape drops from rappers, my hectic personal life, and a few other factors have all led me to my decision to take a hiatus from doing interviews maybe until 2012 or maybe this is the end. I definitely have no resentment to those who did not come through, because if something isn't meant to be it won't happen. I'm just tired of it, and all of those factors have sucked the fun out doing interviews increasingly over the past few months.

So now that I have explained that, let's talk about what's next for my future projects. I am working on publishing my first book (poetry) as an e-book in the fall or early in 2012. I am also working on starting two new online shows (one video and one radio) which will be based around music, entertainment news, current issues in the world, and many more things are both exciting and that I am passionate about. I am definitely going to keep my website Nicolepoetry.net and YouTube channel with most of my interviews up,YouTube.com/NicolePoetryDotComTV, and have absolutely no intentions of deleting them. If someone who is trying to succeed in the entertainment business really wants to do an interview with me they can still contact me through my website, I'm just not personally pursuing interviews at this time. Well that's it for now, be sure to check out my official website Nicolepoetry.net for all the latest news on me and for links to all of my social networking sites like Twitter.

THANK YOU's

I want to give a big shout-out, and have MUCH LOVE and APPRECIATION for everyone I have had the opportunity to interview: Ayisha Diaz, Paris Vixen, Neff, Cuban Luxury, Amanda Mandii, Stephanie Arakel, Miss Dade, Christa Elise Graziano, J Smooth, Charm Brittian, Tiffany Elizabeth, Kimmi K Smith, Diana Lee, Heather Marter, The Collins Twins, & Al Beauti. You all are sooo talented and have each enabled me to accomplish some amazing things!

I also must thank my younger brother Ant for his support, encouragement, and advice. Thanks to my friends, peers, talented rapper who grinds hard D Boy Automatic, Chris Royster the CEO of IMTM (Innovative Model & Talent Management), and all the people who have watched my interviews on YouTube and shown me love and support and even those who ever did me wrong.

YOU ALL have made it possible for me to live my dreams or inspired me to work hard.☺

Blessings ♥,

Nicole

My essentials! :-D Most of these products I have been using for years, and can always be found on hand in my hair care items bins and bags. I like to keep my products consistent...if it works I stick to it. No matter what hairstyle I'm rocking, these products most definitely help me to achieve my look and keep my hair healthy.

- Nicole

***WARNING: All hair care products have varying results for different hair types. Consult with a reputable hair care professional for the products to best suit YOU.***

With summer right around the corner, a few days ago I came up with the idea for a new blog post. I thought it would be a cool idea to share some of the different places around the world that I would love to visit someday for vacation. Here’s my top 15:

1. Waikiki, Hawaii
2. Nassau/Paradise Islands, Bahamas
3. Kingston, Jamaica
4. Los Cabos, Mexico
5. Yasawa Island, Fiji
6. Egypt, Africa
7. Niagra Falls, Canada
8. London, England
9.Rome, Italy
10. Beijing, China
11. New Delhi, India
12. Brazil. South America
13. Sydney, Australia
14. Nigeria, Africa
15. Paris, France

I ♥ to travel and experience new cultures and people.


Have lots of fun in the sun,


- Nicole ;-)



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