Trends for 07

Black is still in and it is a colour that can never go out of style. Black does a lot for your body such as it makes you appear smaller than you actually are, hide all those places you want to hide with the right ensemble and it makes any woman or man look sleek, classy and gorgeous or handsome. There is nothing wrong in loving the colour black but there is no problem in adding some colour too. Vibrant colours are totally in this year and metallic colours are still nice to wear. According to ‘E online’ maxi dresses are trends this year. For those who are unsure about what these look like they are just long dresses around ankle length. They are said to be great for evening and day wear. It is alright to super size things and no not McDonald’s. Go ahead and carry those big handbags and wear those large sunglasses, the style is not dead as yet. Flappers are resurrected! It is those dresses that are about knee length or just above, a bit loose on the body and at the end of the dress. Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton seem to be wearing this trend well.

PART 2: Who’s Playing in Your Stereo in 07?

Young Joc, Young Jeezy and Jim Jones really ‘spit’ some hardcore, crazy, grave lyrics and if their songs were lacking anything, their videos surely made up for it. Jim Jones’ remix for ‘Ballin’ is just as great as the original. The remix features some top artistes in the hip hop game such as Diddy and Baby and younger acts like T.I, Juelz Santana and Young Dro. Game came back this year with a bang and it does not hurt that he has collaborated with one of reggae’s greatest artiste Junior Reid in his song ‘One Blood’. Not to leave out my Caribbean comrades who created quite a buzz in 06 that is, Rihanna (from Barbados) and Sean Paul (from Jamaica). Rihanna’s song ‘Unfaithful’ definitely brought me back to some memories I had when I was cheating a few years ago and I am still enjoying that song but I am behaving now. There are a few favourites that I blast on the speakers from Sean Paul’s album such as ‘Temperature’ and ‘We Be Burning’. I am not a Beyonce fan but her songs “Ring the alarm’ and ‘Irreplaceable’ are surely any man’s warning not to ‘cross’ his girlfriend. Akon’s single with Snoop Dog called ‘I wanna love you’ has this Jamaican flavour to it with the dancing and it is something you can dance to in the club. Ciara’s song ‘Promise’ definitely took over BET’s 106 & Park and I am still listening and dancing to it. Unlike her I am unavailable and the promises she sings about I already made them to someone special. Well, the last person that is playing from the car stereo is Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne in a song called ‘You’. This guy Lloyd is cute and the boy can sing it is strange that he has been in the music business since he was 11 and he is just being known to the world 10 years later. None the less that song ‘You’ is great and it is no harm that he is so handsome and Lil Weezy is looking hot too. Even though some of these songs came late in the year they still created and left an impact and imprint in the music industry. These young acts and veterans are definitely to be watched for in 2007.

PART 1: Who’s Playing in Your Stereo in 2007?

A new year has start but there are still good, ‘hot’, nice songs or albums from 06 that are still blasting from your speakers. That is, those songs that you have to play loud and sing along to either when you’re cruising alone or hanging out with your friends or crew. I still have Neyo’s ‘Sexy Love’ playing because that’s a ‘hot’ song right there that sends chills up my spine and makes me want to just slow wine. His performance back here in Jamaica was great! Mary J. Blige’s album is still doing well and that Ludacris collaboration with her is a great song but I think the ending is misleading. T.I’s album ‘King’ is just one ‘crazy’ album; it is one of the best albums for 2006 and one of the best I have heard in awhile. I am currently listening to track 16 which is ‘Hello featuring Governor’ because someone dedicated it to me. It is kind of like a ‘thug’ love song, one that talks about a guy missing his ex-girlfriend, reminiscing about the good times they had and why he is still calling her. This was definitely a year for new artiste and Chris Brown definitely took the prize for the best new act. His songs are great and his videos are even better. They certainly make you want to get up and dance and that song ‘Goodbye’ makes you really want to think and evaluate your relationship. Even though Mariah Carey’s album ‘Emancipation of Mimi’ was released in 2005 she still made an impact in the music world for 2006. It does not matter if her albums were 10 years old because her songs are always good and she is always playing in the stereo. I also do listen to a bit of rock and roll and Green Days and All American Rejects absolutely kept me entertained for the year and earned the privilege of being played so much in my car.

What’s Hot in the Tropics

For all those attractive and appealing clothes that are only worn in summer and early fall for most persons who experience the four seasons but for all those who live in a tropical area that sees summer all year round, for them these are everyday clothing. Skinny or straight legged jeans are still a force to be reckoned with in tropical countries. Ladies in countries like Jamaica are still wearing this style well and it seems like it will be awhile before a pair of jeans like this go out of style. On the main university campuses styles such as these are worn daily by most girls. Polka dotted dresses or tops, plaids and vests are still hot fashion. Accessories play a big part in completing an outfit and it is absolutely in but not to be over the top or over done. Belts, large belts that were worn by your parents in the 60’s or 70’s have found their way back into the fashion world and are worn with almost anything. Earth tone colours were the new black for the Christmas season. Aéropostale shirts, baby tees, bags, jeans or whatever the brand branded was totally wearing in the fall season and may well start off the year’s what to wear list. Pumps, wedges, stilettos and shorts made strong impact and still the preferred choice for dressing up or down for a night out. Finally, if you were on one of the more popular university campuses and you were not carrying an ipod or video ipod, a Motorola Slvr L7 (the preferred choice) or L6 or one of those ericsson phones that can record music and play mp3’s that can take good pictures and record as well, an LG chocolate or a digital camera with a high resolution then you were totally out of sync and not following the trends.

My Men's Health Magazine Top Picks

Men's Health Magazine recently released their top picks in must have gadgets n gizmos for 2007. Here are a few of my favourites:


1)Belkini N1 Wireless Router
This is great for a new office upgrade! These routers can reach speeds of 150 Mbps

2) Samsung YP-K5
It's a 4GB portable mp3 player, 1.7 inch colour display screen, touch screen, Fm tuner with 30 hours of battrey life and 6 if the speakers are being used

3)Microsoft Zune MP3 player

A 30GB music and video player, it offers the advantage of being able to wirelessly fire tunes, videos and photos to similar devices. Legitimately downloaded music will disappear once you've played it 3 times, but you can purchase from Microsoft's online music store.The Zune has a smoochy 3-inch screen, is so easy to use (for everyone familiar with Windows) that it's almost psychic.

4) Nokia N95
The Nokia N95 is a 3G smartphone which comes is a clever two way slider opening mechanism. The user can use their Nokia N95 in landscape mode which is when the screen is moved to the down position which is ideal for all multimedia purposes & accessing the Internet. The screen is 2.6 Inches in size and provides a 240x320 pixel screen resolution on a 16 million colour TFT display. The phone comes with 160 megabytes of internal memory and the user can expand the phones memory capabilities by adding a MicroSD memory card up to 2 Gbytes. The phone comes with an integrated GPS navigation feature which supports maps for more than one hundred countries. The user can enjoy their phone world wide as the N95 works over a quad band network which includes GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 and the Nokia N95 supports HSDPA which provides high speed data. Photos and video clips can be viewed on a compatible television thanks to the Nokia N95’s TV out feature and support for Universal Plug ‘n’ Play (UPnP) networks. The Nokia N95 comes with music features which include a stereo FM radio, visual radio and a music player which supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA music formats.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone! May all your hopes, dreams and aspirations come true, may you achieve all that you set out to do and acquire all that you desire. I wish for everyone a prosperous and peaceful year :)