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Yeah… so perhaps it is predictable, but how could I resist??? I almost feel this natural obligation to feature UK celebs/talent and share… from one homeland to another!!! Thus featuring: Lily Allen. As though her bad ass, “I don’t give a #^$%” persona wasn’t enough to grab any one’s attention; her fashion sense is the biz… she just makes it work! Aside from THAT, try to resist becoming addicted to her soulful sound and the way that she takes relatable lyrics (coded at times) and puts them on beats that one can’t help but bob their heads to! While critics are often skeptical about her talent, she has received awards and recognition from the masses, although I will warn that her “lyrical content may be seen as offensive by some audiences”! Featured with Common on “Drivin’ Me Wild” brought her sound to the North American charts but Ms. Allen has been winning hearts in the UK since… 1995, all starting with a MySpace page!!! And what’s next for Lily Allen? After having launched her own line of dresses, shoes and accessories titled ‘Lily Loves’, she currently has no plans to make another album and did not renew her record contract. It seems her “special relationship” with Chanel has channelled her efforts that-a-way… she’s scheduled to open a clothing rental boutique!

The song that brought her to the urban market… in my opinion

My all-time fav Lily Allen song; picture Me, Mum, bacon butties and Sunday morning BBC3

remix feat. Wale ~ produced by Marc Ronson & featured on Wale’s ‘100Miles and Running’ Mixtape

Don’t be afraid of the title, take in the lyrics

Shayxoxo

Life is about changes… and experiences… and lessons; life hurts… and it burns… and it mends… and we deal… and for the most part, life is what you make it! As a woman in this hectic city, it’s so easy to blame life for what may not be your “ideal” situation. We blame relationships, and responsibilities, and time for the things that we haven’t been able to do. One thing that I have learned though is that no one can walk your path but you, and anything that may or may not happen to or for you has or hasn’t done so as a result of your own actions. As a woman, I have experienced plenty and have learned many lessons, but I have also learned that I never want to stop learning. A “revelation” if you will, came to me after recent trials which made me realize the true strength of oneself. This being a lesson to share directly with the ladies of HeyDoYou, I figure it has some relevance for us all… and it is this… Problems will occur! Life will suck! Pain will come! SOMETIMES… but I find far too often that we, as women too quickly fall into a rut. Not the kind where we gain ten pounds and forget to keep up with our mani/pedi’s… I mean the kind of rut when something sucks and we punish ourselves for the pain that has been caused by others. We, as women, are the only beings in the human race with the ability to bring life into the world. I’m sorry fellas, we all know that you are great contributors in this process, but from the beginning of time women were created with reproductive organs. I’m not trying to give a biology lesson, I’m merely tryna share my “revelation”… NO ONE should have power over you but you! When times get down… pull urself up… you are strong and beautiful and probably have more talents and abilities than you realize, take care of yourself and be the best YOU you can be… don’t change who you are to accommodate anyone unless these changes make you feel 100% better about yourself. What I’m saying is this, a man once told me “women don’t realize the power they have, why else would a man try to over power and over compensate, being masculine”, my “revelation” has these words constantly echoing in my head. LADIES… tell your girlfriends, sisters, cousins… realize the power you have, you are strong, you are beautiful, you are loved… and only YOU can allow anyone to treat you or tell you otherwise.

xoxo

Ooooh… I luv ur way ~ Lily Allen

My "Revelation"… For The Ladies