Throwback Thursday... It's Murdaaa!




I can't think of one single person who was not a fan of Murda Inc back in the day! What?? They were the ish! I LOVED THEM! I sound like a crazy, deranged fan lol but I was reallyyyy big on them back then. When Ashanti first hit the scene she was like the only female artist to top Beyonce' with her debut album during that time. And I don't care what anyone says, Ja Rule was the man until his beef with 50 started. Charlie Baltimore was my personal favorite over Vita, because the movie she got her name from was one of the illest movies ever! (If you watch The Long Kiss Goodnight with Samuel L Jackson and Gina Davis, you'll see where Charlie originated #gangsta)... Not to mention Chucks' red hair was EVERYTHING lol. But don't get it twisted because Vita was my girl too! So for today's #throwbackthursday, I posted the video for "Down 4 You" above, which was a true summer jam back in 2002. This was a feel good song, and the video gave even more of a summer vibe.

Were you a fan of Murda Inc? Do you have any specific memories from this song? Let us know! You can also check below for some throwback pics of Murda Inc!

SN: I wish music was like it used to be! *sad face*

XOXO,
LaBellaBoss

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Boss Chic Items of the Day





Are these not the cutest pair of shades?? I love the orange color and the shape of them! Big square sunglasses are my "thing"... and don't let me have my hair big and bushy, you can't tell me nothing! lol I'm going to be doing a sunglasses post when I have more time, but I wanted to give you guys the scoop on this pair. You can get them at TopShop for $25.39 which isn't bad at all. If you're big on matching your accessories, try out the Orange Metal Fastening Cross Body Bag below (also from TopShop) which will run you $39.50. Both items would be really cute with a maxi dress and cute sandals for a nice day at the beach!

XOXO,

LaBellaBoss <3

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Be The Change You Want To See!

Darius McMillan & Ronwyn Pritchett of FAME



I LIVE for seeing people doing positive things with their lives, especially when it comes to helping our youth. Not too often do you see young adults trying to make a difference, and even less often are they young men. I saw this in my local newspaper yesterday and couldn't help but to put out there what these young men are doing for the young boys in Richmond, VA.  

I went to high school with Ronwyn Pritchett, he graduated two years after me. He went on to play football at the University of Richmond when he graduated, but suffered an injury that ceased his football career. He launched a mentoring group called Future American Men of Excellence (FAME) which targets 8th grade boys at a local high school in Richmond. Ronwyn and 24 young men mentor 15-27 8th grade boys twice a week, hoping to help them make good decisions for their futures.

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Look of the Day



When I was looking up dresses for the last post, I couldn't help but find myself browsing through different things trying to piece together looks that I could blog about. Let me just say I LOVE Janelle Monae's look that she does with her tuxedos. I think it's really cute for women to do the whole tux and bow tie thing, but I definitely don't think I could pull it off. On that note, I decided to create a look that would tie in both the masculine feel of the tuxedo with a feminine twist. Since this is a pretty classic concept, I would pair either pearls or some type of studs with this and keep it simple. Check below for what I came up with.

XOXO,

LaBellaBoss <3

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I Want...

 

Jessica Simpson Vadio's
$99.00



If you remember a few weeks ago, I did a post on these Jessica Simpson pumps but instead of turquoise they were purple, yellow, and pink. Well these with the turquoise just recently came out and I love these even better! The colors flow so well together, and the colors compliment each other well. If I don't get me a pair asap I'm going to scream! Lol maybe not scream, but I won't be satisfied until I get them. There is also a similar pump in the collection called the Bendie sandal, and I like those as well. Check out the Bendie's below as well as a couple of dresses that would really set these off. Let me know what you think!

XOXO,

LaBellaBoss <3

Jessica Simpson Bendie's
$90.00





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Positive Mondays!

Me & my little cousin Talea.. Hadn't seen her in almost 2 years!



Happy Monday!! I woke up feeling EXTREMELY positive today and rightfully so! First of all I woke up this morning! There are so many people in this world who will not see today, but I am here. I'm at my decent paying job, and even though I don't really CARE for it, there are so many people who have no job at all. Those same people also have children to feed, bills to pay, and need money to live on just like me. So I am blessed to be here another day and to have a good job!

Remember last weekend was my family reunion on my dad's side? Well this weekend I had a few family members from my mom's side to come in town that I hadn't seen in awhile. I LOVE FAMILY! There is never a dull moment, and this weekend was so much fun. We cooked out both Friday and Saturday, and my aunt cooked this delicious Sunday dinner. And on top of that everyone got along great, and had a good time just catching up and vibing to good music.

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We Are Family

I know, I know... I've definitely been slacking this week on the Boss Chic Files smh, but I was busy enjoying all the 4th of July festivities and time with family. To make up for it I thought I would recap my weekend and holiday because it was just that epic! :-P

First of all the family reunion for my paternal grandfather's family was this weekend. Now this is the one side of my family where I really don't know anyone except those that still live in our hometown. Every year they had family reunions in the past, I was always gone to the beach with my mom's family for our annual beach house trip. Anyway, I wasn't initially thrilled about giving my 4th of July weekend away to distant family that I didn't know because I thought everyone would be much older than myself. I got fooled! I met different cousins that I didn't even know I had and they were mostly right around my age. Also one of my cousins from Ohio came home, whom I hadn't seen in at least 12 years (Crazy right??) If you know me, you know I get so excited about meeting different family members because I think it's so cool to see how differently we all grew up. Needless to say, I knew the weekend was going to be a good one after all.

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