#normani freestyle

[freshthoughts2020]

JHarry, releases a new freestyle, of course with him on the production, inspired by the pop star with immense potential!

[b1ackbunny]

LOVE LIES

CH. 1 | SIN CITY

A Bada Lee smau-ish ff

pairing: bada lee x fem!dancer!oc (jia mei yu)

synopsis: bada lee wasn’t looking for love when it found her. jia mei yu couldn’t truly comprehend the feeling inside when she was with her, on and off the dancefloor. when these two dancers meet by chance, a bond is formed and uncharted territories are explored.

word count: 2.9k

warnings: definitely au-like… no mentions of swf or smf, uhhh idk any more, bad writing, friendly violence, a little inaccurate, unedited

previous: prologue

next: chapter 2

masterlist

a/n: first posted ff on here obviously has to be with my wife ofcccc!!! I’ve always wanted to do a smau-ish type story so I wasn't gonna pass up this opportunity 🫶🏽 this is just for funsies take nothing seriously so if you guys want to comment feel free I hope you enjoy! planning for this to be a series

Jia sighed and opened the practice room door, shrugging her bag off her shoulder and placing it by the mirror. She spent most of her day with Leejung and Deukie, although she got breakfast with her main friend group beforehand.

Looking down at her phone, she saw a couple of notifications displayed on her lock screen. She ignored them for now and opened Spotify, scrolling through her different playlists. Jia wanted to end the day with a calm freestyle session, so she settled on her playlist containing relaxed but danceable songs.

She clicked shuffle play and stretched for the duration of the first song. Setting her phone on the floor to record some of her session for potential sparks of genius, Jia made sure her shoes were tied as the first notes of Waves by Normani began to play.

Jia swayed to the beat before beginning to be immersed in the music. It was like second nature to hit each beat for the girl. Every move she did matched the vibe of the song. She stared at the mirror and couldn't help but criticize her dancing a bit.

Yes, her body control was exceptional, but she believed her lines could've been better. She took off her hat and ran her hands through her hair. She crouched down and took multiple sips of water. After she finished, she put her hat back on and stopped the recording before standing up straight and waiting for the next song.

The playlist continued to shuffle play and each song that played reminded her of the one person she didn't want to think about. After dancing to Too Late by SZA, Jia decided to take a break. She looked at the time and saw it was 7:16 in the evening.

Taking her water bottle and drinking a decent amount, she looked at it and saw that it was a little less than halfway. She picked up her phone and water bottle, put her phone in her pocket, and exited the studio. She felt comfortable leaving her bag in the room since YGX was her usual studio.

Jia walked down the hall, occasionally peeking through the windows of other rooms to see if any of her friends were in. Just as she was about to peek through the window of a room, she heard her name being called and hurried steps.

Her eyes widened once she turned her head to see it was her friend J-Ho. “J-Ho! What are you doing here?” She beamed at the Just Jerk dancer with a slightly confused smile. Jia and J-Ho’s friendship was one of those low-maintenance ones so it's safe to say she hadn't seen him since June.

J-Ho answered while pulling the girl into a hug, “My friend is hosting a workshop here so Howl, Hulk, and I wanted to sit in and support.” Jia let out a sound of understanding and pulled away before looking through the room window and seeing two familiar faces.

“Wait- it's in this one?” J-Ho confirmed with a nod and a grin. “There's a 10-minute break so I took a bathroom break,” J-Ho explained as he opened the door. Jia was getting ready to walk away before seeing J-Ho’s confused face.

“You’re not coming in to say hi to Hulk and Howl?” Jia glanced at the window before looking back at J-Ho. “I don't want to intrude or anyth-” Her sentence was cut off by J-Ho laughing and pulling her into the room. Jia smiled and bowed at the students she passed while the two made a beeline toward their friends.

“Guess who I found lurking in the hallway.” J-Ho joked as the two reached their target. It seemed that they were in a conversation but when J-Ho spoke, they all turned their attention toward the two. Jia only recognized two out of the three dancers they approached.

Hulk was the first to pull her into a hug and sway side to side. “G, I haven't seen you in so long!” Jia laughed a little and nodded as their hug ended, forming the Scout Honor sign with her right hand and standing up exaggeratedly straight. “I've been extremely loyal to YGX since about early August.”

The three rolled their eyes at her statement with a smile, knowing that her statement was only half-true. Jia greeted Howl before glancing over to the girl she was unfamiliar with. She looked her up and down, not in a rude way but in one with genuine curiosity.

“Oh, right sorry. This is the friend I told you about. Jia, meet Bada Lee. Bada, meet Jia Mei Yu.” J-Ho introduced the two. Jia and Bada bowed toward each other, a smile spreading across Jia’s face when she started to recognize the name. “Wait, you're the one that choreographed for Aespa and NCT, right?”

Bada nodded her head with a smile, causing Jia to smile more and slightly bounce on her toes and quietly clap. “But, you choreographed for Le Sserafim and Itzy, if I'm not mistaken?” Bada asked her smile still prominent when Jia nodded and covered her mouth.

She felt she was smiling too hard so she pulled down her hat, hoping it would swallow her face and smile whole. Bada glanced at the clock and saw the break was almost over. She made it known to the class before making her way back to the group.

“It was nice seeing you guys-” Jia started to say her goodbyes before she was cut off by Bada. “You can stay and watch the rest of the workshop…” Jia furrowed her eyebrows, glancing at the boys who nodded in agreement with Bada then locking her eyes back on the beautiful girl in front of her.

“Only if you want to or aren't already busy, of course..” Bada rushed out and the corners of Jia’s lips slightly curled up when she saw a hopeful glint in the girl’s eyes. “I didn't want to be a bother or anything but if you insist…” Jia trailed off, the smile that threatened to escape fought a winning battle.

Bada nodded and grinned before moving toward the front of the class. Once she left the group, Jia turned toward the boys and punched J-Ho in the arm. He winced in pain and moved away from the girl before she could hit him again. “That was for saying my full government name when introducing me to the Bada Lee.”

Jia sweetly smiled at him and patted his arm, summoning laughs from Howl and Hulk. J-Ho rolled his eyes and mushed the girl’s head to the side. “You’ll be fine.” Jia folded her arms and shifted her attention to the girl she stayed to watch.

Jia found Bada undeniably attractive and couldn't have been any more unprepared for what she was about to see. Since Bada had already taught and ran through the dance moves before the break, it was time to do the choreography full-out once again.

Jia and her friends stood toward the back while the first group, including Bada, moved to the center where there was a space cleared for them. The cameraman signaled that they were recording and the song started.

The girl recognized it as Sin City by SAAY and began to feel excited that she was able to experience this in person. She grinned at Bada through the mirror and caught a glimpse of the corners of her mouth twitch up.

She was completely and utterly caught off guard as soon as the group started dancing. Although both Bada and her students were doing an amazing job, Jia couldn't seem to shift her gaze onto anyone other than Bada.

She clapped and cheered for the dancers but as soon as she made eye contact with Bada for the fourth time she had to cover the lower half of her face with her hoodie’s sleeve to hide the rising blush that took over her features.

The other dancers stepped away, leaving Bada to perform her freestyle at the end. At this point, Jia fanned her face a bit, feeling unbelievably embarrassed and flustered at the way her body seemed to respond to seeing the girl dance.

Hulk laughed at her expression and how pink her face seemed to be getting, causing Jia to feint at him before going back to watching the phenomenal dancer in front of her. Once Bada finished with a bow, everyone began cheering for the dancer.

Jia clapped, cheered, and bounced on her toes before being pulled down to stand flat on her feet by Howl. The girl’s smile dropped and she side-eyed him before shooing his hands. “Let me applaud for this talented woman in peace!” Howl laughed and shook his head.

“You just met her, you're embarrassing yourself.” Jia rolled her eyes and looked over at the girl who was picking out the dancers for the next group. She held a dimmed smile, knowing that there was most likely some truth to Howl’s statement.

After the next group danced, Jia decided she wasn't going to stay for the other groups and it was time for her to head back to her practice room. “Well, this was fun thank you guys for convincing me to stay!” She said with a smile while glancing between all her friends.

She peeked over at Bada who was now stationed at the back of the room with them and saw she wore a slightly bummed expression. “You're not staying for the whole workshop?” Jia sighed at Bada’s question and shook her head.

“I should get back to the practice room I was in. It was great meeting you and I hope we meet again!” Jia kindly stated before saying her goodbyes to the group and bowing. She walked toward the door, greeting some students who recognized her on the way and exited the room.

Remembering the original reason why she left the room in the first place, she walked to the water dispenser at the end of the hall and began filling her bottle. She couldn't deny that Howl’s words ran through her mind a bit.

Why did she get so excited over a girl she just met? Especially when less than thirty minutes ago Jinhyoung was one of the only people on her mind. Speaking of him, she still couldn't wrap her mind around how he basically ghosted her for four months and then commented on her tweet.

Jia grimaced at the thought and stopped filling her water bottle. She walked back down the hall to her practice room while tightening the cap of her bottle. Opening the door, she was met with the room exactly how she left it.

She connected her phone back to the speakers and began stretching while searching for her next song. After deciding on a song, she set her phone up against the mirror. Only by J.cob began playing and Jia smiled when she took off her hat, running her fingers through her hair.

Before the lyrics began, she made the quick decision to ditch both her hat and her hoodie. Thankfully she had a black crewneck tank top underneath. Right after she tossed the hat and hoodie to the side, the lyrics commenced and she began dancing.

With each dance move, she found herself getting more and more hyped. She looked at herself through the mirror when the pre-chorus hit. She slowed down her moves and incorporated some hip movements before picking up the speed when the chorus began.

Due to this being one of her most listened-to songs, she was able to tell a story with her moves. They were smooth and looked pretty good for it being a freestyle. When Nathania’s verse on the song began Jia smiled at her reflection.

She was truly having fun. With her notifications ultimately being silenced and left in the company of herself and the music, Jia was honestly at peace. She smoothly danced to the verse, coordinating her body in ways she felt went with the song.

As the song came to an end, Jia felt that some parts of that freestyle could've been rearranged into a choreography. She slipped over to her phone and bent down to stop the recording.

She disconnected it from the speakers and replayed the recording. While watching the video, she cringed at some parts and felt like an intellectual at others. Overall, she ruled the freestyle as a stroke of genius.

When this happens, Jia usually locks herself in the room until she is able to transform it into an adequate choreography. This time is no different. She stood in the middle of the room, rerunning the video and dissecting the routine.

Jia decided that she would only make choreography for Nathania’s verse. She debated with herself on whether she should make the choreo more sensual or hip-hop-based. After some deliberation, she chose the latter and began working.

Since she didn't bring her notebook, she opened the notes app and started writing out elements that she liked from the freestyle, flipping between the recording and the notes app.

She added to, subtracted from, and rearranged the choreography until she was satisfied with her end result. This took close to three hours and many recordings later. Once Jia finished her final take, she smiled at her reflection and held her hips.

Her shallow breaths were heard once she picked up her phone and stopped both the recording and the music. She laid on her back and took deep breaths, the cool flooring helped her body cool down.

Hating the feeling of her hair sticking to her skin, she got up and walked to where her bag was. Once she reached it, she pulled out a hair tie and put her hair up in a ponytail while looking at herself in the mirror.

She heard a knock at the door and looked at her watch. It was currently 10:30 p.m. She remembered renting out the studio till 11 p.m., so this made her eyebrows slightly furrow. Jia turned toward the door and slightly smiled at who she saw.

Calmly striding over to the door, Jia swung the door open and leaned against it. “Well, well, well, what do we have here? Didn't your class end hours ago?” She joked with a tiny smile and happily maintained eye contact with the girl in front of her. “Yeah, it did, but I stayed to work on some new choreography.”

Jia hummed in understanding before putting a hand on her hip and quirking her eyebrow. “So, Bada Lee… why are you here?” Jia observed as Bada rubbed the side of her neck.

“I didn’t get the chance to ask for your number before. I think we should collaborate on a choreography or two in the future.” Bada vocalized and Jia put on a thinking expression. She looked up at the ceiling before glimpsing back at the girl.

“Yeah, of course! To tell the truth, I was honestly hoping we could potentially be friends…?” Jia hopefully drew out. The pause that occurred was mortifying and made the girl stare at her shoes.

Jia held back the urge to cover her face and right when she was about to take the request back, she heard a laugh from Bada. Her eyes immediately snapped up to meet Bada’s and what she was met with made her smile.

Bada was staring at the girl with a grin while nodding her head. “I’d love that.” Jia slightly giggled and tried to smoothen down her ponytail. Her eyes scanned over Bada’s face, stopping at every minute feature before meeting her eyes once again.

“So, the phone number?” Bada reminded and Jia could hear a slight tease in her tone. Jia shook her head and laughed to herself before turning toward the inside of the room. “Right, yeah, of course, duh!”

She signaled for Bada to come inside as she walked toward her phone lying in the center of the room. She picked it up and speed-walked to where Bada stood by the door. Unlocking her phone and opening her contacts, she swiped on the keypad and turned the phone toward Bada.

Bada did the same and the pair took each other’s phones. After they typed their phone numbers into the other’s phone, they both handed it back. Jia smiled at the contact and slowly tapped her phone against her hand.

“I guess we’ll meet again sooner than later.” Jia joked and watched as Bada backed up toward the door, holding up her phone. “I’ll text you.” She said once she reached the door and shook her phone, grinning.

Jia nodded and put a thumbs-up before Bada excited the room. She waited a couple of seconds after Bada’s departure to start celebrating. The giddy feeling inside was still apparent and Jia couldn't help but start hopping out of excitement.

She started doing her victory dance and punching the air before stopping and looking out the window to make sure nobody witnessed that. With a sigh, she fell back on the floor and smiled at the ceiling.

It feels like it's been forever since she truly liked someone, and though she's okay with how her life was, she missed the feeling a new crush brought her. Although she proposed the idea of being friends, Jia couldn't help but want for more and she hoped Bada would soon feel the same.

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[heavyhitterheaux]

Sunday Service

First Lady of Private Garden Instagram AU

Liked by jackharlow, saweetie, theestallion, urbanwyatt, jaysontatum, druski2funny, privategarden, and 1,286,004 others

y/ninsta: I'm Backkkkkkkkkkkk. Did you miss me? Sunday Service dropping Friday. Pre save it now! 😘💕

normani: well it's about damn time! saweetie: we stan. what paprika gonna say about this one? blancahood: PAPRIKA?!?! HELPPPPPPPPPP theestallion: can't wait for this, I know my good sis is about to EAT y/ninsta: saweetie you are a hot ass mess and you know it lmao dualipa: glad to see that jackharlow is letting you out the house more these days jackharlow: now why am I in it? dualipa don't start with me today, my kids got me stressed out enough and you are NOT helping claybornharlow: produced by the one and only little baby saweetie: y/ninsta I call it like I see it. We make pretty bitch music and there's nothing but talent on this end. can't say the same thing about her. Tryna throw shade and I'm about to throw the whole damn rainforest. don't come for my bestie who isn't thinking about you jackandy/naremyparents: MUVA is backkkkkkk!!! dualipa: jackharlow send them my way and I guarantee you that they are about to be on their best behavior jackharlow: dualipa not with the youngest one starting to bite people y/ninsta: jackharlow AHT AHT! she was probably hungry and we know you can't cook. not too much on my youngest now. druski2funny: I knew from the beginning that those triplets were going to be problem children y/ninsta: druski2funny leave my babies aloneeeee the only problem child I have is jackharlow jessicakelce: saweetie said what she said and ate and left no crumbs y/ninsta: saweetie only one of us is going to be here for the long run and it's the one who's married to jackharlow 😜 allthingsy/n: talk yo shit mamas, at least we know you can back it up jackharlow: everyday I stray further and further from knowing what peace feels like and not you calling me a problem child smh saweetie: y/ninsta OOP let her know! between her and the girl that has a daddy with no neck, they coming for the wrong person urbanwyatt: saweetie NOT THE DADDY WITH NO NECK quiiso: 😭😭😭😭😭😭 y/ninsta: jackharlow love you smush 😘

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y/ninsta: every time yall book me with them hoes it's gon be big drama 🤭🤭

blancahood: here for the pettiness and the pettiness only y/ninsta: blancahood I'm innocent sis saweetie: y/ninsta well I'm not. STREAM SUNDAY SERVICE!!!! 2forwoyne: GET IN THE BOOTH BITCH theestallion: hard work and grinding pays off. what a luxury it is to shoot up the charts by being a tik tok rapper without actual talent. when I see her imma tell her to freestyle on the spot. jessicakelce: theestallion don't set yourself up to be disappointed like that lmao cardib: yall messy in these comments and I'M HERE FOR IT allthingsy/n: one thing's for sure and two thing's for certain, y/ninsta's girls are always going to have her back sza: now we all know y/ninsta can fight and I would never want to be on the receiving end soooo good luck with that lol y/ninsta: sza that is the old me! I'm mature now! jackharlow: y/ninsta this morning you tried to fight the delivery guy because he dropped your package y/ninsta: jackharlow he damn near threw that shit. it had FRAGILE written on it and he was acting like he couldn't read. not my damn fault. he was asking for it. jackharlow: ladies and gentlemen, my wife y/ninsta urbanwyatt: y/ninsta I fully support your actions jackharlow: urbanwyatt DON'T ENCOURAGE HER claybornharlow: y/ninsta I support you too, forever and always y/ninsta: the people love me, jackharlow get with the program jackharlow: y/ninsta just terrorizing me since day one smh y/ninsta: jackharlow would it help if I told you that your money paid for what was in the package? jackharlow: beat his ass

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y/ninsta: when you ask your husband to send you a selfie because you miss him. Look at my pookie 🥹

I love you long time big baby 😘💕

jackharlow: 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 jaysontatum: he knows where home is y/ninsta: jayson, don't you muthafuckin start with me urbanwyatt: the girlies are fightinggggggggg druski2funny: wait, what about me?! y/ninsta: keyword: HUSBAND. as in he's MINE. go and find yall own smh jackharlow: y/ninsta remember that one time you told me to try and return you without the receipt? the receipt being our marriage certificate that you tried to set on fire when you were drunk? y/ninsta: jackharlow that is my past and therefore I do not live there anymore saweetie: lmaooooooooo urbanwyatt: all I remember is her having matches and running with them as jackharlow was jumping over couches to try and stop her. good times. jackharlow: urbanwyatt you would encourage this smh urbanwyatt: jackharlow that's my bestie and imma stick beside her jackharlow: urbanwyatt AND I'M NOT? urbanwyatt: jackharlow you are, I just love to see her terrorizing you jackharlow: smh it be your own first born y/ninsta: two more days until I get to see my big babyyyyyyy jackharlow: you better be ready for me 👀 y/ninsta: jackharlow if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready 👀

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y/ninsta: oh look, it's my husband 😍😍😍

You are such a dad now and that's what the outfit is giving lmao jackharlow 🤣🤣

jackharlow: these damn kids got me fighting for my life smh y/ninsta: jackharlow and yet you want more? jackharlow: y/ninsta we're having a basketball team y/ninsta: jackharlow in what universe and with whose vagina? saweetie: you gonna fold one way or another. you always do. y/ninsta: saweetie don't encourage him urbanwyatt: the fact that he was almost late because of baby number three y/ninsta: urbanwyatt she is the no limit soldier lmao jack can't tell her no because she looks like him, but acts like me dualipa: y/ninsta if you need me to save you, blink twice jessicakelce: dualipa lmaooooooo jackharlow: dualipa you, y/ninsta, claybornharlow and my kids be the reason I'm stressed all the time and I don't like it claybornharlow: I am literally just sitting here minding my business jackharlow: claybornharlow THIS TIME and this is a rare occurrence y/ninsta: cut it out you two! smh, I'm already raising enough children between my triplets, jack, my pets, and pg 2forwoyne: now what did we do this time?! y/ninsta: 2forwoyne idk, but I'll find out soon enough because I always do jackharlow: y/ninsta not you calling me one of the children again y/ninsta: jackharlow a mother's job is never done, maggieharlow BACK ME UP maggieharlow: y/ninsta I did what I could with him, and he's your responsibility now lol jackharlow: not yall throwing me under the bus smh saweetie: jackharlow they more so catapulted you lmao

[nel-world]

Early Life, Family, and Education

Birth and Family:

Born on February 15, 1995, in San Antonio, Texas.

Mother, Holly Thomas, moved to Houston shortly after her birth.

Holly Thomas, a rapper known as "Holly-Wood", took her daughter to recording sessions instead of daycare.

Childhood and High School:

Grew up in the South Park neighborhood of Houston.

Moved to Pearland at age 14 and lived there until 18.

Began writing raps at age 14 and showed her skills to her mother at 18.

Mother required her to wait until 21 to pursue rapping due to the suggestive nature of her lyrics.

Attended Pearland High School and graduated in 2013.

Father died during her freshman year of high school.

College:

Attended Prairie View A&M University, where she began uploading freestyle videos on social media, gaining a following.

Took a break from college to pursue music but later resumed her studies at Texas Southern University, graduating in December 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in health administration.

Stage Name:

Adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" due to her height (5 ft 10 in) and body frame, as voluptuous women in the southern United States are sometimes colloquially called "stallions".

Career

2016–2017: Early Beginnings

First Releases:

Released first single "Like a Stallion" in 2016.

Followed by SoundCloud-exclusive mixtapes Rich Ratchet (2016) and Megan Mix (2017).

Made professional solo debut with EP Make It Hot in September 2017.

"Last Week in HTx" became her most successful single during this time.

Auditioned for Love & Hip Hop: Houston, but the spin-off was postponed indefinitely.

2018–2019: Tina Snow and Fever

Signing with 1501 Certified Entertainment:

Signed in early 2018, becoming the first female rapper on the label.

Performed at SXSW Festival in March 2018.

Released 10-song EP Tina Snow in June 2018.

Tina Snow received positive reviews, with praise for her raw and confident style.

Signing with 300 Entertainment:

Announced in November 2018, making her the first woman signed by the label.

Supported Iggy Azalea on the planned Bad Girls Tour, which was later canceled.

Breakthrough Single:

Released "Big Ole Freak" in January 2019, which charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Released second mixtape Fever in May 2019, receiving critical acclaim.

Featured on XXL's "Freshman Class" list in June 2019.

Released single "Hot Girl Summer" featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign in August 2019, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Signed a management deal with Roc Nation in September 2019.

Starred in a Halloween horror series, Hottieween, in October 2019.

2020–2021: Career Stardom, Suga, and Good News

Early 2020:

Released "Diamonds" with Normani for Birds of Prey soundtrack.

Released lead single "B.I.T.C.H." from debut album Suga.

"Savage" from Suga went viral on TikTok, with a remix featuring Beyoncé released in April 2020.

"Savage" became her first chart-topper in the U.S.

Judge on HBO Max's Legendary and released "Girls in the Hood" in June 2020.

"WAP" Collaboration:

Featured on Cardi B's single "WAP" in August 2020, which became her second U.S. number-one single.

"WAP" broke records for most streams in its first week of release.

Accolades and Ambassadorships:

Became a Global Brand Ambassador for Revlon in August 2020.

Nominated for Top Rap Female Artist at the Billboard Music Awards.

Featured in Time 100 list of most-influential people.

Received eight nominations at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards and six at the 2020 People's Choice Awards.

Megan Thee Stallion's career has been marked by her bold personality, viral hits, and significant influence in the music industry, establishing herself as a prominent figure in contemporary hip-hop.

[marigilbboppyn]

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[everywhereanytimetravelwithme]

Ride Wit Me

“If you want to go and take a ride with me, we 3-wheeling in the fo’ with the gold D’s. Oh why do I live this way”

Hey, must be the money! Well, not exactly. It is definitely the playlist. We all know THE most important part about a road trip, whether mini or long, is the playlist. 

It serves as an insight to how the rest of your trip on the road will be. After all, when out on the road, solo, all you have are your thoughts and the music. 

Your playlist can be a giant mixture of all your favorite songs, or they can be categorized. I usually have three types of playlists- the chill playlist, the lit playlist and the sing-till-your-voice-is-lost playlist.

I’m always helping you all out and today is no different. Without further ado, let me introduce you all to my top three playlists!

Vibe with Me (chill playlist):

1. Aston Martin Music (Rick Ross ft. Drake)

2. Bad (Wale)

3. Bed Peace (Jhene Aiko)

4. Broken Clocks (SZA)

5. Consideration (Rihanna ft. SZA)

6. Dangerous (Meek Mill ft. Jeremih and Pnb Rock)

7. Doing It Wrong (Drake)

8. Dilemma (Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland)

9. Finesse (Drake)

10. Ghost Town (Kanye West ft PARTYNEXTDOOR)

11. Gonna Love Me (Teyana Taylor)

12. Love In This Club (Usher ft. Young Jeezy 

13. Mad Over You (Runtown)

14. Late At Night (Roddy Ricch)

15. Wild Side (Normani ft. Cardi B)

16. Euphoria (Toosii)

17. Street Runner (Rod Wave)

18. Tired of You (Yung Bleu & H.E.R.)

19. Beautiful Lies (Yung Bleu & Kehlani)

20. Bad (Teyana Taylor)*

21. Rags2Riches (Rod Wave)*

22. None of Your Concern (Jhene Aiko ft. Big Sean)

23. Don’t Make It Harder On Me (Chloe X Halle)

24. Top Off (Gunna)*

25. Love... (Her Fault) (Wale ft. Bryson Tiller)

26. Playing Games (Summer Walker ft. Bryson TIller)

27. Naked (Ella Mai)

28. Lotus Flower Bomb

29. LOYAL (PARTYNEXTDOOR ft. Drake)

30. City Girls (YNW Melly)

We on Fire! (lit playlist):

1. Every Chance I Get (DJ Khaled ft. Lil Baby)

2. Body In Motion (DJ Khaled ft. Bryson Tiller)

3. Whole Lotta Money (BIA ft. Nicki Minaj)

4. Gyalis (Capella Grey)

5. Can’t Believe It (T-Pain ft. Lil Wayne)

6. Time Today (Moneybagg Yo)

7. Payday (Doja Cat ft. Young Thug)

8. Love To Dream (Doja Cat)

9. 2055 (Sleepy Hallow)

10. Who I Want (Lil Durk)

11. Roman’s Revenge (Nicki Minaj)

12. Itty Bitty Piggy (Nicki Minaj)*

13. Did It On ‘Em (Nicki Minaj)*

14. Dear Old Nicki (Nicki Minaj)

15. Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj ft. Drake)

16. Seeing Green (Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne)

17. Kill Da DJ (Nicki Minaj)

18. Calling My Phone (Lil Tjay & 6LACK)

19. Beating Down Yo Block (Monaleo)

20. Man Down (Rihanna)

21. Pop It (Bankroll Freddie)

22. Peaches (Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)

23. Tanana (Davido ft. Tiwa Savage)

24. Before I Let Go (Beyonce)

25. Genie (YoungBoy Never Broke Again)*

26. Painless 2 (J.I. the Prince of N.Y)

27. Circles (Megan Thee Stallion)

28. Bankroll (Rich The Kid & YoungBoy Never Broke Again)

29. Hellcat (Tmcthedon)

30. Blasian (YoungBoy Never Broke Again)

Slow it Down, One Time For the One Time (sing till your voice is lost playlist):

1. Pick Up Your Feelings (Jazmine Sullivan)

2. Stuck On You (GIVEON)

3. Think Like A Man (Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo)

4. Damaged (Danity Kane)

5. The Business (Yung Berg ft. Casha)

6. Too Little Too Late (JoJo)

7. All Night (Beyonce)

8. All My Life (K-Ci & JoJo)

9. All The Way Home (Tamar Braxton)

10. Ave Maria (Beyonce)

11. Best Thing I Never Had (Beyonce)

12. Can We Talk (Tevin Campbell)

13. Cater 2 U (Destiny’s Child)

14. Climax (Usher)

15. Burn (Usher)

16. Heartbreak Anniversary (Giveon)

17. Like I Want You (Giveon)

18. The Beach (Giveon)

19. Dark Clouds (Rod Wave)*

20. Doves In The Wind (SZA ft. Kendrick Lamar)

21. Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (Lady Gaga)

22. Chicago Freestyle (Drake & Giveon)

23. You’re Mines Still (Yung Bleu ft. Drake)

24. Triggered (Jhene Aiko)

25. We Belong Together (Mariah Carey)

26. Blame On Me (J.I the Prince of N.Y)*

27. Love Don’t Change (Jeremih)*

28. Ex- Factor (Lauryn Hill)

29. Tombstone (Rod Wave)

30. Refill (Elle Varner)

 *these songs hit different, iykyk*

There are about 30 songs in each list, plenty to choose from. Some of these songs helped me through a break up, so do what you will with that information. 

If you all have any more songs to add to this list I would love to hear them! 

But for now, enjoy this playlist!

[dwtsfun]

Dancing with the Stars Season 24 Week 10: Finally!

We’re finally at the end of the season. I’m so glad because I was ready to lose my mind. Anyway, tonight was actually pretty decent. TPTB finally stopped interfering and the show played out as normal as it possibly can. So yeah, let’s just get started.

Redemption Dance

David and Lindsay- Viennese Waltz (Score=33)- I thought this was much improved from David’s first time doing the VWaltz. It was not nearly as clunky or shuffle-y with his footwork and his posture was much better. There were still issues so the score was fair, but he did improve a lot on everything.

Normani and Val- Quickstep (Score=38)- Val did not make a good creative choice by putting Normani in that catsuit. She looked amazing in it, but as Len said, some of the flaws in that dance would have been covered up had she been wearing a flow-y skirt or those flow-y pants. You need to be absolutely flawless if you’re going to wear something like that. There was body contact issues and her legs were still doing weird things. It was too hectic and I think she definitely suffered from that too. It was an improvement from the first time but there were still mistakes.

Rashad and Emma- Viennese Waltz (Score=40)- This was amazing. Emma’s choreography was incredible and Rashad executed with perfection. He was really in the zone tonight. You could tell that he wants to win and he wanted that perfect score. This was definitely a huge improvement and my favorite dance of this round.

Freestyle Round (Everyone got perfect scores)

David and Lindsay- Lindsay is so smart. She knows exactly what to do for all of her partners. This freestyle was the perfect dance for David. And he performed so well. To me, it was perfect. It was fun, original and actually challenging for someone like David. And he did not miss a step.

Normani and Val- I mean, this was pretty and nice. But that’s it. There was nothing memorable about doing a proper and safe Viennese waltz with kids as a freestyle. I don’t even know why he went down this path. And being sandwiched in between two really big and memorable freestyles? This is not good for these two. I can’t really say anything else. It was incredibly underwhelming.

Rashad and Emma- This was the freestyle of the season and my favorite freestyle that I’ve seen in quite some time. Emma and Rashad’s choreography was A1 and they delivered! 

So that’s it. Tomorrow is the finale. Two and a half hours of DWTS. I hope you’re ready for that (I probably won’t watch the first 30 minutes). Make sure you vote! Let me know your thoughts on tonight and I’ll talk to you all tomorrow.

[dwtscommissioner]

DWTS: Season 24 Week 10 -FINALE Part 1

It’s finale night and only an hour show tonight!! Let’s see how our 3 finalists did!

Redemption Dance

David and Lindsay- Viennese Waltz – David did a much better job with the Viennese Waltz this time than the first time. His footwork was better but he could have held his butt under more. I would have been okay if someone else had thrown a 9 in there. I have loved watching David’s journey and I do like him. I do think he’s going to finish in 3rd place, but then again he has a very big fanbase. 8, 8, 9, 8 = 33

Normani and Val- Quickstep – Normani did improve on the quickstep, but Len was absolutely correct in his critique. Normani’s costume should have included a skirt or flowy pants which would have hidden a few of those mistakes. I also think Val made this dance to fast and like Len said it was more like she was just running than quickstepping! I was glad to see that at least 2 of the judges actually critiqued her. 10, 9, 9, 10 = 38

Rashad and Emma- Viennese Waltz – FINALLY!!! Rashad finally gets a perfect score!!! I’ve waited all season for this. Emma’s choreo has been fantastic this season and she topped herself with this Viennese Waltz. Rashad danced to perfection in this number. He was really determined to execute and nail this dance!! He definitely redeemed this dance!

Freestyle Round

David and Lindsay- Lindsay choreographed a fantastic freestyle for David. He did a great job with this one and definitely deserved a perfect score. It was so fun and I loved seeing him have fun and enjoy his freestyle! It was fun and completely all David!! 10, 10, 10, 10 = 40

Normani and Val- I think by now you all know that I’m not a fan of the slow, contemporary esque freestyles. The only time I enjoyed one was Kelly Pickler. This was a nice dance, but I wanted more. I wanted fun and sass! 10, 10, 10, 10 = 40

Rashad and Emma- This freestyle was FANTASTIC!!! One of the best I’ve seen in quite a while!! And I love that Emma let Rashad throw some choreo in there. They’ve always said your freestyle wins the show and if that is true… Rashad and Emma should win tonight! He is the only contestant that got a standing ovation from 3 or 4 judges!   10, 10, 10, 10 = 40

 You guys all know I want Rashad and Emma to win, but I wanna hear your choices and who you’ve voted for.

[betterpathoflyfe]

Get Into My Music Taste - 8/5/20

I was looking at my “About Me” page again, and one of the things I touched on was how I wanted to include my music taste! I’ll filter it in throughout my blog too! With that being said, here’s one of my favorite (& longest) playlists 🥂

Shower Playlist 🚿

6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter ft. Future

Adele - Chasing Pavements

Adele - Daydreamer

Alice Smith - The One

Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Part II)

Alicia Keys - Show Me Love ft. 21 Savage

Alicia Keys - Un-thinkable (I’m Ready) ft. Drake

Angel - What Did You Hear ft. Tayler Green

Ari Lennox - Whipped Cream

Arin Ray - Reckless

Beyoncé - Blue

Beyoncé - Love Drought

Beyoncé - Me, Myself & I

Beyoncé - Mine ft. Drake

Beyoncé - Party ft. J. Cole 

Beyoncé - Party ft. J. Cole (slowed & reverb)

Beyoncé - XO

Black Eyed Peas - Alive

BROCKHAMPTON - BLEACH (slowed & reverb)

Bryson Tiller - Run Me Dry (Clean)

Burna Boy - Ye

Calvin Harris - Slide ft. Frank Ocean & Migos (Clean)

Ceraadi - No Guidance (Remix)

Chance the Rapper - Juke Jam

Chance the Rapper - Summer Friends ft. Jeremih

Childish Gambino - Sober

Childish Gambino - Summertime Magic

Childish Gambino - Telegraph Ave (”Oakland” by Lloyd)

Chloe x Halle - Happy Without You

Chris Brown - Heartbreak on a Full Moon

Chris Brown - Hope You Do (Clean)

Chris Brown - Undecided (Clean)

Chris Brown, Young Thug - City Girls (Clean)

Chris Brown, Young Thug - Go Crazy (Clean)

Coldplay - Paradise

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Daniel Caesar - Get You ft. Kali Uchis

Daniel Caesar - Loose

Daniel Caesar - Streetcar

Daniel Caesar - Transform ft. Charlotte Day Wilson

Daniel Caesar - Who Hurt You?

DaniLeigh - Easy (Remix) ft. Chris Brown

DDG - Meet Me In the Lobby

Dr. Dre - Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang ft. Snoop Dogg (Clean)

Drake - Chicago Freestyle ft. Giveon (Clean)

Drake - Fireworks ft. Alicia Keys (Clean)

Drake - From Time ft. Jhené Aiko (Clean)

Drake - Get It Together

Drake - Heat of the Moment

Drake - Houstatlantavegas

Drake - Look What You’ve Done (Clean)

Drake - Make Me Proud ft. Nicki Minaj (Clean)

Drake - Own It

Drake - Passionfruit (Edited)

Drake - Shut It Down ft. The Dream

Drake - The Resistance (Clean)

Dreamville - Self Love ft. Ari Lennox

Elijah Blake - Rendezvous

Ella Mai - Naked

Eric Bellinger - MooD

Erykah Badu - Green Eyes

Fergie - Glamorous

Frank Ocean - Chanel

Frank Ocean - Godspeed

Frank Ocean - Ivy

Frank Ocean - Nature Feels

Frank Ocean - Pilot Jones

Frank Ocean - Provider

Frank Ocean - Super Rich Kids

Frank Ocean - White Ferrari

Frank Sinatra - I’ve Never Been In Love Before

Gabzy - COCO ft. BOJ

The Internet - Go With It

H.E.R. - Avenue

H.E.R. - Focus

H.E.R. - Jungle (Remix)

H.E.R. - Still Down

India.Arie - Get It Together

J. Cole - In The Morning ft. Drake (slowed & reverb)

J.Cole - Nobody’s Perfect ft. Missy Elliott (Clean)

J.Cole - Sparks Will Fly ft. Jhené Aiko

J Hus - Did You See

Jazmine Sullivan - Insecure ft. Bryson Tiller (Clean)

Jhené Aiko - B.S. ft. H.E.R.

Jhené Aiko - July ft. Drake

Jhené Aiko - Never Call Me

Jhené Aiko - Stay Ready (What a Life) ft. Kendrick Lamar

Jhené Aiko - Triggered Freestyle (slowed & reverb)

Jhené Aiko - While We’re Young (Clean)

John Legend - Another Again

John Legend - Ordinary People

Jónsi - Tornado

Jorja Smith - Carry Me Home

Juice Wrld - Feeling (slowed & reverb)

Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (Radio Edit)

Justin Timberlake - Until the End of Time ft. Béyonce

K CAMP - Ice Cold

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

Kendrick Lamar - All the Stars ft. SZA (Clean)

Kendrick Lamar - Big Shot ft. Travis Scott (Clean)

Kendrick Lamar - LOVE. ft. Zacari

Kendrick Lamar - Poetic Justice ft. Drake (Clean)

Kevin Lasean - OMW

Khalid - Talk

Khalid - This Way ft. H.E.R. (Clean)

Kish - Heaven ft. Tiana Musarra

Lady Gaga - You & I (Acoustic)

Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor

Lauryn Hill - To Zion

Leon Bridges - Inside Friend

Leon Bridges - Lisa Sawyer

Leon Bridges - River

Lianne La Havas - What You Don’t Do (Tom Misch Remix)

Little Dragon - Twice

Luke James - Drip (Remix) ft. A$AP Ferg

Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu - He Mele No Lilo

Meek Mill - Dangerous ft. Jeremih & Pnb Rock (Clean)

Mereba - Sandstorm ft. JID

Michael Jackson - Rock With You

Miguel - Adorn

Miguel - Banana Clip

Miguel - How Many Drinks?

Mr. Eazi - Skintight

Mura Masa - I’ll Be Alright (Tonight)

Noah North - Sunset

OneInThe4Rest - Jiu Jitsu ft. Chris Brown (Clean)

Palace - Trouble On The Water (Live From Hoxa)

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Ballin’

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Belong to the City

PARTYNEXTDOOR - East Liberty

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Grown Woman

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Her Way

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Let’s Get Marred

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Make a Mil

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Nothing Easy to Please

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Girl From Oakland

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Jus Know ft. Travis Scott

Post Malone - Sunflower ft. Swae Lee

Post Malone - White Iverson (Clean)

Pixie Lott - Broken Arrow

Playboi Carti - Foreign (slowed & reverb)

Rihanna - Get It Over With

Rihanna - Loveeeeeee Song ft. Future

Rihanna - No Love Allowed

Rihanna - What’s My Name? ft. Drake

Sam Smith - Dancing With a Stranger ft. Normani

Sam Smith - Nirvana

Sam Takesoff - Bad Ting

Sevyn Streeter - Don’t Kill The Fun ft. Chris Brown

Sevyn Streeter - It Won’t Stop ft. Chris Brown

Solange - Almeda

Solange - Cranes in the Sky

Solange - Don’t Touch My Hair

Solange - F.U.B.U.

Solange - Mad ft. Lil Wayne

Solange - Rise

Solange - Stay Flo

Solange - Weary

Solange - Where Do We Go

Sonder - Morning Rain

Sounds of Blackness - Optimistic

Summer Walker - Girls Need Love

Summer Walker - Wasted

SZA - 20 Something (slowed & reverb)

Tekno - Duro

Tekno - Jogodo

Teyana Taylor - Bare Wit Me

Teyana Taylor - Gonna Love Me

Teyana Taylor - Issues/Hold On

Tiwa Savage - Ma Low ft. Wizkid & Spellz

Toni Braxton - Long As I Live

Tyga - Still Got It ft. Drake (Clean)

Wale - Bad (Remix) ft. Rihanna (Clean)

Warren G - Regulate

Wolftyla - All Tinted

Xaviar Omär - Blind Man ft. SPZRKT

Yxng Bane - Rihanna

Znuié - Good Days ft. Lil Jamez

[leothots]

people i’m attracted to

park so-dam

daniel kaluuya

nico hiraga

bria myles

chris evans

luka sabbat

megan thee stallion

@leoismid on tiktok

@e.streetcar on tiktok

@sofiezus on instagram

jackson from sex education

ramy youssef

mahershala ali

@towabird on tiktok

noel miller

the video of dianna lopez and hitomi mochizuki singing to each other

nicholas kalashnikov

@callmesyd21 on instagram

joba & zuri

the family that is jason momoa, lenny kravitz, lisa bonet, and zoe kravitz

megan fox & amanda seyfried’s kiss in jennifer’s body

romil hemnani

diggy simmons

the video of the weeknd twirling nicki minaj on snl

kev & veronica from shameless

normani & her choreographer working together

dark sins in pastel colors

darkskins with pastel hair

keanu reeves & river phoenix in my own private idaho

johnny and georghee in gods own country

tierra whack freestyling on instagram

armie hammer hitting his speed bag on instagram

the cast of elite

koda taking his girlfriend to hawaii for her birthday

tom hardy as al capone

angus cloud (fez from euphoria)

kiersey clemons

rihanna

sza

@aktdoa on instagram

the guy esty fucked in unorthodox

shameik moore

frank ayzenberg

lorenzo zurzolo

jesse williams in power

adonis bosso

@theslumflower on instagram

this picture

this video

kofi siriboe

@strawberryjamal on twitter

the entire smith family

matt champion

@chinqpink on instagram

saweetie

kelow latesha

kelly rowland

jon snow

ryan destiny & keith powers

@nestreya on instagram

joelle from dear white people

lana condor (lara jean in to all the boys i’ve loved before)

marvin gaye

jay park

adult akech

malcolm x

the guy on tiktok who posts sensual tutorials for cutting fruit

trevante rhodes

[its-ashley-95baybe]

The problem with Maks in DWTS is that he could never choreograph a freestyle or add very creative elements to his routines (I can never forgive him for the trash freestyle he gave Mel B). He was a fabulous ballroom and Latin dancer that was magnificent in sensual dances but Val at his best was more creative (with Z, Rumer, Laurie and Normani). Maks got a contestant that was a backup dancer to Beyoncé (Heather Morris) and was eliminated in the 6th week after a horrible jazz

And the freestyles could be said about Val also. Ppl hated that Z’s was so “basic” since they wanted her to do hip hop but it was done the week prior. Same with the rest of his partners. It’s not fair to blame the pros cause that’s not their will house. Anyone can go home at anytime.

[marigilbboppyn]

Primeira aula 🦋 . . @normani Wild Side ✨🔥New 👠❤️✨ #Choreography by me #marigilbboppyn @normani #WildSide #Normani 🔥🦋🤍🖤❤️🔥 #dance #choreo #freestyle #marigilbboppyn #dancevideo #mood #dancer https://www.instagram.com/p/CTnhM4qrNlR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sofasaurusrex]

high (feat. Elton john) - young thug

moonchild - RM

God is a woman - Ariana grande

RACECAR - Aries

Mess - Trevor Daniel

Beauty & Essex (feat. Daniel ceasar) - free nationals

Can’t get over you (feat. Clams casino) -joji

Swing (feat. Normani & davido) - quavo

Paradise -sg Lewis

Beautiful (feat. Camila cabello) -bazzi

Without me -Halsey

Love lies (feat. Normani) - khalid

Playing around before the party starts - childish gambino

Tokyo - RM

The truth untold (feat. Steve aoki) -bts

Saved by the bell - lil xan

Moonlight - xxxtentacion

Life -saba

Weekend (feat. Miguel) - mac Miller

Elevate and motivate - trippie red

140503 at dawn - August d

I. Pink toes - childish gambino

Singularity - bts

Older -Sasha Sloan

Pray - Sam Smith

Dying diamonds - OmenXlll

Peak- drake

Sad! - xxxtentacion

Dear dream - not dream

Wake up - nct 127

It’s only natural - OmenXlll

Everyday - machine gun kelly

Double. - blackbear

Badbye - RM

Forever rain - RM

Numb - xxxtentacion

Revenge - xxxtentacion

I don’t wanna do this anymore - xxxtentacion

Androids dream of electric sheep - ghostmane

Camp fire tale - Trippie red

Introduction (instructions) - xxxtentacion

Manitto - villain

Infinity(888) - xxxtentacion

Pain = best friend - xxxtentacion

Before I close my eyes - xxxtentacion

Hammer - nothing, nowhere

II. No exit - childish gambino

Lovely - WHATUPRG

Outer space / carry on - 5 seconds of summer

Demon - lil Wayne

No rest - lil skies

Run - hozier

Luhvin it - villain

Complex - Zion.T

Superpower- Beyoncé

Wolves - Kanye west

Everybody - logic

Maps - maroon 5

Love freestyle - kid milli

Mk circus - Jackson wang, dough-boy

Rescue squad - villain

You’re still the one - the Maine

134340 - bts

Too good - troye Sivan

Brand name - Mac Miller

The sacred - $uicideboy$

The boy who blocked his own shot - brand new

Flex -kid milli

Blue - kid milli

Nikki sixx- doobie

Idontwannabeyouanymore - Billie eilish

Inner voices - awkwafina

Broken - lund

First - Cold War kids

She’s a baby - Zico

Lonely - yung bans, lil skies

Congratulations - post malone

Syre- jaden Smith

Come back to earth - Mac Miller

Love. Feat. Zacari. - Kendrick Lamar

November rain - kris wu

Rollin round - jaden Smith

Dunno - Mac Miller

Something new - wiz khalifa

Electric - jaden Smith

Freedom - kris wu

All that - zayn

Cold weather - killstation

Empty - cooliecut

Now or never - flyboy tarantino, craig xen

Main homie - futuristic

Bury a friend - Billie eilish

Far from home - colliecut

The festival - Mac Miller

Lay your head on me - crush

Then - gaho

Trivia: love - bts

Epiphany- bts

Answer: love myself- bts