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MUDASSAR<br />
JACKSONCOVER<br />
PG26-27<br />
BLUEMATHISA<br />
MOTHER'SLOVE<br />
PG10-11<br />
Danielle "Danni Billions" C r aig<br />
Journalist/Editor/Ow ner<br />
P<br />
RAMEYDARAWISH<br />
NTERVIEW<br />
PG19
DJSOSOTHEMACHINE<br />
REPRESENTINGDUBAI<br />
ONEOFTHEHOTTESTINTERNATIONALDJ'S<br />
DJ SoSo, or iginally fr om Fr ance is cur r ently r esiding<br />
in Dubai UAE. However don't let his location fool you<br />
because you can catch him just about anywher e. In 2016 I<br />
can r ecall over 10 differ ent destinations alone. Also par t<br />
of the Wu Tang family and member of the Wu Wor ld Wide<br />
DJ Coalition.<br />
-Danni Billions<br />
PRESSUREBOISMUSICGROUP<br />
PBMG is soon to r elease a new banger within the next<br />
month or so. The new joint titled Hip Life is nothing<br />
or dinar y in fact the Pr essur e Boss switched up the game<br />
just a little showing off his ver satility and swagger. The<br />
song itself has a blue-sey sound to it although it's<br />
authentic Hip Hop str aight out of Afr ica. The tune was<br />
pr oduced by Khalifa Beatz, and mixed down by<br />
Joe-Quaye. Cont'd<br />
KOBBYSTONEPBOFGHANA<br />
Kobby Stone, the CEO of Pr essur e Bois Inc. out of Accr a<br />
Ghana is a str aight beast on all levels. I can honestly say<br />
nothing the 23 year media mogul does sur pr ises me<br />
anymor e. I've watched him gr ow fr om a small fr y to a Big<br />
Mac over the last few year s. The young boss is multi-talented<br />
and has his hands into ever ything fr om acting, modelling,<br />
film, dir ecting, social media domination, humanitar ian<br />
wor k, and of cour se music. Cur r ently he's wor king on his<br />
fir st EP scheduled to hit ITunes, Spotify, and all major media<br />
outlets befor e the close of 2017.<br />
Written By: Danni Billions
Model: Fr enchie<br />
Maysville, Kentucky<br />
age: 21<br />
It's a boy<br />
PC; IG@JZRPr oductions
You Can Call Her Book Bag Shawty<br />
LEARNINGISEARNING<br />
CAMPAIGN-KUMASI GHANA<br />
I decided last year that I wanted to ship some books<br />
and school supplies to Ghana West Afr ica. Well I got my<br />
wish with the help of a few people. The end of Apr il we<br />
shipped the fir st package off for 2 schools in Kumasi. The<br />
package has ar r ived safely waiting pick up and<br />
distr ibution.<br />
Since the Lear ning Is Ear ning campaign (power ed By<br />
<strong>London</strong> le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>) has kicked off a few people have<br />
stepped up to the plate. Shay Chestnut (NM) gave away<br />
br and new beauty pr oducts in exchange for books r aising<br />
56 the fir st day. Clair e James (UK) came on boar d with<br />
donating r oughly 300 books as well as shoes and clothing.<br />
In addition to that she r uns the UK division of the Lear ning<br />
Is Ear ning campaign. I'm pr etty sur e this is gonna gr ow<br />
into something beyond amazing so we ar e expanding our<br />
ser vices to or phange's as well. For additional infor mation<br />
please contact me at daniellecr aig777@gmail.com<br />
Barnekrom St udent s Phot o Credit : Senior Lionel "Osekrom i"<br />
-<br />
BOOKS, SHOES, CLOTHES, SUPPLIES
SESSIONS& HISRACIST<br />
SHENANIGANSIN<br />
AMERIKKKA<br />
Amer ikkka!!! Why??? Has Sessions<br />
lost his damn mind? Ummmmm I?m<br />
positive he has after his r ecent speech<br />
about the new laws in Amer ikkka!<br />
Now I don?t condone dr ug dealer s<br />
under any cir cumstances, but come<br />
on people.<br />
So his new laws ar e as follows, the<br />
police no longer have to r ecor d the<br />
weight of the nar cotics dur ing a r aid,<br />
or r outine tr affic stops or however<br />
they ar e confiscated. Which means<br />
they can give the maximum sentence<br />
when tr ied and convicted. Like<br />
ser iously? You mean the tell me weed<br />
smoker s getting caught with a doobie<br />
could face up to 10yr s in pr ison, the<br />
same time as a king pen getting<br />
caught with 10 kilos of cocaine? I<br />
know I know they shouldn?t be<br />
smoking weed in the fir st place r ight?<br />
Right, however nobody has ever over<br />
dosed, or killed someone because he<br />
was toking up a joint IJS.<br />
The Washing Post, stated that the<br />
pr ison system was r unning behind in<br />
filling up space in the penitentiar ies<br />
ar ound the US. Hmmmmm so this was<br />
the hidden agenda, okay. So you r ob<br />
people of their fr eedom to make a<br />
dollar? White r acist, scum of the<br />
ear th type of bullshit at best. I?m not<br />
sur pr ised after all look who<br />
Amer ikkka allowed to br ainwash<br />
them and become pr esident.<br />
M o d e l : K q u i a r a M . . .<br />
P h o t o C r e d i t : JZ R P r o d u c t i o n s<br />
I G @ JZ R P r o d u c t i o n s<br />
B i r m i n g h a m , A l<br />
a g e : 18<br />
-I Am Danni Billions
Couple: Deja & Sam Boyd<br />
Photo Cr edit: JZR Pr oductions<br />
Mar r ieta GA<br />
It's A Boy
A mo t h e r ? s l o v e i s p r i c e l e s s , u n c o n d i t i o n a l , a n d o n e<br />
o f t h e mo s t p r e c i o u s g i f t s we c a n h a v e . Al t h o u g h s o me o f<br />
u s ma y n o t h a v e o u r b i r t h mo t h e r i n o u r c o r n e r , I ? m s u r e<br />
s o me o n e i n y o u r l i f e s t e p p e d u p t o t h e p l a t e . I t h i n k we<br />
o f t e n t i me s t a k e t h e i r p r e s e n c e f o r g r a n t e d , me a n i n g we<br />
d o n ? t c a l l o r c o me b y a s o f t e n a s we s h o u l d a n d l i v e<br />
wi t h r e g r e t s wh e n i t ? s t o o l a t e .<br />
Mo t h e r ? s , we l l r e a l mo t h e r ? s a r e l i k e s u p e r h e r o e s i n<br />
r e a l l i f e . T h e y c a r r y t h e we i g h t o f t h e wo r l d o n t h e i r<br />
s h o u l d e r s , f r o m s o l v i n g e v e r y o n e ? s p r o b l e ms , t o c o o k i n g ,<br />
c l e a n i n g , a n d l o v i n g t h e h e l l o u t o f u s . I t d o e s n ? t<br />
ma t t e r i f we ? r e r i g h t o r wr o n g , g o o d o r b a d o n e t h i n g we<br />
c a n c o u n t o n i s ? Ma ma ? h a v i n g o u r b a c k .<br />
I l o v e my ? Ma ma ? a n d I ? m wi s h i n g h e r , Be r l i n e Dy c u s ,<br />
my g r a n d ma Ol i v e He n d e r s o n a n d a l l t h e o t h e r mo t h e r ? s<br />
a r o u n d t h e wo r l d a v e r y Ha p p y Mo t h e r ? s Da y .<br />
Sa l u t e t o t h e o n e s wh o h a v e t a k e n i n o t h e r p e o p l e ? s<br />
c h i l d r e n , a n d l o v e d t h e m a s t h e i r o wn .<br />
- Da n n i Bi l l i o n s
Cover Model: Blue Mathis<br />
Photo Cr edit: JZR Pr oductions<br />
Car ter sville, Geor gia<br />
It's a Boy.
3<br />
T<br />
3 Things Dubai and Ghana have in common<br />
h i n g s<br />
D u b a i &<br />
G h a n a<br />
H a v e I n<br />
C o m m o n<br />
1. When tr aveling to either of these places keep in<br />
mind fr eedom of speech is not your r ight. We as<br />
wester ner s have been accustomed to speaking our<br />
mind and saying whatever we want the way we<br />
want however it?s not like that abr oad. Speaking<br />
against gover nment officials and swear ing in<br />
public is an absolute no no. You can?t go ar ound<br />
saying F* ck this and mother F* cker that. In fact in<br />
Dubai you?r e going str aight to jail no questions<br />
asked. Ghana is not as har sh however the use of<br />
pr ofanity in public is fr owned upon.<br />
2. Ok so this one actually came as a shock to me and<br />
is something I definitely have to get used to. You<br />
can?t go ar ound smooching in public. No kissy face<br />
muah, muah, muah. That?s r ight no public display of<br />
affection towar ds your mate mar r ied or not. That?s<br />
cr azy r ight? So like if you?r e not planning on<br />
br inging ?sand to the beach? and you meet someone<br />
don?t star t feeling him/her up in public if you<br />
happen to be out on a date. And don?t get offended if<br />
they look at you cr azy if you tr y it lol because it?s<br />
absolutely pr ohibited.<br />
3. Last but not least and I was r eally sur pr ised with<br />
this one as well and it?s what pr ompted me to wr ite<br />
this ar ticle. When tr aveling to Ghana or Dubai the<br />
use of your left hand is pr ohibited. I know you guys<br />
ar e thinking huh? That?s r ight it?s consider ed<br />
unclean, and unsanitar y. They believe the left hand<br />
is for hygiene like wiping your butt after using the<br />
toilet even though you washed your hands. So don?t<br />
open door s or give or r eceive anything, eat or<br />
anything else with your left hand. Not only is it<br />
consider ed gr oss to them it?s also disr espectful to<br />
them and their cultur e. So when in Rome? you<br />
know the r est.<br />
-Danni Billions<br />
Clim axPhot ography<br />
Clim axPhot ography<br />
Boss Lady Product ions<br />
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Ghana<br />
Ghana<br />
Dubai<br />
Dubai
G h ana<br />
G h ana<br />
Agyem an Duah Phot ography<br />
Agyem an duah Phot ography<br />
Dub ai<br />
G h ana<br />
agyem an duah Phot ography<br />
Boss Lady Product ions<br />
Dub ai<br />
DJ SoSo<br />
Dub ai<br />
DJ SoSo
MISSHERTFORDSHIRE BEAUTY<br />
PAGEANT2017UNITEDKINGDOM<br />
SEMI FINALISTYOLLANDAMUSAUK<br />
Mar y Gr ace Ohr um has been cr eating ar t for as long as<br />
she can r emember. She is mostly known for her paintings<br />
and wear able ar t designs. She became involved with<br />
cr eating dr esses out of r ecycled mater ials when asked to<br />
make a dr ess out of coffee filter s for a show in Buffalo, NY.<br />
Ohr um has since cr eated dr esses fr om many differ ent<br />
mater ials such as: sheet music, bubble wr ap, found objects,<br />
and var ious other household objects. Her wor k has<br />
appear ed in sever al fashion shows including shows<br />
Br ooklyn Fashion Week. Her designs have also been wor n<br />
on stage by inter nationally known singer, Rachel Goswell of<br />
the band Slowdive. Ohr um's cr eations have appear ed on<br />
sever al sites and in publications including The Huffington<br />
Post, N.Y.Times, & Chicago Tr ibune.<br />
St unning Eco Dress<br />
"I find inspir ation ever ywher e..Gr owing up in<br />
Niagar a Falls, so close to a wonder of the wor ld has<br />
cer tainly influenced my ar t. I think this is appar ent in<br />
the or ganic look of my wor k. I look at my dr esses as<br />
sculptur al collages..I use r ecycled mater ials in par t to<br />
show ther e is beauty ever ywher e. Also, to make a<br />
statement about how much plastic is wasted and<br />
polluting our planet ever y day. I made this dr ess with the<br />
model Yollanda Musa's natur al beauty in mind. I used<br />
mostly r ecycled char ity shop mater ials, bin liner s, and<br />
paint! I feel my ar t tr uly comes to life when wor n by<br />
vibr ant, beautiful models!<br />
Phot Cr edit: David Fr eeman
LADI ES I T'S OKAY<br />
TO BE A CHEAP DATE<br />
BYDANNI BILLIONS<br />
Chef: Caynes Kit chen<br />
Chef: Caynes Kit chen<br />
Ladies it?s nothing wr ong with being a<br />
cheap date. Let?s keep it r eal if you?r e actively<br />
dating differ ent guys chances ar e you want to<br />
be in a r elationship with someone. The wor st<br />
thing you can do on your quest for love is take<br />
him up on his over the top offer such as ?we<br />
can go eat wher ever you want baby, any<br />
r estaur ant in the city you name it? and you do<br />
just that. Like r eally it?s your fir st date, and<br />
another thing you don?t even know that dude<br />
and chances ar e you can?t even affor d to take<br />
your self ther e sooooooo why even play<br />
your self like that. Yeah I know I know you got<br />
the meal r ight, you checked in on Facebook<br />
and swagged with the details to your<br />
gir lfr iend?s and then you?r e wonder ing why he<br />
ain?t feeling you now. Well dar ling you br ought<br />
that on your self tr ying to take advantage of<br />
the situation instead of tr ying to make the<br />
most out of it. Another thing most dudes just<br />
want to fuck you anyway that?s the objective<br />
and the main pur pose for dinner, exchanging<br />
number s and his over the top offer in the fir st<br />
place like duhhhhh. So you have to separ ate<br />
your self fr om the basic chic?s that he?s used to,<br />
and be cr eative enough to gr asp his FULL<br />
attention and chances ar e you will get a call<br />
back. The other thing is when he ask what you<br />
want to eat tell him you could go for some fr ied<br />
chicken and Popeye?s is ar ound the cor ner. He<br />
will be less likely to tr y to give you the ding<br />
ding for buying you a $5.00 meal I?m just<br />
saying.<br />
Phot o Credit s: Cayne Clark
SUPATRECORDS STRAIGHTFROMMIAMI FLORIDA<br />
UHOOOOH! ' HIPHOPRECORDINGARTISTJUICEYOUNGIN REPPINGMIAMI<br />
Juice Youngin, was bor n and r aised in Flor ida. His passion for<br />
music and being bor n into a family affair of musically inclined<br />
individuals, he's cur r ently signed to his Uncle's label Supa T<br />
Recor ds. Juice has a single out r ight now titled Ayyyy, and it's<br />
blazing the air waves and has made it's way to the clubs. As he<br />
pur sues his passion his song has become one of the most r equested<br />
in his ar ea.The video has alr eady been r eleased with cr azy views.<br />
Ter r y<br />
SUPATRECORDSCEO<br />
ISDOINGHISTHING<br />
Ter r y Supa T Elliot, is the<br />
owner and founder of his<br />
r ecor d label. He's into far mor e<br />
than just music, he's also a<br />
humanitar ian, business man<br />
and video dir ector. Based out<br />
of Flor ida he has 3 ar tist<br />
cur r ently signed to the label,<br />
r ecor ding and r eleasing new<br />
music. <strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong><br />
<strong>Magazine</strong> would like to<br />
inter view with him and get the<br />
inside scoop on the label and<br />
upcoming pr ojects, tour s etc.<br />
Jui ce Youngi n<br />
FULLY...WILL"TAKEYOURCHIC"<br />
Miami Flor ida native Fully is totally r eady for success. Recently<br />
signed to Supa T r ecor ds he's r eleased a new jam called "Take Your<br />
Chic" featur ing female Hip Hop r ecor ding ar tist Meek Gucciano,<br />
and R& B singer J Shin. Of cour se he had to dr op a visual on us<br />
r eleasing his new video that was pr oduced and dir ected in house in<br />
his home town.<br />
Ful l y
M o d e l : Jo d r o c k<br />
P h o t C r e d i t : El e m e n t z I m a g e z<br />
U n i t e d K i n g d o m<br />
El e m e n t z O f C o u t u r e<br />
w w w . e l e m e n t z c o u t u r e . c o m
M o d e l :<br />
L e n a i<br />
U n i t e d K i n g d o m<br />
P h t o C r e d i t : El e m e n t z I m a g e z<br />
El e m e n t z O f C o u t u r e<br />
w w w . e l e m e n t z i m a g e z . c o m
ACTORMODELRAMY<br />
PURSUESHSDREAMS IN<br />
THEUNITEDSTATES<br />
BY DANNI BILLIONS<br />
Ramy Dar awish, was bor n and<br />
r aised in Jer usaelm. He star ted acting<br />
and it became his pr ofession. In fact<br />
Ramy had got so good, differ ent acting<br />
coaches fr om abr oad suggested he<br />
should come to Amer ica and pur sue his<br />
dr eams her e. Of cour se they made it<br />
seem like it was all br ight lights, loads of<br />
camer as and a whole lot of action. Ramy<br />
found out quickly, that wasn't exactly<br />
the case. However his tr ip to Amer ica<br />
wasn't all that bad in fact he met his<br />
beautiful wife and his happily mar r ied<br />
now.<br />
Ramy, does comedy as well, and<br />
he's hilar ius and totally on point with<br />
his impr essions lol. As you can see he's<br />
ver y handsome and tall, so modelling is<br />
a must. He's available for booking, and<br />
cast and calls. For additional<br />
infor mation<br />
dar awish.r amy@gmail.com<br />
RAMYDARAWISH &<br />
DANNI BILLIONS LINKED<br />
UPFORANINTERVIEW<br />
FORHERSHOW<br />
Oh my goodness, meeting<br />
Ramy in per son was like a<br />
br eath of fr esh comedic air.<br />
He's so funny and down to<br />
ear th.
ISTHEIRASUCHTHINGAS<br />
BADVA-JAYJAY?<br />
I had to wr ite an ar ticle about<br />
this. Like r eally is their a such<br />
thing as bad vagina? Now I?ll admit<br />
not all vagina?s wer e cr eated equal,<br />
but they all get the job done r ight?<br />
Right!!! Like some ar e big some<br />
ar e small, some ar e nice and fat<br />
and some ar e sweet and petite.<br />
Some have muscle contr ol and<br />
other s haven?t quite lear ned how<br />
to use those muscles just yet. But<br />
it?s still good vagina at the end of<br />
the day.<br />
I know I know some men ar e<br />
r eading this and saying dr y vagina<br />
is consider ed bad vagina lol. Well<br />
that?s going to be your fault<br />
homeboy for par king that Cadillac<br />
in ever y open gar age. You see if<br />
she?s just laying ther e dr y and<br />
motion less that means she ain?t<br />
feeling that shit, bottom line<br />
homie. And you didn?t get it r ight<br />
in the beginning dude. You have to<br />
get her hot and all juiced up for<br />
that r ide. If not you will have a bad<br />
exper ience with the vagina, not<br />
bad vagina. Now that you have<br />
lear ned the differ ence the choice<br />
is your s fellas.<br />
_Danni Billions
I ndia<br />
www.jzrproduction.com<br />
The magic of good photography<br />
starts with good preparation.
INTHEMOODFORSOMETHING<br />
QUICKANDYUMMYTRYTHIS<br />
By Danni Billions<br />
Dir ections:<br />
Chop Veggies and set aside and make<br />
sur e to save some gr een onions for<br />
gar nishing your yummy meal.<br />
Rice<br />
Yummy Asian Recipe<br />
Have you ever been in the mood for Asian food but<br />
your budget says other wise? Well I have the<br />
ultimate r ecipe guar anteed to give you a yum fest in<br />
your mouth hands down. It?s sweet and spicy and<br />
quick and easy to make. And if you have childr en<br />
you can omit the hot pepper s. Now don?t laugh at<br />
me, but I cook my r ice in the oven and it tur ns out<br />
per fectly.<br />
Ingr edients:<br />
1 pound of xtr a lar ge shr imp peeled and cleaned<br />
1 cup of honey (small bottle is r oughly a cup)<br />
¼ cup of soy sauce<br />
1 Gr een bell pepper<br />
5 Gr een onions w/bulb on<br />
A hand full of chili pepper s<br />
Sugar to your taste buds liking<br />
3 whole gar lic cloves minced/chopped<br />
Veggie oil<br />
Pinch of r ed pepper<br />
Pinch of black pepper<br />
Seasoning salt for the shr imp<br />
2 cups of r ice<br />
Bamboo shoots in a can<br />
Add the 2 cups of r ice and 4 cups of<br />
water to a baking pan lined in foil.<br />
Make sur e it?s even, cover it and bake it<br />
on 400 for about 20 minutes or so. You<br />
can smell it when it?s r eady. (Or<br />
pr epar e it your nor mal way)<br />
Sauce<br />
Heat up a little bit of vegetable oil and<br />
cook half of your pepper s and onions<br />
and gar lic together slowly so they can<br />
r elease their flavor s easily into the<br />
sauce. Combine your cayenne pepper,<br />
honey and soy sauce together and add<br />
it to the pepper s. Then add the sugar,<br />
make sur e you taste it to make sur e it?s<br />
not too sweet. Br ing it to a slight boil<br />
but not quite and then tur n it down<br />
and let it simmer on low.<br />
Shr imp<br />
Season your shr imp w/season salt, or<br />
salt, and black pepper s and cook them<br />
with the pepper s and onions that was<br />
left over on top of the stove on medium<br />
heat until pink. Add the sauce and<br />
bamboo shoots and let it cook<br />
uncover ed on low for about 10 minutes<br />
until the sauce thickens up.<br />
Ser ve on a bed of r ice and spr inkle<br />
some gr een onions on the top to make<br />
it look pr etty and wa-la bon appetit.<br />
You can add br occoli, and car r ots to<br />
this r ecipe, or bean spr outs, and you<br />
can even ser ve it with fr esh gr een<br />
beans on the
M o d e l : Z i a s i a<br />
U n i t e d K i n g d o m<br />
P h o t o C r e d i t : El e m e n t z I m a g e z<br />
El e m e n t z O f C o u t u r e<br />
w w w . e l e m e n t z c o u t u r e . c o m
DANNI BILLIONSINTERVIEWS A<br />
FELLOWBOSSCHICINGAME<br />
Danni-Heeeeey Getta what?s up girl?<br />
Getta- Hey girl just working<br />
Danni- I know you?re bi-coastal, but where<br />
is your primary and secondary locations?<br />
Getta- Atlanta and Los Angeles<br />
Danni- How did you get started in<br />
entertainment management?<br />
Getta- It really all started back in LA when I<br />
was like 18 I started club promoting<br />
Danni- I?ve known you personally for years<br />
and you?ve always rubbed elbows with<br />
celebrities. Tell me how has that helped<br />
your career?<br />
Getta- It help me out a lot because people<br />
always see me around celebrities. So I<br />
start getting calls about booking people<br />
for different things. That's why I decided to<br />
do my booking and managing company.<br />
Danni- So you?re making major moves in<br />
the beauty industry as well. Tell us about<br />
it.<br />
Getta- That all started from me going back<br />
and forth to Cali and I'll be out there trying<br />
to get my hair done and I could never find<br />
good quality hair. So I decided to start<br />
selling hair. I found me a great hair<br />
connect and been on every since.<br />
Danni- How can we link up with you on<br />
social media?<br />
Getta- My IG is Gettas_Pretty_Hair and I'm<br />
working on my website lol<br />
Danni- Thx a million for your time, but<br />
before I let you go who would you like to<br />
give a shout out to?<br />
Getta- I just want to give thanks and all<br />
praises to God for allowing me to do so<br />
many different things and work with so<br />
many great people in so many different<br />
fields. And thank you for taking time to<br />
talk to me.<br />
- Danni Billions
G et t a<br />
Young M a
Danni - How are you?<br />
<strong>Mudassar</strong>- I am great!! I feeling blessed and on the<br />
Top of the World feeling amazing!!<br />
Danni - How long have you been singing and<br />
dancing?<br />
<strong>Mudassar</strong>- I have been singing and dancing for<br />
over 15 years.<br />
Danni - Obviously you?re a huge Michael Jackson<br />
fan, but at what point did you decide that you<br />
wanted to become a tribute artist?<br />
<strong>Mudassar</strong>- After the MJ Album Dangerous, around<br />
1992, I started placing my focus mostly on MJ.<br />
Danni - How long did it take for you to get your<br />
moves, and vocals to the MJ level?<br />
<strong>Mudassar</strong>- It took me from 7 to 10 years, over and<br />
over, practicing in the Car, Washroom, anywhere I<br />
had a moment. I had a lot of embarrassing<br />
moments I feel I am better but still working too<br />
perfect even more. Even now in my office, | I just<br />
feel like I am possessed, still in my body but<br />
possessed.<br />
My VISION is as MJ?s was. My message is one<br />
common message ?Heal the World? and ultimately<br />
ignite his presence.<br />
Danni - I have to admit I love Michael Jackson and<br />
you gave me goosebumps watching you sing Billy<br />
Jean.<br />
<strong>Mudassar</strong>- I am honored that you think so! I am<br />
blessed and grateful to be able to present you with<br />
such a feeling. That is my GRAMMY!!! I want to<br />
know that everyone that sees and enjoy my Tribute<br />
to the King of Pop. If I can make someone smile at<br />
me enjoying my show, I feel that I have made a<br />
major accomplishment and that is better than<br />
receiving a Grammy?<br />
Danni - I have one more question for you. You?ve<br />
done so many performances but I want to know<br />
what was it like performing for the royal family?<br />
<strong>Mudassar</strong> - First of all, it was totally unbelievable<br />
and second it was totally unimaginable. His<br />
Highness Daughter?s 16th Birthday!! Having her and<br />
her friends present during my performance. To<br />
actually be requested by the Royal Family. It was<br />
indeed the most ultimate performance!!! The<br />
feeling is second to none; to actually have the<br />
Dubai Royal Family to contact me for a<br />
performance??<br />
<strong>Mudassar</strong> Jackson (UAE)<br />
C o v e r F e a t u r e<br />
I felt pretty Royal myself. There is no better feeling<br />
and I am honored.<br />
Manager, Paula Hall, CEO of Boss Lady Productions<br />
UAE?<br />
Interviewed By Danni Billions of<br />
<strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>
M o d e l : El i z a b e t h M e d l e y . . .<br />
P C : JZ R P r o d u c t i o n s<br />
R o s e w e l l , G e o r g i a<br />
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<strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
Interviews The Awesome Fashion<br />
Designer Andre Of MIA<br />
<strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>-Hello, and<br />
how are you? MIA-Very good thanks<br />
and you?<br />
<strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>-Please t ell<br />
m y readers a lit t le bit about yourself?<br />
MIA-I go by the name of Andre the<br />
Designer and I'm the founder of the<br />
brand MIA <strong>London</strong>. I collaborate with a<br />
number of African tailors to create<br />
formalwear. I do a bit of styling too and<br />
would like to do a bit more. Im a trainee<br />
lawyer by day - MIA is my creative outlet.<br />
<strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> m agazine- How did<br />
you get int o t he fashion indust ry?<br />
MIA- I've been fashion conscious for a<br />
few years but started taking things more<br />
seriously after I met our co-founding<br />
tailor, GallanT. A few months after<br />
buying a suit from him, I pitched the<br />
idea to him and the ball has been rolling<br />
since.<br />
Our head stylist and creative director,<br />
Jade Rolene Aspeling, had been making<br />
waves in the South African fashion<br />
industry for a while and has taught me a<br />
lot.<br />
<strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>- What<br />
drives your creat ivit y for your brand?<br />
MIA-A genuine interest in changing<br />
people's perceptions of Africa and what<br />
it is capable of and my belief in my<br />
ability to lead that change.
<strong>London</strong> Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>-Are you t he<br />
designer, and seam st ress as w ell? MIA-I'm<br />
the designer and director of the business.<br />
However, there are two sides to MIA. The<br />
retail side and the full tailoring side. On the<br />
retail side, I designed the original template<br />
trouser and measurements, aimed at tackling<br />
the trade off between waist fit and thigh<br />
room that many men experience. Our<br />
trousers are high waisted, and take<br />
cognisance of contemporary trends to give a<br />
slightly cropped fit on taller individuals. We<br />
don't believe that our customers should have<br />
to wear a belt with their trousers - by<br />
definition, if you're wearing a belt,the<br />
conclusion generally is that your trousers do<br />
not fit you entirely correctly. We're here to fix<br />
that. MIA collaborate with our tailors, giving<br />
them creative input to select the prints and<br />
incorporate the styles that they feel best<br />
represent them and their respective fashion<br />
industries whilst still ensuring that we offer<br />
clothing items that fulfil the needs of our<br />
target markets.<br />
For example, for his SS17 range, our South<br />
African tailor has shifted the buttons of the<br />
trousers to the right hip and extended the<br />
waist band of the trousers to fasten onto<br />
these buttons. We have also jointly designed<br />
a pair of tweed trousers that are suitable<br />
both for warmer termperatures and climates<br />
and durable enough for cooler climates.<br />
On the full tailoring side, MIA acts as the<br />
facilitator for these up and coming tailors,<br />
exposing them to new markets and<br />
audiences and giving our target market(s)<br />
access to some of the best tailors that Africa<br />
has to offer.