Monie Love
, Monie Love
Coming to the U.S. a British import via the Hip Hop movement, Monie Love found herself amidst the cream of the crop within the rap community. Forming allegiances with the likes of De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest and Queen Latifah, which were all solidified by recording a song with each of the mentioned, Monie sealed her place as the British Hip Hop Ambassador, with the spitfire rap flow. After enjoying success as a recording artist, and being recognized with 2 Grammy nominations, Monie ventured into the world of radio, starting out in NY at Hot 97 where she could be heard as part of the line up of radio personalities 9yrs running. Since leaving Hot 97,Monie went on to do morning radio with Hip Hop radio personality Ed Lover at Power 1051 also in NY. When the opportunity arose to do her own morning show, Monie, eager to continue moving to new heights, took that position, which brought her to the Philly Tri State area. With a grand run in mornings in Philly, plus a quite controversial exit from where you heard her last, Monie landed on the Flagship for hip Hop radio in Philly, Power 99 fm. Still not ready to stop striving towards higher heights, Monie moved her family to Miami, joined the classic artist lineup that grace the Tom Joyner family events and cruises, and partnered up with the prominent Miami socialites to create events in South Beach catering to music lovers young and old new and classic. With all of this, Monie is still able to create a Cook Book, which embraces the Non Chef, and allows all to develop courage in the kitchen, with easy to follow steps in creating classic comfort foods to entertain at home. Needless to say Monie has managed to maintain her love of motherhood and life in all its aspects and glory.
Monie, coming from a Jamaican background with parents who saw to it that complete knowledge of ancestry and African history was prevalent in the household, recently joined the ranks of artist/activists to form SANKOFA Social Justice Organization, lead by Harry Belafonte.
As an 'Artivist' as Monie likes to refer to herself, Monie travels both nationally and internationally to participate in speaking engagements connected with social awareness and it's marriage to the artistic community across the board. Monie recently sat on a panel for Emancipation Day in DC with Chuck D and MC Hammer for Centric TV.
You can hear 'The Icon' Monie Love every Saturday 6pm on Sirius XM radio with her show Ladies First that is now approaching it's 7th year running on the satellite network. Monie travels and performs both as a solo artist and also as part of Classic Hip Hop performance collective THE ALUMNI along side fellow artists Kwame, Dana Dane, Special Ed and Chubb Rock. You can also catch Monie DJing on the road at an array of events from corporate to Metro City Nightlife in a city near you.
Monie is currently Curator In Chief of SHEmovement.com the worldwide portal for all things Women in Hip Hop related covering all elements of Hip Hop culture from a woman's perspective.
In addition to all of this, Monie Love is now the career mom with a total of four children ranging in age from 23,17,11 with the youngest coming in at 6yrs old.
With all this said, she still finds time to enjoy the little things in life, and wraps herself up in motherhood and all that it entails, as she considers having her 'Fab Four' as she calls them, being the richest experience of her life!
The brink of fall is here but there’s still plenty to do this weekend. Whether you want to hit up a concert or stay inside for Sweetest Day for a move, there’s lots of ideas for you to have an eventful weekend. TJMS’ Nikki Woods has the scoop:
Football’s rolling right along and for you NBA fans, the kings of the hardwood got next as the NBA season starts up officially in two weeks. If you’re a music fan, R. Kelly and Erykah Badu are both on the road and on TV, there’s plenty of information about the upcoming election as both BET and CNN have specials on what’s at stake this this year. Sunday Night Football is a clash of the titans ad the Steelers take on the Bengals. And of course, if you’re in Philadelphia this weekend, the Take Your Loved One to the Doctor Day Expo offers medical screenings and information, the entire TJMS crew, two concerts and more all for free! Read on for what’s happening this weekend.
ON TV
All Times Eastern
Friday, October 19
“Shark Tank”at 8 p.m. on ABC
NFL player Brandon Jacobs comes along with an entrepreneur to pitch the Sharks, who are in rare form this season with always cautious FUBU founder Daymond John along with Mark Cuban
“Grassroots” at 9 p.m. on BET
Kerry Washington and other celebrities talk about the importance of this year’s election in a 2-part special that focuses on grassroots activism
Saturday, October 20
“Voters in America: Who Counts” at 8 p.m. on CNN
A look at Florida House Bill 1355, passed in 2011 that fundamentally changed voting laws in the state
Sunday, October 21
“Sunday Night Football” on NBC at 8:20 p.m.
The Steelers travel to Cincy to take on QB Andy Dalton and his air show, but Pittsburgh has won the last four meetings.
ONSCREEN
“Alex Cross”
Tyler Perry chases serial killer Matthew Fox in the role that Morgan Freeman created based on the James Patterson bestsellers
“Paranormal Activity 4”
You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all, the latest in the horror franchise
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“The Sessions”
With the help of a priest and a sex therapist a disabled man sets out to lose his virginity at age 38
John Hawkes, William H. Macy and Helen Hunt star
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ON SHELVES
“It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Kind to Finding and Keeping Love” by Paul Carrick Brunson
Another entry into the overcrowded relationship advice book market, but this one seems like it’s at least a practical guide
Friday, October 19
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PHILADELPHIA, PA
“Take Your Loved One To the Doctor” Expo
The Tom Joyner Morning Show comes to Philadelphia with special guests including Dr. Ian, Johnny Gill, Q Parker, Dr. Ro, Dr. Robin Smith, Monie Love, and more. The two day expo at Philadelphia’s Liacouris Center features a live broadcast on Friday morning and 2 days of fun, health information, panels, workshops and performances. The Expo goes from 9:30 a.m. -7 p.m. on Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. There is an Old School Afterparty Concert on Friday night and a Comedy Show on Saturday night. All events are FREE. For more info, click here
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(Source: Black America Web)