May 2016 issue ft Haitian American Productions, Lucky Melz, Pharaoh Mob and more!!

May 2016

Also in this issue: Black Dada Pharaoh Mob Lucky Melz Boutique & More

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Letter from the Editor,

about being Jamaican gotta

**sings** Tatted on my

go back now and do some

chest, yes i’m a zoe!!! Yup

explaining! lol anyways, all

its our month!! Who would

fun and games. I love being

have thought all the days of

Haitian, love the culture, the

being called names, being

food, the language. Cheers to

picked on for mitmatch-

all my Haitians.

ing clothes, being asked if I

And of course this issue is

knew voodoo, if I ate cats...

dedicated to the same 2 peo-

Who would have thought

ple who’ve been rocking with

years later now it would be

me since day1. My 2nd ma

cool to say I’m Haitian!! I

and my 1st love. Cheers to yall.

bet all those kids back in high school who used to lie

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Beauty/Fashion

Contents 8

Beauty of the Month: Ali Camacho Kmy Ruiz

10

Lucky Melz No Luck All Grind

20 23

Trans vs Trendy ft Amiyah Johns

24

(Chancellor)

Pharaoh Mob

36

Dj Samore Top 5

Music

30

One Group, One Sound, Three Kings

Cover Story Page 16 Haitian AmericanProductions

10 Signs You Got a Real One

Lifestyle/Relatioships

Black Dada

Welcome to our Newest contributors

Fancy

Name: Nancy aka Fancy Hometown: Fort Myers, FL Instagram: itsfancy_duhhh Facebook: Nancy Placide Snapchat: foreverfancy242

Interviewer

"A good woman knows her past, understands her present and progresses in her future" -Fancy

Born in Freeport, Bahamas w/Haitian blood running through her veins, with a very outspoken soul & the love for writing, she's using her craft to make a difference. "We all come across obstacles that try to break us. It's how you get through it by not giving up, thats makes you a true survivor!". She is currently working on a couple different projects.

Under construction: Making her dream into reality.

Stay tuned....

Welcome to our Newest contributors

Cornell Bunting Well hello everyone, my name is Cornell Bunting, born and raised between Jamaica and Bristol, England, migrated to the states in 2001 and gained my citizenship 2011.

plans and opted to continue pursuing my goal to obtain my Bachelor’s degree in gaming and simulation programming.

Columnist

to achieve my goals. In the minimal spare time I have, I enjoy participating in different groups at my church where I volunteer my time to make a difference in the I am the father of three community, participate in boys, a 12 year old, 9 and spiritual growth groups, or My journey started out of a 7 year old. I am driven act as part of the hospitalhigh school as a Caribbean to succeed both intrin- ity team to welcome the history teacher, then on to sically and by my family, congregation each Sunday. hospitality as a bellman/ knowing that I am setting I am very outgoing, love valet, did that for over a great example for my meeting new people and seventeen years, still enjoy children, as they see me seek to do so with every the field, as I love people balance work and school event I encounter. I love so very much. Back in 2011 I was drawn to the excitement and challenges associated with developing innovative, fresh games designed to educate and build moral character and develop apps that addressed practical real life issues. I completed my associates in Information Technology and Computer Science, during my break I took a slight detour to expand on the business me and my dad had in Jamaica, 3P security. Due to some unforeseen challenges, I re-evaluated my

writing and travelling, so decided to share one of my many kids stories with the world, by seeking a publishing company, after many tries I decide to go with Authorhouse, who is releasing the book on May 16, which I look forward to touring the world and share my story. The next trip is planned for south Africa for a couple weeks and I look forward on taking you guys on a journey with me, as I love site seeing and meeting interesting people, for every experience I’ve had, has created a story. Get ready for a journey with me, as you will see what I see, when I share with you different events.

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(239) 297-5437

Beauty

Beauty of the month

Kmy Ruiz

Beauty of the month

Ali Camacho

Fashion

Lucky Melz No Luck All Grind

Roght now, not really. I have alot going on with my new collection of shirts. So if anything, I’ll have a couple of sales, music, and food or something like that. And we’re also launching a new tv commercial that will be featured on cable tv.

What kind of products do you carry in your store?

There is a rise in businesses by women. For you to be a Haitian woman in business, I feel like that is a very powerful thing. You own two stores corWhere should I start? I’m rect? from Immokalee Florida, a small community Yes, I have one located in in between Fort Myers Immokalee that I started and Naples. Graduated in 2012 and a second loin 2004 at Immokalee cation, this month would High School, attended make a year, in Fort Mycollege in Jacksonville, ers, FL. and graduated in 2008.

I’m married with 3 kids.

Any big plans for your anniversary?

I’m on the line with the owner of Lucky Melz Boutique, Melda, give us a little background, who is Lucky Melz?

A little bit of everything. I try to make it a one stop shop. My main products, I started off with the hair.

Main reason being, I love hair, I’m a big hair fanatic.

And being from Immokalee, we didnt have a hair store, and I just felt like that would be the right business to get into. To where I could stop everyone from traveling out of town. That’s what got me started with the hair. I added more women stuff, like dresses, shoes, you know, to make the shop a one stop shop. Then I started adding products.

Some women might need a touch up before putting

in extensions, so why not add perms and the other products they use on their hair? Then I got into waist training, that became real big so I added that to my collection.

But my main collections are, my virgin hairlines, my waist trainers which I call “Snatched by Lucky Melz” and of course the dresses and stuff. And now I’m coming out with my Haitian Apparel clothing line, which I’m thinking of coming out with throughout the year versus just for flag day.

What has been your biggest obstacle in opening your own businesses?

You get a lot of people who want to do what you do. But they don’t understand the effort and the hard work that goes into doing what you do.

So they’ll go and they’ll try to do the same thing you’re doing. They will sit at home and order hair online and provide it to the community, where as I’m paying rent. It becomes a little challenging, but never challenging enough to want to give up. I don’t use that in my vocabulary. If anything, it pushes me and motivates me to go harder.

And another challenge I would say is when business is slow and the bills

start to kick in, it gets challenging. But again, never enough to want to give up.

What advice would you give someone wanting to open up their own business?

I always say that you’re destined to be who you are. It’s not for everyone.

You have to have a passion. It has to be something that you want. And you gotta be able to balance life.

Interviewed by Fancy exclusively for Ford Ent Magazine

2nd Annual Ford Ent Awards- July 14th, 2016

Oh, Oh!

Haitian Americ

! Min Yo!

can Productions

Take us to the beginning of HAP. How did things kick off?

Haitian American Productions (HAP) started off with 2 people in West Palm Beach FL, Jonas & James (Haitian Husbands). About 1 year ago (May18th weekend to be exact) we [James and I] met up with Success, Plus, Zoe Poze & Chelo.

As time went on and videos went viral we decided to make HAP our official brand by adding Success & Plus as Chelo & Poze focused on separate routes.

Who was the brain behind HAPs? Or was it a collective effort?

HAP was created in Sr. Bertha’s house (Jonas’s mother) with Jonas & James being the founders. Understanding the masterful talent that Success and Plus brought on it was ideal to add them on board.

Where you guys doing skits for fun before taking it to a professional level or was this a specific business plan?

It was for fun, we knew there could be some professional ventures but not on this major Haitian scale, so we ran with the momentum.

Who are the members of HAPs? And what role do they each play?

Well Success likes to say this, He calls me (Jonas) the alpha, Success being bravo, James is charlie and Plus is Delta (A,B,C,D) Are the skits really based off of your parents? Do they act like this?

Lol most of our skits are factual, just slight fabrication and exaggeration for comedic purposes.

Do they enjoy your skits?

Our parents, lets say some are more supportive than others :) Do any of the members of HAPs have any other aspirations? Such as music, standup comedy etc…?

We all do stand up comedy, Plus & Success have been doing it for way longer than James and I, but HAP is just more than what you see. Big projects are coming up.

How long have all the members known each other? Or are you guys related?

We met up in Pairs, James is to Jonas what Plus is to Success “bff’s” lol. I’ve known James for 23 years (almost my whole life) and Success and Plus have been down for about 13years.

At what point did you guys realize, this is the formula, this is successful?

When we realized that this is more than just comedy. We’re bringing a lot people together with out talents, lets keep going.

If you guys could have any guests on one of your skits, who would you choose and why?

Key and Peele is a big one, other Social media acts would be awesome as well. Too many names to name lol You recently announced a charity drive to raise funds for HAPs, can you tell us a little bit about the drive? I see a por-

tion of the donations is also going to a charity, can you tell us about the charity?

We have a drive we’re doing for kids in South Florida (Palm Beach, Broward, Dade) and in Haiti for shoes and school supplies etc..The charity name is “Edifye” (@Edifye) is a wonderful foundation founded

by Vidith Eugene from South Florida as well.

How often do you release videos?

We do videos almost everyday, sometimes

we won’t release them all, but we have tons.

Reaching this level of success, has it changed your life in any way?

How so?

Everything moves a lot faster now a days, walking in a store or in a mall is not just walking in anymore. Someone normally knows who you are.

Any touring plans?

When and where?

May 12th - 15th Boston, NJ, NY, Montreal and Philly.

Music So, Mr “Imma Zoe”, I know you get that alot.

Yea I get that alot, lol I’m gonna start off with, what happened to Black Dada? You just kind of came and you left.

Well, technically, I didnt decide to take a break. It was kind of a gift and a curse. My son, which is a gift, came about. I wanted to be a father being that I was raised without a father. My father died when I was 12, 13 years old, so I wanted to get

it in as much as I could with him (my son), but the curse part is the industry curse. It is what is, there are alot of blessings that comes with the industry. I got to work with alot of people. Where it elevated my craft to another level. But there were some issues with music stuff, but it was all normal stuff. I had to take a hiatus and focus on working on me. The pop artist. I don’t only do urbanmusic, I do international and pop type of music also and I needed to be the Black Dada

that everyone wanted to see and hear.

So that’s why I took a little hiatus, its not something I wanted to do, But because of the circumstances, the music industry had me take a back seat for a little bit.

You have so many loyal fans, that song, no matter if you are Haitian or not.

I once did a club with all mexicans and it was all loved for real.

What I appreciate about that song is that it encouraged younger Haitians to be proud and represent who they are.

What was the stardom like? How was that transition from day to day regular person to being Black Dada?

the stardom hit, I was shocked, but I’ve always ained for higher goals.

Yea, getting your song on the radio is a great ac c omplish me nt,but then winning a Grammy is the biggest of them all and that’s my goal.

In a sense I felt weak in my knees when I heard it on the radio and people shouting me out but then I had to catch myself like, this is only the first level and we have so much more to go.

I got something right now that’s buzzing. It’s called “F* Em” and it’s out right now. It’s on iTunes, Google Play, Spodify and all that and it’s available.

Should we be expecting an album soon?

Yes you should definetely be expecting that. I’ve been wotking on alot of little things, some treats for the fans. A variety type of music. Yall stay tuned for it.

The crasiest thing is, I was raised in a church, so performing in front of people was not new to me. The platform was different. I took advantage of the platform. I You’ve been in the stulooked at it as new terri- dio, can we expect any- Interviewed by Fancy tory I wanted to partake thing new soon? exclusively for Ford Ent in and jump on. And as Magazine

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Music

PHARAO

One Group, One So

OH MOB

ound, Three Kings

What’s the meaning of your group name? Pharaoh Mob?

we’ve realized that we’re trying to take this thing in a different move, in a different way, G Love: We basically sat we wanted a different down, and we were go- name. ing over names, and we Truu: a strong name. were thinking of what Vandamme: One you’re we believe and what not going to forget. we represent and it just popped up, in one of One thing I noticed heads, “Pharaoh”. about you guys, from hearing the name of And what does Pharaoh the group and meeting mean to you? you guys, I didn’t really know what to expect Truu: A higher power. music wise until I saw We look at ourselves as you guys perform. Is young kings, young pha- that intentional? raohs.

G Love: I wouldn’t say it Vandamme: When you was intentional. The way look at what’s in the city, we’ve been going since you know where every- we’ve started, we’ve body sounds the same, been pushed aside so we’re different. We’re when we show what really taking that step to we got and what we do, get ourselves out there, it gets people bopping we’re being different, their head like damn we’re not following that Truu: and in every situtrend, that Fort Myers ation, we have to prove sound. ourselves. We always G Love: And now that do, we just want to get

to the point where we don’t have to prove it. We want people to know what we’re about.

Vandamme: we just don’t want to fall into a category Speaking of category, say I’m on Pandora, and I’m searching for your music, what channel would I find it on?

You’d find us in urban modern hip hop, trap, we touch on so many different categories.

I do want to mention, you guys, you seem a little young, how old are you guys?

G Love: How old would you say I am?

17?

G Love: I always get that, but I’m 21 Vandamme: 22 Truu: 21

Does your music reflect Do you guys switch roles your age or transcends at times? it?

G Love: very seldom lol Truu: I feel like it does reflect our age When it comes to creatG Love: I feel like right ing music, walk me thru now we’re young and your creative process. most young people like to have fun and live for G Love: It’s beautiful the moment Vandamme: somebody Vandamme: We do real- finds a beat, I’d say we ize we have a long way go thru 20-25 beats until to go, so why not in this one just clicks chapter, have fun with it?

In any family, you always have your specific characters, who’s who in this group?

G Love: Vandamme’s the hot head. lol Truu: and I’d say you’re the outgoing, the goofy one Vandamme: I’d say I’m the rowdy one. Truu, he’s more the level headed, he’s calm and collect.

Truu: and we’ll start freestyling and record what we freestyle G Love: most of the time, what we record when we freestyle is what we go with Truu: that’s most of our songs At what point did it hit you guys that you’re an artist now?

G Love: We were in Miami, a little vacation get away with the boys.

On the car ride back, at some point it got silent.

We put on one of our songs, and after that song, we got silent and instantly everybody got that same thought that we could do this for real.

Why not do it for real?

apart from them?

Vandamme: Our bond, our respect for each other and love for each other. We’ve been through some of the worst.

G Love: Its all an emotional rollercoaster Vandamme: the thing about us boys, when we’re down we all know how to get ourselves back up.

You know how a lot of So you guys watch out group start off strong for each other through then eventually break all the challenges in off, what sets you guys life, girl problems etc…?

Speaking of which, who here is locked in?

Vandamme: I’d say if anyone is locked in, it’s me And how does that affect your artistry?

Vandamme: It doesn’t.

She motivates me. She supports me. Gets excited for me, knows every word.

What about you guys?

Who motivates you?

G Love: We motivate each other.

Any last words: “May the Dab Live On”

Lifestyle/Relatiosnhips

TRANS or TRENDING Written by Miss Mikey

Is Transgendered visibility indeed helping bring awareness to Trans related issues or is it becoming like everything else in this generation, a trending topic?

Jenner, award winning actress and first With the constant slaying of transgender to grace the cover of Time transgendered woman across the Magazine, Laverne Cox, social menation and recent uproar with dia sensations Amiyah Scott and T.S. whether or not transgendered Madison, New York Times Best-Selling people should use to bathroom of Author Janet Mock, and transgender the gender they identify with, has supermodels Isis King and Carmen the visibility of transgendered peoCarrera, these woman are definitely ple in the media really helped in the forefront of trans visibility. Each raise awareness of Trans issues? woman uses their platform to share Has transgendered people in the the same message but with a different media only caused a hashtag frendelivery, transgendered people are zy belittling transgendered people here and we’re not going anywhere! into a simple hashtag? Sit down Though these celebrity status transwith myself and the beautiful Amigendered woman have indeed made a yah Johns (Chancellor) to see what name for themselves in the limelight she thinks. In the year of 2015, media, we can’t forget about the Trans more than 15 transgendered wompeople who are in the trenches face an of color were murdered. With first in the community raising aware41% suicide rate amongst people ness, which brings me to introduce who identify with transgendered you to Amiyah Johns. Amiyah’s gender or gender non-conforming individassigned at birth was male and her uals, along with a 70% of transgenbirth name but even when she took dered people have been discrimher first breath, she knew she was a inated against, these issues need woman. A woman who was a force to to be faced and talked about in the be reckoned with! best way possible. With the highly publicized coming out of Caitlyn

Amiyah Johns (Chancellor) is a Florida native born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is of Haitian decent. “Growing up in a Haitian household was rough. But when I came out as gay at 14, my mother was very supportive” says Chancellor. After living her life as gay she then finally revealed that she was having gender identity issues. Her family was still accepting but was very new to this kind of “issue”.

“My mother has always been very supportive of me and my journey to womanhood.” Johns graduated high school and moved to Tallahassee, Florida to attend college at FAMU. At 19, she took the first step to womanhood and started using the pronouns she/her and living her life as the woman she always felt she was. She started her hormone therapy just one year later. At 23, she had her first surgery which was her breast

implants. “That was one of the biggest culture shock to my family. But I was still received well and accepted. If not, I didn’t know about it and oh well.” Amiyah Johns became Amiyah Chancellor in college when she entered a “gay family” (a family in the gay community that treats one another as if they are indeed blood relatives) once she was dubbed a Chancellor, Amiyah knew it was time to take the stage.

“Drag is a hobby and a passion, being transgendered is a lifestyle.

That’s what I also want people to know. Drag queens are not always transgendered people.

Even though transgendered people can do drag. I know it sounds crazy but it is what it is.” Amiyah did her first drag pageant and lost but that did nothing but fuel the fire for her to come back just one year later and defeat seven girls to become ‘Miss

Capital City Newcomer’.

With 13 titles under her belt, Chancellor is nothing to be toyed with when it comes to female impersonation!

Her most recent title is ‘Miss University Club’.

Chancellor is also a viral sensation with her K.Michelle impersonations. She was featured on The Shade Room’s Facebook and Instagram accounts when she performed K’s hit ‘Cry’ off of her second album, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart.

“I performed that and thought nothing of it. I went home and woke up to my phone going off, messages left and right, and people tagging me in The Shade Room. My video went viral with over 350,000+ views. I didn’t know The Shade Room was that big of a deal? I knew it was real when K.Michelle’s public relations team reached out to me and told me she indeed saw it and loved my performance. I saw her in concert when she

came to Tallahassee but missed the fan interaction. Someone bought me another ticket to her concert in Atlanta not too long after that and we finally met. Immediately, she knew who I was and complimented me on my breasts, she was like, ‘I LOVE YOUR BOOBS!’ I didn’t want to overdo it because yes she is a star, but hell I’m a star too!”

Chancellor let out a cackle after sharing her story of running into K. From that video she has been blessed with many opportunities from booking gigs as a performer and also marketing products. Now, that we have gotten to know Amiyah as the woman she is, let’s see what she stands for. “One thing I can’t stand, is when people hear the word transgender they immediately think of Caitlyn Jenner. She is not the face. Yes, she’s doing her part as far

as visibility but THAT’S IT! Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, and Isis King they have money. They have security. What about the everyday girl?

That’s where I come in. That’s where I take a stand. That’s where I let my voice be heard.”

Amiyah revealed that when she was growing up, she was bullied for carrying herself very feminine. When she was in middle school she would have to stay after class to miss bullies or come to school early. One day, she was attacked and left with a bloody nose. “There was blood all over my favorite sweater, I had to throw it away.

I’ll never forget that sweater.” Amiyah says she was always an easy target. When asked if she has ever been discriminated against as a transwoman, she let me have it, “Oh yea! I remember I was working at the Sheridan Four Points. Many women, especially women of

color, would take the information I told them about my transition and tell my business to the male employees trying to shame me. It was hard finding that job being who I am so why would they try and put me back at square one.

They have no idea the struggles of being transgender and looking for a job. People have purposely used the wrong pronouns. People will be rude to me because they know I’m transgender. I remember I was at a club and a man brought me a drink.

This girl who knew me from before told the dude I was Trans and he wasn’t too well off after that.” Amiyah continued to share her feelings about the slaying of Trans women of color, “People think because I’m a transwoman, I don’t believe in God. I always talk to God because I know I have three strikes against me. I’m black, I’m transgendered, and I’m open

about my journey. I would be lying if I said I never had that thought of ‘I’m next’. Not all transgendered people are put in situation of being discriminated against or in situations where are lives can be taken but when it happens, we all feel it because we’re all sisters.”

As Amiyah continued to open up, she mentioned that she is an advocate for transgendered woman to know their worth and to not entertain men of the down low (undercover lifestyle). “I won’t talk to a guy on that level if I can’t be seen in public with him. A lot of girls revert to being sexworkers because it’s hard for us to find a job,” Amiyah is a cosmetologist, “I’ve been offered money from men but declined.” Amiyah is also a public speaker. She has spoken to Social Studies, Queery/ Queer Theory, and Gender Studies classrooms at FAMU and FSU. “I al-

ways tell my story then answer any questions that the students have.

I want to answer them so they know how to approach the next Trans person they run into and in the back of my mind hoping they become and ally. I want to educate them as much as possible.” Just know, the classroom isn’t the only place Amiyah is dropping knowledge.

How does dating go as far as being transgendered? “As I said before, I don’t talk to a guy on that level if we can’t be seen in public together.

So, when I tell a man my tea (business) and he freaks out or asks questions in a disrespectful manner, I educate them and tell them to do their research. I don’t have time for a closeminded man. As transwomen, we have to stop meeting these men half way. Don’t be cool with a man living a double life. We want to live as woman so we need to be respected

as such. People will respect you so much more if they know who you really are. The only way they’ll know who you are, is if you know who you are.”

As mentioned before earlier in the article about the recent uproar of bathroom policies for transgendered people, Target released a nationwide statement saying that if transgendered people are shopping at Target they can use whatever bathroom coincides with their gender identity. Amiyah shared her excitement, “I commend Target!

You have all types of different people spending their money in your store from all different backgrounds and walks of life besides Trans people. So, for them to make such a bold statement in a time where this topic is being talked about so heavily, is very rewarding as a transwoman. What people don’t understand is, Trans people are try-

ing to rush out of the bathroom so we don’t get clocked (noticed). I go in the woman’s restroom, sit down in the stall, wash my hands, fix my hair and get out.

I’m not in there to get anyone’s child. I’ve even heard stories of people poking their heads under the stall to see if someone is indeed who they say they are! Baby just know if I see a head come up under my stall, I will kick them. It’s an invasion of privacy and disgusting that people can’t go to the bathroom in their respected places. People are somewhat making a mockery of Trans people saying we’re pedophiles but no one is really looking at the number when these sexual assaults are taking place. How many trans people are the attacker in those cases, especially on children?”

Having this talk with Amiyah was so refreshing! It helped me become a better ally

when it comes to my Trans brothers and sisters. Which is what her mission is, to raise awareness on transgendered issues, help people become allies, and to be the everyday girl. Amiyah now 27, residing in Tallahassee, Florida is not only a female impersonator but a cosmetologist (mentioned earlier). “You know Mikey, I feel being a hairdresser actually helps my transition. Not only because I’m helping people transform themselves, but I am interacting with everyday women. We talk about everyday women’s needs, struggles, and hardships. I’m apart of these women’s lives if they’re my regulars.

Also, I’m shedding light on transgendered people. I’m giving them a piece of me, my time, and talent within that time I am doing their hair. I love what I do.

Those women help me continue to grow as woman myself.”

Amiyah, how do you feel about the recent rising of younger people in the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual) Community? Are these little boys in hair and heels using the pronouns he/him/and his indeed transgendered?

Are they in some way or form making a mockery of Trans people? “I honestly think it is a phase.

Being that transgendered people are more visible than ever, I think they don’t grasp the fact that being transgendered is an internal feeling from birth, not a style of clothing. I’m sure they won’t be up in

(dressing up) for long.”

Is there anything you’d like to end with Amiyah? “No matter how passable you are as a transgendered woman, people will know. They just know. It’s not a bad thing! You can still be beautiful, but detectable. Being transgendered, I prefer people to know. Not saying I wear it on a shirt but I don’t hide who I am.

I am a proud transgendered woman and everyday girl.”

Article written exclusively for Ford Ent Magazine by Miss Mikey.

Lifestyle/Relatiosnhips

Inspired by the new Tru Wiz single, here are the top 10 signs to know if you got a

1.He treats his

mother like a queen. That’s his 1st love, he caters to her, listens to her and spoils her.

Showers her with love and respects her for the queen that she is and shows admiration for her position in his life.

2. You can tell

him everything.

Your real one listens, really listens, to your dreams, your fears, your worries, your bad jokes. He’s your besfriend.

Real One

wisdom. Be that voice of reason You have above who you can just everything else, a genuine friend- close your eyes and ship. Someone you follow the sound of can completely be his voice out of the fog. yourself around because you know He mentors you without a shadow spiritually. We all of a doubt that, could use flaws and all, they encouragement adore you. and spiritual guidHe guides you. ance as we navigate through life. That’s Whether though why churches are a trivial issue like so popular. To your favorite show have someone who on tv ending or your something as you can go to with those deep, what is major as coping with the death of the meaning of life, type questions is a a family member. phenomenal He’s there not only feeling. to listen, but to offer guidance and

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6. He’s honest

You want someone you can run the movement with.

and loyal. In all aspects of his life.

Not just with you.

Someone who He makes you doesn’t spare your feel like Beyonce. feelings with lies Whether or not to keep him in the you’re a fan, you green with you, but someone who will can’t deny Beyonce is on top of the respect you with world. She’s beautithe truth. ful, talented, classy and all those other He’s driven amazing adjectives. and ambitious.

You need somone That’s the person you want in your who makes you feel all that and more. corner if you’re Not just physically, trying to build a future. Because you but someone who need someone who makes you feel like can take the driver a genius, a queen, side while you ride a vixen, and a huspassenger and vice tler all in one. That encouragement versa. You don’t want someone who is enough juice to make you conquer is set apart from a country. your movement.

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9. Someone you

can measure your growth with. It’s such a beautiful journey to be able to look back and create a timeline of your personal growth and be able to look at someone and appreciate them holding your hand thru that trip.

In order for there to be progress, you need a progression of some sorts.

Specifically one you can measure.

10. He treats

you like a princess, respects you as a queen and f*cks you like a peasant.

Enough said.

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