Last week was a fun filled, true Summer in NYC week for me.  I spent nearly every evening out celebrating something.  Besides my sister and brother’s birthday at Mr West, a couple of my other highlights were Mel Debarge’s birthday at Hotel Rivington w/ a performance by Ryan Leslie and Ron Brownz, PLUS The Microphone Fiend himself, RAKIM put on a show at Highline Ballroom.  Though I’ve seen him a few times before, each time, especially when he does “Know the Ledge”, gets me hyped.  U-God opened the show and Ricky Ross made a surprise appearance.

“Cause I get loose and I got troops… and crazy JUICE!”

Saturday, I found myself at a cookout in Long Island.  The house look like something on MTV Cribs.  Took a trip to the bathroom and…say word, the wall paper is GUCCI.  I had to share.

a portrait of our lovely hostess, Esther