MUSIC-KANYE VS. 50 CENT

Hey everyone welcome back, so the big question is , who did you buy Kanye or 50? Well as we all know Kanye West and 50 Cent are trying to outsell each other opening week. After hearing all of the buzz about this challenge MochaMoves decided to get in on all of the action. I went out to the record store to see if there were any lines or if the albums were sold out. Since we always do it big here at MochaMoves, we checked out one of the largest records stores in the world, Virgin Mega Store in Times Square. To my surprise there were no lines and their CD's were not sold out. I went along with one of my correspondents, and she was actually purchasing a CD herself. She decided to go with Kanye West, 1 for Kanye..lol. So far I have been hearing that Kanye is actually out selling 50 Cent buy over a hundred thousand records. But over here at MochaMoves I only care about the facts so I will wait and see. An interesting thing I learned about Virgin Record store is they don't allow kid under 18 in the store before three on weekdays with out a parent, which is cool. Ok that's it for now, post a comment and tell me if you made the right choice...



The final decision



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FASHION- SHOW

Hey guys welcome back. So this week has been really exciting for Hip Hop with the 50 Cent and Kanye West albums dropping. It has also been a big week for the fashion world as well,and tell you the truth I don't know what to write about first...Ok I have made up my mind I will write about Fashion first. Recently I went to a Fashion Show at Gotham Hall in NYC with a few friends. We went to support one of the models and I also went to see whats next in fashion. It was not your traditional fashion show, it had a lot of flavor. The models were supper sexy, and they were not afraid to show it, actually a girl from the first season of BET's College Hill was in it. I wish I remembered her name, but I don't , she was a tom boy on the show maybe you will recognize her from my pics. She also had some Janet Jackson action with one of her outfits , but it did not seem to faze her at all...lol.I should have taken some names so I can tell you a full list of the designers , but I was too busy being entertained by the clothing..lol. Well here goes what I can remember . There was a line called Nobody Clothing, it consist of tanks and loungewear. Then there was The House of Hot CoCo,that line was crazy, it consists of alot of stripper outfits. Don't get me wrong the pieces were nice but that was the only way to describe them, and you will see what I mean in the pictures.lol. Oh and I can't forget the African clothing line , the designs were original and the designers came straight from Africa. Well enjoy the pics and post comments..
The House of Hot CoCo Designs

The House of Hot CoCo Designs (the girl from College Hill)

One of the Top Male Models Jason

The House of Hot CoCo



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EATING OUT - JUSTINS

Hey guy, hope you had a great weekend. I have been a little under the weather myself but I had to get some entries done. So I decided to give you an Eating Out entry. I am sure by now you all have heard of Justins Restaurant. It is PDiddy's Restaurant in New York City and Atlanta. I went to Justins for a business meeting, only to realize that there Monday Night Football event has begun. The food was great and the crowd was full of interesting people. So you guys should go check it out next Monday..here are a few pics. I know this is not a full entry, but I am will extend it later in the week . So keep checking back. For now enjoy the pics..


Mocha and Jo the Manager of Justins


For more info on Justins check out www.justinsrestaurant.com

TRAVEL- VEGAS

Hey guys welcome back, I hope your weekend is going well. Because of all the the Vegas talk this week, I decided to put together a Travel entry about Sin City. The MTV Awards which is being shown today was filmed in Vegas last night and from what I heard it was a blast. Vegas was also the host of the Magic Show last week, so everyone I know is out there right now. Over the past too weeks I got a lot of calls from my friends asking me where to stay or what to do when they hit Sin City, so I decided to put together an entry highlighting some of my favorite spots. So here we go, when I am in Vegas I usually stay at the Venetian Hotel. The Venetian is an amazing Italian themed hotel, if you stay at this hotel you might forget about the rest of the Vegas Strip because they are just so many entertaining things to do out there. One of the hottest restaurants and clubs is an elevator ride away from your room , TAO. TAO is known for its hot celebrity parties and great dining. To avoid waiting on long lines at night, you should go eat in the day and tell your waiter that you will be coming back at night and they will give you a get in free stamp for the after party. A must see is the canal on the 2nd floor of the hotel, you must not leave with you taking a gondola ride through the hotel. The top hotel in Vegas is The Wynn Las Vegas, The Wynn is fairly new to the Vegas Strip but it sets the standards for luxury. A nights stay at The Wynn or the Venetian for a basic room usually starts at $550.00. One of my favorite restaurants in Vegas is Emerald located in The MGM, which is also a good hotel to stay at for Boxing events. Other hotels that made my top 5 list are The Bellagio, Cesears Palace and The Mandalay Bay. My top clubs are Tao(Venetian ), Pure(Cesears Palace), Rain(Palms Hotel)and ICE. Those clubs are usually sooo poppin!..you don't want to leave. Earlier this year I went to some amazing parties in Vegas, Jay Z and Lebron James shut down TAO, Allen Iverson had Ice packed and nothing compared to how PDiddy made it rain in Rain..lol. So the next time you are planning a trip to Vegas let me know so I can tell my people you are coming..Enjoy some of my vegas pics and don't forget to post a comment.
Chillin with Neyo in Vegas

Chillin with Sex Symbol..lol and Super Producer Polo Da Don

Chillin with my ATL Connect Celo in Vegas

Working the Brooklyn Sky booth at the Magic Show



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www.travelocity.com
www.cheaptickets.com
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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT-ALEK WEK

Hey you guys, stick with me and I will show you the world..lol. Thank you for coming back and checking me out. In this post I want to spotlight a really special person who is also my favorite person of the week and that is Alek Wek. Alek is an international Super Model and the author of new Memoir "Alek Wek From Sudanese Refugee to International Super Model". This week there has been a lot of press covering the launch of her new book. I wanted to write something on it earlier but I didn't because I was not physically at any of those events. And the whole idea of MochaMoves is writing about events that I have actually been to. So when I got an invite to an Alek Wek book reading I was really excited to cover this event. It was a really small private event and Alek showed up on time, which was unexpected because this is Fashion Week. She spoke really well, and talked about her life and her family. She was born in Sudan and her father died when she was nine, she is also one of 9 children. Her mom is the matriarch of the family and they fled to Europe from the Sudan War. She was discovered by a modeling scout at a mall in London. Alek allowed the audience to ask her questions, which was really nice. She had an English accent and looked as flawless as she does in the magazines. I related to her a lot because my father is from Africa and I have a sister there as well. By the way she spoke you can tell that she was really down to earth. Her book had family pics that anyone from the islands can relate to. So show her some love and enjoy the pics. And now I feel like an official photographer because I have taken pics of a super model..lol. So the next time you see me if I have one of those huge fashion photographer cameras don't laugh..lol
Alek Wek Signing her Book



Alek Speaking at her Book Launch Event

Mocha @ Alek Wek Book Launch Event

THE NEW BOOK BELOW:


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www.barnesandnoble.com

ON THE SCENE-FERGIE BAG LAUNCH

Hey and welcome back. So as you will notice in three of the posts I have on the same thing..lol. That is because I was doing a lot in one day for my "MochaMoves" readers. I caught up with my girl Fergie before she did her huge launch event for Kipling handbags. The funniest thing is as I am writing "My Humps" is playing on MTV. Fergie and Kipling collaborated for a new line called "Fergie Kipling Handbags". I saw a few of the Kipling executives carrying the new line and they looked really cool. The styles are separated into three designs Nice Scout, Naughty Scout and The Dutchess. The bags are fun and affordable they range from $75 to $200. Fergie was pretty nice she even posed for me to take an exclusive pic of her, her body guard was also pretty huge..so she looked so tiny. But you know everyone looks tiny to me when I have on my heals ..lol. Well enjoy the pics.

A MochaMoves EXCLUSIVE!-Fergie before her bag launch.

And you know I was on the scene!

Promo Pic of Fergie with her hand bags.


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