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| Models Of Queens Caribbean Queen
Keisha Barrow
Home: Cambria Heights Age: 23 Weight: 116lbs Height: 5’4" Stats: 34B-26-35 Black Cartel Who says you can’t find good deals on the Internet? Keisha Barrow, an aspiring ingénue with looks to match her ambitions, found a way to jump-start her career as a model/actress with little more than a posting on the web. “I put my stuff on a website and eventually Derek contacted me,” she said. “I’ve been working for him for a few months.” Derek, of course, is Derek Jones, the mastermind behind Jamaica-based Black Cartel, a homegrown talent and entertainment enterprise in Southeast Queens. Since joining the Black Cartel, Barrow has modeled for number of designers, including Pure Black Designers and House of Nyi most recently. “It’s a good experience,” she said of the work. “I have a lot of fun, actually.” When it comes to modeling, Barrow has so far been most at home working in the sort of fashions she wears herself – t-shirts and jeans – but she’s looking to expand into classier apparel. “I think I like to work with regular clothes, like jeans. I would like to do more high fashion and glamour, but I haven’t done much of that yet,” she explained. Her hot looks were honed in Cambria Heights, where Keisha spent her formative years and studied at Andrew Jackson High School. In the neighborhood, she can be found hanging around USA Diner, one of her favorite spots to grab a bite and meet up with friends. Keisha’s parents hail from Trinidad, and that culture has had a large impact on her tastes. When she goes out on the town, you can be sure she wants to dance to Caribbean beats. Her affinity for Caribbean culture has even made its way into her work, where she has become known for having a “Caribbean look” — “It’s because of my complexion, maybe,” Keisha mused. |
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| South Ozone Park's Lost Boyz
Have you ever listened to the radio and wondered, “What ever happened to the Lost Boyz?”
No, not the Peter Pan characters, but the 1995 four-man rap group from South Ozone Park made up of Freaky Tah, Mr. Cheeks, Pretty Lou and Spigg Nice. You might remember them for their radio hits “Renee,” Music Makes me High” and “Jeeps, Lex, Coups, Bimaz and Benz” — or maybe your kids do. Well here’s the scoop. Universal Records released the group’s first album, “Legal Drug Money” in 1996, and their second album “Love, Peace and Nappiness” soon followed. Both went platinum for the local group. After one of the founders Freaky Tah passed away in 1999, the other three group members found themselves on different ends of the rap game and decided to work on solo careers. Although Pretty Lou seems to have fallen off the face of the earth, Mr. Cheeks can be heard making guest appearances on various artists’ tracks. As for Spigg Nice, he was arrested and charged this week with three other Queens guys for a robbery sprees. Nice. |
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| Betting On Monte Barrett
Fans of Southeast Queens heavyweight boxer Monte Barrett have watched him win 29 times in his career.
But the real fun is watching him make excuses for why he didn’t win quite as easily as predicted. There are high expectations around the Queens heavyweight, but sometimes, Barrett's fights are a bit more interesting than they should be. Still, Barrett had only lost twice going into a much anticipated match at Madison Square Garden recently against undefeated Buffalo boxer Joe Mesi. During an interview two days before, a reporter asked Barrett about several previous fights, and why they were so difficult for him. This is just a small sample of the wide variety of excuses: The fight with Erik Kirkland? “I was out of action for a long time” Robert Davis? “I wasn’t focused for that fight.” Lance Whitaker? “I was having sex in camp before that fight.” Wladimir Klitschko? “I prepared for that fight wrongly.” And the fight with veteran Greg Page? “It was my first big fight.” Barrett hasn’t given an interview since losing the Mesi fight by majority decision. Barrett is now 29-3. |
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| No Neighborly Love For Queens Rappers
Can’t we all just get along?
Successful Queens rappers Ja Rule and 50 Cent have been at war for a long time, citing various beefs dating back to the streets of Southeast Queens to explain their mutual hatred. 50 claims one of his friends robbed one of Ja’s friends; Ja claims it’s something else. Who knows? But for whatever reason, the hatred’s there, and they make it known. They disrespect each other, make fun of each other, rap about killing each other – you know how boys are. Well, at last year’s Source Awards, Ja Rule tried to make amends. It didn’t work. In a gesture he later said was meant to create peace between him and 50, Ja accepted three awards on behalf of 50 Cent, who wasn’t there – best single, best album and breakthrough artist of the year. Recently, 50 Cent and his buddies made fun of the move, calling Ja Rule “a big funny joke” according to published reports. Ja Rule didn’t appreciate the comment. But he should have expected it. Wherever 50 goes, there’s trouble. At the Vibe Awards recently, 50 got into a confrontation backstage with Fredro Starr, founder of the Silverback Gorillas record label. Starr was angry because 50 Cent had dissed New York DJ Sticky Fingaz. Apparently, the scuffle was two years in the making and will continue with members of Starr’s record label writing anti-50 Cent lyrics. With all the commotion, who would think that the rappers would have time to make music? |
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