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Sponsored Brands & Products :  1990 : FREYA NAILS @ MAINSTORE VIPERA : TWISTED BOLD EARRINGS @ MAINSTORE  RAW META : PTSO WALK IN BACKDROP @ MAINSTORE BRIOR : BEATRIX LEATHER JACKET @ MAINSTORE BLACK LOTUS : VENUS TIGHTS MESH @ MAINSTORE BLACK LOTUS : VENUS TIGHTS - LATEX @ MAINSTORE PIECE OF ME : ARSEN RINGS @ MAINSTORE PUNKLIST : CASSIA HAIR @ MAINSTORE ************************** Behind the scenes with Ace Montoya, but I let the family peek in. “Don’t get used to this, ‘cause I don’t usually let y’all this close… Yeah, this Ace Montoya. Debut album energy. We locked in. “Everything gotta make sense. The look, the money, the moment. We don’t rush greatness. Y’all know I said too much already. Love y’all.” Just a little Sony lovers exclusive. Not too much, not enough to give it away, but enough to let them feel the energy. This is the part of the job they don’t post about. The approvals. The pauses. The conversations between takes that decide whether something is g...

Sponsored Products & Brands :  1990 : PYNK NAILS @ MAINSTORE GAIA : DEE CROP TOP @ ACCESS - JANUARY GAWDLY : OTW KEYCHAIN @ MAINSTORE VIPERA : BROOKE EARRINGS @ MAINSTORE VIPERA : ZOE RINGS @MAINSTORE BELZEBUBBLE : SPORTY LEGGINGS @ REBORN EVENT - JANUARY ROWNE : GXP TRUCKER HAT @ MAINSTORE BILLIONAIRE MOTORS : ROVER DEFENDER @ MAINSTORE *************************** I ran to the store for one small thing. Those little baby pouches with applesauce. The kind Syren likes. Nothing dramatic. Just a stop on the way home. I picked up my new truck from the dealership earlier. Something I’d been planning quietly. A gift to myself after signing Ace Montoya. No announcement. Just a moment I let belong to me. When I walked into the house, she was already there. I set everything down, washed my hands, and then I picked her up. She was so small. Soft in a way that makes you pause. Like the world asks less of you when you’re holding something that gentle. She settled into me easi...

Sponsored Brands & Products:  1990 : VICTORIA NAILS @ MAINSTORE CYNFUL : OVERSPILL DRESS @ EQUAL10 - JANUARY YUMMY ACCESSORIES : LILLY SUITE SET @ MAINSTORE YUMMY ACCESSORIES : LUXURYEARRING COLLECTION @ MAINSTORE YSORAL : DRAGON ARMBANDS @ MAINSTORE STUDIO EXPOSURE : MILF HAIRSTYLE @ MAINSTORE BETRAYAL : MEKKO RESTAURANT @ MAINSTORE PIECE OF ME : JAYA RINGS @ MAINSTORE ***************************************** Whew… today was one of those days. In the office early, out later than I planned. Jeremy finally came with some real leads, so I told him to tighten up and go hunt those down for me. Once I shut the laptop, I already knew I wasn’t going straight home. I deserved a minute. Changed my clothes, stepped out, and took myself to a cute little spot near Rodeo. A drink, a good bite, and nobody in my ear. Just me decompressing in peace. Table for one. Mind clear. And yes… I looked tf good.  

 Sponsored Brands & Products :  1990 : SORAYA NAILS @ MAINSTORE 1990 : GISOU LIP OIL @ MAINSTORE BRIOR :  TYLA JACKET @ MAINSTORE LOVEHOLIC : KITTY LED MIRROR @ MAINSTORE VIPERA : ZOE RINGS @ MAINSTORE ROWNE : VALERIA LACE SKIRT @ MAINSTORE PARE : LOLA TWEED FUR TOTE @ MAINSTORE HIVE : COFFEE ON THE GO @ MAINSTORE VOBE : EREN NECKLACE @ MAINSTORE MOWDOLS : KOKO HAIR @ MAINSTORE ******************************************** Who's Up Next ? Right before I head out, I always do that little mental check-in. Keys? Phone? Cool. Mind already in work mode? Definitely. Ace Montoya is signed, sealed, and no longer my problem to stress over. That chapter closed clean. Which means it’s time to do what I actually love… find the next one. Emails waiting, names floating, talent that doesn’t even know yet that their life is about to change. As much as I love my home office and the comfort of working in my own bubble, today called for the real office. Meetings on the calendar...

 Sponsored Brand & Products :  RAW META BACKDROP : CHROME SANTUM BACKDROP @ MAINSTORE FOI : AJANI PLAYSUIT @ FWRD EVENT - JANUARY RUCHELL : NIX HEELS @ MAINSTORE LOVEHOLIC : VIXEN PURSE @ CAKEDAY ARROGANT : RONNI HAIR @ MAINSTORE Sponsored Brands & Products :  BRIOR : ANDREA SET @ FWRD EVENT - JANUARY 1990 : FRENCH GLOSS NAILS @ MAINSTORE VIPERA : SHARDE RINGS @ MAINSTORE NOMERCY : CRYBABYPURSE @ MAINSTORE  TRUSKI : TRUPHONE 17 @ MAINSTORE Sponsored Brands & Products :  GAWDLY : YIMXNIK BODYSUIT @ MAINSTORE 1990 : FRENCH GLASS NAILS @ MAINSTORE BLACK LOTUS : MIRA HEADBAND @ MAINSTORE VIPERA : ARES EARRINGS @ MAINSTORE VIPERA : SHARDE RINGS @ MAINSTORE TRUSKI  : TRUPHONE 17 @ MAINSTORE So this happened. Monday morning. I step on set. Lights, cameras, the whole energy shifting, and I’m like… wait, this is really happening? 😳 Giovanni, high fashion, big brands… me, front and center. And somehow, somehow it all just clicks. The w...

SPONSORED BRANDS & PRODUCTS :   1990 : ARTIST FRENCH SET @ MAINSTORE FOI : RIOT UNDERWEAR  NUVO : LOBBY POSE PACK @ MAINSTORE NUVO : THE TANNERY POSE PACK @ MAINSTORE CYNFUL : WEEKEND FEELS HALTER JUMPSUIT @ MAINSTORE RAWMETA : KAWSEUM BACKDROP @ MAINSTORE LUNAR : LAZY STOCKINGS @ MAINSTORE LUNAR : BELL ROBE @ MAINSTORE CHEEZU : FLUFFY BOW SLIDES @ MAINSTORE ************************************************ Some days are meant to be felt all the way through. The night ended quietly. A glass of white wine, emails still coming through, tomorrow already mapped out in my head. The house felt different with Slayder away at school. Too quiet, but not lonely. Just space. Saweetie curled up nearby, my little shadow reminding me I wasn’t really alone. I needed the stillness after the kind of day that fills your senses before it fills your calendar. Earlier, I showed face at the KAWS museum showing. An invite from some artsy Sony connections, and truthfully, it felt right to go. Some...

SPONSORED BRANDS & PRODUCTS :  MUG : SNOW BUNNY GACHA - PUFF VEST - WHITE @ MAINSTORE 1990 : EMI PURSE @ MAINSTORE **** Lunch with my girl first. Heritage’s food court. Trays sliding, chatter everywhere, sunlight bouncing off windows like it’s trying to cheer her up before I can. She’s sitting across from me now, hoodie sleeves pulled down, finally eating. We called it a cheat day. Don’t argue with me. Some days need comfort more than calculations. What nobody saw before this moment was the call. I was home. Laptop open. Emails moving. Sony moving. Life moving. Then my Mac starts ringing. FaceTime. Slayder. Her face told the story before her mouth could. Red eyes. Shaky voice. She said she missed me. Said today just wasn’t her day. Said the campus felt loud and lonely all at once. Homesick in a place she’s still learning how to call home. That was it for me. No pep talk. No “you’ll be okay.” I grabbed my purse and ran to my car to save the day. Because I can negotiate ...

Treadmill still moving. Sweat on my collarbone. Phone lighting up back to back. Moosie calling like she already knows. Me: “Heyyy best friend, what’s up?” Moosie: “Don’t ‘what’s up’ me, I just screamed in my kitchen. THE SHADE ROOM?!” I laugh, breath a little heavy, still jogging. Me: “Lemme guess… Ace?” Moosie: “ACE. MONT-O-YA. SONY RECORDS. BY YOU .” Me: “Mmm… yeah.” Moosie: “Girl I knew it. I knew you was quiet for a reason.” Notifications keep popping while she talks. I slow the treadmill down. Moosie: “You really be minding your business then BOOM. Internet on fire.” Me: “That’s how I like it. Loud results, quiet process.” Moosie: “I’m proud of you though, fr. You worked for that one.” Me: “Thank you baby. That means everything.” I hop off the treadmill, towel over my shoulders, heading to the kitchen. Moosie: “What you doing right now?” Me: “Wrapping up my run. I’m starving. About to eat this acai bowl before my body files a complaint.” She laughs. M...

Glass desk. Contracts open. Jeremy’s face on FaceTime, nervous energy bleeding through the screen. Jeremy: “I gave Ace a little too much space. Atlantic’s pushing hard. Rich set lunch at Water Grill.” I don’t respond right away. Let him sit in it. Me: “You gave him freedom without leverage.” Jeremy: “I was trying to keep him comfortable—” Me: “Comfort is for artists who’ve already delivered.” He shifts. Jeremy: “If he listens to them—” Me: “He won’t forget who made him.” A pause. Then quieter. Me: “I didn’t just end up on the Billboard cover as THE manager to have because I gamble. I create results.” Jeremy swallows. Jeremy: “So what do you want me to do?” Me: “You’ve done enough.” I end the call. Laptop shut. Keys in hand. Headed to the car now. This is why Sony pays me what they do.