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I go to check my e-mails and I have a whole bunch of e-mails from fans. I kept getting a blurry pic of Me Caroline and Margo under the caption “The Cover Girls”. It was really strange everyone kept telling me to check out this website. Normally I don’t just go on any website but these were my true fans insisting. OH Hell To The No!!!!! Another Freestyle concert using our pic… but this time it was blurry!!! If you are going to book  “The Phony Girls” use their pic. Let the fans know what they are paying for, and it aint the real thing. Are the promoters here trying to insinuate Freestyle Concert audiences are dumb?  I think “The Phony Girls” should be ashamed of themselves, you would never catch me trying to deceive the freestyle audience the way they do. I personally insist on Angel OCG pics for all my shows. I apologize in advance to all of my fans who think I’ll be there performing.

I have so many fans who e-mail me asking when I’ll be performing in N.Y., I usually tell them “soon” with a heavy heart. I miss N.Y. so much just the energy of the people can excite me. Well the time has finally come. I’ll be making my triumphant return at the “Freestyle Blast” concert. I’m so happy I can hardly contain myself!! The lineup is awesome so I’ll be watching the show as well as performing. I always knew I would be back in N.Y. but it had to be at the right show, at the right time. Summer in N.Y. is “The Bomb”  from Central Park to the coquito stands in the Bronx to South street Seaport to Orchard beach. Their is always something going on. I can’t wait!!!!

“The Freestyle Blast”

August 22nd 2009

at the College of Staten Island

2800 Victory Blvd, S.I. ,N.Y. 10314

for more info call

646-784-6131

I’ve held my tounge long enough. as per mr.k7 “I do exist”, I am alive, i’m not going anywhere as for your wishes because you act like I dont exist for you wish I never was. You do not acknowledge me in any way. why? I donot know. I am going to make these statements and you will probrably make a comment about it but before you do, I have to ask how come you do not comment when Angel speaks? Anyway….if there was no ABY in TKA there would be no Kayel/k7. I am the the begining of TKA and without the begining there could be no middle or end. You have the nerve to use my vocals for years and think it’s ok. You told me in a conversation, that we TKA only made a few hundred thousand dollars and I shouldn’t be upset. Just to set the record straight before you try to lie, I have the conversation recorded. As for the fans these where his words. “ABY, you should be happy I let you us Aby formerly of TKA” You know what K7? go F@#! yourself. You should thank me. You are an A**hole with a complex. For the fans out there, K7 and I battled in the 80’s and he won. Now as for K it will not be easy. I am the A in TKA. the one that gave you life and I am Aby the one that will take it away. One last thing I think people should know. You called me one’s when I had a concert in miami and told me it should be you doing the concert because you do all the big concerts. LOL …..K, you thought me, I thought you. I don’t have an ego maybe it’s time you let that go. Give me the repsect I deserve and I will give it back to you. I am not going anywhere. I love you but I will not accept what you are doing anymore. tkABY.

Hey everyone!

 As my first post I figured I would just bring everybody up to date on what I’ve been up to this summer … but first I would like to thank Latif for extending the invitation to me to write/blog here.  THANKS La!!

This summer has been busy for me!

First, Lil Suzy released her song “Dance Tonight” in June, which I wrote and sang backing vocals on (”you know I wanna” … that’s me). It was truly a dream come true to work with her,  since she is one of my favorite dance/freestyle artists. I remember waiting in line to see her perform at Iguana Beach Club back in the day!

Also, I have done a few shows recently … I opened the show for events/concerts at Club 27 in Philly (Lil Suzy was the headliner), and at the Freestyle Fury concert at Campbell’s Stadium in Camden, NJ (lots of artists were on that one!). On August 22nd I will also be performing in Staten Island along with Judy Torres, Angel the Original Cover Girl, Coro, George Lamond, Fascination, and Lydia Lee Love! I can’t wait … I am planning something VERY special for this show.

I have also released a few songs this summer. One is called “You Got That”, which was accepted to be in a new music/new artist promotion sponsored by Microsoft Windows!!! Yay, corporate sponsorship!!! lol. just kidding, but it’s still very cool.  I’ll be telling you all more about that really soon. It’s a cool deal, and I am glad to be a part of it.

The other songs that I have coming out are “Cry Baby Cry” and “Dirty Disco”.

“Cry Baby Cry” will be included as part of Tazmania Records comeback CD titled “Overloaded”.  I also wrote a few of the songs on the CD for other artists.

My recording career started on Tazmania, so this is a cool project to be a part of. Working with Mike Ferullo and Anthony Ponz again was awesome, and if you are a Tazmania freestyle fan be sure to pick up your copy of OVERLOADED today! It was released on July 4th. KEEP FREESTYLE ALIVE everyone and support the artists and labels that are putting out new music!

The other song that I have coming out (Dirty Disco) will be released at the end of August. It was produced by Dan Ski, and has a very cool club/bass vibe to it. I love it!

What else … oh! I have a photo shoot scheduled for next weekend and I am soooo excited!! You all will get to see some new pics of me. I have been busting my butt in the gym getting ready for this, so I can’t wait till you all see … they’re gonna be hot!!!

Wow, I wrote a book. lol. If you want to know more about me, keep checking back here. I plan to keep on blogging … you can also find me on myspace, facebook, or on my site www.jonelleonline.com

- jonelle xoxo

WE BEEN BOYS FOR A LONGTIME IT WOULDN’T BE NO A IN TKA WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL A , THATS WHY WE ARE READY FOR BATTLE , LETS GET IT ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!

When July is here, I’m already working on September. I have a lot of new things happening for the fall of ‘09, new products, new concerts, and new markets that I am currently exploring. I would also like to put a little more emphasis on new artist or at least artists who haven’t been getting the shine they deserve.
 
I’ve attempted this in the past without much cooperation, so I kind of pushed it to the side. I could only work as hard as you, so if you feel that you have what it takes, then reach out, and if I can’t get with you immediately because I’m working with others, just hang in there, I’ll get to you! Also keep in mind, I might not think that you are ready for certain things, so the first step, I need your trust and patients.
 
I’ve established many platforms for all Freestyle Artist to take advantage of. From our Messageboard that has been around for over ten years, to LaRadioLive (4 years), FreestyleBlogs, FreestyleBlast, FreestyleFriends and of course The Freestyle Music Awards (FMAs). Oh and how many of you wear the infamous Men’s Cologne Freestyle by La’?
 
These things have been put together for the sole purpose of promoting our genre, yet it becomes a waste of time without the support of our artist.
 
I still have so much hope for this market. It wasn’t that long ago that promoters use to laugh at it. Now look! Everywhere you look there’s another Freestyle event happening. But we have to be smart and realize that the same people who ruined it back in the day, are popping up to cash in once again.
 
Protect your market people, or else start looking for a regular job, because the next time it falls, it won’t get up again. 
 
Last month I asked for your comments regarding my discussion, and the response was incredible, but also way too much for me to place on this blast, so instead I am linking this to out blog site where you can go in and post whatever it is you want. I am really interested in hearing some of the ideas out there. I know there are some incredibly smart people in this market, industry folks as well as fans and we all need to hear what you have to say.

        R.I.P. Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009

Though I’ve never met Michael in person, his death effected me as if he was a close friend or family member. I still can’t believe it. I was taking a much needed nap, something I never do, when my phone rang and it was my sister Cindy. “Are you watching the news?” She asked. “Michael Jackson died!” Those words hit me like a bat to the chest as I turn on CNN and there it was. “I’ll call you back.” I told my sister, then sat at the edge of my bed in total disbelief.

I am no different than so many others in the music industry, because Michael was a tremendous influence to me too. I was about 4 or 5 years old when I first heard The Jackson Five. Mom bought me anything they put out, one of my favorite was the Christmas Album. How can you twist iconic songs, such as Christmas songs and pull them off better than the originals? At least that’s my opinion.

I use to love singing, it was what I wanted to do in life, and The Jackson Five songs were the first I ever memorized. There was one song in particular that stands out more than any of them…. Ben! Till this day, I can’t stand even the sight of rats, but Ben, the song about a Rat, was my very own personal theme.

Mom would have friends over and right before I went to bed, she would beg me to sing Ben for her company. I played like I didn’t really want to, but that was just a front to make everyone beg. “Okay!” I would say, and Mom would put the 45 (record) on the ”Record Player” thats what it was called back then, and the music would begin. I would sway side to side to the music, looking at each of Moms friends, a few smiled, a few seemed like they wanted me to hurry up so they could get back to their adult conversations, Mom smiled ear to ear, then I sang!

Till This day I am still not sure whether I sang it good or not, because even if I was terrible, my family would never say so, but Ben became a life long association to me growing up. From a young boy, to a teenager to a grown man with kids of my own, I still run a cross a family member here or there who would ask me.. “You still sing Ben?”

Wait! Don’t get too excited.
The park so far has nothing to do with Freestyle as we know it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t change that. A couple of weeks ago I got an unexpected call from Mike Cherney, a reporter for The Sun News, a paper out of South Carolina.
My family and I currently reside in North Carolina, just minutes away from where this park was being built, yet I had never even heard of it.
At first I thought, this was just another one of my friends playing a joke on me, then realized that this was indeed a legitimate call. Thank God, because I was about to hang up!
Without any sort of preparation, I found myself speaking on behalf of the entire Freestyle community, a position I would’ve preferred to have taken, had I been a bit more prepared. Mike, did a great job and asked some really important questions, considering he knew nothing about our genre of music, I appreciated his interest as well as his effort to understand.
Once we were done, I couldn’t wait to get to my computer. I started by typing in Freestyle Music Park, and was blown away by the amount of press it had already generated. I spent the rest of the day doing research and speaking with people connected to the park. They too, had no clue as to what Freestyle Music was.

They interpreted it as a word used to describe ”All” genres of  music. A market way too generalized and unfocused in my opinion. I began thinking about the positive effect an attraction such as this might create, and all the artist, producers and of course fans that would really benefit from it, or at least enjoy it.
Then I thought about the time when I began putting together the 2008 Freestyle Music Awards. The negative attacks it got from so-called fans and supporters of the genre. But I couldn’t stay quiet, if this is meant to be, then we all need to get involved. Below is a link that will take you to the actual interview I did for The Sun News.

I am asking everyone and anyone who proclaims to be a supporter of Freestyle, to read the interview, then comment on it. Please register under your name and let the readers know where you are from. This can be an incredible break through people. Put your pride aside and let’s see if we can make some noise. Plans to build other Freestyle Music Parks around the world are already in effect…
Wow! Can you imagine?
I will be looking out for your comments and appreciate all the support.
On behalf of the entire Freestyle community… Thank you
 
Latif Mercado
La’ Entertainment
    
Check It Out!!! 
 
Remember, No comment leaves room for negative comment… 

What’s up everybody. I woke up this morning thinking of freestyle which is weird cause that has not happened in years. i guess i feel this way is because something is missing for me in freestyle music. I know it’s not the fans cause they have supported me from the begining til now. I’ve been thinking about this and I realized maybe I have to go back to the begining. Maybe I have to finish where I started and that is on stage with K7. K7 is one of the best in this genre of music and I have nothing but respect for Mr. K7 but I feel I have to show I am just as good. We started this on a dream and it doesn’t have to end in a nightmare.

words by Angel……The storm is coming !!!!!!Here it is controversy for your ass !!!!! , i want to issue  a Challenge to Mr K7/TKA  to go up against Angel & Aby Formerly of TKA in a battle of the SHOWS and let the fans Decide who they like once and for all ,  no more GOSSIP who’s fighting with who shit !! if you think you’re than man let’s do it , let’s make it happen !!!!!!  NY , FLA , CHI , TEX , CAL , where ever whenever , the ball is in your court . TKA KNOCK OUT , YOU BE THE REF  ??????? ?

I have nothing against Mr K7 in-fact i have nothing but love for him I’m doing this for the fans because they want  to see this happen , a hot little battle is something that we all need to spice things up a little , I’m not trying to down grade the name TKA just trying to let everyone know that K7 is not the only one who can put it down for the fans who go to watch freestyle shows , come on people voice your opinion  , after i wrote the challenge i’ve gotten allot of calls mostly positive for this to happen , i spoke to K today thats right he called me ! and said it was a good idea but wasn’t really interested in doing it i said we have to do it for the fans . to be continued !!!!!!!