Ms Bee is Backing Britain Part 4:In Conclusion

Look what I found below (1),anyway let me get on with it.

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Well thank you Olay for the original slogan,but in this case I'll rephrase that to 'Love the country your in'.Unless your country tells you otherwise ( e.g ethical and human rights related issues).The UK compared to many places on Earth has it all,free education,free health care aka the NHS,a welfare state,freedom of speech ,equal opportunities for men and women,successful businesses and much more.In general,the positives outweighs the negatives, even in these credit crunching/post recession (what ever it is now) times.

Finally,we must try not  to compare ourselves with others,as we are all unique and have different skills and talents. Which is what I hope the 'harsh crowd' realised when I argued my case to them (your lucky you got the 'short' version).

P.S. Thank you to everyone who read my post (s) on my Thursday Night/Friday morning thoughts

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Ms Bee is Backing Britain Part 3: Fashion

URBAN ARTIST TURN DESIGNERS !!!

A number of artists have been successful in this route which also been a platform in creating revenue e.g BOY BETTER KNOW (1)

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Below features a few examples of the brands available :


Tinchy Stryder (2) created the Star In The Hood range before his mainstream success
                                                          

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Giggs also known for his SN1 brand is famed for his many trademarks, which now feature as slogans items such as t-shirts and sweaters (3).

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Princess Nyah known for singles such as Frontline,Big Boys and Butterflies,also has a website Binghis Boutique.The website features numerous items for Men and Women including  the PARTY HARD range (4).

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UK INVASION !!!

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The UK is known for having the best high street brands on offer in the world (yes,we do).Topshop our High Street staple,not only has its own brand (6) but boutique brands and celebrity collaborations .British model Kate Moss (5) has designed collections for Topshop since 2007.Topshop is also popular overseas,read this article of the opening of the New York,US Flagship store last year for a further insight.


The link to the Guardian articles is below :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/29/topshop-manhattan-philip-green

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It doesn't stop at the high street either,our Designer brands also have many international fans:

Dame Vivienne Westwood is classed as fashion royalty and an international icon.She is known  for joining forces with Malcolm McLaren (RIP) in 1971,when he open a boutique is London's famous Kings Road.The boutique now renamed World's End houses her Anglomania range,whilst her Red and Gold Label ranges are known for Catwalk appearances from her celebrity clientele,such as Pamela Anderson (7).

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The picture below (8)  features one of her iconic bags Chancery 5009 which features her signature Orb design

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Christopher Kane who last year had a sell out collection at Topshop thanks to his celebrity fans including Rihanna (9),who wore his famous Gorilla print dress.He also worked with Versus Versace which led to Donatella comparing him to her late brother Gianni.

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Stella McCartney the daugther of Beatles' legend Paul,has proved all her critics wrong with a stint as Creative Director at Chloe and even her own joint venture with Gucci.Her label is going from strength to strength and is also a firm favourite of many celebrities (10) ranging including Leona Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Marchesa is the celebrities' favourite brand on the red carpet ,favoured by Eva Longoria Parker (11),Penélope Cruz and Mischa Barton created by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig.

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Other well known designers include Alexander McQueen RIP (12),

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Ozwald Boateng (13) whose clientele includes Will Simth,Sir Mick Jagger and Brad Pitt

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 Last but not least celebrity favourite Jimmy Choo founded by Tamara Mellon.An item from the Jimmy Choo Autumn/ Winter 2010 range is pictured below (14).

                                                           

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1.hyperfrank.blogspot.com 2.http://www.starinthehood.net/ 3. http://www.sn1wearltd.com/ 4.http://www.binghisboutique.com/ 5. and 6. http://topshop.com 7.http://www.zimbio.com/ 8.http://www.hervia.com/ 9. and 11.stylefrizz.com 10. http://denimology.com 12.         http://fashionindiecom 13.cessaristyle.tumblr.com 14.http://www.jimmychoo.com/

Ms Bee is Backing Britain Part 2:SPORT

So Britain never win anything !!

Well if you don't know by now,Team GB finished third overall,in their most successful European Championship finals ever.Securing 6 Gold,7 Silver and 6 Bronze medals,which is an amazing achievement for the 'so-so' Team GB. Personally as a fan of Athletics,I would like to congratulate Team GB on their performance in Barcelona.The UK should be proud of this achievement, especially as Mo Farah (27) and Jessica Ennis (24),have both achieved so much at an young age. 

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The future of Atheletics include first ever British Men's European Champion in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres Mo Farah (1) and Women's European Champion in Heptathlon Jessica Ennis (2).Britain has also seen success in the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China where they came second after China with 102 medals won in total.Britain has also been successful in recent years in many other sports including Football,Rubgy,Snooker and Cricket.

                                                          

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Ms Bee is Backing Britain Part 1:UK MUSIC

UK MUSIC IN CONTEXT (Well on the 'URBAN' tip)

The Current Urban Music scene

Thanks to the likes of Dizzie,Plan B,Tinchy,Roll Deep Crew (1),Chipmunk,Tinie (well their number 1 singles or albums) 2009 and 2010 saw the rise in popularity of UK Garage or UKG ,which are predominately the Bassline, Dubstep, Funky and Grime genres.Which are music genres which all derive from the Garage Music scene in the late 90's and early Noughties.

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Oh don't you just miss the Garage days !!!


If you weren't too young back then that is !!!

Remember the hits from Artful Dodger,Shanks & Bigfoot ,MJ Cole,The Architechs,So Solid Crew,DJ Luck & MC Neat and Wookie.
Have a look at the links below,as a reminder of the genre's popularity 10 years ago:

UKG Artists and Producers to Look out for :

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 Labrinth (2)  the producer behind Tinie Tempah recent hits has signed with Simon Cowell's label SYCO Music.His debut single Let the sunshine is out in September.


Labrinth has also produced Loick Essien's debut single,Love Drunk Loick has recently signed to RCA/Sony BMGand has previously featured on singles such as Bashy's Black Boys and Chipmunk's Beast.

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Other  emerging  artists include Dubstep artist/producers Rusko (3)

Benga known for 2008 hit Night with Coki,also was being one third of Magnetic Man who currently have the top 10 hit I Need Air.He has also the producer behind Katy B's current single Katy B on a mission.

 

Scorcher whose debut single  on Geffen UK/Polydor Records ''It's My Time'' is released in September.

  

 

Devlin whose debut single ''Brainwashed'' is released later this month

  

 

  







America's Appreciation of UK Music 

Well let me just list the British Artists who have been successful in the US in recent years :

Male:Coldplay/Jay Sean/Taio Cruz

Female:Adele/Amy Winehouse/Duffy/Estelle/M.I.A
  







Artists who are set to break America 2010/2011

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You all should of heard of N-Dubz (4) by now (unless you don't live the UK) and/or seen their recent Channel 4 documentary  Being .... N-Dubz. It now looks like their hard work has paid off,as they have recently signed to American label Island Def Jam whose roster of artists include Rihanna, Kanye West,Ludacris and many more.Other artist who are reported to head over to American are Chipmunk,Plan B and Scorcher.

US Artists and there love for UKG :  

Snoop Dog was quick to discover Dubstep in 2009 around the time it started to blow.At the time the scene couldn't believe it when he covered Chase & Status' Eastern Jam.Have a look at Snoop's version :

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(WARNING YOUR SPEAKERS MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DEPENDING ON YOUR REACTION TO THE TUNE)

Diddy:After recently collaborating with Tinie Tempah,Tinchy Stryder and Chipmunk, Diddy has teamed up with Skepta (5).Skepta is known for being in Grime collective BOY BETTER KNOW and has also had solo success with hits Bad Boy and Rescue Me.

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This resulted in the Grime Remix of his latest track.;Diddy Dirty Money - Hello Good Morning ft Skepta.

The remix has had great reception from the underground scene,twitter,airplay (BBC1xtra and Kiss 100 where the song premiered),even the Guardian Newspaper are talking about it,check out http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/aug/03/diddy-hello-good-morning-skepta for more info

Picture References:

1.http://www.officiallyurban.com 2.goldmanbailey.com 3.goingotherplaces.com 4.http://www.contactmusic.com/ 5.punchbowlblog.com

Thought for Thought on a Thursday

Firstly, welcome to my blog.

It will feature many different topics of interest in the months to come but right now I am going to touch on the issue related our perception of success.Well our perception of how people in the UK measure the countries success.

Well,I don't find this surprising but as people do,I ask the question,well state the point that everyone is entitled to their own opinion !! Yeah,oh course,I hear you say (along with what she on about)....but not everyone knows how to put their point across. Well I for one have many opinions but I do like to listen others,whatever the topic,as their opinion is as important as mine.As everyone is different and we should be treated as equal (right !!!).
 Well,recently I've had to voice my opinions to a 'harsh crowd' of self proclaimed 'non-confirmist's' (you know who you are).Who protested that the UK specifically England is TALENTLESS IN EVERYTHING....well in Sport,Music and Fashion. Pictured directly below is Chart Topper Dizzie Rascal (1) and also a still image taken from the Box Office Smash Hit Streetdance 3D (2).  

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I'm a believer in Britain

For a moment I couldn't believe what I was hearing but then I realised I just heard the sound of the past.current and sadly future generation. ''Oh were not as good as everyone elses such as the Americans,at Sport,Music and Fashion .... their good at everything''', I heard from a voice on my left.

Isn't it sad that in 2010,in a country many admire is full of citizens who are so unaware of it's successes ! All of us have probably underestimated the country's potential at one point or another but could this have led to a self-fulfilling prophecy? (I'm this taking too far ?)

If that is the case we have a quite a 'handful' of sport,music and fashion personalities who have bucked the 'trend'.

Image References:1.http://www.efestivals.co.uk/ 2.http://www.nattogdag.no