Back In The Day

Let me address this right quick and get it over with. Some of you might have seen this clip that seems to be running rampant on the Internet all of a sudden. It's a performance of Bobby Brown at a Boston award show in 1987 with Free making a cameo on stage for a little bit. People are questioning Free's supposed age (nothing new by any means) and are talking crazy. I'm not even going to say anything more about this topic 'cause y'all already know how I feel (see "You Can't Do That"). SOHH.com posted the clip in one of their blogs and one of their users said it best:

"everybody get old,but if you still got talent and make your mark thats all that counts,muthaf**kas act like you are dead when you are in your late 30's are 40's, i mean hell the best rappers are older now and the older singers are way better in any form,so get that young sh*t outta here,youngstas are stupid period,i'm ashamed of my generation,wish i was 40 haha" ~Yall Stupid

LMAO. Let me not say anything else before I get myself in trouble. Just watch the clip.

Lines of Communication

As you all can see, the new tagboard is now up and running. Drop me a line and tell me what you think or just leave a general comment. I still want you guys to leave comments under posts, but the tagboard is a way for us to communicate about anything at all, not just one particular topic. And yes, a message board is coming your way, I just need to get everything right for the unveiling. The picture on the right is what I'm drawing my inspiration from to create the board. I hope y'all enjoy the tagboard and please, LEAVE A MESSAGE!


*Derrell, I am so sorry for the mistaken identity email. That is truly my bad and I'm sorry for the mistake. I'll send you a never before seen picture of Free. Once again, I'm sorry and I hope that makes up for it. :)

Talk With Me

Y'all are gonna have to work with me now 'cause I feel like I'm pulling teeth here. I know a lot of people visit this site, but from the number of comments, it doesn't look like that. I was thinking about creating a message board to go along with the site, but I don't want to spend time on one if no one will go over there. So, to be or not to be? Another idea I had was to put up a tag board, which is not as complicated as a message board. You can easily leave messages on the site for everyone to read. PLEASE, tell me which one you think I should do, or if I should do any at all.

I know the Free info comes few and far between lately, but I have a feeling that will change sometime soon. I want to have something around where we can talk when the tide does actually turn. You can still hit me up through email too.

Fun Fact

This past All Star Weekend Kobe Bryant was asked who his favorite singer was. His answer? Ashanti. His favorite song of the moment? "Focus" remix featuring Free. He said that he got Collectables for Christmas and he "loves" Ashanti. Kobe at least still likes something Black and Free was a part of that. I guess you learn something new everyday. LOL. I'm glad the East took that mess for the second year in a row.

So tell me, did anyone attend any events over the star studded weekend? I hope you had fun if you did.

*Info courtesy of AshantiDaily.com forums.

The Inc, Warner, Atlantic, Sony.... What?!

I'm honestly confused with this whole Murder Inc. ordeal. I still don't feel any particular way about the situation, which is kinda weird to me. No, scratch that. I don't really want Free to go that route. Hopefully, Irv is only going to work on a couple of tracks on her album, something I would prefer much more. But anyway, we shall proceed.

Apparently, Irv Gotti was or is, supposed to hold a high position over at Warner/Atlantic Records. That deal hasn't panned out yet and it's not for certain if it will either. This is where Sony comes into the picture. It seems that Irv's alternate choice is Sony Records, where he will start over from scratch with a his new label. AllHipHop.com's Illseed explains it a little bit better than me in one of his January rumors.

WHAT’S IRV GONNA DO WITH THE INC?

Ok, I was under the impression that Irv was going to go and take The Inc to Atlantic with his pal Lyor Cohen, right? Like I said, I did hear he was over there. Anyway, now I am hearing something totally different. I’m getting rumors that’s Irv may actually dismantle The Inc after the whole federal debacle. He won, but any good gambler knows when to fold ‘em. Well, on top of that, I’m hearing he might actually go with Sony, not Atlantic to start all over again. On a side note, I heard Charli Baltimore has a dis record coming out, but we’ll see…we’ll see about it all!

Got that? Good. LOL. I was rummaging through different Murder Inc. websites to see if I could find anything about Free's rumored signing (which seems to have been a rumor for quite some time) and I eventually did on MurderInc-Online.com's message board. I read the comments about the possible signing and I must say that I found them quite amusing. Some of the members thought adding Free to the Inc.'s roster would be a good idea and of course, some of them didn't. A lot of the comments made me laugh. My favorite was.........

"u put a dollar in my hand, im a part of any plan" she sounds down to me.

To read the rest of the comments, visit the message board at MurderInc-Online.com.

Oooh, I think I like this.....

I was messing around the other day on the Internet, and I stumbled across a site that I had never seen before. It's a fan club called Marie Wright Paradise, created in th name of Free. I really like this site and I'm kidna mad that I didn't discover it before now. The site seems more geered towards just talking to each other, which I like. You get to see what people think of certain things concerning Free. I absolutely loved the polls that were conducted on there; they were very creative. To check out the site just click on the link to MarieWrightParadise, but you have to become a member in order to see all of the messages. Since we're on the subject, I know there are some other Free sites out there. So, tell me which ones you know of and visit often. I'll try and put up a special section for the links and sites you provide. Enjoy!

*That is a mean picture of Free.

As We Proceed To Give You What You Need......

I'm about to hit y'all with a ton of Free info, so please stick with me. I've made a number of new posts, ALL of which I want you to read and leave comments to. From my rant to upcoming events to Free's highly unusual record label situation. I've also added more pics from the Jame's Blunt concert and a new article that I found quite interesting. I figured that I had a lot of new information so, why hold out on you guys? Without further ado, world premiere, pr-pre-miere..........

Is Free Headed Over To Murder Inc?

That's exactly what it looks like according to Wikipedia.com. Apparently, our speculations of Free signing to Def Jam and Motown Records were true. But pregnancy rumors and unsure feelings led Free to decline both deals. So, what are we at now, 5 deals? LOL. Anyway, I'm glad Free didn't sign to Def Jam, it would have been too weird. Okay, so where does Murder Inc. fit into the picture? It seems as if Free is in talks with Irv Gotti's new label after gracing the remix to "Focus" on Ashanti's latest effort. Irv is hoping to make her the "future female rapper" on his premiere label. She is said to be back in the studio recording new tracks for her debut album.

I don't how I feel about Free signing to Murder Inc. The label is full of past controversy, but I feel that both parties are focused and it would be a good look for her. Despite all the possible drama, and whatever else may come, I would be extremely happy just to hear Free's long awaited album. And for those of you thinking, what about Free's relationship with 50? I honestly don't believe he would come at Free crazy. I think they have a mutual respect for each other and too much history for all of that. Remember: this is pure speculation and is not confirmed by any source, take it with a grain of salt. I've said my piece so tell me what you think about it.

I want to send a BIG, HUGE, too cold to hold shout out to PrInCe Of GaNgStA & bLuEz for putting me onto this info. Thank you so much.

Maybe Not.....

There's something that's been bothering me about "Free's MySpace." Yes, everything else looks legitimate, but the pictures that were in question before seem to be available to anyone who wants them. Meaning, the pictures aren't exclusive, they are just pictures that can be found anywhere on the Internet. That isn't the thing that's bothering me though. It's the caption under one of the pictures marked "B-Ball charity event '05." At first glance, I thought the pic was from at least 2004, but it turns out that it's from 2003. That is extremely suspect to me, I think Free would have known when she was at an event. Shoot, at least the year. Also, the picture with Jennifer Lopez has the same tag on it as noted on another site.

I wouldn't expect much from that MySpace anymore, so don't get your hopes up too high. I apologize to all of you who truly believed, including myself, that that was Free's page. But like I said before, the worst case scenario was it could not be Free. We've lost nothing and gained nothing, but yet we must press on. LOL. Hey, you've always got me. Until my next post..... love, live life.

South Carolina, Anyone?

If you live in South Carolina or around the Univeristy of South Carolina, this is for you. Free will be at the university's 9th Annual Black History Celebration Step Show on Friday, February 17, 2006. Advanced tickets are $15, but for those of you on CP time, tickets are $20 on the day of the show. For more info and to purchase tickets, call 803-576-9200 or visit www.TheColonialCenter.com. For those of you making your way down there for the show, I hope you have a great time.

5th Annual Hoop Magic Celebrity All Star Classic

*Update* The 5th Annual Hoop Magic Celebrity All Star Classic event will take place on February 18, 2006 at Texas Southern University. Tickets range from $20 to $75 and are on sale NOW. To purchase tickets online and further detail on the event, visit HoopsMagicA.com and click on the gold "Purchase Tickets to the All Star Classic" button on the left side of the screen. There are 3 parts to the event: the All Star Block Party, Celebrity Basketball Game, and the NBA Viewing Party. I hope all of you that decide to go have tons of fun and report back on how it was.

You Can't Do That......

I'm feeling so crazy right now so I'm not even gonna mess around with pictures or finding something humorous to say. I'm just gonna tell y'all what's been on my mind for a minute. And that would be this.....I HATE the way some people speak about Free. No, I'm not asking anyone to like her, that's not the point of this post. But, I have a real problem with people who set limitations on the abilities of other people. Who messed around and made you God? Someone's dreams and aspirations are not a joke to them. What are you living for if you don't have a dream to aspire after?

A lot of people say Free can't do what she wants to do, which is have a music career, because of her supposed "age." Now, I'm going to address this once, and once only. You, as well as I, don't know her true age. Frankly, I could give a damn so stop leaving these matter of fact messages for me, they will be deleted. You know how many "Classes of....." I've heard? Far too many for any of them to be true. And if they are true, I don't believe you, you need more people. Some people might say I'm in denial, call it what you want, I don't care. Just because I don't believe you doesn't mean anything, especially not to me. Question: Who gave you the right to say so and so can't do this or that because of circumstances? Answer: No one, that's who.

You're probably going,"she's just mad 'cause....Free never did this or Free is that." Nah, homie, I promise that whatever reason you came up with isn't it. You think I was never disappointed when Free said that sh*t would drop and it wouldn't? Damn, you think she wasn't? All of that doesn't mean that you can continuously doubt someone's talent without actually giving that person a chance. No one took Jamie Foxx seriously until recently but his talent was always there, wasn't it? He killed it in Ray and Collateral and his album is crazy hot.

People think that because Free was on TV that she can't do anything else or that she's dying without it. When y'all look at the recent pics of her, all most people see is stuff that doesn't even matter (and stuff that I don't see). Have you noticed that she's smiling in almost every one? Free isn't dying, she's still alive. Both "Focus" and "Close To Me" were ridiculous joints and in her own words, she's "a fighter." Free's 'gon be just fine.

And for those of you who think I made this post especially for you, you're really not that special to me, so get that out ya head. I'm stepping off of my soap box now, but everything I said doesn't amount to what Free said herself.

"People were always saying, you can't do this, you can't do that. I decided to name myself 'Free' because if you always listen to what people say, they can stop you from doing what you want to do. I just want to be able to do what I want to do, be me, and not worry about what everybody says."

Ms. F-R-E-E

Check out ya girl looking mighty purrty with Lisa Raye (in complete white, as always) at James Blunt's (I have no idea who that is) House of Blues concert. The event took place yesterday, February 7, in L.A. It's real nice to see Free out and about, especially on her birthday. I looovveee her hair! Since Free is in L.A., we could see some possible Grammy party pics. We'll just have to wait and see. Still, it's good to see Freedom ring. I have more pictures from the event so make sure you check out the Photos section later.

Happy Birthday!

On behalf of Free At Last, I'm wishing Free a happy birthday and many more to come. Drop off your best wishes to Free right here.

"We 'gon party like it's your birthday!"

NBA All-Star Weekend

I don't want to overshadow my previous post about Free's MySpace (please check that out and leave your comments), BUT I have to bring y'all the exclusive news. After all, I do claim to be your #1 source for everything FREE. So, don't let nobody tell you I didn't have this info first.

Anyone live out and about the Houston area? If so, you're in luck 'cause Free will be down there for this year's NBA All-Star Weekend. She will be on hand for Magic Johnson's Hoop Magic basketball game, just as she was last year. Stedman Graham (Oprah's man), Julius Ervin, Moses Malone, Big Tigger, actor Chico Benymon, Jamie Foxx, actress Kenya Moore, Bow Wow, Mike Jones, Terrell Owens, Dallas Cowboy Julius Jones, and Kanye West are also set to be in attendance of the event. I stole this little tid bit from this week's edition of Jawn's Juice. When I get more info I'll let y'all know.

"I'm gotta do it B-I-G now." And I'm out like "pheeeeeeewwwwm!" LOL.