In 2000, Shanice married actor and comedian Flex Alexander, with whom he shares son Elijah Alexander, 15, and daughter Imani Shekinah, 17. So I stood up and I went to the door and—the shit that fucked me up—as soon as I got to the door, I saw a police car sitting there. I wanted to keep it real, and that’s what I thought I was doing. This is clearly a Sean John zone. Shanice, you’re an international pop star. Shanice was an R&B ingenue with a hypnotic smile and powerful voice beyond her years when her sophomore album Inner Child propelled her to pop status thanks to the 1991 hit “I Love Your Smile.” Flex was a background dancer for acts like Sal-N-Pepa, before becoming a comedic actor and a mainstay on our TV sets during the golden era of Black TV in the ‘90s through early ‘00s. Flex: It helps our mind because we didn't know what ...I'm talking about when it was like March when it was cold and rainy out there and all of this gloom and doom...we didn't know what was happening. I was in the studio with Dre the other day. How do you feel after everything you’ve been through these past few weeks? I don't want to do this anymore." The excuse maker in Tupac is dead. April 1970 als Marc Alexander Knox in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Stand-Up-Comedian und Tänzer. This lasted for about a half an hour. All I see is niggas pulling guns, and I hear the dude saying, “Shoot that motherfucker!” Then I’ll wake up sweaty as hell and I’ll be, like, Damn, I have a headache. They got these phones, they see stuff as well. So you’re grateful to be where you are now? With Flex Alexander, Shanice, Brooklyn Jones, Alex Band. He never looked me in my eyes the whole trial. I swear to God, the farthest thing from my mind was sympathy. I went to see Talibah and we talked about what she had been doing during the day, then I went and laid down on the couch and went to sleep. I've just seen so much from her in 20 years that I'm just like, "Wow, man. If you see everybody dying because of what you saying, it don’t matter that you didn’t make them die, it just matters that you didn’t save them. He knew how much stuff I had done for Biggie before he came out. That was the hardest part. Flex Alexander wurde 1970 in New York als Marc Alexander Knox und als jüngster von vier Kindern geboren. Thank you EVERYONE for rocking last night!!! But there’s something else I understand now: If we really are saying rap is an art form, then we got to be true to it and be more responsible for our lyrics. I’m going to save these young niggas, because nobody else want to save them. We say, "This is this. I would love to be a part [of it]." But I see now that whether I show up for work or not, the evil forces are going to be at me. Nigel was spending the night in my room all these nights. I represented it too much. They’re going to come 100 percent, so if I don’t be 100 percent pure-hearted, I’m going to lose. But I'm not seeking validation, I wasn't actively seeking validation from them. Can you talk about your relationship with Madonna and Mickey Rourke? Do Not Sell My Personal Information. They going, “Oooh, she’s got a nice ass.” Nigel isn’t touching her, but I can hear his voice leading it, like, “Put her panties down, put her pantyhose down.” I just got up and walked out the room. We may come back to the situation and talk about it. “This ain’t a regular run,” says Combs of his two-decade laundry list of accomplishments. I said, "Now I'm in a cafe in Paris and y'all listening to hip hop. He’s moved up in the rankings. I think that would be the thing I would tell myself. You know, I was steering people away from school. Like I wake up with like three ideas and I'm frustrated if I can't get them out of my head and if it's not right, I become like a maniac trying to get the ideas right. I learned a lot more. I feel like Drake is somebody that entered professionally in the heavyweight division. . Money came to me and said, “This girl wants to do more than meet you.” I already knew what that meant: She wanted to fuck. I'm very good at utilizing the talents of others to bring what I see in my head to life. Shanice: We're hanging in there. The only thing that hurt me was that Stretch and them all fell to the floor. All I could think about was piss bags and shit bags. He started working on a record for me. That was the addict speaking. But then I got people looking out for me, like Jada Pinkett, Jasmine Guy, Treach, Mickey Rourke. So we get in the room, I’m laying on my stomach, she’s massaging my back. Enjoy it. Not to sound creepy or nothing—I felt God cared for me from the first time the niggas pulled the gun out. I said, "Well, if you actually follow me, you'll see that I have thousands of designs that I've contributed." How is it working abroad and getting into all of that? I never killed anybody, I never raped anybody, I never committed no crimes that weren’t honorable—that weren’t to defend myself. And then she's like, "That's not real design. You can spend the night or you can leave.” She left me her number, and everything was cool. I do it because I love to sing and I love my fans. I didn’t see Sean John versus Roc-A-Wear. They made me mature. “Saving Forever For You” was a big record for me as well with Diane Warren and David Foster. I think when I got nominated for a Grammy, that was like a big highlight for me because when I was a little kid I used to always look in the mirror and I used to practice my speech. Now I’ve got a brand-new vision of them, because in here, it’s mostly black female guards. I saw Booker, and he had this look on his face like he was surprised to see me. People, after a while, they get bored in their relationship. (L-R) Flex Alexander and Shanice attend the Soul Train Weekend Kick-Off Party on November 5, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Because if they can stop me, they can stop 30 more rappers before they even born. She's saying that's not real fashion and I'm telling her, "At one point y'all said that hip-hop wasn't real music, y'all said it was just noise." A big part of Flex’s next chapter was announced in July, when Netflix revealed they were bringing a slate of UPN shows from the early ‘00s arriving to the app this Fall. It may not happen overnight. I think I was influenced by hip hop as a whole. I was waiting to get a lot of inspiration from the outside and it just wasn’t coming. I’m going to show people my true intentions, and my true heart. Rapping…I don’t even got the thrill to rap no more. The Flex and Shanice Show on the OWN Network. Like a boss! So you're right. Where my heart was. I called her and we talked for like probably an hour. Tell us how you balance being in the entertainment business, being stars, having a family and being married. I need to hear her." I'm not necessarily the happiest person. Then every day I started doing, like, a thousand push-ups for myself. You gotta be in school, because through school you can get a job. I sang in the background for like three songs, and that was big for me. What have you learned from her? Flex & Shanice was an American reality television series starring Flex Alexander and Shanice Wilson. They have two children. You got to constantly be in character. Try to find validation within self, even though I know it's hard, it's just a human struggle, but enjoy the process. It didn’t matter. And the only thing I noticed about her: She had a big chest. We needed each other to motivate each other; we needed each other to push each other. Oh, definitely. I am from the projects in the South Bronx and that type of stuff don’t faze me,” the 50-year-old said. If I get the vision I had in my head out, then for me it’s a successful design. I understand you recently completed a new album. Shanice and Flex cried tears of joy… Shanice and Flex both took to social media to share their daughter, Imani’s, big day. I was meeting Ronnie Lott from the New York Jets and Derrick Coleman from the Nets. I’ve been having nightmares, thinking they’re still shooting me. I felt nervous because this guy knew somebody I had major beef with. Doesn’t Nigel also go by the name of Trevor? And then I felt it again, and I could hear things now and I could see things and they were bringing me back to consciousness. That's why a lot of my designs are like adaptable or they turn into other things. She's saying that that's not real. Through my skin and out the skin. So I just went on a rant basically saying, fuck her, fuck Vogue, fuck GQ and I stand by that, fuck them. going forward a lot of rap artists are going to have [singing and rapping] in their repertoire. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t get up, and my hand was fucked up. I just come from musical history that musically people gave more of themselves . Call my mother and tell her.”. P Diddy promotes his new Diddy Dirty Money single 'Coming Home' and his headphones DiddyBeats at HMV, Oxford Street on January 20, 2011 in London, England. The Texarkana Gazette is the premier source for local news and sports in Texarkana and the surrounding Arklatex areas. He’s definitely been a great friend to me. So I’m dancing to this reggae music; you know how sensuous that is. And through that, they gonna see what type of person I truly was. Well, what keeps you dreaming then? So I left Bellevue and went to Metropolitan. "I'm an artist. I just saw that my man over here is doing it [and I had] a couple of offers for Sean John. I'm on here deejaying on Instagram and she's here dropping it like it's hot. I knew my life was in danger. This dude said, “I’ll be there with a limo to pick you up at midnight.” We went shopping, we got dressed up, we were all ready. I rap about things that happen to me. Tell the people you love that you love them while you have them. Then I started seeing my situation and what got me here. When I look at companies like Louis Vuitton and I know that they work with some of the best leather workers in the world or some of the best garment makers in the world or some of the best hardware developers in the world, or even some of the best woodworkers furniture manufacturers in the world. What they're trying to do is create this virtual experience [where] I come in, I deejay, [you] put your (VR headset) on and you're in the party. Even though I’m innocent of the charge they gave me, I’m not innocent in terms of the way I was acting. I'm indifferent to if they like it or not. I sat in the car and I just watched him play. (Shanice laughs) That's what she does. (Laughs) That's funny. Ihre Single I Love Your Smile wurde Ende 1991 ihr größter Erfolg. She just upset, crying hysterically. It stems from Louis XIV. I was on my Instagram the other day and I got hundreds, tens of thousands of people sending me messages. Everything in my mind said, Pac, pretend you’re dead. Can you take us back to that night at Quad Recording Studios in Times Square? I sacrifice my personal joy and my happiness for the art and for the culture. Since I’ve been in here I got about 40 letters. And then, Flex came home and he was like, "Somebody reached out to me.” I think it was Aretha’s sister-in-law saw Flex and said Aretha wants to get in touch with Shanice. My mind is free. He would ask questions like, “How you feel about this?” People don’t really understand true producers want to know how you feel about things. Nobody knows you’re here.” But the phone would ring and someone would say, “You ain’t dead yet?” I was, like, Damn! So whenever we're dealing with hip-hop culture, just the nature of Black people or hip-hop culture in general, we've always had to take nothing and make something. I think seeing the neighborhood guys just being fresh, pulling up in their BMWs with their jewelry on. Flex: Yeah. And then, you think it's all going to keep going. You can put out your music on iTunes and get out there and create an audience online. Subscribe to the this week on own newsletter Sign up for the oprah.com this week on own newsletter Get more stories like this delivered to your inbox Get updates on your favorite shows, the latest from Oprah's world and more! When I got to Bellevue Hospital, the doctor was going, “Oh my God!” I was, like, “What? And I’m not knocking anyone’s hustle that’s out there. We're mad at each other and we try to talk it out, and I just feel like you’ve got to try to make it exciting and you can't get too comfortable. How’s it hanging?”. I felt it in my leg; I didn’t know I got shot in my balls. I have several moments: the Grammys, (Aretha) Franklin, rest in peace—when she turned 50 the Queen of Soul reached out to me and flew me and my band and my dancers down to her house. That’s my homeboy. Flex: Before I mention that, I'm excited about Netflix releasing One on One. It's not a real bag, is a knockoff. What you have [are] families who actually create things. Like if you were a shoe maker he would summon you to make him shoes. I don't...I feel like in a large way I've sacrificed my...even back to the happiness question. She's like, "But it's still not your design even if you put it together." But this guy just looked to see who I was and turned his face down. But then I said, Wait a minute. In between, we would stop and kiss each other. 1 of 3 ... Nearly a decade ago Flex, who is married to singer Shanice, was experiencing a tough time financially and his friend showed up in a way he will never forget. You got to chill out with that shit. Niggas start going downstairs, but nobody was coming back upstairs. I wake up screaming. Normally, I would just drop him off and come back and pick him up, but I don't feel safe anymore. We sit at the table, we eat dinner at the table, we can sit down. You know what I’m saying? I had just beeped the buzzer and said I was coming upstairs. This is the exit wound.” And when he did that, I could actually feel the holes. I feel close to Marvin Gaye, Vincent van Gogh. There's no end goal. Shanice: No, never. So I still make things in America, but somethings I am starting to venture out because I feel like I want to use the best people in the world to help me execute my ideas. Flex: We are doing exceptionally well. So that’s who I was kicking with—I got close to them. Because I’m 23 years old. Use every resource at your disposal to get that idea into the world, 'cause the world needs those ideas. A Party Fit for a Diva. It's just a cycle. I was having one of my moments when I was frustrated about the industry. Soon as she finished that—just enough to get me solid, rock-hard—we got off the dance floor. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), ‘RHONJ’ star Margaret Josephs wants to chat with Spanx’s Sara Blakely, Drew Barrymore says she’s never had plastic surgery: ‘I’m a highly addictive person’, Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty lingerie brand is now worth $1B, 17 best clothing subscription boxes 2021: Monthly fashion fixes for all, Pixels is changing the way artists sell their work online, Presidents Day sale: Score refurbished MacBooks for up to 64 percent off, 9 best online pet stores for ordering food, meds, and more supplies, Nike creates hands-free sneaker for people with physical limitations, Salma Hayek Looks Back on Her Traumatic ‘Desperado’ Sex Scene: “I Started to Sob”, © 2021 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Tekashi 6ix9ine doc director calls rapper a 'horrible human being', Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez jet off to Cabo after Amazon announcement, Olivia Wilde moves bags from Jason Sudeikis' home to Harry Styles' place, North West's oil painting verified by TikTok user, 'Bridgerton' star Regé-Jean Page snapped embracing Emily Brown before flight, Blac Chyna wins another battle in 'Rob & Chyna' suit against Kardashians, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger enjoy a beachy Valentine's Day with kids, Jason Sudeikis seeing British model Keeley Hazell after Olivia Wilde split, Lady Gaga's ex-creative director says singer fired her via email, 'Gorilla Glue girl' Tessica Brown's GoFundMe under investigation. I told Nigel, “I’ve got to get out of here. It was, like, “Ooh, motherfucker, ooh, aah”-they were kicking hard. That's not necessarily what pushed me over the top where I started to have that moment with Vogue. I'm doing a movie about my life, my life story." He is an actor and producer, known for Snakes on a Plane (2006), One on One (2001) and The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007). And now, because of the internet, you don't have to wait on somebody to tell you if you're good or not. I did a whole concert in her living room with a band and dancers and everything. So, I'm actually more so haunted by ideas more than anything. I didn’t hear nothing, I didn’t feel nothing, and I said, I’m unconscious. She was in attack mode. Then we came up with the concept to do a throne for the winner. His reactionary reflexes have given way to him thinking long term, which could be why he’s unfazed by trivial shots like 50 Cent’s claims of having nude pictures of his artist Cassie. So she continued with, "It's fake." The [C.O.D.] Posted on May 18, 2020 - By @AieshaTweets. Not really. It's crazy 'cause I could say that, but I could also say I'm a person who could see a homeless person on the street that's layered in a bunch of clothes, and they could have one really distressed piece that they're wearing for survival and the way they layer it...I can appreciate the actual aesthetic of it. It's fake. How does that feel today? I’m sitting upstairs smoking weed, like, Where the fuck is everybody at? I didn’t want to be that type of nigga. He was trying to get legitimate and all that, so I thought I was doing him a favor. Just stuff that talk about this stuff that's going on I like to get into. But when I called him back for directions, he was, like, “I don’t have the money.” I said, “If you don’t have the money, I’m not coming.” He hung up the phone, then called me back: “I’m going to call [Uptown Entertainment CEO] Andre Harrell and make sure you get the money, but I’m going to give you the money out of my pocket.” So I said, “All right, I’m on my way.” As we’re walking up to the building, somebody screamed from up the top of the studio. That was another big pop record for me. But now that shit is dead. They were coming up to me, like, “Pac, we’re proud of you.” I felt so tall that night, because they were people’s heroes and they saying I was their hero. It was just to tell me to keep going. I was like, "I'm done. Because five bullets had passed through your body. If I had to pick one person that I think just was crazy with it, maybe Michael Jackson. And then I felt something on the back of my head, something real strong. Dr. Dre said that the last beat that floored him was “All About the Benjamins.” How does that make you feel? Shanice: He [Elijah] has one friend that we allow him to be around. I wasn’t happy at all on the streets. 33,428, This story has been shared 19,513 times. It was something that you heard rich White boys do. One of them wanted to play basketball and wanted me to drop them off at the park and I said no. You both are such a likable couple and people gravitate to you from all walks of life, from all nationalities. Sure. Beyonce even spoke to her and told her Solange sang your song (“I Love Your Smile”) at a talent show. Andre Harrell wouldn’t look at me. I could not believe it. His voice remains even, but the arrogance skyrockets. I don’t like being the mad scientist and being in the room by myself. I think my dreams are more like visions. I’m not trying to make people think I’m in here faking it, but my whole life is going to be about saving somebody. Flex Alexander is an actor and his wife Shanice is a Grammy-nominated pop singer. I like nice things. I put out “Keep Ya Head Up” from the bottom of my heart. I think if you look at the leather industry there, the garment industry there, there are families and companies that have been participating for hundreds of years. And I couldn’t see nothing; it was just all white. I didn’t know I was shot in the head yet. It is a Lynch-Dyson Entertainment production, and is executive produced by Jeff Dyson, Vernon Lynch, Patty Ivins Specht and Julie Pizzi. After a brush with death and the barrage of rumor and innuendo that followed, Tupac said he’d summoned me because “this is my last interview. 5,063, © 2021 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved I dropped to the floor. That brings longevity. I’m not thinking something will happen to me in the lobby. People even continued to tell her. Hands down as far as worldwide impact and due to this last album [The Blueprint 3].
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