Aye ya’ll!:) I just found out that I was nominated for the 2009 Southern Entertainment Model of the Year Award.. As such, I’m a little behind on gathering votes so let’s put everyone else in the dust! This is my second nomination so let’s make sure I bring it home this time:) Love all of your support!:)
Vote Kami2Hot as Model of the Year at the 2009 Southern Entertainment Awards
Aye ya’ll!:)
With Ramadan right around the corner, I thought that I would start getting my charity work in. As part of that effort, I’ve joined this social network. I came across this gem during my one of my random treks on the net. check it out & tell me what you think!
Aye ya’ll,
hope ya’ll had a great weekend..i told you had a few things that would be popping off soon.. first up is the collaboration with my folks over @ BlackSportsOnline.com …What up doe!:)
Watch the video @ hit me up with your comments..
* i know,the next one with be with a better cam! lol*
love ya’ll!
kami
I’ve been MIA the better half of the year due the move to ATL so i APOLOGIZE!!! i’m going to make sure i post more frequently and keep you updated on everything…some majors things are coming into fruitation in the second half so stay TUNED!!:)
*dueces*
Kami
As a lot of you may have guessed, I’m a HUGE fan of the science fiction/fantasy genre..So since I’m in the process of rebuilding my library due to 2 thefts while I was residing in ATL, (uggggh, that’s ANOTHER post in of itself), I’ve had a few conversations with a of couple folks I know to make sure that I haven’t forgotten to purchase any classics to include in it again..
During one such conversation, the topic turned to the novel, The Third Eye by Sophia Stewart, on which the Terminator & Matrix movies are based off of..( ya’ll need to cop this!!) Anyway, I remember hearing that, Ms. Stewart was suing for a number of things including copyright infringement and racketeering but I didn’t recall hearing anything else about it, so imagine my surprise today when another friend dropped this on me (Please pay attention to the date!!):
..TR> artle can be accessed here
Black Author (Sophia Stewart) wins The Matrix Copyright Infringement Case
2005-09-11
This little known story has met a just conclusion, as Sophia Stewart, African American author of The Matrix will finally receive her just due from the copyright infringement of her original work!!! Monday, October 4th 2004 ended a six-year dispute involving Sophia Stewart, the Wachowski Brothers, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers. Stewart’s allegations, involving copyright infringement and racketeering, were received and acknowledged by the Central District of California, Judge Margaret Morrow residing.
Stewart, a New Yorker who has resided in Salt Lake City for the past five years, will recover damages from the films, The Matrix I, II and III, as well as The Terminator and its sequels. She will soon receive one of the biggest payoffs in the history of Hollywood, as the gross receipts of both films and their sequels total over 2.5 billion dollars.
Stewart filed her case in 1999, after viewing the Matrix, which she felt had been based on her manuscript, The Third Eye, copyrighted in 1981. In the mid eighties Stewart had submitted her manuscript to an ad placed by the Wachowski Brothers, requesting new sci-fi works.
According to court documentation, an FBI investigation discovered that more than thirty minutes had been edited from the original film, in an attempt to avoid penalties for copyright infringement. The investigation also stated that credible witnesses employed at Warner Brothers came forward, claiming that the executives and lawyers had full knowledge that the work in question did not belong to the Wachowski Brothers. These witnesses claimed to have seen Stewart’s original work and that it had been often used during preparation of the motion pictures. The defendants tried, on several occasions, to have Stewart’s case dismissed, without success.
Stewart has confronted skepticism on all sides, much of which comes from Matrix fans, who are strangely loyal to the Wachowski Brothers. One on-line forum, entitled Matrix Explained has an entire section devoted to Stewart. Some who have researched her history and writings are open to her story. Others are suspicious and mocking. It doesn’t bother me, said Stewart in a phone interview last week, I always knew what was true.
Some fans, are unaware of the case or they question its legitimacy, due to the fact that it has received little to no media coverage. Though the case was not made public until October of 2003, Stewart has her own explanation, as quoted at aghettotymz.com:
The reason you have not seen any of this in the media is because Warner Brothers parent company is AOL-Time Warner… this GIANT owns 95 percent of the media… let me give you a clue as to what they own in the media business… New York Times papers/magazines, LA Times papers/magazines, People Magazine, CNN news, Extra, Celebrity Justice, Entertainment Tonight, HBO, New Line Cinema, Dreamworks, Newsweek, Village Roadshow… many, many more!… They are not going to report on themselves. They have been suppressing my case for years… Fans who have taken Stewart’s allegations seriously, have found eerie mythological parallels, which seem significant in a case that revolves around the highly metaphorical and symbolic Matrix series. Sophia, the Greek goddess of wisdom has been referenced many times in speculation about Stewart. In one book about the Goddess Sophia, it reads, The black goddess is the mistress of web creation spun in her divine matrix.
Although there have been outside implications as to racial injustice (Stewart is African American), she does not feel that this is the case. This is all about the Benjamins, said Stewart. It’s not about money with me. It’s about justice.
Stewart’s future plans involve a record label, entitled Popsilk Records, and a motion picture production company, All Eyez On Me, in reference to God. I wrote The Third Eye to wake people up, to remind them why God put them here. There’s more to life than money, said Stewart.
My whole to the world is about God and good and about choice, about spirituality over ‘technocracy’. If Stewart represents spirituality, then she truly has prevailed over the technocracy represented in both the Terminator and the Matrix, and now, ironically, by their supposed creators.
Stewart is currently having discussions with CBS about a possible exclusive story and has several media engagements in the near future to nationally publicize her victory. June 13th 2004. Sophia Stewart’s press release read: The Matrix Terminator movie franchises have made world history and have ultimately changed the way people view movies and how Hollywood does business, yet the real truth about the creator and creation of these films continue to elude the masses because the hidden secret of the matter is that these films were created and written by a Black woman… a Black woman named Sophia Stewart. But Hollywood does not want you to know this fact simply because it would change history. Also it would encourage our Black children to realize a dream and that is… nothing is impossible for them to achieve!
Read it and let me know what you think…..MORE to come soon!:)
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HOLLA!!:)
kami
aye ya’ll,
sorry i’ve been ghost for a minute but i’ve been on the grind hard (yeah i really did move to ATL people).. there’s been some developments that have come to fruitation that i wanted to share before i get too busy again
1) for all of my sirius radio folks.. THANK YOU!! i was on LIP SERVICE this monday (3/10/08) and had a blast with 3 6 mafia ( j, you need to pull it out, i’m not convinced lol), bobbi valentine (that’s my girl, you’re wild lol) leah, rose and angela yee.. ya’ll are the best..when i can i’ll put up excerpts on youtube.com and of course on my site http://kami2hot.com
BTW the site is going official by 8/16/08 which reminds me….
2) check me out on BET’s Rap City 3/13/08.. ya girl makes an appearance.. yes the blonde siren is back to stay…. yeooooooow! lol
you can also check me out on their website http://bet.com… i must say i’m killing that purple dress! shouts out to t. neal, clarissa and the core djs for that look *hi-five)
30 big ups to my big bro Arty from feds & sweets mag.. my first SOLO COVER is on its way and its BLAZING… ya girl is making noise;)
that’s about it for now but it most certainly isn’t OVER.. HOLLA!
kami
Everyday I get about 10 emails that go something like this:
Random indivdual:”hi.. i love your look and would love for you to be in my brand new magazine..”
Me: “hello thanks for contacting me..what are the details of the shoot (i.e. date, concept, compensation)..”
R.I.:”well its going be [blah, blah, blah] and [blah, bah blah]..plus you get lots of EXPOSURE!!”
ok let’s examine this…folks want models to do various projects for FREE all in the name of “Exposure” You haven’t even gotten your project off of the ground, there isn’t any major hype about it, so what kind of exposure could you possibly give to help ME??!! More importantly, why would anyone in their RIGHT mind do something where someone else can stand to make money off of YOU and you not see a freaking cent?? That’s insanity!!
I can only speak for myself but modeling is a BUSINESS.. Sure I enjoy it, but I’m in it to MAKE MONEY as often as possible!! I don’t care about the attention or the perks.. Hell I’ll be perfectly happy if NOONE knew who I was as long as I had a paycheck everytime..PROPS don’t pay bills
Before anyone goes there, let me put this out..No this isn’t to say that I haven’t done anything in my modeling past for free; those were situations where i still had the opportunity to cash in on them nor will I shun a particular project because exposure is the only thing being offered..
However in the latter scenario, the things that would run through my mind to determine if i’ll do it or not would be: 1) will this drive people to whatever I’m pushing at the moment so that i CAN make money (i.e. paysite, merchanside, etc.)
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2) Will this introduce to me to a different audience to drive up my fan base so they would also be more willing to purchase it?
People need to get that “Every model is an airhead, idiot, ..” out of their minds, at least when they’re dealing with me..
This goes to models too.. be SMART about your craft!! All of us wouldn’t have to go through this dumb crap if everyone was up on their game..sheesh!!
When I finish handing a few things, I’m going to be a problem in 2008…trust on that
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