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Young Voices is back. As part of the Voice's 30th anniversary celebrations you can now read it each week in print and online. This award winning product , Young Voices has recieved two 'Best Magazine' awards from the Urban Music Awards. Wretch 32 kickstarts this dynamic product with a frank interview on love, life and controversy.
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Rihanna’s hair today, gone tomorrow! We look at the star’s hair transition through the years
1. CHICK WITH THE BRAIDS: It’s plain to see that Rihanna’s mum had a lot of input when it came to this hairstyle
2. CARIBBEAN QUEEN: The singer adds length to her teenage tresses with extentions
3. WELL GEL: The slick hair scraped into a tight ponytail was an obligatory style for young women in the 90s
4. MAN, I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN: The glamorous tossled do came after the teen signed her record contract
5. NATURAL BEAUTY: The singer goes for the ‘girl next door’ look in one of her first TV appearances
6. STRAIGHT TALK: The Barbadian beauty experiments with long-er, slicker – albeit more expensive – weave
7. THE CHOP: Rihanna’s love affair with scissors started here with the now famed
asymmetrical bob
8. FRINGE BENEFITS: The singer goes for a slight variation of her much-loved hairstyle by adding a blunt fringe and levelling it out
9. PIXIE PERFECT: This short do framed the singer’s face and petite features perfectly
10. SHORT BACK AND SIDES: Following her break up from boyfriend and fellow singer, Chris Brown, the singer opts for a more drastic look
11. THE BLACKER THE BERRY: Having experimented with peroxide, the star turns back to her trusted colour
12. SIMPLY RED: Rihanna’s love affair with all things red began with this cute sweeped fringe style
13. THE LONG ROAD: The long, bone-straight weave makes a triumphant
comeback…in red!
14. TURN UP THE VOLUME: Many compared Rhi Rhi to the Simpson character, Side Show Bob, when she showcased this look
15. CURL UP AND DYE: This much tamer look went down a treat at a recent awards ceremony
16. BLOND AMBITION: Rihanna decided to keep the loose curls, but dips back into that peroxide bottle
17. BACK TO BLACK: The clippers and weave make a comeback when the star promotes debut film, Battleship
18. BLONDS HAVE MORE FUN: The singer reverts back to her famed bright tresses in her most recent look
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A NORTH London teenager has been elected as Camden’s new deputy youth MP. Danielle Williams, 18, was selected as the second in command to youth MP Jabeen Rizvi following the boroughs recent youth elections.
The teen, who is currently studying for her A Levels in law, psychology and drama, told Young Voices that the constant negative press her peers had encountered post the London riots prompted her decision to enter politics.
“I’m sick and tired with what’s going on. That’s the main reason [I decided to enter politics]. I was really angry about the ‘we can’t do anything about it’ or ‘it’s the system keeping us down’ attitude and said, ‘If we don’t make a
change and unite as one people then nothing is going to happen.’
“Young people were receiving a lot of negative press especially after the riots and it was heart wrenching because I know a lot of young people doing posi-tive things.”
Danielle’s first plan of action is to help young people in the borough understand the council’s “distribution of money and funding of projects,” at regional and national level within the UK Youth Parliament.
“I’ve made the decision to be a young MP and dedicate my time and ef-fort to this cause and make sure I do it right. If you’re going to something, you have to do it 100 percent,” she said.
STUDENT OF THE WEEKDanielle Williams
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HE MIGHT boast a number of chart-topping singles and list the likes of Adele and Liam Gallagher as fans, but there’s one thing that Wretch 32 still has outstanding
on his to-do list – finding love.The north London rapper, who has just re-
turned from a six-day stint in LA when we catch up, is keen to find the perfect companion to share in his success.
“There’s no special lady in my life right now,” the star tells me as the conversation steers away from music and his incredible success in the charts thus far.
When pressed about his perfect woman, the 27-year-old pauses, “I don’t really have a type,” he says.
But before I can hit back with my next question or probe him on my last, he admits: “I’ll have a crush on Alesha Dixon until I die though.”
Then there’s no stopping him, “…I like Re-becca Ferguson and I think Alexandra Burke is cute…”
So he does have a type then?He laughs, “I don’t know. There’s a song on my
album called Blur and that’s literally how I feel. Everything has just been a blur since things took off. Half the time I don’t know what’s going on or where I am. I spend too much time away. It’s probably not the right time [for a woman].”
The album in question is his successful 2011 studio debut, Black and White, which spurned tracks Traktor, Unorthodox, which featured British rapper, Example, (my favourite) Don’t Go and the latest offering Hush Little Baby featuring singer Ed Sheeran.
It also won him legions of fans and secured him a seat in the pop alumni. What it didn’t do, as expected, was win the Tottenham star any nomi-nations at the BRIT awards earlier this year, which raised more than a few eyebrows.
At the time Wretch said he spent “an hour of being angry about it,” but says he now feels “fine.”
“I’m over it now. I was a bit confused and I was trying to understand what had happened. I real-ised some things are just out of your control and not as straight forward as they should be. At the end of the day, the fans are happy with the music, we’re still touring and we’re still doing all right,” he said.
On Sheeran picking up the Best British Male
and Best British Breakthrough Act at the cer-emony, Wretch said: “He one million percent de-serves to be there and deserves those awards. That’s the thing about award ceremonies. The majority of the artists do deserve to be there.”
Not one to languish in nega-tivity, Wretch is back in the studio (hence the LA trip) and ready for a follow up to his criti-cally acclaimed debut studio album.
“I’ve been quite experimen-tal in trying some stuff. There’s definitely Wretch 32 music on there, but what I do is make sure it’s better and lyrically I’ve stepped up and the music has stepped up with me and so has the chorus level.
He added: “I’ve definitely made sure that the music is strong enough.”
So what else does the future have in store for the proud fa-ther of two?
“Probably more children, I want a lot. You’re in the studio, make as much music as possi-ble and then everything always happens on the back of music - I never planned for everything I have now. I would love to a little
clothing situation. I’m getting into fashion a bit. I’m not sure yet, some nice menswear,” he said.
Hush Little Baby is out now through Levels Re-cordings / Ministry Of Sound. www.wretch32.com
Jay Z proves he’s as smitten with wife Be-yoncé now as he was the day he said, ‘I do’ in a recent tweet about the Bootylicious star.
“I’m gonna say this and then I’m gonna end mine.” BEYONCE is the
best performer in the world. Period.”
Hey KatSo glad you’re back ‘cos I really need your
advice!! I’m meant to be going to Ibiza with my girls in the summer holidays, but my man says he doesn’t want me to go because he thinks I’m gonna cheat. We’ve been together for a year and I’ve never cheated before so I don’t know why he’s acting all jealous like this. What should I do? I don’t wanna lose him (he says he’ll break up with me if I go), but I don’t want to let me friends down either. Help! *Dimplez*
Hi DimplezIt’s good to be back! Ok, straight to business. I understand where you’re both coming from so you’ll really need to sit down and compromise. Most of his concerns come from a place of fear. He’s afraid that you’ll meet another man on a wild night out or something in that vein. It’s you’re job to restore his confidence in you and your relationship. Explain that you love and respect him and that your actions on holiday will be reflec-tive of that. Maybe a call or text home every other day might help alleviate his fears. If he fails to come around, you may have to take a serious look at the longevity of your relationship. Could you really be with someone who is so controlling? You don’t want to lose him and I understand that, but you cannot have any form of relationship without the trust.K@
Alex, east LondonRochelle, east London
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The British rapper talks to YV’s Dionne Grant about his Unorthodox rise to the top
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Beyoncé – The super-star returned to the stage
for the first time since giving birth to Blue Ivy in
January. The star-studded audience included First Lady, Michelle Obama
Craig David – The singer, turned
fitness junkie, shone in the Miami sun as he worked up a sweat on
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Usher – Ongoing custody battle with ex-wife reduced the
Climax singer to tears when he was accused of being a bad father.
Lil Wayne and Drake – The young money
rappers have refused to fork out £400k to club
promoters who claim the pair failed to show up for
an appearance.
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