Abiola_Abrams

HEY FAM,

I hope that you've been joining me and checking out the Planet Ab Show - this week we were talking about booty calls, jump offs and slides in a video every woman needs to see! And of course, I hope that you've been picking up weekly urban newspaper RO: rolling out to catch my advice column. I was also in last month's Upscale and Paper Magazines.

I had the most fun conversation and interview with singer Ashanti yesterday. Her new album is called Declaration... (continue reading)

Hey Blackplanet Fam!

I am so excited to announce that TODAY is the launch of my new daily online show in association with Blackplanet!!! And noooo, this isn't April Fools! ;-D The show will be on Mondays through Fridays and you can fiind it at www.blackplanet.com/planetabiola -- PLEASE JOIN ME.

This is going to be SO MUCH fun! I have preview interivews posted as well, and you can find more on www.planetabiola.com or myspace. And by the way-- I don't check the emails... (continue reading)

Abiola's Goddess of Love Manifesto

It's all about love, self-love Print this out and put it next to your bathroom mirror, ok?

1. Make a new decision every morning that you are absolutely in love with yourself. Don't get out of bed until you can make this decision. Mwah!

2. If you feel crappy, don't put a smiley face on it and pretend that you don't! Your feelings are valid. Do list out the things that you are grateful for though.

3. Know that you deserve to... (continue reading)

so last week i went to interview rapper fat joe and get some exclusive content just for you blackplanet and mi gente. it was hot. his album is called elephant in the room and it drops march 11th. he says that the room is hip hop and he is the elephant because he has been in the game for 15 years and deserves more respect.

i wanted to talk to him about the stuff no one is asking, so we talked about love, life, family pressures and politics, in addition to music and how he knows... (continue reading)

My best work is done at night. Whether I have been out clubbing with my peeps or not I am usually up writing or yapping on the phone until at least 3AM, so I do not take kindly to being woken up at 6. The phone rang and it was one of my friends telling me to go to my computer.

My inbox was exploded with email forwards from gossip sites leaking that Maia Campbell, 90s star of LL Cool J sitcom In The House, was in a facility. Some... (continue reading)

hey blackplanet fam,

is your glass half full or half empty?

does every cloud really have a silver lining or is that just b.s.?

LISTEN: MY INTERVIEW

albert einstein said that the most important decision we will ever make is whether we live in a hostile universe or a friendly universe.

so many of us automatically pick hostile universe-- and it's not hard. we or our parents grew up in circumstances maybe that make you wary. some of us... (continue reading)