INSPIRATION

Because of disappointment, I still needed to write an in-depth reaction to Marcus Garvey’s story. My dissatisfaction is not with Garvey but with the black community globally. How am I supposed to be my people’s next civil rights activist when my people have already shunned all the most brilliant leaders of the past?

Many men believe there’s ongoing systemic warfare against traditional masculinity and straight men. Although some speculate how this war has reached a global frontier, many have accused the mainstream media and the various government summits, such as the G or others, like …

My list of today’s top 10 mainstream artists. My top five mainstream emcees were Tupac, The Notorious BIG, Nas, Jay Z, and Snoop Dogg. Other times they were Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, and Treach…

Before I get into my list of top 10 mainstream Hip Hop artists today, I’d like to share a report on some developments. As a Hip Hop recording artist, it is customary that I should say that I’m one of the best emcees. As an independent, I’ve essentially been a lifelong Hiphoppa.

The following is a concise overview of the development of my book projects. I know it was probably a pull, especially for newer friends who joined me on Facebook. You see, over a few years, I’ve been working on a few books using my Facebook timeline as a notepad. How else would you believe this story if you didn’t see it unfold?

Sitting the bottle down for six months last year while enduring the Covid lockdown in Berlin, I woke up one night to find Nas’s “King Disease” on Apple Music. I started to reflect on life. What is the negative result of success? I asked myself. I began to speculate on the Seven Deadly Sins.

My anxiety is not over death. It’s to not lose everything I’ve worked for from flipping and openly bodying something, just off the rage. What will my people say? Those who have supported me this whole time. How do you see through the bullshit? From my [Independent] point of view, it looks like everyone (Lebron James, Candace Owens…

With great sorrow, I say goodbye to my dear brother, friend, and number one promoter in Sierra Leone – Prince Willctc. It was 3 a.m. when I received the news that he had succumbed to the complications of a health condition that began only a month prior. Prince, who felt Continue Reading

This is the world we live in. It is a world that does not want anyone to change it. Many people are full of hate. They reject, ignore or murder the best of us and allow the worst to thrive and multiply. This world resists the truth, but it perpetuates Continue Reading

One of the few journalists who I liked. She and Wolf Blitzer. Lately, it appears journalism has taken a turn from neutrality to crusader-like advocacy. Many people feel the mainstream networks use their platforms to feed us the wrong information. And when I say wrong, I’m not talking about amateur Continue Reading

When I started recording my albums, I had the presence of mind to provide written lyrics for my songs. I saw people only dance to the beat and sing or nod to the chorus. Hip Hop being edutainment, I wanted everyone to get the message in my verses. I said Continue Reading

Racism is a form of mind cancer that we must treat aggressively. In 2017, no one should tolerate any racism anywhere on this planet. Of course, laws and governmental, ethical, and corporate policies condemn racial discrimination on paper, but in most developed countries, racism is a street problem. It is Continue Reading

In my pedagogy, I was taught that grief comes with [1] shock/denial, [2] anger, [3] bargaining, [4] depression, and [5] acceptance. Such is the shattering emotional pain that has come with losing Richard Taylor. For me, he was the friend I had before I knew I had a brother. When Continue Reading