Minor Thoughts #2

I'd like to start this one with some apologies. I want to apologize to my bay Tokie for all that I put her through. It's not on purpose, but sometimes even the best of people can't save the worse of moods. I love you for tryin' so hard, and how strong you are to deal with me. I hope that whatever the issues are, we can actually overcome them because you have enhanced my life a lot. You bring in that positivity that I forget exist in the world. You keep it movin' when I feel like givin' up. You are the nice to my mean, the people person to my anti-social personality, and the love to complete my incomplete. Whenever I think God isn't listenin' and my blessings aren't comin', I need to think about the one that continues to show itself: you.

Also, I'd like to apologize to myself. For not writin' within the last two days. I'm supposed to be workin' on my craft, and progressin' as an artist, yet I let minor things interrupt my train of thought. I do apologize, self. For potentially messin' up my future with laziness, and often selfishness. I hope that things can get back on track, and that dream that I have won't remain a dream forever.

Okay, now that that's done, we can get into something a little more interestin'.
Black People, Please Listen!
Tell me this, when we had a white president, how often did you hear white people walk around sayin', "My President is White!"? I never remember hearin' that. They never had to say it. It was always a given. Don't mess up our progress with tainted attitudes and new racism. That's right, racism! It is racist to walk around yellin' that our president is black. That furthers the myth that we only voted for him because he was black. And, he is not just our president because he is black, he is our president because we voted for the best candidate to lead this country back in the right direction. We had the best voter turn-out in years for this election, we had to overcome a lot of ignorance just like President Obama, but please let us not become that replacement ignorance. Don't cast another shadow over a race of people that has just came out of the dark. Thank you. I want to say that I will not let any of you embarrass me because I refuse to held back by anyone's ignorance or stupidity. I will say you may be makin' it harder for me, and for that, I will not forgive. This is our chance people, let's keep it positive.

Kanye to da!
I just want to give a big shout-out to the homie Kanye West. This hasn't been the best year. No year is a good year when you lose your mother. And I applaud him for keepin' his mind on his work, as opposed to ending his own life due to the pain. I hate how the media portraits him though. Nothing negative has slowed down, so I'm glad some positivity can surface. I'm not too sure about this new cd, or this new style of music, but I will make that trek through the snow to pick up the new cd because I understand where this cd came from. This cd is what kept him alive. This was his therapy in the midst of his pain. You don't believe me? He refers to this new sound as "heartbreak". This dude put his heart on these tracks and I would feel bad as a fan if I did not support that. I rarely call myself an actual fan of anyone, but he is one of a very few people that I am a fan of. His style is so cold, his attitude is like mine in that, he lets his underestimated intelligence catch his enemies off guard. Plus, he is his own person. Not following behind anyone, but doin' his own thing without regard for the response. Anywho, I'm goin' to get the album, not downloading it, and I'll let you know how it is. Good or bad. Speakin' of Kanye, I'm not feelin' the hate comin' from Jay-Z. We all heard "Big Brother" from Graduation, which I hated, by the way. But, I'm not feelin' how he tried to play 'Ye, or how he not givin' 'Ye the credit he deserves. That's okay though. Let's see what this next album Jay put out does. I mean, maybe I'd be mad too if the person I didn't want in my camp came in, changed the style I established, and then became a better artist than I am, so I retired. Then, realized people didn't care anymore, so I came back, and people still didn't care. I guess I understand. Ha! Jay, you just gotta take the L on this one. You got 99 problems, Kanye must be 1!

I want to give another shout-out to The R&B Hippie Neo-Soul Rockstar, Raheem DeVaughn. I'm a big fan (another of the very few people I am a fan of), and while writin' this, I am listenin' to some early work of his. The Street Experience vol. 1 from 2004. It's really settin' the creative mood right now, and I hope you all enjoyed readin' today. I will talk to you tomorrow. Remember, don't be a failure!