What is success? I know what the world says
it is but what do you say? Most of us are programmed little dogs nearly none of
our thoughts steam from our own internal thinking. Everything we think is the
product of learned behavior. We allow the dictates of the world to inform our
views and shape our thinking. We never stop to consider our own minds answers.
So we become harden in our hearts and lack compassion.
Let me offer you some proof of what I mean. A
man by chance is born into a well to do family and has never had to work for a
thing in his life... More than likely he inherit his father’s wealth. This man has
done nothing to wart our respect. Yet we fall in line because he has
money. On the other hand there many more
men born to chaos and misgivings none of their own making and we see these men
as the scum of the earth. Our birth is a thing none control yet men like Donald
Trump are treated as successful and seen as people to look up too. When in truth all they did was be born.
But that isn't the true sickness of man to
me. What I find truly appalling is when men look upon the misfortunes of other
men and say it is the work of God that they suffer. How could you in your right
mind think such a thing? So it is God that causes babies to die in war? Because
everyone knows how deserving babies are of death. What kind of gods do you
believe in? You believe in a God that would make people suffer for some
hidden reason known only to him or her? How sick would that god have to be?
We see a man living in a cardboard box and
how quick we are to forget we all live under God's grace. Our hearts are
quickly filled with contempt for men we don't even know, simply because we have
been taught to hate the poor. The funny part of that is many of us are poor so in
truth we hate ourselves. We never stop to think what hardships may have leaded
that man whom we are judging to be in such a state. For all we know he could
have suffered a great lost in his life or been the victim of tragedy.
Funny how we want the compassion of others
when we fall down but we are unwilling to do the same for others. How easy it
become to forget all of the wonderful people God sent to aid you in your
success once you have become successful. This brings me back to my question on
true success and what it really means to be successful. Time for me to close
out but before I do I have a few more things to say about success and what I
feel about the subject.
For me success has little to do with the
world and my personal accomplishment. To me a man can't be truly successful if
he lives without love and compassion for the suffering of others. That man to
me is the greatest failure in life because he has lived without love and care
in his life. How can one be seen as successful if his heart is empty? You may
own a bigger house and drive the best cars. You may have money and live in so
called high places and still be as poor as that man who live in the box by the
freeway.
The true measure of success is not what a man
has in his pocket but what he has in his heart is the thing that gives him his true worth. We all
would be better served in this world if we measured men correctly. If only we would
use our own minds to see men as children of God and weigh their success by the
content of their character. The world would be a much better place to live. Then we could all enjoy the true fruits of life and success. That was my take on success. Now what's yours?
I'll be glad to see you go sir... You have been a total let down for the hope of this nation... You wasted the time of the people who trusted and believed in you... Walk away quietly sir you have done nothing worth remembering... I am sad in my heart when I think of what could have been... I'm just glad I never got the chance to vote for you...
The shame that our ancestors must feel when they see what you have allowed on your watch... If someone were to tell me in my youth that I would live to see a day when there would be a president of this nation that is of African origin, I would not have believed them... But even more sir; if they would have said to me that during that same time my people would be worse off than they had ever been I would have called them a lair...
I would never have believed a Black man could be so gutless... This not about race sir more than it is about fairness... What man of good character could lead a nation where part of it's citizens are openly targeted by racist and racist ideologies and never do a thing to address the issue??? Are you not the president of all people of this nation??? Then why do you not do your duty when part of your nation is under attack???
History may look favorable upon you sir and we both know why... Because those who write the history can paint the story to their liking... I on the other hand sir will remember this time and teach my children and their children of the truth of what really took place... I will tell that our brother and countrymen left us to the wolves and looked away from the truth... Our brother abandoned us even though he had the power to do something meaningful he chose to do nothing...
I know you may never read this sir but if by chance you happen too... I want you to know I have nothing against you; you are my brother and countrymen... I just wanted to let you know about all the hope you have destroyed and of the suffering your people have undergone during this troubled time... I don't know if you have thought about this but some of the backlash of the last 8 years towards black people has been because you are the president... The blood of the people who have suffered and die because of that fact is on your hands sir...
For more than 400 years there has been a riff in the African
family. This riff was caused by European slave traders and Europeans seeking to
enrich themselves off the backs of African people. We all know what I'm talking
about right? Well if you haven’t missed the last 400 some odd years you know
about the African slave trade and the mistreatment of African peoples by greedy
racist Europeans. The African slave trade was the cause the worst holocaust
known to man. Over 100 million and counting Africans have died in the
holocaust. People seem to think the African holocaust ended in 1865 on the
bloody battle fields of North America but it still goes on even in this day and
time.
The slave trade was
one part of the holocaust but what came after that may prove to be even more
deadly to the African people. Slavery facilitated the break up of the family
and the division of African people on many different levels. Most of those
breaks were as a result of the physical torture that left scars on the soul of a
people. Today that history continues
right down to the public beating and murders of slaves to keep the other slaves in line.
People want to see the world as changed but the African knows better. We don’t
have the luxury of pretending racism is over and done. We know it’s far from
over.
I could go on
making point by point statements to support my views of the subject but what
would be the point? What could I say that hasn’t been said before? What good
would it do me when so many others have tried and failed? If the world wouldn’t
listen to a prince of peace like Martin Luther King Jr. what chance would my
crude words have of reaching them? So I will not waste time on that instead I
will make a few points on what I feel we are doing to ourselves in this war that is being waged against us. I
will attempt to make some points I hope will help my people in this fight for
our humanity. We need some real life solutions if we hope to make it through this darkness.
I come from a large
family of American Africans. From the time I was born up until a few years ago
my family had someone who was the glue of the family. Every African family has this
person or has had one such person in the ranks of their family. In the times
before the slave trade and colonialism we call these special people by other
names such as Chief, Negus, Baba or Igbo. In the African family someone was always
the keeper of the Odu or word of God. This person was also the guide for the
community and family. My family had that person for many generations our most
resent was my granddad.
My grandfather was
a strong African man who had wisdom and insight that kept our family moving
forward. Since his passing the glue in
my family seems to be weaker and no one seems to want to take up the role or
assume responsibility for the family’s well-being. Every nation or family needs a leader someone
who can galvanize the people and bring them together the rough times. This is missing in my
family and has been missing in my race for some time. Who will come forward to
take the helm? Who will give wisdom to the people and lead them with the Odu
(word of God)? If we are to move forward as a people we need our teachers and
Chiefs to come out from hiding and lead the people.
Will you come out
now you good men and women who are the keepers of the Odu (word of God)? Will
you lead us now and show us the way? We are lost on this path and we don’t know
which way to turn. Our so called leaders today are not true to the Odu (word of
God) and they cause many to stumble. With their lies these leaders endanger the
masses and cause the children to die. They are not fit for their roles and they
do the will of their earthly masters. They help to conceal truth and they lay
with the enemies of our people. Oh God I beg you give courage to your children
those whom you have chosen to lead the people. Help them to shake off their
fears and trouble them less that may free their minds to serve the family community
and your will.
The glue is missing
in our families and in the nation. Is there no one who will come forward? Every
house must have glue or the nations bonds will become weak and the people will
be doomed. I have said this at this time because God has put it on my heart
this way and it is no accident that it happened now because the healing season
is upon us. A season and time for new life a time for family and nation to rebuild their bonds.
Let us come together in this
season not to find one person to be the glue but let us all become the
substance that bonds the family and the nation. Will you accept my challenge to
you? Will you be the tie that binds us in this struggle? Shake off your fears
and your worries that you are not enough because I know you are just what the
family needs. You are glue and we won’t make it without you.
A while back
I was scrolling down my timeline on a popular site I use to network with people who are into music and other things. I came across an MC that was throwback to
the glory years of Hip Hop. Even though the MC has a classic style, trust me
when I say: he’s no copycat. The way he went in on the track reminded me of the
good old days. His machine like flow was mechanical in nature but it still had
tones of rhythm. The ultra-unique way he flows bounces you around and for some
reason I wanted go into my B-Boy dance.
The artist name is
Rabu aka “Rabu Wit a U”. I also like to call Mr. Throw Your U’s Up because that's his theme when he performs live at a gig. After listen to Rabu over the next year
or so I decided it was time to make him the subject of one of my blogs. I asked if I could interview him for my blog and he agreed. Sit back buckle up and get ready to throw your U's up.
In these days and times in Hip Hop we need to take care of
the MC’s who hold the roots of the music down. Come let me show you why
Hip Hop is not dead and thanks to purist like Rabu it isn’t going anywhere soon. I
hope by telling the story of MC’s like Rabu I can get people to support these
MC’s to make sure that our culture is passed on properly to young people coming
up in this new world of hip hop.
I caught up with Mr.
Incredible (Rabu Wit a U) and asked him about his music and this is what
he had to say. First I ask how got his start in Hip Hop. Rabu started in hip
hop at age 15 and by age 16 he started taking music seriously. Rabu has been
making music for nearly 20 years. He says he enjoys it and will always be a
part of it in some way or another.
At age 17 all Rabu wanted to do was be in the booth rapping
and making new tracks. He is influenced like most us in hip hop by the MC’s that pioneered
rap and the culture of hip hop. In addition to rap Rabu is classic B-Boy he likes to draw graffiti art. I have seen some of his artwork it's nice; really creative work. What B-Boy would be complete if he didn’t like to fight or have mad boxing skills? On a side note Rabu says he’s nice with the hands and the rhymes.
Rabu said that the first person to really give him advice on
music was a good friend of his. You may remember him from our October blog; the
artist Trazsh Man. Rabu says they have worked to help one another for many
years. Mr. U said they work on stage together a lot and they help one another
with music as well.
We began talking about live performances and being on stage.
Rabu said almost from the start he was on the stage because to him the cypher
is the first stage that MC’s have to prove themselves on. Rabu says he would
join in on the cypher anywhere there was one happening. In school on the
streets in the club it didn't matter to him. Rabu said one of the first times
he jumped into the cypher, Rabu was talked into it by a girl who said he
couldn’t rap. This next part is a little spooky because Radu said he started
spitting barz and it was like the girl disappeared into thin air.
I asked what, did he think about before he went on stage or
into the cypher. He said: he gets nervous at the outset but then he as he sees
the crowd enjoying the music he gets more into it and let the experience take
over. Rabu says: he’s always nervous before he starts but it gives him a chance
to prove himself so that what chases all fear away when he is on stage or in
the cypher.
When it comes to music in general Rabu said he likes to
listen to all the old school legends like Luther, Teddy P, the Jackson's and many
more. Rabu says today music is lacking in many ways but he still listens to
artist that makes sense in their music. He says a lot of the music today
doesn’t make sense so his listening scope is narrow. He said he’s a little
ticked off at how thing are but it is what it is and all he can do is make the
best music he can make.
So we moved on to talk about Rabu’s music and what it’s all
about. He said his music is all about fun and keeping his sound true to himself
and the hip hop culture. He thinks it’s important to keep the legacy of hip hop alive for the youth. He says his music is different from the mainstream because it
comes from his inner being and a place that is real inside him. Rabu say: he
feels a lot of artists are not being true to themselves and it hurting the art
and the music.
I asked Rabu about a track of his that I really love called
Unstable. I wanted to know why he made the track and what inspired him to do a
song like that. Rabu lives in that cypher mind state and as we know sometimes
in the cypher it ain’t about barz it’s about destroying the competition. Rabu
say the song is a dis song and in it he is going after somebody's neck. The way
he is pursuing them is reckless and that make him like a wild man, hence the
name Unstable.
I closed out by asking about life outside of music and how it
was for an independent artist. Rabu said outside of music he is a husband to a
lovely woman with whom he has two beautiful kids. Rabu still holds down a
regular job I would call it a nine to five but he said it the graveyard shift.
He said he doesn’t mind working a job because he loves music and the job won’t
stop him from trying hard for his family and fans.
Rabu say it’s hard being an independent artist but that’s
fine with him because he doesn’t have to depend on anyone to get things done.
He said it’s on me and that’s cool. Rabu wants his family friends and fans to
know he really loves the way they been showing him love. He wants them to know
his music comes from his heart and as long as he has air he is going to rep hip
hop in the purist form. For Rabu it’s about purity in hip hop and having
something meaningful to say to the people. Rabu says his fans can look forward
to hearing and seeing a lot more from him in 2016. He is looking to do more of
everything in the coming year.
If you like hip hop and you love pure flow then I suggest you
check out this young man out of south Jersey because he is keeping the culture
alive one bar at a time. I love this cat because he has flow but I love him for
much more than that. I dig this soldier because he understands how important it
is to support the culture of hip hop and the music. He also understands why we
all need to start remembering our roots. Please support “Rabu Wit A U” because
good work should be rewarded. Throw your U's Up!!!
Many
people say they want a change in the world but the truth is many of us only
want to be included... Here's what I mean; People are all quick to get upset
and talk a lot of revolutionary things but when they sum up what they're really
saying it seems they are only mad because they are not included more in this
oppressive social structure...
Most
people don't care two shits what happens to the world as long as it isn’t
happening to them... So you want revolution for real right??? But every day of
your life is spent thinking how we can get some more of this shit... So I don't
think revolution is what you really want... You love being the slave as long as
your masters hide the truth of how they really feel from you...
Really;
lol: You're going change the world and still want to shop at Safeway Wal-Mart
and Food Lion for you meals??? Revolution may be as simple as learning to grow
your own food and open your own grocery store but I figure not many are ready
to do that... Yet come black Friday you run to give your masters all you have
for one silly ass day that has nothing to do with the truth of God... This is
the reason I say we don't really want change from our present condition...
If you
really had a mind for change you would be finding ways to feed and clothe the
nation... You would do less marching and begging and more school building... If
you were true to what you say they couldn't buy you off with dreams of better
jobs bigger houses and cars... Which by the way are only better slave traps...
My
friends you don't want freedom; you just want to be free to be a better
slave... You love your oppressors... You love the way they look the way they
dress they talk and really you're a woman who loves an abusive man... You love
to have your ass beat... Some will read this and be mad but I don't care
because I got God and my ancestors... They will keep me company...
Now days there is a lot trash in Hip Hop so
it’s only fitting that we talk about the Trazsh Man. Your neighborhood has a
trash man and now so does Hip Hop. Trazsh Man is without a doubt one of the
hottest underground rap artist coming out of Camden New Jersey. The first time
I heard Trazsh Man I was on a popular social site. A good friend of mine
suggested that I give Trazsh Man a try. I was not sure if I wanted to listen
because all too often people tell you to listen to someone and they turn out to
be some trash. Well little did I know I was right but I was wrong at the same
time. The MC was Trazsh but not the trash I was thinking.
After I hit the link for the music video by
Trazsh Man; I must say I like what I heard. The track Title “Calm Down”. The
music and the video are both dope, if you haven’t tried Trazsh Man I recommend
you start with “Calm Down”. Over the next year I kept my eyes and ears on Trazsh
Man and I decided to make him the topic of one of my blog post. I caught up
with Trazsh on that same social site and asked if I could do a story on him for
my blog and he said yes.
I started by asking Trazsh how he got
started in music. He said: when he was around 10 he wrote poetry and love to
draw pictures. He also said he played
trumpet back then and was pretty good. I then asked about his musical
influences. Trazsh Man indicated he loved all kinds of music growing up. He
went so far as to say, he even like to hear music being played on forks and
plates. This brother is so down.
I asked if he had any family members that
had ever been into music. He told me his dad played bass for a group before he
passed away back in 2004. I started to see Trazsh and I had somethings in
common. My own dad passed away and he played in a band as well. Trash told me
his dad was the truth on bass a real boss. It appears that Trazsh Man has
always been around music.
Next I asked him when did he know he wanted
to do Rap. He replied: I knew I wanted to Rap ever since the 8th grade. I
asked, who taught you to make music. He replied, “no one really taught
me.” He said he was there, and music was
everywhere so he just did it. I asked Trazsh about any fond memories he had as
a young man growing up listening to music. His response was something you don’t
hear from a lot of rappers. He said the music Michael Jackson was making in the
80’s gave him a lot joy and inspiration. Trazsh said, he admired the way M.J.
was an innovator who wasn’t afraid to think outside the box.
Next we moved on to what drew me to Trazsh
Man in the first place. His dope sound and unique rap style is what made me
listen to Trazsh Man and I wanted to share more of his work with others. I
asked him about a track of his called “Calm Down”.. When I heard the track; it
was refreshing to hear a rapper talking about something other than sex drugs
and money. I asked him to tell me why he wrote “Calm Down”. He said, he had a
lot things going on in his life at that time and he could hear a voice saying
to him calm down.
He said the
things he was facing could have landed him back in jail and he didn’t want that
so he wrote the song to speak on those issues. He said, “He also wanted to
write something that would resonate with people in his same predicament.” I followed up with this statement and asked
him, what does it take write a song like that? He said: To make a song like
that to me, it takes being honest with yourself. Not being afraid to show your
flaws in life. Be truthful. It takes thinking about the next man who might be
dealing with the same thing. It's about being selfless.
I Said to Trazsh Man: What’s your music all
about? He came back with this: My music is all about life. My music is about
lifestyle. My music is about waking up from the nightmare. My music is about
having victories and defeats. I then I
asked him, “What gets him going musically, and Trazsh said: What gets me going
musically is the mood. What's going on around me and inside me.
I asked him why his music is so different.
He replied: My music is different because I don't limit myself to one subject
or style. It's different because it's the truth. The truth is what has been
imprisoned in music. It's awaiting a death sentence over and over but in the
end it will live. I said to him why do you express yourself in Rap the way you
do and he says: I chose to Rap this way because it's who I am. It’s one side of
me; one of my personalities and there is at least three other artists inside
me. There's LOCK and there's Birdy Flaws just to name two.
He is out there for sure but in a good way.
I want to know more but I pushed a head. I asked if he listened to any artist
in his genre. We had already talked about other music he listened too. He said:
I listen to oldies like Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind and Fires some Gospel Music and
sometimes he said I listen to nature soundtracks. But I wanted to know who he
listened to his genre. He said: in my genre I would have to say, I listen to
Ock Milly, Dell P. out of Philly, Jay Royal out of B-more, Rabu with a U and
another rapper from Camden and some guy named TRAZSH MAN.
Trazsh Man went on talking more about the
artist in his genre he likes and here’s some of what he had to say. I like Ock
because he has soul and integrity, I like Dell P because he has integrity that
Philly sound and dope lyrics, and I like Jay Royal because he is just dope;
Trazsh Man was shaking him head as he said his words. Then he said: I dig Rabu
with a U because he believes he is the greatest emcee that ever lived. Rabu has
character and he is one of the very few that can really freestyle off top. I
like TRAZSH MAN because he doesn't know how to surf nor does he want to learn how.
There are a couple other artists I dig but maybe in the future we can talk
about that.
I have heard that not only is Trazsh Man a
dope MC, but he has one hell of a stage presence as well. So I asked him and he
had this to say about the first time he took the stage as Trazsh Man. He told
me: The first time I took the stage was at a Lyrically Fit show 2 years ago by
given Jay Grady. I asked if he liked performing. He said: I enjoy performing,
but I need to get fit.because I have a lot of expression in my songs that
requires me to be active on stage, so I need my health and strength. I asked if
he had any shows that were memorable. Trazsh said: He did a show for the SCHOOL
OF ROCK and it was epic. It was a mixed crowd and everyone was into it. Little
kids were singing the songs. It was crazy!
Next I asked if he had ever had any troubles
on stage and how did he handle it. He
said what every pro should say. “I handle mistakes in a show by just keeping it
going”. I’m so excited on stage I forget lines. Shaking his head he says: I
just keep rapping, it is what it is I guess? I'm just glad people appreciate my
efforts. I said: Is it your nerves that get in the way. Trazsh says: I always get nervous before performing. I
don't know why maybe it’s because I never know what to expect. I just try to
buckle down and zone out before I go on stage. Once I'm doing a song, I just
give up what I have in me and do the best I can. Then he says: If you’re nervous before your show, you'll
get over it after the performance lol.”
Trazsh told me that he practice his set for
at least a week before a show. He says “It's hard for me because I'm always
making new music”. Sometimes I just can't stop making songs. I can't count how
many songs I have that aren’t online yet. I have to discipline myself more I
guess. I asked him to explain more about
his music making and he said: I'm always making music. I have no balance. It's
always going on inside my head. If it's not music it's some kind creative
visions.
Trazsh Man is an independent artist and he
says it’s hard for artist because everybody is a so called artist these days
lol. The standards of this art form has been diminished so much over the years
and I'm just happy when I meet people who don't Rap. It's like I might just be
able to make a new fan, even then I don't like to say I Rap because I can just
imagine how many people have told that person the same thing.
I asked him what he thought about the state
of music today and he replied, “ I think the state of music is going through a
transforming phase. It's not a bad or good thing. I think when it gets back to
the principles of the genre it will be great again. I'm not saying go back to
the 90's or 80's, I'm saying if it gets back to having a better meaning,
substance, and becomes fun again, we will all be better off. For that to happen
we need to reduce the need to glorify drugs and porn in the music. Then
community can began to go in the right direction again.
Lastly, I asked Trazsh Man what was the
message behind his music. He said, if you want to know the answer to what my
message is in my music, go and find my music. The answer to this question is in
the music. Then I asked, if he had any words for his fans and he replied, “ I want
my fans to know that whatever they hear from me it's from me. It's my soul.
In a world crowded with MC’s and artist it
is refreshing to have an artist and MC like Trazsh Man around. Trazsh Man and
his music renewed my faith in Hip-Hop. I use to wonder if Hip Hop would be safe
because of all the trash in the industry. But now, I don’t worry because MC’in
has returned to Hip Hop and the Trazsh Man is here to take out the trash. If
you haven’t heard of this wonderful artist please follow the links in this
story and support artist like this because we need them like plants need water.
At one point I wished I could go back to the glory years of Hip Hop to
recapture the feelings I had way back when but, thanks to Trazsh Man I look
forward to what coming up next.
Below are
some more links to Trazsh Man and his music.
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When we look at the state of America today
one has to ask in the case of so called black people. How far have we really
come in this country with regards to race and the equitable treatment of all
Americans? Is the so called black American still seen as less of a person or
worse; could it be that in this day and age blacks are still view as inferior?
America has a history steeped in the ill
treatment of people of color. Blacks in particular have been singled out and
have many times had to bear the full brunt of the assault on people of color.
America has never shown any real shame for the way it has treated part of its
population. For a while America did a great job of fooling the world and
tricking the people into believing that it was working to rid itself of its
race problem.
Now it seems we have been duped and have
had the wool pulled over eyes. The softening of outward bigotry and the covert
behind the scenes moves made by the racist and the bigots has been a great
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there was the occasional outburst by some out of line small minded bigot who
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years.
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slip up by some meaningless pawn who isn’t fully aware of their grand plan. Meanwhile
behind closed doors in the halls of power they were making laws to criminalize
the behavior of the suspecting public. With the people in a deep sleep they
plotted away making sure to throw us off by placing the blame on the victims of
racism.
I know you have heard the phrase “Playing
the race card”? What does that mean? If someone is being racist against you
shouldn’t you expose them by bringing it to the light? I think not because with
that nifty bit of revers racism they have silenced many of us. They have
trapped us in a box where speaking about racism makes you the racist. Wait a
minute; how did that happen? This is one of the oldest tricks in the dirty
playbook; where you force your victim to disarm out of so type of twisted
shame.
Now you’re the one feeling bad about
responding to something that you should respond too. Whenever you are being
attacked by a person who is seeking to do you or your love ones harm you should
respond and only a fool would let something like that go unchecked. In my life
I have never seen the bully just walk away from his victims. Action is required
on the part of the person being bullied to stop the bullies in their tracks.
Now I come to the solution for so called
blacks in America. What can we do to get the so called white man’s foot off our
backs for good? We have marched held hands sang and screamed to the highest mountains
and still we are here trapped. Our ancestors have done everything one can dare
to think but still no respect comes our way. What more can be done? There has
to be something because who can live like this forever? Our people are shot
down like dogs in the streets and where is the justice America claims to have?
America has said to the world over and
over again this is a free nation and a fair nation for all but we see that has
never been true. No matter how many claims she makes America is still the whore
that lies. Knowing this we must now search for new ways and new solutions. We can’t
live off the works of our ancestors any longer. We have invoked their names and
have laid claim to their sacrifices but the work of our own hands is
unrealized. Sons have walked in their father’s footsteps for so long we have forgotten
we have our own feet.
With
our own feet we must make footsteps that even our father’s thought impossible.
Let us take all that we know of our past and of what we are today and forge a
new day for our people. Let the fathers of today make footsteps and teach their
son to do the same. Let us no long look to our oppressors for approval. We are
our own hope for justice and equality and if we must seek someone for help let
us call upon our God and our ancestor.
Lastly if we have to say black lives
matter then understand you have made yourselves subject to a negotiation where
others have the power to say: black lives don’t matter. We have given this
country power over us long enough. They will never change who they are and our
concern shouldn’t be changing them. Our chief concern should be changing us and
reclaiming what is our right. I tell you it is the right of every man to live
free of oppression and injustice.
This is a look at the official music video from Sengbe Ben Yosef "Can You See" from his latest album RIDGLEY MAKINS IS DEAD. Those of you who know his work remember him under the artist name Ridgley Makins. Since that time he has made some changes but the music is better than ever. There was no compromise then and there most definitely is none now. Come see what you have been missing if you never hear him before and for those of you who have take a second look because he is worthy.
In this interview we talked to singer songwriter and producer Sengbe Ben Yosef aka Ridgley Makins on his new Project RIDGLEY MAKINS IS DEAD. Sengbe has been dropping a new album nearly every year since 2009 and before now he has been doing so under his birth name Ridgley Makins. But now Sengbe has had some spiritual growth and he is ready to do away with all things Ridgley Makins but we won't spoil it for you come hear it first hand from the man himself.
We caught up with rapper Angelo Escobar another hot prospect from our nations capitol. We sat down one on one with Angelo to talk to him about his new mixtape release and here's what Mr Escobar had to say when we interviewed him in later December 2014. Great artist and a very interesting interview. I'm sure we will see more from Angelo Escobar in the near future.
We just had an amazing up close interview with one of the newest artist out of Washington DC. The artist goes by the tag Monster. Monster is the type of Mc that's been missing in Hip Hop for some time and I think you will love him once you take a listen... We got a chance to talk to him about his up coming project. Come take a look at "An Interview With A Monster"
In the name of Martin Luther King Jr... I say to you don't let the same power structure that killed our beloved brother shame his legacy by turning his life story into another reason to buy useless things... So in honor of our brother let us not partake in their unholy-day but let us embrace the principles for which our friend Martin gave his life... Let us boycott their attempts to undermine the truth of Dr King's life and legacy...
W.W.K.D. (What would King Do?) This is the question that we should be on our minds at this time, not how much of a discount can I get? Dr King never sold the people out and we should never sell out on his memory and dream... Do what he would do; let us keep on marching till freedom rings from every hillside and every household...
Bless up Dr King and God we thank you for your servant who was bold and courageous... A man who showed us the way in our time of darkness... God you gave us the light in the form of Martin Luther King Jr... We thank you God and we pray that the dream of peace you gave our beloved brother is fulfilled,,,
Most holy and high God we pray that we will find the same courage that you gave our brother so that we may have light in this darkness as well... Oh God we thank you in the name of all that righteous and holy and in the name of all that you deem worthy and good... Also God we thank you for all the good people you have sent along the way and we know it would not have been if not for you God...
Bless up!!! Sengbe Ben Yosef... May peace be upon you until peace comes to us all... #Truth #Justice and #Equality
