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Untapped Potential (aka Following Your Dreams) »

Now that I’m 26, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: people around my age start living in the world of “reality.” 
It’s the world of 9-to-5 jobs that are unsatisfying, marriages that aren’t all that happy, and sad lives slowly wasting away as the dreams people once had become nothing more than unfulfilled fantasies that they no [...]

I Financially Support Celebrity Drug Use (Just Like Everybody Else) »

The music industry’s downard spiral was momentarily lifted a couple of weeks ago when Lil’ Wayne’s newest CD, “Tha Carter III,” sold over 1 million copies in its first week.  Although the CD got mixed reviews, it was agreed upon by almost everyone that the sales were well-deserved, given all the hard work Mr. Carter [...]

Why Your Favorite Underground Artist Can’t Get Radio Play »

Above: My YouTube music video for “Obama, Obama,” a remake of Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli” that’s currently getting radio station play throughout the country.
Aside from being a blog fanatic, I am also a studier of musical trends.  I make my own music, and I also pay close attention to what artists are popular in the [...]

The Psychology of Black People: Why We Hate on Each Other »

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article called “The Psychology of Women: Why They Hate on Each Other,” which talked about the various reasons women often snub their noses at other women who are doing better than them. 
One of my regular readers wrote me, and posed the following question:
“Why is this phenomena of [...]

The “N-Word” Will NEVER Lose Its Power OR Meaning (Sorry NAS) »

In the last year, rapper NAS caused quite a stir when he announced to the world that his next album would be titled “Nigger.”
His explanation for giving his work such a controversial title seemed genuine enough: the album was going to focus on how the word is currently seen in our society, and he hoped [...]

 

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