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Friday, July 18, 2008

Long Over due...

Man I have been away from this blogging thing for a minute now. Life is so different not being in school and my schedule is way less structured now. For those reading this, I am happy to announce that I just proposed to my girlfriend last Friday at the I.T.M. awards. It's a good feeling when you know that you have found your soulmate. Me and my lady plan on tying the knot on New Years Eve. Honestly I can't wait. I am enjoying this manhood thing. In other news...

Have you ever had one of those nights were your creative ideas wake you up in the middle of the night. Well, I am having one of those nights right now. I tried to lay back down but so many ideas kept pumping thru my head that I had to get up and write something down. I hear this is the time of the day that God really can connect with man. I guess its because there are less distractions this early. I'm not sure but the concept is dope. Alright I'm going to try to get one more hour of sleep, then it's off to the gym for my daily workout. Peace.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Smarten Up

I got into a conversation with one of my relatives yesterday about some rappers that he knows personally. These rappers are considered to be legends in the genre of hip hop they belong to. The sad thing is that they are broke. Now that may not be a big deal to some people but it is to me. It is a sad day when you look back on your career, all the shows you've done, albums sold, autographs signed, etc. and don't have anything to show for it financially. All you have is name recognition and that won't hold long when the next cats get into the game and make people forget about you. I got the thinking, why does this happen to so many rappers. I'm sure there is a plethora of reasons. But one really stands out to me. Most artists don't plan for the future. Unless you are blessed with some kind of special power that keeps you young forever, you more than likely will not be rapping for the rest of your life. And who would want to? I certainly don't want to "have" to rap past the age of 32. And I'm definitely not going to be trying to rap (at least professionally) when I hit my 40's and 50's. With that said, it is important for today's 20 something year old artists to think and look past the microphone. Learn about investing, real estate, and other business ventures that will ensure your families financial security in the future when you call it quits. Don't be 30 something years old still chasing the dreams you had when you were 20. That day is gone. It's time to man up and go on to the next thing. I know that sounds harsh, but it is good advice. Take it or leave it.