Writer's Block #2

Some more from the stash.....

 Arrows Pathways, Tears Descent

When I'm in bed at night with the lights off,

I shoot arrows laced with questions into the sky 

Aiming for the holes in it

Hoping one will get through 

And God will see it

But none ever return

While I wait for answers,

The pump on my heart loosens

Tears from unknown destinations escape my eyes

Like tadpoles upstream

Trying to bring messages to my mouth

But they're whipped away before I taste them

Only dried pathways in soft clay reveal their existence

I spent so much time with my head in the sky

I lost my way

That my heart memorized

It led me back home

And there I realized that God doesn't reply using arrows

But with butterflies when you are ready to look for them. 

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Cop Killing,Violence are Common's Place?

That's right Ol' Knitcap here is the most violent rapper..ever.

The last couple of days, I have been boycotting the news while the media continues Bin Laden Mania. But while scanning through last week, I caught the report about Common going to the White House. You know its a slow news week when reporters are reaching for controversy like this. If you don't know, Fox News have added Common to list of rappers that they believe encourage violence and in this case, cop killing. It's almost not worth commenting on. If anything, through the many incarnations of Common he's gotten flack for not being 'hard' enough. Even the casual hip hop listener knows that.

Here's the old video that Fox is referencing. I miss Def Poetry Jam....

Once again. Another poorly researched fact taken out of context by an ultra-conservative, fear machine. I swear they pick on a rapper ever year to mess with. Remember the Nas controversy? Or how they painted Ludacris as a gangsta rapper? He lost an endorsement deal with Pepsi because of these lunatics.

 

People are entitled to their opinion on hip hop. I don't agree with some of the music either. But the great thing about hip hop is that there are different subcultures that all people can find something they like. Youtube Common, and you can find a positive song in 5 seconds. Just do some research. Educate yourselves. I think that Jon Stewart said it best.....

Nuff said.....

My condolences to the family of M-bone of Cali Swag District. R.I.P.

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H.I.F.T VOL.6

It's Monday and like the rest of you, I wish I could fast forward to Friday. No better way to start the morning then with some hustling music. Ace Hood is a star for real. I think he is one of the more promising acts over there in DJ Khaled's crew. He's hungry. He's real. He's Hustlin'...hard in fact. I hope you are.

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