Thoughts on Saturday's event

What's good fam? As you know, I performed at the Fundraiser for Haiti event this past Saturday. Overall, the evening was bananas!!! Great music, great acts and the food was on point (spring rolls were so good I thought there was some meat for a sec!!). It was great to see some friends and enjoy an evening full of surprises. As far as my performance goes, it went good. Being the perfectionist that I am, I wasn't 100% satisfied but the crowd loved it and that's what really matters. I've posted the videos on my YouTube account:

Love through Beats



A poem for Haiti



A big thanks to everybody that showed me love that night with words of encouragement. I'm looking forward to the next time I get to speak my mind through the mic. I'll be posting some more videos of my work in the near future so pelase subscribe to my YouTube page (Click here for the link).
Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta do my taxes and get some of this GVT money :D

Shalom

On my slam-poetry grind

I got some work to do before Saturday...

A friend of mine is organizing a fundraising event for Haiti this Saturday and has asked me to perform some spoken-word. I'm real excited for this event and looking forward to lace up a few words to the mic. I'm perfecting the pieces now and can honestly say that I'm satisfied with the outcome. For those in the area, you can click here for more details. It will also be the first time that I perform without my BRIHN family which is exciting and nerve-racking all at once. Hopefully, I'll be able to record the whole thing and post it up sometime next week. Before I go, I encourage all my christian hip-hop heads to check out Dwayne Tryumf's new album, 777(Mark of the Peace). I've had it on CONSTANT repeat for a bit now. Amazing lyrics, crazy UK beats and not to mention the greatest intro track I have EVER heard. As London would say: ''The man is speaking truff!!!''. Check this accapella version of his intro track:

Shalom :)

Don't call it a comeback

Not ashamed to rep the cross

What's good folks? I know, I know; it's been a little while since I've hit you with a new post, but I was going through a little spiritual drought but I'm back in full effect! One thing during this period of drought I learned is that it doesn't matter if you fall, because nobody's perfect; what matters is what you do once you've fallen. Do you stay down or do you get up and try again? It's easy to stay down because it requires no effort on our part. We can just sit back and chill. Getting back up, however, is a whole different story. It requires a great amount of persistence that we may not always have. What helps however, is a goal which gives us the will to get back up and continue on your journey. This applies not only in the christian walk but life in general. Without a goal, we'd roam around aimlessly with no reason. So for anybody feeling lost in their faith, keep your eyes on the prize and get back up.

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. - 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27

Shalom :)

Lions & Liars: Sho Baraka's Masterpiece

I must say this album has been in the making for quite sometime now (3-4 yrs to be exact). I remember listening to a few tracks of his first album and thinking: "When's the next one coming?". What makes him stand out among others in the Christian Rap community is his delivery and approach. There is a lot of creativity that goes into his music and it's truly a breath of fresh air compared to what we see today. His second album was released a few days ago and I IMMEDIATELY bought it. I'm not the type to promote artists, but trust me when I tell you that this album is his best work up to date. If there's one thing I was sad to see, is that the song "Secular Praise" wasn't included on this album. Thankfully, ya boy was able to pull a Sherlock Holmes for the bloggers to enjoy. 

That's enough plugging for me. I'm out

Shalom :)