Lecrae, Jay-Z, J Cole, 2- Pac, Wale- Just a few of the greatest Hip- Hop artist's of all time to say the least. This was my escape, my niche. While most of the girl's in my grade were jamming out to "I'm a Barbie girl" or "party in the USA" I took a different approach on music. Being from a smaller town, country music was the fascination of most, or the repetitive sound's of radio music. But not for me. From the time I was a kid, I was different, set apart, an outsider from most everything. Recess gossip and trading Lip Smackers wasn't my thing. I would be the one in the corner of the playground with a notebook and a pen. That was my safe place. Growing up was anything but a fairytale. I was raised by a single mom, who turned to be abusive due to alcohol and a drug addiction . My dad left before I got the chance to meet him, or at least get to know him, leaving me lacking identification. My parents split by the time I was 4 and my mom was soon having a different man every night. I had suffered for years. Picking up habits along the way. I did things like second- hand smoke, take drugs that were laying around and drink whatever I could find. Before I was born, my mom had already had my brother and sister and frankly wasn't expecting of planning on me. But nevertheless, I came. Hip Hop shaped my worldview. I had the freakish ability to listen to a single rap album and by the end of the day, have almost every word memorized. Something about it spoke to me. All throughout my life people have said that I act like I'm from the Bronx or grew up in a black gospel church, because that is exactly what my personality pointed to and still points to. If you know me, I have rapped pretty much everywhere and still do. God has given me the gift of hip hop and music to give to the world and that's exactly what I intend to do with it. I am so blessed hip hop is a way of expression and not just a fad. - A
Have you ever heard someone say "life is like a movie, you just sit back and enjoy the show"? Well, I sure have. I remember a number of years ago I was at a local theatre only to walk in and see a line for the consession stand all the way to both doors. Ugh, who wants to wait in line that long? Not me! So I proceeded into the theatre to find my seat ..without any snacks. I'm all for going to see movies in the theatres but who goes in without a snack?! Apparently I did. As I sat down all I could think about was munching on some popcorn and drinking a cold pop. I was irritated but it beat standing in line for forever. Soon enough, the lights began to fade and people started to quiet , the movie was starting. I don't think even a happy meal from McDonalds could have lightened my mood. So after about 2 hours of sitting watching a movie-without a snack, it was over. I was hungry, annoyed and just so done with the consession stand workers (even though they did nothing), sou...
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