On a dreary Monday morning, even the sun says to bug off. It sleeps in—unlike the millions of other worker bees who continue on into their morning commute. Each drone slowly coming down from their weekend high. Today I woke up at 8:30 AM.  Not at all missing my nine-to-five, I took advantage of my […]

If you are writing, singing, rapping, dancing, painting, drawing, acting, _____ing with the intent that everyone and they mama’s mama’s mama should like your sh*t… then you’re doing it for the wrong reason. The beauty of self-expression is the “self,” which a lot of people might relate to, but certainly not always agree with. As soon as […]

Originally posted here on Tumblr. If I had a dollar for every time I heard an uncle or aunt say, “Marry a doctor,” I’d have at least 50 bucks. When I was in high school, I did something stupid: I told my parents I wanted to go to med school. Little did I know, I’d […]

So far, it’s been a tragic year for hip hop. First Nujabes, and now Guru of Gang Starr. The 43-year-old hip hop legend passed away on Monday after succumbing to a long battle with cancer. After his surgery last February, I was hoping that he’d hang on for a while longer.  I remember my sigh of […]