So, having already mentioned my issues with sticking to any one pursuit in life, having too many options and just seeing way too many possibilities, more than I could ever compare and therefore decide between, I think I have to write about something which has also been an issue for me throughout my life, which … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 28: Time vs. Money
Today’s post is a continuation of what I was writing yesterday, after having completed a recap of my first 20-something days of daily posting. If it’s your first time reading a post of mine and don’t want to read the recent recap, just know I’ve been writing about music, more specifically hip-hop, and about its … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 24: Why Is Hip-Hop Dying?
Today's post is a direct continuation of yesterday's, so if you want to follow my train of thought from there, you can check out my Day 20 post to know exactly what I've been going on about up till now. So, what exactly is this negative music I speak of, this negative music that I … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 20: Negative and Positive Music?
Yesterday I was bringing attention to how much contrast there is within hip-hop, focusing specifically on the subject of rap lyrics. I gave an example of how some rappers use their talent to be poets, to try to contribute something positive to the world, but I also acknowledged a sad truth, which is that the … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 17: No One Wants to Tell Each Other the Truth
This is my 13th daily post of 500 words or more. Today’s topic loosely follows yesterday’s topic, and the same is true for mostly every day so far. If you want to start from the very beginning, start on DAY 1. If you want to start from yesterday’s post, start on DAY 12. So, now … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 13: My Relationship to Hip-Hop
Yesterday I wrote about my fascination with learning about spiritual ideas from different religions and trying to learn if there's any common origin between them. Today I think I'll write about another fascination of mine, which might not be as intense anymore, but is still a part of my life, and was definitely a huge … Continue reading DAY 35 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)
One of the first books I ever read which inspired me greatly was Jack Kerouac's "On The Road." I don't remember how exactly I decided to read that book, but by the time I finished reading it I was determined to one day travel the world and find whatever was waiting for me far, far … Continue reading DAY 30 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)
I can't think of much to write tonight, to be honest. I sit here and stare at the screen for a few minutes though, and then I just start writing about how I don't know what to start writing about. I know I have to start writing, there's only an hour left and I can't … Continue reading DAY 11 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)
I was born in the third world, right by the equator, in a country so hot and so violent you might think you're in hell if you came to visit. If you looked a bit closer though, you might find that it is also a place of peaceful villages, a place of family harmony, a … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 58: Culture Contrast, The Music Business.
For as long as I can remember, I have always been more or less aware of the unnatural state of the life we live, of the wicked way the world works, of the way the whole system runs. I was afflicted by the hatred and violence I would see on the news that my dad … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 18: Hatred and Hip-Hop, Lessons Learned from Party Days.
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