We look to the West as well as to the East, but like that line in Hotel California, we just can't find or kill the beast. We have no choice but to look around at all the insanity, the inhumanity, we create behavior patterns to drown it out as we focus on nothing but vanity, … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 62: The Beast Within (Poem).
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1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 58: Culture Contrast, The Music Business.
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.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 47: Where Can We Find Meaning?
Everyone's faces show signs of severe stress, like life is a mess, completely meaningless. I believe it's not, but some say yes. Either way we all wish and wish for more, but in the end it just feels like less. It often only feels like another loss, like another challenge, another test. We don't know … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 47: Where Can We Find Meaning?
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 44: Mentality Matures as we Grow and Learn.
Throughout my lifetime I've held many very different ideas at many different times. At a certain point I was determined to make it big as a rapper, to tour the world as a superstar and make incredibly popular music. I had a belief that nobody could stop me if I really set my mind to … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 44: Mentality Matures as we Grow and Learn.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 27: Great Albums, Full Albums vs. Single Songs.
I posted a summary, not really a review, more of just a personal opinion, today about Bob Marley and The Wailers' album 'African Herbsman.' A classic that isn't very well-known yet definitely deserves greater recognition. 'm gonna start posting more music that I really enjoy on here, since I find that often the people I … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 27: Great Albums, Full Albums vs. Single Songs.
‘AFRICAN HERBSMAN’ by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
AFRICAN HERBSMAN, by Bob Marley and The Wailers Released in 1973, 'African Herbsman' is a must-listen for anyone looking to take a moment to relax with some great music, and although this is a compilation album it never loses the warm feeling it carries throughout. The reason why the songs flow so well together could … Continue reading ‘AFRICAN HERBSMAN’ by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 25: “Do Not Recollect the Past, Nor Desire the Future.”
Learn to feel the blessing of being able to inhale and exhale. Don't take a second for granted, instead take advantage of the health you have and the time that you have to experience life. It may be another hundred years, or it could be over in the next second. Civilization's attempt to create a … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 25: “Do Not Recollect the Past, Nor Desire the Future.”
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 18: Hatred and Hip-Hop, Lessons Learned from Party Days.
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.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 17: Why Hip-Hop? (Part 1)
I was born in the beautiful, extremely hot and tropical country of Honduras. Honduras is a small third world country in Central America, and apart from being an amazing country in many aspects, rich in natural resources, it unfortunately also suffers greatly from ongoing gang activity and violence, as well as shameless government corruption. For … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 17: Why Hip-Hop? (Part 1)
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 11: Productive Weed Highs.
So yesterday I wrote a bit about how, not wanting to quit smoking weed, I decided a few years back to try to spend most of my stoned time doing something creative, something productive. The reason I ended up writing about that yesterday was because I started by writing about the fact that, at least … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 11: Productive Weed Highs.
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