That’s why this mainstream rap is destroying Hip-Hop. Because it makes the listener believe that there is something greater outside of themselves, and Hip-Hop was never meant for that!
How can you make 2$ stretch? That’s real wealth. Real wealth is not what you have, it’s what you can do without. That’s REAL wealth! Like, what can you do without? You know, how much can you do without, and the more you can do without and still be you, your wealth is then determined right on that. It’s the opposite
Erykah Badu - My Life - (Mama’s Gun) [2000]
For the last 4 or 5 hours this afternoon, the Sun and the Moon have been visible simultaneously
I can’t even articulate the energy I’ve been feeling all day.
Divine Timing is Supreme
Time, money, and knowledge are all resources worthy of conserving. Spending your time doing things that do not bring you or anyone pleasure or joy is a waste of a valuable resource. Spending your money in ways and on things that do not benefit you or anyone else is a waste of your resources. Trying to convince people that there is something you know that could be beneficial to them when they are resistant to hearing you is a waste of valuable resource.
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Life, given on this earth by the one who created all things, loves all things, heals all things and knows all things. Guiding and preparing us for the one and only chance we will have to leave a trace of ourselves in this temporary place that is unpredictable as the wind. Believe that is is a blessing to be the first, the only, the individual, the difference..yet a backslider, a sinner, a deviant, living an unworthy existence. There dwells within each of us a spirit, waiting to embrace the makings from which we grew, changing our perspective of our old self, leading us to the essence of all that is new. Our father, which art in heaven, has called our names urging us to be the extraordinary, the unforgettable, the uncommon, the free, the lover, the healer, the provider, the naive. Living our first breath until the time comes that we gasp our last, cherishing this precious gift that we only receive..ONCE.
I think that, maybe in another life or time, I would’ve been king.
44 is what age I am right now, and I feel like 24. I look at other 40-year-olds and I’m like “What happened!?” I turn the news on, middle class shrinking, rich getting richer, faster. Poor getting poorer, faster. I look back on my class, all the 40-year-olds, guys growing up now, you know, people, families, you got kids and probably married or whatever, you got bills and stuff. A lot of us failed, and when a lot of people fail, they don’t want to admit it. And so our children don’t get the truth, so the failure repeats.
The Roots - Sacrifice (Ft. Nelly Furtado)
“Tell you one lesson I’ve learned
If you wanna be something in life
You ain’t gonna get it unless, you give a little bit of sacrifice
Oooo, sometimes before you smile you’ve got to cry
You need a heart that’s filled with music
If you use it you can fly, if you wanna be high”
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Oddisee - Out Da Box TV Interview (2)
- Q: What should be Important?
- A: I guess it's about what you value, but for me, time is the thing I value the most. What I do with my time and I want to be able to do with my time what I please. And the more time you spend working the less time you have to yourself. So, what are the steps that you can take to have more time? That's Only thing I'm truly concerned about, is still maintaining the ability to have my time! That may be having room mates, that may be giving up a car. You know, I cycle, I ride a bike everywhere. That may be grocery shopping more instead of eating out. Who knows what it could mean to different people, but to me, being okay with less, consolidating and making sure that I maintain the ability to do what I want with my time is the most important thing.
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Group Home - We Can Do This
“Check it out y’all, ain’t no limit to life
You live your life to the fullest, make all your moves right
There’s mad roads and obstacles that might take your life
So take it from a brother that is steering you right”
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A fantastic speech from the late Bill Hicks.
Buff1 - Once [Prod. By 14KT]
You only get:
One first vision
Only One first cry
Only One first breath
You only get:
One first laugh
Only One first word
Only One first step
You only get:
One first love
Only One first time
Only One first kiss
You only get:
One first crush
Only One first loss
Only One first wish
You only get:
One last vision
Only One last cry
Only One last breath
You only get:
One last laugh
Only One last word
Only One last step
You only get:
One last love
Only One last time
Only One last kiss
You only get:
One last crush
Only One last loss
Only One last wish
“Life, given on this earth by the one who created all things, loves all things, heals all things and knows all things. Guiding and preparing us for the one and only chance we will have to leave a trace of ourselves in this temporary place that is unpredictable as the wind. Believe that is is a blessing to be the first, the only, the individual, the difference..yet a backslider, a sinner, a deviant, living an unworthy existence. There dwells within each of us a spirit, waiting to embrace the makings from which we grew, changing our perspective of our old self, leading us to the essence of all that is new. Our father, which art in heaven, has called our names urging us to be the extraordinary, the unforgettable, the uncommon, the free, the lover, the healer, the provider, the naive. Living our first breath until the time comes that we gasp our last, cherishing this precious gift that we only receive..ONCE.”
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My life extends far beyond the limitations of me
