Song of the Day – ‘If I Ruled the World’

  Life I wonder Will it take me under I don’t know Imagine smoking weed in the streets without cops harassin’ Imagine going to court with no trial Lifestyle cruising blue behind my waters No welfare supporters, more conscious of the way we raise our daughters Days are shorter, nights are colder Feeling like life […]

Song of the Day – ‘Killing Me Softly’

  Every time I hear this, I feel conflicted about the gender reversal.  Growing up, we called this ‘caking’ (a few of you are know are chuckling…) Still, having said all that, I passes my remake test (has to be different enough from the original to stand on its own). It’s no Lauryn Hill, but […]

‘What Happened Miss Simone?’

I could tell you more about Nina Simone as a ‘symbol’ than I could as an actual person.  ‘What Happened Miss Simone?’ is a nice in to her life story for those of you like myself.  Archival footage and interviews with her musical collaborators and family fill out the story of this incredibly complex woman. […]

If This Is The End…

Apparently, it’s all over come Saturday.  I haven’t written anything here too personal in a while, but since apparently I only have 48 or so hours left, I thought I’d end it on a high note. If there is no future, then I have to become something that’s not really in my nature, and become […]

Limitless – Foreword

  My world it moves so fast today, The past it seems so far away And I squeeze it so tight, I can’t breathe And every time I try to be, What someone has thought of me So caught up, I wasn’t able to achieve But deep in my heart, the answer it was in […]