Tag: Lyrics
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Living my life in the margin and that metaphor was proof
If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it? I grew up in a very White community in Oklahoma. In school and extra-curricular activities, I was socialized around White standards of acceptability regarding appearance, femininity, and group acceptance. My parents supported me and validated my capabilities, worthiness, and…
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Starb-ed from the bottom now we’re here
Location: Starbucks on Charlotte Mood: Vibes From about 5th grade until 10th grade, my dad would take me and my cousins, Molly and Terrell, to Starbucks sometime during Winter Break. The purpose of these trips was to reflect, celebrate and encourage; to acknowledge that we had made it through school another semester and that we…
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Art in due time
“Writing, as a form of art, can’t be rushed,” Seham said during our second annual class Halloween party- cleverly disguised as the Girl With The Pearl Earring, cleverly disguised as message from the universe- conveniently delivered from a friend on a holiday. Art is based on perception, perceptions construct reality, realities are lived, and life-…
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Please don’t kill my vibe
*Cues Bryson Tiller, “Aye, I’m back and I’m better,” Ok, don’t. Recap: Last post, existential crisis, meets irrational violence, meets internalized misogyny, meets mumble rap, meets my ears and I’m wondering why I like trap music so much. So I reflected, I asked my friends and family to weigh-in and I’m ready to share! “So can…
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“See me, I ain’t nothing nice” but I am.
“See me, I ain’t nothing nice,” is a moment of voiced self-awareness, intended to convey the propensity of the artist to engage in physical altercation should conflict arise. The voice behind these sentiments is Princess, a member of the Crime Mob Crew. Princess goes on to say: See, me, I ain’t nothing nice, and Crime…
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A Milli, A Milli, A Milli-nnial
Two weeks ago in Media Law class, we discussed our life philosophies, in response to reading an article by New York Times columnist David Brooks, A Generation Emerging From the Wreckage. Our professor was interested to know our thoughts the article and if we were indeed a generation who felt hopeless amidst our current society. Did…
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Imma Get Write Witcha
I have been on a hiatus of sorts. I have been present- functioning within this 4-Dimensional sphere in which I’ve constructed a life, but I have been absent from my blog, the the 2-Dimensional world in which I process, learn and transcribe the inklings of my soul. I miss writing. I talk all day, but…
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Do it for the culture
Culture: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also the characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time (popular culture, southern culture -merriam-webster.com In appreciation for the Migos’ album Culture, my obsession with analysis, summer and instrospection, I present…
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