Be Excellent at What You Are.

Beautiful people!!!!

It’s been a long time since my last blog. So I won’t write your head off this time; wait till I get my groove back.

I have finished my third album in two years, From Death to Destiny. This is an accomplishment for me for several reasons but the first is glad God gave me the strength and power to complete it. What’s more significant for me is coming back to N.C. A&T State University to finish my BA degree in Professional English; this is where I will start.

I arrived to school late which meant I had a lot of work to catch up on. I was a little frightened by this but knew God prepared me for everything I am going through.

So I drove from Wilmington, NC to Greensboro about 12:30pm. I was trying to make it to my 12:30pm class (Senior Seminar) and my 3:30pm class (Spoken-word) but by the time I got to Greensboro it was about 4pm. This was the same day as the earthquake on the east coast and it rained a bit. I was able to make it to my last class, which is my 6:30pm African-American Poetry. This is where elevation begins.

It was a pretty intense day but it felt great to be back on campus. It’s been five years since I stepped foot off of A&T campus; it is great to be back. Now it’s time for business. My African-American Poetry is meeting for the first time for this semester so I didn’t feel too bad. My teacher is on time and ready to begin. She begins asking questions if the class recognized any unfamiliar and not as popular black men and woman of African-American. These names I could not recite even now. She stated her disappointment of this by asking more questions about poetry and African-American culture. I sat in my seat with disbelief in myself mainly because I didn’t know those people as I felt I should. But there was something that changed in me as she continued with describing the class and what was expected of me in this class.

I felt this class among my Spoken-word, Hip Hop Discourse, and Senior Seminar would transform me into a brilliant person, a writer, and an artist. It’s what I’ve been missing since I had to come out due to a serve testicle injury. I realized God has given me the talent to create. As a creator we are inspired and provoked to create due to our region of residency, our race, our trials, and the way our closest relationships are conducted. With education one is more provoked by the understanding of one’s craft. Our craft is not just art. It’s anything that has chosen you to be who you are. Be excellent at what you are.

Learn your craft from an indie point of view, from your point of view, from an educational point of view, from a history point of view, and from God’s point of view. You can conduct life with no limits and no caps. A man, elevated is a man with no limits. A man constantly grows because he is provoked, he’s pushed, and he’s challenged consistently!! This moment in class I felt elevated. I Tag it for God’s Glory!

Men as always, I write this blog to elevate you; women too. I ask you all to continue education for you. If you attend college, well done; if you don’t; well done. For those of you who do not attend any schooling or so called “finished” with school please take time to challenge your mind. Read and dissect it to your understanding. You always have to time to learn and to grow. Anything that stops growing is dead. COME ALIVE AND BE EXCELLENT IN WHO YOU ARE.

Peace and Love.

P.S. Download my newest album From Death to Destiny: http://www.sendspace.com/file/cdc0lf