just when i was getting disappointed in the music industry...
just when i was about to write-off soul music,r&b,hip-hop and rap (yes there is a difference between rap & hip-hop, but that is another blog for another day)...
just when i was wanting to listen to some NEW soul stirring, inspiring music with some depth to it...
then came...
jilly from philly came with it!!! my goodness, this woman's lyrics and voice can touch you from way deep within the crevices of your inner being...she will make you emote emotions that you were so desperately needing to get out...she can cause you to shout "sang it jill!"...
whether you are in love, falling out of love, crushing on someone, desiring to be coddled, searching for love, hoping for inner or world peace or wanting any of the above;you will surely identify with the words and sounds of this cd!
i must admit, i need to listen to it again to fully comprehend some of the innuendos that she uses...but hands down, it is definitely a banger for me!!! i am truly a jill scott fan, therefore, i cannot say that it is better or worse than her other works, they are all great individual pieces..but what i can say that this cd is a superb addition to the trilogy!
The Real Thing appears to be some much needed therapy for her and me!!
thank GOD and thank jilly!
9.27.2007
9.21.2007
modern day
i was listening to the radio as i traveled to work today..callers were voicing their opinions and concerns about the recent rally in Jena, Louisiana. one of the on-air guests expressed his emotions about the entire situation in spoken word form...in his poem, he used the term "platinum chains of social slavery" to describe the current state of the 'african-american community'....
DANG! has it really gotten back to that, or has it even ever really stopped? have we been enslaved since those hellish days back in the 16-1800s?
the recent influx of media portrayal (the state of hip-hop,dog-fighting,torture by racists,'nappy headed hoe' comments,etc.) of us Africans residing in america has caused an outcry and an uproar.. i believe that we as a people are finally getting fed-up... again! i guess we had gotten kind of complacent with our place in society...but with the "free the jena 6" rally and all of the panel discussions about our portrayal in the media and treatment in society at large, i feel like this may be the beginnings of a revolution, a new civil rights era, perhaps!
i have such strong emotions about each incident that we as people continue to face in 2007. i feel angry and sad and hopeful and curious and ((sigh)) sooo many things, i cannot identify all of the feelings that i am harbouring.
i just hope that henceforth, we will continue to stand up, unite and strive for what's right!
i promise to do my part to join the forces in striving for peace, power and justice....
i will start from somewhere!
DANG! has it really gotten back to that, or has it even ever really stopped? have we been enslaved since those hellish days back in the 16-1800s?
the recent influx of media portrayal (the state of hip-hop,dog-fighting,torture by racists,'nappy headed hoe' comments,etc.) of us Africans residing in america has caused an outcry and an uproar.. i believe that we as a people are finally getting fed-up... again! i guess we had gotten kind of complacent with our place in society...but with the "free the jena 6" rally and all of the panel discussions about our portrayal in the media and treatment in society at large, i feel like this may be the beginnings of a revolution, a new civil rights era, perhaps!
i have such strong emotions about each incident that we as people continue to face in 2007. i feel angry and sad and hopeful and curious and ((sigh)) sooo many things, i cannot identify all of the feelings that i am harbouring.
i just hope that henceforth, we will continue to stand up, unite and strive for what's right!
i promise to do my part to join the forces in striving for peace, power and justice....
i will start from somewhere!
9.09.2007
b.day!
i dont mind being 29, it is simply divine!
i am elated that i was so graciously and wonderfully blessed to celebrate another year, day, hour, minute on this earth! {09.08 was my b.day}
as i look back over the past 28 years of my life, i must say that i am well pleased!
sure, there are some things that i would have done differently, but overall, i think that i have done pretty ok with myself...
i'm not looking at aging as getting older, but as getting wiser and hopefully--better!
there is much more that i must learn and experience, and i welcome all of the good things that life has to offer to me!
also, i am sure that there are a few more mistakes that i will make, however, i will look towards those things as growth mechanisms...
for the upcoming days of my life, i plan to "speak what i seek"...the tongue and mind are powerful tools..i hope to use them they way that GOD and the universe would like for me to use them...... for positivity and hope!
i am elated that i was so graciously and wonderfully blessed to celebrate another year, day, hour, minute on this earth! {09.08 was my b.day}
as i look back over the past 28 years of my life, i must say that i am well pleased!
sure, there are some things that i would have done differently, but overall, i think that i have done pretty ok with myself...
i'm not looking at aging as getting older, but as getting wiser and hopefully--better!
there is much more that i must learn and experience, and i welcome all of the good things that life has to offer to me!
also, i am sure that there are a few more mistakes that i will make, however, i will look towards those things as growth mechanisms...
for the upcoming days of my life, i plan to "speak what i seek"...the tongue and mind are powerful tools..i hope to use them they way that GOD and the universe would like for me to use them...... for positivity and hope!
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