I hate flying. I try to keep myself busy. I listen to a lot of music. I plan, I time block, and still, only an hour of this flight is gone. So I always fall back to my in-flight routine. I write. Maybe being in the air...
"Brother I'm a careful, humble, reckless, arrogant, extravagant N**ga probably battlin' with manic depression Man, I think I'm going mad again. It's like I'm happy for a second then I'm sad again And to my fans, the reason I could get to this You're my drug, the instrumental my therapist Dave...
"Good friends we've had, good friends we've lost, along the way. In this bright future you can't forget your pastSo dry your tears I say" Today, more than ever, as I thank you all for all your birthday messages I am probably in a more reflective...
Sometimes you need to remind yourself...
I've always had a great deal of respect for John Allan Namu, I have seen him grow from being a newbie in the Kenyan News scene to perhaps our top investigative journalist. He has always struck me as someone who wants to use his talent...
As a disciple of music, most notably Reggae Music, I am well versed in the culture of the dubplates that DJ's worldwide crave for. For those who don't know, a dubplate is a personalised song, crafted specifically for you that tells your audience that you...
I don't usually sit down and pat myself on the back, life has taught me to stay humble and let your work speak for itself. Growing up in Jamaica in the 80's, my childhood was spent listening to musicians singing about repatriation and "Back to...
I'm old enough to have enjoyed the late 80's resurgence of Aretha Franklin, her music with George Michael, Annie Lennox and others kept her on our screens. Then in the late 90's she dropped an album which featured a gem of a song " A...
Yeah, I knew that headline would grab you! Take your mind out of the gutter and follow me. This week, two of my friends who are “starting life” as we say - purchased beds. Nothing special about that you may think, I mean, billions of...
What’s good my people? Over the last few months I have become more and more aware of the Mental Health Epidemic that is affecting us, not just in Africa, but around the world. Whether it’s anxiety, schizophrenia or depression, more and more people are suffering....