I left the family WhatsApp group a while back. Not with a big, dramatic exit or a long, scathing message. Just a quiet, almost imperceptible departure. One moment I was there, a passive observer in a sea of shared photos and sporadic "Good Morning" messages,...
Here I am, writing while I fly...
I am terrible with money, or at least I used to be...
I must truly be inspired! Two blogs in a week! Maybe I should travel more…. I’m in the UK, and frankly, the inspiration is flowing. There’s something about being away from the daily routine and the good chaos of Kenya that clears the mind. This...
We need to talk, no, not about my one blog a year habit, something more important . For a long time, I had this constant hum in the background of my life. It was anxiety. Specifically, it was this habit of always, always anticipating the worst....
Death is a great leveller. It is no respecter of person, position, race, gender, or any other human construct. Death just is. I remember growing up I was surrounded by death before I even knew what it meant. My mom died when I was 4;...
"There's a billion people on the planet, what does any one life really mean?"Susan Sarandon - Shall We Dance?I haven't written for a while and yes, that's how the majority of my posts start. By now, you know the drill - I'll write something about...
I've been challenged to start writing again. Apparently, I am good at it and should explore it more. Tell me something that I don't know! Seriously though, I really apologise for not being as consistent as I should be on this website. A lot has happened...
There’s never a right time to say goodbye It’s a very ordinary Sunday and the only thing that I’ve done different from all the other Sundays is that I was taken to brunch by a good friend of mine. It was in a new hotel in...
This isn’t a sensational headline, this is not an attempt to shock you into reading another hard hitting opinion piece on race relations, this is me, exhausted, hurting and just fucking tired. I am tired of this never ending war on black people. I am...
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....
What’s good my people? Yes it’s been a long time coming but I am back behind the keyboards on this fresh new site! Finally my website reflects my status as the coolest guy in EA! Just kidding (not kidding) Anyhow, I’ve missed writing and...
This afternoon, I’m chilling at my desk with my headphones listening to an old mix I did 3 years ago. It’s amazing when you go back to an old mix and you hear the songs you were playing back then. Music truly is a language....
“I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh. Walt Disney, Nike, Google — now who’s going to be the Medici family and stand up and let me create more or do you want...
How many times have you been told to be strong? For me, it’s something I have been told for as long as I can remember. “You’re a man – you gotta be strong, understand that” – that was drummed into my head as a kid, you...
My childhood was amazing. I was born in London, I had a brother, a sister and my grandmother. That was it. That’s all I had and it was more than enough. Yeah, I lost my mother when I was 4 years old, but it was...
