Mummy Dearest
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...
Therapy Is A Cheat Code.
"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...
May 16, 2019
My Latest Trip Around The Sun
"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...
Nobody Built Like You, You designed yourself.
Sometimes you need to remind yourself...
John Allan Namu tells the Truth
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...
Know Your Friends
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...
Africa’s Konshens
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...
R.E.S.P.E.C.T – Thank You Aretha
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...
Size doesn’t matter …
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...
Speak up, Speak out, Mental Health affects us all.
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....
Let’s keep it strictly Business
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...
Incarcerated Souls Have No Peace
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....
Are You In Your Moment?
“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...
When You’re Tired Of Being Strong
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...
When The Chickens Come Home To Roost
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...
Human Beings Are Destined to Radiate or Drain..
It is said there are 5 stages of grief and loss that we go through we mourn the passing of a loved one. There is Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. Having lost many close friends and loved ones, I subscribe to this whole heartedly....
Energy
I’m a great believer in energy … okay that sounds a bit open ended, so let me elaborate. I believe that we all operate on personal vibrations, personal feelings. I think that as much as are all human and we are all alive, our connection...
I Hope That You’re Okay
“I hope that you’re okay …” I’m chilling on my balcony, watching Upper Hill wind down for the night. What I love about my hood is its dual personality, by day it’s a bustling business centre, where captains of industry duel across boardroom tables, striking deals,...
She Makes It Easier to Talk To God
Yes, I’ve been missing. Yes, I stopped blogging, Yes, I am guilty of not having a commitment to the commitment I made of writing daily. I used to write a lot but let me not bore you with tales of what I used to do....
And All He Asks Of Us, Is We Give Each Other Love
February 14 …6:54am … Downtown … Atlanta GA. As usual, I’m up early, not because it’s Valentine’s Day, moreso because Arsenal are playing Leicester in a top of the table clash in the EPL (I know, that sounds surreal in itself). Last night I attended my...