Alex Schein, Nazeeha TruAysia, Le Magicien, Saul Williams, Urula Rucker, Gift of Gab, Napoleon Maddox, K'naan, Quese IMC, Kanser, Bedouin, Padati, Thousands of One
i'm a cat who has been on an amazing journey doing things that i still can't believe when i think back on all that's happened so far. i've wandered so much and met so many amazing people who have truly inspired me and motivated me along the way. The people and experiences i've encountered have allowed me to express myself through words and poetry that reflect my being in relationship to all that i encounter. In doing so, i am mindful that i am also channeling the oral tradition of my ancestors and simply continuing a tradition and a path that has been laid for me to walk. The words do not come from me; they come from the most-high and i see myself as conduit and a vehicle through which messages are being transmitted.
i'm an experiential learner who absorbs my surroundings and allows my experiences to influence my being in a deep and profound way. This growth allows me to really appreciate the journey and all the things i've been given and prevents me from taking it for granted. When things get tough, i trust that the most high will guide me through it and that it's another learned lesson for the journey yet to come. Although it is not easy, i find that dealing with problems in the end helps to move forward into a future full of possibilities...as a result, i live with no regrets. i don't hold on to a past in a way that prevents me from immersing myself in the moment. i learn from the past, from history, and from tradition, and i integrate it. i draw from my ancestry, tradition, and experience...and since the experience is always evolving in a fluidity from moment to moment...i just try to flow with it and trust that it will take me where it needs to...The only thing i know is that i don't know...and i love everything about that...i love being a conduit, receiving so many things and simply passing it on recognizing that i don't own any of it...passing on wisdom and knowledge given to us by our ancestors...even if there will be some obstacles on the road ahead...i've learned that that the true journey is inner...drawing strength from it then eminating it outward in a way that can influence in so many beautiful ways...i am mindful of privilege and marginality along race, ethnicty, class, gender, etc...i recognize how they function as social constructs; i try to engage these issues to help us move forward so that we can value the beauty of our connections as people in the universal family, acknowledging that which makes us similar and different at the same time...in the end, it's about love...trust in the most high provides it in infinite ways and forgetfulness pushes us away from love which perpetuates our frustrations...it is in love that i believe we find universal Oneness...and it is for this reason...that everything is happening exactly as it needs to...trust in that, guides us to truth... salaam...
You'd have to talk to Zone about that. He's in Decatur. I was only there for school. I'm back in Peoria, IL for the time being and I don't really work with cats in this city (they don't have the right mindset for me). I mainly collab with artists online now. It makes it easier to find people going in the same musical direction as me.
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