Pure Positivity

Mighty Mos Def said it best, "Why does one straw break the camels back? Here's the secret, the million other straws underneath it." In the culture of Hip-Hop there is a paradigm shift going down. While Lil Wayne experiences seizures (probably from excessive codeine usage) and Nicky Minaj trots around like a trollop not fit for the slums of Kandahar, legitimate artists are emerging. They're shining lights on the fact that excessive materialism, drug use, violence, persecution, and sexism are not productive parts of society. Emcees are getting features on their albums from influential people like Dr. Cornell West (Brother Ali) and Maya Angelou (Kendrick Lamar). They're are openly rapping about the disgusting hate towards homosexuality (Murs & Macklemore). Even the catholic church and their rampant cover up of pedophilia isn't safe (Lupe Fiasco). The cherry on this sundae is the fact that all these artists have recently topped ...

When it comes to dinner time a stew is capable of being so hearty, while packed with all the proper fixings, to make it one of the few meals completely capable of standing on its own. Attention to detail and quality of the ingredients are both imperative for a chef to receive the ever so deserving praise of a successful stew. Through time the rich thick broth slowly breaks down the flesh of beef chuck and the carrots, peas, and potatoes become infused with flavor. On a hard worked hazy day coming home with rain soaked boots there is no better meal than a home style stew. The culmination of exhaustion, being wet and tired make coming home to this dinner nourishing. Kendrick Lamar's masterpiece; Keisha's Song gives a similar feeling. This song is deep, simple, sad, and real and although the content is disgustingly depressing it's nourishing to the ears. For some reason I'm ever so intrigued by the musings of struggle, strife and real life hardship. This track has all th...