Klover

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:51:06 -0400

21

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:23:17 -0400

Never placed a value on a number, in terms of my age, before, but while preparing to turn 22 in a couple of days, I’ve been doing a bit of reflecting on how much I’ve changed within the year. Truth is, I’m a bit saddened that the “21” experience is coming to an end. I’ve made a great amount of progress, both mentally and emotionally, within the year, and I feel as if I could have made a bit more progress in that time, but time waits for no one, right? lol

21 has seen me become a more focused individual. That determination that I used to wish I had has begun to show itself. Goals I’ve set that the “old me” would have believed were unobtainable, have now be reached and surpassed. Along with what I’ve accomplished, has come a nagging desire to do more, push harder. Afterthoughts that once were “Psh, yeah right…” are more of an “I’m sure I can…” when it comes to what I want to do now. I don’t see many things as obstacles anymore, I see them as objectives, something to master and move upward and onward from.

With this new sense of motivation and courage, I’ve managed to pull myself out of depression. I’m learning to focus on potential, and not be so easily discouraged because results aren’t as instant as I’d like them to be. Of course there are days where I feel more like the person I was, but my growing annoyance with complacency won’t allow me to stay in that place long. It’s all so new to me, but I finding comfort in it all and eventually it will become second nature. This past year has been tough, but I’m glad it was.

You’ve been great, 21.

22, we’ve got work to do. :-)

karnythia: Pearl Bailey photographed by Carl Van Vechten,...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:32:08 -0400

karnythia:

Pearl Bailey photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1946

glovesinthesummertime: Bleek.

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:09:41 -0400

glovesinthesummertime:

Bleek.

KING

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:08:12 -0400

KING

trinitrent: Aaliyah and the Destiny’s child in the MTV Movie...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:07:42 -0400

trinitrent:

Aaliyah and the Destiny’s child in the MTV Movie Awards 2001

Effortlessly prettier than all of them.

totallynotablogger: This is a concert or documentary isn’t it?...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:07:21 -0400

totallynotablogger:

This is a concert or documentary isn’t it? I need to see this!

thetsscrew: Listen To Kelly Rowland (@KELLYROWLAND) As You’ve...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:06:56 -0400

thetsscrew:

Listen To Kelly Rowland (@KELLYROWLAND) As You’ve Probably Never Heard Her Before On “Dirty Laundry” — As my old earth says, it’ll all come out in the wash and that’s where we find Kelly Rowland with her revealing new record “Dirty Laundry.” Written by The-Dream, the […]

divalocity: Solange Rocks!

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:06:30 -0400

divalocity:

Solange Rocks!

Tell it Solange!

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:08:49 -0400

Tell it Solange!

Music night selections!

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:07:42 -0400

Music night selections!

Erykah Badu Interviews Kendrick Lamar

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:07:50 -0400

BADU: How do you choose chicks from backstage?
LAMAR: How do I choose chicks from backstage?
BADU: Yeah, what is the protocol?
LAMAR: I try not to. [laughs] I’m too scared. Anybody who knows me knows that I’m probably the most scared person when it comes to that because I’m so caught up in the act of sex, of something going crazy, going out of my control. I’m too paranoid.
BADU: [laughs] So you just pass?
LAMAR: I’ve got to because I’ve seen a situation where it got totally out of hand, where something seemed so innocent, and now this person has got allegations on them. It spooked me. This was before my career really started, though—before any “Kendrick Lamar.” And that right there? It changed my whole perception about certain things. I’ll always keep that in the back of my head.

BADU: So who is your asshole-checker?
LAMAR: Who is my what?
BADU: Your asshole-checker—the person in your crew or your family who let’s you know if you’re being a asshole.
LAMAR: I have two, actually. [both laugh] But the main one is a friend of mine—a lady friend who has known me since high school. She has always been someone, since day one, who has said something whenever I’m an asshole, or also if I’m doin’ something positive—but more so when I’m out of my element.

BADU: What’s your favorite cereal?
LAMAR: Fruity Pebbles. When people ask for my rider, they think I’m crazy: Fruity Pebbles, baked chicken, bottle of Hennessy, and some Polo socks.

BADU: What do you, as a man, envy about what it means to be a woman?
LAMAR: There’s just a certain knowledge instilled in a woman. There are these things that women have that men just can’t grasp: the understanding of love; the understanding of being; having a certain type of care in your heart and knowing when to be compassionate; knowing how to be a confidante…
BADU: That’s a good perspective. Something I envy that men have is that ability to grow a goatee. I think that’d be really hot on me.

mydamnblog11: Super stoked to announce I’ve started my own label, SAINT RECORDS, where I’ll be...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:01:57 -0400

mydamnblog11:

Super stoked to announce I’ve started my own label, SAINT RECORDS, where I’ll be releasing my music & other projects distributed through SONY! Through Saint Records I will have 100% creative/artistic control & continue to passionately pursue my footing in this new musical movement.

Yes!