To Understand me you must undestand this...

Long before we know ourselves,

Our paths are already set in stone.

Some may never figure out their purpose in life,

And some will.

There are a lot of us who are caught up in this hell we all live in,

Content with being blinded by rules and judgment.

We live in a world where it's more okay to follow than to lead.

In this world being a leader is trouble for the system we are all accustomed to.

Being a leader in this day and age is being a threat.

Not many people stood up against the system we all call life,

But toward the end of our first ten years into the millennium we heard a voice.

A voice who was speaking to us from the underground for some time.

A voice who spoke of vulnerabilities and other human emotions and issues never before heard so vividly and honest.

This is the story of a young man who not only believed in himself,

But his dreams too.

This is the story of The Man On The Moon

-COMMON (on Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon LP)

She said she never fell in love with a superman

Christian, Muslim, Protestant, Lutheran,

I told her that being a mortal is a portal to the true nature of growth; the Christ like Buddha man

That's why I never spit the traditional garbage of a night fight, bright lights, white ice to the fans The radio is just a stereo, like a house and a home, a chair is just a chair, ask Luther Van

Go to work; go to church let your dreams die

Bow tie, final call, and a bean pie

Yarmulke for Hanukah, wish list for Christmas

This is the jist of the life that we lead, why?

So you can fit in, with the close minded in the sit-ins, and clotheslined ed-end


I could care less about a plaque and Benz

And get Punked on TV by my friends

Don't get a nigga wrong, I get tempted by the rewards that all come along with making nigga songs But what does it mean if I'm a Muslim and you a Jew and because of that alone we don't get along And when you talk like this, and try to walk like this the radio stations'll never put a nigga on Just Mims, just 50, just Wayne, just Jeezy, and Franchize Boyz, and Jimmy Jones

Fuck that, fuck rap this God-hop,

King-dom mu-sic for the hard rocks

I'm a spit it till TRL get it and Hot97 hear the nigga with a bomb drop

Ask Flex, ask Slay, ask Who Kidd

Just blaze said Jay is the new kid

I took Eternal Sunshine and I looped it

No drums no hook just new shit



Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - JAY ELECTRONICA

if its too deep for your understanding you could never grasp the concepts that play out in my mind... Therefore you could never begin to understand how i think at this stage in my life..

men of a certain age...

Coming to the end of my college career is amazing!

I see many of my peers and I caught in a crazy transition...

When i entered college i remember hearing one of my female friends say "if i'm going to be in a relationship in college, i must be thinking about the LONG-TERM validity of the individual i'm with"...

Through conversations with my black male counter parts i see the Black Man's plight...

we have been raised in this society to be protectors, gatherers, and head of households

The men i have encountered at this stage are not able to successfully fulfill these constructs yet..

Relationships are hard... now.. and they will only get harder!
my male counterparts don't have the degrees they want yet..
The career they want to obtain yet..
The dream they're chasing turned into a reality yet..


if a Man's life is not in order..
(be it a college educated individual..or a life experienced individual)
Then that person should not realistically think about bringing a young lady along for his ride..

Stability...

a Successful college educated individual
or a Successful experienced individual..
has a foundation of stability..

w/o the stability and the ability of a Man to be able to manage ones self issues ..
Men are not ready to be anything but a a vessel for growth..

mature men

it seems need to be focused...

damn near selfishly focused to accomplish HIS goals..

Discipline is so important..

I have to be able to lead
Man and woman are the spiritual forces..
But it seems that men have to mature and be giving space to grow into the roll of gatherer, protector, leader, Father, and Husband..

The black man does not do a good enough job of expressing the plight...
We just want to grow into the roll..not be forced in..

a Man can't pretend he is ready...
A mature man admits he is not ready and walks actively in the path of growth and learning..
so that he can pass his wisdom and pray the next generation takes heed and learns and grows faster than he did..

I can't need to rely on anyone.. I have to know without a Shadow of a doubt that I will forever be the HNIC (for you and me) before i am the ..The MAN I want to be!