#ThoughtfulThursday - We Fight The Same Battles
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by Khari Gzifa
You ever find yourself wondering why we fight the same battles over and over. Police brutality, discrimination, unemployment; I mean these arguments are as valid today as they were 100 years ago! With all of the attention seemingly paid to these issues over the years, certainly some progress would have been made, right? The evidence clearly answers, no. My theory is this; we don’t put our energy in the RIGHT direction. If we put as much energy into solving our issues as we put into all of these completely trivial issues maybe we could really see some change.
#TheDownLoad v8
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Sophomore Slump – Nooch
Black Rock Star Super Hero Music – Head Roc
2Sides2AStory – Lyquin
Nothing Personal Just Business – Ace Uno
Y Play Wit It – Mike Brown Da Czar
Happy Belated – Chaz French
47 - Cooley
Artist Spotlight - Cooley
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When he reviewed Fly Rebel Society’s summer treat “reFrsh” a couple months ago Khari Gzifa called collective member Cooley a talented and conscientious emcee and noted that he was an above average rhymer. That’s high praise coming from someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of Hip Hop and raises the bar pretty high for Cooley’s debut solo project “47” which drops September 27th. After listening to the first single “Crazy” several times Khari credited Cooley with being deft with turning phrases while staying true to the track narrative. “Crazy” is a 2Pac inspired track featuring sound bites from his infamous character, Bishop from the movie "Juice". Even though it’s distinctly better than most releases coming out of our area we get the feeling that Cooley is just jogging through his verbal repertoire with it and saving the all-out fire for what comes later. We’ll see. Looking forward to hearing the entire “47” project and we recommend you catch it too. Follow Cooley on: Twitter & Instagram
#ThoughtfulThursday - 5 Things We Do That Get In The Way of Happiness
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by J. Francis Black
We are all in search of the holy grail of happiness, but often hit speed bumps, do not enter signs, and detours while on our journey. Many of these road signs and hazards are manifested within us, as we try to navigate a path to wholeness. Below are five things that we do that may get in the way of our happiness.
1. ‘Okay’ our pain away
How often have we endured personal crisis, faced heartbreak, or experienced deep emotional wounds, to only place a smile on our faces and tell everyone those three eternal words - “I am okay”? When we okay our pain away, we also decide to don a mask that hides our fear of showing the world, and ourselves, that we are vulnerable. When we were children, it was okay to cry, to express when someone hurt our feelings, and to make proclamations of anger or sadness because it allowed for our needs to be met. However, as we grow we are taught that doing those things represents weakness, forget that there is strength in vulnerability, and fail to get our emotional needs fulfilled. When we say “I am okay,” when we’re really not, we stop speaking our truth and a part of us feels unheard and undervalued. When are times you've Okayed your pain away and how has it made you feel?
