Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Erykah Badu - Afro Blue

This will relax you out (it's for grown folk). So put on your grown up pants for this one.

Take a listen...pretty nice!

MELjuicy: You can't be me!

MELjuicy: You can't be me!:   As human beings...we are the same, yet we are different. We have needs and wants. We have thoughts and decisions.   Our f...

You can't be me!

 

As human beings...we are the same, yet we are different.

We have needs and wants.

We have thoughts

and

decisions.

 

Our finger prints make us unique. Our personalities set us apart from each other.

So ultimately,

you cannot be me...nor can I be you.

 

Let's live.

Let us "be".

But let us be

different!

 

#funfact

Did you know that a dog's nose is like the human finger print. It's unique and cannot be copied.

COMMON

 

Back in primary school, I listened to various types of music. I am a major music lover... I love arts, I love creating... I love being who I am and making changes in my life. These changes vary. They may be drastic, they may be simple... they may be straight forward...they may be naughty...but one thing I know for sure, is that I make responsible changes in my life.

 

I got to high school and got exposed to more things and different paths that lead me in different directions. Some were difficult, some were exciting...some were totally necessary and some were just to give me a wake up call.

One of the most life changing decisions I had ever made was discovering/learning about this here (refer to picture above) MC. One of the first albums I bought was called "Like Water For Chocolate" (google it). This album had dope tunes: the lyrics were/are mind throbbing. The beats are hypnotic and damn funky. And his flow as an MC is something that even if tried to be copied would not even match up to his standard.

 

A lot of people would say rap/hip-hop is something that "uneducated" people listen to because the artist swears a lot.

 

Wait till you listen to COMMON. This dude is hardcore...he's nothing to be played with. He's hardcore in the sense that he spits real truth without trying to impress anyone specific... He speaks truths that some people are afraid to challenge and/or speak of. For instance in the track "Testify" (from the album BE) where he explains how women can mistreat men. I actually dig this MC because his music is life changing... It will make you think twice as to how to lead your life. To lead your life in a manner that actually matters. He's mastered the skill of combining mind, body and soul to have a positive outlook in life; he helped me realize that self-confidence is the best outfit I could ever own.

Because of Common I learnt that life is for appreciation and not for stressing. He made me understand that women are nurturers and not objects. He opened my eyes to the fact that to find God, you have to look inside yourself...that you can find God anywhere... in a Ghetto Heaven where you want to get to Heaven; in suburban bliss where you search for spiritual advantage and or saving. He made me realize that love has no colour, has no shape but was given to us by the Higher Being (that is God) and how to find the God within you by separating yourself from noise such as your ego.

 

There are many albums that this man has released...and with every album I feel soul fed, but always anticipate the next album as I keep wanting to learn more and more from this man...yes...it sounds like I'm making him my teacher...he is someone that deserves the title of "important", because he will teach you a thing or two. Just don't be too sweet...cos you'll get you stuff messed up instead of gaining knowledge. Maybe being creative is a Pisces thing. His bday is also in March...like me. So next time you meet another Pisces, don't be surprised why we "click" so well.

 

Do yourself a favour and get at least one COMMON album. You'll thank me later.  

Lead...don't follow. Make a change.

Apartheid was obviously a hard time for South Africa. I was born in 1983, so that was obviously way before my time. Being the South African-proudly so- I keep up with our history and the changes in our country.

It was obviously a time of oppression and a lot of struggle. Our parents endured major suffering and a lot of hard lifestyles. Imagine trying to raise kids in a period where you were not allowed to be free and choose. Imagine living in a country where you were rightfully born but not allowed or not able to conduct a simple lifestyle like going to work and back without having cops bother you about that simple routine. The irony is that going to and from work was something that was necessary and needed to be done, but being so oppressed by the laws and the situations did not make this an easy task.

We have come a long way since then, and even though things have become much easier, it does not mean that things do not need to change or get even better. We are still faced with tough issues such as unemployment. A lot of the youth graduate and then sit looking for employment. They end up qualified but never able to find a job. The most recent issue that we are all familiar with is the #FeesMustFall that the Wits students were marching about. Gladly they succeeded and they made sure that their voices were heard and that they made a difference and knew what they are fighting for. A lot of brilliant students struggle due to poor backgrounds and this leads them to not further their dreams to the ultimate. It is not cool, it is not fair...it is unjust. Where is the justice in having a brilliant mind and not being able to use it and express it to the best of your ability?

The media depicts a lot of changes that the country goes through. We feed the media. We predict what the media will show us and portray. We need not forget that we are living in a global village where the whole world is watching us as well as interacts with us...therefore we need to ensure that like a school we pull together and work together to show that as a country, we are a positive human nation. Let's ensure that we live harmoniously and with the right attitude and intensions.  The president recently delivered a speech about crime and how to handle crime in our country. Let us not confuse taking a stand with being violent. Let's make things work for us.

I believe in building a better country for you...for me...for our children...our children's children...and definitely to say thank you to our parents for helping us to make a change to what the country has become and how it is progressing.

Let's make a change and never forget where we come from and where we are going.

#FeesMustFall Wits University

These are our future leaders

Watch Anytime. Anywhere

I love this ad!



We are subjected to a lot to watch and what we see on television these days. However...this gives you the choice to say no to what you don't what to watch.



What content are you into? Rom Coms? Series? National Geographic?  There's a lot that exposes us to the world out there and what happens in and around the globe.



South Africa has a lot of talent that its exposing us to these days... I love watching Vuzu. It shows us that our youth has a lot that they can offer today and what we can do as a youth to ensure that we tell the government, the media and most importantly...each other as a youth to do.  We need to ensure that we show each other that we can actually produce a growing country and to ensure that we actually move forward from where we were a year and a couple of years back.



Progress comes slow and steadily.  Nothing worth while comes fast and actually lasts. Make sure that what you want to do is what you love and yes, make sure that you can make a success of it and most importantly, make sure that you can wake up each day with your head held high saying that you are proud of what you are doing.  Television is an important medium because it shows you visual and most importantly... it is a lot of work that a lot of people work hard to make perfect and to make sure that you as a viewers stays entertained.  A lot of people that studied and actually know how to make viewing television something that is responsible, important and relevant. So always be thankful that people that have studied media and know what they are talking about actually produce good shows and good productions.  Say thank you and open your mind...you just might learn something!

Watch Anytime. Anywhere

I love this ad!



We are subjected to a lot to watch and what we see on television these days. However...this gives you the choice to say no to what you don't what to watch.



What content are you into? Rom Coms? Series? National Geographic?  There's a lot that exposes us to the world out there and what happens in and around the globe.



South Africa has a lot of talent that its exposing us to these days... I love watching Vuzu. It shows us that our youth has a lot that they can offer today and what we can do as a youth to ensure that we tell the government, the media and most importantly...each other as a youth to do.  We need to ensure that we show each other that we can actually produce a growing country and to ensure that we actually move forward from where we were a year and a couple of years back.



Progress comes slow and steadily.  Nothing worth while comes fast and actually lasts. Make sure that what you want to do is what you love and yes, make sure that you can make a success of it and most importantly, make sure that you can wake up each day with your head held high saying that you are proud of what you are doing.  Television is an important medium because it shows you visual and most importantly... it is a lot of work that a lot of people work hard to make perfect and to make sure that you as a viewers stays entertained.  A lot of people that studied and actually know how to make viewing television something that is responsible, important and relevant. So always be thankful that people that have studied media and know what they are talking about actually produce good shows and good productions.  Say thank you and open your mind...you just might learn something!