MCing a Message: (A Book of Written Raps)
About this ebook
This is the story of how I found healing through poetic prose, peace in the pulses of production, and power by opening up veins to spit pure passion. From early childhood days rocking hand-me-down boomboxes to underground open mics toiling in obscurity. On to the university of hard knocks honing a live wire sound and style unrelenting. Charting an independent path paralleled only by my outsized dreams.
The pages herein are a glimpse behind the curtain of construction. Documenting the artistic arcs and intimate angles of an emerging iconoclast. I script these lyrical memoirs from the epicenter of insight. To bring understanding from the inside out. This is the backstory behind beats that still bang in cars coast to coast. And words that echo universal truths across generations.
My aim is to inspire and reveal the grind behind the glory. How love for language and uncanny cadences combined with destiny. The journey of a thousand miles started with one word. A rupture delivered on some unassuming night. When my soul spoke unfiltered and honest. And that voice found an audience eager to listen.
This is more than just an autobiography. These verses vow to speak to the seekers and the skeptics alike. I etched these lines to uplift the heads and offer Concrete roses for the readers to reflect. Each chapter, a masterclass. Every page, a thesis to inspire exceptionalism. So join me at the intersection of past, present and future histories. As we celebrate how hip hop provides catharsis and charts caminos for its willing students. Now turn the page and let's rebuild this crucial culture one righteous rhyme at a time.
About the author
Hip hop called to me from an early age. The beats, rhymes and messages spoke to my soul during difficult times growing up in San Francisco. Discovering artists like Tupac, Nas and A Tribe Called Quest made me want to carve out my own lane. So I began journaling lyrics and poems as creative outlets.
Writing about consciousness, community and empowerment lit a spark in me. Soon I was crafting albums and books like "Word is Bond: 50 Years of Hip Hop, God and Spirituality" and "50 Years of Hip Hop" about practicing the spiritual principles of Hip Hop" to explore hip hop's foundations. I try to inspire and uplift others by blending knowledge and art.
When I'm not composing new music or prose, you can find me speaking publicly. I engage crowds with my personal stories of evolution in hopes it motivates them too. . Through all my works, my mission is to guide hip hop culture toward greater self-awareness and purpose. There are always new souls to reach with these healing lyrics.
