[A couple of years ago, when Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def announced that he was "retiring", I was inspired to write a blog about my path of hip hop appreciation and how important he was to that path. I never really finished it, but it turns it he never really retired either, so we're even. [...] ...

Sometimes, it be not the fear of the tears that run about. It be the acid reflux indeed of the tears that won’t come out. “Hold on to the moment, love . . ” “Slowly Surely / Love Rain (remix)” {#ThisIsThePart, Part 27 of 31} https://soundcloud.com/brokeballer/slowly-surely-love-rain-thisisthepart-part-26-of-31 (Painting courtesy of www.reshadapullenjireh.com. Photography courtesy of www.rdionefoto.com. Keep up with [...] ...