Honestly, Nevermind
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Drake is in my top 5, in case you didn’t know. Let me make that clear right now. I vividly remember what listening to “Best I Ever Had” did to me when I first heard it at 17, at the beginning of my senior year in high school in Kenya. The song hit even harder…

Usual Suspects
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Growing up in Cameroon we didn’t have record stores around (no HMV/Sunrise Records in those parts). The best we had were bootlegged CD’s. As someone who was discovering hip hop, I still remember the pirated CD’s that contained the popular singles of the moment.  That’s how I discovered the artists I like to call my…

L.A. Is my Lady
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You know how people dream of visiting / living in cities like New York, London or Paris? My dream destination has and always will be Los Angeles. People who know me know this.  I have something of an obsession with that city, even though I’ve never been there. I see Los Angeles as a place…

Now on to the Music (2/2)
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In my previous post, I focused on the recent drama surrounding Kanye West, and our propensity of having unrealistic expectations of our idols, only to be emotionally destroyed when they let us down. I suggested working on yourself and finding your own answers, so as not to rely so heavily on other people for your…