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"Middle East" New York, Brooklyn, New York
Tall in stature, but short on words. Low on expectations, but high on optimism. I'm a son, brother, uncle, poet, activist, leader, student and a voice. But at the end of the day, I am simply ME.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Words of Wisdom from J. Ivy

Most of you may remember this from the track "Never Let You Down" off of Kanye's first album "The College Dropout." These words here help get me through those days where I find myself asking: 'Why am I here?,' only to find inspiration from the words of others to remind me that I am not in this alone. I hope that you can find the same inspiration that I found from this if not, greater. Listen to the man speak.



"Never Let Me Down" by J. Ivy

We are all here for a reason on a particular path
You don't need a curriculum to know that you are part of the math
Cats think I'm delirious, but I'm so damn serious
That's why I expose my soul to the globe, the world
I'm trying to make it better for these little boys and girls
I'm not just another individual, my spirit is a part of this
That's why I get spiritual, but I get my hymns from Him
So it's not me, it's He that's lyrical
I'm not a miracle, I'm a heaven-sent instrument
My rhythmatic regimen navigates melodic notes for your soul and your mental
That's why I'm instrumental
Vibrations is what I'm into
Yeah, I need my loot by rent day
But that is not what gives me the heart of Kunte Kinte
I'm tryina give us "us free" like Cinque
I can't stop, that's why I'm hot
Determination, dedication, motivation
I'm talking to you, my many inspirations
When I say I can't, let you or self down
If I were of the highest cliff, on the highest riff
And you slipped off the side and clinched on to your life in my grip
I would never, ever let you down
And when these words are found
Let it been known that God's penmanship has been signed with a language called love
That's why my breath is felt by the deaf
And why my words are heard and confined to the ears of the blind
I, too, dream in color and in rhyme
So I guess I'm one of a kind in a full house
Cuz whenever I open my heart, my soul, or my mouth
A touch of God reigns out




NEVER FORGET THAT THE KIDS ARE THE FUTURE! SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE LAY DOWN THE GROUNDWORK FOR A BETTER AND BRIGHTER TOMORROW FOR THEM.

PEACE.

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