Heart Vs Mind
Heart vs Mind
The Game’s new album Drillmatic- Heart vs Mind, he takes us down a road we all know well, the world of CHOICES.
Loyalty, lawyer fees
Gas prices, oil fees
Passive aggressive pastors cheating you out your royalties
Whippin' the Fivio foreign
All offers show money
More money, more problems is better than no money
Your money is your money, it's not mine
So why would I rob you of your manhood and your grind?
Heart versus mind
Choices where everywhere during elections and pandemic; unfortunately the outcome of those choices led to 6.45 million global deaths ; 1.4 million in us according to The New York Times. The vaccine being beacon of light needed to move forward was short lived.Instead of freedom from death; society bent the corner right back into trouble. Over 300 Mass shootings reported by the Washington Post, fraudulently, unethical behavior-January 6th Insurrection, firing employees for creating a unions Starbucks and Amazon, deception-misinformation, and financial struggles-inflation. The cherry on top- global warming ( did anyone ever apologize to Al Gore). Continues to trend towards destruction impacting and displacing vast amount of people. It was a choice to follow the loudest voice and not the smartest voice in the room.
“The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart."--William Hazlitt
The knowledge society receives through multiple outlets feeds the head, gravitating towards the heart, making whatever choice one believes is the best for their personal life. Unfortunately, sometimes forgetting the ripple effect. Would you choose to rob knowing in your heart it’s wrong, knowing it will harm?
JID on DiCaprio 2 - Westbrook- JID & A$ap Ferg Outro
The philosophical moment brings attention to watching someone else, becoming envious of what they have, rather than looking at what you have and making that grow, and no it probably won’t be easy.
You got two niggas sittin' down to eat, right?
Niggas sittin' down at the table to eat
And they got the same food, and they got the same utensils
One nigga let his food go cold watching another nigga eat
And that's how all this shit be starting, envy
Another nigga lookin' at what another nigga
Wanting what another nigga got when he got utensils
And a share of his own, you dig what I'm sayin'?
All this started, when a nigga get in power and a nigga be shittin' on a nigga
That where all this shit be stemming from
Would you choose to treat others disrespectfully if you knew in your heart whoever didn’t deserve it? These are all thoughts the choice you so choose comes from the heart. Society can choose to become separated with thoughts that align with biases, ego, and lack of love or choose to be a collaborative compassionate, understanding, state of peace. The wisdom (heart) will provide the long-term consequences I guess that’s why the Egyptians weighed the heart against a feather. When choices are only made from knowledge they can become corrupted due to wants, ego, and other materialistic means. Both must come together to make the best choice for the future.
Andre 3000 talked about choices in a new campaign for Supreme Clothing. It’s the choice of choosing to go on a path that’s right for you. The Heart vs Mind appears in so many other hip-hop artists’ music.
Clifford Harris Jr. aka T.I in T.I vs T.I.P. It’s a constant battle with self figuring out what direction to take in solving a situation; truly being a conversation with self. Self-reflection is a micro-level view that can also be applied to society as a whole, analysis, history, and societal empathy. In an accumulation of heart and Mind, there’s no in-between, if there is an in-between it still comes down to doing the right thing for the best long-term consequences.
Let the Church say God Did!
Can we say GOD DiD, the merge of hip-hop and spirituality seems seamless and Forever store. The intertwining spiritual teachings and street knowledge has not always been apparent in Hip-Hop. How did we get here? First, I don’t believe this was in anyway detrimental to hip-hop. It was bound to evolve into a new way of bringing the gospel. Before you get upset or start sending me hate messages hear me out.
Jesus, Muhammad, Abraham, Buddha, etc were all teachers who they got the people to follow they spoke the people’s language. If you want to connect with the people you must know their language. That’s only one part of the second part they lived with the people- of course, this was of a different time. For current times it’s the same as doing constant work in low socioeconomic neighborhoods. This is God, Dj khali is not the first artist whose hidden spirituality among their words, Jay-Z Kanye West, Wu-Tang, OutKast, DMX and so many others made it acceptable to speak about believing in a higher power.
They wanted us down, ooh-woah
But look at us now, oh
They counted us out (Time to say a prayer, M-M-M—)
They didn't think that we would make it, oh (May we bow our heads)
They didn't believe in us, oh (Huh)
[Chorus: Fridayy & Rick Ross]
But I know God did, God did (Oh, yes, He did)
Oh, God did (Oh-oh, Khaled)
Oh, yes, God did (Oh-oh, Khaled)
Oh, God did (God is great)
But I know God did
DJ khali- God Did lyrics are about if anyone believed God Did, as well belief in self. In hip-hop the meaning of God is more than external, something people of color have used to guide them through traumatic experiences. People of color have cared a Scarlett’s letter around for many centuries now. Fighting against biases, bigotry, racism, mass murder, among many other negative perspectives people of color hold on to the belief God will make it work if anyone hasn’t understood their troubles God did.
I have a When I think of my own difficulties something keeps me going the belief what you are doing is right, if no one understands now God did. Music is a spiritual praise regardless of how it said it’s what is said that matters. How one praises or gives thanks through creativity is providing a piece of themselves to bless everyone with their triumphs and trials. To make it in the music
JID new album The Forever story was a look into One song in particular hit something that said to me God Did that in him.
Oh what a handsome gift, to live in a land of sin (yeah, uh)
Runnin' with bands and bricks, and my lil' nasty chick (uh, yeah)
That's what I asked of him, told me he'd grant my wish (yeah)
You dance with the devil, you never dance again
Dance now, dan-, dan-, dan-, dance now
Dan-, dan-, dan-, dance now
Dan-, dan-, dan-, dance now (I'm not a)
Dan-, dan-, dan- (I'm not a, uh)
Dance Now- bopping ditty with its not stop energy; putting something in ya feet kind of song but important song has a message of dancing with the “devil”, dancing with temptation when things are good or bad. The parts of one’s life that don’t believe it’s deserving self-sabotage outcomes that have been so tirelessly put in place.
Can the art overshadow bad behavior?
It all begins with an idea.
It was four in the morning and hoped into a Lyft. The young lady in the car was so nice, transportation, it made me think about how we ride and share; share and ride. The plethora of communication slung back and forth would seem limited being so early but instead there’s positive energy.
While in the car she playing Station on pandora it was vibbin I started to wake up now normally that early I would listen to my motivational mix to get me going. Instead I didn’t put my ear phones on this time. As I grooved to the music it hit me was that, The Baby, I had to confirm “ who is that playing” , “ The Baby” ,
“ oh yeah” I said astonished “okay, I can dig it” showing respect for the art. She mention some of the other artists she just getting into, one artist Kodak BLAC. Both artists have had controversy projected throughout their music, has this stopped people from listening, yes and n?. I limited my listening. Yes, it was some of the situations, but it was also about seeing what their response would be. As I’m listening the conversation switches to something I struggle with open- mindedness Usually it’s automatic, slip on my headphones and turn on one of my favorite artists. It had me questioning my ability to have na open heart to differences, it penetrated my psyche quickly because I never
I usually converse with people who have the same interest in a particular artist. It created images and negative publicity each artist has received in their current careers. I started to ponder as we talked about my judgements and perceptions of individuals. “How does one know if an artist is a good person, or should one even care?” Once I arrived at my destination she said something that I believe answered my question, artistry is an outlet away from the trauma. Now she didn’t quite say it in that way but it made sense. To be an artist is nothing but an expression of one’s trauma. If one knows how to disconnect from the trauma then relieving it through artistry is one of the best doses of medicine.
Not Talking about mental health in HIP-HOP
Hip-hop for the last decade has exploded and changed culture forever. As each artists expresses their pain and pleasures they also have a tendency to completely engulf themselves in those pleasures or pain, the repercussions are jail, death or decline/loss of career. Once an artist looses control they have many chances to make changes, the question is, why they don’t? One answer is their mental health is rocky. The inability to deal with the constant stress of being an artist, some may say well they asked for it, yes this may be true that doesn’t change each artist is human with stressors, problems and goals. When the person merges their personas together they become this person which they either need for protection or comfort. That persona doesn’t reflect the true nature of the person, unfortunately, media catches these actions on tape, hurt people hurt people like Kendrick Lamar states in Mr. Moral and the Big Steppers. All the pain, and trauma bubbles to the surface projecting out asking, begging for help. The problem is people don’t listen hard enough all they want to do is vibe. There have been so many incidents in the present day and the past that could have been stopped. Instead, the situations transpiring are perpetuated by constant speculation thrown back and forth. Like with Kanye West, the black community knew something was off with Kanye with is outbursts and unpredictable behavior, years later it came out that he was bipolar. Once that came to the surface communities joked but also accepted his behavior, does was the turning point in hip-hop, after the realization of Kanye’s mental health, gradually other artists would mention they have received the services of a therapist. Even though this is happening within the hip-hop community it doesn’t appear like it is happening fast enough. It still too many hip-hop artists who carry a negative stigma regarding mental health wellness. Bring the idea back to hurt people, hurt people