Learned More by Cutting Class
Ok so we are only on day two of classes. After an exciting intercultural communications class I found myself extremely bored in Global Business. I swear China was the topic of both classes and I just didn't want to hear more about it today. So I found myself reaching for an old habit, a pill box in my pocket, and downed half a xanax a few minutes into the Business class. Within 20 minutes I was 100% uninhibited feeling so I waited to get an outline of what topics were going to be covered and then headed outside for a walk. Weather or not it was an act of God, a karmatic occurance, or a freak coincidence, there were two MCs performing in PVCC's micro ampitheatre. A few small groups of in-between-class students were milling about half listening to the performance so I sat down and gave the artists a chance. The beats were entirely controlled by an iBook and amplified through two cheepy yamaha PA speakers. It was like a church throwing a rap concert but without the religious atmosphere/setting. But it immediately intrigued me.
Posted up on a bench I was mostly trying to feel the 1miligram xanie, but after hearing a few illy spilled bars of descent rap I was bobbing my head and throwin my hands up in the air like I just didn't care. Word, If I could freestyle I would be saying the same messages these two MCs were poetically preaching. Known as The Rapper Jesse Thomas and his boy MC something (can't remember his name thanks to the zan-bars,) this crew was spitting the realest heat that Arizona has heard. Every precisely plotted phrase was like a summary of the life I've lived. I'm sure 90% of the kids that graduated and started college with me could relate to the life lessons and these lyricists were laying down. And their flow/style was impeccable, if only American entertainment leaders wanted to publish poetry about real life The Rapper Jesse Thomas would be signed and paid. They were hawking 12 track CDs for $10 but after the gig Thomas introduced himself and gifted me one for free. I thanked him by expressing my respect for his concept and hard work.
Every song during his performance was an inspirational art-piece. If I wern't broke as a joke I would have laid down $12 for the disk and listened to it in my car for the next few weeks. Each song reminded me of my life story. The lyrics told stories of growing up with hope and an ability to achieve great success but losing one's way in the game of drugs, loves, and self destruction. But in truly fresh fashion the moral was how we can break free of these anchors and continue to soar toward our dreams. Jesse Thomas (and his boy who's name I forgot) has apparently been inspired by the LORD though he hardly makes this obvious in his verses. Religion is something I've been struggling with for a while. But I found Thomas's words mostly void of theological messages. He just inspired with reassurance that if you make good choices you will overcome.
I gotta mob over to class, just realized that I'm 45 minutes late. But writing this down was worth it. Hopefully someone sees it and picks up an album. Grip one from www.outofstockrecords.com. Album title: The Rapper Jesse Thomas (The Concept). Dig it.
