Birth...Birth...Birth

The side of life that makes it worth while is the side to it all that leads you to believe something bigger exists. It's never coincidental, moreso, it's destined to be. I am now 22 years old, yet, I don't feel a day over 12. I have always had a youthful heart in this growing body. So, now that I am 22, I feel the need, more than ever, to get my shit together and make something of myself no matter what it takes. It's a step worth taking and a step everyone before me has taken. So, why am I scared? I don't know, and I probably never will. I just gotta get over it.

Either way, I took a road trip to Corpus Christi, and on the way, I got in touch with some music that I had completely forgotten about and music that meant a great deal to me on every level of humanity. First CD: Buddy Holly and the Crickets. If my historian memory serves me correctly, this was Buddy Holly's first album with the band The Crickets before he came out with a solo album before his untimely death. God rest his soul. His brand of rock n' roll is a brand that can never be tarnished, nor a brand that can be replicated. The harmonies on this album are also amazing and they just don't make music like this anymore. I think everyone and their mother should own this album. It's a timeless piece of magic that hardly goes recognized anymore. Songs to check out: Not Fade Away, You've Got Love, It's Too Late, and Rock Me My Baby.

Another album that resurfaced on my radar was Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Now, this album could be heard echoing through the hallways of various elementary schools I had the pleasure of going to. It's also a quintessential album in the hip-hop and r & b circuits. I'm sure everyone rocked out to Doo Wop (That Thing) while driving down the streets and having a smoke, or while chillin' at the local hang-out and reminiscing about the good old days. If you haven't heard of this album, where were you born? Honestly...

Well, that's all I have for now. Peace, Prosperity and many many good wishes.