Just Keep It Real

"I slept on this couch for weeks to make shit real" -Quelle

Humility is such a beautiful thing that is seemingly so rare in this day and time.

There is a difference between the have and the have nots, but what happens when the have nots try to give off the illusion that they do indeed possess certain things; whether it be business connects, friends in high places, or the money needed to make things happen?

What happens is some people are fooled, those who wish they had those things quickly try to align themselves with you to piggy back off of what they think it is you have and they your name gets dragged through the mud when push comes to shove and you cannot deliver.
That's one side of it. The other side of it is others silently watch from afar, people who saw your potential, your talent and would've reached out if you had some how managed to keep it real.

I will never understand how on an island that is 21X7 some have convinced others that the dirt in their hand is actually gold.
Don't rap about a Benz that you have rent or borrow to put in your video.
Don't glamorize a "vacation" you took that you had to spend on someone's couch until you sweet talked some poor sole into sending you a ticket for you to get back home.
Keep it real!

Life is always sweeter when we can be honest with ourselves.
Fuck what the world thinks.

Quelle talks about his sacrifices, a rarity in this humble guy I've known for years, and not once was there a flicker of remorse or disdain in his voice. He knew the road he chose wasn't going to be an easy one and he in no way tries to glamorize it or how he gets it done.

I listen to this other chick and she's all about that "jet set" life -_- sweet girl please grow up.
Flying coach on borrowed miles or funds is hardly the jet set life.
Reality is reality is reality is reality and only you can change it.

So you slept on a couch until shit started to happen?!?!
That's a story worth hearing! That's inspiration to your fellow country men that want to trod the path that you have undertaken. That is keeping it real!

No one respects the person who is in "ATL" rubbing shoulders with so and so and nothing ever materializes.....
You look like a fraud. Whether you are actual one or not will likely become the subject of many a discussions and I'm pretty sure the odds are not in your favor.

Avoid all of that homie and just keep it real. No one said you had to tell anyone anything to begin with but it's when you choose to share and you lie AND ARE FOUND OUT that you just look so gully. Just let's avoid that eh?

No one is perfect and we all make mistakes but learn from them before it's too late.

No Hit Wonders: Bahamians At Work


A hip hop hypnotic duo has come together to form what apparently the streets been needing from Run DMC retired way back when.
Their unadulterated love for all genres of music and uncanny ability to recognize genius is what keeps them leaps and bounds above the rest. They are NO HIT WONDERS!

On the 16th of June, 2012 they plan to put on what should be one of if not the most talked about concerts of the year. Amply titled 'The Secret Concert' you should expect the unexpected.

They gave you the secret party and you asked for MORE, so now they're delivering.
This hot, steaming, piping mixture of greatness is the buzz around town as international artists Cloud Eater will perform alongside Bahamian heavy weights, The Truth Band and The Illest Band.
Fusion rock, hip hop, reggae, conscious vibes in an atmosphere that will surely have your senses heightened, what more could you ask for?

In a time when the normal club scene is a drag and the people are asking for different, asking for new, needing something fresh; NO HIT WONDERS has accepted that daunting task and we expect they shall deliver.

With free ticket giveaways and more in store, stay tuned.No Hit Wonders on facebook

Register to vote, I dare ya!

With election right around the corner I had the privilege of viewing a film called on the wings of men by Calvin Dwight Harris. He compiled hours of footage an interviews to provide an astounding look at one of our most noted nation builders.: Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling.

The main focus of the film, in my opinion was the political life and hardships face by Sir Lynden. In what may have seemed as an unthinkable feat he helped to bring about our independence and establish an efficient form of government. Those accomplishments were not met without their set of obstacles, including being ostracized by fellow Bahamians and fellow politicians alike, called in to question on the basis of characteristic and practices by the United States government and being accountable at all times to the Bahamian people and the new nation he was helping to mold.

That was very few generations ago and it rings true in the hearts and minds of many older Bahamians who were there to see hear and be apart such a historical time.
To some degree this has crippled our culture not allowing our parents and grandparents to press onward, continuously being innovative, open-minded and supportive of new policies and factions. they've held onto a past, that past for far too long.

Bahamians seem to have to be at their wits end politically to be open to or hold steadfast to the idea of ushering in a new regime, a fresh breeze, a fresh outlook, CHANGE!
While its easy to stick with what you know and go with what has worked best time and time again, nothing is concrete in an ever-changing world THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN!

I've had political parties come to my home, and just like I hear on the radio, see on television or view over the internet bash the other party for whatever there short comings may be at the same time I've hard parties take the time to sit down and explain their plan, their views and ideas.
That is the type of conversation I welcome and the conversations I hope our youth will welcome. Bashing another politician or party gets you nowhere and it gets you there fast in the mindset of many. It is also welcome by a large number of people and has proven to have some influence in our electoral process. If it didn't why would they continue to do so?
If you stoop to their level what is to stop me from believing that you won't make the blunders that they themselves have already made?

Don't tell me going Green will be a waste of my young vote!

Don't tell me about The FNM's shortcomings as if you yourself are God!

Don't tell me the PLP is out of touch!

Instead tell me what are your individual goals and your parties over all plan for the nation
I am a Bahamian and proud to be one and that being said you should never underestimate my intelligence.

I've sat and talked with members of the generation that were around for the era of Pindling only to hear how for the first time in their lives Hubert Alexander Ingraham and the FNM, has their vote, their voice!

I've spoken to the generation of my parents some of whom feel that the grass may definitely be greener on the plp's side.

And I'm always in conversation with my generation who the DNA has a seemingly favorite position with, they feel that it is definitely time for a change, time to usher in a younger fresher point of view. They see that in Branville McCartney and the Democratic National Alliance. They see their future and the future of generations to come in 'going green'.

Everyone under the sun is entitled to their opinion and I firmly believe that this election will prove to be a shocker to many of my fellow Bahamians.

You want to be an agent of change? You plan to go green?

You want the bush to crack again and Perry to be gone?

You say Papa got your back? You feel the torch still burns bright?

YOUR VOTE YOUR VOICE

If you haven't as yet I encourage you to register to vote.
No amount of trash talking, politician bashing or arguing will mean squat if you can't mark your vote for those you so valiantly defend at this present time.

One vote, one voice and as was proven in the Elizabeth bi-election your vote can mean the difference.
Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today!

Register to vote, I dare ya!

Be A Woman About It

Gone are the days of little Susie home maker. In a millennium when females are equal if not superior to their male counterparts, women have tapped into the strength they were born with to accomplish more than whatever could have been imagined.

They have made great strides in politics, law, medicine etc and in doing so enriched the quality of life for all mankind. That being said it simply amazes me the amount of bullshit that women allow themselves to get caught up in. 

The petty tirades, cat fights and unnecessary name calling does nothing to aid in our quest to find the cure for cancer or our overall benefit in whatever form it may come.

We are all guilty of indulging in it, I can readily admit that I have fallen victim to it as well. No one is asking you to be friends with someone your 'spirit' genuinely 'doesn't take to' or to go out of your way to be super nice to someone you may think is a total bitch. My suggestion is this, be cordial. Limit the ill mannered words because the same bitches you talk to about her will be the same ones to carry the news adding there own twist to an already unsavoury story.

If you feel so strongly about your feelings and your convictions approach the other person. The petty squabbles back and forth and side eye glances in public does no one any good especially when the murder rate is where it is with an eye opening realization that women have been stabbed, shot, robbed and left for dead as well. If your not 'ballsy' enough to approach them then keep your thoughts to yourself because people are coming up missing my dear and 2011 is not quite over.

The time you take to call a girl crazy you can take to fix or improve upon something in your own life.

The time you find to scrutinize someone's relationship is the time you could have taken to figure out why if you're so perfect your ass is still single.

The energy you take to figure out who is fucking who, is the energy you could use to figure out why no one is fucking you.

You get the gist of what I'm saying. 

Feel offended? Felt like this was aimed at you? Cool. Then there is probably something you need to work on.

No one is perfect so lets not pretend.

You have your 'clique'? That's cool to. Just remember how you secretly talk about them is how they secretly talk about you.

As women we need to rise above the pitfalls of this oppressive nature or history is doomed to keep repeating itself.

Take this with a grain of salt if you must, what you play forward is what you should expect to come back around a hundred fold.