In the City: Get used to it

I couldn't sing to save my life, but I appreciate good music. I live on an island just bursting with talent and can appreciate when said talent is recognized. Now I couldn't tell you how to harmonize, make a beat, etc but I know I when like something after hearing, seeing or tasting it.

From the politically charged  

to the lyrics laced with the reality of today  

I appreciate the many forms that my Bahamian music can come in.

Whether the music came from a "Gorilla in Tims" 

or a soulful bird that would cause reflection and ultimately the calming of one's being for a period of time,

I love listening to them all. With all that said, how many of us can actually say we support our own? We buy the itunes songs or download the free mixtapes or go to the launch and send off parties that these talented individuals put together?

Being musically gifted in an island where music is a long way from the fore-front of the governments agenda is a blessing and a curse.These individuals will have to pave the way, cause clearly there is none, light up the darkness and shed light on  a collective group of islands that is clearly worth more than our sun sand and sea and offshore banking initiatives.

Whether they just wanna be  (popular) or they are in it for the long haul and for the love of it, they are talented.

To be able to be as versatile as some of these artists are in the land of rake and scrape is nothing short of amazing. No disrespect to those that express themselves through that avenue but in our technologically advanced era, this generation of singers, song writers, rappers, engineers, producers and beat makers have proven that they can indeed roll with the punches and evolve as the industry does.

So before you crank that soulja boy why not stunt on em hard swag and leave 

They say a prophet is never respected in his hometown well times are changing and so should our views of the gifted people we are blessed to come in contact with. 

Whether it be musically, visual art, sculpture etc. Like the old rake and scrape song says "Get involved, get involved" and play it forward so the next generations appreciation of our ever-evolving culture can be greater than ours!