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NEW SINGLE (Textes) - " League des champions " (champions leagues) coming soon - lyrics

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Meeting Virgil Abloh (the Off-white store launch) 🇫🇷 (blog coming soon)

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Cape Town 🇿🇦

The day slowly melted into the night of japan, the sun was up in South Africa. as I traversed with Intercape and arrived in Belleville at 9AM i had a fatigue synergy. I didn't really sleep all night,maybe for an hour, listening to rap music and afro pop . The pastures were green, a tropical Aura, everywhere, aside my window at something that looked like an epicenter, the grass was green I could marvel about a collective of african Clouds almost kissing the grass as if their shadows were a mirage of electronic candy floss forma, designed in different shapes, floating within the foggy mist, defying gravity. my countenance was lit, i almost thought it turned Gold of ecstasy, maybe I could walk on water if my faith was enough, the mountains took their throne like the 24 Elders in the book of Revelation, this time, not kneeling 😂. That's the closest Clouds I've seen to earth!!. They were really close.

Before arriving in Belleville, In the bus, sitting next to me was a senegalese middle aged man who told me in french that he was travelling to cape town for some business, he spoke in wollof native during his phone conversations, but once the bus had a break stop, as my thoughts raced back in time, i saw him smoking something illegal. The controls were not that strict on passengers you could easily get away with kilos. He had marijuana wrapped up in a thin sheet /layer of papyrus, almost transparent. this guy could be a dealer or an informant. He kept them in a sack tucked in his temple. That's a street code you never crossed.. He was kind yet the prototype agile for any cash deals. but we had great conversations on the bus. I was never the kind to judge people i don't personaly know even if I heard stories about you, i would like to see it for myself and get to understand the "why" part or your journey. We all need grace after all.

"When you arrive in Belleville wait for me at the shopping mall, I will pick you up" those were Nicky serfontein's last words in my inbox, he could only pick me up around 5PM after work, a good friend of mine I've known since my early days while living in Namibia, since my rap career kicked off like a spaceship 🚀 he was there through the highs and lows, thick and thin, selfless as he was. he's like a day one friend, he's family...and our friendship was more than just music and touring high schools.it was built on faith..

I was hungry, so I was eager to try burger king. It was great, and til this day Mac donald cannot convince me 😊. Xhosa, the common native language spoken in south africa Appart from Zulu and so many others. English is the official language.

I had a croissants and a cup of hot coffee at a café before embarking around 5PM when Nicky arrived, i was replying to a few messages on my phone.

We met and had a good chat, since the last time we saw each other then, we had burgers for the night again and that was the first chapter of August wrapped for the night. We were heading to Durbanville which is where Nicky resided in cape Town. A very calm neighborhood. 😂. It was around winter ❄️ .

Here's the thing about Cape town it has a lot of that european archetype/infrastructure sandwiched between The Ghetto and the corporate world. The second largest economy in africa after Nigeria It feels like you're in europe and then some parts remind you that you're in africa. It's different not the africa you might find in the west or east, it's unique. The taxis are blue and white mini buses that work 24h/7 nonstop. The traffic is crazy! The roads are very well built.

When i visited my cousin Belvana who lives in the city center of cape town, the view was breathtaking from her appartment.

LONGSTREET

This is a spot where people waste their lives. Sin is like credit cards. Enjoy now, figure out the payment later. And this payments can take years of struggle. I can remember this night with Nicky like it was yesterday.

If you visit Capetown and you've never been to camp's bay, Waterfront, canal walk, LONGSTREET, table mountain, Roben island where Nelson Mandela was held captive in prison before he became president, you have not seen south africa, i could name a few others but these are the heavy weights.

So just to be clear, LONGSTREET is the name of a short street 😂 in the city center of cape town that's only filled with restaurants that sell Great quality Food, Strip clubs, sex shops, clubs and liquor stores open 24h/7, aligned next and opposite each other. I call it the devil's playground. You have to be street smart but you can't play the devil at his own game. You cannot turn stones into bread and think you own the bread.

If you're not well surrounded you could be an easy target, a weak link. It can get too dangerous, pick-pocketing, violence, the atmosphere is street yet smart and casual, almost no space for parking, the atmosphere and energy is worth dying for most. Easy to get lost in the late nights. One wrong move and your whole team could suffer.

Now we are not the type to do heavy drinks i rarely drink, a glass of wine after dinner is all I knew...but tonight i wanted to tap in this dark atmosphere and experience it for myself. What is it like? Is it worth trading it for A love that's unconditional? After pizzas Me and Nicky decided to grab some liquor fruit shots that were not too high and toxic in peecentage but could still knock you off your feet, it was for the charge up. We did and they tasted real good! I wanted to continue cause they didn't taste like alcohol at all but could get you high so quick without even realising it.

But then something hit me and I knew that was the Holy spirit. He doesn't invite himself where he's not invited but when he's within you, you're a threat to the enemy. We did 3 rounds and we called it a night, we were still sober as judges, we knew what we were dealing with cannot be negotiated and was a once-off life experience. Drinking was never a sin but getting drunk was never our goal. I heard about this place and just wanted to try some fruit shots just for fun, for the first time, but how far is fun?.

That's a place where preaching the Gospel wouldn't be appreciated but when you get to journey with people and understand why they live a certain lifestyle that's different from yours there's room for them to see God not your church. We get so wrapped up in the idea of church and forget the presence of God. There's power in relationships and for them to see painted pictures of jesus in different rooms of your life in ways that could speak to them. rather than quickly correcting people you don't personaly know or confronting them, get to know them a bit better. Practice patience.

very less room for judgement and rather allowing them to be themselves by giving them the antidote to the poison they think is life. Be the light.angels are working.

If there's one thing God has taught me in 2020 its how to be more patient with people. I've learned a lot. And God has showed me so many things about patience that i never knew. It's deeper than what you just think.

Sometimes people don't need to experience church, sometimes they Need God to interrupt their schedule and humble them in a way that only he can. And when he does it's painful but worth the process to get you where he wants you to be, miss it and you will start from scratch. Because we are not humble by nature. God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble, that doesn't mean the proud don't have grace it just mean they refuse to be humble. The God of the old testament never changed . Satan's greatest masterpiece is not the prostitute. It's the Hypocrite on the other side of the coin. Guess what they both need grace. Still one coin

Never the less, part 2 is coming up soon! Thanx for catching up!

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Zanies in chanel stores. (Fast fashion)

Don't let Fast fashion blind you from the fact that you can design outfits from a west african Fabrics of all sorts. All you need is a skillful tailor. I swaggered inside Coco chanel few days just before Christmas.

"Bonjour monsieur ! Le gel sur vos mains s'il vous plaît" (basically means sanitize your hands as you enter)

I automaticaly switched To English, even though my french was polished and sharp as a my six sense. " I'm here to check out some men sneakers" just after i bought my jordan aerospace at the Nike factory i thought this would be worth the marathon .

The lady replied " ok sir we will show you around please have a sit we will call someone to assist you" The security system was tight as a ball of air, the sentinels Dressed in black and white official costumes appeared like they could be part of a secret society.

A lady in her mid 30's stepped down in her all black chanel uniform and opened a closet filled with Chanel men sneakers as if i was closing a deal with them. She was the assistant manager I must have thought. It was weird. I marvelled on each collection and they were of Great quality and forma, ....The prices of this sneakers were heavy weight of some sort. . . . 80% of chanel products is women.

If you're a zany, you will probably walk inside chanel stores and act like you want to buy something, try on stuffs only to end up checking prices and walk out 🤣.

I'm not that kind of person. Thank you for reading my blog. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

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Black Existence (Act of God)

Baker's act

Cut your sugar addiction before you judge someone who smokes weed.

There's a difference between growth in your gift and maturing in your character.

Being "Black" or "immigrant" sometimes mean working twice as hard as the people who have connections you don't just to get your bread up and keep your kids in check. It's a marathon! Not bread and butter or a sprint.

You think Trump is/was America's biggest problem?? Hold my thoughts...there are worse problems that Gradually piled up even before he got into office with a bunch of Bozos. Don't get me wrong I'm not defending him. I'm not too sure who shuffled His cards and played the joker. He has his dark side, everyone falls short before God even your favorite pastor, couple of good things he achieved? yes unemployment and taxes etc...dropped since he sat in the white house, before Covid19 got him. we saw that Faith subjects such as Christianity were back in schools but you see the good deeds we do is never enough, it can never erase or justify the bad deeds/dealings we do/are affiliated with. They are like stains that can never come off a cloth by our own strength. Only until God comes in the room and wipes it all out by giving us a fresh look when we allow him too. The Bible says who can understand the heart of man? Only God knows what lies in the secret place. Paul in scripture says our works are like filthy rags if the motive of our hearts is not pure and selfless with a hidden selfish agenda. By their fruits you will know them.

I'm a 90's kid I've always loved international history in high school I felt like a part of this chapters deeply reminded me of my roots. You read about different tribes of Native africans, how 90% of west africa is not Bantu, slavery, Nubians, black egypt before islam took over, Apartheid era in south africa, tribalism, the iron curtain, the Geneva convention, the African countries that never got colonised like Ethiopia, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Vasco da Gama are not countries by the way 😂, the cold war, I could go on...who remembers when michael jackson changed his skin color and became white. Was that a political statement? I don't have the answers. That could be thought provoking.

Sadly Young adults in european school systems are not taught about black history unless your parents are black immigrants. Ask me why when you see me.

I'm not much into politics but I'm aware of this current affairs that constantly ache, plague our very existence , I don't watch TV that much as it can be a waste of my time, too much information becomes dangerous, I could watch food network channels and a few great series. I spend most of my time reading books, visiting places with face to face conversations held and a few people who hold me accountable during my highs or lows. Transparency is key. I'm an artist I create, from the kitchen to a studio space I have mastered my prime and Ethics over the years, the kind of environment that shapes my creativity is sometimes birthed from random concepts.

if you want facts and political debates check in with my brother he will give you a speech on Black history which I'm pretty woke about, the Diaspora of African-Europeans, Martin Luther King, Malcom X, Nelson Mandela, fela Kuti and the Black panthers party etc...

Some people can spend spend 30 minutes on instagram coming up with this caption "she is Dipped in chocolate, Gold and honey, a Melanin entertwined With the brilliance of 7 suns" 😂 when clearly it's more than just skin color. my eyes 😂. im not here to sell you dreams or exagerated poetry,🤣 perhaps a propaganda. Song of solomon ( A book in the Bible) should be PG rated for all you kids in school.😂 No more chocolate, it's bad for your teeth.

it all comes down when people thought voting for Obama would change the climate state of America, realising That a lot of this laws from the liberals became like sodom and Gomorah part 2, now we got biden to the rescue? Wait who put this man In charge? skin color was no longer relevant after all the christians who voted for Obama felt disappointed and burt because their expectations were not met just because he was black, same sex marriages got legalised and a lot more of his true colors were layed out on the surface. but that's not what I'm here for. I am Not here to judge this are just facts.

I'm here to talk about Idol worship. Back to black Existence, I lost my train of thought for a minute. The media does a great job at promoting black lives matter. And yes we do! Jesus used one of this parables that if the sherperd have 99 sheep and lost 1 he would do everything he can to track him down cause his life at that point matters too. It doesn't mean the 99 sheep don't matter, every sheep does. But that moment and time is dedicated to the 1 that's lost and that's the context the white community need to honor and understand. We are not saying the white community doesn't matter if one member of the body is in agony, one wrong move everyone else suffers.. do some research or read a book on black history for a change, if you cannot relate try to read sources to understand the "why". that sheep could Have been mauled by bears or be on Goliath's dinner plate during Middle earth BC.

here's the catch...

Black Existence is a blessing and part of God's creation, black is beautiful but the question we need to sometimes ask ourselves is have we fallen more in love with the creation than the creator?

It's easy to say we are not playing victims of the past and that we are really hurting which is true, Before Michael Brown, George floyd, Adama Traoré, Breona Taylor, historicaly we've seen how white supremacy joined forces to divide, conquer and dominate through selfish ambitions, control of corrupted power and exploit of resources, a machination of Capitalism, with strings attached. right til this day. The movie black panther Economicaly paints this pictures. It's political and more than just a comic of Vibranium and a black man who happened to live in wakanda with A cool Armor.

we need to personaly scan our hearts and examine ourselves daily. Asking God to guard our hearts from offense and rebuke when necessary, discern when you need to defend and fight for the weak/those who can't speak for themselves. There's a season and time for everything but certain things are not seasonal. It all starts from our homes, passed down to Generations . Then you find Generational curses or Black on black crimes that have nothing to do with racism. Your church starts at home.

"Blackness" shouldn't't become an Idol. By idol I mean we become so infatuated with the idea of becoming more politically correct and Glorifying "blackness" from a place of offense and unforgiveness, bitterness, with the kind of Pride that doesn't reflect Christ. We can still celebrate blackness without idolising it When it's from a place of Love and faith, understanding it's dark past and how God's justice and rigtheousness is explicitly against white supremacy. Not Glorifying the concept. The only pride we should all have before anything else or our families is in the cross. If you take pride in yourself and chase success on the wrong path It won't sustain you for long. You will crumble and fall and the next Generation after you might suffer certain things you never did. More painful.

That through all our flaws and weaknesses , where we come to an end of ourselves, empty God says "Come back to me and I will give you rest, peace that this world can never grant you. It's priceless. Peace that surpasses all understanding even if you find yourself in the Belly of the beast or in the mist of a storm"

(Colossians 1:20)

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⛈️🌬️💨Climate change

Today was partly clouded with a slice of apple pie and a temperature of chai latté

I know some of you might be thinking of the weather forecast and the improvement of Air Quality amidst confinement,

car exhausts or parenting after a stressful day at work, finishing a bottle of coke during summer but the heat wave got you til death, doing everything you can to keep cool, it all comes down to an aircon or battling winter.. but In this season some people may feel like fragile fragments shattered by gravity, left alone for years . For some it's hurt. Sometimes they tell stories In the third person.

With stealth, revisiting each part of themselves/their childhood with discernement, pain, Grace and solitude.. Suppressing your emotions is not a sign of strength. Vulnerability attracts. Reconcile. Make peace with God and yourself. Jesus wept, while men in society are told that you need to act tough and not show any signs of weakness or else you appear as a sissy,it's a toxic game of self destruct. Communicate, feel what you need to feel and let it go.

every move is crucial this days are evil. Hold my plans, as I pray, tomorrow is not promised.

In The Iconic Trilogy "The Hobbit", (Appart from Lord of the Rings) one of my favorite classic of all times by J.R.R tolkien which im sure some of you have watched/read from the books, Bilbo becomes invisible whenever he slips on his magic ring,

which Gollum lost and Bilbo found under the Misty Mountains. This power

serves Bilbo (and the plot) on the adventure that leads the hobbit and the dwarves

to the Lonely Mountain to confront the dragon Smaug, but it is not simply a

convenient device in the plot: it has much greater meaning. That part of the movie caught my attention.

When I think about climate change I feel like Bilbo going invisible for what seems to be like a power trip/cut except this is not Magic or a ring it's an Armor mentioned in the Book of Ephesians, referring to the Bible. As you put on this armor, I witness different figures of demise designed by Satan around our daily lives sometimes presenting itself in good form but good is sometimes not Godly. It is not good enough to stand the test of times its made of beaten Gold it's like walking inside a second hand store and settling for less because you believed the lies that you're not Good enough . Devil's bread, freshly baked and crispy 24/7. Those who forget to put on this armor can easily get knocked off their Feet any time. .. knowing God is not enough.

I see attacks of all sorts. But we are sandwiched between the Alpha and Omega. We Can't be devoured 😜

"No weapon formed against me will prosper" true! it's easy to quote parts of the Bible we like but What if the weapon formed against you is yourself? And not Satan? Where do you start?

Satan's strategy is to sometimes distract us from fighting him so he creates the wrong enemy for us to fight. If David focused on tongue wrestling with his brothers he never would have fought Goliath and be crowned King it possibly would have been Game of thrones BC 😂. But that doesn't mean that you should tolerate someone's behavior. Comfront Evil with Good. Rebuke and correct in love but when the climate changes know who your real enemy is. He's behind the scene painting the next Mona lisa for you, this time better than Leonardo Da vinci or Van Gogh's collection..

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MASTERS OF THE SUN

We live in a Generation where God's holiness is taken for granted and many create idols and comfort zones of all sorts. Thinking that securing the bag here on earth is worth the weight and everlasting Glory.

Let's take a trip around the sun 🌞 and see if Donald trump and Kim jong UN can build an empire and launch their nuclear weapons for control, dominance and power or a question we should be asking is who should be feared the most? The sun or politicians 😂 jokes aside..that's like trying to fight our demons with Vitamin C. Or should I say it's like satan had the infinity stones in 2020😂 for 10 minutes and did the most, presidents trying to control covid19 ending up sick. I remember thanos hustled hard for those infinity stones what happened at the END?. Then Jesus walks into hell after dying on the cross and grabbed the keys of death and hades like he was just asleep and woke up in hell with no problem😂. imagine every dark creature including Medusa, satan himself bound in chains by Arch_angels shielding their eyes from this forbidden light. It's easy to forget that God's wrath was unleashed on his son because of our sins he bore. God was satisfied (Atonement) through his sacrifice. you think CoViD19 was worse? Read about the ten plagues of egypt, in exodus, visualise it and get back to me.

Sometimes I think of God's holiness like the sun, it generates us with a powerful light that radiates the whole earth, enough to dry your favorite outfits which is great but at the same time if you try and get close to this feared ball of white fire you don't just burn, uhm... You die😊 effortlessly. Your strength ebbs from you

because we are not worthy to be in the presence of this white ball of fire at its purest form, unless you're chuck norris 😂. burning with such intensive heat yet Graceful. Who sustains this sun? Only God. not mother nature or another chemical test with unprofitable clouds of smoke.

We don't see the air we breath yet we feel it. While there's no air in other planets why only earth? God's finger prints! The big bang theory doesn't ring a bell in my mind it's like comparing Michaelangelo's work of the sistine chapel ceiling to the visions john saw in the book of Revelation. humanly impossible... How dare we? 😊. Even the Bible got lost in translation from the Hebrew version but God still revealed himself. The story never changed. The Bible was written in 3 languages, Hebrew, Aramaic(The language jesus spoke) and Greek.

who taught these kids that satan has horns?😊 The Bible says he masquerades himself as an angel of light when he's not. He can come to you in the most beautiful form just to kill, steal and destroy or sell you dreams. So Watch out for those false prophets. We have nothing to prove. I don't know if adam and eve liked serpents, especially the kind that talks 😂. So he can take any shape or form.

But anyway that's how I see God's holiness. Like the sun. When it's hot we sweat and sweat is good, it removes impurities from our bodies.

God's holiness is so intense and pure that anything unclean cannot survive in his presence in my mind it's like it wipes you out the 0 second you arrive😂 if you don't bear the seal. What we think angels cover their eyes for? Singing "holy, holy."

. In the Old testament we see that the sacrifice of animals without any defect didn't remove the people's sins it only covered them until the ultimate sacrifice (Jesus). the priest who represented the Hebrews had to enter the tabernacle once a year and offer the sacrifice after they've placed their hands on it as a transfer of their sins!

Quite a savage scenery right there . Because God is holy. .

The cherubs (burning angels) are responsible for protecting God's holiness in heaven they are the closest to God. They reflect by burning his holiness, imagine God doesn't need them around his throne but yet they are called. One of my favorite images of cherubs is in the Book of ezekiel...

Israel was confined to seventy years in Babylon because of their blasphemy against the Sabbath Day. For 490 years they disregarded the Lord’s command to “Remember the Sabbath Day” and God required every day — His Cherubims kept count. Sodom and Gomorah and a lot more concerning God's holiness.

We see how God doesn't play fair or favorites with his holiness.

All that God requires from us is to be honest with ourselves, David in the Psalms poured his heart out, everytime he sinned he repented and ran back to God that's why the Bible describes him as a man after God's heart. he does not expect us to be perfect, he knows we are not, but when we are weak his strength is made perfect through us. Enough to carry us for the day and the next.

Who are we reflecting? It's so easy to get lost in church spaces that doesn't allow us to be honest with ourselves, who's image do we represent?.

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Millennials

The danger of comfort zone! All access!

A plethora of Tainted hair color selection inside Céline, Sneaker heads lined up in front of Yeezy stores, everyone is zen, on their iphone 11 and wireless earphones. Sneakers with bluetooth speakers on (Music) Bougee! All access, pop up stores launching limited stock.

while Nike is doing everything it can to stay on top of the food chain, there is no sequel of Kanye west and October red. Didn't you see that last Drake music video that looks like a Nike commercial? "sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry". Or is he just doing that to stay relevant.

in 1998 we had that Lauryn hill album that's timeless til this very day. There are certain things that never fade , beauty does but when integrity is kept the soul prospers.

The presence of Afro beat, Grime and hip hop is felt almost everywhere today around the world, the heart beat of european streets, the pulse of the youth. a Dior Fashion show probably meters away from the Louvre museum pyramid. I think I spotted Virgil Abloh! If you don't know who that is just Google it.

(West Africa) Era of the 90's! Nostalgic sceneries! We ate Sugar cane! We used Citronella leaves for tea, til this day it's the best tea I've ever tasted in my life. The scent hung in my nose like cologne til this very day 🤩 I remember when life was simple when all we had was enough sandwiches packed in our lunch box motivated to start off our first entré at school. We never lacked food to eat, Life was cheap. Our parents worked hard, Food was cheap like it is in europe now. Nintendo came to life today kids have playstation 5! My brother had all the Batman and other super heroes comic selection.

The finest hair cut we got was with razor blades and sharp scissors back home, we came out fresh, finessed. Today we have weapons of all sorts and Gun control issues.

My little niece owns an electric tooth brush. Slang has evolved, street code ethics are not the same, instagram kept the black and white theme. Relationships! *Coughs*

Transparent perméable coats are replicated and sold out in minutes.

At School We had this math test called "Mental calculation" in french "Calcule mentale" the math professor would read a question that needed to be solved while our hands rested over our heads, no calculators were allowed. Then he/she would give us 2 minutes to think and we would write down the answers before she moved to the next question. This are images that never left my memory. Today i see kids using calculators during a math test and go like "child you haven't lived" 😊 life made easy.

I guess it's two side of a coin for us.

Our lives are like chapters of a book...

Stories of my life. Share your stories.

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Jimmy Swagger ($)

"Custom made"

I grew up around the finest exotic tailors of West Africa. Nike, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dior or adidas can never replace these Native African Giants. I could design anything from my fabric selection and say no more, they got to work, in their prime. Measurements calculated, off your physique.

if something wasn't well executed or the clients were not happy, readjustments were made until there was that satisfying smile on their face. Sometimes they would have 20 + clients per day, the pressure was almost as a street math Algorithm few could finesse and solve.

I had a personal tailor. Paris is filled with a Diaspora of creatives, from tailors to the french football Team 😊 there is a great presence of west Africans here that work hard just to get their bread up.

There's a place called châteaux Rouge in Paris, It's a Market place that sells everything thats central/west African (Food/all type of businesses) don't forget to try Senegalese Jollof rice with stew and shawarma from the lebanese. You will thank me later. The barber shops here are mostly owned by Nigerians and cameroonians, arabs. Middle eastern folks, jews and arabs are more in the butchery and corporate affair sector.

There are lots of Black owned business too, entrepreneurs ( African restaurants, Tailors/fashion boutiques/, sport etc...)

There is something about the longevity of custom made designs that take longer to make and is so much worth the wait rather than something already made and manufactured by Nike or Louis vuitton, sold in all sizes inside stores. Its all about their Brand names and strategic marketing, like getting colonised but black panther says "No we have enough Vibraniums for development". If You didn't have those air force 1 back in the day you couldn't sit with us even if you were my best friend 😂. I never revealed all my cards, but re-designing what I always wanted, my clothing line merchandise was just a side hustle to impact lives,people were inspired because of my Quality control delivery and the Art that spoke to them in ways I couldn't narrate for myself, it was a season, now it was time for me to think 5 years from now.. The Rich African culture depicted in each African textile is history finessed. From kaftans to "Boubou" timeless as olive trees.

God has someone for you that's custom made, just as the tailors get to work for each of their customers. that person you long for is worth the wait, in his timing. If you get distracted by things that are not part of your Goal in life, re-adjust your focus, think of it as Fast food slowly reducing your life on earth as you age while there's a variety of healthy recipes you could learn to cook from Pinterest and live healthier. It's like God gave us the fabrics and we stil praying for blessings.

Many of the places we run to when we feel tired are places that can never fulfill us but leave us more empty and worse than before.

The Samaritan woman at the well described in scriptures was not aware that Jesus was the only water that would never make her thirst again.

Why try to fit in a world of Nike and adidas when you are custom made?

There are plenty of brand names releasing specific products that don't even target the plus-size community, Beyoncé did it with her "Ivy Park" collection and the whole twitter caught flames and feelings .no one wants to feel left out, great! But see the good in the bad. in order for you to stand out you have to be different. Use the bad and create a masterpiece of your own.

You are Custom Made. Visit a tailor.

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"The college drop out"

Weightless pigeons were shot a dozen, their feathers are on Suzane street, they couldn't escape Gravity, they were affiliated with the "Gucci Gang" Unit apparently 😁, Gold rush, Clout , the Dark pound, the Mighty Dollar, fashion , idols of all sorts they had it all...but it all comes down, unstable, pretending to be some one you're not , don't take your reflection on mirrors too serious it doesn't reveal everything. It doesn't reveal your heart and soul this too

Is meaningless.. It fades

BAITED

should I go on? I feel like the substitute Player kept on the soccer team bench just to come in the last minutes and score Goals for the team. just in 5 minutes before the Game end, nobody else could do this execution just me, a nightmare and painful moment for the opposition, fans returning home with a face-melt.

The Coach(God) had this all planed out in his Library of thought without me knowing this operation, he never had it sketched neither spoke to me about it til his timing was perfect. what?

He had this gift stitched in my genes without me knowing it was? Ecstacy!...refusing to do too much and just play my part, I never wanted to play a full time match, show my skills off to get those goals for the team, I don't need a 6 year degree course to get to my dream.. I know my purpose, dream and place, that was more important to me, it's just a Move I've mastered during my intense practice session I'm no Genius as kanye or Michaelangelo, the best saved for the last, neither do i see myself greater than any of the veterans I've seen giving up at the championship finals, shocked. My journey is different. I've taken losses but turned them into lessons.

PURPOSE

In 2014 and 2016 I dropped out of two different universities, I felt out of place like it was a waste of my time from what I've always dreamt to be A pastry CHEF! Just because parents wanted me to be in school.. marketing being the subject I understudied in 2014 and software engineering in 2016, that same time I released my best selling E. P "Origin" I've never been passionate about marketing but it payed off in the short run, I wasn't living in my purpose yet but I worked for 4 different marketing companies on a temporary contract, but after that then what? Back to part time jobs? Will that get me a house or a car Nah I had more to uncover I was made for more but didn't realise I was enough, part time jobs were seasonal, I been too comfortable, cause everyone in my family is well off with degrees, I'm the Misfit with tatoos, just wanted to be different, my reason behind studying marketing was wrong yet there was something to learn even in the mist of confusion, problems are not necessarily a bad thing, train your mind to see the Good in the bad..

I did it just because my brother did it and got his degree, I wanted to please my parents/show them I could do this but little did I know.. I could only please God and enjoy waking up to something I could never get tired of doing, the blessing follows..purpose! You're playing yourself, Are you kiding me? Yes I'm actualy talking to myself not to an invisible X men character in the room . Honoring parents and pleasing them are not the same thing, where I'm from you can fill up stadiums and make Billions, to my mom that ain't a job that's a side hustle until you buy them a house they believe that it's your real job 😂 until then get your degree... That's not money to them, meanwhile society has evolved they just want the best for you.

Becoming a rapper was never in my pipeline of dreams.. It was my therapy session where I emptied myself God being #1. It's a gift I discovered along the way and exerciced it for the Love not for the money or fame those were just by products. People thought I rapped for a living 😁 I toured ten cities with collective in Germany(2018) and people thought that was my life.

Back to Battling with my mom to why I dropped out of uni twice, she couldn't digest the Gravity of this situation.. This breakdown, this disturbing news, this rebelious act especially when she brought us this far on the journey...expectation will get you killed! She only understood my vision a little later...your purpose is God given find it. i have friends who have degrees today but are living a miserable life cause they never had the opportunity to do what they really loved.. A degree is your ticket to make it count in society it's not a guarantee, but you have to love what you do that's purpose for me.. And also investing back in something greater.. The future of your kids and being a blessing to your family.. Something greater than yourself.

I've worked with one of the biggest chefs in the world who worked with chef Ramsey and a lot more others, my first part time job in the culinary industry as an apprentice getting trained on the job was at klara's market..uptown...the contract was temporary but it challenged me to aim higher and travel the world to pursue my dream in culinary studies. Goal achieved! My heart yearns for Patisserie , the baking field and all of the technique/mastery behind different recipes! Don't stop dreaming. Do whatever it takes to sacrifice your comfoet zone or else you will never grow. Travel around the world and view life from a different angle if you're young and wrestling with purpose/dreams/ feel out of place / this is for you... Dont chase after the money you will never get enough of it. You are enough find your purpose , doors will open. Don't force doors to open.

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Doha - Qatar

Sky chef

Us we stil living... The Gold you worship is probably stuck into some dumb rapper's mouth...

I'm on the edge of a classic but slacking,

I crossed a cultural blend of Bantu and Arabic multitude passed the great pyramids of Gyza(egypt) Pharaoh must have been asleep when I plotted my underground Land mines across the SAHARA, I did that just to remind Him about the 10 plagues of egypt...😂 And that you must be a fool to challenge God , Traversed passed over the equator, the red sea, the same one that parted, the one Moses Patroled, babysitting those Black and brown Hebrews all night , more than just a western construct... The Middle east

13 hour flight are you kiding me? My sleepless nights 40 000 feet were on and off... Like I was on concentration camp, I saw joseph Stalin on time machine, Doha airport left the Nostalgic ethnicity , young Arabic women covered in Hijabs and middle aged men with their turban wraps, the archetype in that airport is Graced... you will need to get well dressed for this (Comfort) you will need a parachute, cause you will stay high for a long time until you're humble to a Point of missing God on a lower level I mean even jesus had to lower himself just to commume with us. The master patrolled us and walked on African soil. There's no sugar Cane and jollof rice/Gari here....

Back in Qatar airlines i reminisce one asian couple from Taiwan on holiday intrigued and interrogating my purpose to why I was touring Europe.. WE SHARED VIEWS AND THOUGHTS , the weigths of Life bet the Energy out of me as the Climate changed yet God stil in control without doctor strange and my cousin BLACK panther, no jet lag..

7:40 - Frankfurt airport

I barely slept..i felt like I was in my prime time and had enough time to reflect on myself.

Bielefeld, Hamburg, Bremen.

The Gigantic, imperial, colossal statue figures spoke and took their throne in my mind, I thought I saw their eyes moved, all composed, the number one economical power in Europe, this engineered cities had significant figures engraved, the Architecture, the churches, every artistry on their ceilings reminded of Michaelangelo's classic piece, the Sistine chapel. .a classic masterpiece , 1 Euro for a mac Donald was like giving a 2 Cent to "Pick n pay" it carried weight but not more "Pounds" 😂.

We can perhaps talk about that when we meet.

HAMBURG

Gigantic cathedrals, beautiful from the outside yet dead inside, some things in life can't be explained or seen, they have to be experienced/felt. You will know when that small voice speaks you, just when you were about to play Russian Roulette.. how is your energy level after spending time with certain people? Is it positive or Negative? Is it stressful?.... In the fastest trains/metro I've ever been in, I looked at the beautiful land scapes, graffiti almost at every stop... I knew that some hipsters were behind this caricatures and fonts.. I read people well just by observing.

Every show I performed at in every city was an assignment, very tired during the nights, we aced this shows, not enough time to rest, we talking workshops, touring high schools, visiting monuments, shopping, etc... It's draining yet fun at the same time...

BACK to doha airport and home

The Nostalgia never left til now....(Blog) part 2 coming soon..

.. Never did it for the money. Find God and your passion. The money will follow... Don't chase it.

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Detox is back tonight at 7PM "The catch Up" at Piccolo restaurant.

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#Marchoftime

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Black X Gold pre-order yours today. We will be releasingg my new Merch in 2018 orders ha e been crazy send us your name and size/number at yanickclaudio@gmail.com.com No payments/deposit/cash allowed, no electronic transfers for now . Only pre-orders #Inkwearcollections #SnorusMaximus #FearGod #ResistTheEvilForce (at Cramer's)

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Amped and excited to be back on my Highschool Tour this fall/summer 19.... I have some surprising guest I will bring out during this tour as I talk to students about, identity, purpose, Racism, tribalism, God and international History. From the 19th of October to the 29th. Saint Paul is up first.

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Will be on Good morning Namibia next week to Talk about this.