I don't care about your rims, kids ride Big Wheels

Up until they learn balance and it's obvious you haven't
With way more ego than you have true talent
-Murs

There's an article on a wonderful initiative that I think epitomizes the potential of technology and community empowerment. It combines economic development, youth development, technology immersion, community building, and IT fluency into a neat, compact program with benefits far more tangible than most others of its kind.

Then, on the other hand, you have additional dis tracks by the DipSet that have Hell Rell and juelz sounding like they rode the short bus to school. And I'm talking about the one that picked them up at 6:30 in the morning when you were just waking up. Some people render themselves irrelevant the second they open their mouths. If only n!ggas would realize the potential to affect change. But yet, more cats know the weak-a$$ cast of wack-a$$ rappers than they know of the Justus League, Aaron McGruder and other social satirists, and the like. Hell, I admittedly ain't even that well-versed in the state of black affairs, but dammit, I am somebody. Jesse was good for something. Don't get it twisted. I guess I'm just miffed because I try to enjoy somethings and then get sidetracked, plus I haven't been able to get in touch with my newest mentee. So I can't tell if he's ducking me out or just needs me to straight show up at his school like yo whattup to get his attention.

I went to the lecture by the angry balck white guy and he had some decent comments and anecdotes to share. I kinda missed a lot of the meaty topics because of a certain short dude but I won't elaborate. I did want to hit him with his thoughts on Little Brother's comments regarding their latest album and its title though. He came off as both genuine and insincere in one breath. Maybe I just didn't hear enough, but I'm not completely sold. Peep the last two verses of Murs' And This Is For, and you'll get the gist of what I'm saying. Son touched upon the topics and had some good insight and research bringing up Duke Ellington, Little Richard, & Chuck Berry. So I may have to borrow a book from someone who bought one last night and add it to my to-read list.