The Roots - "UnDun" Stream

Take a listen (no download) to the new Roots album due out soon.  Click the link.

The Roots - UnDun Full Album Stream

Diddy Might Get Mad

2012 is right around the corner, which means election time!!! Yay, 11 months of meaningless campaigning and political jargon from a bunch of pundits that know nothing.  Can't wait.

I feel bad for Obama, he tried, but the system we live in is purposely not set up for change.  We are stuck and the President of the United States has become more of a ceremonious figure-head much like the Royals of England.

Why should I vote this year?  It's like going to a restaurant and only having 2 options and being like "I'm here, I gotta eat something...fuck it, give me the liver and onions."

No matter what age, race, or gender the winner is, what can he/she really do for me that I shouldn't be doing for myself?  Do I really have to pick a team to feel like I did my part interact with my government?

What's the difference between middle class adults choosing between Republicans and Democrats, and urban youth choosing between Bloods and Crips?  Its all gang mentality and I'm tired of it.  No side is better than the other, and why should I be deemed "irresponsible" or "socially apathetic" if neither option really appeals to me?

I am strongly considering not participating in next year's elections. The only person I can honestly say can improve my standard of living is ME. 

Paying my taxes, making sure my kid gets a good education, and providing my family with health care all starts with me.  Not Barack, Herman, Newt, or Rick.  No matter what they promise you, they will fail in satisfying your needs.

It's a new world, there are no more public servants, just politicians...its all a business.  Republicans and Democrats have two of the biggest corporations in this country next to Wal-Mart and Microsoft.  It's all about the bottom line.  Our best bet is to be our own individual corporations, and stop counting on "change" from an outside source that has absolutely no insight on your situation.

I think I will go to the ballots on election day and write myself in, or maybe I'll just stay in and Occupy My Couch.  Who knows.

So It Begins...hopefully.

I'm expanding my portfolio a little bit to help get my name out there.  I recently was accepted to be a contributor to the sports website Bleacher Report.  I submitted my first article today, and it is officially posted on the site now. There's a link to my article at the bottom, so go check it out, comment, do whatever.  Later.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/929050-nba-solutions-contraction-is-necessary-to-stop-future-lockouts