Where do we go from here?

Last night I took my son out of the bath and watched a movie with him, while waiting for him to fall asleep so that I could pray over him like every night. My son thinks likes to scream during prayer so I figure the big man upstairs can hear me a little better if I wait for Junior to fall asleep before speaking to him. Before hearing his soft snore I felt the vibration from my phone signaling that George Zimmerman had been given a verdict of not guilty for murder. Upon reading this update my prayer completely changed from the normal. I began asking “what do I do now”.

How do I raise my son in a world like this? How do I ensure my son’s safety while also instilling in him the pride and self-awareness a black man needs to succeed in a world as cold as the one we live in? How do I do my job as a father to the best of my ability?

This isn’t about the George Zimmerman trial, there will be countless other blogs that will discuss it for weeks. This is to ask how do we, as parents of African-American children raise our offspring with the necessary tools to not only survive but succeed in today’s society? What are the necessary tools that our children need? Is there one answer or a variety of paths to lead? What factors decide which tools we need to give our children?

Do we raise our children up to be prideful self conscious people even though we know that same sense of pride can be the reason we have to bury our boys into the ground before their time? Or do we teach our children that they are second class citizens not worthy to be protected by the same laws and rules they are expected to live by?

I do not want my son to be raised to be a racist, I believe fighting racism with racism will not help anything. But I would also not be doing my job as a parent if I didn’t make it clear to my child that this world we have been given is not a fair one and the color of his complexion means he has to take certain precautions at all times. What is the balance in these two lessons? Is there a such thing as being defensively racist as a reactionary weapon? How do I teach my son to treat everybody fairly and at the same time not expect to be treated fairly by others?

I am raising a black man in a country that hunts black men and doesn’t let them defend themselves because they have been deemed a threat before being given a fair chance, this is no easy task. My prayer was to please give me some of the answers to pass along to my son to prepare him for this war he was born into while finding ways to survive without giving up his sense of self-confidence? I want my son to know he can do anything in the world and to hold his head high because he is from a long line of prideful and honorable men. I shake from fear that same lesson will make my son a target to be gunned down in the middle of the street because of pre-conceived notion that he himself did nothing to make.

I ended my prayer and kissed my child on the cheek before getting up to walk out of his room which was now completely dark aside from the animation from Mickey Mouse taking care of some catastrophic event on the television. I looked at my phone one more time before deciding it was simply too heavy a burden for me to deal with that time of night. I wish I had the answers to these questions but more so I wish I didn’t have to ask these questions but I do. We all do. Every father, uncle, mentor, older brother, mother, aunt, or cousin of a young black boy have to ask these questions. And sadly, there still are no answers.

Lebron James: Back for the first time

It’s over. You are now 1-3 in the NBA finals, and never even reached a game seven in your loses. You have let the away team dance on your home court in an elimination game again just like in 2012 and 2007. This feeling is not a new one to you at all. During the last timeout of your season, you looked up and saw the ball boys with a Miami Heat shirt on roping off the court to allow the San Antonio Spurs to celebrate on your court. You saw it all happening again. You saw Dirk buying magnum bottles of champagne in your club and partying in your town this is what your career has come to. Defeat has sunken in for you. There is only 28 seconds left in-game six, you are down two possessions it is over for you. That feeling in the pit of your stomach made you sick.  You shot a three pointer that almost didn’t touch anything and on its way out-of-bounds it looked like your career was about to take a terrible turn for the worse. Those two turnovers late in the fourth coupled with that 3-12 shooting in the first three-quarters look like they are about to define your career.

No other great player has had to endure what you have had to endure in your career. Social media wasn’t around for Jordan. Twitter didn’t see Kobe Bryant in his prime. Great players were allowed to make mistakes before social media. Every play you make is dissected by millions of couch sports reporters with opinions and feel as if those opinions are coming from a reliable source. Social media has made the entire sports world different. Now we are all over obsessed with every detail no matter how small forcing us to lose sight of the bigger picture, or just not care about it. Paying so much attention to details has made us dismiss the totality of a lot of things, and your games are the biggest proof of that. That is why even while averaging almost a double double people still said you were a disappointment this series. Before we could pick up a newspaper and see that even though Michael Jordan may have had an off shooting night, the Bulls  still won and those missed shots weren’t thought about again. You don’t have that luxury, every shot you shoot every pass you make is dissected like no other athlete ever. And this is something you know all too well and are about to be reminded of just that when you take questions after losing your third finals series in four attempts.

Not so fast. You caught the pass and confidently stepped forward and got into the same shooting form that wouldn’t let you take advantage of Spurs defenders stepping back whenever you had the ball in your hand daring you to shoot the ball, and drained a three pointer to close the gap. We all know what happened next, and we had a game seven on the line and your legacy was still intact. Now to win your first game seven is the only thing in your way. This is what you have been working on since 2007 when Greg Popovich drew up the strategy to defend you. Using the same strategy that forced you to shoot 36% from the field and 20% from three along with an underwhelming 69% from the free throw line, the Spurs seemed poised to take another title from your grasp. This is why you forced any contractual agreement you are involved in to set aside court time to allow you to work on your game. This is why you took your shooting coach with you to your wedding and honeymoon so you can wake up early and get 1000 shots up and look at your shooting form. You played basketball in the middle of your bachelor party and watched game tapes the night you were married. All of that was for this one game, this one moment. Your shooting percentage has steadily improved every year since the 07 finals, this is the game to prove all of that hard work has paid off. You showed last year that in the post you are possibly the most unstoppable force in the paint in the NBA, now you have to show the full game to beat this San Antonio Spurs team. Fans and non believers alike were all waiting in anticipation for the best player in the world to make one of the biggest statements seen in sports for the last decade.

It seemed as if the six-year-old strategy was still working. Just let Lebron James shoot jumpers. He can’t consistently score if you don’t let him attack the basket and use that athleticism that is head and shoulders above any basketball player to ever walk between the lines. Outside of the paint Lebron becomes an ordinary player incapable of taking a game over. But this isn’t the same Lebron, this isn’t 2007 and you are now the defending two-time champion of the NBA and finals MVP two times running. You stepped up and took the same shots you practiced while co-stars of commercials you have starred in watched before they could continue taping. The same shots you couldn’t make during the first half of game six are now routine and barely touching the net and we were all witnesses again. You were making shots and nailing three pointers (five to be exact) and Miami was looking like the Heat we were used to seeing. But that wasn’t enough to silence your doubters. Your greatness has left us fans with no choice but never be impressed by what you do. So we all watched you nail jumper after jumper still waiting for you to tighten up since the game was so close, waiting for you to fumble again.

So we sat on the edge of our seat, 27.9 seconds remaining in-game seven of the NBA finals. Miami Heat holding on to a two point lead with the basketball in the hands of the best player on the planet. You started your patented slow dribble which almost always leads to a jump shot and we scooted up in our seats more. You stopped at the free throw line and went into your shooting motion. Even with the great shooting you showed all game we still didn’t believe. You could almost hear the “drive to the basket” demands coming from couches everywhere as you lifted into the air for your jump shot. Nothing but net. Miami Heat win another championship and cue the confetti.

A couple of years ago that shot doesn’t happen. You drive to the basket out of control or pass it to a teammate for a late second shot that you want no part of. But this isn’t a couple of years ago, this is the maturation of a great talent becoming an all time great basketball player. This is hard work and dedication paying off. This is the face of basketball. This is your back to back finals MVP. And we all appreciate it. Thank you.

#Let’sBeBetter presents: Finances

We all need help in life. And one thing I know everybody can use some help with is personal finances. The first installment of #Let’sBeBetter we will try to handle the bottom line, our bottom line. Today we will all get help with that. As always any follow-up questions can be sent to thelionwords@gmail.com. #Let’sBeBetter

 

1. One thing some people have a problem with is finding out how to start investing. What is the first step people should take when looking onto investing finances

• When I was a banker I found that the largest problem with people who want to invest is they simply do not know where to start or know what they want to invest in. An investment can be something as simple as a home purchase, paying off credit card debt or as lucrative as a portfolio of different short & long-term stocks and bonds. Anything that grows in value can be considered an investment. The first step people should take when looking into investing money is knowing their financial status. Sit down with a financial advisor and make sure your assets outweigh your liabilities. Banks now hire investment bankers that will sit down and have a financial consultation with you for free.

2.  How much money is needed for somebody to start investing their money

• Now this all depends on what you would like to invest in. The general rule of thumb to get a good return on investment with stocks, annuities, and bonds would be ten grand and above. When you get serious about investing Get Really Serious about investing.

3. Most people think stocks immediately when investing comes up. What other investment options are out there for people who don’t want to go straight to stocks and bonds

• For short-term investment options consumers can purchase:

  • Federal Savings Bonds (I, EE paper bonds)

  • 401k’s and IRA (personally one of my favorites because of the tax benefits and long-term financial gain for the consumer)

  • and of course liquid savings accounts & certificates of deposits from your local bank (which aren’t paying anything because of the Prime Lending rate at the moment)

4.  About how much money should somebody invest on a regular

• This too depends on the amount of excess liquid funds a person has to comfortably invest.

5. A lot of my readers are at the age of looking into buying a home. What are three things people need to take into consideration when looking into purchasing a home?

• The economy & whether or not it is the appropriate time to purchase a home.

• If they truly can afford to purchase a home.

  • Most people don’t take into consideration the extra cost of home ownership like home maintenance, higher utilities, property taxes, home insurance, more furniture, HOA fees etc.

• Their credit.

6. Credit it’s something we all have to deal with. What are some ranges that would constitute a good credit score and what numbers would be a bad credit score

• Typically anything in the 700’s and above is considered a “good” credit score. I think many people need to focus on the story their credit tells as opposed to their scores. Don’t get me wrong credit scores are important, but with the current state of the economy and overall low credit ratings of the Nation lenders are looking more into the story your credit report tells when deciding your credit risk. I’ve seen instances where people have had low scores but still get loans because they have paid off previous charged off accounts that can no longer affect their scores.

7. What are some options people can take when cleaning up their credit

• Working with their creditors and credit consolidation. I always suggest working directly with your creditors over a debt consolidation firm because there are typically no additional fees involved.

8. One thing i feel was never taught well or passed along in a lot of homes is financial responsibility. What are some good resources for people to educate themselves on finances

• The internet is always a great place to start. One of my favorite blogs is thefinancebuff.com but also look for people in your local communities with a financial expertise and never hesitate to question your personal banker at the bank you hold your finances. Those people are hired to educate you on financial responsibility as well as aid you in opening accounts.

9.  What percentage of a family income should realistically be put away into savings

• Realistically 10% per person. I understand that cannot always be attained but something should be placed into savings each pay period. PAY YOURSELVES!!!

10. People don’t understand APR and APY. What is an average interest rate on a bank loan and what should people watch out for?

• The rates on bank loans depend on the types of loan and the borrower’s credit score. The difference in Annual Percentage Rate & Annual Percentage Yield is the compounding of interest. APY is always larger but it’s usually such a nominal difference that consumers shouldn’t worry about it unless it vastly affects their tax rate (on savings accounts and such). People should always read the fine print on loans and look out for hidden terms, fees and conditions when applying for loans. ALWAYS understand what you are signing before you sign on the dotted line and make sure you have at least 3 days right of recession to read over the paperwork.

11. What are some quick and fairly cheap ways a person can start to build their credit up for when they start to need things like loans for cars or houses etc

• Department store credit cards. I always suggest these because they usually have a low credit limit and these are stores you will shop in any way. Credit cards are the best way to quickly boost your credit score if used wisely. Keep them under 60% of the limit and always make at least the minimal payment on your cards.

12.What are some investments people should stay away from when trying to make business moves on their own

•  Anything that is a quick get rich too good to be true type of investment or one where you loan any family member money

#Let’sBeBetter

 

#Let’sBeBetter

One thing i wanted to do when i started this blog is to show the diverse sides that i think we all have. Through sports, comedy, and serious posts i tried to show diversity. This series is no different. #Let’sBeBetter is designed for all of us to help one another do better things in life rather it be through doing better interviews for employment to get that job you always dreamed of or doing better managing personal finances and everything in between. I have put together a constantly growing team of individuals all well educated in their separate fields who are willing to help one another be better through educating one another. I encourage people too email me at thelionwords@gmail.com with questions on anyway that we can be better as people and i will have then answered and posted on this site with many #Let’sBeBetter blog posts. If anybody would like to join in helping please email me as well. This is setup to be a community helping one another to be better so participation is not merely encouraged, but needed. Be on the lookout for these posts and #Let’sBeBetter. Thank you

#TheLionsDen Presents: Interview with Winkloc pt. 2 of 2

 

 

How do you deal with the hype surrounding your career and at the same time sustain that hunger and humility needed to keep building on what you have already done

Being humble is all I know how to be so that comes easy, being and staying hungry is a goal that I fight with every day. I want to standout from those before me and tell my story, we all claim to be different and have a story but I really have a story that I want the world to hear. I didn’t know their was hype surrounding my career, lol, but I enjoy working so building is what I manage to do every chance I am blessed to perfect this craft of mine. 

You’re an artist that depends more on hard work and the old fashioned way of building a buzz instead of the gimmicks some artists do now. Do you  ever get impatient with your career seeing these gimmick rappers attain overnight success

At times I get impatient, I can’t lie, I see these gimmicks getting instant success as I grind so hard and sometimes it’s with no recognition. It’s like they accept these gimmicks instead of giving us L!VE Niggaz a shot. But I never let it deter me from the goals I set for myself so I will have my time, I want success for those gimmicks as I want success for me and my team

What is your view on the state of rap music right now

I think that it’s changing back to the streets how it was in the 90’s. I think the gimmicks come and go and doesn’t stand strong as real music. I just think the DJ’s need to get back to breaking records and artists.

You see all of these rappers on reality television with these new shows. What is your view on rappers who go that route and what would it take to put winkloc on love and hip-hop

Funny I was asked that same question earlier, laughs. I don’t see much wrong with it, depends on how your acting on their because now the world is watching you so now you will b viewed totally different from what people actually think of you. I can’t say I wouldn’t do it but I wouldn’t compromise who I am just to be on a reality tv show. 

Let’s discuss the newest mixtape locomotive 3 which came out recently. Who is all on this project and how do you compare this record to your other two locomotive tapes

I had my brother PUSh!, Pusha T, Tek from Smif-N-Wessun, Smoke Dza, Tone Trump, G Lloyd, Preme da Prez, Peter Tambaskis, Crill Gates, Uncle Murda, A-Mafia, Shoota, Bracktime & Drug, just to name a few. This is my best tape thus far, each locomotive showed my growth as an artist but this tape sounds so different and I love how it came out and how it sounded.

What has been the biggest difference recording this tape compared to locomotive 2 and 3

The difference was I actually listened to every song I recorded and made sure it was done before I started on the next song. On my other projects, I just recorded and never listened to what I recorded and left it in my engineer hands but on locomotive3 I was hands on. 

Does you signing with a major artist like a young jeezy at all change your approach to making music

Not really, it just challenges me perfect my craft, that’s about it. I just want to make music people can identify with and remain myself. 

How long did it take to record the songs on locomotive 3

Not long at all, I was actually working on 2 projects at one time, was working on locomotive 3 and blue steel, my next tape at the same time so I had a gang of songs recorded. It was really all about what got the tape I was putting out at the moment. 

How do you deal with the positive as well as the negative feedback you may receive after you release a project

The negative just motivates me to get better and who wouldn’t love the positive feedback they receive. I have always been a fan of constructive criticism so I enjoy both negative and positive feedback, I respect someone’s honest opinion instead of some fake shit. 

You always put all original beats on your tapes. Why do you decide to do that instead of putting freestyles on popular beats from other artists

Because I want to remain original and I don’t want to be compared to no one else or sound like anyone else. I want to set my own trends and be followed instead of being the person following others. I think it’s easy to get on popular beats and do a quick freestyle but more harder making a song on an original beat and I love that challenge. 

Describe locomotive 3 in one word

CLASSIC!!

Last but definitely not least. How the big homie ra diggs doing

Ra is doing good, he’s remaining strong even though he’s incarcerated. He wants everyone to know he will be home soon and he appreciates everyone that keeps him in their prayers and supports him. Like I always say, “L!VE N!GGAZ DO L!VE THINGS” 

 

 

#TheLionsDen presents: Interview with Winkloc pt.1 of 2

Been a while but we’re back.

Anybody who has been following thelionwords or my

twitter handle know by now that I am a big fan of our guest today, none other than Winkloc. Brooklyn born and bred, the hard hitting emcee has been putting in work for a while and has been on the move. Sporting a new cosign from one of the biggest names in rap music; young jeezy plus a new mixtape Locomotive3, it was only right we sat down with one of the first lionsden members to find out what has been going on with him and his movement which much like a locomotive is only picking up steam and power as time goes on. Here is part one of the two part series “sit down with Winkloc”. TheLionsDen is back; enjoy

 

You have a couple of features on this tape but you never overload your tapes with other artist’s. How do you decide who to put on your songs with you?

I really don’t choose who I want to record with, once I record I hear other people on the track if I’m looking to add someone on the track. It’s a hard process at times because my engineer usually wants me to only do the track when I may hear others on it.

You are the hardest working artist that i know. How hard is it to maintain that focus and drive while working

its very hard, especially when your competing with yourself. I am always competing wit myself and critiquing the work I put in, the effort I give forth and am I working hard enough. You gotta push yourself sometimes extra hard because you don’t want to slack at what your trying to do but you also don’t want to put out mediocre music, I try to always put out better work than I already have out.

Some people say signing to an artist is somewhat of a gift and a curse because of the conflict of interest. How do you respond to that since you are signed to one of the biggest stars in music with Young Jeezy

It’s pretty hard at times because it can be a conflict of interest because I didn’t come on the scene with Jeezy with music, I came on board with some real nigga shit so it wasn’t mainly about music, we shared some dope ideas that we felt was best for making me very relevant in this industry. I just feel like our relationship is bigger than music so it’s pretty easy in the decisions I make musically.

Recording a series of street albums while making your debut album can’t be easy. How do you decide which songs to keep for your album as opposed to putting them on the tapes

Well I leave that up to my engineer and my team to decide that, I am try to top what I have out or what I have recorded already so I just look at it as I will have something better than what I have already recorded. I am always perfecting my craft so it can only get better.

One thing that we always see most of the time with new York artist is the common thread of beef. Since you have seen both the south and east coast scenes. Why do you think NY artist tend to beef more with one another than southern artists

NY artist beef more because of the dog eat dog mentality over here. Everyone feels that they are the nicest, best lyricist, have the best punch lines and work harder than others, which is true in some cases but it all goes back to humbling yourself. Artist need to learn how to humble themselves which would get them further

Since you have been around the industry what’s one thing you were most surprised to see

How fake and political the industry is. Everyone claims to be so real, when they are really watered down busters. They don’t acknowledge you unless someone consigns you and that’s so fake and political in my eyes. They don’t help you master your craft and become better artists, they want ready, their is no such thing as artist development anymore.

You see people say they miss the old rap days. What do you think is missing from rap music now compared to then and How do you feel when people say NY will never have another Jay-z

Rap is evolving, times have changed. What’s missing the most is the DJ’s supporting the upcoming artist, they don’t break the records like they used to, they just go with what’s hot at the moment. I honestly don’t think their will be another Jay-Z and that’s harmful to upcoming artist from NY because your constantly compared to Jay-Z and B.I.G, it’s like your not allowed to have your own sound and style if your from NY, you must emulate the greats, which I don’t agree with. 

As your popularity grows as an artist you get more into the public eye. Is that a hard transition for you staying in the limelight

Not really hard at all because nothing about me is fake so speaking and being in the public eye is an easy transition because I love being me, either you love me or you don’t, their isn’t no in-between. The only hard thing about the transition is learning how not to spazz out for every single thing.

Your tapes always have original beats. What do you listen to when selecting beats to rap on

They beat picks me, sounds crazy but I listen to the beat and if I automatically start mumbling words then I know I will use that beat. I let the beat dictate what concept I will b speaking on on the beat.

You never have a problem speaking about your gang affiliation on records how do you feel about certain rappers praising a culture they know nothing about

I can’t really speak on how they praise something they know nothing about or what they pay to b affiliated with, just adds to them being fake. They look at this gang culture as a fad not realizing how dedicated we really are to our sets and hoods

Who is the best rapper ever

Wow, that’s a hard question to answer because its always going to be debated but I will say 2Pac, Eazy-E, B.I.G & Big Pun

See you soon for Pt.2

 

Check out Winkloc’s newest video off Locomotive 3 here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ps3UWbvRE

If you haven’t yet, be sure to download the newest project from Winkloc “locomotive 3” click the link

http://www.datpiff.com/WinkLoc-Locomotive-3-mixtape.456179.html

 

 

#TheLionsDen: Maino presents the Mafia “It’s A Lifestyle”

 

Quality. Street. Music. What was once New York’s calling card has since given way to somewhat of a lost big apple full of up and comers sounding more like Houston transplants than native New Yorkers. The loud cockiness we have come to love from New York rappers most would agree isn’t there anymore. Well to pump some steroids into the arm of every corner in New York is none other than Brooklyn’s favorite bad guy Maino. Fresh off a criminally slept on second album “Day after tomorrow” Maino doesn’t run and hide or go on daily rants about being under shipped or blame the label for not promoting his work like many artists do, instead he goes to Brooklyn to pick up his squad “The mafia” and lets them catch wreck on nineteen cuts on the “Maino presents the Mafia” mixtape hosted by Superstar Jay.

Now we all know the usual response when a solo artist goes back and gets his friends to put them in the studio is one of disappointment because the outcome rarely is met with good reviews (TI and PSC Nelly and the Lunatics). But from the first song you can immediately tell this is different. Maino doesn’t just go get a couple of guys he knew from Brooklyn and tells them get in the studio to give them something to do, he uses his eye for talent and recruits a team of budding stars who all have put their time in to build their talent and the result is a team who all carry their weight throughout the project. Push!, Twigg Martin, Lucky Don, and Maino’s brother HustleHard Mouse make up the Mafia. And as Mouse instructs us all, by blood or by love you gon respect them.

Maino’s strength over the years which separates him from the same mixtapes that he was introduced to us from is that he can create a very good chorus on his own. This strength has been cultivated throughout the years and projects Maino has put out and is at its apex on this project. The Mafia walks the fine line between a group of solo acts thrown together and a group who can’t differentiate themselves from one another and have to be together to shine. They are solo acts that have styles that can blend together yet stand alone sufficiently. Just like a championship team who all can score one on one yet know how to perform as a team to win; The Mafia is here.

From the slow cold menacing beat of “The introduction” the mixtape is started out with their leader Maino welcoming us all to his mafia and letting everybody flex their muscle, which all do. Preaching the same values throughout the tape of loyalty honesty honor and strength which Italian mafia was built, this mafia is a bright light in a somewhat dark talent pool emerging from the city that never sleeps. What separates The Mafia from every other group is that you want to hear every artist on the team, no U-god or Murphy Lee acts here just all hard lyrics and pulsating deliveries from a group of artist reaching for their shot to become NY’s next star. This isn’t “Maino and friends” by any means, this is a group of rappers standing on their own talents coming together to deliver a very strong debut.

Although you enjoy all member’s verses, every hiphop collective has that one person who you just can’t wait to hear what they are going to say on the beat. Wu-Tang has Ghostface, G-unit has Lloyd Banks, NWA had Ice Cube and The Mafia has Push! The wittiest of the crew, Push! steals the show on a lot of songs and puts the world on warning that he is here to drag that crown back to New York from wherever or whoever has it now. His signature “FRESH” comes out of the speakers you know you are about to hear something special, and Push! doesn’t disappoint at all. If it’s telling you how he “got my first brick and stared at it for an hour” or letting you know his reasons for the actions he has played a part in “them babies need similac so fuck if the Narcs patrol” Push! delivers witty one liners with his trademark flow throughout this tape.

Nineteen songs broadcasting not only the New York tough talk we all have come to know and love, but also songs like “god’s plan” and “father forgive us” give the listener a more balanced project than many would expect. “Streets still calling” paints the picture of fighting the urge to go back to the life in order to maintain focus on becoming something so much bigger, which many relate to, this is a project that should be listened to. Welcome to the Mafia

 

 

http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/10/09/maino-superstar-jay-presents-the-mafia-mixtape/

 

 

Loser Box-

What separates Obama from DMX? Besides hair follicle failure there has to be some kind of force that helps a man reaches his full potential instead of failing and living the circle of loss. I have found out what that force is, it’s an epidemic sweeping the nation and its killing young black men daily.  Its loser box. Loser box is killing us out here man and I’m here to save the youth. What you don’t want is loser box B.

What exactly is loser box you ask? Loser box is vagina that doesn’t awaken drive in a man to reach for the stars.  Shits deadly. Once loser box juices enter a man’s system the effects take hold immediately and will hold you down for two weeks through conventional sex, five weeks if contracted orally and at least two months if catch the lose box through unprotected lust. These juices are sure to hold you down B. I know STD’s are dangerous but you can get rid of the clap in like four days (I heard). Fuck around with loser box and you may be fucked up for life, so you might as well have AIDS because you’ll never be shit anyway. God forbid she pushes your child through that defeat tunnel; your seed will be drowning in loss before he even sees you. Loser box wasn’t a part of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech so it shouldn’t hold a section in your life my G. Cut that winless pussy out your life and we can all win. We will wash our garments in the great lake of victory once you ditch that bitch.

Before we get into it, if you drink energy drinks you already have loser box by default. Now you’re hyper and losing. Bitch your cum probably glows in the dark you lazy maiden! No angelic vagina totting queen would digest an energy drink knowing damn well it will make her box smell like attic air. Get it together Ms. New Booty.

Loser box has nothing to do with looks. You may be a beautiful woman. You might even have a great clean vagina.  But everything good to you isn’t good for you. Hell I’m sure crack high feels good, but its loser activity. Some of you ladies just have loser boxes and that’s fact. You can’t live the glorious life with the enormous weight of loser box juices holding you back B. Loser box is anti-prosper and should be treated as a direct threat to your livelihood. A man has to have experienced loser box to fully appreciate and fear its powers like you should before escaping from the abyss and fog. Some men never escape and end up being forty plus still putting his nickname in fancy lettering on the orange juice at his mom house wondering what happened. That loser poon has will hold you captive brother. Glorious box is a strong breeze under a man’s wings allowing him to glide peacefully to his zenith. While that 125^th and canal street pussy just makes a nigga content with pulling unemployment scams and food stamp swaps for the duration of his sad life.

Ladies think back. Has anybody you were dealing with you gotten a promotion on the job while with you? If not then you own loser box and your vaginal juices secrete loss energy and I want nothing to do with it. If you’re 23 or older and still giving up the box to niggas that deal with life by sipping liquor out of plastic bottles, I’m not coming anywhere near your “forest of losses past” type pussy.  If your man hasn’t upgraded his cable package since he started fucking you then you have loser vaginal area. Oh your nigga still sells loose dimes and fluffy nicks a month into you two relationship, your cooch is straight up L’s. If he didn’t change his terrible eating habits since fucking you, come on. When ya’ll met he was drinking malt liquor and swallowing gas station hot snacks daily with pork sandwiches meals. He still eating like then that it proves that man is in a rush to die so he can stop having to stick his penis into your loss cavern of a box.  Shits your fault. Nigga didn’t even move up in his gang rank the whole time he was with you. Dude still getting sent to the store for wraps and juice, how can you not realize this is your fault? Your setback snatch has hypnotized him into being lethargic in the paint so now he can’t rise.

Lebron James’ bitch has the biggest loser box in box history. She is holding that man back and its wrong. He should have a ring by now. Lebron should’ve left that bitch in Cleveland with a pack of pop rocks and a grape soda when he took his talents to Miami. That bitch plus Lebron’s hairline are the two biggest enemies he has in his life. They’re not letting squad be great at all. Fucking shame is what it is.

You know who doesn’t have loser box, those Kardashian bitches.  Nothing but championships for whoever fucks those off white skin toned bitches. I personally feel like Kim K looks just like Pepe Le Pew in her facials but her box emits nothing but victorious gasses. That other fluffy marshmallow looking bitch got Odem a few rings, proof is in the pudding. There are title banners hanging off those Kardashian bitches’ walls. How many retired jerseys statues you got in that tunnel? Exactly.

I was fucking with loser box my junior year in college. Bitch named Brittney had the gawd doing nothing but eating cheese fries drinking fruit punch and losing. I woke up one day when my teacher had to send a message through my classmates that I was failing human sexuality. Fucking human sexuality, that’s how bad the loser box had me fucked up in the game I was failing electives out here, I was at rock bottom.  It was decent poon poon too, but the losses were adding up I had to juke button highlight stick that shit and I’ve been winning since. I speak from experience.

Get your fucking box up ladies. Ya’ll be cool. I’ll be on the porch.

Next time some loser box try to give you some play just remember my lines and stay the hell away.

Andrew Luck: Replacing Greatness

Its a little different isn’t it? The NFL isn’t exactly the Pac-12 that you dominated for years so nonchalantly. This is the big league Andrew, and you’re stepping in the most pressurized position in NFL history. Not to say every number one draft pick isn’t selected to be the face of the franchise, but you are expected to not only be the face but to be as good as a member of the holy trinity of all time quarterbacks. Indianapolis is used to winning, they have been spoiled by Peyton Manning in route to being the winningest team of any decade in NFL history. Well he is gone now and here you are, leading a Colts team trying to wash an abysmal 2-14 record out of their memory. Not only do you have to contend with adjusting to the NFL, you are competing with an all time great quarterback who was ushered out of the only city he has known in his professional career so that you can take the helm. Peyton now calls Denver home, and every game he plays will apply more second guesses to the decision to bring you in. Never before has a story line like this been written in sports.

At 6’4 240 you definitely look the part of a great NFL quarterback, now to go out and play like one is the mission. With a mediocre running game at best, a first year head coach and a completely revamped defense the road will definitely not be smooth sailing like most of your Stanford career. Colts fans will say all we want is consistent competitive play and a better season than last year, but we have been spoiled so much we are greedy and secretly lust after an 8-8 season and wild card birth, even if Peyton didn’t deliver that his first year. This isn’t 1998 when Peyton came to a perennial door mat of a team in Indianapolis so expectations weren’t as high as they are now. Fair or not, these are the shoes you are stepping into.
Last year you began your historical season with a 50 point lashing of the San Jose State Spartans. The Bears aint the Spartans, a truth you quickly learned. Spending most of the game throwing the ball under pressure, the new offensive line couldn’t protect you against a Julius Peppers led awesome defensive line. Without the benefit of an impacting running game to keep the defense off balance, the Bears were chomping at the bit every down and penning their ears back to put the number one pick on his back. 309 yards and four turnovers (three interceptions and a fumble) later, you’re 0-1after a 21-41 drubbing from the Bears.
And to make it that much sweeter, the player drafted after you beat the New Orleans Saints 40-32, and the player you replaced beat the Steelers in week one. Enjoy these shoes, for they are the ones you will be in for the duration of your time in the NFL. Good Luck

Here I am-10

It’s no different from the group of characters at a common 9 to 5 desk job, everybody has titles and personalities. There’s Benny, the vegetarian who never yelled or got out of his low-key unassuming character. Benny once told me over a video game, that before he gets into an argument in public he would much rather walk off and wait for the guy to leave the scene then pistol whip him “all that attention isn’t good for nothing, my daughter can’t eat street cred” he would always say in his signature laid back delivery. Charlie was the exact opposite, fat and always in some kind of beef with somebody (most of them started by him doing something or just being drunk 24/7) and never could fully relax. Charlie was the type to not have a problem being the bad guy in a situation and was allergic to saying sorry to anybody. It was a long-standing joke that Charlie would have sex with women with his loaded pistol in his hand, a joke Charlie would never deny making some believe it may be true. Charlie wouldn’t even let people stand behind him no matter how long he knew you, a paranoia gained from his six-inch scar he got from getting stabbed in the back from a fight at a party years before I ever met him. Megan was a beautiful short light skin woman with long curly hair and brown eyes who I had never seen without a few boyfriends, all of which she was planning on setting up to be robbed whenever it was most profitable or they crossed her whichever came first. Megan thought everything was hilarious, especially making fun of how mean Charlie was and how black Benny’s skin tone was. “Dookie” is the name she gave Benny, which he hated but always answered to because he looked at Megan like his younger sister. Benny was very unassuming; from his clothes to the glasses he wore; his main objective was never to stand out. It was that objective that Benny and Charlie would always argue constantly on “If these niggas out here can see you got money why you think the cops can’t”? “Nigga I don’t give a fuck if the cops see this shit fuck them too” would be the usual rhetoric heard from the two thirty somethings who ran together for so long even their mothers called them brothers and would call the other sometimes before calling their own son. One early morning while cleaning up from a poker game at around 4:30 AM Benny was talking to me in between bites of some vegetarian dish he made and offered to everybody with no takers. “Bruh everybody makes money from this game but we the only ones that get punished for making money from this game. We the lab rats bruh the lowest on the totem pole man.” Grabbing a glass crack pipe from the dirt he held it up into the shine from the street light in front of his house. “Nigga they make millions of dollars on these every year, its obvious what they make it for yet we get twenty years in prison for using it for what its made to be used for. This shit designed man”. Looking around at the small crowd he now had around him Benny put his food on the porch and reached into his front left pocket “these apple baggies come in every color and size you need to bag your dope, pills, weed, crack, whatever you need to bag up with. You think they make these fucking things to put loose screws in? Yet we go to jail for using these baggies for what they are intended. It’s a design bruh. The drugs are free, we selling our souls out here and nobody cares. Nobody cares about us because we are at the bottom of the design, we’re the lab rats. One of us die or go to prison its ten more to take our place, only people care is our mothers we leave and the babies we abandon”. Benny put his bag back into his pocket, picked the porcelain bowl off of his porch and walked back into the house shaking his head the entire time.