Grateful.
That's it plain and simple. i'm grateful for all the things that have happened in this past year and now 200-mine (c)substantial. is working out loverly. i've had a chance to reflect, catch Mercury in retrograde, seen saturn return, faced my own demons and can move about freely in the cabin until the fasten seatbelt sign flicks on.  The year has bought, so far, good friends and new people to work with, a new label situation (do tell? in a minute..) some solid contacts that went from being contacts to cohorts and coworkers, a new team of bidness heads and some new sounds..new energy..(c) Rhyme Deferred (c) Terence Nicholson.. But the challenges of this new found hype (Grammy Nod) ain't did jack to sway me from the original plan.. See, i used to be a Christian rapper..you heard me right..LFG with Mikey Mike MC and MCJAZ (that was me) we traversed the coast hitting churches and revivals and the like..our compadres and contemporaries were DCTalk and Transformation Crusade, Super-C and Dynamic Twins.. you say what happened man?.. well, i was listening to the radio and the preacher/teacher asked a simple question.."what would you do for the salvation of others?" alot of people risk their money or time, but rarely do they risk their reputatation..that struck a chord, by this time i was already Kokayi, a name given to me in a naming ceremony during my stint as a mentor in a Rights of Passage program for trouble and at risk youth at my church. heavily involved in all the ministries i could deal with and hughty about it..not good. God smacked the kid in the mouth with some truths and i sat and thought and prayed and did. Over the next 13 years i was part of Opus Akoben we travelled the world and did a lot of great work both through music and education and worked on the breaking of stereotypes about African American men especially in EU, China, Mongolia and the Middle East..and in those years i had a chance to share and shine my lil light..and God did some great things..for which I am grateful. So i wouldn't trade my hand for anything. If i had to walk away from this business and passion i couldn't be mad..would i miss it..of course but i couldn't be mad. The work still continues and God continues to work miracles. no doubt. keep ya head up.
K