“It’s good to keep wide-open ears and listen to what everybody else has to say, but when you come to make a decision, you have to weigh all of what you”ve heard on its own, and place it where it belongs, and come to a decision for yourself; you”ll never regret it. But if you form the habit of taking what someone else says about a thing without checking it out for yourself, you”ll find that other people will have you hating your friends and loving your enemies.”
| Malcolm X
Ab-Soul ft Kendrick Lamar - ILLuminate (Control System) (by MarijuanaaMusic)
Evolution of Hip-Hop (through the last four decades)
(Source: futurehector)
Amiri Baraka’s “Something In The Way Of Things (In Town)” (by greenbryano)
“Hiiipower: the three i’s represent heart, honor and respect. That’s how we carry ourselves in the streets, and just in the world, period. Hiiipower, it basically is the simplest form of representing just being above all the madness, all the bullshit. No matter what the world is going through, you’re always going to keep your dignity and carry yourself with this manner that it don’t phase you. Whatever you think negative is in your life. Overcoming that and still having that self-respect.”- KL
(Source: rebexy)