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J. Cole Haters Should Take a Chill Pill and LIVE ABUNDANTLY!

May 26, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Kevin Mazur, Getty Images

Approaching life with the abundance mentality is the key to meaningful relationships and success.

When speaking with ESPN, Basketball Africa League player Terrell Stoglin provided his thoughts on J. Cole receiving the opportunity to play for the league’s Rwanda Patriots, suggesting that Cole took an opportunity away from other, more deserving players. Furthermore, he believes that given Cole’s privileged position as a hip-hop star, he doesn’t need the opportunity, and that his spot should have gone to other players who work hard to obtain a roster spot. This mentality is emblematic of our approach to life through the scarcity paradigm. If we want to be successful and live fulfilling lives, we have to stop thinking that one’s opportunity represents something being taken away from us. Success is contingent on approaching life through the abundance paradigm and seeking to establish meaningful relationships that can help to facilitate our own success.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: abundance, Basketball, basketball africa league, collaboration, Competition, cooperation, Culture, fulfillment, hiphop, hiphop music, Instagram, J. Cole, mentality, Music, off season, opportunity, podcast, Rap, Rap Music, Relationships, rwanda, rwanda patriots, scarcity, Social Media, Sports, youtube

Let’s Get to the BOTTOM of Cardi B’s Woman of the Year Award

December 27, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Xavier Collin, Image Press Agency, Splash News

Don’t get mad at Cardi B for becoming Billboard’s 2020 Woman of the Year. Instead, take issue with the people because it is the people who glorify the behavior and make her so influential.

Cardi B was bestowed Billboard’s 2020 Woman of the Year honor, and people had issues with it. While questions over the validity of the appointment are fine, if you have a problem with Cardi B winning this award, then you probably have a problem with a deeper issue in our culture. Let’s talk about that deeper issue.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Art, authenticity, BET, Billboard, Cardi B, Culture, dance, Goals, Hip-Hop, hiphop culture, hiphop music, honesty, Instagram, MTV, Music, podcast, pop culture, popular, role model, Social Media, society, twerk, VH1, wap, youtube

What to Learn from Kanye West’s Comments on the Music Industry and Modern-Day Slavery

September 29, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris 2016

Why are Kanye’s comments about modern-day slavery and the need for ownership so important?

Kanye West took to Twitter to tweet out several comments on the importance of ownership. He also likened the music industry to modern-day slavery. We discuss his comments, as well as how important it is that black and brown people prioritize the notion of ownership to attain true freedom.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Artist, awareness, Black Lives Matter, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, environment, Freedom, hiphop, hiphop music, Kanye West, leverage, Logic, Music, music industry, ownership, potential, Rap Music, Red Pill, slavery, talent, value

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