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  Blog Happy May, My May has definitely been busy so far…especially with Mother’s Day, to events that I’m a part of, to African Liberation Day, but I wanted to talk about something off-topic… …the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud… Let me start off by saying one of my favorite hip hop artists in the industry today is Kendrick Lamar. Rising from the streets of Compton, California, Kendrick has been credited for bringing social commentary into his music, just like many other great hip hop artists. I’ve been a big fan of Kendrick, ever since listening to his first album Section 80 . I remember me and my brother playing that album whenever we would go out. I never got to listen to his EP or his mixtapes, but I did remember watching videos of him when he was younger, especially the video of him being passed “the torch,” by hip hop artist Snoop Dogg and other legendary West Coast hip hop artists. I stayed playing his three albums Good Kid M.A.A.D. City , To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN wh...

  Blog Happy April, Hope y’all are getting ready for the convention in April. I wanted to talk about something different. As I mentioned a couple of blogs ago, I’ve been paying attention to what’s been happening in other parts of Africa, especially with Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and the Congo, but I wanted to focus on what’s going on in Senegal. Just recently, they elected a new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. He is the fifth President of Senegal, and won the election and took over from disqualified candidate Ousmane Sonko, who was elected as their Prime minister.  Diomaye was raised with left-wing views, as his father comes from the Socialist Party of Senegal. He is also a Pan Africanist. He is also planning to fight the economic stranglehold of France. Seeing this also leaves me with a smile on my face, as I see other parts of Africa, especially West Africa fighting back against the oppressors. One thing I did notice though, he is polygamous. He actually has two w...