>>Feel me...someone long ago, either in
>the dank hull of a
>slave-carrier, or crouching in the
>limbs of a Southern cypress
>tree, saw their life coming
>to an end, in the
>physical. Their only solace would
>be knowing that hopefully one
>day, their childrens' children would
>gain the opportunity denied them.
>Our ancestors, as they walked
>off those floating concentration camps
>in chains by the MILLIONS,
>and fell into the blue
>sea vowing never to be
>enslaved, had to envision the
>possibility of triumph in us.
>Our future was a gift
>from them, and it is
>the ultimate disrespect to them
>if we don't utilize our
>creative gifts to their fullest.
>
>
>People, whatever that goal is, aspire
>to make it real. Forgive
>me for preachin, but my
>grandaddy(bless the dead) just wanted
>to speak a lil something
>thru me to you.
>
>Rise up chilluns....rise...

DAMN! that was really nice. really nice. thank you for those words. to think that i am that stole african's dream deferred.

medasi (thank you) to yo grandaddy and to you for being the vessel.

**********THE SIG**********

i'm a tru pisces tryna flow in the direction of both of these okplayer quotes:

"I m raising a fuckin angelic being who is going to replenish this fuckin earths cuz in 2G all we fuckin do is talk.....im teachin my seed to turn his spirit inside out and spread beams of green light"
-nebbie

"GOd give me the strength to change the things i can, understanding for those i cannot and the muthafuckin heart to stand up for my beliefs and principles, so that when the government that is suppossed to protect me turns against me and my people we will have the means, the might and the muthafuckin gun power to blow away our oppressors
umm amen"
-earthqueen

and last but not least:

"all things considered, i'd rather be me"
-bfnh