Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Idiot's Idiom



A language spoken by many yet understood by few
Senseless nonsense from “robots” without a conscience
Devious smiles and those that pose to be harmless.

Deceitfulness is comedy
For I laugh at the motive of those who instill harm on me

Hostile environments created by those without a higher sense
Overlabored and Underfavored
We now see where their “desire” went

For they’ve digressed.
From feeling that progress
Was to stab one another in the back

From what I see….

Integrity took a vacation and never came back.
But what truly remains a fact is that

What’s given will surely come back

The universal law, you can’t run from that
The universal law, you can’t run from that……



Lauryn Hill-Forgive Them Father

Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Inspiration of a Rockstar



It's seems people have yet to understand what a true rockstar is..........While people make it a trend to be like a rockstar, the ones that are emulated make it a lifestyle. Its what they identify with; that ability to express themselves as rebels to rules and order, categorized as misfits but simply Ministers who preach the gospel of Rock and Roll.

A rockstar is more than a coke snorting, skinny jean wearing renegade who does whatever they want whenever they want....

NO!!

It's more to it than that although that's a description of some but a rockstar is simply about being oneself and being comfortable in one's own skin. It's about the energy of a million fans chanting your songs sourrounded by a mosh pit of renegade followers who go insane the moment they hear the riff of an electric guitar screaming through the speakers.

A rock star is simply about being...never about impressing.

People never understood the fitted screen tees on 80's rockers or the skinny denim pressed against the pencil frame of your favorite indie frontman. It was simply cool to be a rockstar, not because they were different, but because they never gave a damn what anyone thought and although many of them were misunderstood, the music they created made sure the message was comprehended: That they were the baddest muthaf*ckers on earth.

"You will never really understand the muthaf*cking Rockstar I am"

Sage Phenix-Misunderstood


Mental Breakdown: The Chaos behind Conformity

It's the same old bullshit and the same old folklore. Something has to give. Chaos and disorder……who made these rules? While I won’t make excuses or complain about the ways of this world…. I realize that something just isn’t right with it…..well its nothing wrong with the world per say but rather the unjust thinking and philosophies of mankind that creates endless conflict and suffering within it.

Does anyone truly observe what is happening anymore…… it seems like everything has become a “game”. Sometimes I wish I can remove myself completely from this “system” of the way things are. Maybe I’m a bit of an idealist here or some may say that my thinking is unrealistic or illogical but what is it about my thinking that makes it anymore different from the world’s thinking other than the fact that my thinking promotes freedom and the awareness of one’s true self, not the artificial one created by labels, luxury badges, and monetary spending.

A Net worth is how we’re valued in this society but are we not valuable BEFORE the obtainment of monetary wealth?


Sure I have more of a laid back approach to life and yes I do feel that I’m still a victim, slave or puppet to many things as well but what better time than now for you and I to free ourselves:

1.) To free ourselves from being victims of our own as well other people’s destructive thinking.
2.) To free ourselves from a system that use and exploit people for its own benefit
3.) To free ourselves from conformity for in the words of the late John F. Kennedy, “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.’’


Whether voluntary or not, we as people have given up our peace, our identity, our happiness, and our joy in exchange for frustration, sadness, and pain.

…This is the slavery that I am talking about. The bondage or obligation to someone or something that does us more harm than good. The jobs that we despise and hate waking up every morning to go to, the creditors and bill collectors that we’ve sold our souls to, and the corporations and finance companies that we’ve given our last dollars to in exchange for products and services that we really don’t need nor want for long because the desire for it fades as something new and exciting is bound to replace it.

Ah! And did I mention the status quo lifestyle of keeping up with the joneses to impress others as well as gain their approval. I can go on and on and yes, people are very much aware of all the bullsh*t and folklore this world contains but what’s really being done about it? It’s like we’ve given up and just conformed because a lot of us feel like its easier being someone else instead of ourselves.


We must break free.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Adversity

Adversity builds character…………I never understood that til I had a conversation with a dear friend of mine about the challenges of everyday life. Some days are truly rough and you begin to ask yourself, "will it ever get better?" You hear all the time people telling you to hang in there and that the small situations do not justify the "big" picture. But what is in fact, the big picture? In the grand scheme of things, how is the constant wave of un necessary stress and aggravation from others justified. It’s like a bully that keeps torturing you, eating away at what little peace you have until there’s nothing left… You begin to feel one of two ways. You either feel like giving up allowing it or you fight back to reclaim what has been taken from you. Sometimes you have to show people that you’re not to be f*cked with…

Some people don’t want to see you happy, more so because they’re unhappy with themselves. Misery sure do loves company. Sometimes I ask myself if what I’m going thru now in my life is preparation for something bigger. Maybe it is. Who knows what the future beholds. I know that am strong and I can overcome this. I will admit it does at times seem overwhelming but I feel in my heart that I will overcome this. The reality is people are going to be and probably remain the way they are whether its unjust or unfair. I just realize that I have to remove myself from these situations and/or people that provide confusion and chaos because honestly a peace of mind is a wonderful thing and mine is not to be f*cked with.


Monday, November 17, 2008

Heartbreak Chronicles Part 1: The Lesson










Heartbreak. What can I say about it. It happens to the best of us. The inevitable depression. I've learned that I should no longer blame myself. Everything isnt always meant to be. Some relationships prosper while others wither away. This was just one relationship that wasnt meant to be the way my heart intended. What's funny is that we as people will never learn the consequences of our actions until it's too late. It's easy to feel from one's own perspective that we were the victims receiving the short end of the stick. Sometimes it's self gratifying to impose that the victimizer is our worst enemy when in fact the victimizer can be our greatest teacher. So sure, I've had my heart broken or rather my expectations unmet but what didnt kill me only made me stronger and its gonna take the might of a million men for her or any woman for that matter to break it again.................


I now close out with



Kanye West - Tell Everyone You Know (Feat. Lil Wayne)







Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Right Now Is Always Right On Time

There are days where sometimes you feel like giving up...the sorrow of an unforgettable past and the fear of an unknown tomorrow. You feel trapped between two periods of time unable to grasp what you have been privileged to experience.....which is TODAY!

There is a saying,

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why they call it the present.

Although people and situations may have left us hurt, and we've hurt others as well, we can not change the past. We can only become better people today.. I've learned that one moment is all that matters. The only thing of importance. Not the moment of yesterday, even tomorrow but the ever present moment of....NOW!!

So don't cha worry bout tomorrow, how you feel right now....don't worry about yesterday, aint everything ok right now


Right now is always right on time...........


Sage x Punk




Hip Hop is in a state of Emergency. Artists are no longer passionate, creative, or stimulating. It's a new day, a new era, but not a spec of new inspiration. But....
all is not lost within the stale realm of "hip hip". Artists are emerging once again. Creativity is coming back.Did these things really leave? Maybe we failed to take notice to the host of artists out there that actually have something to say. Artist who all along were the ones we were searching for. Yes Hip Hop, as least one aspect of it has become a redundant comedy show but in no way,shape, or form is it dead. Some say it's missing; others tend to think it's alive and well, a living and breathing force that's found in all of us. A reflection of the people. Some of us dance, some of us snap, some of us socially conscience, some of us socially ignorant but regardless of who we are individually, the fact remains that we are all the same........and despite our differences or whatever state you may think hip hop is in, I still love it.. Hell I always will. This is my comedic take on the state of hip hop.


Sage Punk

Sunday, November 9, 2008

The Lost Hope of a Broken Child




IF HAPPINESS CAN NOT BE FOUND CAN LIFE SERVE A PURPOSE AND
WHEN ITS REVEALED THAT WHAT WE SOUGHT NEVER WAS,WOULD IT HAVE BEEN WORTH IT?
IS LIFE REALLY WHAT YOU MAKE IT? AND IF SO COULD I HAVE MADE IT
BECOME
PAIN, SORROW AND SELF HATRED......
THE DESIRE TO FIGHT IS NO MORE AS I AM UNSURE
WHAT IT IS EXACTLY THAT IM FIGHTING FOR...............
THERE HAS TO BE MORE......
MUSE- LESS AND USELESS......FRUSTRATED AND FRUITLESS..........NEGATIVE ENERGY THE SYMMETRY WHICH LINKS ME TO FOREVER BEING THE ENEMY
OF MYSELF...............
SHOULD I GIVE UP AND GIVE IN IF ITS INEVITABLE THAT I WONT WIN................
AND...........
IF MY MIND CONTAINS WONDERS.......
THAT ONLY I CAN EXPLAIN THEN WOULD IT HAVE BEEN IN VAIN
IF THE VEIN .....
THAT CONATAINED ......
THAT WHICH KEEPS ME SUSTAINED......
WAS DRAINED
AND MY BRAIN
BECAME
THAT WHICH CAN NOT FUNCTION
WITHOUT A PHYSICAL FRAME...............

WOULD YOU MISS ME THEN?

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Modern Day Metropolis



Beyond cloudy skies.......this metropolis lies...
Have we not yet awaken to the order of domination;
the one world order of mankind's enslavement.
The voice of the voiceless.
no longer free to make choices
we must rage against the machine
Behold, for what lies upon this globe of insanity is the control of humanity
and what remains of a circuit implanted populace is
a modern day apocalypse
disguised as
a modern day metropolis

Monday, November 3, 2008

The Idea Of Tomorrow



The Idea of tomorrow.........
Lies hope.
Lies progress.

The notion of mankind existing as one.
A Nation.
Sustained by the foundation of unity.

Empowered minds
Improved School Systems
Stronger Communities

This is Change
What WE must become if WE wish to see that CHANGE take place in the world
The Idea of Tomorrow.
The Ending of sorrow
The Beginning of Better Days





WE ARE THE ONES- OBAMA




YES WE CAN- BARACK OBAMA VIDEO



WILL.I.AM- IT'S A NEW DAY