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I originally wrote this here on my blog back in, October 2005, but this came up a few times in conversation again just this week and it made me want to revisit the topic and share it with those who are new to my blog....
http://ajwoodson.blogspot.com/2005/10/when-does-persistance-become-obsession.html
please let me know what you think, thank you as always for all of your support and feedback!!!!!!!!
WHEN DOES PERSISTENCE BECOME OBSESSION?????
this is just one of the many thoughts dancing thru my mind on any given day that makes me just think and I was curious on what everyone else out there thought about the subject, please post your comments and let a brother know what you think...when you first attempt or make up your mind to get in this industry at whatever level, the one piece of advice everyone receives is to be persistent, stick to your guns, never take no for an answer. but I see madd heads I know, really cool people who bust their butts and do the damn thing that never seem to get their break. some past their prime, some just didn't get they big break, some that just don't know what to do to get to that next level.so I ask all of you this one question,when does persistence become obsession???when is it that you have past the point of being able to truly make your dreams come true and you just cant let go. I see 35 damn near 40 year old emcees still goin to the studio and making hot tracks and still tryna get that deal that will take them over the top. cats that still tryna get their record company or whatever industry related company they have off the ground, still grinding but may be way past their time. but they are also past the point of no return and don't have anything else to go back to so they continue to grind, working 2 jobs to support their hobby or habit if you will.this business is addictive, the success and the climb to success is like a drug. being on stage with madd heads (whether its 100s or 1000s) screaming your name and singing your songs word for word is a high that cant be replicated by any drug. many artists have tried after the limelight has died and they turn to drugs and liquor but never recreate that high. the dream of success is also a high as well.when does persistence become an obsession, personally I have left the game at least 10 times and it keeps calling me back in. when do u throw in the towel and try something else many of us who are older now have families and grown man bills, but still have that love for the game and are addicted to it. that may be why many have compared the rap game to the crack game. there will always be dealers (record companies, major corporations, managers etc) peddling dreams of getting paid in full to the youth. more kids wanna be rappers or athletes than doctors or lawyers or want to go to college for that matter.sports isn't much different, master p with all his success is still trying every year to make it on a pro basketball team roster and look at all the athletes that desperately wanna be rappers or in this industry. they get all that paper to play a kids game, living many heads in the hood's dream but they still wanna be in this game.but what about those who haven't had that kind of success, working at the local gas station, supermarket or whatever still spending every awakening moment outside of their job chasing a dream. everyone must have dreams don't get me wrong and everyone should try their hardest to make that dream come true, but when its all said and done at what point does persistence become obession holla back at ya boy and let me know what you think
http://ajwoodson.blogspot.com/2005/10/when-does-persistance-become-obsession.html
please let me know what you think, thank you as always for all of your support and feedback!!!!!!!!
WHEN DOES PERSISTENCE BECOME OBSESSION?????
this is just one of the many thoughts dancing thru my mind on any given day that makes me just think and I was curious on what everyone else out there thought about the subject, please post your comments and let a brother know what you think...when you first attempt or make up your mind to get in this industry at whatever level, the one piece of advice everyone receives is to be persistent, stick to your guns, never take no for an answer. but I see madd heads I know, really cool people who bust their butts and do the damn thing that never seem to get their break. some past their prime, some just didn't get they big break, some that just don't know what to do to get to that next level.so I ask all of you this one question,when does persistence become obsession???when is it that you have past the point of being able to truly make your dreams come true and you just cant let go. I see 35 damn near 40 year old emcees still goin to the studio and making hot tracks and still tryna get that deal that will take them over the top. cats that still tryna get their record company or whatever industry related company they have off the ground, still grinding but may be way past their time. but they are also past the point of no return and don't have anything else to go back to so they continue to grind, working 2 jobs to support their hobby or habit if you will.this business is addictive, the success and the climb to success is like a drug. being on stage with madd heads (whether its 100s or 1000s) screaming your name and singing your songs word for word is a high that cant be replicated by any drug. many artists have tried after the limelight has died and they turn to drugs and liquor but never recreate that high. the dream of success is also a high as well.when does persistence become an obsession, personally I have left the game at least 10 times and it keeps calling me back in. when do u throw in the towel and try something else many of us who are older now have families and grown man bills, but still have that love for the game and are addicted to it. that may be why many have compared the rap game to the crack game. there will always be dealers (record companies, major corporations, managers etc) peddling dreams of getting paid in full to the youth. more kids wanna be rappers or athletes than doctors or lawyers or want to go to college for that matter.sports isn't much different, master p with all his success is still trying every year to make it on a pro basketball team roster and look at all the athletes that desperately wanna be rappers or in this industry. they get all that paper to play a kids game, living many heads in the hood's dream but they still wanna be in this game.but what about those who haven't had that kind of success, working at the local gas station, supermarket or whatever still spending every awakening moment outside of their job chasing a dream. everyone must have dreams don't get me wrong and everyone should try their hardest to make that dream come true, but when its all said and done at what point does persistence become obession holla back at ya boy and let me know what you think
2 comments:
I hear what you’re saying AJ, but I believe in order for Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture to live up to it's true potential as a movement that can change the world for the better, it has to embrace a mature perspective. Now don't get me wrong I don't think every emcee's in there 30's or 40's should be in the game, but in the times that we live in and the state of Hip-Hop it is my belief that a gentlemen of a certain age, who embraces his maturity could prosper as a force to be reckoned with. In this climate that exists today, the industry and the audience is looking for the next big thing. In my opinion the idea of an individual that is over a certain age, and has all the elements(material, image, and vision) to sell millions of records, is not relevant leads me to the outcome that the Culture that I love is truly dead. But I do not believe that. Yet through that death I believe a new era (of maturity & dignity could be reborn.
Prolifik Penn
Formally Known As
Poepan of the Kemelions
I hear what you’re saying AJ, but I believe in order for Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture to live up to it's true potential as a movement that can change the world for the better, it has to embrace a mature perspective. Now don't get me wrong I don't think every emcee's in there 30's or 40's should be in the game, but in the times that we live in and the state of Hip-Hop it is my belief that a gentlemen of a certain age, who embraces his maturity could prosper as a force to be reckoned with. In this climate that exists today, the industry and the audience is looking for the next big thing. In my opinion the idea of an individual that is over a certain age, and has all the elements(material, image, and vision) to sell millions of records, is not relevant leads me to the outcome that the Culture that I love is truly dead. But I do not believe that. Yet through that death I believe a new era (of maturity & dignity could be reborn.
Prolifik Penn
Formally Known As
Poepan of the Kemelions
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