M.03.23
When we talk about artistry we are talking about another throughline that brings us closer to our true form of expression. Last year, my artistry relied on my consistent and conscious awareness that I'm an artist. This year my artistry relies on my health, if I am taking care of my body and mental fitness then I am creating to an extent.
Sometimes artistry comes from doing something besides your art and doing that one thing to the point you become a better artist for doing so. You simply become more inspired.
Last year was a creative milestone. I published a book. It felt good to get an idea from start to completion and share it with the world. As life would have it, this week I was in a state of inertia. I used this time to readjust my goals and be present during my physical and mental reset.
As I've stated this year, I put health at the top of my priority list. I have worked out, on average, three days out of the week (not including weekends). However, this week I only put in two days of PT during the week which is far from my four to five day goal.
Last quarter, I lost 15 pounds. At my ideal weight I'd like to stick to one long fast a week, it sounds like a routine I can maintain.
This year I have a few things on my bucket list:
• Weigh: 184 pounds.
• Complete a project (😶🌫️x😱)
• Aid script through production.
• Family more.
• Earn more.
The end of the month is around the corner, and I know at some point I will return to Daydreams & Nightmares with more poise and patience. This tape will be a magnum opus. I feel so close yet so far from completion, and I am doing my best to be patient and be grateful when the time comes to rerecord my vocals and my performances. The tape is coming naturally to me. I feel the balance of lyricism, bangers, super entendre bending raps that are multi-layered into a concept of dreaming in the daytime, vs. dreaming at night. My concerns are coming from how long it's taken me to rerecord vocals, though some set backs have been out of my control. AYNT has done nothing but provide an amazing canvas.
With my health coming back into play, it feels good to know the next time I lock in will be with a pure level of focus. I will be at my best.
In other news, I am constantly reminded that I'm a rap geek and care about the little nuances amongst our culture. Last month my wife and I watched Lupe's MIT Lecture and came up with our own acronyms for RAP:
Rhythm & Poetry
Rhyme & Pattern
Rhetoric & Perspective
Reason & Poignancy
Rebirth Attracts Penmanship
Revolutions Assassinate Prejudices
Recreating Attractive People
Real Ass People Spit
Realigning And Propagating
Reinterpreting Any Pragmatism
Lupe's:
Rhetorical Anthropological Philosophical
Relationships Assocations Parallels
Recognizing Analogous Patterns
Reconciling Adversarial Patterning
AYNT's:
Repurposing All Pain
R.A.P
-MCMXX