Have you ever felt uninspired? A creative block? My theory is that this only occurs when you’re distracted by outside circumstances. Sometimes it could be your health, finances, your extra long to-do list, which can make you feel extremely stressed. But have you ever really examined the company you keep, and how they could be affecting your energy? Continue reading
It’s so funny how one minute someone is literally a speck of dust or totally nonexistent in your hemisphere then BAM! All of a sudden your esophagus closes when they don’t text you back soon enough (read: within five minutes of the last text sent). Why do we let others boys consume our lives? They’re negligent to respond to even the most simple messages yet we spend every waking moment after we press “send” on the edge waiting patiently. Continue reading
When Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist ICON was two-years-old, his mother packed up her things and left her native Iran, moving him and his older brother to Anaheim, California in hopes to find a better life for their family.
Now well into adulthood as an emerging artist broadening his audience inside and outside of L.A. (including recently opening a show for fellow Cali-artist and recent Def Jam-signee Jhene Aiko), Icon is paying homage to his greatest influence who he coins a ‘running rebel’, his mother, with the track “Superwoman”; just in time for Mother’s Day. Continue reading
Back in the days - My mom, me, and my sister.
Everyone says I look like my mother (and that I sound like her sometimes when I pick up the phone). Although in my teenage years it was something I was tired of always hearing, as I grew older, it’s something that doesn’t bother me. My mother is amazing, beautiful, smart, funny, a great chef, extremely hard working, wonderful and a passionate educator, stylish, and most importantly a great example of a woman of God that I one day hope to be. She’s an angel on earth and I know many can share the same sentiments as they reflect on their mother’s love.
Sometimes I think, how do I pay back my mother for all that’s she’s done? Unfortunately there is no such thing as paying her back in full because I could never do what she did for me. Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day. Here is a compilation of seven songs dedicated to mama from back-in-the-day to the present. Enjoy! Continue reading
In every dating situation, I ask myself, “What would Schmidt do?”, the indescribably hilarious character on the show “New Girl.” But even this scenario would make Schmidt fluster. Shortly after graduating from college I went through a somewhat difficult break up with someone I deeply cared about. I jetted off to New York and set my sights on being the next Carrie Bradshaw, except I didn’t have a job and I didn’t know anyone. I thought there was only one-way to make this trip exciting — nose-dive back in the dating game. I signed up for OkCupid.com. Online dating should have a manual and a complimentary bottle of wine after every date because online dating is something out of the ordinary. Only the strong ones can survive this game.
Next Friday I turn 23. As I enter this new birth year, I am reflecting on the mistakes I’ve made as a 22-year-old, and also the ways I’ve grown from my old ways holistically. My circumstances aren’t easier, but my approach to my everyday problems have definitely changed.
Especially my approach to dating. As I look to create the life I want for myself, I am accepting that my relationships will only become better as I become better. Continue reading
It’s Monday and I know, I know, some of you are dreading going to work or school. Some of you are excited about the new week and ready to go to the next level in life.
Either way we can always use some inspiring thoughts to get us through our difficult moments. With that being said, take a look at the video above that has a collection of great words from Will Smith. Continue reading
Tupac's Back? Christopher Polk/Getty Images
About two days ago, “Hip Hop Is Dead” by Nas shuffled on my iPod. As I listened to the lyrics for the umpteenth time, I felt Nas was wrong. Hip-hop wasn’t really dead, the game has just been altered. Everything has to evolve. Sure there’s a new rapper with a new mixtape every single day. But there are still many talented hip-hop artists out there.
Then something happened two nights ago at Coachella and proved Nas’ record was ahead of its time. Continue reading
