||insidemyintellect||: July 2009

Bunmi

We've all had this conversation:
"Soo, what kind of music do you like?"
"I listen too all kinds, except Country.."

What's wrong with country yoo? Country music ain't never did nothing to no black folk..lol
Taylor Swift got a song or two, that I'd listen to.
But anyways, many say they listen to 'all types' which usually doesn't leave the confines of rap, and r&B.
So, I say this to say, people, please, truly, 'broaden your horizons' it's quite refreshing to have an open-mind.

R&B --->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcHMBJ5tEqw
hip-hop --->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKOjP5Um_8
Soul --->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aBAMnIUi8Y
'alternative' hip-hop ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZ67wZeGVk
rock --->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvpMkcc823E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBE7xzbTZuE
(I was at this concert :)
alternative--->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u16IME6RTgE
Country ---> well, I would not know, I don't listen to much Country...lol

(NOTICE: all of these were blaq artist, our people ARE diverse)

~*BuNmI*~

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On Spoken Word's Demise

Bunmi

I'll quote myself on this one:
When spoken word becomes redundant
I'll be there giving you a little more than love and revolution...

I've seem to have misplaced my passion for 'poetry', have you seen it?

When things become too 'cliche', I usually attempt to 'stay away'.
Cliches make me feel uncomfortable sometimes, it's like stereotypes, you think you know what to expect. Poetry has become one of those things that everybody wants to do, and there's no problem with that...it's just that, I can't tell the difference between truth and passion, okay and phenomenal. And there's an element I'm searching for. Yes, we've used similes and metaphors, but I've got to find some way to write my truth, truthfully, so I can reach and have people truthfully really captivated.
I fancy that awe factor, that can't get enough of that, I want more, recite right here in the hallway-in the cafeteria-afterschool....I lost it somewhere down the line when I lost myself.

to be a 'poet'...I've heard it too many times and I'm not fond of the title. too cliche. too cliche. spoken word artist.?. too cliche too cliche...? idk

And it's like...when you've seen it butchered so many times, you think...what is this, some kind of joke?

I'm not going to stop writing, I'm just taking a break [from the focus] until I find that element that is missing. That extra piece that makes, extraordinary. Spoken Word....spoken word....I've got to focus on me, and finding that missing element...I'm about to enter a point in my life, and there's no turning back to adolescence. So, I'm moving forward. Tomorrow I have an open mic to attend. I'm part of the feature. I'll go there and we'll see what happens...

tbc.

~*BuNmI*~

post.script.
he's phenomenal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7hhnGaS_I

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I don't know If I believe in Soul Mates Anymore

Bunmi

There is a magic that comes with the notion of a 'Soul Mate'. One of those widely known notions that has become too cliche for me to believe in. I've attempted to refrain from cliches. They're one of those things that urk me...I'm not sure why...

Soul Mate? What does that mean? What does that truly mean? That there's someone out there that I am 100% compatible with or..? Is there someone out there who'll really make me laugh or bring me tears of joy...it's happen before...never all at once though.

All The Qualities My Soul Mate Posses:

1. He smiles, not too much...not too little.
(He smiles because he knows there are times I don't feel like it)

2. He Loves, not too much...not too little.
(He loves not only me, but everything around us, nature and humanity, he's got good character and cares....||He Cares||)

3. He Speaks, not too much...not too little.
(He knows the power of words, so he seldom throws out profanity. He knows what I need to hear)

4. He Nurtures, not too much...not too little.
(He realizes the genius and artist in all of us, so he's always willing to nurture and accept it...never afraid to Broaden his Horizon ||He's open-minded||)

5. He Listens, not too much...never too little.
(He knows when to listen and he knows when to hush me up and intervene, when I'm feeling melancholy, he knows what the problem is before I do...because he simply listened)

6. He Preps, not too much...not too little.
(He takes great care of himself, he may even be a vegetarian, he pays close attention to himself, but he's not vain. He exfoliates, scrubs, cleans...etc.)

7. He Learns, and learns, and isn't afraid to learn more...he's an artist, passionate about something, so he educates himself and teaches me. We exchange knowledge and wealth.
....

So, you're telling me, that this guy is out there? Somewhere? lol well, when you find him, tell me ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEzbkGj7EaQ

~*BuNmI*~

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There is Soul in Folk and Soft Rock

Bunmi

These are my Coffee shop Folk and Soft Rock Picks....
Folk music and soft rock have a sense of soul in them, it's soothing...
Broaden your Horizons loves...

.::::Click the song titles::::.

Colin Hay - I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You

Coldplay - Don't Panic

Coldplay- Lost

Thomas Cunningham- Swell

Landon Pigg- Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop

The Shins - New Slang

.::::If you happen to feel it, just ask me for more::::.

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Daily Dose of Mango

Bunmi

"Mangoes contain beta-carotene which may help slow the aging process, reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer, improve lung function, and reduce complications associated with diabetes."

http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2009/03/mango-nutrition-facts-super-fruit.html

~*BuNmI*~

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A Love Like No Other

Bunmi

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Who Am I (Again)

Bunmi

At a glance, you can never truly tell one's story. It's as if our true identities are deep within us. Some more layered then others.

When I tell you, you don't know me, I say it ironically, because I don't even know myself sometimes.

I've yet to discover what truly makes me happy. They say do that. Go to college and major in something that will enable you to do what you have passion for...well, at this point I'm not really sure what that is.

So here's a few things you may or may not have know about me:
1. I traced my roots ,using the African Ancestry company, to the Cameroon. I'm going to adopt a child from there in twenty two years.
2. I've had malaria before.
3. I like to consider myself Afrocentric, whatever that means now a days.
4. I like mango.
5. I think I'm a 'hopeless romantic' lol (In love with love)
6. I wish Malcolm X was sill alive, I'm feeling a little lost..
7. I have locs not "dreads"
8. I lived in Jamaica for six months.
9. I get sentimentally attached to the weirdest things..
10. I day dream just as much as I night dream.
11. I stopped eating scrambles eggs after hearing Kesed's poem..it made sense anyways because I detest the smell of them.
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7hhnGaS_I )
12. I wonder if he knows I was kinda obsessed with him for a while =)
13. I enjoy spoken word.
14. I was born in Florida, West Palm Beach.
15.I like rock and hip-hop, mixed together

and etc.

~*BuNmI*~

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