Malcolm is him. He is that guy. I have read almost all his books - Outliers, Blink, Talking to Strangers, etc.

I need to read this again. Gave me so much about mid-late 20th Century America for descendants of African slaves.

This book was revelation from the heavens. But did I implement the ideas? Not yet, just not yet. As a write this I remembering that Marcus Aurelius said "You could be great today but instead you choose tomorrow"

Kendrick is busy being human. Haven't seen any like him lately. He easily gets me to stop and think. That's rare in 2010, 2020s hip-pop. And I feel like I am learning about how some African American grow up from his music. Money trees, Mother I Sober, Humble, All the Stars, reincarnated are some of my favorites by Kendrick.

His wordplay is a I best I know and could hear. Like when somebody tells a joke that lands just right? Lots of Wayne words-play goes like that for me most times.

He's real, gives me dad vibes sometimes.

He's real. A little too crazy sometimes but I guess that's part of the whole "real" package.

Pana: pana reminds me of saturday evenings in high school at Zamse Senior High Technical. Saturdays were usually entertainment days and the entertainment prophet likes starting with this song while the sun is still up. I will be standing outside the most noding my head (astagfirullah), Yawa.