Talk to youth around the Westside of Atlanta (Historic Westside) often about opportunities, goals and aspirations. While there isn't much opportunity and these children haven't had a chance to understand the benefit and the process of setting goals, they still dream.
These kids aspire to be Rappers, Doctors, Firemen, Singers, Teachers like any other 11, 12 or 16 year old. How will we help them get there? What happens to their dream deferred? We're seeing the after effects of deferred dreams explode onto our Westside neighborhoods. Drive down Simpson Road. Matter of fact, I dare you to walk down it- in broad daylight, even. Check out Bankhead. Ride over to the less traversed side of Washington Park. There is a rhythm to this side of town: Church, Liquor Store, Funeral Home. That triplet returns to coda over, and over- measure after measure of heart breaks.
On Friday the Radiant Kids Artists Collective, a group of musicians, writers and graphic artists took our first step in our walk with these Youth to write our own melody. -~Pictures & Words By FireBrand
1. Intro (The Preface) 2. The Leak (Feat. Ayah) 3. Guessing Game 4. Motown 25 (feat. Royce Da 5′9″) 5. Brag Swag. 6. Colors 7. Fire (Remix) (feat. Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Fatt Father, Danny Brown, & Fat Ray) 8. D.E.M.O.N.S. 9. Save Ya (feat. T3 of Slum Village)* 10. Yeah (feat. Phat Kat) 11. Transitional Joint 12. Talking in My Sleep 13. The Science (feat. Fes Roc)** 14. Hands Up 15. What I Write 16. Growing Up (feat. A.B.)
Produced by Black Milk *Produced by T3 **Produced by DJ Dez
so let me get this straight..Barack deserves to have his balls cut off for Standing Up & Calling for Black Men to be more Responsible to their children & familes? ohh thas right Jesse..you like to step in the name of love. GTFOH..Old Negro Spiritual Ass Jesse Action Jackson. Goddamn...It Must Be Two Sides.
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