Thank You - Atlanta Hip Hop

Frank Ski, Wanda Smith, Porcha Fox, Ramona Debreux, and Greg Street raised Us…so did Larry Tinsley and Monica Kaughman…here's an ode to a cultural institution that aided un cxltivating me as well….Atlanta Underground Hip Hop…what a time to be alive and musically cxltivated by some of Hip Hops greats while growing up in their city at the same damn time, at the same damn, at the same damn time!!

Pastor Troy ( Universal Soldier is one of my fav albums of all time)

Baby D

Big Oomp Camp crew

Mac Breeze

Ghetto Mafia

DJ Jelly

KRAB

Future

Gucci

Kilo Ali

DJ Toomp

T.I.

Goodie Mob

Outkast

Jeezy

Cool Breeze

Crime Mob

Franchize Boys

Shawty Red

Travis Porter

Camaflouge

LS Keisha (one of the best female rappers)

OJ da Juice Man

Maceo

Drama

Rich Kidz

DJ Smurf

Young LA

DG Yola

Trillville

Drummer Boi

Sammy Sam

D4L

Waka Flocka

ViC

Rasheeda

Intoxicated

Slim Cutta Calhoun

Field Mob

Lil Scrappy

Bone Crusher

Raheem The Dream

J Money

DJ Unk

Shawty Lo

PSC

Rosco Dash

Young Bloodz

Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys

Rich Homie

Sundays at Morelli's

Do I be at Morelli’s Ice Cream off Moreland on Sundays or Sundae’s? Fact is, I beez dere damn nere errrrday getting me the strawberry shortcake sundae (light strawberry syrup and extra whip cream)!! The strawberry shortcake sundae is thee only item I get, all Vanilla ice cream.

Lol, been coming here 4 a couple years, and sorry, nobody in the city is fn with this ice cream, not Jenis, not Brusters, not Handel's, not Sweet Stacks, not Kilwins, not Ben and Jerry's (.. wait, hmmm rethinking).....

This ice cream is goodt!! Velvety!!

..If U Wuv Me....

If you wuv me …..

tattoo a red palmtree on ur body 4 me!!

[Ordering] ...........in that order

[Ordering from McDonalds]

……May I get a double filet, no cheese, no tarter sauce, extra mayo and mustard, add tomatoes and onions!! …..and a medium fry……….[at the drive thru window]….oh yes, thank you, may I have a spicy buffalo sauce…..ok, thanks 😊

[Ordering from Urban Grind or Starbucks ]

…..May I get a small Matcha Frappe..…oatmilk instead, no whip cream, no classic syrup, and an extra scoop of Matcha powder…..

[Ordering at Chipotle]

Me: Can I get a bowl

Chipotle Worker: White or Brown Rice?

Me: Lemme’ get the White Rice

Chipotle Worker: Which Bean?

Chipotle Worker: (Starting to move to the bean section)

Me: Black and Pinto

Chipotle Worker: You want Black and Pinto (with a raised voice)?

Me:

Side note: …the Chipotle Vinaigrette sauces 🫡…

What's This?

Red Converse's

Condi and Susan Rice

Envious of the Help

No Contact

Reverse psychology

Ask for Assistance

Give me a reason

Hermit Mode

Time waisted

The Belly Chain and Thigh Chain

Respect the Truckers

The Ripple Effect

Matthew 6:26

Builders and Contractors

Reese's pieces, popcorn, and root beer

Receiving Mode

Small Talk and Invites

A lady was telling me two weeks after meeting her about her educational credentials on yesterday……that two weeks of coming in contact with her, I kept gathering that she wanted to tell me something....like maybe release something. It was that, that she was able to release to me!! She was telling me also about her educational credentials, and her history of running marathons in elementary, middle, high school, and college. She had been let go of a previous job of 20 years and found herself “somewhere else,” doing, “something else”. She was currently working on her PHD.

On yesterday August 5th, 2026, while she was speaking about her marathons with another individual, I joked with her and said, “how about you invite all of us to run a marathon with you?” She said, “ You not gonna want to get up at 6am to run”. She then went on to say, “ You're not going to want to run 13 miles.” I said, “we can at least meet you there to do half of it.”

I thought about a lot of things via this response. I thought of missed opportunities, lack in seeing the bigger picture, connections, etc among other things. I thought of some other things as well that I won't say in this blog.

In observing people, sometimes there is so much madness ( and understandably so to an extent) concerning their situation, and where they think they should and ought to be that they miss out on the smaller things ( sometimes the smaller things can turn out to be some of the biggest blessings)!! Sometimes we are right where we are supposed to be. Crossing paths with individuals has always been inspiring to me; the fact that there are over 1 billion people on this planet, and I happen to cross paths with you and/or meet you??!!! 🥰🥰😇 How awesome!!

Have small talk with folk to learn from em’!! Be inspired!!

Reese's Pieces, Popcorn, and Rootbeer

Sooooo……I've always hated peanut butter, and root beer ( I dont drink soda by the way, and to top that off, I used to always think root beer was nasty, and the nastiest of all the sodas), but the past year, I've literally been eating Reese's every day, or every other day, OR, the Reese's, Popcorn, and Rootbeer all together. Later in the night, I'll have some reese’s cups, a glass of red wine, and some cacao ( Justin's has good cacao peanut butter cups but it can be too rich sometimes)..

…anyways, Having peanut butter cravings has been interesting to say the least; if not the Reese's, then its Peanut Butter crackers!! Still, its been Reese's Pieces, Popcorn, and Rootbeeer altogether.