Music Therapy

The great thing about music other than being entertaining, is it speaks to you and certain songs may have deeper impacts than others. Have you ever heard a song and been going through a certain situation and be like, "damn, I feel that."  That's the thing I love about music the most. Music is my therapy and my go-to therapist are R. Kelly and Kanye West. I don't know about yall' but when I have something on my mind or am going through a tough situation I don't really like putting my feelings out there so often times instead of talking about it, I put the purple beats on and let them talk to me. Maybe I am just weird and am the only person who prefers this but nonetheless, I know I can always count on Kanye and Kellz.

Kanye and Kellz are so versatile. Whether its losing a loved one, being pissed off for whatever reason, fighting with your girl, or just needing God in your life, they have covered it. I really admire both of their abilities to have substance in their music and talk about issues that aren't necessarily "money makers." We know through history that music about guns, money, sex, and drugs sell. But what about God, love, and real life issues. Kellz makes music that you can make love to, dance to, music that makes you feel good, and even gospel. I respect that Kanye and Kellz talk about these issues and proved that they could still be successful. Kanye brings up a valid point in his single "Jesus walks,"  when he said:

"radio needs this, they said you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tape, but if I talk about God my record won't get played, huh? Well if this take away from my spins (popularity), which will prolly take away from my ends (money), then I hope that it take away from my sins, and bring the day that I dream about, next time I'm in the club, everybody screamin out, JESUS WALKS!"

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They say you can learn a lot from other peoples mistakes, and Kanye and Kellz are both great story tellers. When I have had problems with my girl in the past, Kanye and Kellz have been there for comfort and advice. Whether its knowing I I messed up in a relationship, to feeling like I was done wrong by a female, to breaking up, to working issues out and appreciating the love of a female, Kanye and Kellz have got it covered. I feel like I have the best of both words because Kanye often tells his story through hip-hop, while Kellz usually sings his story through R&B. One thing they both have in common is their passion. You can't fake passion and you could hear the passion in their voice every time they rap or sing. In Kellz's latest album "Love Letter" you can tell how much fun he wad with it. I fell in love with it from the first time I heard the album. When I listen to  his song "When a woman loves" it really puts thing in perspective for me. I haven't been the easiest person to be in a relationship with and I often take for granted the things that a certain special girl that I hold very close to my heart has done for me. When I hear this song it really makes me realize how lucky I am to have her in my life. Thanks Kanye and Kellz.

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Player Introductions

With sports and music being so synonymous, there is music at almost every sporting event. For basketball, its usually during warm-ups and player introductions. In baseball it's right before the batter goes up to the plate. Well what if life had player introductions. Seriously, picture yourself waking up, getting out of bed and "your" song playing in the background as you yawn and wipe the eye boogers out your eye. What would that song be?

My "life introduction song" would change from day to day depending on my mood and circumstances at that particular time.

But after a fresh cut, with some clean kicks and a new fit only one song comes to mind. So Fly By slim. I could see it now. Just getting out the shower putting lotion on, ready for a night out. Me standing in the mirror with my towel still on after I just shaved. Slap some aftershave on and feel it burn a little bit. Then brush my teeth, brush my hair, put my gear on, spray some smell good on me, put the blings in real quick and I'm ready to go. That's when the announcer comes in and says : and now from Modesto California at 22 years of age... ERICCCCCC WATTERFORRDDD (while so fly is blasting through the speakers)!! Then I hear the crowd roar, fog and strobe lights everywhere, and me feeling like I'm the flyest dude alive!

I just love to have fun with music. I asked other people what their life introduction song would be and received some different responses, some more serious than others.

Korey Thieleke said his song would be "Tryin to beat da odds" by Plies. " From being a foster kid and having nothing in life then being doubted, to finding a way to overcome obstacles and make it to college, I feel like this song explains my struggle," said Thieleke.

John Bailey feels like "The lazy song" by Bruno Mars explains his life, at least lately. "I just like to be lazy," said Bailey.

What is your life introduction song?