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MASTER TROY

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

About Me

I'm a part-time student and work retail inside of Pembroke Mall, but my goal is to be a nutritional consultant. Assisting the obese, elderly, diabetics, and others with their meals. The best way to describe me is laid-back and a thinker. I rarely get mad, unless you're crossing my love ones. If you want to know more about me, feel free to hit me up at anytime.

My Interests

My interests are sports, music, tv, trivia, pop culture, history, politics, health/nutrition, business, natural herbs, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, psychology, genealogy, meditation, religious studies, poetry, math and knowledge of self.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet Nelson Mandela, Muhummad Ali, Magic Johnson(favorite athlete of all-time), and Halle Berry, because of obvious reasons.No longer here(Tupac,Socrates,Gandhi,Bruce Lee and Malcolm X) All great philosopers in their own way.

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Music:


I listen to rap(more of the 90's rap), R&B, a little pop and rock. My favorite artists are Tupac(favorite), Biggie, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Nas, Jay Z, Bob Marley, Rakim, Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Patti Labelle, and Beethoven. The artists I like now are The Game, Common, Kanye West, Immortal Technique, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Talib Kweli, Nelly Furtado, Kelly Clarkson, and Keisha Cole. <img src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/vbfinest/ m

Movies:

I watch all types of movies but my favorites are Coming to America, Rocky, RockyIV, Scarface, Karate Kid , The Departed, Friday, Above The Rim, Bronx Tale Good Will Hunting, and Back to the Future.

Television:

Sports, Fit TV, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Science Channel Sopranos, Entourage, Nip/Tuck, Survivor, America's Next Top Model, Heroes, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, MacGyver, Martin, and General Hospital ..

Books:

Autobiography of Malcolm X, To Kill A Mocking Bird, history books, all of Michael Eric Dyson's books, philosophy books, The Art of War, Shakespeare, Makaveli's books, Cornell West's books, Maya Angelou's books, Nikki Giovanni's books, Roots, Sister Souljah's books, metaphysical books, health&nutrition, and many more...

Heroes:

My heroes are my parents, grandparents, Malcolm X, and Nelson Mandela. ..

My Blog

"Practice what you preach"

To paraphase the late great comic George Carlin sketch on the "Sanctity of life". This topic really humors me and has me shaking my head, all at the same time.  The phrase that comes up...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:49:00 PST

What’s in a name?

What I'm about to share with you in this blog, I've known for a while...but after conversing it with a "regular" at the local Barnes & Nobles, I thought I'd write a blog on it. Has anybody noticed tha...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:41:00 PST

Sleeping with the "so-called" enemy

Recently Parade magazine did their SUPPOSEDLY annual "The World’s Worst Dictator" issue. Rounding out the top 10 in order were Kim Jong-il( North Korea), Omar Al-Bashir( Sudan), Than Shwe(Myanma...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:16:00 PST

Are these our heroes?

In 2007, Snoop and games came together again, with less than spectacular results. The New York Post's Page Six gossip column is reporting that the oft-arrested rapper was recently paid $150,000 to app...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:18:00 PST

Are there hidden messages on money?

COINCIDENCE? YOU DECIDE!On the 'Pentagon' side, the folded bill has FIVE sides like the Pentagon !! On the WTC side.... IF you fold the two sides together [ like an AIRPLANE.. HEY !!] with o...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:32:00 PST

Who Am I?

What I am can never be be destroyed, eventhough people constantly distort my name and like to exaggerate what I am.  I'm the light that comes to you in the dark. I'm persisent in fighting evil ac...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:20:00 PST

Blasphemy

Alot of people who claim to be devout Christains are hyprocrites. Putting politics aside, Bush and the rest of his Christain Right croonies are the biggest ones. They claim to preach the Gospel but in...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Thu, 31 May 2007 05:45:00 PST

The State of Hip-Hop

Pardon my french but sometimes I get kind aah peeved at these weak emeccees just like Biggie stated in his classic song  "What's Beef". But unlike Biggie , I'm not peeved because they're trying t...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Thu, 31 May 2007 05:08:00 PST

My Spirit

My natural elasticity was scorned; my wisdom yearned the tranquility and innerpeace that drained out of my soul. A shallow heart possessed my physical, that triggered manipulative images throughout my...
Posted by MASTER TROY on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:33:00 PST