Not really on here to meet people for 'social' purposes. BUT if you're in a 'professional' (subject to many interpretations :-) industry , following your true passion while trying to get that next dollar and staying true to your morals and ideals, you're my type of person :-).
My grandparents on both sides, ALL of my family in Ghana, D'Angelo, Tavis Smiley, Mary J.Blige, Bebe Moore Campbelle (before she passed) and a couple more...
If you want to friend request me, go right ahead. I don't always approve peeps though. Especially artists (sorry) However, a thoughtful message gets a thorough read-through and a reply most of the time...promise.
The List in no particular order except for number 1 which is always D'Angelo. Robin Thicke, Bilal, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Esthero, Janita, Biggie, TuPac, Common, Jay Z, Nas, Talib Kweli , Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, India Arie,Floetry (I need Marsha's solo album ASAP,Johnta Austin (look him up, Lauryn Hill, Maxwell (Can't wait for 07), Aaliyah, Brandy, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, Raphael Saadiq, Tank, Van Hunt, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Sade, the overexposed Beyonce, Dwele, Eric Roberson, Sammie, Chris Brown,(I write for a teen magazine, stop judging me!) TI, Akon (Mama Africa), Anthony Hamilton, Bob Marley, Beres Hammond, Baby Cham, Sean Paul, Jah Cure, Sizzla, Buju Banton, Coldplay, John Mayer, etc. etc. etc.
The Color Purple, Gladiator, Braveheart, The Four Feathers, The Departed, Most Bruce Lee movies, Love Jones, Brown Suga, Wedding Crashers, Reservoir Dogs, The Devil Wears Prada, and many more that I can't think of right now....
Changes almost daily. I barely watch TV come to think of it. MTV's trying to brainwash me, but I haven't given in just yet. Besides it's all about Netflix!!!
Hmmm I read about two books a week on average, But some oldies but goodies: Native Son, The Bluest Eye, The Coldest Winter Ever. Some newbies 72 Hour Hold, White Lines, They Tell Me Of A Home.
God/Allah, My mother...