social work, hip hop, sports
Music:
a tribe called quest, de la soul, actually...the whole native tongues, krs one, pete rock (& cl smooth), gangstarr, public enemy, talib kweli, common, nas, mos def, edo.g, scarface, rakim, masta ace, little brother, brand nubian, jeru the damaja, the roots, wu-tang, akrobatik and mr. lif, insight, rip shop, krumb snatcha, DL (daniel laurent), the foundation, iroq & jon d.o.e, loose notes, team220, cekret society, lyrical, dre robinson, one love, termanology, ed rock, illin'p, session, nbs, lee wilson, kiki breevlife, honorable mention, ballcklub, k.t., skitzofreniks, venom, slaine, jazz addix, mary j. blige, jaguar wright, boyz II men, dwele, lee wilson, new edition, janet jackson, many more.
sites to check out:
spitkicker.com ,
BostonRap.com , and bostonhiphoponline.com
Movies:
i dont really see too many movies, and dont pay too much attention to what is out. if anyone has reccommendations let me know.
Television:
i mostly watch sports on tv. sometimes i watch reruns of old shows like cosby or seinfeld, or old movies...besides dave chappelle, im not really feeling too many of the new shows they have on now.
Books:
my favorite book is the alchemist . right now the required readings that i have to do for school is taking all of my reading time and energy. generally, when i do read, i read non fiction.
Heroes:
my maternal grandfather (rip), my paternal grandmother (rip), and the people i have worked with since i started working with children and families who have shown incredible strength through trying situations.
